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"He was cursed and turned into a child. He always said that he had to go to bed early and get up early and drink a lot of milk to grow taller. How could I disturb his sleep? ~墈~书*君^ ?首?發-"

"Maybe tomorrow..."

"What are you mumbling about with your little mouth?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in my ears.

Bernadette opened her eyes suddenly, and then sat up with a start: "Mr. Sparrow, you are here."

"Um."

Edward folded his arms and snorted, "Go on, I want to see how many more bad things you have to say about me."

She immediately said innocently, "How could I say anything bad about you? Going to bed early, getting up early, and drinking lots of milk can help you grow taller. Isn't that what you said yourself?"

She clenched the quilt with her fingers and asked, "Are you here to take me to the Fairytale to celebrate my birthday?"

"No, I'm calling you to get up and pee."

"ah?"

"Ah what? Let's go."

Edward stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and disappeared together. Then, just like the first time he took her out to sea, he fell freely from a high altitude and landed on the deck of the Fairy Tale.

"Wow!!!"

She quickly ran to the railing and shouted loudly to the blue sea, "Sea, I'm back again!!"

Edward strolled forward and snapped his fingers lightly, releasing the aura of Poseidon's domain.

Soon, the surrounding seas began to surge.

"What's wrong?"

Bernadette stepped back and grabbed Edward's sleeve.

boom!

At this moment, a huge bubble suddenly appeared on the sea surface, and then a huge sea fish rushed out of the sea, drew an arc in the air, and splashed water all over the sky.

Bernadette instinctively closed her eyes and put her hands in front of her face, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't feel the water, so she carefully loosened her fingers, and a rainbow of seven colors came into view.

"Wow! Rainbow!"

She opened her eyes wide and looked at the rainbow formed in the water - it was so close to her that she seemed able to touch it with her hand.

The surging of the sea did not stop because of this. All kinds of large and small sea fish rushed out of the sea one after another. They were arranged according to their tribes, colors, and sizes, forming a magical picture.

Bernadette felt that her eyes were overwhelmed. In just a few minutes, she saw more fish than she could ever see in her lifetime.

Suddenly,

After a group of fish jumped into the sea again, they did not jump out again, and the sea surface gradually returned to calm amidst ripples and waves.

Just when she thought the "performance" was over, the sea in front of her seemed to boil, and countless bubbles appeared. Until one moment, thousands of fish jumped out of the sea at the same time, intertwined in the air, and gathered in the rainbow, forming a line of Intis language:

"Happy birthday, Bernadette."

Edward then took out the Ravenclaw diadem, put it on her head, ruffled her hair and said with a smile:

"Happy birthday, Beibei."

"!!!"

She stared at Edward blankly. Just as she was about to say something, the fairy tale characters on the ship swarmed over and squeezed towards Bernadette. Finally, Snow White picked her up and said, "Happy 7th birthday to you!"

Bernadette was thrown high into the air, and she found that the surroundings were filled with balloons and colorful ribbons. The whole ship had turned into a huge cake, and fireworks exploded all around at the same moment.

There was only one thought in her mind: Maybe, this is the most unforgettable birthday in my life?

She was thrown into the air again, her hands cupped to her mouth as she shouted, "Thank you, Mr. Sparrow!"

...

The next morning.

As Edward yawned and walked downstairs to the living room, Dubois came over and said, "Good morning, boss. Did you not sleep well last night?"

"no."

He stretched and said, "To be precise, I didn't sleep. What's the matter?"

Dubois nodded. "Roselle sent someone to see me early in the morning and said that today is Bernadette's birthday and asked us to cooperate and give her a surprise."

"Well?"

Edward was stunned. Why is it another birthday?

Oh, by the way, yesterday... that time early this morning, was something I did to her personally. As a typical daughter slave, Russell certainly had to give his precious daughter a little surprise.

"Okay, what do you want us to do?"

"Well, he said that we should pretend that we know nothing first, and then suddenly show up when the time comes..."

Edward held his forehead and said, "You should have said it earlier."

