The development outside the castle is progressing along the path that Maca remembers, and in about ten minutes, the mysterious ancient magic mirror will reappear at Hogwarts.

This catastrophe was inevitable—at least for Maka. If the ancient mirror does not appear this time, it means that everything Maca has done is in vain. Futility is not terrible, but the terrible thing is that the meaning of his going back in time will disappear because of it.

Without that mirror, Tamaka would not have appeared here, and this cause and effect is an absolute rule to be followed. If he oversteps the rules, he doesn't know what will happen.

So, he needs to wait, relying on the constant consumption of mana to wait for the end of this time loop, before he can proceed with his next plan.

Honestly, Maca was lucky. He was glad that he had been cautious enough to not even come to Hogwarts Castle to take a look at the situation, which gave him some room to redeem.

Thinking of this, he looked down at the old man and the young man lying on the stone steps. The two of them were purely accidental, and although he felt a little sorry for them, he chose to use the potion to catch them off guard.

It's just that this time the medicine is a bit heavy, after all, Naslughorn is also a master of potions, even if he has a surprise advantage, but he is still a little worried.

But it's okay, maybe there will be some after-effects when they wake up, but at least he can give them an amnesia charm or something in a while. It's nothing more than saving Hogwarts' fate to make them suffer a little.

However, just as Maca was about to calm down and stabilize the power of the soul rule to withstand the shock that was coming soon, a series of "rattle" sounds made his heart stagnate.

At first, the voice sounded only in the distance, but in the blink of an eye, it suddenly reached his ears. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he quickly caught a glimpse of a gray-green shadow flashing, and then he felt his shoulders sink slightly.

"Quack Quack - Soul! The breath of the rules of the soul! Sure enough, it's you...... Quack! You...... Hey? Hey? How did you kid grow so much taller? ”

A noise suddenly sounded in his ears, but Maca's face changed abruptly, and a large amount of information flashed in his mind in an instant.

It's a familiar sound, and it's hard to forget it after hearing it once. Obviously, the thing standing on his shoulder at the moment is the bronze eaglet that has been absent for a long time.

Or rather, the key to the Chamber of Secrets left by Rowena Ravenclaw.

"Why are you here?" Maca held back the uneasiness in her heart and asked quietly.

The bronze eaglet that suddenly appeared stood on his shoulder, and it was a little larger than the sparrow, but the meaning it represented was unusual.

It is the key to the Ravenclaw Chamber of Secrets, and the guide of the so-called "Alternate", as to where it wants to lead Maca......

From the moment Maca got her hands on the Book of Sin, it was as if the answer to that question had been answered. It's just that whether this answer is correct or not is unknown.

"It's the breath of the rules of the soul! Quack...... The bronze eaglet stood on his shoulder, tilting his little head to look at him carefully, but his mouth was croaking and continuing, "That's right, you've just come into contact with the rules of the soul, right?" I may be able to understand that you, Lord Ying, are based on the rules of the soul...... Hey? ”

The eaglet was still chattering, but suddenly it stopped inexplicably and made a startled sound again.

“…… Time rules? You...... What are you doing here? This time, its words were full of surprise and consternation, "When did you come to be?" Ouch...... How long have I been asleep? ”

Maca didn't speak, he just frowned slightly, his mind full of chaotic thoughts.

He knew that the bronze eaglet might have felt the hourglass of the time-turner, and the sand and gravel inside the hourglass must be related to the rules of time. It's just this kind of thing, he doesn't have the heart to think about it now.

But Maca can not speak, but the bronze eaglet can't change the habit of talking. Seeing that he was silent, as if he was pondering something, the eaglet suddenly flapped its wings and patted his neck.

"Boy, what are you thinking? I see that you can even try to use the soul rules, the last test should have been completed a long time ago, right? You...... Oops, no...... After all, when are you now? You're not the ...... you are at this point in time."

“…… It wasn't long, a few hours later," Maca finally spoke, "and as for the last test, it's been a while since now. ”

When he said this, there was no expression on his face, and he didn't know what was going on in his mind.

