Chapter Summaries

Mahiro and Lelouch attacked the Governor-General's Palace as Britannian reinforcements arrived, and Mahiro demonstrated overwhelming firepower in his Nation-Protector Divine Machine. The battle split into several duels, ending with Jeremiah Gottwald charging Lelouch in Siegfried while Mahiro wondered whether he was trying to confirm the truth.

• Kaguya accepted Mahiro's promise to protect Japan as he left for the battle outside the Governor-General's Palace.
• Kallen disabled Suzaku's Lancelot, while Mahiro and Lelouch flew past in Azure Dragon and Gawain to confront Gino Weinberg and Anya Alstreim.
• Mahiro and Lelouch destroyed the approaching Britannian transport aircraft with their cannons, and Mahiro amplified his attack with Material Burst.
• Anya attacked Gawain while Gino engaged Mahiro, but Mahiro caught Tristan's scythe and crushed it before Anya intervened and pinned Azure Dragon under Mordred's close-range bombardment.
• Gino stopped Lelouch from helping Mahiro, and Jeremiah Gottwald arrived in Siegfried, rammed Gawain, and attacked it while shouting about Zero.

Mahiro transformed the Nation-Protector Divine Machine into its true form, defeated Anya Alstreim, and sent Shadow Garden to capture her. After Lelouch defeated Cornelia at the Governor-General's Palace, Mahiro took her and revealed that Euphemia had survived.

• Anya Alstreim charged Mahiro at close range, but he enlarged the Nation-Protector Divine Machine into Azure Dragon and destroyed Mordred, leaving Anya unconscious.
• Mahiro ordered Shadow Garden to carry Anya away, then headed toward the Governor-General's Palace.
• Jeremiah Gottwald switched sides and defeated Gino Weinberg, allowing Lelouch to reach the palace.
• Lelouch defeated Cornelia in the recreated Aries Palace garden, and Mahiro arrived as the battle ended.
• Lelouch handed Cornelia over to Mahiro, who told her that Euphemia was alive and that he had saved her after she was shot.

Mahiro rescued Cornelia and left to board the Nation-Protector Divine Machine, while Lelouch discovered that Nunnally and the Black Knights had vanished. V.V. confronted Nunnally at Ashford Academy, but Shadow Garden intervened; after C.C. sensed Mahiro was in trouble, Beta and Epsilon hurried to aid him while Delta stayed behind to fight V.V.

• Mahiro put the exhausted Cornelia to sleep, healed her with Regeneration, and arranged for her to be taken away before noticing C.C. on the rooftop.
• Lelouch learned that Ohgi and the others were missing, Nunnally had disappeared, and Ashford Academy had been devastated, then called Mahiro for help without reaching him.
• V.V. entered Nunnally's room, revealed that he was Charles's older brother, and tried to take her back to Britannia and explain Geass.
• Nunnally refused V.V. and called on Miss Beta, whose Shadow Garden allies attacked him, but his Code let him recover from their strikes.
• C.C. recognized V.V. and denied betraying anyone, then sensed Mahiro was in danger; Beta and Epsilon left to support him while Delta stayed to fight V.V.

Delta withdrew after five minutes of attacking V.V., and Nina’s enormous explosion devastated the battlefield. Meanwhile, Alaya-vijnana revealed herself to Yotsuba Mahiro, explained that Charles and Marianne’s Akasha Sword could kill her, and asked him to stop interfering with history.

• Delta killed V.V. and the cult assassins repeatedly until Alpha ordered her to withdraw after five minutes.
• Nina’s explosion engulfed the battlefield, destroying the surrounding area as Lloyd and Cecile watched from an airborne warship.
• Mahiro followed a figure resembling C.C. into an unknown space, where Alaya-vijnana introduced herself as the collective consciousness of humanity.
• Alaya-vijnana confirmed that she had appeared in C.C.’s memories before and explained that the Akasha Sword could kill her.
• Alaya-vijnana asked Mahiro to stop interfering with history and warned that Charles and Marianne could turn his girlfriends into puppets; Mahiro responded with a threat.

Mahiro negotiated with the Alaya Consciousness for permission to pursue another way to protect C.C. and the others, agreeing not to interfere further with Lelouch's life trajectory. He awoke after a year-long coma on Penglai Island, where his companions had waited for him and Shadow Garden had conquered a third of the world.

• The Alaya Consciousness explained that Mahiro could not obtain Geass or a Code and warned that his interference could prevent Lelouch from defeating Charles.
• Mahiro proposed having C.C. take Charles and V.V.'s Codes, then said he might convince C.C. to change her mind.
• The Alaya Consciousness allowed Mahiro to try in exchange for his promise not to interfere further with Lelouch's life trajectory, then sent him out of C's World.
• Mahiro awoke after sleeping for an entire year and found C.C., Kaguya Sumeragi, Nunnally, Euphemia li Britannia, Alpha, the Seven Shadows, and the others gathered around him.
• C.C. told Mahiro that Shadow Garden had brought the European Union under its control and secured Penglai Island through an agreement with the Chinese Federation.
• Delta, Zeta, and the others cried with relief, and Mahiro asked them to show him the scenery outside.

