"...Why do you do this! Give me my sister back!"
A young man's shout came from across the crowd. Although it was mixed in with the noisy conversations of other people, it was still clear and bright.
"Mr. McLean, don't you go and take a look?" Tarino looked very interested.
"Do you think this is an occupational disease?" Maka said with a smile, "Okay, you might as well go and see the excitement."
When Maka and Tarino came to the door of the side hall at hand, there were already many people surrounding it. Although Maka has grown a lot in the past two years, he is still much shorter than an adult wizard.
No matter how he stood on tiptoes, all he could see was a pile of wizard hats and the back of his head.
Maka thought for a while, threw a thick magic book on the ground, then stepped on it and floated.
As the saying goes, standing high and seeing far away, without the obstruction of those people, the scene in the corner immediately becomes unobstructed...
Tarino hesitantly stared at the magic book at Maka's feet, wondering what kind of magic item it was. You know, there are a lot of things that can fly, but if you want to carry people flying, the technical content is very high.
If not, flying broomsticks wouldn't be so expensive.
In fact, in addition to Tarino, there were many wizards behind who were looking at Maka's feet!
Of course, Maka had no time to pay attention to those guys. At this moment, he was watching the incident happening in the corner with interest.
"...I didn't expect you to be small but courageous... There is no sister here! If you come here again and get entangled, be careful and you will disappear from this world tonight!"
A thin wizard with a gloomy face stood at the door of the side hall, his eyes as cold and ferocious as a vulture. His sight even sent a chill to the crowd around him.
But the young man was stubborn and refused to give in. Although he couldn't be seen from Maka's perspective, his performance exuded a fearless aura.
"I saw you kidnap my sister with my own eyes!" the boy shouted loudly, "Give my sister back to me! You inhumane bastards!"
"Humph, are you talking to me about humanity in the black market?" The wizard sneered and gestured to another tall and strong wizard standing next to him, "Teach him what it means to be inhumane."
The big wizard didn't even use a wand, so he reached out and grabbed the boy's collar and picked him up easily.
No matter how hard the boy struggled, he couldn't even make the other person's arm swing.
At this moment, there was not only no sympathy from the crowd, but some wizards even let out a few sneers, as if they were mocking the young man for overestimating his abilities.
For a time, the dark side of the magical world was clearly revealed.
Maka was floating behind the crowd, calmly watching everything happening in front of her. But at this moment, he frowned and then smiled helplessly.
He smiled for no other reason than because the boy's wizard's hat suddenly fell off during the struggle, and immediately, a long tangled hair flowed out, causing a burst of chuckles from the crowd around him.
"...Interesting." Maka couldn't help but chuckle, "How long has it been since I saw this kind of plot?"
After having some ideas in his mind, he did not act rashly. Instead, he reached for his pocket again and threw another book at Tarino's feet.
"Tread on," Maka said, and then immediately ordered, "Tread on firmly, that book is still useful, don't let me step on it."
"What?"
Tarino is trying to push forward with his feet up! When he saw Maka throwing another magic book on the ground, he was stunned for a moment subconsciously.
"Step on!" Maka urged, "Come up and help me see who those people are."
Tarino's skills were pretty good—at least he had a strong sense of balance, and he only swayed slightly when he stepped on the book. Maka waved her wand and picked him up.
"Oh! Is this a magic spell?" Tarino looked at the strange-looking wand in Maka's hand and said in surprise.
"Stop thinking about it. If you want to learn, I'll teach you later." Maka raised her head and gestured to the two wizards at the door of the side hall, "Do you know the origins of those two?"
"Oh, that girl is really... ahem, I mean, she is a member of the large-scale mercenary team 'Wings of the Night Qilin'... The thin one is Kanter, one of the squad leaders, and the strong one... what is her name? ?" Tarino paused as he spoke, "Uh... that big guy doesn't like to talk, and I can't even remember his name."
"'Wings of the Night Qilin'?" Maka asked, "Do you usually do this kind of business?"
They were chatting condescendingly, but the situation in the corner became chaotic because the boy... oh no, the girl's hat fell off.
It can be easily seen that the surrounding crowd created an uncontrollable commotion.
Maka only took one look and immediately discovered that the girl was probably a Veela hybrid like Fleur and Gabrielle. Moreover, compared to Fleur and the others, this girl's Veela bloodline is purer.
