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Clan Leader of Kyoto
Lelouch, Nunnally, Rai, Alice, and Sayoko were making their way out of the campus and were set to meet with one of the members of the House Kyoto.
"Kyoto's backing will be a huge help for us," Lelouch said, "and we need to show that we're worth the backing."
"And then we tell the others," Nunnally said, "about us."
"Yes…" Lelouch said.
"I can't help but feel nervous," Nunnally said, "telling them who we are. Telling them that we're actually Britannians doesn't really worry much me but telling them we're the former prince and princess of Britannia, the fact that we're…two of the Emperor's children."
"Whatever happens, we'll deal with it," Lelouch said, "besides, it doesn't change what we do, what we intend to do."
"Well, you two don't need to worry," Rai assured, "we got your back."
"Yes, we'll follow you both to the end," Sayoko added.
"And nothing will change that," Alice added.
"Yes, thank you," Lelouch said feeling grateful.
"We really appreciate it," Nunnally said with a smile.
"It seems that you're all set," CC said suddenly.
The five of them stopped and saw CC leaning by a tree and Lelouch sighed as he shook his head and walked up to CC.
"CC, I'm starting to think that you don't take me, take us seriously," Lelouch said, "how many time have you been told that it's risky to just be out of the open. It's like you don't care if you get discovered at this point."
"And how many times have I told you that I'm being careful," CC replied, "no one's going to know. Besides, it's not going to matter anymore."
"What are you talking about?" Lelouch asked.
"I'm leaving and for good," CC declared.
"Leaving?" Lelouch asked.
"That's right," CC said and then she looked at Lelouch, "it's clear that you have no intention in continuing on our contract. No, you've decided to break your promise to me. Since that's the case, I have no reason to stick with you any longer."
"…All right," Lelouch said.
"You're really not bothered by it," CC commented.
"Why should I?" Lelouch replied, "You already know where I stand on this so I don't think you need me to repeat myself."
CC sighed, "No, I don't but Lelouch, I will say that you really are a disappointment. I thought that finally, I've found someone worthwhile but you've really let me down. I'll find someone else to form a contract with," CC sighed again, "I really thought you would be the one Lelouch but you've disappointed me."
"You know CC, with the way things went," Lelouch said, "I really don't care how you feel."
"No, of course you don't," CC said, "I wonder if you'll really succeed in your endeavors."
CC began to walk way.
"Good bye Catherine," Lelouch said.
"Farewell Catherine," Nunnally said.
"So long," Alice said.
"Bye, bye," Rai said.
"Farewell Miss Catherine," Sayoko said with a respectable bow.
CC flinched as she called by her original name and stopped.
"I told you not—" CC stopped herself and shook her head, "You know what, forget it. It's not worth it."
CC left the campus and Lelouch, Nunnally, Rai, Alice, and Sayoko just looked on watching CC leave.
"Just like that," Nunnally said.
"Yeah…" Lelouch said.
Lelouch's phone suddenly rang and he and CC was surprised. Lelouch picked up his phone from his breast pocket and looked at the caller ID.
"Shirley?" Lelouch spoke and he answered the phone and placed it on his ear, "Hi Shirley."
"Hi Lulu," Shirley said on the other line.
Nunnally, Sayoko, Rai, and Alice were curious knowing that it was Shirley who was calling Lelouch. Meanwhile on the second floor, Nina walked by and then she stopped and saw Lelouch with his sister as well as Sayoko, Rai, and Alice. Nina clenched her teeth and her fists as she remembered the embarrassing thing that had happened last night. Nina looked around and then she headed off to a direction. Back outside with Lelouch on his phone talking to Shirley.
"Anyway Lulu, it's about tonight," Shirley said on the other line.
"Tonight?" Lelouch replied, "Is something wrong?"
"I might be late to meet with you," Shirley said.
"Oh?" Lelouch replied, "Did something happen?"
"It's not serious but I have to go somewhere," Shirley said, "You see, it's my father."
"Huh, did something happen to your father?" Lelouch asked concerned.
"It's nothing serious," Shirley assured, "it's just that something happened and my mother and I are going to go pick him up."
"Shirley, are you sure everything is okay?" Lelouch asked with concern, "If something serious happened, you don't have to force yourself. You can stay with your father and we can try again some other time."
