My Anime Girlfriends

"Class is about to start, so I need to change first. The president and everyone else are having so much fun that they've completely forgotten about the test we have today." Xia Li smiled, opened her wardrobe, took out a white short-sleeved sweatshirt, took off her school uniform to reveal a white lace bra and her rather well-proportioned breasts, and then put the sweatshirt back on.

"Why aren't you changing your clothes, Karen?" After Shirley finished changing, she noticed Karen still clinging to her school uniform in front of the wardrobe and immediately asked in confusion.

"Well, I suddenly realized I'm not feeling well today," Karen said weakly, afraid that Shirley might suspect something when she asked.

"Oh, I see. Anyway, Karen's grades are excellent, so there's no need to worry about credits. She can just skip the tests." Shirley looked at the 'delicate' Karen and immediately said with a smile. Then, she put a finger to her lips, as if she had just remembered something, and said, "Oh, right, Karen, you weren't here yesterday, so we've decided to hold a celebration for Suzaku at the student council after school today. Remember to come!"

Upon hearing the name Suzaku, Kallen's expression froze. She recalled what Deihart had said to her and fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong, Karen? Can't you come?" Seeing Karen 'in a daze,' Shirley assumed Karen had something else to do and couldn't attend the celebration.

"It's nothing, I'll definitely go." Karen hurriedly shook her head and said to Shirley. As she spoke, she reached out and opened her wardrobe, preparing to change her clothes. However, when she saw Summit still inside, her cheeks flushed, and she quickly closed the wardrobe door. She hadn't expected that she would forget that Summit was still in her wardrobe in her distraction.

The 18 minutes finally ended, and the women left the field with resentful expressions, leaving the entire sports building feeling empty. Summit, now out of danger, breathed a sigh of relief, stepped out of Karen's closet, stretched his body which had been still for so long, and thought to himself that he would rather have been in the thick of gunfire for 18 minutes than end up like this.

As Summit and Karen emerged from the girls' changing room, they ran into their classmates, who were returning dejectedly, along with their leader, Mirei. Upon seeing Summit walking with Karen, the girls immediately looked at Karen with envy. Mirei, who had been listless, perked up and pointed at Karen with a finger, saying, "Karen, did you catch this guy? Okay, now, as his fiancé, I grant you permission to go on a date with him for a day."

"No, it was just a coincidence, and the time has already passed, hasn't it?" Karen hurriedly explained.

“No, no… I only look at the results. You won, Karen. Don’t you want to go on a date with Summit?” Millie smiled and shook her finger, saying with a hint of temptation.

"Mirey, are you serious?" Seeing Mirey's resolute attitude, Summit felt a little annoyed and asked her calmly.

“Of course.” Millie nodded with a smile.

“Since that’s the case, I have nothing more to say.” Seeing Mirei nod, Summit said calmly, then pulled Karen’s right hand into his arms, holding her close. Then, to Karen’s astonishment, ignoring her struggles, he kissed her red lips—a domineering and lingering kiss. After the kiss, Summit released Karen and declared in front of the other women, “Kallen, from now on, you are my girlfriend.”

Chapter 355 Capturing the Vermilion Bird (1)

At noon, Summit returned to the apartment carrying two boxes of pizza. These were one of the main foods for the celebration, and since C.C. loved them, Summit brought two boxes. Nunnally and Lelouch hadn't returned because they were at the celebration for Suzaku, so only C.C. was sleeping in his room. Summit placed the pizzas on the table, then went into the kitchen to brew a pot of black tea before going into his room.

"CC, I'm back. Lunch is ready." Looking at CC, who was still resting in bed, Summit leaned down and kissed her ear before speaking.

"Hmm..." CC murmured softly, slowly opened her eyes, sat up, stretched comfortably, opened her arms to Summit, and said with a smile, "Carry me to the bathroom, I want to take a shower."

