[Code Geass] Irregular 222

Chapter 222 – 221. Ice Ship

“The Black Knights retreat!”
“Nonette aniagram! Dorothea Ernst signal unknown!”
“Sir Monica Krushewski seems to be having a hard time too!”

Sounds were heard everywhere. It was all the cries of the staff. Boarding the battleship Avalon, Schneizel looked at the battle board in front of him with an expressionless expression.

“As it is, the opponent will head to the Commonwealth of China.”
“That’s right. There’s nowhere else to go. It’s probably heading towards Jiangsu Province, where Shinku’s forces are located.”
“Leave it alone. Now we have a reason to intervene in the Commonwealth of China.”

Schneizel said so and operated the wheelchair. As the wheelchair carrying Schneizel spun around and was preparing to leave the bridge, Kanon Maldini asked from behind.

“What shall I do with Sir Dorothea and Sir Nonette? Seeing as no reports of their deaths have come, they seem to have been taken prisoner by the enemy.”
“Sir Dorothea and Sir Nonnette will demand a ransom. Or they will appease them. I’m not worried about those who will fall for the appeasement. We can pay the ransom and bring them back. To us, ace pilots are precious.”
“Yes…”

Kanon nodded at Schneizel’s words. All of a sudden, I felt like things were going too far. The battle is won. But the war feels lost. Apparently, they recaptured Hokkaido and succeeded in expelling the Black Knights from Area 11, but in battle, they were repeatedly pushed back due to the difference in skill between the ace pilots. Kam Woo-jin, who was a knight of Euphemia Lee Britannia, feels like the situation has become serious because of that. Even without him, the other side’s ace pilot side had rounds-level skills, but Kam Woo-jin, it was amazing that everyone looked so confident in front of him.

“War is difficult to win or lose because of a small number of ace pilots. The Black Knights are said to be defeated by going to the Chinese Federation. Li Xinku’s forces also feel like a small elite by the standards of the Chinese Federation, and the Black Knights are the same. .The power of the great eunuch is similar to ours. In the end, we will have an overwhelmingly large amount. 1 + 1 is 2, but 8 + 20 is 28. Do you know the difference?”
“Is the Chinese Federation on the side of the Great Hall 8?”
“Wouldn’t that be enough?”

Schneizel shrugged his shoulders. As soon as he left his bridge, Schneisel’s eyes went cold. Kanon had sad eyes. Schneizel with a handicapped leg is not the old Schneizel. This is how he began to show his cold side when it was time to be alone with him.
That made Kanon both happy and sad.

The old Schneizel might not be seen anymore.

‘Woojin… If I kill him, will His Highness return to normal?’

The imperial family in the home country already knew that Schneizel had become crippled. I remembered Odysseus’ worried expression. Even then, Schneizel was laughing and talking.

After hooking up with Ugin, Kanon couldn’t deny that Schneizel had gone awry.

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[The enemies retreat. Let’s quickly climb to the sea ice line!]

I heard Lelouch’s words through the communication. I was very satisfied. Because such a large battle was a treasure trove of experience points.

“Is it over with just entering Ikaruga?”
[Okay. Now, what needs to be done is finished.]

Lelouch’s words resonated through the telecommunications, exuding a sense of excitement. I snapped my neck, loosening my neck muscles. Are you going to the Commonwealth of China now?

[Leader.]
“H. Karen.”

While I was slowly flying towards Ikaruga, a crimson lotus was attached to the side. As for Karen, the fight was rough, and steam was seen spewing out of her right arm, which had her radiant wave organ attached. You must have written a lot. From a distance, it was Karen who shot down the most of her opponents. That diffuse radiation wave was a nightmare for the 5th generation Nightmare. Rather, if it crawled on the ground, it wouldn’t have dealt a big blow, but because it flew in the air with a float unit, the damage was enormous. If you stop in the air, the rest is free fall.

The 7th generation Nightmares would have ended up stopping in the air for a bit, but Sutherland’s number of shootdowns by Hongryeon will exceed three digits. As long as the radiation wave is on our side, Britannia has no choice but to focus on the 7th generation Nightmare Frame. However, the level of training difficulty is different between a pilot who controls a 5th generation Nightmare Frame and a pilot who can control a 7th Generation Nightmare Frame. While the 5th generation Nightmare frame can be easily moved by ordinary people, the ability of the pilot is important from the 7th generation Nightmare.

Suzaku didn’t become Lancelot’s test pilot for nothing. Lancelot was the aircraft that killed pilots at that time. Things got bigger the moment he killed the Britannia knight, and Suzaku, an honorary Britannian who could be replaced at any time, became Lancelot’s pilot. Suzaku was the only person in those days who could bring out Lancelot’s ability close to 100%, even if he died without any problems.

It wasn’t for nothing that when Lloyd evaluated Suzaku, he said it was the best parts.

No matter how mass-produced it is, the 7th generation is the 7th generation. The level of training and physical ability required of pilots is different from that of the 5th generation type.

“Did you kill a lot?”
[Hmm… That doesn’t sound very nice.]
“Okay?”

Karen answered my question in an awkward tone. Well, to say that he killed a lot. Yes to do right? If it was me, it was the best! I will, but Karen is not like me.

“Karen. Do you want to be praised?”
[Yes!?]

