"It's been three days."

"Starting to get impatient?"

"No, of course not. On the contrary, it was the only time off I had since I was twelve. For a week, slow down, afraid that time will pass too quickly. ”

"Hmmm······"

"What I want to say is that it's been three days, and the royal brother hasn't been in contact with the EU representative, so... I'm afraid they'll have opinions... Stalemate。 ”

Ilan sighed, picked up his chess pieces, and set them aside.

Playing chess with Schunezel is another taste compared to Lelouch.

Of course, Yilan's chess strength is not bad, at least it is also the level of a national player, but he has competed with Lu Luxiu for more than 1,000 games so far, and has not won a game.

Lu Lu Xiu can check dead within twenty hands, and the other party will never drag it to twenty-one hands. If you can attack, you will never go back to defense, and changing your son is just a part of the tactics, a very radical tactic. So it seems that the killing is tragic, and Lelouch wins badly every time, but in the end he always wins.

Schunezel is different, his chess has a kind of Tai Chi style.

The opponent can't find a place to exert his strength, and it is difficult to eat him. On the other hand, he has little interest in destroying the opposing forces, and many times he can win but does not fight to the death.

Just like this game, the difference in chess strength between the two is too big, and the second prince had a chance to end the battle on the eleventh hand, but he just let Yilan go. He withstood Ilan's self-defeating suicidal chess move, and forced the game to a draw.

This is like the difference between "catching alive" and "life and death", how difficult is it ten times!

"Cut, it's boring."

Ilan wiped his arm with a lack of interest and emptied the coffee table.

"Playing chess is just a fancy way, you don't need to take it to heart." Shunazel did not hide the fact that he released the water, and gestured to the prince of Saki, who was helping to add tea, and gently comforted the imperial brother.

In the living room of the student union, the scene is more like a family reunion than a world summit.

"Is the victor calm?"

"Hehe... Don't talk about this, EU...

"There's not much to say about EU. After so many years of fighting, you should know them better than I do. ”

Parliamentary system.

It represents equality.

It means that the dragons are leaderless.

No one can speak or demand for all countries. They have no ambassadors, only negotiating delegations from various countries.

Each country has its own needs, and if they want to meet all of them, even if Mt. Fuji fully bills for the EU, it is still a long way off.

It's not that they don't know how ridiculous their demands are. The strong countries want to take the lion's share, and the weak countries feel that they have suffered a loss and quickly follow up. So before they negotiated with the supply side, they were pinched internally.

"Unreasonable demands, inability to concentrate, internal friction. In the end, it gave up the initiative to other countries. ”

Ilan shook her head disdainfully, pulling another chessboard from under the table.

It's a big circle than the previous chessboard, and it's a lot simpler. He took out two square chess pieces and placed the black box in Schunezel's hand.

"Go?"

"Well, this can kill a lot of time, and a five-minute game is also boring."

"I haven't played in a long time."

Schunezel happily grabbed a few from the jar and flipped them in his hand.

"Single."

The second prince let go of his fingers, and five chess pieces landed on the chessboard.

"The emperor's brother takes the lead."

"Don't let the water go, I'm good at this. I heard both the odds and the double..."

Yilan didn't want to take advantage of the other party, and landed a son in the upper right corner in a decent manner.

"On the topic just now, sometimes surface work still needs to be done." Honezel put down his teacup and leaned forward.

"Huh?"

"EU, some things are not as simple as that, and if they don't feel valued, the other party is likely to make a stupid move."

"For example?"

"The EU is already in decline, and internal capitulation factions may use it to incite and eventually cause division."

"Isn't that exactly what the Empire wants? Without a single soldier to dismantle the Third Pole, where the race is placed, most of the member states will definitely defect to Britannia, right? ”

Ilan said as he bit his nails.

"Yes, but what about after that?"

Schunezel played for a long time, and finally landed on the chessboard.

"Ninety percent of the Confederation will fight a decisive battle, and in the end the Confederation will be defeated. One percent is likely that the Federation will surrender without a fight. ”

"How many years will it take?"

"Five to fifteen years. If, after the collapse of the Confederation, it develops to the point of guerrilla warfare, then the time will be in the Jiazi theory. ”

"How many people will die?"

