"...Can you really turn a blind eye to this?"
Even Maka didn't expect that the Malfoy in front of him turned out to be himself...or rather, the self who asked Maka for help.
This behavior is undoubtedly ridiculous. However, what Malfoy said before made Maka have to think deeply.
Yes, Maka McClain is a calm and quick-thinking person, and she also has a clear understanding of the dark corners between some people. Therefore, he can see through events again and again and solve problems through various normal or abnormal means again and again.
Judging from the results, he is indeed constantly active. He is calm and rational, and sometimes even seems too gentle, as if...as if his whole person is wrapped in an indestructible shell, making people feel reliable involuntarily.
However, all these are just other people's impressions and feelings about him.
As mentioned at one point in the past, Maka McClane is a complete coward. Perhaps his two lifetimes had an indelible impact on him, or perhaps he had such a character to begin with. However, at least he knew very well that he had always been afraid that the people around him would suddenly move away from him.
Just like he came to this world out of nowhere, he found that there was too much less familiarity around him, and too much more unfamiliarity around him...
And because of this, he would go to great lengths to eliminate... to eliminate those things around him that might bring uneasiness to him.
Among these things, there are absolutely negative people or things like Voldemort, Grindelwald, the Bewitching Monument, etc. His way of dealing with this is to erase their existence in this world as much as possible;
Among these things, there are also the girl Willie who is cursed by her blood, Harry who is troubled by the fragments of Voldemort's soul, Ron who lost his temper due to misunderstandings about him, and even Hermione who has been suddenly confused recently...
Some of these uneasy factors, large and small, can only be regarded as some adjustments in life, but he still refuses to let go of them at all. Even if he shoulders all the burdens, he still wants to lend a helping hand.
However, he also understood that everything he did was only for himself. Makar McClain has always been a selfish person. He is afraid that those people will leave him due to any accident.
Yes, the Malfoy in front of him was absolutely right.
Compared to Maka, although he was inconspicuous in both the past and present, as a bystander, he saw many things very clearly - if all the things that had happened in the past were combined Putting it all together, it is not surprising to say that it can make all the teachers and students of Hogwarts die several times, but the fact is that the vast majority of people live together safely, and although their lives are thrilling, they are surprisingly peaceful. .
If they didn't fight to protect everyone, even powerful people like Dumbledore and Maka wouldn't be able to do this.
At this moment, Maka looked at the Malfoy in front of her, and then nodded slowly.
"I have to admit that you see many things clearly that others have not noticed, which is indeed beyond my expectation. I think you can indeed be said to be a real Slytherin, 'shrewd, intelligent, Whatever it takes'... and now this 'ambition' that is so swollen that it is ready to come out... "
"Yes, you are right - my cowardice and cowardice prevent me from attacking any of my companions, especially when that companion has clearly sent me a signal for help."
Maka said calmly: "It's a pity that you still can't see clearly enough."
"… What's the meaning?"
Seeing Maka's sudden change of conversation, Malfoy suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He believed that the conclusions he had observed were correct, but even though he still had absolute confidence in his reliance, he could not help but waver slightly.
"What I mean is very simple," Maka shrugged. "Isn't the key to this a matter of degree? In other words... do you really think that 'Draco Malfoy' People are important to me?”
"you-"
As soon as Maka said these words, the other party's expression immediately changed.
"No, how is that possible! You have helped me several times! My father... my mother... my whole family... and... Don't you think I am also your friend? Just now, just now... your friend I'm asking you for help again! Where is your disgusting 'kindness'? Where has it gone!"
Malfoy's words made Maka laugh out loud, and she couldn't help but pat the opponent's shoulder, which was still stiff and unable to move.
"Yes, sometimes my 'kindness' troubles me, because it always makes me run around and busy..." Maka said with a smile, "But I'm sorry, I am a little bit There is a bit of selfishness, and this 'selfishness' will always come before the so-called 'kindness'."
