Stupid Woman, Who Do You Think You're Looking Down On?

"I won't lose, if it's Crimson Lotus Mk-II!"

Sitting in the riding-style driver's seat, Kallen's eyes gleamed with a confident glint after avenging her defeat in Shinjuku.

Then, the carnage began!

Almost all the Knightmare who rushed up through the gap opened by Jeremiah Gottwald followed in Jeremiah Gottwald footsteps; some were lucky enough to be ejected, while the unlucky ones perished in the explosion.

Compared to Lancelot in Shinjuku, he's more like a wandering grim reaper who specifically hunts Britannia.

However, the next second, a full-frequency broadcast suddenly came on.

"I, Cornelia Li Britannia, the Second Princess of the Empire, hereby order a full retreat, effective immediately. I repeat: a full retreat!"

The moment this news broke, both the Britannia army and the Japanese Liberation Front chose to cease fire.

Even Tohdoh, who was preparing to unleash the Whirlwind Killing Free Formation, stopped.

The owner of this full-frequency broadcast was undoubtedly the Imperial Witch Cornelia.

The question is, why would this fearsome battlefield witch choose to surrender and withdraw her troops? Who exactly did she do it?

Only Euphemia, inside the G1 mobile base vehicle, breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

It seems that the Princess has given in to the teacher...

No, perhaps only when facing a teacher would Her Highness make such a choice.

After all, my elder sister...

"Hmph, are you satisfied now?"

Congratulations on making a wise choice.

Although Britannia currently has about 50% of its army remaining, the successive setbacks have completely eroded its morale. Continuing to fight, even if they could win, would result in heavy losses and would be a losing proposition.

However, compared to the calm and composed Yotsuba Mahiro, Cornelia, sitting in the cockpit with the ceiling opened, looked up at the person she once admired most and let out a disdainful sneer.

"Ha, a wise choice? So what are you going to do next? Kill me?"

"Ugh, I've told you a million times, stop threatening to die all the time. Why would I kill you? What good would it do me? I'm not a terrorist like ZERO. I'm a hero fighting on the front lines for freedom and national liberation!"

Upon hearing this, Cornelia retorted disdainfully, "Terrorists think they're knights and heroes; this world is truly absurd!"

"Well, the world is just a giant makeshift operation. What's wrong with terrorists becoming knights and heroes?" Mahiro shrugged, saying nonchalantly.

However, just as they were having a pleasant conversation, Mahiro's ears suddenly twitched. He turned his head and saw the escape pod streaking across the sky, and at the same time, a loud roar came from not far away, clearly reaching his eardrums.

"Tsk, another reckless guy is here."

Mahiro sat on the arm of the Nation-Protector Divine Machine and looked into the distance. He saw dust billowing on the sloping road, and a white Knightmare was rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed.

"ZERO, that bastard..."

They clearly agreed that Lancelot would be dealt with by the Black Knights, but now they've shoved this guy into their hands again.

Using the information Cornelia just broadcast, I located this place directly.

As expected of Suzaku Kururugi, always choosing moments like this to barge in.

At this moment, Mahiro seemed to understand somewhat the frustration Lelouch felt every time he saw Lancelot in the original story.

"Your Excellency!"

Suzaku Kururugi's voice came through Lancelot's loudspeaker. He was shocked to discover that Cornelia had been kidnapped by Shadow. He quickly drew his weapon and rushed over at lightning speed, with VARIS's gun pointed directly at Shadow.

"I advise you not to move around recklessly, Mr. Suzaku Kururugi."

Seeing the white mecha charging towards him, Mahiro playful. He grabbed Cornelia's wrist and dragged her out of the nearly destroyed cockpit. He wrapped one arm around her chest and tightened it around her shoulder, while placing the other hand on her neck.

That was like using Cornelia Adams as a scapegoat.

However, because his movements were too rough, Cornelia was in so much pain that she grimaced.

"Mean!"

"Idiot, this is called tactics, you know? Wouldn't it be a waste not to make good use of Princess Cornelia's noble status?"

Mahiro, holding Cornelia, found a relatively flat spot and leaned against it, saying, "I advise you not to make any rash moves. I can assure you I won't kill her! But if you try to do it, my finger might just end up in this princess's neck."

"You!!!"

Suzaku Kururugi gritted his teeth in anger, but after hearing what the other party said, he indeed dared not take another step forward, and even the muzzle of his gun shifted a few degrees to the side.

His goal was simple: to rescue Governor Cornelia unharmed.

This was mainly due to a request from Princess Euphemia to him and the two Knights of the Rounds—

"I hope we can rescue my sister unharmed."

The princess was so kind, and he was willing to fight for her, to help her create a better world, and he also hoped to use Princess Euphemia's storyline to fulfill his wish to change Britannia from within.

Therefore, he absolutely had to rescue Cornelia unharmed!

"Shot!"

Cornelia suddenly shouted at that moment.

This not only startled Suzaku Kururugi, but also stunned Mahiro.