"Regular warfare is three to five hundred million. In the same way, if it develops into guerrilla warfare, there is no upper limit. ”

Ilan knew it, and his expression remained unchanged.

Schunezel sighed.

"Why can the imperial brother be so relaxed when discussing three or five billion human lives?"

"Heredity?" Elan shrugged. "I didn't find out that the second emperor brother was still a humanitarian. You're going to lose it. ”

Ilan pointed to the chessboard dissatisfied, hoping that the other party would concentrate.

"Humanitarians?" Schunezel chuckled. "That's the worst leader except for poets, right? No..."

The second prince didn't care about the gains and losses of a corner at all, so he didn't save it, and switched to the diagonal layout.

"No, if anything, I'm a realist."

"How?"

"If the outcome can't be changed no matter what, then why do you have to fill so many lives?"

"Hmm~~~~ Makes sense." Ilan raised an eyebrow. "So you are ready to proclaim to the world, 'If you lose, surrender all.'" So the world will be unified overnight? ”

"If so, how much waste should be saved······ Unfortunately, man is not a rational creature and is a gambler by nature. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, even if it is unrealistic, they are willing to press it for it.

Hope... Too much luxury for human beings.

Hopefully it is**.

Whether to use or be used, to betray or to be loyal, to kill and resist······

Peel back the shell of the seven deadly sins, and you'll find that the most essential part of these blood-dripping words is the same———— called the illusion of hope.

The root cause of human internal friction. ”

Ilan stopped the chess pieces in his hand and slowly raised his head.

"So... Do you 'wish' to put an end to this qiē? ”

"Elan, do you think I'm going to be a good 'king'?" Schunezel smiled and abruptly changed the subject.

"You?" Ilan frowned and thought for a moment. "Probably."

Schunezel.

He may be the second person in this era of mankind who has the instrument of kingship.

Identity, talent, wisdom, decisiveness, charisma.

These things are indeed important to the king, but they are only sufficient and unnecessary.

Volume.

The amount of the instrument that can hold this world.

This is the only condition for being a king.

Ilan knew very well that he couldn't.

Not to mention embracing the world, a woman's death can completely destroy her personality. Tormenting myself to this day, maybe... I can't get out for the rest of my life. He can't let go of it no matter what, and he is far inferior to ordinary people in this regard.

Lelouch may be better than himself, but he is also at the level of ordinary people.

Li Xingke?

It's just a good dog with wisdom and bravery, loyalty to the liver and courage, and care for the common people.

Looking at the world, only two of these seven billion people have this capacity.

Charles, and this man with a quiet smile on his face.

The difference is that Charles is only a martial emperor, while Shunezel has the ability to become a generation of eternal saint emperors.

"Hmmm... You're going to be a great king. ”

Ilan said with a wry smile.

"Thank you. So, isn't it the fate of the king to carry everyone's 'hope'? ”

"Indeed..." Ilan sighed and laid another piece on the board. “··· The world is unified, there is plenty of food and clothing, absolute force extinguishes the possibility of rebellion, absolute power is in the hands of absolute reason, there is no more war in the world, and 'history' is over. What can they expect? That may be the ultimate prosperity of mankind. ”

"If that day comes, Brother Fool hopes that you can enjoy that scenery by my side no matter what."

Schunezel picked up his tea and sighed contentedly.

"That's a joke." Yilan seemed to have expected him to say this, and faintly declined the other party's kindness. "I know, you can tolerate this world, but you can't tolerate me."

I don't know anything about construction, protection, peace.

My talent lies in "destruction".

Destroy something that I don't like.

I can't hold that hatred.

"I can't do anything but be a terrorist."

We are destined that only one will survive.

"Zhao'an or something, forget it. The empire must fall, and I will not stop until the royal family is dead. ”

"That's a shame······ Elan, do you think I can't tolerate you? ”

Schunezel put down the teacup, took one out of the jar, and slowly pressed it on the chessboard, cutting off his entire life.

In this game, Schunezel lost.

Ilan tapped his head with his fist, and his irritable feelings were gradually irrepressible.

Winning is more aggrieved than losing······

"It's been going around in circles for three days, and it's long overdue to make it clear, isn't it? We can't have a common language anyway. ”

"Ilan, if I wanted to kill you, I would have done it as early as we met."

Schunezel said, setting out the chessboard and meticulously sorting the pieces back into the box.

