A Wish of Peace Remix

by Prof.Wayne

Lelouch vi Britannia, 99th Emperor of Britannia, was dead...Again...Opening his eyes, Lelouch had once again been summoned to C's World, as he was informed that the world was once again heading to destruction. However, with a single wish, Lelouch may just learn how to not only save the world, but make it into a paradise as well.[Continued with Permission from the OG Author] [Lemon]

3. Chapter 3

Old AN: Hello Everybody! And welcome to another chapter of a Geass Paradise! I've really been happy to see the reception to this story both on FFN and AO3! You guys have given me a whole host of ideas and while I intend to get to every single one of them, I do hope you all understand it may be a while as we continue to set everything up.I've drawn more pictures for this story, including a specific scene from this chapter!(yay!) and also some more uniforms for the girls which I included at the bottom, while the scene I drew is in the story itself. I hope you enjoy my drawings(Even if their not amazing)Also as always, a huge thank you to Thanathos for help with the chapter!Chapter Warnings: Exbitionism

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"I have received some news that won't be pleasant to the ears…"

A Britannia general addressed the room much like he had done the day prior, though with a much somber expression and tone this time. Yesterday, he had announced to all of them the news of the investigation into Clovis's death, along with who the new Viceroy would be.

However, not even a full day later, the general had received word that he needed to name a suspect immediately.

So in a panic, he called back everyone from the day prior.

Nobody said anything as they all eyed the general, the air was thick with tension as he continued.

"A short time ago, his Majesty has informed me that before the announcement of the Prince's death goes public, we are to have a suspect not only identified...But also arrested and ready to be executed."

Everybody stiffened some from the news, though many weren't all that surprised. If it had gone public that an assassin not only killed the prince and viceroy, but they also had no idea who they were? It not only had the chance of raising spirit amongst other Elevens, but it could lower trust in the local government, even among Britannians.

And that would be a slap in the face to his Majesty.

"Among the most likely suspects, General Bartley is most assuredly a part of the plot to have the prince murdered. Whether it was through his own free will, or being blackmailed, there is no excuse that his own troops let the killer get to the Prince. However...His Majesty did not seem thrilled with the idea of saying one of our own betrayed us…"

Silence fell upon the general as the people in the room looked across one another, nobody knowing what exactly to say due to the circumstances.

Nobody except for one person.

Taking a step out, a commanding voice took over.

"General, I do believe we have one suspect we could easily pin this on."

"Hm?...Acting-Consul Gottwald...Who is this suspect?"

"Isn't it simple? It's the Honorary Britannian, and the son of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Suzaku Kurarugi."

"Private Kururugi?"

The general spoke in a questioning tone, but before he could go any further, the man who had spoken up against Suzaku the day before suddenly shouted out.

"Wait a minute Jeremiah! Yesterday you reprimanded me for touting him as the lead suspect, yet now all of a sudden you're saying he did it!? This sounds like a power play for you to get in the good graces of the emperor."

"Hmph, simpleton."

"What!?"

The man shouted out as Jeremiah didn't seem to think highly of him, as he began to explain.

"Yesterday, we were discussing legitimate leads into the death of the prince and who we thought could be his killer. Simply put, the facts don't line up for Private Kururugi to actually be the killer...However, today we're not discussing legitimate leads, we're discussing somebody to publicly pin the blame on; and who better than not only the son of the last Prime Minister but also an Honorary Britannian?"

"Acting-Consul Gottwald." The general suddenly spoke back up as he continued. "You're phrasing it as using this Kururugi as a scapegoat?"

"In simple terms...Yes, I am. We can have him publicly executed for the Prince's death, and break the will of the other Elevens along with it. Not only are we killing the last link to the Prime Ministers' family, but we also finally have an excuse to get rid of the Honorary Britannian program altogether. It would also ease the Britannian public fears about an assassin, and not have any distrust in our government...All the while, we continue a secret and private search for the true culprit, with the public being none the wiser."

"Hm...It's a solid plan…"

The general rubbed his mustache as he thought on it, before slowly giving a nod.

"Yes, I agree that this plan is the best course of action...Of course, since you're now acting-consul, it's your final decision in the end anyway."

"Then immediately arrest Private Kururugi and have him found guilty of murdering the prince! Have his trial date set for two days from now!"

"Very well then."

The general nodded as he pulled out a radio and began issuing orders, as Jeremiah stood there with his stone-cold face.

What made him have a sudden one-eighty after initially defending Suzaku because of being connected to Lelouch?

A simple phone call.

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Earlier

"W-What? You want me to implicate Suzaku for the murder of Prince Clovis? I thought he was one of your soldiers, Your Highness!"

Jeremiah spoke on the phone, with the person on the other end being none other than Lelouch. He was using a secret communication network, so Britanni wouldn't be able to track him.

"He is, but you should know Jeremiah that every soldier has a role to play, and Suzaku's role is to take the fall for the murder of Clovis."

"I admit Your Highness, I'm not sure I understand…"

"You will, in time...Make sure his trial is scheduled two days from now, as well as being broadcast all over Japan! Also, make sure neither you nor Villetta are around when Suzaku is being brought to his trial."

"Huh? Why is that?"

"Because instead of Operation Orange...It will be Operation Purple."

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Present Day

Jeremiah had to admit that he had no idea what Lelouch meant when he was talking about Operation Orange and Purple, but he wasn't going to doubt his liege...Especially with his mind-controlling eye and tactical mind.

Whatever it was though, he was sure it would be grand.

Standing there as the general finished up issuing orders, he listened as the general began speaking again.

"There was something else the Emperor said when we were talking. During his address to the world tomorrow when talking about Prince Clovis's death, he said he would also be announcing some sort of new military recruiting plan. I'm not sure the details, but he said it was to increase recruits into the military. No doubt I'm sure it's because of the Chinese Federation's continued opposition."

"Recruiting plan?"

Jeremiah whispered underneath his breath, curious about whatever this new plan was….

Could Lelouch have…?

He would have to ask him later.

"But regardless, those are all the details I have for now...Acting-Consul Gottwald and I will begin discussing the execution. For the rest of you...Dismissed!"

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Student Council Building-Lamperouge Residence

"Hm…"

Lelouch stared out the window to the academy below, his poker face on full display as he looked out and stared at the empty ground.

How many times had he stood there and thought about life? Enough times to know what animals and bugs would come by and when, such as the rabbit that hopped by at three in the morning, and the butterfly that landed on the window at four twenty in the morning.

He had it all memorized...Yet it frustrated him, as they represented his failure to ever move on.

Would this be the last time he would watch them go about their scheduled routine?

Or would this just be another of a long line of failed attempts?

He wouldn't know until the end he supposed.

Sighing, Lelouch turned around as he looked at CC, who was currently laying on his bed reading some manga he had bought her earlier in the day. He had gone to the tailor and geassed him into not only making the Zero outfit, but also every single outfit the school ordered from here on out.

He of course prioritized the Zero outfit, especially since the major events of the next day likely wouldn't change all that much.

Clovis's death would be announced, along with the fact that Suzaku was named the culprit. Kallen would also return to school, be inducted into the student council, and later on meet with Lelouch as Zero to officially form the Black Knights.

To Lelouch, it was a tale as old as time.

One might also wonder why Lelouch had called Jeremiah and told him to proceed with Suzaku being the scapegoat.

It was simple.

Zero needed to make his grand entrance, especially if he wanted to rally the Japanese people to his cause.

Suzaku, the son of the former Prime Minister being saved was the best way to make an entrance.

At the very least, it would get people who supported the last Prime Minister onto his side quickly.

It was all part of his larger plan…

….

How many times had he said that to himself he wondered? Part of a larger plan….Even with this drastic new approach….

Shaking his head, Lelouch turned and walked over to CC as he sat down on his bed.

"Enjoying it?"

"It's tolerable."

CC said nonchalantly as she kept flipping through pages, clearly enjoying it though trying to hide it all the same.

Rolling his eyes at her comment, Lelouch plopped his feet up onto the bed as he laid backward on it beside CC as he stared up at the ceiling.

"It will be interesting how everybody reacts tomorrow before all the new hits with Milly and I now being a couple...My plan is accounting for people like Shirley to be jealous but also open to eventually joining us...However, in the event that doesn't happen, I'll have to think up another plan on the spot."

CC didn't say anything as she kept flipping through the pages of the manga, not really knowing what to say in all honesty. She had never met someone like Lelouch, which certainly made life a lot more interesting she had to admit.

"However, while changing the school is a top priority, I also need to quickly make sure the household is under my control as well to minimize my plans going too far left too quickly. I do have full confidence that Sayoko's loyalty in me will never vanish, even if I tell her of this plan I have contorted. In fact, I plan to tell her before heading to class tomorrow...The only person I worry about-"

"Is your sister correct?"

CC finally spoke up as she looked over at Lelouch, a sigh escaping his lips as he nodded.

"Originally, everything I ever did was for her...Hell, even now she's still a big part of my motivation. I've never purposely killed her in any of my past lives, and in the lives where she was killed in one way or another, I quickly ended it soon after. Like with the others, we've married in some of my past lives and had children, though obviously those lives still ended in failure. I just…"

"Even if you don't kill her, you worry about how she'll live in this freeuse world?"

"...That is a part of it no doubt...I've tried mentally preparing myself for it, but even still…"

"..."

CC looked back over at her manga and flipped a page before she began speaking once more.

"You may not like what I'm about to say, but if you truly wish to change Ashford Academy and use it as a testing ground...Your sister will be instrumental in it."

"..."

"After all, you can go on and on about open relationships, allowing incest, changing uniforms, and all this other stuff...But it's as you said, you need to lead by example. It's entirely possible that the only way to get people's attention on certain things is to go to the extreme...Such as pulling your sister out of her wheelchair and fucking her on the spot."

"Heh...There's that dark mind of yours."

"It's just what I truly think will be needed if you're serious."

"Hmph, I am serious of course...You're also not wrong, I've already deduced that Nunnally will have to play an important role one way or another. While it may be disgraceful or an embarrassment to her...If it leads to a peaceful world, then so be it."

