The true identity of Diary Ben-kun will not be revealed so quickly, so after reading this chapter, I want to cut people...... Find yourself a pillow and pound it.

By the way, what makes Opal feel dangerous is the part of her body that belongs to the unicorn Opal, because it involves the later text, so I won't spoil it for the time being, anyway, I will officially give an explanation later.

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Holy Grail 8 (upright): The stagnation of things.

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Hogwarts Archives

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The process of going to the archives went smoothly beyond Opal's expectations.

After turning into the corner hallway of the stairs at the edge of the library, Opal found the door to the archive he was looking for at the end of the hallway.

Although the thick mahogany door has a large metal padlock hanging from it, after an incomparably accurate "Alajo Cave Open", the lock is completely non-existent.

Behind the door was a cylindrical room about three stories high, with a goose-yellow crystal magic pillar running from the roof to the ground in the center of the room, emitting a soft glow as it sensed someone entering.

Upon entering the room, the mahogany door closed behind Opal.

The room was not so large that it did not even have a window - in fact it was not needed - and the four-colored bookcase adorned with the four college crests on the top, which circled the whole room. At the entrance of the house, where the Crystal Pillar is attached, there is a platform about two meters square. Opal looked left and right, and walked up directly, the shining crystal pillar, a row of magic runes immediately appeared in front of the platform, and after spinning and flickering, about one meter and a half away from the platform table, the emblems of the four academies were displayed.

Remembering Marcus's words, Opal took out the Dracose Grade Chief Badge from her pocket this morning, and then touched the design on her badge with the corresponding Slytherin coat of arms.

There was a slight humming sound, and the platform at Opal's feet moved along the crystal pillar to the bookcase with the Slytherin emblem on it, and then the numbers 1 to 15 appeared on the crystal pillar, and next to each number was the year marker in hundred years - I guess this must be the corresponding year of Hogwarts to the present.

Opal looked at the faint glow in front of him with a little headache, and after a little hesitation, he turned to point at the last 15 with his badge again.

The floating numbers quickly shifted again, this time from 1 to 10, apparently for 10 years.

This time Opal's choice was 3 - after all, the diary she had obtained was dated about fifty years ago. It is unclear whether Hogwarts school student files are recorded by time of entry or by time of graduation, but if they can't be found in the 3-word file, then the 4-figure file will certainly be found - and this time the corresponding number representing the year of the year will appear.

However, when Opal tried to pick the number 1931, the platform under her feet began to move upwards along the crystal pillar again, and this time the crystal pillar still displayed the original year number.

What's going on?

After a moment's pause, Opal reacted and turned to face the Slytherin bookcase - and was not surprised to see the corresponding 1931 number lit up on the bookcase compartment directly opposite the platform, and in the corresponding partition below this number, there were about twenty books with silver and gold names on the spine.

It seems that even Hogwarts, which is a prestigious school, has not had a lot of students in the past...... Of course, this is only relative.

But also, if there were too many wizards who focused on talent, it is estimated that they would have fought with ordinary people outside because of the living space, where could there be such a stability as it is now...... Uh, well, she had to admit that even the wizarding world itself wasn't very peaceful.

After glancing quickly over the spine of the book and noticing that there was no Tom Riddle's name, Opal turned and walked back to the Crystal Pillar and clicked on the number 1932 with his badge.

The platform quietly moved a little distance to the left, and when it turned back to the bookcase, Opal was very satisfied to find that the number representing 1932 on the bookcase compartment lit up, but this time there were only about a dozen books in it, and unlike the 1931 books, there were several books with black names in this box.

It seems that the color of the name has some meaning.

After glancing at the names on the spine and finding that there was still no goal, Opal did not hesitate to choose the next year. In this way, I searched all the way to the grid in 1938.

[Hah!] Finally found it! ]

Opal didn't take much time this time, mainly because in this grid, the three golden words "Tom Marvolo Riddle" that seemed to be embedded with crystals were too shiny, and the names on the spine of the row were the most shining at first glance - obviously a difference.

