"Yes! There are still many people working hard... It is true."
Seeing what Luna said, Ajinbad couldn't help but feel a little moved, and nodded vigorously. But at this moment, Miss Brandt, who had been standing next to Ursula since she came in, seemed to be a little unable to hold back after listening to old Akinbad's previous statement.
"Oh! First, wait a minute -" Ida suddenly raised her hand and said, "Mr. Ajinbad, based on what you said just now, in fact, I don't need to go to the venue to accept that kind of trial today, right? You What you have to do has nothing to do with me at all!”
Speaking of which, it seemed that old Akinbad didn't even mention a word about Ida Brandt just now, so it's no wonder she thought so.
However, Ajinbad quickly turned around, shook his head and said:
"Of course not! Miss Brandt, you heard what I just said - whether Madame Maxime can recover in time is the most important to the entire plan. And you are undoubtedly the one who ensures that 'timely' It’s crucial.”
After saying this, he suddenly bowed slightly towards Ida apologetically.
"Yes, I think I have to apologize to Miss Brandt... I'm sorry! I know you must still be annoyed that I unreasonably forced you to stay. But, I have no choice but to ah!"
Archibald said very seriously:
"In order to ensure that you can bury the truth in your heart more naturally during the trial and not be biased towards either me or your family head, I can only allow you to rely on your own opinions without knowing anything about my plan. Use your judgment to create a sense of distrust in me. And only when you don’t choose to tell the truth in public, the trial process can be naturally prolonged unknowingly, buying more time for Madame Maxime.”
Hearing this, Yi Da finally understood, and at the same time she immediately realized how scheming the old president was. If he didn't have a certain depth of understanding of her psychology, it would be impossible to calculate to this extent.
"This...that is to say, did you deliberately let me see you being ostracized by other members of the federation?" She suddenly looked at Ajinbad with a feeling of surprise and surprise and asked.
"Oh, I can't say that I let you see it on purpose!" Old Ajinbad sighed with a bitter smile, "After all, that is the truth. You can naturally find out when you go to the trial site - those Guys, they were somewhat restrained in the beginning, but recently they have stopped even pretending. But you can't blame them, after all... You see, I am missing an arm and an eye, I am so half He is a useless person and is indeed not suitable to continue sitting in the position of president of the Federation."
After laughing at himself, he continued:
"However, it was indeed my deliberate arrangement to have so many guards watching you in advance. To be honest, those people are all my remaining supporters among the guards at the Federation Headquarters. And there are After they showed you my 'power' in advance on my behalf, when you go to the venue and see my actual weakness, this contrast will make you have a fundamental doubt about me."
"So, from the moment you decide to give up assisting me in disclosing the truth about the Beauxbatons Living Corpse Incident, my plan can be implemented smoothly."
Finally, Ajinbad nodded again and said:
"I'm sorry, Miss Brandt. Although, I was so determined to die at that time that I didn't really care about many things. However, I did take advantage of you today - now that I have Miss Lovegood's Help, and finally survived, maybe you can make a request to me as compensation from me... As long as I can do it."
At this moment, old Ajinbad had already acted quite sincerely, and he was also very down-to-earth. As for this so-called "compensation", after all, Ajinbad was a wizard who served as the president of the Federation. Even if he is not now, a promise like this is still quite precious.
However, Ida suddenly discovered that she did not seem to have the face to accept the "compensation" from the other party. After hesitating for a moment, she finally shook her head and said:
"No, I... I just hope that I can see Miss Granger as soon as possible. Other than that, there is no need for any 'compensation'."
On the other side, after hearing her request, Ajinbad suddenly said:
"Oh, about this - actually I think Madam Maxime is probably bluffing. With her personality, I don't really believe that she will really cast a spell on you... And to be honest, as far as I know, , there seems to be no magic spell in the world that can unilaterally have an effect similar to the 'Unbreakable Vow' on others."
"Of course, nothing is absolute. There are still too many things we don't know about magic. So, shouldn't we bring you to Mr. Weasley?"
After letting Ida feel reassured, he sighed again:
"Well, it would be great if we could have a chance to say a few words to Madame Maxime when we leave. In fact, it's not just about you, I also have many ideas that I hope to discuss with her! What a pity. —”
Sighing with regret, Ajinbad's expression became lost again. After all, he was originally the president of the federation, but now he can only withdraw sadly in this self-defeating way. This is actually a huge blow to him.
However, the reality has left him no time to feel and grieve too much.
"Mr. Akinbad, and this Miss Brandt," suddenly Bill, who had been listening, said, "I think I have to pour some cold water on you two. In fact, Because there seem to be some unknown changes in the UK. In my personal opinion, it is best not to go there in the near future - at least Miss Brandt, with your ability, it is really practical to go to Devon to find Hermione. It’s not very realistic.”
"But I will die if I don't go... uh, I mean, I might die."
After Ajinbad's analysis just now, Ida became a little uncertain. But no matter what you say, it is a matter of your own life. In the end, you have to rather believe that it is the safest way.
But Bill, like Ajinbad just now, sighed and said:
"But if you go there, you are still likely to die, and maybe you will die faster... Do you know? I sent three wizard teams to investigate a few days ago, but so far, not even one has been found. No one has returned, not even any news!"
"So... not only Miss Brandt, but also Luna, I don't recommend that you return to the Burrow now."