Lelouch closed his eyes and placed his hands behind his head as his breathing slowed.

"In any event, I'll have a better understanding of things tomorrow."

Lelouch didn't speak anymore after that as he quickly fell asleep, his body being exhausted from everything, as CC eyed him for a little bit longer before going back to her manga.

"I have a feeling he'll be roping me in soon enough at his pace…."

Next Morning

"Sayoko, we need to talk."

Lelouch walked into Sayoko's room, closing the door behind him as the morning sun hadn't even risen yet. It was just barely after five in the morning, and though Lelouch only got a couple of hours of sleep, it mattered not.

Sayoko looked over towards him, clothes in her arm as she had just taken the laundry out of the wash as she smiled.

"Good Morning Master Lelouch, what can I-"

"I don't intend to sound rude for interrupting you, but what I'm about to tell you is not only of top importance but also top secret."

"Hm…?"

Sayoko tilted her head as Lelouch placed his hands behind his back, and spoke with the Emperor voice he had mastered over his many lives.

"You are one of the few people to know who I am. Though I go by the name of Lelouch Lamperouge, you know me to be Lelouch Vi Britannia, Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire."

"..."

Sayoko didn't say anything, merely listening as she realized how serious Lelouch was for admitting such a thing openly.

"For years now, I have lived this lie of false personality...Thinking I had nothing to ever do or ever live for. Thinking I was destined to die as a worthless human being, who will always legally be known as the prince who died a youngling. Thinking I was destined to be a worthless whore to this societal system!"

Lelouch gripped his hand as his voice rose, slamming his hand against the wall as his voice only hardened as he spoke, determination in his eyes.

"But that has all ended! I truly know what my purpose in life is now! My purpose...Is to take over all of Britannia, and bring peace to this world! I have already accomplished taking over the highest authority figure in all of the Empire!"

Sayoko raised an eyebrow as Lelouch pulled out his phone and quickly dialed a number, before connecting the phone to a speaker in the room instead of his headset as he spoke.

"Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you...State your name and occupation."

There was silence for a moment before a deep and recognizable voice spoke through the speaker.

"...Charles Zi Britannia...Emperor Of The Holy Britannian Empire."

Sayoko's eyes went wide as she heard the voice through the speaker, immediately dropping the clothes to the floor as her mouth went agape.

"Charles! Who is your Master?"

"...It is you...Master Lelouch…"

"And how long will I be your Master!?"

"...Forever…."

Lelouch let a 'hmph' sound as he quickly dismissed the call after that, his eyes still locked with Sayoko's as he raised a hand.

"Do you see what I mean? I already control the highest authority in the Empire!"

"M-Master Lelouch...H-How did you…"

"It's simple really."

Lelouch snapped as suddenly the door to the room opened as CC slowly walked in, closing the door behind her as Sayoko eyed the mysterious green-haired girl the entire time.

"This is CC, a former member of an underground Order that specialized in a mysterious power known as geass. What geass is truly varies by person, but the power I was gifted by her is the power of the King! In other words, I can make anybody and everybody do whatever I say without resistance!"

Sayoko just kept staring, trying to process all the information as quickly as she could as Lelouch reached into his coat pocket.

"You may still have your doubts...After all, that could have just been a recording of Charles I had spiced together using different audio clips...So allow me to truly show you how serious I am."

Lelouch suddenly pulled out a pistol from his coat, straightening his arm out as he pointed it at CC's head.

"CC here is immortal, and no matter what happens, she can never truly die. Observe."

Lelouch looked over at CC, who sighed and braced herself. Giving a silent apology, Lelouch suddenly pulled the trigger on the gun.

Bang

A sudden bang ran out as CC was shot in the head, blood splattering from both sides of her head as she fell down, blood quickly gushing out everywhere.

Sayoko went wide-eyed as she took a step back, her heart increasing from suddenly seeing someone get shot in the head in real-time...And by her master no less!

However what happened next truly did shock her even more.

Just mere seconds after the gunshot, CC's body suddenly began to move as her hands reached over and began pushing on the floor, as her body slowly pushed itself back up onto both feet before she was back into her old position. The holes on the side of her head quickly healed as she opened her eyes to reveal her static face once again.

"This should be all the proof you need."

Lelouch's arms fell by his side as he looked over to Sayoko, his geass activated.

"Now then Sayoko...Will you pledge yourself to me and my plan for world peace?... Or will you report me to the authorities and have me executed? I will not stop you either way."

Sayoko kept staring at Lelouch, surprise, and shock on her face at everything that just happened in the span of a few minutes.

But her answer was obvious.

She had already pledged herself long ago who she would follow and protect.

Quickly straightening her face out, a look of seriousness and proudness overcame her face as she raised her fist into the air.

"I understand Master Lelouch! I will follow you until the very end!"

"Very good Sayoko Shinozaki! From today on, I will no longer be Master Lelouch in private! From now on, refer to me as...Your Highness!"

"Understood, Your Highness!"

Sayoko quickly dropped to one knee, as Lelouch's grand display easily won her over.

CC did let out a sigh afterward, rubbing her head as even when you're immortal.

Getting shot still hurts like hell.

"Now then, Sayoko...Since you have pledged yourself to me, let me explain my plan for world peace!"

And so Lelouch began to explain to Sayoko his plans for a freeuse world, and how he envisions the public acting under him.

He had chosen to keep the Freeuse plans from Jeremiah due to Jeremiah not knowing him that well from years of being separated. Sayoko however, was close to Lelouch...And he also knew she thought he was a lady killer to speak.

So convincing her he wanted a freeuse world was easy.

Plus...Unlike with Jeremiah, the Collective Unconscious was now geassed.

Meaning…

"I understand Your Highness! Such a world sounds like it would surely bring world peace!"

"I'm glad you understand."

Placing his hands behind his back, Lelouch walked past Sayoko and over to the window as he continued.

"So far...You, CC, and Jeremiah Gottwald are the only ones to pledge your loyalty to me without having to resort to my geass. You will be greatly rewarded for this of course."

"What about Mistress Nunnally?"

Lelouch was silent for a moment, his view still staring out the window as he shrugged.

"My resolve is for a peaceful world for Nunnally; however...If that world leads to her being embarrassed and having her honor disgrace in the process, then so be it."

"So she-"

"She doesn't know...But thanks to one of my plans, the entire world will be more willing to accept a freeuse world now...Including her. It won't be easy of course, but we have ways to move her along."

"Such as…?"

"...Such as her looking for us, and then hearing the two of us making love through the door...As an example."

"I see."

Sayoko nodded, understanding completely as Lelouch turned back around.

"However, for now, my sights are set on Ashford Academy and using it as a testing ground for everything. I want you to continue going as if business is normal...Await further instructions."

"Understood your Highness!"

"Now then...I have to go and get ready, today will be rather busy. Make sure the blood is cleaned up as well."

Sayoko nodded as Lelouch walked past her, CC joining him as they left the room and entered back into the hallway.

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"Can't believe you made me take a bullet to the head."

"Well I needed something extreme, and that was my best option."

"What about the call to Charles?"

"As I mentioned, she might have thought it was just a recording. Plus, it's dangerous to call him for long periods of time, as the number I geassed the chopper pilots to give him to contact me with is only encrypted for so long."

Lelouch pulled out his phone and highlighted the number that he used to call Charles and give small tidbits and orders to.

Lelouch knew, from his many attempts as Emperor, that all phone calls to and from the Emperor were traced. However, he also knew that there was a way to encrypt the phone calls, albeit for a short time, so each call he could his commands without fail.

So far he had already ordered a number of things for Charles to do, such as sending Cornelia and Euphie over, demanding a suspect be named and executed and also making sure that suspect was a Japanese...Specifically pushing it towards Suzaku.

How easy would it be just to have the throne handed over to him, he thought, he wouldn't have to go through all this trouble. At the same time, of course, the current system was too politically divided, so for now he would play the waiting game as Charles slowly got rid of any and all foes.

"Anyway, before heading on to meet with Milly, I need to double-check a few things to make sure today goes smoothly. I only have a couple of days that I can script out completely, so I need to make the most of them."

"And what about me?"

"You can always go wait in that janitor's closet."

"Hmph, please...I guess I'll just-"

"Do try not to wander too far, as a certain failed partner of yours will be arriving in Japan later today."

"Hm…?"

"Isn't it obvious? The one you formed a contract with years ago, the man child known as Mao."

CC's eyes suddenly went wide, surprise overtaking her face as she stared at Lelouch.

"M-Mao?"

"Surprised? You shouldn't be."

"I-It's not that...I-I didn't even know he was still alive, I figured his geass drove him past the point of no return by now."

"Oh it has for sure, but it's nothing for us to worry about. As insane and incompetent as he is, Mao does have some use, especially in this new world I'm creating. After all, being able to read people's minds will greatly help me plan ahead and how quickly to push my agenda on the Academy."

"So you plan to geass him then?"

"Of course, I've planned for it from the start."

"How are you going to accomplish that? Mao will almost certainly-"

"Mao has no chance against me, that is a solid fact. Reading my mind will offer nothing but confusion and anguish for him. Hearing things that didn't happen in this timeline, or at least not yet. Things such as you proclaiming your love for me...Or even things such as him acknowledging me as his master from other timelines."

"...When do you plan to take him out?"

"Tonight, before I form the Black Knights with Kallen and Ohgi. I know where he'll be alone, making him easy prey."

"Do you need me to come along?"

"You can if you want, it doesn't change things either way. Perhaps he can walk in on us having sex, that would surely mess him up."

Lelouch gave a low chuckle, though CC's expression didn't waver as she sighed.

"Just because you're creating a freeuse world, doesn't mean you need to keep referencing the intercourse we had in other timelines. For all you know, I'll never fall in love with you in this timeline."

"Heh, not the first time I've heard you say that."

CC gave a small puffy face at Lelouch, though he just waved her off as he gave another small laugh.

"I'm joking, the sex jokes are nothing more than practice for when I have to use them in everyday life. None of my past lives exactly had me telling perverted jokes casually after all."

