What has been talking to Opal here is the Gaia inheritance that has fused the memories of "Situ Lingran", which is somewhat similar to the existence of the "Guiding Elf".

It can be seen from the dialogue that compared to Xiao Ao, Situ Lingran is more mature and rational, but Xiao Ao has always been very resistant to it.

By the way, anyone with a heart should be able to guess that the unicorn Opal and Riddle have had a bad relationship since he was born.

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Holy Grail 6 (Reversed): Dark Memory.

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Gray sky.

Bare and cracked land.

Deforested vegetation.

Contaminated water sources.

This is "sin". 〗

Dying and struggling malformed species in the radiation zone.

The soft fur of the hunting area infested with blood.

A living life on the table as a main course.

This is a "sin" that belongs to human beings. 〗

Whose cruelty are we to curse?

Whose mercy should we pray?

Why do we have to endure such torture, such breeding, such pollution?

Who can ......

Can anyone save us?!

Human greed never ends, and human arrogance never disappears. 〗

Originating from the Gaia side but encroaching on the opposite side, as the head of the primates, he abandoned the survival pact that he was supposed to abide by in the first place. 〗

This is the "sin" of mankind. 〗

What can never be forgiven belongs to the "sin" of human beings against the "mother"! 〗

、！？！！

Snapping his eyes open, Opal gasped as he pressed the heart part of his left chest.

Just ...... What is it?!

- A memory on Gaia's side.

Why, why do I dream about such things?

-- Because of the inheritance.

Inheritance?! The inheritance of the sons of Gaia?

- The son of Gaia, who leads the entire magical world, and is responsible for balancing the contradictions between primates and Gaia.

Wrong!

Wiping the cold sweat from the perceptible despair, resentment, curse, and grief from the dream, Opal tried to take deep breaths to calm his emotions.

That level of dream is basically guiding the Son of Gaia to stand on the opposite side of humanity, right?!

――Can't you stand just this level of dreaming?

"Just", "just"?! Hey, don't you mean it......

-- This is only a small part of the sins of mankind against "us", and it is unbearable to just watch a small part, and as a "son of Gaia", you still have a long way to go.

It's not that I want to be this inexplicable ghost "Son of Gaia"!

Taking a deep breath again, Opal finally suppressed the urge to hit someone, and then when she closed her eyes and was about to fall asleep again, she sadly discovered a fact - it seemed that because she had slept too much during the day, or because the dream had impressed her too much, she couldn't sleep now.

After staggering up from his small bed, and asking the magic plant that could grow on its own to put him down, Opal looked left and right, and patted his hand lightly.

Anyway, the people on the night shift outside are either Ronan or Fei Lengcui, but no matter which one of them treats her, it feels like she is tied up because of excessive respect.

So, it's better to find Riddle, who doesn't care about her identity as a "son of Gaia".

If you're around Riddle, you can easily fall asleep, right?

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【Tom! Tom! Please—please! I love you...... Don't leave me like that! Tom! 】

The poignant voice of a woman's pleading and screaming, with a rich cry, is full of deep despair and nostalgia.

Swinging your limbs, you can feel protected by the soft water, and when you open your eyes, you can see that there is no light around you, enough to contain all the darkness.

Deep and warm.

[Get out of here!] Disgusting guy...... Actually lied to me for so many years! You witch! 】

A somewhat hysterical man's voice, mixed with disgust and hatred, but more often than not, it concealed horror and brutality.

The darkness that enveloped him and the water that protected him shook suddenly, followed by the screams of a woman.

The sharp sound pierced directly into the eardrum, causing the heart to flutter with it.

The existence that is not expected.

With such an intuition, then the left chest of the heart seems to hurt but not pain.

But intuitively, something "clattered" and then ......

It's empty like that.

But......

No matter how many times I dream about it, I feel ...... It's really noisy.

Riddle thought in disgust.

Maybe it's because it's only now clear that the blood belonging to the Qi clan is at work, and he has memories before he was born.

However, this memory has not reappeared since he gained the power of darkness.

Unexpectedly, after the power disappeared now, this memory repeated again.

Thankfully, this memory is not long, and it is still within the tolerable length of time.

It was a disgusting memory, but one that he never forgot - and his self-esteem did not allow him to forget.

