Turning Evil Makes You Five Times Stronger; Redemption Makes You Three Times Weaker (5.5K)

He is a proud and aloof king who can strategize from afar and stand on the throne, but he cannot be a general who conquers battlefields.

However, Shirley was unaware of all this and only believed that Yotsuba Mahiro was bullying Lelouch.

"Lulu, is this person really your teacher? How could he treat you like this...?"

"My friend, there are two things I'd like to clarify—"

First of all, what I did wasn't directed at Lelouch; it was entirely to help him improve in areas where he was lacking.

Secondly, there's no need to question my identity; I am indeed his teacher, even though I'm just a rural teacher."

Mahiro held up two fingers and explained slowly and deliberately.

However, those who heard him reacted with varying expressions.

After all, it has now been confirmed that the person named Yotsuba Mahiro is a teacher who will soon be working at the academy, and not the blonde woman.

Therefore, they were very worried: could Yotsuba Mahiro really be qualified to be a teacher at the Ashford Academy?

But old Ashford, who overheard their conversation, felt deeply ashamed.

Old Ashford had some doubts.

Despite being the royal tutor of the Britannia royal family and bestowed with a surname of supreme honor by the emperor, he claimed to be a country teacher...

Although he understood that Lady Yotsuba Clan was trying to conceal Lelouch's identity, wouldn't saying it like that be insulting all the princes and princesses?

Furthermore, as a supporter of Marianne's faction, he also learned that the late Lady Marianne seemed to have learned her swordsmanship from Yotsuba Mahiro...

To some extent, Yotsuba Mahiro is also Marianne's teacher.

His explanation was accepted by the students gathered there.

However, the students did not have a very good impression of Yotsuba Mahiro, this newcomer and barbaric teacher who had even injured Lelouch.

This turned what should have been a joyous celebration into an extremely awkward situation.

Fortunately, with the quirky Student Council, Milly, the party was made lively and fun again.

Seeing the scene gradually becoming lively, Est, who had been silent all along, gently tugged at Mahiro's sleeve.

"Mahiro, I want to eat tofu dishes, do you have any here?"

"Oh, sorry, I almost forgot, just a moment."

Mahiro first patted Est's head to comfort her, then found Milly and told her what she wanted.

"Tofu dishes? Hmm, I think they exist."

All the dishes at this party were prepared by the Ashford Family's personal chef.

Although Britannia, he is skilled in various cuisines from all over the world.

Tofu is nothing special.

A short while later, Milly came over with two plates of fried tofu and handed them to Mahiro.

"Thank you, Miss Ashford."

"You're welcome, Yotsuba Clan- sensei. And if you don't mind, please call me Milly."

Milly, who was born with a mischievous streak, winked at him playfully.

She discovered that this important figure, whom her grandfather valued, didn't have that aloof air about him; in fact, he was very kind and approachable. So, she naturally became familiar with him.

Mahiro didn't dislike it. After responding with "Milly- san," she handed the plate to Est.

Faced with the steaming, freshly fried tofu, Est didn't care whether it was hot or not and picked it up to eat in small bites.

Its cheeks were stuffed full, making it look just like a hamster, which was very cute.

Her adorable appearance made Milly unable to resist crouching down to get closer to her.

"Little sister, what's your name?"

"Est."

"Oh, it's little sister Est. My name is Milly, Milly Ashford."

"..."

Est ignored her, focusing solely on eating rice and savoring the sweetness and softness of the tofu.

Seeing this, Milly wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, seeing Est's enthusiasm for taking advantage of her, her bright blue eyes darted around as if she had thought of something.

"Little Sister Est, do you like tofu?"

"Yes, I like it very much."

"How about I take you to eat more tofu?"

"..."

Est finally reacted, stopping her eating and looking up at the blonde girl in front of her with a deep gaze.

He spoke with his mouth slightly open:

"... Really?"

It's true!

"I see."

Est quickly finished eating, clearing the plate of fried tofu in the blink of an eye. She then looked up at Milly and said:

"Take me."

"Okay, come with me."

Milly and Est embark on a quest to find tofu dishes at the party.

Mahiro didn't say anything, just quietly watched while holding a glass of red wine.

