"No."

After Vogel proposed his idea, Mallos flatly refused:

"It's too risky to snipe now."

Vogel frowned:

"This was what you mentioned first, and now you've changed your mind?"

Mallos shook his head:

"Now he has the most legitimate reason to ask His Highness to witness the duel in the name of revenge."

Vogel snorted disdainfully:

"That's right."

In front of them, Thales was still staring at Anke who was holding the hostage, his thoughts confused.

what to do?

Reject him, allow him, kill him, convince him...

very messy.

"Bailal!"

In the hall, Earl Godwin, who came to communicate, was furious and denounced:

"You are too presumptuous! To flatter others and intimidate His Highness, isn't this the behavior of a gentleman and a minister?"

But Anke was clearly prepared. He did not flinch and looked back proudly:

"As a citizen of the stars, doesn't everyone have the right to appeal to our supreme king?"

The strength of his hand made the held hostage old baron groan in pain again.

“Isn’t it the obligation of every king to listen to the sincere voice of every citizen?”

Anke's words resounded throughout the hall, not only making Thales frown more heavily, but also making the already uneasy guests even more restless.

Earl Godwin was at a loss for words and couldn't find any words to refute - whether it was "appeal" or "king", the traps formed by these words were too obvious and too dangerous.

Mallos ignored the situation on the field and remained calm as before, continuing to communicate in a low voice with the deputy captain of the guard:

"If we take action first, the wrong person will be His Highness Thales. It will be a cowardly, incompetent and despicable act of silence - in his Mindis Hall, at the banquet he hosted."

Vogel thought for a moment and said decisively:

"The Guard can take responsibility, you and me."

"When necessary, take the blame and resign, and treat others the same."

But Mallos shook his head:

"You think people will care?"

His words have profound meaning:

"The focus of the royal guard is always on the royal family, not the guard."

Listening to the conversation between the two guard captains behind him, Thales's heart became heavier and heavier.

what to do?

"Your Highness Thales!"

Anke turned around and looked expectantly at the person standing tallest at the moment:

"The law of heaven is at hand, and it's just waiting for your order."

"how dare you!"

His aggressiveness once again drew Godwin's rebuke, but Anke ignored it and just stared at Thales.

Like stalking his prey.

"Reject him, Your Highness."

Vogel looked angry and whispered behind Thales:

"The Lord of the Stars, the royal family is majestic and will never tolerate coercion."

Thales was about to open his mouth subconsciously, but Mallos' voice came softly from the other side:

"And then force him to kill the Baron?"

"Let His Highness become a cold-blooded bystander and a condoner of murder?"

"Don't forget, those are still the Seven Shining Stars serving the royal family."

Thales' teeth suddenly felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, making him unable to make a sound.

Vogel immediately retorted:

"That cannot encourage such barbaric customs as 'life and death duel'! His Highness has been contaminated by the influence of the North, and the second thing is to leave others to blame. If there are imitators in the kingdom in the future..."

Count Godwin and Anker's high-pitched mutual objections, the low-pitched quarrel between Mallos and Vogel, the back-and-forth arguments among the guests, countless voices entered Thales's perception from the hell senses, shaking his consciousness

, to break his spirit.

After a night of partying, he was exhausted.

Mallos' voice continued, calm and indifferent, refuting Vogel:

"No matter how bad and backward this custom is, it is still His Highness's method of rejecting King Nuen. It has been passed down as a good talk and has become a symbol. Now we deny it..."

That's a misunderstanding.

Thales was exhausted both mentally and physically, and his face was expressionless.

Back then, he was just, just scaring the Yankees, but Nunn never—why did it look like he had actually dueled with the natural king?"

Thales sighed heavily in his heart.

Why did he challenge King Nun to a duel in the first place?

God knows how much he regrets it.

Also, who spread the news about this?

In the Hall of Heroes back then, were the Dukes of Exeter who were present so lax in their mouths?

There was a small commotion among the guards: D.D's expression was distorted, dragging Glover's chains, he tried his best to squeeze in front of the two officers.

"Please let me duel with him, Your Highness, sir."

Doyle held down Glover, suppressed his emotions, and stared at the enemy who held his father hostage:

"I can kill him openly - this is just a grudge between two families."

d.d looked anxious, expecting and nervous.

Vogel snorted lightly in his nose with disdain.

Thales's expression was gloomy and uncertain.

"Then it plays into that guy's hands."

Mallos shook his head:

"Bailal died in a glorious duel to avenge his father. His experience will be remembered and forgiven to the greatest extent. No one will remember his illegal acts and ulterior motives."

"His Royal Highness, including the royal family, will be forced to the forefront and end up with the reputation of bullying others and disregarding their lives."

In the hall, Anker calmly and clearly refuted Earl Godwin's rebuke, Baron Doyle trembled under his sword, and the audience's comments continued one after another, becoming more and more restless.

d.d gritted his teeth.

Marius's words became more and more solemn:

"And he is just someone's tool, a chess piece on the table."

piece.

【Children, be strong.】

[Don’t become a chess piece that is manipulated and sacrificed at will.]

Thinking of Falkenholz's words, Thales tensed the muscles in his arms.

"As for those people in the audience, the hands behind the scenes..."

Mallos took the following words to heart:

Maybe they will take advantage of Bailar's death to exaggerate this case, which was originally just a contract dispute, and elevate it to an unprecedented level - such as kingdom rule.

Doyle and Bailar.

How many cases similar to theirs can be counted throughout the entire kingdom?

How many situations are left that are different from them?

How many other examples are there that have similarities and differences between them and serve as reference for each other?
To be continued...