"I'm sorry."

At that moment, Delphi felt the sudden tenderness of Maca, and touched the warm and solid embrace of Maca. But at the same time, all she heard was a cry of apology from Maka.

She didn't know why Maca apologized, and she didn't know what the "sorry" meant. It was just at that moment that she suddenly had a premonition that it was not very good.

Yes, Delphi has always believed that Maca will not be malicious towards her.

After all, Maca didn't even pursue what she did to Luna, but only tried to redeem it—which clearly showed that Maca really regarded her as a relative...... Well, at least treat her like a real friend.

However, she naturally didn't know what kind of thoughts Maca was currently thinking and what kind of deep meaning this hug and apology contained.

However, in any case, Delphi, who was greedy for her father's embrace, did not push Maca away, let alone be wary.

There was no doubt that this embrace was something she had missed for a long time, something she looked forward to every day, and she really didn't want to let her slip away in a hurry beside her.

However, in the next moment, Delphi suddenly felt some invisible dizziness quietly attacking. She really didn't expect that Maca's answer to the "I'm sorry" would come so quickly.

Immediately afterward, Delphi could no longer stand on her feet, and her feet were limp and she was about to slip to the floor. Luckily, Maca kept an eye on this, and even in time to push her harder again.

“…… Father. ”

"Well, my good daughter...... If you're sleepy, just sleep for a while! Daddy has always been here. ”

When Delphi finally called out to Maca, and heard Maca admit herself for the first time, she finally fell into a coma in a hazy sense of happiness, and knew nothing in front of her eyes.

Seeing this, Maca hugged her and stood there for a few more moments, until she confirmed that she had indeed fallen asleep under the influence of the Soul Rules, and then gently carried her to another couch next to Luna.

Then, the naturally warm smile on Maca's face slowly faded and returned to her usual calm.

"I'm sorry," Maca looked at Delphi's sweet sleeping face, repeated the apology again, and then said, "Delphi, you've worked hard for so long...... Get a good night's sleep! Waiting for you...... After Luna and Luna have woken up from this sleep, we will go together to deal with the vile and evil Helbo. ”

With that said, Maca didn't do anything to the unconscious Delphi, but she didn't leave either. He just sat down on the floor with his back against the couch and took his time-turner out of his arms.

Then he saw that he was carrying the thin golden chain, and did not move the small hourglass in the middle of the pendant, but let it wander in front of his eyes.

“…… Ahem, ahem. ”

It must be said that this converter means a lot to him, and it carries the hope of saving Luna.

Without it, Delphi's plan might have succeeded—for there may be more time-turners out there, but Maca may not have been able to find them.

And even if he does find another one, who knows when?

Was it after that meteorite fell from the sky? Or after Helmo completed the Demon Summoning Spell? Will it not even be possible to find it until London has completely fallen?

Thinking of this, Maca couldn't help but shake her head slowly, and then took the gold chain and took the hourglass pendant of the converter into her palm.

Immediately, he took out a small dagger from his waist and carved it carefully on the outside of the gold ring used to fix the hourglass.

"Delphini McKellen."

That's right, Maca carved Delphi's name on the curved surface on the outside of the ring, and it was still his last name. Not to mention what he was going to do, at least this act seemed to mean that he finally affirmed what Delphi meant to him Maca McLean.

After all this was done, Maca put the converter back in her breast pocket, stood up, and looked back at the faces of the two girls who were about the same grade.

"Have a good rest and a good dream...... Wait for me to come back. ”

I don't know who he said this...... Oh, maybe both?

Without further hesitation, he picked up the staff that had rested aside, turned his head, and walked over to the stairs.

As he left the building, he had set up a protective spell at the entrance to the floor to prevent anyone from intruding, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Alright, then, it's time to face the rules of time again."

……

Although Maca, the support team of Ilvermorny in the United States, had guessed it, he hadn't cared too much about it, because he had always prioritized everything very clearly.

