Happy Valentine's Day, everyone...... (Anyway, I can shout here: Do couples go to die?) ）

As a member of the singles club, I am really powerless to show off the love text messages on my mobile phone......

But even so, his own daughter can't be abused. (Although all kinds of envy, jealousy, hatred...... ）

So that's the basic thing, well

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Knight (upright): Romantic.

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"So what?"

With one hand on her chin, Vivien looked at the little girl in front of her with a playful expression, waiting for the following.

[So this summer vacation, can you lend me a villa or manor for me to use to entertain friends?] ]

Despite the tingling of Vivian's intriguing gaze, Opal repeated it very seriously—according to the impression she remembered from her past interactions with Qianwei, this was usually the only way to really ask for her help.

"Actually, you don't have to ask me to deal with this."

Sighing in his heart, he didn't know where the baby in front of him had cultivated this kind of character, in a sense, quite serious and rigorous, Vivian leaned back on the recliner, and at the same time raised his hand and pointed at Opal's finger, "You can completely decide this kind of thing, if you don't understand anything, just ask Phil that guy." ”

[But, after all, it's Miss Vivien's business, isn't it?] ]

Opal is very self-aware of this.

Because she knows very well that Senior Sister Qianwei is a very nostalgic person, even if she transfers things to others, she will check the situation from time to time - so if you don't want to be hated by the cautious Senior Sister Qianwei, it is best to ask for her consent before moving the property she gave to herself, otherwise she will definitely die an ugly death in the future.

"I'm really curious, how did Riddle, that kid who has absolutely no right views, educate you to be such a standard three-good student."

Seeing Opal's serious appearance with a small face, Vivien finally couldn't control her thoughts, and directly leaned over and pinched her cheek, teasing, "Could it be that guy is unexpectedly a nanny?" You'll have to look into it another day. ”

[？ ]

Tilting his head, Opal admitted that he didn't understand it completely.

"Opal, I have gifted the Cappadocia family to you. So there is no need to ask me for permission to use the manor to entertain classmates and other small things like this. ”

While sighing in her heart, Vivien went back again, "Of course, if it's an alliance or a holy war or something, then ask me again - well, if you're not sure, you can ask Phil first." After all, he was the patriarch of the Cappadocia family. ”

[Okay, I see.] Then don't bother Miss Vivien. ]

After getting the answer he wanted, Opal immediately politely retreated, and carefully rubbed his face while turning around - although Senior Sister Qianwei didn't pinch it hard just now, but after all, her face was still a little uncomfortable.

After leaving the upper hall at the top of the Tree of Life, where Vivien lived, Opal hesitated and turned to the work area on the other side of the Tree of Life.

Over there, she successfully spotted Riddle, who seemed to be resting from work for a while, looking into the distance.

However, before she could say anything, Riddle, who was looking at the lake in the distance, turned his face sideways and looked in her direction, and then his originally deep blue eyes turned calm and quiet, and even put on a hint of softness: "Why did you come here today?" ”

If I'm not mistaken, she'd just been here two days ago, and shouldn't she be finishing her summer homework at the centaur residency by this time?

[Some things require permission from Miss Vivien.] ]

Trotting to Riddle's side, and after a simple explanation of the cause and effect of the incident, Opal stuck out his tongue, [although this is etiquette, Opal still finds it troublesome...... What does Riddle think? ]

"This is normal communicative common sense that you should learn."

Riddle's gaze flickered slightly—had his Silent Girl grown to such an extent when he wasn't expecting it?

Thinking back to the round and small lump when they first met, and then looking at the girl whose body has gradually begun to develop and has a well-proportioned and flexible body, Riddle suddenly had a sense of exclamation in a trance.

[Hmm...... Although I know it, I know it......]

A little tangled pouting, Opal muttered quietly, [but those people are not Riddle, and they have to make time to deal with it, so troublesome......]

Riddle was furious—like his silent girl would complain.

But also, his silent girl has always been centered on him, thinking about how to make him feel satisfied. That hasn't changed.

