Damn it.

That was Tails' first thought, and half of his face was pressed against the cold stone floor, feeling the dust and pain.

From the prince entering the palace and raising his sword to cross his neck, to his negligence and being captured, the situation has changed only between lightning and flint, beyond imagination.

The entire Ballard Room was stunned, and didn't even have time to react.

The focus of the arena - Marico tightened Tyres's twisted arm, took a deep breath, and reported to King Kessel with an excited face:

"Your Majesty, the intruder has been captured!"

King Kessel did not answer immediately.

He just looked deeply at Tails on the ground.

The face sinks like the sea.

I don't know what to think.

The royal guards wanted to rush up, but the frowning Captain Adrian raised his hand at the right time and stopped him five paces away.

Many people reacted and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it over?" said Sodot, looking at the prince, who was firmly suppressed and unable to move.

Gilbert didn't say a word, but his face was dejected and his eyes were red.

Prime Minister Cullen was similarly silent, bowing his head in deep thought.

"Oh my God, thank God thank you for the sunset, I knew ......" Jocco broke free from Sodot's palm covering his mouth, shocked, obviously frightened.

Noisy, chaotic, and tumultous, the atmosphere in Ballard's interior is finally less oppressive.

But Marico was keenly aware that his superior, Adrian beside His Majesty, had a serious face and shook his head at him.

The king's voice rang out, and the room fell silent again.

"Looks like that," Kessel stared thoughtfully at Tails, who had been captured:

"If you're going to kill yourself, it's not that easy. ”

"Kids. ”

Everyone was in different moods, and their eyes turned to the young captive on the ground.

"Nonsense. ”

Tails struggled against Mariko's suppression, struggling to take a breath of air between the dust and the ground, gritting his teeth:

"Less time wasted. ”

The Marico Pioneer officer riding on him snorted disdainfully.

Seeing that even though the Duke of Star Lake failed, he was still unruly and unruly, and a whisper sounded in Ballard's room.

King Kessel's eyes narrowed, and the glint in his eyes almost tore Tails.

At the conference table, Gilbert, who had witnessed the whole process, let out a long sigh and slowly got up.

"Your Majesty, as you say. ”

The Foreign Secretary was so depressed that he didn't look at Tails on the ground:

"Prince Tails is overtired and really needs ...... Rest. ”

Qiu Ke on the side rolled his eyes:

"Well, Your Majesty, it would be better to end today's meeting......"

"If necessary, Your Majesty," sighed Bishop Stylianides, adjutane.

"The Sunset Church can preside over confession for the lost prince and redeem himself......"

"No," Viscount Connie frowned, looking at his colleagues:

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's events are about the stability of the Kingdom, so please keep your mouth shut......"

The ministers were chattering, and the conference room became lively again.

"Silence!"

At this moment, Prime Minister Cullen suddenly raised his voice.

The entire Ballard Room was silent.

"It's a royal chore. ”

The Duke of the East China Sea turned to the king calmly and unequivocally:

"Your Majesty has his own decision. ”

So all eyes turned to the end of the long table again.

But King Kessel did not react.

Half of his body was in the shadow of the throne, except for his head and chest exposed to the firelight, which made his eyes flicker and darken.

The king's silence seemed to have a magical power, and gradually infected the entire conference room, from the ministers to the guards, everyone couldn't help but shut down in unison, and they didn't even dare to breathe a sigh of air.

Except for one person.

"Please, father!"

Even though the rebellion failed, Tails's laughter was still unscrupulous, and it was particularly harsh in Ballard's room:

"When something big happens, do you choose to be a stupid idiot or a suicidal coward?"

King Kessel's eyes grew sharper.

Vanguard Officer Marico's expression was cold, and his knees strained, cutting Tails' words into a hiss.

Right now.

"Marico. ”

King Kessel's voice sounded faintly:

"Let him go. ”

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

"Yes—" Mariko first took the order excitedly, and then reacted, and looked up in shock:

"Your Majesty?"

