Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 16

For CXC Scans use only

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Geass 16 – The Black Knights Order

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>2nd Frame
Here, Lelouch

>3rd Frame
--Upper R Bubble
A guy wearing hair ornament…?
--Upper L Bubble
Look, I have a matching one too
--handwritten text
It’s beautiful, isn’t it?
--Small Lower Bubble
Uh
--Big Lower Bubble
Euphie-neesama, how could you do that~~~

>4th Frame
--Right Bubble
I want to make one for Nii-sama too~
--Middle Bubble
I don’t think Nunnally can make one yet
--Left Bubble
Yes, I can!

>Bottom Frame
It’s okay I can teach you, first, you have to do it like this…

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>Top R Frame
--Upper Bubble
Waa, Nunnally is really good at this
--Lower Bubble
Eh, really!?

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Ah, Marianne-sama
--Left Bubble
Eh

>Middle Frame
Mother

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>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
Mother! Nunnally!
--Left Box
On that day, someone suddenly took away our days of happiness
Leaving my mother dead and Nunnally’s body crippled

>Bottom Frame
--Right Box
Schneizel! I know you have some information about the incident!
--Left Box
And about why did mother have to be killed!?

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>Top Frame
--Bubble
You see this poster a lot in the ghetto recently, huh?
--Text on Poster
The True Japanese Culture Preservation Society

(In case someone wants to rephrase this ‘culture preservation thingy’)
真【しん】
(adj-na,n) (1) truth; reality; genuineness; (2) seriousness; (n) (3) logical TRUE; (n) (4) printed style
writing; (n) (5) (abbr) star performer; (P)
日本【にほん】
(n) Japan; (P)
文化【ぶんか】
(n) (1) culture; civilization; civilisation; (2) Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22); (P)
保護【ほご】
(n,vs) care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage; (P)
推進【すいしん】
(n,vs) (1) propulsion; driving force; (2) implementation; promotion (e.g. of a government policy); (P)
協会【きょうかい】
(n) association; society; organization; organisation; (P)

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
For some reason, the chairman of the organization allows any Japanese who becomes a member to call themselves Japanese
The organization activity revolves around the ideal of protecting Japanese pride
--Left Bubble
Eh? Why would a Britannian do such thing?

>Bottom R Frame
--Right + Middle Bubble
When you hear the word “Britannian nobles” the whole Japanese pride ideal becomes a hundred times less persuasive, huh?
--White Text
Keh
Smells like bullshit, especially so since they do nothing but smuggling ‘Refrain’ and doing some underhanded stuffs in the back

--Left Bubble
Wha!? ‘Refrain’!?

>Bottom L Frame
These are…

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>Top R Frame
Clothes?

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
This box is also full of clothes! Can it be…all these boxes too!?
--Left Bubble (upper)
That Zero, does he intend to earn some income by selling these!?
--Left Bubble (lower)
No way! He can’t be worrying about funds when he has that “Kyoto” backing him, right?

>Bottom R Frame
--Upper Bubble
Are these…,by any chance, uniforms…?
--Lower Bubble
Eh?

>Bottom L Frame
--Right Bubble
As of today,
We are no longer a mere resistance group
--Left Bubble
We shall reorganize ourselves as an organization

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>Top Frame
--Right Bubble
And its name is-
--Left Bubble
The Order of the Black Knights!

>Bottom Frame
--Middle Bubble
O…organization…
--Left Bubble
The Order of the Black Knights…

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>Top R Frame
This is the list of groups who will be joining with us
I have gone through the data and selected many promising applicants

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Thus, the first thing that shall be judged by the Black Knights Order is---
--Middle Bubble (remember to change this part if u decided to rephrase)
The True Japanese Culture Preservation Society
--Left Bubble
Ah

>Bottom R Frame
--Upper Bubble
It entices the Japanese with many sugar-coated promises…
--Lower Bubble
However, its true face is that of Refrain smugglers and human traffickers, this organization is truly filled with nothing but wickedness…

>Bottom L Frame
--Right Box
No matter how I want to exact my revenge to Britannia, I can’t let myself to put Nunnally in danger too
--Left Box
I have to create a safe place for Nunnally… where Britannia won’t be able to reach her…

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>Top Frame
--Right Box
Not just a temporary or a fake one but the real one…!
--Left Box
For that, I’ll………

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>Top R Frame
A common dandelion?

