Summary: The male protagonist is always wrong

Hearing Lelouch say such words, Yin Li couldn't help but feel extremely strange and awkward, "You are so shameless."

Lelouch ignored his sarcasm and held out his hand, "I consider you a friend."

"Ah, well..." Yin Li looked at his hand and hesitated again and again, "I also regard you as a friend, take your hand back."

Even if the friendship declaration was made solemnly, extending an invitation was a bit too sentimental for Yin Li.

Lelouch pulled his hand back and looked at him teasingly, "You get shy too?"

Yin Li said goodbye and then turned around, "I'm too lazy to talk to you. If you have nothing else, I'll go back first."

"I hope you can get along well with everyone in the student council."

Lelouch had spent a year with the student council members and knew that they were all warm-hearted and friendly people. He also hoped that Yin Li could make friends with everyone instead of just hanging out like she was now.

"I'm getting along well with everyone." Yin Li turned around and looked at him strangely, then ignored him.

Just as she was about to move forward, her steps were halted. Yin Li looked helplessly at the cat at her feet and asked gently, "What do you want to do, Arthur?"

Arthur continued to squat and meow at him.

Listening to the gentle, helpless yet doting tone he used when speaking to the cat, Lelouch teased, "Ah, now I'm a little jealous of Arthur."

Yin Li pretended not to hear and squatted down, "Hey, touch, touch, touch~"

Chapter 235 Lelouch 12

Today, only Suzaku Kururugi, Lelouch and Yin Li were present in the student council. Shirley went to participate in the swimming club's club activities, and no one knew what the others were doing.

"An Wei is really liked by Arthur."

Suzaku Kururugi looked at Yin Li playing with Arthur with some envy.

"You can't eat it after you finish it. This is the third one today."

Yin Li was squatting down to squeeze out the last bit of cat food, and Arthur had already put his head close to her impatiently.

"Okay, okay~"

Lelouch withdrew his gaze from the interaction between the man and the cat and looked at Kururugi Suzaku teasingly, "Are you envious?"

Suzaku calls Yin Li An Wei, and Lelouch feels puzzled again.

"Ah." Suzaku scratched his head sheepishly. "A little, yeah. I do like cats, though it's been unrequited. Anvita seems to be very popular with small animals. He's a kind and friendly person, right?"

Suzaku spoke of Yin Li with a familiar smile. Lelouch felt even more uncomfortable for some reason. He looked at Yin Li and said with a tone of sarcasm, "He is not a kind person."

"I can hear you." Yin Li turned around while holding Arthur and looked at him threateningly. Arthur in his arms also showed his claws to him tacitly.

"Lelouch, do you have any misunderstandings about Anwei? I actually think Anwei is quite kind."

Hearing this, Lelouch found it unreasonable, "Suzaku, I know him better than you."

"But this way of saying it is not a good idea. An Wei will be sad too, right?" Shumu Suzaku looked at Yin Li.

Yin Li held Arthur in his arms, and both he and the cat blinked at the same time. He was a little confused about the current situation. What were these two friends arguing about?

Yin Li would not be angry because of Lelouch's ridicule. It would be better to say that the two of them often interacted with each other like this, with each talking back and forth.

Suzaku Kururugi seriously refuted Lelouch's ridicule, which surprised both of them.

Before Yin Li could answer, Lelouch spoke again, "Suzaku, when did your relationship with An Wei become so good?"

Lelouch has been busy with the Black Knights' activities recently, and his time for participating in the student council has been drastically reduced. Even Leval complained that he has had less communication with Lelouch recently.

What happened between Zhuque and Yin Lijian when he didn't know?

Lelouch glanced over Suzaku scrutinizingly.

Kururugi Suzaku replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Anwei has good grades and helps me a lot with my homework."

Lelouch looked at Yin Li again, and asked curiously, "Aren't you usually very busy?"

Yin Li stared at him, carefully observing his expression. "I need a rest too, you're so weird..."

Lelouch turned away, knowing that his attitude was a bit serious and intense, "I admit that Anwei is indeed a very kind person."

He deliberately emphasized the word "kindly" and cast a playful look at Yin Li.

Then he changed the subject and teased Kururugi Suzaku, "You actually cried in that situation, what a shame."

Kururugi Suzaku was immediately distracted and had no choice but to retort, "Please praise me for being straightforward..."

Lelouch picked up a newspaper beside him and began to read. The newspaper contained news about the Black Knights. "Anyway, it's great that everyone was saved, thanks to the Black Knights."

Kururugi Suzaku was silent for a while, then frowned, "If you want to judge criminals, why don't you just become a police officer? Why don't they do that?"

Lelouch muttered in disdain, "This kind of thing..."

Yin Li put Arthur down and let it play aside by itself.

Arthur wagged his black tail and nimbly climbed up the cat climbing frame.

The argument between the two continues.

Realizing Lelouch's attitude, Kururugi Suzaku said, "But after becoming a police officer, wouldn't it be better to change from within?"

Lelouch calmly replied, looking at the newspaper in his hand, "Even if you want to change, you will be put in many shackles."

