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Summit didn't answer Lelouch's question. He smiled faintly and continued, "Lelouch, please say 'I'm sorry' to Nunnally, Kallen, and Millie for me." After saying that, he ignored Lelouch and walked towards the ceremony venue.

When Summit carried the unconscious Euphemia out from behind the curtain, the audience was taken aback, wondering what scene Summit and Euphemia were acting out. "Lord Summit, how is Princess Euphemia? What are you doing?" Dalton, sitting in the audience, asked in surprise when he saw Euphemia motionless in Summit's arms.

"Shh, Princess Euphemia is just asleep, she'll wake up soon." Summit, who was holding Euphemia, immediately made a shushing gesture and whispered to Dalton.

"Asleep?" Dalton asked, a little puzzled, upon hearing Summit's words. After all, no matter how tired Euphemia was, she shouldn't be sleeping on a day like this, especially since Euphemia had gone to talk to ZERO alone. However, Euphemia's regular breathing, rosy cheeks, and perfectly neat clothes, all held in Summit's arms, indicated that she was indeed unharmed.

Seeing Dalton's puzzled expression, Summit gently handed Euphemia to him, gesturing for him to hold her properly, and said, "General Dalton, Euphemia is yours for now." Then he walked towards the podium.

“Lord Summit, what are you doing…” Dalton wanted to chase after Summit to ask why he did this and what had happened between ZERO and Euphemia, but with Euphemia in his arms, he was flustered for a moment.

Just as the crowd below the stage was wondering about Summit's actions, Summit smiled and said, "Elevens... no, excuse me, fellow Japanese, today I am very happy to be here to announce the establishment of the Special Administrative Region—Japan—on behalf of Princess Euphemia. Let us applaud this policy implemented by Princess Euphemia." Although there was no microphone, Summit's voice clearly resonated throughout the entire hall.

"Clap clap clap..." The audience immediately burst into applause upon hearing Summit's words.

As the enthusiastic applause gradually subsided, Summit continued, "Well, I want to say 'sorry' to everyone, because I am not Summit Ashford and I am about to do something that violates the code of chivalry."

Upon hearing Summit's words, the audience immediately erupted in murmurs, seemingly wondering what Summit was about to do. Seeing the murmurs of the crowd, Summit gave a cold smile and said, "An order from the Second Knight of the Round Table of Holy Britain..."

Just as Summit began his announcement, Lelouch, who had recovered from his surprise and astonishment, finally arrived at the scene and shouted at Summit in front of the podium, "Stop, Summit..." Two soldiers holding ceremonial rifles immediately jumped out and stopped Lelouch.

"Get away..."

"You terrorist..."

Hearing the sounds of Lelouch arguing with the soldiers, Summit turned his head slightly and glanced at Lelouch dressed as ZERO out of the corner of his eye, then continued, "...The massacre begins. Kill all these Japanese, leave no one alive."

"What? Your Excellency Summit..." Dalton exclaimed in surprise, but before he could finish speaking, a sharp gunshot rang out throughout the hall. An elderly woman, around 60 years old, sitting in the front row responded to the call, followed by a woman's hysterical scream.

Seeing the screaming woman, Summit sneered, "Quiet down. Princess Euphemia is sleeping, and I don't want her to see this. So please be quiet!" With that, he pulled the trigger again, shooting the woman squarely between the eyebrows.

Lelouch was stunned, Dalton was stunned, everyone was stunned. After a second of silence, everyone screamed in panic and ran frantically towards the exit. The entire venue was in chaos. Dozens of Sunderland rifles that were originally responsible for maintaining order opened fire on the chaotic crowd at the same time. The machine gun on the Sunderland's chest was more lethal than the assault rifle in Sunderland's hand.

On the platform, Summit turned and walked towards the astonished Dalton, gently stroking Euphemia's face in his arms before chuckling, "General Dalton, take Euphemia away. It wouldn't be good if you woke her." Summit then pulled off his cloak and draped it over Euphemia, instructing Dalton, "Make sure Euphemia isn't stained with the filthy blood of the Japanese." He then ordered two Sunderland fighters to escort Dalton and Euphemia away from the venue.

Behind the scenes, Suzaku slowly awoke from his coma. A series of deafening gunshots reached his ears. He went to the front of the room and saw only countless corpses laid out on the ground, and Sunderland's men firing incessantly. Dodging a volley of Sunderland fire, Suzaku quickly pulled out his wireless headset and put it on, asking, "I am Suzaku Kururugi, Honorary Knight of the British Army. Cease fire immediately."