It was always a reminder of his despicability as a Muggle human, the impurity of his own bloodline, and ...... The birth that "no one expected".

[Ah!! Tom, what are you, what are you doing?! 】

Heart-rending cries, accompanied by the vibrations of darkness, and the sound of flesh pounding that rattles people's eardrums, [this...... It's your child! I'm not a witch...... No! Please, please......]

[Get out!] Who knows what filthy thing you're going to give birth to! Don't come near me again! You only deserve to be with toads and spiders! Get out of here! I don't want to see you again! 】

Tom ...... No...... Please...... Don't ......]

The woman's voice grew weaker, and the man's voice faded away.

It's nice to finally be quiet.

As the dream drew to a close, Riddle's mind quieted down.

Except for the beginning after opening his eyes to confirm the chaos and darkness around him, he has been sleeping in the darkness with his eyes closed, accumulating strength.

Perhaps because he had foreseen the upcoming "future", he did not panic when the taxes that wrapped him were gradually shaking uneasily and gradually becoming cold.

Even if he heard the sound of his heartbeat levitating above him, which had been accompanying him in the dark, it was slow and slow, and finally faint to be heard.

I feel inexplicably uncomfortable because I know something.

But it's more important to be clear.

Get out...... Be sure to get out quickly...... If you don't speed up your movements, you'll die here......

I don't remember how long it took, maybe because of the magic, I finally got my wish.

It seems to be picked up by something, and the sleepiness that can't be dissipated brought by the warm body temperature.

It's safe for now.

Because of such thoughts, my mind was in a trance for a long time, and then I opened my eyes by will, and the first thing that imprinted into my eyes was a pair of black eyes full of despair and desolation.

It was like a dry wasteland, without a single light, hollow, bottomless and desolate, like a black hole.

【Tom ......】

A murmuring sound, and then the light in those eyes dimmed like that.

It was the last time he heard a voice belonging to his "mother".

Almost at the same time, the blinding, morning light dispelled the darkness that obscured the eyes.

It's sunshine, but it's unusually cold.

The piercing person's eyes are painful and dry.

After that, in the midst of that piercing morning sun, what ......

Hey?!

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When he opened his eyes, he was greeted by simple wooden beams—makeshift shelters on the edge of the lake in the Forbidden Forest, both inside and outside the Centaur Quarters, and a pair of pigeon-blood-red eyes that were watching him, shining even in the dark.

“…… Ah......h

Because he had just switched from the dream, Riddle, who subconsciously sat up, felt as if it had taken a while to find his voice.

What's going on? Just at the end of the dream, that appeared...... What is it?

I hadn't dreamed of it before, did I?

It seems that in the depths of my memory, something that should be "important" is missing, but I don't understand what is missing.

This situation gave Riddle a sense of irritability that something was out of his grasp, but now he knew it was not the time to dwell on it.

Cause?

It was the little baby who had climbed into his bed at some point and was lying on his pillow at the moment: "Opal? ”

Shouldn't she be at Centaur Filenere or Ronan at night? How did you come to him?

When did the guard he set up outside the house be so useless? And his vigilance has degenerated to the point where someone approaches him without realizing it?

After a long time with that group of non-human creatures, did the too comfortable days make his nerves too relaxed?

As if because of hearing her name, the baby tilted her head, as if a little puzzled why he called her name, and then, after blinking, showing a big smile, she dragged his clothes and crawled into his arms little by little.

“……”

For a moment, Riddle's expression went blank - or rather, he didn't know how to react.

It's not that he hasn't had this kind of dream before, but every time he wakes up, he basically has to be under low pressure for a long time, and that state is a typical "don't approach people". Why could this little baby still burrow into his arms so aggressively?

Maybe it's because she's only a little over 1 year old, so Opal's movements are not particularly flexible, and in order to prevent her from being dragged off by her clothes, Riddle had to pick her up and hold her in his arms.

As soon as he reached his arms, Opal rubbed himself in his arms as if he was satisfied, and stopped moving.

She wasn't afraid of him.

The high heat and soft feeling peculiar to the baby's body slowly seeped into the bosom as if it were about to invade the heart, and the feeling made Riddle's eyes rise a little wave, and he couldn't tell what kind of thoughts he was thinking at the moment.

