“…… I didn't believe in any 'fate', but it turned out...... There may really be a 'predestined' ...... in this world."

In the secret passage, Maca's second journey back in time is coming to an end - he fails again, and Luna's cooling is in his arms, but he doesn't dare to confirm anything from beginning to end.

On the chest, the test tube with the memory thread is a little awkward, as if it is silently reminding himself that it will definitely not end like this.

Therefore, he never used his ability to perceive magic from the beginning. Because he understands that once Luna's death is a foregone conclusion, there is no hope that this sad ending will change.

So......

"Delphi, take this! A few steps further and it will activate on its own, taking you to the newest evacuation site...... And it's time for me to do what I have to do. ”

After shoving the portkey into Delphi's hand, Maca gently placed Luna against the wall in her arms, and then stood up suddenly.

"Go ahead!"

He urged, and after Delphi had left the place in a burst of space retraction, he also pulled out the time turner from his bosom, as well as a small test tube containing white flocculents.

This is the cause and end of his third trip to time and space.

Luna...... Wait for me! I'll be sure to come to your rescue. ”

In a few moments, the hourglass reversed, and the figure suddenly disappeared—as if it had never existed. And the moment he left, the bloodied man on the ground, leaning against the wall, turned into a puddle of useless gravel.

It's just a clumsy transfiguration, but it can even fool itself...... Except that the deceived person is willing to fall for this, naturally there will be no other reason.

……

"It's over."

On the beach, the ticking sound that lingered in my ears stopped for the last time, making Maca's eyes still a little tired when she was suddenly stunned.

It is true that the pendulum sound that is characteristic of the time turner has stopped, but the extremely regular sound can be heard for a long time, and even if it stops, it seems as if it still reverberates.

Shaking her head slightly, ignoring the still-faintly audible ticking sound, Maca turned to look at Luna beside her.

The bonfire was gone, and the moonlight wasn't bright today. But even so, under the faint moonlight, Luna's figure was still illuminated as if it was emitting a glimmer of light.

"What's the end?"

Hearing Maca's soft sigh, Luna, who was looking at the bright moon in the sky, turned back slightly and asked Maca casually.

When Maca saw her ask, she immediately shook her head again.

"No, I was wrong...... This can only be said to be 'over for the time being'! ”

As he replied, he looked at the beach again at night, and his heartstrings, which had been tense, were finally able to relax a little at this moment.

This coast is the exit to the underground passage of Spiral Town, and it is also the safest place for Luna.

Because Maca knew that not long ago, Helbo, who was still suffering from a sword wound, was finally forced away by his anger at that time, and did not reach the exit under the reef wall.

Helpo left only where Maca went, and it was not clear that it would be London, but it might be somewhere else. But the only thing he knew for sure was that Helbo wouldn't be here—a place not far from where he had left.

"Maca!"

Suddenly, Luna called out to him again, but this time it wasn't like she wanted to ask any more questions. She just looked back at the hazy night sky in the west, and hesitated:

"That fog, it seems to have become a little less?"

"Huh?"

When Maca heard this, she couldn't help but look back hurriedly, only to see that a large shadow was indeed slowly shrinking in her field of vision. But when he took a closer look, a bad premonition rose in his heart.

"No, it's not less, it's shrinking—"

What the contraction of the fog meant, Maca didn't know, he only knew that this change brought him only a strange sense of crisis.

"What do you want to do with that guy Helbo?"

In the secret passage, Maca hit the sword mark on Helbo's chest, inflicting soul damage on the opponent - Maca was sure of this.

Therefore, in Maca's expectation, Helbo should go to heal his injuries with all his strength after retreating, because if it were him, he would definitely let himself recover his strength first.

After all, if there is no real strength to lay the foundation, Helbo's biggest advantage is gone.

Of course, no matter what, what Maca is going to do next is the same. I saw that he immediately dug into the pocket on the inside of his robe, and pulled out a Muggle phone.

"Maca, what is this?"

Faced with Luna's curiosity, Maca immediately shrugged her shoulders.

"It's called a mobile phone......" he said as he pressed a few buttons and put it to his ear, "well, how do you say that?" Muggle 'magic'? ”

As he casually explained, there was a rustling sound coming from the phone's earpiece, the effect of the distraction of a large amount of fog in the distance.

But fortunately, because the distance is a little farther, the impact does not seem to be large.

After a few moments, Maca heard a voice coming from the earpiece.

"Mr. McLean?"

"Yes, that's me...... Mr. Prime Minister. ”

After answering, Maca immediately said:

"Mr. Prime Minister, the enemy has all been led into the underground town, and all of our men have been evacuated. Next...... I'm going to start detonating. ”

"Please wait, the queen is by my side, I'll talk to her first-"

On the other side of the phone, the Prime Minister left the microphone after saying this, as if going back to relay Maka's words to the Queen.

It didn't take long for him to return to the phone, pick up the receiver and say categorically:

"No problem, let's get started!"

Detonating Spiral and burying the entire army of living corpses was the final step in Maca's original plan, and the biggest collaboration he had ever negotiated with the British Muggle leaders.

However, due to the interference of the fog, the work of detonating it had to be done by the wizards. After all, even if the Muggle military could send death squads, it would be difficult for them to reach the detonation site safely.

After getting the final confirmation from the Muggle Prime Minister, Maca didn't hang up the phone and waved her hand. In the next second, with a hissing sound in the earpiece, a silver-white eagle swooped out and quickly swept into the grotto located at the lower edge of the cliff on the reef shore.

Fly straight to Spiral Town from the underground tunnel, that's the closest route.

A moment later, only a surface-shattering thud could be heard in the distance, and even though Maca and Luna were far away from the explosion, they could be felt clearly.

But in that moment, Maca's expression changed.