It had to be said that even after the Ashford family had fallen, their financial resources were still terrifying.
Even if the entire school was here, it was still not enough to fill up the huge Student Union banquet hall. Whether it was in the garden or the banquet hall, the tables were filled with exquisite food. The warm yellow crystal chandelier illuminated the place brightly, and the students had smiles on their faces.
Girls in gorgeous dresses and students in suits or tuxedos were either standing or sitting, holding glasses in their hands. They were not supposed to drink, but banquets were different. This was specially approved by the school. The topic of discussion was the young man in white knight's uniform with curly chestnut hair. And this young man was the Vermillion Bird. It seemed that the praise from his classmates made this 'glorious knight' feel a little smug. He was surrounded by the student council members and other students, but there were still many students who ignored him and continued to talk to their companions.
Long Er and Snowy ignored the Vermilion Bird and sat on the sofa, chatting and eating. After all, he had already become Lelouch's enemy, so there was no need for him, Lelouch's partner, to pay too much attention to him. Kallen didn't want to come at first, but she was forcefully pulled over by Long 'er. She sat beside her and just ignored them gloomily.
"I say, the three of you are not giving our main character any face.”Levar said to Long Er and the others with a bottle of champagne in his hand.
"Don't worry about us. We want to eat.”Long Er said unhappily.
"Seriously, all you know is to eat. You'll definitely get fat!”Livare scolded with a smile.
"Um…Brother hasn't come yet?”Na Nali, who was sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a princess dress, raised her eyebrows.
The knight, Rosefinch, also looked at the red door with a depressed expression. He had thought that his good friend would definitely come to celebrate.
"Something must have delayed us, let's mind our own business.”Mi Lei quickly tried to smooth things over. She was someone who knew Lelouch's true identity, so she was naturally very disgusted by anything related to the imperial family.
" Well, Lelouch has always been like this..." Leval spread his hands and said.
" Did he go to a bar again..." Xia Li muttered.
"Then, next. "Congratulations to Ashford College's student council member, Pinnacle Vermilion Bird, for conferring him as a knight.”Levar imitated the action of Eufemia placing her sword on the shoulder of the Pinnacle Vermilion Bird on TV and filled his glass with champagne. "Let the celebration party begin!"
"Cheers!" The students raised their glasses and downed them.
Some students even whistled.
"Aiyaya, how amazing."
"Congratulations, Vermillion Bird."
Of course, Long Er, Snowy, and Kallen pretended not to care about the Vermilion Bird. " Hmph, I really forgot what I am…" Long Er pouted and crossed her arms angrily.
"The planning and preparation were all done by Na Nali.”Mi Lei said to the Vermilion Bird.
"Perhaps there are already many people celebrating for you, but can you please accept our congratulations?”Na Nali's gentle and sweet voice came from the side. Prince Xiao was taking care of her by her side.
"Of course, I'm very happy. Thank you, Na Nali." The Vermilion Bird smiled.
Two people, a man and a woman, stopped in front of a grand courtyard covered in greenery. They were Cecil and Lloyd, but they were both wearing military uniforms, while Lloyd was still wearing a white coat. There were two bright yellow round copper lion heads on the vermilion gate. Under the bright light of the gate, the two copper lion heads were shining like gold, showing the uniqueness of their owners.
The courtyard was wide and bright, with blooming flowers and green trees everywhere. After a few steps, there was a yellow, quaint, and elegant square wood-framed glass lamp, giving off a feeling of the 1930s.
After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at a small three-story bungalow. The bright lights made the small building in the middle of the green lawn particularly dazzling.
The green lawn around the house was regularly decorated with some white plastic steel round tables, which made people feel refreshed and pleasing to the eye. It surprised the owner's wealth and show off.
In the uniquely designed hall, there were beautiful female students and handsome male students in suits and leather shoes shuttling through the luxuriously decorated and well-maintained halls. Fresh flowers, delicious food, beautiful women, everything complemented each other.
They walked through the door. Behind them, there was the sound of a motorcycle. It was a black and white motorcycle sports car. The price was about 300,000 dollars. The car was very fast and stopped at the entrance of the banquet hall. Everyone looked at this person in surprise. He took off his motorcycle helmet and revealed his handsome face.
"Wow…Lord Lelouch is so handsome! I'm about to be charmed to death!" a girl said to her companion.
"That's right, that's right. If I can hug Lord Lelouch's waist and ride his motorcycle, it'll be too beautiful!”
"Isn't that motorcycle too cool? I really want one." A male student looked at Lelouch's motorcycle, his eyes shining.
"I think you should forget it. I've seen that car at the auto show. It's the latest model this year and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.”The boy next to him said with a smile.
"Ah? No way! So expensive!"
Lelouch did not pay much attention to them. He tidied his clothes and walked into the banquet hall. However, everyone was staring at Lelouch's face, making him feel that there was something strange about him.
