In fact, from the moment the two men walked out, Xiao Ran had already known who the true leader of the Crimson Knights was. The guy with bandages around his head was obviously the one who had piloted the Lancelot against him in the training ground earlier. The other could only be the commander of the Crimson Knights, this Participant Legion. As for whether he was truly the legion's leader, that was harder to say. The Crimson Knights that had appeared in this world might well have been only one part of the real Crimson Knights Legion.
Just as Xiao Ran had expected, the man without bandages around his head first gave him a solemn look. With his hands behind his back, he lightly waved at the bandaged man and said in a deep voice, "I am Knight Koji, leader of the Crimson Knights. Knight Lelouch, today is our first formal meeting, but I invited you inside and you treated my subordinates like this. Isn't that somewhat inappropriate?"
Xiao Ran remained calm. "I have said it before: the dignity of the Knights of the Round and the princes of the Royal Family cannot be profaned. Those three, as subjects, showed contempt for me, a Knight of the Round, and for the prince beside me. Giving them a minor punishment was already out of consideration for the Crimson Knights, and for you, Knight Koji."
"If this had happened somewhere else, those three probably would not be standing before you now. Just like those three in Area 11, they would never have had another chance to appear before your eyes for the rest of their lives."
Koji's eyes flickered, while the bandaged man behind him clenched his fists. He made no effort to hide his hatred toward Xiao Ran, as though he