The dawn has come. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the Mindith Hall, the most important and embarrassing father-son meeting in the entire kingdom is being staged.

Tails looked at the sturdy nobleman in front of him, his father, in a daze.

He turned to Gilbert and Yodl with a little trepidation and confusion, but both bowed their heads in silence.

He looked at the guards around the gallery again, but the well-armed soldiers hid their eyes behind their covered helmets and remained motionless.

Until the thick voice of Kessel V came to his ears:

"He looked like a skinny mud monkey. ”

Tails wasn't in a good situation right now, his short black hair was pitted (Sinti's craft), dusty, and his little face was covered in mud marks and hand marks. Although the magician Ashida used mysterious means to stop the bleeding from his wounds, large and small, the abrasions, scratches, and bruises left on the abandoned house and Red Square Street still hung sparsely on his body. The same dusty body, the beggar's burlap suit was also tattered, and a large opening was ripped open on his chest, almost exposing the burn on his chest, and he even shivered in the cold wind before entering the Mindith Hall.

"I'm sure you can't be mistaken. Kessel's voice echoed through the gallery.

Tails looked up again at Kessel.

His king, his father.

But Kessel had turned his head away and stopped looking at him.

Tails felt a faint sense of disobedience in his heart, but he immediately suppressed the discomfort.

Kessel's deep voice continued to reverberate:

"You all know how important this is, and right now, only the three of us know. Of course, I'll bring him over, he's in need of qualified care, so it's the four of us who know - I'll tell him personally when Morat returns. ”

"From now on, the Min Dith Hall is completely closed, and I am furious that I have lost a royal treasure. ”

"According to the previous preparations, the fifty Terminators, all of whom are private soldiers of the Bright Star Family, will stay here for a whole month, and they will be able to keep secrets. And Jodel, for the sake of caution, you are also here, and my safety for this month is in the hands of Edda and the royal guard. ”

Yodel didn't speak, just a slight hint of his masked head.

"Gilbert. Kessel still didn't look at Tails, he stroked the hedron on his scepter, and spoke in a deep voice, his tone full of majesty.

"Have you thought of the reason for your visit to the Mindis Hall in the early hours of the morning?"

"Of course, Your Majesty, the excuse is ready-made - the gangs at the junction of the XC District and the Xihuan District have suffered numerous casualties, and I rushed to the royal palace where His Majesty is temporarily resting overnight to report the matter. Gilbert replied respectfully.

"Not enough, I'll go back to the Fuxing Palace tomorrow, but you have to visit here frequently in the next month, and you have to have a better reason. King Kessel shook his head.

"Then that royal secret treasure has disappeared too mysteriously, Your Majesty, you have ordered me to investigate this matter thoroughly?"

"It's a bit blunt, but a month is enough. King Kessel thought for a moment and nodded.

Then, the King of the Stars, finally turned his gaze to the overwhelmed Tails.

His eyes were sharp, stabbing Tails unconsciously taking a step back.

It didn't feel like a father looking at his son.

But the king didn't seem to care at all about what Tails looked like.

"A month's time, Gilbert, a month. ”

"Until his identity is officially recognized, Gilbert, you are his personal tutor and responsible for all his teachings. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. As you wish, I will do my best. Gilbert replied respectfully.

Tails' heart sank.

Kessel nodded his scepter in reassurance, and groaned for a while.

"You have to get him ready, he can't appear like this in front of the entire kingdom and the six great families, as well as the envoys of other countries. ”

"From etiquette to temperament, knowledge to appearance, you have to have a passable appearance. What we need is a decent heir to the kingdom, not a down-and-out street beggar. ”

Street beggars?

After hearing this, Tails clenched his fists slightly.

"By the standard of the Exeter Legation's welcome banquet, I hope he'll be able to show up then - it's not easy, but I'm sure you'll do it well. ”

Tails' heart trembled slightly, but he still listened silently to King Kessel's unquestionable orders, planning his future step by step.

But there seems to be no place for Tails' future of his own will.

How so?

He had just escaped the place of suffering where he had gritted his teeth and stoiced.

He still has a lot of questions and doubts in his heart.

But King Kessel in front of him didn't seem to care about his thoughts, and just issued his orders sentence by sentence and told his wishes.

"No one needs to know what his past is, but there has to be a story, Gilbert, about his origins. ”

"As long as we can confirm his bloodline, which I will consult with Li Xiya, and the gods are not incapable of trading, we will not be afraid of gossip. ”

"Choose his peers in the list of nobles, as well as the teachers and attendants of the heirs - these are the focal points after he is recognized, and there must be a record in advance, and I will see the list by next week. ”

"To be on the safe side, Gilbert, you need to reconfirm the terms of the royal succession in the Holy Star Covenant, and the precedents of the Bright Star family, if there is any controversy, we have time to remedy it. ”

Tails frowned as they continued to plot their future, their own lives.

