Xiao Ran slowly raised his hand to hold Euphilia's wrist, and moved her hand away from the mask. The lens of the mask blocked the two people's sight, so Euphilia could not see Xiao Ran's eyes, but Xiao Ran could see the confusion in Euphilia's eyes.
"No." Xiao Ran finally said two words softly. After a moment of silence, he said, "My eyes will scare you. They are not eyes that humans should have."
After saying that, Xiao Ran stood up and continued to say to Euphilia: "Your Highness, it's time to go down and meet the ministers."
Euphilia retracted her hand in a daze, paused for a moment before nodding her head, and turned her gaze away: "Really? Will it be a pair of scary eyes?"
"At least it will be like this for most people." Xiao Ran said calmly: "Because of genetic problems, these eyes will be regarded as monsters rather than humans, so Your Highness, I hope you can allow me to maintain this persistence. .”
"I understand." Euphilia stood up and smiled gently at Xiao Ran: "But I won't mind, because you are my knight and you are standing here to protect me, so I won't I am afraid of your eyes, no matter what they look like, I will wait for you to be ready and let me see the real you."
Xiao Ran looked at Euphilia and nodded silently without saying anything, but the meaning of this action was not necessarily what Euphilia had in mind.
"Let's go, Mr. Knight." Euphilia was obviously a little happy when she saw Xiao Ran nodding. She wiped the corners of her eyes and straightened her skirt. She raised her head high and walked towards the closed door of the room. Xiao Ran also followed. He was the first to arrive in front of the door, opened it and accompanied Euphilia downstairs, slowly walking into the hall of the Governor's Mansion.
Ever since Xiao Ran entered and left the hall, the atmosphere in this place has been a bit dull. After Xiao Ran left, although there were many people shouting about Xiao Ran's arrogance, no one dared to mention it in his words. Euphilia was brought in just to be indignant at Xiao Ran's rudeness and that Xiao Ran dared to hit people unscrupulously on this occasion.
The unconscious man had been dragged away, and the ground had been cleaned. The people who dragged the guy away were the same people who, except Jeremiah, had their bodies cut into sticks by Xiao Ran in the abandoned gymnasium before, although there were only a few of them. People, but these people, like Lloyd and the Archon, remained silent from beginning to end, and looked at Xiao Ran with fear and admiration. They were also the few people in the entire hall who still kept their minds. Sober people, after all, after knowing how powerful Xiao Ran is and the power that is simply irresistible, they have no way not to respect Xiao Ran.
If they were only a little stronger and used the machine's performance advantages to crush them, they would be dissatisfied, unhappy, jealous and unwilling, but when Xiao Ran's power completely left them in several worlds, all of them would Everything will turn into respect, respect for the strong.
Euphilia appeared on the stage, and once again everyone's eyes were focused on Euphilia and Xiao Ran behind her. When they looked at Euphilia, everyone expressed their concern for the royal bloodline. and the respect of the position of governor, but for Her Royal Highness Euphilia, the only two things that can make others respect her are blood status and position. But when she looked at Xiao Ran, her eyes were much more complicated. , but fear and fear occupy the largest part.
Euphilia calmly walked to the middle of the hall, her hands gently clenched into fists, her face solemn and determined, but in Xiao Ran's opinion, there had never been a Euphilia who had truly managed a party and faced so many ministers at the same time. Although she appeared to be quite calm, it seemed from some small actions that she was not as calm as she appeared on the outside, and the tension and anxiety still existed in her heart.
When Euphilia's footsteps stopped, all the people surrounding Euphilia held their chests and bent down, shouting at the same time with respectful voices: "I have seen the Governor."
Euphilia took a deep breath, her chest rose and fell slightly twice, and she suddenly felt a special force coming out of her heart, which made her feel warm and calmed down. She said loudly: "Every Sir, I am Euphilia Li Britalia, and I will serve as the governor of District 11 starting from today."
