At this moment, Tails, who was in a heavy mood, smelled a strong smell of blood, and such a strange scene was reflected in his pupils:

In the dark darkness of the prison, the cold bodies of the mercenaries lay between the two walls, the blood around them was warm, almost into pools of water, and under the stingy and trembling torches, the scene in front of them permeated the strange feeling of red and gray.

In the midst of the mess, seven ragged but tall men, led by Barney Jr., stood like stubborn reefs parting the red and black waves, looking at the other side of the passage without saying a word.

There, the Knight of Punishment faced them silently, his eyes shining in the light of fire, and the imprint on his forehead looming.

In the narrow black prison, his figure is like a majestic mountain at the end of the sky, imposing and heavy.

It's just out of reach.

Sakel's gaze swept slowly, not specifically referring to someone, but everyone in his gaze was nervous, and felt that the other party seemed to be looking at him, and subconsciously tensed his body.

Like a soldier on review.

But their faces grew heavier and heavier.

It was as if at this moment, the darkness in the black prison had really arrived.

Tails became more and more nervous, and he tried to interrupt several times, but he was forced by the current atmosphere to have nowhere to speak.

Countless ideas flashed through his mind, but none of them fit the current situation.

Tails could only ignore the look of fastrope next to him, and tried to force himself to calm down.

"Don't be nervous. ”

"I'm not here to carry out the punishment. ”

Looking at his tense former colleagues, Sakel chuckled, his dry voice as usual tinged with a hint of sadness:

"Never. ”

Execution of sentences.

As soon as these words came out, the seven prisoners with the same imprint on their faces seemed to be recalled.

The sturdy Brie let out a low grunt, and Tardine looked at the ground, tugging at the corner of his mouth, and the others did like them, their postures loosening and their nervous faces softening slightly.

Only little Barney, who still stood like a solid rock in the cold wind, looked at Sacrael coldly.

Silence lasted for a few seconds, accompanied by several figures swaying in the firelight.

Tails and Fastrope exchanged a worried look.

What's going on?

He knew that they knew Sacrael, and he was worried that they might be united to his detriment, but ......

When they met, how could they be in this state?

And more importantly, how is he going to do it?

The strange atmosphere made Tails more and more anxious.

Until Beretti, a former penistor, sighed and broke the ice.

"Long time no see," he said, looking at Sakel with a little bitterness:

"Sir. ”

Hearing this, Sakel took a deep breath.

He paused for a second before looking at Beletti, whose face was full of complexity.

"yes. Sakel spoke in a hoarse voice.

"It's been a long time. ”

Luton Belletti.

Sakel looked at this figure that was very different from more than ten years ago.

In the elite royal guards, Berletti is an inconspicuous guy, who has always been sullen and does not eat oil and salt, but the old captain has taken a fancy to this - in the era of fluctuating people's hearts, they need an old and stable penalizer.

He remembered the trembling and coldness of Belletti's hands a long time ago when he handed the badge representing the penalty to the other party.

But Sakel was immersed in the past for only a few seconds, and then he pulled himself out of the emotion of the old encounter.

His gaze crossed the crowd and nodded slightly at the young prince behind the seven:

"His Highness Tails. ”

The tone was respectful, but the voice was frosty.

Listening to Sakel's peculiar attitude, the seven prisoners exchanged glances.

Thinking that this moment was going to come sooner or later, Tails ignored the fastrope's shaking of his head and took a step forward.

"Where is he?"

The prince stared at Saker's slender face, trying to forget the other party's life-threatening momentum, and first asked the person he cared about the most:

"What did you do to him?"

Tails looked worriedly at the Punishment Knight, and saw that the wounds on the other man's body were not much higher, but thankfully, Sakel was holding a fighting axe in his hand, not the gray dagger he was all too familiar with.

He?

Barney Jr. glanced at Cannon, but the guard prisoner in charge of the reconnaissance only shook his head slowly.

Sakel was silent for a few seconds, his eyes flickering.

"He's fine, I assure you,"

"It just takes some time to recover. ”

Tails breathed a sigh of relief unnoticedly.

But he rejoiced too soon.

Soon, the knight of punishment's twilight mountain-like figure slowly pressed forward, and as he pronounced more and more solemnly, he pressed in the direction of the prince.

"But we ......"

Saker's words rang out with his footsteps.

