Using the time turner will not only fail to save Luna, but will even kill herself. Now, this warning from Delphi may be more credible than any prophet's prediction.
Unfortunately, as Delphi said, Maka is actually a stubborn person. It doesn’t matter whether he doesn’t know how to choose or whether he is confident and determined. When the critical moment comes, he will often only act according to his own principles.
Take Luna's life, for example, he would never allow himself to give up.
"Dad, I know... Even if I tell you all this, even if I keep begging you from now on, you won't be able to change your mind. But I won't give you the time turner - Even if I die, I won’t give it back to you.”
"You have to understand that I am your daughter, and my temper is as stubborn as yours!"
After saying this, Delphi pursed her lips tightly and met Maka's gaze straightly. It can be seen that her eyes are full of determination.
Seeing this, Maka opened her mouth several times, but in the end she closed it.
To be honest, it was rare for him to meet someone who left him speechless like this, but this time, he really had nothing to do with Delphi.
Not to mention anything else, just the strong concern Delphi showed for him had deeply touched his heart. As an orphan who had not been able to taste family affection for many years, this was enough to move him.
What's more, fundamentally speaking, Delphi is also an orphan. And the life she has experienced is probably even more difficult than Maka's own life.
Under this situation, he really couldn't bear to force this extremely strong "daughter".
So after a moment of silence, Maka finally nodded wordlessly, and then stood up again in front of the other party.
"...Thank you for your hard work during this period. You have done very, very well! I...well, I am really proud of you. Don't worry about the outside things, I will deal with it, and everything you said will be taken care of." It helped me a lot.”
As he spoke, he took out several potion bottles from his waist and placed them gently on the bed.
Delphi had exposed his concealment of injuries before, so it was obvious that Delphi himself, who had spanned more than ten years in one fell swoop, would definitely suffer considerable damage.
It's just that she was cautious enough to not make any decisive changes in the past. In theory, the damage she suffered may not be as bad as Maka.
After all, Maka saved the entire school at once.
"I have to go and have a few words with Harry and Neville now. You can actually sleep a little longer and remember to come down and have something to eat later."
Seeing that Delphi was still staring at her, Maka had no choice but to smile at her and then quietly exit the room.
Delphi watched the door being slowly closed, and when she sensed that Maka had walked down the stairs, she lay down on the bed as if she had lost all her strength.
"Sure enough, it's impossible to make dad give up—especially when Halbo's demon summoning ritual is still going on, so he has even more reason to stick to his determination."
"... Damn it, what on earth was I doing after I spent so long time and so much effort!"
Before he finished speaking, Delphi clenched his fist and hammered the quilt hard, with helplessness written all over his delicate face.
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"Didn't I come down with you?"
When Lupine noticed Maka walking up the stairs alone, he couldn't help but ask - you could see that he had already brought out several desserts from the back, obviously intending to give them to Delphi.
"I'll let her rest a little longer."
Maka didn't act strange in front of Lupine - there were enough things for him to do right now, and there was no need to talk about things that he didn't have a clue about and add trouble to him.
Lupine would definitely be unable to do anything if he didn't tell Luna. Even if he just told him Helbo's true plan, it would only cause him more trouble.
Maka walked to the bar, picked up a small plate of scones, turned and walked to the door, picking up a piece and stuffing it into her mouth as she walked.
"Where did you find this?"
I saw him talking vaguely and quickly walked out of the bar door. It was obvious that he had no intention of knowing the answer to this question.
When Lu Ping saw it, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
On the other side, Maka, who had just walked out of the front door, handed the dessert plate to Harry.
"Here, have some sweets to relax you a little. Even if the job of guarding the gate is very important, you should know how to relax appropriately. Keeping your nerves tense will reduce your ability to adapt."
"Oh! Uh... Maka?"
Probably because Maka didn't make any sound whether she opened the door or walked out, so when Harry saw the plate appearing, he almost waved his wand at it.
