My Anime Girlfriends

Chapter 349 Return to Area 11 and Euphemia's Knight

After Summit destroyed 300 'Steel Skulls' of the Chinese Federation with overwhelming force, the powerful eunuchs who controlled the Chinese Federation's government immediately became much more subdued. They quickly signed a temporary non-aggression pact with Britain. Although this pact didn't bind anything, it was enough to appease the people of both countries. Summit, who played a key role in this, was able to retire successfully. After returning home with Schneizel, he only made a brief stop in his home country before flying to Area 11.

As the cabin door opened, Summit strode down. He hadn't expected anyone to greet him, but Dalton, dressed in military uniform, was already standing in the airport, with several guards behind him.

"You must be tired from your journey, Lord Summit." Dalton greeted Summit with a salute and a smile as he stepped off the spaceship.

“General Dalton, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to pick me up. Where is Your Excellency the Governor now?” Summit smiled slightly, walked quickly to Dalton, and saluted him.

"Your Excellency, we have already gone to Ishikawa. NAC has begun to become unsettled, so Your Excellency is seizing this opportunity to pacify the Hokuriku in one fell swoop." Dalton took a document from the guard behind him and handed it to Summit. Then, while Summit was reviewing the document, he continued, "In addition, when Your Excellency Summit left, our army captured Lieutenant Colonel Todo of the Japanese Liberation Front, but he was rescued by ZERO and the Black Knights the day before his planned public execution."

"Yes, I knew about this when I returned to my country. Is there anything else?" Summit nodded calmly, handed the documents in his hand to Dalton, and asked.

"And also... Princess Euphemia is preparing to appoint Suzaku Kururugi as her knight, and the investiture ceremony will be held at 3 PM this afternoon." After a slight pause, Dalton said somewhat hesitantly.

"A knight? Does His Highness the Governor know about the Vice Governor's choice?" Hearing Dalton's words, Summit's eyes flashed with a smile, and he asked in a calm tone.

“Because I didn’t want to distract Her Majesty the Governor, I didn’t relay the situation to her,” Dalton said with a slight sigh.

“Then let’s not tell the governor. The investiture ceremony is in three hours, right? If that’s the case, then we should hurry. As his senior, I must be there to offer my congratulations.” After Dalton finished speaking, Summit glanced at his watch and smiled slightly.

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"Brother Summit, you're back!" As soon as Summit walked into the governor's office, Euphemia, dressed in a white princess dress, immediately jumped into his arms with joy.

"Yes, I'm back, Euphemia." Feeling Euphemia's joy, Summit felt a sweet warmth in his heart. He pulled Euphemia away from his tight embrace and smiled, giving her a light kiss on the forehead. Euphemia blushed at Summit's kiss and looked at him, asking, "Summit, will you leave again?"

“I won’t leave. His Majesty the Emperor has already given me the greatest freedom. From now on, I can stay with you every day if I want to.” Summit smiled slightly, gently stroking Euphemia’s pink hair as he spoke with assurance.

“Really, that’s great!” Yuffie jumped up with joy immediately.

Seeing Yuffie jumping around, Summit quickly calmed her down and, while helping her straighten her slightly disheveled clothes, said with a smile, "Alright, Yuffie, you'll be helping Suzaku with his investiture ceremony in a little over two hours, so be mindful of your attire!"

"Okay! I understand." Seeing Summit's gentle expression, Euphemia nodded happily.

“Alright… I’ll go change my clothes first. I should tidy myself up properly.” Summit looked at Yuffie, who nodded, and pointed to the casual clothes he was wearing.

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the knighting ceremony, Euphemia, dressed in a white, low-cut evening gown designed by a master, sat high on the throne. Her slightly youthful face now possessed a touch of heroism. Summit and Dalton stood on either side of her behind, while below the throne stood all the nobles and high-ranking officials of District 11. Although these nobles and officials didn't particularly care for Euphemia, this figurehead vice-governor, they were all present because of Cornelia. As the hall doors creaked open, Suzaku, dressed in white knight's attire, appeared in the entrance, and solemn music immediately began. After a slight pause, Suzaku strode confidently down the red carpet towards Euphemia.

