Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry.
In the headmaster's office on the eighth floor, the current headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, was looking at the man sitting opposite him with a smile.
He said, "Tom,
I haven't had time to congratulate you on the birth of your beloved daughter who is twenty-one years late. "
The man called Tom by Dumbledore had thin cheeks.
But his face was extraordinarily handsome.
Even if he was only wearing a simple black robe, it did not diminish his charm at all.
Hearing Dumbledore's words, Lord Voldemort looked up at him and laughed.
He sneered and said, "If you remove the prefix 'twenty-one years late', you will be able to say that.
I might believe that you are sincerely congratulating me, Dumbledore. "
Hearing Lord Voldemort's words, Dumbledore was not angry.
Instead, he laughed and said, "Don't worry about such a trivial matter.
Anyway, you and Coubé have a child of your own.
Isn't that something to be happy about? "
Speaking of this, Dumbledore subconsciously glanced at the man in front of him. To be honest,
When he went to the orphanage in person,
When he persuaded him to come to Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry,
The kind old man never thought that things would develop to this point today.
Dumbledore admitted,
Tom Riddle was smart,
The smartest student he had ever seen in the history of Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry,
This could be proved by the various awards he had won during his time at school.
But Dumbledore never forgot what Lord Voldemort had done in the orphanage.
In his mind,
Tom Riddle was a smart and excellent boy, but with a domineering and strange personality, so in addition to paying close attention to Lord Voldemort in private, he was even more wary and suspicious of him.
Just when Dumbledore thought that things would go in the direction he was worried about and did not look back, Coubé appeared.
In all fairness, Dumbledore never thought that Tom would be with Coubé, but who would have thought that something he never thought would happen would actually happen?
Because he had been paying close attention to Lord Voldemort in private, Dumbledore clearly observed the change in him, and all of this was because of Coubé.
Hearing Dumbledore's words, the expressionless Lord Voldemort did not show a happier expression. Instead, his face looked even gloomier. He said, "If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have been twenty-one years late to find out about this."
When Lord Voldemort said "help" and "twenty-one years late," he deliberately emphasized his tone. His face was enough to make people feel that he had a lot of resentment and anger because he had been kept in the dark for so many years.
Hearing Voldemort's accusatory words, Dumbledore rubbed the bridge of his nose. Regarding this matter, he did feel a little sorry for Tom, but …
"Tom, you also know that Coubé is special, and her whereabouts are always uncertain, so I had no idea about her giving birth."
Dumbledore felt that it was necessary to clarify this matter first. Although he had helped Coubé hide it from Lord Voldemort, there was a difference between knowing it at the beginning and later.
No.
For Lord Voldemort —
There was no difference at all.
It was just that Dumbledore pretended not to see Lord Voldemort's ugly expression and continued, "Although I found out about it later, it was already after Coubé's daughter was eleven years old."
The reason why he emphasized the age of eleven was because if Issou was a wizard, then she would have received an admission letter from the Hogwarts School of Magic and Wizardry when she was eleven years old.
However, Issou did not receive it, which meant that even if she had the bloodline of a wizard, she was still unable to cast magic.
Of course, for Coubé, it was not a big deal that her baby daughter was a dud, wasn't it just that she couldn't cast magic?
But for Lord Voldemort, as a father, it was not a trivial matter. After all, this Lord Voldemort, who wanted to be the greatest wizard in the world, was a crazy admirer of pure bloodlines.
In Lord Voldemort's knowledge, there were three kinds of people that he was extremely repulsed by —
Muggles.
Mudbloods.
And duds.
Although Lord Voldemort's thoughts changed after he met Coubé and got together with her, no one could guarantee how he would react if he found out that he had a daughter who could not cast magic.
Of course, there was a more important reason —
When Dumbledore learned of Issou's existence, Coubé and Lord Voldemort had already broken up (Lord Voldemort: … I won't admit to a one-sided breakup). In addition, Coubé made it clear that she did not want her daughter to have a father who rejected or even disliked her, so Dumbledore could only turn a blind eye to Coubé's actions.