"Although my ability to become the governor of District 11 is just the result of a series of accidents, I am also ready to become the governor to lead District 11 to a more prosperous path. I believe that with the support of all the ministers, and our joint efforts With hard work, such accidents will become less and less common and will no longer occur, and together we can make District 11 a better place."
"No matter what happens in other regions, the empire has always been developing on the road of advancement and growth. As the 11th District that has stabilized, we also have this responsibility and obligation to develop ourselves stronger and make more preparations. , to support other regions at any time..."
The few words of his speech made Xiao Ran understand that Euphilia was not really prepared at this time. The so-called interview was basically equivalent to a simple speech. Euphilia's speech was not perfect, but This is the most she can say now, and it is also something she must stand up and say in the current situation. It can be regarded as stabilizing the morale of the army, and not just now, Euphilia also needs to accept the District 11 TV station in the future The facts will be broadcast and a formal speech will be given again, but by that time someone will naturally prepare Euphilia's speech.
But if it were Cornelia who came here, the most she could do would be an acting-like speech on TV. In a situation like this, she would probably not say anything. She could simply receive all the rights in one meeting. In one's own hands, standing here is the best guarantee of stability and the highest representative of rights. This is Cornelia's authority, but the current Euphilia is absolutely unable to do this.
But one thing about Euphilia is very smart. She did not speak out her thoughts and governing philosophy directly at this time, because she knew very well that speaking out at this time would only cause waves and opposition. Butalia People have complete contempt for the people in the numbered area. Now is the critical moment for the transfer of power. It is very good not to cause unnecessary opposition.
Without saying a few words, Euphilia turned her body sideways and completely exposed Xiao Ran behind her. She raised her right hand slightly and introduced to everyone: "This is my exclusive guardian knight, and it will also be." My only knight, Lelouch Xiao, will also become my spokesperson from today on, and at the same time, he will begin to form my personal guard and will become the sole commander of the personal guard."
Because of Euphilia's identity, and the shock that Xiao Ran had given everyone before, at least on this point, no one stood up to object. After all, as Euphilia, she wanted to designate a knight of her own. Whether she lets her knights set up a new bodyguard, these are all personal matters for Euphilia. From the standpoint of her ministers, no one present has the qualifications to object.
However, just after Euphilia's voice fell, a voice still sounded, coming from the direction of the door of the hall and reaching the ears of everyone present.
Hearing this voice, Euphilia was startled for a moment, but her face was obviously a little unhappy. She bulged her mouth slightly and stared in the direction of the sound. Xiao Ran also looked in the same direction with his brows. He wrinkled slightly under the mask.
At this time, three people who looked relatively clean but had tired faces walked in quickly. They looked dusty and looked like they had been on the road for a long time.
And when Euphilia saw clearly the leader of the three, the man wearing glasses and wearing a red uniform, she was stunned for a moment, and then said with a little surprise: "Mr. Kilford?"
Although the bespectacled man named Kilford looked dusty, his hair was meticulously arranged and had a long ponytail. He walked up to Euphilia with a respectful expression, caressing her chest and bending down: "Euphilia Your Highness, Princess Asia, Your Highness Cornelia asked me to say hello to Your Highness, Princess Euphilia."
"Get up quickly." Euphilia raised her hand gently. Judging from her actions and expression, she seemed to be very familiar with this guy named Guilford, and asked: "Why are you here, sister?" Well, has my sister come here too? How is her injury? "
"Her Highness Cornelia is still recuperating in District 19. The injury is not too serious. However, due to the sudden change in the situation there, Her Highness Cornelia is unable to perform her duties in District 11." Kilford stood up straight. He stood up, pushed up his glasses, and glanced in the direction of Xiao Ran. His eyes were indifferent as if he didn't pay attention to Xiao Ran at all, and said: "Her Highness Cornelia is worried about the safety of Her Highness Euphilia. Therefore, I was specially sent here to protect and assist His Highness Euphilia, and I was ordered to establish a personal guard belonging to Your Highness and directly lead it."
