"Mr. Blois?"
When Maka returned to the room, he saw Willie's father staring at the mirror of the Devouring Mirror with a confused look on his face. After hearing Maka's approaching footsteps, he seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong with him, and suddenly took a few steps back and left the front of the ancient mirror.
"McLean...Mr."
Blois closed his eyes slightly, took a few deep breaths, and then turned his head to look at Maka.
"There's a big problem with this mirror."
"Yes, of course." Maka nodded, "I'm sorry, I left too hastily just now. I shouldn't have left it alone here with you - but, Mr. Blois, can you tell me what you just did?" Did you see anything?"
Willy's father is a very strong man, which Maka still understands. However, what Maka saw when he came in just now exuded a kind of weakness, which was completely opposite to his usual composure and sharpness.
If he hadn't seen something very important in the mirror, he definitely wouldn't have been so shaken.
Sure enough, after a slight hesitation, Blois still frowned and said:
"That's it... I just met the mother of Willie's child."
Even a man like Mr. Blois always has a soft place deep in his heart. And the person "living" in that place was his deceased wife whom he loved most in his life.
But... To be honest, after hearing what the other party said, Maka became increasingly confused about what the Devouring Mirror was about.
After thinking about it, Maka couldn't help but go further:
"So, when you saw Madam, did 'she' do anything to you? Um... like, wanted to pull you into the mirror or something?"
"No, no," Blois couldn't help but pointed at the mirror and shook his head after hearing this, "Besides, even if you really want to do that, dragging me into the mirror is impossible, right?"
In response, Maka also nodded.
Since the seal and protective magic left by Maca on the mirror are still there, even if these methods cannot isolate and block the mysterious power of the mirror, the normal isolation magic effect should still exist.
While Maka was thinking this, he stretched out his palm towards the mirror - and sure enough, before he was about to touch the mirror, his hand was blocked by an invisible barrier.
So, did "she" not do it because she knew she couldn't drag Mr. Blois into it
"In fact," Blois continued, "she just looked at me quietly, with an expression of complaint and disappointment that I had never seen on her face... How should I put it? A clumsy provocation. ?”
As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh again.
"It's just that I think I have to admit that the image shown by this mirror directly points to people's true heart."
"Yeah?"
Maka listened and suddenly, like the previous times, she stood directly in front of the mirror. I saw him looking directly at the mirror for a long time, but finally waved his hand and said:
"I would also like to see it, but unfortunately, no matter how long I wait, I still can't see anything..."
As he was saying this, he suddenly seemed to think of something and raised his eyebrows slightly.
The situation Mr. Blois just described reminded Maka of another mirror—yes, its name is the "Mirror of Erised."
I remember that when the Devouring Mirror had not yet been released from its seal and was still buried deep under the Ghost Swamp in North America, the Mirror of Erised was the only "key" to release its seal.
At that time, Maka had actually thought that when Rowena was making the Mirror of Erised, she might have used this ancient mirror as a reference design.
However, after that, Maka came into contact with the mirror so many times, but she didn't find anything similar to the Mirror of Erised.
It was only now, when the Devouring Mirror suddenly and inexplicably displayed these characteristics that had never been seen before, that he confirmed that it was indeed the "original" Mirror of Erised.
But, why...why does the current Devouring Mirror suddenly become so different from before? If it is its true face now, then what happened to the devouring mirror in the past that only swallowed souls
To be honest, the huge difference between it and the previous one made Maka very concerned.
"But...compared to the mirror that was almost taken away by Grindelwald to destroy Hogwarts, the mirror it looks like now may be its most original appearance, right? If not, Rowena wouldn't have done it back then. As for the painstaking efforts of smashing it into pieces and then sealing it again.”
Smashing the Devouring Mirror to pieces would not really destroy it, but it would still not be an easy task.
"Mr. McClain, what are you talking about?"
Hearing Maka sitting in front of the mirror muttering to herself, Blois couldn't help but ask. After Maka heard this, she immediately shook her head and said:
"It's nothing, I just... thought of a way to really seal it. Well... Or, at least, it's a general direction!"
"That sounds like good news." Mr. Blois nodded immediately.
There are still many unresolved questions about this Devouring Mirror—especially the changes in its characteristics before and after. But apart from it, there are still more things waiting for Maka to deal with, and some things are even quite urgent.
For example, Haierbo's Maka has been keeping him dry for a while. If the delay is only for a short period of time, it will naturally consume more of that guy's energy, but if it takes too long, it will simply give the opponent a chance to recuperate and recover from his injuries.
"Okay, I think I should go," Maka thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Mr. Blois, I will take away the boy on the second floor, and the rest of Hermione, Luna and the others , I have to leave it to you to take care of for the time being. And tomorrow, I should go to London to 'keep an appointment'..."
Having said this, Maca paused for a moment, then said seriously:
"Then, this is my request - please avoid putting them in danger. These are extraordinary times. If necessary, you... can even use some tougher measures to prevent them from doing stupid things in a fit of enthusiasm."
"Of course there is no problem," Blois nodded decisively after hearing what he said. "Those children are also friends of our family, Willy, and I will protect them as my own children. In addition, if If things like that still happen after you leave, I will contact you through this ring."