Skeleton King

Ace tilted his head to the side, "Then what promise did you say?"

The roses by the window of the tavern are exactly like the roses of Rose Castle, but the flowers are not so gorgeous, and there are no barbs on the roots.Ace thought of Caroline's funeral again, the red rose that Viscount Neumann handed him, and he put it in Caroline's coffin with his own hands.

He thought he forgot.It's just that after so many years, he still remembers it so clearly.

Sykes said in a low voice: "After Caroline passed away, a letter was sent to the Magic Island from Butter Soden Manor. I grew up in the imperial capital of the Pansy Empire until I was six years old, and I was brought up by Caroline herself. I love and respect her very much. She wants me to protect you. It is impossible for me to refuse her last wish."

Ace murmured, "I always thought she didn't like me."

Caroline never took Ace with her. Even before her death, she was more interested in dancing, camping, and playing cards than accompanying Ace. It can even be said that Caroline spent one-tenth of the time spent with Ace even as a nanny. nothing.

Ace thought Caroline's nature was like this.

It wasn't until Ace came to the imperial capital that he knew that he was not the child Caroline expected.Caroline also looked forward to the birth of another child with joy, raised him herself, watched him all night and all night in the dark and silent night, and would not get tired of watching him; Small wooden sword.

Ace didn't expect that Caroline still remembered him before she died.

Sikes ruffled Ace's hair.

Unlike his other half-brothers, he never hated Ace.Not only are they children of the same mother, but they also have extremely similar experiences. In their childhood without their own father, Caroline is at least Essex, and her feelings for Ace are undoubtedly much more complicated.

"Then what do you say is the deal between your father Silver Juggernaut and His Majesty Ludwig IV?" No matter how naive Ace was, he would never feel that the two of them were deeply affectionate.The Silver Juggernaut gave Ludwig IV a cuckold and stole the heart of his beloved woman.Although Caroline was willing to be with Ludwig IV, but if Ludwig IV did not force her, Caroline would not have to marry Viscount Neumann.

In this relationship that is constantly being cut and messed up, Ace can't say who is right and who is wrong, apart from lamenting that Caroline is a disaster.

To be honest, Ace felt that the Silver Juggernaut and Ludwig IV did not draw their swords when they met.Their later transactions were even more puzzling.

Sykes sat down next to Ace. He put one hand on Ace's shoulder, and with the other hand, he spun the wine glass twice, raised the glass again, and drank it down in one gulp.

Sykes' voice was calm and deep, "Mrs. Rose should have told you that when my father left the capital of the Pansy Empire, she hoped that Caroline would wait for him. Caroline did wait for him for more than six years. No." Sykes denied it himself again, "Caroline has been waiting for him for the rest of her life, until her soul returns to the realm of the dead."

Ace listened quietly.Ace thought that Sykes was the one who really knew Caroline.Although Ace is Caroline's only son in name, he doesn't know that magnificent red rose.

Sykes said: "Not long after my father arrived on the magic island, it would only be a few months according to our time, and he broke through to the Juggernaut."

Ace's eyes widened.

Sykes' voice was full of mockery of fate, "But Magic Island is a place where it's not easy to get in and it's even harder to get out. My father broke through the sword master on Magic Island, but he couldn't leave. Until I was sent to Magic Island, At that time, the chaos of the kings had not yet ended, and the owner of the magic island did not allow my father to leave the island. It is true that my father is already a sword master, but it is nothing to a sword master in the magic island."

"Then something happened over there again." Ace didn't know where Sykes' side was referring to, and Sykes didn't mean to explain.Ace can only imagine that it is another continent that is different from the continent where the Pansy Empire and the Finger Empire are located. Skeleton King's sailing diary also wrote, "The homeland is hard to find." At that time, Ace had a hunch that there were more than three planes The continent where the Viola Empire and the Finger Empire are located.

Magic Island always knows this plane better than anyone else.

Sykes continued: "Father has to continue to guard the magic island, and he has to protect me. However, according to the regulations, I cannot stay in the magic island."

Sikes would always remember that cold moonlit night—

Silver Juggernaut tried to take Sykes away from the magic island quietly.They broke through several layers of protection of the magic island in a row. Although there are many holy ranks in the magic island, the holy ranks are also divided into strengths and weaknesses. The Silver Juggernaut is undoubtedly one of the most powerful sword masters.

It was years after leaving the pansy empire, Sykes saw the coastline of the mainland again.Even far away, Sykes could see the smoke rising from the villages in the Netherlands. He thought they were going back, but someone stopped them, a very young brown-haired youth.

The Yinhui Sword Master carried Sykes on his back with his left hand and held the spear in his right hand. He said to the young man like a breeze: "Mile, this matter has nothing to do with you, please get out of the way."

The only thing that can stand in front of the Yinhui Sword Master is the Holy Order.

A scholar at Millai University, the curator of Millai Library, the only mage who mastered three forbidden spells in the two empires and Magic Island, someone who even the Silver Sword Master would not want to face.

The eyes of the Millai University scholar were pitiful. He had lived for too long and had seen too many joys and sorrows. He had no choice but to say, "Yinhui, I will not stop you. The long night is coming, the catastrophe is coming, the stars have not yet appeared, no place is absolutely safe The island owner asked me to bring you a message. The person you want, you will never see each other again. You can go forward, but if you go forward, you will no longer be able to set foot on the magic island. Maybe you can escape The pursuit of the magic island, but what about your children?"

The only child who can prove that Caroline is not a dream of the Silver Juggernaut, the crystallization of their love - Sykes, can he escape the long night again?

