"...Maka, wait! Don't hit her."
"'she'?"
"Yes, she is already a mother, and she had a fight with another dragon just now. If she is accidentally hurt now, the baby in her belly will be in danger..."
Luna's speech was somewhat unbelievable, and even Maka was quite confused—is this horned dragon pregnant? How did she know
It is difficult to tell that a fire dragon is pregnant. Because their body bones are particularly strong, even if female fire dragons have dragon eggs in their stomachs, they can still live as they please.
And perhaps because of this, fire dragon eggs are very precious, and the rate of premature death of young dragons is always high.
But according to their mother's character of flying around all day long, the hatching rate of the eggs is actually so high... This is already a symbol of strong vitality.
But although Maka had doubts, she quickly put all her thoughts aside. Since Luna would say this, she naturally has her reasons as she never lies.
Maka planned to listen to her this time.
"Don't do anything. This dragon may be pregnant with dragon eggs. I think this may be one of the reasons why she is so irritable."
Probably because Luna just used "she" to refer to the horned dragon, Maka subconsciously said the same. But regardless of what he calls it, Maka somewhat agrees with the reason for the rage and trouble.
Think about it, wasn't even the Acromantula Aragog's wife Mosag also had a bad temper when she was pregnant? If the Acromantula clan didn't have a fleshy body like a fire dragon, Mosag would probably drink a few mouthfuls of spider venom before talking about anything else.
Just a reminder, Maka didn't even look back - he didn't have the time to look at Charlie's colleagues now, even because of the obstacle spell he cast just now, the wizards and witches were frightened for a while. .
At this time, in front of him, the horned dragon was no longer surprised by the "little bug" that suddenly rushed in front of him, and quickly rushed towards him.
Wanting to control an angry fire dragon without hurting its body, the first thing Maka thought of was naturally the magic related to the rules of the soul.
Seeing this, Maka first pulled Luna behind her back, and then suddenly took out her staff and waved it suddenly.
Suddenly, a transparent outline of runes flashed in front of him, and a mysterious and obscure aura suddenly spread around him.
This was his first attempt since he had completely analyzed this rune under the Bewitching Monument. Even though his understanding was still superficial, it could be regarded as a real step into the threshold of the second-level rule rune.
At this moment, Maka herself could hardly describe the feeling—does this represent true excellence? Or does it represent an affirmation of oneself
Or does this rune simply represent the arrogance of self-satisfaction
Now he knows that the rules of the soul are divided into several branches, and the same is true for the runes. What Haierbo understood was one of them; and what Maca McLean initially grasped was also one of them.
If he wanted to sum up the true meaning of this one himself, he could use one of the "Seven Sins" to describe it roughly, that is - "arrogance".
But at the same time, if I want other people present to describe his aura...
"What does that feel like? Why can't I look at him?"
"Strange, me too... What did he do?"
Behind Maka, Charlie's colleagues were all whispering, but their heads were all lowered in disbelief, as if they couldn't look directly at Maka's back.
However, they are not the only ones who dare not look directly at Maka at this moment
Let’s look at the female Longhorns directly in front of Maka.
Not to mention that it didn't dare to look directly at Maka, even its body seemed to be uncontrollable, and it crawled down unconsciously while the spiritual struggle was still breaking out in its heart.
However, Maka, who caused all this, felt a little strange - he just used magic to outline the runes, and he didn't do anything!
When she saw that the effect of the secondary rule was more powerful than she imagined, Maka was surprised and quickly stopped the supply of magic power.
Until then, everyone present, including a horned dragon, immediately felt that the invisible pressure just now suddenly disappeared.
But even without that kind of suppression that is almost beyond instinct, the horned dragon, which is more sensitive to such changes in rules, is no longer presumptuous, but squats down and secretly glances at Maka.
Luna, on the other hand, although she is the one closest to Maka, has not changed much from beginning to end. It's just that she was always standing behind him, and Maka didn't notice this.
In fact, apart from the female horned dragon that was the target, the person who felt the deepest emotion at this time was Maka herself.
This first attempt with a fire dragon really allowed him to understand the mystery and power of the secondary rules. And he didn't want to use this kind of thing easily again unless necessary.
