Chapter Summaries

Origami waited near the Geass Order’s suspected base in Tottori Prefecture and received orders from Lord Ask to capture V.V. when she found him. Meanwhile, Lelouch learned that Black Knights members were heading to Tottori without his approval, sent Rolo to investigate, and Milly secretly reported Rolo’s departure.

• Origami watched the suspected Geass Order base in Tottori Prefecture and received Lord Ask’s order to capture V.V. once she located him.
• A Black Knights member told Rolo to join a raid in Tottori, so Rolo called Lelouch to report the suspicious operation.
• Lelouch told Rolo to join the mission, discover its purpose, and use his judgment if necessary.
• Lelouch suspected the operation concerned the Geass Order and considered whether Diethard or Empress Kaguya had issued the orders.
• Rolo left Ashford Academy for the meeting point after telling Milly he was unwell, and Milly called someone to report his departure.

The Black Knights attacked the Geass Order’s base, where Rolo confronted V.V. and his powerful Siegfried. Meanwhile, Origami found and freed Cornelia, offering information about Euphemia in exchange for help capturing V.V.

• The Black Knights stormed the Order’s base, killing its researchers and children as some fighters questioned the attack.
• Lelouch ordered Rolo to cooperate with the Black Knights and capture V.V., while privately treating Rolo as a disposable tool.
• V.V. emerged in the Siegfried, resisted Rolo’s Geass, and fought the Black Knights with the mecha’s extraordinary speed and strength.
• Origami found Cornelia imprisoned in a cage and freed her after receiving instructions from her lord.
• Origami promised to reveal whether Euphemia was alive if Cornelia helped capture V.V.

Ask prepared to leave for Area 11 and secure V.V., while Cornelia captured V.V. and tried to use him to learn whether Euphemia was alive. Ask confirmed Euphemia was alive but threatened her to force Cornelia to hand V.V. over to Origami.

• Ask told Gino and Suzaku Kururugi to return with Nunnally and protect Schneizel, while he stayed behind with Anya.
• Ask ordered Kallen and the others to prepare for the Black Knights and Tianzi, and told them to restrain Lelouch while guarding against his geass.
• After V.V. was captured, Cornelia called Ask and demanded proof that Euphemia was alive before she would surrender V.V.
• Ask confirmed Euphemia was alive, threatened to kill her if Cornelia delayed, and ordered her to hand V.V. to Origami and leave with her.

Lelouch took Tianzi and Empress Kaguya aboard the Ikaruga, but Li Xingke attacked before they could reach Penglai Island. Kaguya used the crisis to approach Tōdō with a plan for an autonomous Island Nation Special Zone and prepared to reveal Zero’s identity.

• Lelouch confined Empress Kaguya with Tianzi, then ordered the Ikaruga to set course for Penglai Island to meet the Indian Reinforcements.
• Li Xingke intercepted the Ikaruga and demanded that Zero hand over Tianzi.
• Empress Kaguya learned of the attack and approached Tōdō while he prepared to sortie against Xingke.
• Empress Kaguya asked Tōdō to consider an autonomous Island Nation Special Zone, and he acknowledged that it could be better than continued resistance.
• Empress Kaguya told Tōdō she had a complete plan to make the Special Zone a reality and said she would reveal Zero’s true identity.

Ask prepared to seize a code while learning that Kallen had been captured and the Black Knights were fracturing. Kallen was transferred to Schneizel, who told her that Ask wanted her to follow his orders for now.

• Leila told Ask that Jeremiah had secured the prisoner, Rolo had been detained, and Kaguya was moving against Zero with Tōdō.
• Leila reported that Li Xingke had captured Kallen and the Guren Type-2, so Ask ordered her to negotiate with the Chinese Federation's Grand Eunuchs for their release.
• The Grand Eunuchs gave Kallen and the Guren Type-2 to Schneizel before Leila could negotiate, and Lloyd took possession of the Guren Type-2.
• Gino released Kallen from detention and escorted her to Schneizel, suggesting that she could join the Knights of the Round.
• Schneizel told Kallen that Ask had spoken with him and wanted her to follow Schneizel's commands for the time being.

Schneizel revealed to Kallen that he supported Ask’s bid for the throne, while Suzaku reaffirmed his loyalty to Ask and Gino was restrained. At the Eighty-Eight Imperial Tombs, Li Xingke rejected the Grand Eunuchs’ betrayal and charged toward the Black Knights to rescue Tianzi, as Schneizel sent Suzaku and Kallen to carry out their plan.

