"Sir, was it you who sent that note to me just now?"
At this time, Steward Martin was standing in front of the stone tablet in the Beauxbatons Gardens. He looked at the mysterious wizard who was almost out of the shadows. His right hand had already touched his wand, and he was obviously quite cautious.
Although he believed that no one would choose to offend anyone from the Blois family, there were no absolutes in anything. There would always be some unscrupulous people in this world, so he had to be careful.
Of course, he had doubts as to whether it was Fanny who led him here. But after thinking about it, he realized that it shouldn't be the case. After all, if Fanny wanted to cause trouble for him, it would be too easy. She didn't even need to meet him and just reported it to the head of the family.
So he guessed that what was said on the previous note might be true.
In fact, Maca wrote two sentences on that piece of paper: First, he claimed to be a wizard belonging to a certain family, and wanted to cooperate with Martin, who is the manager of the Blois family, to jointly compete with other forces. One is to argue; and the other is that he needs to meet with Manager Martin alone so that he can discuss the plan with him with confidence.
At a time when many forces are seizing the time to seek cooperation with each other, although Maka's intention is simple, it seems particularly appropriate.
"Good evening, Mr. Steward."
Maka made a mistake and walked out of the shadow of the stone monument casually, even saying hello lightly.
"you-"
When he showed up, Martin was startled. Martin is not blind, so he has naturally noticed Maka who has been with Fanny for a long time. As soon as the two met each other, Martin immediately took a step back, his expression seemed quite shaken.
"How could it be you?" He trembled, "You... why did you call me here?"
"Didn't I write you a note?" Maka shrugged, "You didn't read it? Or did you read it but didn't believe it?"
"This... yes, I saw..."
Under Maca's calm tone, Martin hesitated unconsciously. He thought to himself, does McClane of Hogwarts really want to cooperate with him? But doesn’t he already have a steward there? How could he still need Martin
Hmm... maybe McClain doesn't get along well with Manager Fanny? That's right, although Fanny is quick and neat in her work, she is always too rigid and may not be able to do some mundane work. In this incident, no one who doesn't fish in troubled waters will gain anything. Regarding this, you can know this just by looking at people who died so quickly.
However, Martin is good at this kind of thing!
"Mr. McLean?" Steward Martin thought about it for a while, and then deliberately tried to test, "You seem to be looking for a long way away from me when you ask me to cooperate, right? Isn't Steward Fanny with you right now?"
When Maka heard this, she smiled and shook her head.
"Of course Fanny will help me... of course, from her position and perspective," he said calmly, "but I think you can also help me with some very necessary things."
"me?"
Martin asked subconsciously, but received an affirmative nod from Maka.
"Yes, it has to be you."
"Then... what can I do for you?" Martin asked doubtfully, "And what good can I do?"
"Of course there are benefits, but we can talk about this later. As for now... I can tell you first, what you can do -" Maka said, her eyes suddenly glanced towards him, "First of all, what you can do, Just let me take a look at your memory."
When Maka said these words, Steward Martin's heart suddenly jumped, and then he felt that various memory fragments were being recalled in turn out of his control. This feeling seemed to him like days passed by, but in reality it was only a moment.
When he came back to his senses again, covering his head and shaking for a while, he found that Maka was still looking at him with a smile, without even moving his position.
"You don't even know who is supporting you behind the scenes, yet you dare to get involved in this inheritance controversy casually? Should I say that you are brave enough...or should I say that you are blinded by the benefits? Where is your mind?"
Maka took turns to confirm the memories he had just peeked into using Legilimency, and then shook his head with a strange expression. Obviously, he must have gained nothing by saying such things.
"You...what do you want to do?" Martin, who had just stabilized his confusion, frowned and asked.
"I just wanted to see who else was trying to cause trouble," Maka spread her hands and said, "It's a pity that because of your lack of consideration, my efforts were in vain. But it doesn't matter. Now we have one more thing to do. 'cooperating."
