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Tokyo, 6 hours before Alistair's return from Berlin. Rolo and Sayoko were waiting inside a building that had a tank leading to the seafloor. The Shinkiro rose up from the water, in its Fortress Mode, Lelouch opening the cockpit.

Lelouch: God, that's much more fun than diving, myself.
Rolo: Welcome back!
Sayoko: Glad to have you back, Lelouch. You managed to sneak away?
Lelouch: Not necessarily. I told the Black Knights I had some business, and they let me leave.
Sayoko: Right. Simplicity.
Rolo: Alistair's in Berlin, as we speak.
Lelouch: Whatever evil resides there is getting razed to the ground.
Rolo: Lelouch, I... I want to help, not just here-!
Lelouch: I know. You just need a good opportunity to do so. By the way, have you talked to Nunnally, yet?
Rolo: Uh... No, I've been...pretty busy with my classes. (chuckles nervously)
Lelouch: Alright. Well, you'll have to introduce yourself, at some point. She's your family.
Rolo: Yeah. (thinking) What makes her so special? Is it because she's his real family?

Present day, Ashford Academy, Mavericks control room. Lelouch slammed his hands down on the table, after hearing Sayoko's report.

Lelouch: A hundred and eight dates?!
Sayoko: I may have gone a little overboard.
Lelouch: Sayoko, not only did you screw up on being me, but you also screwed up my schedule! You think I can multitask, like that?!
Sayoko: I can only admit that I was looking for an easy solution.
Lelouch: Oh, sure, it was easy. Just say "no"! Look at Alistair!

Lelouch gestured to Alistair, who was facepalming in disappointment, in his chair.

Lelouch: Looks just like Jean-Luc Picard!
Alistair: Sayoko... Just...why?
Sayoko: Look, I'm sorry that I didn't know he was so popular-
Alistair: You do remember that Lelouch and Shirley have a relationship, right?
Sayoko: (pauses) Dammit!
Lelouch: Looks like I'll be busy.
Alistair: No, you're not. I've got this. You just keep an eye on your phone.

Alistair looked at Lelouch's schedule of dates, memorizing every face, then activating his Geass.

Alistair: Found 'em.

Alistair focused his Geass, then deactivated it, panting and leaning back in his chair, in exhaustion.

Lelouch: What-? What did you do?
Alistair: I don't think...I'll be doing that, for a while...
Lelouch: (looks at phone) That is...a lot of texts. Holy shit, man.
Alistair: Sayoko... As of now, you're not on Lelouch disguise duty...
Sayoko: I understand.
Lelouch: Also, let me get something straight. You're an adorable maid. You've taken care of Nunnally, for a long time. And, you're a god damn ninja?
Sayoko: ...Yes.
Lelouch: (pauses) I'll be blunt, you're the best kind of caretaker I can ask for.
Sayoko: Thank you.
Villetta: So, I've got some incredibly peculiar news. According to the news, wanted posters with Alistair's face on them have been distributed, all throughout the Britannian Homeland.
Alistair: That is a given.
Villetta: The list of transgressions include... Mass murder, assassination, grand theft larceny, destruction of property, terrorism, aiding and abetting the Black Knights, kidnapping two royal princesses and brainwashing Britannians. I can't make this up.
Alistair: Let me guess, "Wanted: Dead"?
Villetta: Yep. As for the reward... I'm thinking it's the entire royal stockpile of money.
Lelouch: You sure do know how to piss off the right people.
Alistair: I think Sears had a hand in that list.
Villetta: There are also wanted posters of certain members of the Black Knights and Tokyo Mavericks. With higher bounties.
Alistair: I've learned to expect this, since I first became a merc.
Lelouch: Before I go, how did you do that thing, with your Geass?
Alistair: Mixed 'em up. I used the scanning ability to look at the girls, then used the guile ability to tell them to decline.
Lelouch: You have two abilities?! That's bullshit!
Alistair: Yeah, well, I didn't ask for it.
Lelouch: I take back what I said, then.
Alistair: Speaking of which, your Geass is kinda fading in and out. You doin' that?
Lelouch: Oh, god dammit! Not again!
Alistair: Again? When did that start?
Lelouch: Before the last stand against Kane and Nanbu. I think I'm starting to lose control of my Geass.
Alistair: I haven't. It activated on its own, in the past, but I took control.
Lelouch: Teach me! How did you do it?
Alistair: Easy. Don't let the power make you its bitch. Make the power your bitch.

