Chapter 709

"... kill me."

On the third day when Sarah was given life and saw the world with her eyes, her maker Phillips gave her such an inviolable order.

Even if Sarah still didn't understand anything at that time, the alchemy array deeply engraved in her soul drove her to stand up, grabbed the sharp knife on the table and cut Phillips's throat accurately.

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Death is painful. No matter whether the death comes from my own will or not, the pain it gives will not be alleviated.

Therefore, Phillips's picture of covering his throat, showing ferocity and blood gurgling between his fingers has clearly remained in her memory since that day. Even if everything in the scene has faded with the passage of time, the dripping blood will only become more red in the picture of almost black-and-white photos.

"Phillips is paranoid. His heart has long been occupied by Alchemy, and there is no room for anything else." Sarah, sitting on the floor with her knees folded, lowered her head and whispered, "for three days after my birth, he was walking and thinking - he was thinking about what kind of soul is and how he should construct it with alchemy."

As she said this, Sarah suddenly raised her head and looked at Maka.

"On the third night, he suddenly came up with an idea in the hotel room that he should experience the details of his soul."

"So, at his command, I killed him in the refining array he painted..." she silently explained, "the stripping of the soul was successful, but the refining array failed to keep him."

At this point, Sarah dropped her head again and let her hair cover her face - just like many years ago.

"He died in my hands and in his own hands."

After listening to Sarah's story, Marca couldn't help feeling in secret.

There is no essential difference between alchemy research and other magic research. Some profound things actually have problems in all aspects. Before those problems are solved, only classifying them as "Taboos" can prevent some bad things from happening.

Just like the girl in front of him, what definition should be given to her existence? A new life? Or something else?

"As you just said, you have no emotion? But I think you have had a lot..."

"After all these years, I just don't want to learn, and many expressions and reactions from others will naturally be printed in my body," Sarah said holding her knees, "Well, just like now - I think I should be lonely now, and I should be sad when talking about these past events... But what exactly does loneliness and sadness feel like? I don't know at all."

"So, what you want me to do is related to this?" Marca nodded.

"Yes, in fact, I've been looking for wizards who study soul magic, but there are too few people who study this knowledge..." Sarah said frankly. "Originally, I wanted to find your Voldemort in the British magic world. I heard that he tried to revive after his death. I think it should be related to some kind of soul magic."

When she said this, she paused a little, and then continued, "but before I could find him, he died again."

"Then, in fact, it wasn't long before you appeared... At first, I didn't expect you to study the soul, but you appeared in front of me several times, which made it difficult for me not to pay attention to you."

"So, after hearing some of your stories from Noah, I asked someone to find out about you. After personally testing you, I decided to enter Hogwarts School of witchcraft and Wizardry."

Maybe it's because she was going to confess her relationship with Maka tonight. Her expression was much less when she spoke. But as she just said, some "emotional appearances" have been integrated into her body. Although it's as plain as water, the occasionally frowned eyebrows still seem to be trying to convey her due troubles at the moment.

"My situation? What did you find out?" maybe she was tired after standing for a long time. Maka simply sat on the floor and asked casually while considering whether to help.

"For example, your behavior has been abnormal for a long time." Sarah glanced at him again. "It seems that it began in second grade? In short... I think you seem to have lost your due emotion and are indifferent to many things. I'm afraid no one knows this feeling better than me, so I soon have an eyebrow."

"The person you're looking for is careful enough?" Marca shook her head, but didn't deny it.

"No, at least compared with other information about you, these things are not difficult to know," Sarah said calmly. "You have too many secrets. The more I know, the more I feel that I don't understand anything, and even have more problems. It's just that I'm not very interested in anything else about you except that just now."

"OK!" Maka spread her hands. "Thank God... There are many people who are interested in me. It's a blessing for me to reduce one."

Sarah was naturally not interested in his complaint, so she didn't take it over. After pausing for a few seconds, she summarized the topic with two questions.

"So, did your feelings recover later? How did you do it?"

For Sarah's questions, Marca certainly has an answer, but his answer can't solve any problems for Sarah.

"Unfortunately, you made a mistake," Marca explained. "At that time, I didn't lose my emotion. It was just blocked and covered up by some forces. What unlocked the unknown seal was a strong impact on my emotion."

Luna used her body to block the sharp blade that should have fallen on Maka. It was the girl's behavior that shocked Maka's feeling from the heart.

When the emotional seal in the soul was torn by the violent impact, he not only found the emotion he had lost for a long time, but also obtained his unique ability to sense magic with his soul.

Unfortunately, although it has a lot to do with soul, emotion and emotion, it is fundamentally different from Sarah's situation.

"That is, you don't have any clue about the relationship between emotion and soul?"

Sarah pursed her lips. Even if she didn't know what the so-called "disappointment" felt, the expression on her face involuntarily told Marca that she should be lost at this moment.

But at this time, Maka shook her head again.

"Although there are mistakes in your investigation, resulting in a decisive gap between your speculation and reality..." Maka hesitated a little, and then continued, "however, I have to say that you are lucky. I happen to be doing research on emotions and emotions..."

His research is actually still in progress, and it can be predicted that this research may continue for a long time.

"But --"

As soon as Sarah heard that Maka was studying, she couldn't help but want to say something, but Maka suddenly stretched out her hand to stop her.

"I know what you want to say," he said. "Yes, many wizards have studied emotions and emotions since ancient times, because most magic is closely related to them. However, my research perspective is different from others... If you are not in a hurry, wait in Hogwarts, and I may give you the right direction to solve the problem."

"Can't you say it now?" Sarah asked immediately.

But Maka just thought about it for a moment, and then shook her head.

"There are too many terrible facts behind this research, and I can't just say it now," he said frankly this time. "However, since your needs don't conflict with my purpose, I will help you... After all, I really owe you once, don't I?"

He said, pointing to the bald old man around him, saying that he had acknowledged the help Sarah had given him at the cost of breaking an arm.

Sarah opened her mouth slightly, but soon closed her jaw again and didn't bother about it any more. Then she stood up slowly from the floor and seemed to be going to leave first.

This time, Maka didn't leave her. He has other things to deal with!

But when Sarah came to the door, she turned around as if she remembered something. At this moment, her blue eyes looked in the direction of Maka again, and there seemed to be something more in her eyes.

"Professor McLean, since you are willing to help me, does that mean... You think I can be regarded as your 'friend'?"

Maka really didn't expect that she would ask again. She couldn't help but be a little stunned, but then she smiled again.

"Who knows? I think you can think about it yourself," he shrugged. "If you can find the answer by yourself, maybe it will be of great help to you in finding emotion!"

In fact, helping Sarah is partly because there is no conflict of interest with Maka, but more because it is good for Maka's important research.

As for the question of "friends or not"... It seems simple, but in fact it is surprisingly complex. Maka may not be able to understand it.

After Sarah left the door with doubts, Maka put aside her thoughts and shifted her eyes to the old man on the ground.

"Let me see!" he muttered. "What's in your head that you'll come to Hogwarts in such a hurry..."