knight's oath

"...It has been confirmed that the phantom knight of the Britannian Empire, Freya Ting, was detained by the Black Knights. Today, at ten o'clock in the morning local time in Britannia, the number one knight of the round table in the empire, Bi Smark Waldstein spoke on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and confirmed this matter..."

"According to Waldstein's statement, Freya Ting has been detained for more than 48 hours. The military stated that if the Black Knights do not respond to this within the next 24 hours, necessary measures will be taken..."

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"Crack!" The TV screen instantly became pitch black, and the boy threw the remote control casually.There was a lot of anger and sarcasm on the handsome face, "Necessary measures?!"

Raising his eyebrows, Lelouch looked quite disdainful - if he guessed correctly, this statement is just a hypocrisy.Charles DI Britannia, I reckon you'd have given her up as soon as the war started!

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"Hey Lelouch, have you heard of 'Contract Princess'?" The girl sitting on the opposite chair stroked the cat in her arms, looking at a sea of ​​flowers not far away.

Lelouch, who was reading a book, raised his head, a little strangely, "'Princess Contract'?! What did that come from?"

Itiya looked back and smiled slightly, "Yesterday, I went to meet the elders of the family!"

"Ok?"

"'Princess Contract' is an honor bestowed by His Majesty on the Kleikos family. As long as it is a female heir, she will get her contract on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, and this contract may be a marriage contract, an agreement, or a transaction. Everything The conditions are all decided by the heir himself!"

"Contract?! It's really boring—" Lelouch raised his eyebrows, "However, it sounds—it's a very tempting privilege!"

"Maybe—" Itiya lowered her head, and the smile on her lips was stained with a trace of helplessness when the other party couldn't see it.

For a Kleikos family that occupies an important position in the empire, this is indeed an enviable privilege!It's just that for me who just wants to pursue a happy and peaceful life, this will be a heavy responsibility and bondage!

Facing Itiya's silence, Lelouch suddenly felt uncomfortable and frowned, "Then what will Itiya choose?"

"Choose?" Itiya whispered the word, then raised her head and smiled sweetly, "I don't know—it's still so long before my coming-of-age ceremony, let's talk about it then!"

The icy blue eyes shone with a dazzling stream of light like diamonds, and the previous helplessness had faded from the smiling face at this moment, as if innocent and innocent.

At that moment, Lelouch felt that there seemed to be an impulse in his heart reminding him, but he still couldn't figure out what it was.But that smile has already been deeply imprinted in his mind unconsciously.

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"Boom boom boom——"

"Come in!"

As soon as the words fell, Saki Shiko walked in, bowed and said, "Master Lelouch, the matter has been settled!"

"Um - took him there?"

"Yes!" Saki Shiko nodded and said, "And he didn't let him see any traces as ordered!"

"Well, thank you, Sakiko!"

Hearing this, the woman bowed her head, "This is my duty!"

"Really? Then if there is nothing else, let's go first—" Lelouch waved his hand, motioning for the other party to leave, but heard a hesitant voice——

"Actually, I have something to report to you!"

The boy frowned, looking at her with some doubts in his eyes, "Tell me—"

"At President Mirei's graduation meeting today, I'm really sorry! I couldn't—" Sakiko's face became a little embarrassed, as if he was worried about something.

"..." Saki Shiko's words reminded him, "Forget it, it's not your fault! I came back suddenly and interrupted your deployment—you have done a good job!"

"I'm so sorry! Then I'll go down first!" Saki Shiko bowed his head and saluted, then turned and exited the room.

A beautiful smile appeared in his mind, and Lelouch couldn't help shaking his head—it seemed to be his fault, this time——

I'm so sorry, Charlie—

Because of Saki Shiko's previous mistakes, coupled with his apology to her all the time, he let himself be distracted by her.

His eyes fell on the pink hat on the table at the side of the room, and the boy's eyes became deep, with a trace of depth flowing between them.

lovers?

It's not that he doesn't understand Xia Li's thoughts all the time, whether it's the real past or the hypocritical present, he has always understood it.

However, the only person he identified was her—the contracted princess.

Until the peaceful life was broken, that smile was my pillar.The death of the concubine mother, Nunnally's injury, that person's cruelty, all of these are the origin of his own revenge.But I don't want to lose her, I always think that one day I can get her back again.

In the future, she who came to District 11 to look for herself pushed away—it was him who indirectly pushed her, who had always been gentle and kind, into that bloody world, it was himself——

I can't let go anymore--

This time, you will never miss it again!

and so--

After recovering from his thoughts, Lelouch got up and walked towards the pink hat.