"YES Your Highness." Summit smiled slightly when he saw CC's coquettish behavior, gave a standard knightly salute, and then affectionately picked up CC and carried her towards the bathroom.

After washing up, CC emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a short bath towel. The small towel just covered her breasts, revealing her perfectly proportioned figure, slender arms and legs, and incredibly smooth skin. Her long, emerald-green hair hung casually over her chest, still damp with water, leaving a large wet patch on her chest. The sight left Summit speechless. Seeing Summit's reaction, a smile flickered across CC's lips, clearly pleased.

"CC, please don't tempt me, okay? I can't resist your temptation right now." Seeing CC's smile, Summit finally realized what was going on, smiled slightly, and handed the black dress that had been prepared to CC, gesturing for her to put it on, and said.

"Who told you to always ignore me before?" CC smiled, took off her bath towel, put on the dress, and said reproachfully.

"That's because we didn't have a physical form before, plus... so we could only pretend we weren't attracted to you." Looking at CC after she put on the dress, he smiled, took her right hand, and made her hold his left hand, saying in a joking tone.

"So that's why you're a womanizer?" CC smiled and asked.

"Heartbreaker?" When he suddenly heard CC say that word, Summit's smile froze. Then he held CC's right hand tightly with both hands and looked at CC with deep regret, saying, "I'm sorry CC, I know this is very unfair to you, but I promise you, you will always be the one and only CC in my heart, and no one can replace you."

Seeing Summit's sincere expression, CC smiled and said, "I accept your apology." With that, she took Summit's arm and walked towards the living room.

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Meanwhile, Suzaku's celebration officially began. Everyone offered their sincere blessings to Suzaku, who had just returned from the military. Although a few people held prejudices, most students were not prejudiced against Suzaku, making the casual celebration particularly lively. Just as everyone was immersed in the joyful atmosphere of the party, a murderous gaze was fixed on Suzaku in the crowd.

Karen slowly approached Suzaku, holding a pink wallet in her hand, inside which was hidden a sharp knife.

"Karen, come help set out the pizzas," Shirley said, a little flustered as she held two pizzas in her hands.

But Karen seemed not to hear him and continued walking towards Suzaku. Just as she was about to make a move, something suddenly reached out from the crowd and placed on her wrist, startling Karen.

"Shirley said she needs your help!" Lelouch said, deliberately raising his voice as he looked at Kallen, who looked surprised.

"I'm sorry, I have something important to do right now." Looking at the striking resemblance between Lelouch and Summit, Kallen could only suppress her anger and pulled her wrist away from Lelouch's hand, speaking calmly.

"Lelouch..." Shirley exclaimed in surprise when she saw Lelouch come out to stand up for her.

Hearing Shirley call his name, Lelouch immediately turned around, smiled, nodded at her, and then looked at Kallen, asking loudly, "What is it? Something important?"

"Huh." Lelouch's voice reached Suzaku's ears through the crowd. Suzaku then noticed his friend and Kallen standing next to him, and immediately walked up to Lelouch with a smile.

"Sorry I'm late," Lelouch said with a smile as he looked at Suzaku approaching. As he spoke, Kallen, who was beside him, turned and left. Because Lelouch had deliberately spoken loudly, everyone around them turned their attention to them, so he couldn't make his move in front of everyone.

"I'm very happy that you could come." Suzaku shook his head and said with a smile after hearing Lelouch say that.

Just then, the hall doors opened, and Lloyd, Nina, and the belated Summit appeared in the doorway. Lloyd's discordant voice immediately rang out, "I'm so sorry, the workload has increased again, Kururugi-kun."

“Mr. Lloyd, watch your tone!” Summit, standing next to him, immediately said with a smile.

"Who is it?" Lelouch, standing next to Suzaku, asked in confusion as he looked at Lloyd standing with Summit.

"He's my superior." Faced with Lloyd's lack of integrity, Suzaku could only reply helplessly. He then took two steps forward and looked at Lloyd, asking, "Um, is it military business?"

