"Surrender."

After listening to Ilan's description, C.C appeared unusually calm.

"That's not something you can fight against."

"I'll decide this kind of thing, and you'll just be responsible for answering my questions. What exactly is somatosensory time? Range, duration, cost, weaknesses, blind spots, etc. ”

"Weakness?" C.C was silent for a moment. "I don't know the kid, his geass is not what I gave him. During my absence, the Order has cultivated a lot of new generations of Assassins, but since he was only sent alone, he must be the strongest one, right? ”

"The Order..."

The true hidden strength of the Empire, the ultimate assassination organization composed entirely of Geass capable people.

With his asymmetrical strength, only one person reversed the tide of the battle that he had worked so hard to manage.

Just one person・・・・・・

Isn't it too much to look down on yourself?

If you want my life, you have to do a good job of bankrupting your family, burning all the jade, and using the whole world to accompany the funeral!

"Got it, let the royal brother talk to me."

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"Mmmmmmmm

Lelouch hung up the phone and sat down tiredly behind his desk, rubbing his eyebrows vigorously.

After disposing of Katase, he took over the remnants of the Japanese Liberation Front without any effort, not even geass. ZERO can be said to be the only backbone of these soldiers who are in despair, like headless flies, and they have to obey if they don't.

Leading the convoy towards Tokyo, a mob of people along the way followed the instructions on the radio. One after another, wave after wave, a dozen small ones, thousands of large ones. Within a few hours' journey from Mt. Fuji to Kyoto, the revolutionary army of amateurs had grown to 50,000 people. Quantitatively it is no less than the landing force in Tokyo Bay.

Even so, Lelouch clearly knew that these guys were not even qualified to stop the imperial forces, let alone stop the imperial forces. It is necessary to have at least tenfold, if not twenty, times the numerical superiority in order to be able to cause trouble to the other side.

But that's not a problem, as Tokyo is right next to Shinjuku and Saitama.

People, how many and how many.

What's more, this is the place where it made its fortune, the only autonomous region, and the inhabitants consider themselves to be unofficial members of the Black Knights, both in terms of loyalty and as terrorists, they can be called the elite of the mob.

There was news from the front that the boys had spontaneously planted ** around the main road and tried to destroy the bridge.

Tokyo is not a problem, with its own presence, it is not difficult to block the vanguard, and it is not even impossible to enter Tokyo and push the other side back into the sea.

The problem is on Mt. Fuji.

The Order finally struck.

I didn't expect it to be so soon, and the secular order, which had never asked about it, actually sent assassins.

Also, after all, I went too far this time.

If Mt. Fuji is lost, even if it survives the purge of the empire, the next revolution will not be available until ten years from now.

Elan ・・・・・・

"That little imp doesn't sound good."

C.C saw that Lelouch was silent, so he opened his mouth to test.

"Hmm."

"The odds are slim."

“・・・・・・”

"Is there a solution?"

"Nope." Lelouch said lightly.

"Raise the white flag?"

Surrender?

What are you kidding, there is nothing to say about being defeated and dying, but being captured alive is just begging for death. If you say it, you can still run for your life, but Ilan... Surrounded by a group, he now has only two ways left.

Win or die.

"Our job is to buy him time."

Lelouch dodged her question.

"Huh? It's not that time, is it? ”

"If you block it from Tokyo, he might win. If he let it go, he would have only died. “

"So you're going to bury him too?"

C.C sighed, put down the doll in his arms and walked over.

"You know that, right? At this time, it is just self-deception to discuss the winning side. ”

"Don't ・・・・・・"

Lelouch slowly opened his eyes and raised his pistol from under his cloak.

"What do you mean ・・・・・・?"

C.C stopped and looked at the gun in his hand, as if to make sure it was pointed at him. Tilting his head to look at Lelouch, his tone suddenly became indifferent.

"That kid reminded me to keep an eye on you."

"Huh?"

"I know... you put my life above all one, a war, maybe nothing in your eyes, maybe just a continuation of the stupidity that humanity has repeated for thousands of years. But for me, I've been waiting for this moment for too long. So・・・・・・ please don't betray me at this time, okay? ”

"Did that little imp let you get out of the embankment and I knocked you unconscious and dragged you away?"

C.C laughed meaninglessly.

"I know, at this point, there is almost no chance of winning, and rationally it is. But that kid, I can't imagine him losing, even if the opponent has Geass, even if the enemy army has the seventh generation of knightmare, even if the opponent is that Schunezel. I can't imagine him losing. ”

Lelouch smiled wryly and shook his head.

I don't know when Ilan's theory of invincibility even infected him.

"And, no matter how bad that guy is, no matter what the means, no matter what the purpose, he did save me. He's the only family member I've ever had, and I've had some things as a bottom line, some beliefs, beliefs that have sustained me until today without falling into madness, and once I lose my ・・・・・・ if I betray him at this point, it won't be long before it's Nanali's turn・・・・・・"

C.C looked at him for a long time, his amber eyes revealing a faint incomprehension, as if he knew the young man in front of him for the first time, and he laughed out loud.