"No, no, no! It's fine Lulu…really," Shirley assured, "I just might be late but I promise I will meet with you for the concert tonight. Don't worry, everything is fine, it will take some time just to make sure that my father is fine and bring him home but I promise I will definitely be there…"
"Well, okay if you say so," Lelouch said, "I'll see you tonight then."
"Yeah, see you there," Shirley said happily, "I'm looking forward to it."
"Yeah, me too," Lelouch said with a smile.
Lelouch hung up his phone and then he looked over and saw the grins on Rai and Alice's faces.
"Knock it off you two," Lelouch said as he put his phone away.
"Now now Lelouch," Alice said in glee, "no need to feel embarrassed."
"Yeah, you're really doing a nice thing for Shirley," Rai said.
"Still, I can't help but feel bad for Kallen," Nunnally said.
"Kallen?" Lelouch asked confused, "Why do you feel bad for Kallen?"
"Oh Lelouch, come now," Nunnally said feeling a bit frustrated, "surely you know, don't you?"
"Know what?" Lelouch replied confused, "What am I suppose to know?"
"Oh my goodness," Nunnally responded feeling frustrated.
Sayoko glanced to the side with her thoughts, "Oh Master Lelouch, it seems you still haven't realize…"
Tokyo Train Station
Shirley in her casual clothes looked at her phone and smiled as she stood next to her mother, Susan. Shirley sighed and looked up at the sign that read the arrival time for the train to arrive in the station and heading for Narita.
"Shirley?" Susan spoke.
"Yes Mom?" Shirley responded.
"When are you going to introduce us?" Susan asked.
"Huh?" Shirley replied confused.
"That boy you were just talking on your phone," Susan said and then she smiled looking at her daughter, "that boy you're going on a date with tonight."
Shirley flinched and blushed and looked away from her mother's gaze.
"M-Mom, please!" Shirley said feeling embarrassed.
Susan just kept smiling at Shirley.
An Unknown Location, Two Hours Later
The place was foggy and Zero was standing and waiting and then two limos arrived and pulled up. One of the drivers of the two limos winded his window down.
"Zero," The driver said, "We're here to pick you and your staff members up. They are to come with you as requested by my lord."
"Yes of course," Zero responded, "they're patrolling the perimeter. I'll call them but before I do that though…"
Narita
The recovery efforts were being done as bodies of Britannian soldiers were being picked up from the wrecked Knightmare Frames, the bodies that were buried from the rockslide and were being taken to tents. Body bags filled the rows in the tents and there were civilians that were there was watching behind the barricades that had been set up. They were the people that were in Narita and who had been escorted by members of the Black Knights. They talked among themselves of what had happened and most were sad that the soldiers had lost their lives and they all realized why they themselves were escorted away so they wouldn't get caught up by the landslide. Work to recover the bodies of soldiers continued as medical workers and pilots in Knightmares were continuing in the recovering efforts. In one of the tents, Suzaku looked around and then he sighed sadly. He then looked over and saw Cecile changing the Energy Filler for the Morgause and doing other calculations. He looked at the ground and kept replaying what had happened when he went against Zero and his Lionel. It was a humiliating defeat for Suzaku as not only did Zero sever the limbs of the Lancelot and severely damaged the seventh generation Knightmare Frame, he took the VARIS Rifle as well and claimed it as his trophy. Suzaku squeezed the water bottle in his hand and clenched his teeth.
"I couldn't do anything," Suzaku said in his head upset, "I couldn't stop Zero and I couldn't even stop the one in that red Knightmare from getting to the Viceroy. I was…nothing to Zero and in the end, I wasn't much of a concern for him to kill," Suzaku closed his eyes and shook his head as he clenched his teeth, "this disgrace and humiliation, it's unbearable. After what happened, it'll be a miracle if I'll be able to—"
"There you are," A female voice said.
Suzaku turned and saw Nonette approaching him.
"Lady Enneagram," Suzaku spoke.
"Hello Kururugi," Nonette said, "How are you holding up?"
"Um, well…" Suzaku looked away feeling ashamed.
"Yeah I get it," Nonette said, "it's never a pleasant feeling losing to an enemy."