Stretching out his white hand, he took the hat that entrusted the girl's affection.

There was some sadness in the pure purple eyes, but the movements of his hands did not stop——

That touch of pink fell freely into the trash can beside her, accompanied by the admiration that belonged to that person.

Sorry, Charlie!

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"My lord! Lady Freya—"

Anxious calls rang in the ears, but it made the sleeping girl feel a little irritated, she pouted her mouth to express her dissatisfaction, and even reached out her hand to brush away the noise.

"My lord..." Hughes looked at the girl who turned over and continued to sleep under his call, dumbfounded.Whenever her body reaches its limit, she is very clear about her physical condition.

As long as her alertness decreases, it means that her body is facing a very dangerous limit——

It's just that every time I see her like this, I'm always selfish, like I want to keep this moment forever.Selfish, I want to take another look at her who is so docile and relaxed.Without the shackles of war, without the oppression of status, she is just a 17-year-old girl.

Sighing, Xiuer continued to work hard, trying to wake up the sleeping person.

"Hmm..." After a soft moan, Freya slowly opened her eyes.The juvenile's joyful face was directly reflected in those clear silver eyes, "Hughes?!"

When she realized that she had actually seen her subordinates, Freya stood up abruptly, but she felt dizzy for a while.

"My lord—" Hughes hurriedly handed over the small bottle that had been prepared.

After the girl took it, she drank it in one gulp.After the feeling of dizziness gradually disappeared, he looked up at the worried boy and smiled slightly, "Thank you, Hughes—"

"This is my duty!" When Hughes saw that soft smile, he felt his heart beating a little faster, and moved his eyes without showing a trace.

After waking up, Freya looked around her room and frowned, "Hughes, what's going on?"

It is obviously a closed room, it seems impossible to leave that person.

Huston recovered immediately, "It's ZERO, who sent someone to contact me secretly! Before, I was worried that you might forget to bring the medicine, so I came here with that person in a moment of impatience! I'm really sorry, Not according to your intention!"

"That's it—" Freya nodded thoughtfully, "No, this was my negligence. But—" It's really strange!That person would actually bring his bodyguard for himself.To achieve this point is really unexpected——

Or maybe it's just a matter of worrying about the effectiveness of my trump card—haha——

Thinking of this, Freya couldn't help laughing, as if she accepted her own explanation.

Now that you want to pass, you can't let go of such a good opportunity.I was worried about what would happen to those guys. Now that Hughes is here, then——

Looking around, he easily found the monitor in the corner.The girl showed a bewitching smile, then lowered her head, lowered her voice, and asked, "Hughes, what's going on with Xiuer?"

"Before I came here, I received a communication from Captain Xiuer. Captain Diss will arrive at District 11 tomorrow." The boy's voice was also very soft, as if he was raving.

"Well, very good—" Hearing this, Freya nodded in satisfaction.Suddenly, another question came to mind, "By the way, do you know where this is?"

"Sorry, I brought it here because I was fainted before, so—" Hughes said with some self-blame, but saw the other party waving his hand——

"Forget it, I'm just asking casually. It doesn't matter where it is anyway!"

If you are in the Chinese Federation, your own safety is indeed more guaranteed-but if you are brought back to District 11, it might not be a bad thing!

Thinking of this, Freya had a vague smile on her lips, and her eyes turned, "Hughes, please report to me the latest movements in District 11!"

"Yes--"

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On the land where the night is gradually falling, the drizzle is drifting in the air.

The girl walking on the rainy street, holding an umbrella, is holding a mobile phone in one hand and talking to the person on the other side, with a pure and beautiful smile on her face.

"Hehe, just like the style of the president! From the president of the student council to the weather forecast announcer, hehe——"

"..."

"By the way," Charlie bit her lip, "What about the roof garden?"

"..."

"Well, that's fine——I bought the vanilla seedlings and went back!" Xia Li nodded while talking, "Lulu will talk about the gardening department——"

"..."

"Well, goodbye then—"

After a sweet smile, Xia Li closed the phone——

Suddenly, the girl in the rain stopped, and the smile on her face became stiff.Pedestrians on the road just sat on their own things and passed by in a hurry without leaving a trace.

Xia Li's eyes widened, and she looked straight into the distance, but without any focal length. "This is... what..." Countless images flashed through my mind, one after another, like sharp arrows shooting into my heart one by one.

"...I remember..." The girl stood on the street in a daze, her colorless pupils filled with shock, "The ZERO who killed my father was—Lelouch..."