Lord Voldemort heard and understood Dumbledore's words, but it was precisely because he understood that his expression became even uglier. He sneered and asked in return, "So in the end, the person who was wrong is still me?"
Lord Voldemort admitted that before he met Coubé, he was indeed very repulsed by the duds. Later, after he was influenced by her, even if he changed, it did not mean that he would be close to the duds. But because of these reasons, could they hide Issou's existence from him?
Thinking of this, Lord Voldemort only felt a fire burning in his heart. He said, "Even if she is a dud, she is still my daughter. I still have the right to know!"
What?
You said that the culprit who kept Lord Voldemort in the dark was Coubé. Shouldn't he settle the score with her?
...
...
...
What a joke.
Lord Voldemort thought in his heart. If he dared... No, if he could settle the score with Coubé, would he still be sitting in front of Dumbledore now?
Dumbledore was speechless.
Oh.
So you pick the soft persimmon and pinch the soft persimmon?
Dumbledore obviously knew that Lord Voldemort was venting his anger, but considering that he was indeed in the wrong in this matter, he had no choice but to admit it.
However, he was also smart and quickly thought of a way to change the topic. He asked, "Since you now know about Issou's existence and have found him, what are you going to do? Tom. "
The reason why Dumbledore said that Lord Voldemort knew and had found Issou was because he knew that when Lord Voldemort, the biological father, did not know about the existence of his daughter Issou, they were in the same world.
Later, Lord Voldemort somehow found out that he and Coubé had a daughter. When he began to look for this daughter, Coubé made Issou break the Dimension Wall. During the time when the dimensions were merged, Lord Voldemort and Issou, father and daughter, were equivalent to living in two different worlds.
This was also why Lord Voldemort had known about Issou's existence for a long time, but only recently confirmed her location.
At the thought of this, Lord Voldemort was so angry that he gritted his teeth. In fact, when he found out that he and Coubé had a daughter, he was pleasantly surprised. However, as soon as this small surprise appeared, it was directly extinguished by the anger and grievance caused by Coubé hiding it from him.
Originally, Voldemort thought that Kube would feel guilty and apologetic after he found out about the secret that Kube was trying to hide from him.
Emmmm...
Considering Coubé's personality, Lord Voldemort felt that even a little guilt and embarrassment was acceptable.
But in the end!?
Before he had the time to settle the score with her, Coubé directly threw Issou to break the Dimension Wall.
Lord Voldemort: "..."
This was infuriating!
If it were someone else, Lord Voldemort would have directly smashed the other party's face with Gouge Bone or Awada. But since it was Coubé, Lord Voldemort, who he could not win against, and even if he won, it would be considered as his loss...
Lord Voldemort felt that if he really did make a move, he might be even more infuriated!
He said, "I'll go to New York tomorrow."
"I'm not asking you about this."
When Dumbledore heard Lord Voldemort say this, he said, "I'm asking you about how you will treat Issou. Let's not talk about why Coubé hid Issou's existence from you, but I agree with her. It's better not to have a father who rejects her. "
Dumbledore's words made Lord Voldemort's face stiffen, and then he said, "This is my business."
"Tom!"
Lord Voldemort's words made Dumbledore put away the smile on his face, and he said, "You should know Coubé."
To be honest, Dumbledore was very grateful for Coubé's appearance because she not only changed Lord Voldemort, but also changed his attitude and view of Tom.
It could be said that if it were not for Coubé, he would not have let go of his prejudices and doubts about Tom and tried to trust him, and Lord Voldemort would not have embarked on a bright path that could be said to have completely deviated from his original path because of Dumbledore's change.
Thinking of this, Lord Voldemort lowered his eyes slightly, and then he said ambiguously, "Of course I know her."
Seeing Lord Voldemort like this, Dumbledore could not help but shake his head and sigh secretly. But when he thought that Coubé did not do anything after knowing that he found Issou, and instead went out to have fun, he immediately sighed silently in relief.
In any case, since Coubé did this, then she believed that Tom would not hurt their daughter Issou.
