The appearance of ZERO once again caused widespread panic throughout Area 11.

Different from the last military scandal, this time he was more like he had been prepared, all the TV stations were hacked almost at the same time, and all the display equipment in the whole territory was occupied by a man with a black mask.

Pedestrians on the road stopped and looked up at the large screens around them, and the deep sounds came from countless speakers, intertwined with each other, and finally resonated in the sky above the city.

Even Eleven, who was in the market, didn't miss the feast because of the lack of television. UNDER THE RUBBLE, BY THE CAMPFIRE, IN THE SHATTERED APARTMENTS, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN GATHER AROUND THE ONLY RADIO, LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THEIR SAVIOR, ———— ZERO.

At this moment, the man was clasping his hands together, casually placing them on the desk in front of him, looking down at the crowd below.

"Japan, and the people of the Empire, I am back. There is no need for fear, and there is no need for ecstasy, for I stand with you.

Like you, I want peace and a world where there is no bloodshed.

I want to see the smiles on the children's faces, the young people working hard, the old people enjoying their old age, coming home every night, being able to reunite with their loved ones.

I know that you have the same desires as me, whether you are Britannian or Japanese.

It's just a wish that couldn't be simpler, a dream that couldn't be simpler.

This is what we deserve, our birthright, not because it should be rewarded by a certain person, a certain power, or a certain country!

No! That country ———— Britannia, and it doesn't even give us that! It even takes our right to live as a matter of course!

Perhaps some of you pretended not to see it, buried your head in the sand, and continued to enjoy the blood-stained breakfast in peace. Perhaps some of you have long been numb and are willing to continue to kneel at the feet of the abuser as long as the dead person is not you, selling what little dignity you have left in exchange for tomorrow's food.

Maybe you're used to it.

Perhaps you have come to see this twisted era as a daily routine.

But every morning, when you open your eyes and look out the window, there is always a voice in your heart that says to you:

The world is not normal.

No, that voice is not an illusion, it is not madness, it is just the most instinctive conscience of human beings!

You don't know why the blood is shed.

You have been forcibly instilled with the will to hurt each other, to hate each other, to kill each other!

Persecuted by the madmen who yearn for war, by the racists, by the nobles, by the emperor who is high up and fashioned as a god! Threatened! Seducing! Go to the battlefield! Kill strangers you've never even met!

You don't know how much oil and water the military department can squeeze out of this corpse for every soldier killed in battle. Your taxes, which should have been spent on education and medical care, went into the pockets of the officers who were full of medals. Those young people who were supposed to build the motherland turned into cold corpses and remained in a foreign land.

You don't know how many battles those generals will get for every enemy they kill. As a result, those Japanese who could not be verified even if they died were falsely reported as terrorists, slaughtered, and reported to their home countries in exchange for military merit.

And those officers and aristocrats who are in high positions, those who have oppressed your labor, your wealth, and even your life, those who are truly terrorists, sit high in their palatial palaces, enjoying your praise, bowing their knees, fearing, and surrendering.

That's what Kulovis did, that's what Jeremiah did.

I thought that after Cullovis was punished and the ugly face of the military department was exposed, they would learn to restrain themselves, at least for the time being, and give the devastated lives a breather.

But I was wrong.

Cornelia, the third princess of the Empire, is the new governor of District 11.

This woman, who has only been in office for a week, wants to do not appease the people's livelihood, not to reconcile ethnic contradictions, and not to help the victims of the disaster in Shinjuku.

No, she didn't want the war to end at all, and this woman who hurried with the smell of gunpowder, like her brother Kulovis, just wanted to turn Japan into a battlefield again! Become the soil for her to absorb military merit and wealth!

It's in Saitama, not far from the Tokyo Concession, on the edge of Shinjuku's bleeding wound! Cornelia has once again broken through the bottom line of humanity! Raised the butcher's knife at millions of unarmed civilians! ”

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Slaughter?!

I?!

Cornelia's eyes widened as she looked at the screen, the loving humanitarian terrorist, and then carefully observed the office behind him, and finally locked her eyes on Glasgow, which was not far away.

The fragments of information gradually converged into a complete picture, and the whole process of events played out in her mind like a movie.

I was tricked······

Just when she wanted to die with this fake ZERO, the real ZERO had already taken her hometown.

The distance between Saitama and Tokyo is too close, and if it weren't for this Glasgow, she might have discovered the anomaly in the concession and led her men to kill the Governor's Palace.

That is to say······

From beginning to end, every step of her was calculated by ZERO.

From beginning to end, she was a butterfly in that glass jar, desperately waving her wings to think she was flying, but she didn't know that her senseless struggle fell into the eyes of the helmet man.

"Your Highness the Princess?"

Ilan couldn't help but be a little worried when he noticed that there was no movement at all from the Gloucester on the other side.

"Well, I know you must be angry right now, and you must want to kill me and ZERO, but unfortunately you can't do that right now. So, uh... Don't kill yourself, okay? Really, it's not worth it, don't think about it, just endure it and it's over. If you die before you admit these charges, then I promise, I'll kill Yuffie..."

