This can be regarded as foreshadowing for the content of future articles.

Anyone who has read my other articles will know that I have always been interested in timeline jumps, and there must be one or two times in a long article, so ...... It's good to get used to it, it's good to get used to it, eh

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Queen: Friend.

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Malfoy Manor, England

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Although he was a little disgusted by Draco's rude behavior, Riddle, as the Duke of Darkness, did not feel angry at the offense of a spoiled child.

Although if you put it in the past, it is light to directly cut the bones of a drill heart on the spot.

Sure enough, thanks to Vivien's witch, both his temper and patience have improved a lot.

But...... Sure enough, for spoiled children, they still need to be given proper education. (Tianyin: Why do I think that such words come out of your mouth and send chills down your spine inexplicably?) ）

Raising a hand and waving it to stop Lucius from trying to get out of his mouth, Riddle rose from his seat and walked in front of Draco, blood-red eyes staring at the young creature who dared to offend him, and then slowly curled the corners of his lips.

And the next moment, the suffocating magic pressure burst out, pointing directly at Draco, who was looking at him with an attitude of not admitting defeat, even a little provocative?!

Almost at the same time as the magic pressure erupted, the boy immediately "kicked and kicked" and took several steps back, and before he could open his mouth to call for help or legend, he was stared at by those blood-red eyes with a strong bloodthirsty gaze.

Good...... It's scary......

The body shrank unnaturally, fear spread in the deep turquoise eyes, and the cold sweat on his forehead continued to ooze out, sliding down his white face.

If it weren't for the breath from his father behind him supporting him, as well as the idea in his heart that he would not admit defeat and belonged to the glory of the platinum nobles, it is estimated that he would have collapsed directly on the ground at this moment.

"Lord...... Master?! ”

Lucius was sweating profusely, feeling sorry for his son, but he didn't have the courage to anger his master—so he could only carefully raise his hand to hold his son's back and enter his own magic.

Yes, although he had his father's help, he was able to support him under this level of coercion and did not fall, and he recognized the child for the time being.

It's just that it still needs to be polished - this kind of frizzy personality will definitely bring trouble in the future.

Although subduing and transforming his subordinates according to his own needs should be something that the child needs to do on his own, because of what happened before, he doesn't mind helping the child a little before he does it himself. (Tianyin: V Danai is really not a little chick's belly...... ）

But it's boring.

Looking at the two platinum nobles who were trembling under his coercion, Riddle sneered softly in his heart, withdrew the magic pressure released, and after his blood-red eyes swept over Draco carelessly, he sat back in his seat: "Name." ”

The descriptive sentence without any doubt is completely the question form of the superior.

gasping for breath, he turned his head back to look at his father with difficulty, only to find that the plain elegant and arrogant man had no blood on his face at the moment, and desperately motioned to him with his eyes to ask him to reply obediently.

If he hadn't woken up to the fact that the handsome young man in front of him was anything but idle, then he wouldn't be a member of the Malfoy family—after all, the man who could have made his father so alarmed by his eyes above the top could be counted on one hand.

I just don't know where the person in front of me is.

Taking a deep breath, out of the reserve of his family background, he tried to answer his questions in a calm tone as much as possible.

"Virtue ...... Draco. Drake Malfoy. ”

Although his voice was slightly doubtful of hearing it because of the aftermath of nervous tension, at least there was not much trembling.

"Draconia...... Quite a dazzling constellation. ”

Seemingly satisfied with his answer, his blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, "I hope you are worthy of the meaning of 'powerful guardian' in the name of this constellation." ”

Deep Turkey's eyes widened instantly, as if he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

"Alright, let's talk about it now."

Leaning back comfortably in his chair, Riddle said lightly, "What made you so rude to rush into this room?" ”

Although he probably guessed it, he still wanted to hear the kid in front of him explain it himself.

"This ......"

Knowing that he had finally recovered from the terrifying coercion of Fang Cai, Draco turned his head to look at his father with some hesitation.

"Answer."

At this moment, he looked like he was about to have a heart attack, and Lucius did not shout at the moment because of his ordinary upbringing.

"There's a girl in the yard, and I want you to meet her, father."

