I'm so entangled in writing this chapter, and every time I write about V and Vivien, I feel depressed.

Although Vivien is trying to reverse V's impression of humans, it is clear that it has had little success......

It's just that the last paragraph made me want to scratch the wall - V Danai is twisted individually, frankly admit that you miss Xiao Ao will die! Jerk off

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Gold

Queen (reversed): Concern

、？？？ ・The secret land of the lake

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"I said ......"

Lazily leaning against the reading table in the reference room, Vivien propped her chin on one hand and pointed, "How did I not know that Riddle would start picking out books to read?" Isn't it always the one who comes? ”

The blue eyes squinted, and Riddle, who didn't even bother to speak, put back one of the two books he had just flipped through and threw them behind him, and the book bag floating there very competently caught the thrown book.

"Looks like you're picking out a book for that kid...... Didn't you disdain it at first? ”

Smiling selectively ignoring the knife that was thrown at her, Vivien's attitude at the moment was obviously looking for something to say.

"Isn't that what you expected?"

Although he repeatedly told himself that if he paid attention to someone, he would only be angry with himself, but it was obvious that someone was more skilled, so in the end, Riddle just threw such a sentence back.

Although it is an interrogative sentence, it is the tone of a declarative sentence, and a small thorn is hidden in it.

"Oh, you're revenge Riddle."

After half-squinting at the book that Del had thrown into her bag, Vivien snickered inwardly, "If you don't like it, it's good to refuse." Anyway, it's not like you haven't done this kind of thing. ”

Although he doesn't seem to care, it's obvious that he is really picking with his heart. After so many years, this kid's awkwardness has never changed.

"Did you get the troll on your head? Miss Vie, Vivi, Ann. ”

At that time, with a shadowy smile full of threat, where was the person who asked himself to agree!

The last salutation was accented, and it was clear that Riddle's endurance still needed to be exercised.

But then again, the only person in this world who dares to speak to the Duke of Darkness in such a ridiculous tone is probably the 10,000-year-old witch in front of her, who is not worried about her safety at all because of the contract.

"What do you think of that kid?"

“……”

Riddle was silent for two or three seconds at Vivien's sudden question, and then there was a hint of hesitation in his voice, "...... I...... I don't know. ”

Or rather, I didn't understand it from the beginning.

No matter how cold or even bad his attitude is, that child seems to have identified himself from the beginning, and that kind of pure affection that wholeheartedly trusts and attaches to him, and only revolves around him, will always make his heart ripple with strange waves.

Obviously, it would be nice to just have the attitude from the beginning, right?

However, seeing the child cry twice, Riddle admitted that he was more or less hesitant.

Maybe it's because of the lack of strength that leads to the spiritual defense, and it is also weakened by the increase in mood swings, if it is placed in the past, it is simply nonsense to put such a thing as "trust" on the Duke of Darkness.

Because I know that people are just "using" this relationship.

But from that moment on, it seemed that something kept in his ear telling him, "If it's this kid, maybe try to believe it."

Not at all like what he (the Duke of Darkness) should have.

"Remember what I asked Gellert to bring to you?"

As if nonchalant, Vivien stretched and stood up.

[That witch wants me to tell you, try to believe that this child is unique. 】

Almost instantaneously, the sentence she mentioned came to mind, but Riddle's immediate reaction was to laugh back: "Cut! Have you been bored enough lately to focus on this kind of thing? Miss Vivien, you should know the bottom line of my tolerance. ”

His thoughts, his emotions, his life are his own thing.

Accepting the task of taking care of that child is already the bottom line, and it would be unforgivable if this witch wanted to influence his thoughts and judgments through this kind of thing again.

"Aha, aha, what are you doing so seriously, but it's just a passing, after all, the choice is yours, and I know I don't have the charm to influence your decision-making."

After a haha, Vivian, who avoided Riddle's gaze, raised her hand and made a false move, and a stack of materials appeared in her hand, "You must be very interested in these things, maybe you can't say." ”

“…… Another Auror or the Ministry of Magic's dynamics? ”

Raising an eyebrow, knowing that Vivien was backing down, Riddle didn't ask the original topic again, but walked to the table, took the stack of materials, and looked through it.

"And that includes your men. The wizarding world has been restless lately. ”

"Self-inflicted."

Either way.

