When enemies meet, it is like a spring breeze.

The reunion of confidants is extraordinarily red.

In the days when Longxiao City was under the fence and tied up, Tails dreamed of returning to the stars countless times.

But if there was anything that could quench his homesickness, the graceful and perfect smile of Duke Iris Jenn Cavendier was probably one of them.

Prince Tails will never forget the madness of what he encountered in the realm of the stars when he went north six years ago: whether it was the corpse-like vampire woman opening her bloody mouth and dark eye holes at him, screaming terribly, or the limbless white bloodthirsty monster irresistibly crushing him under him and tearing him at the neck.

The above two are the finale of most of his nightmares in the past six years, second only to Giza, who occasionally appears as the hidden boss (in the ultimate nightmare), urging him to go to bed early and wake up early to remain optimistic.

Every time he thought about it, Tails felt a dull pain in his neck.

It's like being tightened, and it's like being bitten through.

So Tails won't forget the culprit of it all.

"I didn't expect you to come, my Duke friend," Tails smiled like a flower, his right arm wrapped around Jenn's back, and put his arm around the other shoulder, and in the eyes of others, he looked like a brother to Duke Iris, and swam with his arm:

"At least, not so early. ”

Jenn smiled equally gently, and wrapped his left arm around Tails' neck as if he were his own brother, naturally cordial:

"In the past few months, I have been deeply concerned about His Highness,"

"Can't wait to see you. ”

"My prince friend. ”

Jenn's voice was as gentle and easy-going as it had been then.

Even better than ever.

I am deeply concerned......

Tails chuckled.

"So what is it this time?"

Tails took out the profound skills of fast rope to sell business, his smile was sunny, his tone was elated, and his voice suddenly lowered:

"Poisoning, assassination, blame, rumors, and framing?"

Tails' voice was so soft that even Glovor, Doyle, and Ashford, Jenn's old butler, who were following the two of them, couldn't hear it.

He was close to Jenn:

"Or learn from the Northlanders, just roll up your sleeves - me?"

In full view, Jenn laughed.

Stopped by the guards and servants, the guests who were waiting to enter witnessed this harmonious scene and nodded with relief.

Many people talked about this scene tacitly: apparently, the Duke of Southbank had just laughed at some of the prince's humorous jokes, and it was rare that the Duke was sincere and unpretentious.

The prince is also sincere and unpretentious.

You see, the big guys are actually ordinary people, they live the same life as us, they have similar joys, they suffer from similar troubles - believe it or not, their smiles are naturally kind, what is the difference between you and me?

Therefore, we are only in different positions from princes and dukes, and there is no difference between superior and inferior, we are all important members of the kingdom, and we are working hard for the future of the stars.

Since they have worked hard for the kingdom and are at the helm, we need to have hope and faith in them.

Even if they fall short, we must put ourselves in their shoes and be patient and patient.

This is the right kind of love...... Eh, this benevolent brother, don't squeeze any more and have no place—you can't see what is going on with me! I'm here today just to see the true faces of His Highness and the Duke! Eh, they're leaving, hurry up! Oh, get out of the way! You guys get in the way, I can't see it! Prince Tails! Duke Jenn! Slow down!

"Tails, you ......"

Jenn ignored the slightest twist and turn outside the room, only to see him affectionately shake the prince who was bent in his arm, and bow his head to the latter's ear:

"You know, I've been thinking about ...... for the last six years."

He whispered like spring rain moisturizing things:

"If you return home with honor, how will we get along?"

There is a hidden edge in the words.

How do we get along?

Tails snorted almost inaudibly, but inexplicably in his mind, the scene of King Nunn's angry eyes and cold eyes, launching a duel against the killer's enemy.

"We need to respect each other and live our own way......"

They're still moving forward.

But for a moment, Jenn's gentle whisper suddenly cooled down:

"Or do you want to dwell on grudges and never die?"

Tails' footsteps faltered slightly.

Even Jenn slowed down.

It sounded like a request for a truce.

But......

Tails turned his head slowly, his smile still on his face, his gaze getting cold.

"Don't worry," Jenn patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manner, as if his brother was encouraging him to move forward, and asked the attendants and guards who witnessed this scene:

"What you have is time to think about it because you have to worry about the ...... today"

"It's not me. ”

From an angle that no one could see, Jenn had a smile in his eyes.

At least.

It's not just me.

Tails was silent.

But in the next second, I saw His Royal Highness the Prince's eyebrows move slightly, and then burst into laughter!