It's like a marionette.

"As for his marriage contract, I have an idea, and we'll talk about it later, Exter—"

At this moment, Gilbert, with a respectful expression, interrupted the king.

"Your Majesty, there is still time," the gray-haired middle-aged nobleman seemed to feel that something was wrong, but he still tried his best to express his opinion: "If you need to be alone with this child, we can—"

But Kessel waved his hand sharply to stop Gilbert.

At that moment, Tails saw the King's deep eyes twitch. he

A strange emotion was felt emerging from Kessel's expression.

Tails wanted to say something, but the words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back.

I-what shall I say?

What can I say?

What to say to a seven-year-old child who meets his father for the first time.

Hey, first-time father, can I say a word?

Maybe you should listen to my thoughts instead of talking to yourself?

It's weird.

Kessel seemed to want to turn his head to Tails, but he turned back abruptly halfway through, and saw him holding his scepter in both hands, looking at the portraits of the three kings on the wall, and remained silent for a long time.

It seems that only at this time is he more like a person.

It took a moment for Kessel to turn around, he didn't look at anyone, but it belonged to the Star King alone, and the majestic voice of Kessel V sounded again.

"In short, you have a heavy task on you, and the Kingdom of Stars has not had an heir for twelve years. And just last week, in a letter, Cousin consciously or unconsciously mentioned the elective system of the kingdom of Exeter - you know how the six families will react. ”

"His presence is a variable, but it is also an unexpected chip and advantage for us...... It's time to revise our plans to make sure we're one step ahead of our opponents. ”

"Make sure he gets the most out of it. ”

Tails was stunned.

Is this - his father?

Variable.

Chip.

Advantage.

Maximize ...... Effective?

Is this what a father should say in front of a son he has never met?

Tails sighed inwardly and lowered his head.

I see......

This feeling of being out of place......

It's not like a father and son meeting at all - it's more like a chess player, moving a piece as if nothing happened.

Tails was clearly not the only one who felt this weirdness.

Gilbert's expression moved, as if he wanted to say something.

But at last he only lowered his head and sighed slightly in the king's invisible sight.

Still, there were people who interrupted the king's words in spite of the atmosphere.

"Your Majesty. ”

Tails looked back in surprise, but it was the silent yodel who spoke.

The expression behind the mask of this secret guard is unknown, but the hoarse voice is extremely firm:

"He is first and foremost your blood, your son!"

"Finally, it's your heir. ”

"And you can't turn a blind eye to that. ”

Tails looked up, only to see Kessel V let out a long breath.

Then he closed his eyes.

"Yes, he is my son," said the king, with his eyes closed, clutching his scepter tightly, and said in a dull voice, "that's why I'm here today." ”

"I gave him to you. Remember, a month. ”

Kessel V didn't say much after all.

The lenses on Yodel's mask paused for a moment, and finally he lowered his head and stopped talking.

A faint wave of doubt and surprise spread through Tails's heart.

The king nodded, looked at Gilbert and Yodel, who were kneeling on one knee, and looked at the stunned Tails with undefinite and complicated eyes, and turned away without hesitation.

Gilbert and Yodel slowly stood up.

And the sturdy back slowly walked down the stairs.

The footsteps were heavy, but majestic.

The majesty of the king.

What the?

And that's it—the end?

Tails was startled and looked at the departing "father" in disbelief.

This is not right.

This so-called father...... He's the father of this body, isn't he?

But why.

He looked so ...... Emotionless?

And.

It's about my future......

So decided?

I didn't even get a chance to speak......

"Wait a minute!"

Tails finally couldn't help it and shouted.

He's fed up being a weak pawn.

The sturdy figure paused and turned.

Gilbert looked at Tails in surprise, and Yodel's expression was still hidden behind the mask.

Looking at the king who gradually turned around, bearing his sharp gaze, Tails actually felt that his back molars were a little heavy.

But he spoke with difficulty.

"I, though we've never met......," Tails muttered, waving his hands in front of him in confusion, "but since you're mine...... I mean, since we're ......."

The king held on to the handrail of the staircase and looked at Tails with an indescribably complicated look.

Tails closed his eyes tightly and opened them again, exhaling:

"I want to ......," he gritted as he gritted the words, his usual sharp teeth vanishing without a trace.