"Yo, aren't you going to take care of it? If it's too noisy, it will affect you, right? ”

In response to Vivien's words, Riddle glanced at him again with a disdainful look: "Does the life or death of those people have anything to do with me?" ”

"Ahh You're your servant, aren't you? It is also the duty of the master to discipline the disobedient servant at the right time, right? ”

"Leave that to the housekeeper, will you do everything yourself?"

"I really don't know if it's a blessing or a misfortune for the Malfoy family to have such a master as you."

"That's their pleasure."

The tone is light, but there is extreme pride.

This is eternal even now, when the appearance has changed.

The confident and flamboyant Duke of Darkness, even if his personality is biased, but the shocking confidence and pride come from the brilliance within the soul.

"Be careful that you oppress too much, it will bounce back!"

And the response was a look of disdain for "you are predicting your own future", plus a cold snort.

At the same time, the information in his hand can be regarded as having read through it, and he can be regarded as having a grasp of the entire wizarding world pattern now.

It was no surprise that the battle between the Aurors and the Death Eaters continued, after all, for that group of nobles, interests were paramount, and it was normal to use his name to conflict with Dumbledore. And the open and secret struggle between the nobles and the reshuffling of the cards was also something he had acquiesced to Lucius to do. The only variable is the Ministry of Magic, although it is a puppet, but it is probably because of the lack of his deterrence, so it is starting to gain courage.

Well, perhaps with the addition of the forces of darkness scattered across the territory of Britain, they began to grow even to the point where they could reach his group of men, but the result was only to make the already chaotic situation even more confusing.

However, from the current point of view, the change of the whole general trend is not beyond his grasp, and it is tedious to the point of being terrible.

"What's next?"

"Have you forgotten the habits of snakes before I can act?"

After being troubled by the so-called prophecy, he was even plotted once, and the last thing he lacked now was the patience to wait.

The more chaotic the situation was, the more it actually paralyzed the nerves of Dumbledore's old fox, and if he focused on the dark forces, it would be an opportunity for him to take advantage of.

The whole situation is now chaotic, and what is missing is an opportunity to change. And until that opportunity arises, he doesn't mind waiting and then arranging everything.

By the way, raise that child well.

His silent girl.

After all, with that child's current dependence on him, there may not be a situation in the future where the "Son of Gaia", who has always represented neutrality, will actually be on the side of the Duke of Darkness.

Just thinking about it makes people feel happy.

Vivien only raised an eyebrow at Riddle's words, and didn't say anything more about it—Gellert did, and so did Riddle, and when it came to their respective careers, Vivien always paid attention to it once in a while, or offered some insignificant help, and never gave in-depth advice or even tried to change something.

That's the delicate balance between them.

"Sa, if only you thought it was funny. But once in a while, be careful. ”

He casually tossed a silver-white bracelet to Riddle, "I won't say much else, but by the way, although I know you may not be unfamiliar with Muggle things, the books on my exclusive bookcase are something rare." If you don't want to see it, give it to the child—including the little toys on the bookcase, of course, which Gellert gave to the child! ”

With that, Vivien turned and left, leaving Riddle alone.

"Eventful."

I don't know who the complaint is about.

========================I'm the ================= of the dividing line of the switching scene

Las Vegas, USA

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After leaving the secret realm of the lake, Riddle found himself in Las Vegas, USA.

This is definitely the witch's personal vendetta!

Knowing this, Riddle rolled his eyes, tarnished his image, and stepped into the brightly lit world, where the passage of time made the Muggle world more splendid, noisier, and more ignorant.

Walk through the gambling city of Las Vegas, where you will revelry day and night, and then bypass the filthy and bloody American pauper's kiln. Then he taunted the corners of his lips - the difference between the two Muggle realms, which could be said to have no resemblance at all, was only a fraction of a centimeter on the map.

Riddle couldn't help but frown when he remembered the half-box of Muggle books in his luggage that had been reduced by the Shrinkage Charm.

Even if he was reluctant, he had to admit that the ignorant Muggles were capable of creating a fair degree of fragile brilliance.

That's why it's so interesting!

Stop-and-go, crossing over the Alps, which do not melt all year round -- creating a small avalanche from the residence of the last emperor of the last dynasty in the ancient Orient to the country with the most "human rights" in the world -- a "terrorist invasion" bombing incident.

Then he fell into a light sleep in the darkness, and woke up early in the morning to buy a Muggle newspaper, on which the ridiculousness of the government officials made him purse the corners of his lips in a good mood.

Then he remembered the "philanthropic staff" in the orphanage that had raised him.

