"That's the end of it? So...... Your Highness, have you succeeded?"

Wyay glanced at King Chaman from a distance in disbelief: "Also, we ...... Are you really going to the Black Sand Collar?"

Only this time, Rolf, who didn't like each other's eyes, didn't retort with movements or snorts.

The prince looked up, barely letting out a smile.

But he's not done yet.

"You have surprised me again, Your Highness the Prince. ”

Lisban walked straight up to the prince with a serious face.

Tails breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes and said, "Me too." ”

Lisbane snorted.

"You already knew: the king is in Longxiao City. ”

Lord Regent affirmed, "You'll know when you get into the carriage of the Black Sand Leader." ”

Tails didn't speak.

Lisban's eyes stared at him sharply: "But you didn't tell us, you didn't tell Long Xiaocheng." ”

"You're just quietly waiting for today. ”

Lisban cast a glance at King Chaman, who was still standing leisurely in the middle of the room, receiving all kinds of eyes, as if he was about to stop after visiting the hall: "You, and him." ”

Tails remained silent.

Lisban sighed: "As the lady said, Longxiao City will remember everything today, Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Tails finally spoke.

"Yes, so am I," said the prince, in a low voice, "and I will be on your mind, Lord Regent. ”

Lisbane gave him a deep look.

Eventually, the Count said nothing and turned away.

He's not the only one.

The bitter Earl of Curtson didn't say anything, but gave him a warning gesture to wipe his neck as he left, accompanied by a hateful look.

Tails smiled faintly.

"You are very kind, connected to the Black Sand Collar and betrayed the entire Longxiao City?" This is the cold Kierkegaard: "You know, people of the kind generally die quickly. ”

"Congratulations, Your Highness," said Count Linna, who whispered as he passed by, "what do you think Rumba is?"

"Bah, ungrateful, repeated treachery," snorted disdainfully as Earl Hearst left, "a coward of the Empire." ”

In the face of these eyes and words, Tails could only smile in return.

As if he didn't care.

But the words of another person are very different.

"Is she worth it?"

Tails was slightly stunned.

It was the Count of Nazaire.

The old earl stood one step away from him and sighed, "Worth your sacrifice?"

Tails frowned slightly.

"I don't understand you, Count. ”

"Hmph, I'm old, but I'm not blind," Nazaire shook his head with a smile: "Maybe what others see is that you are in cahoots with Rumba, betrayed Longxiao City, and fled to the Black Sand Collar, but what I see is ......"

With an unknown meaning, he glanced at Tails deeply: "You cooperated with Qi Yuancheng in advance so that she would not be forced to marry, and you interrupted us three times during the meeting, but each time you saved the girl from the predicament. ”

Tails' face stiffened.

"As for your cooperation with the Black Sand Collar ......"

"That girl," said Nazaire, after a pause, "is she really worth it?"

Tails blushed and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Nazaire only sighed wordlessly, and he gently patted Tails on the shoulder and walked away slowly.

Tails watched the old earl's footsteps with mixed emotions.

Is she worth it?

Right now.

Syllable!

Tails was shocked, his shoulders had been unceremoniously clasped!

"You ......"

It's Ian.

"Rumba is what you call the back hand, isn't it?" At this moment, the Viscount of Windy City was looking at him with red eyes, gritted teeth, and resentment and annoyance.

Tails looked at the man in front of him in a daze.

He had never seen Ian like this, as if the little Ronnie he had been talking and laughing with before was dead.

Tails sighed and waved away Rolf and Wya, who were about to step forward.

"From beginning to end, are you like watching a good show," Ian breathed heavily, his eyes resentful, "Cooperate with me on the surface, and betray me as a clown behind your back?"

"Interesting, isn't it?"

Tails was silent.

After a while, he held back a sentence: "I'm sorry." ”

"Excuse me?"

Ian seemed to be angered by this sentence, and his lips trembled: "Pray Yuan City, Qi Yuan City was betrayed like this...... We...... You...... You...... Betrayer!"

Ian's eyes grew more and more terrifying, and the hand holding his shoulder became heavier and heavier.

"You think this is clever, you have the king's blessing, and the grand duchess has the support of the vassals?"

Tails didn't speak.

He turned his head unnaturally away from Ian's eyes.

I'm sorry.

I didn't have a choice.

His attitude seemed to infuriate Ian, who growled bitterly, "No, no, no!"

"You can't escape!"

