At that moment, Tails' gaze swept over the two sides of the tense standoff: Rumba's plans and goals were shattered, and the two countries avoided fighting.

But if he just stopped there......

Inadequate.

Selma's life, his own, and so many people fighting in Valhalla...... their lives.

And who should save it?

Thelma stared at him worriedly under the table and whispered for him to come down.

But – Tails clenched his fists – his fight wasn't over yet.

There is one last step to come.

At the meeting of the kingdom of the stars, when Tails fiercely cross-examined the "one-eyed dragon" Cousin, the guardian duke of the cliff, Gilbert, in addition to approving, also sighed and told him that the vigorous counterattack, which forced the opponent to have no way out, was actually "not a clever way to do politics".

Later, Tails realized in many experiences: In Game of Thrones, only inexperienced novices and hot-headed fools will be like the bitter and vengeful protagonist in the popular knights, greedy for a moment of refreshment, and use a fierce and ferocious offensive that leaves no way back to attack political opponents- In the case of Tails, who seemed to be victorious at the time, he eventually forced Cousin into a sworn enemy, and the prince's ruthless style also made many onlookers feel relatable, and finally chose to side with the one-eyed dragon, and in unison refused to recognize Tails's inheritance as an illegitimate child.

Politics is not a life-and-death contest between two people, but a chain of links between a group of people in the same power field, from means to results, every move will involve the interests and attitudes of many parties - for example, just now, after Tails mercilessly refuted Rumba, it inevitably intensified the contradictions between the Grand Dukes and Rumba, which will have disastrous consequences for himself: in order to protect himself, the Grand Duke of Black Sand will annihilate them all here.

A happy ending is far more difficult to achieve than a hearty victory, but it is also more important - this is what Gilbert wants to tell Tails in the Hall of the Stars.

Because victory often means further confrontation, and ending requires maximum compromise.

Tails took a deep breath.

But he had to do it.

As for the "advice" given by Ashida, he didn't even think about it and left it behind - if he chooses him, the consequences will not be much better than turning his face with Lomba.

But just as he was about to speak.

"Bell!" erupted in the field with a screeching metallic sound!

I don't know who made the first move - Rumba's half-sword is already in line with Ronnie's longsword!

Outside the hall, there was a corresponding fierce fight:

"Block them!"

"Deal with the light armor first!"

And in the equally dangerous hall, in an instant, Rumba and Ronnie had exchanged two sword strikes, both of them with fierce expressions, their feet back and forth, and they entered a fighting state.

Tails, who was standing on the square table, narrowed his eyes and almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

Exercise!

These Northerners!

Don't you listen to people?

Tails glanced anxiously at the gate - even though he couldn't see anything, he knew that the Rumba had an overwhelming advantage in their forces. Even if they could make the Black Sand Collar pay, they would surely die.

No way......

No way!

Ignoring the eyes of the others, when Ronnie and Rumba were fighting each other for the second time, Tails raised his head again and shouted:

"Charman Rumba!"

"Have you just given up your ideals, given up the chance to save Exeter, and allowed it to sink in chaos, and let the stars overshadow you?"

It's ironic - at this moment, the heart-pounding Tails complains about himself: a few minutes ago, he had spoken about the dangers of Rumba's ideas in front of the disdainful Grand Dukes, and a few minutes later, he had to talk bitterly and encourage the desperate Rumba to pick up his ideals again!

Rumba frowned slightly, took two steps back, and Gkai Aletheus slashed from the side.

"You told me that what you want is a little more than self-preservation, more than revenge, and a little more than the destruction of King Nun and Longxiao City!" Tails took advantage of their temporary separation and shouted with all his might: "For that 'little bit', you have paid so much to snatch the last chance of life in a desperate situation that has long been doomed!"

Because of the unusual movement in the hall, the sound of fighting outside the hall was still continuous.

In the confusion, Tails screamed hoarsely: "Then why don't you take another risk and see if you can grab a new life?"

"Think of your brother and father!"

Rumba jerked his head up, his face contorted.

"Boy, I'm fed up with your ramblings!" said Grand Duke of Black Sand, gritting his teeth, giving Auretheus a sword, "You just want to save your own life, don't you?"

"Get out!"

Fack!

A surge of anger welled up in Tails' heart.

The next second.

"Tails!"

At Thelma's exclamation, Tails let out a sharp breath and resolutely jumped off the table!

In the sound of fighting outside the hall, the prince recklessly stepped on his painful steps, and in the stunned eyes of everyone, he hugged his arms and covered his head, and rushed forward!

He went straight into the battle circle of Rumba, Ronnie and Aletheus!

Thelma's outstretched hand could only run over his sleeve.

Leko and Grand Duke Trudida watched in disbelief at the prince's suicide.