It seems that this was the same at that time, and some of the objects that he unconsciously used magic to explode were given words such as "gas explosion" and "light bulb short circuit", which I am afraid even they did not believe.

But if he didn't believe it, why bother showing his yellow teeth and scolding him until his ribs were broken at the end - and then he refused to send a child under the age of ten to the hospital in order to protect the so-called "reputation" of the orphanage.

Just throw him into a dark room and leave him to fend for himself.

Sure enough, they're just stupid creatures that deceive themselves.

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Malfoy Manor, England

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The next stop in the darkness is the manor of the platinum nobles.

However, as soon as he entered the manor, before he could use the Dark Devil Mark to summon his servants, he heard a high-pitched children's voice from the back garden.

It's noisy.

"Master!"

Lucius, who had almost rushed to the scene as soon as the black devil mark on his body was hot, immediately broke out in a cold sweat after following the dark duke's line of sight at this moment.

It was his child, representing the next generation of platinum glory.

Although the moment could almost be described as sweating, Lucius could not stop the young Duke of Darkness from walking towards the birthplace of sound.

The first thing I saw was the boy who was reprimanding his two childhood followers in the back garden.

He looked to be about the same age as the child, with the same platinum-blond hair as his father, and those bright blue eyes, which were literally copies of Lucius.

But the handsome little face, which had not yet escaped its childishness, was full of arrogance and harshness belonging to the aristocracy, and it seemed that because his two henchmen had made a mistake, he was loudly reprimanding them—in stark contrast to the child.

Maybe it's because of the vocal cords, the kid is always quiet.

But I never saw her crying and asking for anything—perhaps insisting on being by his side could be considered willful, but that was all there was to it.

I've never seen her criticize anything, standing there always has a sense of gentleness precipitated from the bone marrow, so that there is always a unique atmosphere around her that can make people completely calm, maybe this is the credit of "Gaia's inheritance".

Riddle does not deny that the time he was with Opal was also the time when his mind was at its most peaceful.

That slender and small figure, always working in her own way, never pushes the fault on the head of others.

His silent girl.

"Name."

In the end, Riddle retracted the contrast between the two children, a faint statement of statement, but with an order that could not be hesitated.

"Virtue ...... Draco Malfoy. ”

The nobleman with long platinum hair was already completely sweating at the moment, and he was secretly frightened because he couldn't figure out the meaning of his boss.

"Competitive, proud, and ...... Cunning - a standard Death Eater. ”

Speaking as if prophetic words, Riddle glanced at the terrified servant, "Just like you, Lucius." ”

"Huh?"

"An opponent who is too immature can't reach my height."

Retracting his gaze, Riddle turned and walked in the other direction, "I chose another child. Then, Lucius, your child would be a good follower. ”

"But, but...... ...... hosts"

After a long pause, Lucius realized that his master was referring to the "savior" who was now rumored throughout the wizarding world.

"This is another battleground between me and the old bee."

Riddle's voice came faintly, "When necessary, I will let my chosen heir meet with you." You don't need to have your children swear allegiance now, because that's the test I gave her. ”

"Yes!"

He was secretly relieved, but Lucius turned his head to look at his child's eyes, and there was still a hint of worry in his eyes.

Although it is very nice that your children do not have to stand on the cusp, ......

War of the Heirs?

That's really not good news, is it?

His lowered eyes darkened, but Lucius followed the Duke of Darkness respectfully.

Lucius's intelligence collection was done quite well - although some of it had already been seen by Vivien - and according to reports, the British forces had found the Death Eaters in their own name and manipulated them. Conflicts between the Aurors and the Death Eaters on a small scale are endless, and ...... Judging by the scope of those anomalies, it seems that the forces of darkness are also conflicting with each other.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that those Death Eaters who accepted the operation had their own careful thoughts, but as their master, if he couldn't even deal with this situation, he would simply go back to the secret realm of the lake to retire.

Riddle thought unconcernedly, and then dropped a sentence "Those are just bait" and let Lucius, who was full of joy and trepidation, continue to pay attention.

And then......

He raised his head and looked at the sky red by the setting sun, and the warm bright red hue reminded him of the same color, but clearer and warmer eyes.

“……”

Pursing his lips, Riddle closed his eyes slightly.

He seems to ...... I miss a little bit, in that forest, always quietly by his side, the child who makes him feel peaceful.

Only for him, his silent girl.