Unlimited Ambition

Then I looked at the shackles that had locked her up and examined them closely. I noticed faint scratches but no signs that they had been opened—the lock was made of lead.

"Understood," I nodded. "Even this can't keep you here? Looks like I haven't used enough methods... Hmph... While I'm away for a few days, break your wrists and ankles, then wait until you recover, and then destroy the wall (seriously, CC has that ability). Then escape. I should have expected it; if she wanted to leave, ordinary guards wouldn't be able to stop her at all."

Do you really want to leave me that badly, CC?

I took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, clutching my chest as I walked out.

At the basement door, Violetta looked at me slowly walking out with a complicated expression: "Master."

"You know about this?" I asked.

She nodded: "Yes, Miss CC ran away the day after you left, Master."

The next day, as expected, it was something that had been planned for a long time.

"Besides that, do you know anything else?" I continued.

Viletta hesitated for a moment, then said, "Miss CC asked me to tell Master before she left, to say... to say..."

"What did you say?!" I grabbed her wrist and asked sternly.

“She said she went to find Lelouch…” Violetta said quickly with her eyes closed.

I let go of her, then hugged her tightly: "Why?"

"Ah, um, Master?" Viletta seemed a little flustered.

"Why did you leave me?" My voice trembled with tears.

Violetta's expression softened, and she silently returned my hug.

"I don't know what to do anymore. What should I do to make her stay with me?" I threw myself into Violetta's arms and burst into tears. Violetta didn't say anything, she just held me back and gently patted my back.

My sobs grew louder and my heart ached more and more, while Villetta's expression softened more and more. She whispered as if coaxing a child, "Don't cry, don't cry."

Gradually, after I cried myself to sleep, I drifted off to sleep. Violetta sighed helplessly, took off the small bell from her waist, and shook it. Then she had two maids carry me back to my room. Afterwards, she brought a chair and stayed by my side.

Seeing the faint traces of tears still visible on my cheeks, Violetta's face softened with tenderness. She took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped them clean for me.

Gradually, the moon rose and the sun set, and Viletta grew tired, so she lay down beside my bed and fell asleep.

I had already woken up, but had been pretending to be asleep. I opened my eyes and saw Violetta sleeping beside me with a smile on her face. I reached out and carried her to my bed…

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I understand now. The next time we meet, I will kill you. That way, you will stay by my side forever, CC.

Smoking a cigarette afterward, watching Violetta fall into a deep sleep from exhaustion, I finally came up with this "idea." A smile crept onto my lips.

Meanwhile, C.C. strolled leisurely down the streets of the EU. It was dawn, and the streets, shrouded in a thin mist, were mostly deserted. C.C. wasn't in the mood to act like a lady; a crumb of pizza still clung to her lips. She was mentally plotting how to "rescue" Lelouch.

Hmm... there seems to be a guy named Orange who was transformed into an android... should we go find him? CC suddenly thought of such a person.

"I can't believe VV actually managed to research something to counter Geass." Thinking of Orange and then the Geass Suppressor, CC's lips curled into a smile like she'd found an interesting toy. She then skipped away.

Meanwhile, Lelouch, who was transformed from a sister-complex character into a BL brother-complex character by his own father, is now trying his best to restrain his desires.

"No, no, Lelouch! Roro is your brother! How can you lay a hand on him? Control yourself, you must control yourself!" Having just regained consciousness, Lelouch looked at his brother sleeping beside him, half of his shoulder exposed, and couldn't resist reaching out his wicked hands…

"No, once I take this step, there's no turning back..." The ex-sister, who was obsessed with her younger sister, slapped herself twice hard. She finally came to her senses a little.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Luo Luo was woken up by the sound of a slap and asked while rubbing her eyes.

"No, it's nothing, I'm going to take a shower. You can continue sleeping." Lelouch looked at his "cute" younger brother and quickly turned away, scrambling towards the bathroom while holding onto the wall.

“Let me shower with you, brother,” Luo Luo called out from behind him.

"No need! I mean, it's still early, you can sleep a little longer." Lelouch almost fell over when he heard him say that. He immediately ran into the bathroom at the fastest speed a sports idiot could manage and turned on the shower.

"Brother is so strange... How come he's in my room?" Roro had no idea that he had almost lost his chrysanthemum just now, otherwise... perhaps he would have been disappointed?