"Of course, the details will be arranged when we meet later."

"Ah? You mean, we still have to have a meeting?"

Dubois spread his hands and said, "It seems to be the case. I must say that seeing that unreliable guy enjoying giving a girl a surprise, I also want to find a woman and have a child."

"…"

Edward frowned: "Looking for a woman for the purpose of having a baby? I tell you, your thoughts are very dangerous! Shrimp head man!"

Chapter 614 Birthday and Zaratul are coming

"ah?"

He was stunned, but...isn't it the same for everyone?

Just like you, boss, I have only heard you mention your daughter, but never said a word about your wife.

I have to say,

Russell has his own way of dealing with abstraction.

Edward was having breakfast when Roselle, wearing a long robe and a hood, and his four knights sneaked into Edward's house through the small door in the backyard.

Then he called Dubois and dragged Edward to a guest room. He then took out the whiteboard he had brought with him and hung it on the wall to start planning his "tactics":

To sum it up in one sentence: surprise, surprise, and a damn surprise!

Therefore, in order not to arouse Bernadette's suspicion, Edward's servants need to be mobilized to help prepare for the grand appearance of old father Russell. As for Edward, he only needs to jump out and shout happy birthday - a standard extra role.

Edward had no objection. After instructing Dubois to fully cooperate with Russell, he found an excuse to go to the bathroom and then came to Christine again.

Several days had passed since Lilith said she would come back, and she was obviously becoming more and more anxious, spending most of her time waiting in front of the barrier of the mirror world.

Apart from that, there was nothing she could do.

Arrodes was still offline. Edward wandered around in the shallow mirror world, and then went to the starry sky and the star realm to continue wandering. He did not return to the villa until 3 pm, ready to attend the surprise birthday party that Roselle prepared for Bernadette.

It was almost 11 o'clock when Bernadette woke up. Last night's experience still made her feel like she was in a dream.

After washing up, she walked into the yard.

The servants in the house were doing their own things as usual, and everything looked very peaceful and calm. My mother was sitting on a bench in the garden reading a book.

"It makes sense that my dad forgot my birthday, but why did my mom forget it too?"

When she looked over, Matilda just raised her head and waved with a smile: "You're awake, good morning."

"Morning, Mom."

She hesitated for a moment, "Where's Dad?"

"Oh, he went out early in the morning for something."

Matilda felt a little helpless when she spoke: her husband was sometimes even more childish than Bernadette.

Just to give her daughter a surprise, she pretended to have forgotten Bernadette's birthday like him, and then took people to Mr. Sparrow's house early in the morning to make preparations.

It's really... too childish!

Seeing the disappointment in her daughter's eyes, she felt a little distressed and wanted to tell her the truth - but if so, then wouldn't all the surprise her husband had worked so hard to create be in vain?

Oh, the palms and backs of my hands are all made of flesh, it's so difficult for me to do it.

The point is, I...can't act.

"What's wrong? What do you want to talk to dad about?"

"No."

Bernadette shook her head, "I just think he's been very busy these past few days."

"Yeah, your father will probably be even busier after he joins the army as an officer." In fact, Matilda didn't quite understand why her husband wanted to join the army instead of living a peaceful and easy life, but maybe this was a man's ambition.

"Are you hungry? I'll have someone make you breakfast."

"No need, Mom. Lunch will be ready soon. I'm going to play with Mr. Sparrow."

"Okay...ah wait."

Matilda finally realized after she finished speaking that the most important task Roselle gave her was to prevent her daughter from looking for Sparrow.

Bernadette turned around and asked in confusion: "What's wrong, mom?"

"You...you've been looking for Mr. Sparrow or your father recently. Have you not looked for me for a long time?"

Matilda's eyes were a little vague when she spoke - it was really too difficult for her to lie, especially to her daughter.

"How could that be? I spend most of my time with my mother."

"Then...then you can accompany me to read books and bask in the sun today. Don't disturb Mr. Sparrow. He seems to have something important to do today."