Watching Suzaku slowly walk away, the nobles who weren't particularly fond of Euphemia immediately whispered among themselves, "Even though he's an honorary Britannian, making Eleven a knight is really..."

"Television broadcasting might be acceptable!"

How did you manage to flatter him like that?

"Looks like she's fallen for him. Princess Euphemia's getting on in years, hahaha..."

"Hmph... Ah!"

The group, who were secretly laughing, suddenly felt a chill run down their spines. Looking up, they saw Summit, standing to Yuffie's right, staring at them with murderous eyes. They quickly shut their mouths, lowered their heads, and stopped talking.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Suzaku slowly ascended the steps before the throne, stopping three meters from Euphemia and kneeling on one knee. At the same time, Euphemia rose from the throne, looked at Suzaku solemnly, and asked, "Lieutenant Suzaku Kururugi, do you hereby swear a knightly oath, willing to fight as a knight of Britain?"

"YES Your Highness".

"Are you willing to abandon your personal desires and become a sword and a shield for the sake of great justice?"

"YES, Your Highness!" Suzaku replied excitedly, drawing his ceremonial sword from his waist and presenting it to Euphemia with both hands. Euphemia stepped forward, took the sword Suzaku offered, and lightly touched the back of Suzaku's neck and shoulders with the back of the blade. Then, she solemnly announced, "I, Euphemia L. Britannia, acknowledge you, Suzaku Kururugi, as a knight." From this day forward, Suzaku officially entered the upper echelons of British society, taking another step closer to realizing his dream.

As the investiture ceremony concluded, Suzaku took the ceremonial sword from Yuffie, sheathed it, stood up, and turned to face the crowd below. The applause that should have followed the ceremony was deliberately delayed by the nobles. Just as Yuffie was feeling awkward, a clear clapping sounded behind her—it was Summit. At the same time, Lloyd, Suzaku's superior, also clapped happily, and even Dalton, at Summit's prompting, smiled and clapped. Seeing the two highest-ranking officials applauding, the nobles, however unwilling, could only obediently join in, and the entire hall erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Chapter 350 Cecil's Sudden 'Attacking'

With the advancement of technology, information spreads at an extraordinary speed. Not long after Euphemia's investiture ceremony, Cornelia, far away on the northern battlefield, was able to communicate with Euphemia. In the office, Euphemia looked at Cornelia's stern face on the screen and couldn't help but feel guilty. Summit smiled slightly, leaned closer to the screen, and said to Cornelia with a smile, "Sister, don't be angry! Although Suzaku is just an honorary Britannian, his talent is absolutely sufficient for Euphemia's role as her knight. Moreover, Suzaku's achievements could easily inspire some Numbers to think they can rise above others, which would improve the situation in Area 11. It would be entirely beneficial for us."

Upon seeing Summit suddenly appear on the screen, Cornelia's heroic spirit vanished instantly. Looking at the smiling Summit, she scolded, "Summit, all you know is how to spoil Euphemia. Such a big thing happened, and you didn't even tell me beforehand."

Seeing Cornelia's expression, which was a mixture of anger and delight, Summit immediately put on a helpless look and said, "I just rushed back from my homeland and encountered this situation. Appointing knights is a privilege of the royal family. Neither you, as the governor, nor I, as a Knight of the Round Table, have the right to say anything. Besides, when it comes to doting on Euphemia, my sister is even more so than I am."

Seeing the helpless expression Samantha was putting on, Cornelia couldn't bring herself to get angry, and could only shake her head helplessly and say, "Fine, Samantha, while I'm gone, you and Dalton will do your best to assist Euphemia."

"Don't worry, I'll be here waiting for you to come back." Summit raised his hand to his chest and gave a standard knightly salute.

Upon hearing such an ambiguous remark, Cornelia's cheeks inexplicably flushed, revealing a shy and delighted expression typical of a young woman. After saying goodbye, she unilaterally ended the communication.