Chapter 42 The New Loli

Time flowed irreversibly, and three months had passed in the blink of an eye. A joint statement from Brittany and the Chinese Federation was issued. Simultaneously attacked by two powerful nations, the EU was plunged into panic and unease.

At this very moment, Black, sarcastically dubbed "the biggest clown of the century," reappeared and announced that he would help the EU Federation fight against the aggression of Brittany and the Chinese Federation.

Although the EU generally disregarded this clown, the EU Parliament, with a "nothing to lose" mentality, still sent several low-level diplomats to contact him.

When these diplomats returned, and others asked them about it, they praised Black—oh, I mean Zero—to the skies, saying he was unparalleled. But if you asked them further, what exactly were Zero's abilities? They couldn't answer, only saying, "You'll find out when you get there."

So, clinging to the hope of reviving a lost cause, the EU sent another group of mid-level diplomats...

After this back and forth, Black finally got his wish and met with all the high-ranking officials of the EU. Then he said, "In the name of Lelouch vi Britannia, become my slave!"

Those who say Cao Cao's Geass exudes an aura of dominance should take note—this is the true aura of dominance.

Thus, amidst widespread skepticism from the general public, Zero stepped into the limelight, assuming the role of Speaker of the EU Supreme Council. He presided over the war of resistance against the aggression of Brittany and the Chinese Federation.

"So that guy finally figured it out, huh? This kind of cheat-like approach..." I glanced at the latest intelligence, gave a soft snort, and then looked with a hint of sarcasm at the representative of the Britannian military, a emotionless loli named "Ania Arstoleim." She's supposedly one of the Knights of the Round Table of Britannia?!

Looking at this unimaginably young knight, I couldn't help but recall the reports of the Knights of the Round Table from Brittany: Bismarck, ranked first, was an old man in his seventies or eighties; Anya was an underage girl; Suzaku Kuchiki was pure scum; Gino was a spoiled brat; Platos was a deranged serial killer...

It's unbelievable how far Britannia has fallen. It seems that once the EU is destroyed, the next step can be to consider wiping out Britannia.

Little did I know, the loli knight Anya sitting opposite me was thinking much the same thing: "I never imagined that the greatest power in the Chinese Federation would be such a narcissistic man who's barely come of age? It seems the Chinese Federation is doomed. When will it be wiped out? I'll have to keep a close eye on it then..."

"I need an explanation regarding your country's prince Lelouch's appointment as the Speaker of the EU Supreme Council," I said to her.

The little girl opposite remained silent, snapping photos with her phone.

"I'm asking you a question, didn't you hear me?" I said, somewhat annoyed, raising my voice slightly.

The little girl continued filming, and as she parted her lips slightly, she said, "I'm just here to deliver a message; I don't know anything else."

"Is that so..." I snorted lightly. "Then, send me a message and tell your commander that I need a reasonable explanation."

Anya nodded, never putting down her phone.

I frowned and said, "Why would you behave so rudely when we are discussing such confidential matters?"

A shadow fell over the little girl's eyes: "If you don't write it down, you'll forget it later."

I couldn't understand a word she was saying. Were all the Knights of the Round Table such eccentrics?

I waved my hand, ready to send her away, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

This feeling, well, although it's very faint, is so familiar that I can sense it... It's Geass.

Someone used Geass on her? Lelouch?! If that's the case, I need to find out for sure. Otherwise, she might stab me in the back when it really matters.

So I tentatively asked, "You said your memories will disappear?"

She nodded: "Yes."

"When did it start?" I asked next.

“...When I was little,” the little girl said.

"...You're kind of a kid now." I suppressed the urge to retort and continued, "What are the specifics?"

The little girl lowered her head, seemingly unwilling to answer my question.

My mind started racing. Come to think of it, among the Geass users I've encountered, Mao is one, Black is another. But neither of them has the ability to erase memories… Lelouch's Geass can only be used once. And Lelouch only obtained his Geass a year ago. The timing doesn't match, and the Geass ability doesn't match either.

So, is it another Geass owner?

I had a bit of a headache, and then I subconsciously touched the pocket near my chest. Inside was a small, miniature camera-like object.

That's right, with this, there's nothing to fear from Geass.

I silently cheered myself up. At the same time, looking at the extremely dejected little girl in front of me, I hesitated for a moment.

