knight's oath

In the exquisite and elegant room, the elegant piano sound filled the air.The melodious and undulating tune flows straight into the heart like sunshine after rain, slow and quiet.

The young man sitting by the white piano lowered his head slightly, with a faint smile on his lips, and his golden hair fluttered slightly on his forehead.The daytime sunlight spread over the young man like flowing gold, as if coating him with a golden halo.

After hearing the sound of the door opening, the boy raised his eyes, and there was a smile in his eyes, "Long time no see!"

"Hmm!" The person who came opened the door, walked to the side sofa and sat down.The slender body sat casually on it, leaning on the armrest with one hand and holding his chin slightly, with a faint smile on his handsome face.

Smiling slightly, looking away, the boy continued his performance.The slender and white fingertips dexterously jumped on the black and white keys, and strings of musical notes slowly flowed in the air like flowing water.

The half-closed eyes were lazy, with a rare leisure, the man quietly watched everything in front of him.Wisps of sunlight dimmed the dots in the room, and in a trance, the man seemed to see that familiar figure, that familiar face, that familiar smile.

When the last note dissipated into the air, the boy let out a sigh of relief and withdrew his hands from the keys.

Get up, walk towards the person, "How about it, my level has improved!"

Withdrawing his obsession with memory, he replied lightly, "That's right!"

Seeing that the other party was not very interested, the boy shrugged his shoulders, "Well, in your opinion, he is still inferior to her!"

Hearing this, a trace of tenderness appeared in the depths of the man's eyes, "Really?"

Seeing his expression, Xiu Randi naturally didn't continue the topic, and sat opposite him, "Why, why did you come here this time?"

Looking up, there was a coldness—"What am I for, don't you still know?"

Immediately, Xiu Randi avoided his sight unnaturally.

After a long silence, the boy lowered his voice, "Schneizel, tell me, who owns the Britannian Empire? Who owns the place we live in? Who is the master of our lives? "

After the words fell, Schneizel's eyes flashed with an unusual stream of light, "... who knows..."

Yes, who knew?

The blond boy looked at him jokingly, with a smile that seemed to be self-deprecating on his angelic handsome face.

Nash Nazel, you should know!

Whether it's your princes and daughters, or us noble subordinates, they are all his pawns.It's just that we still don't know the purpose of this game of chess!

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Seeing through Xiu Randi's thoughts, the man smiled slightly——Is that so...

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Sighing, Xiu Randi got up and turned his back to His Royal Highness, "Schoenizell, can you bear it? Put her in such a position, whether she is Kleikos or Ting, the result will be the same! "

"..." There was silence behind him, and no one answered.

"If...you can bring her back, I hope you can listen to what she has to say!" The young man lowered his eyes, hiding the silver-white radiance.

After a long silence, Schneizel got up and looked at the boy's figure, "She will come back—" Because, beside me, is her only destination!

At this moment, he couldn't tell whether the unspoken words were too confident, or something else.It's just that the only belief is - to bring her back!

Turn around, open the door, and take firm steps.The lingering sound of the door lock falling was hollow, devoid of all emotion.

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"You really want to accept His Majesty's conditions?!"

"Um……"

"Are you crazy?" The boy looked at her nervously and incredulously, "If you make a wrong step, you won't be able to come back!"

"I know!"

"Then you still accept it?! You also know where it is, and without the protection of Kleikos, what do you think you can do?"

The young man's words were a little aggressive, but just as he finished speaking, he met a pair of clear eyes, as firm as ever. "I know, so I'm going! Because this is the only way... Whether it's for this family, me, or him—everyone, everyone I care about, this is the only way!"

"You—" the young man looked at her angrily, "It's up to you——when the time comes, I won't talk to you!"

Seeing the boy's anxious and distressed look because of himself, the person who had been sitting on the chair smiled softly, "...hey, can you do me a favor?"

"what--"

"If one day he finds out, please..." The soft voice was blown away in the breeze, and the girl smiled softly, as if what she just said was just a simple sentence - good morning.

"Are you serious?!" Seeing that the girl was firm and nodding her head decisively, Xiu Randi clenched his fists and looked away, "I know!"

"Thank you, Randy, brother—"

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In the silent room, the boy's sigh slowly diffused, "Itiya, will your choice be right..."

Although it is said that this path was chosen by Itiya, it was because she did not have the courage to accept this path.

For the sake of the family and relatives, this duty was placed heavily on her.She was only in her cardamom years, but because of this, she chose a path that was very likely not to return.

"I'm sorry...Itiya..."

The young man clenched his fist in one hand, his drooping broken hair concealed a stream of light, while biting his lower lip tightly revealed that he was desperately suppressing—the cry and guilt in his heart.

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After handing over the itinerary for these few days to Shiko, Lelouch directly arrived in the territory of the Chinese Federation first.

After finishing the trivial matters, the boy walked back to the room, took off his mask, sat on the sofa with some fatigue, leaned back on the chair, and closed his eyes slightly.

"Ah," C?C blinked, and walked out of the bedroom with small graceful steps, "Why are you here so early?!"

With his eyes closed, he didn't see the twinkle in the girl's eyes and the strange look on her lips, "Can't you?"

"That's not—" the girl brushed her long green hair and reclined on the sofa opposite, "Didn't it mean that today is the graduation ceremony of your student council president?"

"Hmm——" C? C's words reminded Lelouch of the event Mi Lei proposed yesterday, and he couldn't help frowning.

Forced lovers - just kidding!

That kind of activity, just leave it to Saki Seko to avoid it!

"Don't you need to participate?" Taking his reaction into consideration, the girl smiled playfully, "With that girl's character, it should be fun—"

Lelouch glanced at her, "Trouble—"

"So, are you going to see her? That girl—"

Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed across the boy's eyes, and faint ripples appeared in the beautiful amethyst. "No, anyway—" Anyway, I don't know how to face her.This kind of her, this kind of self, is really terrible——

Lowering his eyes, Lelouch sat behind the desk, wondering what he was thinking.

C?C saw that his expression was not very good, curled his lips, and walked out of the room with the bear in his arms.Before closing the door, the girl turned her head and her eyes flicked—"By the way, I forgot to tell you, that girl doesn't seem very good—"

"What?!" Before the words finished, the young man stood up abruptly and looked at her seriously, as if he was seeking proof in his eyes.

"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself—" Shaking her hair, C?C turned her head and left, with a sly smile on her lips.

Counting secretly in my heart, one, two, three——

Sure enough, there was a sound of the door opening, and then a boy in black rushed out of the room.

"Hehe—" Looking at Lelouch's hasty figure, the girl smiled enchantingly.

"Well, Lelouch, I follow your order. No one can get close to that Freya Ting... What will happen? It's really fun—"

Slowly following the other party's direction, the girl lowered her head slightly, the smile on her face gradually faded along with the movement——

Lelouch, what a surprise!

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"Hey, go - go to District 11 and carry out your revenge!"

"Yes...but are there really secret agents under the control of Geass?"

"Well, it's time for a big cleaning!"

"Yes—" After speaking, the man turned and left the dark room.The footsteps he stepped out were firm, and his right eye, which was not covered by the machine, revealed a strong killing intent and hatred.

It's just that he didn't see that the young man behind him was smiling strangely, but his face, which was originally pure like a child, was full of conspiracy and evil charm.

"So, Charles, the game is really about to start..."

Who will win this game of chess?