Immortal Soul of Steel

Cornelia and Clovis leave.

Not long after, Lelouch, Kallen and others escaped from the largest prison in District 11.

Although from the outside, the prison appears to be quite chaotic.

But in reality, it's only a small area that's chaotic.

Except for the area where Kallen and others were, Lulu Xiu ignored the prisoners elsewhere and had no intention of releasing them.

Such behavior made many prisoners shout in disappointment.

But Lelouch and the others ignored it completely.

Although the rescued Kallen and others were hesitant, they did not get permission from Lelouch, who was currently commanding ZERO. Still nothing was done.

Seeing that Kallen and others did not act rashly, Lelouch also nodded secretly.

The previous betrayal of Kallen and others certainly made them feel bad. However, the previous battle command in the Second Shinjuku District still allowed Kallen and others to initially establish trust in ZERO.

Relying on this trust, Lelouch, with the help of Cornelia, successfully brought Kallen and others out.

After being led by Lelouch to dodge several waves of pursuers, he settled down in an abandoned building. Kallen, Tamaki Shinichiro and others found Lelouch who was surrounded by people.

"ZERO, thank you for saving us."

Kallen stepped forward and looked at Lelouch with a complicated expression.

Lelouch replied calmly: "You're welcome, it's just a little effort."

Lelouch's understatement made Tamaki Shinichiro, who was still panting just now, quickly take a few steps forward and question Lelouch.

"ZERO, you betrayed us, right?"

"It's all because of you that Shan died!"

"You betrayed us and betrayed our trust."

Facing Tamaki Shinichiro's trust, Lelouch responded calmly without any emotion.

"I don't want to answer the question of whether I betrayed you."

"In your eyes, no matter what the truth is, I have betrayed you."

"So I don't bother to say anything more. You won't believe it anyway, so it's meaningless."

"I would say from the beginning, it was just a partnership."

"I didn't know you when I was in Shinjuku 2, and you didn't know me."

"I just want to use you to deal with the Brittanian army, and you also want to use me to defeat the Brittanian army and win."

"This is correct, right?"

Lelouch's words left Kallen, Shinichiro Tamaki, and the other people who escaped from the resistance organization speechless.

Looking at everyone who was silent, Lelouch continued.

"So, from the beginning, we didn't have the problem of who betrayed whom."

"We're all taking advantage of each other and there's no such thing as trust."

"The reason why you are angry now is because your comrades were killed by Britannia."

"I can understand this feeling."

"So, I'm too lazy to talk about other nonsense."

"Now what I want to say is, do you want to join my team?"

ZERO (Lelouch) stood at the front of the men in black masks and stretched out his hand to Kallen and others.

"Do you still have the will to fight Britannia to the end?"

"If so, then come join my team."

"This time, it's not just about taking advantage, but about establishing real trust and entrusting your lives to me."

"I will use my own strength to lead you to defeat Britannia, to overthrow Britannia, and to gain real victory!"

ZERO (Lelouch)'s words calmed Kallen, Shinichiro Tamaki and others.

Kallen looked at ZERO (Lelouch) blankly: "Overthrow... Britannia?"

ZERO (Lelouch) nodded slightly: "Yes, it is different from the previous small fight. This time, our goal is not to defeat the Britannia army. It is to destroy the entire Britannia."

Almost as soon as ZERO (Lelouch) finished speaking, Shinichiro Tamaki denied it: "How can such a thing be possible?"

ZERO (Lelouch) glanced at Shinichiro Tamaki, ignored him, and looked directly at Kallen.

"Hualian, you want to join us."

Looking at Kallen, Lelouch muttered to himself: 'This is the Kallen that C.C said. ’

‘What is so special about her that makes C.C so obsessed with her? ’

Recalling the scene where he saw C.C and Lin Youde alone together before, Lelouch understood that C.C, a woman, had many secrets.

But C.C being able to get to know Lin Youde, to a certain extent, also shows that he has a certain level of strength, or ability.

Otherwise, she would not be able to have a private conversation with Lin Youde alone. Not to mention being caught by Clovis, he would not hesitate to use poisonous gas to conceal his existence.

‘Besides GEASS, there must be other secrets about C.C. ’

Taking this into consideration, Lelouch finally decided to believe in C.C for the time being. Because, at least now C.C is still on his side.

While Lelouch was thinking about this, Kallen was also hesitant.

"I……"

Kallen was unable to answer because Tamaki Shinichiro stopped him.

"Hey, Hualian, do you really want to believe him?"

"He killed Shan, and he didn't even let us see the front."

"This guy who hides his head and shows his tail is not worthy of trust."

In this regard, ZERO (Lelouch) said quite calmly.

"Trust needs to be built."

"My true face will only be revealed to comrades I can trust."

"You are not my comrades yet, so naturally I cannot expose my true identity to you."

"Just as you are still doubting me, I am also doubting whether you will go to Britannia to report me after learning my true identity."

As he said that, ZERO (Lelouch) suddenly changed the subject.

"Of course, this is not absolute. If you want to see it now, I can show it to you and let you know my true identity."

"But in this outcome, you have to make a choice."

"Or, join us and become my comrade."

"Or, with the knowledge of my true face, go underground to keep company with your other companions."

Lelouch asked, surrounded by many men in black masks.

"How about it? How do you choose? Do you know my identity now?"

Facing the masked man in black who surrounded him and others, Tamaki Shinichiro panicked.

Without Shan Shan as their nominal leader, the remaining people are unable to make effective judgments at all.

In the end, it was Kallen herself who made the choice.

"I...choose to join you, as long as you can promise to destroy Britannia."

After speaking, Kallen whispered softly: "I hope that I will not regret today's choice in the future."

ZERO (Lelouch) looked at Kallen with a smile and stretched out his hand.

"Welcome, Hualian. Please rest assured that in the future, you will not regret your choice today. I promise~!"