Chapter 22 : Surprise box
Toromo Institute, 9.15 pm
The moon and the stars shone high in the sky, illuminating the immense jungle that spread around the research center. Zhou was watching the view from her room when someone knocked on the door.
"Come on!" She said.
"Excuse me, Miss." Henry said.
"Dr. Wu ... Are there any news from the world?"
"Today the imperial army has rejected new attacks from Thailand ... But the defensive line will not hold up for long. It's only a matter of weeks if we're lucky; days if we are not. "
"So what will we do?"
"The order is to fall back to the neighboring islands ... Hainan, Philippines ... Indonesia would be better."
"There would also be Japan ... I know that the imperial forces have repelled the enemy forces."
"Too far north. And it is subject to continuous air raids from Korea and Sakhalin. Many enemy aircraft are shot down by anti-aircraft guns, equipped with laser and electromagnetic weapons (which evade the deflector shields), but others manage to reach the cities causing considerable damage, before being destroyed by our frames. "
"Also equipped with lasers?"
Henry nodded.
"I see ... And what about my homeland?"
"Do you mean the province of China? Is firmly in the hands of Gerel's forces. "
"And there is no way to regain it?"
"Not now. For now we must maintain defensive positions. "
"But it's frustrating ..."
"Frustrating but necessary. For now the invaders have the knife on the side of the handle and will have it for a long time. "
Zhou snorted annoyed.
If only Shinku were still alive he would certainly have fought on the front line against them ... He was a valiant warrior, ready for anything for the good of his nation. But now he is gone, and China is just the province of a global empire, which also seems to have days off.
She think.
Tokyo, 11:30 pm
Issei and Kiba were in the underground canteen, which at that hour was empty.
"We said at 11.15 pm, no? It's late! "The brown-haired man said irritably.
"She will come, you will see. "The blond reassured him.
In fact, after a while entered in the room Venelana , in black underwear.
"Sorry for the delay, but I had to wait for Zeoticus to fall asleep." She said.
"Zeoticus?" Issei asked.
"My husband ... Rias's father. Did she ever tell you about him? "
"Actually no…"
Issei had never really known his fiancee's father, he had only seen him from far away, when he went to get Rias for an appointment. And he had never set foot in Gremory Estate until three weeks ago. The same was true of her mother and brother, she only knew them superficially.
"I see. Now you explain to me why you wanted to talk to me in private? "Asked the woman.
"Here you see ... We are happy to be your lovers ... But we would like to know why you wanted to give himself to us, so easily to come." Kiba said.
"Legitimate curiosity. Well, you see ... As you may have guessed I'm not a model wife. On the contrary, I am a vicious, always looking for new emotions. You know, a month ago I even gave birth to a threesome with my own children. "
"Do you mean Rias and Sirzechs?" Issei asked, startled.
"Exactly, but I'd rather keep the gory details for me."
"As you want."
"Does your husband know about this?" Kiba asked.
"He knows about my escapades in the family, while I prefer to hide those with you."
"So for you we are nothing but instruments of pleasure?" Kiba's voice had a resentful tone.
"Let's say friends of sex, or lustmates if you prefer."
"It seems to her that lust is everything." Issei stated.
"You say it as if it were a monstrosity, but it is not at all. Depravity is part of my nature, and I accept it. I'm not trying to repress it, it would be absurd. I want to enjoy life, as long as I can, especially in times like these. "
"Your family does not think so."
"Rias and Sirzechs are libertines as much as I am ... Those two understand it, both with each other and with me. And maybe even my husband would understand, but it's boring to always have him in the way. Sometimes I prefer to have fun alone. You understand? "
They nodded. The brunette smiled and lay down on a table.
"So, do you want to keep chatting or want to have some fun?" She asked.
The two boys headed for her.
Weiswolf, 3.45 pm
Evergreen, Ashley and Harley were walking down a corridor.
"So, where would this fabulous strategist be?" The boy asked.
"There!" She said, pointing to a door guarded by two soldiers.
Soldiers of Esdeath, surely ...
She thought the bespectacled.
The two began to look at each other as soon as they saw them.
"Let us pass."
She ordered.
"Minister Esdeath has instructed not to let anyone in, except her and Empress Cornelia."
"I know, but it's urgent."
"I'm sorry, but we have precise instructions not to let anyone in."
Suddenly Harley hit the first sentinel with the baseball bat; the second one tried to react but got a fist on the face. Both lost their senses.
"Patience is not my virtue!" The pilot explained to Evergreen.
Esdeath will give me a head like this when she finds out.
She thought this last.
"Okay ... But let's go in now."
The trio entered a room with no furniture, with a chest and a crowbar next to it. Evergreen took it and opened the box, leaving both Ashley and Harley in stone.
"But it's ..." said the first.
"Lelouch!" The second exclaimed.