"..."

"Although I'm not joking when I say that whenever you want to finally practice if my geass can awaken your eggs, I'll be ready."

Lelouch slightly turned his head to show one of his eyes, his geass activated, staring back at her.

CC, for her part, gave a small hmph but with a small smile as she turned away.

"Perhaps later, can you really handle kids and also do this Academy plan?"

"Well, sooner or later, becoming a father once again will happen...Especially if I plan to implement any pregnancy plans to the Academy Agenda."

Lelouch casually said as he turned his head back around fully and began walking to his room, a slow pace as CC watched him the entire way, curiosity and intrigue in her eyes.

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Later

"Now then, Milly should be arriving here in five minutes."

Lelouch spoke as he stood at a specific spot on the school grounds, his eyes looking down at a watch on his wrist as his other hand held his bag.

He had skipped going to Milly's room and picking her up from there, lest he wanted to open the option of her dragging him in and fucking him.

Fun? Sure.

But productive? Not at the moment. Private sex will be an important part of the plan of course, but Lelouch had to wait until he had some free time and wasn't pushing everything to be perfectly on time.

So he had gone to a spot where he knew Milly walked by every single day and waited, and sure enough, he soon saw her walking through the crowd, her regular smile on her face.

Raising a hand, Lelouch stepped out some as he called out.

"Yo, Milly!"

As soon as Milly saw him, a small blush appeared on her face as she smiled wide and waved back.

"Hey, Lulu!"

Quickening her pace, Milly arrived at him without stopping almost as she wrapped him in a hug, which he returned before the two shared a short kiss as some of the other students stopped and watched, quickly murmuring about themselves.

"How did you sleep last night, Class President?"

"Hehe, Pretty good~ You? Dream about me much~?"

"Well, I woke up with some morning wood, so that should answer that question."

"Hehe, good~"

Milly blushed deeper as she spoke, her smile staying on her face as Lelouch smiled back.

"Good, she's quickly falling in line...Though again, knowing her sex drive, this isn't surprising."

Lelouch rubbed her back some, the other students still murmuring as they watched on as he spoke again.

"So what about you? You wake up in a puddle from thinking about me?"

"Hmmm~ Maybe~"

"I would hope so, otherwise I might have to punish you again."

"Hehe~ Is it punishment if I enjoy it?~"

Milly kept going along with Lelouch, though he did notice her voice getting a bit quieter as the more sexier things came up.

Something to keep note of.

"I supposed not haha...Anyway, shall we head onto the council room, Miss President?"

"Yes, we shall, Mr Vice President~"

The two shared one more kiss, Lelouch making sure it lasted longer as he peeked at the crowd which was quickly gathering to talk about them, before he pulled away as the two began walking, hand in hand, to the Student Council Room.

Hearing the murmurs as they walked, Lelouch wondered if he and Milly would get the chance to tell the others.

Or if the rumor mill would get to them first.

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Student Council Room

"W-Wait you two…?"

"T-This isn't really, R-Right Milly…!?"

"That's surprising…"

Shirley, Rivalz, and Nina all looked at the couple with surprise, different emotions plastered across their faces. While Nina was more surprised than anything, the other two had looks of surprise and anguish.

Shirley was shocked at this reveal, especially since her own feelings for Lelouch were so...Obvious. She had made it known to him time and time again, yet he was either ignorant or ignored her. Milly meanwhile outright knew she liked Lelouch, so for her to…

Rivalz was full-on depressed, his eyes wide and mouth agape as he looked in between the two of them. Lelouch was his best friend he thought! While Milly was the love of his life! He had it all planned out, where Lelouch and Shirley would have a double wedding with Milly and him...But instead, his best friend and the love of his life were together!

Before any of them got too far into their thoughts and feelings, Milly immediately casually spoke to the two of them.

"I mean you can join us if you want~ I'm fine if LuLu sleeps around, it's more fun that way!"

"More fun!? What kind of girlfriend says that?" Rivalz said flabbergasted.

"Y-You don't actually mean that, right Milly?" Shirley said, still in disbelief.

With her eyes flickering to Shirley, Milly moved as fast as the wind as she appeared beside Shirley and gave a big smile.

"Sure I do! You have such a great body afterall Shirley, LuLu and I would both love to explore it!"

"W-What!? D-Don't talk like an old man!"

Milly laughed at Shirley's beet-red face from the comment, as Rivalz kept trying to make sense of the entire situation.

Standing at the other end of the room still however was Lelouch, a glint in his eye as their reactions were exactly as he expected.

Reaching his hand up to his mouth, Lelouch gave a cough which quieted everybody down as he spoke.

"We can discuss relationship problems later, we have other things to go over first, Milly?"

Lelouch looked over to Milly, who smiled and nodded as she walked over to beside him and clasped her hands together.

"So, I'm happy to announce that grandpa approved all of our ideas we presented to him! Not only that, but LuLu even has a new tailor for the uniforms that are cheaper, giving us an even bigger budget to work with in the future!"

"R-Really? I didn't know you knew anybody like that LuLu."

Shirley looked over to Lelouch, who shrugged with his fake casual smile on.

"Gambling against nobles has its perks, such as getting favors owed to you and the like."

"Ohhh! I get it!" Rivalz suddenly shot up as he began to think. "It's that old man you played chess for, isn't it? Isn't he like a famous tailor or something?"

"Famous? That's debatable, he's an old Britannian who came to Area Eleven to open his own tailor store, and got a little popular. He's offered to cut a deal for the school when it comes to the uniforms, all in exchange that I keep playing and winning chess games for him."

"That's a little dangerous Lulu, you know how bad it is to keep gambling like that!"

"Aw come him some slack Shirley, he's actually really good!"

"But still!"

Shirley and Rivalz argued back and forth with one another, getting occupied on the subject of Lelouch gambling.

For Lelouch however, this was nothing but good as he allowed a small chuckle to slip through.

The issue of his relationship with Milly was dropped just like that, and already they had gone back to their old selves somewhat. Sure, it would be something that would likely get brought up a lot, but already Lelouch could see his geass of the Collective Unconscious starting to seep its way through.

Soon, Relationships would be nothing more than a bond between people, and wouldn't stop them from forming relationships with more than one person.

But alas, one step at a time.

Looking down at his watch, Lelouch noted the time as he moved onto the next step.

"Ah before class begins, I think we should show off the uniforms designs, don't you think Milly?"

"Ah! Good idea! Everyone! Lelouch and I came up with these last night, so I hope you like them as much as we do!"

Milly dug around in her bag, before pulling the blueprints for the two uniforms out and placing them on the table.

As soon as everybody looked at them, Lelouch took note of all of the expressions.

Shirley quickly went red as her jaw dropped some.

Nina's expression seemed one of confusion.

While Rivalz blinked and looked at them with a neutral look.

"So~ What do you all think of them?"

"A-Are you crazy Milly! W-What kind of uniforms are these!?"

Shirley shot back as she jumped to her feet, embarrassment written all over her face as Milly kept her flirtatious smile.

"What? I just wanted something to show off your curves is all~"

"T-That's outrageous!"

"On the contrary," Lelouch interjected himself into the conversation with a smile. "They do have an actual practical use."

"H-Huh?"

"Think about it, our current uniforms are rather limiting. Mobility in them is not the easiest, and they're also rather warm and hot depending on the weather. These new uniforms present more mobility and a better fit for the weather."

"W-What do you mean Lulu?"

"For starters, the crop top on the women's outfit is perfect for allowing extra mobility, while still protecting the chest area. Unlike Men, Women have much softer tissue in their breasts and are therefore more susceptible to injury. The shirt helps prevent that from happening. It's why, unlike the men's outfit, the women's outfit retains the shirt."

"I-I mean you have other reasons to retain it, I mean it's-"

"Moving on."

Lelouch cut her off, making sure it's in the back of their mind that the injury issue was the only reason he kept the shirt.

And nothing else.

"The jacket will be expected to be kept unbuttoned at all times as this also allows for extra mobility, as even unbuttoning can help protect from the elements. However, on extra hot days, the girls will be allowed to remove the jacket entirely."

"Still-"

"Finally, they still have the option of keeping the old uniform, should they so wish. Does this clear up any concerns, Shirley?"

Lelouch used a softer tone as he gave a gentle and warm smile towards her, making her heart thump as she twirled the side of her hair.

"Y-Yeah, I get what you mean...I-I guess it all makes sense."

"Glad to hear...What about you Nina?"

"I-I don't care, whatever you guys think works."

"Good...Rivalz, any opinion on the guy's outfit?"

"Huh? Nah it makes sense to me."

Considering Shirley's problems stemmed from the women's outfit alone, safe to say that the stereotype of men being shirtless was amplified in this new world he was creating.

"If everybody is on board with the designs, then we can move forward with them in one week, right Milly?"

"Yep! Everything is going according to plan Lulu!"

She gave a smile to him which he responded back, as any tension was quickly evaporating.

Soon however the bell began to ring, signaling the start of first-class, as everybody sighed, either real or fake, and quickly got their things in order as they all headed towards the homeroom.

A homeroom that had an important event Lelouch planned to cash it on.

---

Home Room

"Everyone, please give a warm return to Kallen Stadtfeld, who has returned to school after some time away due to illness."

A young girl with red hair stood in front of the class as everyone looked at her, murmurs and whispers being strung along by all the students.

To some, Kallen Stadfeld was a frail noble who was attractive but nothing more.

To others, she was someone who used her frail status to get out of the more physically demanding activities.

However, to Lelouch, she wasn't either of those things.

To him, she was Kallen Kōzuki, a half Britannia, half-Japanese girl who was a central figure of the Black Knights and fulfilled other roles throughout his many lives.

As the teacher reintroduced her to everyone, Lelouch stared at her as though about what role she would fulfill in this life.

Would he tell her who he was, and form a deal where neither exposes the other?

Would he refrain and keep playing the role of Lelouch Lamperouge to her during the day, and the role of Zero during the night?

