The Witch and the Demon King (6.2K)

Lelouch, however, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and stared at the man on the screen with fierce hatred in his eyes.

"So, to you, Nunnally and I are just useless things that you can discard at will, right?! Just stepping stones for evolution, as you call them?!"

Lelouch's question was forcefully suppressed between his teeth.

What do you mean by innate talent or destiny? It's all nonsense!

If looks could kill, this emperor with the perm would probably have been killed countless times already.

"The essence of power is influence. People are often more easily misled by superficial phenomena and ignore the truth behind them."

Such a sigh suddenly extinguished the anger in Lelouch's heart.

Turning his head, he saw that Mahiro had appeared beside him at some point, and together they were looking up at the images displayed on the big screen.

However, Lelouch was somewhat puzzled by what he had just said.

"Teacher, what did you mean just now?"

"Haven't you read The Prince? It was your father's favorite book, that emperor with the curly hair, and he even successfully applied it to real life."

"That's not my father, he's just my enemy!"

Lelouch corrected himself angrily.

However, he had indeed not read "The Prince".

Mahiro naturally noticed, so he didn't say anything more and continued watching the broadcast on the screen.

To be honest, he really admired that perm hairstyle.

As emperor, Charles was certainly the kind of person who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

However, he was also a great ruler, possessing grand ambitions that ordinary people could not achieve. But he also had ambitions that ordinary people could not match. It was precisely because of these ambitions, which required a human body to cross the Abyss to accomplish, that he ultimately failed.

The idea of challenging gods with a human body was doomed to fail from the start.

Soon, Clovis's memorial service, or rather, Clovis's grand speech, came to an end.

As the chairman announced the dissolution, Mahiro was about to leave the auditorium when he suddenly remembered something and stopped in his tracks.

"Oh, by the way Lelouch, since you haven't read this book, let me give you another piece of advice—[Power is based on trust, and the loss of power is often faster and more sudden than its acquisition.]"

?

What's the meaning?

Lelouch was about to ask a question when Mahiro had already left, disappearing into the crowd.

However, more than the latter statement that the foundation of power lies in trust, he was more concerned with the statement that "the essence of power is influence, and people are often more easily misled by appearances and ignore the truth behind them."

He seemed to have thought of something.

Wasn't his previous "Show Time" when he intercepted Suzaku Kururugi, and the mysterious identity of ZERO he created, just like this statement?!

Rather than trust that's like a castle in the air, Lelouch prefers to carry out the deceptive act to the very end.

Perhaps Lelouch hadn't read The Prince, and therefore had no idea—

True power lies not in how many people you can command, but in how many people you can inspire to follow you willingly.

When trust is shattered, it's like internal strife; everyone will turn on him when he's down.

However, the other side of the auditorium was much more lively than Lelouch's corner.

"There's no reason why he shouldn't be arrested, that Eleven named Suzaku Kururugi!"

"A historical figure, at least in ELEVEN's history, he was a great sinner, that Suzaku Kururugi!"

"It's disgusting. What kind of hero is he? He's clearly a murderer. Why do we have to live with him? It makes even the air smell bad."

"I really don't know what the chairman was thinking, actually letting someone like that enroll..."

"ELEVEN is ELEVEN..."

Privately, the students gathered in twos and threes, continuing to discuss Suzaku Kururugi, who had suddenly transferred to the school a few days ago.

He was muttering all sorts of sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.

The topic, which had already subsided, should have calmed down after one night, but today I somehow learned that Suzaku Kururugi had killed his own father Genbu Kururugi.

The topic of patricide was naturally enough to stimulate the students' senses and spark heated discussions.

This caused the topic to spread further and further, and soon Suzaku Kururugi once again became a celebrity on campus.

The entire academy was filled with curses and insults directed at Suzaku Kururugi.

But...

"This is just the beginning, Suzaku Kururugi. If you understand, you should know what to do."

In the distance, Yotsuba Mahiro watched this scene with a smile on his face.

He's like a villain.

Or perhaps he simply doesn't care whether he's a hero or a villain. For a hypocrite like Suzaku Kururugi who forcibly imposes his own ideas on others, this method is perfectly suited for dealing with him.

That would be far more satisfying than killing this guy.

After that, Mahiro, too lazy to watch any further, left the auditorium and returned to the Student Council club.

As soon as I opened the door, a rich aroma of cheese wafted out.

On the large bed in the room, CC, dressed in a light pink dress, was kneeling, holding a Pizza Hut box. She was sticking together collected stickers while mumbling something through her mouth.

"You're back?"

"Swallow your pizza before you speak!"

Mahiro rubbed his forehead, Mahiro a bit of a headache. "Seriously, just how much do you like pizza? You eat three in one sitting, nine a day??? The whole room smells like cheese!"

As he spoke, he walked directly to the window and pushed it open.