>Top L Frame (upper)
Le-Lelouch!

>Top L Frame (lower)
--Right Bubble
What!? I know you’re thinking this doesn’t fit my character anyway
--Left Bubble
Those flowers… Are you giving those to someone?

>Bottom R Frame
It’s none of your business

>Bottom L Frame (upper)
--Right Box
…I’ve heard that Karen’s mother was a victim of Refrain
--Left Box
And that she is currently hospitalized for quite sometime due to the side effect of Refrain

>Bottom L Frame (lower)
--Right Box
Refrain… a narcotic
Its effect allows the victims to see their past… happy memories
--Left Box
A foul drug that takes advantage of the Japanese who longed for the days before the Britannia occupied Japan

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>Top R Frame
Hey, come on, say something, you Eleven!

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Where’s the good service?
--Middle Bubble
Come on, try saying “welcome”
--Left Bubble
Tsk, worthless trash
--Black Text
Hahahahah

>Middle R Frame
--Upper Bubble
What are you looking at!?
--Lower Bubble
What is happening?

>Middle L Frame
--Upper Bubble
Ahh, I know! You wanna join us too, huh?
--Left Bubble
As if…

>Bottom Frame
--Right Bubble
You guys must be bored of it by now, right?
--Left Bubble
Bullying this Eleven

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>Top R Frame (upper)
…Aaah, this is so boring

>Top R Frame (lower)
--Right Bubble
Wanna go to a game center?
--Left Bubble
I ain’t got any money

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
To my surprise, those guys are easy to communicate with
What? Did you come here to help me?
--Left Bubble
Don’t be stupid! Why would I want to help you!?

>Bottom R Frame
--Right Bubble
It’s just that Ja… I mean that Eleven,
I thought no one would help him so I…
--Left Bubble (upper)
So? Are you trying to pick a fight against five guys?
--handwritten text
Well, knowing it’s you then it MUST be possible
--Left Bubble (lower)
This bastard~~

>Bottom L Frame
--Right Bubble
Then again…
If you were to handle this matter poorly, even if you won the fight-
--Left Bubble
That Eleven wouldn’t be able to do his business here tomorrow

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
He personally chose to become a slave of Britannia
That’s what it means for an Eleven to work in the settlement, right?
--Left Bubble
Still…

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Some even say that this “Area 11” is actually better than the previous “Japan”
--Left Bubble
Due to Britannia colonization, Japan’s military affair and economy are actually becoming more stable than ever

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
You can even get a citizenship,
If you go to the government office and go through the procedure, you’ll be able to become an honorary Britannian
--Left Bubble
All that’s left is the pride problem…
Well, I do understand the feeling of wanting to treasure the pride

>Bottom R Frame
--Right Bubble
And then?
--Left Bubble
What is Mr. Know-It-All Lelouch Lamperouge thinking? What do you want to do about it?

>Bottom L Frame
…nothing

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
You seem very smart but your ability is just a waste on you
--Left Bubble
Shirley was complaining about you before, she says “Lelouch never put any effort in whatever he does! Even though he’s really smart!”

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
I’m smart, that’s why I never did anything

>Bottom R Frame (upper)
--Right Bubble
Even that previous Eleven understood,
--Left Bubble
that it is better to lower his head to Britannia so he can have a better life

>Bottom R Frame (lower)
Ironically, that restraint is also happened to be the reason why Refrain is popular…

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>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
What did you say!?
--Left Bubble (written as “Japanese” but read as “Eleven”, and this will go on for the rest of this chapter, or maybe even through the end of this manga)
You, a Britannian who has always been living a carefree life, have no right to say anything about the Japanese……

>Bottom R Frame
--Black Text
Hmph

>Bottom L Frame
--Box
……before I met C.C. and obtained Geass, I was also like that Eleven …
Just continue living without trying to break free from the flow…

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>Top Frame
--Right Box
This pain…,
to my previous powerless self…,
--Left Bubble
is a punishment, I suppose