However, Riddle didn't want to correct this, but patted Opal's head comfortingly, and then looked at a certain silver-haired beast rubbing against his side with a satisfied face, half-squinting and looking comfortable.

And he seems to be unconsciously used to it—but it's not a bad feeling.

[…… Ah, yes......]

As if suddenly remembering something, Opal dug in his arms, and after digging for a long time, he finally took out an amethyst that seemed to emit a faint halo inside and handed it to Riddle, [I forgot this before.] I finally didn't forget this time, and I wanted to return it to Riddle. ]

"It's ......"

Slightly puzzled, he took the crystal, and Riddle looked at Opal, waiting for her explanation. And Opal didn't want to make a fool of himself, and quickly explained: "I specially asked for this crystal from Mr. Yeji. ”

Riddle raised an eyebrow and continued to wait for the following.

[This is the memory and magic collected from the 'Voldemort' who appeared in Hogwarts this time.] I wasn't there when I was beaten, so I could only recover so much afterwards, I'm sorry. ]

With his head slightly bowed, Opal spoke in frustration.

Riddle was slightly stunned: "You already know?" ”

[Huh?] Know what? ]

Blinking his eyes, Opal was visibly puzzled by the question.

Asked by Opal for granted, Riddle didn't know how to continue the conversation, so he finally turned his gaze back to his injured crystal.

[Ah, is it meant that Riddle is Voldemort?] ]

After following Riddle's gaze to the amethyst, Opal reacted and admitted very bluntly, [I already know about this.] Riddle didn't even tell me before, so bad! ]

In the end, he couldn't help but puff out his mouth, obviously remembering the stupidity of swearing to find "Voldemort" in front of Riddle before, so he was unilaterally holding on to it.

“……”

Riddle was dumbfounded, because he felt it, Opal just complained, and did not have any dissatisfaction or resistance to it, and then the corners of his lips couldn't help but hook slightly, "I didn't tell you in anger?" ”

[Ah, no.] I just think Riddle is very bad-hearted! There must have been a snickering at that time! ]

There was shame and embarrassment in Riddle's blood-red eyes, but there was no resentment or disdain at all, "But I also said it to death at that time......

"Do you have any thoughts on Voldemort?"

Smiling and patting Opal on the head again, Riddle realized that sometimes he was always suffering from overthinking - his silent girl had always been the best for him, hadn't she?

[Voldemort is Voldemort, Riddle is Riddle...... Uh, that's not right......]

Scratching at his hair in some distress, Opal's little face was about to become tangled, [what should I say...... Voldemort or not, Riddle is Riddle...... Such...... Wow, that's not right! What the hell should I say! Damn it...... Hmm......]

Riddle looked at Opal, who was in a hurry to think of the right words, and his blue eyes were stained with a genuine, warm smile.

He knew that Opal meant to show that no matter what kind of identity she had, she wouldn't care.

It was Voldemort or Riddle. She didn't want to stay with Voldemort or run away from him because she was him—she just wanted to be close to her because she was Riddle, whatever she was, what she was, and what she would become.

Opal couldn't say it exactly, but he could understand it.

Because......

His silent girl has always shown such a thought, such a feeling. So he didn't need her to say it directly, he knew it clearly.

[What is Riddle laughing at?] ]

Opal's puzzled voice made Riddle realize that he had unconsciously chuckled, so he met the pair of pigeon-blood-red eyes full of only his figure, Riddle finally only bent down slightly and imprinted a kiss on Opal's forehead: "I know." ”

[……！ ]

The warmth of being too close made Opal's face flush, and he kept opening his mouth like a fish but couldn't say anything, but this simple appearance made Riddle look even more pleasant, and he laughed directly.

[…… Riddle Bullying ......]

Opal, who felt that his face was about to burn, fortunately buried his face directly in the arms of the person in front of him, pretending to be out of sight like an ostrich, and at the same time secretly grinding his teeth on his fragile face.

What a great opportunity to see Riddle's smile, just wasted by his own thin skin.