Ronnie's pupils shrank, and he was about to make a stabbing attack, but he stopped in mid-air, and even Aletheus next to him stopped moving.

Rumba opened his mouth in surprise and did not move forward.

"Kick!" the emotional Tails stopped hard.

He stopped in the center of the three of them, pressed the heart that was about to burst through his chest, and raised his arms at the same time towards the three people holding swords on both sides!

Like the fiercest warrior who is not afraid of death, he stands in the middle.

"You're crazy," Ronnie rebuked with an ugly face, "looking for death!"

The enraged prince unceremoniously roared back, "So what?

Tails felt the coldness of the blades on both sides, turned his head, shook his hoarse throat, and only felt that tears and snot were about to come out: "Rumba, if you have a chance to go back to square one, return to the starting point, play with us one more time, try to reshape your Exeter again, instead of accepting the current defeat - why not give it a try?"

"You're going to save the country!"

Rumba looked at him in disbelief, clenching his teeth fiercely, the edge of his sword trembling slightly.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

The prince, who couldn't care about breathing, turned his head, first swept the dissatisfied Aletheus and Ronnie, and then stared at the surprised Archduke Leco behind the table, and Trudida, who didn't know when he slipped there, and waved his fist fiercely: "I swear with my life that we have a way to save ourselves, and we don't have to die here in vain!"

Ronnie and Auretheus looked at each other, their muscles still tense.

The fighting outside the hall was still fierce.

I don't know how many casualties have been.

The brief confrontation was immediately broken by Rumba, and the Grand Duke of Black Sand forced his emotions and asked with a heaving chest, "What the are you going to do?"

Tails took a deep breath.

"Like you said, I'm going to save 'your' little life," the prince tried his best, racking his brains: "By the way, save the lives of the rest of us!"

"Prince Tails, we are all impressed with you," Archduke Leco's voice was full of displeasure, and came coldly:

"But from this moment on, this is already Exeter's internal affairs!"

He was clearly unhappy with the prince's statement that he "saved a small life".

"Of course!" cut off an angry Tails.

"So I'm only in charge of making suggestions, trying to convince you!" Tails exclaimed, "The choice or not is up to you!"

"Wouldn't it be okay to kill each other two minutes later?"

"Yankees!"

I don't know if it was his crazy actions that won respect and attention, or if the insulting 'Yankee' had an effect, but after Tails' voice fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.

For a moment, only the heavy breathing of everyone remained.

At this time, the sound of fighting outside the hall became more and more harsh in the background.

"Two minutes!" Tails repeated anxiously.

Archduke Leco stared at him with a wistful eye, his nose furrowing.

Rumba, on the other hand, had sharp eyes and hesitated.

Thelma looked at him worriedly.

Just when Tails, who had his arms raised, felt that he couldn't support it......

Rumba took a deep breath and spit it out again, as if he had a decision.

I saw him put down the blade of his sword, slammed his sword, and stuck it on the ground.

"Black Sand Collar, steady!" Rumba shouted angrily, "Don't do it without my order!"

The voices outside the hall suddenly became much quieter.

Tails immediately turned his gaze to Archduke Leco.

The old man looked strange, first slowly closing his eyes, and then suddenly opening them.

"Lord Justin!" the bald Grand Duke's voice was unusually loud: "Trouble you, stay still for the time being!"

"Your Excellency," Lord Justin's voice came, "do you need help?"

Leco and Rumba's eyes met in the air, "No. ”

After a few seconds, the voices outside the hall died down completely.

Ronnie and Aletheus looked at each other, one unreaspertently and the other angrily laying down their arms.

Seeing this, Trudida whistled softly, as if at ease—until Archduke Leco's eye knife struck.

"Two minutes. Leko said coldly.

Tails breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his sore arm.

But he couldn't rest.

Because all the eyes of the entire hall were once again on him, heavier, colder, and harder to bear than every time before.

The prince pinched his thigh, pulled himself together, and looked up at the two sides who were emotionally unstable and had ugly expressions.

Damn it.

One side wants to break the system of the co-governance oath, end the state of separation of the great public, and rebuild the centralized Exter.

One side must uphold the framework of the oath of co-governance, eliminate the aliens and traitors among them, and protect its own interests.

Two minutes.

And he only had two minutes.

to persuade two parties that are in great conflict in terms of fundamental purpose and fundamental interests......

Shake hands!

And......

This huge disagreement and contradiction is still pointed out by him!

With the murderous intent boiling eyes of both sides, Tails at that moment sincerely felt:

Compared to this, the seemingly unreasonable Giza and Ashida are like docile kittens and dogs, obedient and coaxing.

But he didn't have a choice.

Himself and Thelma are still here, and the rest of the companions are still struggling - I don't know how many have fallen.

He must succeed!

The next second, without waiting for the others to speak, Tails straightened his chest and spoke anxiously.