"Yes, an important person from our country is arriving today, and we must go to greet him. Of course, Lancelot and Princess Euphemia will be with us as well. Oh, and the Second Knight of the Round Table, His Highness Samite, will also be there."

"Oh... Ah!" Upon hearing Lloyd's words, the women present couldn't help but exclaim, clearly eager to see Suzaku and Summit make their grand entrance.

Seeing the screaming women, Summit felt a chill run down his spine; the events of that morning had left a lingering shadow over him. He then turned to Lloyd and said sarcastically, "Lloyd, do you know that you've just revealed military secrets?"

"Oh, sorry, let's go back quickly!" Lloyd said hurriedly with a forced laugh.

Seeing Lloyd's unruly behavior, Summit could only shake his head helplessly. He said a brief goodbye to Nunnally and Lelouch before returning with Suzaku and Lloyd.

Chapter 356 Capturing the Vermilion Bird (2)

At 3 PM, Summit, Euphemia, the newly appointed Knight Suzaku Kururugi, Lloyd, and others, all dressed in formal attire, officially set foot on the land of Kamine Island. The local garrison personnel, who had been waiting for some time, hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, explaining that the distinguished guests from their homeland had not yet arrived, and out of courtesy, Euphemia intended to wait where she was. Then, just like in the original story, less than five minutes later, news arrived that the Black Knights had attacked the local garrison.

“Let’s retreat to the concession!” Cecil immediately suggested, and asked if a guard force could be arranged.

The sergeant in charge of liaison immediately shook his head and said, "It might actually be more dangerous, as there is turbulence in this area."

"Please rest assured, Princess Euphemia will be protected by me." Suzaku stepped forward at the opportune moment to express his loyalty.

“No, go rescue the headquarters!” Yuffie shook her head and ordered Suzaku. In her opinion, as long as Summit was by her side, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Sammit, standing to the side, could only smile upon hearing Euphemia's decision. In his memory, Lelouch's main objective in leading the Black Knights to attack was to capture Suzaku, hoping he would join his side. Since Lelouch had no intention of harming Euphemia or Suzaku, he saw no need to intervene; he simply didn't want the events of his memory to repeat themselves.

"Vice Governor, Takeshi is an honorary Britannian! There's a high possibility that the enemy is the Black Knights, and if they betrayed us with Lancelot..." The officer in charge declared loudly after hearing Euphemia's order, making it clear that he had no trust in Suzaku, who was riding on his back.

The sergeant's words made Suzaku's expression darken. Summit glanced at the meddlesome sergeant with murderous intent and said in a calm tone, "Captain, you should know that this is a criticism of the royal family. If you say another word, I will execute you on the spot in the name of His Majesty the Emperor's knight."

Summit's words immediately sent a chill down the captain's spine. He broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, "Ah... I'm so sorry, that's not what I meant..."

"Shut up, let me speak with the person in charge here." Summit didn't want to waste any more words with him and said coldly to the sergeant.

"Yes." The captain knew that if he angered the other party, not only would his future career be in jeopardy, but he might even lose his life at any moment, after all, the other party was a Knight of the Round Table known for his military exploits.

"Hello, my Second Knight of the Round Table, Lieutenant General Summit, how is the situation?" Summit asked after taking the communicator and finding that the signal was indeed strongly interfered with, but he could still make a call.

"I am Lieutenant Colonel Beryl, commander of the garrison base on Britannia Island. Lord Summit, this place is under attack by the Black Knights." The other party said in a panic after hearing Summit's identity, after all, his performance would determine his future career.

"I understand. His Highness the Vice Governor has ordered Major Suzaku Kururugi to provide support. We must hold the line until he arrives." Sami nodded and said calmly, then ended the communication and nodded to Suzaku.