"You, you say...... What?"

He was not the only one who had this question, but Prime Minister Cullen's expression was thoughtful, Gilbert's eyes lit up with hope, and many more people had doubts and fears in their hearts.

There was only one person who was not surprised:

On the ground, in an unseen angle, Tails endured the pain and curled the corners of his mouth.

"I said ......"

King Kessel snorted coldly, his voice was not loud, but it made everyone unconsciously quiet.

"Bright Star has made a commitment. ”

The Iron Fist King looked deeply at his rebel:

"As you wish, child. ”

"Let's talk. ”

The King's voice fell, and there was a moment of silence in Ballard's room, and many people exchanged glances in disbelief.

Mariko took a deep breath and roughly pulled Tails up from the ground, slamming it down on the table, causing the latter to snort in pain:

"Your Majesty, Prince Tails intends to rebel, and once he gets out of trouble, it may be unfavorable to you......"

He was not the only one who was worried, and the words of the ministers in front of him rang out in a big voice.

"Alone?" Advisor Soudor looked at the load-bearing sword that had been confiscated by the royal guards, "But Your Majesty, at least let Adrian be present to protect ......"

"Well, if we want to interrogate, we can find a cell, the kind with a fence......" This is the uneasy manager of Juke.

"What about the secret staff, let them deal with ......"

"No, don't divulge half a cent of today's ......"

Bang!

There was a muffled sound, but it was King Kessel who punched hard and slammed it on the table!

The teacups on the table crackled with shock, and everyone was startled.

The ministers and guards reacted, bowed their heads in unison, and nervously awaited the king's admonition.

There was a sudden silence in the room.

However, the Iron Fist said nothing.

He just lowered his eyes coldly, and remained as silent as ever, calm and steady, like a hunter patiently waiting for his prey.

Ten seconds.

During this period, everyone lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to take a breath.

Tails was still on the table.

He gasped, waiting for the imminent silence.

Eventually, Lord Adrian, who was closest to the king, sighed and took a step forward: "Your Majesty has made a decision. ”

"Royal Guards, everyone, get out of the house at once!"

When the guards heard this order, they looked at each other.

"Sir!" Mariko looked up sharply, "we can't risk ......"

"Emperor's Praetorian Guard!"

Captain Adrian's expression changed, and he shouted:

"Why is your sword wielding?"

As soon as these words came out, the royal guards, including Marico, were shocked.

Without saying a word, the king watched the scene coldly.

Marico glanced at Tails, who was being held by him, and swallowed his throat with difficulty:

"This sword is only for the emperor to wield. ”

"There's no other use. ”

Adrian nodded expressionlessly and didn't speak again.

Seeing this, the ministers exchanged heads, but the guards looked solemn.

The next moment, Tails felt his arm loosen, and the pain, restraint, and weight pressing on his body disappeared in unison.

"By order of Your Majesty, Your Highness Tails," Marico Vanguard took a step back, staring warily and unfurnished at the young man on the table, gritting his teeth but being courteous:

"Get up, please!"

Tails groaned and propped himself up from the table in pain.

Grass.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, gasped and kicked a chair away, and sat down heavily.

Seeing that Tails was out of trouble, the expressions of the ministers changed slightly, and the guards also subconsciously pressed their weapons, but under Adrian's stern eyes, no one dared to make a mistake.

With a cold face, Mariko bowed in the direction of the king and commander, and turned to arrange for the royal guards to exit the room in an orderly manner.

"My lords, dinner is ready in the back kitchen," Lord Adrian spoke again, attracting the attention of the Imperial Ministers:

"Please?"

The captain of the guard raised his hand to the door, full of spring breeze and courteous.

It's like it's just an ordinary court meal.

From Gilbert Dawthor, from Jucke to Connie, the ministers looked at me, I looked at you, or looked embarrassed, or confused, or worried, but they did not move.

King Kessel's gaze grew cold.

"Well, I've been hungry for a long time!