"Uh... Sorry, I didn't hear clearly. ”

Not to mention that this is Japan, the home of Ilan. Just the two of them were alone in the same room, and it didn't take Bai Mao to kill him for even half a second.

The reason why he didn't do this was because he should be alive than dead.

It is impossible for Schunezel to think that Lelouch is not dead, let alone know such a thing as geass. As long as he let the two meet before leaving, then the line of Guò Xiunaizer could completely weaken the empire from within.

Ilan didn't expect that the strongest enemy would actually send it to the door on his own.

There's no reason not to take advantage of this.

As long as Lelouch ·

“geass。” Schunezel closed the chess box and looked at Ilan with a smile. "Right?"

Wh··· Is it?

He just said... geass？

Honezel?

"With my own people, I can't turn District 11 upside down in just half a year when I have nothing, even the emperor's brother is too reluctant. Schunezel stood up and walked slowly to the window. "Kurovis, poor fall here, died at the hands of the thirteenth brother, then his real object must also be by your side. The woman named C.C. ”

And so on...

And so on and so forth!!

How much else does he know? Lelouch? Nanali? What is ZERO's true face?

No! Why did he know this before that?!

It doesn't make sense, Charles's character can't possibly tell him about such a thing.

Did he investigate it himself?

Why are you suing me again? What's in it for him?

"It's not as complicated as you think."

There was no movement behind him, as if sensing the turbulent waves in Ilan's heart, and Shonezel laughed softly.

“C.C？”

Ilan didn't know how to deal with it, so she had to play dumb.

"Now it's the royal brother who is going around in circles."

"You're talking ······

······ What the? ”

······

Wrong.

The cold touch on the neck... At some point, Schunezel stood in front of him... The door to the living room was opened, and two guards with guns were lying on the ground, their throats slashed open with sharp weapons. Blood rushed out of the arteries one by one, indicating that their hearts were still struggling, and it would not take more than ten seconds to start.

There was one more person in the room.

From behind, he held the blood-dripping dagger to his throat.

Ilan swallowed.

Regardless of whether the opponent is using a knife or a gun, as long as it is not an area weapon, nothing can threaten Ilan.

He wasn't nervous, just stunned.

Ilan's gaze slowly moved to the hanging bell by the door.

As if the plug in his mind had been pulled open, Ilan suddenly understood.

A qiē can be explained.

"I know it's a scourge that this guy didn't die." Ilan closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose hard.

"Your Highness Eastland, I've been terrified all year. I don't understand why humanity can defeat me, my worth is denied by you. But now it seems, Your Highness, you... But he's just a mortal. ”

It sounded like a child, and the resentment in his voice sent chills down his spine.

The blade tightened a little more, and it was already in the flesh.

"Lolo, that's enough."

Schunezel's voice was gentle but unmistakable, and Lolo reluctantly put away his knife.

Ilan finally met Gawain's driver.

Not tall, thin and small, with short chestnut hair, and a delicate face... Or rather, the remaining half of the face.

The left side of his face was so burned that he couldn't even find his ear. The left sleeve is empty, and judging from the way he walks, it is very likely that his left leg is a prosthesis.

The scar seems to be almost a year old, and the prisoner is Suzaku and didn't run away.

"Cut off half with a sword?" Ilan asked indifferently.

"Yes."

"Why didn't that bleed die?"

"Lancelot's blade scorched the wound." Lolo struggled not to look at the other person's face, focusing his gaze on Ilan's toes.

"Do you want to kill me?"

"Very."

"Why don't you do it?"

“······”

Ahhh This guy... Is it a fox or a dog?

The mission failed and did not dare to return to the Order, so he faked his death and hid. What kind of life can't be lived by his ability. But he didn't know how to live without his master, so he switched to Shunazel and told him what he knew, just to be loyal to him.

What's even more strange is that he still understands him very well in a sense.

belonging.is.the.very.best.thing.there.is。

There is nothing more beautiful than being owned.

The purest wish is the most unlikely.

Shonezel··· Stupid choice.

"Very unreasonable, isn't it?"

Schunezel broke the strange stalemate between the two.

"Neither intelligence nor force is nothing in front of the geass. Only one person can put a knife on the neck of the strongest in the world, and the father... Have such an army. ”

"So what?"