Jenn hung his head as well, a smile on his lips.

Their stride returned to normal.

In the eyes of the bystanders, the jokes between the Duke of Southbank and the Duke of Star Lake were obviously getting more and more relaxed, and the more they talked, the more easy-going they became—didn't you see them all laughing back and forth?

Marhos, who had been leading the way, frowned slightly.

Ashford, the butler in the rear, remained expressionless.

The watchman signaled to Tails that he could take over, and led the Duke to the banquet hall. But the happy prince waved his hand and insisted on accompanying the duke through the journey.

The guests on the other side noticed this scene and sighed about the friendship and affection between the two.

"You know, I didn't understand for a while why you had to kill me - even though we didn't have conflict. ”

Tails' laughter subsided, and he whispered, patting Jenn on the back vigorously.

Duke Iris's body swayed slightly, but his smile was still the same.

"But then, I figured it out. ”

Tails leaned against Jenn's shoulder and winked slyly:

"What do you say?"

Got it?

At that moment, Jenn's steps were fragmented.

The Duke bowed his head slightly, as if thinking about something.

Tails matched his pace understandingly, smiling as he waited for his response.

"A word of advice, Your Highness. ”

After a few seconds, Jenn raised his head, his expression unchanged, but the corners of his lips moved slightly:

"Take care of yourself, kids, and worry less about other people's business. ”

Although the smile was still the same, the warmth in Jenn's tone was firmly transmitted to Tails's ears, giving him the illusion of a slight chill in his back.

Jenn glanced at it lightly, but it flashed like a cold light:

"Don't ask for trouble. ”

"Leave in vain repentance. ”

Tails was stunned.

Duke Starlake was silent.

The next moment, they walked into the banquet hall.

Many of the guests who had entered the venue had already taken their seats, waiting gracefully and patiently, greeting each other from time to time, and many of them were standing together in groups of three or five and chatting happily and politely.

The presence of both the Duke of Southshore and the Duke of Star Lake undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention, first the guests who got close to salute, and then the people in the distance stopped talking. Perhaps he didn't expect to see the big man sit so quickly, and a few seconds later, there was a small burst of almost commotion in the banquet hall.

The slightly heavier guests, the smiling and flattering Mr. and Mrs. Doyle, the Viscount of Lozano Grove, and the child Eleanor Barney, who led the child (after seeing the nine-pointed star badge in the baron's hand, the number of noblewomen surrounding Eleanor suddenly increased), all stood up and saluted.

The atmosphere suddenly became warm.

Jenn and Tails naturally let go of each other, returning the salute to the guests in tacit and cooperative manner, and responding to their greetings from time to time.

Unlike six years ago, when the meeting of the kingdoms was mixed, it was not for the people to be invited to the feast of the Celebration of the Holy Day and the return of the prince, even the guests on the periphery were neither humble nor arrogant, friendly and decent, and the attendants and guards dutifully made way for the Duke and the Prince, and watched them go away without disturbing their conversation.

However, only Tails knew.

At this moment of eagerness and harmony, when the host and guest are suitable, and the fish and water are a family, the invisible confrontation between him and Jenn reaches its peak.

The boy's steps were short, and his pace was slightly faster.

Jenn's stride is larger and slightly less frequent.

The two of them marched in parallel, adjusting their pace for each other from time to time, but for some reason, the rhythm under their feet just couldn't step on a point.

But at that moment, Tails really smiled genuinely and heartily.

Does he know, Jenn?

Tails thought silently.

The awe-inspiring Iris family and the ruler of the South Shore Realm, Duke Jenn Cavendier.

His threats, his warnings, his sinister tone......

Compared to those people......

Tails' mind flashed over a myriad of faces:

King Nunn who rubs the ring, King Chaman who caresses the sword, Tsuke the sinister and vicious, Ricky who is terrifying, Wings of Legend who processes the head, and the Duke of the Western Wilderness who giggles......

Compared to them......

The boy chuckled in his heart.

The excitement in the banquet hall subsided slightly, and the guests dispersed again, returning to a state of three or five groups.

The next second, Tails smiled slightly, he lowered his hand to say hello, and unceremoniously grabbed Jenn's shoulder.

"You know, I was taking a math class at Bachelor Julio recently. ”

"So I'm curious. ”

It seemed as if the prince had remembered something very interesting, leaned away, and whispered to the duke.

