"That doesn't seem good......"

After Maca and the others forcibly took Glopp back to the camp, everyone had another good meal, and then they were ready to go to bed before it was completely dark.

It was mainly Hagrid, who after that had been with Glopp again — well, "beaten" by Glopp — so he obviously needed a good rest.

However, while Maca was keeping vigil and admiring the clear starry sky unique to the high mountains, the valley below suddenly became noisy.

Because of the silencer spell, he was about to discover it because he felt the faint vibration under his feet.

“…… Wow, this doesn't seem to be your average buzz. ”

When Maca muttered and looked into the valley, she saw this scene:

Within the confines of the tribe of giants, a huge bonfire reflected a tall figure in shadow. Of course, they weren't holding a bonfire, but they were having an unusually fierce group fight.

Although it was a little far away, even so, Maca could still see the giants punching and kicking mercilessly.

In the quiet night sky, the sound of the thump is especially noticeable, and the occasional bone breaking sound is even more numb.

Around the conspicuous bonfire, there were two figures whose physique was clearly beyond that of ordinary giants, and they were now entangled with each other, and the struggle had entered a white heat.

This is undoubtedly the fiercest and most important battle of the Giant Tribes - the challenge for the position of Gugo.

Unlike other creatures, when giants compete for the position of leader, all the fallen clansmen will join in a fight. Giants to giants, giants to giants, even the old, weak, sick and disabled have to get up and fight.

For a wizard aspiring to be a scholar, this kind of scene is not something that can be seen casually.

If Maca had really come to investigate the living conditions of the giants and write a paper on the protection of magical creatures, it would have been a very precious experience.

Well, even if you take a step back, if Voldemort hadn't had time to negotiate with the Giant Tribe, according to Maca's personality, it would probably be regarded as a bustle.

Unfortunately, Voldemort had apparently already negotiated with the Giants, and it was uncertain whether he would send anyone over again. In this case, Maca can't leave this place alone.

Even if the giants are only left in the valley now, and even see that they are going to lose their troops again, the combat effectiveness of these big guys is absolutely not negligible.

Maca can not be afraid of these stupid big guys, but it does not mean that others are not afraid, and the superiority of giants in war has been highly recognized since ancient times.

“…… What's happening - oh, Merlin's soles of the feet! ”

As Maca hesitated alone, Hagrid's voice came from behind him, apparently awakened by the shaking of the ground.

"It's obviously a bit bad...... "Marca didn't look back, "anyway, wake up Madame Maxim too!" ”

When Hagrid went to call Madame Maxim to the same place, the three of them immediately began an urgent discussion.

"Listen to me first," Maka and the others immediately took the lead, "This battle is obviously a clan fighting for the position of Gugo, whether Kakus loses or wins, this will be very detrimental to our next negotiations......

As Maca said, no matter which side wins, the Giant Tribe will usher in a period of more chaos.

At this time, they still run to negotiate, not to mention whether those stupid big guys can listen to it, maybe those guys will directly beat them out without saying a word.

All in all, the current situation will be very unfavorable for them.

"But there are advantages," Marca continued, seeing the sad faces of Hagrid and Madame Maxim, "after this incident, Voldemort's advantage in negotiating with them in advance will definitely be more than half gone—that is, if we can find a way to continue the previous friendship strategy, maybe it will go more smoothly than we thought yesterday!" ”

"So what do we do?" Hagrid couldn't help but say, "Look down there! We've all achieved this appearance, and we probably won't even be able to get in tomorrow. ”

"Hmm......" Maka shrugged her shoulders when she heard this, "that's exactly what I've been pondering. ”

There is no doubt that the period leading up to tonight's battle of giants will be the most crucial period of their trip.

"Orim, do you have any ideas?" Hagrid pondered for a moment, then decisively gave up his thoughts and asked Maxim instead.

During this month's encounter, Hagrid was convinced that "Orim is much smarter than himself".

But in his slightly expectant eyes, Madame Maxim quickly shook her head.

"We couldn't understand what the giants were thinking...... If I want to see it, it's up to McLean, who obviously knows more about the thinking of giants. She said.

