() The sky is still very gloomy, as if it will rain at any time. A thin mist rose from the surface of the sea, and the air on the seashore became more and more hydrated and sticky, almost giving people the illusion that it was already drizzle.

When Maca came to the beach, another gust of sea breeze happened to spread from the sea, which brought a little coolness.

Except for the lighthouse not far away and the pier further away, there is nothing to come to the nearby coast. Because of this, the few figures in front of the many reefs and beaches are even more eye-catching, and they don't even need perception ability, they can be seen with just a glance of the eyes.

Hermione's condition doesn't seem to be very good. Even if her back is turned to this side at the moment, Maca can feel it from the back of her slightly drooping shoulders. She seems to be tightly bound by complicated and contradictory emotions. .

This is probably the reason why she escaped to the seaside and failed to meet him in the first place... because she was not ready yet.

However, it was impossible for her to sort out the clues and resolve the emotions in her heart—Maka knew this deeply, so he came.

"Hermione."

Amidst the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks, a familiar... but unfamiliar voice suddenly interspersed, making Sirius, Ron and others who were standing around Hermione froze. Then, after a moment of stiffness, everyone looked back at the same time.

Except for Hermione.

Maca gave a smile to each of these faces that became more resolute after being tempered. After nodding, he refocused his eyes on the road where his spine was still straight even though he was immersed in confusion. , always highlighting the stubborn back.

"Hermione, did you cut your hair?"

no answer.

Not only did Hermione not answer, but even apart from Sirius, the eyes of several other friends who had turned to look this way also contained all kinds of complex and unspeakable tastes that were not even close to each other.

Maca, who had already learned a lot about the situation from Sarah before coming here, could naturally understand the reason. To a certain extent, at this moment, Ron and the others have not shown their guard and hostility in their eyes, which is probably already a very rare thing!

After all, even if Sarah had reserved just now, the faint magic fluctuations emanating from the alchemy prosthetic limbs on Ron's lower body could not escape Maca's perception—it seems that the few of them experienced in the disaster area on the other side. Every battle was much more tragic than what Sarah described.

But they... especially Ron, when facing Maca who woke up inexplicably at the funeral, the alienation they showed was still not as good as the one hidden in their hearts, driven by the trust they once had. Hesitation and confusion.

This point, I believe Hermione is the same! Don't look at her still turning her back to this side and refusing to turn back, but the more so, the more it proves that her inner struggle is actually more serious than Ron and others.

"Okay!" Maca paused for a few seconds, then smiled and said in a sincere tone, "If you don't want to turn back, don't go back! It's okay. But I still want to say... I'm back, sorry, Let you, let you all worry."

Hermione still didn't speak, nor did she move in any way. She just stood by the reef like that, like a statue unmoved by external objects.

Only the sea breeze kept blowing and flicking her short but still fluffy hair, as if she was trying her best to tell Maca, who was watching her, about her deeply suppressed, which could never be discarded. heart of longing.

"Well," Maca paused again, and then said, "Then I'll go see Harry first! I heard from Sarah that he was seriously injured in the battle with Haierbo before... the rules of the sword of Gryffindor I may be able to help deal with the remaining power, so that he can recover faster..."

"Don't you think, you owe us an explanation?"

Finally, the moment Maca moved her footsteps, Hermione finally spoke. Although she still hasn't turned her head to look at Maca, her voice, after all, has been blown by Maca's ears along with the salty sea breeze.

It was slightly cool, with a hint of awe, and the meaning of questioning seemed to overflow, but after all, it couldn't hide the trembling hidden in it.

And it was at that moment that Maca moved his right foot and then stopped again.

"I know, I owe you more than one explanation, I'm afraid."

He shook his head with a wry smile, but anyway, it was a good thing that Hermione was finally willing to talk.

"But to be honest, there are some things that I haven't figured out yet; and there are some things that I'm afraid I really can't explain to you."

Hearing Maca's words, Hermione probably couldn't bear it anymore, and turned her head abruptly. She stared at Maca fiercely, only half of her body turned sideways expressed her unshakable obsession, and the angry look on her face even more explained her annoyance at the moment.

"What do you mean?" she said aloud.

But here, facing Hermione's anger, Maca sighed.

"It just so happens that there is one thing that no longer needs to be kept secret. Let me just use this as an example for you!"

After saying this, Maca organized his thoughts a little bit, and then, as if immersed in an unforgettable memory, he told Hermione and the others word by word like telling a story.

"That was when we were still studying together at Hogwarts Castle. One night, I knocked lightly on the door of the Ravenclaw tower—"

This is the first time that Maca fully told everyone that he entered Rowena's secret room and accepted the secret of becoming the so-called "candidate".

From the beginning when he obtained the Book of Truth and first came into contact with the rule runes, he shared his doubts and confusion when facing Rowena Ravenclaw's disaster prophecy, and his anxiety when planning operations with Professor Dumbledore in tacit secrecy. And uneasiness, the thrill and caution when digging and collecting pieces of sinful materialized objects, the shock and bewilderment when meeting Rowena's husband and knowing part of the truth...

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Until the end, the meteorite and Haierbo arrived as scheduled, Hogwarts Castle was reduced to ruins, and Maca's slow speed of speaking made the whole story seem to have come to an end.

But that was not the end after all, or rather, now it seemed more like a real beginning.

"...What exactly does Rowena mean by the 'disaster'? At the time, I thought that this was probably the case, right? But obviously, now it seems that it is nothing at all!" Maca frowned Frowning, he said slowly, "It took a while after that, and I finally found the seventh magic item that contained the rules of mortal sin—under the ruins of the school castle, in Hufflepuff's secret room, it was a box."

"A box that must never be opened, but will definitely be opened."