Chapter 570 There Is Also a Room of Requirement!!
As Darren's hand went up, he heard a mechanical voice say,
"Welcome, Mr. Slytherin. Do you want to enter the exclusive room of Slytherin?"
Darren felt that the voice sounded somewhat like a system.
He tried to communicate with it through his thoughts.
But the voice did not respond to his mental waves. It seemed that Darren had to say what he wanted out loud.
Darren pouted and lowered his hand, then let Harry try instead.
"For the time being, I haven't found anything wrong. There is indeed very powerful magic here. Maybe such a place really does exist."
Darren lowered his hand and said with a smile. Hermione and the others let out a sigh of relief.
Although they didn't really think there would be any problems, having Darren confirm it still made them feel safer.
So Harry walked back and forth along the corridor. Darren watched him.
Then Darren placed his hand on the wall again.
He heard the voice once more, still mechanical:
"Sensing that a student with second-level authority is using the Room of Requirement. Do you agree to the student's use?"
"Agreed!"
Darren answered in his mind, but there was no response.
Harry finished walking back and forth, but nothing happened. He looked a little helpless.
Then he whispered softly, "Agreed."
Fortunately, Hermione was focused on the wall and didn't notice anything strange.
A door suddenly appeared in the blank wall opposite them. Darren raised his wand.
He stepped in front of Hermione and said in a low voice, "I'll go in first. If it's not dangerous, you can come in after me."
[Ding, Father +100]
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Hermione wanted to say something, but Darren waved his wand and took a few steps forward.
Darren pushed the door open and entered.
Inside was a room like a large hall.
Not to mention dozens of people—even one or two hundred people could easily fit inside. There were mats laid out on the floor.
They were suitable for practicing Stunning Spells. There were also several Sneakoscopes placed around.
If anyone nearby had ill intentions, they would light up.
Darren observed them carefully.
The Sneakoscopes were completely silent, showing no reaction at all. So he looked elsewhere.
Bookshelves.
The shelves were filled with books.
Many of them could not be found in the Hogwarts library. He didn't know when they had been placed here.
In addition, there were also newly released anime magazines.
Darren picked up one of the latest issues and looked at it thoughtfully.
Perhaps this really was the Room of Requirement. Perhaps there truly was someone—or something—that could connect to the outside world.
After all, this latest issue had only been sent to him by Pachi last night.
He hadn't even had time to read it yet, and there had been no opportunity for the spirit to touch it—but he already understood the implication.
Clearly, there was something here that had definitely been outside and knew his situation.
Darren put the magazine back.
Then, almost imperceptibly, he said, "Thank you."
He felt a subtle response from the room itself. Even the hanging streamers seemed to sway gently, as if someone were happily waving them.
Darren laughed softly.
The smile on his face was bright and genuine.
It felt as though he was welcoming the existence of such a presence.
Still, he quickly asked the system in his mind whether he was actually being watched.
That thought made even him—a little holy father who was only pretending—feel uneasy.
[Ding. The Room of Requirement is a subsystem lost in time and space during the system's traversal and was once used by the four founders of Hogwarts.
Currently, it only possesses a mechanical reminder function. It is in the process of being integrated into the main system, allowing it to display limited intelligence. Please do not panic.
After integration is complete, the host may spend 5,000 Holy Father points to gain partial control of the Room of Requirement.]
Darren was speechless.
Seriously.
After the fusion, he would still need to give the system five thousand Holy Father points just to control it. Why didn't the system just rob him directly?
Unfortunately, the system did not respond. Darren could only let it go.
The setup of the Room of Requirement, which had just made him feel slightly uneasy, suddenly made him feel like a foolish husky instead.
"Darren?"
Hermione's voice came from outside.
Then Harry's anxious voice followed, "Why don't we rush in? What if Darren has been kidnapped?"
"No, let's go get a professor!"
"But if we wait for a professor, Darren might already—"
Darren listened to their discussion and felt completely helpless.
He was here to show them the Room of Requirement, and they were worried he was already dead.
Still, as a little holy father, he walked out and said calmly, "If you really think something happened to me, the smartest thing would be to run away as fast as possible. At least then, if you survive, I'll die knowing someone lived."
[Ding, Father +100]
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"What nonsense. You won't die!"
Harry said angrily.
Hermione, however, stayed cautious.
She asked hesitantly, "To make sure you aren't being impersonated by Polyjuice Potion or some kind of transformation charm, answer one question.
When you first went to Hogsmeade with Harry, what did you buy?"
Darren laughed.
He said approvingly, "That's a good question. Hermione, you're still the most vigilant."
"I can answer that. The first time I went to Hogsmeade, Harry didn't go at all.
At that time, he didn't have a signed Hogsmeade permission slip.
He didn't even get the parchment, so he couldn't leave the castle. I remember he was very disappointed back then."
Darren said this with a smile.
Harry scratched his head awkwardly.
"I was a bit upset at the time, but not as miserable as Darren made it sound."
Hermione and Ron both gave him mocking looks.
Not miserable? Really?
Harry nearly exploded.
Only now, looking back, could he laugh it off like this.
"Come in. It's safe. I checked everything inside, even the walls, and didn't find anything wrong.
I think it's a very safe and well-hidden place."
[Ding, Father +100]
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"Well, no wonder you took so long. Turns out you checked such a huge place!"
Ron said with admiration.
Hermione snorted, her tone carrying a hint of pride.
"Of course. Darren is always more serious than you, more careful than you, and much more reliable.
You're all boys, yet the difference is so big… honestly."
Hermione glanced at Harry and Ron and shook her head in disdain.
Harry and Ron felt deeply insulted.