"Click-rattle-"

A tooth-aching sound suddenly sounded in the corridor outside, and immediately after, Miriam, who hurriedly turned around, saw a frost spreading through the door.

Seeing that the white frost streaks instantly wrapped around the door frame, and gradually covered the walls and floor, she was immediately startled and took a small step back.

The cold air churned near the floor.

And at this moment-

"Oh, sorry, please give way...... Don't worry about the frost on the ground, it won't hurt you in any way, it just might make you feel a little cold. ”

Another voice came from the porch, and although it didn't sound like it was speaking to anyone in the room, the familiarity in that voice made Miriam feel a little reassured.

Sure enough, when Maca suddenly appeared at the door, even Ahaz, the shadow man who had been persuading Miriam to take the opportunity to escape, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Even if he didn't want to see Maca again, it was at least much better than seeing Helmo there!

"Mr. McLean!"

Miriam subconsciously wanted to meet her, but soon, she couldn't get any closer because of the lingering cold around Maca.

"This ...... What's going on? Why ......"

"Oh, that's a side effect of my overuse of some kind of magic just now," Maca shrugged, "don't worry, it won't be cold in a while." ”

Yet, having said that, the frost marks around him were still getting worse over time. Especially at his feet, the large amount of ice crystals even froze the soles of his shoes and the floor, which looked quite amazing.

I really don't know what kind of magic he "overused", and even the residual power after the fact would be so terrifying.

The current maca has become a walking ice machine!

"Well, if you're ready, I think we can go—" Maka said, smiling apologetically again, "oh, yes...... I guess I'd better help you untie that shackle first. ”

Immediately, he asked Miriam to lift her feet, and then quickly clicked a little on the ring of the magic shackles. And the moment his fingers touched the outside of the ring, a frosty crack appeared in the shackles with a crisp sound.

As Maca's hand approached her feet, Miriam couldn't help but feel a chill.

Especially at the second when Maca froze the shackles directly, even if Maca actively controlled the cold, she still felt as if a wisp of biting cold was piercing her ankle like a needle.

"Alright, the magic on it has been completely destroyed, take it down and trust you to do it yourself." Maca waved her hand and said, "You can go this time, well, I'll have to send that young lady's classmates to the federation later!" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the door, and the little girl who had opened the door for him immediately nodded. It seems that she is waiting a little anxiously.

With that, Maca lifted her foot with a "click", and ice crystal fragments immediately scattered from the soles of his shoes. But he didn't seem to care, turned around and walked back out the door.

"Come on! Remember following me when you went up for a while......"

I saw that he was talking to the little girl outside the door, but before he could finish speaking, he paused and turned back.

"Hmm...... Miss Miriam, I suppose you're going to come with me, right? What about this ...... Uh, Mr. Ahaz, what are your plans? ”

Perhaps because the scene of Maca's return was too inexplicable, the shadow man was still a little stunned at this time. But after Maca's question, as if he had finally remembered something, he asked:

"What about Helbo? He's dead? ”

"How is that possible?"

When Maca heard this, she immediately shook her head.

"Of course, he only escaped temporarily...... Oh, and that might not be accurate, I'm personally more inclined to the 'he's gone for a while'. ”

As Maca says, the word "escape" sounds obviously a bit awkward, and Helpo's departure is noticeably much more unhurried.

"Didn't you kill him......" Ahaz turned his head and said, "Miriam, you'd better go back with me!" The boss is undoubtedly safer with him than anywhere else. ”

However, Miriam didn't argue with him anymore, and walked directly in the direction of Maca at the door.

"You-"

Ahaz was visibly angry, but after a moment's hesitation, he eventually followed.

"Then I'll ...... with you."

At this point, he suddenly seemed to realize something, and cast a reluctant glance at Maca, who was walking in front.

“…… Uh, McLean...... Mr? May I? ”

"Of course," Maka said unconcernedly, without looking back, "it's Christmas in the near future, and we have an event at Hogwarts where wizards from all over the world are coming—voila, you've picked a good time!" ”

While walking and talking, the four of them soon came to the stone steps that entered the underground corridor. And along the way, everyone creaked every step because the floor of the corridor was covered with frost.

