In the temporary silence, Rolf thought, Is it my turn to speak?
If it had only been Wade, Rolf could have spoken freely. But with the other members sitting nearby and watching them, he became nervous for no reason.
What was more, Luna was sitting beside him.
Rolf did not want Luna to think he was a coward who did not dare speak up when it mattered.
Nor did he want his reasons to sound so ordinary that no one would even be interested in hearing them.
After thinking for a moment, the boy swallowed and said, "I... I wanted to join because I want to become stronger too."
"My family... can come into contact with many Fantastic Beasts in the wild. Recently, they've started becoming very restless. Some mothers have even bitten their own young to death."
Rolf's words instantly drew everyone's attention.
Remembering the scene he had witnessed, the boy clenched his fists and said:
"I thought what they did was cruel, but Grandfather told me... it was because the mothers believed their current living environment had become extremely harsh, no longer suitable for their young to grow up healthily, so they made that decision."
"It isn't cruelty, but a kind of... alternative protection among animals. It's a helpless choice they make when driven into a corner."
"The last time this happened on such a large scale was... was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was ravaging Britain."
"Grandfather told me not to worry, that I only needed to study peacefully at school. But I... I'm afraid some new disaster will happen..."
"So I want to become someone people can rely on, like him."
Rolf raised his head and swept his gaze around the room, finally letting it settle on Luna.
The girl was looking at him with her head tilted, a