He had done both many times, and both had advantages and disadvantages.

What had he decided on?

Well, before he made that decision, he needed to test something first.

Namely a certain scene where he could easily choose an option.

As he thought about said scene, he was tapped on the shoulder by his fellow student councilmate.

"Hey Lelouch, you checking out that Stadfeld girl?"

Lelouch looked over at Rivalz as he gave a small chuckle and shrug.

"She's attractive, but I'm not sure she's really my type."

"A-Aw come on man, surely you'd rather date her than Milly...right…?"

There was a hint of obvious desperation in his voice.

"Maybe if I got to know her better...But why are you so curious? Is it because you'd rather be with Milly instead?"

"W-What? Come on man, I'm just-"

"It's fine if you do, I won't stop you."

"H-Huh?"

Rivalz was caught off guard by Lelouch's casual response, as the two secretly talked as they watched Kallen walk to her seat.

"W-What do you mean you won't stop me?"

"I mean if you want to hang out, or date her or do whatever, I won't stop you."

"B-But you two are dating-"

"So? Why should relationships be between two people and only two people? Just like with gender, shouldn't a number be obsolete as well? If a relationship has three, four, five, or even more, shouldn't that be up to everybody involved in the relationship? I don't mind if Milly has other boyfriends, just like she doesn't mind if I have other girlfriends...That's how the world should be…I mean, Pologamoy is commonly practiced with the royal family and nobility you know."

"Y-Yeah but it's usually just the man-"

"Why should it be restricted to gender? If men can have multiple wives, women should be able to have multiple husbands."

Lelouch turned his head towards Rivalz, as one of his eyes looked at him cunningly.

"Don't you agree?"

"I...I guess that makes sense…"

"Indeed it does, so if you want to date Milly or fool around with her, be my guest."

"Y-You're right I guess...But...I-I don't' know man, I need to think about it…"

"Haha, of course."

Lelouch gave a fake chuckle as he relaxed some, taking notes of how that conversation went. It seemed relationships were the easiest thing to break down so far, judging from his experience with Milly and his conversation with Rivalz; not to mention the student council all sweeping him and Milly dating under the rug when something else popped up.

Meaning that would be included in his next proposals to 'fix' the school. It may only take two, or even one, sessions to where Open relationships were encouraged and allowed around the school.

Which in and of itself, would speed the entire process up.

Still, that was in the future.

The near future.

But still the future.

And Lelouch's current objective was followed.

Talk to Kallen.

Form the Black Knights.

Geass Mao.

Rescue Suzaku.

For him, it wasn't anything new or really difficult. He could likely do it drunk or days without sleep.

Or both.

The most interesting part was talking to Kallen.

Because with this new world.

Things could get interesting.

After sitting in class for what felt like forever to most of the students, the bell finally rang, signaling lunchtime.

While Lelouch could go spend it with his new girlfriend, or his friends in general.

He had other plans.

Waiting outside, Lelouch casually spied on Kallen eating with a group of girls. It wasn't anything special, with the girls asking Kallen how she was and if she was happy to be back at school.

However, things got somewhat interesting as a bee began to fly towards them, signaling for Lelouch to walk over towards them.

"That's so cool Kallen, you're really-Ah! A Bee!"

"Ah! Kallen run!"

As the girls screamed and ran away at the appearance of the bee, Kallen placed her sandwich in her mouth and swatted down the bee with one hand.

As soon as she did, however.

"Kallen Stadtfeld was it?"

Kallen looked up from hitting the bee away, as Lelouch stood in front of her with a friendly smile.

"Ah shit, did he see that just now? A-Ah yes, that's me…"

Despite the internal turmoil in her head about whether or not Lelouch had seen her cut down the bee or not, she quickly went back to her frail persona.

"My name is Lelouch Lamperouge, Vice president of the Student Council. I wanted to personally welcome you back to Ashford."

"A-Ah thanks…"

Lelouch held out his hand as Kallen meekly took hold of it and shook it, her acting skills living up to the test.

"If you don't mind me asking, what kept you out for so long? I heard you had a frail body, is it disease or…?"

"A-Ah no...I-I was born with a weak immune system, a-and a blood disorder. J-Just a few scratches are enough to take me down…"

"Ah I see, I'm sorry to hear that. Well, I hope your stay at Ashford will be great for you and your body."

"T-Thank you, Mr Vice President."

"Please, feel free to call Lelouch, Kallen Stadtfeld."

"A-Alright, then thank you, Lelouch."

Lelouch and Kallen shared one more handshake, as Lelouch turned to walk away, as the conversation seemed over.

"Oh, by the way, Kallen."

"H-Huh?"

"Do be careful around Shinjuku, I hear some terrorists were spotted in the area."

As soon as she heard the words, Kallen's eyes narrowed as she looked at Lelouch's backside.

"Shinjuku?"

"Yes well…" Lelouch turned his head slightly, his real voice coming through as he finished. "Something about Poison Gas is what I heard."

Once she heard his voice, her eyes went wide as she stared at him.

"Y-You're the…?"

"Well anyway, do enjoy Ashford Academy, Kallen Stadtfeld."

Lelouch walked away with a smirk, knowing that little mention of Shinjuku was enough to get Kallen to be coming after him later.

She could recognize his voice well enough, so that would only add to the suspicions.

Now, all he had to do was wait until the end of the final class period.

---

Class went by as expected, as Lelouch sat quietly at his desk, waiting for the clock to tick down more and more.

As his eyes lingered on the clock, he did catch Kallen staring back at him every now and then, her eyes flickering away every time he looked over at her.

This continued until finally, the final bell rang to indicate classes were over.

"Lulu! Want to head out-"

Shirley called over at Lelouch, but he ignored her as he quickly made his way over to Kallen, who some of the other girls had formed around.

"Kallen Stadtfeld."

Lelouch called out to her as the girls quieted down, as Kallen looked over at him with a stern expression.

"I would like to talk to you...In private."

As soon as the words left his mouth, the girls screamed as they began to gossip to one another, as Shirley's expression quickly changed to one of confusion.

"How convenient...I need to talk to you as well."

The girl's screams only accelerated in volume as the gossiping got even more out of hand as Lelouch motioned for her to follow him as the two left the room.

All the same, Shirley watched them as confusion and jealousy hit her like a sack of bricks.

"Just what has been up with him lately…?"

Lelouch walked for quite a bit, killing exactly enough time as they headed towards their destination. He didn't have much to say to her at the moment, but he did have something he wanted to test.

Eventually arriving at a certain room, the two walked in as Kallen stopped and crossed her arms.

"Alright, enough with the walking, what are you-"

"Milly! I've brought her!"

Suddenly yelling up above them, Kallen looked as she saw Milly, Rivalz, and Shirley as Milly waved back.

"Aw! Thanks, Lulu! Glad you knew we were going to ask Kallen to join the student council!"

"H-huh?"

Kallen was taken aback as Milly, Rivalz, and Shirley began to walk down, as Lelouch turned towards her and smiled.

"We wanted to ask you to join the student council; it's why I wanted to talk to you in private after all."

"W-What? But-"

Before Kallen could finish, the doors on the other side of the room opened as the sound of wheels could be heard as a soft gentle voice rang out.

"What's going on? I heard you mention a new member?"

As soon as he heard the voice, Lelouch instinctively let his expression soften some as he turned towards the voice.

The one person that started this long and admittedly grueling journey for him. The person who, though he wasn't as protective of, was still pretty protective.

His younger sister Nunnally.

As her wheelchair got closer to the two of them, Lelouch motioned towards Kallen, though it wasn't like Nunnally could see her.

"This is Kallen Stadtfeld, the newest member of the student council."

"W-Wait, I haven't-"

"Oh wow, it's nice to meet you!" Not letting her finish, Nunnallywheeled herself past Lelouch and stopped in the general area of Kallen as she clasped her hands together. "My name is Nunnally Lamperouge, Lelouch's younger sister. I'm only in middle school, so I'm just an honorary member right now, but it's nice to meet you all the same!"

"O-Oh um..N-Nice to meet you as well."

Kallen gave a fake meek response as she smiled at Nunnally, as Milly, Rivalz, and Shirley made their way down the staircase as Rivalz held a bottle in the air.

"Ah yeah! Let's celebrate with some Cha-W-Whoa!"

Before he could finish, Rivalz took a wrong step as he suddenly began to stumble, before accidentally throwing the bottle into the air.

Lelouch immediately got into the perfect spot, as he held his hands up and caught the bottle midair.

Due to the shaking of being flown, however, the cork of the bottle popped off as it immediately headed towards Kallen.

Quickly raising her hand, Kallen swatted the kork away...Before getting drenched with the contents of the bottle.

"A-Ah...Ew…"

"Oh, dear!" Milly immediately ran over to the now drenched Kallen, looking over her outfit. "Oh wow, this is going to stain bad! Here, I'll show you where the showers are! Lulu! Can you grab a spare outfit for her?"

"Ah of course!"

Feigning concern, Lelouch immediately ran to where the spare female outfits were.

A smirk forming as he ran. After all, this next step would really show how far his current plan had to go. If the next scene remained the same, then he still had quite far.

But if it changed in any way...He could potentially push up a few plans he had and speed the process up.

Maybe not by much. Maybe just by a little.

But enough to make a difference.

"Now, onto the important step of seeing how this goes."

---

Showers

The sound of water hitting a human body could be heard as Kallen stood underneath the shower, her hair and body soaked from the water as she tried to clean herself of the bottle that had exploded onto her earlier.

However, as she was taking a shower, thoughts were running through her head.

Who was Lelouch?

He called himself the Vice President of the Student Council and even brought her to a planned meeting to welcome her into the council itself...But he also knew about Shinjuku, and his voice was so similar to the one on the radio.

It was hard to tell since the voice over the radio spoke fluent Japanese, while Lelouch spoke fluent English; sure a lot of Britannians knew Japanese and most Japanese knew English, but other than herself, she had never met anybody else fluent in both.

Still, if he had been living here for as long as she had, it was possible.

She had to question him some time.

