Kallen and the two Zeros look at the projection of the knightmare Merlin. "Your majesty, I believe that you and Zero can pilot this frame." Lloyd says to Lelouch.
"You said that it would take two pilots to control, so I believe that the two of us can do that task." Lelouch says.
"It really is you, Lelouch vi Britannia." Rakshata says as she sees Lelouch's face.
"Get used to it Rakshata, for I am a professor here, just like you." Lelouch says. Suzaku then removes his mask.
"I assume that you are working on the frame at this very moment?" Suzaku asks.
"Indeed we are. It's in the workshop if you want to see it." Lloyd responds.
"Earl of Pudding, you have a lot to explain." Rakshata says, trying to maintain her cool.
"They can explain it better than me, Rakshata dear." Lloyd says.
"Are they married?" Lelouch whispers to Suzaku.
"It doesn't sound like it, does it." Suzaku whispers back.
"Now explain how you are both alive." Rakshata asks.
Lelouch and Suzaku look each other. "The Zero Requiem." They both say. Suzaku then draws out the Requiem Blade.
"I wanted the world's hatred cast upon me, so peace would reign after my death." Lelouch says.
"And I was tasked with removing him from power." Suzaku adds.
"So that's what you had to do. Some of us thought that Zero might be you, Suzaku, but we denied the fact, seeing that you were Lelouch's knight and that I had defeated you on the Damocles." Kallen says.
"But this does not explain how you are both alive. It explains how you both 'died'." Rakshata says.
"I escaped from the Lancelot before it was destroyed. Lelouch picked me up in the escape craft, before he sent Damocles into space at maximum velocity." Suzaku says.
"And I am immortal like C.C. I can never age, nor can I die. Well, that is until someone who is strong with geass wishes to take my place." Lelouch says. "I have class in the morning, so I bid you all good night." He adds as he heads towards the academy.
"And I have to check in with Nunnally, to see if Lelouch's plan is ready to proceed." Suzaku says as he replaces his mask and leaves.

The next day, Lelouch's class is all present for the first ever class of strategy and tactics, but the professor is not even in the room.
"Maybe the professor forgot that he has a class to teach." One of the students says.
"Well, I'm about to leave if I have to wait any longer." Another student says, annoyed.
"Cyrus, can you detect the professor." Morgan whispers to his bespectacled, amber eyed friend.
"I'm trying, but I can't detect anyone rushing here." Cyrus replies. Suddenly the door slides open and Lelouch enters, dressed in a white Black Knight uniform.
"Looks like the professor is not the only one late to class." The first student says.
"Sorry I'm late, I just had to modify the data I got the other day." Lelouch says. "Is that any way to speak to your professor?" Lelouch asks.
"Professor?" The entire class says.
"But you're so young." A third student points out.
"Correct, some of you may even be older than me. I am Professor Lelouch Lamperouge." Lelouch says. Cyrus perks up when he hears the professor's full name. Lelouch then goes over to his computer and plugs in the data, he then goes and takes a seat at the center desk. "So this is the class that will be great tacticians and strategists?" He asks.
"Yes, sir." The class replies.
"Good. Now tell me, what is the main focus of battle?" Lelouch asks. The class hesitates for a moment. "Then let me demonstrate the answer for you." He says as he reveals a chess board in the center of the desk. "War is like a game of chess. Move your pieces and weaken the opposition or be crushed by your opponent. Now, who would like to challenge me to a game of chess?"
"Cyrus, you could beat him easily." Morgan whispers to Cyrus.
"Alright, I'll do it." Cyrus replies. He then stands up. "I accept your challenge." Cyrus says. He then goes up to the desk and takes a seat. Lelouch then activates the screen behind him and it shows the class the whole chess board.
"I'll go first." Lelouch says as he initiates the game. Cyrus activates his geass to try to outplay Lelouch but struggles to even hear a single thought from him. As the game progresses, Cyrus is shaking from all the voices around him. "If you could read minds, you could single handedly destroy any strategy your opponent comes up with." Lelouch says, noticing Cyrus shaking. Cyrus deactivates his geass and calms down.
"Professor, what is with the single glove?" Cyrus says, as he notices Lelouch's right hand is in a glove.
"Nothing special, just a fashion statement. Besides it hides one of my worst battle scars, and I will not show it to anyone." Lelouch says. "I call checkmate." He says after he traps Cyrus's king.
"I really thought I could beat you, for I have never been defeated." Cyrus says, as he runs his hand through his half shaved, mahogany hair. He then returns to his seat. Morgan then receives a message from Allison, and he then activates his geass.
