"Mr. MacLean..."
Miriam and Marius were indeed caught off guard by Maka's sudden appearance. Especially the latter. When they were at the gate of Hogwarts, he was quite envious of Maca's toughness in protecting Charlotte.
But unexpectedly, when he was encouraged by Miriam to try to be "independent", Maka, the person involved, suddenly appeared from beside him!
At this time, before Miriam said anything about Maka's question about "non-interference", Marius couldn't help but speak.
"Mr. MacLean, I...actually..."
However, when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say. He only felt that his heart was extremely complicated, as if there were countless thoughts running around in his chest, and there was no way to talk about them for a while.
Does McClain know our plan? In other words, when the Witte family said those 'big words' just now, he just put those words into his ears
So, he already knows all about those "how to deal with Maka McClane" conversations
Perhaps it was because Maka's expression was somewhat gloomy at the moment, so Marius was indeed a little panicked. You know, he originally wanted to use the help of the two major families to deal with Maka.
Instead of like now, he and Miriam alone are directly facing the direction of Maka's development.
It felt like a rookie killer was planning an operation, only to find that the planned victim appeared directly in his bedroom.
And it was obvious that the "victim" in front of him was much better than the "rookie killer" himself!
However, Marius may have been a little flustered by Maka's appearance, but Maka was not very interested in him.
"Don't worry, I know who I should be looking for."
After casually glancing in Marius' direction, Maka returned her gaze to Miriam. Seeing the slender and graceful witch pointing her wand directly at him, he didn't seem to care much.
"I ask myself that I am not an unreasonable person. If you have something to explain, then try to convince me! Of course, I can't say whether I believe it or not... "
Maka did not know much about Miriam and Asa, the two men of Ewan Ravenclaw.
All he knew was that the old man in a wheelchair who claimed to be Rowena's husband never seemed to have any intention of telling his men the truth.
Yes, Maka herself has performed this kind of trick of misleading others with Dumbledore. It's just that Old Youn's method was obviously simpler and more crude than Maka's at that time.
Of course, the premise is that the old man didn't lie and deceive him from the beginning.
"...What do you want me to explain?"
Miriam, who had experienced being followed all the way to Azkaban by Maka, knew the power of Maka's invisibility. She wasn't sure how much Maka knew... Or, how long had McClain been following her and Marius
After asking this obviously hesitant question, Miriam's face became a little more wary. As for the cheerfulness she usually displayed, it has naturally disappeared long ago.
"Let's start with why you encouraged him to become the head of the family in advance!" Maka raised her chin and gestured to Marius, who was not far away.
It is actually very difficult to figure out Ewan Ravenclaw's ultimate intention.
Judging from the old man's behavior in Azkaban, the other party made a very clear distinction between "his own secrets" and "the secrets of the entire organization."
When creating opportunities for himself to meet Maka, he could easily count the sacrifices of his men; when talking to Maka, he was accustomed to sending all his men away.
Because of this, it is almost impossible to understand the true side of the old man from Miriam.
Therefore, Maka would rather put the question in a more biased direction and try to make some indirect inferences from the thoughts of Miriam, the "subordinate" herself.
only…
"I didn't egg him on."
Miriam understood that when facing Maka, running away or keeping silent was not a good choice. She couldn't escape the former, and the latter... In the face of all kinds of potions and spells, it was obviously pointless to insist on keeping the secret.
And once you get to that point, will there be any other consequences besides death
From the first day of her rigorous training in the organization, death became her most inseparable companion for the rest of her life. As for when her "partner" will take away her life, only each mission can tell.
"... Moreover, he and I have made an unbreakable vow." She pursed her thin lips, her face slightly pale, "I think you can understand what I mean."
Miriam, like the rest of her companions, was not afraid of death. However, dying to complete a mission and abandoning a mission and seeking death...the two are completely different in nature.
"Security spell...?"
Maka couldn't help but frown when she heard this.
Miriam and Asaph's accomplices had previously died three times in a row, and all of them committed suicide. Although he destroyed this contract-like life-threatening curse once, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't happen a second time.
No, it would be better to say that it is most likely that the old man will give Asa and Miriam a special silence curse for his subordinates.
"Okay!" Maka thought about it for a moment, then nodded, "Since you can't take the initiative to reveal confidential information, I might as well make a guess first."
"Did... your 'boss' give you a task, asking you to try to unite the two families of Augustine and Werther, and then jointly target me?"
"And what you did was to find a way to instigate this fool, so that you could seize the entire family's resources in the name of his being the heir of the Augustine family?"
"Oh, by the way! Besides you, there is also the male wizard named 'Asaph'..."
"If that's the case, could it be said that your goal is also the magic book "Abatael"?"
"Does your boss want it? Or..."
Miriam listened to Maka's conjectures on the spot, almost going through her and Asa's actions from beginning to end. This made her feel fearful and helpless.
She even began to wonder if Maka had been keeping an eye on her since Azkaban.
"Sure enough, he had guessed it a long time ago, and he even knew Asaph's actions well..."
At the entrance of Hogwarts, when she was secretly hiding behind Marius among the entourage to observe the situation, she noticed that Maka had inadvertently glanced at her.
The deep look in her eyes at that moment made her heart waver.
And to this day, before the plan was fully formed, she was blocked in this alley by Maka. This made her begin to regret that she had not gone with Marius that morning.
Yes, maybe that can make this moment come later.
"Miss Miriam..."
Of course, Marius on the side also heard Maka's guesses. And when he heard Maka call him "this big fool", he didn't feel angry at all.
What he had, I was afraid that all that was left was a little bit of helplessness in his heart.
"Miss Miriam, I don't think I will be angry because of the possible 'deception', nor do I want revenge..." Ma Luo said dullly, "Now I just want to know... You can find it What is my purpose?"
Maka glanced at Master Augustine again, and then shook her head.
"Isn't that just right?" Maka said, "If both of you are willing to terminate the oath, that would be great."
As for Miriam's mention of the "Unbreakable Curse" just now, Maka thought that this secret was probably not true and could not be told.
Otherwise, I'm afraid Miriam wouldn't even let out the slightest bit of information.
As expected, she nodded slightly:
"Can."
Maka heard her answer and immediately confirmed that this was indeed a breakthrough that did not involve too much critical information.
"So, is your witness the 'Asaph'?"
He asked casually, while looking up into the sky. There is naturally no sky in the black market. It's so dark that you can't even see the top, but it still gives people a unique sense of closure.
"He should be in the black market now, right?" Maka continued, "I don't know how you got in, but I think you must have spent a lot of energy looking for ways to enter. In this case, He should also search with you."
"Yes, Asaph is indeed in the black market..." Miriam responded helplessly, but immediately stated, "But I don't know where he is specifically."
"No rush, I believe you don't know yet... But he will appear sooner or later, and before that, I want to ask you a few other questions."
To be honest, for a combination like Maka and Miriam who are enemies but not friends, the harmonious appearance of standing face to face and chatting will give people a sense of disobedience.
But sometimes, when one party seizes an appropriate opportunity but does not ask some too important questions, this strange situation will inevitably occur.
"Well, Miss Miriam, right? I wonder if I can understand why you are working so hard for your 'boss'... oh, or rather, for the 'organization behind you'?"
Maka's words were like suddenly asking the enemy "What ideals do you have in your life" when fighting against others
This sudden and weird feeling made Miriam unable to come back to her senses.
"Uh... what?" She was startled, and couldn't help but frowning slightly, "What's the point of asking this? Besides, why should I tell you?"