Chapter Summaries

Suzaku, Gino, and Anya fought Shadow Garden and a mysterious red Knightmare during the battle at Narita, while Mahiro held Cornelia captive and challenged her to consider what might happen to Euphemia without her protection. Cornelia grew anxious as Mahiro suggested that Schneizel could marry her sister off for political gain.

• Epsilon warned the Britannian forces to stay away, then engaged Gino while Beta intercepted Anya’s missiles and Anya moved to close combat.
• Suzaku drove the Lancelot through the opposing forces, but a red Knightmare blocked his attack, endured his Sandboard’s explosion, and dodged his VARIS shots with speed rivaling Lancelot’s.
• Lloyd and Cecile watched the red Knightmare’s radiation-wave weapon and suspected that it had caused the landslide at Narita.
• Mahiro watched the battle with Cornelia trapped in the Nation-Protector Divine Machine and taunted her about her capture.
• Mahiro warned Cornelia that Euphemia could be left vulnerable to palace politics, then suggested Schneizel might marry her off; Cornelia panicked and rejected the possibility.

Yotsuba Mahiro captured Cornelia as the battle shifted in the Black Knights’ favor, but Jeremiah Gottwald’s rampage killed Tamaki and drove him toward ZERO. Kallen’s Crimson Lotus Mk-II defeated Jeremiah’s Sutherland, though he survived its explosion after the emergency ejection system launched his cockpit.

• Yotsuba Mahiro captured Cornelia and warned her to behave while the battle continued around them.
• Tohdoh Kyoshiro and the Four Holy Swords arrived with the Japanese Liberation Front, broke through Britannia’s lines, and drew Guilford away from Cornelia.
• Jeremiah Gottwald charged through the battlefield in search of ZERO, killed Tamaki Shinichiro, and pressed on despite the Black Knights’ attacks.
• Lelouch ordered Kallen to leave the Lancelot to Shadow and return to intercept Jeremiah near the summit.
• Kallen confronted Jeremiah in the Crimson Lotus Mk-II, caught his Sutherland with its silver claw, and destroyed it with radiant wave energy.
• Jeremiah’s damaged Sutherland exploded after its automatic ejection system launched his cockpit, while Kallen’s Crimson Lotus Mk-II stood amid the flames.

Yotsuba Mahiro released Cornelia after Suzaku Kururugi arrived and threatened to fire on him. C.C. intervened when Suzaku tried to capture Mahiro, and her power plunged Suzaku into a vision of his father.

• Cornelia ordered Britannian forces to retreat, ending the battle.
• Mahiro held Cornelia hostage to stop Suzaku from attacking, but released her when she ordered Suzaku to shoot them both.
• Cornelia told Suzaku to capture Mahiro, and Suzaku aimed Lancelot's VARIS at him.
• C.C. walked onto the battlefield and warned Suzaku not to fire at Mahiro.
• C.C. touched Lancelot and used her power, causing Suzaku to see his father and scream.

Mahiro rescued the badly wounded C.C. while Suzaku’s Lancelot went berserk after Suzaku saw an image of his father. After leaving the battlefield, Mahiro met up with Beta and Epsilon, who had captured Jeremiah, then carried C.C. to a secret base to tend to her.

• Suzaku lost control of Lancelot and fired wildly, while C.C. shielded Mahiro and the Nation-Protector Divine Machine from the attack.
• Mahiro used Nihility and an Antimatter Barrier to block the incoming fire, then carried the wounded C.C. away from the battlefield.
• Cornelia survived the chaos and resolved to defeat her former teacher, Mahiro, with her own hands.
• Beta and Epsilon reported that they had intercepted Gino and Anya, then brought the half-dead Jeremiah to Mahiro.
• Mahiro told Jeremiah that the name Orange had been bestowed on him by Empress Marianne’s descendant and ordered Epsilon to take him to a Geass research institute.
• Mahiro brought C.C. to a secret mountain base, laid her on a bed, and began removing her blood-soaked restraint suit.

Mahiro accidentally entered C.C.’s memories after touching the glowing Code mark on her forehead. He witnessed her childhood, her contract with a nun, and the events that made her immortal and led her to become C.C.

• Mahiro removed stone fragments from C.C.’s wounds, which healed quickly, then covered her with a blanket as she slept.
• C.C.’s Code mark began glowing, and when Mahiro touched it, he was pulled into a stream of her memories.
• Mahiro appeared in a reconstructed memory and met a green-haired woman who said he could not interfere with what happened there.
• Mahiro watched a nun save a chained girl and offer her a contract granting her the power to live in exchange for a future wish.
• The girl gained the Geass [Beloved], was later cursed with immortality by the nun, and eventually took the name C.C. after despairing over her endless life.