And considering she knew he was bringing extra clothes to her; she knew when her chance would show up.

Soon, the door to the shower opened and closed, as she heard footsteps.

"I've brought your extra clothes for you, Kallen."

"A-Ah thanks, just lay them over there."

Keep up the facade until he was right where she wanted him to be was her current goal.

"B-By the way, c-can you an extra bar of soap and hand it to me?"

"Of course."

Kallen waited as she watched the corner of the shower, waiting for him to hand it to her.

"Here you-"

As soon as his hand came inside holding the soap, she suddenly grabbed his wrist with one hand and readied her knife with her other.

Silence followed for a few moments afterward, before a small chuckle came from Lelouch.

"Haha...Grabbing ahold of my wrist while in the shower? Rather bold of you Kallen."

"Shut it, I need answers and you're going to give them."

"Oh? What answers do you need? The upcoming test answers? Sorry, I don't have an answer key on me."

"Enough with your games, you know exactly what I want. Earlier you mentioned Shinjuku, why!?"

"I simply heard about the attack on the radio and wanted to make sure you weren't around the place. As Vice president, it's my job to-"

"But why mention Shinjuku to me personally? I've not heard anybody else mention that you warned them."

"Have you asked every single person in the school? Maybe I've only gotten around to mentioning it to a handful of people is all."

"I doubt that...I think you figured out who I was, and wanted to make yourself known."

"What are you talking about?"

"You know what I'm talking about...You were the voice I heard yesterday!"

"Voice…? If you're hearing voices in your head, I can always set up an appointment with the school's therapist. I hear he's-"

"Dammit take this seriously!"

Suddenly letting go of his wrist, Kallen grabbed the shower curtain and flung it to the side, revealing her entire nude body to Lelouch.

Lelouch let his wrist drop as he immediately looked her over, as her features easily stuck out to him.

Her slim and fit body.

Her legs with visible fitness.

Clear muscle on her arms.

Along with the more attractive features such as her slick and tender stomach.

Her eighty-eight centimeters, or in layman terms, E cup natural boobs with pink nipples ripe for licking.

Her good size ass cheeks are nice and good targets for spanking.

Her lightly shaved red hair pussy.

All complemented by thighs that could either crush or reinvigorate a man's dreams.

All of it was laid bare to see before Lelouch as Kallen eyed him with a serious expression, it not even occurring to her that she was giving Lelouch a flashing that most men and some women would kill for.

Lelouch quickly looked her over, taking in all her features as he closed his eyes and gave a small chuckle.

"Carrying a knife on school grounds? I hope you know weapons are not allowed."

He of course ignored mentioning anything about her body, lest it made her self-aware, and shut the shower curtain back, as he instead turned his attention to the knife she was still holding.

"In this day and age, if you don't have a weapon on you, you're done for."

"Hm, I guess you're not wrong. Still, I would advise not letting anybody else know about it, they may actually report you if-"

"Enough about my knife, let's get back on topic."

Kallen said as she crossed her arms, inadvertently giving her breasts something to lay on and be held up some to look even more attractive.

"Are you, or are you not the voice I heard yesterday? And if you're not, then how did you know about Shinjuku and the poison gas? You can't lie your way out of this, especially since the poison gas hasn't been reported yet."

The two stared at each other, the only sound being the running water still hitting Kallen.

After a few moments, Lelouch gave one more chuckle as he shrugged.

"You're quite perceptive, Q-1."

Changing to the voice and language he used when he talked to Kallen yesterday, her eyes went wide as she took a step back and hit the wall behind her.

"So...You are the voice."

"Yes, I was trying to hide it, but I guess my slip-up was too obvious for you."

He was lying of course.

"Still, to get me to admit it is admirable, if not somewhat dangerous considering we're in a Britannian academy."

"Tch, for you to slip up is dangerous...But anyway...Why did you do it? You're Britannian aren't you?"

"I could be asking you the same thing, you're also Britannian aren't you?"

"..." Kallen didn't answer for a moment as she looked to the side before slowly nodding. "I guess…"

"Heh, well no matter, Nationality has no regard for strife and wrongdoings, does it? I'm Britannian by birth, but I have a deep and unrivaled hatred for the Empire at large. My sole and only desire is to take down not only the empire but the Emperor himself...As well as freeing all the nations, Japan included, from his grip."

Kallen raised an eyebrow and grew some respect for Lelouch from that sentence, she didn't know if he was being honest about everything, but she could hear the hatred in his voice.

"I think you're the first Britannian I've met to call this country by its real name and not that stupid number."

"Hmph, Area Eleven you mean? The entire naming convention and blatant racism by Britannian will only continue to lead to these terrorist attacks and upheaval. If The Emperor was taking over the world to bring peace, that would be one thing...But he's doing it for world domination, something I cannot stand!"

"Hmph, taking over the world regardless of motive is bad...But I understand what you mean."

Kallen said as she pushed herself off the wall and turned to the side some, her boobs bouncing some as her hips swayed. The new angle giving a better view of her ass.

"So, what now? You know who I am, and I know who you are...Do you want to join me and my friends?"

"Join a bunch of people who have no chance of ever taking down Britannia you mean?"

The response drew a scowl from Kallen as she looked at Lelouch.

"If you don't want to, just say it."

"I never said that...I was just mentioning that currently, we have no hope of taking down Britannia unless we change our tactics up."

"What do you mean?"

"First of all, we need to make a big splash to draw people to our cause. Thanks to some information I've gotten over hacking into some local databases, it seems a local Japanese man is set to be executed tomorrow, and it will be broadcasted to the entire nation."

"What…?"

"The reasoning being murder...Murder of Prince Clovis, Viceroy of Area Eleven."

"W-What!? Is that true?"

"No, it's not...Because the one who killed the prince is me…"

Kallen's jaw dropped as she turned fully back around to Lelouch again, her frontal figure still being a sight for sore eyes as she muttered.

"W-What…?"

"During the Shinjuku attack, while I ordered everyone where to go and how to fend off the attack, I was able to not only sneak into the Prince's carrier but also kill him as well. His death has yet to be announced to the public, however."

"A-Are you for real?"

"You're still doubting me after I helped lead you to victory yesterday?"

"That's…"

"No matter, simply watch the news in the next hour, and you know my story to be true."

"...I believe you...I have no reason not to."

"Good, then let's get onto the next step. Tomorrow night will be when his trial is set, so that is when we'll strike."

"H-Huh? You're only giving us a day to prepare?"

"Don't worry, I already have a plan in place."

"W-What, will we be going in guns blazing or…?"

"Hardly, if we want to rally the Japanese people around our cause, then we need one thing."

"Which is…?"

"Hope, we need to give them hope. Guns blazing won't do anything but make us out to be terrorists who are no different than the other groups around here...However, if we save him another way, then we can give hope to the people and more easily get them on our side."

"And how do we go about that?"

"Hmph, I'll simply perform a miracle."

"A what?"

"A miracle, something that will make people truly believe. However, in order for this to happen, you must not tell anyone, not even the other people in our group who I am. I will debut a new persona that I will use for both the public and the others. You will be the only one who will know who I truly am, alright?"

"...Surprised you trust me that much."

"It's less about trust, and more about forming a deal."

"Hm?"

"Tell anybody, even the closest person to you in your life, and I tell everyone you're a terrorist."

"Like anybody would-"

"If that doesn't scare you, I can also let everybody know that you're secretly Half-Japanese."

Kallen was shocked by his words, almost slipping in the tub as she hit the back of the wall, causing her body to shake some.

"W-What do you-"

"Your real mother isn't Miss Stadtfeld, the first lady of the Stadtfeld family….No, it's actually her personal maid, Miss Kōzuki, correct?"

"H-How do you…"

"As Vice president of this school, I have researched every single person here and found out everything about them, as well as uncovering any and all dirty secrets. From some of the students being drug users to others being dancers at clubs, I know everything...That includes the secret about your mother, as well as the fact that you have no legitimate medical history...Fabricated? Sure, but nothing legit."

"Y-You…"

"However, as I said, as long as you don't expose who I really am, I won't expose who you really are...Do we have a deal?"

"This is blackmail you know."

"On the contrary, if I really wanted to blackmail you, I would hang all of this over your head without telling you who I really am...Instead, I told you that so we're on equal footing. I want to trust you, and I hope this deal can be the start of that trust."

Lelouch held his hand out towards her, his eyes serious as the two stared at one another.

Kallen stared at his hand, conflicting emotions and thoughts running through her.

On one hand, she hated making deals, especially with Britannians.

On the other, it was true he had risked a lot by telling her what he knew, and who he was, so he clearly had some trust in her already for some reason.

Eventually coming to a decision, she gulped as she nodded, reaching over and locking hands with him as they shook.

"Glad we can come to an agreement Miss Stadtfeld...Or rather, Miss Koizuiki."

"As I said earlier, call me Kallen...Mr Vice president."

"Then as I said earlier, call me Lelouch...In private anyway. Once I unveil my persona, you will call me that and only that around the others."

"...Fine...So, when do we meet up?"

Kallen dropped her hand as she crossed her arms once more, again inadvertently pushing her breasts up as she turned and leaned against the wall, giving Lelouch some nice side-boob and side-ass shots.

"Tonight at midnight, you and your closest allies will meet at the Tokyo Tower, I'll give further instructions there."

"Kinda late isn't it?"

"Ha, well...One good thing about being on the student council is you can miss a day of school and have the others mark you as excused."

"Hmph…"

"Anyway, that's all I have to say. Meet me in the student council room in about an hour, the news of Clovis's death will be announced then."

Kallen just nodded as Lelouch turned and placed his hands in his pockets as he walked towards the door, Kallen watching him the entire time.

Once he got to the door though and grabbed the handle, he turned back and smirked.

"By the way...Thanks for the show, you're much more interesting to talk to when you're naked."

Kallen raised an eyebrow before looking down and going wide-eyed as she remembered she was in the process of taking a shower.

Looking back up, Lelouch was already gone.

A slight blush appeared on her face as she looked to the side and muttered as she grabbed the shower curtain.