"What's the logic of this insistence that I'm a traitor?"

"Say whatever you want. The person who signed the contract with you is Lelouch, but if I had done such a thing today, the man named Lelouch would have died. ”

After Lelouch finished speaking, he sighed, put the pistol on the table, turned around and continued to study the battle report in his hand.

Looks amazing.

Is it because you've been too nice to him lately? I got carried away.

When it's over, you have to give him a look and let him understand his status.

C.C thought unconvinced, but a smile appeared on his face.

However・・・・・・

"It's a bit of a man now."

C.C said as he poked his head behind him.

"What was it like before?"

Lu Luxiu didn't look back, and asked angrily.

"The gloomy little brother of the rebellious period."

"Thank you very much・・・・・・"

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Gawain ignored the miscellaneous soldiers around him, recognized this place, and flew over with his head bored.

Really, what were you doing before? Only now did I think of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, did the second brother react slowly?

Gawain's abilities are not inexplicable, and the driver's geass is not seamless. But the combination of the two perfectly makes up for each other's shortcomings.

There is no more perfect combination.

Compared to himself and Glasgow, the overloaded old body is on the verge of collapse・・・・・・

Damn・・・・・・

Still no plans...

"This kind of thing can't kill me・・・・・・ this kind of pediatric thing... As the strongest human being, I won't... I won't be killed by geass, this crooked way, ・・・・・・."

Ilan looked at Gao Wen, who was approaching him, and thought in pieces. The public channels were not closed, but no one could understand the deputy commander's chatter, and Ilan, who was in a state of semi-distraction, had already turned on the Chinese mode. The body is like a conditioned reflex driving the body to find cover.

There are an infinite number of thoughts running at the same time in the brain, but it feels like a blank slate.

The maximum range of action, which is about two hundred meters, is unknown if it is the limit, but beyond that, Gawain can only dodge in the air. For the time being, a safe distance of 300 meters is set up.

【Pivot Wood! How's the preparation?! 】

Elan switched back to English and snarled at the other end of the com.

[Commissioning is still underway, but there is no supporting equipment here...]

[Can you move?!] 】

[I knows... I can play at any time. 】

The maximum excitation time of the hadron cannon is no more than five seconds, and as the manual says, the duration of the driver's geass is about 4 to 5 seconds.

When used at the same time, a five-second slaughter time will be generated. If it is used interchangeably, it can ensure the safety of Gawain to the greatest extent.

Maybe it's the illusion of being too tired, but I vaguely feel that the duration of the other party's use of geass is getting shorter and shorter.

Is it a burden on the user?

Can I trust you? Suzaku? 】

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Believe?

Suzaku smiled wryly and looked at the small object that had been hastily welded to his cockpit.

That small thing had a pink liquid in it.

And the guy who was asking about his loyalty was pinching the detonator on the other end.

That guy... The only person he believes in is himself.

[It's all done at this point... Is it necessary for me to make any more meaningless guarantees?] 】

【・・・・・・】

[I understand, this is also a kind of 'means', as long as you can win, as long as Japan can become independent, it's fine.] 】

[I thought you would have more complaints, heh, cough! Ahem...

[I'll talk about that after I win...]

Suzaku closed his eyes and quietly took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, his pupils were already a different look, calm, unapproachable, and chilling.

[I'm ready, go and kill. 】

Footsteps rang out outside Gnaku's closed door, which others might not be able to hear, but Suzaku knew that it was the boots of an Imperial soldier.

[It's time for me to go.] 】

Suzaku pressed the headset after speaking, cutting off the communication. Jumping into the cockpit in twos and threes, he reached out and patted Lloyd, who was busy with his work.

"Mr. Lloyd, time is running out, so be it."

"Huh?" Lloyd pushed his glasses. "But after changing weapons, the shooting parameters, and the energy ration are all ...

"So be it." Suzaku repeated, his tone accentuating.

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of fire suddenly erupted from the crack in Gnaku's door, tearing the door open in an instant. Many of the maintenance personnel who didn't have time to react were suddenly blown away by the air waves. Several smoke grenades were then dropped, and Gnacu's visibility was reduced to zero.

Tongues of fire flickered in the smoke, well-trained and efficient harvesting lives. The bullets kept hitting Lancelot's fuselage, but they could barely spark a little.

Lloyd, who came to his senses, looked happy and shouted for help.

"Here!! I am here!!! I'm Roy from the Weapons Research and Development Department directly under the Second Prince... ”

As if he had expected this, his lips pursed, his eyes couldn't bear to flash, and Suzaku decisively struck him on the back of the neck with a knife.

Suzaku pulled the unconscious Roy behind him and sat down on himself, activating the infrared mode of the Lancelot monitor.

Twenty or so white heat sources stand out against the green background.