"I promise, one day, you'll all regret it. ”

Ian gritted his teeth, his face was a little crazy, and he swore solemnly: "One day, ......"

"You're all going to pay the price," Ian threatened as he turned to the motionless Grand Duchess on the steps, "especially your little girlfriend!"

"You take good care of her, don't you......?

Tails tightened!

He jerked Ian's arm away, causing him to froze.

"Before threatening me with boring things......"

"You'd better take care of yourselves first, Ian Ronnie," Tails grimaced and looked at the resentful Ian, "you and your sister." ”

Ian was slightly stunned.

"You know, even if your sister gets zero points in Guarding City...... Tails said softly, "It's better than someone in Longxiao City and getting a negative score?"

Ian's eyes widened, his expression getting uglier and uglier: "You ......"

"That's right, Ian. ”

"A long time ago, a horrible ugly old witch taught me," Tails' eyes sharpened, "Betrayal is the true meaning of the alliance." ”

Ian stared at him deadly, as if he had known Tails for the first day.

"Today, I teach you this sentence. ”

"Tuition fees are waived. ”

Ian's face changed, and he was about to have a seizure, but his shoulder was held down by another person!

"If you lose, you lose," Monty stood behind Ian and said coldly, "Ian, I look like a man." ”

Ian gave Monty a look of disbelief.

"It's not over," Ian finally gave up on pestering, approaching Tails and staring him in the eye: "Tails Bright Star." ”

"Now I know...... My opponent is not just Rumba......"

"And you. ”

Tails still looked at him coldly, showing no weakness.

In the next second, Ian angrily shook off Monty's hand, passed Tails with a gloomy face, and turned to leave.

Tails looked at the other man's back and sighed in his heart.

It's an honor.

Ian.

Monty snorted and glanced at Tails, revealing a somewhat hideous smile.

His malicious gaze made Tails feel uncomfortable.

The Death Crow walked past him, leaving a fluttering word: "You really live up to your name, Your Highness the Prince." ”

Tails swallowed his throat uncomfortably.

But the next complicated gaze made Tails feel uneasy.

The maiden, accompanied by Nicolais, silently walked towards the gate.

The Grand Duchess passed by Tails, and the rhythm of her footsteps paused slightly.

Tails closed his eyes.

A voice tinged with anger came, but it wasn't her.

"How did you do that?"

Tails took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

The Starfall stood in front of Tails, no anger in his eyes.

All that was left was coldness and hatred.

"About the rumba, you have deceived us for so long, but ......"

"From the Axe District here, there are at least three guards," Nicollet sneered, "How did Rumba come all the way to the door of the hall without hindrance, and then appear just right to cooperate with your acting?"

Tails had to wave again, signaling that Wyaw and Rolf didn't have to step forward.

Thelma stood not far from them, not looking back.

Tails exhaled.

At this moment, he really felt heavy inside.

"The Black Sand Lord's mission has been in Longxiao City for a long time," Tails said lightly, "Viscount Cambida is here in the name of meeting the Grand Duchess, as long as no one knows the king, they can pass through the patrols of the First City Gate smoothly." ”

"As for Valhalla...... Today is very special, the elite Grand Duke's personal guards are all around the Hall of Heroes to protect the safety of the nobles, so it is the palace guards who are responsible for guarding the palace gate, and they still have the princes and attendants waiting outside to receive them. ”

Tails said silently, "So, as long as you know their shift schedule in advance, Rolf's ability and Wya's identity are compatible...... Rumba will be able to avoid the palace guards and reach the door of the hall, leaving only your Grand Duke's guards in front of you. ”

Nicolai narrowed his eyes: "The shift arrangement of the palace guards?"

Tails nodded, his face dark: "The Grand Duke's guards can't avoid it, but Rumba doesn't need to face them directly, he just needs to ask Cambida to find the herald at the door directly, and ask him to inform the Count of Lisbane in the hall: The king is here." ”

Nicolai frowned.

"The Grand Duchess was at the end of her rope," Tails sighed, "and all I had to do was to exacerbate the tension and push the bad scene in the hall to the point where no one could clean it up, and the Count of Lisbane, who knew how to judge the situation, would know what to do." ”

"He's very good at making choices. ”

Not far away, Selma's shoulders shook slightly.

Tails finished speaking.

Nicolas stared at him coldly.

