When Maca entered the house and saw the person responsible for the previous noises, he wanted to say just one thing:

"Why are you again?"

However, the situation in front of him was not as easy as he said.

"Bang!"

In front of Maca, another dull thud rang out, and sawdust flew everywhere, forcing him to use his magic to block the scattered pieces of the floor.

And all of this was caused by a fist hitting the ground.

"Miss Miriam, can you hear me?"

He asked because he wasn't sure if the woman in the kitchen in front of him could still understand human language. Looking at the bloated and stubby limbs, and the broad, solid back, her body and most of it transformed into the form of a beast.

Looking at her bruised face and her skin turning dark, I am afraid that it will not be a moment before she completely transforms into a poisonous horned beast that resembles a rhinoceros.

McKellen ...... Mr? ”

Maca was quick to answer—her voice was a little muffled, but at least she could understand what she was saying.

"Help Asaph."

Yes, it wasn't Miriam who was in trouble right now, but Asaph, who she had forcibly suppressed.

I didn't know what was going on with that Asaph, as if he had suddenly lost control of the giant's bloodline, and was slowly transforming uncontrollably.

It can be seen that he still has a trace of sanity. And under the high concentration of his self-consciousness, the speed of giantization is not very fast.

But even so, his knotted muscles were still firmly inflated. If this continues, even if Miriam completes the transformation of the poisonhorn, it will be impossible to control his powerful power anymore.

This is undoubtedly Helbo's last hand, and if it weren't for it, Miriam wouldn't have looked so helpless...... Aside from Helbo, Maca doesn't think there are any other possibilities.

"You just don't move, I'll check it for him."

It can be felt that the magic in Asaph's body has become very violent, but this is just a normal phenomenon of transformation. Instead of paying attention to the chaotic magic, Maca continued to inspect further.

In fact, after making Helbo a suspect in the illusion, he put his first target above the soul. According to the theory of magic, problems with the soul can also manifest itself in the body of living beings.

Immediately after determining the first target of the examination, Maca took advantage of his current study of the rules of the soul and cautiously examined Asaph's soul itself.

This method of groping the soul through matter is not very intuitive, but it is much easier than pulling the soul out of the body directly.

Moreover...... Well, it doesn't seem so "rough" anymore.

It's just that after the examination, Maca's face changed again and again, as if she remembered something bad.

"Anyway, let's calm him down first......"

Before she could finish speaking, Maca straightened up and took out her staff. When a small distortion suddenly appeared at the tip of the staff, his expression became serious.

It could be seen that in the middle of the mass of transparent flames, an indiscernible rule rune was gently writhing, full of a mysterious sense of movement.

This was the soul rule rune that Maca had learned from the study of the Bewitching Monument, and compared to his previous sketch states, this time the control was obviously much more exquisite.

But compared to Helbo, most of them are still a lot worse!

And in the next moment, Maca's eyes suddenly froze, and an invisible fluctuation immediately spread from the rune to Asaph's body. As the runes dissipated silently, Asaph, who was trying to get up, collapsed to the floor as if he had lost all his strength.

"Let it go! For the time being, you don't have to press him anymore......"

After that, Maca didn't put away the staff anymore, but directly pulled up a chair that had fallen on the side of the dining table and sat down nonchalantly.

When Miriam heard him say this, she rolled over and sat down on her side. In order to control Asaph, whose strength is getting bigger and bigger, she is afraid that she will even have the strength to give birth to children in the future, and she is really tired.

It's just that she was more worried about Asaph's condition than the aches all over her body.

After just gasping for breath, Miriam immediately asked:

"Mr. McLean, do you know what happened to Asaph? Isn't that ......?"

Maca lifted her eyelids and opened her mouth without being quick to explain. His gaze fell on the other man's body, which was regaining its human form, but his mind was still wandering somewhere in the depths of his memory.

"Wait, let me think about it."

It was probably more than ten minutes before he temporarily suspended the memories in his mind and couldn't help but shake his head.