"Ah! Which woman was so despicable as to kiss Lord Lelouch!!!!”Some of the girls started to scream inhumanely.
"What a pity! You have more work to do, Vermilion Bird!”Lelouch had heard the off-key voice of Lloyd from outside. He walked into the banquet hall and looked at the man and woman beside him in surprise.
"Ah…yes!" The Vermilion Bird walked in front of him. When he saw Lelouch beside them, the Vermilion Bird grinned. "Eh? Lelouch, you're finally here!"
What? What? Lelouch? When Cecil heard the Vermilion Bird call the boy beside him Lelouch, he hurriedly looked at Lelouch.
She recognized the young man immediately with his soft black hair, deep violet eyes, long eyelashes, and tall nose.
"Oh…who are they?" Lelouch looked at the two people beside him. He happened to meet Cecil's gaze and recognized this woman. It was his cultural studies teacher when he was young, Cecil!
"Ah…these two are my superiors.”Vermilion Bird hurriedly introduced," Mr. Roy and Miss Cecil, it's all thanks to their care in the army. Eh? What happened to Lelouch?" Seeing the complicated expressions on Lelouch and Cecil's faces, the Vermilion Bird asked curiously.
"Ah, nothing. Hello." Lelouch said.
"Hello," said Lloyd as he raised his hand.
"..." But Cecil didn't say anything. He just stared at Lelouch with his blue eyes, which were filled with sorrow. She clenched her fists and held back her tears. This detestable kid, when he left, he didn't even greet me and even lied to me that I'm cute?! This rotten brat!
Seeing Cecil looking at him with an expression of wanting to cry, Lelouch was instantly incomparably embarrassed. The students 'attention was also on them. Everyone looked at the two of them strangely. That beautiful and elegant woman looked as if she had been abandoned by her husband! Everyone thought that there must be a story between the two of them!
Seeing their strange expressions, Xia Li immediately felt that something must have happened between them! His heart immediately felt extremely sour.
Miley saw the expression between Lelouch and Cecil and felt extremely bitter, but on second thought, she seemed to have lost the right. Pretending to be generous, he stepped forward to help. May I ask if you're here…"
"Eh? Miley, do you know Mr. Roy?”The Vermilion Bird asked in surprise.
"We're engaged." said Lloyd with his hands in his pockets.
"Eh?!!!!!!!!!”All the students cried out. Everyone looked at the two people in disbelief and had already turned their gazes away from Lelouch and Cecil.
"Does that mean it's okay?" Lloyd waved his hand.
" Uh…yes…" Millay lowered her head and stole a glance at Lelouch. Seeing him looking at her in shock, she felt extremely bitter and felt that the sky was dark.
" I said it…" The Vermilion Bird said as if she knew what was going on.
"You know about it?" Lelouch looked at the Vermilion Bird indifferently.
"Yes." The Vermilion Bird nodded awkwardly.
"Hey! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Then you are…what is his name?" Livare ran over in a panic and stopped abruptly to look at the two of them.
" Count Lloyd…" Millay saw Lelouch's indifferent expression and nonchalant look. She clasped her hands tightly together and whispered.
" Earl?!" Levar cried out in surprise," Ah... Uh... That... Earl, that... May I ask what is the relationship between the two of you?"”Livare stuttered.
"I already said that she's engaged." Lloyd said with a smile.
"Ah!!!!!!!!”Livare covered his ears and stepped back in disbelief.
"Are you serious?" Lelouch said lightly. This sentence made Millei want to pull Lelouch and tell him loudly that this was not the case.
Cecil, on the other hand, didn't care about anything else. He only changed from his sorrowful expression to one that wanted to kill Lelouch. This made Lelouch take a few steps back in fear. He remembered how this woman, who looked weak on the outside but was a hidden Tyrannosaurus Rex on the inside, had punished him for being naughty. It was cold!
"Is it military affairs?" the Vermilion Bird said.
"That's right. It's said that an important guest is coming by boat and has to be welcomed. Of course, Lancelot wants to protect Princess Ufemia, so you have to go too.”
Hmph, Schneizer, huh…Lelouch sneered in his heart.
"Ah!" The students were excited.
Finally unable to stand Cecil's murderous cold gaze, Lelouch cleared his throat and said in fear," Cough cough…that, Miss Cecil, let's go out for a while?”
" Eh??!!!" This time, it was the female students who screamed.
" How can I?!"
"Lord Lelouch!"
Mi Lei looked at Lelouch in shock. She felt extremely terrible and tears almost flowed out of her eyes! In his heart, he said,'It's not like this. It's not like this, Lelouch!'
" Humph…" Cecil snorted coldly and stretched her head towards Lelouch. Her nose wrinkled slightly as she looked at him with a gentle smile." It seems that after not seeing you for a few years, you have become a scoundrel."”
