"No matter what, don't get your hopes up too much about this attempt. Zero's decision is important too. If he intends to sabotage it, you'll have to follow his orders."
"Why?" Kallen asked, puzzled.
But the moment she said it, she began to understand.
The Island Nation Special Administrative Zone was her ideal, not Ask's.
She had never heard Ask mention what his own goal was.
Kallen suspected it most likely had something to do with Britannia's throne.
"This is part of the plan."
Ask had no intention of answering either. He walked past Kallen, patting her shoulder as he said:
"All you can do is trust me, just as I told you when we first met."
When Lelouch arrived at the venue, Ask was preparing to leave with Monica.
Before leaving, however, he discovered an interesting girl.
Her name was Nina.
She seemed to have been one of the hostages in the Lake Kawaguchi Central Hotel incident.
Because Euphemia had saved her, she harbored an unusual affection for her.
Taking advantage of that, Ask took her along, telling her he could give her a chance to meet Euphemia and have a heart-to-heart conversation.
Meeting royalty face-to-face was something any ordinary person would yearn for, let alone this infatuated girl.
Nina also recognized Ask.
With the prince's reputation, he could hardly be trying to deceive a young girl.
She had even less reason to be wary of him.
Ask enjoyed quite a good reputation.
Moreover, the girl leaned toward the Pureblood Faction, harboring a deep-seated fear of Honorary Britannians and Elevens.
That was also why she had chosen to stay alone in her room instead of joining the others in celebrating Suzaku Kururugi.
Of course, his interest in this utterly plain girl was entirely due to her talent.