"…"

Bernadette suddenly stared at Matilda silently, with a look of suspicion in her eyes: "Mom, why do you look so nervous?"

"!!!"

Matilda's breath caught, and then she said, "No, maybe it's because of the sun?"

"Mom. *Xian.Yu\Read\Book\ `More￠Xin+罪?All+"

The daughter suddenly came closer and looked straight at me with her clean, bright blue eyes. "You look weird."

"Where is that?"

"Then why don't you dare look me in the eye?"

"My eyes were blinded by the sunlight."

"Then I'll blow and rub it for you, and then you look into my eyes."

"It's not like there's sand in your eyes. What's the point of rubbing them? Just stay with your mother and rest for a while."

Bernadette nodded obediently: "Okay~ But I hope mom can look me in the eyes."

"…"

Matilda pinched her fingers, and her cheeks gradually turned red. She was angry!

This little girl,

It's outrageous!

Matilda made up her mind to become a strict mother and let Bernadette know what it means to respect elders!

"Mom, are you hiding something from me?"

But Bernadette's next question easily punctured the momentum of this paper tiger.

"Are you..."

The daughter approached again, her face tense, "Are you really having something with Mr. Dubois..."

"???"

Matilda was stunned: "You...why do you think so? I just helped your father pretend not to remember your birthday."

"oh."

Bernadette's eyes flashed with cunning, "Is that so?"

"…"

Matilda was stunned for a moment, then she covered her face with her hands: "I don't know anything, go ask your father."

"Is Dad at Mr. Sparrow's?"

"…"

"Is he preparing a surprise for me?"

"…"

"Is the surprise at night?"

"…"

"Okay, I understand. Tianxi Xiaoshui Wang - *No mistakes in the content!"

Bernadette nodded and turned to leave.

Matilda quickly asked weakly, "Where are you going?"

"Do nothing and wait for Dad's surprise."

"ah?"

A bright smile appeared on her face: "Since my father spent so much time preparing this for me, I certainly can't let him down!"

As she spoke, she put a finger in front of her mouth and said, "Shh, Mommy, you have to pretend you know nothing too. Keep it a secret for me."

Matilda: Huh? Pretend again? It's really hard for me!

...

After everything was ready, Roselle came to No. 28 Emerald Street on the pretext of taking Bernadette to visit Sparrow's house. As soon as they left, the "Four Horsemen" who had been prepared for a long time began to prepare at home.

As soon as the father and daughter entered the room, Edward saw Bernadette raised her eyebrows at him and smiled strangely.

In just a moment, Edward was certain: this girl must have known about Russell's "surprise".

As expected, with her level of intelligence, how could she be kept in the dark like a child?

So, there is a very interesting scene:

Russell thought his daughter didn't know yet, so he just kept acting and wasting time.

Bernadette already knew it, but she pretended to know nothing and played along.

Edward clearly knew that Bernadette already knew, but he pretended not to know that she knew and then acted.

This is really...interesting.

7pm.

After chatting about nothing for more than an hour, Roselle took Bernadette home after receiving the signal that everything was done.

The father and daughter sat in the carriage, swaying along the way.

Bernadette leaned against the window of the carriage, quietly looking at the lights of the houses along the way.

"Bernadette."

Russell suddenly asked, "Do you know what day it is today?"

Bernadette turned around and asked in a puzzled tone, "What day is it?"

Roselle looked at the little girl in front of him with a gentle expression and said seriously: "Today is the day I truly come alive in this world."

"ah?"

She doesn't understand.

Seven years ago today, with the birth of the wrinkled-skinned baby girl, Russell felt for the first time that the world was "real."

The little thing closed its eyes and cried loudly, the sound was shrill.

But Russell, who always hated children, didn't think it was noisy at all at that moment. He just wanted to pour all his affection on her.

It was she who made me feel a sense of belonging to this world and made me truly alive in this world. It was she who made me feel that this world was beginning to have meaning and become real.

Squeak.

The carriage stopped.

