Ashford Academy.

When Lelouch returned through the elevator of the underground water conservancy system, he immediately saw Lu Ming waiting at the entrance of the club department and...

"President, why are you here?!" He made an incredible voice.

"Lelouch, it's great that you can be safe and sound." Mirey breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Lu Ming had told her that it was okay, he always felt uneasy if he didn't see it with his own eyes.

Lu Ming stood by silently, watching Lelouch find excuses to deal with Milei with difficulty, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Lelouch, don't pretend anymore. Mire already knows your identity." He reminded him with a funny look.

Lelouch was slightly stunned, and then Milei turned his head helplessly to look at Lu Ming, "Didn't you say not to say it first? I also want to take a look at Lelouch's serious lying."

"Lu Ming?!" Lelouch's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes stared at him.

Lu Ming waved his hand immediately and signaled that it had nothing to do with him, "Don't get me wrong, I won't say it everywhere, she guessed it myself."

Lelouch took a deep breath. Since that was the case, he could only use the power of geass to make Mile completely forget this memory.

Thinking of this, the fiery red bird pattern was ready to move deep in his left eye.

"Lelouch, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." Mirey didn't notice anything unusual, "and I'll leave Ashford Academy soon."

"What did you say? Leave Ashford Academy?" Lelouch was stunned and immediately closed the power of geass.

"Well, with Lu Ming." Milei nodded slightly.

Lelouch:???

What exactly happened during my absence? It was only a few hours?

He looked at the two of them with confusion.

"Milei, can you stop speaking in such a misunderstood tone?" Lu Ming was a little helpless.

"Mile's mother has been urging her to go on a blind date, and she is a little impatient. In addition, I just happened to go back to EU, so I am going to go to my place to avoid the limelight." He explained.

Lelouch then suddenly realized that he still knew a little about the current situation of Ashford Academy.

but......

"You're not here, why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Lelouch asked with a frown.

"Because Bunitania is going to start a war with EU..." Lu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

"War?!"

Lelouch and Mirey spoke in surprise almost at the same time.

"Well, at the multinational summit that ended not long ago, Shunaizel officially declared war on the EU, and it is estimated that the news will be released in a while." Lu Ming spoke in a deep voice.

To be honest, Lu Ming was a little unbelievable when he heard this news.

Although he knew that there would be a battle between the two, he did not expect that it would break out so quickly. Combined with the sudden appearance of Cornelia here, it was obvious that something happened, prompting Bunitania to make such a decision.

Milei was a little dazed. The impact of the two superpowers to go to war on the whole world was almost unpredictable.

"What about your position? Standing on the side of EU or on the side of Bunitania?" Lelouch said calmly after returning to his senses.

"No, none of them." Lu Ming shook his head, "I have my own position."

"Is that true?" Lelouch smiled.

Compared to his current movements, the European battlefield will undoubtedly attract more attention. In addition, Lu Ming has this guy intervened, so he can get more time to develop and strengthen his own power.

Lu Ming could see Lelouch’s thoughts at a glance, but he still reminded him, “Don’t underestimate Cornelia, nor do you underestimate Bunitania’s strength. The power of geass is not only possessed by you.”

Hearing Lu Ming's words, Lelouch's heart was terrified, and his originally underestimated enemy immediately turned around.

He knew that whether it was his understanding of the power of geass or his understanding of Bunitania, the other party was far above him. Since Lu Ming said so, he must have known something.

"geass? What is that?" Mirey came to her senses and frowned.

"You can understand it as a special superpower. I will explain it to you later if you have the chance. Now we should leave."

As he said that, Lu Ming walked towards the gate of Ashford Academy.

"Hey, Lu Ming, is there anything else I can tell me?" Lelouch said.

"Be careful of the teaching group, be careful of Mariana, and protect Nanali." Lu Ming spoke casually.

"Wait for me!" Milei hurriedly chased after him.

At the gate of the club, Lelouch stood blankly.

In his mind now, there was only the sentence "Beware of Mariana" echoing.

"My mother...what is going on..." Lelouch had doubts about his own path for the first time.

......

laugh--!

The moment the automatic door opened, Lelouch was in a daze and regained his spirit, left everything before him behind, and returned to his past peace.

"I'm back!"

In the hall, Nanali and Maid Sakiko were origami cranes at the dining table. Lelouch, who had habitually greeted her. Seeing such a warm scene, he was stunned for a moment, and his originally tight nerves slowly eased.

"Welcome back, brother."

"Welcome back, Lord Lelouch."

Lelouch chuckled softly and sat opposite Nanali.

"Brother came back so late and the phone couldn't be reached. I thought you were affected by the riot caused by ZERO." Nanali put down the origami in her hand and said with some concern.

"How could it be..." Lelouch was a little embarrassed.

However, he will not be affected.

Because he is ZERO, the center of the storm of the entire incident, the source of all riots.

"Is that so good?" Nanali didn't doubt it.

Lelouch sighed softly in his heart and picked up a folded paper crane on the table.

"Is this what Sakiko taught you?"

"Well, Sakiko said, if you spend a thousand pieces, your wish will come true." Nanali closed her eyes tightly and faced Lelouch's direction.

"Is that so, what is Nanali's wish?" Lelouch moved his heart and sat next to Nanali, gently stroked her head with his palm.

"I...I just want to be with my brother forever." Nanali enjoyed her brother's caress, like a cute kitten.

"No, I'm talking about other wishes, a wish that needs to be realized!" Lelouch smiled docilely, "If it's so simple and easy to achieve, there's no need to fold a thousand paper cranes to realize that wish!"

"That's it..." Nanali thought for a moment, "If you want to say, I hope the world will become better and there will never be war or pain!"

"Is that so? It's really a gentle wish." Lelouch's eyes firmly became firm, "When your eyes can see it, the world must be like this!"

"Really?" Nanali asked naively.

"I promise!" Lelouch's confused heart became firm again.
Chapter completed!