The gentle breeze that blew in carried away some of the cheese aroma, but it was still quite strong.

Although he doesn't dislike cheese, he can't stand being surrounded by its smell.

I had to use an airflow spell to completely get rid of the smell in the room.

However, the strong aroma of cheese still attracted the attention of many passing students, but they understood what was going on as soon as they saw that it was in the direction of the Student Council club.

I figured it was definitely President Milly who was up to something weird again.

"Hmph hmph hmph?"

Inside the room, CC, the pizza witch, seemed to completely ignore his words.

After swallowing the pizza in her mouth, she opened her cherry-red lips again, happily took a bite, closed her eyes, and savored it before speaking:

"The pizza is so delicious! Humans are truly amazing to have invented something like pizza. Oh, and thank you for the money in the bedside table. Without that cash, I wouldn't have been able to order so many different flavors of pizza."

Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."

He looked at the witch helplessly for a moment, and finally couldn't help but speak up:

"Please, have some mercy and eat less, okay? I don't care about the money, but you can't eat like this, can you?"

He even suspected that if there were a pizza eating contest, CC could win the championship.

What are you talking about?

When CC heard him say that, she blinked and looked at him. "Three pizzas every meal, isn't that the contract we made?"

"I don't recall making any such bizarre contract with you, or anything like three pizzas per meal... Are you that cheap, or do you think I'm that cheap? Worth only this little bit?"

Faced with Mahiro's complaints, CC put on a stern face and said righteously:

"Mahiro, you're overthinking things. There's no need to complicate matters so much. I couldn't help it; you could win a prize by collecting stickers after eating pizza."

As she spoke, she showed him the sticker books she had collected, just like a child proudly showing off their collection.

CC let out a small gasp in surprise at the sheer number of stickers in her hand.

They claimed that these stickers were enough to redeem Cheese-kun pillows and Cheese-kun, and even proclaimed their ambition to one day turn all the world's food into pizzas.

Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."

Is this what you call "nothing that can be done"???

What should I do if I really want to punch this pizza witch to death right now?

I need help urgently.

Chapter 258 The Witch and the Demon King (6.2K)

"So, you think Lelouch would be a match for the egg roll hairstyle?"

After the jokes, they started talking about serious matters.

CC curled her legs up, rested her cheek on her knee, and tilted her head to gaze at him with her amber eyes.

"Otherwise what?"

Mahiro off his coat, hung it neatly in the closet, unbuttoned it, rolled up his sleeves, and plopped down next to CC.

"Wow, I didn't expect you to think so highly of him."

"Aren't you the same, C. C.? If you didn't think highly of Lelouch, why would you have signed a contract with him?"

That's because...

Because of Marianne?

Mahiro the opportunity to speak, looked directly into her eyes, and saw a definite answer in them.

Perhaps it was because she truly longed for death at that time, and in a sense, she was grasping at straws. The wandering CC chose to believe Marianne and Charles with his curly hair and temporarily stay in the palace.

He signed a contract with Marianne regarding Geass and also assisted them in their research on Geass and Code.

In a way, she can also be considered Lelouch and Nunnally's mother.

Because these two siblings were born for her.

"Don't worry, Lelouch perfectly inherited Charles's bloodline, just as I told you back in Shinjuku— "

You have personally given birth to a demon god who will destroy the world.

He just needs to grow up now. Once he's fully grown, no one else will be able to defeat Lelouch except himself.

Whether it's intelligence or courage, Lelouch is among the best; his only weakness is his frail physique.

However, CC only gave a listless "oh," and then picked up the last piece of pizza from the Pizza Hut box, slowly putting it in her mouth and chewing it slowly.

This woman is as willful as ever.

They start a conversation on their own, and then end it on their own.

A moment later, the last piece of pizza was also eaten by CC.

"... I think I ate a bit too much, I'm so full I could burst."

CC leaned back and lay down on the soft bed, gently stroking her slightly protruding belly.

"Why don't we try dying once? We can't really die anyway, and it might refresh our stats."

"Mahiro joking," Shinji said.

But CC nodded seriously and went along with him, saying:

"Yes, that's indeed a good idea, Mahiro. But I don't need your help. As long as I keep eating pizza, I can get rid of this pain."

"Ha, as expected of you, Pizza Witch."

Aside from this witch, it's hard to imagine anyone else dying from eating too much pizza.

However, looking at CC, who joked with him like a child, so different from the domineering queen and the indifferent witch, he found her both so lovely and beautiful.

Unfortunately, all of this happened to a witch who was determined to die.

However, at that moment, CC's expression suddenly changed, becoming serious, the smile disappearing from her face, and she regained her usual composure.

"You know what, Mahiro? Eating pizza is actually one of the reasons I exist in this world. I was programmed to do it."

"Ha?"