Six years ago, Gilbert had brought Tails, who had just returned to the kingdom, to escape the temptation of a wave of enemies.

When Tails became the owner of Mindis Hall six years later, the space was naturally put to his advantage – though Gilbert felt that with the disclosure of Tails' identity and the presence of the royal guard, the place should be "unusable".

Tails locked the secret door, lifted the thick cloth covering the luminous stones, and glanced in the faint light at the small holes that could monitor the various parts of the Mindice Hall:

In the antechamber, Marios was politely sending the distraught Julio out of the house, and perhaps he would wonder if the restless Highness had done something to trick the teacher.

In the hallway, Glovo and his peers stood dutifully at their posts, expressions of disgrace.

In the garden, Commutto and Piloga, who had fought with Tails, chatted about something while making their rounds, and Tails lazily named the party "The Prince's Sandbag Exchange".

In the back kitchen, Doyle crouched in the corner bored and helpless, biting on a long stick of butter bread, watching the servants busy with lunch.

Tails took a deep breath and collapsed on the couch in the secret room.

After a few deep breaths, in the dim darkness of the four walls, he rubbed his brows with his back to the sofa, feeling a trace of peace of mind that he had not felt for a long time.

It's like...... The beggars in the abandoned house are like the broken caves where the beggars live.

Although it leaks on all sides, it is solid and reliable.

Protect all the weaknesses he can't take into account.

Tails rested for a moment, sat up again, and pulled back the covers of the other luminous stones, and the chamber lit up.

The Duke muttered something, approaching an iron plate beside the sofa and touching the knobs on it.

Seconds later, with a soft snap, Tails pushed open the iron plate that split into two sides and opened his private storage room, which should have been used regularly by the previous owner of Mindice Hall, but Tails could imagine that it had been emptied by King Kessel who had ascended the throne after the Scarlet Year.

What catches your eye is a pile of disorganized clutter.

Looking ahead, Terston stopped.

After a few seconds, Tails took a deep breath and walked over to the pitifully empty rack of weapons, looking at the biggest protagonist, the supposedly valuable Imperial Sword "Warning".

The hilt of the sword is unfamiliar to the touch, but it feels good, and people can't help but draw the sword.

If it weren't for the fact that every time he wielded the sword, he could have imagined the dignity of its previous owner and the trouble it had caused itself, Tails would have liked the sword even more.

The Duke bowed his head sullenly, and grabbed the dagger he knew all too well beside the warner.

JC's handle was cold, and Tails couldn't help but think of it and the hardships he had been through.

But its sheath is warm to the hand.

Like the two people it represents.

Since entering the Mindis Hall, Tails has had fewer opportunities to take JC with him - the martial arts classes that come every morning and evening make him have to remove and put on the dagger back and forth, but Tails doesn't want too many people to see it, even if it is the Duke of Star Lake's personal guard, the royal guard, which he should theoretically trust the most.

But when Tails drew his familiar dagger, the sense of reassurance was reassuring.

Tails sighed, reluctant to put it down, and turned to the other side.

The masked black cloth that Yala had given him was neatly folded, and Tails had not yet figured out its material.

Tails smiled unconsciously.

But the smile disappeared when he saw the next item.

It was a bone-yellow bracelet, and the long crystal-red fangs on the tail were particularly hideous.

It's like...... It's like pulling it out of nowhere.

Tails held back the bad memories behind the bracelet and looked at the next one.

That's a map.

Well, a detailed topographical map of a palace in the capital of the second largest country on a continent in this world.

He sighed again.

Tails folded the map back up, and Julio's words had made him realize that not only the church, but even if the map was seen, he would only have a lot more trouble.

As the Duke folded the map, an ancient piece of drawing paper fell out of the map, causing Tails to froze.

That's a ...... Girl's sketch drawing.

It was Tails who had been flipped out of a book in the Mindis Hall a long time ago.

The artist's sketching skills are not very good, at least not in the eyes of Master Uhlan, but the inscription behind it is not ordinary—at least that's what Tails thought after Exeter finished reading "11 Years of the Ending Calendar, Necaju and Tormond, Exeter and the Stars on the Border Issue".

Tails tucked the map and sketch into the mezzanine under the cabinet, and when he looked up, he saw a ......

Black-rimmed glasses.

Tails took it off in a daze, slightly distracted.

He subconsciously put on his glasses, and sure enough, the moment he opened his eyes behind the lenses, a wave of vertigo hit him, forcing him to remove them again.