Looking at the now-blacked-out screen, Euphemia, who hadn't spoken until now, looked up at Summit and asked, "Summit, are you still going back to Ashford Academy?"

Looking at Euphemia who was asking the question, Summit lowered his head and kissed her smooth forehead, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, Euphemia."

As Summit made his move, Yuffie blushed and shook her head, saying, "It's alright, Brother Summit, you can go back now! General Dalton is here to help me, nothing will happen."

Looking at Euphemia's obedient appearance, Summit felt a sense of 'with a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?' He immediately smiled, cupped her face, and kissed Euphemia's red lips in a sweet, wet kiss. Then, he said to the panting Euphemia, 'My little Euphemia, do you know? Lelouch and Nunnally are actually at Ashford Academy.'

"Lelouch and Nunnally, really?" Upon hearing this news, Euphemia's face turned pink with surprise, and she happily hugged Summit's arm as she asked.

Feeling the softness on his arm, Summit smiled and gently stroked Euphemia's little nose with his finger. "Why would I lie to my little Euphemia? Otherwise, why would I always be running to school?"

"I understand. Can I go see them? I miss Nunnally so much." Yuffie immediately pictured Nunnally as a child fighting with herself for the attention of Samantha as a child, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Samantha's arm.

Summit shook his head slightly and said, "They are hiding their identities because they don't want others to know their true identities. If you go like this, you will expose their true identities."

Seeing Summit shake her head, Yuffie immediately looked disappointed and obediently nodded, saying, "Then I won't go."

Seeing Yuffie's disappointed expression, Summit immediately smiled and touched Yuffie's red lips, then whispered in her ear, "Silly girl, this won't do, but you can put on makeup before you go!"

“Really, thank you, Brother Summit.” Upon hearing this, Yuffie immediately jumped up with joy and pressed her face against Summit’s chest.

"Alright, Yuffie, I have to go now. Once my elder sister has pacified the north, I'll definitely take you all with me. Then, we can chat happily together like before," Summit said with a smile, patting Yuffie's delicate shoulder.

Hearing Summit say this, Euphemia, who had been all smiles, suddenly remembered Zero wearing a mask, and her smile vanished instantly. She then pondered some questions.

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After saying goodbye to Euphemia, Summit went straight to the research institute where Lloyd was. As soon as he entered, Miss Cecil, wearing a khaki military uniform and with beautiful blue hair, rushed up to Summit, wrapped her arms around his neck without a word, and gave him a passionate kiss. Before Summit could react, she, like a woman deeply in love with him, wrapped her arms around his arm and said with a smile, "Summit, you're finally here! It's so good!"

Summit, whose arm was being held by Cecil, looked bewildered. After a while, he touched his still-fragrant lips and looked at Cecil in surprise, asking, "Miss Cecil, what are you doing?" He tried to pull his arm away from Cecil's hands, but Cecil held him tightly and refused to let go, allowing Summit to clearly feel the two proud breasts that were usually hidden under her military uniform.

"Thank you, Summit, I'm so happy." Cecil looked at Summit, who was full of doubt, and smiled, kissing Summit's cheek again.

"Miss Cecil, why are you thanking me for no reason?" Seeing Cecil, who always acted like an older sister, acting so strangely, Summit was filled with questions. But Cecil didn't answer his question; she simply smiled and pulled him towards the research lab.

Just as Summit was filled with doubt, Lloyd's unwilling voice reached his ears: "Why...why was this energy wing developed so quickly? My Lancelot mass production plan!" Only then did Summit see Lloyd holding his head and jumping around on his 'Fallen Angel' as if he were possessed.

"Miss Cecil, what's wrong with Mr. Lloyd?" Seeing that Lloyd was also acting strangely, Summit could only turn to Cecil, who had a happy expression on her face, and ask.

"It's nothing, I should thank you! He's just unhappy that my energy wings were created before his Lancelot mass-produced them." Cecil said with a smile when he heard Samite's question. He then kissed Samite again, making Samite blush.