• Schneizel told Kallen he was supporting Ask’s bid for the throne, and Kallen stopped pretending to be unaware of their alliance.
• Gino confronted Schneizel over supporting a rebellion, but Suzaku stopped him and Schneizel explained that Suzaku had been loyal to Ask since Euphemia’s death.
• Schneizel had his guards restrain Gino and asked him to choose whether to cooperate.
• Lelouch’s forces fell back to the Eighty-Eight Imperial Tombs, where the Chinese Federation’s Longdan blocked the only entrance.
• The Grand Eunuchs ordered Li Xingke to stop fighting and admitted they had agreed to let Britannia eliminate the Black Knights in exchange for noble titles.
• Li Xingke broke free of his guards in the Shen Hu and headed for the Ikaruga to rescue Tianzi, while Schneizel told Suzaku and Kallen to proceed according to plan.

Suzaku Kururugi and Kallen brought Schneizel’s peace offer to the Black Knights, and Tōdō agreed to host negotiations aboard the Ikaruga. Schneizel arrived as the Black Knights gathered, but the talks had not yet begun when the chapter ended.

• Suzaku Kururugi and Kallen intervened in the battle and told Tōdō that Britannia had permission from the Chinese Federation to negotiate.
• Kallen privately told Tōdō that Schneizel had released her and that Lady Kaguya’s peace plan was underway; Tōdō agreed to negotiate aboard the Ikaruga.
• Suzaku Kururugi invited Li Xingke to join the talks and said the marriage alliance had been canceled and Tianzi could return with him.
• Tōdō informed Zero that Schneizel was coming to negotiate, and Zero told him to host the meeting while preparing for possible danger.
• Schneizel arrived aboard the Ikaruga with Kanon, and Empress Kaguya began the meeting despite Tamaki’s objections.

Schneizel offered the Black Knights autonomy in Area 11 in exchange for handing over Zero, while presenting evidence that Zero was Lelouch vi Britannia and had used Geass to manipulate people. Empress Kaguya secured a majority for the proposal and announced that she would temporarily command the Black Knights after Zero was handed over.

• Tamaki objected to Schneizel’s offer, but Kaname Ohgi ordered him out of the meeting, and the talks continued.
• Schneizel confirmed that Zero was Lelouch vi Britannia, his younger brother, and Suzaku Kururugi testified that Geass had made him disobey orders and had caused Euphemia’s actions.
• Schneizel presented photographs and a list of people allegedly controlled by Lelouch, while Empress Kaguya confirmed that Geass had caused Euphemia’s change.
• Empress Kaguya called for a vote on the Island Nation Special Zone proposal, and Tōdō and other officers joined her in supporting it.
• After the motion passed, Empress Kaguya announced that she would take temporary command of the Black Knights once they handed over Zero.

Schneizel and Empress Kaguya exposed Lelouch’s identity and used the threat to Nunnally to corner him, forcing him to flee. Kallen captured him and revealed that Ask had recruited her from the Black Knights’ beginning, leaving Lelouch confronted with her anger over Euphemia’s death and the ruined Special XZ Zone plan.

• Schneizel revealed Lelouch’s identity, and Empress Kaguya announced that they knew about Geass.
• Tōdō, Kaname Ohgi, and Empress Kaguya confronted Lelouch over his actions and threatened Nunnally’s place in the Imperial Family.
• Lelouch removed his mask and escaped while Suzaku and the guards tried to stop him.
• Lelouch regrouped with Qianzhi, but Kallen shot Qianzhi in the leg and ordered Lelouch to surrender.
• Kallen revealed that Ask had recruited her early on and helped her family, then blamed Lelouch for destroying Euphemia’s Special XZ Zone plan and deceiving the Black Knights.

Kallen confronted Lelouch over his actions and told him Euphemia might still be alive, while Suzaku took Lelouch into custody. At the conference, Empress Kaguya secured support for the Island Nation Special Zone and redirected the Black Knights’ attention toward Britannia’s emperor, while Li Xingke sought an alliance with Ask.

• Kallen blamed Lelouch for using Geass and killing Clovis, then told him Euphemia was not dead.
• Suzaku knocked Lelouch unconscious, and Kallen carried the unconscious Qianzhi to the infirmary.
• Empress Kaguya agreed to return Tianzi to the Chinese Federation, but Li Xingke said he would keep Tianzi from returning to a cage.
• Li Xingke asked Schneizel to tell Ask that he wanted to forge a lasting friendship with him on behalf of the Chinese Federation.
• Empress Kaguya told Tōdō that Ask supported the Island Nation Special Zone and guided him toward seeing Britannia’s emperor as the chief obstacle to peace.
• After Tōdō left, Empress Kaguya was pleased that she had shifted the conflict toward the emperor and thought fondly of Ask.