Suzaku raised the muzzle of the gun, and his fingers trembled・・・・・・

"I'm ready, I'm going to kill, I'm ready, this time, just for the right result..."

As if hypnotizing himself, Suzaku muttered as if he was hypnotizing himself, and Suzaku's eyes flashed, and he used all his strength to pull the trigger.

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There is no way back.

Gawain finally brought Glasgow into range, and once the other party made up his mind to strangle himself first, the ground firepower of the Black Knights was simply not enough to delay the other party's footsteps.

The electric light flashed over his shoulders, and in another second, the black-red beam would evaporate itself.

Ilan gritted her teeth and squeezed Glasgow's power to the limit, finally hiding behind a boulder while the opponent opened fire.

Also looking at this cover, there is another scoundrel who has a good fighting spirit from beginning to end but has made little contribution, Shinichiro Tamaki. As soon as he was positioned, he didn't say a word, and curled up in a ball and hid behind Glasgow.

This guy is running to his side to seek security? Or is it not dying fast enough? Can't you see that Gawain's primary goal now is himself?

In any case, it is necessary to hold out until Lancelot joins the battlefield, and with its cooperation, his practical plan can be carried out.

The point of light on the radar of Lancelot was rapidly approaching.

If only this one can survive... as long as this one can resist・・・・・・

The hadron cannon skimmed over the rock mass, turning the surrounding ground into lava, and in just one second, the boulder in front of him could not withstand the heat, and turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and burst open with a snap.

Damn it! I can't hold it like this! It's absolutely untenable.!

The images on the screen were shattered, the alarm exploded, and all the compass hands pointed unwaveringly to the top of the scale under the action of the high temperature. The public channel was in a mess, and for the first time since the start of the war, the Black Knights fell into a complete panic.

The originally solid ground under his feet suddenly softened, and Glasgow had already knelt on one knee on the mud-like ground, and finally stood up, and Glasgow's knees were actually wrapped in a layer of shiny things.

That's the glass primordial formed by the melting of quartz!

The boulder melted like hot asphalt. The camera of the monitor on the top of Glasgow finally cracked under the scorching heat, and the cabin scene was split in two.

If you can't hold it, this damn stone can't hold it at all・・・・・・

Just a little bit!

What else?! What else can I pad again?! Anything, as long as...

Jade City ?!!

There's no time to hesitate!

In the flash of light, Glasgow had reached back. At the same time, the boulder reached its melting point and instantly turned into magma and rushed towards Glasgow.

Behind ・・・・・・

Nothing?

Time seemed to slow down, and all the qiē came to a standstill.

Ilan's eyes slowly widened, and her purple eyes shone with an incredible look.

I'm going to die?

No... I don't understand...

How is it possible... I'm obviously the strongest・・・・・・

Isn't it?

No one can kill me.

No one ・・・・・・

It's the same human being, and I don't have a reason to lose.

There's no reason to lose・・・・・・

As if pushed hard by something, all his strength was drained, and Ilan slowly fell backwards in this almost stagnant time, and darkness gradually covered his vision・・・・・・

Wrong!!!

Isn't that the darkness brought by the Grim Reaper, but the one in front of you...

The scoundrels of Jade City?!!

Pin Glasgow to the ground, arms outstretched, legs nailed into the soft ground. Facing himself, like a big letter, blocking the magma and the beam behind him. The body melted like butter under the scorching sun.

On the shattered screen, there was Yucheng's distorted face, and the guy was yelling at himself in a heart-rending manner.

Elan couldn't hear it.

Not long ago, he had isolated Yucheng from the public channel.

Finally, the upper body and the driver turned into a scoundrel with molten iron, and his knees weakened and he fell to the ground. Splashes of molten iron spilled on the Glasgow fuselage・・・・・・

The world was quiet again.

That sweary-talking thug is dead?

To protect me?

It seemed that after a long time, Ilan, who had fallen on the bulkhead, was finally awakened by a sharp pain that pierced his heart.

"Ahhhh!!!!!!!h

The roasted dark red bulkhead had burned his sleeve clean, the skin on the outside of his left arm like a soldering iron had been scorched, and the cockpit was filled with the stench of burnt protein.

The furnace-like heat was scorching his trachea, his eyeballs, and the skin of his body.

It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!!!

Fortunately, Glasgow can still move.

Without saying a word, Ilan operated Glasgow to turn over and stand up, turned around and kicked the hatch away.

The air outside the cabin was still hot as hell, but at least it didn't steam itself.

Ilan gasped heavily, his gaze locked on Gawain in the air again.

Now・・・・・・ we're going to get married・・・・・・

A volley of bullets streaked across the sky, and Gawain, who was in a state of recharging, could not dodge, and a small piece of armor on his shoulder was carried away by the bullets - Lancelot finally arrived.

Gawain slowly turned, facing the only mech on the map that posed a threat to him.

"Shumu-kun, cough! Ahem・・・・・・ us, ahem! We're going to have to kill him. ”

Ilan said in a hoarse voice.