"Summit, you bastard! Instead of being a Knight of the Round Table, why did you develop these energy wings?" Upon seeing Summit, Lloyd's eyes flashed with laser-like intensity. His eyes reddened as he roared at Summit, rolling up his sleeves in a desperate stance. But when he saw Cecil smilingly block Summit's path, he could only sheepishly retreat.

Seeing Lloyd's annoyed expression, Summit immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Lloyd, are you blaming me for developing this energy wing? Well, I regret to inform you that, according to Miss Cecil's information, I developed this energy wing, which is representative of the ninth generation Knightmare, on my own a year ago. Do you remember the modification I asked you to do last time? That was the day the energy wings were officially installed."

Lloyd, the mad scientist, immediately looked furious and shouted nervously, "You... unforgivable! You didn't tell me! I don't care anymore! Put the mass production plan of Lancelot aside for now. I want Suzaku to test the power of this energy wing to see if it's as described in the data. I hate you, Summit... why didn't you tell me sooner? You made me miss so much time."

“Mr. Lloyd, haven’t you been busy with the Lancelot mass production plan lately? It seems you haven’t wasted any time!” Cecil immediately retorted without giving Lloyd any face after he finished speaking.

"No, let's not talk about that now. Samite, give me your Knight's Certificate." Lloyd had no intention of arguing with Cecil and directly asked Samite for the activation key of the 'Fallen Angel'.

Seeing Lloyd's anxious look, Summit smiled and handed him the Knight's Token from his chest, saying, "You know the password, so you don't need to ask me."

"Alright, everyone, let's get to work! Get ready!" After receiving Summit's Knight's Certificate, Lloyd immediately shouted to all the officials in the technical department with a joyful expression.

Seeing Lloyd and his group already busy at work, Summit looked at Cecil, who was still standing beside him, and said with a smile, "Miss Cecil, I thought you would be very angry after you found out that I had already developed the energy wings and installed them on the 'Fallen Angel'."

“What are you talking about, Summit? The happiest thing for a mother is seeing her child grow up!” Cecil said, her face immediately beaming with happiness.

“That’s true! By the way, Miss Cecil, could you promise me something? You’re happy, but could you please not do this again? It would be very inappropriate if others saw it.” Looking at Cecil, Summit smiled slightly and pointed to the faint lip prints on his face.

Seeing the lipstick mark on Summit's face, Cecil blushed. Although she didn't wear much makeup as a soldier, she had still put on lipstick. But when she heard Summit say, "It would be bad if others saw it," a mischievous glint flashed in her eyes. She stood on tiptoe and whispered in Summit's ear in an older sister's tone, "Then next time, I'll kiss you where no one can see, okay?"

"Um, this..." Hearing Cecil say this, Summit, who had always regarded Cecil as an older sister, blushed involuntarily and stammered without saying a word. The image of Cecil and herself kissing passionately flashed through her mind.

Chapter 351 Mirei's Temperamental Outburst

After accompanying Lloyd through numerous experiments, Summit finally emerged from the research lab, by which time the sky was completely dark. After muttering a few words to himself, Summit headed directly to Ashford College. Upon returning to his apartment building, Summit looked at the familiar door and suddenly felt a strange tension. After taking a few deep breaths, he took out his key and opened the door. Stepping inside, Summit found the hall pitch black, so dark he couldn't see his hand in front of his face. While this didn't seem like much to him, he could hear the muffled heartbeats of six people in the darkness. Although they were well-hidden, they couldn't escape his powerful senses. Summit smiled slightly and said to a corner of the hall, "You don't need to hide anymore, I've found you." He then reached behind the door and pressed the switch.

In an instant, the hall was as bright as day. Summit smiled slightly at Rival, who stood by the switch with a surprised expression, then looked at the bored Milly and said, "Millet, what are you doing? If you were going to give me a surprise, you'd have to turn off the lights and even stop your heartbeats." As he spoke, he gave a gentle smile to Nunnally, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and said, "Nunally, I'm back."