It's exactly the same name as Riddle......

I remember very well the name engraved on the tombstone and what Riddle said at that time in the remote village where I was taken by Riddle when I was a child, so Opal raised his hand with this thought and took down the book.

But just as Opal was about to flip through the book, he was a little stunned to find that the pages of the book seemed to be glued together by something, and he couldn't open it.

What's going on?!

After a closer inspection, and then took the two books next to him and flipped through them, Opal frowned slightly.

It seems that only the book belonging to "Tom Marvolo Riddle" has been adapted by someone who has cast an adapted Fidelius.Charm, and the direct result is that if there is no primordial language, even if the book has been found, Opal will still not be able to open it to obtain the information in it - otherwise the entire book will be completely destroyed by the power of the spell.

[Damn!] ]

Even with Opal's kindness, he was a little indignant at the moment.

What could be worse than putting what you want most in front of her, so that she can see it and not get it!

- Yes, that is, to destroy what you want most in front of you.

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――Why did you suddenly stop talking?

I say......

Rubbing his temples a little weakly, Opal suddenly found that he was so disturbed that he didn't seem to be so angry.

- Huh?

It's nothing...... When I don't exist well.

In fact, Opal wanted to remind someone not to make a cold noise when she almost forgot that it existed, but thinking that this voice still existed in her consciousness after all, she had to give up.

Forget it, at least it's good to come out this time without sneering at her.

- I don't think it's necessary at all, but I think I'm obligated to warn you.

Yes?

――What are you thinking, I can feel it through the communication of consciousness...... So if you miss the tone of my voice, just say it, and I'll be happy to help you revisit it.

Waiver...... You keep busy with your business, go slowly......

- Your inheritance dream will continue tonight, don't be kicked out in the middle of the process like last time and cry under the covers.

It's not because she had spent more than half a year because of the jewelry that Senior Sister Qianwei gave her, so even if she inherited the dream, her mood fluctuations were not as clear as in the past, a bit like watching a film movie.

But I didn't expect that on the night of the first day at Hogwarts, for some reason, the sense of substitution of the inherited dream suddenly strengthened a lot, so that she couldn't adapt to it at once, not to mention that she dreamed of the rise and fall of the now completely extinct water dream - the inheritance dream of the extinct magical creatures, the emotional impact will be even more negative.

As long as he thinks that the last water dream has been seen through the disguise of the incarnate man because of its somewhat unusual behavior, and in front of the human who captured it, the tragic self-explosion of the experience of returning to nature is reminiscent of the experience of returning to nature, Opal feels a sense of concern - people will always reject too good or too different existence, and this will not change from ancient times to the present.

But sighing and sighing, she did wake up when the water dream blew up, but it was also because she was shocked by the fierceness of the water dream, but it was a bit nonsense to say that she cried.

You must know that the number of times she cried since she was a child can be counted on one hand, and it is still in front of Riddle.

But that being said, Opal didn't have the bother to come up with it—or he would have been ridiculed for being incomplete.

Then she stuffed the file book in her hand back into the grid, and then randomly selected the books in the other grids and looked through them roughly, and knew a rough idea in her heart.

Her purpose in coming to the archives was only half accomplished this time, and although she found what she was looking for, she couldn't see it.

Now Opal, it can already be judged that the person whose name is golden must be the head of the Slytherin or the prefect, and the shinier the name, the higher his achievement - so Tom's book can shine like that, I am afraid that even in the history of Hogwarts, the relevant information can be found, but Opal does not think that he can have the time to slowly dig through the materials and extract the cocoons from them.

With that in mind, Opal turned and walked towards the Crystal Pillar, using his badge to point at the word "Exit" in the lower right corner of the Crystal Pillar. So the platform moved again, this time landing at the mahogany gate that Opal had entered.

