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Thelma's breathing was getting faster and faster, and she subconsciously shook her head: "But, Count, no ......"

But her hesitation lasted only a few seconds, and the Grand Duchess raised her head again, her tone firm.

"Count Nazaire, you don't understand," her words were a little incoherent, but the hard-line attitude contained in it made Lisbane frown: "Back then, if it wasn't for the help of Prince Tails, there would be no me, and there would be no Longxiao City today!"

Tails slammed!

After saying this, the entire hall seemed to turn cold in an instant.

The Count of Lisbane let out a heavy sigh, and Nazaire's expression was extremely ugly.

The other counts were not far behind.

More and more Northlanders are turning back to Tails.

It's just that the gaze that converges on him is getting worse and worse.

"Silly girl," Ian stabbed Tails in annoyance, "yes, maybe she'll protect you from the war......"

"However, if you want to sacrifice your prestige and power for this, you will lose the support of the entire Longxiao City......"

"So what is the point of what we are doing today?"

Tails didn't answer, he just drove all the excess emotions out of his brain and quietly looked at the grand duchess who refused to back down.

"Ma'am, Ms. Thelma Walton, you say ......"

The old Count of Nazaire called her by her full name and narrowed his eyes: "Without him, we would not be where we are today?"

Nazaire whispered Selma's words.

Thelma took a deep breath and turned pale: "Yes, you may not know, but Charles knows ...... very well"

But the next moment, Count Nazaire's eyes widened, and he suddenly raised his voice:

"Indeed!"

A loud voice shook the hall, and the old earl rose from his seat!

The vassals were moved.

Thelma was stunned by the sudden outburst of the Count.

I saw Nazaire's expression tense and his words stern, making people forget his age: "Do you think we don't know?"

"Six years ago, from the conspiracy of the Grand Duke of Péfit, to the calamity entering the city, to the death of King Nunn and the coronation of King Chaman......"

"Yes, I know what role those despicable Star People played in that tragedy!"

The Hall of Heroes resounded with the chatter.

Selma looked at each other in a daze: "Count Nazaire......"

Count Nazaire looked at Selma coldly, and then at Tails: "Lady Kasan explained very clearly: with this prince of stars, it was the disaster that shattered the sky and the earth in Longxiao City!

Lisbane was about to say something to ease his cheeks, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Kasan......" Lord Regent sighed, "It seems that you don't despise the outstretched hand of the Black Sand Collar, as you say." ”

"Old man. ”

Nazaire snorted.

The old earl cast a sharp gaze that did not match his age, which made the hearts of those who came into contact with him feel cold.

"Six years have passed, and the calamities brought by this ominous prince have never ceased," Nazaire paced slowly, and said to the slightly flustered Grand Princess:

"As a so-called hostage, he must not be moved, used, or harmed, but he is still in Valhalla, eating and living with you!"

Thelma was speechless.

"But that doesn't matter anymore—I don't care how many pieces the prince will be chopped up. ”

"Because what I can't bear the most is not those ugly rumors, not the bad deeds of this prince in Longxiao City," Nazaire looked sharply at the Grand Duchess, and then at Tails, his face extremely serious:

"It's what I saw today: you, the dignified Grand Duke of Longxiao City, let him influence your decisions so easily, and let him get so deeply involved in the internal affairs of Longxiao City?"

In the hall, the chatter of the vassals sounded again.

Many people's eyes were once again on Tails.

And the prince just bowed his head slightly, ignoring the whispered grumbling of Ian beside him.

"It made me very uncomfortable, and not even the dictatorship in Lisbane made me so angry. ”

Lisbane looked at his old friend with a grim face.

"I hate to say that, but ......" Nazaire gritted his teeth, and there was a sense of resentment in his words that he didn't have before: "Longxiao City has had enough. ”

"Whether it's the disaster of the year or the current predicament. ”

"Whether it's the Black Sand Collar or the Star People. ”

"Whether it's by your side or far away on the battlefield of the Freedom League. ”

Thelma stared at him blankly, not knowing what to answer.