Tails sighed and put things in order.

Here, all his private collections since his arrival in this world are kept.

Each piece represents a different past.

Wait, there's one more piece,

Tails turned around boringly, picked up the book of "The Acts of the Apostles of the Sunset" from the couch, pulled out the sky-blue invitation, did not open it, and stuffed it into the mezzanine without care.

After a few seconds, Tails pulled out a blank piece of scratch paper from another page, placed it on the cover of the book, and sat down on the couch.

He looked at the blank paper and sighed slowly,

When he was still in the Northland, the lack of ease gave him a clear goal:

Survive, return.

However, since returning to the stars, meeting the king in person, meeting old friends, preparing for banquets, malignant lessons, visiting the temple, including the invitations of the previous days, when all the strange and familiar things came flooding in, Tails, who had been beaten for a long time, was a little unbearable.

And today, Julio's casual words are even more alarming to him.

This is not the Northlands anymore.

He is no longer than he was before.

Even Tails had to admit with dismay that for him, everything was starting all over again, and everything was strange.

He needs to readjust.

Just like adapting to Longxiao City and adapting to the Great Desert before.

Now, he needs to readjust to Eternal Star City.

Tails let out a breath and pulled out his pen, the tip of which touched the paper.

Wait a minute.

In case the paper was discovered, and clues could be found in it (after all, even a fool like the Starfall could find the secret of the Leland cardboard), he couldn't write it too obviously.

Tails' mind moved, and the tip of his pen rustled.

[1. 250 Gold Coins]

Tails wrote the first entry.

I originally wanted to write "stupid big man" directly, but I was afraid that the reference would be too obvious, so I changed it to this pronoun.

Well, can't be counted on too much.

But he knows other great people......

For example, the secret one.

So Tails pondered for a while, and wrote a small sub-item in smaller font below:

[1. Red-eyed little brother]

Tails was silent for a while.

Related to this......

Tails initially wanted to write "Dogleg Knife", but suddenly realized that Yara's weapon was also the one that had been hung up at the Sunset Bar in the first place.

He had to be more careful.

In particular, as Gilbert said, his identity is not what it used to be, and every move could bring disaster to the past.

So Tails picked up his pen and wrote:

[2. Big Sister]

That's the first priority.

However, Tails must also realize that despite being a prince, he is alone in the stars.

He needs help.

And where is the helper who is comparable to the old ministry who spent six years together in the Northlands?

So he wrote the second major item:

[2. The little old man, the dumb man and the old man]

It's just that.

Tails wrote the sub-item "Little Slippery Head", but the Duke hesitated for a moment.

It was not for nothing that people knew this nickname, and one of them still looked at him unpleasantly and swore that he would look good.

So Tails still erased the "little slippery head" and rewrote:

[1. Triumph]

And then......

Tails wrote that unofficial nickname.

[Three: Little Ben Ben]

Tails wanted to laugh.

But when he thought about the heavy meaning behind this, he couldn't laugh again.

Under the third entry, Tails keeps writing.

As soon as he wrote a word, he frowned for a while, and finally gave up writing the "disaster", but erased the previous "three" and wrote it again:

[1.Alliance]

By the same token, Tails decided not to write "Ricky", not to write "Can't Die", not to mention "Sword of Calamity", and instead:

[2.Mercenary who almost lost his head]

No, Ricky has been a mercenary in the desert for so long, and there's no guarantee that no one will know him.

Tails thought about it, and with a lot of bad taste, he changed "mercenary" to "Nick".

At the same time, considering that Ashda probably knew that he did not write "Taurus", he then wrote:

[3. Big Guy]

Remembering what he had seen in theology class, Tails wrote:

[4.Elder and youngest]

Finally, he framed the four words and finished writing a sentence:

[5. Information gap]

Ashida Sackne, dear.

Tails said lightly in his heart, this is for you.

Then......

[Fourth, the swarm]

Tails dares to vouch that this should be the most rigorous codename.

After all, finding traces of magic through the Temple of the Sunset is no easy task

So Tails added it below:

[1. Atanis]

But the clues that were told to Ramon many years ago cannot be ignored:

[2. The lame person]

Seeing this person's code name and the organization it represents, Tails wanted to laugh again.

But it's not just magic that bothers him.

[5. The Carriage That Fell Apart]

Writing this entry, Tails felt sick when he remembered Falkenhause's sinister countenance, and King Kessel's cold tone in the council chamber.

But......

Ginny's stern, concerned eyes flashed through his mind.