After seeing C.C.’s memories, Mahiro apologized and comforted her, and she asked him to call her Chris before kissing him. The story then shifted to funerals for those killed in the Narita landslide, where a grieving woman tried to stop a coffin from being buried.

• Mahiro experienced C.C.’s thousand-year memories and told her he had seen her past, including her human name, Chris.
• Mahiro apologized for invading C.C.’s memories and thanked her for protecting him from Lancelot, bringing her to tears.
• C.C. asked Mahiro to call her Chris, and he did so before she kissed him.
• The Black Knights and Shadow Garden became renowned after the battle at Narita, while the Black Knights and Britannia paused to recover and mourn their dead.
• At a funeral for the landslide victims, a coffee-haired woman broke from the crowd and brushed dirt away from a coffin, begging them not to bury it.

After Shirley’s father died in the Narita Mountain Range battle, Mahiro challenged Suzaku’s condemnation of the Black Knights and Shadow Garden. Kallen questioned whether their actions were just, and Mahiro reminded her that it was war.

• Shirley grieved at her father’s funeral as Kallen and Rivalz apologized, while Lelouch was absent.
• Suzaku denounced the Black Knights, Zero, and Shadow, and Mahiro challenged his right to judge them as a Britannian soldier who had fought at Narita.
• Mahiro told Suzaku that he was neither an Honorary Britannian nor an Eleven, but simply Yotsuba Mahiro.
• After the others left, Kallen asked Mahiro whether the Black Knights were truly on the side of justice and whether the Narita battle could be called just.
• Mahiro told Kallen that she already knew the answer and reminded her that the tragedy was part of war.

Mahiro encouraged Kallen’s resolve to resist Britannia, then accepted an invitation from the Kyoto Six Houses to meet as Shadow. After questioning Lelouch about a funeral, Mahiro visited Nunnally and comforted her when she clung to him.

• Mahiro argued to Kallen that force was necessary to protect their homeland and families, and she thanked him for his guidance.
• Lelouch brought Mahiro an invitation from the Kyoto Six Houses addressed to both Zero and Shadow, and they agreed to attend together.
• Mahiro asked Lelouch what he thought about the funeral, and Lelouch insisted he had abandoned his weakness and had no choice but to keep moving forward.
• Mahiro visited Nunnally after hearing she had been sick and noticed she became gloomy when Lelouch was mentioned.
• Nunnally reached for Mahiro, fell into his arms, and asked to stay close to him for a while, which he allowed.

Mahiro promised Nunnally he would explain Lelouch’s troubles later, then infiltrated Mount Fuji and met Kaguya Sumeragi at the Kyoto Six Houses’ estate. Kaguya mistook him for Shadow, eagerly embraced him, and asked whether he liked girls like her as a potential wife.

• Nunnally asked Mahiro whether he and Lelouch were hiding something from her, and Mahiro promised to tell her when the time was right.
• Kallen learned that Shadow would not attend the Kyoto Six Houses meeting, while Alpha and the blue-haired woman would represent Shadow Garden.
• Mahiro secretly entered Mount Fuji’s mine, explored its Sakuradite veins, and reached the Kyoto Six Houses’ traditional estate.
• Mahiro confronted Kaguya Sumeragi and identified himself as the person she had wanted to speak with.
• Kaguya recognized Mahiro as Lord Shadow, ran into his arms, and wondered whether he would like a girl like her as his wife.

Mahiro exposed why Kaguya had chosen him over Zero: she wanted to escape the Kyoto Six Houses and believed his strength could help her resist them. After Kaguya kissed him and accepted his advances, a tremendous roar interrupted them, and Mahiro offered her an agreement before preparing to leave.

• Kaguya called herself Mahiro’s wife and said she believed he was Japan’s destined hero.
• Mahiro accused Kaguya of choosing him because the Kyoto Six Houses considered him easier to control than Zero, and she admitted she needed his power to break free of their control.
• Kaguya insisted her admiration for Mahiro was genuine and kissed him after he challenged her to prove her commitment.
• Mahiro began touching Kaguya, but a tremor and a loud roar interrupted them.
• Mahiro offered Kaguya power to resist the Kyoto Six Houses and then said it was time to go.

