"Can you read other people's thoughts?"

At dusk, in a cable car, Lelouch looked in amazement at the unknown white-haired man opposite, with an endgame of chessboard resting between the two.

"As you can imagine, that's what my Geass is capable of." The white-haired man said smugly.

"So, what did you do to Xia Li?"

"Don't worry, it's just a game" The white-haired man looked unconcerned.

"Now let me ask, where the hell is C.C?" This sentence immediately made Lelouch speechless for a while.

"You bastard lost C.C.?" The white-haired man was silent for a moment, and then suddenly roared.

"No, C.C is immortal, it is absolutely impossible to disappear in vain, if you are not caught, then you are also abandoned by her?" The white-haired man who was talking to himself suddenly looked at Lelouch with a gloating expression.

"Hmph," Lelouch snorted coldly, not to be outdone, "So, you have long been abandoned by that woman?" ”

"You kid" The white-haired man was obviously stimulated by this sentence, and his thin body stood up suddenly. With his weak body, maybe it's just half a pound or two with Lelouxiu, a frail man.

"Well~ It's useless to provoke me, let's talk about the rest." Immediately, the white-haired man regained his composure.

This made Lelouch feel helpless for a while, relying on his brain to fight, if everything he thought was known to others, it would be equivalent to depriving himself of his only advantage, this guy named Mao was completely his natural nemesis.

"C.C is never going to die, and there are only two possibilities why she doesn't come back, she will be abandoned, or she will be caught. It is impossible for ordinary imperial troops to know the specialness of Lu Dao C.C, so unless it is done by someone who knows the existence of Lu Dao She is done" As he said this, Mao stared at Lelouch carefully.

People are thinking creatures, with another person's question, even if you don't answer, the brain will think unconsciously, Lelouch, who is concerned about Xia Li's safety, has to listen carefully to every word of the other party, especially this kind of inducing questioning, which reminds him of the C.C that appeared in order to escape for himself at that time.

"Kamiyu M. El Bunitania? Mao let out a meaningful chuckle, "The royal family of Bunitania, this is a prince who holds a lot of real power, and your calculations are really loud." ”

"But if my analysis is not wrong, C.C should indeed be in his hands, and from the process of getting along with her, it is likely that she has known Kamiyu for a long time, and even 8 years ago, didn't C.C tell you this?"

"How is it possible, why didn't C.C tell me this" Mao began to mess up.

Although Lelouch was quick for a while, he was also depressed in his heart, the other party could read his thoughts, and now he couldn't even gloat.

"After all, you just want me to help you find your way, do you?" It didn't take long for Mao to wake up from the chaos and immediately thought of Lelouch's strategy.

"It's up to you, C.C isn't as important to me as you think." Lelouch is not estimating Mao's ability at the moment.

This is a conspiracy, even if he tells Mao all his plans, he has to follow his script, as for Mao's countermeasures, it is just to see who is better in the middle.

"I see, it's really the only option for me."

At this time, the cable car has reached the end of the mountain.

"Then, let's get in touch when the time comes." After saying that, Mao got up and walked out.

"Wait!" Lelouch hurriedly stood up and chased to the door of the car to stop Mao.

"Xia Li, what the hell do you do with Xia Li?"

"Charlie?" Mao didn't seem to have heard of it at all, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "Isn't that girl right behind you?" ”

Lelouch turned around suddenly, only to find that on the steps behind him, Xia Li, who was wearing a school uniform, was standing there silently.

"Xia Li" looked at Xia Li with this appearance, and Lelouch felt a strong uneasiness in his heart.

"Lelouxiu" Xia Li slowly raised the army's standard pistol and aimed at Lelouxiu, the soulless look on her face clearly told others that this girl was in a very dangerous mental condition.

"Enjoy the moment, Lelouch."

"Mao!" Lelouch glared at the distant Mao, read the other party's thoughts and then induced them, and only he could easily do all this

Kamine Island, a cave that is suspected to be an ancient ruin.

"It's really interesting."

The furnishings in the cave are very simple, the platform in the center is empty, there are no items at all, maybe it is a huge stone wall with intricate patterns of unknown meaning behind the platform, and the half-human-high pyramid carved with strange symbols in front of the stone wall.

"His Highness Crovis's research on this relic has been fruitful, but nothing has been done, the only thing he knows is that this thing is called the Thinking Ladder, and the woman has been found," explained the fat general Bartlet.

"Really?" Kamiyu slowly walked into the stone wall of the ruins, raised his gloved hand, and wanted to touch the lines on it, "Speaking of which, it is said that His Majesty the Emperor is very interested in this thing. ”

"Yes, the same thing has also been found in several places in the world, except for this one, all the others are listed as royal forbidden places, although it is only speculation, but the invasion of various countries is basically carried out around these relics." General Bartley said earnestly.

"That's an amazing discovery." This is not Kamiyo's perfunctory.

The emperor, who developed the Bunitania Empire, which was originally only a second-rate country, into a super-first-class power that today owns one-third of the territory of the world and is feared by the other two countries, does not hesitate to go to war with EU and other countries for some unknown relics for no reason.

In other words, the hidden value of these relics is definitely far greater than what the empire has paid.

[The only thing that can be thought of is Geass when it comes to C.C., so these ruins are related to the origin of Geass, or were they built by ancient Geass worshippers?] 】

"In terms of time, these ruins are almost 2,000 years old, right?"

"Yes, according to the radioactive element period, the remains are about 2,000 to 2,300 years old." Bartley is obviously familiar with these data, "it can be seen that the advanced ancient civilization should really exist"

"Hmm," Kamiyu nodded slightly.

Regardless of the level of technology of this ruin, the level of transportation required to construct these identical ruins scattered throughout the world is enough to prove it.

"Is this pattern again?"

In the center of the ruin pattern, there is a very conspicuous bird-like pattern, this pattern Kamiyu has seen many times, C.C's memory, C.C's chest scar, and the symbol of the empire.

[It seems that these pictures and texts are all constructed with this mark as the core.] 】

"Huh?" Suddenly, Kamiyu noticed a little pink residue on the fingertips of the glove, which had just been left over the ruins.

"Sakuraishi?"

[Do you want to go back to your home country to investigate?] Such a thought arose in Kamiyu's mind.

Since the empire dares to use this pattern as a symbol, it means that there will definitely be clues inside the imperial palace of the empire and around the emperor.

[No, forget it, now is not the time. The idea was quickly dismissed.

Not to mention the danger, there is no clue about the direction of the investigation alone, and it may be necessary to study the ruins before finding the direction.

"It's called the Thinking Ladder," Camillo pinched his chin and thought for a moment.

[In addition to the immortality of the physical body, C.C also has a strange ability to break through the spirit of others, combined with what she said, Geass's ability is to function with people's hearts. I see]

"Is the spiritual realm civilized?"

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Bartley asked hesitantly.

"The success of λ-driver's operation shows that there is indeed a spiritual world in this world that can interfere with the real world world λ-driver spirit realm Geass" ignored Bartlet, and Kamiyu, who continued to talk to himself, suddenly burst into a smile.

"It was so much fun! Human beings are indeed magical beings. ”

The capital of the Empire, Pendragon

"The Prime Minister of the Empire, the Second Prince, Shonezel El Bunitania Audience! ”

The door to the Emperor's study slowly opened, and a solemn Honezel walked into the seat that symbolized the Emperor's majesty and authority. (The Emperor's study can be said to be equivalent to a forbidden place, because there are so many secrets in it.) Whoever enters, without permission, is found that the guards have the right to shoot. ）