Code Geass FF chapter 92

"So, are you a saint for the common people now?" AA asked as he looked at Marianne's side view.

"What?! I am no such thing. It's just that, I feel tired of those incompetent people who only got into position because of relations.

Our empire is made for the elite and only the competent worthy people should get it's better graces.

It is enough for the average human to be able to live, if they wanted more then they should do better than many others.

Even just being a hardworking person, if you are talentless, is much better than being half hearted and average.

I am still an empress you know. And I am quite used to our elitist culture, I quite like our mindset where the weak should only get the bares minimum resources.

The weak I am talking about is not measured by physical strength, you should already know what I mean about that already.

I mean, the best example should be: a genius crippled person should get a better treatment than an average able person.

That's right. This example is good. I should tell this to my followers and take action in this premise." Marianne continuously explained to AA and even ending with a semi monologue at the end.

"Hey, you are really using your brain right now.

Hehehe...

You always used brute force mostly until now, what made you suddenly think so much?

I remember that you always punch first and talk later.

That's right. You are really domineering and even then, you don't look manly at all.

You just look more beautiful and sexy." AA suddenly said with awe, surprise and slight arousal before continuing to read so that he can restrain his boiling arousal.

"Che! It is only because using force is the easiest path, don't you know?

Why should I spend time talking when I can just solve everything in a moment by punching?

Also, I am the empress.

Although I only got this position due to a 'business deal', I still am the Empress after all so it is already expected of me to be domineering.

Right, I have to warn you about something.

It seems, Charles plans to use our 'close' relationship to get you on his side much closer.

He even said it to me quite frankly, saying that we needed to do this much for him as it was quite troublesome to hide the things we do for a long time.

And also because of a bunch of other things.

Anyways, he is not scared or worried about scheming so openly.

Sigh...

He really got the bearings of a qualified emperor.

He is also seems to be quite confident that you will not disagree.

He should have already known about Flora and Eunalia, so you situation with them should also be clumped up together with mine.

Just thinking about avoiding that guy's schemes makes me have a head ache, which, thankfully, I don't have to." Marianne ranted and warned on AA.

That rant and warning made AA stop reading for a moment to start think very fast for a few moments.

"Oh? Ha! As what I expected of Charles. He should have been the most excellent emperor I know if not for him neglecting almost everything to pursue that something the three of them are busying about.

This is also the reason why I boldly continued our current relationship.

It is already expected and as long as you don't show any signs or hint of being suspicious or disloyalty then we can just continue this peacefully for as long as we want.

The nobles, specially the royalty, only want to maintain their names, smelling like honey and roses.

As long as this is done and they are given some benefits then everything will be fine for them.

Except for some exceptions like some retarded greedy bastards or some stupid righteous naive people who manage to become part of the nobility miraculously.

Charles's bottom line should be very low or very concentrated, like VV who, I am quite sure, that only has two bottom line which is his brother, Charles, and his very own pride.

I only don't know if his pride is more important than his own brother.

Hehehe..." AA said very confidently, as if everything is as planned and the world is going the way he wanted.

"You really expected this kind of move from Charles? I doubt it. You have not known Charles for long and the two of you have not even been together personally for more than a few hours and that few hours only happened a very few times.

How could you possibly anticipate Charles' move?

I admit that you are a genius but this kind of thing seems to be impossible even for you." Marianne said and questioned doubtfully with a very unbelieving expression.

"Sigh... There is nothing impossible in this world, there are only things that you can't imagine.

If you had not seen it for yourself, then you would not have believed that immortality is real right?

Geass is also something unthinkable.

While knightmare frames, as someone said before, feels like a sci-fi fantasy that came true.

This things are real.

I am real." AA said very confidently without any doubt, full of determination and manliness, for once.

"Pfft! Too dramatic! Hmph! I still won't believe for now though because even a genius needed some basis to do something.

You can't just pull out something out of nowhere.

Tsk tsk..." Marianne said with fake disdainful and mocking smile as she tried to look at AA sideways.

"Fine, you would still have no choice but to believe me later anyways when the time comes.

Right, do you have any news about our empire's plans on Africa?

Or does our empire even want to conquer that place?

It seems too troublesome.

The empire won't even get much from it except from some gold and diamond mines which might even offend some underworld big shot.

We even might have to expend some resources to at least get something from this country." AA said while faking, very covertly, some disdain while showing some expression of dislike.

'Although I quite trust Marianne now. It is still better to not say everything and only inform or explain her some things that can't be hidden.

And even then, I will still hide as much as I can of the matter.

I do have some plans for Africa after all.

I can already anticipate and deduce some things that can happen in there which I plan to take advantage of when the time comes.' AA thought to himself as he tried to hide his face from Marianne by burying it on her neck while kissing her there.

AA already expected Marianne to know him well enough to be able to read some subtleties in his emotions and expressions.

He did not really study acting after all.

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