Kururugi Suzaku retorted passionately, "This can only be determined after all kinds of efforts. Before doing so, their actions are nothing but self-righteousness."

Lelouch glanced at him and asked, "Self-righteous?"

Yin Li sat down on the chair, opened the book in his hand and listened to the argument between the two.

Kururugi Suzaku seemed extremely dissatisfied with the actions of the Black Knights. "What kind of evil are they talking about? They don't even know what the standard is. It's just one-sided self-satisfaction."

As the leader of the Black Knights ZERO, Lelouch naturally agreed with his own formal principles, while Suzaku Kururugi was extremely firmly opposed to it.

This is not a debate at all. Debate, debate, the so-called truth becomes clearer the more you argue.

However, Suzaku Kururugi's argument seemed to be just venting his emotions, abandoning rationality and only wanting to convince the other party. It was not a debate at all, but just an argument.

Lelouch had no intention of arguing with him.

Yin Li glanced at Lelouch and calmly asked Kururugi Suzaku, "Kurugi-kun, do you think the empire's system is fair?"

Lelouch's eyes moved away from the newspaper and looked at Yin Li who suddenly spoke.

Kururugi Suzaku was silent for a moment, "...I believe it will be fair."

Yin Li asked again, "You think wrong behavior will inevitably lead to wrong results, right?"

Yin Li pointed out the reason why Suzaku Kururugi denied the Black Knights.

"Yes." This time, Kururugi Suzaku answered with particular firmness.

"Kuroki-kun seems to have been cleared of suspicion for the murder of Clovis-sama, and even received a promotion in the army. Is this legitimate? If so, why were you wrongly accused of this? Are the laws of the empire so capricious?"

"I......"

When Yin Li pointed this out, Shumu Suzaku trembled all over and his pupils shrank.

He was cleared of suspicion and even admitted to Ashford College because of the order of Deputy Governor Euphemia.

Could he claim that this was all due to his superiors' fairness? Could he claim that Euphemia's decision was selfless? Could he claim that his promotion was solely due to his ability? Could he be promoted beyond his status in District 11? Under the pure-blood Governor Cornelia?

Everything he has now is due to his connection with the Deputy Governor...

This is not due process, and yet he's still talking about due process.

To put it bluntly, he is just a relative.

Suzaku Kururugi's expression was so ugly that Lelouch couldn't help but feel a pang of discontent. It turned out that Yin Li's previous ridicule of him was considered a low level.

A116 also criticized Yin Li in its flat AI voice, "Yeah, that's really too much. He was just speaking for the host. But the host sided with Lelouch and attacked him."

[Indeed, I was wrong.] Yin Li admitted her mistake decisively.

Seeing the sudden thunderclap on the head of the Suzaku tree, Yin Li sighed softly and spoke to ease the atmosphere.

"I'm sorry, Kurumi-kun, this is all my guess. We were just chatting, don't take it to heart."

Lelouch spoke casually, helping to change the subject, "Yes, Suzaku, we were just chatting. I didn't expect you to be so hostile towards the Black Knights. Come to think of it, you are in the military after all."

Shumu Suzaku's face was still ashen, as if he couldn't digest all this. He looked up at Yin Li and said as if asking for advice, "An Wei, I..."

There was a sound from the automatic door of the student council room, and Charlie walked in. "Why are there only three of you?"

"I'm leaving now. I have to go back to the army." Kururugi Suzaku stood up and said goodbye to Shirley at the door. "See you later, Shirley."

"Goodbye." Shirley looked at Suzaku Kururugi's back, then looked at the two people in the student council room, "Suzaku doesn't seem very happy? Did something happen?"

Lelouch clenched the newspaper in his hand as he heard Suzaku Kururugi say "go back".

Yin Li explained for her, "We were just playing an impromptu debate game, and he lost."

Xia Li put her bag aside and smiled. "Suzaku's grades are so bad. An Wei, aren't you bullying him by debating with him? Don't do that next time."

Yin Li smiled and nodded in agreement, "Yes."

Lelouch was stunned when he heard Shirley's words.

He suddenly understood why Yin Li chose to use a method that was almost a personal attack and refute Zhuque with Zhuque's reasoning, even though he clearly had a gentler way to persuade and refute Zhuque.

Lelouch couldn't help but sigh for Suzaku, he was still too limited and too naive.

Lelouch also took the opportunity to criticize him, "Yeah, you can't do that next time."

Yin Li refused to accept the criticism and cast a light glance at him, "Who is it because of?"

Lelouch looked away guiltily, "Ahem..."

"Hmm?" Shirley looked at Lelouch in confusion, then at Yin Li, muttering unhappily, "What on earth were you discussing just now? You all have little secrets."

Lelouch began to read the newspaper seriously, "I won't tell you."

Xia Li was angry, "Lulu——"

Chapter 236 Lelouch 13

The Narita Mountains are famous for their hot springs.

Lelouch was sitting in the observation tower at the top of the Narita Mountains, wearing his ZERO uniform, "We're not here to soak in the hot springs."