"Did I bully you?"

Leaning back against the railing of the rooftop, Riddle smiled at the girl in his arms and pocketed the amethyst.

[…… Riddle is a bully anyway......]

Then there was the muffled voice of a silver-haired beast in his arms.

The mood has never been so good, and such joy and comfort can only be brought to him by his silent girl—although he doesn't want to admit it, but it is a good thing that he agreed to the witch's request back then.

"Okay, why don't you explain what you just mentioned about 'memory'?"

He had already known most of what was happening in Hogwarts from Nagini's report, and he also knew that the so-called young "Tom" was actually a part of the dark forces that he had separated back then, and this had been confirmed in Lucius's mansion back then. However, he has little memory of the "memory" that Opal mentions.

[Don't you remember Riddle?] Something about Opal. ]

Because of the mention of business, Opal was finally willing to show his face to breathe, but her words made Riddle frown: "Why don't you remember your business?" ”

[Not Opal...... Uh, it's the unicorn Opal ......]

After a moment's hesitation, Opal replied, "It's Opal, the red-eyed unicorn in the Forbidden Forest, who she saved back then.] ]

“……”

Riddle's brow was completely locked at the moment, "Even if it has the same name as you, it doesn't mean that I need to know about it." ”

[It's her, it's not!] ]

After correcting Riddle's grammatical mistakes very seriously, Opal's voice was a little low, [Opal saw that Riddle had stripped off his memories and extracted them, and then sealed some of them in the memory book.] In Opal's memories of seeing it, Riddle had a good relationship with her......]

Although I vaguely knew that it might be my future self, I still felt a little powerless and uncomfortable after all.

“！”

Riddle's body shook slightly.

Unicorn...... Opal?!

Closing his eyelids slightly, Riddle carefully combed through his memories before ...... Finally, I found the subtle gaps in my memory that were extremely abnormal.

It turns out that it has something to do with unicorns?

Reopening his eyes, Riddle's blue eyes looked at Opal, who seemed to be a little depressed in his arms, and smiled slightly.

The amethyst reappeared in Riddle's hand, and then, in front of Opal, he threw it off the rooftop.

[！ Riddle?! ]

Stunned by Riddle's actions, he reacted and rushed to Opal on the edge of the rooftop, watching in amazement as the amethyst fell in a graceful parabola towards the lake by the Tree of Life.

Then, a magical light immediately chased after it, and blasted the amethyst into crystal fragments in the sky, refracting the original sparkling light source of the secret realm of the lake, and the scene was truly beautiful.

"Now that it's a memory that I've decided to discard, I won't look back on it."

After retracting his gaze from the crystal shards in the sky, Riddle looked at Opal with a calm expression, "In the future, you don't need to bring me any more memories in this area." ”

[……]

After staring at those calm blue eyes for a long time, Opal seemed to come back to his senses and nodded, [Opal knows.] ]

If you have decided to give it up, there will be no more ...... Any nostalgia?

"There's only one Opal I know, and that's a simple and clumsy little guy who likes to think of me as her second nest."

Just as Opal was slightly touched by Riddle's words, he heard his faint voice again.

Hey?! Huh?!!!

Looking up in disbelief, Opal noticed that Riddle's gaze and face had turned to the other side at the moment—he couldn't see his expression at all.

[…… Riddle?! ]

Opal subconsciously wanted to chase after him and face him, but he was firmly held in his arms by Riddle's hand, and his head was pressed back at the same time: "Don't want me to repeat it a second time." ”

After a slight stunned moment, Opal immediately smiled and nodded vigorously in his arms: [Opal knows!] ]

"Tsk, troublesome imp!"

Although he complained like this, he held her very softly.

Opal couldn't help but chuckle.

And then it was knocked out as a matter of course.

But even so, Opal still felt very sweet in her heart—even the candy made by Fred could not make her as sweet as she was now, as if she was about to get drunk.

Really......

For Opal, the most important and favorite person in the whole world......

It's Riddle!