"Oh? There?" At the mention of the Chinese Federation, Lelouch paused in slight surprise before nodding, then immediately shook his head.
"What is it? Is there something wrong?"
"...Yes, a little." Lelouch hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "You should know the Chinese Federation's current situation. Because of Britannia, the eunuchs there have come here for some diplomatic matters... regarding the Tianzi's marriage."
"Oh." Jiu Ming nodded without showing much surprise. He did not feel much belonging toward this world, so it did not affect him too deeply. Of course, being displeased was another matter. "Then we'll do something while we're at it."
"Do as you please. I'll find a way to keep dragging out the Chinese Federation's affairs." Lelouch lightly rubbed his forehead. The Tianzi's marriage? Hmph. Those eunuchs had merely noticed that the state of the world was changing and wanted to seek another path, all for the sake of protecting their own interests.
The Chinese Federation in this world had long since lost its former strength and was steadily decaying. If it wanted to reclaim its old glory, it would need someone capable of overturning the entire board. As for whether the Chinese Federation would rise again—
Lelouch did not care much at all. All he needed was to build the world Nunnally wished for. Lasting peace? He saw that matter quite clearly. More importantly, after bringing Nunnally back to Britannia, Lelouch had thoroughly talked things over with her. Her words—that a world with her brother in it was better—had shaken him deeply.
Sure enough, he too had once forced his so-called kindness onto others, without ever truly understanding what his sister really wanted.
A world with her brother in it... was better?
Even if it was for Nunnally's sake, Lelouch had made major changes to the