So this chapter is a sweeter Valentine's Day for Opal as a birthday present for her upcoming arrival on October 10th (article setting), and Riddle is the last shot, but Opal's current age is ...... Your lower limit has really been refreshed again, right?

By the way, I wish myself a happy birthday, I am a year older!

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Holy Grail 5 (Reversed): Intimate relationships.

、？？？ ・The secret land of the lake

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[Riddle Riddle!] ]

As soon as he entered the secret realm of the lake through the portkey, Opal's gaze did not return, and he followed the feeling and pounced on Riddle's body, and he was coquettish in a stack.

As the object of being coquetted, Riddle did not look back, his back calmly caught the flying humanoid koala, touched her long smooth silver-white hair with his backhand, and did not say a word—for Riddle, it was already an extremely valuable trust to be able to hand over his back to Opal so unsuspectingly.

Because his attention was now preoccupied with the information screen in front of him, which was flowing with countless data and scenes, he raised his other free hand from time to time and pressed the void a few times, as if he was operating something.

[……]

Seeing that Riddle was busy with something right now, Opal obediently didn't make any other moves, but just looked at the information screen that was refreshing the massive amount of data with some curiosity, trying to see what was being said inside, and then unexpectedly...... Dizzy.

"Opal?"

Here, Riddle, who had temporarily finished his work, was about to talk to Opal, but found that his silent girl was unexpectedly silent, and after shouting tentatively, he found that his silent girl was looking at the information screen in front of him with a somewhat dull expression at the moment, and the pigeon's blood-red eyes were very cartoonish at the moment.

Hurriedly raised his hand to cover Opal's eyes, and sure enough, after a long while, Opal seemed to suddenly come back to his senses, and the eyelashes that touched Riddle's palm trembled slightly: [Riddle? Hey? I ......]

All she remembered was that as soon as she tried to make out what was happening on the screen, she felt her whole head "boom", and she didn't even know when Riddle covered her eyes with his hand.

"It's not something you can get involved right now."

Removing the information cover connecting his ears, eyes, and temples, and turning off the screen casually, Riddle looked at Opal, who was looking depressed at the moment, and the ears on his head seemed to have fallen down, and slightly hooked the corners of his lips, "Without the permission to deal with it, what you have just done is simply doing useless work." ”

If Vivian's witch's information secrecy method could be cracked so easily, then that witch might not even have ashes left by now.

But his silent girl was as easy to understand as ever, and she could tell at a glance what she was thinking.

[But Riddle...... Okay......]

With his mouth puffed up, Opal's mood was still somewhat depressed, [even the authority of the Son of Gaia was useless...... Is Riddle the manager here now? ]

"It's only temporary."

Riddle walked out of the processing room with Opal and tossed the food to the black dog who was guarding the house, "But to be honest, I'm not interested in dealing with these things at all. If it weren't for the fact that I could get access to the data room here, I really wouldn't want to stay here any longer. ”

The more things you come into contact with, the more ideas you have, and the more you think about them, the more you start to find that you don't care about things that you used to think about.

At least as he began his duties as the steward of the Secret Realm of the Lake, Riddle found that his hunger for power had waned - if in the past he had occasionally contacted Lucius or others to roughly control the movements of the Death Eaters, Riddle had simply bothered to do so.

[As long as Riddle is interested.] ]

Opar unconditionally agrees with Riddle's statement - Riddle wants to pursue power, or wants to specialize in knowledge, become a demon king or become a sage, for Opal it is simply something that can be accepted without much thought.

Because no matter what kind of thing he does, Riddle is still Riddle.

She just had to decide that it was fine.

With that, Opal turned his attention to the excitement of seeing her close to Riddle at the beginning, and now to the black dog who didn't even bother to bark: [Xiao Ke, you seem to be very lacking lately...... Are you sick? (Celestial sound: Siris, who has been numbed by your actions.) ）

Then the response was that the black dog wagged his tail weakly, and then twisted his head to the side.

"It should be because spring is coming."

Riddle raised an eyebrow and said in a non-caring manner.

Then, not at all, it was not surprising to see the black dog jump up as if he had been stepped on by his tail, and roar at him loudly, breaking the chain around his neck with a loud sound.

