One year later.
Kallare served as Governor of Area 11, while Cornelia's knight, Gilford, served as acting Vice Governor.
Strictly speaking, as a knight, Gilford was not qualified to hold the position of Vice Governor. However, with former Governor Cornelia's whereabouts unknown, and Gilford being more familiar with Area 11, he had been temporarily appointed acting Vice Governor and Deputy Governor to help Governor Kallare learn the ropes.
Under their administration, Area 11 regained its former peace, and everything ran smoothly.
Although remnants of the Black Knights continued to cause trouble in various places during this time, to the Britannian military, which had long since brought the situation under control, they were little more than flies.
They buzzed around, annoying everyone.
Governor Kallare had considered completely stamping out the embers of resistance, but those flies would retreat into hidden corners after each attack, and tracking them down took considerable effort.
Whenever one group was wiped out, another would emerge.
The impoverished Island Nation People became a source of fresh recruits for the remnants of the Black Knights.
Thus, Governor Kallare established an Education and Correction Zone in Area 11.
Most of the Elevens were gathered and housed there.
Ostensibly, it offered them education and a stable life. In reality, it was intended to redevelop the slums, expand the Britannians' residential areas, and keep the Elevens under control-penned up-to prevent another Zero from uniting them.
They could also be used as laborers, making them more valuable alive than dead.
Meanwhile, the former members of the Black Knights who had escaped the Tokyo Decisive Battle a year ago seemed to have vanished. Although everyone knew they were secretly directing the resistance, no trace of them could be found.
Governor Kallare neither minded nor felt any urgency. Suppressing the resistance gave him something