"Uh…No, what did you say?”Lelouch explained, feeling a little guilty. Could it be that she knew about my relationship with Alice? How was this possible?
"Not like this?" Cecil took out his handkerchief and angrily threw it at Lelouch's face, shouting,"Wipe off the hickey on your chin before you talk to me!"”Tears glistened in the corners of her eyes as she angrily ran out of the banquet hall.
" Uh…" Lelouch was left standing awkwardly with a handkerchief in his hand.
"Ah, this is too strange…Cecil actually cares so much about a man?!”Lloyd had a look of disbelief on his face. She actually showed such an expression for a man?! This was too interesting! This woman had such a side to her. He thought that she was not interested in men and was a homosexual!
At this moment, everyone noticed the obvious pink hickey on Lelouch's chin!
Immediately, countless young girls 'hearts trembled, and they could even hear the sound of someone crying!
Mi Lei's heart felt as if it had fallen into a cold ice cave. She felt as if she was about to pass out. Charley clenched her fists and looked at Lelouch in disbelief. Na Nali's tears were already flowing out, and her two small hands that were holding the wheelchair were completely pale. Kallen only had one reaction, and that was to kill that playboy Lelouch!
Perhaps Alice kissed him when he left in the morning. How troublesome. Lelouch thought helplessly. He picked up a handkerchief and wiped his chin. There was indeed a pink mark on the handkerchief.
He said to the Vermilion Bird,"I'm going out for a while." Lelouch followed Cecil and left, leaving behind the group of heartbroken girls.
Arriving at a secluded grove, Lelouch looked at Cecil, who had his back to him. It made him feel cold.
"That, Miss Cecil…"
"It seems that I didn't do a good job as a teacher back then. I didn't teach His Highness Lelouch what he should do.”Cecil interrupted Lelouch and turned to look at him with a 'gentle' expression.
"Um…you want to hear my explanation?!”Lelouch was afraid that she would punish him like before. That would be a living hell!
"Explain? Hehehe…Could it be that I'm already presbyopic? Isn't that a hickey on Prince Lelouch's chin?”Cecil kneaded his hands, as if he was about to do something big.
"No... No, this has nothing to do with you, right?”
" What?"
"I said, it has nothing to do with you who I'm with, right? After all, I'm no longer a prince. I'm just an ordinary student.”Lelouch said casually.
"It has nothing to do with me…Don't you even want to see me? My good student!" Cecil's eyes were filled with tears as he said coldly.
"Uh, not like that. I mean, I'm not a prince anymore, so why are you still looking for me?”
"Why do I still need to find you? Why? I also want to know why! Why do I still miss you! Why did you say that you liked me back then?”Cecil cried, cried, and shouted hoarsely at Lelouch, one of his hands tightly clenched in front of his chest.
"I'm really an idiot. I'm sorry. I was overthinking it.”Cecil used his sleeve to wipe away his tears." I won't come looking for you again. As you wish, I will forget you.”He brushed past Lelouch.
At that moment, Lelouch grabbed her hand tightly and pulled her in front of him, kissing her cherry lips fiercely. Cecil froze in that instant." Oh…" Cecil's face instantly turned red. How could she have thought that the man in front of her would suddenly do this? Because Lelouch's tongue was spinning, Cecil's tightly clenched teeth were opened. Lelouch's tongue was pressed against Cecil's tongue, and slowly, the two tongues actually intertwined!
Cecil, who had his first kiss stolen just like that, was unexpectedly not angry. Instead, he felt joy. He likes me, he definitely does!
The tears at the corner of his eyes flowed freely, landing on his face and slowly flowing into his mouth. It was extremely bitter. However, Cecil felt joy. She tried her best to kiss him back. Her jade like lips hugged Lelouch's neck and tried her best to kiss him back, wanting him to completely understand her feelings for him!
Cecil was carried by Lelouch, leaning against the tree, trying hard and awkwardly to kiss him back. It was unknown how long it took for the two of them to separate. A silver thread was pulled out from their tongues.
When Cecil saw him, he was actually so shameless?! "Ah!" cried out in alarm, hiding in Lelouch's embrace and patting his broad chest.
"It's all your fault! He was so bad! You're so bad!" Upon closer inspection, Cecil's entire face was as red as a ripe apple, and even his snow-white neck was red.
"Aren't I fulfilling my promise now?”Lelouch hugged Cecil and deeply inhaled the fragrance of her hair that was tied up high.
"This is nothing! This is my first kiss!" Cecil rolled her eyes at him.
"If you don't give it to me, then who are you going to give it to?!”
"I've already given it to you. How can I do this?!”Cecil rolled his eyes at Lelouch and hugged him tighter." If you dare to let me down, I will definitely…"
" As you can see, I have a lot of women…If you do this, I'm very…"
"I don't care!" Cecil immediately interrupted him and glared at Lelouch." I don't care how many women you have, as long as you care about me and love me. I don't care about anything else."”
