June 27, 9 p.m

"Guilford, tell the orchestra to start playing and the ball is officially begun," Cornelia turned to face the round table after sending her subordinates away, "Everyone, welcome to the banquet in Britalia"

"From the beginning, you were going to give us a dismount first," said the old man who was on crutches but looked very energetic, "She really deserves to be the princess of the imperial country."

"There is no empire in the world now, and the official name of Britalia is the Holy United States of Britaria," Cornelia replied calmly

"Do you know what the United States means, it's ridiculous," the old man sneered

"President of the Worship Academy, please calm down" The middle-aged man said "Don't forget, this is the scene of the meeting"

"It's too high-profile to set up the meeting on the stage," the old man frowned as he listened to the modern music in his ears

"Please forgive me, after all, the most dangerous place is the safest, and these people can just act as our umbrella, right" Lelouch said with a smile, speaking of which, wasn't the dance partner next to him the maid who was in charge of taking care of his sister in their family, I thought it would be Suzaku (Positive face)

"Who is this teenager?" The middle-aged man was a little surprised

"The head of the stem road, this is the 11th prince of Britalia, Lelouch. Vi. Britannia is my younger brother and my deputy in charge of assisting me in Japan," Cornelia began to introduce Lelouch as expected

"This one here shouldn't need to be introduced, I know you, Jieyun Chong, the eldest son of the Jieyun family, right" The old man turned to his side

"Hello," he said, holding back the coldness in his heart

"Well, hello" the old man seemed to have a good first impression of himself, hum! After all, it's a relic of the old times, so let's just give up my place to the young people

"So let me start by introducing the others, starting with me Cornelia Li Britannia and the royal sister Euphemia Li Britania, who are also the initiators of this project and the representative of Britaria," Cornelia began, and Yuphimia beside her smiled and nodded

"And then there's the royal brother Lu Xiu I just mentioned. Vi. Britannia, I don't know about this dance partner, he is the equivalent of a guide and contact" in a strange position, and he doesn't recognize any of today's heavyweights

"This is the director of Shuichiro Michido and his sister Ms. Harutsu Sakuramitsu, who are the researchers of the project and the key figures" The middle-aged man nodded to the woman who looked to be decades younger than him, it turned out to be his sister, it was good, I began to question Mendel's genetics again

"And then here is the head of the Worship House Group and his only daughter, Miss Arisha, who is responsible for providing financial support" This head of the house has a really big temper, and he doesn't even allow others to introduce his real name, and he puts on a really big show

"This alone is the Archon of Tokyo, and she is mainly responsible for observing and transmitting words" When mentioning the official position of "Archon", he clearly heard a cold snort from someone who did not know it, because everyone knew that this official position was fictitious, and the Tokyo Governor? Kyoto is a big official when you are in power, after all, it's no wonder that you talk about politics with a group of soldiers who have protected nuclear bombs and tear your mouth apart

"Finally, Yuyun Chong and his female companion, of course, he is in charge of the agent," Conelia said in an aggravated tone, I don't know if it was "Yuyun" or "female companion" or "agent" who was aggravated, in short, either was not good news

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out

"When did you become an agent? You're starting to deal with the government? Kurumi Tokizaki put away the old short-barreled musket and said in surprise, you are so bold, aren't you?

"I don't know if it's just a big hat, after all, people who can come to the second floor can't rely only on status, identity is the most important thing" The people here are probably all related to the government, otherwise how could the worship temple foundation that can only be discharged from more than twenty in Japan be qualified to come up and sit with them

"I don't know much about the country, but don't be someone else's dog," Tokizaki shrugged before firing another shot

"Where did the gunshots come from?!" Cornelia looked around indifferently, but saw nothing

"It's an illusion, Imperial Sister," Euphemia reassured

"Let's hurry up and get down to business, after all, the organizers are to blame for the safety problem," said the head of the Worship House Group in a cold voice

"Okay, I see," Cornelia perfectly concealed the coldness in her heart, "First of all, you all understand why you are here, it's all because of the so-called "World Tree" project"

(I guess this overbearing-sounding project won't succeed...... Shizaki Kurumi and Chongdu silently complained in their hearts, the more domineering the general name, the worse the end, so it is better to call the name Dog Dan or Ermazi to feed

"Well, I'm allowed to interject first, there are a lot of obstacles in the current progress of the project," Shuichiro said, "First of all, the first experimental items that Prince Clovis was supposed to transport here were robbed by the rebels halfway through, and then the shortcomings of the project itself began to increase due to the lack of information, so we had to go to the affiliated research institute to obtain information."