Voices of approval rang out in the hall, and a pair of eyes projected on, full of hostility towards Tails.

Curtson and Earl Linne looked at each other, Hearst and Earl Kierkegaard bowed their heads and said nothing, and the Regent of Lisbane frowned.

After a long silence, Nazaire coughed heavily.

"I'm sorry, I trespassed. ”

Nazaire's voice lowered, and he seemed to revert to the old count's appearance.

"But if you're still so naïve," he shook his head, his eyes sad, "especially with the stars intervening, please forgive me for reconsidering my decision to send troops—maybe Longxiao City should stay away from these things, even if it damages your reputation." ”

"Please understand that we are not here to satisfy a child's willfulness to protect his childhood friends. ”

This merciless sentence instantly sent the entire hall into a cold winter.

The Count of Lisbane clenched his fists and looked at the Grand Duchess with hesitation.

The Earl of Hearst tried to speak, but was unable to say anything.

Earl Lynna and Kirtson exchanged a look that didn't mean much.

The vassals' breathing slowly became disorganized.

"Make a decision—a wise duke's decision. Nazaire said lightly, and sat down again.

No one speaks.

Everyone was waiting for the girl who was sitting at the highest point of the Hall of Heroes, perhaps the highest part of Longxiao City.

Thelma trembled slightly, looking at Nazaire in disbelief.

No.

Her heart struggled, and her eyes slowly turned red.

"Naive?" she murmured:

"Protecting childhood playmates?"

She raised her arms as if trying to grab something, but eventually she leaned feebly into her seat.

The girl looked at Tails with sad eyes.

But Tails didn't respond to her.

After a few seconds, her gaze turned back to Nazaire, looking at the count's sad and unhappy face.

"The decision of a wise Grand Duke?"

Her expression slowly turned angry.

"Plainly, Count Nazaire," the girl's breathing quickened, "and you're not there, Nazaire. ”

Count Nazaire's face was puzzled.

I saw Thelma take a deep breath.

"Six years ago, when disaster struck. ”

"You're not there. ”

She said with a hard time.

Count Nazaire frowned as he listened to the words of the Grand Duchess.

On the prince's side, His Excellency the Viscount of Qiyuan City pulled his sleeves angrily: "Did you see her expression?"

"I don't think it's good. ”

Tails nodded expressionlessly.

He had a sudden premonition that Thelma was going to say something.

An inexplicable emotion broke through the blockade of the sin of the prison river and surged into my heart.

"Ma'am," sighed the Count of Nazaire, "you ...... now"

"King Nunn!"

Thelma looked up and interrupted him loudly, "When King Nunn unfortunately died. ”

This name made the hearts of many vassals tighten.

Many people thought of that His Majesty and bowed their heads.

"That scourge of blood, put the shield area ...... When. ”

"When the Queen of the Sky comes. ”

"You weren't there at any of those times. ”

With a sad expression, Thelma slowly curled the corners of her mouth.

More than.

Also, when King Nunn put Alex...... When.

When he put that ring on my hand

When I was captured by that monster.

When Rumba appeared and surrounded us.

The vassals looked at the girl's appearance, and doubts and puzzles slowly crept into their hearts.

"Ma'am?"

Lisbane coughed and reminded softly: "Maybe you should think twice......"

But Thelma ignored what he was saying.

How do you know.

How do you guys know?

"So, you don't know. ”

The girl gritted her teeth fiercely: "At that time, at that time, ......"

...... who was really there for me at that time

"He saved my life. ”

It also gave me a different life.

At this time, Tails, who was in the center of the storm, slowly curled the corners of his mouth.

The girl's words and Nazaire's words reminded him of the events of the past.

Those...... Something he'll never forget.

He watched from afar as the archduchess struggled and hesitated, and sighed softly.

Thelma held her head high, leaning on her chair arms, and the anger in her eyes slowly turned to relief.

The expression on his face also changed from the initial indignation to indifference.

"Nazaire," she said lightly, "do you think Longxiao City lacks a true Grand Duke?"