Duke Cullen's cheerful voice sounded in time, breaking the tension and embarrassment.

The Prime Minister stood up and arched his belly, and at this moment he seemed to be back to the simple, pot-bellied duke.

"Although the dishes of Fuxing Palace are notoriously shabby and rigid, they are unchanged ......"

As he was about to reach the door, Prime Minister Cullen paused, turned his head and looked deeply at Tails:

"But I thought, maybe there's something surprising about this meal?"

There was a voice outside the conversation, but no one dared to answer.

Only the Iron Fist King snorted coldly.

The Prime Minister smiled, squeezed through the guards' lines, and disappeared outside the door.

Qiu Ke, who had long been restless, looked left and right, shrugged his shoulders with an embarrassed smile, and kept up with the pace of the prime minister.

Seeing that there was a precedent for Jock and Cullen, and that the king was resolute, the other ministers, although they were suspicious and worried, did not delay, and they came out one after another.

"Your Majesty, if you need anything, anything," Sordor said with a serious expression before leaving:

"I'm right next door, waiting to be called. ”

King Kessel seemed to come to life, nodding imperceptibly at his military advisor.

"Don't worry, Lord Sodot," Tails tapped lightly on his chair arm and looked wearily at King Kessel on the other side, "I'll take care of him for you." ”

"It's going to be a frank, sincere, cordial and friendly conversation. ”

The boy narrowed his eyes.

"Father, with son. ”

Kings, with princes.

Bright star, to bright star.

Tails snorted:

"Isn't it?"

King Kessel did not respond, only his gaze deepened.

Sordor frowned and turned decisively.

Gilbert was the last minister to leave, and he looked hesitant and hesitated, but he couldn't help but look back:

"Your Majesty, even if the knot in your heart is difficult to solve, please remember it in the blood, and remember that Your Highness is still young......"

King Kessel's eyes flickered like a sword and fell on the Foreign Secretary.

Gilbert paused.

But Tails' voice rang out again:

"Thank you, Gilbert. ”

Tails turned his back to Gilbert and smiled but said unquestionably, "But by the standards of the Imperial Age, I'm an adult." ”

Gilbert was stunned.

Tails turned his head and gave him a bright smile:

"I can already fight with a sword, marry a wife and have children. ”

King Kessel didn't move, but Gilbert had a complicated gaze,

The Foreign Secretary sighed, said no more, and hobbled away with his colleagues.

Seeing the big names leave, Adrian breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side, Marico, with the last few royal guards, kept an eye on Tails as he left the Ballard room backwards.

"Be careful, Pioneer Officer. ”

Tails suddenly spoke, pausing Marico, who was holding the load-bearer.

"That sword, but the heirloom of the Karabiyan family," the prince said, turning his head:

"It's heavy. ”

Marico took a deep breath.

But before he could reply, Adrian had already spoken.

"The sword is heavy," the captain of the general guard stepped forward and straightened up the messy clothes for Tails, not forgetting to tear off his clothes and bandage the scratches on his shoulders and neck:

"But it is our duty to bear the burden of the royal family. ”

Looking at Adrian, who was bandaging his wounds, Tails' tone was much better:

"Thank you, Lord Adrian, for apologizing to the guards at the palace gate on my behalf......"

"They don't need to apologize. ”

Adrian interrupted the prince, his attitude was still gentle, but his eyes were different:

"What awaits them will be the review of the flag bearer, the sentencing of the penalizing officer, and the record of dereliction of duty that accompanies the resume of a lifetime. ”

Tails froze.

His tone was low:

"I ...... I'm sorry. ”

Lord Adrian smiled slightly, tended to the prince's wounds, and patted him on the shoulder.

"I have already said it, Your Highness," the captain of the guard nodded slightly:

"It is our duty to bear the burden of the royal family. ”

Behind him, Marico snorted, slammed the load-bearer to the ground, and turned away.

As Adrian was the last to leave, the door to Ballard's room slammed shut.