>Middle Frame
--Bubble
Suzaku-kun,
They said that you have to join in the strategy meeting

>Bottom Frame
--Right Bubble
Eh? Cecile-san,
You said meeting but, would it really be fine if I come to the meeting?
--Left Bubble
Good for you, please do your best
--handwritten text
Seems like they will tell you all the details at the meeting

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
Haa~~~~~, thank goodness, I really thought that was a call for another ruin investigation meeting
--Left Bubble
Is that bad?
--Text in front of Lloyd face
Phee--w

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
If the meeting was really about the ruin investigation, that means I have to go to Kaminejima again
--handwritten text
And there’s absolutely nothing there, you know it
--Left Bubble
And the campus festival is near, so I’m kinda interested to check it out

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
A campus festival, huh…? Sounds like fun
--White text
Kusu *giggle*
--Middle Bubble
Well then, I’m going!
--Left Bubble
Ah, Suzaku-kun

>Bottom Frame
--Right Bubble (Choose! Boxed lunch or bentou? =p)
And here I thought I’ll make him some boxed lunch~~
--Middle Bubble
Rice…?
--Left Bubble
with jam...?

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>Top Frame
---The number of the rebel members led by Zero is insignificant,
However, under the name of “The Order of The Black Knights”, they have gained a great influence over many other rebels

>Middle Frame
To begin with, what is Zero’s true identity?
I just don’t see him making a move without any objective…

>Bottom R Frame
--Right Bubble
That’s… we are still investigating that matter…
As Zero is supported by countless number of Elevens…, gathering information about Zero is rather diffi…
--Left Bubble
Ah!
It’s just that there’s a rumor that Zero is actually someone who bears a grudge towards the royalties

>Bottom L Frame
A grudge…
towards the royalties…

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
I suppose you too are worried about this, Euphie
--Left Bubble
Eh…

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Like what we have suggested,
For governor-general Euphemia own safety, Your Highness should choose a knight as soon as possible
--Left Bubble
A knight… but I…

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
Pardon my intrusion!
Governor-general Euphemia, it is about time for Your Highness to go to the art gallery
--Left Bubble
But I’m still in the middle of an important discussion

>Bottom R Frame
--Right Bubble
You should go, Euphie
--Left Bubble
Schneizel-oniisama, I, as the governor-general, have to……

>Bottom L Frame
--Right Bubble
You can leave this to me,
--Left Bubble
okay?

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>Top L Frame
………yes…

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
After the opening ceremony of this Clovis art gallery today,
The Clovis exhibition will begin
--Left Bubble
On the first day of exhibition, there will only be people from the mass media for the most of the day

>Bottom R Frame
And then, we will need Euphemia-sama to choose the winner from all of these artworks

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
This painting… has caught my attention
--Left Bubble
The artist of that painting is an Eleven

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Eh?
--Left Bubble
I must suggest Your Highness to think again before making the final decision

>Bottom R Frame
--Upper Bubble
Then you should not display it in the first place!
--handwritten text
Muu (sulking)
--Lower Bubble
That’s because we still need to think about the public…
Leaving that aside, please take a look at this painting

>Bottom L Frame
--Upper Bubble
This is the artwork made by the talented son of marquis Nicolai
--Lower Bubble (about time I puke thanks to this guy’s way of speaking =p)
What an intense artwork, don’t you think this is a truly wonderful masterpiece, Euphemia-sama?

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>Top R Frame
--text
Fuuh

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Do you feel tired, governor-general?
--Left Bubble (upper)
Ah, no, I’m fi…
--Left Bubble (lower)
I said it’s fine

>Middle R Frame
--Right Bubble
This Clovis exhibition seems quite tolerant toward us Elevens
--Middle Bubble
After all, he is a person who believes in the ideal that race is not a barrier when it come to arts…
--Left Bubble
This exhibition fee was quite expensive… but it’s okay! As long as our people’s artworks get an award…

>Middle L Frame
Do you really think they will give an award to Elevens?
We’re in debt because of the fee, you know

>Bottom Frame
--Right Text
The artist of that painting is an Eleven
--Left Text
I must suggest Your Highness to think again before making the final decision

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>Top R Frame
--Upper Text
These people are wishing for equality
--Lower Text
Lelouch and Nunnally too……

>Top L Frame
I am… Is there really nothing I can do…!?