"How did you end up with me...... Well, didn't Ronan and Fei Leng Emerald come along? ”

After glancing at the Magic Mountain Tiger slowly retracting from the window next to the bed, Riddle understood why Opal had appeared on his bed - who else could easily get the magic plant to help unconditionally but the Son of Gaia?

It's just that the two tense Ocal centaurs who were so nervous that they would allow her to come to him without sleeping in the middle of the night?

Knowing that Opal might not understand what he was saying, Riddle was simply trying to say something to someone at the moment - no need to respond or respond, he just wanted to make sure he wasn't alone.

In response to Riddle's question, the baby blinked, then reached out his little hand, as if trying to touch Riddle's face.

Seeing her movements, Riddle's eyebrows raised, and his expression was slightly stunned.

[Can't sleep.] And then...... Feeling Riddle seem to feel cold ......]

After the warm little hand touched the cold cheeks, it brought a warm itch, and at the same moment, the clear and clean voice with a strange transparent texture resounded in his thoughts.! This is......

Frowning and staring at Opal, who was looking at him, Riddle asked tentatively, "Are you talking...... It's you? ”

[Huh?] Riddle can be like a plant ......]

Immediately, Opal hurriedly retracted his hand as if he was frightened, and the voice was cut off.

The conclusion is obvious.

It's just that the skin that was touched was even more cold after the warmth was withdrawn at the moment, and the heat was lost.

That's kind of ...... Compensation for the "Sons of Gaia" who are unable to speak because of their physical defects?

Unable to tell what he was thinking, Riddle raised his hand to take Opal's hand and spoke again: "You...... Did you just say you felt cold? ”

[hmm......]

The voice remembered with hesitation, as if it was organizing words that could be spoken, [and then, feeling cold...... The first person who comes to mind is Riddle ......]

After a pause, Opal tilted his head to look at him, his blood-red eyes full of curiosity and puzzlement, [Riddle, who is 'Tom'? ]

This is, the dream is connected?! Is it because of the relationship between the same source of magic?

Riddle almost gasped, and then the uncontrollable killing intent spread to the bottom of his heart. Her blue eyes darkened, and the hand that had been holding Opal had moved to her neck.

was seen...... He was ashamed to remember the past, but he couldn't forget because of pride......

[Riddle?] ]

It didn't seem to notice that the fingers on his delicate neck had been pressed, and he could end his life with a slight force, Opal just looked at Riddle with a worried look, [Is it okay?] ]

- Are you stupid?

Yes?

- Can't you even feel such a strong murderous aura? It's not your way to find death!

I know......

- What?!

If you don't want others to know about the past, the first thought is to kill it, right? The difference is only whether it is implemented or not.

- Then you still ......

It's just, it's just gambling.

Although she didn't know what the reason was, she just knew that this time she could only gamble with her life.

The result is nothing more than two.

Death, or...... Initially accepted.

- Are you ...... Stupid?! To do this, the so-called "home" feeling is so important to you!

Yes...... Perhaps.

The corners of Riddle's eyes and eyebrows were not out of shape in the slightest, showing only worry and doubt.

[Riddle?] ]

As if because he didn't get a response, he screamed softly with a tentative taste, and the raised hand touched the handsome face that was close at hand again, [Is it okay?] ]

What the hell is going on with this baby?! Is it stupid?!

If you're smarter, as long as you sense his killing intent, you should stay away from him, right?!

But why did she still ...... Rely on him like this?!

The blue eyes met the clean pigeon's blood-red eyes again, but in the end they only looked away in embarrassment.

He didn't understand.

There seemed to be something warm and soft in his left chest that he did not understand (forgotten).

I know that this kind of relationship is actually quite useless...... Obviously, as long as you exert force in your hand again, you can end this stupid mission, regain your strength, and return...... I shouldn't have such a boring idea......

“…… Nothing ......."

A dark glow swept through the blue eyes and finally fell silent.

The fingers that had been touching Opal's tender neck finally moved upward, brushing her forehead hair, and halfway to the side of his face, Riddle heard his own voice with a slight hoarseness, "It's just an unrelated person." ”

It's just to not startle the snake at such a sensitive time, so I let this baby go.

Riddle told himself.

So, as long as you educate her properly in the future, let her know what not to say.

When the time comes, kill her and take the magic power from her body, so that there will be no more worries.

That's it.

Nothing more.