harry potter book of crimes

"I see... I see... This is the reason why Rowena worked so hard to devise a plan that spans thousands of years, but she still can't explain it clearly. It's also the reason why the magic image she left behind will stop me from opening it, even if she doesn't hesitate to kill me.

Its reason. Yes, that's it...this huge mystery is finally solved."

The moment the stone box made a soft "click" sound and the magic attached to it was shattered, Maka couldn't help but sigh.

However, the expression on his face did not have the slightest hint of joy and joy when the answer to the mystery was revealed. Instead, it was full of solemnity.

"Cough cough cough... cough cough... cough cough cough..."

Suddenly, the injuries caused by the rules of time that Maka had been enduring, finally began to surge in his body again because of the excessive fluctuations in his inner emotions.

"Cough cough cough...poof!"

After a violent cough, he felt his throat surging, and he choked out a mouthful of blood, vomiting all over his hands that were covering his mouth.

However, as soon as the mouthful of blood was spit out, he finally felt a little relieved. After taking out a bottle of magic potion and pouring it into his stomach along with the blood remaining in his mouth, the potion took effect immediately.

Maka couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, the damage accumulated by the time rules has nothing to do with the black box at his feet. Even if he feels better, there are obviously more important things that need to be done at the moment.

Throwing the empty potion bottle in her hand into the darkness next to her, Maka wiped the blood on her face randomly while bending down to reach for the black box in front of her.

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It can be said that he did this action as smoothly as if he had planned to do it - but in fact, this idea just flashed through his mind.

"etc."

At a moment when he was halfway outstretched, Maka suddenly realized something was wrong, and suddenly stopped his hand in the middle. And a few seconds later, he immediately took back his outstretched hand.

"It's so close... It's just a close call." Maka stood up straight, then subconsciously raised her hand to look at her palm, muttering to herself, "Something's wrong, things don't seem to be as I imagined.

Simple."

In fact, from the moment the stone shell outside the black box was destroyed, Maka could clearly feel that this black box was releasing some strange and strong influence. This invisible force seemed to be constantly

Urging him to open it, open it, open it...

Yes, the influence of this power on him is indeed quite powerful, even more powerful than the rules of the Monument of Bewitchment that confuse people's hearts and control their souls.

Up to now, Maka's new version of "The Book of Sin" has recorded five items that are the source of disaster, including swords, monuments, ancient mirrors, daggers and the cursed substance extracted from Willie's body. But

Except for the Sword of Gryffindor, which Maka has no personal experience with, the other four items and the four branches can be said to have far less influence on people than this mysterious black box.

Therefore, Maka can indeed believe that Rowena's concerns are justified.

But... just by the powerful temptation released by this branch of rules, Maka asked herself whether she could resist it.

Yes, it was indeed very strenuous, far beyond what most people could withstand - even because of the sudden need to resist this power, his mind was unstable and his soul was agitated, inducing an injury.

But for Maka, who has studied the rules of the soul in depth and experienced the five branches personally, it is not impossible to resist this power as long as she is prepared.

However, judging from the almost fatal situation just now, it seems that the problem is not just the powerful force itself.

"Is there some other... force at work that I am not aware of?"

Maka stared at the black box at her feet with a serious face, and her hands were intertwined and clasped together to prevent the unexpected situation from happening again while she was thinking.

However, preventive measures like his didn't seem to have much effect.

I don't know what happened, but Maka, who was concentrating on it, suddenly stopped looking, and the two hands that were held together loosened on their own. Then, as if by some strange mistake, he leaned over to look into the black box again.

Take action.

"boom!"

Suddenly, Maka, who relied on her strong mental will to come back to her senses in time, frowned, clenched the hand that was reaching out into a fist, and then slammed it on the ground.

Since he didn't use any protection, he punched and the joints that directly touched the ground were immediately torn open. When he raised his hand again, blood immediately slid down his fingers.

But he didn't pay any attention to this minor injury, and the slight tingling sensation on his hand became a constant reminder not to do certain unnecessary actions.

"Tsk," Maka clicked her tongue and said in confusion, "What exactly is the problem?"

But this time, while he was muttering softly, he even had to take two steps back to get himself further away from the weird black box.

"The branch runes should still have 'Greed' and 'Laziness', and this... Judging from the situation, it should be the former, right?" He did not dare to look at the black box easily anymore, but slightly shifted his gaze and looked

Towards the array diagram on the ground.

This formation was specially designed by him for today. In the past few days when he lived here with the Blois and his daughter, he spent a lot of thought on it, so that when an accident occurs, he can immediately

Seal the contents of this stone box.

But now he found that his efforts were in vain, because the formation he designed for the soul rules had no effect on this thing at all.

After all, he had started it from the beginning.

Fortunately, Maka, who is always used to leaving an extra escape route for himself, has indeed prepared another plan - with the cause of Rowena's death in front of him, he does not dare to take his life without preparation.

Go gamble!

At this moment, after Maka almost got caught several times in a row, she finally determined that it would be difficult for her to solve this new big problem immediately. Therefore, it was better to reseal it first.

And for this purpose, he specially prepared something.

Thinking like this, he suddenly took out a stone box from his waist that was almost identical to the one he had destroyed before, and then he threw the stone box forward without going over.

This was a direct imitation of Rowena's stone box. Some of the principles are not yet clear, but at least it can be used.