If Tails made a list of the "most trusted" people in the court of the stars, then Yodel, who never showed his true face, was almost the undoubted first - from the escape from Red Square Street to the distress of the Vine Manor, to the assassination in front of the Revival Palace, the Mask Guards had saved Tails many times, and most recently almost lost his life for him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Not only that, but the Mask Guard was the only person in the Stellar Court who knew of his identity as a "scourge" and still kept his secrets, which Tails cherished.

But it was only now, when he heard Yodel's name in the land of dragons, that Tails realized that he knew very little about this mysterious royal secret guard, no matter what he looked like, how he was born, what he was, what he was doing.

He had to admit with shame that yodel was more like a familiar stranger to him, who had done a lot for him, but he had never cared about the other person's condition.

No, there were—Tails thought to himself: Gilbert had told him that Yoddle had a deep grudge against Exter's "Five Warriors."

That's why he couldn't come to Exeter.

And now......

A burst of laughter came from the other side of the hall, and it seemed that a dozen Northland nobles were playing some game.

Tails then turned his attention back to the kind old woman in front of him.

This old woman in Exeter, who claims to be yodel's......

"This lady, you, yodel," Tails hesitated, looking at the old woman named Kasan, trying to find a similarity between the two other than "mysterious", "Mother?"

"Please don't doubt that at my age, I won't be able to joke about my son. Kashan smiled and shook her head.

Tails nodded awkwardly, and turned his eyes to Putile.

What's going on?

Who is this old lady?

But Putile still stared at the old woman with a wary expression, and shook his head slightly at the glance of Tails.

"It's been a long time since I've seen him, and I miss him so much," Kasan didn't seem to care about the eye contact between Tails and Puttier, her eyes showing remembrance and love, and she spoke to herself, "That kid grew up talking little...... Stubborn temper and clumsy expression, it's really worrying to be alone. ”

"During his days in the service of the royal family, he must have caused you a lot of trouble. ”

Tails was stunned.

Less words.

Stubborn temper.

Clumsy in expression.

The silent figure of the masked guard appeared before his eyes.

And then there were the words that Yodel had spoken that day when he confronted himself in the Mindis Hall and mysteriously appeared in the Hall of the Stars.

You will be better than him. 】

"Please don't worry," Tails pursed his lips in the memory, "I believe he's fine now......"

There was another tumult in the noisy hall - two guests actually got into a fight at the wine table.

Tails suddenly reacted, and he was unconsciously continuing to follow Kassan's words.

He quickly closed his mouth and looked at Kasan in front of him warily.

But the other party still smiled kindly: "I am relieved to know that he is doing well." ”

"Please bear with him, after all, as a mother, I still know my child," Kasan nodded reassuringly, and then sighed, "Little Yod, but he has a rare kind heart. ”

Tails smiled ugly, and the scene of Yodel taking his life with his sword in hand in the darkness came to mind.

Kind-hearted?

Doubts come to mind: Yodel's mother, why is she in Exeter?

The old woman ......

Wait a minute.

Old woman?

A flash of memory flashed through his mind.

"Ahh

Tails looked at Kassan, a spirit, and let out a scream.

The old woman was still smiling at the second prince of the stars, with an elegant posture and a kind expression.

Tails remembered.

On the day he left Eternal Star City and set off for Exeter, the king and lords came to see him off.

And the last person to come forward to talk to him was the terrible old man dressed in black and on crutches......

[When I get to Exeter, please bring a word to an old woman for me, an old man.] 】

[You'll know when you see it.] 】

"Are you ......" Tails' eyes widened.

Kasan still smiled kindly, "Huh?"

"Uh, I'm sorry...... However, there is a ...... The elders seem to have mentioned something about you," Tails realized his gaffe and said, "You know ......"

"Elder?" said the old woman, Kassan, smiling even brighter, "I may guess if he is a sinister old man who likes to hide in the shadows and dress all day in black?

Tails frowned, "You know Morat?"

His vigilance instantly rose to the highest.

The guy who can make the head of the secret department specially name...... He really couldn't think of any other adjective than "dangerous."

Hearing the name of the Black Prophet, Putirai looked at his prince with a frown.

"I can imagine your feelings, Your Highness," Kashan smiled, "I don't think it's a good thing to know him, is it?"

Tails has the answer.

Perhaps Morat was reminding and warning himself.