Ask returned to Area 11, told Cornelia that he planned to seize the throne, and persuaded her to wait so she could learn Euphemia was alive. He then confronted the chained V.V. and prepared to use Geass, while C.C. warned him that his decision would bind him to endless time.

• Ask arrived at the Imperial Family's landing pad in Area 11, where Jeremiah reported that V.V. was imprisoned and C.C. was with him.
• Cornelia demanded news of Euphemia, and Ask told her Euphemia was alive at an EU base and asked her to delay leaving while he seized the throne.
• Ask warned Cornelia that Euphemia would be at risk if he failed, and Cornelia agreed to wait so she could speak with Euphemia.
• Ask entered the detention room, greeted the exhausted V.V., and taunted him as Origami and C.C. watched.
• Ask used Geass as C.C. warned him that his choice would bring endless time and loss, and he promised his loyal subordinates that their achievements would never be forgotten.

Ask prepared Area 11 as a battlefield and lured Charles’s fleet toward it while his allies dealt with political unrest in the Chinese Federation. After Charles confirmed that V.V and C.C were with Ask, Ask ordered the enemy fleet into the Tokyo Settlement so his forces could trap and destroy it.

• Ask had resources from the EU brought to Area 11 and prepared to use himself as bait for Charles’s forces.
• Jeremiah told Ask that the emperor’s fleet was approaching, while Leila reported that Schneizel had allied with the Black Knights and Li Xingke was handling the Grand Eunuchs.
• Ask ordered Li Xingke to act quickly after evidence of the Grand Eunuchs’ crimes sparked unrest across the Chinese Federation.
• Charles contacted Ask, confirmed that V.V and C.C were with him, and ended the call without negotiation.
• Ask rejected Monica’s suggestion to launch a Freyja and ordered Jeremiah to open Area 11’s airspace so the enemy fleet could enter before the ground forces attacked.

Ask directed the defense of Tokyo Settlement as Charles’s forces bombarded the area, preparing a counterattack and a global broadcast to display his strength. After the enemy fleet entered Tokyo Airspace, Ask ordered missiles and a flank assault, while Cornelia led the royal guard into battle.

• Britannia forces began indiscriminately shelling Tokyo Settlement under the Emperor’s order to eliminate Ask and the rebels.
• Ask ordered the Rhongomyniad to retreat, sent Cornelia’s squad to an ambush point, and had Boris’s squad maintain air superiority.
• Ask arranged a global broadcast and watched the bombardment destroy most of his forward troops and damage Ashford Academy.
• When the enemy fleet entered Tokyo Airspace, Ask ordered a missile salvo, attacks on the ground forces and enemy warships, and Cornelia’s charge against the frontline commander.
• Cornelia and Gilbert led the royal guard out of the buildings on the flank.

Cornelia charged into Britannia’s forces while Ask’s defenses faced an assault from three Knights of the Round. As the Rhongomyniad’s shield came under threat, Ask spotted the arriving reinforcements and entrusted Monica with confronting the Knights.

• Cornelia told Gilbert to cover her and charged toward the enemy commander, hoping to capture him.
• General Boris activated hidden antiaircraft cannons, which damaged escort ships and Float System-equipped Knightmares.
• Charles sent Dorothea, Nonette, and Luciano to eliminate Ask’s forces, while allowing Cornelia to die if she proved weak.
• Luciano flew toward the Rhongomyniad, and Nonette proposed waiting for the shield to open a gap before attacking.
• Ask saw the three Knights of the Round approaching and, after a missile struck in the distance, ordered Monica to deal with them.

Charles ordered Bismarck and the Tokyo Bay Fleet to attack the Avalon while the Knights of the Round fought Ask’s forces. Monica arrived in a modified ninth-generation Knightmare, Artoria Alter, and killed Luciano with one shot, leaving the remaining Knights stunned.

• Charles ordered Bismarck to deploy and the Tokyo Bay Fleet to fire on the Avalon, while Bismarck suspected Ask’s Geass had turned Schneizel against them.
• Dorothea tried to return to the flagship, but Nonette attacked her and disabled her right arm, revealing that she had joined the new emperor with Lady Beatrice’s help.
• Nonette damaged Dorothea’s Float System and flight system, then tried to convince her to surrender.
• Luciano attacked Nonette and Dorothea, but Monica arrived in a modified Knightmare and evaded his grappling attack.
• Monica shot Luciano through the cockpit with a Special Penetrating Round, and Ask identified her machine as the ninth-generation Knightmare Artoria Alter.