"It was an order to murder all the Japanese, personally issued by Lord Summit, the Second Knight of the Round Table," said an officer piloting the Gloucester, while keeping the camera focused on Suzaku.

"What? Lord Summit, don't talk nonsense!" Upon hearing this answer, Suzaku was shocked. The scene of Summit sincerely blessing her flashed through her mind, and her face was full of disbelief.

The officer was neither interested in nor willing to answer Suzaku's questions. He had long harbored murderous intentions towards this high-ranking princess knight, and instead asked irrelevantly, "Speaking of which, you're Japanese too, right?" With that, he opened fire on Suzaku.

Lelouch strode towards the direction Gawain had stopped, seeing countless corpses along the way, their faces filled with resentment. He couldn't help but recall Summit's words to him: "Lelouch, I will bear your sins." Just as Lelouch was lost in his memories, a hand suddenly grabbed the hem of his clothes.

“ZERO, our…Japan…savior, only you…are hope…” The old man who had been shot looked at ZERO who was right in front of him, used his last strength to grab the corner of his clothes, and said with all his might.

"No, no... don't push it all onto me... brother, why do you have to bear my guilt..." Hearing the old man say this, Lelouch regretted his actions for the first time and murmured.

Ten minutes later, only scattered Japanese soldiers desperately fleeing and a few Sunderland fighters clearing out the remaining enemy planes remained in the square. The rest of the Sunderland planes had already rushed out of the venue to carry out their slaughter. Summit looked at the few young men who were putting up a desperate last stand in front of him, gently waved his hands, snapped their necks, and whispered, "Rest in peace! This is just the beginning." As he spoke, he seemed to sense something and looked towards the Sunderland plane that was slaughtering people not far from him. "Bang!" Under Summit's gaze, a shell accurately struck its cockpit.

A series of explosions rang out as several black Rogues, led by the red Crimson Lotus II, stormed into the venue and engaged the Sunderland inside. After the last Sunderland fell to Karen's claws, three Rogues quickly surrounded it.

"Damn British pig, die!" a member of the Black Knights roared angrily, controlling the Rogue to stomp towards Summit, preparing to crush Summit into a meat patty. But at that moment, Summit disappeared from the screen. "What?" To the pilot's bewilderment, the cockpit of one of the Rogue's planes was instantly smashed flat, and red blood gushed out from the gaps in the armor, appearing particularly glaring.

After destroying three rogue vehicles in succession, Summit chuckled and said, "I don't want to die at the hands of you little minions." Then he slowly raised his handsome face and looked at the Crimson Lotus Second Form that was stopped in front of him.

Karen looked at Summit, whose body and hands were covered in the blood of her compatriots. Her hands, gripping the control stick, trembled involuntarily. There was no greater sorrow than despair. Karen's love for Summit made her unable to make the right judgment. Unable to bear the blow, she fell into confusion, and her eyes gradually became empty.

"Wait, I'll handle him." Just then, ZERO's soft shout pulled Karen out of the chaos. Looking up, she saw Gawain's massive body slowly descending from the sky.

"Zero! You're finally here. I've been waiting impatiently." Summit looked at Gawain flying in the air and muttered to himself. Then he jumped up and kicked Gawain.

Gawain immediately swept one arm towards Summit, sending him flying backward. In the instant Summit flew through the air, Gawain raised his massive arm, aiming it at the airborne Summit. Just then, CC, sitting in Gawain's cockpit, suddenly felt uneasy, because Summit on the screen was smiling broadly. Turning around, she saw Lelouch rapidly tapping on the keyboard. "Lelouch, what are you doing? He's your brother..." CC hurriedly shouted.

"I'm sorry..." Lelouch murmured three words and pressed the attack button. Gawain's five sharp fingers immediately shot towards Summit.

"Stop!" CC shouted helplessly after seeing the message on the screen.

Red blood splattered as a finger struck Summit's abdomen precisely, piercing it. The powerful impact propelled Summit's body high into the air, before it slowly fell in an arc. Both Karen and CC were stunned. The moment Summit hit the ground, the two women finally couldn't hold back and let out a hysterical scream. Because in that instant, they seemed to hear Summit whisper in their ears, "I'm sorry, CC (Kalen)."

