The sky was shining with the glory of the defeat of the Knights of the Round Table, and in the palace below, a group of maids were surrounding a girl in a wheelchair, using themselves as the last barrier to protect this noble person who could not move independently.
girl.
"Lord Ania Alstomlem, what are you doing? This is the royal palace! Even if you are the sixth knight, you cannot be so presumptuous!"
As the head maid responsible for taking care of the girl, the middle-aged woman who stood in front of the maids and acted as the first barrier sternly questioned the pink girl who knocked down a group of skilled palace guards.
The sixth knight Ania Alstolem, who has the same hair color as the current Queen Euphemia but has it tied up, is no longer as taciturn as before, but instead has a coercion that can make the maids feel frightened.
It is spreading out from its body and hovering in the sky above this room.
"presumptuous?"
Aniya Alstolem's right hand flashed with bursts of light.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be a small but sharp knife that could easily cut a throat.
"What a joke! This is my home. What do I want to do? Do I need other people's approval?"
The sixth knight sneered, then raised his right foot, kicked away the soldier who fell in front of him, and then moved step by step towards the maids, no, towards the girl who was protected by the maids.
"Originally, I thought you had left this world. But I never expected that you would come back. This is really touching! Isn't it? Nunnally."
"Your Highness Nunnally! Get out of here quickly! You guys, take Your Highness Nunnally out of here!"
As soon as the head maid saw Anyia Alstolem approaching, she immediately picked up the spear that fell in front of her, placed it across her chest, and made a gesture that she vowed to kill Anya Alstolem.
The decisive look of stopping him.
"Even the Sixth Knight can't make us take a step back!"
The determination shown by the head maid inspired the maids behind her. Some picked up the spears and chose to stand with the head maid, while others formed groups of twos and threes, surrounded Nunally, and quickly pushed the wheelchair.
Retreat toward the outside.
"Tch! Trouble! Then don't blame me for being rude! After all, you people are just minions of the Britannia royal family!"
Anya Alstolem didn't care about the obstruction of the maids. She just didn't want to show too much in front of Nunnally and let her image in Nunnally's memory collapse, so she didn't let these things happen.
The maids who were in the way were like the palace guards who fell to the ground, losing all reaction.
"Boom!"
The knife in Ania Alstolem's hand drew a cold path, avoiding the spear in the head maid's hand, and went straight to her white throat.
This blow is a sure-kill blow!
Because, when she was stopped by the maids headed by the chief maid, Ania Alstolem had already discovered that the battle in the sky had come to an end.
Knights of the Round Table, defeated!
He knew that if he continued to delay, let alone taking away Nunnally, he might be surrounded by incoming reinforcements.
In this way, killing someone becomes the only option.
"Buzz!"
However, the knife, which was so sharp that it could slit the throat with just one stroke, stopped when it touched the throat of the head maid.
Looking at the drop of blood that quickly streaked across the tip of the knife, Anya Alstolem smiled.
Because the target she was chasing came to her on her own initiative.
"Stop! The Sixth Knight, no..."
As the crisp sound rang out, the slowly moving wheelchair appeared in front of Aniya Alstomlem as the maids moved out of the way.
The girl who controlled the wheelchair was Nunnally V. Brittania.
At this moment, the girl is looking at the pink girl who is holding the sharp knife against the maid with her big bright eyes. Her eyes are unfamiliar, but there are familiar fluctuations in her eyes.
"Stop! There is no enemy of yours here. My mother, Mariana V. Brittania."
When Nunnally revealed the true identity of the mastermind hidden behind Anya Alstolem in a soft voice, the maids who tried to persuade Nunnally to leave suddenly exploded.
"Buzz!"
The moment the blood droplets on the tip of the knife were thrown onto the white collar of the head maid, the knife that almost killed her was withdrawn into the sleeve of Ania Alstolem.
"As expected of my daughter Nunnally. Ever since you were a child, I have known that your sixth sense is different from ordinary people. I didn't expect that under such circumstances, you can still see my existence!"
As he spoke, Aniya Alstolem's eyes glowed with a purple light.
That is the unique light when GEASS is activated.
However, this is not the use of GEASS on others, but the light emitted when the GEASS hidden in Anyia Alstolem's body is activated.
That was a long time ago, during the so-called palace attack, before Mariana was killed by V.V, she activated her GEASS and lodged her soul in the maid Ania Als who happened to appear next to her.
Tolem's body.
"Your Highness the Princess!"