"Alright class, who wants to try their hand against me now?" Lelouch asks. Lelouch sees that no one is responding, but sees Morgan staring right at him in shock.
"You shouldn't be doing that." Morgan says.
"Doing what, pray tell" Lelouch says as he is resetting the board. "Oh, don't tell me, you can stop time, or at least perception of time." He says. Morgan deactivates his geass. "Alright class, the long term project I have for you is to see if you can beat me in a game of chess. If you can do this, you can call yourself a Black Knight. Now to the lesson at hand." Lelouch says, changing the screen from the chess observer, to the projector.
"Those are Black Rebellion recordings." Cyrus points out.
"As you can see before you, I have the recordings of every Black Rebellion battle. The first battles I am going to show you are Shinjuku and Saitama." He says as he starts the recordings. Each of the recordings have been edited to show where each key player was. After the recordings have been played through, the class was surprised at the second Zero in the Saitama recording. "Now can you tell me how these are the same and how they are different?" Lelouch asks the class.
"Zero was at both battles." One student says.
"Clovis was in charge of Shinjuku, and Cornelia was in charge of Saitama." Another says.
"Correct." Lelouch says. "But watch Shinjuku more closely, and compare it with Saitama." He says as he restarts the recordings.
"Suzaku and the Black Knights weren't there in Saitama." Another student says.
"True, but look at the battle layout." Lelouch says. "Here at the Saitama battle Cornelia uses the same layout as Clovis did in Shinjuku, but turned the tables once Zero made his presence known." Lelouch says as he points out key movements in the Saitama battle log. "Cornelia successfully trapped Zero at Saitama, luring him into a false replay of Shinjuku."
"Professor, you speak of it as if you were there, but the logs do not show you anywhere." Morgan says.
"I have a knack for reading these logs, as well as knowing the people that were in each of the battles. I was never deployed to the frontlines during the rebellion. I was more, shall we say, a spy." Lelouch lies. Lelouch then gets a message from Zero.
"But, why was there a second Zero at Saitama?" Cyrus asks.
"The second Zero was to reveal himself, if Zero was to be trapped, and as you can see, Zero escaped." Lelouch answers. The bell rings sounding the end of class. "Cyrus, I want to speak with you and your friend." Lelouch says to Cyrus. He and Morgan then go up to Lelouch's desk.
"What is it that you want?" Cyrus asks.
"I want both of you to not abuse the powers that you have." Lelouch says.
"What do you mean?" Cyrus asks.
"Cyrus, he is coded like the director." Morgan says. "He was still moving when I activated my power."
"That explains why the class went by so fast." Cyrus says.
"I want to save you from your director. For what do you have after your mission is complete?" Lelouch asks.
"Our mission is to observe Zero, kill him if we can." Morgan replies.
"Morgan, M.M. said to only observe. Professor, what do you mean by save us?" Cyrus asks.
"I tried to save Rolo Lamperouge from the single mindedness of his mission. I succeeded, but ultimately killed him in the end. He had the same geass as you, Morgan." Lelouch says. "Does your heart stop when you use your geass?" He asks.
"No." Morgan replies. Cyrus activates his geass to check if what his redheaded friend said is true.
"Morgan! You have to not abuse your geass." Cyrus says, concerned for his friends health.
"I thought so. That power must still have limitations on the user." Lelouch says. "You are free to go."
"Wait. There is a third one of us here in Tokyo." Cyrus says.
"Cyrus, she has a better chance of finding out more about Zero there, than we do here." Morgan snaps.
"Yes, but if Allison makes a mistake, she could blow her cover." Cyrus says.
"Now, I have somewhere to be. So if you have any questions just come by anytime." Lelouch says as he leaves. He heads for his chamber in the academy. "C.C. I need you to check the embassy for someone trying to be someone else." Lelouch says as he enters his chamber.
"And how will I know if I have found them?" C.C. asks.
"She will be wanting to spy on Zero. Suzaku messaged me earlier." Lelouch says as he checks his message. "He wants to talk to me in Fuji." He says.
"And how will I enter the embassy? I can't just stroll in like the ambassadors." C.C. says.
"Since Zero is in Fuji, you will enter the embassy as Zero, she should follow you." Lelouch says as he grabs a suitcase and prepares his white Zero outfit.
"Why a white knight?" C.C. asks
"Why else. Zero is the Black Knight, the knight for justice. I am Zero, the White Knight for chaos." Lelouch replies.
"The little devil grows up some more." C.C. says as she grabs a suitcase and prepares the spare black Zero outfit.