"Jerk…"

---

Student Council Room

"Breaking News coming from the Area Eleven ViceRoy office...It has been reported to us and confirmed, that Viceroy of Area Elven, and the third prince of Britannia, Clovis La Britannia, is dead."

The report from the news caused Milly, Shirley, Rivalz, and even Nina to all go wide-eyed as they stared at the TV. They had been watching it for a few minutes now when it was reported there had been a death of a high official, but none of them could have expected it to be one of Britannians Royal Family members, let alone the Viceroy of the country.

They mumbled to one another as they kept listening, waiting to hear if any more news would come in.

Sitting in the back however was Lelouch, his arms crossed as he listened to the news report.

So far, so good.

It would just be a few more minutes until Suzaku was announced as the culprit and then everything would be good to go.

Tapping his foot on the ground, Lelouch heard footsteps behind him before the chair beside him was pulled out and the girl of the hour sat down beside him.

Looking over at the now clothed, though still wet-haired beauty, Lelouch motioned over to the TV as he quietly spoke.

"See? Told you it would be announced."

"Yeah, you did...It's hard to believe still, but I guess that gets rid of any and all doubt I had against you…"

"Indeed, it won't be long until the one they arrested to frame will be announced."

"Hm...How did you know they were going to announce it?"

"I hacked into the news network database and saw they had the announcement scheduled for this time; apparently the Emperor himself wanted it announced now and no sooner. Likely so they could fabricate a good enough story for the poor bastard their framing."

"I see…"

"..."

"...Are you sure we can rescue him?"

"I told you, I'm a miracle worker ain't I?"

"That doesn't-"

"Just trust me on this, I haven't been wrong yet have I? From the knightmares on the train to knowing exactly where to shoot during the battle. I was even right about the announcement time...I thought you said any and all doubt you had was gone?"

"Even still, I'm going to be skeptical when it sounds like you're leading me into a suicide mission!"

"Don't worry, with the information I've been able to glean, they're no match for us."

"...I hope you're right."

Kallen relaxed some as she kept staring at the TV, the other members of the student council still surrounding it so she had to look in between them and listen.

Eventually, however, Kallen gave up and instead focused her attention back on Lelouch.

"I will say, you're lucky those guys are here right now."

"Hm? What do you mean?"

"I mean if they weren't, I would slap some sense into you for talking to me in the shower earlier!"

"Nothing is stopping you from still slapping me."

"Idiot, If anyone notices, it could cause problems!"

"Heh, I guess...Though, I don't exactly know why you're so mad about it."

"Why? It's because you-"

"Don't try to pin any blame onto me. I didn't do anything, other than see your body. I didn't touch you, I didn't make any unwarranted remarks, I kept the conversation on topic and I'm not even the one who pulled the curtain open! You were the one who exposed yourself to me."

"You could have mentioned it!"

"Why should I?"

"H-Huh?"

"Were you hurt? Were you mentally scarred? Do you have everlasting injuries? Are you going to die?"

"W-Well no but-"

"Then why are you making such a big fuss over it? We had an entire conversation as well as planning our next stage of attack with little to no issue. The worst thing that happened was I got to see you naked, but so what? Is being seen by a guy naked really such a bad thing? We're all human at the end of the day."

"S-Still it's…"

"Embarrassing? How come? If anybody makes fun of your body, then it would seem like to me they're the ones with such low self-confidence that they have to make fun of somebody else. Personally, I think you have a body that would make others jealous, I would be proud to show it off personally."

Kallen blushed as she looked down, confusion running throughout her brain.

What he was saying sounded...Right? But why…? Throughout her entire life, a guy seeing a girl naked was taboo and frowned upon but...Why is it? As he mentioned, it's not like anything happened between them…

Maybe it's fine if a guy sees her naked, it's not like she can't defend herself anyway if they tried something…

"If it makes you feel better, you're free to walk in on me showering anytime you want."

"Ah geez thanks, so considerate."

Kallen smarted off somewhat, though Lelouch just shrugged and chuckled in response.

"Just be more proud of yourself is all I'm saying, it's nothing to be embarrassed over."

"...I guess you're right."

Lelouch nodded as he pushed himself up and stretched.

"Of course I am, after all...You should know not to doubt me anymore. Anyway, I'll see you at midnight tonight."

"Yeah…"

Kallen looked back down with a puzzled look on her face.

Thinking on it, even more, her brain was pushing her in the direction that it was alright if someone saw her naked. Who cared at the end of the day? It was just a body, after all, everybody had one.

Lelouch on the other hand walked to the door, hands in pockets as a small smile was plastered on her face.

Once he left the student council and shut the door behind him, that smile grew.

"It seems my geass is working faster than I thought it would, still no need to rush things of course, but excellent progress right now."

Lelouch gave a small chuckle as he turned around, and headed towards a certain room.

---

Opening up the room door, Lelouch stepped inside as he closed the door behind him and looked at the small girl sitting on his bed.

Beside her was a ton of manga and drinks.

Lelouch had gone ahead and bought every single volume of the manga she was reading, as well as a pack of drinks and some food to keep her occupied.

Looking up from the manga in hand, she tilted her head.

"Did you get everything planned out?"

"Easily; as well as testing out a few other aspects of my geass on the collective unconscious. From testing out how others view relationships, to having a conversation with a girl taking a shower and then convincing her that a guy seeing her naked isn't a big deal, everything is going according to plan."

"That isn't surprising, especially knowing how C's World works. You're effectively doing what Charles and Marianne planned to do."

"Please, their goal was to destroy C's World and create a hive mind of both living and dead. Mine, however, is just to make the world a better place and a peaceful future...Hopefully, it lets me pass on this time."

Closing his eyes and sighing, Lelouch leaned against the door as he crossed his arms.

"Speaking of my mother Marianne, what is her current condition?"

"What do you mean? She's-"

"Don't play dumb CC. Her physical body may be dead, but I know for a fact her spirit lives on. I should know, I've commanded C's World to reject both her and Charles' existence before in the past."

CC stared at Lelouch, who stared back as neither of them said anything.

Closing the manga she was reading, CC placed it on top of a stack of the others as she brought her legs up to her chest.

"When Marianne died, her spirit went to C's world like everybody else...Or so VV and the Order thought. Before she dies, Marianne transfered her spirit into someone else, and lives on through them for the most part."

"This person is...?"

"Anya Alstreim, one of the Knights of the Rouse."

"Anya huh...?"

"However, her spirit is dorment in her and your best chance to kill her is-"

"Is there a way to transfer her spirit back into her own body?"

"Huh? Why?"

"It's simple, she's the one unknown in everything. I have no idea if she can mess up my plans or not, and I hate having factors I can't control. I doubt I could send her on to the next life, so if I could instead bring her back to her old body and geass her under my control, I could nip the problem in the bud."

"...I don't know of any method, but the Order might. I would ask VV if given the chance."

"Hm, I want to distance myself from the Order as much as I would like to avoid suspicion. Once I have other things to order VV to do, I'll also ask him then. For now, I'm focused on Operation Purple tomorrow. Once that is a success, then I'll have two successful recruiting operations going on."

"Hm? Two?"

"Yes, I've ordered Charles to begin a mass recruitment plan to bolster the Britannian ranks. Once the Specially Administrated Zone is completed, the Black Knights will have no reason to go to the Chinese Federation this time around. Because of that, If I want to overthrow the High Eunuchs, I'll need a different group to do so."

"So you're going to lead a Britannian Army to overthrow them?"

"Heh, now why would I do that?"

"Huh? But you said-"

"I said I ordered Charles to begin a mass recruitment, I never said every single one of those will be under his command. I plan to take a large chunk of them and geass them to serve under me as I lead a rebellion over there. Once the High Eunuchs are overthrown and the Empress then has full power again, I plan to coerce her into Joining Britannia as a puppet state, with her still in command. Much like Japan will be by then, it will have all of its rights and be free...But still under the control of the Emperor if need be. This would essentially give me control over every single continent except for the EU, which I have separate plans for."

"So, you really have this world domination thing planned out."

"It's nothing I haven't done before, the real challenge will be making the entire world into my Free Use Paradise. Once Japan is fully converted, then I'll move onto the Chinese, then The EU, and then finally mainland Britannia. Along the way, I'll make detours to other places such as the African Continent and the Australian Kingdom to do the same."

"Hm, It will be interesting to watch you. I hope you entertain me."

"Oh don't worry, you'll be entertained."

Lelouch gave a small laugh as he looked down at his watch.

"For now, be ready for tonight...We have a geass user to capture."

"Oh? So now you want me to come along?"

"Again it's up to you, I have plans for either option you choose."

"...Then I'll come, I'm interested in how you pull this off."

"Hehe, it will be easier than you can ever imagine."

---

AirPort-A Few Hours Later

The plane began its slow descent downward as its wheels hit against the tarmac below and began to come to a stop.

The plane was full of wealthy businessmen and executives who, through their money and power, were able to travel all over the world as long as they paid the right price.

However there was one passenger on this plane who wasn't either of these, yet was able to make it on all the same.

That was the Chinese geass user.

Mao.

Thanks to his geass allowing him to hear the thoughts of others, he had been able to deduce how exactly to get onto this plane. It wasn't hard or complicated, just simple mind-reading planning at the end of the day.

What was more important was why Mao had come to Area Eleven in the first place.

Mao had traveled all over in search of his one true love, but time and time again he came up short in finding her.

He would never give up of course, and Japan was next on his radar to explore. It made sense, Mao remembered CC talking about Japan in the past, so he knew this place had some importance to her.

Even if it was now called Area Eleven, that mattered little.

Once the plane touched down, Mao got up and followed in line, ready to get off of the plane and explore another new country. He hated the fact he had to follow these business people, or really be around people in general, but he sucked it up and went with it for now.

Once he found CC, he would gladly murder the entire world over to create the ideal playground for her anyway.

Stepping onto the ground, Mao gave a stretch as he began walking forward, turning his cassette player up to the maximum as he was ready to walk through the airport traffic.

