harry potter book of crimes

"Well, haha... 'As long as it doesn't cause so much chaos to the world'?"

Maka's more or less sincere remarks seemed to hit Halbo's point of laughter, making him laugh softly.

But soon, Haierbo shook his head and said:

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to be rude when I laughed suddenly...McLean, I can actually understand your mood. Including me, I am afraid that no one in this world would like to have so many extra things out of thin air.

Obstacle. And so far, many facts have proven that my existence is indeed a huge trouble for you... I should really say 'sorry' to you for causing you so much trouble."

Even if it sounds like a hypocritical tone, I have to admit that these words...well, except for the two "sorry" sentences before and after, the rest are indeed Haierbo's sincere words.

After all, the two of them are actually very similar in their attitudes towards magic research. And none of the so-called "real wizards" like them who try to push the path of magic to the extreme are willing to waste time on useless things.

of.

However, right after that, Haierbo suddenly spread his hands, looked at Maka and said:

"But it's a pity that although it was not my intention, the chaos I caused seems to be inevitable. For example"

After saying this, he lowered his head slightly and looked over and over to look at his dark demon hand. Then, he suddenly raised his hand and stretched it towards Maka.

"Look! In order to get this 'forbidden' power, in order to feel the true meaning of the soul rules, I have to summon the devil, right? However, in order to complete the devil summoning technique, I must sacrifice a huge amount of life.

, using the 'sin' in their souls as... how to say? 'tribute to the devil'? Well... maybe 'food' would be more appropriate to describe it."

When he said this, Haierbo smiled slightly and then continued:

"All in all, if you gain something, you must sacrifice it. The things I need and the things I pursue can only be obtained in exchange for other costs... That's why I just said that those chaos and commotions, chasing

After all, it was not my intention. MacLean, I think if it were you, you would be able to understand me, right?"

When Haierbo said these words, Maka stood not far away, listening quietly. When the other party finally finished his remarks and turned to him for sympathy, he shrugged and responded.

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"If I have to say it, what you said...well, maybe it's not incomprehensible. If you don't mind, I will briefly summarize it."

Just as he was talking, Maka spread his hands and said calmly:

"To put it bluntly, it's just 'selfish'!"

Before he finished speaking, before Haierbo could interrupt, he immediately followed up with the previous sentence:

"There is a saying that you are right about, 'If you gain something, you must sacrifice something.' If you want to gain something, you often need to pay an equal or even greater price. However, your 'sacrifice' seems to be different from that of ordinary people."

Is there a big difference in the concept of 'sacrifice'?"

However, after hearing Maka's secretly teasing, Haierbo nodded as if he suddenly understood.

"Oh! Yes, yes... when you say that, it is indeed like this." He smiled and said, "But isn't it something that can't be helped? In ancient Greek, the meaning of 'sacrifice' is

It's just a 'sacrifice'! There has never been any concept of 'self-sacrifice' in my heart!"

As the topic gets deeper and deeper, the "real" part of Haierbo's words has gradually disappeared. Especially the last statement, it is simply a kind of sophistry.

This may indicate that Haierbo may have been somewhat interested in "talking to MacLean" at first, but as he talked, his interest quickly dissipated.

Maka, who realized this, nodded slightly, then suddenly closed her eyes and said loudly:

"Professor McGonagall, I think you don't need to come in."

Just after saying this, the staff suddenly appeared from his palm, and then slammed to the ground.

"clang"

The clanking sound of the end of the staff hitting the ground suddenly echoed in the empty dragon's nest, and spread throughout the entire cave.

The next moment, 90% of the ground in the dragon's nest instantly burst into a large number of cracks of varying thicknesses, revealing a large number of magic symbols and zigzag lines flowing with faint blue light just under the surface rocky ground.

I remember that before Maka left Hogwarts, she would come to this dragon's lair for a long time and stay for half a day. And what he did besides conducting magic research here, now thinking about it, was

This is a huge rune pattern.

When the faint light spread throughout the dragon's cave, Haierbo could be heard sighing slightly.

"As expected of McLean, the outstanding self-created magic circle... If I give you a few more years, it's really hard to imagine how far you will improve! Oh, if you were born in our era, maybe Master Andros

Maybe the title of 'Invincible' will be yours!"

After saying this, Haierbo suddenly moved his arm as if trying to break away from something.

And at that moment, the outline of a large number of chains suddenly appeared in the space around his body that was originally empty and filled only with faint blue light.

Those magic chains seemed to be invisible under normal conditions, and they would only appear slightly when Haierbo, who was tightly bound, tried to struggle.

In other words, the moment the rune array hidden under the ground by Maka was activated, Haierbo was already trapped by chains.

If it weren't for Haierbo, it would be difficult for anyone else to notice at the first time that they were tied up.

"Hmm... there seem to be some familiar rules here!" Haierbo shook his arm again, feeling the power of the chain that suddenly appeared and disappeared, and said casually, "Oh, I remembered, it's France

That ancient magic heir’s sealing magic, right? What’s it called…?”

However, just as he was talking and recalling, Maka frowned and said:

"Helbo, it's really rare...you seem to talk a bit too much today?"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly swung the staff in his hand from top to bottom, as if he was trying to smash something heavy onto the opponent's head.

"I definitely can't give you that mirror today, but there is a 'gift' that is somewhat similar to it. It's up to you whether you like it or not."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud "boom" resounded throughout the dragon's nest.