Upon seeing Summit's signal, Suzaku hurriedly leaped onto Lancelot and sped towards the garrison headquarters. Summit, not wanting to be idle either, tore off his cloak and handed it to Cecil, saying to Lloyd, "Mr. Lloyd, my 'Fallen Angel' should be in the hangar too!"

Upon hearing Summit's question, Cecil and Lloyd's expressions changed. Cecil turned his face away, not daring to look at him, while Lloyd stammered, "Summit, um... um... your fallen angel has encountered a small problem."

"What's the problem?" Summit asked, looking at Cecil and Lloyd, who seemed a little uncomfortable.

Cecil, standing to the side, chuckled and stammered, "I got so engrossed for a moment that..."

"...We've disassembled the 'Fallen Angel,' but it hasn't been reassembled yet..." Lloyd interjected with a smile.

"What?" Summit leaned to the side, exclaiming in surprise. He then grabbed Lloyd by the collar and demanded, "Is this a small matter? Forget it... I'll settle this score with you later, Lloyd. There are other KnightMare in the hangar."

“There is only one ‘Vincent’ that is currently being modified. This machine is the mass-produced version of Lancelot. In terms of power, it is still a bit lacking compared to Lancelot, but…” Lloyd began to give a long and detailed introduction when talking about the mass production of Lancelot.

"Stop talking nonsense, where's the start key (the USB drive containing the driver's information, start password, and other original parameters)?" Summit asked coldly, desperately suppressing the urge to beat Lloyd up.

“From here, it will take at least fifteen minutes to activate ‘Vincent’ and get everything ready,” Cecil said, hurriedly pulling a key from his pocket.

Summit reached out and took the key, then said to the engineers behind Lloyd, "I'll give you five minutes, hurry up!"

"Yes." Upon hearing this, the engineering soldiers hurriedly ran towards the hangar.

Meanwhile, on their way to the garrison base, Suzaku encountered the First Division attacking the docks. A battle was imminent, and thanks to Lancelot's performance, Suzaku quickly destroyed the KnightMare units in front of him. Upon seeing Suzaku's appearance, Lelouch wondered why Summit hadn't shown up, but after realizing the decoy operation was complete, he immediately ordered a full retreat, exposing his KnightMare on the most conspicuous hilltop for Suzaku.

Under Toudou's command, the Black Knights disengaged from the battle in neat formation. Suzaku, after spotting ZERO through Lancelot's monitor, gave chase without hesitation. Thanks to Lancelot's exceptional speed, the distance between ZERO's mobile suit and Lancelot steadily decreased. At this point, Suzaku suspected it might be a trap by ZERO, but seeing no enemy on the monitor, and with no abnormalities detected by the thermal imager or radar, Suzaku suppressed his doubts and pursued the rogue's retreating figure at full speed.

Ahead of ZERO's escape route appeared a man-made sandpit, about 4 meters deep and 12 meters in radius. ZERO's rogue, in a panic, jumped into it and turned to fire. Lancelot leaped high into the air, his right wrist's slashing scythe springing out and striking the sand in front of the rogue, blocking ZERO's machine. Immediately afterward, using the pull of the slashing scythe, Lancelot propelled his machine to a rapid descent, instantly turning and drawing his energy sword from his waist, aiming it at the rogue's cockpit—the entire movement as fluid and seamless as flowing water.

“ZERO, that will…” Suzaku shouted excitedly. As long as ZERO is captured, the war will stop and Area 11 will be at peace.

However, just when Suzaku thought victory was imminent, a sudden change occurred, shattering Suzaku's hopes of capturing ZERO alive. Lacusa, who had been lying in ambush nearby, pressed the start button of a machine. The special device buried around the sand pit immediately generated an electromagnetic field of a special frequency, and Lancelot's engine stopped working.

Suzaku was baffled by the malfunctioning control system, but all the instruments in the cockpit had been shut down, and apart from the lighting equipment, only the communication device was still usable.

