At about two o'clock in the morning, Sarah, who was chatting with Hermione without a match, suddenly turned around, and then she saw the familiar figure coming out of the spatial warp.

"Good evening...... Oh, Hermione, you're here too? ”

Arriving at St Mungo a little earlier than Maca had expected, it was obviously a good thing for him.

"You're back." Seeing this, Sarah was the first to greet him.

On the other hand, compared to Sarah's polite appearance, Hermione's face was a little unsightly at this time.

"Of course I'm here......," she grumbled disgruntledly, "and it's not because someone suddenly disappeared without a trace, that something happened to St. Mungo...... In order to ensure the safety of the injured patients and therapists, not only me, but everyone is on duty in shifts! ”

"Oh, well! It's all my fault," Maca said with a smile as she gently leaned her staff, "Well, I know it's been a terrible day, hard work for you......"

As he spoke, he changed his mind and said:

"But I have to say, it's because I've seen your growth that I can leave with confidence!"

To be honest, only half of what he said was true. Because although he is indeed willing to admit that Hermione and her current abilities are now, in fact, there is really no way to say that they are "at ease".

During the short trip to Fort Blois, France, he was still quite worried - after all, this time the opponent was the extremely dangerous ancient wizard Helpo!

But now it seems that the big guys are still doing very well, aren't they?

Although Maca was not clear about the details of St. Mungo's defense against Helmo this time, he just let Helpo fall into the trap as he expected, which was enough for him to praise him.

After smiling at Hermione again, he nodded:

"Alright, you go and rest! It's late...... Remember to tell everyone that being on guard is necessary, but don't forget to make sure you get plenty of rest. At present, Sarah's side can detect the situation of the entire hospital, so leave the main vigilance to her! ”

"What about the whole hospital?"

Hermione was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened and she cast a questioning look at Sarah.

"Is that so? Why didn't you mention it to us? ”

When Sarah heard this, she shook her head as if innocently.

"Because you didn't even ask?" She said, "But it doesn't matter if you don't say it, my observations are not very subtle, and everyone's inspection is also very important." ”

"You...... Then you should say it! ”

Pursing her lips slightly, Hermione, who didn't know what to say, glanced at Maca again in a bit of a huff, and finally turned and walked in the direction of the stairs.

"Ah, yes!" She suddenly turned her head again and said, "Maca, I can understand that this time you should be trying to lure Helbo into it, but ...... You're not going to go any further, are you? ”

"Of course."

Maca bowed slightly, and at the same time smiled apologetically again.

"That's good......"

With that, Hermione's figure disappeared on the side of the stairs——. the patrol standards of the friends were readjusted!

"Whew-"

Seeing Hermione go downstairs, Maca couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then sat down on the back chair next to her.

As he had told Willy's father, after solving the Bloodline Curse issue for Willy, he came back without resting at all.

In fact, the most important thing to get a good night's sleep right now is himself.

"Are you alright?"

Sarah, who was sitting on the edge of the refining array, looked at the tired look on his face, and couldn't help but care kindly. But before Maca could answer, she turned her head again and looked in the direction Hermione had left.

It's Hermione, she's back!

Almost at the same time, Maca quickly moved her ass and straightened her upper body, which had just collapsed.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at Hermione, who had just gone down and returned again, Maca couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. This time, in particular, there was a hint of hesitation in Hermione's expression - that wasn't her style.

"Oh, that's it—"

Hermione, who was standing at the top of the stairs, said as she glanced back at the bottom of the stairs, and then took a few steps further as if she was afraid that someone down there would hear.

"Maca, there's something I want to tell you...... It's about Professor Sinista and Mr. Victor. ”

"Mr. Victor?"

When Hermione mentioned the last name, the first thing Maca thought of was actually little Victor. And if Sinista and little Victor were put together, the only thing he could think of was ......

"What? Does Professor Sinista finally want to get rid of being single? Maca said with a little surprise, "With her vision, she doesn't like a married man, right?" ”

"What are you talking about?" Hermione hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I'm not talking about little Mr. Victor, but his father-"

"Oh!"