"In any case, it is indeed a good thing that you father and daughter can be reunited."
Dumbledore smiled at Lord Voldemort and said, "Of course, it would be even better if you father and daughter can get along well."
Hearing Dumbledore's words, Lord Voldemort did not say anything and looked noncommittal.
After he left the principal's office, Voldemort's expression turned complicated. Thinking of his mute daughter, who had his blood flowing in her veins but couldn't use magic, his feelings became complicated too.
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Issou had no idea how complicated her father's feelings were about her. Although so many things happened yesterday, the black-haired girl had a big heart. As long as she had a good meal and a good night's sleep, it would not take eighteen years for her to wake up the next day.
To be honest, compared to herself, Issou was more worried about Lorna. Yesterday, after Charles asked Nightwalker to bring him and Magneto back to Academy X, not long after, they contacted Charles and talked about the Straker siblings.
Later, after Charles asked Nightwalker to come to "My Chinese Restaurant" again and bring the siblings back to Academy X, Lorna did not stay with Issou and quickly left.
However...
Issou thought of Lorna's indecipherable expression after hearing Magneto's words yesterday and could not help but say, "I don't know if Lorna will change her mind and join the Brotherhood."
"It's hard to say."
Hearing Issou's words, Clarice said, "What Magneto said yesterday was indeed... quite poignant."
Seeing Issou and the others looking over, she spread her hands. "Don't look at me like that. Magneto is not my father, so what he said doesn't have that much of a brainwashing effect on me."
"What do you mean?"
Wanda and Pietro, the siblings, were curious when they heard Clarice's words. "What does this have to do with whether Magneto is our father or not?"
Compared to the innocent twins, Issou understood what Clarice meant. She said, "To put it simply, if you were bullied, and your father didn't care about the consequences and directly brought you to settle the score with the person who bullied you, would you think 'Daddy is so awesome, Daddy is so awesome'?"
Hearing the black-haired girl's example, Wanda and Pietro thought for a moment and nodded. As the younger brother, Pietro said, "When people bullied me when I was young, Wanda would also help me fight back."
Therefore, Pietro felt that his sister was simply the best sister in the world ~
"Then it's settled."
Hearing Pietro's words, Issou imitated Clarice and spread his hands. Then, he said, "We are not Magneto's daughters, so when we heard what he said yesterday, we didn't feel much."
"But Lorna is Magneto's daughter. Do you think that when a father tells his daughter that he doesn't want and doesn't allow his daughter to live a life of compromise, do you think Lorna wouldn't feel anything at all?"
And according to Magneto's personality, he would definitely do what he said. It was for this reason that Lorna would feel even more.
Moreover, Issou vaguely remembered that Magneto was indeed a daughter-in-law. It was hard to say how he treated his son, but in front of his daughter, he definitely had the image of a good father.
So in fact, after Lorna and Magneto acknowledged each other, Issou was not worried about anything else. After all, Magneto would not harm his daughter. He was just worried that Lorna would be brainwashed by Magneto and become "Little Magneto".
After hearing Issou's explanation, Wanda and Pietro completely understood. If they were in Lorna's shoes, facing a father who was a villain but very good to her, they probably would not be indifferent, right?
"Fortunately, Wanda and I's father is not Magneto."
Pietro could not help but feel emotional. "Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to choose."
Obviously, regardless of Lorna and Pietro's personalities, when it came to choosing between Professor X and Magneto, they had the same idea — —
Charles's concept of "living in peace with humans" was more suitable for them.
Not to mention other things, Issou, who had a good relationship with them, was a human. In addition, they worked in "My Chinese Restaurant" and knew many human diners, so they could get along well with them.
Under such circumstances, not to mention that they did not accept Magneto's concept in the first place, even if they did not reject it, they would change because of their current living environment.
However, when he heard Pietro's exclamation, Issou, "…"
It was a little too early for him to be thankful. After all, he and Wanda were really Magneto's children, and — —
He was overthinking things.
When the time came, the only people who really did not know how to choose were Lorna and Wanda. After all, sons were worthless to Magneto.
