At the foot of the mountain, somewhere in the woods, somewhere inconspicuous, a cave grew out of thin air. The cave was dimly lit, with only a small flashlight glowing.

After Zhang Yu left, Lu Luxiu made a choice. He came here with Suzaku.

"Suzaku ......"

Lelouch took off his mask representing ZERO and muttered to himself.

In front of him, Suzaku's sturdy body was lying on the cold rock. Before, because his spirit was too stimulated, he cried and cried and fell asleep.

But because Zhang Yu threw him directly off Lancelot, he still had some minor injuries on his body.

But because it's Suzaku, Lelouch didn't take it seriously. Because he himself had a little bruise, and the murderer was still lying there.

Suzaku on the rock, the frowning brow has been soothed.

Although consciousness has not yet returned, the chaotic breathing has now gradually returned to its regularity. It's only a matter of time before you wake up.

Lelouch just now is actually not at the end of the road. Indeed, for the driver behind the Knightmare's armor, Lelouch's trump card, Geass, who can only function by looking directly into the other person's eyes, will not be of much use.

However, there are many other means available. In short, just lure the other person out of Knightmare.

Once upon a time, Lelouch had used similar tactics to get out easily when dealing with Knightmare in Britain. As long as the other party didn't kill him directly without saying anything, he still had a way.

It's just that the scene just now is indeed a bit dangerous.

What did Suzaku do to Suzaku, and why Suzaku drove the Knightmare for a long time, and then went berserk.

But before he could ask, he left first.

However, at this very moment.

“…… Not. ”

Suddenly, Suzaku on the rock twisted. He closed his eyes and began to mumble something under his breath. Then he suddenly screamed and opened his eyes violently.

Suzaku sat up and looked around carefully.

He suddenly saw Lelouch in front of him, but it was dim light. The first thing he saw was Lelouch's ZERO outfit.

“ZERO！”

Suzaku didn't think about it, and threw himself directly towards Lu Luxiu.

Lelouch was thrown to the ground by Suzaku and pressed tightly under him.

"Calm down, Suzaku!"

Lelouch snorted in pain and hurriedly said.

"Lelouch!?"

Suzaku heard the familiar voice, and then took advantage of the dim light. Seeing Lelouxiu's face clearly, he shouted in shock.

"Why are you here? No, don't you...... Is that ZERO? ”

Suzaku slowly got up from Lelouch and asked with a confused look on his face.

"That's right, I'm ZERO. Surprised? I'm surprised! I didn't expect the white body that had been destroying my plan turned out to be you! ”

Instead, Lelouch looked at Suzaku with a resentful look in his eyes, If it weren't for you, I would have succeeded a long time ago. Maybe I'll help you restore Japan.

"Lelouch, it's not right for you to do that."

Suzaku frowned and said to Lelouch in persuasion.

"Don't talk about that, Suzaku. Just say if you'd like to do things with me now. ”

Lelouch waved his hand directly, not wanting to talk to him about these useless things. Because of these conceptual things, they have been discussed many times in school. It doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, it's just that they have different ideas.

And now Lelouch is willing to talk to him directly and face to face again, as the leader of the Black Knights, ZERO.

"You mean to let me join the Black Knights?"

Suzaku asked in surprise. Because he never thought about it.

"That's right."

Lelouch nodded firmly, and continued.

"You're nowhere to go now. That white Knightmare has been snatched up, and you're going to be in an awkward position. ”

Yes, I'm almost going to catch ZERO. But he was rescued by someone in a sudden accident, and even Knightmare was snatched away. If it were Britannia, the punishment would not be too severe. After all, this is a war, and it is normal to have wins and losses.

BUT SUZAKU IS AN ELEVEN, AND THE SITUATION IS COMPLICATED. Even if he had just saved Cornelia, with this credit, he couldn't stop the eyes and jealousy of others. If he goes back, it's basically a dead end.

"Lelouch, why did you kill your brother? And pretending to be ZERO and going to catch your sister? Why? ”

Suzaku's face was a little gloomy in the dim hole.

"Suzaku, didn't I say it? I'm going to destroy Britannia, and Clovis can only be regarded as the beginning of my revenge. ”

Lelouch replied. There are some things he doesn't want to say because he doesn't want to say more.

"Yes."

After Suzaku responded, he lowered his head and did not speak in thought. Seeing this, Lelouch didn't bother him, and asked him to think about it.

I killed my father, and Lelouch killed his brother. Even thinking about overthrowing his father's empire. Are we one of the same kind?

No! No! I killed my father for everyone's sake.

We're not the same kind of people.

I'm going back!

Suzaku stood up, his back to Lelouch.

"Lelouch, thank you for saving me. I'm not going to catch you this time, and I'm not going to catch you at school. But if they meet again on the battlefield...... I'm not going to show mercy. ”

"Goodbye then."

Suzaku's figure gradually walked into the darkness, and Lelouch gritted his teeth and looked at his back, his hands already clenched into fists.

Now he has three options.

One is to kill Suzaku.

The second is to order Suzaku to become his slave.

The third is to let him go.

Lelouch chose to be the third one by default, because he really couldn't do it, and he didn't have many friends, but Suzaku was the friend he had known the longest.

Suzaku also knew that it would not be good for him to go back like this.

But he did it anyway.

Because this is the belief that has supported him to live until now, if he does not continue to persevere. He will collapse and fall into the abyss of mad self-blame.

If he goes back and dies under the guns of the Britons this time, he thinks it would be pretty good.

It's a relief, too.

Entering July, District 11 is gradually returning to stability.

Surprisingly, Conelia, the governor of the 11th ward, did not take measures to conceal the series of events that later became known as the "Narita Offensive and Defensive Battle". Actually, that's too

It's because there's no way to hide it.

The siege of the mountain, and the subsequent raid and escape of the Black Knights, might have considered concealing this less glorious war if the damage had been confined to military installations and troops. Because your own embarrassment will increase the momentum of the anti-British forces.

But in the end, they failed to hide it for another reason. The mudslide caused by the Black Knights spread to the streets at the foot of the mountain, causing civilian casualties. Death is a fact that is difficult to hide.

Flashing words will only allow the enemy to grab the handle. So Cornelia chose a very transparent and open approach. Of course, the Governor's Office says about this.

"Although we were attacked by an organization called the Black Knights and suffered some losses, we also succeeded in destroying the evil terrorist organization - the Japanese Liberation Line."