No matter how dull you are, once you see Malfoy's contradictory behavior of running away while shouting for help, you will probably be able to see some clues from it.
Not to mention, Maka is a type of person who is sensitive to other people's psychological activities.
Therefore, in the process of thinking while chasing Malfoy, he not only quickly deduced some possibilities, but also had some guesses about Voldemort's intention of doing this.
In fact, due to a series of studies on the Bewitched Monument, he also had a quite detailed understanding of Voldemort's past state. He had thought about it before, in fact, after Voldemort was resurrected, he was always in a very dangerous situation.
According to the contents of the "Book of Sins", Voldemort has almost become a humanoid self-propelled explosive that will detonate from time to time. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can be completely eroded by the power of the Bewitched Monument at any time.
And since even he understood this, wouldn't someone like Voldemort not understand it
Therefore, Malfoy may indeed be Voldemort's back-up, but it is not certain that he did it for some "ambition" similar to the past. He did it just for himself.
In other words, Voldemort has most likely managed to transfer the power in his body to Malfoy. As for the opportunity to transfer the energy...
"This is probably his 'death'... right?" Maka, who was following Malfoy running wildly, thought in her mind.
Back then, Voldemort discovered the method of making Horcruxes from the restricted book section of the Hogwarts library, and after confirming its effects, he decided to create his own Horcruxes. Moreover, after thinking that it was not safe to make just one Horcrux, he made several in succession.
This undoubtedly shows that he is very afraid that death will come to him one day.
Since he is so afraid of death, what will he do when he discovers that he is very likely to have his will taken away by the power of the Bewitched Monument
No longer afraid of death once or twice, he chose at a certain moment to completely give up the extra strength he had gained from his own impulse.
He didn't dare to bet - he didn't dare to bet that the strange energy would give up after his death; he didn't dare to bet that when he was resurrected next time, the power of the Bewitching Monument would definitely not be as powerful as the one attached to the bone. Like gangrene, it follows the weak connection between the soul fragments.
"Thinking about it this way, Voldemort's 'death'... is really a bit suspicious."
Maka sighed secretly in her heart, then hurried forward a few steps, and then slowly stopped in the forest clearing with sparse tree shadows.
"Malfoy, can't you run anymore?" He looked at the figure not far in front of him and said casually, "In order to wait for you to stop, I have been chasing you on the mountain road for so long. Look back. You have to thank me properly."
"McLean—"
Maka walked in front of him, looked him up and down, then turned her head and nodded over her shoulder.
"Xiaoba, that's it."
After he finished speaking, he saw a small black dot immediately jump to the back of his raised hand, and then he easily turned over from the sleeve and got in. It was obvious that at this time, Malfoy's whole body had already turned a faint layer of gray.
"Let me tell you the truth! The black energy on your body is very distinctive, so unless I stop you in this way, I can only..."
After putting away the spider, Maka tentatively explained to Malfoy. Although he didn't finish what he said, there was actually no need for him to say more. The black energy on Malfoy's body is the kind emanating from the Black Death Apostles, and he is extremely resistant to conventional spells. If Maka uses the power of rules on him, half of his life will be taken away on the spot even if he does not die. .
"I... understand..." Malfoy responded with difficulty, "McLean, please save me... I don't want to..."
"You don't want to lose yourself, do you?" Maka nodded, "Then, first of all, tell me, how long can you maintain this state?"
"I don't know..." Malfoy said, "When I was in school, I just turned around and didn't know anything... No, it wasn't that I didn't know at all, but my consciousness suddenly became blurred. And after that, I vaguely feel like the little bit of consciousness I have left will be completely wiped out by it... "
"In other words, will it turn back to the 'violent mode' before?" Maka said thoughtfully.
He is naturally very interested in the status of people controlled by the Bewitched Monument. It was just because that power was possessed by Voldemort that he had no intention of exploring it in detail, but it would be different if it was with Malfoy.
