Luluxiu didn't know what kind of ability Xiao Ran's GEASS was, but he wasn't surprised that Xiao Ran was able to unleash the power of GEASS. It was only a matter of time before Xiao Ran obtained the power of GEASS.
Therefore, when Xiao Ran said that the pivotal Vermilion Bird would choose to leave even if she woke up, Luluxiu had some doubts in his heart. His doubts were directed at Xiao Ran. He didn't know how true Xiao Ran's words were, including Xiao Ran's description of his ability. But he was sure that it was directed at the pivotal Vermilion Bird. If this idiot could really maintain his rationality, he would definitely choose to escape and return to the Britya Empire.
However, Luluxiu had no reason to reject Xiao Ran's arrangement even though the pivotal Vermilion Bird was his good friend. Therefore, he could only personally wipe the blood off the pivotal Vermilion Bird's face and watch as Xiao Ran took the pivotal Vermilion Bird away.
After watching Xiao Ran and the pivotal Vermilion Bird leave, Luluxiu put his mask back on. He watched as Xiao Ran effortlessly lifted the pivotal Vermilion Bird's waist and slowly disappeared. Under the mask, Luluxiu frowned slightly. "The power of GEASS is a power that can force people to pledge their loyalty without changing their personality and way of thinking. Such a power … How can there be such a power?"
Of course, Luluxiu didn't know why this strange and cheat-like GEASS ability appeared. In fact, his ability to force people to obey his orders was also a kind of cheat. One was a short-term coercion, while the other was a long-term influence. In Luluxiu's opinion, Xiao Ran's ability was obviously more suitable to become a true king than his current ability. If he had such an ability, perhaps he would choose to return to the Britya Empire and use another method to destroy the current distortion of the empire.
On the other hand, after Xiao Ran brought the pivotal Vermilion Bird back to the city, it didn't take him long to throw the unconscious pivotal Vermilion Bird outside the military court. It wasn't until a few minutes after Xiao Ran left that the patrolling imperial soldiers discovered the pivotal Vermilion Bird lying on the ground. They immediately sounded the alarm and brought the pivotal Vermilion Bird into the military court.
As for how the pivotal Vermilion Bird would be treated next, even though Xiao Ran wanted to say 'What does it have to do with me?', he thought about how Vermilion Bird was brought out from under Luluxiu's nose and there would be many things that he could use Luluxiu for in the future. Therefore, he suppressed his urge and sneaked into the military court to secretly observe the pivotal Vermilion Bird's situation.
He watched as the pivotal Vermilion Bird was woken up by the imperial soldiers and a doctor came to examine him. After that, he was interrogated by the management. However, the process wasn't that friendly. During the interrogation, the pivotal Vermilion Bird tried to say something many times, but he swallowed the words back down every time. Throughout the entire process, the pivotal Vermilion Bird was completely bewildered. He didn't know what happened and why he appeared in the imperial prison again.
Even though Luluxiu was indeed the murderer of Culovis and also revealed ZERO's identity to the pivotal Vermilion Bird and chose a different path from him, Luluxiu was his good friend, after all. No matter what, Vermilion Bird risked his life to save him from the imperial soldiers. At least for now, the pivotal Vermilion Bird couldn't really betray his good friend.
The second reason was because of Xiao Ran. Every time the pivotal Vermilion Bird wanted to say something, he seemed to see a tall figure staring at him and preventing him from revealing what he knew. Even though he didn't want to betray Luluxiu, he couldn't bring himself to tell the other 'Luluxiu', or Xiao Ran, even though he wanted to remind him that there was a dangerous person wearing sunglasses in the Empire, he couldn't bring himself to say it out loud. The thought that emerged in his mind was that he mustn't say it out loud. He definitely mustn't say it out loud.
In fact, apart from the fact that Luluxiu was ZERO and the murderer of Culovis, the pivotal Vermilion Bird didn't know much. He didn't even know how he returned to the imperial prison.
