Good Guy Card +1 (Second Update)

Judging by the course of events, the Witch C.C., who possessed the immortal Code ability, should have been captured again after being shot in the head. She would not escape amid the chaos until the political faction known as the Purebloods exposed the person who had concealed the news that the Governor-General of Area 11 had been assassinated by Lelouch.

It would not be impossible to find her with some effort, but waiting at the school for the hare was obviously much easier.

Besides, mission affinity was customarily weighted in the final evaluation. Ashford had quite a few important plot characters, and this place could be said to be the base of operations for the Mission Space’s main characters…

Thus, Xu Yue, in the otherwise tense pace of the Reincarnation Space, unusually took on the role of, well, the school nurse~

When he had first made this excessive request, Milly had nearly stood up and called the police.

But Xu Yue did have genuine skills. Even without ninjutsu, that kind of cheat, he was still quite an outstanding doctor.

He was more than qualified to be the school nurse.

After consecutively resolving several students’ minor issues, Milly decisively signed an agreement with Xu Yue on the school’s behalf.

What caught Xu Yue slightly off guard, however, was…

"Teacher Xu, my chest hurts. Could I have some incurable disease…?"

"Doctor Xu, hurry and come take a look at me…"

"Me too~"

"Me too…"

"…"

Xu Yue’s handsome appearance, combined with his heartwarming smile, sunny and cheerful temperament, excellent medical skills, and the bonus of his noble status…

Had an absolutely devastating effect on adolescent girls.

After Milly quickly introduced Xu Yue to the students, it produced a few unintended consequences.

Xu Yue felt that he had miscalculated slightly. He should have worn a somewhat more stern mask.

But changing masks at the last minute might cause even bigger problems, so he could only press on.

Because he needed to maintain his current image, and because this foothold was important, Xu Yue had absolutely no intention of getting involved with any of the students.

He had always behaved with great poise—very gentlemanly and well-mannered.

Yet the more he acted that way, the more popular he seemed to become. Word spread throughout the school.

"Lelouch, Teacher Xu is much more popular than you now."

At breakfast, student council president Milly grinned and tapped the drowsy Lelouch with a book.

Since they had known each other before, Milly knew Lelouch’s identity as an abandoned Prince and had taken him in, which was why Lelouch lived at the academy.

Likewise, Xu Yue, who temporarily had nowhere to stay, had been arranged by Milly to live in the student council dorms as well!

Lelouch, who had returned too late the previous night, was meeting Xu Yue for the first time today.

As someone who also liked to wear a mask to disguise himself and seek protection, Lelouch naturally showed Xu Yue sufficient politeness and welcome.

Technically, they could be considered roommates living under the same roof.

"Adolescent girls shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Once this novelty wears off, it won’t mean much."

Xu Yue elegantly finished his breakfast, wiped his mouth, and spoke.

"Ehh~, Teacher Xu doesn’t seem that much older than us, but you sound so mature."

Shirley, another beautiful student council member, spoke to Xu Yue in a strange tone. She wholeheartedly liked Lelouch, and for some reason, she felt a little repulsed by Xu Yue.

"I had to take charge of the household early, so naturally I had to mature sooner."

Xu Yue smiled gently, not particularly bothered.

Instead, it made kind-hearted Shirley feel a little embarrassed, as though she had brought up something painful.

"All right, I’ll go check on Nunnally. You all continue eating. Please excuse me."

Afterward, Xu Yue headed directly toward Lelouch’s room.

Without a doubt, that was the best place to learn of C.C.’s arrival at the earliest possible moment.

And besides…

No matter how well you did, Lelouch, or what you wanted to do, as long as I successfully raised Nunnally’s affection for me, you’d still be making a wedding dress for someone else.

The sorrow of a Sister Complex…

By now, Lelouch should have gone to make contact with Kallen—the frail-looking beauty who was actually an absurdly powerful ace mech pilot for the rebel forces, capable of facing Suzaku, the male lead’s number one supporting character, head-on.

He would also discover because of her that the absolute control ability, Geass, which he had obtained from C.C., could not be used repeatedly on the same target.

He would even say the wrong thing and arouse Kallen’s suspicions, nearly getting stabbed to death by her with a small knife.

What surprised Xu Yue slightly, though, was that while he was examining Nunnally, Lelouch did not follow the original plot after breakfast. Instead, he returned directly, used the excuse of asking Xu Yue about Nunnally’s condition to call him aside, and wore a natural fake smile as he said,

"Doctor Xu, you’ve worked hard. But may I ask why you were in Shinjuku yesterday…?"

As Lelouch spoke, a faint red glow flickered in his left eye as he stared directly into Xu Yue’s eyes.

From the connection formed when he entered this space and gained a slight link to C World, an instruction was instantly transmitted into his mind.

It made him want to trust the other party and obey him involuntarily.

However, that sensation was easily blocked by Xu Yue’s far more terrifying Sharingan.

He had been affected somewhat, as though he might subconsciously say something, but if he deliberately controlled himself, he would not reveal any flaws.

At the same time, upon hearing that question, Xu Yue suddenly understood.

It seemed the Wood Clone had left some loose ends while doing its work, and Lelouch had spotted something!

That was why he came to Xu Yue first, rather than discovering Kallen, who had also appeared during the Shinjuku incident in the original plot.

Hmm, was his priority higher because he had approached Nunnally?

And since Lelouch had seen him, the Wood Clone must have chosen a side as well. It was actually easy to determine which camp it had chosen.

Other than him, given how low everyone else’s initial status was, combined with their uniformly Asian appearances, even if they wanted to cling to Britannia’s thigh, Britannia would not let them join in.

They must have decisively chosen the underground guerrilla side and, through the Shinjuku incident, gained enough of an opening to successfully infiltrate them.

So that meant his Wood Clone had probably obtained such an identity?

Although he had thought all that, in reality Xu Yue merely froze for a moment before his face took on a mechanical, blank expression.

"I wasn’t in Shinjuku yesterday."

His mechanical, rigid manner and reply, as though he had been affected by Geass, made Lelouch pause. He could not possibly have seen wrong.

But he immediately asked again,

"Do you have a twin brother?"

"Yes. I have a twin younger brother who left home very early because he could not inherit the title. Because he was dissatisfied, he has always acted using my name."

"Did you have any purpose in approaching Nunnally?"

"Nunnally is very pitiful. I wanted to see whether I could help her."

"…"

Xu Yue answered the string of questions fluently, without the slightest hesitation, completely appearing to be under normal Geass "control."

And these answers satisfied Lelouch greatly.

He had not expected him to be a doctor who genuinely cared about Nunnally, and whose medical skills were so excellent.

That way, when he was away, he could entrust Nunnally to Xu Yue’s care without worry.

What a good person…

Second update. The third one will be posted right away. Saying any more would just bring tears~