A Year of Change

The premise is that no one noticed the slight tremor in her fingertips when she picked up the teacup.

After swallowing the tea, he seemed to regain his composure, put down the teacup, and said gently:

"I didn't mean to threaten you; there was never any conflict of interest between us."

Mahiro noticed a word: originally.

Before he could even speak, the other person spoke again:

"That's right. Originally, if you hadn't interfered in Lelouch's affairs and had simply poached C. C., I would have turned a blind eye, and there wouldn't be this tea party today."

"But your actions have caused Lelouch to become overly reliant on you, severely hindering his original growth process. If this continues, and with your interference in the upcoming plot, Lelouch will be unable to grow to the level where he can handle the Code, and then no one will be able to stop Charles."

"And I too will be pierced by Akasha Sword and killed."

"Your little girlfriends will also become puppets of the new world."

Now that you put it that way, he understood.

The original plot was supposed to be that Lelouch, after a series of trials, would develop his Geass to the point where he could accept the Code, and then, in the C's World, under the watchful eye of the Alaya-vijnana, personally kill Charles and Marianne and seize the Code.

Only...

"Aren't you the Alaya-vijnana? If replacing you allows you to control the consciousness of others, you should also possess this ability, right? Why not just kill Charles and Marianne directly?"

However, the woman shook her head and said:

"I can't do it. My power can't affect the owner of Geass and Code. You know that, right? Code possesses incredible power, and only Charles was able to kill VV, so I can't kill him either."

"Tsk, what a useless piece of trash..."

Mahiro picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

The woman smiled noncommittally at this.

It's not some kind of mysterious world; it's essentially a technological world, so where would such powerful forces come from?

"Is there really no other way? For example, me taking the CODE?"

"Impossible."

The woman gently shook her head. "You should understand that the prerequisite for obtaining the CODE is to possess Geass, and to reach the end of Geass, which means that the person who obtains the ability will inherit the status of the person who granted them the ability."

"And you, you have no chance of obtaining Geass."

She hit the nail on the head, revealing the true nature of the matter.

"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious. Why can't I obtain the power of Geass?" Mahiro asked again, a question that had always been on his mind.

He had asked CC this question many times, but CC couldn't answer it either.

It simply means that his body is rejecting the power of Geass, to the point that Geass cannot affect him.

"It's very simple."

The woman said softly, "Firstly, because you come from another world and bear the marks of that world. Secondly..."

The woman suddenly pointed her finger at his eyes.

"My eyes?"

"That's right," the woman explained. "Your eyes are special. They have the power to analyze and copy everything, as long as your body can handle it, even the power contained in your blood."

"Although your eyes haven't been developed to their full potential, they are also no longer capable of containing a power like Geass."

The woman tried her best to explain in a way he could understand.

But Mahiro's gaze gradually became strange.

I feel like you're lying to me.

Please don't underestimate yourself.

The woman shook her head and sighed softly, "What I said is the truth. If you don't believe it now, you will believe it in the future."

"Alright, alright."

Mahiro waved his hand, interrupting Him.

It felt like this woman was trying to bewitch him, to make him completely satisfied, and then to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Let's talk about the codes. If I remember correctly, code owners should be able to steal each other's codes, right? In that case, why don't we just have CC steal Charles and VV's codes?"

He clearly remembered that part of the story.

Charles almost stole C. C.'s code, but Lelouch, who had escaped the Thought Elevator, reacted and blew up the Pantheon, forcibly halting Ragnarok's plan.

CC even hid her consciousness in the memory corridor because of this.

"It's possible, but CC won't do that. So far, CC hasn't changed her mind."

"What if I could change CC's mind?"

"Impossible, I won't gamble," the woman immediately refused.

"Ha, then we have nothing to talk about."

Mahiro immediately got up to leave.

Are you suggesting he do nothing and just watch the plot unfold?

That won't do.

He still has things to finish.

The promise I made to Xiao Lihua during my travels back then hasn't been fulfilled yet.

Moreover, for Lelouch Charles directly, C. C. would inevitably have to appear, and have his woman stand beside someone else?

I'm sorry, he can't do that.

"Etc."

The woman suddenly called out to him.

"Is there anything else? If you're going to try to persuade me further, then save your breath. If you want to trap me here, then save your breath too."

