For Maka, today's night may become extra long. Because while almost everyone...including Haierbo, was moving forward step by step with the passage of time, what he wanted to do was to go back.
Because, now that the effect of the stone balls has been tested, it seems that it is time to find a way to complete some things that were forced to be delayed.
"… dad?"
At the moment when Maka's figure disappeared with the rotation of a small hourglass, Delphi in the St. Mungo's ward suddenly opened her slightly closed eyes, as if she noticed something. He stood up suddenly.
"Fei...Miss Fisher?"
Although due to some inconvenience, Delphi still did not disclose his true identity, but everyone still knows the surname "Fisher".
Otherwise, others would not know what to call her even if they wanted to.
At this moment, hearing Delphi stand up from the chair, Hermione, who had also not fallen asleep again since Maka left, couldn't help but call her softly.
"What happened?"
Through the starlight between the gaps in the curtains, Hermione looked at Delphi in the corner over there, seemingly confused.
When Delphi heard this, she realized that she seemed to have stood up without being able to help herself, but seeing that she seemed to be at a loss as well, she was startled and then shook her head gently.
"No," she lowered her voice slightly to avoid disturbing other sleeping people, "It's okay... I just had a nightmare."
"Well..." Hermione habitually shook Luna's cold little hand on the edge of the bed, then stood up and said, "Miss Fisher, since you had a nightmare, I guess you won't be able to sleep, right? Why don't you? , let’s go for a walk and talk a few words, okay?”
"Uh, that's not necessary... right?"
While Delphi was answering hesitantly, he discovered that Hermione beside the hospital bed didn't seem to want to listen to her answer at all, and was already heading towards the door before she could finish speaking.
After Hermione opened the door silently and stood in the light from the corridor outside, she silently turned back and took one more look at Delphi.
Looking at that look, she was clearly signaling Delphi to follow her footsteps.
Although she didn't know why Hermione, who had been standing by the hospital bed all this time, suddenly wanted to talk to her, let alone what the other party was going to say, Delphi, who was ignored and rejected by the other party, still followed her.
Not long after, the two of them left Luna's ward one after another, and walked slowly to the bathroom at the other end in the quiet corridor at night.
However, even though it was Hermione who invited him, she still didn't speak. When Delphi saw this, she who didn't talk much to begin with naturally didn't take the initiative to say anything.
So, the two of them passed the long corridor in a strange silence and arrived at the ladies' bathroom at the end of the corridor.
Compared with Hogwarts, which has maintained the style of an ancient castle for many years, St. Mungo's bathroom is actually closer to the Muggle decoration concept.
The white wash basin, clean non-slip floor tiles, and the entire large mirror make the already quite small bathroom look even more spacious and transparent. And St. Mungo's is a hospital, and even a magic hospital pays attention to hygiene. There isn't even the slightest odor in this bathroom.
I have to say, this is actually a good place to talk... except that it always feels a bit cold.
Standing next to the sink for a moment, Delphi looked at Hermione who was looking at herself in the mirror. Then she closed the door with a backhand and said softly:
"He... Miss Granger, may I ask, what did you want to say when you called me out?"
To be honest, Delphi actually didn't want to say anything, because there weren't many things she could say about the things hidden in her heart now.
But on the other side, Hermione, who was looking at her through the mirror, finally spoke.
"Miss Fisher," Hermione said, "why don't you just call me by my name like you used to? You, me and Luna, haven't we been good friends a long time ago?"
It would have been fine if Luna was not mentioned, but as soon as she heard Hermione say the name "Luna", Delphi's heart suddenly shook slightly.
Fortunately, she was good at disguise and didn't show any unnatural expression on the surface.
"Sorry... Hermione," Delphi said slowly after a pause, "because I thought you seemed very serious, so I subconsciously took it a little more seriously."
"Really?" Hermione nodded, "Okay... indeed, what I want to ask is a very serious question, and it may make you feel embarrassed."
As she was speaking, she suddenly shook her head again.
"But I still want to know - who are you? What is your relationship with Maka?"
"I can't say this," Delphi said immediately, "I know, including my sudden appearance and the fact that I have been with him for so long, this makes you feel very confused. Even if he hadn't often I imply that you don’t need to care about my existence, but you still can’t help but wonder if I am Haierbo’s subordinate.”
"But on this point alone, I think I can still tell you clearly," she said, then looked at Hermione truly and said, "I'm just an ordinary person who wants to provide him with some help."
In fact, in terms of magical strength alone, Delphi definitely cannot be called an "ordinary person".
But she always felt that she was just an ordinary person... Well, maybe she was a little tougher than most people when it came to fighting, but that was all.
Hearing what she said, Hermione seemed a little dissatisfied with the answers, but in the end she didn't bother with the issue of Delphi's identity.
After all, Maka herself said this without going into details. Even though she didn't believe in this "windbreaker wizard" like Luna from the beginning, she always believed Maka's words.
After a slight pause, Hermione suddenly turned around and said:
"Then... why don't you follow Maka now? You clearly know that now is the most dangerous and critical period. If my ability was not too low, even if I went out, I would only be a burden. I would have been there long ago. Follow him out to fight with those Herbo's men."
Delphi's strength can now be seen by all, so in Hermione's view, her greatest role should be the strength that ordinary people cannot possess.
But for Delphi, his strength can only be said to be average.
In fact, in the era of chaos that belonged to her, she had already seen many wizards who were stronger than herself. Among them, in addition to some anti-Helbo forces that rose up in troubled times, there were of course people like Maka who she regarded as relatives or friends.
If you want to survive in such a chaotic world, who can't have some real skills
However, in the face of Hermione's doubts, Delphi couldn't just reveal the truth. After thinking about it for a while, she explained softly:
"Hermione... I have actually done everything I should do. Believe it or not, we will not be able to help Maka next."
This was undoubtedly a rather empty explanation. No matter how sincere Delphi said it, Hermione obviously couldn't accept it.
She didn't know who the windbreaker witch named "Fisher" was, let alone what he was here to do. At first he said he wanted to help Maka, but now he said he could no longer help him. This contradictory statement made Hermione more and more confused the more she listened.
What is the reason why Miss Fisher is so vague
Up to now, even if Maka endorsed it intentionally or unintentionally, Hermione's inner hesitation was still accumulating. If she hadn't decided to stop interfering in Maka's actions, she might have been unable to hold back some of her inner impulses.
After a moment, Hermione sighed and said:
"Maka also put a blanket on you before leaving... Based on this, I can trust you. But... trust is trust, it is only for you... But I don't believe what you said. .”
Having said this, she paused slightly and then said:
"So, I just want you to be honest and tell me something—"
Delphi listened and couldn't help but pursed his lips and said:
"You ask! However, there are some things I absolutely cannot say... This is for his safety."
Hermione heard Delphi's words and kept them in her mind, but did not express any personal thoughts about them. Even after Delphi finished speaking, she continued as if she hadn't heard:
"I think you and Maka have known each other a long time ago, right? So can you tell me something about his past?"
"If you think something is important and you can't tell me, then pick something useless to tell... I just hope you won't lie to me."