Tails doesn't move his mouth and speaks between his teeth:

"I'm curious: when I had an accident six years ago when I went north, and you transferred those baronies and bichtite mines to the royal family to ask for my father's forgiveness......"

"How much income do you lose each year?"

The voice fell.

Jenn's breathing was slightly shriveled.

Barony.

Bitugranite.

Revenue......

Jenn's arm muscles tightened slightly.

"This thing. ”

He smiled and turned to Tails.

"I thought we were done......"

But the prince responded to him with a brighter smile:

"And do you know how I got here in the fierce and treacherous Northland for the past six years?"

At that moment, the owner of the Cavendier family only felt a tightness on his shoulders:

"Times have changed, Jenn. ”

Tails pressed against the other's ears and evoked a malicious smile:

"Don't ask for trouble. ”

"Leave in vain repentance. ”

Jenn looked at him steadily.

The expression slowly stiffened.

In the eyes of many, Prince Tails was so happy that he was whispering something in Duke Cavendier's ear all the way, while the latter listened patiently and dotingly to the young man's words, without the slightest displeasure, let alone a cold face.

Like brothers.

It was so gratifying to see that the corners of his mouth rose.

Since the prince and the duke, one is young and pure, lively and cheerful, and the other is elegant and virtuous, gentle and gentle, they jointly build a friendly and eager atmosphere......

Then the guests on the periphery will naturally be deeply affected and resonate from the bottom of their hearts.

I can't wait to be one with these two leaders and aristocratic models who lead the world.

So the banquet hall suddenly turned into a sea of joy: the red-eyed feuds who used to meet and see blood were no longer disrespectful, smiling and enmity, hugging each other like brothers and tolerating each other, and the strangers who had never interacted with each other also met at first sight, chatting happily, only sighing that it was a pity to meet too late.

At this moment, the Min Disi Hall truly shows the unique spiritual outlook and characteristics of the times inside and outside the court of the Star Kingdom, the nobles, and the unity and high morale.

Tails and Jenn finally stopped.

The two of them were still smiling at each other, as if everything was silent.

Marios, who was in front of him, had to raise his voice to alert the two who were immersed in the staring at each other: the guests had arrived, and it was time for His Highness to go back to greet the other guests.

Finally, Jenn smiled and stretched out his hands around Tails' shoulders, his tone softened.

"I see, Your Highness. ”

"Please be relieved. ”

Jenn lowered his head and pursed the corners of his mouth:

"If the stars are there, the empire is eternal. ”

Tails raised an eyebrow.

Then, Tails grinned happily and reached forward without any guilt, hugging Jenn heavily!

"That's good, may we be friends ......"

Jenn's face froze, and he only felt that his waist was firmly clamped, and his strength gradually increased.

I saw Tails bury his side face in the duke's chest, and said in a cold voice from an angle that no one could see:

"Don't die as an enemy. ”

The next second, the prince let go of the duke and turned back into the jolly and sincere Tails, laughing.

Jenn looked at him and laughed too.

In order to cooperate with the prince and duke, the surrounding nobles with good manners raised their voices very carefully while secretly peeping, so that the laughter of the two was not so abrupt.

Tails seemed genuinely happy, and he smiled and waved at Jenn, before turning away and walking briskly between Glover and Doyle (who looked at the prince with strange eyes).

At the moment when no one saw it, the boy loosened his face muscles because he laughed too much, approaching numbness.

But he let out a long breath in his heart.

Something strange.

Feeling Jenn's eyes from behind, Tails, who had become tired again, muttered.

Jenn Cavendeer.

As one of his most unpleasant enemies, this guy is just as sinister, just as deep, just as hateful.

But in memory, the former Duke of Iris doesn't seem to be so ......

Active?

Tails pondered as he walked to the exit of the ballroom accompanied by the guards, preparing to return to his place and continue his duty of welcoming guests.

However, before he could finish thinking about it......

The unexpected happened.

As he passed by a group of foreign guests, a tall and majestic figure, even better than Glove, suddenly burst out!

The other party crashed into his sight with a fierce momentum!

In an instant, Glovo and Doilzi changed color together.

But the duo of guards were so well trained that they instantly bent their knees and pressed their swords, and before the other approached, they were about to unsheath their swords and kill the assassins!

Until Marhros's powerful hands are stretched out just right.

Hold down the shoulders of the two of them!

To avoid the public's attention, the first appearance of the Prince of Stars caused the embarrassment of the guests to be splashed with blood for three steps.

"Steady. Marhos reprimanded in a low voice.

