Chapter 1663: "Bandits and Hostages"
Tonight, when Maca arrived at the British royal family's estate again with Kingsley and Delphi, Barbré, who had been waiting in the foyer for a few days, was a rare no-show.
To be honest, though, so far, Barbré might have felt that Maca didn't really care much about her existence at all. After all, Maca had made it clear from the beginning that his success was just an "accident".
But in fact, Maca paid much more attention to him than he imagined, and it was only because of a series of reasons that he didn't get too close to him.
Otherwise, Maca would not have awakened the sleeping magic in his body and said to him through soul magic, "As long as you can master this power, you have the right to think for yourself" and other words that are like encouragement, reminders and warnings.
And just now, as she passed through the foyer, Maca immediately noticed that Barbré was not there.
“…… Mr. McLean? Seeing that Maca didn't speak after sitting down, the queen couldn't help but take the initiative to ask, "Are you also selecting five people to conduct the experiment as usual today?" ”
Hearing the other party's question, Maca put aside the fact that she hadn't seen Barbray for the time being, and shook her head slightly.
"No, I didn't bring the reagents with me this time," he said, "and in fact, I'm going to come tonight to talk to Her Majesty about something." Well...... Presumably the queen has already gotten the news, right? It was the case of the fog of Kent shifting to London. ”
"Oh, yes," said the Queen, bowing her head slightly, and then with a particularly keen and tentative voice, "do you say...... Is this related to you, Mr. McLean? ”
Faced with the queen's question, Maca did not deny it, but nodded again very happily.
"Combined with some other conditions, I think this abnormal change is probably an invitation from Helbo to me personally. And that's about it...... Your Majesty, I know you have sent an army over there. So, I have to warn you first—"
After emphasizing this sentence first, Maca continued:
"Don't get too close, and don't easily mobilize that garrison team to do something very dangerous! For there are a number of enemies in the fog that are not good for you. ”
"What about them...... Are you running with the mist? Just like when we attacked Canterbury? ”
"No, because it's likely that Helmo himself is hiding in the fog this time, so it's definitely a lot more dangerous than you think—"
One of the reasons for Maca's trip was to let the royal family settle down when she went to London to meet Helbo. So, he was about to move on to the topic.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone outside suddenly knocked on the door of this hall, so that Maca and the queen had to stop the conversation for a while.
The queen nodded to Maca, and then raised her voice slightly in the direction of the door:
"Open the door."
She didn't call anyone in right away, but she didn't ask who it was directly here - she had already asked the guards to go out beforehand, and as a queen, it was obviously unseemly to ask questions from afar.
"Mother, Mr. McLean......"
Soon, when the guards outside opened the hall door, the two of them saw the prince and Barbré, whom Maca had not yet seen, appear at the door of the hall.
Perhaps because the queen had not yet said that they would be allowed to come in, they both stood outside the door and saluted one after another.
Then, the prince took the initiative to apologize:
"I'm sorry, but I was asking Barbré about how he felt about using magic, and I was talking for a long time without paying attention. After that, he and I hurried to the basement again, but when we got there, there were only guards...... If it weren't for the fact that I didn't seem to have received any news of Mr. McLean's arrival today, I asked the guards by the way, maybe there would have been a longer delay...... Oh, Mr. McLean, I'm really sorry! ”
The prince's words began with an apology and ended with an apology, with a hint of a smile on his face from beginning to end, which can be said to be quite decent. If he changes someone else, even if it is not to the level of "like a spring breeze", it is enough to make most people have a good impression of him.
Maca, however, listened to him, but her eyes remained on Barbury behind her.
It can be seen that the latter, whether it is his expression or his action posture, has a subtle feeling.
If I had to find an example to compare it to...... It may be like an innocent hostage who has been secretly coerced by bandits, forced to pretend to be calm in front of people, but his heart is extremely eager to be seen.
Maca, who had been paying attention to the prince in the first place, only looked at it from such a distance for a while, and soon understood roughly what was going on.
As for the Queen's side...... Maca felt that she, who was also extraordinarily intelligent, must have also sensed the abnormality.
However, in this regard, the queen and Maca did not show anything unusual for the time being.
Then the queen said to her son:
"Then come on in!"
Before he could finish speaking, the prince walked into the hall with Barbré, who was one step behind him. Then, the prince sat directly next to the queen as usual, and Barbré, naturally, stood behind the sofa of the two of them first.
As soon as he sat down, the prince spoke again.
"Mother, Mr. McLean—what about today's experiment?" As he spoke, he glanced around the hall a few more times, as if looking for the subject who was supposed to exist, "It's not started yet...... Or is it already over? ”
"The latest reagents haven't been completed, so there are no experiments tonight," Maca shook her head calmly, "but the daily testing of Barbury is still going on." Until then, I would like to say a few words to Her Majesty and test it later. ”
"Oh, that's right!" After hearing this, the prince immediately nodded and said, "Then please continue, don't care about my existence, I just came to watch as usual." ”
"Okay."
Maca replied normally, and then spoke to the Queen about what the Muggle royal side might need next, or something that wasn't needed. When he had finished what he had to say, he waved straight at Barbrello, who was standing behind the couch opposite.
"Let's go! Again, as a few days ago, go to the hillside clearing behind the manor. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Maca disappeared from the couch first, and Kingsley quickly left with Delphi's entourage and went to the backyard.