Chapter 371 Farewell

"Bang!" Summit's body crashed to the ground as if weighing a thousand pounds. Suzaku, piloting Lancelot back to the battlefield, witnessed Summit's landing and immediately piloted Lancelot through the air. The distracted CC and Kallen didn't even notice Lancelot's arrival until the moment he snatched Summit's body away. Only then did the two women react, simultaneously crying out in anguish, "Give Summit back..." But Lancelot didn't hear their cries and flew directly into the high-altitude Avalon.

After Suzaku returned, Lloyd and Cecil immediately ran towards the hangar. With the sound of machinery starting up, the hangar doors opened, and Suzaku emerged carrying a blood-soaked Summit. "Ah!" Lloyd and Cecil cried out involuntarily, because the huge, gruesome hole in Summit's abdomen, constantly gushing blood, was particularly gruesome. "It's alright, Summit... he..." Suzaku pleaded loudly to the astonished two.

Outside the operating room, the red light indicating emergency treatment had turned blue, signaling that the surgery was complete. Several doctors emerged from the operating room, shaking their heads. Lloyd and Cecil, who had been waiting outside, immediately ran over and asked, "How is it?"

The doctor in charge of the resuscitation shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd, we've done everything we could. His Highness Summit's internal organs are all damaged, and he's lost too much blood, so now..."

"How could this be?" Cecil exclaimed, his body swaying.

"What about Governor Cornelia?" a doctor asked slowly, looking at the dejected Lloyd and Cecil.

“We’ll make contact. Can we hold out until we get back to the government building?” Lloyd sighed and said slowly.

The doctor shook his head again. It was a miracle that he had survived such severe injuries. Now, let alone making it back to the hospital, every second he could live was precious.

In the emergency room, Euphemia, who had been brought back to Avalon by Dalton, was lying on a temporary bed not far from Summit's maintenance pod. Cecil, Lloyd, and Suzaku looked at the unconscious Euphemia with anxious expressions, hoping that she would wake up soon, otherwise she might not even have the chance to see Summit one last time.

"Hmm..." Yuffie, who was unconscious, suddenly let out a soft groan and slowly opened her eyes. The first thing Yuffie saw when she opened her eyes was Suzaku. She immediately smiled and said, "Suzaku, I had a dream. I dreamt that everyone in Japan was happy, and there was also Brother Summit. He... Suzaku, what's wrong?" Yuffie, who was halfway through her sentence, finally noticed the sadness and loss in Suzaku's eyes and immediately asked in confusion.

Upon seeing Euphemia awake, Cecil immediately exclaimed 'happily,' 'Your Highness Euphemia, you're finally awake! Quick... Summit, he...'

Cecil and Lloyd exchanged a glance, slowly stepping aside to reveal the maintenance bay behind them, enclosed by yellow glass. With expressions of disappointment, they said slowly, "Euphemiah, Summit, he..."

Looking through the gap between the two, Yuffie's pupils instantly shrank, and she jumped off the hospital bed. Because the movement was too violent, she almost fell to the floor, but fortunately Suzaku caught her.

"This...this is...what is going on? Brother Summit, don't scare Yuffie...don't joke around...don't..." Yuffie shouted excitedly as she looked at Summit with his eyes closed in the maintenance chamber, tears streaming down her smooth cheeks.

Seeing the heartbroken and distressed Euphemia, Lloyd, Cecil, and Suzaku remained silent. Just then, Summit, who had been unconscious, let out a painful groan and slowly opened his eyes. Euphemia quickly moved closer to him.

Summit opened his eyes and slowly surveyed his surroundings. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but Cecil, seeing this, quickly pressed a button outside the maintenance pod to remove the oxygen mask. "Don't cry, Euphemia, otherwise... you won't be pretty... cough cough." When he could speak again, Summit struggled to raise his right hand and slowly wiped away Euphemia's tears, speaking with all his might, and finally coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Okay, Yuffie, don't cry, Brother Summit, you'll be alright!" Yuffie quickly wiped away her tears, holding Summit's pale right hand and forcing a smile as she spoke.

Looking at the smiling Euphemia, Summit smiled and said slowly, "That's good. Euphemia, is the ceremony over? But I... cough cough... I don't seem to remember anything..."

Upon hearing Summit's words, Suzaku, standing behind Euphemia, was startled and asked in confusion, "Summit, do you really not remember?"

Looking at Suzaku behind Yuffie, Summit forced a smile and said, "Suzaku, congratulations, your wish has finally come true... cough cough... Now, can you promise me one thing?"

"Please give your orders!" Suzaku nodded as he looked at the weakened Summit.