"No it's not, it never is. I apologize for my failure," Suzaku said, "Lady Enneagram, I just want say that it's a good thing you showed up when you did. Because of that, Viceroy was able to avoid being captured."
"I just did what I had to do," Nonette said with a shrug, "I am a Knight of the Round."
"Yeah…" Suzaku agreed.
"You know, Princess Euphemia has been asking about you," Nonette said.
"Euphie…" Suzaku said in his head.
"She's worried about you," Nonette pointed out.
"I see…" Suzaku said feeling even more ashamed for making the Third Princess worried, "I can't apologize enough to Princess Euphemia. She placed her faith in me and I let her down."
"I'm pretty sure she doesn't see it that way," Nonette said and then she crossed her arms, "if anything, she feels guilty for what happened."
"Huh, what do you mean?" Suzaku asked.
"Oh there you are," Lloyd said suddenly, "and having a delightful conversation with the Knight of Nine."
Suzaku and Nonette looked over and saw Lloyd.
"Oh Asplund," Nonette said.
"Lloyd…" Suzaku said.
"The repairs for the Lancelot are still underway but I'm sure it will be finished soon," Lloyd said and then he frowned, "although it will take time to replace the VARIS Rifle that was stolen. Zero had to add theft on his list of crimes."
"You were quite irate when you saw the state that the Lancelot was in," Nonette commented, "you were even set to hunt down Zero yourself."
Lloyd was surprised and looked at Suzaku.
"I didn't tell her," Suzaku said shaking his head.
"Ah, must have been Miss Cecile then," Lloyd said annoyed.
"Well she was concerned about you making any…rash and illogical decisions," Nonette said.
Lloyd sighed, "Well I don't deny that I was quite livid…I'm still am actually but moving on, Suzaku, dung up bodies out of the landslide yet?"
"Oh…I would actually like to continue the recovery operation if that's possible," Suzaku replied.
"Ah yes, you can continue until you're satisfied," Lloyd said, "in fact you can consider it as orders from Princess Cornelia."
"Yeah," Suzaku said with a nod and he was pondering.
"Is there something else Suzaku?" Lloyd asked.
"Yes, you look like you have something else in mind that you're wondering about," Nonette said.
"Yeah," Suzaku said, "I'm just wondering…"
"Yes?" Lloyd said.
"Zero…and the Black Knights," Suzaku said, "just what are they trying to do? What are they really trying to accomplish by sacrificing so many lives?"
"You heard them, didn't you? They refer to themselves as knights for justice," Nonette said, "at least that's what Zero says and their intent to do so."
Suzaku clenched his fists in anger, "Is this justice? Do they really call what they just did justice?"
"Hey, hey now, I hope you're not going to start spouting some embarrassing theory about the nature of justice," Lloyd responded, "We're soldiers after all."
"Exactly," Nonette agreed, "you would be wise to keep that kind of thing to yourself. It's probably just childish nonsense anyway."
Suzaku was shocked when he heard Nonette make such assumption and Nonette sighed again as she brought out a picture from her pocket. It was a picture of CC and when she stood in front of the Lionel and it surprised Suzaku when he saw it.
"Wait, I know her," Suzaku replied.
"Wait, you do?" Nonette asked looking at Suzaku surprised.
"Really?" Lloyd asked.
"Yeah, she's the girl from that container that I saw in Shinjuku," Suzaku said.
"The container in Shinjuku?" Nonette replied shocked.
"Yeah, I know that it's her," Suzaku said.
"Oh, then she must have been the one that was reported about," Lloyd said, "the one who was used for experimentations for this Code-R Project."
"The one Clovis was involved in," Nonette said with a frown and then she looked at the picture, "now I see…"
"That picture…" Suzaku said, "Wait, was she actually here in Narita?"
"She was," Nonette said with a frown.
"Yes thank you for coming, I'll take you to him," Villetta's voice said.
Suzaku, Nonette, and Lloyd looked and saw Villetta talking to two woman and Suzaku was surprised as he recognized one of them and it was Shirley.
"Princess Euphemia is with him right now and expecting you," Villetta said, "and he'll be overjoyed to see you two."
"Thank you so much," Susan said happily.
"I'm so glad he's alright," Shirley said feeling relieved.
