"Come on, take a sip...just a small sip! I promise, this stuff is sweet...Hey! Don't run over there, come back here!"
The powerful veritaserum was successfully made, but how to feed a human-turned-basilisk was not an easy task.
After all, there are still a group of underage friends in the room right now, and Maka obviously doesn't want to make the scene of feeding the medicine too rough.
So, it naturally became him chasing a little snake around the room.
"Tsk, why are you so disobedient?"
Suddenly, Maka muttered to herself, then pointed in the direction of the window and shouted loudly:
"who!"
This roar startled everyone, and everyone turned their heads to look out the window. Even the little basilisk swimming quickly on the ground paused subconsciously.
And at this moment, Maka reached out and grabbed the basilisk's neck, opened its mouth and drank the Veritaserum down.
Then, as if he had done nothing, he put the basilisk back on the ground.
"Ahem...did I see it wrong?"
When Maka turned around, she found that Ron and the others were still staring blankly in the direction of the window. Only Luna blinked her clear, innocent eyes and stared at him curiously.
"Oh, never mind!"
He smiled awkwardly, then waved to Luna and said:
"Come here! It's your time to show off!"
Although Veritaserum can make the subject speak the truth, it does not have a built-in translation function, so it is obvious that Maka still needs Luna's help to indirectly talk to the basilisk.
Luna seemed quite excited about this, because for her, it was quite interesting to be able to communicate with a human who had turned into a snake.
"Hi! Miss Basilisk, I'm here to chat with you again!"
Listening to Luna's brisk greeting to the basilisk, and recalling that she had just chased the basilisk all over the house, Maka always felt that this interrogation seemed to have gone in a strange direction from the beginning.
"Luna, if you want to chat with her, you can do it later. Now, ask her for me first - who is the 'old friend' she originally wanted Halpo to find?"
Maca is a specially formulated truth serum for the basilisk that is extremely resistant to magic. It is gradually affecting the opponent as the effect of the medicine spreads. It can be seen that the little basilisk has already shown some symptoms of dizziness, and it is entrenched in place with its head tilted and swaying.
After hearing Maka's instructions, Luna immediately focused on transmitting her thoughts to the basilisk just like last time.
"Hiss—"
As Snake hesitated, Maka could tell that the other party seemed to be trying to resist the effect of the Veritaserum.
Unfortunately, once the enhanced effect of the medicine breaks through the barrier of the anti-magic physique, it is obvious that personal will alone is unable to compete. Probably even Maka would not be able to resist to the end after taking the truth serum by mistake, and she would blurt out all the things that should be said and should not be said.
Of course, he himself has the antidote.
After a moment of silence, everyone heard the short hissing sound of the basilisk. And then, Maka saw Luna suddenly raise her head, her eyes seemed to be a little surprised.
So, what did the basilisk "say" that would surprise even a girl like Luna who didn't care much about many things
"Luna?" Maka called her quickly.
"oh!"
Luna pursed her lips and said blankly under the gaze of so many pairs of eyes in the room:
"She said she was looking for 'Tom'... 'Tom Riddle'."
"Soup-"
When Maka heard this, she immediately lowered her head to look at the basilisk, and a series of speculations flashed through her mind. But after a series of denials, one of the most likely and least likely answers finally survived.
"Nagini?"
"hiss-"
Just when Maka said the name to herself, the basilisk turned her head slightly as if she understood his words - her eyes were still covered by Maka's magic, but this did not It didn't stop her from using the forked snake letters to identify everyone present.
Seeing the other party's reaction to the name she said, Maka shook her head in confusion.
"This... is impossible?"
Ron and other friends didn't quite understand Maka's hesitation.
They knew "Tom Riddle", wasn't that Voldemort's real name? So, this witch who turned into a basilisk due to the blood curse turned out to be related to Voldemort
Well, although this seems a bit unbelievable to Ron and others, it is not something unacceptable.
However, Maka seemed to be very puzzled by this answer, and even had a vague feeling of trying to deny it.
But in fact, due to the appearance of Maka, the original story between Voldemort and Harry has been turned upside down. And because of this, not only many people survived, but many people even never appeared in front of us.