Nazaire's eyes froze, and he subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

"Do you think that with a female archduke, we should not send troops?"

Risban's breathing grew faster and faster, and he looked at the Grand Duke in surprise.

Thelma let out a breath and said coldly, "Okay, I can do what you say......"

"In a vassal family, choose a husband and give birth to an heir, even if you get married tomorrow, it's no problem - if this can be exchanged for your expedition, in exchange for your cooperation. ”

"Then I'll do it. ”

The Grand Duchess smiled sadly, and she breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had just let go of a burden.

The counts were moved, and the Count of Lisbane was even more violent!

What the?

The hall seemed to be poured boiling water, and the ministers suddenly exclaimed!

"What's going on?" Ian didn't seem to react, he pulled Tails blankly, "She, she, she......"

However, in the midst of surprise and shock, Tails still had a flat expression.

He just looked at the girl in silence.

That little slippery head.

It's like nothing happened.

"But Tails, he is my friend in our common afflictions. ”

Selma's cold and arrogant voice was like a light in the night, ignoring all distractions, and in the midst of the noise, it spread unmistakably and unmistakably:

"As long as he's in Longxiao City, he won't be harmed!"

"I will not send him to the front line as a sacrificeable pawn because of my fear of the stars. ”

She glanced warringly at Curtson and Earl Linne, who looked away unnaturally.

Monty, the dead crow who was watching from the sidelines, had a serious face, but there were some other colors in his eyes when he looked at the female archduke.

"This is my promise, and I owe him a favor," Thelma glanced at Tails, her eyes filled with unspeakable emotion:

"A favor worth a lifetime to repay. ”

The chatter of the courtiers became louder and louder, and the counts' faces turned blue in unison, and the earl of Hearst turned his head angrily.

Tails looked back at her silently.

A second later, the prince smiled faintly.

Just like the smile I had back then.

Ignoring the glaring glare of Nicolai at the side of the Grand Duchess.

As if encouraged, Selma's expression came alive.

The Grand Duchess raised her head proudly and looked at the whole hall:

"Guys, how is this deal?"

The Count of Nazaire stared at her blankly, as if struck by the girl's determination, and was speechless for a while.

"Ma'am!"

The Count of Lisbane, who couldn't bear it, shouted: "Enough willfulness!"

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Thelma slowly turned her head to look at the regent, who had been with her for more than six years.

"She's losing this game, losing the chips of being the Grand Duke," Ian looked at His Royal Highness with a complicated expression, and there was no grievance in his voice: "Let's worry about her in vain." ”

"Just to protect you?"

I really don't understand.

Ian snorted.

Tails shook slightly, and he slowly turned his head.

"Nope. ”

Tails spoke coldly and interrupted Ian: "She didn't lose. ”

Facing Ian's puzzled look, Tails took a deep breath and tugged at his neckline, brushing the nine-pointed star sign.

You can't lose either.

At the same time, everyone was either shocked or angrily waiting for the Grand Duke's response.

That may be an important decision that will determine the politics of Longxiao City in the future.

The Maiden's hands trembled more and more, however, her eyes became more and more determined.

"Of course I know what I'm talking about, Charles, thank you. ”

Thelma said coldly, "But I'm a Northlander, and the Northland are never ungrateful. ”

"Even if it's going to cost me my life. ”

At that moment, all the Northlanders stared at their feudal lord, but everyone's expressions were solemn.

In the corner, Tails' hand pressed into the pocket of his abdomen.

There was a pair of old black-rimmed glasses hidden there.

The prince looked at the dragon spear stone carving in the clouds at the top of the hall, and his face was resolute.

"At least, with me, she won't lose. He said lightly to Ian beside him.

Ian froze.

"What do you mean?"

Ian figured something out, and he tensed, "Tails, what are you going to do?"

Tails curled the corners of his mouth slightly, smiling.

"Like I said," Tails seemed to sigh with some emotion, chuckling "backhand." ”

In the middle of the field, the Grand Duchess looked at Count Nazaire coldly and opened her mouth gently: "Instead of sitting in this position with guilt in the future, thinking back to today's ......"