He now understands that he is in a state similar to a spiritual entity, trapped in this place.

There are ways to get out, but if they really want to trap him here, then he'll have to seriously consider how to take revenge on this Alaya-vijnana.

The woman also sensed his thoughts, and for the first time, a look of helplessness and exhaustion appeared between her beautiful brows.

"Alright, I can let you try, but in return, you're not allowed to continue interfering with Lelouch vi Britannia's life trajectory, okay?"

She had no choice but to compromise.

Those eyes are far too threatening, both to her and to the world.

If she really angered this guy in front of her and caused him to completely go berserk, she simply wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Sure, no problem."

Mahiro smiled slightly, deciding to stop while he was ahead.

Anyway, what he's going to do next has nothing to do with Lelouch anymore.

Seeing that he had agreed, Alaya-vijnana breathed a sigh of relief and sent him away from C's World.

But after he left, the woman couldn't help but sigh.

She didn't know if her choice was right, and could only pray that the other party would keep their promise...

Cold, shivering.

"Hmm..."

Mahiro a sob, her heavy eyelids twitched slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is an unfamiliar white ceiling.

Turning my head, I saw the lush green willows swaying gently outside the window, the warm sunlight streaming in, and a gentle breeze softly lifting the curtains.

The cries of seagulls and the sound of crashing waves could be faintly heard.

The wind blowing into the room carried a slightly salty and damp smell—the smell of the sea breeze.

Where am I?

Mahiro sat up, rubbing his head in confusion, as memories gradually flooded his mind as he awoke.

He still remembered his conversation with the Alaya-vijnana in C's World.

However, I clearly remember being on the rooftop garden of the Governor's Mansion before I fell asleep, and it was nighttime. How did I end up in a strange room so soon?

And it seems to be located by the sea?

"Woke up?"

Just then, a slightly cold female voice caught his attention.

Turning my head, I saw a girl with long, emerald-green hair sitting upright on the sofa. She was wearing a long, jet-black dress that looked like it was adorned with stars and the moon, and her fair shoulders were exposed. As her hair fluttered, I could see the bird-like code mark on her forehead.

It's CC.

To be precise, it's not just CC, but also Kaguya Sumeragi, Nunnally, Euphemia li Britannia, Alpha, and the Seven Shadows, among others.

And apart from CC, all of them were staring at him with red eyes.

He didn't know if it was because he had just regained consciousness, but he didn't notice that there were so many people in the room!

Most importantly, why do they all look like they're about to cry?

Mahiro awkwardly scratched his head and asked:

"What are you guys doing? I just took a nap, why do you look like you're about to cry?"

"It certainly wouldn't be that serious if it were just a simple nap."

CC picked up the conversation, still using a sarcastic tone, and said:

"But you've been asleep for a year."

Chapter 305 Changes in One Year (5K)

Sleeping for a whole year...

And that's not all; everything has changed dramatically.

In the past year, the Shadow Garden has emerged from behind the scenes, with Alpha leading the team to sweep across the world and conquer a third of the world map, directly taking the EU into their fold.

Furthermore, they maintained good relations with the Chinese Federation and, through some unknown deal, obtained Penglai Island from the High Eunuchs.

That is, his current location.

While Mahiro to process these things, Mahiro gently stroked Delta and Zeta, who were crying and clinging to him.

The cat and the dog were crying quite sadly.

The difference is that Delta wiped her snot and tears all over him, while Zeta only wet his clothes with her tears.

The others, though not rushing forward in a undignified manner, were also sobbing quietly.

During that year, they even thought he would never wake up again.

But they never gave up and kept waiting. Different people took turns accompanying him every day, afraid that he would wake up to find no one beside him.

And today, it's the day they promised to be together, to stay by Mahiro's side, and wait for him to wake up.

Surprisingly, he actually woke up today.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. I'm still alive, aren't I?"

However, even so, their tears didn't stop.

This reaction only made him more troubled, and he scratched his head. He was quite good at handling other situations, but when a woman cried, especially his family members, he really didn't know what to do.

But seeing the beautiful scenery outside the window, he suddenly thought of something and said:

"Why don't you show me the scenery outside?"

He still doesn't know what the current situation is.

The girls exchanged glances and nodded in agreement with his suggestion.