The center of the imperial capital, Heimdall, the starting point of the Avenue of Triumph, commemorates the establishment of Drakels Square, the greatest emperor of the empire, "Emperor Driquells", the Lionheart Emperor, and is under martial law today.

The most elite soldiers of the "Railway Gendarmerie" surrounded the square, blocking out the citizens of the imperial capital who came to watch.

On the side adjacent to the Royal Palace "Balfraim Palace", eight main chariots "No. 18" are lined up.

The hideous muzzle of the cannon and the cold and hard body create an atmosphere of slaughter - very befitting to Prime Minister Osborne in the center of the square, in front of the statue of the Emperor, his title is "Iron Prime Minister"!

It was twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and the public address was officially delivered.

Prime Minister Osborne's voice was deep and deep, and as soon as he spoke, he attracted the attention of the whole square and captured the hearts of the people of the whole country.

"Hello to all the citizens of the Imperial Capital, and to all the citizens of the Empire. I am the representative of the Imperial Government of Erebonia, Gillias Osborne. ”

I think you are all aware of the unbelievable news of the past few days. There is no doubt that Crossbell, who is a 'dependent state' of the empire, actually made such a stupid declaration of 'independence', and even froze the assets deposited by the empire! ”

At this, Prime Minister Osborne leaned forward and propped his hands on the podium where the microphone was placed, in a gesture of righteous indignation.

"Of course - we took action to correct the mistakes. This is not aggression, but the right of the 'suzerain', or even an obligation! ”

But 'they' did unbelievable atrocities! Our righteous division, attacked by weapons of mass destruction, was destroyed. ”

Drakells Square was silent, but Osborne's voice grew louder.

"Everybody—can you forgive such 'malice'? Can the pride and glory of the great empire be allowed to suffer? ”

"No—absolutely not." Osborne clenched his right fist suddenly, and his voice reached its peak at the same time, "Even if we have to exchange iron and blood, we must carry out justice!" ”

Around the square, the voices of people are boiling, and the cries are shaking the sky!

"Empire! Imperial! Imperial! ”

"Justice! Justice! Justice! ”

"Glory! Glory! Glory! ”

"Fight! War! War! ”

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The atmosphere of Class VII classrooms is diametrically opposed to that of Draekers Square.

The students were not excited by the Prime Minister's speech, but on the contrary, they seemed a little uneasy, inexplicably uneasy.

Laura said, "It was a very remarkable speech, but"

Jusis snorted coldly and said, "It seems that he intends to let things go according to his plan." ”

In normal times, a certain bear child should have jumped out to refute it, but now she didn't react at all, and instead concentrated on fiddling with "ARCUS" on the side.

Seeing this, Sarah couldn't help asking, "Miriam, what have you been doing since just now?" ”

"Well, no, it really can't get through." Miriam didn't answer Sarah's question, and continued to speak into the microphone of "ARCUS", "That's right—"

"What's going on? What are you talking about? "Jusses's question is also something that others want to know.

Miriam ended the call and put ARCUS back in her pocket, before replying, "It's about 'once was' my most important mission, if only I had noticed it sooner." But anyway, Cleia, Recht, and even Uncle didn't predict it—this time, let's just do it, yes, Klo, win, and win. ”

As soon as this statement came out, the whole class was shocked!

"Why, why is Chloe's name popping up?" Not only did Eliot not understand, but most people did not understand either.

"I see, that's what happened." The instructor is the instructor after all, and he reacts much faster than the students, "Miriam, one of your purposes is to investigate C." ”

Sarah's words made the already confused students even more confused. "C", the leader of the "Imperial Liberation Front", the man who once caused countless troubles to Class VII, died in "Zaxon's Iron Mine" a month ago, and his bones are gone. Why would such a dead man be brought up at this time?

Miriam explained: "The Intelligence Bureau analyzed the mode of operation of "C", and one of the most likely "Possibilities" that came up with was 'someone from the Tolz Military Academy'. However, "C" was killed along with all the members of the Iron Mine incident, so this clue should also be eliminated. But it seems too naïve, alas, the name of "Iron Blood" is also going to be disgraced. ”

Hearing her say this, everyone's minds once again came to the mind of Chloe's actions in the iron mine incident.

Rescue some of the miners and escort them away. Then the road collapsed and he had to take a detour, and finally appeared with the prince. For a while, no one knew what he was doing.

If he turns back and goes around the other route, put on a black coat and helmet and fight with Group A. Taking the opportunity of the flash shock bomb, he pretended to get on the airship and left, and then appeared in front of everyone with an expression of not knowing anything

"How is it possible, what kind of delusion is this?" Jusis shook his head repeatedly.

"It's still too far-fetched." Laura frowned.

"It was the same at the time of the Garelian Fortress." Gaius added, "The sound of 'C' came from the exploding airship, right? ”

"That's right." Elliot confirmed, "And Chloe did work with us all the time when we were in the fortress." ”

"Yes, yes, that's just a misunderstanding—" Alyssa, who had been a little sure a moment ago, was now shaken again.

"No, as long as the sound is 'recorded', there is a way. And the exploding airship, if it is just a simple movement, can also be autonomous. "Sarah has completely seen through Chloe's trick," his alibi doesn't hold. ”

"That's it." Miriam affirmed Sarah's statement, "In this case, needless to say, the other cadres of "C" should also be alive. ”

"So, so he went to the Place de la Drakeles and said," a terrible thought came to Macchias's mind.

"If only a good sniper catches a flaw, it's over." Fei preemptively said, "If the person who shot down the airship in the iron mine is Chloe"

"It's really 'too late.'" Sarah turned her head to look out the window, which was facing northwest.

As soon as the words fell, someone pulled the trigger.

A gunshot rang out. (To be continued.) )