Mahiro recovered from his year-long slumber and learned what had happened in his absence on Penglai Island. After telling C.C. and Alpha about the day he fell asleep, he visited the imprisoned Monica, who feared that Ita had come to torment her again.

• Alpha and C.C. supported Mahiro as he left the ward, and Alpha told him that the Black Knights had dissolved, Lelouch had been captured, and his memories had been rewritten.
• Mahiro asked Nunnally whether she wanted Lelouch rescued; she hoped he could live peacefully, so Mahiro postponed the decision until his planned visit to Area 11.
• Mahiro asked about Cornelia and learned she was not ready to face him; he then toured Penglai Island and saw Leila Malcal, also known as Leila Von Breisgau.
• C.C. asked Mahiro what had happened a year earlier, and he explained that he had met [God] before falling into his year-long sleep.
• Mahiro went to visit Monica and Anya, and entered Monica's room, where she feared Ita had returned to torment her.

Yotsuba Mahiro confronted Monica in her room and used the “Gate” ability to seize control of her unconscious mind and body. He experimented on her while she struggled to resist, and the chapter ended with him holding her against the wall and taunting her as she weakened.

• Yotsuba Mahiro revealed that he was Shadow, and Monica attacked him with a metal shard she had hidden beneath her pillow.
• Mahiro used the “Gate” to immobilize Monica and examined her while she could not control her body.
• Mahiro experimented with manipulating Monica’s spiritual body, briefly making her feel as if she were choking before adjusting his control.
• Monica regained control and tried to attack Mahiro, but the “Gate” made her collapse back into her seat.
• Mahiro restrained Monica against the wall and taunted her as she refused to submit despite her weakening legs.

Yotsuba Mahiro subjected Monica to repeated mental-interference experiments, learning how far his abilities could alter her senses, emotions, and actions. After restoring her mind and forcing her into a full split, he confronted her about whether she had truly cooperated, leaving her terrified of what he would do next.

• Yotsuba Mahiro restrained Monica, read her thoughts, and threatened to use mental interference to make her submit.
• Mahiro intensified Monica’s senses tenfold, and she endured the overwhelming effects before collapsing in exhaustion.
• Mahiro tested consciousness rewriting, hypnosis, cognition rewriting, and emotional alterations on Monica, then restored her spiritual body as she gave up resisting.
• Mahiro noticed Monica’s missing boot and controlled her into performing a full split as his final experiment.
• Monica pleaded that Mahiro had promised not to harm her if she cooperated, but he replied that she had not cooperated and that her yelling had put him in a bad mood.

Yotsuba Mahiro decided to send Monica back to Britannia after secretly planting a seed of rebellion in her, then offered to restore Anya’s memories. When Anya’s body shifted under Marianne’s control, Mahiro rejected Marianne’s plan to create a world without lies, leaving her unsettled by his indifference to C.C.’s wish for death.

• Yotsuba Mahiro left Monica after feeding her, and C.C. confronted him in the corridor about what he intended to do with her.
• Yotsuba Mahiro told C.C. he planned to send Monica back to Britannia, while keeping his plan to turn her against Britannia secret.
• Yotsuba Mahiro offered to restore Anya’s memories in exchange for her becoming his ally, and Anya agreed.
• Anya’s Geass activated and Marianne took control of her body, asking Yotsuba Mahiro to spare Anya and leave her memories sealed.
• Marianne invited Yotsuba Mahiro to help her and Charles create a world without lies, but he refused because the plan would cost C.C. her life.
• Marianne argued that C.C. wanted to die, but Yotsuba Mahiro’s calm response left her flustered.

Yotsuba Mahiro branded Marianne while keeping her bound to Anya, then agreed to let Euphemia accompany him to Area 11. Shadow Garden arrived at Ashford Academy, where Mahiro made his first public appearance as its leader alongside Nunnally and Euphemia.

• Yotsuba Mahiro forcibly separated Marianne from Anya, branded her, and returned her to Anya because removing her Geass would kill her.
• Mahiro noticed a figure in a black mermaid dress with emerald-green hair disappearing down the corridor.
• Euphemia told Mahiro she wanted to face Area 11 and he agreed to bring her along.
• Shadow Garden's arrival at Ashford Academy drew reporters and students, who recognized the returning Nunnally.
• Mahiro stepped out of the car in public for the first time as Shadow Garden's leader and entered Ashford Academy with Alpha and Nu.