The second prince sighed: "He said, if I meet an old woman in Exeter who has come up on her own initiative...... Sorry, this is ...... That's what Morat said. ”

"It doesn't matter. ”

"That old man looks polite, but he never knows what politeness is," Kashan shook her head indifferently, the wrinkles on her face stretched, "The bad guy is the best at provoking people's hearts, I don't like him." ”

Negative man?

Tails opened his mouth slightly in surprise, then tried to close it.

In this sentence...... That's a lot of information.

He tilted his head and said embarrassedly, "Actually, the Black Prophet ...... I mean, Lord Morat, Hansen, and I have a word for you. ”

"I asked a prince to bring me a message," Kashan raised her eyebrows, revealing a pair of equally smiling eyes under her squinted eyelids, "I'm really looking forward to it, Your Highness." ”

Tails only felt that the peaceful smile of the old woman in front of him had put a lot of pressure on him.

Compared to the aggressive, substantial, and oppressive feeling that he faced the Black Prophet, this Granny Kasan's gentle and friendly attitude broke out a frowning message, which really made him embarrassed and didn't know how to parry.

He said......" Tails laughed dryly.

"Don't cross the line. ”

The voice fell.

Tails suddenly noticed that the old woman in front of him showed a strange expression.

Don't cross the line.

Kashan closed her eyes and took a deep breath, sighed and bowed her head, her expression complicated.

I saw her muttering, "So what?"

Before Tails, who was full of doubt, could react, Kasan put away her memories and smiled again.

"You are in a difficult situation, Your Highness, struggling to survive in the gap between the stars and the dragon, and struggling to survive in the whirlpool of kings and archdukes," Kashan looked at Tails with a soft gaze, "but trust me, compared to Morat...... None of this is worth mentioning. ”

The next moment, amid the inexplicable expressions of Tails and Putile, the old woman nodded gracefully, then turned to leave: "Thank you for your time. ”

Tails withdrew his gaze from the old woman's slowly departing back.

He could not help noticing that on the path the old woman had taken, nobles, servants and guards, both large and small, saluted respectfully to her and gave way to her.

Tails frowned.

He probably guessed the identity of the other party.

"Oh my God," Waiya's whisper exclaimed from behind them, "I just met the Scarlet Witch?"

Tails turned his head and looked at his attendant.

"I'm sorry, I thought they were," Waiya looked surprised, "...... You know, it's not easy to be in front of people. ”

"They?" Tails exhaled and grabbed a piece of butter bread helplessly, "So, I guessed right?"

"That Granny Kasan, she's ......"

"Yes," replied Putirai, with a solemn face, in the bard poetry in which he was adequate:

"The stars shine, and the gloom is pitch black. ”

"The dragon is in the air, and the shadows under the dragon's wings are endless. ”

Tails and Wyay looked together at the Bard Lieutenant.

"That lady is a terrifying figure on par with the 'Black Prophet' of the Kingdom Secret Branch," Putile's eyes were full of fierceness, and he only heard him whisper, "The supreme person in charge of Exter's 'Dark Room'. ”

"'The Red Witch' Kassan. ”

Tails, whose head was as big as a bucket, rolled his eyes.

"To be able to establish herself as a woman in the court of Exeter, and to have people call her the legend of the evil witch - war, Your Highness, she is not so simple as coming to see the excitement. ”

"You may not believe it, but after seeing that lady," Tails said listlessly, as he took a bite of bread into his mouth and looked at the two Northlanders in the distance who were fighting fiercely with their bare hands in the crowd, "I miss Morat so much now." ”

"Also, who is yodel?" Putile looked at Tails quizzishly, "In the service of the royal family?"

"This ...... Well, royal secrets. Tails picked up an iron fork and plunged it into the onion in front of him.

The secret guard of the Supreme King of the Stars is actually the son of the intelligence chief of Exter...... Alas, another bottomless pit of gossip.

At this banquet specially designed for the arrival of the Prince of the Stars and the gathering of the five Grand Dukes, the Prince of the Stars, as the nominal welcome, was undoubtedly quite neglected, but fortunately there was no trouble, and some of the nobles of the Northlands who looked like they were lively came up to greet him by chance, and Tails was able to return the salute with Putira's suggestion.

As for those who drank too much and stepped forward to provoke, it is not for nothing...... But Lord Michael's ability to manpower at the right time to pull away wave after wave of drunks.