And due to the pivotal Vermilion Bird's return, the trial that was interrupted could continue. Even though the Empire didn't know why the pivotal Vermilion Bird appeared outside the military court in a coma, the reappearance of the pivotal Vermilion Bird in District 11 was the best opportunity for the Empire's military to clear their names of being rescued by ZERO. At least in the case that 'no one' knew about it, it was a chance for some people to stand up for themselves.
Announcing to the public that the pivotal Vermilion Bird was once again taken back by the Empire's military from the rebels would also be a good way to salvage some of their lost reputation. They could even boast about how many terrorists they eliminated when they took back the pivotal Vermilion Bird, ensuring that they could salvage their reputation and at the same time, proclaim the strength of the Empire.
In addition, due to the intervention of another force within the Empire, the trial of the pivotal Vermilion Bird became a mere formality. They announced that the pivotal Vermilion Bird was acquitted of the crime of assassinating Culovis due to the lack of evidence and lack of motive.
Everything that happened in the short few hours in the military court building didn't escape Xiao Ran's eyes, including who contacted the court, how many military personnel came to communicate, and so on. The debate on the final disposition of the pivotal Vermilion Bird wasn't out of Xiao Ran's expectations. Everything continued to develop as it should have. Even if the force within the Empire didn't intervene, Xiao Ran could still guarantee that the pivotal Vermilion Bird would at least be able to leave the court safely with the identity of being innocent.
Because when the pivotal Vermilion Bird was acquitted, Xiao Ran sat openly in the president's office of the military court in the 11th District. He sat on the chair that represented the chief executive of the military court. Meanwhile, the chief executive of the military court stood quietly opposite Xiao Ran like a servant.
The chief executive looked to be in his forties. A long period of pampering made him look a little chubby. At the same time, perhaps due to his noble status, his every move seemed a little elegant. At this moment, he stood in front of the table and watched the court footage on the television on the table with clear eyes like Xiao Ran.
It wasn't until the voice announcing Vermilion Bird's innocence on the television that the consul bowed slightly to Xiao Ran with one hand on his chest and said, "Your Majesty, we've sent someone to contact Princess Cornelia and Princess Euphemia. In addition to the confession of that person named ZERO, we found that there was no direct evidence to arrest Vermilion Bird. Instead, the military forcefully pinned the crime of assassinating Culovis on Vermilion Bird in order to get someone else to take the blame."
"But now, with the power struggle of various parties and the opinions of the two princesses, the pivotal Vermilion Bird wouldn't have been convicted even if we didn't do anything. This is just a normal result."
Xiao Ran turned off the television, nodded slightly, and looked at the slightly chubby chief executive. Logically speaking, this person who belonged to the Empire shouldn't have addressed Xiao Ran as' Your Majesty 'and allowed him to sit on his seat. But because Xiao Ran had the' GEASS 'ability and was also the second test subject that Xiao Ran chose, this person of noble status in the 11th District became Xiao Ran's most loyal servant in less than a minute.
Compared to the first Cardinal Vermilion Bird who resisted so tenaciously and almost caused Xiao Ran to have schizophrenia and fainted, Xiao Ran felt that there must have been a mistake when he first used this power. Otherwise, how could the Cardinal Vermilion Bird have lasted for so long? On the other hand, the Cardinal Vermilion Bird in front of him had no difficulty in pledging its loyalty to Xiao Ran without any resistance.
Judging from the reaction and condition of the first test subject, Xiao Ran almost thought that his' GEASS 'ability was useless. But after using it on the second test subject, he realized that it wasn't because his ability was useless, but because he had chosen the wrong target. And judging from the results, this ability wasn't useless at all. On the contrary, it was very useful. It took less than a minute to use it on a person. Of course, this was also related to Xiao Ran's mental strength. If it was Luluxiu who used this ability on Xiao Ran, he might not be able to achieve results even after ten hours. If this ability was used well, it would be invincible, even more invincible than Luluxiu's ability. If it was used well, it could easily take over the entire Empire.