Maka saw him turn his head towards her again after his surprise, and raised the plate in his hand again. After Harry took a piece from it, he put the entire plate into Neville's hands.
"After finishing this plate of snacks, let's get ready! Just now Lupine told me that Kingsley is going to Buckingham Palace to meet with the Muggle Queen - he should come over in a while, and then you two will follow him. go!"
"Oh! Queen?"
When Harry heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He grew up in a Muggle family. Although he has shown very strong adaptability after coming into contact with the magical world, the Muggle world still occupies a large part of his heart.
So when I knew that I was about to meet the Queen, I couldn't help but get excited.
"Yes, Queen," Maka said, "And the Muggle Prime Minister will probably show up at the same time - Neville, then you will stay with them and protect them with some Aurors."
"Ah?" Neville couldn't help but hesitated when he heard this, "Maka, actually I would rather go with Sirius to fight the dark wizard."
"No," Maka immediately shook her head, "Do you think protecting the Muggle Queen is not important? I can tell you, this task is a hundred times more important than you think!"
After a brief pause, he immediately explained:
"Listen, although this disaster was caused by the magical world, it has already involved most of the Muggles in London. And you must understand that this world is still dominated by Muggles after all... especially In recent years, Muggle society has developed rapidly, and if nothing else happens, the best outcome for wizards in the future will be to completely integrate into the Muggle world."
Of course, the premise is that you can survive the biggest surprise of Haierbo! Otherwise, with Helbo's ancient magic originating from the peak era of wizards, the whole world will become a mess.
And in this case, whether it is Muggles, wizards, or even Helbo himself, I am afraid that sooner or later he will suffer a serious crime.
To be honest, Maka has never underestimated the power of modern Muggles.
"Okay, these words are indeed a bit too early to say now." He opened his arms, patted Harry and Neville on the shoulders, and then turned to say, "Anyway, you two will have to Be careful, don't be careless just because your strength has improved a little - don't bite the bullet if you can solve the problem without taking action, do you hear me?"
"OK."
Neville nodded honestly, while Harry on the other side couldn't help but said:
"Neville has his mission, what about me?"
"You?" Maka immediately shrugged after hearing this, "You are not under my control! After Kingsley talks to the Queen, let him arrange things for you! Well... take your sword and don't let it go Gryffindor's reputation is disgraced!"
"certainly!"
Hearing what Maka said, Harry felt relieved.
But it is true that with the sharpness of Gryffindor's sword, he will definitely become the first sword of the Order of the Phoenix. For those collectors who were almost invulnerable in defense, it was still up to Harry to pry open their "turtle shells"!
After taking another piece of scone from the plate in Neville's hand, Maka waved her hand and said:
"This is all said and done, it's time for me to leave... See you later!"
Maka left the door of the Leaky Cauldron and turned her back to Harry and Neville. The relief on her face immediately disappeared.
It was obvious that the lightness he showed just now was just to make Harry and the others less worried and nervous. But in fact, he himself was equally heavy-hearted.
Needless to say, since the time turner cannot be obtained from Delphi, Maka has no choice but to find it elsewhere. And after knowing the possible consequences of using the converter this time, how to avoid excessive harm to himself and successfully rescue Luna at the same time became two things that he had to think carefully about.
Coupled with Herbo's demon summoning technique and the meteorite that is about to fall towards Hogwarts, the burden on Maka's shoulders has become heavier than others can imagine.
However, if he doesn't do certain things, who can take his place
After all, Maka still likes this world very much, including the cute and amiable classmates, friends, elders around him... and of course the girls he likes and likes him.
Therefore, he is willing to shoulder this burden until a capable and responsible person can truly replace him.
"It's better not to dream!"
While walking, Maka suddenly remembered Dumbledore's old face, which made him immediately shake his head vigorously and put aside his expectations.
"Speaking of which, Delphi seems to be hiding something from me... Sigh..."
He could actually feel it. It must not be a trivial matter, but it probably wouldn't have much impact on what he was going to do now.