In the haze, I opened my eyes.

A strong wind was blowing in my ears, and the smell of the wind was slightly fishy, much like the smell of the sea breeze.

When I looked around, I realized that I was no longer where I was, not in the room full of corpses, but lying on a boat, sailing on the sea.

With me, there were a total of four people on board.

"You are awake, my esteemed prince. The man sitting at the bow of the boat spoke, his tone and movements so that I did not see the slightest respect.

This man was brightly dressed, with a big square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a loud voice.

He has a kind of majesty from his origin, especially his eyes, which are indescribably sharp.

Later, I learned that this man's name was Gistfarian, and he was the chief of intelligence in the inner court, and he was also a nobleman of not high rank.

He was known for his harsh trials, and the abuse of lynchings gave him a bad reputation.

But for some reason, many of the people who complained about him did not get a good result.

"Who are you, why did you bring me here, and where are we going?" I asked.

"You don't need to know who I am, because I am only carrying out His Majesty's will. "Don't be nervous, we'll keep you safe until you're completely safe." ”

He didn't answer my question at all.

I was a little annoyed, sat up, and looked at the two people next to me.

Both men were sturdy men, barearmed, paddling hard.

The boat I was on was not very large, and it was only six or seven meters long.

The coastline can still be seen in the distance, as well as the city walls, harbors and docks.

On the left-hand side, more than 100 meters away, there are fishing boats.

What does this mean, where are you going, finding a remote place that is going to sink me to the bottom of the sea?

I hurried to find something heavy, maybe that thing would be strapped to me in a moment and accompany me to sink to the icy bottom of the sea.

I shudder at the thought of those corpses.

Why did Hodglan say that about his father, it seems that it does make sense, this is indeed not a normal father.

If I had followed him for a long time, I might have been even crazier than Hodgland.

This kid has been going on for so many years, and it's really not easy enough.

I now admire his endurance and change all the disdain I had for him.

I now regret that I did not follow in his footsteps, and that I would soon be dead at the bottom of the sea.

It seems that Rodsa's paranoia about power is at its peak, and all those who dare to touch and change are his mortal enemies and will be cut off by him.

Hodglan had long experienced this.

For a long time, he cowered and lived in an atmosphere of high mental tension and oppression, so he couldn't wait to escape.

And I, the unlucky one (who I thought was lucky) was chosen by him as a stand-in to carry this pot.

Leinda is yes, why should I insist, it's okay now, it's over!

I was very depressed and sighed.

At this time, Ghisfatli, who was sitting in the bow of the boat, took out an object, unfolded it, and said to me, "Your Royal Highness, I am ordered by His Majesty the King to escort His Highness to carry out his will, and this is a decree written by His Majesty. ”

In fact, I didn't recognize many of the words here, so I hurriedly said, "My eyes are a little flowery, just read them to me." ”

Gisfateli read it to me.

It was indeed an order written by Rhodessa, something like a holy decree or something, and in short, it was a thick one, and it looked very good.

After listening to his edict, I breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that my life had been saved.

It turned out that Rodesa didn't want to kill me, but wanted me to do two things.

The first thing to do is to accompany Princess Sara to Camped, the capital of the kingdom of the Mechidi, where she is to marry the prince named Consica, whose wedding I will attend as the highest representative of the royal family.

The second thing is, after the wedding, I had to go to that hapless Gerup seminary to continue my studies.

What Rodessa meant was that he was not allowed to return to Phernici without completing his seminary studies.

The two things he asked me to do, for me, the first thing is very easy to do, isn't it just to attend the wedding, just eat and drink; the second thing is a headache, I am not a person from this side, although I can speak here, but at that time, because of Leinda's relationship, I don't know much about the words here, this seminary course, make Hodchlan embarrassed, don't I make it even more difficult?

As I was hesitating, Gis fatelli grimaced and asked, "Has Your Highness received the will?"

I nodded, and had no choice but to accept the will.

Soon after, I saw three large ships anchored at sea, as if waiting for our arrival.