Tread, step, step.

Every step he took was like a terrifying war drum, killing more and more as the number of steps accumulated.

"It's time for us to go. ”

"Your Highness. ”

Time to go.

At that moment, Tails' face turned pale, and the mood that had just been relieved tightened again.

Barney Jr. looked at Saker and then at Tails behind him, frowning.

Tread, step, step.

Sakel stepped forward, the blade of his axe stained with blood reflected in the firelight.

His gaze sharpened again, and he stared directly at Tails.

It was as if no one else could be seen again.

Tails gritted his teeth and subconsciously grasped the hilt of his sword.

But in the next second, the two hard and sturdy figures moved in unison, and suddenly inserted into this strange confrontation!

The fire flickered.

Trample!

Sakel's figure froze, and his devastating steps stopped in place.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the obstacles in front of him.

Tails' eyebrows moved.

It's Belletti and Brie.

One of them was strong, the other was strong, like a boulder blocking the way, one left and the other firmly blocking the path of the penal knight.

His eyes were burning, his expression was calm, and he showed no intention of flinching.

Sakel's pupils slowly focused, skimming over the axe and mace in the hands of Beretti and Brie, and looking at the man behind them.

Little Barney, who is as dead as a statue.

"That's how you welcome your old colleagues and old chiefs?"

Sakel stared at the expressionless little Barney and tilted his head:

"No hugs?"

It's a joke, but there's no sense of lightness.

Tails noticed that at this moment, all seven prisoners had straight faces, as if they were refusing.

What's going on?

Do they have a grudge?

Unexpectedly, at this time, it was the fast rope next to him who patted him on the shoulder and secretly gave a smug thumb.

Makes Tails more and more confused.

But Barney Jr. was quick to answer his questions.

"I don't know how you got out, Watchman. ”

Barney's voice was as calm as before, his head slightly lowered, and his pupils pressed against his upper eyelids, making people stare coldly at the awe-inspiring Punishment Knight in front of him.

He tilted his head behind him.

"But the ...... beside the prince When the attendant Waia Cassel let us out, he told us bad news. ”

Just listen to Barney Jr. said coldly:

"News that you are insane, and together with the Shadow Shield, you are hunting down the Prince. ”

Sakel frowned at this, and the seven prisoners pursed their lips vigilantly and exchanged glances.

What the?

Insane, chasing the prince?

Surprised, Tails threw an inquiring look at the fastrope.

The latter winked triumphantly and curled the corners of his mouth to one side.

Tails didn't care about anything else, quickly lowered his head, and whispered to the fast rope:

"What did you tell them about Sakel?"

Fast Rope had a look of wanting to invite merit but pretending to be reserved, and the god glanced at Tails on the ground, and said hehehe:

"Of course it'......"

But then he noticed that the chatty Naki was staring at this side with burning eyes, which made Fastrope pause, and subconsciously put away his playful expression.

I saw that the fast rope straightened his chest awe-inspiringly and raised his voice so that everyone could hear:

"Of course it's telling the truth!"

Tails looked at Fast Rope with a headache and looked like he was brave and loyal, and watched the latter look at Saker in the distance with an indignant expression, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth:

"How can the noble bloodline of the Bright Star be covered in dust by the filthy hands of a madman!"

The righteous cry of the fast rope echoed in this small passageway.

Na, Nani?

The corners of Tails' mouth twitched, and even the current tension diluted a lot.

Naki, who was staring at them, withdrew his eyes from the fool and looked at Barney Jr. with a strange expression, as if asking for advice.

But Barney Jr. didn't say a word, just stared at Saker.

In front of them, Sakel also remained motionless, looking back at Barney Jr. from afar.

The echo of the fast rope disappeared into the air, and the confrontation between Sakel and the seven continued, and the black prison returned to a bleak and suffocating atmosphere.

After a long while, just when Tails was in the suffocating air, uncomfortable enough to interject, little Barney, the tallest of the seven, finally spoke.

"Watchman, you're not crazy, are you? ”

His eyes were normal, his tone was bleak, and he called Saker's former position:

"At least, not to that point. ”

Listening to the other party's profound words, Sakel was silent for a while, and then he spoke quietly:

"It depends on the definition of madness. ”

He looked at Tails, but it was as if he had seen something else, and his eyes wandered.

The seven prisoners frowned almost at the same time.

