Chapter 17: "Shelby, I Will Absolutely Not Teach You the Unforgivable Curses"
Leon stood in front of Sirius Black's cell, making idle chitchat with Moody for some time until their allotted time was up.
The entire time, Sirius kept his head bowed, showing no reaction. But Leon didn't miss the veins standing out on the back of his clenched hands.
"It's less ...
2025-10-25 08:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16: "Azkaban is Full of Talented Individuals"
"And what in God's name do you mean you want to go to Azkaban?"
"Who the hell do you know in Azkaban?"
It was early morning, and Moody felt he was on the verge of losing his mind.
He'd been up for half the night, working to make various firearms "sprout" from trees and bushes across the wiz...
2025-10-25 08:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15: "Made by Shelby"
"In my business, there are only two kinds of people."
"Shelbys, or Peaky Blinders."
Leon watched Borgin with a flicker of interest, waiting for his response.
In this day and age, what was the most valuable commodity?
Talent.
A man like Borgin, with his encyclopedic knowledge of dark artifa...
2025-10-25 08:09:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14: The Arms Business Sets Sail
"I've been hearing the whispers, of course. A wealthy new master has appeared on the scene. I never imagined you would grace my humble establishment."
Mr. Borgin rubbed his hands together excitedly. In his eyes, Leon was a walking, talking pile of Galleons. Even a few dropped coins would be a fortune.
"Mr. Shelby, it...
2025-10-25 08:08:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13: "Don't Worry, I'm Not Going to Buy Anything in Knockturn Alley"
Early on the morning after buying his wand, Leon and Moody returned to Diagon Alley.
Since there was no need to exchange Galleons this time and it was just the two of them, Moody didn't bother going through the Leaky Cauldron. He simply grabbed Leon and Apparated directly.
To Moody...
2025-10-25 08:07:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: "If You Can't Tame It, Break It"
Unlike all the other wands he had tried, the moment this one was in his hand, Leon could clearly feel its temperament.
With a gentle wave, a brilliant ball of light erupted from the tip of the wand, exploding into a shower of dazzling, star-like sparks.
"A perfect reaction! An astonishing affinity! The two of yo...
2025-10-25 08:07:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: "A Young Wizard Like Mr. Shelby Needs a Wand Like This"
Leon stood in front of the small, shabby shop, squinting at the peeling gold letters on the sign. After a moment, he managed to make out the words: "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C."
"Don't let the look of the place fool you," Moody grunted by way of introduction. "It's the only wand sh...
2025-10-25 08:06:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: "Harry, You Were Born to Wear This Suit"
Leon followed the sound of the voice and his eyes landed on an impossibly tall giant of a man.
Next to him, a small boy with round, black-framed glasses was looking around, his face a mask of pure wonder.
Without a doubt, it was Hagrid and Harry.
Leon's eyes lit up. His already good mood soa...
2025-10-25 08:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: "Love is the Most Powerful Magic in the World. So is Money."
The order from the top was clear and had been repeated time and again: when you cut the weeds, you pull out the roots.
The principle of "leaving no loose ends" was practically encoded in the DNA of the Peaky Blinders.
So, when Leon had deliberately sent his men away, they understood th...
2025-10-25 08:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: "Mad-Eye" Moody
As it turns out, no amount of skill can stop a blade, and no amount of magic can stop a bullet.
Even a fully-grown wizard, when faced with a sudden, coordinated shotgun blast, will be brought to his knees.
That being said, the situation changes when your opponent is a wizard who is prepared for a fight.
With their Sh...
2025-10-25 08:04:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7: "No Magic. Didn't Say Anything About Guns."
Shelby Manor.
"Five million pounds?" Leon said, flipping through the documents in front of him. He was pleased. "Excellent. That's a bit more than I anticipated. It seems the buyers weren't in a position to haggle."
John leaned back in his chair, a smug look on his face as he puffed on his pipe. "Us ta...
2025-10-25 08:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6: "You Remind Me of a Silver-Haired Man I Once Knew"
The men who served as Leon Shelby's bodyguards were rigorously trained. No matter how bizarre the situation, they were conditioned to react with maximum speed and efficiency.
So, upon seeing the strange old man in the back seat, the guard in the front passenger seat drew his pistol in a fluid, lightning-fast...
2025-10-25 08:03:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5: "Join the Peaky Blinders, Harry!"
"I'll have someone send over some proper furniture and necessities in the morning."
In the Dursleys' second bedroom, Leon's voice was firm as he gave Harry's shoulder a sincere pat. "The Boy Who Lived shouldn't be sleeping in a cupboard under the stairs."
Harry, however, was still lost in the pure joy of the tho...
2025-10-25 08:02:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: "You're a Wizard, Harry"
The gunshot was followed immediately by the discordant shrieks of the Dursley family.
The bullet grazed Dudley's ear and slammed into the vase on the wall behind him, shattering it with a deafening crash. A loud ringing filled Dudley's ears, his mind a complete blank. He only snapped out of it when his mother's shrill screams echoed ...
2025-10-25 08:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: "I Don't Eat Pudding"
For Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, today was the most important day of their lives.
Firstly, it was their darling son's birthday. But more importantly, Mr. Dursley was on the verge of landing the deal of a lifetime.
The client was from a formidable company out of Birmingham, a firm with terrifying financial backing and an immense ne...