"The palace guards' shifts?" Nicolai's voice grew more and more terrifying, and every word was dangerously sinister, "That's a secret that is rearranged once a month. ”

"Which rat betrayed us?"

"There's no need to bother the others," Tails shook his head, "the head chef's son, Joseph, remember." ”

Nicolai frowned, as if trying to search his mind for the name.

"He's lonely in the palace," Tails smiled bitterly, "I often practice swordsmanship with him when he comes to the courtyard to deliver food. ”

Nicolai figured out something, and his face turned pale: "Back kitchen?"

"Of course I can't get the shift arrangement that is rescheduled once a month," Tails nodded slowly: "But the palace guards also need to eat, and the daily cooking arrangement in the back kitchen is fixed, such as when you need to make a squad of bread, and where to send it......

Nicolai's face grew more and more ugly.

"Don't embarrass Joseph," Tails shook his head, his tone flat, "He's still young, and he thought it was just idle talk when he practiced swords."

"So, some of your actions in the palace in the past six years, whether it's skipping class and running to all corners to read books, or being so bored that you talk to animals, running away to mingle with the work of the servants and chatting with the servants and guards in an approachable manner......" The Meteorite let out a faint sneer, but it made people chill for no reason:

"Are you gathering intelligence, or testing our defenses?"

"And you've been keeping to yourself for six years...... Are you acting?"

In the distance, Selma's back stopped in place, and the Grand Duke's guards waited respectfully around her.

Tails' breathing faltered slightly.

There was a few seconds of silence between Nicollet and Tails.

The nobles in the hall were almost gone, except for King Chaman, who was still in the company of Kambida and Chloehi, who looked at this side from a distance with interest.

"Talking to animals because I'm bored, as for other ......"

The second prince took a breath and squeezed out a dark smile: "I don't have a choice. ”

"No choice?"

Tails turned around and looked at the Soul Killing Gun on the ledge, sighing in his memory: "It's been six years, and I've been in Longxiao City......"

"Every letter I write has to be opened and examined, every destination of mine has to be searched in advance, every person who has spoken has to be cross-examined three times, even the paper used in class has to be examined, every book I touch has a special person recorded, and if there is a slight mistake in the daily itinerary or action, the interrogation of you, Ms. Lisbane or Ms. Jinx will follow, and then the ...... will be grounded."

Selma's back trembled slightly.

Tails sighed, "My every move is under your watch, and if it weren't for the permission of the Grand Duke, I wouldn't even be able to set foot in Valhalla." ”

"And Huaiya and Edda, every time they go out of the palace, not only will they have to search their bodies, but they will also be watched by scouts, even if they throw a copper plate at a beggar, you will catch that beggar and lock him up for two months, and even the domestic missions that come to visit me are restricted and monitored......"

Nicolas still stared at him in terrible eyes, silently staring at him.

"I know that in the name of King Tochaman, you have taken it upon yourself to lock me in this deep palace, cut off all contact with the outside world, castrate the normal education that should have been given to me, and expect me to pass through a meaningless life and become a canary that can only cry in a cage......"

Nicolas was silent.

Tails bowed his head and said, "I, Xingchen, and Mike brought you a lot of trouble and even disaster six years ago, but at least we fought side by side......"

"Is this necessary?"

This time, the silence lasted for a long time.

Nicolai sneered.

"It's not just necessary to ......"

"In my opinion, that's not enough," he said categorically, "Justin is still too loose with you, he should never let you come into contact with the Black Sand Collars." ”

"It's just that you caught the opportunity to betray us. ”

"You betrayed all of us, thinking that if you fled to the Black Sand Territory, everything would be safe?"

Nicolai's eyes shivered: "You have a good memory for me, little prince of the empire. ”

Tails frowned.

"It's up to you," the prince shook his head slightly, "Don't overestimate yourself just because others call you a starfaller, dead face." ”

"I'll follow you...... It's never been a level. ”

Nicola's face froze.

"Very well," the Meteorite said hatefully, "be careful yourself, it's best not to fall into my hands." ”

"When that time comes...... You won't even have a chance to regret it. ”

Nicolas gave him a fierce look, followed the Archduchess's ranks, and strode away.

Thank you, Dead Face.

I'll be careful.

Continue.

The Grand Duchess did not stop, her back stepped directly out of the door.

There was no turning back.

Listening to the footsteps in his ears, Tails sighed, and there was an indescribable dullness in his heart.

"Aren't we leaving?"

