Hearing Lelouch's words, Koji glanced at Xiao Ran, studying him carefully with a profound look, as though trying to determine just how powerful this knight who was also called Lelouch truly was.
Not long ago, the battle they had been certain they would win had ended in the defeat of the Crimson Knights. Even those who had taken part were still nursing minor injuries, standing in the room with their heads bandaged. The Crimson Knights, especially Koji, still found it difficult to gauge Knight Xiao's true strength. But one thing was certain: in this world, Knight Xiao was absolutely among the very strongest.
Especially after hearing what Knight Xiao had said about that extraordinary GEASS ability—reading minds, predicting actions, even controlling other people's bodies and minds. Koji could not yet determine how much effect and enhancement such a special power could bring in battle, but Xiao Ran's words had at least served as a warning. This world was definitely not as simple as what they had encountered so far. There existed a power capable of threatening and controlling even Participants.
Koji took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Knight Xiao, could you tell me just how strong you are? Compared to the person who fought you today, what level has your strength reached?"
Xiao Ran glanced at the other Participant, whose head was wrapped in bandages as he watched Xiao Ran curiously, then smiled leisurely. "I have lived in this world for four hundred years. As the guardian of another World Will, the Eternal Knight, the sole reincarnation of the true King's Power, a substitute and shadow, and a contractor of the World Will, I have encountered far too many things and lived through far too many stories over the years. I believe my strength can be