Yotsuba Mahiro, disguised as Shadow, and Shadow Garden confronted Taizo Kirihara over Mount Fuji Mine and Sakuradite. After Gamma declared the mine Shadow Garden’s property and Nu destroyed four Knightmares, Mahiro arrived with Kaguya Sumeragi, leaving Kirihara to recognize that she had chosen Shadow.

• Kaguya Sumeragi straightened her clothes after Mahiro left, but he returned and invited her to watch the Kyoto Six Houses meet their end.
• Kallen, Kaname Ohgi, Lelouch, and Shadow Garden’s representatives arrived at Mount Fuji Mine, where Taizo Kirihara demanded that Gamma unmask Zero.
• Gamma refused Kirihara’s demand and declared that Shadow Garden intended to claim Sakuradite from the Kyoto Six Houses.
• Taizo Kirihara ordered his Knightmares to open fire, but Alpha ordered Nu to destroy all four machines.
• Gamma announced that Mount Fuji Mine belonged to Shadow Garden and that the Kyoto Six Houses would face divine punishment.
• Yotsuba Mahiro appeared with Kaguya Sumeragi, and Kirihara realized that she had made her choice.

Mahiro killed Taizo Kirihara, took control of the Mount Fuji Sakuradite mine, and brought Kaguya to live with him. Meanwhile, Mao spotted Lelouch returning to Ashford Academy and vowed to find C.C., who was staying with Mahiro.

• Mahiro rejected Taizo Kirihara's attempt to negotiate and killed him with a sudden burst of cyan-blue flame.
• Mahiro assigned Alpha, Gamma, and Nu to seize the Mount Fuji mine and take over the Kyoto Six Houses' contacts with the Chinese Federation.
• Kaguya kept her distance from Zero, then embraced Mahiro and asked whether he would abandon her; Mahiro reassured her that he kept his promises.
• Lelouch returned alone to Ashford Academy, while Mao watched from nearby and vowed to find C.C.
• Mahiro brought Kaguya to the student council villa, where she introduced herself to C.C. as his new wife and offered to support him and keep Nunnally company.
• C.C. asked whether Mahiro had killed the Kyoto Six Houses' leaders, and he confirmed that he had eliminated those who raised the issue.

Mahiro learned that Mao, C.C.’s former Geass contractor, had come to the area, and promised to destroy him if he threatened anyone close to him. C.C. recalled how Mao’s mind-reading Geass had led him to manipulate people into horrific crimes, while Kaguya slept nearby as Mahiro and C.C. became intimate.

• Mahiro gave up the bed to Kaguya and C.C. and slept on the sofa.
• C.C. secretly joined Mahiro on the sofa, and he guessed that she was worried about Mao, her former contractor.
• C.C. recalled finding Mao as a boy in the Chinese Federation and explained that he could read the thoughts of everyone except her.
• C.C. remembered how Mao used his Geass to provoke murder and other atrocities, and how she left him but spared his life.
• Mahiro vowed to leave Mao alone unless he came near him or his companions, in which case he would kill him.
• Mahiro and C.C. became intimate on the sofa while Kaguya remained awake beneath the bedcovers.

Mahiro introduced Kaguya Sumeragi to Nunnally, then advised Lelouch on the Black Knights’ next move. The chapter left Lelouch preparing to pursue the Japanese Liberation Front and Colonel Tohdoh without Mahiro’s help.

• Mahiro introduced Kaguya Sumeragi to Nunnally, and the two quickly became friendly after Kaguya claimed to be Mahiro’s wife.
• Lelouch visited Mahiro under the pretense of asking about a lesson and sought advice on developing the Black Knights.
• Mahiro agreed that taking over the Japanese Liberation Front could strengthen the Black Knights and identified Colonel Tohdoh as Lelouch’s real target.
• Mahiro told Lelouch that Major General Katase planned to flee to the Chinese Federation with stolen liquid Sakuradite and suggested intercepting him.
• Mahiro noted that Cornelia would also want to stop Katase from escaping, then told Lelouch he would not help and that the matter was Lelouch’s own responsibility.

Lelouch detonated the transport ship and was unmasked by Shirley, who could not bring herself to shoot him and fled. Later, Mahiro learned Shirley wanted to meet him, while he had been waiting for Mao to appear.