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

CC's words echoed through his headset as he walked, the coy smile never leaving his face as he kept walking forward.

Now, where should he explore first? He heard about a ghetto where a recent skirmish happened between Britannia and terrorists, maybe CC got injured and was currently laying there? Oh, that would make it easy to get her back!

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

Perhaps he should explore the country's most famous school in Ashford Academy? It was considered the most prestigious school in Area Eleven, so maybe CC was hanging out around there?

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

There was apparently an execution happening tomorrow as well, maybe he could go hang out around the area and see if CC would come by to watch it?

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

Oh, there were so many options! He had a good feeling he would finally-

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

'It's been a long time Mao.'

Mao stopped.

Or rather his body instinctively froze.

That was…

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

He pressed his hands against his headphones as he listened...Maybe it was his imagination, it had been so long since he saw her. Maybe he was-

'Everything is Ok Mao.'

'I'll always be here for you Mao.'

'Never forget about me, Mao.'

'It really is me, Mao.'

Mao's body froze again.

It couldn't be…

Feeling his heart beating against his chest, Mao quickly reached down and turned off his cassette.

Immediately the voices of everyone around him invaded his ears, creating such an ear grating sound that made one want to die.

But he stuck through it, he had to...Especially if this was real.

He took deep breaths, closing his eyes as he listened.

'I wonder what I should have for dinner.'

'Damn my boss is going to kill me if I'm late.'

'Tch, can't believe I gotta be around some Elevens for my job.'

'Come find me, Mao.'

There it was again! He wasn't hearing things! It was truly her!

His eyes were wide as tears began to roll down his face, a huge smile forming as he looked.

"C-CC! W-Where are you!?"

Mao yelled out, ignoring some questioning looks he got from the others as they continued.

'I'm in the Second Floor Bathroom Mao.'

"S-Second Floor! I-I'm coming CC!"

Ignoring the logic that she shouldn't have been able to hear him if she was truly in there, Mao began frantically looking around as he pushed people out of the way, trying to find the stares as if his life depended on it.

He also ignored the logic that he shouldn't even be able to hear code bearers.

However, his mind was too crazed to think straight.

Finally, he saw them, stairs!

Running up to them, he quickly jumped over the rope that was blocking them, the rope holding a sign saying the second floor was undergoing repairs as he quickly ran up them, the voices of the people behind him getting fainter as he ran up the stairs.

"CC!"

Mao reached the top of the stairs and looked around, doors all around.

'The bathrooms have red doors blocking them Mao.'

"Red Doors! On it!"

Quickly turning, Mao ran down the hall, looking over every single door, trying desperately to find the doors that CC was talking about.

Until finally he saw them, a red pair of doors.

Running towards them, he quickly shoulder tackled the doors as he ran into the room.

"CC!"

Running right into the bathrooms, Mao looked around the empty room, his expression falling.

"C….C?"

Walking into the bathroom, Mao reached up and took his glasses off as he looked around.

Once he was in the middle of the room, he heard a voice behind him.

"It's been a long time, Mao."

Feeling his breath get sucked out of his body, Mao slowly turned around. Once his eyes landed on the figure behind him, they almost popped out of his head.

Standing there in her usual white attire was CC, and Mao couldn't believe it.

All that time searching.

All that time killing.

All that time running.

It was finally worth it...He had finally found the one person that mattered to him in this world.

Tears running down his eyes, he took a slow step forward as he reached a hand out as a giant smile took over his face.

"C-CC!"

CC gave a smile and a laugh, as Mao thought he was living in a fairy tale as he was about to run over to her.

'It's nice to meet you, Mao.'

Suddenly, a new voice rang out in his head. It was a male, and while one might think he would ignore any thoughts around him right now, the voice had called his name.

Suddenly stopping, Mao was confused as he looked around.

"W-What?"

A stall door in the very back of the restroom opened up, and soon a slender man with black hair walked out.

Hearing the footsteps, Mao turned around and looked at the man.

"W-Who are you?"

"Heh, I am Lelouch Vi Britannia...Emperor Of The Holy Britannian Empire."

Mao's expression went from one of confusion to one of annoyance.

"Tch, just some dumbass kid."

Well no matter, he could easily find out who he was.

Focusing on him, Mao began to read his mind, surely this would-

'All Rise For His Majesty! Lelouch Vi Britannia!'

"W-What?"

The memory he was hearing was loud as cheers of people rang out for this so-called Emperor Lelouch. But that wasn't right, the leader of the Empire was-

He couldn't finish his thought as more memories began to be heard.

'Please give a warm welcome to Her Majesty! Empress Kallen Vi Britannia!'

Hm? This memory...It felt different, but why? This wasn't making sense though, none of the Britannian queens were called-

'Please give a warm welcome to Her Majesty! Empress Shirley Vi Britannia!'

What? This was a different memory but...It was the same? A different person's name was called out, however. This still wasn't making any-

'Please give a warm welcome to Her Majesty! Empress Milly Vi Britannia!'

What in the hell was going on? Why did all these memories seem the same, but act so differently? All these names too! Kallen, Shirley, Milly, Kaguya, Sayoko, Cecile! He recognized none of them!

Then others! Cornelia, Euphemia, Marrybell, Nunnally! He recognized them as Britannian royalty, but none of them were the Empress!

What did all these memories mean!?

That wasn't the worst of it though.

'Please give a warm welcome to Her Majesty! Empress Cecaniah Vi Britannia!'

As soon as he heard that memory, his eyes bulged as he took a step back, confusion and anger overtaking his emotions as he pointed at Lelouch.

"Y-You! What is the meaning of this!?"

"So you do recognize the name...What you're hearing is just a small part of my many, many lives. Hearing the names of the many women I have married over them! This doesn't include the lives where I married a man, went single, or had more than one spouse! I'm sure you heard that CC and I got married, hm?"

"Liar! CC only has eyes for me! A son of a bitch like you can rot in Hell!"

Mao reached inside his coat and pulled out a gun as he aimed it at Lelouch, who gave a small evil chuckle.

"Oh really? Why don't you search deeper into my memories Mao!?"

"What!?"

This son of a bitch had to be lying!

Searching deeper into his memories, he found more confusion.

"Y-Yes Lelouch~ H-Harder~"

What's this? He was having sex with someone? The voice was unfamiliar, however.

"O-Oh L-Lulu! Mmmm R-Right there~"

Another voice, this was one different than the last one.

"F-Fuck! B-Baby I-I'm going to cum again!"

Again another voice, it was just like last time.

Voice after voice moaned and said different variations of their insides being ravaged by him.

Eventually, he began recognizing some of the voices, again they were the royalty of Britannia, but what did this all mean?

Again, however, the worst was yet to come.

"Mmm~ Y-Yes Lelouch~ Oh~...So good…"

That last voice made his heart drop.

That was CC's voice.

"W-What….W-What in the bloody hell are you doing!?"

Suddenly firing his gun, the bullet nicked Lelouch's shoulder as blood began to come out. Though he let out a painful grunt, he stood his ground, having suffered much worse before.

"These are the memories of the many conceptions I had with the women of my past lives! Again, these memories are only the times I went with a singular woman, instead of a man or many. I'm sure you noticed that I got in bed with CC, something you'll never be able to accomplish."

"You son of a bitch! Rot in Hell for eternity!"

Mao cocked his gun again, rage in his eyes as he made eye contact with Lelouch.

"Checkmate."

"Die!"

Mao began to pull the trigger and-

"Lelouch Vi Britannia Commands You! Become My Loyal Slave Forever, Mao!"

Lelouch's geass connected with Mao before he was able to pull the trigger, and for a second he just stood there with his gun pointed at Lelouch as his finger was halfway to pulling the trigger.

Finally, however, the gun was lower as Mao looked at Lelouch and gave a bow.

"Understood, My Master."

"Hmph."

Walking forward and past Mao, Lelouch looked at CC as he smiled.

"With that, he's officially taken care of."

"You're a man of theater aren't you? Causing such a scene before using your geass."

"On the contrary, I needed to cause such a scene. If I had tried to geass him off the bat, he would have been able to read my mind and prepare for it. Making him flustered and angry made him lose focus, and become easy prey."

"I see, then what was your plan if I didn't come along to bait him here?"

"Nothing special, I would have easily called him out by name and promise to have information on where you were. Of course, it was much easier using you as bait, but the end result would have been the same."

"I'm guessing you've tried it before?"

"Of course not."

"Hm?"

"Why would I, you always agree to come along when I mention him."

CC gave a slight face of annoyance, which just caused Lelouch to chuckle as he looked back at Mao.

"For now, take him back to my room and have him stay put. Also, inform Sayoko to come here and clean up the blood before anybody notices. You're free to do whatever afterward...I'm going to clean up my wound, and then get my suit from the tailor and prepare for the arrival of my Knights."

Walking over to Mao, Lelouch continued.

"Mao, you are to follow CC"s orders for the time being. Do note that I will always have the final say, understand."

"Yes, Master."

Mao stood from his bow and walked over to CC, awaiting his orders from her. All of the fanboying and frivolous attempts to get her from before were now nowhere to be found.

A bit weirded out seeing him this way, CC grabbed his hand and led him out of the bathroom.

Before she was completely gone though, CC looked back at Lelouch and spoke briefly.

"Mao mentioned you having a memory of us being married, likely I was introduced as the Empress. Judging by his reaction...You know my name."

"I know a name you used, and the name that Mao knows as well. Cecaniah...Right?"

"Hmph, I prefer CC."

She turned around to leave again but was stopped by Lelouch's chuckling.

"What's so funny?"

"It's nothing...Of course, you would prefer CC...Considering Cecaniah was nothing more than a lie you used to quiet anyone who wanted to know your real name."

"Heh, you're smart, I give you that...I'm not one privy to giving my real name, however."

"Ha...Of course not...See you later...Miccayla."

CC stopped, giving a slow side eye back towards him.

Surprised could be seen in her eye before an audible chuckle could be heard from her as she turned her head back around.

"As I said...Call me CC."

"Of course."

