"—Help that old bee?"
Zheng Qing shook his head as he grabbed a few fries, dipped them in ketchup, stuffed them into his mouth, and muttered, "I'm only a minor Side Door Legendary. All my magic power comes from external sources. It's enough if I can take care of myself—where would I find the spare energy to help Professor Dumbledore? Besides, there are more than a dozen Legends crammed into his office right now. Mister Ruo Yu and Madam Shi Hui are both there. What would I even be going for?"
That was what he said.
In the end, he did not mention Madam Shi Hui's warning to the witches. Just as Jiang Yu's earlier words implied, things at too high a level held no meaning for them.
"Pretty self-aware."
The Yellow Calico Cat tugged contentedly at its ears, relaxed, and turned back to look out the window.
Hermione seemed to want to say something more.
But Jiang Yu beside her spoke first, cutting her off:
"—If your analysis is correct, then the ones who tampered with Professor Dumbledore must have been Legends too... Since those Legends knew that resetting the Timeline would cause their plan to ambush Professor Dumbledore to fail, and might even expose clues that could lead back to them, why would they still agree to do it?"
A change in the Timeline would bring changes in cause and effect; saying that it moved the whole body with a single tug at the hair was no exaggeration.
Zheng Qing had also given Jiang Yu's question some thought.
"I think it's probably because the extent of this matter was very subtle."
The Young Legendary considered his words, took a small sip of beer, and said slowly, "That attack was less an 'ambush' than a 'suggestion'... a suggestion that