Alex walked the long gravel drive toward the Rosenheim Mansion, his footsteps echoing against the iron gates that guarded the estate.

Two military-grade androids stepped forward, their movements crisp and synchronized.

"Sir Alex," one said. "You are advised not to enter this residence."

Three years ago, those same machines would've opened fire the moment they saw him. But time-and skill-had changed everything.

For three long years, Alex had lived like a dog under Rosenheim's roof-tolerated, watched, and barely human in their eyes.

But while they looked down on him, he worked in silence. Bit by bit, line by line, he slipped into their systems, rewrote their code, and bent the mansion's sentinels to his will.

Now, the same machines built to protect the Rosenheims could obey him with a single word.

Yet Alex never gave the order. He let them stand there, loyal and silent- pretending nothing had changed.

"Tell me the reason."

The android tilted its head slightly, sensors whirring as it spoke. "Master Otto issued standing orders three years ago," it said.

"But after your separation from Miss Katarina, those orders were expanded. Additional android units and security cameras have been installed throughout the estate."

"Every camera is active and linked to the central station. If you commit any harmful act toward the Rosenheim family, it will be reported instantly."

"Your citizenship could be canceled permanently. Given your current stance, my recommendation is that you refrain from hostile actions-for your own future's sake, Master Alex."

Alex stayed silent for a long moment. The android was right-and he knew it. In Prussia, someone like him, half-Prussian and half-outsider, never truly belonged.

Citizenship was a privilege, not a right. One wrong move, one accusation, and the government could tear it away without a second thought.

That was why Alex had swallowed his pride and stayed silent for three long years, no matter how deep their insults cut or how far they pushed him.

And clearly, the Rosenheims had been ready for this moment all along-waiting for the day he'd come back.

He turned away, his coat flaring slightly in the wind, and lifted off into the sky.

In Estoria, he was a king-untouchable, above the law.

But in Prussia, he was just another name on a list. A "new citizen" under surveillance.

Watched. Judged. Controlled.

When he landed on his penthouse, he moved quickly-through the quiet halls, down a hidden corridor, into an unmarked elevator.

The doors slid shut, and the it sank deep underground.

At the bottom level, a heavy door opened into a cold, humming chamber. The walls glowed faintly blue. A massive machine stood in the center, alive with quiet energy.

the scanner. The screen flickered

Samuel. Keaton. Logan.

report from Estoria?" Alex said. "Let's

through the screen, steady but charged with

an entire vault of data through Kingswell. With Bella's IQ breaking two-fifty, she used it to build a new communications system— something beyond the

Those ghost particles can move through anything-undetectable, unstoppable. Even the Prussian

blind to our communications. And with your Eden Company quietly diverting their data streams for the past two years, we've been siphoning

copying, improving, and rebuilding everything

the way, we're close to breaking past Prussian tech entirely.

Alex said. His voice was low, steady. "Samuel, how are things on the

Majesty,” Samuel replied, his face appearing on the next screen. “You gave us that cultivation method-you said it came from the Xia. We've implemented it among both soldiers and civilians. The results are astounding. Health, stamina, mental clarity-all up

only the surface level. What I gave you wasn't the true Xia method. It came from refugees who escaped their homeland and

their schools. What we have is just the foundation. Someday, I'll visit the Xia's Country myself

you. Without that cultivation, Estoria wouldn't be where it is now. I used to think we were advanced-strong even. But compared to Xia, we were

"Keaton?" Alex prompted.

security across every state," Keaton reported, his tone steady

the rollout of

technology, crime has surged.

mover

gain-robberies, black-market

stabilized most regions. If we can maintain this momentum, Estoria

you. Remember this-the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Raise our country

Your Majesty," they replied in unison, their voices firm, echoing with conviction

the room-thick,

a soft pulse. A message from Sofina appeared in glowing text across

you? Please come

built on chaos-a fragile peace in the eye of a storm. "Sofina..."

its reasons which reason does

calm, mechanical voice of his onboard Al, breaking through the silence. "Governor Logan is

him through," Alex said.

"I've taken Bella in as my adopted daughter. She's more Prussian in her mindset

tone softened slightly.

your permission, told Bella years ago that you were still alive. But

to

She misses you, sir. Badly."

didn't answer. The silence said

his parents, trying to piece together his past. If he'd let go of that obsession... maybe

they'd have a family.

did you tell her?"

that once Estoria rises higher than

see you again."

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