But when they followed Maca to the living room above the trapdoor, the ice-blue world that suddenly greeted them suddenly covered the small scene below.

"Oh yes, I need a word of caution - just follow me, and don't touch anything as much as possible."

Actually, there was no need for Maca to say it, because the dense icicles that took up almost half of the living room alone made it impossible for them to get there.

But I saw that most of those icicles were covered with a layer of ice crystals, but they still showed a hazy light, so that people could see at a glance whether there was anything in them.

Of course, most of the criss-crossing icicles were just plain ice, except for the thickest one, which seemed to have something frozen in the middle.

Maca didn't give much explanation for this—and there really wasn't a need, after all, although he had left behind the shell, Helbo's remnant had long since disappeared in a flash of lightning.

He led the three men behind him out from the ice on one side. After a few steps, the four of them walked out of the "ice forest" and came to the other side of the living room to see that the remaining students of the Heberhe Academy of Magic and Wizardry seemed to be here.

"Okay, now when I give a message to the president of the federation, he is here, and we can go...... Oh, or can we go outside the door? It seems to be strangely cold here......"

Maca said, opening the door to the living room with a wave of her hand. As the frost fell, the light in the outer vestibule immediately poured in, and a wave of warmth arose.

It was only then that they realized that it was still early afternoon.

……

That evening, as the sun set over Hogwarts Castle, Marka, Miriam, and Ahaz, the shadow boy, finally appeared at the school gates.

Yes, they didn't leave immediately after going to the "igloo" in Akinbad, as Maca said.

Since Maca once again shook hands with Haier, and even left the body behind, Akinbad naturally wanted to ask.

In addition, the teachers and students of Heberch Academy have all been transformed at the soul level by Helbo with a magic array, and most of them have suffered from the petrification of the alienated eight-eyed giant spider, and these messy things have to be discussed with Maca to start solving.

As a result, Maca had to stay in Haifa until late at night.

Fortunately, due to the time difference, it has only just sunset on the Hogwarts side.

It has been snowing heavily in the last few days, and it is rare to have a good weather today, and Maca has finally caught up with a sunny end.

"It's a pity that it will probably continue to snow again tomorrow......"

Maca and Miriam walked on the grass in the vestibule, the snow that hadn't melted all day was creaking in the footsteps.

Behind him, Miriam walked silently with her head sideways, looking at the red sun in the west. After a while, she suddenly said softly:

"Mr. McLean, remember my companion Asaph?"

Ahaz naturally remembered what Miriam had said earlier, and when he heard the other party mention it, he turned his head and quietly looked at Miriam's side face.

However, there was no expression on the half of his face, at least.

"Well, of course I do." Maca answered.

"Then ......," continued Miriam, "does the gentleman know where he is?" Did you find Asaph in that school...... Corpse? ”

"Huh?"

After Helmo left Hirsch College, the people of the Federation had already searched the inside and outside of the mansion-like building. Speaking of corpses, they found a shriveled cat, and nothing else.

And to talk about the body of Asaph......

"As far as I can tell, it seems that there are none."

"Then I don't know where he might be...... Is it? ”

Maca remembers very well that the man probably didn't live long under the circumstances. It's just that when and where he will die, he may not be able to predict for sure.

"Yes, I don't know."

After asking these two questions, Miriam was silent for a while, and only stopped a moment when the three of them were about to reach the main entrance of the castle.

"Mr. McLean, may I ask ......," she said, pursing her lips, "I may...... Please, will you help me find out where Asaph is? Whether he lives or dies, I want to see him again! ”

There were so many reasons that drove her to make such a plea that Miriam put aside the fact that she had just been rescued by Maca and begged again.

Because she understands that if she goes to find it herself, she won't be able to find it without mentioning it. Just Helbo, who had once again disappeared in the shadows, was enough for her to not enter.

"Meet him?" Maca seemed to be a little embarrassed, "It's not impossible...... It's just that you're going to have to wait a few days. ”()

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