"You can choose to take him to your 'Grandpa Raven' and ask him if he can cure him...... Of course, there is a good chance that you will be followed by 'someone' and bring even greater disaster to your organization. ”

Maca had made it clear that the pros and cons were clear, though he didn't seem to have any intention of telling Miriam why Asaph was out of control.

"This ...... Mr. McLean, I don't know if you can ...... Well...... I mean, can you at least tell me what his problem is? ”

At first, she obviously wanted to ask if Maca could be cured, but when she said it, she generally cut off the rest of the content and replaced it with a second-best option.

But looking at Maca's expression, he didn't want to say much about it.

Seeing that he slowly looked away, Miriam pursed her lips and ran out of ideas for a while. After all, for her, staying in the British wizarding world on a mission was the only thing she should do, and going back now would naturally violate the mission requirements of Old Eun.

What's more, as Maca just said, this is most likely a trap left by Helbo. If she really wanted to take Asaph back, the chances of being captured by Helmo couldn't be ignored.

"Mr. McLean......"

When someone shows weakness in front of you, will you be able to stand up for your inaction, even if it is just a gesture for you?

Maca didn't know the answer to this question, he only knew that sometimes the so-called "hand-to-hand effort" was actually not helpful at all.

"I'm not going to say anything like 'there are things you still don't know,'" he said, glancing at Asaph as he fell to the ground, and finally said with a blank face, "It's just another story that isn't too long, and I want you to finish it first......"

Miriam blinked inexplicably, and quickly nodded.

"That's right...... I once knew a witch. She, like you, lost her family at an early age and was raised by a good Samaritan. ”

"That kind man is a special traveler, who takes her on a journey through strange cities and new countries, and teaches her his own voice himself."

And when she grew up, she inherited the craft of that kind man, and also the habit of traveling...... Their relationship has always been very good, and she has always regarded each other as her biological mother. ”

But one day, my mother, who was in good health, suddenly fell ill and became very sick. Since I had a pretty good relationship with her, she went straight to Hogwarts to find me and my Potions teacher, asking us to save her mother. ”

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore intervened to stop the situation from getting worse, but unfortunately ......"

"We've been researching for a long time, but no one including Professor Dumbledore has been able to find a way to make her mother well."

"And now, believe you know - even Professor Dumbledore is gone."

When talking about this, Maca's expression was a little complicated.

What he is talking about is the story of Selene, the owner of the "Snow Witch Restaurant", but how long has the Snow Witch not opened a shop again?

He knew that Selene was still out and about, looking for a cure for her mother. However, Maca, who has Selene's contact information, has never contacted her once.

It's all because he doesn't want Selene to lose her last hope.

Her mother ...... Did he die in the end? ”

Miriam leaned back against the kitchen door and whispered a question—a question that showed that she had understood what Maca was telling.

But Maca didn't answer her directly, just a flat smile of unknown meaning.

After a while, he sighed with a little nostalgia:

"Her cooking skills are really good!"

At this point, Maca turned to ask, "After listening to this story, do you still want to know about your companion's problems?" Even if you knew, you couldn't do anything? ”

"Say it!"

Miriam didn't show any hesitation this time, and as soon as Maca finished speaking, she immediately gave her own answer.

Hearing this, Maca nodded silently.

"It's actually not complicated to say, it's just that there is a power that is attached to his soul and gnaws at his soul all the time. The outward form of that power, in the form of a black flame, is the source of the power...... I'm afraid this is only clear to Helbo. ”

In fact, Maca also has some speculation about its origin, because Selene's mother was infected with this power in the North American Manchak swamp.

And that place is where Greenwald obtained the Devouring Mirror in the first place.

Now that the rune array that sealed the Devouring Mirror has not been destroyed, there are not many options left to conclude.

Nothing more than that, just like the study of Horcruxes, Helbo discovered this extremely strange magical principle from the power of the Devouring Mirror and used it on Asaph's body.

"All in all, is it only Helbo who can bring him back?"

Miriam's face became more and more bitter.