At that moment, it seemed that the cold voice of the Iron Fist King was not so unbearable?

First of all, the Old Guards.

Tails' eyes condensed, and the figures of Saker and Barney met his eyes.

Their past is closely related to the Fuxing Palace of the Scarlet Year.

The Branded Warriors.

No, the "Brand Warrior" will allow many interested people to find clues, and Tails simply crossed it out and wrote:

[1. Gus]

Six years ago, the murderer that King Nunn pointed out to him can't be ignored, well, and it's also related to the black sword:

[2.Map]

And Heyman, his less fortunate uncle (as if one was luckier):

[3. Cats]

After writing the above five items, Tails exhaled and took a break.

And the rest ......

[6. You]

You.

Tails clenched his fists, and Toros's admonition flashed through his head: Who are you?

He shook his head.

First, there is the matter of his life: the sin of the river of hell.

It has to do with the Black Sword and the Sword of Calamity.

Tails was a little worried.

Black Sword has only one codename, his weapon, his nickname are shared, but that man is still inconspicuous everywhere, and he can't think of any code name that can be replaced.

But Tails suddenly remembered that Black Sword was the founder and leader of the Brotherhood, so he had an idea and wrote:

[1. Big Brother]

Plus Ricky:

[2. Nick who almost lost his head]

That's not just what concerns him.

Tails gripped the barrel of the pen, hesitating.

But he still wrote down after all:

[3. Mother]

Tails stared at the word, and his heart was still full of doubts and strangeness that had not abated in the slightest.

Dragonling, Dragonbreaker, Desert, Slave, Magical ...... Countless words come together

The result is a name:

Thranzilana.

Mother.

Who are you?

Tails put down his pen and scanned the paper.

Backlog ......

Tails sighed:

That's a lot.

Just like when writing an essay.

Compiling a table of contents and writing a paragraph topic is always the smoothest and smoothest way to write before you put pen to paper, isn't it?

At that moment, you seem to have a thousand ravines in your chest, and you are all-knowing.

It's just that when the matter comes to an end, on the eve of finalization.

How many of these exaggerated catalogue titles can be realized, how many things are filled, how many stories are true, and how many can not be completely deleted from the catalogue?

It's like...... Your life is the same as that of the unknown.

Tails was stunned.

Fortunately, the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and many things are not in a hurry.

Tails took a deep breath.

The Duke lifted his gaze and tucked the paper into the mezzanine as well.

There's no time to be sad.

Too many things to weigh on, too many eyes to carry, too many responsibilities to bear.

First, he has to get over the most pressing hurdle in front of him:

He was only a few weeks later at the Welcome Banquet.

There, the new Duke of Star Lake, the second prince, and the heir to the Kingdom of Stars, Terles Bright Star, will face the entire kingdom again in six years.

"Lord Duke?"

Tails looked blank and pushed open the door to the chamber of secrets, responding to Marlors' inquiries outside the door.

He keeps secrets and depression behind him, and brings optimism and strength out the door.

"Your banquet is almost arranged, the schedule of the day, the guest list, the specific arrangements," he opened the door and saw Marles handing him a stack of papers:

"I think it's important for you to look ahead and prepare. ”

Come on.

Tails paced steadily, silently to himself.

He smiled and took the papers from Marlos, who was as plain as water as ever, unfazed.

Since six years ago, all the way to the north......

He has experienced all such hardships and hardships as disasters struck, the assassination of kings, and the rebels forcing the palace.

The vampire archduchess, the magician Giza, and Chaman Rumba, the terrible enemies of this level, he has all been hard to shake.

As for the banquet that will be on his land, to herald his triumphant return......

Is there any other opponent who can make him jealous of Ruosi and have a headache for Ruosi?

Tails bowed his head calmly.

The guest list is surprisingly long and densely packed.

At the top of the list, however, only a few people after His Majesty the King, along with their conspicuous titles and family coats of arms, came into Tails' sight at the same time:

[Koya Bright Star - Her Majesty the Queen]

[Val Arend, Lord of Coldcastle, Duke of the Guardian of the North]

[Bob Dylan - Lord of Huigang City, Guardian Duke of the East China Sea]

[Gausd Nanpust - Lord of Junlin City, Duke of the Cliff Guard]

[Jenn Cavendier - Lord of Emerald City, Guardian Duke of the South Bank]

Three seconds later.

Tails put down the list, revealing a bitter melon face.

This Rausch feast......

If he doesn't go, will he be okay?

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