"I give you... I give you the proof of the Second Knight. I hope you... will defeat all enemies and protect the people I cherish..." Summit slowly glanced at the Knight's Proof placed not far away and said slowly.

While Samit was speaking, the understanding Cecil immediately handed him the Knight's Certificate and let him give it to Suzaku personally.

"YES, MY lord." Suzaku respectfully gave a knight's salute and slowly accepted the knight's certificate—the key to the world's strongest mecha, 'Fallen Angel'.

"Thank you, and I wish you all your dreams come true..." Summit said with a smile as he looked at Suzaku who had accepted the Knight's Token. He then slowly closed his eyes, murmuring, "Suzaku, I have one last thing to ask of you: tell Lelouch... I'm... sorry..." The instant Summit finished speaking, the heart monitor emitted a piercing beep, and the wavy line representing the heartbeat became a straight line.

"No..." Euphemia cried out immediately.

Originally preparing to head to the ceremony venue at Mount Fuji to provide support, upon receiving the notification from Lloyd, he immediately collapsed in the cockpit of Gloucester, tears streaming down his face, muttering incredulously, "How could this be..."

Meanwhile, at Ashford Academy, the usually cheerful Student Council President Millie was huddled in a corner of the student council office, hugging her knees and burying her face in her hands, sobbing softly. On the other side, unaware of what had happened, Nanali and the others tried to answer Shirley and the others by asking what had occurred, but they could only evade the question.

While the women were mourning Samantha's death, Shermie, who had been placed next to Cornelia by Samantha, secretly began to act.

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A riot broke out. Under Lelouch's arrangement, footage of Summit ordering the massacre of Japanese was broadcast worldwide. The atrocities in Britain directly led to a riot by all the Japanese in Area 11. In just a few hours, the once-proud Britons, except in a few areas, became universally reviled 'rats'. Looking at the messages from their subordinates, Dalton, Guilford, and everyone in the General Staff frowned, feeling extremely anxious. However, since Summit's body was returned to the government building, Cornelia had issued an order to cease the attack and locked herself in the room that had originally belonged to Summit.

Looking at the photo in her hand that she and Summit had taken at the school festival, Cornelia couldn't help but recall the past. No matter how hard she tried, she lost Summit again, lost him forever.

Just as Cornelia was feeling confused, a familiar voice reached her ears and said, "Sister, what are you doing?" Upon hearing this voice, Cornelia hurriedly turned around and found someone standing behind her with a smile on their face.

"Samit!" Cornelia exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the familiar face before her, and rushed over to hug the person in her arms.

"Let me go, I can't breathe!" Summit said with a smile.

"Sammet, tell me, is this true? You're not dead yet?" Cornelia looked at Sammet, whom she was holding in her arms, tears streaming down her face as she asked excitedly.

Seeing Cornelia's tears, Summit smiled gently, took out a clean white handkerchief and wiped away her tears, saying helplessly, "I'm sorry, elder sister, I... I'm already dead."

"No, you're lying to me... lying to me, Summit, stop it, don't leave me again!" Cornelia shouted in disbelief when she heard Summit say that. She tried to hug Summit, but this time she didn't hug him. Instead, she passed right through his body.

"Why...why is this happening..." Cornelia shook her head repeatedly, looking at her empty hands, and cried out sadly.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty... Cornelia, I'm really dead now. I'm just a soul now." Samit sighed, put his arm around Cornelia from behind, and said slowly.

Cornelia, a soldier, finally calmed down after a brief period of confusion. She slowly took Summit's hands, which were wrapped around her, and asked, "Summit, tell me, what should I do?"

"Why are you asking me this? You don't think I came back to ask you to avenge me, do you?" Samit said jokingly as Cornelia calmed down.

"Huh?" Cornelia's expression froze, clearly taken aback by Summit's words.

"Hehe... Cornelia, may I kiss you?" Samit asked with a smile, turning to face Cornelia and putting his arm around her slender waist.

"Is this the last one?" Cornelia asked, a little sadly.

“I hope not!” Samit said gently, and then kissed Cornelia’s red lips.

A complex mix of emotions—sweetness, pain, reluctance, and intoxication—overwhelmed Cornelia as she kissed Summit. Tears began to stream uncontrollably down her cheeks. When the kiss ended, Cornelia slowly opened her eyes and saw Summit radiating a bright light that began to slowly disappear from his feet, turning into specks of light.

“I’m sorry, Cornelia, I have to go. Please tell Euphemia I’m sorry.” Samit said to Cornelia with a smile.