Only the king and the prince remained, on either side of the table, opposite each other in the light of the setting sun.

Ballard's room is small in size, and it looks crowded and lively when the pre-imperial meeting is held.

But at this time, there were only two people left, but they were exuding a frenzied coldness.

"Speak," said King Kessel, wasting no time, and his cold words rang out from the other end of the table, as if the mountains and seas were far away:

"How do you 'live for the stars'. ”

Tails didn't answer right away.

He first touched the corners of his mouth that was gradually red and swollen, scolded Marico's old fist, patted the seat under his buttocks, and sighed.

He finally sat down.

After all, this position was grabbed by him with all his might.

And not Gilbert gave it up for him.

And now, his battle is about to begin.

If you want to fight, you must be fully armed. 】

With this in mind, Tails raised his head and smiled his opponent with the most sincere smile.

"Oh, I thought you didn't understand ......"

The second prince picked up a teacup on the table, and drank the rest of the tea from it, regardless of who used it:

Or maybe they just understood it and pretended not to know. ”

"Bright Star?"

Hearing this surname, King Kessel moved slightly.

Tails finished drinking the tea and threw the expensive teacup back:

Smack!

The king looked at the prince's rough and rude, undisguised movements, and his eyes were slightly cold.

Seeing his father's eyes, Tails wiped the tea stain from his lips and laughed.

Well, for the sake of this teacup, Baron Quentin must be going to accuse him in a weird way.

But...... Whatever.

"I said, why don't you step down too?"

Tails suddenly turned his head and looked into the void around him:

"Yodel?"

Hearing the name, King Kessel's eyes narrowed.

But Ballard's room was silent, and there was no response except for the flickering light of the fire.

But King Kessel snorted coldly, and looked at his son intriguingly.

Tails couldn't wait for an answer, so he had to scratch his forehead and laugh at himself:

"I ...... Thought he was there. ”

King Kessel snorted mercilessly.

"Following the tradition of the stars, if a member of the royal family makes a mistake. ”

The Iron Fist King's eyes were like blades, and he was firmly nailed to his seat:

"Their punishments will be personally carried out by the chief penisinesmen of the royal guard – from flogging to hanging. ”

Penistor.

Do it yourself.

Recalling the scene where Marles whipped Glove and D.D., Tails was silent.

As a result, the position tends to favor those who abide by the rules, are selfless, and are not afraid of the powerful. ”

King Kessel didn't mean to wait for Tails to answer, and there was a threat in his gaze:

"Judging from today, Marico, the second pioneer officer, is a good candidate. ”

Marico.

Candidate for Penal Officer.

Tails recalled the look on Marico's face as he was leaving, feeling the pain in his jaw and lower abdomen, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

He said with a headache: "Yes, Marico Pioneer is pretty good, Cohen and Glove can't take him together - of course, these two big men don't cooperate at all, and they get in the way of each other......"

"No matter what you're going to say next. ”

King Kessel interrupted him coldly:

"Your folly tonight has made the scene extremely ugly: the worst has happened. ”

"Irretrievable. ”

King Kessel's gaze swept like a sword:

"The same goes for punishment. ”

"Including you, and all the people who follow you to be stupid. ”

Punish.

He.

and

Those who follow him.

Wya, Rolf, Cohen, Glover, D.D...... Thinking of these people who followed him into the Fuxing Palace in a daze, Tails hooked the corners of his mouth.

It's like six years ago, they followed him into Valhalla, didn't they?

The boy exhaled and leaned back in his chair.

"Well, I admit, now it seems that the action was somewhat hasty and hasty, as well as risky. ”

Tails shrugged, accidentally pulling the injury, and couldn't help but grin again:

"I ...... Watch out for next time?"

But unfortunately, his father still looked indifferent, and had no intention of cheering him on at all.

"Looks like you didn't learn anything in the secret department. ”

"Still impulsive, stupid, ridiculous, lame. ”

King Kessel used four adjectives to complete this sentence.