Tails was able to enjoy his feast in peace, even though the seven or eight-year-old could not eat much.

"How long will it take?" It was a few hours later, looking at the lively Tails in the hall, he asked Huaiya beside him boredly, "I feel like I'm about to become a Northlander." ”

Just now, a few drunken feuding nobles sparked a fight that struck across the three battlefields, enlivening the noisy hall even more until the Whiteblade Guards and the palace guards stepped forward in unison to stop it—with their fists.

"It's been a long time, it's only eleven o'clock in the evening. With a frown, Waiya looked in disbelief as a blue-nosed guest was put back at the table, cursing and scolding as he continued to pour a glass of wine before throwing it in the other's face.

The prince's attendant shook his head and said, "I have heard from my friends of the Northlanders that the feast of Exeter often lasts until dawn - especially this is the king's feast, which represents the face of Longxiao City, and the five Grand Dukes have gathered. ”

Tails shook his head blankly.

The casual order in the field began to gradually disintegrate, and even drunks staggered around, swaying all over the room, and some nobles walked out of the hall with their maids in their arms, and then strange sounds came from outside the hall.

Even around the five Grand Dukes, the vassals and retinues began to leave their seats and participate in the drunken feast.

King Nunn and Nicolai had been away for a long time, leaving only Mielke calmly watching the banquet.

And Putitile...... Tails squinted his eyes and looked at the thin star man in the field who hooked up with countless Northlanders, laughed from time to time, and dared to fight for wine, and couldn't help but scold.

How did this guy fit in so well?

Tails pressed his face against the table and exhaled painfully, "Please tell me, the banquet in the Star Country is not so crazy. ”

"Probably not. Waiya smiled awkwardly.

"Of course not!"

Tails looked up, and saw Putira holding a barrel of Valhalla's special rye wine, swaying with his eyes closed, and muttering: "The banquet of the stars is more civilized, more decent, and the madness is hidden underneath, such as the tryst room specially prepared by the host of the banquet, such as the grass in the garden, such as the quiet and uninhabited basement. ”

"As far as I know, your father, our Majesty Kessel, was a master of this in his youth. ”

Tails gave him a blank look.

But Putile opened his eyes, and his expression changed slightly.

Xingchen's deputy envoy said lightly: "I received a signal from Slais. ”

Tails perked up.

"The king has left his table, and the people around the five Grand Dukes are staggering," said Putile, nodding solemnly:

"I thought, it's time to talk to them. ”

When the feast was nearly twelve o'clock in the evening, the Grand Duke of Willan, Rébion Auretheus, accompanied by two attendants, walked out of the hall and stood by a deserted window outside the banqueting hall, looking at the moon outside.

Someone seems to be waiting.

Until there were two footsteps behind me, one big and one small.

Grand Duke Auretheus turned.

He frowned.

"You're the one who asked me out to meet?"

The Grand Duke pinched the note that had just reached his hand, and looked at the person in front of him in disbelief - the Prince of the Stars, Tyles Bright Star.

Accompanied by Wya, Tails looked at the Grand Duke's beard and smiled brightly: "Yes." ”

Aletheus looked at Tails in front of him, then at the note in his hand, and the expression on his face gradually changed.

Tails took a deep breath.

Here it comes.

It's time to get started.

He heard himself speak slowly: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, ......"

At this moment, Grand Duke Auretheus suddenly interrupted him with a cold snort.

Tails, who was halfway through the sentence, was stunned for a moment.

"Boring. ”

Auretheus glanced at him disdainfully and shook his head.

Then turn around and leave.

Tails' eyes widened.

Am I so annoying?

"I have struggled to find this opportunity to meet in private, Your Excellency. Tails followed, frowning behind him, "At least listen to what I'll have to say!"

"There's nothing to talk about with a seven-year-old. Aletheus had no intention of turning back.

Tails gritted his teeth.

No way.

The next moment, the second prince of the stars said loudly to the back of the Grand Duke of Weilan:

"Rebion Auretheus!"

"Do you know who is about to become the next King of Exeter!"

The footsteps of the Grand Duke of Alessius were alive.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Tails with a strange expression.

At the strange gaze of Alesio, Tails gasped excitedly:

"Rumba ......"

Auretheus's face changed slightly.

Tails calmed his breath a little, raised his head, and looked at the bearded man with a determined look:

"Grand Duke of the Black Sands, Charman Rumba!" (To be continued.) )