So almost immediately, Draco quickly said, "That girl...... The girl's surname was 'Snape'. ”

“……”

There was a moment of silence in the air.

Riddle, on the other hand, slightly curled the corners of his lips the moment Lucius saw it.

Sure enough, it was the child, but it seems that she had used a very clever trick - but this time it was not her, who made him not set the rules of the "game" in the first place.

However, when it comes to selectively exploiting loopholes in the rules, that kid really didn't disappoint him.

Lucius, who was dripping with cold sweat on the side, looked at the master whose eyes were slightly squinted and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned at the moment, and his heart was completely distorted into a state of "hell" cry - because the feeling on the black magic mark on his hand faithfully told him that his master was definitely in a very good mood at the moment.

What the hell is going on, what is going on?!

"Forget it, it's game over."

Waving his hand to signal Lucius, who had retreated to the door, to stand aside with his son, Riddle glanced at the door and clapped his hands, "Come in, I know you're outside." ”

So in the next second, the door of the hall was quietly pushed open, and a petite and slender figure walked in. And after a thoughtful greeting to the two in the living room, he immediately threw himself at Riddle's side.

[Riddle Riddle, how is Opal doing?] ]

The clear and soft voice with a little pride and pride resounded in everyone's minds.

Riddle didn't speak, just patted Opal's little head, and this action was automatically interpreted by Opal as a message of "well done", so he obediently stood beside him and did not move.

It has been set from the beginning and has become accustomed to the position of the left hand.

"Vodly?!"

Lucius, who had lost his mind at the sight of the girl's face, could not control his astonishment after watching the little girl stand still on his master's left hand side, and cried out because it was the exact same face as he remembered.

[Voti?] Are you calling me? ]

Opar, who had heard a completely unfamiliar name, but had a gut feeling that it was supposed to be speaking to him, curiously glanced back at Lucius, who was still in a state of shock.

Voti? What's the name?

Raising his eyebrows without a trace, Riddle patted Opal's shoulder lightly, and then his blood-red eyes turned to Lucius, who had finally discovered his gaffe, satisfied with the fear that burned in those blue eyes—yes, the gaffe of Fang Cai, which should not be the case for a Death Eater when facing his master.

“…… Be...... Master. ”

Almost immediately on one knee, Lucius didn't even estimate the wide open eyes of Draco behind him, and cold sweat was dripping from it.

"Lucius."

It's a bland statement, but the subtext is - explain it to me.

“…… This ......"

Frightened by his master's subtext, Lucius's gaze turned to Draco, who looked inexplicably on the side, and immediately turned back, with an inquiring intent in his expression.

Sure enough, as long as it is a nobleman, it is very important to regard the inheritance of the so-called bloodline.

With a simple wave of his hand, Riddle immediately drove Lucius away from his bewildered son to his mother as if he had been pardoned, and then quickly used an "Accio" (item summoner).

Subsequently, a photo album appeared in his hand.

Lucius then stepped forward and respectfully handed the album to Riddle.

"Huh?"

Taking the album, which looked a little old, Riddle didn't rush to open it.

In fact, he had noticed Lucius's gaze, and had been secretly looking at the girl standing on his left, so he roughly guessed the cause and effect: "Is it someone who is very similar to this child?" ”

“…… Yes, master. ”

Lucius stubbornly said, "Except for the slightly immature contours of the facial features, the rest including the temperament are very similar...... Even being a 'Mind Whisperer' is the same. ”

Psychic Whisperer? Isn't this the inheritance ability of the "Son of Gaia", but the inheritance of the bloodline ability?

Noncommittally, he flipped through the photo album in his hand, and Riddle was stunned for a moment.

There aren't many photos in this album, but all of them have a common protagonist.

Luxurious silver-white waist-length hair, like the finest pigeon's blood ruby red eyes, slender and slender body skeleton...... And the most noticeable thing is that if that delicate face is reduced and rounded a little more, it is Opal, who is standing on his left side and staring at the photograph at the moment.

And the opal bracelet on the girl's wrist in the photo is exactly the same as the one Opal has been wearing since birth, no matter how you look at it.

If there is no relationship between these two people, I am afraid no one will believe it.

