Under the setting sun, Ashuford College was shrouded in a brilliant golden yellow, and the ** of the academy was no longer populated except for a few students who returned late.

"You're so cautious." Lu Luxiu was dressed in civilian clothes when he usually went out, with a headset for the phone hanging in his ear, and found a bench to sit down at random.

"I'm different from you, I don't have so many excellent subordinates, so naturally I have to be careful." On the phone, Mao's tone was indifferent and ridiculous.

Along the way, he tossed Lu Luxiu a lot, perhaps in order to prevent Lu Lu Xiu from arranging his subordinates to plot against him, he began to unilaterally change the location from the train he originally made an appointment, and the train route alone changed 7 times in the middle of the way. In this afternoon, Lelouch traveled almost the entire Tokyo Concession, but in the end he only returned to the original starting point.

Mao finally set the interview place at Ashuford College, and there was an important factor, most of the members of Lelouch's Black Knights were from District 11, and even if there were a few Bunitanians, they were already past the age of students.

"Wouldn't my appearance be more conspicuous in the school?" Lelouch took a thick book from his backpack and pretended to start reading.

"You are a boarding student, this is known to everyone in the school, and it is normal to appear at school in civilian clothes." Mao never showed up, just talked to Lelouch on the phone.

[Mao's ability is to read minds, judging from the situation along the way and the final choice of Ashuford Academy, which does not have many people left, this ability is a passive acceptance, and it is not ruled out that it is possible to read a person's heart specifically, but at least it will be affected by the number of people. It's just that the maximum distance can't be inferred at this time. 】

"What a wonderful analysis, exactly as you think, and now I'm in this academy." After Lelouch groaned for a while, Mao's voice sounded again.

"But you didn't just call me out to talk about these things, did you?"

"I see, the officers' club is indeed not a place for outsiders to get into. Even if I can get in, it's too eye-catching, but even I can't get in~ The people of the Chinese Federation are also very eye-catching. ”

Now that he knew that Dao Mao was nearby and was reading his thoughts, Lelouch simply stopped talking, but went over what he wanted to say in his head.

[That's right, since there are no conditions to get in, it's better to get information on the periphery.] 】

"I see, do you need my ability?" Mao's tone changed suddenly.

"However, even you can do this kind of thing yourself, so why do you have to use me?"

[My Geass can only be used on people once, and you should know that for the sake of the smooth progress of the plan, I don't want to spend my precious opportunity on this kind of thing. 】

"But why do you think I'm going to help you?"

The corners of Lelouch's mouth curled slightly.

"Are you threatening me?" Mao's tone became gloomy.

[No, how could it be?] You're the one who knows the truth that I'm Zero, and threatening you won't do me any good. Lelouch, who pretended to finish reading a page, gently flipped the pages.

[This time, of course, the goal is to point to the tenth prince in the end]

There was silence on the phone.

However, Lelouch showed a triumphant smile, and with his private psychological analysis of Mao, it can be easily seen that Mao is a typical psychopath. So he knew that with Mao's morbid attachment to C.C, he would not hesitate to jump into it even if there was a fire pit in front of him.

Of course, all you need to pay attention to is to be careful that the other person jumps into the fire pit and pulls yourself along.

[I suppose that the gate of the Doge's Palace will not be able to pass through easily even if you and I have all the wonderful abilities that Geass brings, right? Lelouch decided to add another fire.

Geass's abilities are varied, but for now, neither Lelouch's ability to command others nor Mao's ability to read minds is only for people, and it can't even work on creatures other than people, let alone machines.

The security system of the Governor's Palace, from ordinary patrol guards to various automatic defense surveillance defense devices, covers the entire 3 kilometers from the main building to the separation wall.

There are no dead ends, even on the periphery of the Governor's Palace, there are many plainclothes spies hanging around every day, maybe when you sit in a café outside the Governor's Palace and drink tea, from the waiter to the 60-year-old man who leads a pet dog and reads the newspaper and bites the pipe.

Even during the time of Clovis, the security system of the Governor's Palace was divided into two sets that were not subordinate to each other. After the assassination of Clovis, the security system was increased to three.

Among them, the system in the hands of the royal family does not have the right to take over the ordinary system, and has many hidden devices that are unknown in the normal system, the security system is not connected to the external network, and the number of people who know the terminal password of the road will never exceed 4 people in this governor's palace.

Not to mention that the rotation schedule of the guards is determined by the governor's office, even if Lu Luxiu or Mao controls some of the relevant personnel through their abilities, they have to retreat in the face of the other two unknown independent unknown systems.

"So, what are you going to do?"

[There is no way to do it in the Governor's Palace, so I have to do it outside, although I don't know what the other party will change their guards to pure-bloods, but this is also a rare opportunity. 】

"I see, Kamiyu's personal guard also lives in the Governor's Palace, and there is no chance of contact at all. However, the pure-bloods are different, many of these pure-bloods who have lived in District 11 for many years have their own homes and lives, and it is indeed easier than going to the Doge's Palace. But," Mao's tone became suddenly realised.