Tails pursed his lips and nodded politely.

Impulsive, stupid, ridiculous, lame.

"And do you know how many big things you have delayed on this occasion, at this time?"

"I know. ”

Tails replied extremely quickly.

"But I also know," he said, reining in his heart, returning to his battlefield and looking up to face the king, "as we speak, there are still people in the kingdom who are waiting, some are in sorrow, some are dying in despair. ”

Tails' expression became serious:

"There are many more people who don't know what fate awaits them. ”

His gaze on his father:

"So I have to come. ”

"Must come?"

The Iron Fist King sneered, but there was no smile in his eyes:

"I didn't have a crown, but I did have a head. ”

The king's voice was cold:

"What, are you going to get it?"

The sun was setting right outside the window, and the figure of Kessel V was dark and blurry in the scarlet backlight.

Tails smiled.

Didn't bring a crown.

but with a head.

After King Nunn's death, the bloodstained crown of dragon scales flashed before his eyes.

In the next instant, the sins of the River of Hellland surged in his veins.

The prince's face turned cold, his figure flashed, and he pounced on the king!

Swish!

Between the friction between the chair and the ground, I saw Tails' expression resolute, leaning forward from his seat, and his palm suddenly stretched out to King Kessel opposite!

The Iron Fist King did not move, not surprised, but looked indifferently at Tails, who was getting closer and closer.

Syllable!

There was a muffled sound, and the Ballard Room returned to calm.

The setting sun and the light of the fire reflected Tails' figure in bright red and blood.

And his palm stopped above the table, but it was firmly restrained, and he could not move an inch.

It was only a few feet away from King Kessel.

The lights flickered, causing the light and shadow to vibrate, and feeling the belated strong wind.

"I mean, you're there. ”

Tails was expressionless, and he didn't look at the mysterious figure that suddenly appeared in front of him:

"Yodel. ”

Yodel Gato, the masked guard he knew all too well, was kneeling on one knee at the table, clasping Tails' wrist to protect the king behind him.

Yodel did not answer.

His mask is heavy and rigid.

His gloves were cold.

His movements were steady as usual.

Tails looked at where his palm was heading and sighed:

"It's a pity, it's just a little bit. ”

The masked guard bowed his head slightly: on the table in front of the King, under Tails' fingers, lay a crumpled piece of paper.

On the cover, the fleur-de-lis-like fire paint is beautiful and delicate.

Yodel was stunned.

He looked up, and the deep hole in the purple mask met Tails' eyes.

"Let him go. The king's voice sounded coldly.

Tails curled the corners of his mouth, he looked at the mask guard, and raised an eyebrow:

"I guess he's talking about you?"

Yodel was silent for a moment.

In the next second, the air in front of Tails' eyes rippled and rippled.

Yodel's figure blurred.

Faced with this familiar scene, Tails just stared at the mask steadily, as if he could stare through it and pierce the other pair of eyes behind it.

Soon, Tails felt his wrist loosen.

The ripples disappeared completely.

Tails felt the residual pain in his wrist and sighed, driving a trace of melancholy out of his heart.

Now that he has made his decision, he has no energy left to be nostalgic.

The boy reached out and grabbed the letter, pulled it back from the table, and sat back in his seat.

"So, that's the letter that the 'butt head' was talking about. ”

Butt head.

King Kessel frowned.

Tails absentmindedly explained as he read the letter:

"Oh, you know, there's a group in the secret department called 'Prince's Ass'...... Forget it, it doesn't matter. ”

Seeing that the Iron Fist King didn't care, Tails shrugged his shoulders and hastily scanned the elegant and calm words on the letter to extract the main points.

"Tsk, pay taxes for substitution, and also support the budget of the standing army?"

Tails put down the letter and looked bright:

"Congratulations, presumably Lord Sordor is very happy, and Lord Qiu Ke is also very satisfied, your wish to expand the standing army has been fulfilled, and everyone is happy?"

