Chapter 51 : Between serenity and bitterness
Weiswolf, 11:15 am
Cornelia was in her quarters and was reading the latest reports from various fronts.
The raids on central Siberia are bearing fruit ... And the losses among our aircraft are limited. A rebellion against the invaders has broken out in Ankara, we should send arms and ammunition to the rioters, but first I want to know Lelouch's opinion about it.
She think.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
"Sorry for the trouble, your majesty."
"Prime Minister Breisgau ... Who is he?"
"Ioan Malcal, my half brother. He has recently arrived at the fortress. "
"I didn't know you had a brother."
"You never asked me."
"Right ... Lead him to his quarters, then come back here. We need to talk…"
"Yes, your majesty."
Albacete, 11:30 am
Eda was in a tent and was sipping a can of beer while listening to the latest news from a radio.
"Here is the voice of freedom from New York. I bring you news from Xian, in occupied China. Local resistance has initiated a vast offensive against the invaders. Thousands are dead, but the Chinese have sworn to fight to the last man. "
This can be defined as resistance.
The blonde thought.
"Good news?" Revy asked, as soon as she entered.
"Apparently humanity is rising after the initial defeats ... The invaders lose ground everywhere."
"All the better ..."
"Have you seen Roberta and the others?"
"No ... They'll be around."
"I see ... I was wondering: how long will we stay here?"
"I have no idea ... We must wait for the end of the war and the reconstruction of the city. And it will take time for both. "
"I don't doubt it."
Both snorted, depressed. As far as they knew it would take years, both to liberate the Earth from the invaders and to rebuild the destroyed cities. Admitting that in the end they would not have prevailed, which is not impossible since they still controlled half the world. They could wait and hope that the war lasted as little as possible.
Tokyo, 7.45pm
"So, miss Gremory. What do you think of the pizza I cooked? "Shizuka asked, addressing her guest.
"Delicious!" The brunette exclaimed.
"Happy to hear it ... And I assure you that the second one will be even better."
"But where did you get all these groceries? Both the fridge and the warehouse next to it contain many. "
To answer it was Takashi:
"When the CD hit Tokyo I and the others took advantage of the general stampede to loot a supermarket. We took more supplies than we could. "
"Quite illegal ..."
"Yup. But in times of crisis like this, laws can be broken. "
"If we hadn't done that, today we would suffer from hunger." Hisashi stated, biting into a slice of pizza.
"True ..." Venelana admitted.
"How do you find yourself, Mr. Gremory?" Rei demanded.
"Beautifully. Dinner is delicious, and the company even more. "Zeoticus replied, satisfied.
"I agree, I feel good here too." Rias intervened.
Fortunately, Venelana kept the silence on our party, otherwise those two would have been anything but enthusiastic about staying here.
Kiba thought.
"You are students of this high school, right?" Xenovia asked.
"Exactly," Saeko replied.
"Where are your families?"
"We do not know. As far as we know they may have been incinerated in the destruction of Tokyo."
"I see…"
"The only one still alive is certainly Saya's mother."
"Why?" Venelana asked curiously.
"Years ago Lelouch took her in his harem, taking her to Pendragon. I haven't seen her since." The glasses answered.
"Didn't she come back to Japan?"
Saya shook her head in denial.
"And I doubt that I'll see her again ..."
"You're sorry?"
"Not that much. After all, I have my friends here with me. "
Which is also your new family, now that the old one is extinct.
Issei thought, bitter.