Chapter 132: New arrivals, part 1.
11:00 am
Zero, in the company of Kaguya, was in her tent, intent on interrogating the nurse who had helped Euphemia, then bringing her back to base camp.
"First of all, I want to thank you for saving Euphemia. Without you, she probably would have died. " He stated.
"Leverage the probably as well." Aki replied, adjusting her glasses.
"Now tell us a little about yourself." He invited her.
Aki snorted, as if having to answer that question irritated her. But she did it anyway.
"I'm born in 1989, at the age of 18 I joined the army, reaching the rank of first class sergeant."
"You quickly climbed the hierarchy ..." Kaguya said, pleased.
"As far as I know there were five before that grade ..." Zero said.
Aki nodded.
"Student officer, soldier, elite soldier, chief soldier, sergeant and first class sergeant."
"And did you get over them in just three years?"
The nurse shrugged.
"I am particularly gifted. And it's not so absurd, if you think that the current leader of Europia, Leila Breisgau, is a lieutenant colonel."
"True ... How did you end up here?"
"At the outbreak of the Second Pacific War, my unit was part of the 1st Division, Eastern Army, based in Nerima, a neighborhood of Tokyo (my hometown). I took part in the Battle of Yokohama, in which the British army wiped out our troops. After the capitulation I was relegated to a ghetto, living in misery for about 3 years. "
Poor girl ... It must have been hard for her.
Kaguya thought, sad.
"Then?" Zero asked.
"I was able to obtain the title of honorary Britannian, also thanks to my knowledge in the medical field, and I obtained the position of nurse in the village of Chibu. And I have remained there until today. "
"Why exactly in Chibu?" Kaguya asked her.
"Because unlike the major islands, first devastated by war and later by guerrillas, the island of Chibu is a quiet place. And it has remained substantially intact. "
Lelouch / Zero nodded.
"A logical choice ... And how did the Britons behave here?"
"Well, maybe you don't believe it, but there was a sort of ... Coexistence."
Both Lelouch and Kaguya stared at her perplexed.
" Coexistence?" The dark-haired girl asked .
"Yes… The military presence was mostly concentrated in the larger islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu). There were few soldiers here, there are no ghettos like those of Saitama and Shizuoka. And, over the years, British citizens and local residents have learned to live together in harmony. "
Strange that my father tolerated such a situation ... Perhaps he was distracted by the struggle against the separatists in the major islands, and by the wars against Europiq and the Arab Federation.
Lelouch thought.
"Zero!" Tamaki suddenly called him, entering the tent.
"What's up?" He asked, noticing her agitated expression.
That the maneuvers have gone into action here too?
Kaguya wondered, worried.
"A warship has just appeared in front of the nearby beach!"
Surprised, Zero turned around.
"Which navy does it belong to? European? Britannian? "
Tamaki shook her head.
"Neither one nor the other. Waving a blue flag with a kind of sun in the center!"
The flag of the kingdom of Zilkhstan!
Lelouch thought, surprised.
"It's a ship from the kingdom of Zilkhstan, a Middle Eastern kingdom! How did it get here? " Kaguya asked.
"The easiest way to know is to go and see ..." Zero / Lelouch replied, standing up.
"Sorry, what about me?" Aki asked.
"You can go, for now. But don't leave the camp!" Zero ordered her.
"But ... I have to go back to the hospital! And all I know ... "
"Nothing but! You will stay here until further notice! "
Although annoyed, the nurse nodded her.
Zero then turned to Kaguya:
"Come with me!"
"Yes, supreme Zero!" The girl exclaimed enthusiastically.
In the mask, Lelouch snorted.
After tonight she'll stick to me like a postage stamp!
He thought.