The self-cultivation of the passer-by hero

Ashford.

The name Takeya is not unfamiliar. It has appeared several times in Clovis's memory. Although it is a long time ago, it has been relatively well preserved. Perhaps for him, that period of childhood That's the most memorable thing.

Lelouch's mother-in-law, Princess Mariana, was once the Sixth Knight of the Round Table in the Empire, and the strongest person known as "The Flash". Even now that she has passed away, many people in the army still have doubts about her existence. Have respect.

The Ashford family, supported by Princess Mariana, once flourished in the aristocratic circles of the empire, and its prestige could even rival that of the older famous families in the empire. Until the death of the princess, it was now reduced to the point where it could not even keep its title and was forced to I moved from the Imperial Capital to District 11 and am struggling.

When he was young, Clovis liked to go to the Aries Palace where the princess lived to play chess with Lelouch. At that time, as supporters of the princess, the Ashford family often let their children visit the palace.

Mireille Ashford, remember her name, the heir of the Ashford family, a girl who had met Clovis several times in Aries Palace.

C.C., who was so bored that he was passing the time in a daze, saw the neatly dressed Takeya walking past, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you going out?"

You should know that Takeya, who was not interested in the prince's clothes, would always change back to his original clothes in the room.

"Well, do you want to go together?" Wu Ye sent an invitation to C.C. without much thought: "If you are worried about identity issues, I have an idea."

"Oh? What new tricks have you come up with?" C.C. asked with slight interest.

"Cognitive obstruction," Wu Ye explained: "I can make everyone who knows you have the illusion that 'this person is not C.C.' when they see you."

"Oh~ that's quite an interesting ability." It was rare to hear words of praise from C.C.'s mouth. She thought that the days of being bored in the Governor's Mansion finally made her feel impatient.

"So, where do you want to go?" C.C. stood up and asked casually.

Wu Ye had no need to hide anything from her and said bluntly: "The Ashford family."

"Huh?" C.C.'s expression froze slightly, and he raised his head and looked at Takeya: "Why the Ashford family?"

Although he didn't understand what was so special about the Ashford family that could make C.C., who had always been indifferent to foreign objects, show such an expression, Takeru still honestly stated his original intention: "To study Kightmare."

"." There seemed to be a strange gap in C.C.'s expression. The way she looked at Wuye changed from the initial surprise to the now speechless one.

"Hey, what's that look in your eyes?" Wu Ye felt as if he was being secretly despised.

"No," C.C. returned to his willful look, his joking laughter mixed with some unexplainable amusement: "It's just why I chose Ashford, I remember that his family can be used as research materials. I’m afraid it’s just the Gaminid.”

"You know?" Wu Ye was slightly surprised.

"I know there's something strange," C.C. deliberately avoided the topic of himself, arranging his messy hair in front of the mirror, while saying, "That's the heretic body that was abandoned after Mariana's death."

"You actually know Mariana."

He couldn't help but sigh that the water of the royal family was really deep, but Takeru felt relieved after thinking about it. As an immortal witch, C.C. knew all kinds of people.

However, the content of the other party's words made him a little concerned: "What does heretical organism mean?"

"Literally, Mariana once supported the development of a fourth-generation body based on the third-generation Gaminid, but it failed. Although part of it was because after her death, the Ashford family lost their asylum. More The problem is with the machine itself."

C.C. chuckled and said: "If the next generation of mechas is researched according to Gamenides' model, then the standards for pilots will be greatly improved."

"So it was abandoned not because it was not powerful enough, but because it was too powerful?" This result surprised Takeya a bit.

"That's not right. Gamini needs to be able to be used by a woman like Mariana. You can imagine what the next generation of mechas led by her will look like."

After saying that, C.C. glanced at Takeya and said with a smile: "I see, you want your men to have the combat power of Lancelot, right?"

"That's right." After seeing that there was nothing to avoid, Wu admitted it directly.

"It's impossible," C.C. poured cold water on him directly: "Even if you can really develop a new machine, it's useless without a pilot."

"Of course I know that kind of thing."

Although Takeya inherited the memory of the third prince, even this prince who had no interest in military affairs knew that pilots of the Knights of the Round Table level were not potatoes and could be found anywhere.

Therefore, Takeya's purpose from the beginning was not simply to develop Kightmare.

"Now that you know it, why do you still do that kind of useless work?" C.C. didn't think Wuya was bored to this extent.

"How can you say it's wasted effort? Yesterday when I asked Bartley to collect information about the Ashford family, I saw an interesting piece of information."

Wu also dug out a copy from the stack of documents on the table and handed it to C.C.: "Earl Lloyd, the Ashford family intends to arrange for his only daughter to go on a blind date with him. The point is, the other party doesn't seem to have any intention of refusing. , and seems to be very interested.”

"That doctor," C.C. naturally knew who the other party was talking about, she just squinted her eyes and said, "Although he is a weirdo immersed in his own world, behind him is the entire Earl's family, and he will not leave for such a small matter. Schneizel's side fell to you."

"I'm not so naive, I just discovered this information by accident." Wu Ye shrugged: "My original intention was to support the Ashford family, and the price was Kightmare's research and development materials. As for the use, you said Yes, pilots are the most important. Since you can’t train them yourself, then just find a ready-made one.”

At this point, C.C. finally understood Takeya’s entire thoughts: “Do you want to win over the Knights of the Round Table?”

"That's right."

The Twelve Knights of the Round Table in the empire are knights directly under the emperor in name, but because the emperor himself advocates struggle, the adult princes and princesses have their own families, and not only the nobles but also these knights of the round table go to seek refuge in a future investment .

Except for the first knight who commanded the Imperial Guards and the second knight who was in charge of the Imperial Secret Intelligence Bureau, the remaining Knights of the Round Table temporarily remained neutral, and some took refuge in a certain prince, and the emperor never cared about these .

"No matter which one it is, it's difficult to handle." Looking at the information on the Knights of the Round Table in his hand, Takeru sighed in distress, and then threw the documents on the table.

"Anyway, let's solve the Ashford family's problem first."