>Bottom R Frame (don’t forget to change this, if you decide to rephrase this preservation thingy)
The True Japanese Culture Preservation Society…

>Bottom L Frame
--Upper Bubble
While acknowledging their civil rights, you keep on encouraging the Japanese to live with pride, was it?
--Lower Bubble
However, you are just using their weakness to defraud them in reality! Furthermore, you are actually the one who smuggle and spread the “disease” called Refrain!

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>Top Frame
--Right Bubble
The…..
--Left Bubble
The Black Knights Order…!?

>Bottom Frame (“zawa zawa” = crowd noise, this will go on for several pages)
--Right Bubble (for some reason, I feel the name of “Rudolph Baleron” is too cool for a mere “random villain A”, don’cha think so? =p)
This the end for you, Rudolph Baleron, the chairman of The True Japanese Culture Preservation Society
--Left Bubble
We also have investigated all your evil deeds besides this one

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>Top R Frame (upper)
--Right Bubble
No way…, the chairman deceived us…?
--Middle Bubble
This…can’t be true…
--Left Bubble
But Zero is the ally of the weak, right?

>Top R Frame (lower)
--Right Bubble
But I do really feel saved right now…
--Left Bubble
Although… it indeed cost me quite a bit…

>Top L Frame
--Upper Bubble
…kuku…
--Lower Bubble
So, you think you Black Knights Order have already won…

>Bottom R Frame
--Upper Bubble
Take a look at this! It’s the switch for explosive!
--Left Bubble
I thought this bound to happen sooner or later so I already set up this whole building!

>Bottom L Frame
Make any stupid move, you guys and those idiot Elevens will die!

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>Top R Frame
Heh… lo and behold, everyone

>Top L Frame
--Upper Bubble
This is his true identity
--Lower Bubble
A mere trash you’d never want to lay your eyes upon

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
No way, the chairman is…
--Middle Bubble
This can’t be true, the chairman is not that kind of a person…
--handwritten text
He was really kind to us
--Left Bubble
What…will become of us…?

>Bottom R Frame
--Right Bubble
Zero, it’s the government troops! The army has started moving out just now!
--Left Bubble
Tell everyone to move according to the plan!

>Bottom L Frame
You fool!

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>Top R Frame
Uwah!?

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Wha-!
The shutter!?
--Left Bubble
He said it was a switch for explosives!!

>Bottom R Frame
--Upper Bubble
Do not panic, we already know where he will go
Lead the Japanese people outside using the escape route and then head to the planned location
--Lower Bubble
Understood!

>Bottom L Frame (upper)
--Right Bubble
Karen, come with me! We’ll have to chase that lowlife!
--Left Bubble
Roger that!
--handwritten text
Damn shutter!

>Bottom L Frame (lower)
--Black Text
Hah hah (panting SFX)
--Bubble
Hmph, I fooled you…, idiots

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>Top R Frame
When I got on the VTOL on the rooftop,
I’ll use this switch to erase all evidences and this building

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Even if I get arrested, as long as I managed to kill Zero, I will become a hero and……

>Bottom Frame
--Right Bubble
Wha…!?
--Middle Bubble
You…what are you doing…!?
--Left Bubble (never thought I’d see badass-looking Suzaku in shoujo manga XD)
The chairman of The True Japanese Culture Preservation Society, Rudolph Baleron

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>Top Frame
--Right Bubble
You are under arrest for fraud and violation of drugs control law
--Left Bubble
Escape attempt won’t be tolerated

>Bottom R Frame
--Upper Bubble
An honorary Britannian soldier…? But the army shouldn’t be here yet…
--Lower Bubble
I’m really lucky that you don’t recognize my face…

>Bottom L Frame (upper)
After all, you see me as nothing but a mere Japanese member, right?

>Bottom L Frame (lower)
--Right Bubble
Don’t tell me! You’re…
--Left Bubble (“Acc. Item: Suzaku’s spying Glasses - +10 Int +10 Dex - makes you unrecognizable”, heh~)
A spy…!?