Villetta walked to a direction with Susan and Shirley following her.
"Shirley," Suzaku said.
"Hmm, what was that?" Nonette said, "Do you know one of them?"
"Y-Yeah, Shirley is one of my classmates at school," Suzaku said.
"Oh right, you attend Ashford Academy, don't you?" Nonette said.
"Yes," Suzaku said.
"Right…" Lloyd said as he walked away and went to Cecile.
Lloyd met up with Cecile who had just finished with Morgause while Cecile just looked at the Knightmare Frame.
"Cecile," Lloyd spoke.
"I checked the units, including the Purist Faction," Cecile said.
"And Lady Enneagram and I were right on the mark, weren't we," Lloyd said.
"Yes, it was indeed a Radiant Wave Surger," Cecile said.
"Rakshata," Lloyd said as he thought about the Indian woman that he and Cecile were acquainted with, "I never would have thought that she would work with our enemies."
"Not to mention that pilot in that red Knightmare was extremely skilled," Cecile said, "she may be just as skilled as Zero himself."
"From what Jeremiah said, they called that red Knightmare the Guren Mk-II," Lloyd said, "I'm sure they will be a chance for my Lancelot to take on that Guren Mk-II and the Lionel and by that time, I'm sure that the Lancelot will win."
"Are you sure about that Lloyd?" Cecile asked.
"Well…I would like to think so…" Lloyd looked at the Morgause, "although there is the Morgause and Nonette was able to outwit the pilot of that Guren."
"Lloyd…" Cecile said with concern.
"Princess Cornelia has strongly suggested that we concentrate with the Morgause only," Lloyd said and then he sighed heavily, "What's worse is that she might speak directly to our patron about having Suzaku replaced as the Lancelot's pilot."
Cecile was shocked when she heard that.
"I-Is that true?" Cecile asked.
"Yes, although honestly, I'm sure it won't happen. There's no one else capable of piloting my Lancelot," Lloyd pointed out, "Suzaku is the only one qualified aaaannnd…our patron trusts our decisions."
Cecile looked on with a sad expression and then she looked over to Suzaku who was still speaking with Nonette. Meanwhile in one of the tents, Joseph was on one of the beds being checked over and Euphie as well as Jeremiah who was standing with a crutch and had a medical eye patch over his eye. Villetta arrived with Shirley and Susan and Joseph was happy to see his wife and daughter. The Fenette women were happy to see the man very dear to them and they both rushed and gave him a hug and Joseph hugged back. Euphie smiled as she was delighted in seeing the reunion and she thanked Villetta and Jeremiah and the two of them responded by giving respectable bows to Euphie.
An Unknown Location
The two large limos that was carrying Zero, Void, Rai, Alice, Naoto and his group as well as Keitaro, Gen, and Jinta was still riding through the tunnel.
"This is taking too long," Tamaki complained, "when do we get there?"
"Will you relax," Naoto said, "complaining is not going to help."
"Just chill out will you," Kallen said, "you're embarrassing."
Tamaki frowned in response. They suddenly felt the shaking and felt the limo being moved up.
"Huh?" Tamaki spoke.
"The hell is going on?" Rai asked.
"We're going up?" Kallen asked.
"Seems like it," Void said.
The limos were being lifted by an elevator. The elevator stopped and the limos moved forward a bit and then they stopped. The doors opened by the limo drivers.
"Sorry for the inconvenience," One of the limo drivers said, "the master is waiting for you."
Zero and then founding members of the Black Knights got out of the two limos and they were amazed when they saw an amazing view outside.
"Is this what I think it is…?" Keitaro asked.
"Is this the Fuji Mines?" Ohgi spoke.
"It's got to be!" Sugiyama spoke.
"That is not possible!" Tamaki said, "There's no way we could be here."
"But it has to be Mt. Fuji!" Kallen said, "There's only one mountain like this."
"Then that means that the Sakuradite is right below us," Tamaki said.
"The resource that caused the damn war," Yoshida said.
"If intruders are found here, they would be captured and executed," Inoue said.
"The tower reaches all the way out here," Naoto said, "I've got to say that House Kyoto is amazing."
"Yeah I agree," Ohgi said.
"It's repulsive!" A booming voice said.