• Lelouch detonated the transport ship carrying liquid Sakuradite, wrecking his Burai Kai as Suzaku fought Kallen.
• Shirley found the unconscious Zero, removed his mask, recognized Lelouch, and ran away without shooting him.
• C.C. witnessed Shirley spare Lelouch, then left the dock and later told Mahiro what had happened.
• Shirley called Mahiro and asked to meet him, so Mahiro offered to bring Lelouch along.
• Mahiro said he had been waiting for Mao, who finally appeared on a crowded tram and offered to take Mao out.

Yotsuba Mahiro met Shirley at the Narita Mountain Range memorial, where she confirmed that he was Shadow and asked him to kill her. When Mao tried to provoke Shirley into shooting Mahiro, Mahiro turned Mao’s mind-reading against him, leaving Mao screaming in terror.

• Alpha warned Mahiro that Mao had set a trap, but Mahiro dismissed her concern and went to meet Shirley.
• Shirley asked Mahiro to kill her because she knew his and Lelouch’s identities, but Mahiro reassured her that he would not harm his student and invited her to seek revenge instead.
• Mao appeared and urged Shirley to take the gun from her bag and kill Mahiro.
• Mahiro silenced Mao, identified him as C.C.’s former Geass contractor, and told him C.C. had considered him worthless.
• Mao tried to read Mahiro’s thoughts but instead heard a torrent of murderous voices and screamed in terror.

Mahiro killed Mao with a controlled Material Burst, then stood with C.C. as she mourned her past with him. Meanwhile, Shirley chose to keep her memories, Lelouch strengthened the Black Knights, and he prepared to rescue Tohdoh by defeating Suzaku outright.

• Mao fled from the memorial plaza, but Mahiro used Est and a restricted Material Burst to kill him.
• C.C. asked whether Mao was dead, then recalled raising him and said she was saying goodbye to the past as Mahiro took her hand.
• Shirley woke and refused to let Lelouch use Geass to erase her memories, later returning to class while keeping her distance from Lelouch.
• Lelouch reorganized the Black Knights after absorbing the Japanese Liberation Front, building a more disciplined force with ZERO as its leader.
• Lelouch planned to free Tohdoh from execution, but declared that he intended to destroy Suzaku rather than merely hold him off.

Lelouch planned to use the Four Holy Swords and Kallen against Suzaku, but Mahiro left after receiving a message from Milly. Mahiro joined Milly at her concert date with Lloyd and introduced himself to Cecile, leaving her shocked by his apparent relationship with Milly.

• Mahiro told Lelouch that the Four Holy Swords and Kallen could make defeating Suzaku easy, then vanished after receiving Milly’s message.
• Milly endured a concert date with Lloyd, her arranged fiancé, while Cecile accompanied them.
• Mahiro appeared when Milly went to the restroom, comforted her, and transformed his casual clothes into a maroon suit.
• Milly left the restroom arm in arm with Mahiro and introduced him to Cecile, who recognized his name and connection to Lloyd’s Knightmare.
• Mahiro recited Cecile’s personal details, and Milly called him her darling, leaving Cecile stunned.

After Lelouch helped rescue Tohdoh, Suzaku Kururugi was left maimed, and Mahiro returned home to find Kaguya embracing her role as his younger wife. At school, Milly asked Mahiro why Shirley kept her distance from Lelouch, but he urged her to leave their troubles alone.

• Lelouch celebrated that Tohdoh had cut off one of Suzaku Kururugi's arms during the execution-site rescue.
• Kaguya greeted Mahiro as her lord husband, showed off her new outfit, and offered to help him while promising to wait a year before sharing his bed.
• Mahiro and C.C. discussed Lelouch's failure to use Geass on Suzaku Kururugi and agreed that Lelouch had chosen a worse way to handle the conflict.
• Milly told Mahiro that Shirley and Lelouch still acted like strangers, and Mahiro advised her not to meddle in their affairs.

Mahiro learned that Euphemia wanted him to become her knight, but he declined and offered to find her a capable candidate instead. Meanwhile, Suzaku accepted a dangerous military prosthetic enhancement experiment after losing his place as Lancelot's pilot.

• Mahiro secretly teased Milly during their conversation, then warned her not to play with fire.
• Suzaku left school for a hospital visit and signed the military's Prosthetic Enhancement Experiment agreement despite Cecile's concern.
• Euphemia called Mahiro and asked him to become her knight, explaining that she wanted to help him and her sister.
• Mahiro declined Euphemia's request and explained how Suzaku's appointment could benefit Britannia's rule over Area 11.
• Mahiro offered to choose a powerful knight for Euphemia, and she happily accepted his help.