[It seems that Nick really hates Riddle's appearance.] ]

Opal on the side was amazed, although the black dog had been more or less accustomed to life in recent times, it was the first time she had seen it react so violently.

"There are a lot of people who hate me, and it doesn't matter if there is one more of him."

However, Riddle's reaction to this was very light, but he glanced at the black dog's lower abdomen, but the black dog subconsciously caught his tail and lay there.

[It doesn't matter.] ]

Opal smiled and hugged Riddle's arm and followed him to the treehouse in the secret realm of the lake, his blood-red eyes full of determination, [Even if the whole world hates Riddle, Opal still likes Riddle the most.] ]

“……”

Riddle just raised his hand and patted Opal's little head.

In fact, he knew exactly how his silent girl would react - and Opal's reaction was just as he expected, without any surprise.

However, when Opal was not paying attention, the blue eyes that looked at her did flash an extremely rare tenderness in the bottomless light.

[By the way, Riddle, this give!] ]

After following Riddle into his treehouse, Opal took out his pocket the purpose of sneaking into the secret of the lake this time.

Raising an eyebrow, Riddle took the dark green box wrapped in silver ribbon that Opal handed over with a look of anticipation, and speculated from the weight and packaging of his hand: "Chocolate? ”

[Well, Happy Valentine's Day.] ]

Opal leaned on the table in the treehouse with his chin in his hands, [because Riddle doesn't like sweet, so he made dark chocolate with hazelnuts this time.] ]

Valentine’s Day...... Is it already this time?

Because there was no obvious sense of time passing in the secret realm of the lake, Riddle didn't realize that much time had passed until Opal's reminder this time.

"Is that why you skipped class and came to me?"

Unpacking under the gaze of Opal's shiny little animal, Riddle picked one out of his mouth and threw it into his mouth - I have to admit that the taste was indeed very good, and his Silent Girl cooking skills were clearly more advanced this year than last year's chocolate, "It tasted pretty good." ”

[It's good if Riddle likes it.] ]

Although he smiled happily and narrowed his eyes because of Riddle's evaluation, Opal was still serious about justifying his name, [but Opal didn't skip class!] It was Lockhart who caused a rather serious disaster that caused Hogwarts to shut down today...... Lesson...... Uh, okay......]

Although the voice was loud at first, under Riddle's gaze, Opal finally looked away a little weakly, and admitted with some frustration, [...... It's a little bit of a boost in that...... But if not, there's no reason to come out and see Riddle! ]

But she also had to admit that the chaos at Hogwarts was a bit of a surprise to her - she had no idea that Lockhart had no binding effect on the elves he had recruited, and that the elves would be so frantic after smelling the stimulants she had deliberately dropped.

What she didn't expect was that the scene where Fred lifted her up and was squeezed down by the chaotic crowd was mistaken by Draco for that she was attacked, and as a result, the proud dragon connected Blaise and Pansy directly against the red-haired Weasley Army, which directly led to the escalation of the conflict and involved the innocent Harry and Ginny, and finally turned into a full-scale melee between Slytherin and Gryffindor - and this was the main reason why Hogwarts suspended classes for a day, and by the way, many of the rubies in the Gryffindor hourglass were reduced, Although the ruby of his own academy has also been reduced a little.

Not...... She could already imagine that Professor Snape's face would be gloomy for a long time.

And Madam Pomfrey in the medical wing has a gentle smile as well...... Hmm, sure enough, it's better to hang around from that side less lately, right?

"Just don't miss your homework."

Looking at Opal, who seemed more and more righteous at the end, Riddle couldn't help but laugh.

His silent girl is still the same as before, always putting seeing him and completing his mission first.

[I've always had very good grades.] ]

Although he knew that Riddle was teasing her, Opal couldn't help but puff up his name, but then he was a little frustrated and distressed, [but good grades are a matter of course, it seems that you can't say that......]

It's a little childish, but the words are full of natural superiority and confidence, and Riddle is happy with Opal's reaction.

"How's the last thing you told me about the Chamber of Secrets?"