2025-10-25 08:01:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: "I Prefer a Strategy That Relies on Capital"
Compared to the typical English manor, the Shelby Estate was far more elegant.
The carefully placed rockeries and the masterful design of the courtyard gardens showcased the architect's unique and sophisticated taste. This particular style, with its clean lines and sense of structured wilderness, was Leon's own de...
2025-10-25 08:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1: "Time to Clean the Streets"
The weather in Birmingham is a constant, dreary drizzle. Pedestrians, heads down and collars up, push through the damp, cold smog as they hurry into the deep black of the night.
In front of the city's main police station, a single, dim yellow streetlamp fought a losing battle against the gloom, casting a weak and fragile light. Th...
2025-10-25 08:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 93: Unto Others X Roy VS The Rat
Nothing new under the sun. All schemes crumble before absolute power. If Netero had been younger, or just a little stronger, even without the Poor Man's Rose, he would have killed the Ant King, and without sacrificing his own life.
Roy watched Pariston with an amused smile. Their gazes clashed, sparks seeming to fly in the air b...
2025-10-24 10:44:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 92: The High Wall of Nen x Rat or Jerry?
The world doesn't belong to a class society, yet class has always existed. It uses various privileges to divide people into different tiers. In the Hunter world, the Hunter Exam is a prime example. Anyone who passes the exam and obtains a Hunter License gains access to:
90% of countries that normally forbid entry.
...
2025-10-24 10:43:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 21: The Odyssey (Part 1)
Alexios set down his roundshield and spear, pressing himself flat between the rocks. He carefully fed a thin plastic tube into the narrow crevice and sucked greedily at the water pooled within.
After just five or six swallows, he felt life return. He stopped drinking. Instead, he let the water fill his mouth, then turned and spat it int...
2025-10-24 10:42:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 20: Operation Drought
"Are you certain?" Petros's voice was sharp. "Tzeentchian and Khornate cultists?" He was skeptical. The main continent was clean.
Phelon thumped his chestplate, his voice indignant. "Boss, how long did we live on a daemon world in the Eye? You think I can't smell the taint when it's right under my nose?"
He produced a pouch of...
2025-10-24 10:41:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34: The Rogue AI
The deeper they went, the more prevalent the signs of destruction and decay became.
They encountered two deactivated laser tripmines and a sealed blast door that required brute force to bypass, finally arriving at the entrance to a massive facility marked 'Tertiary DataSet Archive'. The heavy blast door was jammed halfway open.
The...
2025-10-24 10:41:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33: Delving Deeper
Maine took a deep breath, suppressing the chill that always accompanied missions involving corpo secrets, and focused his entire attention on the holographic map before him. The complex structure of the subterranean facility felt like a cold, metal beast slumbering beneath their feet, every shadow seeming to conceal an unknown threat.
"Alrigh...
2025-10-24 10:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 270: The Fall of a Yonko, a Legend's Final Curtain
That energy… belonged to Shane and Big Mom, who, without a moment's pause, continued their life-or-death battle!
In that instant, they had carved out a void thousands of meters wide, a barren wasteland extending from the shore out into the sea itself!
"Why aren't you dead yet, brat?!" Big Mom's g...
2025-10-24 10:39:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 269: Betting It All! A Life-for-Power Gamble!
The blow punched clean through the ground.
The back of Big Mom's skull was deeply caved in. Her eyes were glazed over as she lay there, gasping for breath. Her pink hair was a tangled mess, and blood trickling from the corner of her mouth spread out, staining a large patch of the rock red.
She struggled...
2025-10-24 10:38:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 280: The Player Cradily
After a "deep discussion" with President Mogan, Basalt not only successfully obtained his secret technique rewards but also received permission to go to the Takla Desert.
The trip was scheduled for a month later.
According to Basalt's plan, this month was primarily for settling the Deerling situation. Whether Sylvie was suit...
2025-10-24 10:37:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 279: Water Pledge
"Lady?"
Diana thought she had misheard.
Did Basalt just call her... Lady?
"Sorry, Lady. I'm really not interested."
Just as Diana was wondering if she'd imagined it, Basalt repeated it loud and clear.
Although the medium-grade Sea Incense held some appeal for him, Basalt wasn't in the habit o...
2025-10-24 10:36:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 272: S-Rank Mission: The Two-Tails, Matatabi!
A few days later, in Kumogakure's Unraikyō (Cloud-Thunder Gorge)...
"All personnel, evacuate the gorge at once," "Nara-Raikage" commanded, his voice low as he stared at the [Amber Purifying Pot] before him. "Until you receive my signal, no one is to approach!"
"Yes, sir!" The surrounding Kumo-nin shout...
2025-10-24 10:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 271: The Price Tag Konoha Put Out!
"Barrier ninjutsu, curse mark jutsu, hard fist taijutsu..."
While Keisuke was reviewing the scroll, Nara Shikaku helpfully reminded him, "These are all the types of techniques you specifically requested, Clan Head. Considering the Yamanaka clan is already proficient in sensory abilities, I didn't bother asking the village for ...
2025-10-24 10:34:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 259: The Burning One: You, the One with Wings, Step Forward and Die!
"That really got the Wolves worked up," Karna, who was still clearing the way, remarked, noticing the interlude behind him and letting out a soft chuckle.
"It's normal. This universe has very little room for what could be called arrogant leisure anymore," Arthur replied, analyzing the surround...
2025-10-24 10:33:46 +0000 UTC View Post