Malfoy does not have the deep magic power of Voldemort, so even if he becomes the worst state, he has the ability to completely suppress the opponent. The worst thing is that Malfoy will suffer a little, but this can be regarded as one of the steps needed to get Malfoy out of the entanglement of the Bewitched Monument.
However, Malfoy seemed a little confused about what Maka said.
"Violent mode?" He paused briefly, "What do you mean?"
"You don't know?" Maka thought for a while and said, "Oh, that's right-"
Of course Malfoy didn't know, because the reason why he was able to regain himself was entirely because that bewitching will inadvertently created an opportunity for him. If that voice hadn't also awakened his consciousness, he wouldn't have been able to regain control of part of his body in a burst of chaos.
However, since Malfoy didn't know what happened when he was nearly unconscious, Maka had no way of knowing. So far, he has not fully understood the crux of the matter.
However, changes always come unexpectedly and quietly.
"Then tell me first, what exactly happened when you discovered something was wrong? And when was it?"
After Maka asked this question, Malfoy paused for a moment.
"What happened? Well..." he said, "It was a nightmare. I had nightmares every day for a long time, which made it impossible for me to have a good rest. At that time-"
"Having a nightmare, right?" Maka suddenly interrupted him, "Have you dreamed of something bad? Is it you?"
"Uh... what?" Malfoy said blankly.
"I don't have much time today, so don't play this trick with me." Maka waved her hand and said, "From the moment your eyes suddenly changed, there is no point in acting in front of me. .”
"Hmph, is that right?"
When Maka finished speaking, Malfoy, who was still struggling, immediately put away his expression and his tone became cold.
"What should I say? As expected of McClain?" He sneered, "I just pushed him down and you discovered it... It's really amazing, so amazing that I want to applaud you!"
"There's no need to applaud," Maka said with a slight frown, "So, who are you?"
"Huh? Don't you recognize me?" the other party said very naturally, "Who else could it be besides Draco Malfoy?"
It is rare to see such a person be so arrogant when his whole body is trapped by the petrification effect and cannot move. Maka frowned and looked at it again, already thinking about whether to pull out Malfoy's soul for a preliminary inspection.
"Should I say you are courageous? Or should I say you are confident?" Maka said casually while thinking about it, "Why, do you think I don't have the ability to remove you from this body?"
"Hey, it seems you haven't fully understood what kind of existence 'I' am..." The other party sneered and said frankly, "McLean, you are indeed very powerful. If possible, I definitely don't want to be like this. Being hostile to you head-on...at least not yet."
At this point, he paused for a moment, but then continued: "But once I'm in a situation where I have to confront you in advance, I don't think there's anything to be afraid of."
"How to say?"
Hearing what this "Malfoy" said, Maka couldn't help but feel a little curious. But being curious, if the other party made any changes, he would not hesitate to completely complete the petrification effect.
"Didn't I just say the reason?" He replied lightly, "Because, I am Draco Malfoy, do you understand?"
Seeing this guy repeating this sentence again, Maka couldn't help but think for a moment, and finally understood the meaning of his words.
"So that's it..."
The power of the Bewitching Monument is based on part of the soul rules, which Maka has long understood. But when it comes to exactly how to corrode other people's souls, the detailed process is difficult to determine.
Maka's temporary understanding of it is that the Bewitching Monument also has a will and "occupies" the object's body in the form of intervening energy.
At the other party's reminder, Maka suddenly thought of another possibility - maybe it wasn't "occupation" at all, but directly changing the soul of the target.
Therefore, the "Malfoy" in front of him might actually be Malfoy himself!
"In other words," Maka looked at the other party and said, "What you rely on is that I can't kill you directly?"
If he was confident based on this alone, Maka could only say that he was just being smart. However, people obviously feel that their ideas are not wrong.
"Isn't it enough?" He glanced at Maka indifferently and said, "I - I can be regarded as one of the people who sees everything you do. It's really amazing. If the things that happened around you were forgotten, For others, a lot of people would die every time. However, you can make everyone around you safe and sound—"
"Hmph, look at my face... Just now, the other me seemed to be asking you for help! Can you really turn a blind eye to this?"