Chapter 176: Charlotte's troubles

London's streets are always soggy, and water is everywhere on not-so-smooth roads.
People in Kushiro come and go in a hurry, and most people habitually hold an umbrella in their hands. To live in this rainy year-round rain, always need to guard against it, don't you?
London this year is generally cold. Maybe the Muggles living in London this time can have a silver-clad Christmas.
Maca wore a thick wool coat, and, like other Muggles, carried a black umbrella, her face calmly hurried forward.
Most of the shops along the road have been closed. It seems that when people have been busy for a whole year and now need to rest, these stores can no longer afford to make money.
Everyone is waiting for Christmas.
喧 All the hustle and bustle of the magic world can't be scraped into the Muggles world, it will always be so harmonious and peaceful here.
Suddenly, Maca, who had been Shi Shiran walking forward, turned a corner and came to an old residential area.
的 The environment here is obviously darker than the streets outside, the old walls are covered with creepers, and there are large swaths of wet moss in the corners.
玛 As Maca passed by a shady alley, faintly seen a few fat rats rattled into the gutters everywhere in London.
He didn't hesitate, he kept walking forward, leaving behind one old house after another.
He soon stopped in front of a three-story apartment.
Periodic rains make the houses a little dark and make everything look dirty, and the old houses are even more so.
The door of the apartment was open, and the faded wooden door was being eroded and rotten a little bit by the repeated washing of rain, exuding a strange smell that was not unpleasant.
Maaka lifted her leg and went into the door.
There was a doorman's room on the right side of the door, but it was clear that there had been no doorman for a long time. It was empty inside, and only a broken wooden chair was left alone behind the reception window.
Maca just glanced subconsciously, and then walked up the stairs in front.
他 As he reached the third floor along the way, walking towards the slightly dim corridor, a door opened.
哦 "Oh a new face, kid ... are you here to see the house?"
A dry old man came out from behind the door of the room. He pushed the eyes on the bridge of his nose, but still squinted and looked at Maca carefully.
"It's not bad here, the landlord is very polite, but he always loves 叨 叨 ... I'm old, I always want to say more when I can, don't I?"
Maca shook her head and said, "Brother, I came to see a friend of mine. She lives here, and it didn't take long to move here."
"Really?" The little old man thought for a while, "Oh, is that little girl with the last name of Wit? He looks beautiful and has a good heart, that is, he is living a poor life ..."
She Maca calmly said, "This is the life she chose ..."
I said goodbye, he said goodbye to the old man and walked deeper into the corridor.
"It's a good choice ... in my life, how many times do I have a chance to choose ..." Behind him, there was a faint murmur of a little old man.
"咚咚"
Not long after, Maca came to the door of Room 306, and he knocked gently on the old wooden door that was not much better than the apartment door downstairs.
谁 "Who?" A crisp, sweet voice sounded from behind the door, still faintly amused by sleep.
"It's me, McLean ... It's early, get up and learn sister." Maca responded in a light tone.
There was a moment of silence in the room, and then he heard a rush of footsteps.
With the sound of "creak", the wooden door was suddenly opened from the inside, and a sweet breath rushed towards Maca standing at the door.
"Yeah!" "Bang!"
He screamed again, and the wooden door was closed again.
Mi Maca moved a complicated step aside, trying to erase the picture that she had just seen by accident. He looked in the corridor subconsciously, but saw that little old man just nodded his head clearly, and then went towards the stairs.
Who would think of an adult beauty who would be so careless? Actually wearing such loose pajamas rushed to open the door for him!
"Being caught off guard ... No, this is indefensible ..." Maca rubbed her forehead helplessly.
A few moments later, the door was opened again, and Charlotte, who had been neatly dressed, finally officially appeared in front of Maca.
"Primary brother ... just ... didn't you see anything?" There was a slight blush on Charlotte's cheek, but apparently he was not convinced. "If you see something you shouldn't see, I I've lost your memory! "
She raised her white fist and threatened stubbornly.