"That good?" Lelouch looked at Cecil in disbelief.
"Do you think I want to? "But, it's normal for men to have three wives and four concubines nowadays…Not to mention your identity…" Cecil was like a little wife who had suffered a lot of grievances.
" Uh…" Lelouch was speechless for a while, then looked at her seriously." Cecil, I hope you can't tell anyone about my true identity. No one can!"
"Why? Wouldn't you be better off if you went back to Britania now?”
"Phew…I don't want to be used as a political tool with Na Nali anymore. Moreover, we feel that it's very good for us to live a normal life like this. So…I hope you can understand me.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Cecil hugged Lelouch tightly. Suddenly, a melodious bell rang, breaking the silence between the two. Cecil took out his phone and frowned slightly, but still picked up the call.
"Yes, sir."
"Yes, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Cecil looked at Lelouch apologetically." Sorry, I have to go now. I have work.”
"Yes, it's fine. Go quickly." Lelouch said in understanding.
The two of them exchanged their phone numbers, and Cecil tiptoed and gently kissed Lelouch on the lips. He immediately went to look for Lloyd and the others.
Seeing that Cecil was the only one who had returned, Miley frowned slightly and stared at Cecil, trying to read something from her eyes. She asked softly," Miss Cecil, that…why did you come back alone?”
"Oh, Lelouch said he had something to do, so he left first.”Cecil smiled gently.
"Oh, I see."
"Then, let's go quickly. There's still a lot of work waiting for us. Goodbye, then." Lloyd greeted Miley with a cynical look.
"Goodbye." Miley nodded and watched them leave.
" Lelouch, it seems like he and that Miss Cecil…" Charley whispered. Miley had already walked back to Xia Li's side and sighed helplessly. She patted her shoulder and comforted her silently.
However, her heart was already exhausted and scarred. " Lelouch, he already thinks that I'm engaged to Mr. Roy…I can't do it anymore…" Miley said that she was tired and went back to her room. She lay on the bed and cried under the blanket.
"Wuwuwu…" Kallen's phone vibrated. She was still immersed in thinking if she should beat up Lelouch, but the vibration brought her back to reality.
"Hello? Lelouch, where did you go?" Kallen said unhappily.
"Kallen, there's no time to talk nonsense now. Bring Long Er and Snowy to the base immediately.”
"Eh? The two of them?" Kallen didn't understand why Lelouch would suddenly say that. She looked at the two of them in surprise.
"There's no time to explain now. Hurry up!”
"Alright!" Kallen looked at Long Er and Snowy. Seeing Kallen looking at them with a serious face, Long Er tilted her head slightly and looked at Kallen curiously. She had no idea that her innocent and beautiful posture had actually caused a large group of boys to fight.
"Long Er was looking at me just now!"
"Nonsense! You're clearly looking at me!"
“……”
“……”
"Long Er, Xiao Xue."
"Hmm?" Long Er was still holding a pizza in her mouth. This posture was actually somewhat similar to C.C. acting cute to Lelouch.
"Lelouch wants you to come with me immediately.”Kallen's eyes were filled with suspicion and vigilance.
"Ah, he's going to introduce us.”Long Er called out.
"Long Er…keep your voice down." Snowy pulled Long Er's arm, signaling her to stop talking.
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The ship sailed towards the sea under the clear autumn sky.
Shikone-jima, an island floating in the sea far southwest of Tokyo Bay. Although it wasn't a big island, it was still inhabited. There were also small-scale Britanian-related facilities built on it.
Following the Deputy Governor of District 11, Yufemiya Li Britania, the Pinnacle Rosefinch was currently on a warship heading to Shigen Island. By the way, the purpose of Queen Eufemia going there was to welcome a certain noble. Empire Prime Minister Senezer Ei Britania. As this half-brother of hers was heading to District 11 for an inspection, she went to Shigen Island to meet him in order to welcome him.
"But why on Shigen Island? It would be safer to stay in the Tokyo concession.”
In the second control room of the warship, the Vermilion Bird threw out a question to Lloyd and Cecil. However, his attitude remained unchanged. Because he had been promoted to the rank of major sergeant, Vermillion Bird's current status was higher than Cecil's. He was on the same level as the person in charge of this deployment, Lloyd. But even so, the Vermilion Bird still had the impression that these two were her superiors. Perhaps it was because the special agent was an independent branch of the army and was not bound by the class system. By the way, due to the promotion of the Vermilion Bird, the ruling army was also discussing whether to let Lloyd and Cecil each be promoted by one level. However, at this moment, the relevant news had yet to reach their ears.
Manipulating a ship was actually not a complicated task. Cecil, who was standing in front of the communication dashboard with nothing to do, smiled bitterly when he heard the Vermilion Bird's words. Then, he turned his gaze to Lloyd.
"I also want to know about this question. Why? Lloyd."
