7 years ago, .

Of course, including your own.

It's all Bunitania's fault.

That's what everyone around me is swearing, and that's what I think.

That's right, the Bunitanians are all badasses.

Because the place where I played with my brother became a large pit covered in scorched earth, the streets were shattered by bombs falling from the sky, and the house was burned down by the fire that spread, at that time, I only saw Aunt Bijing next door kneeling on the ground and hiding her face and crying, and her daughter, Sister Lina, who always likes to buy herself some small gifts, is gone, forever and ......

This war is not the most painful time, but the real pain is after the war....

When a person's freedom, rights, and even name are deprived, their dignity and honor will naturally be trampled on by others. This is not something that can be determined by one's own will, but is oppressed by power.

And these were unforeseeable to me at the time, naively thinking that the war was over, not having to be locked up at home every day, waiting for the alarm to go into the air-raid shelter with my family, and not having to look at the frightened expressions of the people around me every day, and being able to go out with my mother and brother happily as before.....

I think about how ridiculous I was at that time.

What he can't see doesn't mean that his mother can't understand it, so Red Moon Karen became Karene Shuttadfeld.

In the eyes of others, she seems to be so lucky, because she is of mixed race, and the other half still has the blood of the imperial nobles.

'呯~'

The violent impact sent Karene into a trance.

[Are you going to die? 】

I felt a hint of irony in my heart.

Being killed by his fiancé on the battlefield as a hostile person may be a very blockbuster subject if it is put on the silver screen, but in Karen's eyes now, is there anything more ironic in the world?

"If the timing were different, maybe I would have had a serious fight with you, but it's a pity that this is a war." Lukka gently opened the fire control hydrant.

On the screen of the Red Lotus cockpit, the muzzles of the two lasers on the head of the VF flashed a faint light.

[It's a pity that he doesn't know that Red Lotus's driver is me, which is unfair.] 】

The inexplicable crankiness of my brain came up, and a feeling of regret rose in my heart.

[At this time, if you yell in the communication, you may be able to save your life.....]

In an instant, the VF that was holding down his body suddenly let go of himself, and then suddenly rolled on the ground.

"Qi~"

Looking sideways at the bullet holes around him, Lukka took a sip a little unwillingly.

The roar of the typhoon drowned out the gunshots, and only the eye could catch the light of a small fire on the roof of a building in the distance.

"Karen, are you alright!?"

In the abandoned building, Knightmare, armed with a sniper rifle, turned on the megaphone and confirmed below.

"Karen!?"

Luca was stunned when he heard the shouting, and then suddenly turned on the megaphone.

"Karen!!"

"This guy actually uses a megaphone!!" Karen also felt a little bit worse.

"Don't you know how to use the radio!?" As soon as she finished speaking, Karen suddenly noticed that the radio switch was turned off.

"The direction of Showford Academy has been set, and Zero has you to join him right away."

"Oh." Kalian, who knew that she was wrong, didn't say much.

Red Lotus sprang to her feet, then quickly moved closer to her own Knightmare.

Moreover, now she just wants to avoid Luca as soon as possible.

"Don't try to run!"

"Don't think about it!"

Countless fires erupted from several nearby buildings, completely blocking Luka's path.

The VF, which can't use airplane mode, is already much slower than Knightmare, who uses the pulley-driving movement, can only watch Karen's departure.

Ashowford College, Student Union Office...

It has now become the temporary headquarters of the Black Knights. As for the students at the school, they were ordered to return to the dormitory and not to go out.

In fact, this order was redundant, and it was impossible for anyone to go out in such weather, so it didn't take much trouble for the Black Knights to occupy the school. Those who remained at school were kept in a side room. Of course, this also includes Lelouch's sister, Nanali.

"How long will this wind blow..."

Lelouch frowned, and the map of the Tokyo Concession in front of him had been scribbled with pencils of various colors.

From the map, the Black Knights have taken control of almost all points except the Doge's Palace and the City Hall. However, the reality is not satisfactory, and as a result of the scuffle, the control area is not solid, and in most places there is not even a control area.

The emperor and his own troops are crisscrossed in these areas, and if there is no Knightmare or armored troops, it will be difficult for them to even be idle. Moreover, the living forces of the empire still existed, and several extremely effective units had not yet been put into battle.

What's more, this kind of time-consuming behavior is what the emperor is most willing to see.

If the typhoon continues to blow for two or three days at this level, then there will be no need to fight, and everyone will rise up and surrender.

"It's strange that according to the Natural Disasters Ordinance, a warning must be issued if there is a typhoon of more than 6 within 24 hours. In addition, the movement of the meteorological regiment will also be announced to the public 48 hours before. But...."

Diethart voiced his doubts.