At the same time, a thick and gruff voice, with a tone that Tails was all too familiar with, rang out in the banquet hall:

"See who this is?"

The majestic guest stood in front of Tails and laughed.

Startled, the nervous Glover and Doyle glanced at Marios, who had stopped them, and noticed that the other was frightening, unarmed and standing at a safe distance.

They overreacted.

Instead, Tails looked at the stranger in front of him in amazement—a man with a body as heavy as his beard, a thick, but slightly rustic coat, who looked like a big bear.

"An old friend of our Exeter people!"

"Prince Tails ......"

I saw the bearded man in front of him open his thick arms openly, elated, and shouted the next word in a majestic voice:

"Polaris!"

Tails froze.

You'll be ...... later.

North, what star is north?

He looked back ignorantly and glanced at the guests around him, who were originally curious and watching, immediately turned back, each performing his own duties, and looking for his own mother.

But that didn't stop Tails from recognising the familiar accent.

He is from ......

"Look!"

The bearded man's laughter was rough and majestic, full of neutrality:

"The prince who grew up drinking the milk of our Northland people is just different!"

Tails was stunned again.

Miscellaneous...... What water?

"Excuse me?"

The prince finally adjusted himself and responded politely and decently:

"In fact, I ...... When I arrived in Longxiao City, I was already that ......."

Tails replied embarrassedly in his heart:

Weaned.

Wait, in this world, when he was a child......

Have you ever drunk milk?

But he was greeted with a rude laugh.

"I'm Jorge and I don't have a surname. ”

The Northlanders, who called themselves Jorge, slapped their chests fiercely, and if there was a rumble of drums, several star nobles not far away were startled to subconsciously move away.

"I am the official of the Grand Duke of Gadro, and I bring you the pride and grandeur of Elk City!"

Tails' face changed.

Grand Duke Gadro.

Elk City?

The geography of the north, which was once incomparably familiar, returned to his mind again.

Among the ten major territories of Exter, if Qiyuan City is in the extreme west, Elk City is in the extreme east.

In fact, the Gadro family of Elk City is located in the middle of nowhere, but it is located on a mountain cliff, near the ice and the sea, and in the case of a scarce high-quality port and a harsh coastal environment, it struggles to hold a narrow coastline that is rare in the entire Exeter Kingdom:

To the north, they can support the Sentinel and the Glacier Sea by sea, defending against the Glacier Orcs;

To the south, Elk City's fleet can echo the rebuilding towers and the black sand collar, and the ports of the East China Sea that control the stars;

To the east, the vassals of the Gadro family had to fight against the "sons of maidens", the Casse pirates, who crisscrossed the island, to defend the route;

Even, in some extreme times, they have to face the threat from the other side of the sea of the end, blowing the first horn of continental war.

Six years ago, Grand Duke Gadro did not respond to King Nunn's invitation to come to Longxiao City to witness the night that shook the Western Continent.

But Tails remembered what the Count of Lisbane had called him - "that sanctimonious goatee".

However......

Tails looked thoughtfully at the familiar and unfamiliar Northland man Jorge in front of him.

He came to ...... Your own homecoming banquet?

"It's really a blessing to meet you, and Haoyue is also surprised!"

Jorge said bullshit grammar, but laughed heroically and happily raised his arms to Tails:

"My North Star!"

Tails raised an eyebrow.

"North, Polaris?"

Tails repeated puzzled.

What the hell is this called?

"That's right!"

Jorge's every call seemed to shake the tiles on the soles of his feet:

"You've been in Longxiao City for six years, kid surnamed Bright Star!"

He clapped his hands vigorously, ignoring the disdainful glances of Glovo and Doyle:

"So when you go back home, everyone calls you Polaris......"

"Because you're the most species, the longest-living in the North in hundreds of years—"

Jorge's expression was excited, and the sonic dome was booming:

"King of the Stars!"

At that moment, it was as if the entire banquet hall fell silent.

Everyone turned their eyes in unison and stared at this corner.

One second, two seconds.

Jorge noticed the momentary silence of the people around him, and was stunned for a moment.

He cautiously looked left and right.

The magistrate of Elk City took a deep breath and looked at His Royal Highness the Prince in front of him, whose face was stiff and unlovable.

He seemed to realize something.

"Well, I probably mean ......"

Jorge grinned, rubbing his bulging belly awkwardly, like a bear in the bath.

I saw him innocently spread his hands and said with an embarrassed smile:

"King-Elect?"

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