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2018 a.t.b., skies of Tokyo. A blimp was flying above the new solar panels installed a week earlier. Inside the blimp were a few Black Knights and Urabe, with their assigned Knightmares, holding dishes of sake.

Kosetsu Urabe: Well...looks like it's gonna be a hard job. If we make it through this... No, we will make it through this. I promise you. Let's get hyped.

Urabe and the other Black Knights drink all of the sake in the dishes.

Urabe: For Japan and the world! For Auld Lang Syne! (smashes dish on floor)
Black Knights: (smash dishes on floor) For Auld Lang Syne!

Meanwhile, at Ashford Academy, Lelouch was walking through a corridor when he heard footsteps behind him.

Woman: Lelouch...
Lelouch Lamperouge: Well... You sure know how to find me.

Lelouch turned to see Ashford's latest teacher, Villetta Nu, leaning against a wall.

Villetta Nu: You could have just told me that you weren't the physical type. I wouldn't suggest remedial P.E. If the class doesn't have what you're looking for...then, I can give you a 10 second head start. Huh?
Lelouch: (runs off) Got something better to do!
Villetta: (under her breath) Son of a literal manwhore.

Villetta chased after Lelouch, some female students cheering for Lelouch, until Lelouch was cornered in a science lab.

Villetta: See? This is much more fun than the gym. And, the male shorts. (shudders)
Lelouch: Welcome to my world.
Villetta: So, how do you suppose to get out of this one? The only other door is over there, and I can get over there, before you can.
Lelouch: Well, I don't exactly play fair, most of the time.

Lelouch poured some chemical substance into a small dish and pink smoke engulfed the room. Lelouch took advantage of the colored smoke distraction and left through the other door.

Villetta: (laughs) You cheeky dick waffle!

Lelouch ran down a set of stairs, and Milly threw him a gift basket of some kind.

Lelouch: Thanks! (continues running)
Villetta: There better be something delicious yet healthy, in that!
Milly Ashford: There is!
Villetta: Good! Where'd he go? (looks out window) Aha!

Villetta opened the window, and jumped down, in front of Lelouch, grabbing him by the collar.

Villetta: Gotcha!
Rivalz Cardemonde: Well... (takes off wig) Not exactly.
Villetta: Rivalz?! I thought-!

Villetta saw Lelouch in the side car of Rivalz's motorcycle, with someone else driving it, as Lelouch gave a two finger salute to Villetta.

Villetta: (laughs, lets go of Rivalz) He's smart. He'll get fit, at his own pace. Now, to find that petition to change the male gym uniform...

Villetta's phone rang and immediately recognized the number, answering the call.

Villetta: Yeah? (pauses) You figure, huh? So, according to the plan? (pauses) Yeah, that thing's a god damn eyesore. Heard rumors about it being run by Mafioso punks. (pauses) Well, it won't exactly be missed, will it? (pauses) Alright. Good luck. (pauses) Ashford Maverick, out. (closes cell phone)

Meanwhile, Lelouch rode in the side car of Rivalz's motorcycle, which was lent to his younger brother, Rolo.

Rolo Lamperouge: So, what was that whole chase about?
Lelouch: Just Villetta being Villetta. She's kinda like me, trying to bend the rules for the better.
Rolo: No "Ms."?
Lelouch: She insists.
Rolo: I forget, what are your plans, after high school? College?
Lelouch: I really don't know. Hell, I don't even know what I want to be.
Rolo: That's pretty much you. By the way, what's in that basket?
Lelouch: Something Milly gave me. I think it's a snack. When we arrive, I'll give you some.
Rolo: Sounds good.
Lelouch: (thinking) It's been months since the attack on Tokyo, by the Renegades and Primebloods. Now, both factions are wiped out, and the Tokyo Mavericks have some kind of control over the city. But... There's no sign of them, and the Black Knights have been captured. Really...the city's in the people's hands. It's weird, seeing Britannians and Japanese working together. It's like they've been friends, the whole time.

Rolo stopped at a red light, near a building with a large screen, showing an execution.

Rolo: This guy, again.
Calares: We all need to understand that this is not discrimination, but rather, differentiation! The Elevens revealed themselves to be a dangerous, belligerent race. They followed the scoundrel Zero and took up the name Japanese. It's our duty as Britannians to control and educate them!
Rolo: Wow. What a shit show.
Lelouch: Whoa! That's a big swear!
Rolo: It's true, though. Guys like him give humans a bad name. Can't stand guys like him. He's coming to take Tokyo back, from it's people. Well, they aren't gonna stand for it, if he's out in the open.

Meanwhile, on a plane heading for Tokyo, Calares sat while listening to a soldier's report.

Calares: (growls) Why did they have to give me the most difficult job?
Britannian Soldier: Viceroy, the ambassadors from the Chinese Federation are on their way, as well.
Calares: Fantastic. Not only do we have no order, in a country full of monkeys, but we have no way of convincing another set of allies. As long as the Mavericks are out of our way, and out of the city, we should be fine.

Back at Tokyo, Britannian and Japanese construction workers were working at Shinjuku, restoring the ruins. A Britannian foreman noticed a Japanese worker struggling with pushing a wheelbarrow.

Foreman: Hey! You alright!?
Worker: Yeah! I'm alright!
Foreman: I'll help you with that, and then you're taking a break! Got it?

Meanwhile, at the skyscraper known as Babel Tower, Rolo parked the motorcycle, and Lelouch got out of the side car, both taking off their helmets.

Rolo: I've heard a lot of rumors about this place. It's not even supposed to exist.
Lelouch: Well, there's only one way to find out.
Rolo: Let's hope that we can get rich, off of the corrupt punks.

Lelouch and Rolo enter an elevator, and the elevator went up.

Lelouch: You don't see many skyscrapers, from Britannia.
Rolo: Makes this even more suspicious. Wonder how bad the casino must be?

The elevator stopped and the doors opened, Lelouch and Rolo walking out of it, and onto the casino floor.

Rolo: Oh, it's so much worse than I imagined.
Lelouch: It's...grand.
Rolo: That's exactly what makes it so shitty. Look! There's an illegal fight, down there!
Lelouch: Who knows? We might beat the house, and shut it down, at the same time.
Rolo: I seriously want to puke all over this place, and everyone's clothes.

As Lelouch and Rolo walked around, Lelouch bumped into a redheaded girl, wearing a suit and sunglasses, accidentally knocking the drink out of her hand. Lelouch caught the drink, before it spilled and reached the floor.

Lelouch: Whew! That was close. (hands girl drink)
Redhead: Thanks. Really glad they've got juice, here. Alcohol's not really my thing.
Lelouch: I'll say. Hey, that's a cute hairstyle.
Redhead: Right? Why can't there be more guys like you?

Immediately, a man with dark skin and blonde hair grabbed the redhead's hair.

Redhead: Ow! Dick!
Man: Hmm. Nice goods.
Redhead: Do you enjoy having a penis? 'Cause I feel like relieving you of it.
Rolo: There's our mafia.
Lelouch: The Black King? The hell's he doing here?
King: Hm? (lets go of redhead) Schoolboys? This place is for adults only. Unless... (chuckles) You must be 18, then. Technically an adult, but the other one...
Rolo: Touch him and I'll break your wrists.
King: The attitude will do fine. No one will notice. So, what are you here for?
Lelouch: Chess.
King: Really? That's my best game.
Lelouch: Considering you're the Black King, yes.
King: You've done some studying. Chess must be your forte, too.