"Really? Then why didn't you come to me right away? Well...... Forget it! Quack, when are you coming to me, Rowena didn't say how much time he had to set......" The bronze eaglet tilted his head, and there seemed to be some joy in his voice, "Anyway, are you ready for the next test?" ”

When Maca heard this, he was about to say something, but he opened his mouth, but as if he realized something, he suddenly clenched the staff in his hand hard.

"I think we'd better talk about those things later......" he said in a deep voice, with a serious face.

Before he could finish speaking, the mysterious and obscure wave suddenly appeared from outside the castle, and in the blink of an eye, it swept through the surrounding space and spread out into the distance.

He knew that the most crucial part of the plan was about to begin!

"Huh?"

The bronze eaglet was also stunned, and his mouth let out a sound of surprise for the third time today. But then it rattled for a while, and there was a certain horror in its voice, as if it were seeing the sky fall.

"No, no, no! Ga? How so? The broken mirror...... "it just called a few times, and said hurriedly," said ...... What's going on? It's messed up...... It's all messed up...... Ga...... Lord Eagle, I'll withdraw first! You kid hold it off for me! Hogwarts is all up to you......"

Before he could finish speaking, the bronze eaglet disappeared from Maca's shoulder in an instant, just as it had come.

This little guy came quickly, but he didn't expect to go faster, and even Maca was confused. But he didn't have time to think about it that much now, because he remembered his plan to go back in time this time. If this plan fails, all his efforts will be in vain!

"It's coming!"

Maca was stunned, and immediately put aside her chaotic thoughts and concentrated on controlling the rule rune representing the soul at the top of the staff.

Sure enough, almost as soon as the next second came, a violent shock passed by in an instant. It was as if the entire space had shrunk somewhere, and the force was amazingly strong. It's just that the power is only directed at the soul, and has no effect on anything else.

Maca had already experienced this horror before, but now, he was driving the rules of the soul, and he obviously had an even more obvious reaction than last time.

It was only this first shock that he felt that the soul rule rune was on the verge of collapse. It's not that the rule runes don't work, it's just that his mastery of the rules of the soul is not in place.

At the top of his staff, the rune couldn't help but look a little blurry, and it had a slight tendency to dissipate under the shock just now. That was originally outlined by him using magic to condense into silk threads, and how much effect it can play is entirely related to his understanding of the meaning of the rules.

Like the Cooling Rune, Maca can outline it to an almost solidified state, because he already has a fairly deep understanding of the cooling rules of matter. But he still knows a little about the rules of the soul.

However, now he doesn't want to give up, and he can't give up.

Anyway, at least this first shock has been resisted by him, and the power of the soul rules has been used by him to stabilize the souls of everyone in the castle, and the results are still there!

Before the next concussion hit, Maca didn't hesitate any longer, but gritted her teeth and controlled the magic again, and retraced the rune at the top of the staff.

Whether the shock came quickly, or whether he strengthened the soul rune faster, it was up to this hand.

"Bang!"

It wasn't the sound of a soul being shaken out of its shell, it was the sound of Maca's heartbeat. Just before the second wave of shocks swept by, the soul rune was forcibly stabilized by him.

Make it!

Although it was barely able to hold on, the runes had to be strengthened again and again to prevent them from collapsing in the shock. But he knew that at least before the magic power was consumed, he should be able to withstand it.

As long as it can hold on, the plan has not failed. And as long as he survives until the time has passed, he will be able to move on to the next step.

So, Maca put her left hand into her pocket, quickly pulled out a gadget shaped like a glass ball, and smashed it on the steps below.

"Click!"

The glass ball landed on the stone steps and was smashed to pieces. And in the shattered glass ball, a large number of translucent phantoms suddenly appeared, and they hurriedly flew away to the lake on the south side.

Maca looked at all this in front of her, pursed her lips and said nothing.

In his ears, the ticking of the time turner was still ringing. The sound had been with him since he decided to start going back in time, but now it seemed extraordinarily long.

At this moment, Maca stood on the stone steps, the staff in his hand not moving, just like his body, which was not tall and strong, but always calm.

And around his body, the circle of demonic rings like dark blue chains still existed, and they also circled endlessly when they turned slightly.

"Click...... Click...... Click......"

Ticking, unhurried.