Ilan stopped paying attention to the poor man and turned his attention back to the second emperor.

"So I know that with the true strength of the Empire, unifying the world is just a matter of fingers. With such power in his hands, the emperor did nothing. 'Inaction', Ilan, the real evil is not killing, not enslavement or exploitation, but the 'inaction' of those in power. Capable people don't take responsibility, this kind of waste... The emperor could have prevented this qiē, all the wars, all the sacrifices, but he didn't. He's just... Stand on a high ground and watch the world scorch in hell.

That's it... Looking at ······"

As a minister, the words of the Son of Man have been said to this, how could Yilan not smell it.

"How can I listen to the second emperor brother who is going to do a big thing?"

Schunezel smiled bitterly and did not answer directly.

"The king of a country should bear the weight of this world. The people don't care, the society doesn't care, and they regard war as child's play. Geass is a murder weapon, specializing in destroying miè rather than creating zào, but he is dedicated to studying this...

Don't ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods.

Ilan, we may have a lot of differences, but one thing is the same.

We··· They all want that man to die. ”

Finally got the word out.

Is that the case?

Short-lived alliances, built on a common enemy.

Take advantage of each other, then... What is his value to him?

"When?"

"The Britannes have gradually lost patience with the army, and the vast majority of them do not agree with the army's approach. If you don't go on a business trip..."

Schunezel glanced at the clock behind him.

“··· The popular will of the country's military headquarters will completely collapse in three hours. ”

"I don't know the specifics, but I seem to have a lot of credit?"

"That's right, the hostage seized by the concession is a powder keg, I just set it on fire."

"May I ask why I did this?"

There is such a thing as dismantling your own stage······

"Military power belongs to imperial power."

"The native people don't dare to say it, but in the end, it's Charles? By the way, don't you think you'll be able to get to his roots? ”

Elan snorted.

The empire does not have an impeachment mechanism, and there is no countermeasure channel at all. As long as Charles himself does not abdicate, he can sit on it until he dies. If one billion people in the country do not rebel, who can move the emperor.

"That's true, and even if his father falls, he still has the Order in his hands." Schunezel admitted it.

"So the collapse of the military department, what's next?"

"Everything has a beginning, and that's just the first step. I need your help for this step, and I'll let the foolish brother worry about the rest. ”

"There is no such thing as a business." Ilan shook his head resolutely. "Your family has been seen by you, and I don't know what you're messing up about."

"If you choose to stand with me, I'll know everything."

"I hate being kept in the dark."

"Ilan..."

The eyes of Shunezel looking at him are like parents looking at a child who is cheating, both kind and helpless.

Bai Mao finally understood why Karen couldn't think about it and wanted to fight with him.

“··· I've helped my brother keep a lot of secrets. Don't talk about it here, I know what Mr. Li of the Federation is doing with you, and I will help you hide it from your country. India, the Arab League, Siberia, North Africa, South Africa, the actions of the Black Knights I let them selectively ignore. There is a lot of pressure at home, and it's not easy for a foolish brother, please don't make it harder for me. ”

Elan's fists clenched unconsciously.

He knew what this guy was capable of, and he never underestimated this opponent. With the pride of his self-proclaimed strongest human being, he put this brother on an equal footing with himself. But...

Just today, in your own home... This guy put a knife on his neck.

Finally, I really felt that ———— world, I am not the only one who can count.

Schunezel······

As long as he breathes a sigh of relief for the Federation, Li Xingke, the nail that he has spent a lot of effort to cultivate, will be pulled out overnight.

With the slightest hint from him, the Black Knights' plans to go out into the world would be completely aborted.

I thought the cards were still in my hands······

No.

Wrong.

That's interesting, isn't it?

"Count the second brother's debt to you."

"Done."

Yilan instantly adjusted his state, rubbed his face vigorously, and when he raised his head, the smile had returned, and his tone was as light as usual.

"I have one more question before that."

"Of course." Schunezel raised his hand very gentlemanly and asked the other party to speak first.

"If, I mean if, I use geass on you······"

"Ahh "That's probably the last thing I want, after all, this ability can't be prevented." ”

The second prince looked at the disabled people around him, and then at Yilan, and sighed softly, his expression full of sadness.

"All I can do is take my royal brother on the road."