Seeing that he had thoroughly confused everyone, Uzumaki Gamu pressed his advantage. "All right, I'm done talking. What do you think?"
Everyone exchanged bewildered looks-they were still at the stage of thinking Uzumaki Gamu sounded impressive without quite understanding what he meant.
So everyone looked at Ohgi, the smartest among them-he was their leader, after all. They would follow his decision!
Ohgi thought for a moment, then asked, "I understand what you're saying, but if I had to do it myself... I couldn't. If we follow you, can you lead us to victory?"
"Yes!" Uzumaki Gamu said firmly. "But..."
Before Uzumaki Gamu could finish, Ohgi continued, "I understand. You said this meeting was meant to test us... You'll only let us join if we pass, right?"
"Exactly. Glad you haven't forgotten that detail," Uzumaki Gamu said.
"Huh? We still have to take a test? We've fought more battles than we can count! What's there to test?" Tamaki said dismissively.
"This path is a deadly one. If you don't have an iron will, you're better off not joining... Otherwise, what happens if you back down when your life is on the line?" Uzumaki Gamu told them. "Let me repeat myself: I won't be fighting petty little battles. Join my organization, and you'll be facing the entire Britannian Empire! Honestly, I'm confident we can win, but I don't know how many sacrifices that will take... Even I might die in this revolution... One wrong move, and you're dead!"
Lelouch only used these people because he had no one else. Given a choice, he would certainly have picked a more elite force. Of course, that was partly his own fault-he couldn't bring himself to control them directly with Geass, nor could he bring himself to connect with them sincerely. Their loyalty depended entirely