Without any notice, such a gross failure of duty is simply impossible for any functioning State.

"You're saying that this typhoon didn't form naturally?"

Lelouch turned his head to look at Diethardt.

"It sounds ridiculous, but after seeing the previous scene, I don't think I can rule it out."

Diethardt knew in his heart that Zero must have agreed with this point of view, otherwise Zero would not have asked rhetorically in the first place.

"In that case, it's going to be troublesome..."

Lelouch bowed his head again and pondered.

"I don't know what the principle is, but it must be inseparable from a huge amount of energy, so logically speaking, I don't think the duration should be too long."

"Gather all the armored vehicles and heavy trucks and take advantage of the typhoon to complete the offensive deployment. The emperor would never have imagined that when the typhoon is over, they must be surprised! ”

"Yes."

...........

In the midst of the wind

"How many people have you found?"

In the emperor ** armored car, the lieutenant asked the non-commissioned officer next to him.

"142 men, we're already overloaded, sir."

"Good."

The lieutenant nodded slightly, then tapped hard against the wheelhouse's partition.

"Joe, it's packed."

"I know the boss, I'll send you back."

The engine of the tank was activated, and the convoy of 2 tanks and 7 armored personnel carriers turned around and headed in the direction of the Governor's Palace.

"I should be grateful for this typhoon, without this natural cover, I'm afraid no one can save it." Feeling the shaking of the vehicle, the Master Chief couldn't help but start chattering.

"If it weren't for the loss of too many mobile troops at the beginning, there would not have been 3 runs like this." The lieutenant shook his head and grumbled in a low voice.

"You don't have to keep running when the wind stops, chief."

"Shut your crow's mouth." Just as the lieutenant was smiling, the convoy came to a halt.

"Joe, what's going on?"

"I don't know, sir. The tank in front suddenly stopped. ”

"Then ask them what's going on?"

After a while, Joe's voice came from the front again.

"Chief, said the man in front, it seems that the wind is starting to weaken."

"No kidding." I don't know if this sentence is cursing Joe's crow's beak, or if it is an expression of surprise at this fact.

"When the wind weakens, do they have weak legs? Tell them, don't stop! ”

The convoy continued slowly, but after a while, the convoy stopped again.

"What's going on this time?" The lieutenant became a little impatient.

"The person in front said that there was movement."

"Movement?"

The lieutenant frowned suspiciously, then reluctantly opened the roof of the armored car.

The wind has indeed weakened, and presumably the previous fury can now be described as gentle, and it really comes and goes quickly.

"Joe, go to the front."

"Willing to help..."

The armored car made a bend and stood side by side with the tank.

The lieutenant took out his binoculars and stared at the aforementioned movements. Although the wind weakened, the rain curtain of heavy rain covered the streets with a layer of fog.

"It looks like there's a vehicle...", the lieutenant said into the comms, putting down the binoculars.

"Sure, is it your own person?"

The vehicle on the opposite side approached slowly, and then stopped at the same distance for some distance. Obviously, the other party also has the same doubts and considerations.

After a moment of silence...

"Which unit are you from!??"

"Hey, you're going in the wrong direction!!"

Shouts were delivered from two sides to each other at the same time, different words, different languages, and then the street fell into an eerie silence.....

[Black Knights!? 】

【Emperor**!? 】

The lieutenant and the leader on the other side finally realized something.

[Shouldn't they be nested in a building in this weather?] What to do here? 】

It's ridiculous that when they realized the identity of the other party, what they were thinking about was such a question.

"Damn!!" After realizing that he was distracted, he shook his head violently.

"Fire! Fire! Because of the agitated mood, the lieutenant's low tone was trembling,

The puzzling orders made the subordinates not understand, why they were firing, and who should they fire at? So, three seconds after the order was given, the street remained eerily quiet.

"Damn! It's the Black Knights! Fire!! An angry roar finally broke through the restraints of the mood and burst out of the lieutenant's throat.

And it seems that the person on the other side is facing the same situation as the lieutenant, only to hear the noise of the engines of the vehicles on both sides rising at the same time. Because no one realized that it would be encountered at such a time, in such a situation, and neither side was even ready for battle at all.

"Aim at everyone on the other side, all vehicles!"

The turret turned, the weapons warmed up, and the attack system activated, but all of this was too slow in the lieutenant's eyes.

"Whoever it is! Anyway, fire on me! ”

The lieutenant, who had not seen a fire for a long time, trembled and pulled out his pistol from his waist when he heard the sound of gunfire, and regardless of whether it was useful or not, pulled the trigger on the opposite side.

As if the dominoes had been toppled, the tank's 120mm gun roared with this string of gunfire.

The battle, which had been silent for two and a half hours, restarted and spread out in such an unexpected encounter.