Xiao Ran stood up from his chair, walked to the office window, and looked outside. After a moment of silence, he said, "Detain the pivotal Vermilion Bird for 72 hours. Don't let him leave this place for 72 hours. As for the reason, I don't think I need to teach you."
The consul who had become Xiao Ran's loyal servant smiled confidently and said, "Of course, Your Majesty. Although he wasn't the one who killed Culovis, it's an indisputable fact that the pivotal Vermilion Bird has been in contact with that person named Zero. Although detaining him for 72 hours is a little against the rules, it's completely within the scope of my authority. I'll make sure he feels better during these 72 hours."
Xiao Ran nodded and asked, "When will the two new governors arrive in District 11? Have you received any news?"
The consul replied, "Princess Cornelia only sent an order over just now. I'm not sure when she'll arrive, but Princess Euphemia has already arrived in District 11. Do you need me to check on her location?"
Xiao Ran: "Mhmm. Inform me when you find out. "
"Yes, Your Majesty. I'll deal with that as soon as possible."
Xiao Ran let his new servant detain the pivotal Vermilion Bird for 72 hours to completely cut off any possibility of the pivotal Vermilion Bird meeting Princess Euphemia. Xiao Ran still had some recollection of how Vermilion Bird became the princess' personal knight. It was a coincidence that he met Euphemia, and something happy happened. In the end, he was chosen as the princess' personal knight.
The pivotal Vermilion Bird was so lucky to get to that point because of the plot arrangement. However, what he could do, Xiao Ran could also do. Therefore, Xiao Ran was determined to become the princess' personal knight. Moreover, Xiao Ran was also determined to become the princess' personal knight.
After 72 hours, everything would be settled. At that time, there wouldn't be any problems even if Vermilion Bird was released. As for the pivotal Vermilion Bird, even if he couldn't become the princess' personal knight, he could still be Xiao Ran's subordinate. He would still be useful. Vermilion Bird would definitely become Xiao Ran's best weapon under Xiao Ran's training.
Since Vermilion Bird was fine and Xiao Ran had received news that Euphemia had arrived in the 11th District, there was no need for him to continue staying in the military court. Just like how he entered the military court quietly, he also left quietly without being discovered by others.
Less than half an hour after Xiao Ran left the military court, the consul sent the location of Princess Euphemia to Xiao Ran's communication device with great efficiency.
Although Princess Euphemia had arrived in the 11th district, she had just arrived not long ago, and had yet to officially take up her post. Hence, she was not allowed to live in the castle that the Viceroy normally lived in, but was temporarily placed in an embassy that was used for official purposes.
It didn't take long for Xiao Ran to find the embassy. It was a square building filled with a classical style and it appeared right below the room where the princess lived. Xiao Ran raised his head and glanced at the open window above. Then, he touched his chin and took out his communication device.
"I may have to deal with some matters in the next two days, so I won't be back for the time being. If there are any abnormalities, you can deal with it yourself. If you can't handle it, contact me."
After informing Xiao Ran that he might not be back for the next two days, Xiao Ran wandered around the neighborhood. It didn't take long for him to find a good place where he could directly see the situation in Princess Euphemia's room. After spending some money and using some tricks, Xiao Ran temporarily settled down here as if he had started an abnormal and indescribable life.
The reason Xiao Ran did this was because he couldn't be sure when Princess Euphemia would leave home, so he could only choose this method of waiting for her. Of course, Xiao Ran could also sneak into the embassy and control Princess Euphemia like how he controlled the consul, but after thinking about it, he decided to contact her in the normal way first. After all, although GEASS's ability was powerful, it was not omnipotent. If something unexpected happened, or if something happened to Vermilion Bird, it would obviously not be worth it.
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