Perhaps the heavy rain a few days ago was still not enough, and today there were raindrops in the sky again. It pattered to the ground, making the roof tiles ring hollow.
Haierbo was sitting quietly in the living room at this time, his eyes constantly looking out the window, watching the fine rain gradually blurring the distant scenery.
For him, the thousand years spent underground were isolated from everything, whether it was rain, snow or wind and frost, he could neither see nor hear anything.
Only the earth-shaking thunder could occasionally make him feel his own existence.
Now that he came out of the dark underground, he finally saw this colorful world in his eyes again, and it felt like he was reborn.
It's a pity that even if Haierbo misses these sensory enjoyments a little, he just wants to look at them.
Suddenly, the trap door at the back of the living room was opened from below with a creak, and then a small figure walked up the stone steps.
It was a girl, holding a tray in her hand with some dishes and cutlery stacked on top.
There is no doubt that this is the girl who delivered food to Miriam just now.
"Is there anything unusual?"
"No, Master."
Haierbo asked without turning his head, but the girl silently stopped walking to the kitchen and answered respectfully.
"knew."
After hearing what Haierbo said, the girl turned her head and left after leaning slightly. But at this moment, Haierbo tilted his head slightly, and the corner of his eye faintly glanced in the direction of the girl's back.
After washing the dishes and putting them away, the little girl wiped her hands and paused in the kitchen for a moment with a dull expression. It seemed that after doing all this work, there was nothing left for her to do.
It wasn't until more than an hour later that she suddenly turned around and walked out to the kitchen with still an indifferent expression.
After the chaos that night ended, Helbo hurriedly left the college with their remnants, and then quietly occupied this Muggle residence. From the moment she arrived here, all she had to do seemed to be cooking, washing, cleaning, and of course delivering food to Miriam.
Apart from that, there is nothing else to do... Sometimes I even feel very idle.
Yes, she still retains her consciousness, and she clearly knows that some terrible changes may have happened to her.
But just as she would never feel bored no matter how free she was, she could no longer understand what "terrible" felt like.
Haierbo's soul transformation caused her to lose many things she once had, while also adding many things that did not belong to her. And her life seemed to have become a life lived only for Haierbo, the master, and everything else became unimportant.
She originally thought that this kind of life just for one person would last until she died. But from the moment "that person" suddenly appeared in the basement, things began to change again.
First of all, every time she returned to the end of the underground corridor to meet "that person", the feeling she had when she was a student would come back to her heart. Even if it becomes blurry again after leaving the other party, it does not completely disappear.
Secondly, it was that person who made her realize that "she was not Haierbo's slave." This was undoubtedly very important to her, so she agreed to the other party’s subsequent request—
The man who was always hiding in the shadows asked her to continue working for Haierbo, and when the right time came, he would rescue Miriam and her together.
It can actually be heard from that person's words that the person he originally wanted to rescue was just the woman in the basement, and she was just there by the way.
But even so, it's good to have a chance to escape from this place - at least she has a chance to end this hazy and terrifying dream, which her only remaining classmates don't have!
She took out the broom and mop from the utility room and used the magic she got from Haierbo to control these cleaning tools and start cleaning the living room.
In fact, there is nothing dirty here. After all, in the few short days I spent here, almost no one moved around except Haierbo, and not much garbage was produced at all.
But according to Haierbo's order, this is what she should do. If you don't want to expose your current state, you have to do all these things on time.
When she controlled the broom and mop to sweep back and forth in the living room, her former classmates stood aside and watched her work silently. Their expressions were still cold and indifferent, and they even looked a little dull.
When she thought that she had been like this, she felt a chill in her back - but this was also good, because this fear meant that she had regained the emotional experience of a normal person.
"Fortunately, he never looks at me..."
Suddenly realizing that her expression seemed a little out of shape, she quickly glanced at Haierbo who was sitting in front of the window, and was secretly relieved when she saw that he was still just looking out the window.