"I must be off. Do not get into any trouble." Lelouch says as he sets the case down.
"Who are you talking to?" C.C. says as she shoulders her suitcase. She and Lelouch then part ways.

Meanwhile in Fuji, Suzaku is standing in front of Princess Euphemia's monument. He then hears a car pull up, and a passenger exit the vehicle.
"Zero, I never thought to see you here." Cornelia says as she approaches the monument and sees Zero.
"Princess Euphemia had a large impact on my life, as she did yours." Zero replies.
"That is a lot coming from the one who killed her!" Cornelia says.
"And what makes you think I killed her?" Zero asks. Cornelia then gets flustered. "I am the one who saved her." He says, turning around to face Cornelia. "Lelouch was the Zero that killed your sister." Zero adds.
"Saved her. Suzaku Kururugi brought her back to the Avalon." Cornelia says.
"Cornelia, which Zero am I?" Zero asks her.
"You are the Zero that brought Lelouch down." Cornelia answers.
"Correct. I am the second Zero." He says.
"Zero is still the one who took my sister's life." Cornelia snaps.
"I loved her, Cornelia!" Zero says. He then panics from his outburst.
"Loved her?" Cornelia says. She then realizes who is under the mask. "Kururugi?" She asks.
Zero hangs his head. "I guess I can't keep it secret anymore. Lelouch will be here soon." Suzaku says. They then hear footsteps approaching. Cornelia then hides behind the monument.
"You wanted to see me, Zero?" Lelouch says as he nears the monument.
"Indeed, Lelouch. Tell me, was it you that left the candle with Euphy's name on it?" Suzaku asks.
Lelouch hangs his head. "Yes, I left the candle with her name on it that night." He answers.
"Why would you do that, even though you are the one that killed her." Suzaku says.
"I miss Euphy. Maybe not as much as you, Nina, or Cornelia. But I do miss her." Lelouch says.
"Then why did you order her to kill the Japanese?" Suzaku says.
Lelouch chuckles. "You still want to know, even though we placed her tarnished name on me." Lelouch says. "Better yet, I'll tell you why I killed her. I killed her, to save her."
"I saved her! I brought her to the Avalon for medical help!" Suzaku shouts.
"If you had saved her, how would she react knowing that her plan had failed." Lelouch says.
"She might not be able to live with herself, if she found out that she was the cause of the shooting. But I would still be with the one I loved." Suzaku says.
"Yes, but she would try to kill you every moment she got." Lelouch says.
"But she would fail every time, for I am ordered to live." Suzaku says.
"I saved her from the order I did not mean to give her." Lelouch says.
"What do you mean, Lelouch?" Cornelia says as she hears the two discuss the event.
"Cornelia, I wanted Euphy to get blood on her hands. Not the Japanese, but my own." Lelouch says. Cornelia comes out of hiding. "You two miss her very much." He says.
"Of course we miss her. She was a big part in our lives." Cornelia says.
"Well, I have the power to take you to her. That is, if you want to see her again." Lelouch says.
"You would do that?" Cornelia asks with excitement.
"Of course, sister." Lelouch says. He then extends his hand. "Take my hand, and I will take you to Euphy." He says. Cornelia takes his hand.
Suzaku also grabs his hand. "I want to see her as well." He says.
"Very well." Lelouch says. His code then activates and a red light glows around them, and in a flash of light they are gone.

They then appear in another realm.
"Where are we?" Cornelia asks as she sees many paintings on black walls.
"Welcome to R's World." Lelouch says.
"R's World?" Cornelia asks. She then sees a painting of Marianne and Charles with Lelouch in his Zero outfit.
"This is a world of my memories. That is the moment I killed Mother and Father." Lelouch says as he sees Cornelia looking at one of his memories. Suzaku is looking for the memory of Euphy's Special Zone of Japan. Lelouch then takes Cornelia into the memory and they watch the events that happened at the Sword of Akasha.
"She was still alive, but why did you have to kill her?" Cornelia asks as they return from the memory.
"She wanted the same thing as Father. To live in the past." Lelouch says. "Now where is Suzaku?" He says.
"I now understand what happened that day, Lelouch." Suzaku says as he emerges from a memory.
"Alright, but what does this have to do with reuniting us with Euphy?" Cornelia asks.
"This is the only place I can summon her." Lelouch says. He then raises his hand. "I call upon you, Euphemia li Britannia!" He says. A red glow surrounds the entirety of the realm. Once the light fades, Euphy is standing in the center of the room.
"Euphy!" Cornelia cries, as she rushes towards her sister. "Euphy, I've missed you so much." Cornelia says as she hugs her sister.