The light turned off and replaced with dim red lights and the Black Knights turned their attention to the man who was veiled and sitting holding his cane.
"Mt. Fuji, a sacred mountain that was renown in the past for its scenic beauty and clear water is now reduced to bend to the empire's will," The man hidden behind the veil said with sadness and anger, "a place of hideous violation, a reflection of what Japan has become and it pains me so," The veiled man turns his attention to Zero, "I apologize for not showing my face but Zero, your face is hidden as well. Unfortunately, I cannot allow this so in order for me to trust you, I must know who you are," The veiled man pointed his cane at Zero, "therefore, you will show me your face."
It was signaled by the veiled man pointing his cane at Zero to have Burais appear with Assault Rifles in hands to move and pointed their ranged weapons at Zero. The other members looked around and were surprised and did not like where this was going.
"Wait!" Kallen said as she stood in front of Zero in her attempt to shield him, "Please wait, Zero has given us power! He's given us victory after victory so—"
"Silence!" The veiled man interrupted strongly, "Now then…" The veiled man pointed his cane at Naoto, "you, you're Naoto Kozuki, correct?"
"Yeah, that's me," Naoto answered.
"You will remove Zero's mask," The veiled man said.
Kallen and Ohgi just sighed while Rai, Alice, and Void were calm and looked over to Zero and Naoto. Jinta shrugged and the other members were surprised and wondered that they were going to find out just like this.
"Sure, no problem," Naoto said as he went and stood in front of Zero.
"Wait a minute!" Minami said, "Seriously?"
"Just like that?" Inoue asked, "Is it really just like that?"
"Just calm down everyone," Naoto said, "it'll be fine."
"How can you say that?" Gen asked worried.
"Well it's going down just as Zero said it would," Naoto said.
Zero nodded and so did Void, Rai, Ohgi, Kallen, and Alice much to the surprise of others.
"Wait, seriously?" Minami asked.
"I don't get this," Keitaro said.
"Yeah can somebody explain this to us because now I'm confused," Yoshida said.
"You'll see," Void commented.
"Void…?" Yoshida spoke.
"Now then…" Naoto spoke.
Naoto slowly removed Zero's mask and they were surprised to see the face behind the mask. The person revealed to be Sayoko who just smiled.
"S-Sayoko?" Sugiyama spoke surprised.
"Wait a minute!" Tamaki said, "Sayoko, y-you can't be Zero. No, you're definitely not Zero!"
"I thought it was weird that we didn't see you earlier," Inoue said.
"I thought it was weird that throughout the whole time during our ride, Zero didn't say anything even when Void and Jinta were speaking to him," Sugiyama added.
"Yeah, that how it is," Naoto said with grin.
"You knew about this Naoto?" Keitaro asked, "You, Kallen, Ohgi, Void, Alice, Rai…" Keitaro looked at Jinta, "Jinta."
"You got us," Jinta said waving his hands.
"What is the meaning of this?!" The veiled man said and who was clearly not amused, "Do you think this is some sort of game?!"
"Of course not," Rai assured, "we would never think that."
"Woman, you are called Sayoko, correct?" The veiled man asked.
"Yes," Sayoko said with a bow, "I am Sayoko Shinozaki."
"Wait, Shinozaki?" The veiled man replied surprised.
"Sir, do you think—" One of the bodyguards spoke.
"Never mind that for now," The veil man said, "Sayoko Shinozaki, you truly are not Zero?"
"No but I assure you that Master Zero is here," Sayoko said, "he and Lady Void are ready to meet you face to face as well…clan leader of Kyoto…" Sayoko smiled, "Lord Taizo Kirihara."
The veil man and the two bodyguards with him were shocked and the rest of the Black Knights were surprised as well.
"Anyone who can identify him must die!" One of the bodyguards said.
"Even if it is someone from the Shinozaki Family!" The other bodyguard said as he and the other bodyguard drew their guns.
The two bodyguards pointed their guns at the Black Knights and the Burais pointed their Assault Rifles at the Black Knights as well.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Yoshida said, "This is going way overboard!"
"Hey wait a minute!" Tamaki said, "We're not part of this!"
"Please don't do this!" Gen pleaded.