"Euphemia." Cornelia was furious, but she calmed down. "What did you do to her?"

"It's okay, she's fine." Ilan said in as gentle a tone as possible. "As long as you admit later that you came here to kill a lot of people, and kill a lot of them, and kill them happily, then Your Highness Yuphimia will return to you unscathed."

This is no longer a black pot.

This is forcing her to pick up the basin and buckle it on her head!

But in the current situation, she can't get any bargaining chips to negotiate conditions.

In this world, the only thing more precious than one's own dignity is being grasped in the hands of that ZERO.

“··· How can I trust you? ”

"Trust me? No, no, no, you misunderstood, you don't need to believe me, we're not talking about business, I'm just threatening you. ”

“······”

"You just need to know one thing, the meat ticket is in our hands, if you don't do it, tomorrow your sister will become a 'princess on the street', the headline cross-page extra-large color photos, the world is synchronized."

"You!···"

"I've already done it once, there's no reason not to do it a second time, right?"

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"Cornelia, while what you have done despises me, I appreciate your candor."

After receiving an affirmative reply from Cornelia on the other end of the communication, Lelouch finally sighed in satisfaction.

To outsiders, this is like an indignant lament that can't bear the lives that have passed.

"But honesty does not make up for your sins." ZERO CHANGED HIS POSTURE AND SPOKE UNHURRIEDLY. "Someone has to pay for this, and those innocent people can't die in vain."

"You... What else do you want to do? Cornelia's helpless voice floated over Area 11.

"Last time Kulovis paid with his life for the karma he created, Cornelia, I don't deny that I want to kill you too."

"Huh, that's it?"

Do you want me to bear this stigma and cut myself off, and there is no proof of death?

It's really worry-free.

"No, I've noticed that you're not afraid of death, it's just a matter of preparation for you. It's not a punishment, but..."

ZERO BECKONED, AND SEVERAL TERRORISTS APPEARED BEHIND HIM WITH EUPHEMIA IN TOW.

The girl's face turned pale, but she still bit her lips tightly, trying to keep her composure.

"If I kill this girl, you'll know my determination, right?"

What do you mean?!

No, it's not the same as saying yes! Didn't we make an agreement with each other?!

I'll carry the black pot! Only Yufie ·

"But I can do otherwise."

ZERO STOOD UP AND WALKED OVER TO EUPHEMIA.

"Cornelia, I know that if I hadn't taken your sister hostage, you wouldn't have been able to negotiate with me, let alone withdraw from Saitama. In this respect, this girl is the lifesaver of the Saitama people, and as far as I know, Her Highness Yuphimia has not done anything unreasonable, and I don't want my hands to be stained with the blood of innocents. But as I said, the perpetrator must be punished, Cornelia, and it was you who put your sister in this situation. ”

"You... What are the requirements? ”

"Saitama and Shinjuku, the people of these two settlements have suffered unjustified disasters, and you, as the representative of the empire, must compensate them."

ZERO PAUSED, MAKING SURE CONELIA COULD HEAR WHAT SHE WAS ASKING NEXT.

"From today, these two settlements will be converted into autonomous regions."

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Homemade area?!

When Eleven, who was gathered around the radio, heard this, he immediately held his breath and looked at each other, the shock and anticipation in his eyes.

Once this suffix is changed, the effect can be very different!

There will never be a Britannian patrol in their city with a gun on their back! The army no longer has the right to be stationed! Don't worry about being upset by them, just want to use the soldiers who want to play with two guns as a target!

And most importantly, in the autonomous region. They have the right to organize their own lives and to take their own lives into their own hands!

"Autonomous region?" Cornelia's voice was both angry and confused.

"Yes, this is my minimum request, I want to avenge the people who died in the violent machine, but people cannot be resurrected from the dead, rather than killing this girl, I hope to fight for the space for those who are still alive. As for the meaning of the autonomous region, do you need to explain it to you? ”

Under the unified leadership of the state, and on the basis of the areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, corresponding organs of self-government shall be established to exercise the right of autonomy and manage the internal and local affairs of their own nationalities. Ethnic autonomous regions enjoy the right of ethnic autonomy in accordance with the Constitution and the Law on Regional National Autonomy.

In other words, I am still nominally under you, and the taxes that should be paid will be paid to you, and I also abide by your constitution, but you can't control what I want to do.

Here, the Japanese themselves manage the Japanese.

Here, the Japanese obey their own laws and regulations, work for themselves, and judge their own sinners.

As long as it is in this area, it is simply the restoration of Japan!

As long as Cornelia nodded, although there were only two small pieces, it was the biggest leap forward after the defeat of Japan!

With these two points taking the lead, other autonomous regions may also spring up!

"I'll return Yuphimia to you unscathed after all the PR formalities have been completed. You can rest assured, I am a man of credit. ZERO FURTHER SAID.

“······” Cornelia was silent.

She's thinking about her sister's safety, and she's also thinking about what ZERO's plan is.