If the girl is the main character in this album, the other supporting characters are Lucius, Narcissa, and Severus, but all of them wear Hogwarts Slytherin uniforms.

It's obviously a photo of her student days, and it can be seen that she has a very good relationship with the people in the photo, always acting as a lubricating role with a calm smile, and the only two or three shots of the rampage seem to be aimed at the Hogwarts mischievous quartet, with Severus on the side being the only background.

It seems that this woman has a good relationship with Severus, but ...... If that was the case, why had he never heard of any reports from his men about the woman?

"Name."

Looking at the woman moving in the photo, Riddle spoke lightly, his shoulders slightly tilted so that Opal, who was on his arm, could easily see the contents of the album.

"Voti. Vodly Unicorn. ”

Lucius spoke almost immediately.

"Your contemporaries?"

His eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze swept over the photo of the girl and Lucius standing together, with a "reluctant" face on the side, and then moved down to another solo photo of the girl resting under the tree, which seemed to be a candid angle, "Why...... I've never heard you mention this person? ”

The images on the photo overlapped with the fragments in his memory, and Riddle glanced at Opal, who was looking at the photo with great interest, and began to imagine what she should be like in a few years, and then secretly whispered to himself "boring" and "inexplicable".

However, if the child can grow up to be the woman in the photo, it won't be bad.

The only drawback is that I don't know if I can subdue the group of aristocratic Death Eaters who put their interests first, but it doesn't matter, if this kid can recover the Malfoy family, then it shouldn't be a problem.

"It's not that we're hiding her presence, master."

Sensing the hidden lines in Riddle's words, Lucius hurriedly explained, "Walty disappeared from Hogwarts because of something, and she didn't even finish her studies. Severus and I have been looking for her for more than ten years, but there has been no news. It was as if she had evaporated from the world. ”

"Because of something?"

"Uh......"

Lucius's face showed a hint of embarrassment, "It's a small thing, but after that, Walty she disappeared." So we didn't report her to the list. ”

"What's your idea?"

Riddle's gaze shifted to Opal, who was beside him.

"What if...... If nothing is wrong, this young lady should be ......"

Lucius hesitated, but immediately continued as Riddle shifted his gaze, "It should be Walti's daughter. I don't know who my father is. ”

Such an obvious fact...... It's a waste of time.

"Looks ......"

Casually shoved the album into the curious Opal's hand, Riddle's eyes were half-narrowed, and his tone couldn't tell what kind of emotion it contained, "You seem to have a good relationship with her." ”

"Yes hosts. Because she didn't do well on the outside, but Severus and I both knew that she had mastered wandless magic even in her second year, and was even on par with Severus in potions. Although she is very secretive about her background, judging from Dumbledore's attitude towards her, her background should be very good. Strangely enough, though, she doesn't seem to be very interested in the so-called aristocratic descent theory. ”

Sensing that his master seemed interested in the man he was talking about, Lucius immediately said everything he knew, "Except for the lack of ambition, Walty's performance is a standard and perfect Slytherin. She ......"

Just as Lucius was about to continue, Opal suddenly moved his ears, then looked up at the door, and then turned to Riddle.

Seeing Opal's movements, Riddle slightly curled the corners of his lips and beckoned to the door: "Alohomora." ”

In Lucius's shocked gaze, the door of the living room was opened by magic, and the person who was lying on the door eavesdropping rolled in unsuspectingly, and his platinum blonde hair was dazzling.

"Draco, you!"

Almost instantly, Lucius's face turned pale, and Lucius staggered up and raised his right hand at some of the children who had already risen from the ground—but the whole movement was cut off by a "Lucius".

"It's funny, didn't your father tell you that adults are not supposed to eavesdrop on their conversations?"

Standing up from his chair again and walking up to the child, Riddle bent down to look at the deep turquoise blue eyes, the corners of his lips slightly hooked like a cat teasing a mouse.

"Then why can she listen?!"

Pointing to Opal, who seemed to have nothing to do with himself, he looked back at the album, and Draco was full of unconvinced at the moment.

Spoiled children always take everything in this world for granted and revolve around him, but that also depends on the object.

It seems that this child is not aware of the identity gap between the two.

Riddle thought with a little amusement.