Ask had no intention of truly hurting the girl.
What he had said earlier was the truth. He genuinely intended to groom her into a trusted confidante.
A spotless blank slate was easier to fill with his own ideas.
Besides, Anya was one of the Knights of the Round.
Rather than torture or even kill her here and bring trouble on himself, he would be better off bringing her over to his side.
Ask only wanted to use this method to force Marianne out.
He was certain that Marianne's consciousness resided in Anya's mind.
He intended to pry every detail of Charles's plan out of Marianne.
Because C.C's whereabouts were unpredictable, and Charles and Marianne already harbored a degree of suspicion toward her and would not disclose their entire plan, Ask did not know much either.
V.V, meanwhile, was immune to Geass.
So his only option was to use Geass on Marianne.
However, this was Ask's first encounter with a consciousness inhabiting someone else's mind.
If he used Geass directly on Anya, there was no guarantee that Marianne would be controlled as well.
The safest method was to draw Marianne's consciousness out, wait until she took control of Anya's body, and then use Geass on her.
His second option, if that failed, was to have Leila remove the Geass affecting Anya, completely destroying the remnant of Marianne's soul.
No matter what, he could not allow Marianne to pass on information about him or C.C's betrayal.
Marianne had to die today.
As things stood, his attempt seemed to have failed.
Ask placed Anya's soft, slender index finger between the jaws of the stapler and slowly pressed it down...
The metal above and below rested against her finger. With a little force, the staple inside would pierce her flesh.
Meanwhile, Leila brought