“Welcome back, brother,” the obedient Nanali replied with a smile.

"You, Samite, do you think you're so great just because you're a Knight of the Round Table? How dare you ignore us like that! Shirley, Rival, arrest him!" Seeing that Samite was ignoring them, Mirei immediately put on an angry expression and shouted.

"President, this..." After learning of Summit's identity, Shirley and Rival no longer dared to act recklessly as before.

"You..." Seeing that the two hadn't moved, Mirei could only angrily shake her hand, rushing straight to Summit, grabbing his neck tightly, and demanding, "Summit, apologize to me right now!" She was completely unaware of how ambiguous her posture was, because Summit's face was pressed tightly against hers.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, Mirei." After being tricked by Mirei, Samit could only beg for mercy in order to escape her clutches.

"Don't call me Mirei, call me President, and greet everyone." Seeing that Samite had given up so easily, Mirei had no intention of letting him off the hook. She made two more demands while increasing the pressure on her hands.

"Millet...President, I'm sorry, good evening everyone." Hearing Mirei say this, Summit didn't object and changed his form of address as she requested, and greeted her.

Seeing that Summit was so obedient, Mirei also felt bored, but she still had a smug expression on her face. She let go of Summit, clapped her hands and said, "Let's see if you dare to do it again."

Summit shrugged, glancing at the smug Millie, and said seriously, "Millet... President, I've decided. I want to break off our engagement. I'll definitely report this to Duke Ashford when I get the chance." Without waiting for Millie's reaction, he walked directly to Nunnally, took her small hand, and asked Saki, who was pushing the wheelchair, "Saki, hasn't Lelouch returned yet?"

"Yes, Master Lelouch said he'll be back later," Sakiyoko nodded respectfully in reply.

"Is that so? Thank you for taking care of Nunnally all this time." Samit said with a smile upon hearing Saki's words.

Watching Summit chat with Saki, Mirei's face turned deathly pale, and her eyes gradually welled up with tears, as if she were about to cry. She didn't know what to do. Summit actually proposed to 'break off the engagement'. She felt extremely sad and wronged.

Seemingly noticing Mirei's unusual behavior, Shirley immediately asked with concern, "President, what's wrong?"

To avoid arousing suspicion, Mirei forced a smile and said to Shirley, "I'm fine, Shirley. I'm going back now." With that, she turned and walked out of the apartment.

"President...President." Watching Millie's hurried departure, Shirley vaguely guessed that this matter was related to Summit. She hurriedly patted Summit in front of Nanali and said nervously, "Summit, the president went back. That's strange."

"Strange? So what if you went back? Is there something wrong with that?" Summit asked calmly, looking at Shirley who looked nervous.

Xia Li hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no, the president and we have been waiting for you here for more than six hours, just wanting to give you a surprise. But it would be strange to go back without doing anything." As if to convince Qin Yu, Xia Li pointed to the very rich-looking food on the table.

When Summit heard what Shirley said, he realized things were getting serious. He wondered if she really believed he was going to break off the engagement. With that thought, Summit said, "I'm going after her. You guys wait here for me," and chased after her.

After leaving the house, Summit glanced around before chasing after her in one direction. About five minutes later, he finally found Millie sitting on a bench under a streetlamp in the school's small garden. He breathed a sigh of relief and tiptoed towards her. In the dim light, Millie couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. Even Summit, walking towards her, didn't notice until he offered her a white silk handkerchief. Looking at the handkerchief in front of her, Millie didn't take it. Instead, she wiped her tears with her right hand and asked Summit, "What are you doing out here?"

Seeing Mirei's feigned nonchalance, Summit smiled, took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Why are you crying? You'll become ugly if you keep crying."

"So what if it's ugly? It's none of your business." Hearing Samantha say this, Mirei immediately pushed Samantha's hands away and said angrily.

“How can it be nothing? You’re my fiancé, after all,” Summit said, feigning surprise.