Do you need it?

Don't you need it?

She's a Knight of the Round Table from Brittany, a potential enemy of mine. Why should I care whether she has amnesia or not?

But as someone who's into lolis, it's really hard to see such a cute little girl sitting right in front of me—if I couldn't help, that would be one thing. But I clearly could…

Huh? When did I become a lolicon? (Of the women you've slept with, there's the Empress and Kagura, both lolis, and Violetta, one mature woman. Two to one. So you're a lolicon, that's all.)

Okay, well, if you're to say this counts as bribing the enemy's main force, then... well, I wouldn't object to it...

Just as I made up my mind to use the Geass Eliminator to help the little girl and incidentally increase or decrease her affection level, the little girl suddenly stood up, pointed at me and shouted, "Bad guy!" Then she ran out with tears in her eyes.

"Hey! Come back here for a second! Running out like this can easily cause misunderstandings!" I shouted anxiously, standing up to chase after him.

At this moment, the little girl had already run to the door, opened it, and ran out. The two guards standing outside the door watched the little girl running away while crying with ambiguous expressions; it was easy to guess what they were thinking.

I sighed softly. Well, this is the time to use Geass.

In his berserk state, he couldn't help but say, "You two, look at me, don't I look a lot like Liu Xiahui?"

The two guards nodded vigorously. They secretly sneered, never expecting that His Highness Prince Wei was impotent…

Thank goodness I don't have a mind-reading Geass, otherwise I would have definitely drawn my sword and cleaved those two bastards in two.

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When Anya returned, sobbing and demanding an explanation, Bismarck, the first knight of the Round Table and the overall commander of the campaign, was somewhat frustrated. Anya was, in a sense, his subordinate. His subordinate had been wronged, and as her superior, he couldn't seek justice for her; Bismarck was deeply conflicted.

Unlike Anya, who has a loli-like personality, Bismarck, who is revered as the first knight, is someone I, a narcissist who has just come of age, dare not underestimate.

"Looking at him alone, the fact that he was able to revitalize the Chinese Federation, such a large country, within just a few years speaks volumes about his skill. And his ruthlessness was even more evident in the Japanese archipelago incident. His willingness to betray allies without hesitation during the civil war shows that he has no integrity at all. Whether Brittany's cooperation with him this time is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen."

Torn between national duty and his subordinates, Bismarck quickly made his choice. He had initially intended to personally visit the capital to demonstrate his sincerity. However, his own military duties were far more demanding. Unlike Cornelia's forces along the El Alamein front in North Africa, Bismarck's mission was to lead the elite Britannian troops in a surprise attack on the Western European coast after the outbreak of war.

Crossing the sea to wage war has always been difficult, let alone traversing the world's second largest ocean. Bismarck was so busy he was constantly on the go and couldn't leave. So, after some thought, he entrusted the task to Anya. Fearing she might be bullied again if she went alone, he also sent Suzaku Kuchiki and Gino as her protectors to accompany her.

Although Anya never wanted to see me, this "bad guy," she still had the resolve of a soldier. Therefore, the petite girl, with the resolve of going to her execution, once again embarked on the right path.

The little girl's emotional changes naturally didn't escape the notice of her two protectors. Gino nudged Suzaku with his elbow and whispered, "I heard you saw that person when you were in Japan. How was it? Was he really that scary?"

Suzaku recalled our several meetings, and indeed, none of them left a good impression on him. Such a scoundrel naturally nodded vigorously, spewing out a torrent of slander against me.

"...Is it really that exaggerated?" Gino asked hesitantly as Suzaku described me as a combination of a monster and a demon king.

Zhuque nodded vigorously, saying that what he described was less than one ten-thousandth of what I had described.

Gino then took a deep breath and deflated.

"Please! Lord Suzaku Kururugi will take on the role of protector of the flower alone. After all, stuffing a sake bottle into a chrysanthemum is still too much for me." Gino bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, then ran off, saying as he ran, "Please! At least you Japanese people like this, don't you?"

Suzaku's lips twitched; he felt he had exaggerated too much. But it was too late to regret it now. He cursed inwardly, "He really is a young master from a noble family..." Then, reluctantly, he drove Lancelot, following Anya towards Central Asia, the assembly area of ​​the Chinese Federal Army.