When I asked the question right away, the answering Karen answered while even beeping. I could hardly contain my laughter. I think it’s cunning. Are you conspiring with Lirina like that? I’ll make you cry when the atmosphere burns.
I am hehe I thought while laughing. Lirina came to my side as if it had flown before I knew it. She is a futsunushi gas like me. Lirina hadn’t yet received much recognition from giants like Lloyd and Rakshata. She was a little sullen at the fact that she was a liana, but it didn’t matter that she was me. After all, Lirina’s greatest strength lies in her special operations. Among the members of Sword Breaker, Ririna is the best in special operations except for me. These days, she’s learned to booby trap and become Little Woojin in special ops.

And from now on, there is a high probability that special operations will be the main focus. Because there will be a real war.

[Leader! Is the captain also a mass-produced type?]
“…”

Lirina touched my heart as soon as she arrived.

[The captain rode a mass production type. Hasn’t it been since Gloucester?]

Did Sutherland ride in Gears? It brought back memories.

I didn’t have to tell you, but now that I think about it, Lirina also served as Cornelia’s orderly, right? With Marika Soresi. Anyway, what is Marika Soresi supposed to be doing right now?

“Ah. That’s right. Lirina. I saved Princess Cornelia.”
[Really? So, are Princess Euphemia and Princess Cornelia both in the submarine?]
“Yeah. But why do you keep mixing honorifics and flat words lately? Did you think I wouldn’t know?”

Am I more keuty than you think?

[I’m a year older than the captain.]
“…”

I couldn’t find anything to say

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Return to Ikaruga, get off at Nightmare, and head to the bridge with Karen and Ririna. It was fortunate that the battle wasn’t that long. The sun was just starting to rise, so I felt proud, perhaps because it was the morning sun after the battle after fighting during the dawn, but I ignored it. Did you fight for 3 hours? If it’s a small battle, it’s not a long fight, but when you see it as a large-scale battle, it was like fighting for quite a long time. We also suffered great damage. No matter how good the quality of weapons is, it is impossible to retreat without damage in front of a huge amount of weight difference. Quite a few members of the Black Knights were killed in action.

When we reached the bridge, all the officers of the Black Knights were already gathered. There were only three of us in Sword Breaker. The rest will now be helping Shinku in the Chinese Federation in a special operation. I’ll have to ask Yufi if Daichi is doing well.

I passed the officers who were waiting for us and stood in front of Lelouch. C.C was smiling faintly beside him. There was no reason to care about C.C right now, so I immediately asked Lelouch.

“Are you going to the Commonwealth of China now?”
“No. The moment we go to the Commonwealth of China, defeat is certain.”
“Eh?”

At my question, Lelouch shook his head. When I stupidly asked, Lelouch started to explain.

“I knew this battle would end like this anyway. There is no need for Schneizel to put all his energy into this battle. Anyway, if you let him be careful, Area 11 will go back to normal on its own.”
“That’s right.”

Come to think of it, it really is. We got out of Area 11 on our own, but why the hell did they try to stop it? I didn’t have to.

“It was a huge force. No matter how much we retreated, we could never retreat. Schneizel was deliberately chasing us while creating a corner to escape from.”
“So we can go to the Commonwealth of China?”
“To be precise, it’s probably to make it so that we can’t think of anything other than what the Chinese Federation, Shinku’s forces entrust.”

Lelouch smiled viciously as he spoke. It felt like I could see inside Schneizel’s head.

“Schneizel is in a situation where he can see many gains without loss by expelling us to the Chinese Federation. The achievement of expelling the Black Knights from Area 11, the justification for intervening in the Chinese Federation, and the anti-Britannian forces of the Chinese Federation and the Black Knights at once. If a war breaks out in Area 11, it’s Britannia’s loss, but if a war breaks out in the Chinese Federation, it’s the Chinese Federation’s loss. Britannia can wipe out its enemies from other countries’ territories, not its own. It’s going to be an opportunity.”

After hearing Lelouch’s explanation, I understood why we were able to get out of Hokkaido so easily. Like Lelouch said, I had been thinking that the battle was too short a while ago.
I didn’t know why.

“So you’re not going to the Commonwealth of China?”

I asked. Lelouch shook his head.

“It’s a little different. I’ll just pretend to go.”
“How?”
“The sea ice ship will go to Jiangsu Province. It will also arrive. From there, the Japanese inside the sea ice ship will be able to stay safe until the situation is over. The submarine you came in and the Ikaruga hide as they are.”

Lelouch smiled broadly. It was only then that I remembered. Lelouch said he had to eat Mt. Fuji somehow. He knew what Mt. Fuji was worth. Most of the Sakura Dite in Area 11 comes from Mt. Fuji. If you eat Mt. Fuji, you have an energy reservoir that produces 70% of the world’s energy. Maybe go to Mt.Fuji?

“We hit the Tokyo concession.”
“What?”

Am I wrong again? I’m really glad I didn’t bring it up just to pretend to know. I must go to Mt. Fuji. I thought that if I had shook my head, I might not have heard of Karen and Lirina.

“Schneizel is not a person who needs to stay for a long time as the governor of Area 11. Probably, he will immediately elect a new governor and head to the Chinese Federation. Ugin, did you lose all your ankles? “

Lelouch laughed as if he was having fun.

“The moment Schneizel disappears into the Commonwealth of China, the Tokyo concession strikes. Now, the day to truly liberate Japan has come.”

Hmm. That’s certainly true, though. Then what about Shinku?

Just let Shinku die? Schneizel is going that way too?