Tails felt that he couldn't stay silent any longer, and if he continued like this, it was only a matter of time before his secret was revealed.

So he cleared his throat:

"Everyone, please listen to me......"

However, before he could finish a sentence, Barney Jr. suddenly spoke!

"It's not disrespectful to you, Your Highness I don't know!"

His voice was cold, and he interrupted the Star Prince very unceremoniously:

"But please keep your mouth shut, so as not to deepen the misunderstanding. ”

Tails choked on his tongue.

He looked at Barney Jr., who was looking sideways, and felt that the latter's gaze was a little intimidating.

"Mistaken ...... Will you?"

Tails froze.

Barney snorted coldly.

"Yes. ”

Little Barney held the hilt of his sword and turned his gaze to the other side, staring at the same puzzled fast rope, causing the latter to shudder.

"For example, the impostor next to you, who is full of lies and only wants to provoke us to fight with Sakerel, the so-called 'Cassel Attendant'. ”

His words echoed through the dungeon, hollow and piercing.

It took Tails a few seconds to digest the passage.

Impostors.

Full of lies.

Stir up infighting.

The so-called Cassel ......

Wait, that said?

Tails looked away blankly.

Sure enough, Fast Rope was stunned and incredulous, staring at Little Barney with eyes like knives.

The other party's gaze was very cold, as if it could pierce everything.

At that moment, the fast rope only felt that the vest was cold.

No way.

"Ah, Tails," said Quickrope, throwing out an ugly smile, dryly tugging at the corner of the prince's coat, whispering, and slowly stepping back:

"I think we should leave for a while so they can catch up on their old ...... alone."

However, at the moment when the fast rope turned around, two other people appeared behind the rookie mercenary, blocking his retreat!

And that's not all.

I don't know when it started, Tardine and Naki, Cannon and Nai, two in front, two in the back, and the four of them have firmly surrounded Tails and Fast Rope from four directions!

There were more people than intercepted Sakel.

All four of them looked at the fast rope that was laughing more ugly than crying with vigilant and scrutinizing eyes.

The sudden accident made Tails feel confused.

How......

"Please stay where you are, and don't act rashly, 'Cassel Attendant'. ”

I saw Tarding holding a knife in one hand and a sword in the other, looking at the ugly fast rope with an ugly face in a playful voice.

"By the way, Whya. ”

Tardin shook his head contemptuously, his eyes unkind:

"Your mother, Viscountess Gilbert Cassel, is my own sister. ”

What the?

When the fast rope boarded, his eyelids jumped, and his heart was half cold.

"She died eighteen years ago – precisely to protect her young son during the turmoil in Eternal Star City. ”

Tardin's eyes flashed slightly, and the blade in his hand was slowly raised, so frightened that the fast rope took a step back.

"That is, you, 'Wyah Cassel', my dear nephew. ”

Nephew?

Fast Rope's face became more and more pale and ugly.

Even Tails was stunned.

Tardin, who is Waiya's ...... Uncle?

"Obviously, your 'mother' is not 'physically okay' as you say, let alone 'hehehe'. ”

Tardin stared coldly at his 'nephew':

"And, liar, next time, remember to change your Comas accent. ”

His words fell, and the seven prisoners stared at him with great unfriendliness.

At that moment, Fast Rope's smile froze completely.

Under the scrutiny of the guards prisoners, he was exposed and cast an innocent and embarrassed look of pleading for help at Tails.

That one......

We...... Isn't it going to be unlucky?

But even Tails could only sigh silently in his heart, eager to slap himself on the head - or in the face of the fast rope.

This self-proclaimed clever bastard!

Worst.

Tails felt the suspicion and unfamiliar gaze of the seven people again, and suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

Just now, the unfriendly atmosphere between the Seven and Sakel gave him a little luck.

But now, after the fast rope is exposed, he has lost the trust of the seven people and has fallen back into the most dangerous situation.

On the other side, Sakel looked at the fenced Tails from afar, silent.

Barney Jr. snorted softly, pulling the target of the conversation back to the other side.

"As you can see, Sakel, everything that happened today is full of suspicions. ”

Little Bani nunnified his chin:

"For example, this inexplicable mysterious prince, such as the attendant officer who lies all over him, and now you who are acting abnormally. ”

His words brought everyone's attention back to the eyes.