"Uh…Miss Cecil doesn't know either?”
The Vermilion Bird was a little surprised. Beside him, Lloyd still revealed a frivolous smile and gave an even more surprising answer.
"Aha, actually, I'm the same."
"Huh?"
Vermilion Bird's mouth was agape. Lloyd looked at him like a professor facing a student who was called to take an oral test.
"I actually thought you knew. Vermillion Bird, did Her Highness say anything?”
"No, nothing much. I just said that since the Prime Minister's side has such intentions.”
"Aiyaya, then it's my turn to say it. However, I haven't heard any insider news. His Highness Schneizer didn't contact me before this either.”
"As expected, His Highness hates me very much ~" Lloyd pretended to be deep and spoke to himself slowly.
At this time, Cecil interrupted in a somewhat angry tone.
"Even so, aren't there too many loopholes in your intelligence management? The two of you have already announced your plans online.”
"Well, because there's a very interesting child who makes me want to help.”
Lloyd muttered to himself at a volume that Cecil couldn't hear, but the Vermilion Bird didn't understand what he meant.
At this moment, the door of the control room opened, and the other deployed soldiers walked in.
"Shuogu, Princess Youdemiya has summoned you.”
"Yes, sir!"
Vermilion Bird replied as he looked at Lloyd. The technical assistant in white, who was known as a genius and a weirdo, waved at him and said," Alright, go. Lancelot wouldn't have moved out if they were at sea, and it would have been difficult for them to do so. It's fine for us elderly people, although a certain someone seems to have found his love today, and it's still you two young people…"
Before he could finish, Cecil grabbed his collar and shut him up. Then, Cecil smiled at the Vermilion Bird.
"Quickly go, Vermillion Bird Lord."
"Yes, yes. I'll take my leave first."
The voice behind him said," Now, let's talk about your old age." And," No, no, I'm not talking about you." After leaving the two behind, Vermilion Bird left the control room.
Ufemiya was in the observation room above the bridge.
The Vermilion Bird passed through the door that the guard opened for him and entered the room. At this time, the princess, who was originally looking at the sea, turned her head indifferently.
"Just now, the command center on the island contacted us.”
Seeing the Vermilion Bird bow to her, Ufemiya said in a gentle tone.
"Brother Schneizer, no, the Prime Minister might arrive later.”
The Vermilion Bird was nervous.
"Did you encounter any trouble?"
"No." " It's troublesome." Ufemiya shook her head." It's troublesome, but you don't have to worry about it. It seemed to be a simple adjustment of the ship's mechanism, because Avalon was also in the testing phase.”
"Avalon? He had never heard of this name before. If he remembered correctly, His Highness Schnezer's flagship should be called Reckrell.”
"Then, we still have to wait for a while after we arrive, right?”
"Probably. Can you help me pass on this matter to the special agents? Lancelot, you brought him too, right?”
"Yes, we have obtained General Dalton's permission.”
"The adjustment of the body must have caused a lot of trouble for everyone, but Brother Schneizer seems to be very interested in Lancelot. If possible, I hope to bring it along to welcome my brother.”
Originally, the special mission was a deployment that Schneizer had advocated, and such an action was understandable. Lloyd would probably be very happy to hear that Schneizer was interested in his design.
After some simple communication, she looked out of the window again. Since he had not obtained permission to leave, the Vermilion Bird could only stand where he was. The princess's back was no different from usual, but the Vermilion Bird felt that the air around her seemed a little gloomy. Just a few days ago, she was still happy to see her dear brother. When she thought of this, Ufemia suddenly spoke quietly.
"They quarreled."
"Ah?"
"And Royal Sister."
The Vermilion Bird opened its mouth and then closed it immediately. Just from these two sentences, he understood what was going on. The royal sister she mentioned could only be referring to one person, and there was only one reason for her to have a dispute with this person. Ufemiya actually did not intend to blame the Vermilion Bird for this. The evidence was that the princess turned her head back again with a lonely smile on her face.
"I'm really useless. I'm really insensible. I also wanted to apologize, but this was the first time I had quarreled with someone. I didn't know how to say it. You're afraid of me, right?"
Although this was the truth, the Vermilion Bird knew that she should not have asked this question. Of course, it was because of him that the two sisters had a conflict. But, no, because of this, she could only rely on herself to find the answer to this question. The one who chose the Vermilion Bird to be a knight was none other than Ufemiya herself.
However, even though they knew this, they still couldn't help but ask other people questions. Even though the person being asked knew that he could not give an answer, he would still try his best to say something to comfort him.
In silence, the Vermilion Bird looked out of the observation room. The blue sea stretched as far as the eye could see. There was no sign of their destination, Shigen Island, and the sunlight was blinding.
Sighing slightly, the Vermilion Bird looked away and enunciated each word clearly as if he was trying to confirm the meaning behind his words.