“I will,” Cornelia said with a forced smile.

"Ah... I really want to see what happens next!" Summit exclaimed, looking at Cornelia's smile. With that, he transformed into countless points of light and vanished before Cornelia's eyes, like a shooting star flashing across the night sky.

At the same time, CC was faced with the same scene as Cornelia was experiencing.

Chapter 372 Awakening

Location: Kagurajo, Japan

After Kagura Manki and Kagura Chizuru finished their routine training, Kagura Chizuru eagerly ran towards the secret chamber. Seeing her sister's action, Kagura Manki sighed softly. A year had long passed, yet Dong Tian, ​​still in a deep sleep, hadn't awakened. If it weren't for his breathing and heartbeat, she would have doubted his life. Thinking of what happened a year ago, a look of worry gradually appeared on Kagura Manki's face. Recently, she had begun to feel uneasy. Through the divine artifact 'Yata no Mirror,' she learned that Gonis, who had been missing for a year, had returned, and his power seemed even greater than before. In the world today, besides the sleeping Dong Tian, ​​no one can defeat him unless the three divine artifacts are gathered and the three families join forces again to seal him away once more. To increase their chances of victory, Kagura Manki decided to use all the Kagura family's resources to host the King of Fighters '96 tournament, hoping to attract all the world's strongest fighters to gather together.

Just as Kagura Manki was reminiscing about the past, an incredibly powerful pressure suddenly descended, as if a thousand-pound weight had been placed on her back, causing her blood to rush to her head. After a slight daze, Kagura Manki hurriedly mobilized her internal power to resist this pressure. With her formidable strength, Kagura Manki gradually calmed her discomfort. However, the ordinary bodyguards and servants within Kagura Castle were not so fortunate. The moment the pressure arrived, they could not withstand it and simultaneously screamed and fainted. Those who were powerful but not at the level of a true expert also joined the ranks of those who fainted after making a weak resistance.

After realizing what was happening, Kagura Manki hurriedly activated her sensory domain, unleashing her full 'Absolute Domain' to instantly cover the ten-mile radius of Kagura Castle and find the source of the oppressive aura. After searching, Kagura Manki was surprised to discover that the oppressive aura originated from the secret chamber where Dong Tian was kept. Her first thought was that Dong Tian had already awakened. "Chizuru!" she cried out with concern, calling out Kagura Chizuru's name before running towards the secret chamber.

Kagura Manki, rushing into the secret chamber, felt the pressure inside was at least twice as strong as outside. Her fears were realized: the unconscious Dong Tian, ​​surrounded by dazzling golden light, floated within the chamber, the powerful pressure emanating from him and showing signs of intensifying. Kagura Chizuru, dressed in a white shrine maiden's robe, lay unconscious against a wall, blood trickling from her mouth, clearly severely injured. This was understandable; having been so close to Dong Tian, ​​Chizuru was caught off guard and subjected to such immense pressure—it would be strange if she hadn't been injured.

Kagura Manki rushed to Kagura Chizuru's side, carried her out of the secret chamber, and used the ethereal "Divine Speed ​​Blessing" technique to transform into a white shadow and fly to the high walls of Kagura Castle. Once far away from Dong Tian, ​​Kagura Manki quickly placed his hand on Kagura Chizuru's back, channeling his spiritual energy into her body to heal her injuries. As his spiritual energy flowed in, the unconscious Kagura Chizuru coughed once and then awoke.

After waking up, Kagura Chizuru, at Manki's prompting, immediately used her 'Absolute Territory' to resist the oppressive aura that enveloped the entire Kagura Castle. After feeling a little better, she hurriedly asked, "Sister, how is Ten... how is Ten?"

Seeing Chizuru's anxious expression, Manki shook his head and looked in the direction of the secret chamber, saying, "I don't know either." Just then, a golden beam of light pierced through the clouds and descended from the sky, like Zeus's spear, penetrating the roof of the Kagura Castle's main hall.

"This is..." Upon seeing the pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, Kagura Manki and Chizuru couldn't help but show a hint of surprise. In the center of the pillar was someone they knew all too well—the unconscious Dong Tian. Although they were quite far away, Kagura Manki and Kagura Chizuru clearly saw countless points of light continuously flowing into Dong Tian's body within the golden pillar. As more and more points of light entered, his body gradually underwent a change. His appearance became more handsome, his skin more translucent, and they could vaguely see the veins and bones within his body. He also grew nearly two inches taller than before.