She said she came here to protect her, but the fact was that Cornelia cared too much about Euphilia and was even more worried about Euphilia's lack of ability and prestige. Even when she was injured and needed help, she still used her powerful attributes. The subordinates were sent here, saying they were assisting and protecting her, but in reality they were going to stand behind Euphilia and unify and manage the entire eleventh district.
"Is it sister's arrangement?" Euphilia was stunned for a moment when she heard Kilford's words, and unconsciously looked at Xiao Ran, who was standing behind her and could not see his expression clearly under the mask.
Others, especially those who were already dissatisfied and repelled by Xiao Ran, once again showed relaxed and comfortable expressions on their faces, looking in Xiao Ran's direction with interesting eyes.
At this time, except for Xiao Ran's brows frowning at first, his face was really expressionless and very calm. Even though he had never thought that a guy would jump out to cause trouble in this situation, but There was also no fluctuation or change in expression due to this.
When Lloyd saw the current scene, he continued to lean against the pillar and squinted his eyes and chuckled. His eyes shifted back and forth between Xiao Ran, Guilford, and Euphilia, and he spoke in a very, very small voice as if Said to himself: "It's interesting. What happens next should be interesting."
Cecil, who was standing next to Lloyd, didn't hear clearly what Lloyd was saying to himself. He glanced at Lloyd and then looked at Xiao Ran and Euphilia. A trace of worry flashed in his eyes. This was real worry. , although the reason may not be sufficient, Cecil, a person who has only had short contact with Xiao Ran, is willing to stand on Xiao Ran's side.
The big boss of the military court, the consul, frowned and looked at Guilford who suddenly jumped out without hiding his dissatisfaction. However, Xiao Ran didn't say anything, so the consul who was completely loyal to Xiao Ran continued to maintain his position. silence.
There are not many people on Xiao Ran's side, but in addition to the above three people, Jeremiah is also on Xiao Ran's side. Xiao Ran is not only his teacher, but also his biggest supporter in District 11. Someone who can help him wash away his shame and give him greater strength, and he was once the captain of the personal guard of Prince Kurowisi. Although he said that he had made a lot of mistakes, he was not officially demoted. His status was the same as that of Cornelli. Compared with Ya's personal guard captain, he is a little inferior, but his powers at this time are exactly the same.
Jeremiah frowned and walked over directly, saying in a deep voice: "Captain Kilford, as a member of the Guards, I don't think you have the right to make arrangements for Her Royal Highness Euphelia's Guards. , let alone be qualified to command the personal guards of other members of the royal family except Her Highness Cornelia."
"It's you, Orange, your story has spread throughout the entire empire." Kilford glanced at Jeremiah mockingly, without concealing his disdain and contempt, and said: "Just in time, I also brought If you don't understand your country's arrangements for you, you can either start over as a pilot, or go back to the countryside and grow oranges."
"You!" Jeremiah gritted his teeth and looked at Kilford, but he didn't know what words to use to retort to the other party's ridicule and triggering.
"I want to know who gave this order." The consul suddenly stood up. As the highest official of the military court in District 11, no soldier in District 11 could be punished or dealt with by him. Of course, he has the qualification to stand up. When asking such a question, the consul also understood that Kilford was probably here to deliberately find trouble, and Jeremiah was also from Xiao Ran's side. If he didn't stand up and refute a few words now, the situation would completely tilt toward Kilford. This side of Erfurt.
Kilford looked at the consul who stood up. For this consul who was much older than him and was also considered a high-ranking aristocrat of the country and a high-ranking official, he also restrained his arrogance a little and saluted to the consul. Said: "It is the Consul Moas of the Military Court. This order was personally issued by Her Highness Cornelia before I came here. The official document from the empire will be issued soon."
The consul said with a straight face: "That is to say, the document has not been released yet, and even if it is released, it must be reviewed and reconsidered by the 11th District Military Court before the final sentence can be pronounced. Whether it is demoted to a civilian or downgraded, a military court is also required. After a formal review, Captain Kilford is not an official of District 11, so the cross-district punishment for our district officials is a bit excessive."