"I have no right to interfere in the matters between your sisters. However, if you allow me, I would like to say something to you.”
"Please speak."
"Actually, I'm very envious."
"Envy?"
It seemed that this word was clearly out of her expectations. The princess blinked her long lashes and stared at the Vermilion Bird's face. The Vermilion Bird nodded and replied," Yes."
"Although quarreling is just a word, there are many forms. Some quarrels were caused by disgust, and some quarrels were caused by consideration for each other. The dispute between Her Highness and the governor was undoubtedly the latter.
but
It's precisely because you and the governor cherish each other very much and don't hide this feeling that there's a dispute, isn't it? Because of this, I feel very envious. Because…"
At this point, the Vermilion Bird laughed self-deprecatingly.
"It's been a long time since I've quarreled with someone like this.”
His slightly gloomy expression and tone seemed to arouse some uneasiness in Ufemia. The Vermilion Bird only realized that she had misspoken when she saw the young woman's serious expression. However, it was already too late.
"Is there anyone who argued with you?"
"A long time ago."
Vermilion Bird tried her best to sound cheerful.
"I have a friend who often quarrels with me, but it's probably impossible now.”
"May I ask the reason?"
Because…
"Perhaps the reason isn't him. Instead, it's on you."
Was it really okay not to tell Ufemiya about the two of them?
In fact, this was the problem that had been troubling the Vermilion Bird the most recently.
Lelouch Vi Britania and Nunnally Vi Britania. Eight years ago, they were sent to Japan as hostages and were later thought to have died in the war between Japan and Britania. In fact, they were still alive, living in District 11 and hiding their identity as the royal family of Britania. They were childhood friends of the Vermillion Bird.
If he were to consider things from the Vermillion Bird's perspective, he only had one choice, and that was to say it. No matter what, the Vermilion Bird was currently Ufemiya's knight, so she should be the priority. Moreover, although Lelouch and Nunnally were not born from the same mother as Eufemia, they were still her brother and sister. Hiding the fact that her loved ones were still alive from her could be considered an unjust act. Moreover, even if she knew that the two of them were still alive, she would never harm them. In fact, if it was her, she might be able to help the two people who had hidden their true identities in many ways.
Of course, Vermilion Bird knew that her friend Lelouch had a deep enmity towards the Britania royal family who had abandoned her and her brother. It was precisely because of disgust, hatred, and fear that he chose to hide his identity.
However, Vermilion Bird had never heard Lelouch criticize Eufemia. It was the same for his sister Na Nali. A few days ago, at the celebration party for the Vermilion Bird, Na Nali had said this.
She was very kind and a good person.
Then, the blind girl lowered her voice and continued with a red face.
She used to play with us. Actually, I admire her. So, I was really happy to see Royal Sister Yuffie acknowledge the Vermilion Bird.
Although he knew that it was meaningless, the Vermilion Bird still made a certain assumption in his heart.
If the war had ended seven years ago, what would have happened if she had come to District 11 with her current position as the Deputy Governor? Lelouch and Na Nali's situation would definitely change after that. At the very least, if she had possessed a certain level of power back then, she would not have sat idly by and watched the two of them suffer.
But now, the Vermilion Bird understood that this assumption was meaningless. Of course, as the Deputy Governor, she did not have much power. The one with real power was her sister, Cornelia. However, even so, it was still of great significance for Ufemiya to know that the two of them were still alive. It wasn't like he wanted them to regain their status as Britanians. After all, Lelouch wasn't willing to do such a thing. Even so, after the Deputy Governor of District 11, Eufemia, found out the truth, she would definitely provide all kinds of help to Nunnally and Lelouch who lived here. The Vermilion Bird felt that this was especially important to Na Nali. It didn't matter to Lelouch. He was smart and agile. Even without the secret help of Ufemiya, he could survive on his own. However, Na Nali could not do that because of her physical condition.
(But)
At this moment, the Vermilion Bird felt a little helpless.
The Vermilion Bird had absolute trust in Eufemia. He believed that she would never deprive Na Nali and Lelouch of their peaceful lives. However, there was still a fact that could not be ignored. That was, Eufemia, Lelouch, and Nunnally were not ordinary Britanians. They were royalty.
The Vermilion Bird knew very well how many demons and monsters were lurking in the center of power. Or rather, it was precisely because he was the Vermillion Bird that he understood. How could he forget? He had been extremely close to the center of power since he was young. His father was the last Prime Minister of Japan, Xuanwu Hushki. The things that he did not understand when he was young could now be gradually understood. In a sense, it was the demon world. In there, a person's character and kindness would be easily distorted. The demon sword called desire and conspiracy would hurt anyone indiscriminately.
Although Lelouch had never rejected Eufemia, the Vermilion Bird felt that the reason why he did not personally ask her for help was not only because of his pride, but also because he knew this better than anyone else. Perhaps, Ufemiya did not want to harm the siblings at all, but after she learned of their existence, it was very likely that someone would pull the trigger from a place that even Ufemiya did not know and shoot Lelouch and Na Nali in the chest. It was impossible to say for sure that such a thing would not happen.
