Different (Third Update)

"Huh? Lelouch? You called me out to ask about Nunnally, didn’t you?"

After Lelouch lifted the Geass, Xu Yue froze for a moment before clarity returned to his eyes, leaving him slightly bewildered.

Having received a satisfactory answer, Lelouch smoothly continued.

"Yes. I’d like to know about Nunnally’s current condition."

Of course, Lelouch knew Nunnally’s condition well, and he was powerless to do anything about it. Back when they had been Prince and Princess, no matter how poorly regarded they were, they had still enjoyed the rights due to them.

Their medical care had naturally been among the best in the world.

If nothing could be done even then, after so much time had passed, he was only asking to conceal his use of Geass.

"Nunnally’s condition is a little complicated. Her eyes are easier to address. They weren’t physically damaged. She must have witnessed some tremendous shock as a child, which affected her emotions and caused her brain to shut itself off from visual signals. It can be resolved through psychological guidance, but her legs…"

"What?! There’s still a way to treat Nunnally’s eyes?!"

Lelouch had only asked casually to conceal his true purpose. He had long since given up hope and had not held the slightest expectation.

Yet this mere school doctor had actually said there was a possibility of recovery!

And from his initial Geass interrogation, this doctor had been very sympathetic toward Nunnally. He should not have been lying.

Almost immediately, Lelouch activated Geass again. Before he had fully understood the limits of his Geass, he used it on Xu Yue for the second time.

"Tell me now, was what you just said true?!"

Lelouch’s breathing quickened, his expression urgent.

As an extreme Sister Complex, anything involving Nunnally could make him lose his composure and balance, let alone something this important.

Xu Yue suitably showed a hint of confusion, reminding Lelouch of the limits of his Geass.

"Calm down. Your emotions are a little unstable right now."

Hearing Xu Yue’s words, Lelouch’s heart jolted. The Geass had failed?

Could it not work twice on the same person?

He had first discovered this effect with Kallen, but it had happened to Xu Yue this time. Fortunately, Xu Yue had not happened to say anything revealing, which made Lelouch breathe a slight sigh of relief.

After calming himself, he said,

"Doctor Xu, I’m sorry. I was too hasty just now."

"I understand. You’re worried about Nunnally. But this sort of thing can’t be rushed. The trauma in her heart back then must have been immense. If we try to counsel her rashly, I’m afraid it could backfire. We can only take it slowly. Um…"

A hesitant look appeared on Xu Yue’s face, but he soon put on the resolute expression of a compassionate doctor and asked,

"Although this may be presumptuous, for the sake of treating her more effectively, could you briefly explain why Nunnally lost her sight in the first place?"

Xu Yue’s question stirred up Lelouch’s memories and vulnerability. His expression flickered uncertainly.

But in the end, he sighed and said,

"She saw our mother being murdered."

A sympathetic expression appeared on Xu Yue’s face after hearing Lelouch’s words, but a trace of amusement flashed through his heart.

Having shared the deepest secret in your heart with me, combined with the favorable first impression I made at the beginning, the FLAG has been raised. If he were a girl, I could try going after his first kiss next time…

The 'Trust' bond has been established

15/15

He was still the most important character in this Mission Space, and a difficult one at that. The people Lelouch acknowledged throughout the entire plot could be counted on one hand. The settlement rewards would not be too stingy, right…

"Sorry, Doctor Xu. I’d like to rest for a while."

The red-haired beauty, with a sickly air about her and a fragile, morbid sort of beauty, weakly pushed open the infirmary door and entered.

Then she walked over to a bed and lay down without another word.

Xu Yue was inexplicably dumbfounded, constantly wondering whether the Wood Clone had already come into contact with this young lady.

However, since he had anticipated this from the start, the Wood Clone should have kept its story highly consistent with his own. Even if they had met, she should know that he was the Wood Clone’s twin brother.

Still, it seemed more likely that this young lady herself could no longer stand her sickly persona.

She was a female pilot who could go toe-to-toe with Suzaku. Her athletic reflexes were no joke. Constantly pretending to be delicate and frail had to be difficult.

It looked like Lelouch had still met her according to the plot. When Xu Yue turned on the television, news of the death of Area 11’s governor, the Third Prince, had already spread.

Following the course of events, C.C. should have escaped again as well.

The next plot point should be that Britannia’s Purebloods, wanting to shift the blame, had found the number one male supporting character, Lelouch’s childhood friend Suzaku, to take the fall.

They were preparing to execute him publicly, leaving no witnesses behind.

As one of the few friends Lelouch acknowledged, he intended to recruit Suzaku while also striking at Britannia, so he chose to hijack the prisoner transport.

Wearing a masked helmet, he took the alias Zero. He also created the "Orange" incident involving the Pureblood officer Jeremiah, which became a stain on the man’s life.

This should be a side plot. The difficulty was probably above C-Rank but below B-Rank. He could just let the Wood Clone farm it casually. He would continue holding down this place and wait for C.C., who could appear at any moment.

Compared with some dispensable low-level missions, this was his priority…

"Hijacking a prisoner! And the prisoner is the murderer who shot the Third Prince of Britannia, Area 11’s governor. This is absolutely an extremely difficult mission, a super challenge for us!"

Sun Lin, who had always been rather icy and aloof, could no longer maintain her cool demeanor. Excitement appeared on her face, and her originally cold, beautiful appearance somehow gained a touch of playfulness.

The name Reincarnators had given this Mission Space, ‘Holy Britannian Empire,’ made it clear enough that the big power in this space was the Holy Britannian Empire!

Reincarnators from both Britain and America had even argued endlessly over which country the Holy Britannian Empire belonged to.

But as Asians on a Promotion Mission, they could only helplessly enter Area 11 and choose to join the weakest faction, the Area 11 Resistance Army. Otherwise, even staying in their own countries would have been much better.

Although this faction could not compare with the Holy Britannian Empire, it was still explosively powerful in their eyes.

Yet perhaps because of the difficulty weighting adjustment for space factions, they had received such an extraordinarily difficult mission immediately after entering.

It could very likely reach B-Rank difficulty!

For them, who had only just begun Promotion Missions, this was something they absolutely could not give up.

Even Sun Lin’s sole core skill exchanged with a B-Rank Plot had been a gift from her brother. Because of the space’s trading limits, at least during the novice period, she could no longer receive a gift of that level.

But unexpectedly, relying entirely on her own efforts, she had encountered a mission of a similar level right from the start.

They had to take a chance!

No matter how great the risk, it would be worth it…

The third update is done~ That’s all for today~ Whew~ I’m going to soak in some hot water~