So...... Sure enough, in the end, the only way left was to ask for the diary.

Although there is black magic on the diary itself that absorbs the holder's magic, but considering that this black magic may be to preserve the seal inside, I don't know if it is a consciousness or a living being, so it needs to absorb the energy of the outside world, and because the amount of absorption is very small, Opal is not particularly concerned.

Anyway, if she really can't do it, she will simply turn into a unicorn and put a few drops of blood out, and those alone will be enough to deal with it.

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Hogwarts Slytherin common room and dormitory

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After finally sending Pansy away with a curious baby, and calming a certain platinum nobleman who was blown up by her pigeon release behavior, Opal "accidentally" ran over someone's toe with his heel when he passed Blaise, who was muttering "How does it feel like Draco was domesticated by Opal".

"Hiss......"

Blaise gasped, looked at the back of Opal who had left without apologizing, and sighed with tears streaming down his eyes that Slytherin was really a big dye vat - didn't you see that even the natural Opal had begun to learn to use small movements like Pansy? (Tenyin: Brace, you're really mistaken.) ）

Back in the dormitory, Nagini poked her head out of the bedpost and nodded at Opal: {Miss Opal, you're back.} }

Nagini complained about Opal's refusal to take him to class, but because Opal insisted, he was able to stay bored in Opal's dormitory, occasionally sneaking out and wandering around without anyone else noticing.

[Anything you found?] ]

After placing the book on the desk, Opal asked casually.

In fact, she deliberately left Nagini in her dorm room without her - after all, who told Nagini to hit her little report to Riddle the previous year!

Because of carelessness, you can tell Riddle about the humiliating thing of being accidentally pranked and falling into a coma! Who made Nagini so wooden and didn't know how to help hide it? Hum!

Knowing that Nagini's debriefing was a routine matter, Opal admits that he is just cautious.

{Not in exceptional circumstances, my range of activity is near the Slytherin Cellars.} }

Nagini swam down the bedpost and crossed over Opal's desk, {By the way, Miss Opal, is there a consciousness in that diary?} }

[What, did he communicate with you?] ]

{yes...... And he can speak Nagini's words! }

[Huh?] ]

Originally, Opal was ready to open the journal and continue to contact the consciousness, but after hearing Nagini's words, she subconsciously stopped her movements.

"Tom Marvolo Riddle", Slytherin who attended Hogwarts fifty years ago, excelled during his time, at least being the head of the year or prefect, and was able to communicate with snakes, if you could know what this person looked like...... Hey?

Opal, who suddenly reacted, found that he was subconsciously avoiding contact with the diary first.

As the "Son of Gaia", even if the inheritance has not yet been fully completed, Opal's "intuition" in the form of a unicorn is already close to the level of "foreknowledge", and after sensing his instinctive resistance, choosing to obey will never put him in danger.

Now I feel that this diary is dangerous, but I am also interested in this diary in the first place, this inconsistent situation...... What the hell is going on, hey!

Looking at the diary that was lying quietly in the corner of the desk, Opal felt unusually tangled at the moment.

{Miss Opal, what's wrong?} }

Nagini looked at Opal's stiffness as if he had been pressed the pause button, {Isn't it going to write a diary?} }

[Nothing, just a few other things that came to mind.] ]

After a slight hesitation, Opal decided to heed his instinctive warning, and instead of getting answers directly from his diary, he looked up the history of Slytherin House - anyway, since the name of "Tom Marvolo Riddle" was so shiny, it definitely meant that he was outstanding in the house, and there would have been a record in the history of the house.

{Huh?} Well, got it. }

Nagini blinked in confusion, but looking at Opal, who had finished tidying up his desk and writing his homework for a while, he decided not to ask too much about his own business—or he would be hated.

Anyway, I've already found a good way to get around the rest of Hogwarts House through the water pipes, so I'll let Miss Opal know when I find something interesting.