Chapter One: The Newcomer

  Time and space are changing unpredictably, sometimes stretching out, sometimes shrinking into a ball, sometimes becoming flat...

  In a daze, I seem to have stayed in this ever-changing space-time for a very long time, so long that I can't even remember the passage of time.

  Then one day, suddenly there was a great light in front of me...

  I escaped from the gap of time and space, covered in blood, lying inside a ruin.

  The body can't move, the terrifying wound has scabbed over, and fresh blood is no longer flowing out.

  My brain is a bit unclear... To be exact, it's dizzy and sinking.

  The situation had been going on for an unknown amount of time when the sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly came, extremely panicked, mixed with panicked cries: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"

  Then came a burst of intense gunfire, including several blood-curdling screams.

  "Naoto, Naoto..."

  "Brother, don't go, brother..."

  "Get out of here quickly, get out of here quickly, the enemy is..."

  The sound was interrupted by gunfire, and footsteps were getting closer and closer to here.

  I was discovered by the retreating crowd in a state of panic, and it seemed that a fierce quarrel was transmitted to my ears, but I couldn't hear what it was because my spirit had already reached its limit, and I fainted.

  ……

  When I woke up again, control over my body returned, and I slowly sat up to find myself in a shabby room.

  Cold light, paper scraps all over the ground, and a thick layer of dust on the table.

  What's even more exaggerated is that the western wall seems to have been bombed, with a big hole blown open, and cold wind whizzing in from inside.

  After checking his own body, it was not good, a large amount of blood loss made his body seem to have suffered serious injuries.

  Strength can't even be displayed at one tenth of its peak.

  This is a fatal threat for me.

  After getting out of bed, I looked through the big hole in the wall and saw the outside view.

  Skyscrapers stand tall, elevated roads crisscross, it's clear that this is no longer Japan.

  No, this shouldn't be the world of the Magic Teacher anymore.

  "Have I crossed over again?" I smiled bitterly, and suddenly a furious fist slammed into the wall, which instantly let out a loud explosion, shattering into powder.

  Damn it, why do I have to cross over again...

  Damn it, I clearly said I'd stay by her side for a lifetime...

  Damn it, damn it, damn it... In that case, wouldn't I have become a swindler myself, watching her gain hope with my own eyes and then fall into despair once again?

  Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why did you have to change the plot? Why did you have to go crazy? Now look what's happened, I've crossed over into another strange place!

  This lifetime... I'll never see her again, Yiwen, my Yiwen.

  Just then, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside and approached quickly. The originally almost rotten door was kicked open with a loud bang.

  A group of disheveled guys rushed in from outside like a swarm of bees.

  "Seriously, don't scare me like that." One of them scratched his head and said discontentedly.

  "Hey, are you okay?" The one who seemed to be the leader walked up and asked.

  I shook my head and said, "It's nothing, thank you for saving me."

  "Don't say that, we're all Japanese, it's only natural to help each other."

  Japanese people, is this still Japan?

  "Sorry, I'm not Japanese, my name is Wang Fei, I'm Chinese."

  "Chinese." The leader of the group was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly enlightened.

  "Ah, I see. So you must be from the Chinese Federation. 'Chinese', what a strange term that is. Do all of you people in the Chinese Federation like to call yourselves that?"

  Chinese Federation, a very familiar name, extremely familiar... as if I've heard it somewhere before.

  "Excuse me, where is this?"

  "This is Japan, of course, and also another name, Area 11 District."

  Area 11, a name that's all too familiar. I suppose I've crossed over into this world now, the rebellious Lelouch.

  A son who is not good at expressing his emotions, and a father who is also not good at expressing his emotions. A romantic comedy story between the two, filled with love and justice.

  Don't take it seriously.

  "Right, I haven't introduced myself yet, I'm Shan, and this is..."

  Fan, another loud name, I took a closer look at him and found that he was indeed very familiar.

  It seems that I will be the deputy commander of the future Black Knights squadron.

  After introducing everyone present in a long-winded manner, Fan asked: "I don't know who you are..."

  "Wang Fei, a man from the Chinese Federation, had already been mentioned earlier. During his travels, he offended some soldiers from Bretania and was hunted down, but fortunately escaped their pursuit and narrowly avoided disaster."

  I made up an excuse at random.

  The current fans seem to look younger and wear more tattered clothes, which suggests that they have not yet met Lelouch, and it should still be some time before the start of the story.

  "After some thought, I said: 'I want to see your leader.'"

  I remember that the leader of the resistance organization led by Fan was not Fan at first, but rather the older brother of Hongyue Kalin. I have some information that I need to get from his mouth.

  As soon as I mentioned the leader, everyone's face turned gloomy, and Fan's face was filled with sorrow as he said: "Sorry, our leader... he..."

  It can be discerned from Fan's words that the real leader is already dead.

  Suddenly, I vaguely heard those chaotic voices in my dazed brain, someone shouting "straight", someone shouting "brother".

  Now that I think about it, their leader, Akatsuki Kurenai, must have died around that time.

  What bad luck.

  In this case... I looked at Fan and said: "So, who is your leader now? I have something to say to him."

  "Sorry, we don't have a leader right now."

  "Aren't you?" I said, staring at him with piercing eyes. "An organization without a leader is easy to collapse. If you don't want to collapse like this, I advise you to elect a leader as soon as possible."

  "Is... is..." Fan nodded, "So, what you want to say is..."

  "After you elect your leader, I will negotiate with him."

  Fan still had the good old man's temperament and didn't get angry because of my words, but the people around him glared at me one by one, as if they couldn't wait to skin and dismember me.

  I gave them a glance and curled up some disdainful cold smiles at the corners of my mouth.

  They're just a bunch of ants, and since I found out that this is the rebellious Lelouch's world, I've been relieved a lot. At a time when machinery reigns supreme, a group of unarmed guys pose no threat to me at all.