Yotsuba Mahiro reunited with Kallen at Ashford Academy and learned how she became Area 11's governor after the Black Knights' defeat. After Kallen mourned her losses and found comfort in Mahiro, Milly greeted him in the student council room.

• Milly welcomed the European Union delegation at Ashford Academy and brought Mahiro to the student council room.
• Mahiro reunited with Kallen, who explained that she had used the Stadtfeld name and influence to become Area 11's governor and improve conditions there.
• Kallen told Mahiro that the Black Knights had been crushed during the failed Black Rebellion, and that Kaname Ohgi had died trying to rebuild them.
• Kallen broke down in Mahiro's arms over the losses and burdens of the past year, then thanked him and fled the room in embarrassment.
• Milly entered the student council room and teased Mahiro about whether she should call him Teacher Mahiro or Mr. Mahiro.

Mahiro reunited with Milly at Ashford Academy and learned that Lelouch had lost his memories of Nunnally, but Nunnally chose not to disturb his peaceful false life. After returning to the European Union Embassy, Mahiro met Li Xingke at the Chinese Federation Embassy, where Li Xingke asked him to save the Tianzi.

• Milly embraced and kissed Mahiro, then explained that the Black Rebellion had forced students to repeat a year and that the student council room was the only unmonitored place at Ashford Academy.
• Milly told Mahiro that Lelouch no longer remembered Nunnally and believed he had a younger brother named Rolo; Mahiro said Nunnally would decide what to do.
• Nunnally arrived and chose to leave Lelouch in his peaceful dream, so Mahiro departed Ashford Academy after asking Alpha to protect Milly.
• Li Xingke invited Mahiro to the Chinese Federation Embassy, where Li Xingke's sword attack was blocked by Nu.
• Li Xingke knelt before Mahiro and asked him to save Her Majesty the Tianzi.

Li Xingke asked Yotsuba Mahiro to save Jiang Lihua from a forced marriage to Odysseus, arranged by Schneizel and the Ten Attendants. Mahiro arrived at the engagement banquet with the EU Speaker and a Japanese Imperial Family representative, leaving the assembled guests stunned.

• Li Xingke told Mahiro that the Ten Attendants had imprisoned Jiang Lihua and were arranging her marriage to Odysseus, and Mahiro agreed to intervene for a price.
• Several days later, Jiang Lihua sat frightened beside Odysseus at their engagement banquet while Schneizel and the Ten Attendants hosted the celebration.
• Kallen attended as House Stadtfeld's representative, while Suzaku watched her without confronting her.
• Schneizel arrived with Guinevere and assured the guests that the banquet was protected, as Odysseus deferred to his younger brother.
• The master of ceremonies announced the unexpected arrival of the EU Speaker and a Japanese Imperial Family representative, prompting Jiang Lihua to recognize her teacher.
• Mahiro appeared at the entrance, and Odysseus, Monica, and the other guests reacted with shock and fear.

At Odysseus's engagement banquet, Yotsuba Mahiro and his allies confronted Suzaku, the Ten Attendants, and Britannian officials. Mahiro challenged Schneizel to Go with a wager that could cancel the marriage between Odysseus and Jiang Lihua or hand the European Union to Britannia.

• Kaguya Sumeragi slapped Suzaku Kururugi and condemned him for betraying his country and attacking his former saviors.
• Li Xingke ordered the guards to stand down, while Mahiro denounced the Ten Attendants for mistreating their guests.
• Schneizel invited Mahiro to play Go, and Mahiro accepted, opening at tengen as they played before the banquet guests.
• Mahiro proposed that if he won, Schneizel would leave with his people and void the marriage agreement; if he lost, he would give Britannia all of the European Union's land and stay out of the marriage between Odysseus and Jiang Lihua.

Yotsuba Mahiro voided Schneizel’s wedding engagement and crushed the High Eunuchs’ attempt to seize him, then prepared to leave the Chinese Federation and declare war on Britannia. At the airfield, Jiang Lihua tearfully begged him to stay, while Kaguya Sumeragi asked whether she was reluctant to part with her husband.

• Yotsuba Mahiro broke the rules of Go, and Schneizel declared the wedding void before leading Britannia’s delegation away.
• Suzaku Kururugi and the departing guests found the courtyard filled with dead soldiers, while Schneizel ordered them to ignore a disturbance inside the palace.
• Jiang Lihua ran into Yotsuba Mahiro’s arms, but High Eunuch Gao Hai ordered soldiers to seize them, so Mahiro sent Alpha and the Shadow Garden members to kill the attackers and eunuchs.
• Li Xingke dismantled the High Eunuchs’ faction, and Schneizel escaped back to Britannia before Alpha’s group could pursue him.
• After spending several days with Jiang Lihua in Luoyang, Yotsuba Mahiro left for the airfield and said he would return after handling his affairs.
• Kaguya Sumeragi asked Jiang Lihua whether she was reluctant to part with Mahiro, and Jiang Lihua admitted that she liked and admired her teacher.