After cleaning the entire living room, the girl finally came to the trap door again, opened the door panel and went down with the tools.
This Muggle house has a second floor, not to mention the second floor, there is even a third floor, but Haierbo and the others can't use it. So even if it's cleaning, you only need to clean the first floor and the ground floor.
After arriving at the underground corridor again, this time the girl walked straight to the deepest part and soon arrived at the same place.
"Are you there?"
She didn't know who the other party was, and the other party didn't seem to be interested in who she was. So whenever she comes back here, she can only skip the title and just talk.
And under her soft call, the shadow suddenly trembled, and then a hazy figure appeared like it did several times before.
"Is it time to clean again? Did anything happen?"
"No, sir."
When the other person appeared in front of her, the girl experienced the feeling of becoming an ordinary person again. The panic I felt in the living room just now, and the peace of mind I felt now with "this person", suddenly became clear.
"Well, in that case, let's wait a little longer! Only if some accidents happen here, can I take Miriam... and you away from here more safely. So, just wait a little longer..."
The man hiding in the shadows said this, and he was about to merge into the darkness and continue to lurk, but unexpectedly, a voice suddenly sounded in the corridor.
"I think you don't have to wait any longer."
This sudden sound really startled the girl, and even her whole body trembled as if she had been electrocuted.
As for the figure who was trying to hide, although his legs were not trembling with fear like the girl, his words were obviously beyond his expectation.
"You-" He didn't move rashly, just huddled in the shadow and said, "Who are you?"
"Me?" The person who suddenly appeared stood behind the girl who didn't dare to look back and said calmly, "At least it's not Haierbo - isn't this enough for us?"
"Then you..." The figure in the shadow paused, then shook his head, "Forget it... Anyway, what do you mean by what you just said? Why do we "don't have to wait any longer"?"
"Why?" the other party asked, "If I told you that Haierbo actually knew your existence and her changes, would you still ask 'why'?"
"How is this possible? I..."
The shadow man was startled, and then it became obvious that he didn't believe it. On the other side, the man behind the girl just waved his hand, and then suddenly stretched his hand quickly into the shadow.
When he was pulled out of the darkness by the opponent's hand, his face was filled with astonishment for a moment. He really didn't expect that someone would break his magic in this way, and he didn't even have time to react.
"I admit that your research on soul magic is very good, and you can even temporarily make up for the lack of soul in this little girl. But you have to understand that Haierbo's understanding of soul is much deeper than you think. !”
Having said this, the man looked at the shadow man up and down again, seeming to be looking for something. After a moment, he nodded slightly.
"Well, I was still hesitating before whether I should come, but your presence has proved to me that my visit is indeed valuable."
"What do you mean?" the shadow man asked doubtfully.
"It's nothing... If you want to chat, we can wait until later!" The man shook his head and said, "Hey, lady, help me open the door. I want to see Miss Miriam."
The girl who still didn't dare to turn around was startled when she heard this, but before she could turn around, the shadow man pressed her shoulder.
"Wait—why do you want to see Miriam? Who are you?"
"Oh, don't worry! I'm here to save her too," the man shrugged, "I'm Maka McClain... Why, didn't your 'boss' mention me to you?"
Yes, it was Maka who suddenly appeared. He followed the scent traces along the way to find this Muggle residence, and had sneaked underneath silently.
And when Maka said the word "boss", the shadow man was obviously not prepared at all and was immediately shocked.
"Do you know the boss?" He asked in surprise, "Why? We never allow outsiders to participate in our missions, especially this time for rescue... No, you are lying! You are deceiving me!"
But Maka just raised her hand and motioned for him to stop.
"Don't talk so loudly. There's no way to place a silencing spell here—are you planning to ask Haierbo to come down and play with you?"
After saying that, Maka turned her attention to the girl again.
She is the only one who can open the door normally here. Who are you looking at if you don't look at her
"Come on! Open the door for me... I have to say a few words to her first, and then I'll take you away!"