The Millais academics didn't watch Sykes.But Sykes could clearly feel the hand of the Silver Juggernaut holding him tightened, making him painful.Sykes didn't call out. At that time, his relationship with the Silver Juggernaut was not good. He wanted to say that he was not afraid of death, but he was worried that it would have the opposite effect.

The sea water is sparkling, and the red sun is still buried deep in the bottom of the sea, and the sea water is already dyed like blood.The Dutch village on the coast was still silent in the dark. The Silver Sword Master felt poisonous insects biting his blood and bones. The pain was so painful that he couldn't open his eyes to see the dawn after the long night. He asked: "Is the island master really happy?" Did you see that?"

It was not until a long time later that Sykes knew that he had scratched the clothes on the shoulders of the Silver Juggernaut. Before he knew it, he had already broken that commandment. Only the Juggernaut could hurt the Juggernaut—he His father's shoulder was scratched with red marks.

It's not that the Yinhui Sword Master didn't care, he really didn't realize it.

The Millais scholar answered him: "Yes."

It was also a long time later that Sykes understood that the owner of the magic island was able to transcend countless holy steps, live for thousands of years, and stationed on the magic island.It is because he has received the inheritance from the last astrologer in the mainland and can predict the future.

But Sykes didn't understand at the time, he just beat his father's head angrily, "Didn't you say you sent me to see my mother?! Didn't you say we could be reunited?! You are a liar!"

In fact, what Sykes said could not affect the decision of the Silver Juggernaut at all.The Silver Juggernaut, who was the last person to own except for the spear, walked back to the magic island on the sea level.

His easy parting has become his eternal injury.

In fact, Ace was only 5 years old that year, and it was 4 years before Caroline actually died.Until Sykes received Caroline's last letter and came to the imperial capital of the Pansy Empire, he was thinking, if the Silver Juggernaut had been firmer at that time, would everything have been different?

Sykes also thought that if it was his choice, he would not care what the astrologer saw.

But now that Sykes had a first glimpse of the holy ranks, he understood the despair and helplessness of the Silver Sword Master at that time.

The development of all future events is influenced by countless small decisions made at this moment.The Silver Juggernaut insists on going to Butter Soden Manor. No one knows what kind of impact it will have on Caroline. Caroline, who originally had 4 years to live, may die in this early morning, or she may die soon. The Lai University scholar stopped the Silver Juggernaut, and the Yinhui Juggernaut fell directly to the sea in the Netherlands.

An astrologer cannot see what changes the future, but he can see visions of the future.

The owner of the magic island, the astrologer, can only give good advice, but that is the saddest elegy.

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Sykes pulled himself away from his memories and said to Ace: "Later, my father paid a great price to let me stay on Magic Island. But he didn't want me to break through the Juggernaut on Magic Island."

For most people in the two empires, Juggernaut is an unattainable existence, but even everyone in Magic Island has no doubt that Sykes will go that far.For all this, Sikes is incredibly calm, maybe because he grew up on the magic island, or maybe because he is Caroline's son, and his mother has told him that he is different.

"All holy ranks that break through on Magic Island will be subject to the same restrictions," Sykes said.

Silver Juggernaut wants to send Sykes away.

Not long after the news of Caroline's death reached Magic Island, Ludwig IV also sent court wizards to Magic Island.Sykes only knows that they have reached a deal, that Sykes will enter the Royal Knights of the Pansy Empire, Ludwig IV will not block his promotion, and at the same time, Silver Juggernaut must help Pansy Empire does things.

Not only because of Sykes, as long as the Richter family's fief is still on the map of the Pansy Empire, it is impossible for the Silver Juggernaut to fall out with Ludwig IV.

Sykes said: "I don't know what Ludwig IV is thinking."

Ludwig IV didn't know that Caroline had a child back then. Over the years, he has firmly controlled the capital of the Pansy Empire. It is impossible not to know, but he still helped Sykes Leaving the magic island.Even a few years later, without Sykes swearing allegiance, Ludwig IV handed over the Knights of the Royal Guard to Sykes.

Ace also couldn't see the king's heart clearly.

Sykes stood up from his seat and said: "In this matter, I must thank him. As long as I am still in the Royal Knights, I will protect his safety." And you.

Ace also stood up from his chair and walked outside the tavern. None of them cared about the remaining slices of bread.From Ace's expression, Sykes couldn't see his thoughts at all.

Ace and Sykes walked through the noisy streets to the embassy of the Pansy Empire.The whole body of the embassy is white, except for the top dome which is purple, white and gold. Seen from a far distance, this dome looks like a pansy flower in full bloom. Seven days later, Princess Fenfur will get married from here.

Sykes lived on the left side of the embassy with many knights of the Royal Guards, and Ace, Nou, and the officials accompanying the embassy lived on the right.

Back at the embassy, ​​Ace and Sykes should part ways.Ace didn't say hello to Sykes, and walked directly to the right. At the same time, a phantom appeared beside Sykes.Bill followed Ace in the butler costume common to the Finger Empire, and he would no longer spy on Sykes.

But before Ace took two steps, a voice came from behind him, "Wait a minute."

Ace turned his head in doubt, and it was Sykes who stopped him.

Sikes said nothing.

Ace frowned slightly, "Sikes?" Is there anything else?

Under the white corridor, the breeze blows the long silver hair, and the gentle voice is like a lover's murmur.This is the source of blood, but it is beyond the fetters of blood.

"I hope you can change your address next time."