The other Black Knights were mortified as to what was happening. Suddenly one of the Burais shot both of its Slash Harkens at two of the other Burais bringing them down. This surprised the others and the remaining Burai reacted by trying to stop the rouge Burai but the rouge Burai used its bracers and struck the remaining Burai and brought it down. The Burai quickly made a beeline for the veiled man and his two bodyguards. The Burai stopped and pointed its Assault Rifle at the three individuals.
"Your methods are soft and outdated and it's beneath you Lord Kirihara!" Zero said as he came out of the cockpit of the Burai, "You cannot achieve victory like this and it's delusional to think otherwise!"
"Zero!" Ohgi said.
"Damn you!" One of the bodyguards said angrily, "Don't think you'll get away with this!"
Two bodyguards were about to point their guns at Zero but they were suddenly disarmed of their weapons when Zero quickly threw two kunais at them and it shocked them.
"Let's not do that, okay?" Zero said, "Void."
"Yes Zero," Void said.
Void went to meet with Zero and then the siblings slowly walked up to the man hidden behind the veil who was identified as Taizo Kirihara.
"Taizo Kirihara, founder of Kirihara Industries which has a monopoly on Sakuradite mining," Zero spoke, "formerly a key backer of the Kururugi Regime."
"However when Japan fell, you dodged the tribunal by collaborating with the colonial rulers," Void spoke, "as a result of that, you became commonly known as Kirihara the Traitor."
"However in reality you are one of the leaders of the Six Houses of Kyoto who support resistance groups throughout Japan," Zero said, "a double agent, how cliché."
Zero and Void chuckled a bit at the last part.
"How dare you," One of the bodyguards said with a growl, "show some respect!"
"That's enough!" Kirihara said to his bodyguard and then turned to Zero and Void, "There is something I need to know."
"Yes Lord Kirihara?" Zero replied.
"Who are you really?" Kirihara asked, "Regardless of what you just did, my feelings on the matter will not change. I do not understand why the need to hide your faces behind masks...unless you are not actually Japanese," Kirihara paused a bit, "no perhaps I'm just making such a baseless assumption."
"Actually Lord Kirihara, you guessed correctly," Void said.
"Pardon?" Kirihara replied surprised.
"You actually assumed right Lord Kirihara," Zero answered, "Void and I...are not Japanese."
The Black Knights except for Kallen, Ohgi, Naoto, Jinta, Alice, Rai, and Sayoko were shocked at the revelation.
"Zero, you and Void are not Japanese?" Minami asked.
"That's correct," Zero answered.
"So that's it," Yoshida said.
"That's why you two wouldn't show your faces," Tamaki said.
"We'll explain everything like we promised," Void said turning her attention the members that just found out, "please just be patient with us a bit longer."
Void turned her attention back to Kirihara.
"I see," Kirihara said, "one of our members deduced that was the case but the others didn't really think that was the case, myself included. But tell me, if you not Japanese then why do you fight for Japan? What is it that you want?"
"To defeat Britannia," Zero said, "Our desire is to free Japan and other countries under Britannia's control and stomp on Britannia to the point that they won't be able to attempt to invade this country or any other countries again. To bring them down and make them pay the consequences for what they've done."
"And you think you can do this?" Kirihara asked, "Can you really make it possible?"
"I have to," Zero said passionately, "I have dedicated myself in making it a reality. Britannia will continue with their plans of conquest and if they're not stopped, the future will be bleak. I've prepared myself and I will see it through but not alone. I have allies that are willing to help me because they have the same desire," Zero motions to the others behind him and his sister, "including them...if they choose to continue to stay with us."
"That's right," Void said with a nod, "I'm really happy about this. I'm happy that it's you Lord Kirihara."
"Yes, it is pleasant to see you again Lord Kirihara," Zero said.
"What?" Kirihara said confused, "Strange, you two speak as though you know me."
"We do," Zero said, "although it has been seven years since we last each other."
"Indeed," Void said.
Zero and Void began removing their masks and showed their faces to Kirihara and Kirihara as well as his bodyguards were surprised to see the faces of the two that he knew well. It had indeed been seven years since he saw the siblings.
"It's…it's really you," Kirihara said amazed, "both of you."
Lelouch and Nunnally smiled happily seeing Kirihara again after seven years.