Yotsuba Mahiro left Jiang Lihua to decide whether to join him after the Chinese Federation and EU allied, then the alliance declared war on Britannia and seized Area 11. As the war began, Mahiro asked Leila to lead the EU or join Shadow Garden, but his clumsy explanation upset her, and C.C. told him he had badly misread the situation.

• Kaguya proposed that Jiang Lihua marry Mahiro, and Jiang Lihua quietly agreed after Mahiro left the choice to her and Li Xingke affirmed his loyalty to her.
• Mahiro urged Jiang Lihua to think carefully before deciding and departed with his companions aboard the floating warship.
• The Chinese Federation and EU became permanent allies, declared war on Britannia, and occupied Area 11 with Li Xingke, Delta's Shadow Garden unit, and Kallen's defection.
• Kaguya announced that liberated Japan would join the EU as the Japan Special Administrative Region and that she would marry Mahiro.
• Mahiro asked Leila to consider taking over the EU or joining Shadow Garden, but she left angrily after he said he only wanted her to train his subordinates and would not make a move on her.
• C.C. appeared after Leila left and told Mahiro that he had badly mishandled the conversation.

While Shadow Garden’s forces prepared to attack Britannia, Mahiro and C.C. confronted the dying V.V. at the Twilight Gate ruins. After revealing why Charles had turned against his brother, Mahiro killed V.V., and the campaign against Britannia began without him at headquarters.

• C.C. told Mahiro that Leila liked him, but he doubted her claim.
• Shadow Garden divided its forces and launched its operation against Britannia from Penglai Island, while Cornelia and Euphemia watched from headquarters.
• Alpha told Kaguya that Mahiro was away with C.C. to deal with a Geass-related threat in the Chinese Federation.
• C.C. found the dying V.V. near the Twilight Gate, and Mahiro joined her and kicked away V.V.’s reaching hand.
• Mahiro explained that V.V. had killed Marianne out of jealousy and staged her death as a terrorist attack, prompting Charles to hate him.
• Mahiro made V.V.’s body vanish, then told C.C. they should leave.

Mahiro and C.C. reached the Door of Twilight, where its defenses forced them to relive C.C.'s painful memories before they chose to become partners. They then confronted Charles in C's World, where Mahiro challenged the purpose of Charles's plan to kill God and end human conflict.

• Mahiro took C.C.'s hand, but the Door of Twilight's defense pulled them into a white space and showed them C.C.'s memories of centuries of torture and suffering.
• Mahiro told C.C. he would share her endless future and offer genuine love, and she accepted him as her partner.
• Mahiro and C.C. arrived in C's World and faced Charles and Marianne as Charles prepared to use the Akasha Sword to kill God and create a world without lies or conflict.
• Mahiro dismissed Charles's wish as boring and argued that conflict had driven humanity's progress.

Yotsuba Mahiro thwarted Charles’s plan to use C.C.’s Code and had him dragged into the Abyss as Britannia’s forces collapsed. Kaguya Sumeragi detonated the FLEIJA, destroying Britannia’s capital and leaving the story amid the devastation.

• Yotsuba Mahiro used Marianne’s betrayal and his Nihility to stop Charles from forcing C.C. to merge her Code marks.
• C.C. rejected her former wish for death and declared that she wanted everlasting love with Yotsuba Mahiro.
• Yotsuba Mahiro severed Charles’s legs and called Alaya, whose freed victims dragged Charles into the Abyss despite his pleas for V.V. to save him.
• Shadow Garden defeated Britannia’s forces; Monica killed Suzaku Kururugi and fled to Shadow Garden’s camp.
• Kaguya Sumeragi pressed the detonator for Nina’s FLEIJA, which obliterated Britannia’s capital and left a huge crater.

After the war, Yotsuba Mahiro and Nunnally visited Kallen’s estate, where Nunnally unexpectedly reunited with her brother Lelouch, who had been living in seclusion with Jeremiah. The siblings embraced and began catching up while Mahiro and the others watched.

• Ita watched a distant explosion caused by her one-time “Material Burst” and collected data.
• Yotsuba Mahiro and Nunnally walked to Kallen’s estate after Kallen invited them there.
• Kallen showed Nunnally the orange grove, where Jeremiah and Anya were picking oranges.
• Lelouch came out of the villa with a broom, and Nunnally recognized him and ran into his arms.
• Lelouch let Nunnally take the broom and gave Yotsuba Mahiro a look entrusting his sister to him.