Chapter 49 : Deviation
Grand Canyon, 2:15 am
Rivalz was wandering the streets of the underground city that had once hosted one of the sites of the cult of the geass.
So this is where the geass were studied ...
He think.
After the death of Lelouch the existence of the geass had been made public, a hypnotic power with which the mad emperor had subjugated the whole humanity. No one knew how or when he got it, but he had used it on several occasions, like when he had forced Princess Euphemia li Britannia to order the extermination of the Japanese. A blow to the detractors of Euphemia and to Zero's supporters, who in fact were both extinct. Because of the revelations of the new Empress Cornelia, the myth of Zero, seen by ordinary people as a hero and a symbol of freedom and justice, was hopelessly collapsed: many were disappointed to discover that behind the mask of the heroic revolutionary was hidden in reality a British prince, in addition responsible for a bloody massacre and the ten-year slavery of the human race. Now Zero was considered a symbol of deception and illusion, despised by all. Some voices related the existence of a secret society that studied the geass. Even the late Emperor Charles and his consort Marianne vi Britannia were part of this association. However, the Empress Cornelia had always denied the existence of the cult, as Marianne had denied. But now he was in one of the headquarters of the aforementioned cult, irrefutable proof that the secret society, called the geass cult, had once existed.
Who knows why they have kept silent about it ... Perhaps to prevent other organizations from coming up with the same purpose?
He wondered.
"We are nocturnal, I see ..." said a female voice, frightening him greatly.
He turned around, meeting Faye's eyes.
"Ah, it's you ... You gave me a heart attack."
"Who did you think I was? An alien? If they've been seen lately ... "The purple-haired stated, ironically.
"You took me by surprise ..."
"I see. Changing the subject ... Are you all right here? "
"Yes ... It's a safe place. Even if the aliens invade North America they would not be able to find us hidden underground, at least in theory ... "
"Yeah ... Unless their technology allows them to spot underground structures and tunnels. In that case we would be in trouble. "
"Big trouble ... But how come you are standing?"
"Well…. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, and since I can't get back to sleep I walk around the city ... Besides, there is nothing else to do here. "
"Do the others sleep?"
Faye nodded.
"Like dormice."
"Blessed are they ... I fear I will spend the night in white."
"Would you like to take a look at the cult documents?"
"Can I really?"
"Obviously. The cult archive is nearby. I can take you if you want. "
"I gladly accept."
Osaka, 6.30 pm
They were headed for high school when Saki suddenly stopped:
"How stupid ..." She exclaimed.
"What is it?" Gerel asked her.
"It's already half past six in the evening, there will be no one in high school this time."
"Why?"
"The schools are open only in the morning."
"I understand ... And what do we do in the meantime?"
"We could go to Hayato ..."
"Who is it?"
"The one who pushed me into the drug tunnel ... And then chase me away, breaking my heart. I thought he loved me, and instead ... "
"He tricked you, didn't he?"
"Yup…"
"Where do we find it?"
"He usually goes to a bar nearby ..."
"Then let us pay him a little visit ..." Proposed Gerel, smiling maliciously.
Weiswolf, 10:45 am
"All right, Miss Hayashi, you have only a few bruises on your neck. Time a few days and they will disappear." Dr. Shirayuki stated.
"And what about my son?"
"All regular, miss Breisgau ... Pregnancy proceeds wonderfully. I found no health problems in you or in the fetus. "
"Will it be male or female?" Tony asked.
"To find out it will take time and further examination."
"I understand ... to resent."
Once out in the corridor, Tony, still in the company of his wife and lover, walked down the corridor.
"Fortunately, neither of you reported any serious damage ... I'm so relieved." He said happily.
"Yeah ... Although I took a big risk." Leila replied.
"And I together with you."
"I would never have killed you ..."
"I doubt it ... If Leila died you would have lost your mind."
"I can't deny it ... I care too much for her, and for the baby she is carrying."
"Seen?"
At one point the trio came across a boy with short purple hair and eyes of the same color; it was Jan Manes, one of Ashley's pilots.
"Prime Minister Breisgau ... I was just looking for you."
"What is it?" Asked the blonde.
"Simon and Alan have captured a guy who wandered around the fortress. Now we are interrogating him. "
"Is he an alien?"
"Human."
"I can see it?"
"Sure ... He's in this room." Saying this, he pointed to the nearby door.
Without hesitating, Leila opened it and went inside: in the room there were, besides Simon (he had seen him during the execution) there was a boy with teal-green hair and gray eyes who was addressing a man with long brown hair and eyes green, handcuffed to a chair.
"I repeat: what are you doing in these parts? Have you come to spy? "He asked what Alan must have been.
"I'm just looking for a safe place, I'm not a spy." The prisoner stated.
Looking at him better, Leila was stunned.
"Ioan!" She exclaimed, astonished.