With that, the two of them turned their gaze to Maca, who was still in deep thought.

The giants' ability to resist the battle and their physical strength are beyond the reach of a wizard, and the battle between them has always taken hours to decide.

And as far as the challenge of competing for Gugo is concerned, it is the strongest against the strongest in the tribe. If nothing else, they will most likely be able to fight until dawn.

But even so, it is quite difficult to find a solution.

“…… In the minds of those giants, the battle to challenge Gugo is very sacred, and we want to get involved...... It's a real headache! ”

Maca muttered to herself, and after a long moment, she let out a soft breath.

"There's a way, but—"

Seeing that Maca finally spoke, both Hagrid and Madame Maxime listened intently......

……

While Maca was talking about a rather chaotic countermeasure, a heavy meeting in the reception room of the Order of the Phoenix Command, Blake's old house, had fallen into a slump.

At the long conference table, the main dozen or so members of the Order of the Phoenix sat together, all of them silent, their mouths closed.

Even Tonks, who is usually the best at enlivening the atmosphere, bows his head silently at this time.

On the table of the conference table, a large number of scattered documents and reports were scattered, and several of them even fell to the floor, but no one picked them up.

It seems that someone threw them all out in a fit of rage.

"Bang!"

"Speak! They all talked—if they didn't have an idea, they did as I wanted! Sirius suddenly slammed to his feet, his fist slamming down on the conference table.

"No! This is the only ...... No, it doesn't work! Mrs. Weasley screamed.

"Then you say! What to do? Sirius roared.

"This ...... I ......, "Mrs. Weasley is really out of ideas this time.

"Sirius!" Mr. Weasley, who has always been good-natured, couldn't help but frown, "What's the use of you yelling at Molly?" ”

“……”

Sirius took a deep breath, only to find that this time he couldn't calm himself down. I saw that after he sat back in the chair impatiently, he couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up from the chair.

"If you want to endure it, keep putting up with it! I can't help it this time! He dropped a sentence in a rage, and turned to walk towards the door of the reception room.

"Sirius!" Lupin suddenly let out a loud cry and stopped him, "You can't go out!" ”

Sirius could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and he suddenly turned around, walked briskly to the corner of the reception room with a tense face, and pointed to a shadow on the ground in a furious manner.

"Can't go out?" He almost roared, "Do you want me to watch him live every day in the future?" Sorry! I simply can't do it! ”

As he spoke, he pulled up the shadow in his place, exposing it to the magical lights of the room.

That's a wizard...... No, to be exact, it was an important member of the Order of the Phoenix. If there is anyone who is the most important in the Order of the Phoenix now, apart from Maca, he must definitely be counted.

The wizard's name was Kingsley Shackle, an elite Auror of the Ministry of Magic, who not only had outstanding abilities, but also had a calm personality that made him feel more and more reliable.

In the Order of the Phoenix, there are many important tasks that will be rejudged by him before being sent to other members to complete. Now that Moody has disappeared inexplicably, Kingsley's presence has become even more indispensable.

However, at this moment, this flimpy guy who was lifted by Sirius by the collar still has his usual elite momentum?

“…… Let me tell you, if I want to hide here and stare at these lifeless eyes every day, then I might as well go out and find a way to avenge him! ”

Sirius roared wildly, as if venting his pent-up emotions, which made his expression look unusually hideous.

"Oh-I can understand your ...... But you can't ......" Mrs. Weasley couldn't finish her words, so she leaned into her husband Arthur's arms, and couldn't say anything more.

“…… Perhaps," Tonks said weakly, suddenly, "I'll go out and find Maca...... He must have an idea. ”

"yes, Maca......" Lupin opened his mouth, but shook his head slightly.

In fact, they had already sent owls to deliver the letter a day earlier, when that incident had just happened. After that, they sent two more owls in a row.

But there were three owls in front and back, but none of them found Maca's location. When they contacted Dumbledore urgently, they learned that Maca had rushed to Belarus to save Hagrid a few days earlier.

“…… Not to mention Maca, he's busy enough. Lupin said softly, "I just can't understand why Dumbledore didn't want to make a move this time......"