She raised her hand to cover her slit neck and suppressed her fear of death. She shouted hoarsely, but Nunnally raised her hand to stop her.
"Chief Maid, step back! She will not hurt me."
Nunnally saw it very clearly.
As long as he shows even a hint of rebelliousness and is unwilling to obey orders, everyone here will probably suffer ruthless slaughter by the man named Anya Alstolem, who is actually his mother Mariana.
"That's right! After all, this is the moment when I reunite with my beloved daughter! I don't really want blood to ruin this moment. Do you? Nunnally."
"Ania Alstolem" smiled, then took a few steps forward and stood in front of Nunnally.
"Come on! Nunnally. Come with me!"
Where to go?
"Anyia Arstolem" didn't say, and Nunnally didn't ask.
Both she and Nunnally knew that as long as the purpose was revealed, the moment of breakup would inevitably come.
"Mother, I am very happy to see you again! But, now, I can't go with you!"
"Don't come with me?!!"
Nunnally's calm refusal made "Ania Arstolem" furious.
I saw him suddenly reaching out to catch Nunnally, trying to take Nunnally away by force, when a sudden change occurred.
It was as if there was an invisible wall between her and Nunnally, making it impossible for her outstretched right hand to touch Nunnally, let alone take Nunnally away.
"this···"
The moment she continued to increase her strength and tried to break through the invisible wall, "Ania Alstolem" suddenly discovered something strange among the maids.
"Who is it? Come out!! Who is hindering me!!"
The maids retreated silently, allowing the figure covered by them to appear in front of "Ania Alstolem".
"Nice to meet you! It's a great honor to meet Princess Mariana! I am Layla Marucal. On the order of Queen Euphemia, I am here to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Nunnally for refuge."
Under the long golden hair is a beautiful face. Set off by the luxurious palace dress, the girl who calls herself Leila Marukal is simply a noble princess born into the royal family.
But that's not important.
What matters is Leila Marukal's eyes.
The pair of eyes were also shining with GEASS light, but they were different.
For some reason, the moment she saw those eyes, "Ania Alstolem" subconsciously took half a step back.
It was as if the appearance of those eyes made it see a natural enemy, and it was controlled by the fear originating from the depths of its genes, and instinctively chose to retreat.
"No. These eyes cannot appear in this world. Then...that is...that is the GEASS given to you by C.C?!"
"Your Highness, Princess. I have heard about your deeds since I was a child. For me when I was young, your existence was undoubtedly the light that led us to grow up."
In the fear of "Ania Arstolem", Layla slowly walked to Nunnally's side, gently patted Nunnally's shoulder, reassured her, and looked at "
Anya Alstolem".
"Your Highness, please forgive my offence! I learned from Her Majesty Queen Euphemia that Her Royal Highness has gone to heaven with the former Emperor Charles DI Britannia. Why are you still attached to this world and staying here?
"
"Shut up!"
"Ania Alstolem", who was shocked by Layla's eyes that shone with strange GEASS light, gave a cold shout and then turned to look at Nunnally.
"Nunally. I'm here to take you away today! As long as you are willing to stand by our side, then the world will be as you wish. Not only Lelouch V. Brittania,
This empire will all belong to you!"
However,
Facing the promise of "Ania Arstolem", Nunnally shook her head.
"No. Mother. I have already heard about what happened before from my brother. Therefore, I cannot agree to mother's request."
"Nunnally!!"
Suddenly, "Ania Arstolem" wanted to take Nunnally away by force again.
However, before she could rush forward, Layla decisively activated her GEASS.
The sharp blade cut through the sky, but the moment it touched Layla's throat, it fell to the ground.
Later, Leila opened her arms and caught the unconscious Anya Alstomlem.
"Thank you for your hard work! Anya Alstolem. From now on, you will only be Anya Alstolem. Now, just have a good sleep!"
"Viscount Leila, mother, is she gone already?"
Nunnally asked with a complicated expression as she watched the maids hurriedly take the unconscious Ania Alstolem from Leila's arms.
This was not an imaginary reunion of relatives.
What's more, when Nunnally and Lelouch reunited, Lelouch once revealed the truth that their parents were dead.
Although it was strange to meet again like this, Nunnally accepted it calmly.
"The effect of GEASS has been lifted. Theoretically speaking, Princess Mariana has indeed left Ania Alstomlem's body."
After a pause, Leila smiled softly.
"Perhaps, His Majesty will know the true whereabouts of Princess Mariana."