King Kessel was silent for a while.

"You don't hesitate to break the ban and break into the palace," said the king after a few seconds:

"Words and complicity in rebellion, just to say this?"

Tails laughed, and his laughter was loud and resounded through the Ballard Room.

But the king still looked at him with a blank expression, just indifferently.

Until Tails smiled and said solemnly:

"So, what about the pit?"

The Iron Fist King's eyes narrowed.

His silhouette became brighter and clearer in the light, no longer a blurred shadow against the light.

"Where's the pit?"

Tails took a deep breath, leaned forward to the table, and held up the letter in his hand.

"I say, this "Petition" is both a boast and a self-justification, not only to pay taxes but also to abolish military service, even at the cost of self-discredit, but also to appeal openly for you, so that the nobles of the whole country will follow suit......"

"Other than that......"

The boy's eyes narrowed slightly:

"Jenn Cavendeer, how many holes did you leave?"

At that moment, King Kessel's pupils flashed slightly.

"How many traps, how many puzzles, how many obstacles, how many flashy words?"

"How much of him is smiling and sinister, while you grit your teeth and take his helpless tricks?"

King Kessel didn't answer, but the atmosphere around him grew colder.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Tails sneered and shook his head, and didn't press questions, just leaned back in his chair.

"I know that since he hired a vampire to assassinate me six years ago, and thus had to pay you a few bikinous mines, you have had a good relationship with him, and the monarch and the minister have cooperated from time to time. ”

Or...... Trade?

"But believe me, father, Jenn and I have known each other for a long time. ”

Tails stared at the letter in his hand, his eyes becoming colder:

"It is better to die because of friendship than to die as an enemy. ”

"Enemies know each other better than allies. ”

The king looked at him carefully and was silent for a few seconds before snorting.

"Interesting, you know the Emerald City?"

Tails raised his gaze and shook his head decisively:

"No, I don't know anything. ”

King Kessel frowned.

"But I know that Jenn is not a lamb to the slaughter. ”

The image of Jenn appeared before his eyes, which made Tails lose his mind for a while:

"He prides himself on being high but calculating, never makes loss-making deals, looks like a dog in front of him, and will repay him behind his back, he is a delicate and difficult self-interested bastard. ”

Tails came back to his senses and looked at the king earnestly:

"He won't be a 'lost weapon' at a banquet, or he won't be a cow or a horse for you because of something as trivial as murdering the Prince of the Stars. ”

The young man's voice fell, but King Kessel's expression remained unchanged, and he was as indifferent as ever.

I didn't seem to hear his sarcasm.

"That's it?"

The king said lightly: "Nothing else?"

Tails smiled.

He observed King Kessel's reaction, and found that he was the same as always, unable to feel the subtle changes in the other party's expressions and movements, and even with the senses of hell, he could only see an iron wall, a cloud of mist.

But so what.

"Of course, you know that very well, and you know him, you know him," Tails affirmed:

"You already knew. ”

"Despite the disadvantages, knowing that Jenn is not easy to deal with, knowing that he will not go your way......"

The prince is categorical:

"But you chose him anyway. ”

"You're still taking the opportunity to blackmail him, blackmailing the Emerald City and the Southbank Lord, and coercing him to solve the budget gap for the expansion of your standing army. ”

Tails stared at King Kessel and suddenly had an understanding.

Nunn, Chaman, Calamity...... Or Kessel now.

Engage the enemy, detect the enemy, and control the enemy.

But another battle.

King Kessel looked at him for a long, long time before he let out a faint sneer.

"You're wasting my time......"

"Why?"

Tails spoke suddenly, interrupting the king.

"Why does it have to be the South Shore?"

Tails leaned forward slowly, pushed the letter of the iris to the other party, and whispered:

"Why, it has to be Jenn, to provide you with a budget for the expansion of the army, to call for you to reduce the conscription, to open the door to military reform for you, to pull the kingdom's chariot for you?"