Watching the waves of big people put down their cruel words, Huai Ya, who came up, didn't even dare to breathe a sigh of anger, "Your Highness?"

Tails shook his head.

No.

One more thing missing.

Finally, the sound of heavy footsteps approached.

Wyaya and Rolf were suddenly enemies.

"How does it feel?" said King Chaman's deep, slightly hoarse voice.

Compared with the majesty of Fang Cai, his tone is a little less domineering and more banter at the moment.

But Tails didn't answer directly, and he motioned for Waiya to step down.

"Your reaction is quick," Tails said with a sincere sigh as he turned to the King, "I only mentioned a little about the Stellar sending troops to the Free Alliance, and you seized the opportunity." ”

King Chaman snorted disdainfully, "Each other." ”

"But," the prince said, facing the king, taking a deep breath, "you just said that you have already won the battle against the Black Sand Lords, against the vassals who oppose you?"

The king's eyes moved slightly: "What?"

Tails narrowed his eyes: "You also said that the Grand Guild of Trudida will send troops with you to clean them up?"

King Chaman raised an eyebrow.

Tails stared at him, his gaze lingering.

After a while, the prince burst out laughing.

"No kidding," Tails shook his head, "we all know him - Trudida who rebuilt the tower, and he will help you?"

"What's this," King Chaman sneered, "everyone knows: Pasius Trudida has always been vacillating and treacherous. ”

Tails brushed his hair helplessly, thinking back to the twinkling Pot-headed Grand Duke.

"Yes, but let me put it this way: if you invited Trudida to go deer hunting, he wouldn't agree," Tails sighed, "unless he knew in advance that the deer he was going to hunt was dead, and all he had to do was drag the venison back......"

Trudida will look bold, tragic and generous, like a hero who will never return, carrying a bow and arrows, carrying a knife and riding a horse out. ”

The two looked at each other silently.

After a moment, King Chaman smiled.

"Hahaha, 'the hero who never returns'," this time, Rumba laughed exceptionally heartily, contrary to the previous sneer and ridicule, as if this moment was his real happiness: "I have to say, very vivid, very appropriate!"

Tails laughed as well, his shoulders trembling slightly.

But his smile disappeared quickly: "So, although Trudida said it nicely, he won't send troops with you at all." ”

"If your vassals gather together, tear their faces with the Rumba family, and swear to the death," the smile in Tails' eyes was replaced by solemnity and seriousness: "You and them, who will die is unknown." ”

King Chaman's laughter also stopped.

"What you claim, 'The outcome of the chessboard is sealed,'" Tails stared at him coldly, "is nothing more than an empty phrase." ”

"That's why you're here in person. ”

Like six years ago.

King Chaman did not deny or admit it, but just stared at him mysteriously.

Tails looked in the direction of the gate and sighed: "Ian is still too young, he still lacks the experience to face you, so he will be so easily intimidated by you, if he changes his father, he changes the resolute, resolute, stubborn and ruthless warrior and Grand Duke of Qiyuan City, Curikun Ronnie is here ......"

King Chaman sneered: "You have a pretty high opinion of him. ”

Tails scoffed.

"Looking at the expressions of Lisban and Nazaire, I'm afraid they are suspicious," the prince moved his sore shoulders and said softly, "It's just that I am afraid of your relationship with the Kingdom of Stars, and I don't have confidence in Trudida, for fear that you really promised him a chip that he can't refuse, so he doesn't dare to bet with you." ”

King Chaman shook his head seemingly casually: "Not everyone has the wisdom to see through the gamble and the courage to bet against me. ”

Tails shook his head and snorted.

"But soon, everything that happened in this hall - whether it was the great defeat of Qiyuan City in the confrontation with the king, or the news that Longxiao City did not join the alliance against the king, but finally handed over the Star Prince to the king, will spread throughout the Exeter Kingdom, especially back to the Black Sand Collar. ”

Tails suddenly felt exhausted, as if a morning meeting had drained his energy.

"The moment the Grand Duchess agrees to hand me over, you can be considered a real winner," he said with some amusement, "It was just a bluff before. ”

"Satisfied, right?"

The two looked at each other silently in the middle of the hall.

Their delay also made the Grand Duke's guards who were still guarding the hall frown, but Kambida's smiling face and Chloehi's cold face effectively dragged them down.