"Cornelia. It's good to see you." Euphy says. Cornelia breaks her embrace and looks Euphy in the eyes.
"You have not changed at all." Cornelia says, smiling.
"I am still the Euphy you know." Euphy says.
"Do you remember anything that happened during the ceremony?" Cornelia asks.
"One moment I was on the G1, and the next I was on the Avalon." She then sees Zero and her expression turns from happy to stern. "Lelouch vi Britannia, even if you ordered me to kill the Japanese, I would rather die before I fired the first shoot. And as for you wanting me to shoot you. I would never do such a thing." She says as she approaches Zero.
"I know Euphy. You fought it until the very end." Lelouch says.
Euphy then look towards Lelouch. "But if you are there, then who is Zero?" She says, looking from Lelouch to Zero.
Zero then hugs Euphy. "I have missed you so very much, Euphy." Suzaku says, crying. Suzaku then regains his composure, and removes his mask.
"Suzaku, but you brought me to the Avalon, how can you be Zero." Euphy says, backing up.
"Because I tasked him to protect the world after I died." Lelouch says.
"What. But you… He…" Euphy starts. "Someone just tell me, is Japan free?" She asks.
"Japan is free, but Lelouch freed Japan by ruling the entire world." Suzaku replies.
"But he said that he died." Euphy says.
"I did and with that, I destroyed the old world and created a new one in its place. Nunnally has put up a memorial to you in Fuji." Lelouch replies.
"Memorial?" Euphy asks. She then goes to feel her pulse but feels nothing. "I'm dead?" She asks.
"I killed you, to end the suffering I put on you, Euphy. I am truly sorry." Lelouch says.
"How is Nunnally? Is she feeling any better since the last time I saw her?" Euphy asks Lelouch.
"She can now see and walk again, and is the Empress of Britannia." Lelouch responds.
"Good for her. I think I would be as good an Empress as Nunnally. We both wanted to end conflicts and have peace in the world." Euphy says.
"Nunnally wanted to re-establish the Special Zone, after she returned to Japan." Suzaku says.
"Did it work out alright?" Euphy asks.
"Not in the way you would have wanted it to, Euphy." Suzaku replies.
"As much as I'd like to stay here, there are more important matters at hand." Lelouch says.
Cornelia hugs Euphy again. "He's right. It's been a pleasure to see you again." Cornelia says. Suzaku replaces his mask, and Lelouch ends their trip in R's World.

Back in Fuji, the three of them see that nothing has changed.
"Before you ask, I did not kill Shirley." Lelouch says to Suzaku.
"I was going to find that memory, but you brought Euphy back." Suzaku replies.
"Cornelia, is Nunnally permitted to attend Ashford?" Lelouch asks Cornelia.
"If you explain to me why the Empress needs to go into hiding, then I'll allow it." Cornelia replies.
"Zero is the target and Nunnally is Zero's top priority. If my sister goes into hiding then the enemy will have a harder time at getting to Zero." Lelouch replies.
"Who is the enemy?" Cornelia asks.
"The Geass Order." Suzaku answers.
"I thought they were wiped out." Cornelia says.
"So did we all." Lelouch says. "Let's go to the embassy and meet C.C. She should have caught the spy by now." He says. He then heads to the vehicle that Cornelia arrived in. Cornelia and Suzaku then follow, and then they head for the embassy.

"Director, Allison reported that C.C. was seen in the Britannian Embassy, dressed as Zero." Alistair says to M.M.
"It is very unusual that C.C. would be involved in this, let alone be Zero." M.M. says. "Wait you said 'dressed as Zero'?" He asks.
"Yes, sir. Zero showed up later when C.C. caught Allison." Alistair replies.
"She got caught! Of course she got caught, her geass has no effect on those with code." M.M. says annoyed. "Any word from Cyrus and Morgan?" He asks.
"Only that they are enrolled at the Black Knight's academy." Alistair replies. "I think that they are hiding something from us." He adds.
"Let's just hope that their cover is not blown." M.M. says. "Who are you Zero? You have to be connected to C.C. somehow, but everyone she made a contract with is dead. Unless…" He says to himself.
"Do you have an idea for who Zero might be?" Alistair asks.
"What are the whereabouts of Lelia Breisgau?" M.M. replies.
"I'll set a team to check the EU for her. If she is there, then what do we do?" Alistair asks.
"I have no idea. Lelia is C.C.'s last living connection. If she is not Zero, then who is the chaotic peacekeeper?" M.M. says. Alistair leaves the room to organize a search team for Lelia Breisgau.