The king's eyes moved.

"Hmph. ”

King Kessel sneered:

"Because he happened to hit the door, because he was stupid enough to reach out to the Fuxing Palace. ”

Tails closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Nope. ”

He opened his eyes slightly.

"It's the South Shore, it's Jenn. ”

"It's because you don't have a choice. ”

Tails stared fixedly at the Iron Fist King.

"And you don't have a choice......"

But Tails couldn't finish it.

"Before your people and you suffer together. ”

King Kessel looked bored and lost patience:

"Don't you have any other nonsense to talk about......

There was a boom, but it was Tails who stood up, gritted his teeth, and slammed the table:

Bang!

"Because of the Western Wilderness!"

Tails roared and interrupted the King's words.

At that moment, the sin of the Prison River rolled in, helping Tails to raise his voice and roar, and the sound shook the Ballard Room:

"Western Wilderness!"

The prince's voice fell, and the sound shook so loudly that the candle flame flickered, and the light and shadow trembled.

Western Wilderness.

Hearing the name of the place, King Kessel's sharp gaze froze in mid-air.

"Your Majesty?"

Anxious banging and inquiries came from outside the door:

"Your Majesty, what's going on? please answer me!"

But at this moment, the two people in the room, whether it was Tails or King Kessel, had no time to pay attention to the voices outside the door.

Their eyes met in the air, like two sword blades intertwined, sparks flying between the frictions.

"Because of your first choice, your best choice, you have booked the horse that will pull the chariot for you," Tails slammed the door one by one, and with all his strength, he bit out this sentence stiffly:

"It was supposed to be the Western Wilderness. ”

"Not the South Bank. ”

At that moment, his eyes turned into the sharpest blades, piercing Kessel's eyes.

With a bang, the door opened!

A group of royal guards, led by the second vanguard, Marico, eagerly rushed in:

"I knew there was going to be an accident!Protect Your Majesty and take down the thief—"

However, in just the next second, King Kessel on the throne turned his head sharply and roared loudly:

"Get out!"

Marico's words came to an abrupt end.

He looked at King Kessel, who was intact and full of rage, and was at a loss for what to do:

"Your Majesty, I, I thought ......"

But the Iron Fist had paid no attention to Marico, and he just frowned and stared at Tails.

But Tails laughed.

"Father," said the prince, taking a deep breath, becoming more and more sure of his guess, and could not help but smile:

"Why are you angry? ”

King Kessel retracted his anger, his breathing gradually steady, but his gaze grew colder and colder.

"Stand down, Marico Pioneer. Tails sat back down, still having time to reach for his collar.

At this moment, although his face was covered with dust, he was surprisingly elegant and upright, and his breath was calm:

"We are all decent people, not northern barbarians who kill our brothers and seize the throne and rebel against the monarch if we disagree. ”

Marico gritted her teeth, angry.

"By the way, Your Excellency the Pioneer Officer......"

Tails' smile was bright and gentle, and he pinched his right thumb and index finger at right angles, and playfully made a shooting gesture to Mariko:

"Your Majesty is very optimistic about you. ”

Mari Korden was stunned.

Captain Adrian's hand reached from behind, pressed him on the back shoulder, and pulled him away without refuting it.

Only then did the dutiful Marico realize that the conversation between the stars could not be handled by common sense.

The gate closed again.

Only then did Tails notice that at some point, the sunset outside the window had completely disappeared.

Leave the cold of the night in vain.

"Why?"

The king's voice sounded coldly.

Although there was only one question word, as with Fang Cai, Tails knew what he was going to ask.

"A few months ago, when I was still in the secret headquarters of Longxiao City, struggling with how to escape back to the kingdom, Putile told me that behind the rescue plan was the efforts of countless people in Xingchen day and night. ”

Tails' thoughts flew back to Longxiao City, and he said quietly:

So I asked him. ”

"Is it worth it?"

"Putira," said King Kessel, the name, with a look in his eyes:

"Putile Niemann, what did he tell you?"