“I have something to say to you, Suzaku Kururugi. Please come out. Aside from the first drive system, everything should still be operational. Prisoner treatment is according to international law; if you don't comply, you'll die on the line.” Lelouch climbed out of the cockpit, confidently declaring his victory. Because he was using the public channel, Summit and the others also received ZERO's communication. Euphemia rushed to Cecil, who was in charge of communications, and shouted, “It's alright, tell Suzaku to come out. Also, why can't Lancelot move?”

Through the computer, Cecil realized the reason for Lancelot's malfunction and said, "The SukuraDait used as the KnightMare driver seems to be interfered with by something."

“GefijunDistueber.” Upon hearing Cecil’s explanation, Summit and Lloyd, who had not yet set off, spoke at the same time. As they spoke, Summit and Lloyd exchanged a glance, and a figure flashed through their minds.

On the other side, after receiving Euphemia's permission, Suzaku jumped out of Lancelot's cockpit. Lelouch saw Suzaku emerge from the cockpit, drew his pistol, pointed it at Suzaku, and said, "Suzaku Kururugi, let's get straight to the point. I hope you can become my partner."

"Is this a threat? Even if it is, I refuse. I've said it before, results obtained through the wrong methods are meaningless." Suzaku rebuked ZERO for his actions.

"Then let me ask you, is the current peace also meaningless?" Ignoring Suzaku's astonished expression, Lelouch continued, "What would have happened if Japan had adopted a policy of resistance seven years ago? The Chinese Federation and the EU would have intervened, and Japan would have been divided into three parts, fighting continuously until now. In other words, the current peace is a product of Japan's unconditional surrender."

“That’s right, I’m still fighting to prevent the peace my father built from being destroyed,” Suzaku immediately defended himself, but this only earned him ZERO’s disdainful skepticism. ZERO coldly said, “No, you’re wrong. Surrender wasn’t the original intention of the elected Prime Minister Kururugi, but rather the decision made by the person who killed him. The government’s command system was in chaos, leaving them with no choice but to surrender. Do you understand? The will of the people was stripped away, arbitrarily…” Lelouch mercilessly exposed Suzaku’s sore spot.

"Why, that was..." Suzaku involuntarily took a step back, his expression somber, as if he couldn't face this memory.

“There is another way to atone, a way that the Japanese had no other choice but to present to everyone yourself: the path of fighting against Britain that was taken away seven years ago.” Lelouch whispered in Suzaku’s ear, instilling his ideals.

"Battle, it's this again..." Suzaku muttered, a hint of disgust flashing across his face.

"This is also a path you've taken. Do you want to impose your will on others forever? Is this your idea of ​​peace?" Lelouch continued.

"Answer quickly, Major Suzaku Kururugi, do you hear me?" At that moment, the garrison commander's voice suddenly came through the walkie-talkie. With ZERO's permission, Suzaku connected with the garrison base.

"I am Lieutenant Colonel Beryl, commander of the British Isles garrison. I am now launching air-to-ground missiles at the terrorists. Major Kururugi, hold ZERO back there." Because it was a public communication, everyone heard the lieutenant colonel's order.

"Order your men to die?" Lelouch was stunned by the enemy's tactical intentions and immediately asked in surprise. Before he could react, Suzaku grabbed his gun-holding hand, turned around, twisted his arm behind his back, and took the gun, pressing it against his head.

"Kurugi, you..."

"I cannot agree with your approach. All I can do now is obey orders."

With his agile skills, Suzaku instantly turned the tide of the battle, leaving the Black Knights stunned. Now, in order to protect ZERO's life, they could only stand still and wait for a turning point. ZERO was the hope for Japan's revival, and they would never abandon him.

"What? You're planning to destroy Lancelot?" Lloyd immediately rushed up to the liaison officer and shouted angrily.

"Who ordered this operation? Suzaku Kururugi is my knight!" Euphemia asked angrily.