"Delphi? Delphi? ”

At the dining table, Maca dangled her finger in front of the child, smiling and teasing her. Behind him, Luna scrutinized the scene with a curious expression, and seemed a little eager to try it.

But perhaps because Maca had not been by his side all along, little Delphi was a little wary of this strange man, and seemed not very happy to play with Maca.

Not long after, Maca shook her head with a pretended regret, and then raised her eyebrows and said:

"Looks like even if I want to recognize her as a daughter, she may not agree, right?"

"How can we blame our cute little Delphi?" Cathy, who was holding the child, suddenly said unhappily, "That's just your incompetence as a 'father'!" ”

"Oh, well, okay! I'll admit that......" Maka shrugged her shoulders immediately, "Well, let me think about it then...... So be it! I'll make up a birthday present for our little Delphi! ”

As he spoke, he reached into his arms and pulled out a necklace-like thing from his breast pocket.

That's right, according to the time, little Delphi is actually over a year old.

And the next moment, I heard a child sitting opposite him say in surprise:

"Time Converter?"

"Oh, you know it?" Maca's face was calm, and he nodded immediately, "That's right, the time turner—and it's a very special one." ”

As he spoke, he pinched the pendant, which was made up of a golden ring and an hourglass of time, and showed the rim to everyone present.

"Look, I've carved the name of little Delphi on it with my own hands."

Cathy, who was closest to her, couldn't help but take a closer look at it, and soon she was surprised:

"Maca...... Are you really going to have little Delphi by your last name? ”

No matter how much she tried to make a fool of herself, it was just a joke. Because even if she didn't know the specific background of little Delphi, she couldn't really be Maka's daughter, so she only thought that little Delphi was the child that Maka picked up from somewhere, or someone else entrusted it to Maka.

And judging from Marca's past performance, the smart Cathy has always thought that he shouldn't want to have such a righteous daughter out of thin air.

But now, Maca actually gave her last name to Delphi!

"Oh......"

For a moment, everyone here was actually surprised. And then, they couldn't help but feel happy for little Delphi.

Not having parents is definitely a very bad thing, and for that, everyone present felt deeply. But if after losing his parents, he got a gentle and powerful father like Maka, it has to be said that it is a kind of luck.

"Ahh

Suddenly, Cathy, who was still immersed in surprise just now, seemed to realize something again, and couldn't help but let out a soft breath.

"Maka, you...... Are you planning to pick up Delphi this time? ”

Obviously, Cathy couldn't help but smile—Maca couldn't help but smile at the complicated expression she was worried about, but trying to hide.

"No, little Delphi will stay here! In the coming days, you will probably need to work hard! Well...... You can raise her here if you want. ”

"Oh! Are you sure? When Cathy heard this, her eyes seemed to radiate a different kind of light, "That's wonderful...... Seriously, I thought I was going to watch someone else carry her away sooner or later...... Not. ”

Cathy herself is not very old, and it was only because of her natural precociousness that Maca decided to let her help take care of little Delphi more. But now Maca discovers that Cathy's motherhood is even deeper than he imagined.

As for whether Cathy herself has nostalgia for her mother, it is unknown.

Of course, Maca didn't think much about this problem anymore, and the next moment, he saw him stretch out his index finger and draw a few characters in the air against the small hourglass on the pendant, and cast a fixed spell on it.

"It's precious and pretty, but it's also a bit dangerous...... Well, that's fine. ”

After poking the hourglass in the middle to make sure it could no longer be turned, Maca took the gold chain and shook it in front of little Delphi.

Something shiny like this will naturally be a children's favorite, and little Delphi couldn't help but reach for it as soon as she saw it.

Seeing this, Maca took advantage of the situation and put it in her hand.

"I remember when I first 'met' her, she also wore a necklace around her neck - it was also a magical item, and it was also related to dark arts......"

"Dark magic!"

When Maca casually talked about this little old story, everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to him again.