Relative to this world, all it takes to turn a time turner is a split-second. No matter how many times he turned and how many times he backtracked, it certainly wouldn't take much time.

After saving Luna, he will deal with the fog disaster in London, which he knows in his heart.

However, as for Maca's thoughts, Barlow Stewart, the principal of Ilvermorny who led the team, obviously had no way of knowing.

"Professor Stewart, you're here!"

On the edge of the chaotic battlefield, the deputy leader of the American volunteers, who had just made contact with Sirius, greeted Barlow.

"How? Did you see Mr. McLean? ”

"No," Barlow shook his head, "that Mr. Lupin doesn't know where he is, and I have only been informed of him in the city of London—as for where, I don't know yet." ”

"Oh! I still want to meet that genius boy who is not born in the world! As a result, you didn't even see him. ”

Seeing that the other party shook his head and sighed in deep regret, Barlow had no choice but to wave his hand, signaling him to pay attention to the battlefield. Then he drew his wand and said:

"I'll see you sooner or later, so don't be distracted now...... Is the situation on the battlefield clear? Did the people we sent to the other side come back? ”

"Yes!" When the deputy heard this, his expression immediately closed, and he replied seriously, "According to the previous agreement, I divided into six squads to go out in groups of two, and now two squads have returned." For now, the situation in the biggest battlefield has stabilized...... Looks like we're probably running for nothing this time. ”

"Don't you need any support?" When Barlow heard him say this, he couldn't help but nodded, "Hmm...... isn't it good to 'run for nothing'?" We've not risked losing our manpower, but we've shown a minimum of humanitarianism, and the Magic Congress can handle it...... Of course, it is more important that the situation in London has finally managed to stabilize. ”

In fact, it can be heard from Barlow's words that their trip is also under a lot of pressure.

Although the President of Congress has tried to approve their application to support London, it is clear that the opposition still exists, and if the damage is too great, or if something goes wrong with the American wizarding community, then he, the headmaster, and the president of the American Magical Congress, who advocates for support, will be criticized.

Now, if they can get the job done without any excuse in the eyes of the opposition parties in Congress, then they have come to the right place.

After all, the "Silent Riot" incident that Maca resolved in the United States can be regarded as a debt owed by the American wizarding community to the British wizarding community. If this can be returned, it will naturally be good for their American wizarding community.

Not to mention, Barlow brought volunteers to help British wizards this time, but he actually had a little "selfishness".

You know, the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the United States has a lot to do with Hogwarts - the original founder of Ilvermorny Isolt Thayer, whose mother was born in the Gaunt family, that is, the descendants of Salazar Slytherin.

Her husband, who co-founded Ilvermorny with the witch with the old surname "Thayer", is named "James Stewart".

Yes, the current Headmaster, Barlow Stewart, is a descendant of the Ilvermorny founders.

To be honest, for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Barlow obviously couldn't have any feelings. However, his father had a good relationship with Dumbledore...... Well, in fact, the relationship between Hogwarts and Ilvermorny has never been bad.

That's why Barlow came to London to help, not the superficial statement that he had brought in the manpower he had brought in to thank Maca McLean for his help in the first place.

"If I go back now, the old man won't nag in front of me, right?"

After a secret pout, Barlow quickly returned to his usual solemnity, and left the alley with his legs raised, heading out into the battlefield ahead, where Sirius could be seen directing the battle.

For now, Barlow was going to go over and ask if there was anything they could do to help.

"Bang!"

As soon as he stepped into the battlefield, a spell soon leaked from the front line. From here, you can feel that even if the situation has eased and stabilized a little, the fighting is still quite fierce.

With a slight swing of his staff, he easily blocked the shattering spell in a seemingly effortless way.

As one of the principals of Ilvermorny, Barlow's strength is naturally undoubted. I saw him rushing all the way forward, bounce away from the spells that sporadically attacked from time to time, and even helped others block a few attacks along the way.

It wasn't until he came to the vicinity of Sirius' main team that he stopped.

"Mr. Black?"