"It's been a long time Lord Kirihara," Lelouch said with a smile.
"It's wonderful to see you again," Nunnally said with a smile.
Kirihara just looked at the Lelouch and Nunnally and he smiled.
"Yes, I haven't seen you two for seven years," Kirihara said, "and it pleases me to see you two again. It was eight years that the family received you two as hostages."
Lelouch, Nunnally, and Kirihara thought about eight years ago when Lelouch and Nunnally had arrived at the Kururugi residence when Lelouch stood and faced Genbu Kururugi, Taizo Kirihara, and Suzaku and then there was Kaguya who was hiding behind her Uncle Genbu. Nunnally was scared and hid behind her brother and Lelouch stood in ground and refused to be intimidated.
"We appreciate everything you have done for us during that time," Lelouch said.
"But tell me this, if I had not shown up would you have taken a messenger hostage?" Kirihara asked.
"No absolutely not," Lelouch replied genuine, "we're here seeking your help, that's all we want from you."
"It's the truth," Nunnally added, "So will you help us?"
"You...are genuine on this," Kirihara said, "and you're willing to see through it to the end."
"Yes, after all that is the promise I made seven years ago," Lelouch said, "a promise we all made."
Kirihara smiled as he was pleased to know that it was genuine and he saw it fitting with the two Britannian children.
"So the flower…or should I say flowers from eight years ago has finally bloomed," Kirihara said with a smile.
Kirihara started to laugh and Lelouch smiled as he knew what was Kirihara's answer to his request was.
"What's going on?" Tamaki asked.
"Is it a yes or what?" Gen asked.
"Listen up all of you!" Kirihara spoke.
"Y-Yes?" Ohgi asked.
"Zero and his sister Void are true enemies of Britannia," Kirihara said, "I urge you all to follow them. Should you do so, I will happily provide you all backing with intelligence, and strategic supplies."
The founding members were happy and were excited and grateful.
"Thank you, we will!" Naoto said.
"Thank you so much Lord Kirihara!" Keitaro said.
"Also, a very important thing," Kirihara said, "their faces need to remain hidden for vital reason."
"Oh yes, we need that," Nunnally said, "but we made a promise to them."
"A promise to them…?" Kirihara replied, "What do you mean?"
"So, you'll really show us, right?" Yoshida asked.
"Yes, after all we did promise and things have gone as we liked them to be," Zero said.
"So, you're going to reveal your faces to them?" Kirihara asked.
"Yes," Zero said.
"I see…I understand," Kirihara said, "I suppose that you would do so."
Lelouch and Nunnally turned around and walked up and the other members of the Black Knights saw their faces and they were surprised.
"So, that's what you two like," Minami said.
"And you guys saw them before," Inoue said.
They turned to Naoto, Sayoko, Kallen, Ohgi, Rai, Alice, and Jinta and the seven people nodded.
"They're actually Britannians," Ohgi said.
The others were shocked and they looked at the siblings surprised.
"Wait seriously?!" Tamaki asked, "Britannians…?"
"So that's the deal…" Yoshida said.
"I'm genuinely shocked," Gen said, "a couple of Britannians fighting against their country."
"Yep, they are the ones Naoto and I met seven years ago," Kallen said.
"Yes but there is something else as well," Lelouch said.
"Huh, something else?" Kallen asked.
"Kallen, Naoto, and Ohgi, you know us as Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge but there is something else about us," Lelouch said.
"What do you mean?" Naoto asked.
"Nunnally and I were actually born in Pendragon," Lelouch said, "the capitol of Britannia. Our mother…was Marianne vi Britannia, formerly Marianne Lamperouge who was known as Marianne the Flash who was once a Knight of the Round and our father is Charles zi Britannia, the current Emperor of Britannia."
The other Black Knights except for Sayoko, Alice, Rai, and Jinta were shocked at the revelation and they were wide eyed.
"W-Wait a minute," Ohgi said, "does that mean that…?"
"Y-You two are…" Tamaki said.
"That's right," Nunnally said with a nod, "We're actually Lelouch and Nunnally vi Britannia, the former prince and princess of the Britannian Empire."
That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Lelouch and Nunnally continue to tell the rest of the core members of the Black Knights about who they are and their reasons.