"We trust you, Sakel, that you never do senseless madness. ”

I saw Barney Jr. glance at Tails and said softly:

"So, what reason does this so-called 'Highness' have to die?"

"Will you be able to keep an eye on him and the last bloodline of the royal family on the first second of being released from prison?"

As the words fell, Sakel's eyes flashed.

"Reason to die......" he muttered as if caught in his own thoughts.

At that moment, Tails' face turned blue and his heart was bitter.

No.

The reason why you have to die......

Even the fast rope realized that they seemed to be in trouble.

The seven prisoners of the Guard stood silently: two stopped in front of the Punishment Knight, four surrounded the prince and the fast rope, and little Barney stood in the middle, waiting for Saker's answer.

Sakel came back to his senses and glanced at Tails again, the meaning of which was indescribable.

Tails' face was gloomy, and his face wrinkled as he watched Sacrael clench the fighting axe in his hand with a sad expression.

But something unexpected happened.

I saw Sakel shake his head impatiently, and spit out a fluttering sentence:

"I'll explain that later. ”

Tails' heavy heart froze.

As soon as the words fell, Sakel stepped forward without hesitation!

Walk towards Tails.

The seven people who were waiting for him to answer, including Tails, were taken aback.

Explain later?

Barney Jr. frowned fiercely.

Belletti and Brie glanced at each other, surprised and puzzled in each other's eyes.

But in the next second, the two former members of the royal guard moved in unison and raised their weapons at the same time.

Call!

The cold blade broke through the wind, and it could be stopped in mid-air!

The movements are smooth and clean.

It's only an inch away from the Knight of Punishment.

He had to stop walking towards the prince.

"I'm afraid I'd prefer you to explain now, Sakel. ”

Barney Jr. stared at each other solemnly:

"After so many years in prison, we're a little clumsy. ”

"But if you want to have a long-lost exchange, there is no problem. ”

The situation in the field became tense again.

Sakel didn't look at the blade in front of him, he just lowered his head, took a deep breath, and pulled the corners of his mouth.

Little Quill Barney.

It's still the same stubborn him.

Paranoid him.

In front of the Punishment Knight, Belletti's eyes were dull and unfazed, and Brie's expression was undulating and his brows were heavi.

"If I explain it clearly......"

Sakel retracted his gaze and sighed:

"Will you help me?"

Tails was horrified by this.

He looked around, but bitterly realized that the guards had never let up the guards and kept watchful of the prisoners.

Sakel glanced at each of his former colleagues and hissed as he continued:

"Even if it means pointing the sword at the bloodline of the Bright Star Royal Family?"

His voice was like a sharp blade, stabbing people.

As soon as these words came out, the members of the former guards were breathing disorderly and frowned in unison.

Belletti subconsciously looked back at Barney Jr.

Sure enough, among the seven, only Barney Jr. remained silent and replied to him unusually calmly:

"It's up to you to interpret it. ”

"Everything happens for a reason. ”

In the tense confrontation, Sacael fell silent.

"Yes," he said gloomily.

"Everything happens for a reason. ”

The way he looks reminds Tails of the penal knight who went crazy in prison and spoke to another world.

Seeing that the other party showed signs of compromise, Barney Jr. nodded slowly, and at his signal, Beretti and Brie lowered their swords and waited for the other party's response.

This made Tails more and more nervous.

That's right.

Sakel only needs to explain to them his identity as a mage......

He was already a highly respected person in the royal guard, and with a little explanation, there was no reason for them to help him.

And these star people from noble backgrounds, their attitude towards the end of the war, to the legendary calamities......

Tails closed his eyes, the more he thought about it, the heavier he felt, and he even began to think of ways to break through.

But what about the fast rope around you?

Why don't you try magic again?

"I'm sorry for you to see this, Your Highness. ”

Sakel's sudden voice interrupted Tails' thoughts.

Tails opened his eyes, only to be surprised to see that the Knight of Punishment, who had been murderous and wanted to kill him not long ago, was now standing at the far end, looking at the Star Prince from afar with a look that he could not understand.

"It's my incompetence and incompetence. ”

Sakel's face was full of compassion and pain, but still a wrinkled and ugly smile bloomed at him, which matched the hideous brand on his forehead:

"But be relieved, it's over soon. ”

He nodded slightly, and his tone was gentle, as if he was soothing a lost child:

"Everything will be fine. ”

"Yes. ”

Sakel said, bowing his head slightly.

