Suzaku Kururugi was a little confused by Xiao Ran's question. He didn't know how to answer such a question. It would be wrong to do it, and it would be wrong not to do it. Doing it would allow some people to have a better life, but it would sacrifice other innocent people. If you don't do it, both parties will die. Such a choice is simply impossible for Suzaku Kururugi.
Lelouch is silent, because such a thing is absolutely possible in the empire, because the people of the empire simply do not regard any civilians in the occupied areas as the same people as them. Although the empire usually does not mind showing its false kindness to the outside world, when their interests are impacted, even the falsehood will cease to exist.
Suzaku Kururugi didn't know how to choose. He felt dizzy and retorted loudly in the direction of Xiao Ran: "No... impossible, the empire will not do such a thing."
"Really? Then tell me, who was responsible for the massacre of civilians before?" Xiao Ran smiled faintly and said, "Let me tell you the reason for the massacre, because Resistance Organization started from Clovis has captured something very dangerous, which is the girl you saw before. That girl has an extraordinary and special identity in the empire, but she was secretly captured by Clovis."
"Once other people in the empire know about this and know that the girl is in Clovis's hands and is captured by him, then Clovis will be punished very cruelly, so in order to conceal this matter, Clovis ordered the massacre of civilian areas, and this is actually the same as the question I just raised. Are you willing to fight for the interests of a few people and kill those civilians who originally belong to the same country as you, or are you willing to sacrifice yourself for the future of a larger number of people."
"In fact, in the final analysis, the empire is just a distorted country that is moving towards a goal under the control of a group of people. Anyone who stands in the way or wants to change the direction will die. If you want to change from the inside in what you think is the right way, then the only thing you can get is death, and just by yourself? With your power that can't even kill a chicken, do you really think you have the ability to change this country?"
Xiao Ran heard what Suzaku Kururugi said in his heart, but this stubborn fool had extremely lofty ideals in his heart. He wanted to change the empire in the right way and turn the empire into a river crab society. Even though he knew in his heart that Xiao Ran was right, in his opinion, it was because the country had not begun to change. This country could still be changed, and even a slight sacrifice in the process of change was unavoidable.
Therefore, Suzaku Kururugi also gave Xiao Ran his own answer, "I will not do anything to massacre civilians, but I will do everything possible to change this country, even if it costs my life, because this is the right thing to do and this is the rule."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a good dog." Xiao Ran shook his head, looked in the direction of Lelouch with a smile, and asked, "Tell me, if this kid receives an order from someone in the empire one day to kill Nanalie or you, will he do it?"
"What?" Suzaku Kururugi couldn't help but be startled when he heard the familiar name Xiao Ran said, but suddenly he turned his head and looked in the same direction as Xiao Ran, and his body began to move slightly. Trembling, he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Lelouch. He was astonished and unbelievable, and said tremblingly, "You... you...Lelouch? This... how is it possible? How could you be Lelouch."
"Hey." Lelouch was shocked at first when Xiao Ran revealed his identity, but after seeing Suzaku Kururugi's current appearance, he sighed lightly and took off his mask, looking at Suzaku Kururugi calmly.
"Lelouch..." Suzaku Kururugi couldn't believe what he saw in his eyes. He was extremely excited and rushed directly in the direction of Lelouch. Then he pulled Lelouch up by the collar. "How could it be you? How could it be you? Why did you do this? Why did you do such a thing!"
"Let go." Lelouch's tone was extremely cold, and he waved his hand to open Suzaku Kururugi's hand. He looked at Xiao Ran with a sullen face, which completely broke his plan of not wanting to expose him, and then said to Suzaku Kururugi in a low voice, "Now you know., I was the one who killed Clovis, I was the one who helped Resistance Organization and the civilians escape from the empire's massacre, and I am the one who saved you now. I have paid you back everything I owe you for this. Now I ask you one last time, if you are willing to become my true companion and join Black Knights."
The hand was forcefully opened, and there was a soft bang in the empty space. Feeling the pain in the hand, Suzaku Kururugi stared blankly at the Lelouch in front of him as if he had never known him before. He unconsciously took a step back, but did not notice that his foot slipped and he fell to the ground.
"Lelouch..."
"Suzaku." Lelouch breathed softly a few times, and proactively stretched out his hand towards Suzaku Kururugi to pull him up from the ground. "Suzaku, there is nothing worth hesitating about, this world is still The reason why this country is what it is now is all because of the distorted Butalia. Believe me, it is simply impossible to change Butalia from the inside. This country is completely rotten from the inside out."
"If you want to change this country, you can only use external force to destroy it and completely remove the corrupt and distorted parts. Even if a war breaks out because of this, only in this way can you destroy this country and eliminate all the bad things. Only then can you have the opportunity to rebuild this country from within. This is the only way to change this country."
"Suzaku, join us and become our true partners. For me, for Area 11, and for the countless civilians living under the brutal rule of Butalia, let us change the world together."
"Lelouch..." Suzaku Kururugi slowly lowered his head, was silent for a while, and shook his head gently. Just like Lelouch opened his hand just now, Suzaku Kururugi also waved away the hand Lelouch extended to him, and stood up from the ground. "No, I will not join you, your actions will only increase Butalia More conflicts between and Area 11 will only bring more innocent people into this conflict. It will only make the empire angrier and its attitude toward Area 11 will become worse. It will also make those civilians who could originally live completely lose their living environment. Joining you will only bring war. I will not join you. I will use my own method to change this country..."
"Next time we meet, Lelouch... we will be enemies..."
Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment when he heard Suzaku Kururugi's words. Nowadays, there are very few things that can make Xiao Ran stunned, but a fool like Suzaku Kururugi almost made Xiao Ran forget what he was doing.
He raised his eyebrows and looked at the guy with extremely firm beliefs with a strange expression. Xiao Ran suddenly felt that this idiot really seemed to have something worthy of admiration from others, although in Xiao Ran's opinion Suzaku Kururugi's choice is really stupid, and he is destined to embark on a lonely path that is not understood by others. However, he can stick to his own choices and ideals and not be affected by any external factors. This is really admirable.
Xiao Ran slowly walked to the side of the two of them, looked at Suzaku Kururugi with a strange expression and said, "There are really very few people who stick to each other and rush to be someone's loyal dog. Of course, this is indeed admirable. If the object of loyalty can be replaced by me, then I will appreciate it very much. Such a person, should I say he has a pure heart, or should I say he is stubborn, or maybe it is because he has lofty ideals that he can be so firm in his own ideas, even if he is an enemy of his friends, even if he is an enemy of the world, it is admirable but also extremely ridiculous, what do you think, Lelouch."
"It is indeed worthy of admiration, but this is also the choice of a fool." Lelouch held his mask in his right hand, covered his eyes with his left hand and looked at Suzaku Kururugi. For this friend who only knows how to get into trouble, especially after he has been exposed Given his identity, Lelouch no longer has much patience with him. This is because Suzaku Kururugi has now become a dangerous factor that can affect his future plans and the safety of him and Nanalie.
The last time he was rejected by Suzaku Kururugi, Lelouch no longer wanted to persuade Suzaku Kururugi in the normal way, but was preparing to use the power of GEASS to deal with Suzaku Kururugi, either use the power of GEASS to make Suzaku Kururugi forget what happened now and control him to never tell what happened today, or use the power of GEASS to make Suzaku Kururugi completely become his slave.
Now, although Lelouch has made up his mind to use the power of GEASS on Suzaku Kururugi, he hesitates for a moment on how to operate Lelouch.
Lelouch will hesitate, but Xiao Ran will not hesitate. For him, Suzaku Kururugi can indeed become a useful tool, and he also has a way to use Suzaku Kururugi has become a tool, but if it is really stubborn, Xiao Ran will never show any mercy to Suzaku Kururugi, who is originally a person who has nothing to do with him.
"There is still almost an hour before the court session. It takes about twenty minutes to get from this place to Military Court, so I will change you in the remaining forty minutes." Xiao Ran raised the corners of his mouth slightly, reached out and slowly took off the sunglasses on his face, revealing his eyes that were shining brilliantly in the darkness.
And in these eyes, the same bird runes appeared at the same time. In Lelouch's stunned eyes, the bird-like runes seemed to fly out from Xiao Ran's eyes, accompanied by huge spiritual power. The pressure directly enveloped Suzaku Kururugi's body. Within a short time of Setsuna, Suzaku Kururugi's eyes became blank, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and a more cowardly expression appeared on his face.
"GEASS!?" Lelouch looked into Xiao Ran's eyes and murmured to himself. Although the real target of Xiao Ran's pressure and the target of using GEASS power was not Lelouch, Xiao Ran's huge Mental Power power, coupled with the domain nature of GEASS power, Lelouch on the side also felt the huge sense of oppression emanating from Xiao Ran. He also felt the different feeling that made him want to lower his head, kneel down, and surrender to Xiao Ran, which made him dare not look directly.
"Kneel down!" Xiao Ran shouted softly. Suzaku Kururugi was confused and cowardly, as if he didn't understand the situation at all and knelt down on the ground. Xiao Ran, who only used mental oppression and GEASS abilities, in the huge Under the influence of Mental Power, the power of GEASS was almost brought to the extreme. Xiao Ran even had Suzaku Kururugi's heart collapse without even using telekinesis or psychic shock, and he was forcibly subdued by Xiao Ran's pressure.
As for Xiao Ran, who used this ability, his facial expression did not change much, but he frowned slightly. He did not really use his GEASS Power of the King, and could not really understand the effect of this power. This use also allowed Xiao Ran to truly understand the effect of this ability.
There is nothing wrong with the description of the so-called active effect of this power, forcibly subduing the user, but this kind of subjugation has a certain timeliness and distance. If Xiao Ran stops using this ability on Suzaku Kururugi, and Suzaku Kururugi is too far away from Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran will be completely separated from it. If E Mental Power affects the range, then the subdued Suzaku Kururugi will gradually return to normal, and finally completely break free from the subdued state. However, with Xiao Ran's mental strength, it is not easy to completely break free, and this time will become very long.
However, if you have been within the scope of influence of Xiao Ran Mental Power, there is basically not much possibility to recover from the influence of Xiao Ran. Such active ability seems to be a bit useless under the limitations of distance and timeliness, and the degree of influence is not direct. The strongest influence is just now after the impact. According to Xiao Ran's estimation, most of After a few minutes, Suzaku Kururugi will gradually return to his senses and know clearly what he is doing, but he will still be affected by Xiao Ran. Without loyalty, although he cannot fully follow Xiao Ran's orders, he at least does not dare to confront Xiao Ran. Of course, Xiao Ran may not be able to do anything but Suzaku Kururugi.
Compared with the hard control of Lelouch's power, the active ability of Xiao Ran GEASS can only be said to be soft control. However, this active effect has another function, which is to leave a shadow in the heart of the user. The longer it gets, the faster this shadow will grow until it becomes the most majestic figure in Suzaku Kururugi's heart, gradually changing his mind and becoming the most loyal subordinate to Xiao Ran. It is at least countless times faster than simply using passive effects to affect change.