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>Top R Frame
--Upper Bubble
Ironically, I have to thank the Black Knights Order for giving me the chance to record your confession for evidence
--Lower Bubble
I won’t forgive you, no matter how trifling the happiness is, you’re still toying with people’s heart who wish for happiness…

>Top L Frame
I will surely bring you to justice and make you atone for your sins!

>Middle Frame
Don’t you screw with me! I can’t afford to get arrested here!

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>Top Frame
Zero!!

>Middle Frame
--Right Box
Suzaku!? Why are you here!?
--Left Box
Weren’t you part of the army’s tech division!?

>Bottom R Frame
The girl besides him… she can’t be, Karen…?

>Bottom L Frame
Suzaku…

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
Zero! Why did you shoot!?
--Left Bubble
Why did you kill him!?

>Top L Frame
--Right Bubble
Are you an idiot!? If I didn’t shoot him you’d be the one who’s going to die!
--Middle Bubble
That’s fine! It’s even better than killing someone!
--Left Bubble
What!?

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble
I did not join the army in order to kill people!
--Left Bubble
I joined because I want to change things from within!

>Bottom Frame
--Right Bubble
……You are too soft, Kururugi
How can you change a long-established system from within!?
--Left Box
You will only end up getting caught and swallowed by the system!

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>Top Frame
--Right Bubble
But I am different!
--Left Bubble
I shall show you that I can change the system!

>Middle Frame
--Right Box
You need to stop condemning yourself for killing your own father!
--Left Bubble
Come with me, Kururugi!

>Bottom R Frame
…How do you guys define “evil”?

>Bottom L Frame
That’s just something you guys selfishly decide as evil, right?

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>Top Frame
That’s only a self-justification for your own satisfaction; I can never approve your way!

>Bottom R Frame
Zero! The army’s VTOLs…!

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>Top R Frame
Wha-!?

>Top L Frame (upper)
Friendly fire between the VTOLs!?

>Top L Frame (lower)
I have to stop them!

>Bottom L Frame
Uwah…

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>Top R Frame
Suzaku----!

>Bottom R Frame
Uh…

>Bottom L Frame
--Upper Bubble
Wait……
Zero……
--Lower Bubble
Ugh…

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>Top Frame
--Right Bubble
Guh…
--Middle Bubble
Do not worry,
I only sent him to one floor below
--Left Bubble
Honestly---

>Middle Frame
--Upper Box
You’re always reckless
--Lower Box
C.C. …

>Bottom Frame
I won’t kill anyone just because I feel like it

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>Top R Frame
--Upper Bubble
At least not when you’re still attached to that man
--Left Bubble
But that was so close
--Handwritten Text
Plus, I didn’t know there was such order

>Top L Frame
No, it is better if we leave it like this than letting the enemy know our next move

>Middle Frame
--Upper Bubble
That’s only a self-justification for your own satisfaction
--Lower Bubble
I can never approve your way!
--Box
This is not something you can change with just a mere argument! You have to quickly realize that, Suzaku!

>Bottom Frame
You have to join me no matter what!

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>Top R Frame
--Right Bubble
They’re finally broadcasting the news!
--Left Bubble
Turn on the monitor!

>Middle Frame
--Right Bubble (upper)
What’s happening? Army’s VTOLs shooting down each other?
--Right Bubble (lower)
No! There’s only one VTOL shooting!
--Left Bubble
-----This is the highest resolution we can offer you
Just a moment ago, a man who was chasing after Zero is unharmed

>Bottom R Frame
--Right Bubble
After further investigation,
We found out that this man is an honorary Britannian soldier, Kururugi Suzaku
--Left Bubble
Suzaku…!?

>Bottom L Frame
We can only think that he failed the mission by letting Zero escape

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>Top R Frame
--Rightmost Bubble
Kururugi as in that Eleven Kururugi?
--not-so-Right Bubble
This is why the honorary system is…
--not-so-Left Bubble
He just doesn’t want to capture Zero, does he?
--Leftmost Bubble
We should just stop the honorary Britannian policy

>Middle Frame
……I believe everyone was asking me to choose a knight?

>Bottom Frame
--Right Bubble
I have decided, the one who shall become my knight is----
--Left Bubble
Kururugi Suzaku