When Maka entered the house and saw the originator of the previous noises, he only wanted to say one thing:
"Why is it you again?"
However, the situation in front of him was not as easy as he said.
"Bang!"
In front of Maka, another dull crash suddenly sounded, and sawdust flew everywhere. He had to wave his hand and use magic to ward off the scattered floor fragments.
And all of this was caused by a fist hitting the ground.
"Miss Miriam, can you hear me?"
He asked because he was not sure whether the woman in the kitchen in front could still understand human language. Looking at the bloated and stubby limbs and the broad and solid waist, most of her body was transformed into the form of an animal.
Looking at her face with protruding veins and dark skin, I'm afraid she will completely transform into a rhinoceros-like venomous horned beast in a while.
"McLean... sir?"
Maka got the answer quickly - although her voice became a little unclear, she could at least understand what the other person was saying.
"Help Asaph."
Yes, it was not Miriam who was having problems at the moment, but Asa who was forcibly suppressed by her.
I saw that Yasa didn't know what happened, as if he suddenly lost control of the giant's bloodline, and was slowly deforming uncontrollably.
It can be seen that he still has some sense left. And with his high concentration of self-awareness, the speed of becoming a giant is not very fast.
But even so, the knotted muscles all over his body were still expanding firmly. If this continues, even if Miriam completes the transformation of the Poison Horned Beast, she will no longer be able to control his powerful power.
This was undoubtedly a back-up left by Halpo. Otherwise, Miriam would not have seemed so helpless... Apart from Halpo, Maka didn't think there were other possibilities.
"Just don't move, I'll check him out."
It can be felt that the magic power in Asaph's body becomes very violent, but this is just a normal phenomenon of transformation. Maka didn't pay attention to the chaotic magic power, but continued the inspection in depth.
In fact, after taking Haierbo as a false suspect, he put his first target on the soul. According to magic theory, problems with the soul will also show up on the body of the creature.
After determining the first inspection target, Maka immediately used his current research on the soul rules to carefully check Asaph's soul itself.
This method of groping for the spirit through matter is not very intuitive, but it is much easier than pulling the soul directly out of the body before.
And... well, it doesn't seem so "rough" anymore.
Just after the inspection, Maka's expression changed again and again, as if she was recalling something bad.
"Anyway, let's let him calm down first..."
Before she finished speaking, Maka straightened up and took out the staff. When a small group of twists suddenly appeared on the top of the staff, his expression became serious.
It can be seen that in the middle of the thing that looks like a transparent flame, an invisible regular rune is twisting gently, full of a mysterious sense of movement.
This is the soul rule rune that Maka learned from the study of the Bewitching Monument. Compared with his previous sketching states, his control this time is obviously much more exquisite.
But compared with Haierbo, it is probably still far behind!
And at the next moment, Maka's eyes suddenly condensed, and an invisible wave immediately spread from the runes to Asaph. As the runes disappeared silently, Asaph, who was trying to get up, seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed on the floor.
"Let go! There is no need to hold him down for the time being..."
After saying that, Maka didn't put away the staff anymore, but directly pulled up a chair that was lying beside the dining table and sat down casually.
When Miriam heard what he said, she turned over and sat down on the side. In order to control Asaph, who was getting stronger and stronger, she was afraid that she would even have enough strength to give birth to children in the future. She was really exhausted.
But compared to the pain all over her body, she was more worried about Asaph's condition.
After just taking a deep breath, Miriam immediately asked:
"Mr. MacLean, do you know what happened to Asaph? Is it that..."
Maka raised her eyelids and opened her mouth but did not quickly explain. His eyes fell on the other person's body, which was returning to human form, but his thoughts were still wandering secretly somewhere deep in his memory.
"Wait a minute, let me think about it."
After about ten minutes, he temporarily stopped the memories in his mind and couldn't help but shake his head.