"Is your academy city still refusing to provide research materials?" asked Cornelia

"It's not all.,In fact, our research direction is completely opposite to theirs.,Academy City advocates activating the possibility of people.,And we advocate the possibility of creating people.,They pay attention to talent and the core of the World Tree Project is the acquired transformation" This is not wrong.,All the abilities of the Academy City are basically a test to decide a lifetime.,According to the test results to cultivate.,Even if there is a so-called level increase, it is born because of the deliberate favoritism of the Academy City.,This point is created will be "occasional" The appearance of a supernumerary like Shangjo Dangma, in fact, to be honest, it doesn't hurt except that it will make it difficult for him to feed the big stomach king who lives in his apartment, after all, class discrimination or something is dismissed with his fist (shrug)

"Well, then I'll talk about this later, because my imperial brother Lu Luxiu doesn't know too much about this matter, so now I want to explain it to him first, do you mind?" Conelia thought for a moment before speaking

(Can you hear me?) Suddenly I heard her voice in my head

(Listen, what do you want to introduce me to too?) Chong replied in his head

(Well, what Cornelia is going to talk about is Britaria's plan, and what I'm going to tell you is Japan's plan)

Dual-purpose is a very simple and achievable state for yourself, so listen carefully

"The World Tree Project is a plan first proposed by Britaria, and the core of the plan is the same as what Director Shuichiro Michi said, which is to create human possibilities," Cornelia said to the music, and said the plan hidden deep inside, "Lelouch, you also know that Britalia has nothing but the army, The once proud Knight.mare has been reduced to the point where it is about to be eliminated after the successive implementation of Gundam and IS, and there is only a general who can command the battle in the country, but there is a lack of warriors who can defeat a hundred, and the excessive loyalty has also made the country almost entirely dependent on His Royal Highness, and we can command the army but we can only command the army."

It's too late to change because your aristocrats are eyeing you

"Well, so Sister Cornelia, Father Emperor, he means that he wants to strengthen the combat ability of grassroots soldiers?" Lelouch hid the coldness in his heart in a questioning tone, is it a good idea for the cyborg troops

"No, Lelouch, you're still a little naïve, but it's also related to the fact that you've been away from the country for a long time and don't know about it," Cornelia shook her head, "No, Father, he meant that he cultivated the so-called Alien by himself"

"Click" After hearing the words of cultivating the supernatural, even Chong couldn't help but clench his fists, and then he was covered up by Shizaki Kurumi with his palm

"The one who cultivated the supernatural" Lelouch turned his head to Chong without malice, and the others did the same, because one of the greatest achievements of the ancestors of the Yuyun family, who single-handedly established the prestige of "Yuyun", was to study the existence of "supernatural ability", and it was precisely because of this that he had his second achievement afterwards -- becoming the greatest hero of mankind's victory over youkai

"It's not a difficult thing to say, but at present, only Gakumin City and China's Kaiwang Academy have mastered this technology," Chong Zhi said, holding back the disgust in his heart, "It is obvious that Britalia cannot have anything to do with the two, and Japan does not have the strength to undertake this research."

"No, it's not for nothing, in fact Japan's Seagull program has been successful, and it's the template for the World Tree roadmap," she began

(I don't know the full picture of the "Seagull" project, but the three projects related to Japan's national industry, "Seagull", "World Tree", and "Flying Flame" are respectively in charge of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Ise Jingu, and the three are interrelated, but unless all the plans are successful, the three parties will not be able to understand the whole picture) She vaguely revealed a very high-level secret

"I've heard of this plan, and I've heard that it's the beginning of all the plans in Japan, right?" asked Cornelia, knocking on the side

"I can't answer that," she said faintly

(In fact, it is true that "Seagull" provides the blueprint for the "World Tree", and the "World Tree" and "Feiyan" merge to form a real plan map, and the final merger is the most critical part of the "Seagull", and the three parties can only be considered a complete plan if all the research is successful) sounds very domineering

"Then the second question, Kamizuka won't allow this kind of thing to happen" mentioned a name that hasn't appeared in a long time, in fact, although its reputation is quite large, but the bad reputation is actually even greater, and their status has been a little out of control for a long time, and no one even bothers to mention their names, but they still live in their shadow, and this organization is like that

"That's what I'm trying to say, we got their consent, and even said that they sent someone to get involved" was reassuring to the rest of the room, but not for him