And then, I heard Maca continue:

"Yes, the dark arts—that's why I decided to take the necklace right away. And now, this can be regarded as my compensation to her! ”

"Could it be ......," Cathy subconsciously asked, hearing him say this, "that necklace had little Delphi's name on it?" That's why you-"

"Huh?"

Her words made Maca slightly stunned. To be honest, he had been thinking about some other thing all this time, and he really hadn't thought of this reason.

After a moment's hesitation, he nodded.

"Yes, that's right...... Anyway, she should have a surname, but it turned out that for some reason, it couldn't be used. ”

Maca confirmed Cathy's suspicions, but in fact, how could Voldemort think of carving a name on his daughter's necklace?

Even the necklace that contained black magic at the beginning only contained his full selfishness.

Of course, Maca not only didn't want to mention this kind of thing, but also didn't bother to think about it. Whatever Tom Riddle's intentions were in leaving his daughter a necklace, it doesn't work anymore.

Because, Maca had already destroyed that thing.

Putting some of the memories out of her head, Maca reached out again and touched little Delphi's hair. Seeing that the little one only looked up at him, and then immediately turned his attention to the shiny time-turner, Maca smiled.

It seems that because of this very cute little gift, she can barely accept Maca's touch.

"By the way," Turning her head slightly, Makafu looked at Cathy again, "When she grows up, remember to put it away for her, and you will give it to her in the future." ”

"You don't need to say that!" When Cathy heard this, she immediately waved her hand and said with an adult look, "I definitely know better than you how to raise a daughter." ”

When everyone couldn't help laughing, she stared around again busily, and then she couldn't hold back and giggled.

Perhaps only when she laughs, this little Cathy really shows a bit of a childlike feeling.

And just when the children around the table were giggling and laughing, everyone suddenly heard a shout from outside the door of the restaurant, causing them to stop laughing and turn their heads to look.

"Maca—"

"What's wrong, Willy?" Maca looked at the figure who rushed to the door from the side of the gate, and said loudly, "Fertilizer is done?" Well? Haven't you met Helen, she's gone to the atrium to find you! ”

"Helen?"

Willie had probably been running all the way over, and she was still a little out of breath by this point. After seeing her breathe a sigh of relief, she said suspiciously:

"No...... Yes? ”

"Really?" When Maca heard this, she shrugged her shoulders, "That's probably the two of you going wrong." ”

"Huh?"

Willie stood at the door in a daze for a while, looking back and forth between inside and outside the door a few times, and then turned around and ran out a little unwillingly.

After a while, when everyone found out that Helen was running back alone while shouting "Where's Willy", Maca chuckled and said:

"Are you two playing hide and seek? Ay...... Helen, don't run back, stay here and wait for her! ”

Seeing that several of the children who had been rescued from the dungeon by themselves were now smiling and making fun of Helen, the smile on Maca's face increased a little more.

But while smiling, when he moved his gaze to little Delphi in Cathy's arms again, there was an inexplicable hint of apology in that smile that he hadn't had before.

At this moment, except for Luna, who had been standing behind him silently watching him, no one noticed the slight change in his expression.

"I'm sorry."

In Maca's mind, the same word that St. Mungo had said to the "future" Delphi was now flowing through her.

What is he apologizing for?

At least for now, the reason for this is known only to him, and even a mind as clear as Luna is absolutely unknown.

However, the next moment, Maca suddenly felt a slight warmth in her palm, and a small hand quietly came up and shook it lightly.

He looked back suddenly, and saw Luna blinking at her large, translucent silver-gray eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled in a reassuring arc.

"Thank you."

Maca wasn't surprised by her acuity, but he didn't explain anything, he just thanked Luna silently with a slight movement of her lips.

Soon, when Willy was gasping for breath again and running in from outside, Maca finally left the place and stepped forward with her legs open.

He and Luna didn't stay at Fort Blois for long.

After that, he sat down with everyone and chatted for a while, asking them how their lives were lately. After hearing that Mr. Blois had assigned them a good teacher, he followed the topic to inquire about the specific courses, and casually discussed some of them.

Yes, it's like, he's really just coming to visit you this time, that's all.