Chapter 30 : I'm sorry.
Grand Canyon, 10:45 am
Killua and Roy were exploring an abandoned laboratory.
"Apparently they are not few owners of the geass ..." the black-haired affirmed, reading some documents.
"Most of them will be long dead ... According to Jeremiah Lelouch, he ordered the killing of all those who owned a geass."
"He wanted to be the only one to have it, right?"
"Exact. He could not tolerate that there were others like him. "
Killua snorted, and looked around. That place had to be abandoned for many years; the floor, the furniture and the equipment were dusty, the windows were broken and some cobwebs sprouted here and there. He wondered what had happened to the researchers who had worked there. They were dead? They had run away who knows where? There was no way of knowing.
"Where will the girls be? I don't see them a little ... "Roy asked himself.
"Around, for sure."
"I hope they don't get into trouble, and above all they won't put us in it."
"As long as they remain underground there are no problems."
"True…"
"Rather, we'd better start preparing lunch."
"That is Julia's job. We are not cooks. "
"Right ... I'm going to look for her."
Having said this, Killua set off.
Albacete, at 7:00 pm
"It was time for you to come back!" Nadie exclaimed, turning to Roberta, Eda and Revy.
"We had complications," the blonde replied.
"Did you collide with the cyborgs?"
"A small department. Nothing to worry about. "
"I wouldn't be so sure. If you have not made the remains disappear their companions will notice the incident and will increase the surveillance in the city. "
"We threw them in the sewers."
"Excellent move. While you were out I rearranged the shelter and prepared dinner. "
"Very well, what's the good?"
"Paella."
"I'm crazy about it!" Revy stated, his eyes shining.
"We too!"
"Then follow me, Garcia is already at the table."
At the same time, in the dining room, Garcia was sitting at the table and waiting for the others to arrive.
Damn, I'm starving ... How long does it take for those three to come back?
He wondered.
After a few minutes Nadie, Revy, Eda and Roberta entered the room.
"Here you are, finally ... I can't see you anymore from hunger!"
"Next time you go to the surface to face alien cybernetic organisms, brat!" Eda replied, annoyed.
"Come on, don't fight ... It's neither the place nor the time." Roberta spoke.
The four women sat at the table and began to eat, imitated by the child.
Weiswolf, 7:15 pm
"Ah, what a meal ... I feel bloated!" Exclaimed Lelouch, touching his stomach.
"I believe you, you stuffed yourself like a pig." CC pointed out to him, sitting next to him.
"Well, it seems like the minimum after three years of fasting."
"If it wasn't for the invasion you'd still be petrified, you know?"
"I am aware of it ... Even if hibernation for life seems to me an excessive punishment."
"If it weren't for the code you stole from your father they would have killed you, other than hibernate you. Every person in this room, including me, was your victim in one way or another. "
"Who are you referring to?"
"To Cornelia, who lost Clovis, Euphemia and Nunnally. To Cecile, who lost Suzaku, and who had to appease your cravings for years. To Leila, who lost all her friends and the man she loved. To the women of your harem, which you have kept conditioned for years, without being able to oppose your order. And to me, who beat me savagely aboard the Avalon when I lost my memory. "
He looked down.
Start flashback
"I kept a piece of pizza aside, in case you were hungry." The green said, holding out the plate.
"SHUT UP!" Lelouch shouted angrily.
He threw her backwards, breaking the plate and making it fall to the ground in pain, with a cut on her thumb.
"Right now you are useless ... You're just a poor moron!"
"Forgive me!" She pleaded, putting her hands in her hair.
He kicked her in the face, breaking her nose and sending her lying supine, making her scream with pain.
"But you never thought about my responsibilities, eh ?!"
"I was wrong, I apologize!"
He started to get up but he kicked her again, this time in the stomach, which left her breathless, causing her to fall back to the ground folded in two.
"Have you ever thought for a second, a moment how many fucking responsibilities I have on my shoulders ?! Have you ever thought for only a second since we are here to my responsibilities towards the UFN?! "
"Forgive me, master ..." she whimpered in tears.
"Haven't you realized yet that I swore to liberate Japan, destroy Britannia and create a new world for Nunnally?!"
A new kick, this time in her side, caused her a sharp pain. She seemed to feel her ribs crack.
"Please ... STOP!"
"War is imminent! But you don't give a damn to you, true?! Those people out there named me CEO because they trust me! They are convinced that I will lead them to victory! How can I manage the UFN if you continue to pester me with your nonsense? I need peace and quiet to work out plans and strategies for the impending conflict! Do you want it or understand it or not? REPLY! "He shouted at her as he continued to kick her.
"STOP!" Screamed CC.
"What's going on here?" Kallen asked, entering the room with Rolo.
They missed us too!
Lelouch thought, annoyed.
"It happens that a conflict of planetary dimensions between my alliance and the empire will soon begin! What happens is that I have to work out a strategy to free Japan from the British, and I can't do it if this demented continues to distract me! "The boy explained, annoyed.
The redhead approached CC and seeing her in tears with a broken nose and some bruises along the body exclaimed:
"You exaggerated, Lelouch! Was it really necessary to beat her to death? "
"Exactly! I don't tolerate annoyances in such a delicate moment! Now take it from my eyes, it's an order! "
Kallen glared at him, then turned to CC.
"Can you walk?"
"Yes ..." she replied, wiping her tears and standing up.
"Let's go."
The two girls walked, followed by Rolo who thought:
He must be really under pressure to react so violently.
End flashback
"CC ... That was a dark time for me. Shirley was dead, the war against Britannia was imminent, I couldn't get rid of Rolo ... I was on edge. Then everything got worse. Thinking about it now I suck myself. For what it's worth ... I'm sorry. "He stated.
CC looked at him impassively.
"Okay ... Basically I suffered worse in my centuries-old life."
What are those two going to be saying?
Cornelia wondered, worried.
Even if the previous one had been only a dream there was the risk that sooner or later it would become a reality; for this she had to constantly keep an eye on her half-brother. She could not afford mistakes.