harry potter book of crimes

The sky in the mist is turning dim second by second. Sitting on the edge of the roof, looking around, the shadowy buildings around are being swallowed up bit by bit by the darkness.

At this moment, the two figures on the roof were sitting and standing, both falling into silence.

You can see that Macana's two little legs hanging from the edge of the roof are dangling gently, and a face of deep thought is faintly accumulated.

He was thinking, thinking so as not to regret himself.

Hmm... Do you think she deserves to be his nominal "daughter"? Not far behind him, Delphi, who is staring at his back, is obviously thinking the same, and the reason for thinking may be the same as Maka.

However, even though the reasons for thinking may be the same, the results they hope for can be said to be completely opposite.

"I will not give up anyone I want to protect, let alone both."

"The person who would do that is not named Maka McClain."

These are the last two sentences Maka just said.

As for the "two" people to be protected mentioned in it, one is naturally Luna. And the other... seems to be Delphi?

No, let’s not put Luna aside, at least she obviously shouldn’t be “protected”, right?

Yes, if she wants to change that desperate future, it will inevitably lead to the demise of her, a time traveler from the future world.

This is undoubtedly the most obvious time rule, and it is an ending that has been almost destined since she came to this era.

With Maka's wisdom, it is impossible not to understand this.

"……dad."

What's more, Maka will definitely know that the Delphi standing behind him is not the only Delphi in the world.

If anything, she is actually a person who should not have appeared in the first place. Her existence itself represents the misfortune of the entire Europe and even the entire world.

"dad."

However, Maka just ignored the absolutely irresistible rules of time, and even ignored the Chateau Blois that truly belonged to this era, and still said those two sentences.

"dad!"

Delphi shouted three times in a row before she heard Maka, who was sitting on the edge of the building with his back to her, casually said:

"I told you, it's best not to use this here."

As he was speaking, he suddenly thought about it, but still showed a slightly helpless smile.

"Forget it, you can just call me that! Although I'm still young, I don't mind having a beautiful eldest daughter like you!"

It can be heard that there was a bit of joking in Maka's words, as if she wanted to dilute the solemn atmosphere just now.

But Delphi did not follow his wishes and relax, and still stubbornly said:

"Dad... you know very well in your heart that the girl who was sent to Chateau Blois in France is the real Delphi of this era. And I am just a symbol of a huge disaster and a person who must escape from this

The existence of era erasure!"

"Dad, don't you know? I hope to have an easier and better life, rather than a life of displacement in the seemingly endless war..."

"So, even if you want to worry about me, please put your care on me who was still a child in Blois Castle, okay?"

Having said this, Delphi hurriedly wiped her moist eyes and endured an inexplicable sore nose.

"To be honest," she continued, "Dad, you have always been the goal that I have been trying my best to catch up with, but always felt out of reach."

"In the future, even if you are seriously injured because of your fight against the time rules, I have never been able to defeat you even once in a duel practice. And even now, you and I are obviously about the same age, and I can't beat you even once."

I can still only chase after you..."

"So for you, if you only need to prevent the summoning ritual, I believe you will be able to succeed!"

Maka couldn't help but close her eyes slightly after listening to these words coming from behind, and then said after a moment:

"Yes! Maybe you are right...what you said makes sense."

"Then just do it!" Delphi pursed his lips, his eyes filled with anxiety.

However, Maka, who had his back turned to her, immediately waved his hand.

"It's just that there's one thing I can't agree with," he said. "Do you really think that you who are standing behind me now are the same person as the young you who was sent to Chateau Blois?

?”

Delphi couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

"Isn't it?" she replied, "as long as the future does not change, she and I are the same person; but if the future changes... then, the current me will no longer exist."

But when Maka heard this, she shook her head again and said:

"No, even if the future doesn't change, you and her are no longer the same person."

Strictly speaking according to the rules of time, every minute, every second, and even the person in every moment is different from the person in the last moment. But compared to this purely theoretical thing, what Maka wants to say is,

In fact, it has to be emotional.

After a slight pause, he continued:

"For me, instead of saying 'You are my daughter Delphi', I actually think more like 'You are my friend Delphi'... Do you understand? Because at this time, I haven't even said 'Delphi'

Fei Fisher considers this girl my daughter."

"Therefore, what I want to protect is actually just a 'friend' who is willing to sacrifice for me."

After saying this, Maka suddenly stood up, turned around and walked towards Delphi. He looked directly at this surprisingly beautiful girl and said seriously:

"Did you see it? There may be many similarities with the 'Maka McLean' in front of you, but I am not your father now."

Maka's words caused the image of "father" in Delphi's eyes that had always overlapped with Maka to separate little by little.

yes!

No matter how similar they are, no matter how little they change, there will definitely be a gap that cannot be easily ignored in more than ten years.

The fine but hard stubble, the long hair tied up randomly, and the coughing and wheezing that often accompany the ears due to permanent serious injuries... none of them exist in Maka in this era.

In the past, the reason why she overlapped Maka from more than ten years ago was because she really missed her father who disappeared for no reason.

But at this moment, the two images were gradually separated, which made Delphi feel a little confused. She actually didn't feel much loss from it.

Looking back now, as the "unidentified windbreaker wizard", she has been by Maka's side for a long time. Even though she did regard Maka as her father many times, she always regarded Maka unconsciously.

There are cases where Ka is treated as a peer.

She accompanied Maka to many places, did many things, and met many people. She chatted casually with Maka, discussed with Maka equally, and even gave Maka more than once in the battle with Herbo.

Card help.

And these feelings were all things I had never experienced before when I was with that father in the future.

Just as Delphi stood in front of Maka, ecstatically recalling the days she spent with Maka since she came to this era, Maka said at the end:

"You should understand now, right? What I want to protect is the you now. I don't want you to disappear just like that."

However, I don't know what Delphi suddenly remembered, and she suddenly came back from her memories. Then, she saw the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back, and rolled down.

"No," she shook her head vigorously and choked, "Even if you say so, it is already impossible... I am not worthy of being protected by you, I... I am not qualified to be protected by you at all! Dad...

No, Mr. MacLean, you should just let me disappear! I... please..."

This sudden cry caused Maka to fall into confusion.

Even though he had thought so much and said so much before, he was about to convince the extremely stubborn Delphi in front of him.

But this time, Maka really didn't expect it at all.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but frown slightly and gently supported the girl who was crying and was a little unsteady, and casually brushed away the tears that were slowly falling on her pretty face.

"What's wrong?" Maka asked in confusion, "What qualifications are you not qualified for? You did not hesitate to cross more than ten years to come to this era for me. This reason alone is enough for me to sincerely want to protect you."

But Delphi was still shaking his head at this time, his face drooping lower and lower.

It can be seen that some words have almost come to her lips, but for some reason she cannot say them honestly.

Maka had noticed this before, but the feeling at this moment was particularly obvious.

"Delphi?"

The long, slightly curly chestnut hair slightly covered her face because she lowered her head, and her slightly trembling shoulders showed that she was still sobbing. Maka still couldn't understand why she was crying, but he knew,

The reason is definitely not simple.

Unknowingly, Maka was secretly nervous, even he didn't know what he was nervous about.

And the next second when a ray of uneasiness appeared in his heart, Delphi finally raised his head suddenly, as if he could no longer endure some kind of inner torture.

Looking at the flying hair, a pair of red eyes flashed with tears, which contained unspeakable guilt... and a determination that came from nowhere.

When the strands of hair sweep across the face, when the whitened lips gently open and close.

Maka was stunned.