This is even more obvious when you look at the eagerness of the people around you.
And the person who was most affected by this bloodline talent was the sturdy wizard. He seemed to be stunned and didn't even notice when the hand holding the girl's collar was released.
The girl struggled again, and this time she finally broke free from the vise-like hand. Then she squeezed out of the crowd and ran out of the hall.
At the entrance of the hall, she even slipped inadvertently because she was running too hastily.
"Why are you still standing there!" Next to the strong man, the cold-faced male wizard patted him hard and whispered, "What a good guy, why don't you go after him!"
However, before that, Maka noticed that someone in the crowd had already quietly chased him out.
"I didn't expect that this black market is really interesting." Maka reached out and patted Tarino on the shoulder, but it almost caused him to lose his balance and fall off the magic book.
"That's a Veela hybrid, right?" Tarino looked at the gate and said with regret, "That's great... What a pity."
"It's no shame if you want me to watch." Maka smiled and said meaningfully, "Let's go! Let's go out too and continue to watch the fun."
"What else is there to see?" Tarino sighed, "Or are you planning to buy the kid?"
When Maka heard this, she immediately shook her head.
"I don't even dare to give it to you," he said seriously, "I already have a girl I like... Hey, I said... stand still."
After that, he grabbed Tarino's robe, waved his magic wand, and the two magic books carried two people and flew out of the door quickly.
"I said... I said... You might as well just let me levitate!" Tarino stepped on the magic book crookedly, swaying from side to side and breaking into a cold sweat.
"That's so rude... Be quiet and don't let anyone hear you..."
Maka said casually, leading him to quickly catch up with the big wizard.
Following the wizard, there was a series of turns left and right. Not long after, they saw that the girl was surrounded by two wizards wearing hoods and cloaks in the middle of an alley.
"Hello!"
This was the first time the big man made a sound. Although almost his whole body was wrapped in black cloth, the flesh of his body was impossible to ignore.
Because wizards are good at magic spells, they usually neglect physical exercise. Although various magic potions allow them to not worry too much even if they get sick, in general, they are still too thin.
Once you encounter this kind of burly wizard, you will actually be at a disadvantage.
"Huh?" One of the wizards surrounding the girl turned back, then subconsciously took a step back, "What's wrong?"
"That girl, we, the Wings of Thestrals, want it." The big man muttered, "Get away!"
"Hey - we surrounded you first, why should we give it to you?" Another wizard yelled in a sharp voice, "What happened to the wings of the Thestrals? It's none of our business!"
"Hmph!" The big man scratched his neck and growled, "Don't you want to get out? Then just stay!"
He didn't even see him using his wand. He just took a big step and grabbed the neck of the wizard closest to it. He pressed it hard against the brick wall next to it and made a muffled "bang" sound. ring.
"Oh - ahem -" The wizard was caught off guard by his sudden attack, and was obviously shocked by the astonishing force.
"Chris, stop."
Just as another wizard with a sharp voice drew out his wand and was about to take action, a figure suddenly appeared at the corner behind him.
The man calmly walked up to the big Chris and patted his strong arm.
Chris snorted coldly, let go of the wizard in his hand, and let him collapse in the corner, coughing violently.
"You two, you won't be able to take any advantage in the fight, and you will also offend our Wings of the Night Qilin. I asked you, are you doing more harm than good?"
Both Maka and Tarino could see clearly that the wizard was obviously the thin and cold wizard from before, "Kant", the captain of the Wings of Thestrals.
At this moment, the sternness on his face disappeared, replaced by an inexplicable kindness.
"So what?" The voice of the wizard opposite was still sharp and harsh. He seemed to have no intention of backing down. "Even if some idiots are afraid of your Thestrals, do you think everyone will be afraid of you?"
"Hey..." Kanter smiled and said, "You don't want to give in, it's just for the gold galleons, isn't it? If you want me to see it, why don't you do this..."
"There are two of us here, and there are two of you over there. A Veela half-breed costs 5,000 gold galleons, and at this age, we will pay an additional 2,000 gold galleons. Give us 3,500 gold galleons, and this little girl will be yours. How about it?" He asked. He spread his hands and said, "We are just making some personal income this time, and you don't have to cause any more trouble. It's the best of both worlds, right?"
"..." The wizard thought for a moment and said reluctantly, "There are six of us and there are four of you! We have to talk!"