No matter what, the Vermilion Bird couldn't tell Ufemiya that the two were still alive without Lulu's permission.
At the same time, this matter became a huge rock in the Vermilion Bird's heart. If you were loyal to your friends, you would betray your king. Loyalty to the king would betray his friends. This contradiction lingered in his mind. In other words, if it was him seven years ago, he wouldn't have bothered about this at all. At that time, no matter what happened, he would always put his friends first, but now it was different. not
It had to be different.
This was the correct way.
At the end of the ship's route, a small island covered in green appeared.
That was Shigen Island. The total area was about half the size of the 20 administrative districts that the Tokyo concession was divided into. There were soldiers and related staff stationed on the island. There were no ordinary residents.
As they were preparing to enter the port, the bridge became lively. The liaison personnel used the ship's communication equipment to contact the various deployment teams. The helmsman and his assistant were focused on the instrument inspection, but when Eufemia, accompanied by the Vermilion Bird, appeared on the bridge, everyone stopped their work and bowed to the princess.
"The time of arrival has not changed, Princess Ufemia.”
In fact, the Vermilion Bird had also felt that Ufemia seemed to be distancing herself from him recently. It wasn't between a monarch and his subjects, but between friends. In short, it was a strange feeling. She couldn't tell what was wrong or what was wrong…
"Is that so?"
"The frigate will not enter the bay, but will stay in the nearby sea to carry out a surveillance mission. Do you agree?"
"The command of the team will be handed over to the captain.”
"Yes."
This ship wasn't dedicated to Eufemia. However, this was a warship chosen by the ruling army of the 11th district for Eufemia, and there was a special VIP seat on it. The commander's seat was high up on the bridge, and a Britania flag was pasted on the wall behind it.
Ufemiya sat in the seat that was specially prepared for her. The Vermilion Bird stood straight and guarded her side.
On the other side of the tempered glass on the front of the bridge, a new harbor built of concrete that separated the sea and land was gradually approaching.
Ufemiya quietly watched the scene before her for a while. Suddenly, she opened her mouth and called out to the Vermilion Bird beside her in a quiet voice.
"Vermillion Bird."
"Yes, I am. What is it, Your Highness?"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"May I ask what the problem is?"
"What do you think? It's just…"
Ufemiya paused and lowered her voice.
"That ZERO."
The Vermilion Bird's face twitched at this abrupt question. But that was only for a moment. After thinking for a moment, the young man did not answer but asked seriously.
"You want to know what I think of that man, right?”
"Well…"
Ufemiya tilted her head slightly.
"Something like that. Can you tell me?”
"Understood." The Vermilion Bird nodded slightly. "Then, I'll start. I don't think he's doing the right thing.”
Ufemiya raised her head and looked at the Vermilion Bird's face. There was a hint of unhappiness on her face.
"Why?"
"Because he only believes in power. He was using his power to punish others and trying to use his power to change something. This was meaningless. The result obtained by using the wrong method would only be overturned by the wrong power in the end.”
Pinnacle Rosefinch's words weren't so much an evaluation of ZERO as a statement of his personal beliefs. However, it seemed that Ufemiya did not agree with his opinion. She looked at the Vermillion Bird and suddenly lowered her eyes.
"If that's the case, then everything my country, Britania, has done will be meaningless. Because just like you said, Britania only believes in power and wants the whole world to submit to it.”
The Vermilion Bird's eyes widened as it began to pay attention to its surroundings. Fortunately, Eufemia's voice was very soft, and the staff were busy preparing for the port, so no one seemed to hear her.
"Your Highness, you…"
"It's strange that the Princess of Britania would say something like that.”
said Ufemiya with a smile.
"However, this has always been my thoughts. Because of this, I was discriminated against in my own country. Who knew how many times he had been reprimanded by Imperial Sister and Imperial Consort Mother.
However, the person who was reprimanded was not a big deal. The real headache was the person who reprimanded her. In fact, ten years ago, when she was still in elementary school, she had written an essay that made her teacher dumbfounded.
I think it would be great if the world became a whole. Whether it was Britania or the Chinese Federation, there were no boundaries. Everyone lived together in harmony.
There was nothing wrong with the first half of the essay, but the mistake was in the second half. That sentence was equivalent to wishing Britania to disappear. If this article was not written by a child, then it was understandable that the country thought she had rebellious intentions. It was not a problem for the world to become a whole, but from Britania's point of view, it meant that the entire world had to be ruled by Britania.”