"Could it be that you, as the governor of the 11th district, have to report to your own country even if you have set aside two small autonomous regions, waiting for approval? Or are you testing the limits of my patience? ”

“······ Yuffie. Cornelia's voice softened suddenly, as if she had finally let go of something. Are you okay with the injuries? ”

Euphemia glanced at ZERO, got permission from the other party, and walked over to the microphone.

"I'm fine, sister······ Are you really..."

"Hmm." Cornelia's voice was self-deprecating. "Shinjuku too, Saitama too, there are no chemical weapons, and there are no terrorists. It's just to see those eleven uncomfortable and want to kill. ”

Although they had already heard her admit it once, the Elevens still couldn't suppress their anger when they heard her say it here. Knowing that the other party couldn't hear it, they still cursed the woman with all the most vicious foul language.

"Huh?" Yufemia's eyes were filled with tears in an instant, and bean-sized tears slid down the corners of her eyes. "But, no, no... Sister, why should you..."

"I'm sorry, Yuphie, wait for me a little longer, don't cry, and don't do anything stupid. Wait for me. ”

ZERO RAISED HIS CHIN SLIGHTLY AT HIS MEN, AND THE TWO MEN IN BLACK IMMEDIATELY STEPPED FORWARD TO PULL EUPHEMIA BACK, AND HE HIMSELF SAT BACK IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.

"So, you agreed."

All Eleven held their breath at this moment.

As long as the woman nodded,

Their days as inferior humans are over······

"A week, that's the fastest." Seeing her sister leave, Cornelia's voice became tough again. "I'm going to see Euphemia in a week, if she's even the slightest bit damaged..."

"Of course, bloodbath in Area 11, I know."

"Hmph." Conelia snorted coldly and cut off the communication.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness Cornelia." ZERO DIDN'T SHOW THE SLIGHTEST DISPLEASURE, HE STOOD UP AND BOWED SLIGHTLY TO THE CAMERA. "I wish us a happy cooperation."

Even in the Governor's Palace, he could faintly hear the cheers coming from a distance, like a muffled thunder rolling.

It was the cry of 1500 million people at the same time, and this huge energy made the ground under his feet seem to tremble.

"The people of Japan!" ZERO STRAIGHTENED UP AND OPENED HIS ARMS WITH A SUDDEN, HIS BLACK CLOAK FLUTTERING IN THE WIND. "See?!" Survival, Freedom, Equality, Future! How did you get these things that you dream of, these things that should be taken for granted?!

Is it groveling, wagging its tail and begging for mercy?

Or take up arms, for yourselves, for your families, for your children to see tomorrow, and straighten up and tell those oppressors how much energy you have!

It's time to make a choice!

And I, ZERO, will always be by your side.

Continue to be a terrorist and inflict the most brutal punishment on those oppressors! Even if your hands are covered in blood! Until justice is no longer needed in this sad way in this world!

Give alms to the living, bouquets to the dead, take up a sword for justice, and give a hammer to the tyrant!

world

By our Black Knights

Arbitration! ”

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The last rays of sunlight also disappeared under the mountains in the distance.

Elan lay on top of the cockpit in Glasgow, looking up at the stars.

In the headphones, Lelouch's speech finally ended passionately. The millions of eleven around him seemed to have lost all their minds, as if they would never see tomorrow again, and they wanted to drain the last of their energy, and frantically shouted ZERO's name, shaking his eardrums.

Ilan rubbed his nose, the smell of gunpowder on the battlefield was still so unpleasant, and reached out and pressed the communication button on the headset.

"Brother Huang" Ilan sighed. "We look like we've become bad guys."

"Huh? Why? ”

There was a faint smile in Lelouch's voice, and it was clear that he knew what Ilan meant.

"These people..." Ilan turned his head to look at the campfire between the buildings in the distance, the reflection of a figure flickering on the wall. "How much will you survive in the end?"

"Then they also died for 'freedom,' didn't they?"

Ilan laughed.

"That's right."

Ignorance is happiness, and this statement is simply the truth of the universe, and it is sadly true.

In the end, these people will have a satisfied expression of a hot-blooded idiot, and they will die in the arms of their comrades with peace of mind.

"We're going to hell, aren't we?"

Lelouch on the other end suddenly fell into an inexplicable emptiness.

"Huh? Hell? No, thank you, I'm an atheist, go yourself. I still want to die in a woman's arms and take my daughter-in-law to see my mother or something. ”

"Atheism? How can you see your mother? ”

"The selective atheism peculiar to the Chinese Federation, and family members are not included in the scope of the attack." Ilan said boredly.

Tiredness gradually invaded his whole body.

Bai Mao rubbed his face vigorously and forced himself to cheer up. It's not safe here, it's identity, and even Eleven is a pretty threatening existence for him.

"F1 evacuated as planned." Elan said and jumped into the cockpit.

The moment the hatch closed, he glanced back at the writhing figure in the firelight.

"Idiot, are you so excited that you want to die in the first row?" Ilan muttered quietly and pulled up the joystick.