"You covered the room so dark, what can I see ... what happened just now? The door opened and closed ..." Maca co-operated with her naturally and confusedly.
"... you're in charge! I'll just try to close the door ..." Charlotte beckoned, "Still standing there and doing something, come in!"
"Snapped!"
Maka walked past her, and a conventional slap was solidly photographed on his back.
"Sister Xue, can't this habit be changed?" He said, while casually looking at the environment in the room, but found nothing seemingly good-looking.
除了 Except for a small round table and a chair, there is only one wardrobe and one bed.
On the south-facing wall, the curtains were pulled so tightly that no light could penetrate. Throughout the room, an antique oil lamp from somewhere was faintly flaming.
"Habit is habit and can't be changed! If you don't want to, you will find a way to make yourself willing to go ..." Charlotte said, and slapped Macka back again.
行 "Yes, willing to ..." Maca nodded again and again. "Sister, what's so dark in the room?"
"The air outside is so humid. It's a little bit less to come in! It's enough to change the air every day at noon." Charlotte said, and went directly to his bed and sat down. "You sit, too! You are the guest, and the only chair is for you, is the sister good to you? "
"Okay, great."
"Why do you think of me here today? It's such a broken room and nothing to look at ..." She said here suddenly and smiled, "Why, see the big beautiful lady live alone, do you want to conspiracy?" "
"Yes, the plot is wrong," Maca shrugged. "I just came to see my sister to learn about some things, and by the way, I also visited the big beautiful girl who was flying in freedom and was unhappy."
"You see it! There is nothing, it's a bitter and poor life, and the house, pointing to the gap between the roof opposite, a crack is clearly visible on the ceiling.
Seeing her so miserable, Maca nodded instead.
"Well, it's good, as long as you live happily, you can't be better." He said, "This ordinary life will always calm people's hearts ... Speaking of, did you find a job?"
Charlotte looked at him straight for a while, then blinked and said, "It's hard to find! A person who doesn't know where to come out, it's too difficult to find a fixed job ... Primary school brother , You just said, want to find me something? "
"Yes!" Maca hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Maybe I shouldn't mention this while you are quiet and enjoying your freedom, but does your family have that magic book?"
Charlotte's complexion suddenly changed. She was silent for a long time, and finally shook her head.
"... Do you want it too?" She pursed her lips. "Yeah, it's not a secret anymore, but ... that's not something an ordinary wizard should contact, believe me, that magic book will Bring terrible disaster to anyone. "
"I know, Demon Summoning and Demon Sacrifice ... In fact, disaster may have come." Maca said in a deep voice.
Charlotte glanced at Maca hesitantly.
"Father also mentioned this ... Is this true?" She looked uneasy ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The last time I went to McMillan's house was to decentralize the search order. "
"Are you not sure?" Marka couldn't help asking her, looking at her incomprehensible look.
"I have never taken the initiative to learn about the family ... it's too late to hide!" Charlotte shook her head, "Looks like you know more than I do."
"Sorry, Sister Sister. I shouldn't have come to talk to you about this, causing you to think of these messy things ..." Maca thought for a moment, then suddenly left the topic just now, "In order to express my apologies, I'll invite you for a meal! "
Charlotte pouted, "Want to send me a meal?"
那就 "Then two meals!" Maca spread his hands.
It seemed that it was raining outside, and Lili continued. The wind of the call sign wrapped in cold raindrops was blowing back and forth between the buildings, washing the air over and over again.
Around the crack in the corner of the ceiling, the watermark layers cascaded as if they would never dry out, and spread again.
To be honest, this terrible environment is also quite close to the bottom in the Muggle world. In a metropolis like London, it is just a small corner. But even such a poor life was "real freedom" that Charlotte couldn't ask for.
But when a bird trapped in a cage wants to find freedom, how easy can it be?
"Primary brother, do you know?" She looked at the Maca walking ahead and said quietly in her heart, "On this hard-won 'Freedom', I haven't had much time to enjoy."