Xiao Ran had C.C grant GEASS powers to everyone present. He was clearly preparing to drag Lloyd completely into this mess, with Cecil merely included along the way. As for Suzaku Kururugi, there was nothing much to say. Rumors had already spread in certain circles that, in order to promote the shared prosperity and development of Area 11, Princess Euphemia had taken an ELEVEN as a disciple through Knight Xiao—and that disciple was none other than the person once suspected of killing Clovis.
It was rather amusing when one thought about it. Xiao Ran's two disciples happened to be the two key figures in the Clovis incident. One was Jeremiah, who had captured the suspect and forcibly pinned the crime on Suzaku Kururugi. The other was Suzaku Kururugi himself, the one treated as the suspect. In any case, ever since ZERO had appeared and rescued Suzaku, Jeremiah and Suzaku had never met again, yet they had somehow acquired the labels of senior and junior disciple.
The first to receive GEASS was Suzaku Kururugi. Lloyd and Cecil watched curiously as C.C took Suzaku's hand of her own accord, wanting to see just what kind of special power Xiao Ran had mentioned.
The instant Suzaku Kururugi touched C.C's hand, his face began to flush. Then, suddenly, his expression went blank as he entered a world of the mind. In Lloyd and Cecil's eyes, what was even more unbelievable was that the girl before them began to glow green in a thoroughly unscientific manner, her long green hair floating upward against gravity.
Unable to believe what they were seeing, Lloyd and Cecil turned toward Xiao Ran at the same time, wearing identical expressions of confusion and shock.
"Shh." Xiao Ran placed a hand before his lips and blew softly. Lloyd and Cecil immediately