"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"At ease." Charles slowly walked down from the high platform and walked to Xiao Ran with dignity. He looked at Xiao Ran deeply and said, "Welcome back, Knight Lelouch."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Ran bowed slightly and expressed his gratitude with a faint smile as if he didn't see the deep meaning in Charles' eyes. He said calmly, "Although there was a little accident in the end, fortunately, we didn't fail our mission. We stabilized the 19th section and took back all the lost territories. We also repelled the rebels and drove their core forces out of the continent."
"Accident?" Charles raised his voice slightly and emphasized, "What kind of accident could almost wipe out all the soldiers in the 19th section?"
Xiao Ran smiled and did not say anything. This was Charles' intention. How could Charles not know what had happened in the 19th district? The purpose of his words was more or less to make things difficult for Xiao Ran, but it was definitely not a reason to continue making things difficult for Xiao Ran and take him down. As the Emperor of Britaria, Charles held all the power in this country. He did not need any reason to make things difficult for Xiao Ran. He could take Xiao Ran down without any reason with just one word. There was no need to look for any reason.
Of course, this was what Charles thought, so these words were just the beginning. Charles continued to pressure Xiao Ran with his own pressure. "In that battle, why didn't you play any role? Why didn't you even face the Pendragon directly? What made you, a Knight of the Round Table, choose to retreat in the face of a powerful enemy? Tell me, Knight Lelouch."
Xiao Ran shook his head. "That's because it's meaningless. I can't gain any advantage in front of Pendragon by piloting that kind of mech. At that time, I had to maintain restraint to avoid angering him. I had to show respect for the strong through actions. Only by fearing power can our people have a higher chance of survival and prevent those excellent pilots who have lost their mechs from being affected by the battle. After all, the opponent's target isn't only Britaria, but also EU. I can preserve a certain amount of strength, or at least my strength, and it can also make EU maintain a certain level of respect for us in the future and not dare to attack again."
"This is your reason? You didn't try, you didn't work hard, you didn't fight, and you knew that you would fail. Then can I also think that the 19th District's final defeat was because of your deliberate indulgence? " As Charles spoke, Xiao Ran nodded and glanced coldly at Xiao Ran, "An organization that rose from the 11th District actually had such power under the nose of Euphemia. It also caused the Empire to suffer huge losses and lose the opportunity to directly attack the EU. The war that the Empire invested countless energy, manpower, and resources in finally ended in failure."
"Knight Lelouch, as a Knight of the Round Table, what do you think of Euphemia's dereliction of duty? What do you think of your own dereliction of duty? "
Bismarck was silent, his eyes also staring at Xiao Ran. Luciano's eyes darted around as if there was a fly flying in front of him, lost in his own world. Schunazel, on the other hand, put his hands behind his back and smiled faintly. His eyes moved back and forth between Charles and Xiao Ran, but no one could see his true state of mind.
"What do you think?" Xiao Ran smiled faintly. "I don't think I've neglected my duty because the 19th District was able to persist and retake the lost territory, and even occupy more territory, to the extent that we almost equally divided the African continent with the EU. Her Highness Euphemia also didn't neglect her duty. Since the Black Knights were able to have such powerful machines, either they were strong themselves, or they were joined by an organization similar to the Scarlet Knights. Either way, the 11th District wasn't strong enough to deal with them. They could even hide from the Empire and even the entire world, so how could they be so easily caught by Her Highness Euphemia?"
"But if Your Majesty really wants me to express my opinion, I do have some ideas." Xiao Ran chuckled and said, "The entire world has now fallen into absolute chaos. Inexplicable and mysterious organizations have suddenly appeared, plotting goals that no one knows of, and possessing powerful military strength that surpasses ordinary military forces."
"But because of the ambition of some people, those who have no ability to resist and resist are forced to stand on the front line of the chaos, helplessly waiting for death and sacrifice at any time. If this continues, the world will be completely entangled with hatred and all kinds of feelings because of the sacrifice of more and more weak people. This will fill the world with more and more contradictions, and a world war will break out at any moment."
"And whether it's Britaria, the EU, or any other country in this world, the final result of this world war will only be failure and endless pain. Countless people will fall into danger and sorrow, and this world will become an end of the world with only hatred and war left. The people who will have the last laugh in this environment will only be those with the most powerful strength. But these people definitely don't include you, Your Majesty. You have status and identity, but you don't have the ability to match it. You will only become a bargaining chip and puppet in the hands of these powerful people."
"Therefore, in order to prevent such a thing from happening, in order to prevent this world from falling into endless wars and countless sacrifices, we have to restrain all battles from now on. We have to strive for more time to develop more powerful forces. We have to put aside our prejudices and unite all the forces that can be united, so that Britaria will not become the most threatening enemy in the eyes of other forces, but a friend. Only then can we ensure that Britaria can persist and become more powerful."
"But to do this, to change all of this …" Xiao Ran's lips curled up. At the side, Schonetzel narrowed his eyes. Luciano's gaze also stopped on Xiao Ran. Bismarck only frowned and reflexively tensed up his body.
"Then we can only fundamentally change the most crucial point of this country, and that is you … Your Majesty, only by changing the leader of this country to another person, causing the accumulated conflicts in Britaria to leave with your departure, causing the original development trajectory of this country to change because of your departure, allowing you to replace the leader with another person so that those NUMBERS will wholeheartedly acknowledge Britaria, and allowing another person to completely change the core and philosophy of Britaria. Then, at least this country can continue to be peaceful for a long, long time. It can also buy more time to develop because of the sudden change before obtaining true strength."