Anya captured Dorothea after convincing her that surrender was the only way to protect her family. Meanwhile, Bismarck overpowered Suzaku until Cornelia intervened, and Ask watched as the fight against Bismarck continued.

• Anya threatened Dorothea with the Mordred's Hadron Cannon, and Nonette persuaded Dorothea to surrender to protect her family.
• Bismarck attacked Suzaku in the Galahad, repeatedly anticipating his moves and accusing him of betraying the Emperor.
• Bismarck severed the Lancelot's hand with Excalibur and nearly destroyed its flotation unit.
• Cornelia fired explosive rounds at the Galahad, giving Suzaku a chance to escape the sword strike and kick Bismarck away.
• Bismarck turned to attack Cornelia, while Ask watched and remarked on Bismarck's skill and Excalibur.

Ask’s forces crippled Charles’s flagship and defeated Britannia’s defenses, while Origami captured the emperor after his Geass failed against her. Ask ordered Monica to prepare Freyja as the battle’s outcome became clear.

• Ask ordered Monica to shoot down Charles’s flagship and Origami to capture the emperor alive.
• Monica’s Artoria Alter pierced the flagship with a Super Railgun shot, while Bismarck broke through Cornelia’s defenses and wounded Suzaku’s machine.
• Li Xingke and the Black Knights attacked Bismarck, crippling his Galahad and forcing him to fall with the descending flagship.
• Charles tried to escape, but Origami blocked his route, resisted his Geass, and captured him with an electric net.
• Origami reported Charles’s capture to Ask, who praised her and ordered Monica to prepare Freyja.

Artoria Alter fired the Freyja warhead, destroying the Tokyo Settlement and ending the battle, while Ask began planning a three-power peace with Schneizel and Li Xingke. A furious Ohgi tried to turn the Ikaruga’s weapons on Ashford Academy, but Jeremiah’s arrival and praise for Kaguya left the Black Knights surrounded.

• Schneizel ordered the Avalon to withdraw, and Kaguya used the retreat as a pretext to pull the Ikaruga out of the battlefield.
• Artoria Alter fired the Freyja warhead on Ask’s order, destroying the Tokyo Settlement and killing everyone caught in its blast, including Tōdō and the Four Holy Swords.
• After the explosion, Ask detained Dorothea Ernst and Charles and discussed future governance with Schneizel and Li Xingke at Ashford Academy.
• Ohgi ordered the Ikaruga to fire on Ashford Academy and flee to the Chinese Federation, but Kaguya stopped his men and refused to support him.
• Ohgi accused Kaguya of betraying the Black Knights and raised his fist against her, but Jeremiah arrived with armed soldiers and told Kaguya that Ask would be pleased with her actions.

At Ashford Academy, Ask explained that he had only promised the Island Nation a Special XZ Zone, not a military role for the Black Knights, and singled out its terrorists for elimination. Aboard the Ikaruga, Kaguya sided with Britannia as Jeremiah executed Ohgi and other opponents, then threatened the surviving Black Knights into obedience.

• Ask told Schneizel and Li Xingke that his promise covered only the Special XZ Zone and that terrorists in the Black Knights were another matter.
• Aboard the Ikaruga, the Black Knights realized Kaguya had sided with Britannia when she thanked Jeremiah for rescuing her.
• Jeremiah declared that Tōdō, the Four Holy Swords, and Ohgi had died in battle, then shot Ohgi.
• At Jeremiah's signal, Britannian soldiers killed Ohgi's longtime followers and others Kaguya had marked as traitors.
• Jeremiah ordered the surviving Black Knights to obey Kaguya and help build the Special XZ Zone, threatening them with the same fate if they resisted.

After the battle, Cornelia went to the EU to see Euphemia under Ask’s watch, while Suzaku brought Lelouch to face his older brother. Ask offered Lelouch a choice between forgetting his time as Zero and living under surveillance with Nunnally, or remaining imprisoned; Lelouch considered the offer as Ask activated his geass.

• Cornelia told Ask she was going to the EU to see Euphemia, and he arranged for her to stay there under his supervision.
• Suzaku brought the exhausted Lelouch to Ask, who said Nunnally had returned home with Ossidius and that Emperor Charles would be publicly executed after Ask took the throne.
• Lelouch admitted that Ask had outmaneuvered him through superior information and asked whether Ask intended to execute him too.
• Ask offered Lelouch a life with Nunnally if he forgot being Zero and possessing geass, or indefinite imprisonment if he refused.
• Lelouch chose Nunnally over keeping his memories, and Ask activated his geass.