"W-What?" Martin was stunned again, obviously not understanding what Maka was planning.
"It's nothing, it's an easy thing for you." Maka reached out and gestured towards the door, "Now, it's time for you to leave here. In that case, you may be able to continue to use your surname as the manager. Go ahead, otherwise... I think you understand?"
Maka was not at all polite to this manager Martin. Because Beauxbatons was already in enough chaos right now, and he didn't want any more troublemakers to sneak in. One less person would count as one less person.
"This... Okay, okay, I understand..." Martin's expression changed several times in a row, and he spoke hesitantly. It was obvious that he was reluctant to part with the huge cake that was placed in front of everyone, and his greed was evident.
But he seems to be somewhat sensible. With Fanny in charge here, not only will his chances become very small, but the chances of being unlucky will increase several times. Now that Maka seems so confident, he obviously has very little choice.
"It's good to know."
Maka nodded calmly, then stopped talking nonsense and pointed towards the door again, meaning to tell Martin to hurry up.
Seeing this situation, Martin couldn't help but take a step back. But his steps were quite sluggish, as if the bottomless pit of greed in his heart was constantly encouraging him to stop immediately.
Maka couldn't help but twitch her lips when she saw that his hand was still on the edge of his trouser pocket.
"Are you planning to fight me here?" He pointed out bluntly, "I advise you not to sit around for such a useless period, lest you can't even leave here safely today."
Under Maka's warning, Martin's steward's hand immediately trembled, and then he moved his hand away stiffly. Of course he couldn't fight with Maka. After all, even if he knew nothing about Maka's deeds, this was obviously not a suitable place for a fight at the moment.
If nothing else, the wizards not far away who were still busy working on their own were a natural warning. In this situation where many forces gather together, no one dares to wave their magic wand easily except for ruthless acts in secret.
"If I leave now, won't you tell Steward Fanny about my appearance in Beauxbatons?" Martin couldn't help but ask.
"If you don't show up in the end, I don't think I will remember you anymore," Maka waved her hand and said, "Are you leaving? Remember, when you go back, first ask the question of who tricked you here. Figure it out. Believe me, this is an unsafe place for anyone right now."
Martin nodded along with his words, then turned around reluctantly and walked helplessly towards the main entrance of Beauxbatons.
If you can "persuade" people away with just one mouth, it will at least be much easier than using magic power. If he hadn't wanted to find out who was the discordant factor in Blois Castle, he wouldn't have even wanted to use the Legilimency spell.
After confirming that Manager Martin had indeed left, Maka strolled back to the entrance of the auditorium. He could see from a distance that Fanny, who was sitting in her seat, was also looking over here, and he nodded.
Although if the matter of Martin's management was left to Fanny, it would definitely be solved faster than him. But in that case, the person behind Martin would probably be alert. Now, the other party will definitely know through Martin, and Maka may be the only one who knows something about his existence.
In the eyes of the other party, does Fanny know that it is a very important thing? If the head of the Blois family discovers that there is another member of the family who has ulterior motives due to this incident, it will be much more troublesome for the other party to act in the future.
But now, no one except Maka knows about his existence, which is definitely a great blessing among misfortunes for him.
Maca believed that the unknown member of the Blois family might come to him soon. And when the time comes, he can sell Willy's father a favor again.
After telling Fanny that she had successfully driven away the steward with a foreign surname, Maka strolled back to the luxurious Beauxbatons Auditorium. Not long after, the dance would officially begin, and he felt that at the end of the dance, something would probably happen here.
Either things will become clearer, or things will get more confusing. No matter which possibility it was, it was not yet time for him to intervene. Like many forces, he is also waiting for an opportunity.
Disputes between forces were not as straightforward as his fight with Voldemort. Many times, a single incident would affect the whole body, and the impact would affect many people and things. At such times, the importance of personal strength will continue to decrease, and it often only works under specific circumstances.
Seizing the opportunity is what he needs to do now.