"As the Second Princess of the Empire and Governor of the Area 11, I hereby order you, Warrant Officer Suzaku Kururugi, to fire! Kill me and Shadow together, for the glory of the Empire!"

Cornelia bit her alluring lips, painted with purple lip gloss, and stared at Lancelot with a look of grim determination.

For a Valkyrie of the Empire, being captured is a disgrace, even by her former teacher.

But if she could die at the hands of her teacher, or die with her teacher, then for her, it would be a worthy death!

But this decision made Mahiro sigh in secret.

This woman is really stubborn. All that she said before was completely pointless.

"Do you really want to die?"

"Snort."

Cornelia snorted coldly, completely ignoring Yotsuba Mahiro, and instead shouted angrily at Lancelot:

"What are you hesitating for, Suzaku Kururugi? Now, point your gun here!!"

"I... I can't do it!"

Suzaku Kururugi refused Cornelia's request.

However, it was precisely this one sentence that completely enraged Cornelia.

As a general who had fought on the battlefield, what she disliked most was soldiers who disobeyed orders. No matter how outrageous the order was, as a soldier, he should carry it out without hesitation.

So he shouted loudly:

"What did you say?! As a soldier, what is your duty?!"

"Obey... orders."

Suzaku Kururugi gritted his teeth and spoke each word slowly, his hands trembling as he controlled Lancelot to lift VARIS and aim it at them once more.

This kind of energy weapon can even penetrate and melt mountain rocks. If it were to hit a human, it would probably evaporate instantly.

"Tsk, you've won this hostage game, Cornelia."

Just as Suzaku Kururugi hesitated about whether to fire, Mahiro suddenly tossed Cornelia, whom he was holding, toward the other side.

He then warned, "Cornelia, the second princess of the empire, I'll let you off this time, but don't be so reckless next time. You won't have such good luck twice."

It was less of a warning and more like a piece of advice to a younger person.

Cornelia, who was thrown out, was also quite surprised. After being caught by Lancelot, she looked at Yotsuba Mahiro with a complicated expression.

She never expected that this man would actually let her go so easily.

Was it because of their past teacher-student relationship?

Or something else?

She had genuinely resigned herself to death...

"Your Excellency, what should we do next?"

Suzaku Kururugi asked again.

After a moment's hesitation, Cornelia said with a determined look:

"Grab that man!"

"Yes!"

This time, Suzaku Kururugi did not hesitate at all and directly pointed the dark muzzle of his gun at Shadow.

Now that the governor has been rescued intact, he no longer has any worries!

"Want to catch me? If you can, then come and try."

Faced with this deadly threat, Mahiro's lips curled slightly, maintaining a nonchalant attitude, completely disregarding the seventh-generation guide weapon Lancelot!

Even the VARIS weapon, capable of vaporizing human flesh, is no exception!

Chapter 276 Stupid Woman, Who Do You Look Down On? (5.5K)

"Stop!"

Just as the two sides were about to fight, a calm female voice suddenly rang out.

The witch, dressed in straitjackets, had somehow left the cockpit of the Nation-Protector Divine Machine and was now walking calmly across the battlefield.

"That... that one is?"

Suzaku Kururugi's pupils contracted. He stared at the girl on Lancelot's display screen and exclaimed in surprise, "... It's the girl from the sealed pod in Shinjuku..."

"I will not allow you to shoot this man."

Like a proud queen, the witch issued these commands.

Her steps were slow and light, like a dance.

At that moment, it was as if she were the center of the world, with both Cornelia and Suzaku Kururugi staring at her in a daze.

"Hey, mind your own business."

"It's not that I'm being nosy, but if you die, it will bother me a lot."

CC said this to Mahiro without turning her head, and then walked up to Lancelot, gently placing her hand on it.

The CODE mark on his forehead flashed with a strange red light.

In an instant, the Suzaku Kururugi inside the cockpit was engulfed by a strange light!

This feeling came so suddenly that Suzaku Kururugi, who was in the Knightmare cockpit, felt his consciousness being stretched infinitely in an instant.

This feeling of weightlessness was as if I had been instantly thrown into a pitch-black universe with no foothold. The twinkling stars turned into streaks that drifted further and further away, and in the haze, I could vaguely see a light approaching.

"What--"

Suzaku Kururugi was engulfed by the light, and his vision began to churn like a kaleidoscope.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in his line of sight.

It was a man, dressed in a light green uniform—yes, that was the military uniform used by Japan in the past.

He was slightly overweight and had a receding hairline.

Moreover, his gloomy eyes were deeply sunken into their sockets.

The man turned and slowly walked over to Suzaku Kururugi, as if he wanted to criticize her, reprimand her, or even mock her.

Suzaku Kururugi's eyes widened, his pupils losing focus.

The man's steps did not stop.

In an instant, the boy's consciousness rapidly shifted, and the long-buried past transformed into a raging torrent that shattered his personality.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh--!"

Suzaku Kururugi suddenly screamed in agony.

"Suzaku Kururugi -kun!? What's wrong, Suzaku Kururugi -kun!?"