However, just before Selma could finish speaking-

"Hahaha!"

A loud laugh of undisguised volume rang out in the Hall of Heroes out of thin air.

interrupted the Archduchess's emotional words.

It also broke the solemn atmosphere.

Thelma, who was about to speak, was stunned.

"Hahaha-"

The laughter continued.

Along with the astonishment were many of the vassals: Risban's brow furrowed, Nazaire looked back, and more nobles turned their gaze unhappily in search of the disrespectful, unsightly fool.

"Hahaha-"

Laughter echoed back and forth, unbridled.

It seems like something really funny has happened.

Thelma frowned along with the other vassals and looked in the direction where the laughter came from.

The Grand Duchess was stunned.

Others, including Ian, were equally stunned.

They looked at the man who kept laughing in disbelief.

None of the people in Longxiao City reacted, and let the laughter continue for a while.

The laughter continued.

"Hahaha-"

Until the captain of the Grand Duke's guard, Nicolas the Starfaller, who was in charge of maintaining order, shouted angrily:

"Shut up!"

The roar of the Meteorite drowned out the laughter and echoed through the halls.

Finally, the second prince of the Kingdom of Stars, His Highness Tyers Bright Star, who was laughing heartily and leaning back and forth, stopped laughing.

He slowly withdrew his raised head.

Ignoring the angry gaze of others, Tails straightened up from the back of his chair comfortably and leisurely.

As if it was just an outing.

And in the eyes of the people of the Northland who filled the hall, this young man was squinting, with the most disdainful expression, with a cold eyebrow, sweeping over everyone who stared at him.

"Little Prince," the Meteorite said angrily, "Shut up, or I'll have someone 'invite' you out now!"

"Save it, Starfaller, haven't you seen it yet," Tails snorted coldly, glancing at Ian, who tried to hold him, "In this hall, your roar is like the prestige of the Grand Duke: no fart." ”

Nicolas was stunned, and then looked annoyed.

As if amused by himself, Tails slowly stood up and laughed again: "Hahahaha......"

Although his shoulders trembled, there was no smile in his eyes, even cold.

Thelma looked at Tails, who was behaving abnormally, in a daze, and didn't know why.

None of the people of the Northlands seem to have appreciated the prince's sense of humor.

They looked at the presumptuous prince in tacit understanding, with ill-will in their eyes, and the sound of their fists rattling and gnashing of teeth was incessant.

"We're talking about how to save — or take your little life. ”

"And you think that's funny, don't you?"

Earl Kirterson turned his gaze sideways and looked at Tails coldly: "Imperial?"

Hearing this, instead of holding back his laughter, Tails laughed even louder: "Hahahahaha-"

The prince's laughter made the eyes of the people of the Northland look more and more ugly.

"Have you heard that story?"

Tails, who couldn't stand up with a straight smile, waved his hand, and finally held back a smooth sentence:

"A fisherman and a woodcutter sat under a tree for lunch...... The family is poor, and I haven't tasted beef, so I ......"

"So they came up with a solution...... Think of the brown bread in your hand as beef...... Hahaha......"

Tails' face contorted with laughter, he clutched his abdomen, and said with a smile, "And ...... And then they were discussing: Hey, look at the beef in my hand, should I bite it horizontally or vertically......"

His words echoed through the hall with laughter, drawing more and more irrepressible anger from the Northlanders.

"Hahahaha......"

The Count of Lisbane and the Count of Nazaire looked at each other in disbelief, and tacitly confirmed that this was not the other's means.

Thelma stared blankly at Tails as she stepped out of her seat, speechless.

Earl Curterson couldn't take it anymore, he gritted his teeth and glared at Tails:

"What the are you talking about?"

Tails suppressed his laughter, exhaled, and shook his head, "Don't you understand?"

The prince walked to the center of the hall and, in full view of everyone, glanced contemptuously around the vassals: "Look at a bunch of self-righteous fellows, self-righteous talking about fantasies that they simply can't do. ”

"Isn't it funny?"