A Nexus Devil

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Jake shrugged and replied, "Oh, you don't need to worry about that. I don't actually use a wand." His statement left everyone in the room shocked. The other four champions couldn't believe it.

What kind of wizard didn't use a wand in this day and age? Could he even cast spells without one? They had thought he was just boasting about winning the tournament, but now they questioned his abilities.

Garrick himself looked mortified at the concept of someone not using a wand, as if Jake had insulted his entire family legacy.

Without wasting any more time, Jake headed towards the door. "Well, since I don't have a wand, I don't actually have to be here.

Good luck in the tournament, everyone. I'll see you all there tomorrow. You all best bring your A-game and don't make it too easy for me," he said jokingly before he left the room.

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The next day, Jake was filled with excitement. He had a hearty breakfast and loaded up on carbs. Today, he would face an epic battle against a magical monster. Was he nervous?

Of course. But the excitement within him couldn't be contained because, by the end of the day, he would become a real monster hunter!

As he made his way toward the stadium to compete, Jake was intercepted by Serafall, the new girl and his future date. "Hi, Jake!" She exclaimed. "I'm glad I caught up to you before the competition. I just wanted to say good luck," she said sweetly.

Jake smiled back at the gorgeous girl. "Thank you, Serafall. I appreciate that," he replied. However, before he could continue on, Serafall moved into his personal space and planted a kiss on Jake's cheek.

"Good luck," Serafall said slyly, giggling as she walked away. Jake couldn't help but watch her go, his eyes fixated on her gorgeous figure and swaying hips.

He touched his cheek where she had kissed him. "Wow, what a girl!" He said to himself, a grin forming on his face, before continuing on to the stadium.

Eventually, Jake arrived at the competitors' tent, where he was once again the last one to arrive. It wasn't intentional, but it seemed like he had the punctuality of a shonen protagonist.

"Jake, glad you made it!" Ludo Bagman exclaimed, standing alongside Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey. "We can't start this event without the star of the show,"

he added. Surprisingly, Ludo got close to Jake and spoke to him in a pleading tone. "Jake, I'm here begging you. Please survive this first task, no matter what you have to do," Ludo pleaded, leaving Jake puzzled.

"Huh?" Jake replied, confused. "What do you mean, survive?"

Dumbledore spoke up, addressing Jake's confusion. "It appears that news of you not using a wand, or even having one, has spread all over Britain through the newspapers. Because of that, no one believes you're going to survive the first task."

Ludo chimed in with excitement, "The betting odds are 1 to 100 that you'll survive! And the bets are being backed by Gringotts Bank itself, so they have to pay out! It's not just me who bet on you either.

Apparently, a lot of witches and wizards from all over Britain have thrown in a few galleons on you, on the off chance that you survive. They'd all make a small fortune!" Ludo explained, his voice filled with glee.

"I've put 100 galleons on you, Jake. You need to survive no matter what!" He added, emphasizing the importance. Jake was about to save him from all his debts in one go…

Jake nodded along, shocked by the betting odds. "Okay... so apparently, me not using a wand was a bigger deal than I thought," he mused to himself. "Oh well, apparently Gringotts Bank is about to lose a whole bunch of money for underestimating me so much.

But they're a bank, so they should be fine, right?" He chuckled inwardly. Jake lamented the fact that he was essentially penniless and couldn't participate in the betting frenzy.

The grand prize of the tournament was 1000 galleons, but Ludo was about to make 10,000 off him today! And what about everyone else!?

As Jake pondered to himself, feeling a bit dejected, Harry, who had been eavesdropping, couldn't contain his excitement. "I have to go tell Ron and Hermione to place bets immediately!" He shouted with glee before racing out of the tent.

Harry and his two friends were the only ones who had witnessed Jake's incredible magical abilities. They knew he was an absolute monster in terms of magical power! They were going to be rich!

"Wait, Harry, we have to have you pick the creatures you'll be facing before you go... and he's gone," Dumbledore sighed, shaking his head. Not that he could blame young Harry.

Albus had also placed a few hundred galleons on Jake surviving. After all, Albus knew exactly who Jake's family was. There was no way Jake wasn't going to survive! If anything Dumbledore was surprised the goblins would ever offer such odds in the first place.

That wasn't like them at all.The remaining two French and Bulgarian champions in the room watched on, still pondering if English and American wizards were all just plain crazy.

"Well, I suppose you five can just select your opponents now, and Harry will get whatever is left," Ludo suggested, pulling out a squirming sack. "Just reach your hand in, and whatever monster you pull out, you'll be facing.

Except, you know, bigger," Ludo said with a mischievous laugh. "Oh, also, Jake, since you're the big draw of this stage in the tournament, you'll be competing last.

We want to milk it for all it's worth. But to make up for that, why don't you pick the monster you'll be facing first?" Ludo held up the squirming sack, offering it to Jake.

With a sense of excitement, Jake reached his hand into the sack and pulled out a miniature... Hungarian Horntail dragon. The tiny creature squirmed in his hand, its scales glistening under the tent's light. At full size maybe it would look ferocious, but small replica in his hand was frankly adorable…

Jake looked at the miniature dragon and grinned. "Well, it seems I'm going up against a Dragon!" he announced.

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