At some point in Lelouch's hand, he held a chess piece. He threw the piece into the air casually. It drew a circle in the air and then fell beautifully back to Lelouch's hand.

"You used to secretly use my true identity to incite the Black Knights to rebel against me, but you didn't know that all the top leaders of the Black Knights knew my identity. They didn't care who led them at all. They only care about victory."

“…”

"You did a pretty job. But at that time I understood one thing, that is, you will always choose the most favorable arrangement for you based on the situation. If the Black Knights fail to rebel, it will only be a failure to slap them, not your 'failure'. What you like the most is to play a game that will never fail."

Shunazel closed his eyes and smiled.

“Do you think it’s wrong to choose the most advantageous approach?”

"The most advantageous method is not the only option. Even the worst method can be useful. But you can't do that."

"So you think I'll give up on the imperial capital?"

"Shunazel."

Lelouch suddenly called his name.

"This time, you lost."

"So, you're going to kill me-?"

Shunazel slowly opened his eyes.

“I have a problem.”

Lelouch on the screen spoke again.

"Do you want to master the world?"

Shinëzel, sitting on the sofa, shrugged.

"I don't want to. I just follow everyone's wishes and want to create peace."

Lelouch chuckled.

"World Peace?"

Shunazel shrugged helplessly.

“We have different opinions.”

"Lelouch, you ignore the will of mankind... Maybe you think holding the fearful Freyja can make the world take shape, but that false peace, that unchanging day cannot be called peace. It is called illusion."

"But what is the difference between you and me? As long as there is a human place, the will cannot be completely unified smoothly. At this time, a king needs to appear to lead everyone into a new era."

After hearing Shunazel's rhetoric, Lelouch laughed.

"You are indeed very good. But you can't see it because you are too good. - Yes, what the Emperor Sharuru pursues is yesterday, the past he lost. And what you pursue is the present. But I, what I pursue is tomorrow."

"Maybe tomorrow will be worse than today."

"No, it must be beautiful. Because no matter how much time it takes, human beings are always pursuing happiness."

Shunazel laughed in surprise.

"Even if it is desire that is closely linked to these pursuits - hahaha. It's extremely stupid. You are too emotional. Lelouch, the so-called hope and dream are relics of the past."

"So, this is the limit you can reach when you are proud of the signs of the royal family and look down on all living beings."

“…………”

"I have witnessed many times that those who fight against misfortune and those who look forward to the future are praying for happiness and fighting tirelessly."

"You are very conflicted, aren't you? You are here to deny the will of others by using Geass' power to deny others' will."

Having said that, Shunazel, who seemed to be ready to refute, suddenly sighed, smiled bitterly, and shook his head.

"Enough. It's meaningless to talk about what kind of path we should choose here, right? You'd better kill me earlier, but-"

“………”

"You will be destroyed with me."

Shunazel was ready to issue instructions to the various systems to destroy the British imperial capital.

"I will disappear. So do you. The world will return to its original state, and perhaps the future peace will begin from now on. However, all this has nothing to do with me."

“…so empty thought.”

Lelouch road.

"Because of this, you..."

But, at this moment.

Shinëzel, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly had a pat on his shoulder. He was startled and his eyes finally moved away from the screen and turned around.

Behind him was a boy, exactly the same as the man on the screen. It was ZERO, his younger brother, Lelouch V. Britain. The switch of the mask had already revealed the eyes that were glowing with blood-red light, which was the light of Geass.

"Um!"

"I will give you a word - 'Born for ZERO'."

"You didn't plan to kill me from the beginning..."

But Shunazel did not finish his words. The bird-like Geass light that was in Lelouch's pupils rushed into his eyes, completely dominating his will.

"Your Highness..."

From behind, Gallon, who was subdued by a large number of soldiers, was heard from behind. The soldiers' eyes flashed with red light controlled by Geass without exception. Although Gallon struggled desperately, he could not break free. Glace beside him was also crushed to the floor.

"It's over... Why didn't you notice it? The image on the screen is..."

In fact, Lelouch himself was already here. While choosing the right language to answer Sinazel, he manipulated the screen and then perfectly coincided with the images.

Shunazel, who was sitting on the sofa, finally stood up.

"You can send me, Lord ZERO."

He lowered his head deeply to Lelouch. Gress, who was beside him, groaned in despair.

Lelouch said lightly.

"Shunazel, you think I want to kill you, that's the reason for your defeat."

Killing you is a waste.

Only when you are alive is the greatest embodiment of your value.

At this moment, a crisp gunshot suddenly sounded in the room, it was Glace. The blonde man who was originally crushed to the ground grabbed a gap and took out the pistol hidden in his arms. The man pressed him fell down and immediately pushed away the man who was falling on him, stood up and pointed the gun at Lelouch.

"ZERO! Your story ends here! I won't let you live anymore!"

But just as Gress was about to pull the trigger, another gunshot rang out. It was Shunazel beside Lelouch. The bullet hit Gress in the vital point without mercy.

"Woo!"

Gress groaned and fell down. Lelouch's posture had not changed from beginning to end, and he looked down at the man coldly.

"You are not qualified to deny my existence."

Gallon, who was restrained by the soldiers, looked over Lelouch and stared at Shunazel in grief.

"His Highness Shunazel...you are not even attached to your own life...this is Geass' curse..."

Gress, who was lying on the ground, no longer moved. Lelouch retracted his gaze and turned to Shunazel beside him.

"Okay, Shunazel, now I'll issue an order to lift the self-destruction."

Shunazel bowed respectfully to Lelouch and said.
Chapter completed!