"Rumba!"

He said quickly: "What you are worried about is that after you get out of here, all the great guilds will work together to deal with you, which will be unfavorable to you, or even destroy you?"

"Isn't that right?"

The Grand Duke of Rumba, who was on a sword, pursed his lips, his eyes were cold, and he did not speak.

But Tails had run out of time to think about his response.

The prince jerked his head to look at the other four:

"Ladies and gentlemen, your most urgent desire now is to walk out alive in Valhalla, which is controlled by Rumba, in his overwhelming siege, return to your own territory, and protect your family!"

"Isn't that right?"

The four of them looked at each other, silent in dissatisfaction and anger.

Thelma stared blankly at Tails, worried about the situation he was caught between the two sides.

Tails shook his head and blew out a breath to make himself more sober.

He gritted his teeth and raised his head, staring at the dragon spear stone carving in the clouds at the very top.

"So, one side wants to live now, and one side wants to live in the future. ”

"For this reason, you must agree here: to cover up the true cause of King Nunn's death," Tails felt a tightness in his chest, but he spurted the words out of his throat anyway, "The Grand Dukes will ensure that Rumba does not leave Valhalla with the charge of king-killer, and abandon any future attempts against him." ”

Grand Duke Leco snorted coldly.

"Rumba, at this moment, spares our lives and lets us leave alive," the prince said coldly: "Exchange the present for the future." ”

Rumba grinned, baring his teeth.

"It's useless," Grand Duke Heisha shook his head disdainfully, "Thanks to you, they are now jealous of me, afraid of me, and will not let me go." ”

Rumba glanced coldly at the Grand Dukes: "Even if it is not the crime of killing the king, sooner or later, for this reason or that reason, they will lead troops to conquer me and destroy me." ”

Ronnie duly nodded his sword: "That's smart." ”

At that moment, Tails had never hated the uninteresting Ronnie so much.

Damn it.

Get to the point as quickly as possible!

Tails suddenly raised his head and spoke to Rumba, speaking faster: "That's right, they won't let you go, because you are the one who trampled on the co-governance oath in the way of killing kings, and tried to completely destroy the co-governance oath with change. ”

"In order to uphold the oath of co-governance, and for their own interests, the four Grand Dukes will definitely join forces to destroy you!"

Looking at Rumba's increasingly unkind eyes, Tails' expression was solemn, and his words changed sharply: "Unless ......"

Under everyone's gaze, Tails said:

"Unless Charman Rumba's life is tied to the oath of condominium - to destroy you is to destroy the oath of condominance!"

As soon as this statement came out.

"What?"

The four Grand Dukes, including Rumba, stared at Tails incredulously with round eyes.

Only Thelma shook her head thoughtfully, as if she understood something.

But once again, the prince surprised the men.

I saw Tails Bright Star take a sharp breath, his eyes were resolute, his tone was resolute, and he waved his arms with anxiety and decisiveness!

"I propose, gentlemen!"

Archduke Leko raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at him suspiciously.

But the prince was not finished.

"In the great tradition of Exter since ancient times, in accordance with the constant practice of the Oath of Co-governance of Necajou......"

Tails gritted his teeth, UU read the book and closed his eyes.

A happy ending.

Political compromises.

Bundle of interests.

"After the tragic death of King Nunn, all the Grand Dukes present ...... here and now"

The prince suddenly opened his eyes and cut it out:

"Let's hold a king-electing meeting!"

At that moment, the five Grand Dukes changed color in unison!

"You will jointly elect the Grand Duke of the Black Sands, ...... Charman Rumba"

"For the ...... of the great kingdom of Exeter"

Tails' arm pointed directly at the stunned Grand Duke of Black Sand, and said in a loud voice:

"The next co-king!"

At that moment, the flames of all the braziers in the hall seemed to tremble in unison.

There was a sudden silence in the room.

Tails finished speaking, holding down his beating heart, gasping hard.

One second.

Two seconds.

In the quiet of the hall, Trudida blinked in surprise and took three deep breaths.

Ronnie and Aletheus froze in place like stone statues, their eyes fixed on the prince.

Grand Duke Leco's face was expressionless, but his eyebrows and upper lip twitched constantly, and wrinkles rose and fell.

The anger of their life-and-death duel just now seemed to be dispelled in an instant.

Even the pensive Thelma forgot to think for a moment, and looked at Tails with wide eyes.

And Charman Rumba, the focal point of Tails' direct attention, stared at the Prince of the Stars with an unprecedentedly strange gaze.

This one......

The originally murderous Grand Duke of Black Sand swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty at this moment.

The boy ......

He just said......

What was said?

Raise ...... King?

I always felt like little Tails couldn't have said so much in those two minutes......

What do you think?

(End of chapter)