"You can choose to take him to your 'Grandpa Raven' and ask him if there is any way to cure him... Of course, if you do this, there is a high chance that you will be followed by 'certain people' and give your organization bring greater disaster."
Maka had already made his words quite clear, and the pros and cons were clear at a glance, although he seemed to have no intention of telling Miriam the reason why Asa lost control.
"This... Mr. McClain, I wonder if you can... um... I mean, can you at least tell him what his problem is?"
She obviously wanted to ask if Maka could be cured at first, but as soon as she said it, she cut out the rest of the content and replaced it with the next best option.
But looking at Maka's expression, you can tell that he doesn't want to say more about this matter.
Seeing him slowly looking away, Miriam pursed her lips and ran out of ideas for a moment. After all, for her, staying in the British magical world to perform tasks is the only thing she should do. Going back now will naturally violate the mission requirements of Old Eun.
What's more, based on what Maka just said, this is most likely a trap left by Haierbo. If she really wants to take Asa back, the chance of being captured by Haierbo cannot be ignored.
"Mr. MacLean..."
When someone shows weakness in front of you, are you able to insist on not doing anything, even if it is just a simple effort for you
Maka didn't know the answer to this question. He only knew that sometimes the so-called "little effort" actually didn't help the other party at all.
"I won't say something like 'there are things you'd better not know'," he glanced at Asaph who was lying on the ground, and finally said expressionlessly, "It's just another story that's not too long. I I hope you can listen to it first..."
Miriam blinked in confusion and nodded quickly.
"It's like this... I once knew a witch. Like you, she lost her family when she was a child and was raised by a kind person."
"That kind man was a special traveler. He took her to strange cities and new countries, and he also taught her his own voice."
"And when she grew up, she inherited the good-hearted man's craftsmanship, and also inherited the habit of traveling... Their relationship has always been very good, and she has always regarded each other as her biological child. Mother."
"But one day, my mother, who was in good health, suddenly fell ill and was very seriously ill. Since I had a pretty good relationship with her, she went directly to Hogwarts to find me and my Potions teacher. , wants us to save her mother."
"Yes, Professor Dumbledore took action to prevent the situation from deteriorating at that time, but it is a pity..."
"Although we have studied for a long time, no one, including Professor Dumbledore, has been able to find a way to make her mother get better."
"And now, as I believe you know—even Professor Dumbledore is no longer here."
When talking about this, Maka's expression was a little complicated.
What he was talking about was the story of Celine, the female owner of the "Snow Witch Restaurant". But how long has it been since the Snow Witch opened another store
He knew that Celine was probably still out there traveling while looking for a way to save her mother. However, Maka, who had Celine's contact information, never contacted her once.
This was entirely because he didn't want Celine to lose her last hope.
"Her mother... died in the end?"
Miriam leaned against the kitchen cabinet door and asked softly - this question just showed that she understood the story Maka told.
But Maka didn't answer her directly, she just showed a plain smile of unknown meaning.
After a while, he sighed with some nostalgia:
"Her cooking skills are really good!"
At this point, Maka turned to ask: "After listening to this story, do you still want to know about the problem with your companion? Even if you know, you can't do anything?"
"Please tell me!"
Miriam didn't show any hesitation this time. As soon as Maka finished speaking, she immediately gave her answer.
Maka nodded silently after hearing this.
"It's actually not complicated to say. There is a kind of power that is attached to his soul, gnawing at his soul all the time. The external form of that power looks like a black flame. As for the source of the power … I’m afraid only Haierbo knows this.”
In fact, Maca also had some guesses about its origin, because Celine's mother was infected with this power in the Manchak Swamp in North America.
And that place was also where Greenwald obtained the Devouring Mirror.
Now that the rune array that seals the Devouring Mirror has not been destroyed, there are not many options left for conclusions.
Just like the research on Horcruxes, Haierbo discovered this extremely weird magic principle from the power of the Devouring Mirror and used it on Asaph.
"In short, only Haierbo can make him recover?"
Miriam's face became increasingly bitter.