"Chong" directly called her name, originally to calm her killing intent palm began to tremble, Shizaki Kurumi didn't dare to forget this name until death, it was they who made her become a worm and began to live a careful life, if no one would mention their names, she would have been manipulated by fear to commit suicide

"It's okay, I'm here" Chong said lightly, in fact, he was also scared before, and even scared so much that he didn't dare to resent them who decided his fate as an outcast, but then he wasn't afraid, why? Because he saw characters who were a hundred times stronger than them, when "Zero" first came to Japan, he solved the four overseers sent by the shrine like a game, "Shadow" hung the heads of the ten independent team captains on the castle as ornaments, and "War" easily crumpled the sanctioners who dared to provoke them into pieces, not to mention the peerless knight, he even dared to split the statue of the Pope with a sword for his own complaint that seemed rare at the time, and then stood on the splinters and sneered at the entire shrine to provoke, to put it bluntly, it was just a matter of knowledge, this world is so big, and he and now Kurumi Tokizaki and most people can only see them

"Then I don't have a problem" After comforting Shizaki Kurumi properly, he fell silent again, there was nothing more to ask, waiting for their explanation

"So, back to the main theme, the original intention of the World Tree Project is to create human possibilities through the blueprint provided by Britaria, the helpers sent by the shrine, and the level of scientific research in Japan, and to seek new ways of evolution without pursuing one's own talents, which is what our two countries are pursuing together," Conelia said solemnly

(It's all a lie, it's just a verbal flag, everyone knows that these things are a mirage, we don't have time to set foot in these realms that sooner or later can be reached by human beings themselves, of course, Cornelia, a military genius, won't understand this, so I'll tell you first where the gap between the two countries is, Britaria pursues god-killing, and Japan wants to become a god) This sentence made Chonggang's mood calm down because of hatred and brought it up again because of shock, shouldn't be surprised, But it would only work if it was put in a person or a small organization, a country that wanted to kill gods? A nation wants to become a god? What does this mean?

It means that Britalia wants to destroy the supreme power, and Japan wants to become the supreme power, and no matter who wants to break the current world pattern, or even destroy the circular rules of the whole world

Even Lelouch, who didn't know this, was deep in thought, in fact, he couldn't help but wonder whether the original idea was right or wrong, this series of bombshells really subverted everything in his mind about the two countries, could Britalia want to do something else in the name of "strategic springboard"? And is Japan that springboard or not? And what exactly are the two countries pursuing, it's completely incomprehensible!

"Then I'll say a good word too," the head of the Enshrinement House coughed lightly, "Everyone knows that the people present are actually agents, and our Enshrinement Foundation is the transfer channel for the government to invest money in the plan, Director Shuichiro Tsumichi is the microphone for communication and exchange with Japan on behalf of the research institute in Britalia, and Miss Consul, Mr. Yukumo, and your royal family in Britalia are actually supervising the planning of the project, right?"

"That's right," Cornelia nodded in agreement, "but it's up to you, after all, Brittalia is so lacking in knowledge that we're here to support you personally."

"First of all the so-called horrors. Let's get rid of it," the head of the temple snorted coldly, "There will always be a hurdle in their plans."

(Could it be that your real purpose is)

(I should have told you, their war will draw the whole world into war, and all I need is status, no one can stop the war when it begins, and I will strangle their ambitions in the cradle before they begin) She looked directly at herself, her eyes indifferent

(I would never want that kind of unfair world where I just changed positions)

postscript

"Now Japan is using Britaria's blueprint for a new project called "Eve", I don't know the specifics, because they are doing something to my students Sakuramanji and Sakuraman's real name" After the prom ended, Chong sent Tokizaki back to the house first, and then returned to the cruise ship again when Tokizaki Kurumi showed off to Tamamo and the others, which caused a scuffle, and the ship had already sailed away, but the people were still waiting here

"Sakura Manji Sakura Man's real name" is the famous sister and brother in the school?,A few days ago, I remember that Sakura Manji went to the Ministry of Wind and Discipline to drink tea because of the attack on the chest.

"I can't tolerate the existence of guys who violate the agreement and attack them, but I can't properly protect them for the time being, I don't have that power yet" She shook her head a little lonely, not pretending, she has enough strength but lacks the courage to dare to do so, this is a sadness

"Am I responsible for protecting them? But I don't have that kind of ability and time," I can only say that I lack skills

"I know your connections, please be sure to send someone to protect them, no matter who it is, as long as they survive the fifth of July, everything will be over," she said with a deep pleading tone in her tone...... I finally understand why those teachers haven't disappeared yet, because you're the best principal, I admit it

"The final exams are over on July 5th?"