"And this you now can't help but make me feel... maybe one day, my 'real friends' might be in danger because of your existence!"
Maka said as she pressed Malfoy's shoulders and walked to his side. And his words made Malfoy feel as if they were ringing directly in his ears.
"Malfoy, I think you have never had a real friend, right?" He whispered in the other person's ear in a particularly low voice, "Now let me tell you a fact - in fact, there are many types of friends. It’s layered, do you understand?”
Before he finished speaking, several black spots came out of Maka's sleeves. In the blink of an eye, Malfoy was completely transformed into a hard statue. Even the expression of anger and panic on his face was gone. Completely frozen.
"This kid, I didn't expect that he could see so clearly even though he usually doesn't say a word..."
At this time, Maka was still standing beside the statue that Malfoy had transformed into, but his previous gloomy expression had been completely wiped away.
At that moment, Malfoy must have thought that Maka was going to kill him directly to avoid future troubles, so he was so frightened. But the fact is that several alienated Acromantulas attacked at the same time, causing him to be completely petrified before he even had time to react.
This certainly ensures that the opponent cannot use some extreme means, but it also shows the power of Maka. But this kind of "reservation" of the status quo is undoubtedly equivalent to... Maka indirectly admitted that the other party's speculation just now was not completely wrong.
This is Maka's weakness, it has always been, otherwise he would not have fallen into the coercion of the enemy again and again.
"What a troublesome thing!"
After shrinking the statue of Malfoy, Maka sighed softly—sometimes, weakness itself is actually the strongest point, just like his "selfishness", which often appears in some of the most critical moments. Time brought him unparalleled strength.
Unfortunately, weaknesses are still weaknesses after all, aren't they
"Um?"
Just when he was secretly alert for a moment, a wave of magic power that was familiar yet unfamiliar to him suddenly swept past him. The majestic wave was mixed with a cold aura, making the hairs all over his body stand up. .
…
Things always come first, let us move the clock hand forward slightly. At a certain moment when Maka was chasing Malfoy gradually eastward in the mountains and forests, a small figure straddling an ordinary broomstick flew from the west coast.
Along the way, Enns spent most of his time in mid-air. He was either shaking all over due to the wind in front of him, or his skin was tightened by the dazzling sunlight. When his mouth was dry, he wanted to stop several times, even if it was to take a rest in the sky.
But time waits for no one. If he wants to get back the lost opportunity as much as possible, he must be cruel to himself. And coincidentally, Danes Tavon is such a person who refuses to admit defeat.
From the moment the huge gap in strength did not bring him despair, he was destined to move forward with all his strength.
It was probably his efforts that gave him recognition from a goddess of luck who might not exist. This time, although Enns did not eat the chocolate mixed with the elixir, his luck seemed to be surprisingly good.
Arriving at his destination with soreness all over his body, Enns first discovered the footprints left by Malfoy in the forest when he ran wildly - after all, his running speed was basically based on strength, and the footprints were so conspicuous that anyone who was not blind could see them. Degree.
After that, he quickly passed through the original magic barrier. He didn't even know that there was an obstacle there that he might not be able to remove in his life.
When Enns discovered that the footprints on the ground stopped there, he decided to continue moving in the direction of the last footprints, which were obviously going straight, and finally... He found the building in a dark corner deep in the forest. An ancient temple full of traces of time.
It was pitch dark in the temple room, and only by lighting up the wand could one find a simple step leading deep into the ground. Those stone steps are high and narrow, making it very difficult to get down.
But if the light ball at the tip of the staff is lowered, you can clearly see that there are many footsteps coming and going on the stone steps, and the time should not be too long.
"... The place marked by the red circle on the map should be here. But... it seems that someone has already been here... Is it Malfoy?"
When he thought that the other party had most likely arrived here before him, Enns couldn't help but speed up the pace of his walk down. In the darkness, only his own footsteps echoed continuously...