To be honest, he didn't feel it when he used it just now, but now that the effect is lifted, he feels a huge psychological gap.
"I always feel... I don't seem to be suitable for this rune?" Maka said to herself in her heart, "Is the secret passage the legendary 'incompatibility'?"
Speaking of which, this is actually not a good time to think about the problem. He just thought about it for a moment, and then turned his attention to the horned dragon opposite again.
But just this look from him made this originally ferocious fire dragon shrink back.
Maka then thought about it and pointed at the cave not far away.
"Let's go back!"
It is said that fire dragons are actually very intelligent, but it is the ferocity and cruelty of their nature that makes it difficult for them to communicate.
Maka didn't know whether this statement was correct or not. He only found that - he didn't know whether the horned dragon understood his gestures or really understood the human words. He suddenly turned around and headed towards his lair without looking back. went.
Seeing that the big guy showed no signs of coming out to fight back, Maka turned around again and looked up and down at Luna, who was protected behind him.
"Are you okay? Also, how did you know that the dragon was pregnant with a baby?"
After Luna, who was staring at Maka and observing curiously, heard it, she gave Maka an answer that was both unexpected and reasonable.
"I can understand what she is thinking..." She blinked her eyes, seeming a little happy, "Some magic books in the library taught me a lot, which is really interesting."
After being reminded by Luna's words, Maka immediately remembered the several times he saw her in the Hogwarts library. And without exception, she was reading some magical theories about the mind.
But... can those documents that are limited to the analysis of Legilimency really enable an ordinary underage witch to read the heart of a fire dragon
"Tell me about it when you get back, I want to hear it too."
"Oh well!"
Luna answered Maka's request very readily, as if she had been looking forward to discussing these new gains with Maka from the beginning...
While the two were talking to each other, a dozen of Charlie's colleagues also came over. It can be seen that everyone, including Charlie, who was relatively far away from here before, has a lot of doubts on their faces.
Putting aside the strange experience that seemed like an illusion just now, the image of a fire dragon obediently returning to the cave was enough to make them hesitant until now.
In this regard, Maka could only secretly admit that this was a mistake, but on the surface, he had no intention of explaining to these people.
"Everyone, everything is fine here now. It's just that there is a long-horned dragon that was injured and left here just now. I think you'd better catch up as soon as possible-"
"Uh, no... no need," a tall and thin wizard who seemed to be the leader explained hesitantly, "Natalia mentioned that there is another group over there that is responsible for handling... Well, I don't know who you are?"
When he asked, Charlie took the initiative to introduce him: "This is the current professor of Ancient Magic Texts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I think you must have heard of the head of the room. He is Maka McClain!"
"Oh! It's Mr. MacLean—"
The wizard whom Charlie called the head of the room seemed to be relieved immediately.
"I didn't expect you to come to our dragon farm... for a visit? Just now... it's all thanks to you! Mr. McClain, Rapa - ah, I mean, was that horned dragon really pregnant just now?"
Seeing that this guy suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, Makadang understood that the room chief knew a lot about his deeds.
"I think that's true," he continued, "but it's really difficult to tell whether a female fire dragon is pregnant. I believe that sir will understand this better than me..."
In the case of unfamiliar people, it is always right to have a business exchange first. And taking this opportunity, Maka can also use Poxiadonkey as soon as possible to downplay some of the abnormalities just now.
The room chief was also unexpectedly cooperative and didn't mention the previous things at all.
"It's just a trivial understanding," he nodded repeatedly. "To be honest, we have been studying the many manifestations of female fire dragons during pregnancy, but we can't find any effective rules... Oh, Mr. McClain must still be there. Do you want to continue visiting? We have to try to observe the situation in the cave first, so we won’t disturb your interest for the time being... "
Maka was eager to turn around and leave right now! After hearing what he said, he quickly said goodbye and took Charlie, Natalia and Luna to meet Hermione and the others.
After they all left, the other researchers and trainers who had been holding back finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked the room director why he suddenly didn't mention anything about the situation just now.
But the room chief immediately waved his hand.
"You think I really don't know that person will come to visit today? Don't stand so far away, come closer and listen to me..."