In the end, the teacher could only leave a comment on Princess Ufemia, who prayed for the peaceful life of her subjects. She was a very kind child. This teacher must have been breaking out in a cold sweat. However, this was too unbelievable. Her sister, Cornelia, was a complete believer in the military. She would not be lenient to those who did not recognize the justice of her country. Although his younger sister, Ufemiya, admired his older sister, she didn't agree with this part of her thinking. The so-called nine sons of the dragon were all different, which should explain this problem. Or was it something that had happened in the past that caused her to have such a belief?
" You just said that ZERO only believes in strength, right?"
She looked at the front of the bridge and paused.
"I don't think that's his nature.”Ufemiya seemed to be unhappy with Vermilion Bird's evaluation of ZERO. The man who had once strangled her neck with his bloody hands and suffocated her with his strong killing intent. She thought that she would die, but he had let her go and even allowed her to return to Britania.
"But…"
"You know what? I've talked to him directly before."
The Vermilion Bird had heard of this. About half a year ago, there was a hotel hijacking incident in Haikou. The hotel was occupied by an organization that used to belong to the Japanese Liberation Front. Ufemiya happened to be there at that time, so she was taken hostage by them. Then, ZERO and the Black Knights rescued her. It was at that moment that she bumped into ZERO, who had barged into the restaurant.
"At that time, ZERO pointed her sword at me.”
Even though Ufemiya's tone was calm, the Vermilion Bird couldn't remain unmoved. He stared at the princess's side profile.
"But what's incredible is that I'm not scared at all. I was so sure that this man wouldn't shoot.”
The two of them fell silent.
Finally, the Vermilion Bird spoke hesitantly.
"Do you have any evidence?"
Ufemiya turned to look at the Vermilion Bird again. A troubled smile appeared on her face.
"Sorry, it's just my intuition. However, I still have this feeling. I think as long as I'm still me, he won't shoot.”
At this moment, the smile on Eufemia's face disappeared and was replaced with a serious expression. Then, she used the words " I think " to draw out the following sentence.
" It's true that ZERO harbors hatred towards Britania, but at the same time, I felt something else.”
"Other feelings?"
"How sad."
" Yes," Ufemiya replied simply.
"While he hated Britania, he was also sad. That's why he wanted to change. Changing the entire 11th District, changing Britania, he gave me this idea.”
The Vermilion Bird was silent as he looked at the ground. But that was only for a moment. Soon, the Vermilion Bird stood up straight and stared at Shigen Island with determination.
"However, even so, I don't think his approach is correct.”(Author, I have to say this here: That's why I said that trash like you will never be able to compare to Lelouch!!!）
"Yes, I agree with you, but in fact, I think that's the problem.”
"What do you mean?"
" Can we stop him from doing wrong and guide him in the right direction? Although it sounds simple, but…"
Ufemiya's expression was a little gloomy.
"I don't have that kind of power now, and I don't know what the right thing to do is.”
Her voice became softer and softer, and the last few words were almost like she was talking to herself.
The other two were watching the conversation between the princess and the knight.
Lloyd and Cecil.
With his back against the wall near the corridor entrance and a frivolous smile on his face as usual, Lloyd spoke excitedly.
"How should I put it?"
"What?"
"Although it looks silly, there's something wrong with the scenery.”
Cecil didn't quite understand. She glanced at the princess and the youth on the other side of the entrance.
"There's nothing we can do about it. He has only been a knight for a few days."
"No, I'm not talking about that.”
Lloyd gently stroked his hair.
"How about this? Let's make a hypothesis. For example, Cecil, you are a soldier of the European Union or the Chinese Federation. In short, you are not part of the Britania army. If you were there and your king told you to die, what would you think?”
"This…"
Although this metaphor was a little inexplicable, the so-called becoming a knight actually meant something similar. If the monarch wants his courtiers to die, as courtiers, they have to die.
The eyes that were hidden behind the lenses were filled with complicated emotions. After realizing this, Cecil also became serious.
"What are you trying to say?"
"Aha, nothing."
Lloyd chuckled in an attempt to muddle through, but Cecil did not shift his gaze. The officer in white could only shrug his shoulders.
"What I mean is that the Vermilion Bird's reaction is unusual. The person who appointed him as a knight was fine. He did it because he wanted to, and he expressed his intentions very clearly. But in this way…What about the will of the person who was appointed? It was obvious that he could not refuse from his position.
Because it was an order, she obeyed it. Because it was an order, he became a knight. It's an order to be loyal to your master. If he shows even the slightest annoyance or reluctance, I think it's normal. But he didn't have that kind of performance at all.”
"But, I'm not sure. He…"
"Because he's a person who's very rigid? Because he had a good ruler? You're wrong, Cecil. He's proving it just like that."
The smile on Lloyd's face suddenly disappeared.
"As a person, there are certain flaws. "However, as the pilot of my Lancelot, someone like him is more suitable," Lloyd muttered to himself.
Cecil was speechless.
(At the end of the day, it was still 1W3 words.) Also, Vermilion Bird, I'm getting more and more annoyed…)
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