Chapter 109 - 107 ~ The Princess’s Conviction
"I was wondering why you were trying to et
so much... So this is what you wanted
to look over, Euphie?"
"Yes..."
Euphemia li Britannia, the third princess of the Holy Britannian Empire, stood before his sister Cornelia's desk nervously. She kept a calm expression on her and stood in an elegant manner with her back straight, chin up, and hands in front of her stomach.
But no matter how much she tried, her hands kept sweating and her heart pounded within her chest.
And everyti her sister turned over the stack of proposals she had prepared page by page, her nervousness doubled.
She knew that there was a slim chance that her sister would even consider reading the proposal she had prepared to the best of her abilities after reading the first few words of the title. But, she still went to et her and gave her the proposal, despite having been turned away multiple tis before due to her sister's busy schedule, in the hope that she would consider it.
Cornelia read through the proposal her dear little sister had made. And honestly, she was shocked when she first read the title.
A Proposal for the Establishnt of a Special Administrative Zone of Japan.
It was sothing that was unheard of.
To create a special administrative zone which would give the colony they had conquered their right to rule its people within a designated area ant that they would be essentially giving up their hold on the land they've conquered.
Such a thing... If it was her from before, then she would've thrown these papers into the trash and placed Euphemia on probation imdiately.
But now... When she read it, Zero's words resounded within her mind. And as she continued to read it, his words began to set deeper and deeper into her thoughts until she couldn't get rid of it anymore.
This proposal... Was this the way for them to stop the fighting? Was this the way for Britannia to keep their hold on Area 11 and stop the conflict?
Although they won't be able to completely take it over, they would still have great influence even within the special administrative zone if they were to play their cards right. In fact, this might be a more efficient way of conquering. Not by bullets, but by bureaucracy.
But...
"Are you serious about this, Euphie?"
Cornelia glanced up towards her little sister, her eyes cold and dignified, a far cry from the caring and gentle look she had always given to her little sister.
Euphemia felt herself shudder under her gaze. But she nodded nonetheless as sweat began to drip down the side of her face.
"Yes, sister... I believe this would bring an end to the conflict and the deaths of our soldiers and people."
Cornelia placed the docunts onto her desk and leaned back on her chair. She closed her eyes and massaged the bridge of her nose for a few monts before facing Euphemia once again.
"I will review this proposal. When I'm done, fix them and bring them back to ."
"Y-You an...!"
"...Yes. Given the current situation... I will at least consider it as one of our possible courses of action."
"T-Thank you very much, sister!!!"
For the first ti since coming to this room, the bright smile and shining eyes that Cornelia had always known Euphie for appeared before her. Her face seed to shine more, and her shoulders no longer droop, as if a huge weight had been lifted up from her back.
Euphemia bowed to her sister and thanked her with eyes filled with determination and gratefulness.
"Thank you very much for your ti, sister! I will do my best to make this work!"
"Mm."
She nodded. But as Euphie was about to turn and leave, she stopped her.
"Euphie."
"Yes...?"
"...If you want this to work, then you will need a way to show your sincerity to the Elevens."
"Sincerity..."
Cornelia leaned her head on her hand as she casually picked up one of the docunts on her desk and read them over.
"Do you think, after all that has transpired in this land, that the Elevens would simply co to the special administrative zone you want to build happily without holding any distrust and anxiety?"
"T-That is..."
The determination and excitent she had before quickly disappeared as worry and uncertainty filled her. She lowered her head and thought over her sister's words.
"Think of sothing that would show the Elevens your true intention. If you can't even think of that first step, then don't bother coming to
to talk about this again."
"...Yes, sister."
Euphemia bowed and left his sister's office with her head lowered, trying her best to think of a way to clear this first challenge.
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"Thank you very much for accommodating us on such short notice, Zero. We couldn't tell you that we are coming, and... even our arrival here was done with the utmost secrecy to prevent us from being tracked back to his location."
"Pay it no heed. Though, I was certainly surprised when Ohgi told
of your arrival."
Zero sat on the couch, with Mordred and Karen standing behind him, in the living area of the first floor of the Black Knight's luxurious double-decked ga car that served as its command vehicle. At least, for now.
Lelouch managed to gain this ga car, which was akin to a land yacht or a large modified coach with spacious living, communications equipnt that hides its location from intercepting Britannian signals, and even a television set with a full surround sound system. After all, although they had a "proper" base in the form of "Amaterasu
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