These three boats are really the most beautiful ships I have ever seen, especially the one with the magical golden gull bird pattern, the whole ship is divided into three layers, the carved beam and painted hull, all kinds of brilliant decorations, in the sun, there is a dazzling feeling.

Two sturdy sailors mustered up their strength, and my little boat was darling towards the largest of ships, the Meratsi.

As I got closer and closer to the high side of the boat, a dozen or so dinghys came by.

Were they ordered to meet me, or did they come on board to keep me safe?

Protected by a dozen or so guards, I held the soft ladder and slowly ascended from one side of the ship to the deck.

As I stood firm on the deck, I saw a crowd of eighty cheering.

They greeted me respectfully, and I immediately felt like a prince again.

Foreign Minister Delich, the largest of them and in charge of Celes's foreign affairs, was accompanied by a team of protocol officers who accompanied me this time.

With such a know-it-all character to follow, things will go much smoother, I think optimistically.

I've seen this delich before, but at that time I was mostly a guard, and it was covered by a heavy armor mask.

So, I know him, he doesn't know me.

Think about how hard Hodglan took great pains to train me.

The three-month intensive training has given me a lot of knowledge about the etiquette of the royal family and various rules and regulations, which has avoided making brain-dead mistakes.

De Lich introduced me to the accompanying group, which numbered dozens of nobles, men and women, young and old.

Of course, I can't remember the names of all of them, so just nod my head.

What impressed me was that there were so many young girls who were still very beautiful, and it seemed that the trip was worthwhile.

Why didn't Sara come?

Where is the protagonist of this journey hiding? I want to ask, but there are a lot of people here, and when there are fewer people in a while, just ask.

I guess she may have gone to see her lover again last night and was late for the morning.

Delich finally introduced me to the captains of the three ships that were traveling with me.

In addition to the "Meratsi", the other two ships are the "Haizun Shark" and the "Flying Javelin".

The captain of the "Meratsi" was named Debussy, with a large gray beard, about sixty years of age, with a dignified appearance and a serious expression.

He was neatly dressed and did not smile.

When I met him, my first impression was quite good, and I thought that he must be a good captain.

Later events proved my vision that if it weren't for Debussy's experience, all of us would have been buried at the bottom of the sea.

From Seles to Mechidi, although the straight sea distance is not very long, there are many danger zones.

We need to avoid the raging tide of Raffle Bay, where huge waves often appear silently, reaching more than 20 meters at the highest, and a huge ship like the "Melatsi" that is 70 or 80 meters long cannot help but flutter.

We need to avoid the Ventran Islands, a paradise for southern pirates, where the pirate Plips' lair is located on Binger Island.

In addition to Pripps, famous pirate leaders include Morse, Mordu, Gundente and Billychar, among others.

It is said that the southern pirates numbered more than 90,000 people and more than 2,400 ships, and their combined strength was no less than that of a medium-sized country.

Therefore, our sailing route this time can be said to have made a big bend, four and a half times more than the straight-line distance.

While waiting, the officers who accompanied me, a dozen of whom had taken part in the defense of Finnicky, appealed, and asked me to award them medals, saying that they had promised.

Where I have medals for them, I came here in embarrassment.

You can't tell them the truth.

Fortunately, Delich has some "Peace Medals" for contributions to diplomatic activities.

After discussion, I awarded the "Order of Peace" to these people.

Although the "Peace Medal" is much inferior to the "Heroic Medal", they don't care about it, they care more about whether they can leave an impression in my mind.

I know their minds now, in fact, in their minds, I am still the heroic prince who destroyed the enemy and defended the country, and the leader they liked.

Clamoring for medals, just trying to get my attention, that's all.

After saying goodbye to the noisy ceremonies, I went out on deck and wanted to be alone.

However, several guards did not leave me for my safety.

Raul wasn't one of them, he's my favorite guard, which is a bit of a pity.

If the boat is big, it is good, and the ride is stable.

The sea is very windy, and sometimes it is difficult to breathe.

However, the same gradual blue sky and sea, dotted with seabirds, the picture is not bad, and my mood is better.

Until dinner time, Princess Sara did not arrive.