It seems that he was living too comfortably and awakened a special attribute, or perhaps he had spoiled Est.

I feel like Est has become a little foodie; whenever she's out, all she does is eat tofu or is on her way to eat tofu.

Or go back to the engraving to rest.

He looks exactly like a little glutton.

However, when Lelouch, who had just arrived, saw the silver-haired girl Est being taken away by President Milly, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, and his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

That girl isn't as harmless as she seems; be careful when you approach her...

Lelouch really wanted to remind his guild master of this.

But it was clearly too late.

He still clearly remembered witnessing firsthand how terrifying that girl was in the Aries Palace.

He could defeat his mother, Princess Marianne, known as the Gale, with a single move, and was someone he could not defeat even with all his wisdom and brute force.

However, Lelouch's eyes dimmed when he thought of his mother.

To this day, he still doesn't know who killed his mother or why she died!

Until a voice brought Lelouch back to reality.

"Lelouch, you suddenly walked over like you wanted to strike up a conversation, but then you just stood there lost in thought. What are you planning to do? Reminisce about those glorious days?"

"..."

When Lelouch came to his Mahiro and saw Mahiro's teasing expression, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Don't joke around, teacher. I just wanted to trouble you to come with me for a moment. I'd like to take you to see Nunnally."

"Nunnally?"

Mahiro paused for a moment.

Immediately, an image of a lovely girl with beautiful, long, wavy brown hair sitting in a garden flashed into my mind.

Nunnally is Lelouch sister and a princess of Britannia.

Unfortunately, he was sent to Japan as a hostage by Charles and was never heard from again.

At first, he was wondering why Nunnally was nowhere to be seen.

It turned out that Nunnally hadn't shown up because she'd heard someone was coming from Britannia...

"Alright, then take me to see him."

Mahiro agreed, and then told Alpha to come along too.

He left New behind to conduct a brief handover with old Ashford.

Following in Lelouch's footsteps, they arrived at the second floor of the Student Council's activity room, which is now where Lelouch and Nunnally live.

In the deepest room, Mahiro met Nunnally.

She hasn't changed much in appearance; she's almost exactly the same as I remember her, still so youthful, and her fluffy, wavy long hair is still so beautiful.

Wearing a long dress, she exudes an elegant and gentle temperament.

But if I had to say something different...

That is, Nunnally sat in a wheelchair, and her beautiful eyes were tightly closed.

Nunnally was caught up in a plot to assassinate Marianne and lost her sight and legs.

Even though the surface wounds were healed, he ultimately lost the ability to move and could no longer open his eyes.

Now, he can only move around by relying on a wheelchair.

Knowing the Mahiro, Nunnally felt nothing but pity upon seeing Nunnally in such a state.

Chapter 239: Darkening Makes You Five Times Stronger, Whitening Makes You Three-Thirds Weaker (5.5K)

"Brother? Is the party downstairs over?"

The girl sitting at the table used her slender fingers to turn the electric wheelchair around and slowly began to speak.

Her voice was still so tender and ethereal, like a delicate little animal, yet possessing an indescribable healing quality.

"Not yet, Nunnally. I have a surprise gift for you."

"A gift...? What is it?"

Nunnally was a little surprised when her brother suddenly said he wanted to give her a gift.

However, the next second, Nunnally heard two footsteps approaching from afar, as if they were walking towards her.

Then it seemed as if one of them squatted down in front of her, creating a gentle breeze, and then took her hand.

This touch, these hands...

"Long time no see, Nunnally."

"Huh?"

And this sound...

"Really... really is you, Mr. Mahiro?"

Nunnally whispered softly, her voice trembling slightly, tears welling in her eyes, and her words becoming incoherent.

So many years have passed.

So many years have passed, she never imagined she would hear that familiar sound again.

"Of course it's me, and why are you crying?"

Alpha stood guard near the door, Mahiro walked alone to Nunnally's wheelchair and knelt down. He held her delicate little hand in one hand and gently kneaded her cute little face with the other, while wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The warm sensation flowed through my fingertips.

"No, no, it's just that I'm so excited to see you, Mahiro- sensei."

Sadly, she would never again see her teacher's handsome face and figure in person...

She even showed her worst side to the gentlest and most beloved teacher.