Tails was completely stunned.

He is......

Caught in his "other world" again?

The seven people facing each other looked at each other.

Little Barney seemed to be more and more impatient when he saw Sakel like this.

"Sakel, watchman. ”

He spoke again, this time, Barney's tone was far less polite than before, and it seemed stiff and ugly:

"Answer my question. ”

"Is there anything we need to know about this prince?"

Barney's words were cold, more like a threat.

Tails gritted his back molars, and even the fastrope beside him clenched his bow in horror.

One second, two seconds.

In this small passage, the fire is shining and the figure is sufficient.

Finally, Sakel slowly raised his head, showed a smile without warmth, and bit out the words that surprised everyone:

"Nope. ”

I saw the Knight of Punishment coldly glancing at everyone in front of him:

"There's nothing you need to know, Chief Vanguard Officer Barney. ”

"You just need to know: I have to. ”

"That's enough. ”

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

The deepest of these is none other than Tails himself.

Why.

Tails blinked.

He's going to kill me, isn't he?

Because I'm a magician.

He obviously just had to say the reason......

But why, why did he keep it a secret for me?

Wouldn't it be better to explain the facts and use righteousness to convince them to turn the finger on me?

Tails stared blankly, he couldn't understand.

How is this man ...... So weird?

"Sakel!"

Finally, Barney Jr. couldn't hold back any longer and shouted angrily:

"Don't push me!"

Barney's roar echoed to the left, but in response, Sakel chuckled softly.

"Forcing you?"

"I know, I've offended a lot of people by being a penistor for so long," his gaze swept over the frowning Belletti and Brie in front of him, and swept over their weapons:

"But is my popularity already so bad?"

It's like a joke, it's like a mockery.

"Including you, Barney - what, still jealous that I took the watchman position?"

At that moment, Tails saw Barney Jr. clenching his fists with a pale face.

Behind him, Naki sighed softly, and Tardin shook his head secretly.

Oops.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Belletti let out a breath and gritted her teeth.

"It's because you're popular, sir," Belletti still insisted on the respectful salutation.

"That's why we can't believe it. ”

His face was tense, as if he had something unspeakable, and he said something from between his teeth:

"That's the blood of the Bright Star, sir, the being we once swore to protect. ”

Belletti pointed at Tails and said in a suppressed voice:

"Why do you do that?"

Hearing the question of the original subordinate, Saker, who was originally smiling, slowly turned cold.

Bloodline of the Bright Star......

Once swore to protect ...... exists.

He paused for a few seconds, his expression smiling.

"Because...... That's my calling. ”

Sakel spoke softly, gently and calmly.

It's like saying goodnight before bed.

"Enough, Sakel!"

Barney Jr.'s angry shout interrupted Belletti, who was still about to speak.

"I'm not in the mood to go around in circles with you!"

Listening to Barney's angry rebuke, Sakel didn't react, but snorted softly like sleepwalking and nodded.

This made Barney Jr. even more angry.

"I don't know what you're hiding, but if you think vague words will be perfunctory......"

The atmosphere began to change.

But listening to their back-and-forth around their secrets, Tails, who was at the center of the topic, suddenly had a feeling:

No.

They're not talking about me.

At least......

It's not just me.

Seeing that the conflict was becoming more and more intense, Naki, who was standing at the end, coughed violently.

"Uh, Barney Saker Boss?"

He stretched out a hand to each of them, squeezing out a smile as he tried to de-escalate the conflict:

"If you want me to say, let's all calm down......"

But Naki miscalculated the situation.

In the next second, Tails only felt his hairs stand on end, and the figure in front of him flashed!

"Whew!"

The wind is howling and the fire is shivering!

"No!" Barney Jr. shouted angrily.

"Boom!"

Tails struggled to open his eyes.

But the next thing he saw was Belletti and Brie, two hard-hitting warriors grunting and falling to the sides with a thud until they hit the wall.

And the opponent who knocked them down, Sakel, who was still calm and self-controlled, had already turned back into the fierce expression and murderous punishment knight!

He broke through the two of them in an instant, and his momentum was as fierce as destroying the mountains and mountains, and he broke through the sky!

Straight to the frightened and unresponsive Tails.

Finally born!

(End of chapter)