But Tails ignored him.

He was just immersed in his past in a trance:

"The entire Kingdom of Stars, from top to bottom, has mobilized thousands of soldiers into the desert, countless officials have gone forward and succeeded, and you have even handed over the blade camp directly under the royal family, loosening the western front that has been in control for many years. ”

"Such a great battle and sacrifice is just to welcome back an inconsequential prince who has been in silence in a foreign land for six years. ”

Tails sighed, returned to the moment, and looked directly at the Iron Fist King, "Is it worth it?"

"Nice question. ”

Kessel V stared at Tails indifferently and disdainfully:

But there was a terrible answer. ”

Bad answer.

Tails sneered, looked at the ceiling, and shook his head in self-deprecation:

"Of course it's not worth it. ”

King Kessel did not speak, his silhouette fluttering in the light of the lamp that could not be extinguished.

Tails held up the letter in his hand

"In six years, from vampires to banquets, I was murdered twice by Cavendier. ”

At that moment, he had mixed emotions in his eyes.

"One after the other, you didn't forget to claim compensation from the irises and made a lot of money. ”

"The baht will be like you, the pound will be like you, and the shrewd calculation will be like you, father. ”

"How can you be willing to raise the power of the country, spend countless resources, and lose the military town, just to do a loss-making business, in exchange for an impulsive, stupid, ridiculous, lame ......" Telston paused, and spat out the last word sarcastically:

"Son?"

Hearing the other party fight back with his own words, Kessel snorted coldly without care:

"Why, are you here to cry to me?"

"Son. ”

Tails scoffed, laughing to himself.

"No, in fact, I vaguely knew when I was in the Western Wilderness that you must have some other purpose in sending troops here. ”

Tails' thoughts return to the distant Ghost Prince's Tower:

"After a chaotic night in the Bladefang Camp and seeing the unruliness of the Legendary Wings, I thought you wanted to take advantage of my return to China to beat the princes of the Western Wilderness who dared to use me as a bargaining chip to ask for the Bladefang Camp and the Western Front to bargain with you. ”

"In order to demonstrate the authority of the king and fight against local forces. ”

The next moment, Tails' smile vanished.

"But I'm still too naïve, too immature. ”

The boy stared at the king:

"Until today, until this Imperial Council. ”

"Until this letter. ”

The fire was faint, and Kessel V was silent.

But he watched Tails' gaze change.

"A few months ago, father, the reason why you gathered an unprecedented standing army of the royal family and entered the Western Wilderness to join forces with the local princes. ”

Tails' eyes darkened:

"It's not for the so-called deterrence of the Northlands and the return of the princes, let alone for the so-called recapture of the Blade Tooth camp and the beating of the princes of the Western Wilderness. ”

"It's for a higher, bigger, more shocking goal that will affect the future of the kingdom and the world. ”

At that moment, King Kessel's gaze sharpened like never before.

"Yes, I underestimated you. ”

Tails took a deep breath, solemnly faced, and called him by his name:

"Kessel Bright Star. ”

"I have forgotten that you are not a merchant in the market, but the king of a country, and what you think and want is not in one thing or another, or even in one city or place. ”

The lights flickered, and the light and shadow vibrate.

The Iron King looked at his son from afar, but like a falcon staring at his prey.

Tails frowned, feeling the weight and pressure he had never felt before:

"The description of you should not be a baht, a pound or two, a shrewd calculation, but a -"

Tails gritted his teeth and looked at the iron-fisted king in front of him, like looking at the most terrible enemy in this world:

"Insist on going your own way. ”

"Greed is excessive. ”

"Knock the bone and suck the marrow. ”

Kessel didn't speak.

Tails stared at his father as if the other's gaze was firmly on him.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

"Now, yodel. ”

Just when Tails thought he would not be able to withstand the king's gaze, Kessel V's voice sounded emotionlessly, and it reached the void:

"You can step down. ”