There was a musty smell in the room. Of course, Maka was not surprised, because this was the norm in misty and rainy London.
The old curtains hung in front of the hazy window, blocking most of the light, leaving only a few light columns obliquely through the dense air in the house, carrying scattered dust.
He only felt silence in his ears, and only the sound of sole rubbing the floor echoed in the crowded storage room.
But... What do you say?
Although he didn't feel any sign that someone was hiding here, the residue of the magic just now was interrupted here, which gave him reason to think that the girl might be hiding here now.
"Da... Da... Da."
The space of this storage room is really small, especially after it is full of sundries, people can't even take a few more steps. Soon, when Marca passed the age cabinet, he suddenly stopped.
"I know... You're right here, aren't you?"
Maka didn't look around pointlessly, because he knew that since the girl had hidden, it must be useless to use her eyes alone.
After waiting for a moment, he found that no one around him responded, and then he continued:
"Yes, I can understand how you feel now. After all, just now... Well, but didn't you take the initiative to connect the necklace and lead me here? Now that I'm here, you don't want to tell me what you want me to do?"
At this moment, in the corner next to the cabinet, the girl was sitting on the floor. The corner was dirty and had rubbed the dust all over her, but she didn't seem to care very much.
In fact, at present, Maka is standing in front of her, and the two are only half a step apart.
Only when she heard Maka talking about the curse necklace, the girl slowly raised her head and looked at the side face of Maka standing on her side.
"So... Is he Marca McLean?"
Yes, in fact, before Maka mentioned the reason for his coming, the girl didn't know who he was. She thought that the young wizard who caught up with her all the way was also Haier Bo's hand!
However, even though she already knew Maka's identity, the girl still didn't show up - that is, it was herself who had called the other party, but it was meant to be a middle-aged gentleman at that time.
I remember when I noticed that Haier Bo was out of control, the middle-aged gentleman immediately asked her to deliberately attract Maka's attention, which obviously wanted to use Maka's power to protect her life.
After all, it seems that Maka is the only one who can barely defeat the devil.
Unfortunately, the hypocritical middle-aged gentleman overestimated his strength. He didn't last long, so he was punched in the chest by the devil and ended his life.
Now, to be honest, the girl is actually very afraid at the bottom of her heart. Even if Marca came and seemed friendly, she still dared not leave the hidden protection of the magic ring.
Up to now, she was the only one left of the three, and she knew that her weakness was not enough to take any risks.
But at the next moment
"OK! It doesn't matter if you don't think about it for the time being... The hidden magic you use is very effective. I believe that even if you can't completely deceive the devil, at least he can't find you soon. If you want to rest here and take a breath... I can help you lead the guy further first."
Maka's words were very considerate, but then he suddenly took something out of his waist.
"This should be your thing? I think you should attach great importance to it... I'll put it here. You can take it back when I leave."
Just then, he gently put the little bear doll in his hand on a shelf at hand, and then stepped back, as if he was really going to leave.
But just then, the girl who saw what Maka had left couldn't help it anymore - her dependence and longing for the doll completely overwhelmed her inner reason, making her stand up and take a small step forward.
"Lina!"
Because of the magic barrier generated by the ring, her voice didn't ring in Marca's ear. But the storage room was really too crowded. At her step, she happened to rub against the nearby cabinet, and an old poster with a corner missing moved slightly.
Needless to say, in the cabin where all this seems to be static, even the slightest movement will be captured. Maka didn't even pay special attention to these before, but she noticed it immediately.
"Oh, is it really here?"
Makaton, who was about to turn around, stopped. He deliberately waited a little longer. After discovering that the girl still didn't come out even so, he had to smile and shrug his shoulders.
"OK! Then... I'll see you later!" he smiled. "I hope you'll be willing to talk to me when I come back - you know, the safest place now is outside the fog of London, and I can take you out at any time."
With that said, Maka finally turned around again and walked as she came. She was about to reach out and open the back door. But before he turned the door handle, a footstep that didn't belong to him stopped him again.
"... thank you."
Hearing the girl's voice behind him, Marcello raised his eyebrow and turned his head. He saw that it was actually an ordinary girl who didn't look brilliant. She was carefully grasping the doll he had just put down and slightly lowering her head.
Even in thanking, the girl didn't look up at Maka. It seemed that doing so would make her feel very uncomfortable.
"Well," said Marca after observing her a little, "you're welcome... It's just an accident to bring this doll. I saw it very clean, so I was thinking that its owner should cherish it very much."
"No," the girl suddenly interrupted, "not 'master'... Lina is my best friend."
"Oh, OK!"
Maka smiled apologetically, then waved her hand and said:
"Well, congratulations on your reunion... Er, since you're all out, do you want to leave this damn place with me?"
There is absolutely no simple one who is still in London at this time. Maka hopes to get some latest information from each other.
Yes, it's better to be the one related to Haier Bo!
However, the girl opposite did not directly answer his question.
"Excuse me," she said, "are you... Mr. McLean?"