"For a smart person like Kamiyu, there is a very good chance that the guards around him will be changed to a pure-blood faction who has already had a criminal record. So, that's when my ability comes in! It really fits your style, cautious, but bold at the critical moment. ”

[With Kamiyu's character, maybe even these pure-bloods have reported what they do every day and who they have come into contact with. Rash approach will only be touched by the vine. As for the benefits of cooperation, I just need Kamiyu himself, as long as you can manage C.C., it will naturally belong to you. 】

"Well~ pass the information of the relevant personnel to me, the email address will give you a hint in a while, and I will send you back the results of the investigation."

[It seems that I still don't believe it~]

"Of course, just as you didn't fully believe me, we were just using each other. A conspirator like you would not accept an existence that can know what you think, but you can't control it. Rest assured, when I get the C.C, everything will be none of mine. ”

[Mah~~ whatever you like. Even if you want to get rid of the hair, this is a matter for the future, and before that, the two have to choose to cooperate.

There was a busy sound on the phone.

"Yale, Yale. What a wayward guy. He casually pressed the hang-up button on the headset, and the next moment, a pair of slender arms hung around his neck.

"Lelouch!" A mischievous shout almost sounded in his ear, and the other party seemed to deliberately blow softly into the cochlea.

"President~" Lelouch, who had goosebumps, shouted with a slightly red face and dissatisfaction.

"Sitting on a chair at school dressed like this at this time, is it like waiting for a date?" Mi Lei put her arm around Lelouch's neck with a fire called gossip shining in her eyes.

"It's just that I'm fascinated by reading books, but I didn't expect it to be this time~"

"You're not the bookworm of Kamiyu who likes to read until he forgets time, tell me, who is it for? Xia Li? Mi Lei, who is familiar with Lu Luxiu's character, naturally doesn't believe this kind of nonsense, and tightens the strength of her arms.

"Alright, alright, I said it" Lelouch, who was a little out of breath, immediately conceded defeat.

"I originally wanted to reconcile with Xia Li today, but it looks like I was dumped," said Lelouch with a wry smile.

There is no fraud in this wry smile, the fact that she is Zero is known by Xia Li, but the person she likes is the enemy who kills her father, this kind of strong love and hate is unacceptable even for a strong person, not to mention that Xia Li is just an ordinary girl.

In order not to make Xia Li driven crazy by this reality, Lelouch used Geass on Xia Li, forgetting everything related to him, saying that it was because of a quarrel and temporarily became a stranger. In fact, this kind of behavior is not a kind of escape.

"That's right." Perhaps infected by Lelouch's emotions, Mi Lei involuntarily let go of her arm, and her expression became lost.

"Actually, even this is enviable." Milei sat down next to Lelouch and looked up at the twilight sunset.

"Na! Lelouch, do you know the way? My grandfather arranged for me to go on a blind date again, and this time the object couldn't be shirked no matter what. ”

"Lelouch couldn't say anything comforting about Milei's troubles. Maybe Mi Lei doesn't see it that way, but the Ashuford family only treats Lelouch and Nanali as a commodity to be sold, and I don't know when Lu Dao will be abandoned again.

Overthrow the hateful empire? Revenge for your mother? Maybe there are such factors, but more importantly, they want to create a safe place for Nanali.

"Well~ It's not the first time this kind of thing anyway, it's naturally straight to the bridge!" Miree stretched with her hands behind her back, then jumped up from the bench and walked in the direction of her house.

"Lelouch also hurry up and reconcile with Xia Li~" beckoned to Lelouch without looking back, and then disappeared into the building

"Like this," Camillo's hands shifted in a material-like imager.

The lines of the laser quickly shifted and jumped at the fingertips, and soon the rough pattern of a suspected battleship was mapped.

"Oh~~ It's amazing" Lying on the platform, C.C with a surprised face issued a heartfelt admiration.

"It's just a shell, you can do it as much as possible, and now you can plan the interior" Kamiyu made a triangle with both hands, and then pulled it outward, and the shape was naturally magnified.

"Your Highness, this kind of game is only something you like, right?" Monica on the side looked a little drowsy, even she reacted like this, let alone the others in the room.

"Wouldn't it? Both Lloyd and Cecil liked it, and they would often have fun and forget to eat. ”

Well, Monica apparently forgot that there are quite a few science maniacs under Camillo's men.

"Besides, this game has a strong development of human imagination and logical ability, and I think that as a mental development, the puzzle game for children's enlightenment should be highly respected."

Of course, the so-called early childhood enlightenment here is, of course, the green-haired girl who is a big 'little girl' who looks at it with relish.

"Alright! Your Highness, let's change the subject," Monica covered her forehead with a helpless expression.

"I heard that Dr. Lloyd agreed to a blind date, and I'm going to meet after a while."

"Yes, it was Lloyd who agreed to a blind date" As he spoke, Kamiyu's hands suddenly stopped, and C.C looked at Camillo's gradually stunned face with a puzzled expression.

"You said Lloyd agreed to a blind date?"

"That's right!"

"That Lloyd?"

"It's the Lloyd you took."

"Smack!" Kamiyu slapped his hands heavily on his cheeks, unable to close his lips. The model that had been being built began to crumble piece by piece

"Monica go and see if there's a landslide outside, a tsunami sweeping through the world, the earth stopping, or a comet hitting the earth. In short, I want all the information about the destruction of the Earth King."

[Your Highness, I think it's the real thing to be shocked when you go on a blind date. 】