"Click, click...... Click. ”

The footsteps stopped as soon as I entered the door, and it was clear that it was not the same as the last time.

After confirming this, Maca couldn't help but nod her head secretly, and then turned her back to the door and said:

"Rowena Mira, we're meeting again."

The voice fell slightly, and the other party did not respond quickly. It was only then that Maca took a step back and turned around, looking at her with a complicated look of anticipation mixed with scrutiny.

The first time he came here, he didn't even have time to take a few more glances before he was dragged into the trial by the other party in formation, so today he first had to take a closer look—to see more of what this witch who claimed to be the wisest witch of his time really looked like.

It has to be said that Rowena is a beautiful woman.

She had a fair, beautiful face, long black hair that fell down her shoulders like a waterfall, and her eyes were deep and bright, and her eyebrows were filled with firmness born of full confidence, as if nothing in this world would shake her.

In addition, she was obviously still very young when she left her image, and the crown that belonged to her was still worn on her forehead, and the slender golden strands were interspersed between the soft hair, which set off her beautiful appearance even more delicate and moving.

There is a portrait of Ravenclaw in Hogwarts Castle, but she is already approaching middle age by then, and that self-confidence has gradually become more and more severe with the passage of time, which is intimidating. If Maca were to say, the young Rowena in front of him would definitely be more acceptable to him.

And just as Maca was silently looking at the other party who was stopping at the door, the other party was also looking at him. After the two looked at each other calmly and scrutinizing for a moment, Rowena on the opposite side looked at him and said lightly:

"Young Candidate, how many times have you been here?"

's very pleasant voice, and at the same time, compared to the cold look and posture of the other party on the surface, her tone seemed to be a little more warm, not as repulsive as Maca imagined.

Of course, what she said was more thought-provoking than her tone - it seems that the "image" left by Rowena is different from the Godric in the Gryffindor sword, and does not have the ability to constantly store memories. Maybe she can tell through some details that Maca is not the first time to come here, but when it comes to the last time Maca came, "this time" has no way of knowing.

"The second time," Maca thought for a moment, "besides, I'm not your 'alternative' anymore...... Or rather, I wasn't from the beginning. ”

After a few seconds of silence, Rowena frowned slightly.

"Helmo escaped the seal?"

"Not only that," Maca shook her head, "what shall I say...... Oh, he summoned the 'Demon'. ”

After saying this, he saw that Rowena didn't seem to show any surprised expression, and the whole person was still calm as before.

"Really?" She blinked lightly and said slowly, "So, Ewen failed. ”

The "Ewen" in Rowena's mouth naturally refers to her unknown husband, Ewen Ravenclaw, the man who has done everything possible to complete her plan, and who has extended his life for thousands of years in a state of no one and no ghost.

It's a pity that although the idea of smashing the Devouring Mirror with a meteorite is good, the gambling component is too big. Where can it be so easy to get it done?

"Taken advantage of by Helpo," Maka shrugged, "it wasn't the mirror that was destroyed in the end, it was our Hogwarts Castle. ”

"The school is gone."

Compared with the previous content that would be thrilling for anyone to listen to, it seems that this incident moved her even more. I saw her frown again, and a complicated look faintly flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Maca had to add with some comforting intentions:

"Don't worry, all the teachers and students have been transferred in advance."

After that, Rowena didn't speak.

She only continued to be silent for a moment, and then closed her eyes slightly and said:

"You're a smart guy...... I see what you mean. Indeed, you are not an alternative, and you should not be—the hat chose the wrong person. ”

"That's right, that's it," Maca said, stretching her hands, "By the way, I once doubted your true purpose because of these trials of yours. But now it seems that maybe I have to say 'sorry' to you - I seem to have completely messed up your carefully prepared plan. ”

Rowena quickly shook his head.

"No, you don't understand...... No one can be blamed for this. She said, but then she said, "You just said that Helbo used a meteorite to destroy the school, did you?" ”

"Yes."

Seeing that Maca nodded to reconfirm this, Rowena continued:

"So, what I asked Helga to hide has already fallen into his hands?"

"Nope." This time, Maca shook her head lightly and said, "The stone box is in my hand, and I drove him away." ”

"You? Drove him away? ”

This time Rowena was really a little surprised, after all, Maca had already said that Helpo had already summoned the demon, and Rowena naturally knew very well what that guy would do after summoning the demon.

So, drive out an ancient dark wizard with a demonic body, Helpo? Even in the era in which she lived, perhaps only the terrifyingly powerful madman of Godric Gryffindor could have done it.

Of course, Maca also knew this, so he immediately shrugged his shoulders and said:

"I'm just 'prescribing the right medicine' - I've studied the rules of the soul."

After Maca said this, Rowena fell into deep thought again, as if she were thinking about something that was equally complicated for her.

After a while, she stared at Maca and said something a little suffocating:

"You've fallen for him."

However, Maca was not too surprised, and he only smiled helplessly.

"yes!" He said, "His 'despicable' name is clearly not for nothing - no matter how much I try to dismantle it, he ends up killing me with a plot that I will never solve on my own." Well, Rowena...... Oh no, Rowena Mira, apparently you've thought of that too—"

With that, Maca reached into her waist and pulled out the crate he had found in the Hufflepuff Chamber and had protected from Helpo's looting.

Then he let go, and let the stone box left by Rowena gently fall to the ground in front of him.

“…… The last resort he used," Maca said calmly, "was you. ”