Maca immediately raised her eyebrows, and even looked at the stairs differently.

Of course, no matter how rich his imagination is, there is always common sense. After teasing Hermione, he immediately shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Okay, you can say - what happened between Professor Sinista and Mr. Victor?"

Hermione, who was a little annoyed by Maca's little joke just now, just glared at him helplessly after all.

However, due to Maca's interruption, some of the troubles in her heart seemed to have been diluted a lot, and even the hesitation in her tone disappeared all at once.

"The whole thing, it's like this......"

After telling Maca about the old Victor and Aurora's mother, Maca nodded thoughtfully.

He was somewhat mentally prepared for little Victor's abnormality - most of the guys who can ride broomsticks around the sky are inseparable from the wizarding world.

What he didn't expect was that the father and son he met in Greenwich Park actually had a story that could be implicated with Hogwarts.

Finally, Hermione confessed again:

“…… And when Sirius asked me to choose between respecting the professor's approach or going to reveal the truth to Mr. Victor in his place, I chose the latter. ”

"It's just...... I've done it, but I still don't know if I'm doing it right or not. ”

When Maca heard this, she already understood where Hermione's confusion was.

"I don't think it's 'right' or 'wrong' that is bothering you." He spread his hands and said, "Because you usually trust your own reason, and it is rare for you to act on your own feelings like this. So you're worried...... It's your impulsiveness this time, will it have bad consequences for teaching them, right? ”

When Hermione heard this, she did not say no, but muttered quietly:

"It's not because you said before...... 'As long as the result is good, you don't care how bad the process is'!"

"Did I say that?"

Maca recalled with some confusion, but quickly smiled noncommittally.

"Let's just say it!" "But don't worry, it's not up to us to say it's good or not—even if it's good for the time being, there's no guarantee that it will always be good, is it?" ”

"So don't think so much! As long as you do what you think is right, that's fine...... Didn't you say you would be held accountable for this? ”

"Is that all?"

Hermione tilted her head in disbelief, but she nodded silently under Maca's "that's it" expression.

"Professor Sinista is down there, right?" Seeing her awkward look, Maca had to rush to the stairs and gesture, "Since you don't understand, why don't you just go and take a sneak look?" ”

It was certainly bad to eavesdrop on someone else's conversation, but Hermione's mind was full of thoughts right now. After just a pause, she immediately turned around and tiptoed down again.

This time, it looks like she won't be back anytime soon, right?

Watching Hermione leave, Machaden relented again and slumped lazily in the chair beneath her. After a moment's pause, he turned his head to look at Sarah.

"How's it going?" He said, "You know, I'm asking 'the other side.'" ”

Since Helmo was trapped on the "back" of St. Mungo, there have been no more accidents so far, not even the slightest movement.

But after all, it was Helmau, and being "companion" with this guy at such a close distance couldn't really make people feel at ease.

Seeing Maca ask, Sarah lowered her head and confirmed it again in the refining array, and then said cautiously:

"Judging from what is displayed in the refining array, no anomalies have been found so far."

"Well," Maca thought for a moment, "please double-check!" When I get a little bit of rest, I'll 'go' over and ...... myself."

"You...... No problem? Sarah asked in a rare retort, "I see your state—"

"It's okay," Maca interrupted her, "Don't worry, I'll be able to do things normally after drinking a bottle of potion later, you can check the refining array first......"

"By the way, you can be happy - I may have found a correct way to solve your soul problem."

Let's not talk about whether Sarah can be "happy"! Anyway, this is indeed good news for her.

Taking advantage of Sarah's detailed examination of the refining array as she requested, Maca couldn't help but slowly close her eyelids, leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes to recuperate.

In fact, he was also thinking about whether to wait until he had enough rest to check on Helbo's situation, after all, he was really tired this time.

However, Maca was not sure if Helpo had escaped just in time for him to rest. Possibilities like this are not out of the question.