Damn it......

What kind of attitude and words should I use to face it...... This man who is both a father and a king?

Envy?

Indifferent?

Mu Ran?

Surprise?

None of them are right.

Gilbert, next to him, stretched out his hand to Tails, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he chose to remain silent.

Tails' breathing accelerated, and he frowned, "I'm actually a little confused, maybe you're my ...... Can you help me out. ”

"After all, we are...... Blood relation. And you said so much, heirs, kingdoms, marriage contracts, but I don't know anything. ”

"It may not matter to you, and you don't care much......"

Kessel V clutched the scepter tightly, but did not reply, only frowning his eyebrows.

Tails bit his lip and felt the burn on his chest start to ache again.

Damn it.

Not even the most failed paper publication is so embarrassing.

He waved his hands lightly and organized the language:

"But this is my future, if you have decided...... At least let me know a little bit about it. ”

"And you said no one needed to know about my past...... But at least I want to, I mean ......"

"At least I need to know my past. ”

"I really want to know what's going on. ”

"Also, the path I will take. ”

The way Kessel's eyes changed when he looked at Tails.

No longer looking, scrutinizing, and inspecting.

It was as if for the first time I realized that Tails was a man.

And it's his son.

Tails sighed.

Never mind.

He opened his eyes and looked straight at "Father".

"Yes, I want to know everything about me. ”

"I want to know where I came from, like...... Who is the mother, where was she born, and how did she become what she is now? ”

"Also, my identity, my future, the choices I can have......"

"Answers like this ......"

"Instead of being an outsider, a pawn, an item......"

"If I were really yours...... Son's words. ”

Tails gritted his teeth and uttered the word.

Although your performance ...... It really doesn't look like a normal father.

Even if you are the king.

Tails felt a little dizzy, tonight's consumption had already made this seven-year-old body a little unbearable.

The king finally looked at him, and the sky-blue pupils of his deep sockets shone brightly.

At that moment, Kessel V's gaze was rather complicated and incomprehensible, and Tails could not read anything more.

"What's your name, kid?"

Listen only to the Supreme Ruler of the Stars, asked in his thick voice.

Tails stared at Kessel.

"Tails," he heard himself, "my name is Tails. ”

Do you only remember to ask your son's name now?

Oh, my God.

Tails shook his head lightly in the bottom of his mind.

"Tails, listen carefully. Kessel narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone:

"There are a lot of things you don't need to know. ”

"Don't care. ”

"Your path has been decided. ”

"Just follow it. ”

What the?

At that moment, Tails only felt a chill in his heart.

"If you still have doubts. ”

"Ask Gilbert. ”

Then, Kessel V, the thirty-ninth supreme king of the Kingdom of the Stars and the Southern Isles, the Western Desert.

In this way, he left the Mindish Hall without looking back.

His cloak vanished from the sight of the traverser.

Damn it.

Tails lowered his head and stared at the precious black tiles, frowning tightly.

This is the father of this body, are you sure he is not an enemy?

"Kid, Tails. Gilbert, who was behind him, couldn't help but silently patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, don't think about it, Your Majesty just has too many affairs, in fact, he-. ”

Before Gilbert could finish speaking, Yodel suddenly stepped forward, crouched down in front of Tails, and gently shoved Tails's JC dagger into Tails's hand, which had arrived in his hand at some point (Gilbert's face changed, and he touched his waist, his brow furrowed), and gently stuffed it into Tails's hand.

Tails came back to his senses, slightly startled.

I saw that the dark purple mask was slightly slightly, and a hoarse voice came slowly:

"Relax. ”

"You are his son, bound by blood, bound by fate, and no one, anything, can change that. ”

Tails took a deep breath.

They probably misunderstood.

Feel like I'm disappointed because of my "father's" neglect?

He put away his dagger, clenched his fists, and grinned.

"Don't worry," he suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said lightly, "Thank you." ”

Looking at the yodel who interrupted him, Gilbert exhaled from his nose in dissatisfaction, also crouched down in front of Tails, and said softly:

"Tails, my little sir, you've been through enough tonight. ”

"Now you need to rest, and maybe medical care. ”

"Tails, please come with me. Yodel, I'll come back to you later, we'll have to talk. ”

Tails nodded, and obediently followed Gilbert away.

Only yodel, who looked up at a vase in the hallway in the distance.

With a sharp and terrifying gaze, he observed that there were invisible, tiny cracks on the vase.

Yodel's brow furrowed slightly behind the mask.

He knew, before Tails roared.

The vase is still intact.

Is it a coincidence?