Lelouch gave another small chuckle as he watched the two leave, the conversation reminding him of how he used to tease her in the past.

Once he was alone, however, Lelouch sighed as he lifted his hand to his fresh wound.

"Tch, It's what I get for dragging that out...

---

Tokyo Tower-Midnight

Kallen made her way up to Tokyo Tower, the bright moonlight illuminating the ground below. She had been given a phone, saying it was a lost item and was now waiting at the top alongside her friends.

Eventually, the phone buzzed.

Looking down, she saw the name of the sender.

"Zero…?"

Zero.

Was that the name Lelouch was going to use, she thought?

Accepting the call, she was told to go to the Outbound Train on loop line five.

Telling her companions, they made their way over.

The train didn't take long to arrive, and soon they were on board.

Once they were on the train, another call from Zero.

He told them to look out both sides of the train, comparing the luxurious cityscape that the Britannians lived in, compared to the slums that Elevens lived in.

Eventually, they made their way to the front car, and there…

"Welcome, my Knights."

In the front car was a man clad in an elegant costume, a mask hiding his face. He was facing towards them, as Kallen and the others looked at him with confusion and intrigue. Kallen easily recognized the voice as Lelouch, confirming it was him, though she didn't say anything to the others so as not to break the deal they had made.

"The reason I made you look out the windows was to show you that your fight shouldn't be against any one man or woman, or any particular corporation or entity. Your fight should be against all of Britannia itself! Your terrorist attacks so far have been nothing more than a nuisance to them, and won't solve any of the problems. However, through coordination and leadership, we can become a group to be feared and change this world for the better!"

Zero made his speech to them as some back and forth commenced. Some of Kallen's allies like Tamaki told him to remove his mask, while others like Ohgi commented that it was hard to trust an unknown.

Still, Zero made his case and told them that if he could perform a miracle such as saving Suzaku, that should be enough to earn their trust.

He ended his speech by saying that to all who want to witness a miracle, to meet him at a junkyard in the morning.

Kallen stayed quiet throughout it all, worried that she would be the only one to really believe in him.

Junkyard-Next Morning

"So, you two are the only ones who showed up."

Zero stood atop a container as he stared down at Kallen and Ohgi, none of the other members of the resistance group believing in Zero.

"I-I'm sorry, I tried but…"

Kallen trailed off, as Zero continued to speak with confidence.

"You two are more than enough, now, let me tell you of my plan."

It was familiar history by that point as Zero told Ohgi and Kallen the plan of driving a fake car that looks like Clovis's personal car to the car carrying Suzaku., Zero making a grand entrance and then using fake poison gas as a bargaining chip, before escaping over the edge where Ohgi would save them.

He of course left out all mentions of Geass or his plan Operation Purple.

This was honestly almost too routine at this point, how many times had Zero, or rather Lelouch, told Kallen and Ohgi his plan?

Really the only thing different was the time they were doing this, along with the fact that he had to call Milly and told him he would miss school today.

She was initially very worried for him and told him that she can take care of him all day and be his personal 'nurse.'

As fun as that sounded, he was able to eventually convince her to go to school and not worry about him.

And if she tried anything, he had Sayoko there to politely escort her out.

Still, routine work was still work at the end of the day, so Lelouch got to work crafting his plan for the execution that night.

---

Trial Route

Later that night, everything was going according to plan.

The fake Clovis car made its way down the street, as the Trial Car was making its way towards them.

Everything was the same.

Except for one little detail.

Once the car and Trial Car met one another, Lelouch first heard the murmurs of the crowd around them. Then, however, he heard the man leading the Trial Car speak out to him.

"Halt! Who dares Mock prince Clovis?"

Definitely wasn't Jeremiah.

Which was good of course.

If he had to guess, it was the pureblood member that Jeremiah had mentioned in past livelihoods.

Once he counted down the exact time, flames suddenly shot up around the box Zero was in, revealing himself to everybody.

"Who are you!? What exactly do you think you're doing!?"

Looking the man over, it definitely seemed to be the member that Jeremiah had mentioned.

His name was Kewel if memory serves.

That was good, taking him out would only give Jeremiah more power in the end.

"My name is Zero, a rogue who is here to rescue Suzaku Kururugi from this unjust fate you have pressed against him!"

"Unjust Fate? What are you talking about?"

"You are framing Suzaku Kururugi for a crime he did not commit! Using him as nothing more than a scapegoat since you can't actually find the real killer! Using him to hide the fact you are incompetent and not worth listening to!"

"You son of a...Fine then, if Suzaku Kururugi isn't the killer, then who is!?"

"Before that, I believe you should hand him over first."

"Why would I do that? Men, prepare to fire and-"

Zero suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers, as the back of the car fell off to reveal the container CC was in.

"Release Suzaku Kururugi, or I think you know what will happen."

Kewel went wide-eyed, thinking that was the same poison gas from the terrorist attack earlier, as everybody began to back up and talk amongst themselves with confusion...

"You coward! Using...That against innocent civilians!"

Kewel couldn't say what it really was of course, lest he started a panic.

"Says the man sacrificing an innocent man for his own screw-ups!"

Looking over at a certain area, and seeing Diethard run up with a camera in hand, it was time.

"But I believe now is the time to answer your question! Suzaku Kururugi is innocent! The one who killed Prince Clovis..."

Zero looked right at the camera as he spoke.

"Was Me!"

The crowd let out a shock awed as Kewel flubbed over his words.

"W-What! You!"

"I killed Prince Clovis! And I will kill everyone here if you do not release Kururugi this instance!"

"You monster…"

Zero tapped on the hood of the car as it began to get closer.

"Men, fire-"

"Oh, should I mention Purple?"

"...Purple?"

"Yes Purple, it would be bad if it got out after all."

"...What are you-"

The car suddenly stopped as the eye opened up on Zero's Mask.

"You will do everything in your power to release Kururugi and ensure we escape!"

The geass easily affected the general, as his eyes glowed red as he looked back.

"Hold your fire men!... Release Suzaku Kururugi, and do not interfere with them escaping."

"W-What Sir Kewel!? What are you-"

One of his men called out, but he held his hand up to silence them as the guards reluctantly undid the chains on Suzaku and allowed him to walk forward as Zero jumped down to the ground to meet him.

Once they were close, Zero held his hand out as Suzaku grabbed it and shook it.

"You play your role well, Kururugi."

Suzaku nodded, his serious expression not leaving.

"Of course...Your Majesty."

Suzaku whispered the last part as Zero nodded, as Kallen exited the vehicle and walked over towards them.

"Agh Dammit! Men! Capture them!"

The second in command yelled out, ignoring Kewel's orders as some of the knightmares rushed them.

Sticking his hand in his pocket and pressing a button, the container suddenly burst open, spreading non-lethal gas everywhere to cloud their vision.

"Agh! That bastard!"

"Now then, I believe it's time we make our escape."

Kallen and Suzaku nodded as they all ran to the edge of the bridge and jumped off, where Ohgi was waiting to catch them.

"Get Back He-! Agh! Sir Kewel!?"

"I said let them escape!"

Kewel fought off all the guards, as Ohgi quickly took them away from the scene, as the execution ended in chaos.

---

Once they had escaped, Kallen and Ohgi had retreated to their hideout, while Zero and Suzaku spoke privately in the back.

"You played your role well Suzaku, accepting your fate to die."

"Jeremiah had told me that you were the one who ordered it...Once I heard that I couldn't refuse Your majesty."

"Very good...Despite me saving you, I must ask you to return and face your court-martial. This entire execution stunt was nothing more to raise public support around Zero and eventually the Black Knights."

"I understand Your Majesty, will this still result in my execution?"

"No, with my confession, the courts will have nothing to charge you on. For now, return to your Court Martial and get back to being the pilot of the Lancelot. If all goes according to plan, you should be sent to attend Ashford Academy. Accept this, and the two of us should be classmates. You are to address me as a friend, and nobody can find out that I'm not only your Emperor, but nobody can find out I'm Zero, understand."

Suzaku saluted as he nodded.

"I understand Your Majesty."

"Very good...By the way…"

Lelouch gave a coy smile as he half-joked.

"If any pink-haired girls happen to fall into your arms, help them escape from whatever is chasing them and then inform me to meet with you two...In private of course."

"Understood Your Majesty!"

Despite the joking nature, Suzaku took it seriously.

"Good...Until then, you are dismissed."

Suzaku nodded as he turned and left, as Lelouch stood still and looked up to the roof above.

"And so it all begins again…"

Lelouch gave a cold laugh, clenching his hand as he turned and began to walk away.

"Now then, I have one last thing to take care of."

---

Headmasters Office

"I'm afraid, Headmaster, that Ashford Academy's reputation is still falling."

Despite how late it had gotten, Lelouch knew Reuben was still in his office due to the old man's workaholic nature.

Lelouch had gone home first and put the costume up, as well as grabbing a certain someone and bringing them along as they stood outside the door.

Reuben, his geassed eyes glowing, as he nodded.

"Hm...I think you may be right Lelouch, but how do we fix it?"

"I have a solution to help in the short term, at least."

"Hm?"

"A Hall monitor of sorts...Their role will be to watch over the students and make sure they're doing exactly what the student council orders them to do. I believe this will help with things such as bullying, cheating, etc…"

His geass eyes glowing, Reuben nodded.

"I see I see, that sounds like a good idea Lelouch."

"Not only that Headmaster, but I also recommend that I be over all of the Schools Hall Monitors and take up any issues they have reported to them, or that they see outright. After all, Milly has the entire school to watch over."

Again, his geass eyes glowed as he nodded.

"Of course, Of course! I agree completely Lelouch! Do you have anybody in mind for the role?"

"In fact I do."

Lelouch snapped his fingers as the door opened and someone began to walk through.

"Oh hoh...Who is this?"

"This is one of my closest friends, someone I can trust immensely. I believe they will do excellent work...Not only that, but they're foreign, so they won't show any bias to anyone, whether they be Britannian or Honorary Britannian.."

"I see...What is their name?"

"Their name...Is Mao."