“…… The origin of Easter? ”

Maca didn't care much about this little girl's behavior of constantly wearing a top hat for herself. He's also a regular at the Three Broomsticks Bar, where most of the local wizards know him...... What's more, how many of the words of a little girl who is at most a teenager will be more true?

But to be honest, the question Sarah asked is really not something that ordinary wizards can answer.

In the European wizarding world, Easter has been around since ancient times, and the history of this holiday is even much older than Christmas.

If you ask a wizard who has studied the history of ancient magic a little, you may hear the answer "Christmas originally originated from the Druidic religion of ancient European magic"; But if you ask him the specific origin of Easter, the other party will basically be stunned on the spot.

In fact, the origin of Easter, which was celebrated by wizards, is quite inconspicuous. However, that story is full of love and hope, and it is a very positive past, so it has been unconsciously continued from generation to generation.

"Yes! The Origin of Easter—" Sarah picked up the chocolate eggshell in front of her, looked at the juice dangling inside, and said softly, "Mr. McKellen, can you tell Sarah?" ”

"Well, yes, I just happen to know a little bit about that...... However, if that story were to be told in detail, it would be a bit long, wouldn't it? ”

Maca smiled nonchalantly - he had enjoyed taking history of magic classes since he was still in school, and that was simply because he was genuinely interested in the history of wizarding. No matter what you study, you can hardly do without the wisdom of your predecessors, because a person's power is always limited.

"This story begins with an ancient sorcerer named 'Baal'. It is said that he had a younger sister named Astaru......"

……

Although Maca intends to have a good relationship with Sarah, he is really interested in telling stories or something. At first, it was true that the story was a bit long, but he didn't really plan to go into details.

However, even though he had been preparing to make a simplified version of the story of the Easter origins, he did not expect that he would not be able to finish it.

Because, just as he said that the heroine of the story, Astaru, had made an important decision, he suddenly felt an inexplicable force in Sarah's body shake silently. Immediately after, it was as if a dense white mist was suddenly covered in front of his eyes, and then everything around him changed.

"Soul rules? No, it seems to be a little different......"

Maca glanced left and right, looking at this white expanse, and suddenly a strange sense of familiarity surged in his heart - wasn't this the mysterious space that Dumbledore had taken him to see in the first place?

But in the next moment, the white mist in his sight quickly condensed. As the fog quickly gathered, the leafy trees, the green bushes, and the vibrant meadows gradually turned from blurry to clear.

As a dirt road winds under his feet, and the sky above him becomes clearer, a forest path is paved around him that is completely different from the scene in the bar with three brooms.

If I have to say, this is actually quite similar to the preparation process of watching memories in a meditation basin, but there are some differences in it.

"It's ...... Alchemy? ”

Maca lowered her head and looked at her palm, and subconsciously clenched her fist, feeling the clear sense of power. Yes, the sensation is much more detailed than the meditation basin, and even the sense of touch can be reproduced simultaneously.

"I remember that some ancient books on alchemy mentioned the 'spiritual refining' corresponding to the 'material refining', this should be it, right?" He said thoughtfully, "It's really amazing, what is the origin of that little girl?" ”

If someone finds themselves in a different place suddenly, I am afraid that no matter how determined they are, they will also have some sense of panic. This is the instinct of biological self-warning, and in general, it cannot be avoided.

Needless to say, maca is certainly the same.

However, the reason why he was unmoved at this moment was because he found that he could still clearly feel his body and everything in the three broomsticks.

For Maca, anything, including all of one's senses, can be deceived under the influence of certain special methods. But only the fluctuation of magic power is the embodiment of the real material rules, and it is an existence that the spirit cannot interfere with.

"It's interesting, but ...... How does this work? ”

Sarah's sudden sneak attack made Maca think of a lot of things in an instant.

Dumbledore's brief meeting, the previous research at the entrance to Nicol Lemay's alchemy laboratory, and even the conjectures about matter and spirit that had been guided by Ravenclaw in the past, all had a vague connection in his mind.

It's a pity that there seems to be a key key missing here, so that those connections are looming behind the door, and they can't be seen.

"Sarah Hohenheim, let me see what the hell you're trying to do!"

Maca nodded secretly, no longer immersed in her own thoughts, but looked ahead. Just in front of the path beneath his feet, two figures were slowly walking towards him, and now they were getting closer.

……

Maca may be a bit mysterious, but in fact, it is equivalent to falling into a spell that can affect the spirit. At the moment, he could still clearly sense all the magic fluctuations around his body, and even as long as he wanted, he could actually get rid of it at any time with the help of the power of the soul rules.

But Sarah's face is a little unpleasant.

"What's going on......"

She still held the chocolate eggshell in her hand, and her eyes swept over and over to Maca. It can be seen that Maca's expression is a little trance-like, and she has obviously been pulled into a state of spiritual resonance.

However, the only thing she could feel in Maca's soul was one word - "heaviness".

"Can someone's soul really be 'heavy' to that extent?" Sarah frowned slightly, her thoughts that didn't match her appearance were continuing to work, "I should have stuck to my original idea if I knew it, wouldn't it be better not to provoke this guy?" ”

As Maca had speculated in the past, the spiritual refining in alchemy was intertwined with the rules of the soul to a considerable extent. The so-called soul is a manifestation of 'spirit' in this world, so the study of the two actually has a lot in common.

For example, there is a view in both studies that spirit is everywhere in this world, and that the consciousness of all living beings arises in the movement of spirit.

The spiritual refining in alchemy is to use a specific refining array to influence the movement of the spirit in order to achieve the purpose of the alchemist himself.

It's just that if you want to use spiritual refining to influence the consciousness of others, this is often a great test of the alchemist's own willpower. If the spirit of the object of interference is too strong, it is easy for the alchemist to ride the tiger on his own.

Spiritual resonance, it's not like you can stop!

Sarah pursed her lips and simply closed her eyes suddenly, focusing all her attention on the spiritual resonance with Maka.

Her intention now was only one - to immerse her consciousness in the "world" she had created, to ensure that the worst would not happen.

……

Not to mention Sarah's side, it is estimated that her intestines are so remorseful, at least Maca's side seems to be quite leisurely.

It wasn't long before he followed those two figures, he already realized what he was getting himself into. In fact, these two are the brother and sister named "Baal" and "Astaraus" in the story he told earlier.

In that tale of legend, Baal was an ordinary ancient sorcerer. His magical talent is not strong, and it can even be said that he is a somewhat "weak" existence.

Compared to his older brother, his sister Astaru, who was two years younger, was different.

Astaro has a natural talent for Animagus. She was already able to transform herself when other children trying to embark on the path of magic were still following the real wizard as an early morning and greedy apprentice.

Yes, like the chocolate bunny that later generations would make at Easter, her Animagus form is a white hare without a single stray hair. And her personality is just like her Animagus form, pure in heart, full of vitality and vitality.

Since she was a child, she has been the kind of child that everyone likes - well-behaved, sensible, smart and clever, not only her peers want to be her friend, but even adults love her very much.

Under the light she exudes, Baal, as an older brother, is quite inconspicuous.

Fortunately, Baal was not born to be jealous. For his wonderful and eye-catching sister, all he had in his heart was joy, and there was nothing else to feel.

Because of this, the siblings had a smooth childhood, and they got along very well. They almost all thought that the brother and sister would go on so peacefully in this life.

However, when his brother Baal was 20 years old and his sister Yastaru was 18 years old, a terrible disaster struck without warning.