Thinking of this, the black-haired girl silently glanced at the naive Pietro, thinking that no matter how cute a mascot was, it was useless in front of his daughter-obsessed father.
Pietro did not know what Issou was thinking. Seeing that she was looking at him strangely, he was a little puzzled. "Issou, why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong? "
"No."
Issou thought that since Charles said that he would deal with this matter, she was too lazy to get involved. Just as he was about to say something to change the topic, the door of "My Chinese Restaurant" was pushed open.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Issou smiled. Great, there was no need to think of anything to change the topic, there was already one.
However, the black-haired girl did not expect that the moment she turned around, she saw no one else but Bruce Weyne, who was supposed to be in Gotham, and Bari Allen, who was supposed to be in Central City.
"Bari? Bruce? "
Issou knew their identities, so as members of the Justice League, it was not strange for them to appear together. However, this was in secret.
On the surface, Bruce was the richest man in Gotham, and Bari was just an evidence technologist in the Central City Police Department.
Bari was not like Superman Clark. His profession and the city he was in were destined to have no interaction with Bruce Playboy Weyne.
Therefore, when he saw Bari and Bruce appear together in "My Chinese Restaurant", Issou was a little surprised. He asked curiously, "Why are you two here together?"
"We met Mr. Weyne on the way here, so we came together."
As soon as Bari finished speaking, Issou could not help but laugh. He was a little confused. What was so funny?
As a result, when Bruce was not paying attention, the black-haired girl moved closer to him and gestured for him to come closer. She then whispered with a smile, "Didn't you run here?"
Hearing Issou's words, Bari realized what she was laughing at. He thought for a moment. If he really ran to "My Chinese Restaurant" today, the only person he would have met along the way was probably Superman.
With this in mind, Bari explained to Issou, "Today I... um, didn't run here."
Hearing this, Issou nodded in understanding. Then, he heard Bruce ask, "What are you two whispering about?"
"Issou, she said..."
"No!"
Hearing Bruce's question, Bari and Issou both subconsciously wanted to answer. However, before the black-haired girl could finish, Bari almost sold her out.
It wasn't that she couldn't let Bruce know what she and Barry were talking about, but …..
After the black-haired girl answered Bruce, she looked back at Bari silently and asked in a low voice, "Does Bruce know that you're The Flash?"
What?
Even if Issou let it slip, it would be Bari's fault. What was she worried about?
...
...
...
Yeah.
She was worried that she would have to pretend to be an idiot again. Besides, Bruce obviously did not want others (meaning ordinary people) to know his identity as Batman. If Bari let it slip, she would have to pretend to be an idiot in front of Bruce.
Bruce was not Pietro.
Pietro: "...???"
What's wrong with me?
Bari naturally did not suspect Issou of anything. When he heard her say this, he opened his mouth and wanted to explain something. For example, Bruce knew that he was The Flash because he was Batman.
But when he thought about Bruce, Bari swallowed the words he wanted to say. He said, "He doesn't know."
In fact, Bari could say that Bruce knew because it did not expose his identity. But considering what happened to Clark last time, he felt that it was safer to say that he did not know.
Issou did not know what Bari was thinking. After hearing him say this, she silently praised him in her heart. Then she met Bruce's gaze and directly pushed Bari out.
Whoever almost let it slip will have to take the blame.
"Uh."
Bari, who was pushed out by Issou, glanced at the black-haired girl, then said to Bruce a little uncomfortably, "Just now Issou said that it was fate that we met on the road."
Well, Bari felt that with his acting skills, he was really dragging the Drama League down.
Diana and the others: "..."
They were not going to take the blame.
Wasn't the Drama League supported by Bruce and Clark?
Bruce: "..."
Clark: "..."
Bruce probably did not want to make things difficult for the mascot of the Drama League, so when he heard Bari say this, he pretended to believe it.
Seeing this, Issou was glad that she had just pushed Bari out. After they all sat down, before she had time to ask them what they wanted to eat, she heard Bruce suddenly say, "By the way, Issou, do you plan to come to Gotham to play?"
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