"How dare you."
Before Charles could say anything, Bismarck's expression changed drastically as he roared. Apart from the nearby guards, a group of soldiers who did not appear in sight before all raised their weapons and rushed out, instantly surrounding Xiao Ran.
Luciano's face was a little dumbfounded. He looked at Xiao Ran with a question mark on his face, but his body consciously moved in front of Charles and stared blankly at Xiao Ran. He did not expect the situation to suddenly become like this, and Xiao Ran actually said such rebellious words.
Luziano really didn't know why things had turned out this way. Bismarck didn't tell him this when he was in the car, but his loyalty to Britaria and the emperor made him take action reflexively. Even so, he was still puzzled.
Schonetzel stepped to the side with a smile and raised his hands to indicate that all this had nothing to do with him. Even if he did not do so, not a single gun was aimed at him.
Xiao Ran, on the other hand, was very calm. Looking at the countless soldiers pointing their guns at him, he did not react at all. He just maintained a smile and looked at Charles. The atmosphere became quite strange.
Luciano still found it a little hard to accept Xiao Ran's change. When he was in the 19th District, he had already regarded Xiao Ran as his idol. After regaining his senses, he looked at Xiao Ran with a complicated expression. "Knight Lelouch, do you know what you are talking about? Hurry up and tell His Majesty that's not what you mean."
"Little guy." Xiao Ran smiled and said to Luciano, "There's no need to put on such a pretense in front of me. The fear of great power can make you respect and fear me. However, it is a little unexpected that you would say something like this at a time like this. I have always thought that you are just a 'vampire', but vampires are not that emotionless."
"I hope that one day, as a knight, you will have the faith that belongs to a true knight."
Xiao Ran looked at Charles and smiled faintly. "Your Majesty, you finally can't hold it in anymore. When we first met, you used GEASS to modify my memory. Since then, you have always been suspicious and distrustful of me, right? You can modify other people's memories, but I don't know if you can check other people's memories. Perhaps you can't do so much. That's why you didn't do anything to me. Other than using me, you also want to see if you can find more secrets from me, right?"
"Now that the Scarlet Knights are crippled, the Black Knights won't dare to start a war with EU for the time being. The whole world has fallen into a temporary state of peace. This is a good opportunity for you to think of a way to take over the Scarlet Knights who are no longer able to resist in your eyes. So, I, who you know is not loyal to you from the start, have lost my value. Next, you will choose to capture me and use Euphemia to threaten me, right?"
"Naive." Xiao Ran waved his hand gently. As Xiao Ran waved his hand, all the people with weapons in their hands were suddenly slapped in the face by a huge force. They screamed and flew back from where they were standing. All the weapons left their hands and floated in the air without anyone holding them. The muzzles were turned to point at Charles, Bismarck, and Luciano.
Bismarck's eyes widened. Both of his eyes widened in disbelief. Not only him, but everyone present also had the same expression, except that Bismarck's face was more prominent.
"Surprised? Because you can't foresee any of my actions? " Xiao Ran glanced at Bismarck and smiled. "GEASS has the ability to foresee. This is indeed an excellent ability, but you are not a real god. How can you foresee everything? There are many things in this world that are beyond your ability. Even if you can foresee them, it doesn't mean you have the ability to deal with them."
“GEASS。” The surprise on Charles's face quickly disappeared. He calmed himself down. "You are also a GEASS ability user."
"That's right, but it's a little different from what you expected. The GEASS ability usually targets the mind or soul. It's extremely rare to find a soul ability user. The Royal Concubine is a rare soul ability user, although her ability is a little useless."
Xiao Ran raised his hand and pointed at the floating weapons with a smile. "But this ability is not GEASS. It's another kind of ability. Compared to your ability to modify other people's memories, my ability is more like a king's. It's an ability that allows others to remain loyal to me without going against their will. Even if the GEASS ability is erased, as long as it lasts for a certain period of time, there is no way to change their loyalty to me. Because by then, their loyalty to me will no longer be a result of GEASS, but of their own will."
"I think I'm pretty good with this ability. By the way, I don't know about the others, but if it's me, I can also use this ability on someone with the GEASS ability. Want to give it a try?"
Xiao Ran lowered his head and smiled. He shook his head and said, "I promised someone that I would let you live. As long as you can live comfortably, I won't kill you. However, using this ability on you is not within the scope of my promise. You, esteemed Emperor Charles, would you like to experience the feeling of your mind being controlled by someone else? Knowing that we are enemies, but being unable to do anything but swear loyalty to me?"
Charles took a deep breath. He wanted to open his mouth to speak, but he was shocked to find that his mouth was being held down by some force. How could he speak clearly if he couldn't even open his mouth? Charles didn't know how to speak ventriloquism. In the end, he could only frown and stare at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran waved his hand nonchalantly. "There's no need to look. I'm basically immune to all GEASS abilities. It's useless even if you look at it for a hundred years."
"Clap, clap, clap." A round of applause suddenly rang out. Schonetzel, who had retreated to the side, clapped his hands and slowly walked up to Xiao Ran's side, speaking in a praising tone: "So this is the source of your confidence aside from your other forces. Interesting, but if you want to control this country, controlling him alone won't be enough"
Xiao Ran nodded. After calculating the time, he smiled. "That's not all. At this time, all the important facilities in the capital should be under my control. The palace should be in a matter of minutes as well. Your Highness Schonazel, at this point, I don't think you have any more hesitation, right?"
"To be honest, although this kind of game is very interesting to play, the opponent is too weak. I really can't bring myself to continue feigning civility."
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