"Well, July 5th is a day I deliberately picked, whether it's Sakuraman's real name or Sakuramanji, you only need to protect one, but I hope they don't get hurt" She nodded vigorously "Remember, as long as noon on July 5th passes and none of them have an accident, then this farce will be over, and the so-called "Eve" project will also become a blank sheet of paper in the trash"

"I've always felt that giving me a set time is actually the most troublesome," it's a flag

"There's no way, I know you can't jump your heartstrings every day, that's why I need to give you time, don't worry, I won't blame you no matter what the outcome is," she began

"I can promise it, but you have to answer me the question of what Lelouch and I are doing now," he pointed out, and if Britalia had a premeditated plan, he didn't want to be a free spear that could be stabbed into the furnace

"As I said, Britalia and Japan have concealed something, Britalia's real purpose is indeed to kill the gods, but they only want to rely on their own strength, and Japan will also become their strength, a means of domination" She said solemnly, "Britalia really wants to send troops, and Japan will either take the initiative to become a springboard, or endure the baptism of war, even if they can survive Britalia's offensive, I am afraid they have already prepared to burn the jade"

I don't know if it's true or not, but it's the most likely thing right now

"Then I will believe you, I also have my own connections, even if you use me, it doesn't mean that you can succeed" Chong turned and left

"It's really different" She looked at the current Jieyun Chong a little stunned, he was completely different from the beginning, both physically and externally

"Answer one of my questions! How different are you now from before! She finally opened her mouth to ask the question, she had always thought that she could see the young man in front of her clearly, he simply wanted revenge, hypocrisy and there was no truth, even when "Song" said that he had changed, he didn't care at all, even if he didn't have to look down on him, he wouldn't be on the same level as him

"I'm no different now than before, but if I really want to say it" Chong looked back at her, with a look of determination in his eyes, "I will no longer simply want to go to this straight road on my own, as long as the last road goes down alone, I can take detours, or I can follow the path of others, but the end and feet are my own"

"I have my own way of running, I don't have to worry about the traps on the road, because as long as my foot is not broken, I can still reach the finish line" This time I didn't hesitate, as early as when I was the enemy of "Weaving" on that sky city, I had already had such an idea, and then the three questions and answers of "Shadow" made him understand his life, and now the request of "Knot" made him understand thoroughly that he was too arrogant before, delusional that he could be invincible with the so-called ridiculous revenge, thinking that as long as he escaped, he would be able to go to the end smoothly, That's impossible, there are always some traps in life that can't be escaped, rather than deliberately avoiding what can be seen, it is better to take the initiative to step in, because the front of the trap is the road, and the path that has avoided the trap may hide more traps, and he is a liar, so what's wrong with deceiving others to help him walk to the road before the trap? Why should you donate yourself to the bitter hatred? Since the result is death, it doesn't matter what you think in your heart, it doesn't matter who will regret it afterwards, who will cry, who will be proud, and who will be sarcastic, because my end has arrived, and there is no difference between life and the end without pursuit, and the agreement with the knights? I'll do it, because after every event I can understand their personality and mood, and I can't avoid requests? I'm going to do it, because I'm going to get a lot out of it

"You and hatred have tied me with silk threads, one that makes me dance and the other that pulls me to the end, but I'm not a puppet, I'm a person" no longer calls himself a monster, because the title is not qualified for it

She was silent for a moment, then her lips curled wider

"Hahaha! I see, I finally understood what I meant by that sentence," she finally burst out laughing, and then she bowed lightly, not for anything else, but because she truly regarded the young man in front of her as the future king, and she was impressed by him

"I will not pledge my allegiance to you, but I wish that your path will always come to an end, and I will not give in to you, but I believe that you are the greatest possibility" She couldn't hide the smile in the corners of her eyes and lips, "This is my promise, and at the same time, I will offer you further strength"

"Please let me see the most perfect ending, I will use it as a new chapter in history"

(It turns out that we have made a so-called agreement to let you step into the trap in front of you step by step, and after you fall into it, you begin to question your life and begin to know that there is no escape no matter what, so you can obtain far more power than in the past, we are all just your mentors, and we are always waiting for the moment when you surpass us) She smiled, sighed, and sighed in her heart

(This stage is still too small for you)

Note 1: Sublimating the whole chapter of the book, in fact, Lelouch will probably be the one that I put the most thought into, and I hope to wait for the end without incident