Maka called Delphi to say something, but few people knew yet. Everyone only saw two people entering a certain tent one after another, and then Maka walked out alone.
After that, Maka left the camp alone, and no one knew where he went.
Of course, no one knew the content of his conversation with Delphi, but the reason why he left the ranch was very clear to two people -
When Hermione and Luna woke up in a daze in the tent on the hillside, the blanket Maka put on their shoulders quietly slipped off with their movements.
"Maka is gone?"
"Going back to London?"
The two girls rubbed their eyes and looked around, and soon realized that Maka had probably gone to London to look for the missing Barlow Stewart.
"Luna, how long do you think he's been gone?"
Hearing Hermione's casual question, Luna immediately turned to look at the clock. When she saw that the hour hand was pointing between "3" and "4", she thought about it and said immediately:
"About half an hour? When he is busy with something, he often doesn't sleep for a long time. He usually gets up and does things after three hours... And when there is nothing else to do, he prefers to stay in bed. He has to use Only a velvet alarm clock can wake him up."
"Oh," Hermione pursed her lips and couldn't help but whisper, "You really know him... So, what is the 'Plump Alarm Clock'?"
"I'll give it a try next time and you'll see. It's a very effective alarm clock!" Luna said happily, "It's just that, Hermione, you don't seem to need an alarm clock..."
After discovering that Maka had left, the chat between the two still sounded very relaxed, as if they didn't care too much. But if someone listens to them sentence by sentence, they will realize that the topics they talk about almost without exception revolve around Maka.
…
Stewart's disappearance cannot be left alone. Even Hermione and even Luna understand this. Just because of personal emotional factors, they actually didn't want Maka to take that risk, so they simply avoided talking about it.
And even Luna, who has never cared much about the world, understands the truth, and Maka has naturally known it for a long time - in fact, from the time when the group of American wizards went to Lupin to tell Lupin about this matter, Maka was destined to It’s time to go to London again.
And now, having returned to the edge of the fog area not long ago, he couldn't help but feel a little pressure.
"Anyway, let's try first to see if we can go inside and look for someone without being discovered by that big black guy!"
It would obviously be great if we could bring people out without fighting the devil. To be honest, before he really figured out a way to defeat the opponent, he didn't want to run around and take a lot of risks to make himself miserable.
Not long after, Maka, who used various methods to hide his existence, finally quietly re-entered the gray fog-filled area...
It can be felt that the air in London is still flowing. From time to time, there will be a gust of wind passing by gently on this street, which brings a bit of coldness to people in the gloominess that is different from the outside.
But even if it was windy from time to time, the gray mist remained motionless. Now that even the source of the fog no longer exists, these gray fogs that are not affected by the airflow have no reason to move.
In this way, the gusts of dark wind contrasted with the stillness of the gray fog, making there always be an unsettling sense of dissonance when one is in it.
Maka restrained her breath and walked along the street to the avenue close to the city center, and the huge shadow standing in front of her became deeper and deeper.
Of course, Maka knew very well what that shadow was, because it was originally brought to the streets of London by himself.
That is the Monument of Bewitchment.
After Maka summoned it, she stayed there and never touched it again. After all, only he can barely use that thing now, and for others, even for Haierbo, it is just a very obstructive and indestructible black rock.
"That guy... where is he?"
From the edge of the fog to the center of the city, Maka never sensed the presence of the principal of Ilvermorny. Not only that, he had never encountered the demon even once along the way, which led to him still not knowing whether his concealment method could prevent the other party from noticing his existence.
It's just... maybe even if we haven't met each other until now, this can already be considered a success
After more than ten minutes, Maka finally gradually reached the vicinity of the Bewitched Monument. He looked at the block that was severely damaged due to the previous battle, and then looked at the street that became darker due to the obstruction of the giant monument, and couldn't help but frown.
In fact, the main reason why Maka came here was because he felt that this might be a good place for Stuart to avoid demon attacks. Because there is not only a large area of ruins, but also a very large shadow area, which is just suitable for Stewart's shadow magic to exert excellent effects.
What's more worth mentioning is that this huge black monument that suddenly appeared in the city center is very suspicious after all, which makes Maka think that Stewart may be attracted to take a look.
"Mr. Stewart, are you here?"
He glanced a few more times at the shadow of the giant monument on the ground, trying to find any trace of the other party hiding here. But when magic detection cannot be easily used, it is not an easy task to see if there is shadow magic that he does not understand from a shadow.
But at least, there is obviously no magic wave spreading in this shadow. This is a fact.
After sensing it carefully, Maka shook her head and turned around to leave and look elsewhere. But just when Maka turned his head, a trace of magic power suddenly came from behind him, causing him to look back again.
Immediately, he saw a figure emerging from the shadow closer to the stone monument and rising slowly from it.
"Mr. MacLean, you're finally here—I've been waiting for you here for a long time."
"…Mr. Stewart."
Maka turned around completely, and after staring at the other person for a while, she slightly frowned and said:
"Wait for me? Why wait for me?"
I have to say that Stewart's shadow magic is indeed wonderful. Not only is it very suitable for hiding oneself, but judging from the opponent's previous battles, it has the characteristics of both offense and defense.
Of course, now is not the time to ponder this special magic. The problem at the moment is that the other party's statement seems worthy of everyone's further investigation.
Because it is obvious that Mr. Stewart's "disappearance" seems to be inseparable from his Maca McClain.
"'why?"
Opposite me, Stuart took a good look at Maka again, and then heard him suddenly say:
"McLean... or Maca, let me tell you the truth - the main purpose of my coming to London this time is not to help you survive this disaster, but to come here specifically to see you."
"Um?"
Stuart's words, which were not oblique at all, only made Maka have more doubts - did they come to him specifically? Why did you come to see him at this time of disaster
"Sir, if you don't mind, I think you can finish your words at once. After that, maybe we can discuss the specific content. What do you think?"
"Of course," Stuart nodded immediately after hearing this, "Actually, it's not difficult to explain this matter, because I just want to ask you a few questions-"
"please."
Maka spread her hands, indicating that he could start at any time.
However, what the other party said next was really shocking, and even Maka, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be stunned for a long time.
Then Stewart suddenly said:
"I want to know if you are my son."