Take Nagini, for example, as Voldemort's only living Horcrux besides Harry, very few people even know of its existence.
However, Maka remembered it from the beginning.
But now, why has Voldemort's serpent Nagini become the host of the blood curse? Did Haierbo have any new ideas? Or... is this just a coincidence
But more importantly... if this basilisk was the original Nagini, where did the fragments of Voldemort's soul left in it go? Why didn't he notice it for so long
The piles of questions made it difficult for Maka to draw conclusions easily, let alone figure out Haierbo's conspiracy.
After a moment of reflection, Maka shook her head again and said:
"Luna, ask her again, what is the deal between her and Haierbo?"
In fact, he had already asked this question last time. It's just that the other party always seems to say half and leave the other half, so you can't be sure that what the other party said last time must be the truth.
But not long after, Luna's response was no different from the last time - she worked for Haierbo, and Haierbo tried to restore her body. It was that simple.
Haierbo was obviously very cautious and did not reveal anything that should not be said to her.
"Nagini...blood curse...horcrux...basilisk...Voldemort?"
Words are constantly swirling in Maka's mind, and there is a certain connection between them, but Maka has not been able to find a clue that can connect them with Haierbo.
No, there are still clues related to Haierbo. Whether it's a basilisk or a Horcrux, or even many of the dark magic that Voldemort is good at, Helbo can get along with it.
However, these messy clues were too superficial, making it difficult for Maka to imagine that Helbo would have a strong interest in Nagini.
Judging from the fight between Maka and Haierbo at that time, the guy obviously cared about the basilisk and was even unwilling to leave it to Maka.
That's right, if the windbreaker wizard hadn't also participated in it at that time, Haierbo might not be willing to let it go!
In the end, Maka complained rather helplessly:
"It turns out that Nagini, the big snake who has been following Voldemort, is actually a woman?"
To be honest, compared to Helbo's thoughts, whether Nagini is a human or a snake is completely irrelevant to Maka.
But since she couldn't figure out Haierbo's intention at this moment, Maka had no choice but to pick one thing that was already clear and bring it out to relieve her chaotic mood.
On the other side, Ron was obviously the first to recover from his surprise. As for him who was a little confused about the name "Nagini", he seemed to be more interested in Maka's words.
"Maybe she's still a beauty!"
Before he finished speaking, poor Ron was glared at by Ginny—Hermione was away, and the task of despising Ron immediately fell on her.
"Don't go into heat with weird creatures," Ginny pinched his leg and said, "Ignore the boy before, are you planning to find me a basilisk as a sister-in-law this time?"
"Maka..."
Seeing Ron asking for help with a grimace, Maka immediately shrugged:
"Aren't you afraid of spiders? I can understand your feelings... After all, at least the basilisk doesn't have so many legs!"
When Neville and Hannah laughed out loud at his words, Maka herself lowered her head again and looked at the basilisk in front of her, with many questions still remaining in her eyes.
It's a pity that even if the effect of the Veritaserum is still there, what the basilisk knows is not enough to bring him more answers.
"'Don't waste the spoils you took from me'... 'Waste'?"
While thinking about the many questions in his mind, he recalled the last words Halbo said before leaving the London sewers.
So, when the basilisk is in Herbo's hands, what kind of value can she bring to the other party? Just tossing around and killing living beings
I'm afraid that's not the case.
After a while, Maka bent down slightly, picked up the basilisk and put it on the forearm in her sleeve again, then waved her hand and said:
"Okay, this is over, we should get ready to eat in the auditorium!"
When Luna heard this, she immediately said dissatisfied:
"Hey! Maka, but I still want to talk to her more!"
In response, Maka could only smile and nodded at her, urging her to move forward while promising:
"Don't worry, I think she and I both welcome you to come and chat. If you want, you can come over and spend time with her during lunch break every day."
"That's settled!"
Luna clapped her hands happily, and then called the other friends to go out the door. Maka followed the crowd and could only helplessly raise her eyebrows.
"Well, don't forget about Pansy... You have to remember to reply to Kingsley after dinner."