Roselle jumped off the carriage, then stood with his left hand behind his back, slightly bent over, stretched out his right hand and said very gentlemanly: "Princess, please get off the carriage."

Bernadette held her father's big hand, jumped out of the car with his help, and giggled, "I'm not a princess."

"No! At least today, you are the most honorable princess!"

Bang bang bang.

A series of roars sounded, and rays of light shot out from the Roselle house and headed straight for the sky, then transformed into clusters of fireworks of various colors, blooming in the night and lighting up the surroundings.

One by one, the "extras" began to get busy, hundreds and thousands of balloons rose into the sky, and the dark yard suddenly lit up with colorful lights, making the scene before the eyes like a dream.

Although Bernadette had prepared herself mentally in advance and had already made sure to act surprising enough, she didn't need to act at all at this moment. She stared blankly at everything in front of her, with colorful colors reflected in her eyes.

Russell squatted down gently and said with a smile: "Happy birthday, baby."

The little girl looked at him sweetly and gently bumped her head into Russell's arms: "Thank you, Dad~"

Russell's beard stood up with laughter. He turned his head to look at the group of "extras", then with a look he signaled them to take their positions and continue preparing for the next project.

But his eyes suddenly flashed and fell on one of them: How come Zaratul arrived so quickly this time? !

Chapter 615 The First Photo of the Mysterious World

The Russell family's yard was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

In the wine cellar, however, there was silence.

"Did you get the notebook?"

As soon as Roselle walked in, a voice came from the darkness. It was still the middle-aged man from last time - Zaratul's secret puppet.

"right."

He walked over to a wine barrel, uncorked it and reached in, pulling out a wet sealed tin box, which he then opened to reveal the dark Antigonus family notebook.

Zaratul's eyes visibly fluctuated, but He was very restrained and did not move. Instead, He asked, "How did you get it?"

In fact, when Zaratul received the news from Roselle, his first reaction was to be alert, thinking that there must be some problem. However, the result of divination was that there was no danger in this trip.

Of course, after knowing that Roselle was being targeted by a being related to Sefirah Castle, Zaratul no longer dared to believe the results of his divination. However... after all, that was the hope of promotion that He had been looking for for hundreds and thousands of years. It was impossible for him to really give up just because of some doubts, right?

He has stayed in Sequence 2 for too long.

According to His plan, even if He wanted to come, He would have to wait patiently for a while, and after repeated divination to confirm that there was really no problem, He would then take the risk and give it a try.

But at this time, He used the secret doll to find out that Roselle was preparing a birthday surprise for his daughter today, and his intuition told Him that this was a good opportunity. Based on His understanding of Roselle, at least Roselle himself would not agree to do anything dangerous on his daughter's birthday.

"I feel like I got lucky."

Facing an angel who was a fortune teller, Roselle did not hide anything. He told the story of how he accidentally "picked up" the notebook when he went to the church, and then spread his hands:

"To be honest, I also thought it was too... too easy, but I couldn't figure it out. Could it be that the church gave this book to me on purpose?"

"Why did they do that? Did they know that I agreed to help you steal the book and deliberately used it to lure you?" At this point, Roselle asked, "Do you have a grudge against the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery?"

Zaratul thought for a moment and shook his head.

This is also what He couldn't understand.

Zaratul was very sure that the Antigonus family's notes had always been in the hands of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, and were sealed in the basement of Trier Cathedral. Unless one was someone deeply trusted by the church, no one would have the opportunity to approach and steal them.

If you want to seize it by force, then you have to ask the god whether he will do it or not. Otherwise, how could Zaratul in the original book spend so much effort on the layout and wait for Roselle for twenty or thirty years?

"Anyway, I hesitated for a long time, and finally decided... I would rather take it than not. If the church were to investigate, I would say that I knew nothing and just treated it as an ordinary book and brought it back with me."

Zaratul stared at Roselle silently. He could tell from his spiritual premonition that what he said was true without divination. Looking at the notebook close at hand, Zaratul was calmer than ever.