[Ah, that thing...... Although the contents and origin of the secret room have been confirmed, there is no clue as to who opened the secret room. ]

At the mention of business, Opal's expression began to become serious, [after all, Hogwarts people are too talkative, and the first scene and time point of the incident are too vague, and I can't get more accurate information through those friends of mine, now...... It's a stalemate...... Right? ]

Although she knew that if she wanted to solve this matter, it would be absolutely right to follow Harry as the protagonist, but after all this time, Harry's side had not moved at all, which really hit her enthusiasm.

"There's no way to crack it?"

Leaning back in the wicker chair, Riddle's gaze swept over Opal and moved to the side, then suddenly remembering something, he stood up and walked to the side of the cabinet in the room.

"How long will it take?"

[I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the next victim appears.] ]

Opal was deeply depressed about this, but there was nothing she could do about it - after all, she didn't think she was the so-called protagonist, and it was better for Harry to charge into battle or something, and she would at most help the soy sauce on the sidelines.

"Will there be fewer victims?"

Turning sideways to look at Opal, Riddle felt that with her abilities, she should not be distressed by this.

[Yes, if you want, but it's cumbersome...... And although it can be confirmed that there is no danger to life, but if innocent people are involved, it will not be easy for Principal Dundedo to deal with it afterwards. ]

I shouldn't have let Pansy take the journal away, otherwise if I used the journal to arrange something, I believe Harry's enthusiasm should be able to be mobilized, right?

Riddle raised an eyebrow.

Opar's meaning was clear to him, meaning that she didn't mind involving innocent people, but because she felt that the aftermath was more troublesome, and the energy spent on it and the harvest of completing things were not perfect enough for money, so she chose to give up that plan.

And he was pleased with it, because the heir he had chosen did not need the frivolous hypocrisy, and the process was not important compared to the result.

"It's okay to pass the time with these things, don't delay the business."

Having found what he was looking for, Riddle returned to the wicker chair at the table and sat down.

[I didn't delay my studies!] Professor Sprout even said that I could take the exam directly after half a year of study...... Hey? ]

muttered and complained, and finally died halfway because Riddle stuffed the chocolate into her mouth, but at this moment, her stunned expression with her cheeks puffed out at the moment looked very cute, [Huh?!] ]

This chocolate doesn't taste like the one she made at school, right?

I remembered that Riddle had deliberately gotten up just now, as if he was fetching something. Because of the possibility that Opar was in a state of inactivity, Opal's head was obviously in a state of inactivity at the moment.

"What's wrong?"

Because it was some time ago when other Banqi in the secret realm of the lake came to ask if there was anything that needed to be purchased, he directly commissioned it to buy it, and it was just delivered today, so Riddle didn't know the taste of this chocolate very well. He originally planned to go to Hogwarts with an owl in this box of chocolates, but since Opal came, he gave it to her directly, which was a small reward.

[…… No, it's not...... Only, just ......]

Opal swallowed the chocolate in his mouth because he was so shocked at the moment that he couldn't describe it, and then looked at the chocolate box in Riddle's hand, which was obviously just opened, [Is this for Opal?] ]

Looking at the anticipation on the face of the girl in front of him, Riddle hooked the corners of his lips and directly handed the chocolate box in his hand to Opal, watching her quickly take the chocolate from it and eat it in her mouth with a happy face.

"Tastes good?"

[Uh-huh.] ]

Nodding happily, Opal took a piece and handed it to Riddle, [although it has milk and honey in it, but the taste is not very sweet, Riddle can try it.] ]

"Yes."

Although he didn't particularly like overly sweet foods like chocolate, watching Opal eat it so happily made him want to taste it, so Riddle half-leaned over and took Opal's hand into his mouth.

[Huh?] ]

Opal, who originally just wanted Riddle to take the chocolate, was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Riddle in a daze.

His silent girl is always so simple and beautiful, just look at her appearance and know that now she is just in a daze because she doesn't understand, and she doesn't know how intimate such an action is.

The blue eyes narrowed slightly, and the light became deeper and deeper, Riddle lowered his head, took the girl in a daze into his arms, and then crossed the chocolate in his mouth into her mouth, and in the intertwining of lips and tongues, he shared the piece of snack with his silent girl, who was estimated to be unable to eat now.

As a result, Opal's brain was finally overwhelmed and completely shut down.