"But you're not in vain, Tails," said King Chaman silently after a while, "First of all, you yourself, who not only avoided the fate of being drawn into the war, but also escaped the clutches of Longxiao City. ”

"Yes," said the prince, yawning, as if unconcerned:

"Forgive me for not seeing what a good thing this is. ”

But the king did not pay attention to him, but said in a slightly cold tone: "And, according to the conditions we have agreed......"

"I also gave that girl the opportunity to cultivate prestige, so that her vassals would no longer be her enemies. ”

This sentence made Tails's scattered eyes focus instantly.

"Under the pressure of a certain terrifying king, at least in the short term, the Grand Duchess of Longxiao City will not lose their support, nor will she be forced to marry, and under external forces, they will be more sincere and united. ”

"Isn't that what you want?"

Tails frowned.

"But she's a girl after all," Tails said after a few seconds, "No matter what, her presence will make many people in Longxiao City feel uneasy and resentful." ”

King Chaman raised his eyebrows: "Then there is nothing I can do about it, unless you turn her into a man?"

Tails lifted his eyes.

"So," the prince stared at King Chaman's deep eyes with certainty and unquestioning, "you must help her to gain a foothold—whatever the method." ”

The king seemed a little amused: "It must?"

Tails nodded.

"As King Exeter," he said calmly, "it is in your interest to let a controversial female archduke and a girl who has subverted tradition continue to rule Longxiao City, which is full of capable people and has a strong background." ”

"You don't want to see a duke of Longxiao City who is as watertight as Lisbane, as cunning as Nazaire, and as tough and upright as Kierkegaard, right?"

King Chaman's expression was frozen for a moment.

Tails stared at him intently, intently.

A slight ripple appeared on the king's rugged countenance: "Indeed, we don't need a second King of Nunn. ”

Tails breathed a sigh of relief.

"For this, you even have to help her gain considerable power," the second prince's tone intensified, and the pace quickened, "Don't forget, as a grand duchess, the obstacles she faces are in some way the same as the problems you face, such as the traditional ...... of the Northlands for thousands of years."

When King Chaman heard this, the interest in his eyes grew stronger.

"What's more, she is the archduke you recognize, and you are also the one she voted ......for"

Tails suddenly fell silent.

What's more, you're still holding a hole card that could kill her.

Her throne is bound to your crown.

Tails grimaced and didn't speak again.

King Chaman let out a slow sigh.

"I have a hunch, Tails," the king curled the corners of his mouth, and with his eyes, it gave a slight tingling sharpness, "we will get along well during your time in the Black Sand Collar." ”

Tails' face darkened.

"Yes. ”

The two fell silent again.

It was a long time before King Chaman spoke meaningfully: "Old question: How does this feel?"

Tails snorted coldly, "What do you feel?"

King Chaman took a deep breath, his face was happy, as if he felt the beauty of Longxiao City at this moment.

"From Qiyuan City to Longxiao City, from Lisbane to the Grand Duchess, you betrayer who betrayed everyone—or at least that's what they thought. ”

"Carrying everything alone and walking alone?"

King Chaman looked at him with sharper and sharper eyes, and his words were forceful:

"What does it taste like?"

Tails was silent.

He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

The prince suddenly remembered the grim reply of the Marquis from whom he had sat in the carriage of the Marquis of Commas, six years ago, when he had asked the then Grand Duke of Black Sand, and later the King of Chaman, unwittingly.

[Child, you don't know anything. 】

[Me and the Black Sand Collar...... It's long gone. 】

King Chaman looked at him, shook his head contemptuously, and turned away.

Just as he turned around, the voice of the Star Prince came from behind him.

But it was more gloomy, gloomy, and cold than ever.

"That's how it feels......"

Tails looked at the ground, didn't lift his head, and said hoarsely: "It feels like...... Charman Rumba. ”

The king's halfway stride froze.

In the quiet air, Tails snorted softly.

He called out to Wyaa and Rolf as usual and walked to the door.

The prince paused slightly as he reached the door of the hall.

He looked at the rough floor tiles in the hall and curled the corners of his mouth.

Six years ago, he was here, and he met the Heavenly King of the Northland for the first time.

Six years later......

The next moment, Tails resisted the urge to turn back, and he took a deep breath.

Damn it.

Tails didn't hesitate to raise his feet.

What a fart in six years.

He took two easy steps out of the Hall of Heroes of Necajou.

Fasten your seatbelts.

Our next stop is kindergarten.

By a swordless with a serious face

(End of chapter)