Lelouch took some deep breaths and closed his eyes, trying to gain control over his Geass. Lelouch then opened his eyes, his Geass not showing in his eye, anymore.

Alistair: There you go.
Lelouch: It worked, huh? Hey, Alistair?
Alistair: Yeah?
Lelouch: Teach me how to fight.
Alistair: What, you want me as some kind of life coach?
Lelouch: That, too.
Alistair: (pauses) Alright, then.

Meanwhile, at the Britannian Homeland capital of Pendragon, several members of the Britannian royal family were meeting to discuss matters pertaining to other countries, the Knight of One with them and Odysseus in a wheelchair.

Odysseus: Don't you think it's a bit too soon, for this? I mean, waging war with China-
Guinevere de Britannia: Look at what they did to you!
Odysseus: No, this... This was Schneizel's doing, I'm afraid.
Bismarck Waldstein: So, even he would betray his country...
Odysseus: I...suppose it's karma, for forcing that marriage.
Carine ne Britannia: All this talk of terrorism is boring! Let's just kill them, already!
Guinevere: Agreed. If Schneizel isn't with us, he's against us. China, Area 11, America... Savages, the lot of them!
Odysseus: To be fair, they're quite bright. I mean, that Alistair Wake is an intriguing man-
Guinevere: He's a terrorist, a murderer. That man is a psychopath that brainwashes others to do his bidding, just like Zero.
Carine: Yeah! And, Nunnally's a freak, just like him!
Odysseus: Come now, she's still your sister.
Carine: Not anymore. She's a total monster, working with those criminals.
Odysseus: I think that'll be all, Bismarck.
Bismarck: As you wish. (leaves room, thinking) How is it that people take those charges, to heart? According to the reports, Alistair Wake isn't like the wanted poster, in the slightest, nor is Area 11 in anarchy. Who runs this sort of thing?

Meanwhile, aboard the Yatagarasu, Guilford was looking out the window of the room he shared with Darlton.

Darlton: You alright, there, Guilford?
Guilford: Not necessarily. I'm just...
Darlton: Worried about Cornelia?
Guilford: Yeah. She's been missing, for so long, and we don't know where she is. I'm...scared, really.
Darlton: Because you're her best friend? And, that you're in love with her?
Guilford: Screw you, too, buddy.
Darlton: I'm not trying to insult you. She feels the same, about you.
Guilford: I know you're trying to cheer me up, but-
Darlton: You wanna make a bet? I bet that, when Cornelia comes back, she'll make out with you, on the spot.
Guilford: Fine. I bet she comes back, and slaps me.
Darlton: That, right there? A losing battle.

Meanwhile, at an unknown Civility lab, in a desert, Civility scientists were being shot dead, by Cornelia, who had a broken arm and held a knife between her teeth.

Cornelia: (pants, spits out knife) Screw it. I don't have time to know how to knife fight with a broken arm, anyway. This place has to have the answers... (reloads pistol, walks forward) The one who's supplying Geass to Civility... And, the one who killed Marianne... They'll pay for making my sibling's lives hell!

Later that night, at Ashford Academy, Alistair was walking with Kallen, Suzaku, Gino and Anya, heading for the council room.

Gino: So, wait, there were guys in this country that were so awesome, they attained godhood, upon death?
Alistair: Essentially.
Gino: What kind of history have I missed out on?!
Alistair: Plenty, I think.
Anya: Much cooler than British history.
Alistair: To be fair, the knights back then didn't know they were looking for an object of eldritch origin.
Gino: I...think I really understand the whole "nay-theist" deal, now.
Kallen: To be fair, it makes sense.
Suzaku: And, not every supernatural entity can be trusted.

Suddenly, a large group of students went toward the front of the student government building, and Milly was on the balcony, wearing a sort of heart-shaped hat.

Milly: Hello, everyone! I've finally decided on the event for my graduation! And, its name is Cupid Day!
Alistair: Huh? It's a bit early for graduation, ain't it?
Milly: Yeah. But, I had to repeat my senior year.
Alistair: Oh, you made up for that, huh?
Rivalz: Wait, you're not really graduating, so soon, are you!? Can't you just...graduate, with the rest of us?
Gino: He's got a point.
Alistair: Hey, we think alike!
Gino: Yeah, buddy! (high fives Alistair)
Alistair: Also, "Cupid Day"? It ain't February, you know.
Milly: Hey, it's a good way to make up for Valentine's Day, right?
Alistair: Continue.
Milly: The rules of the event are simple. Every student will wear one of these hats, boys get blue, girls get pink. If you steal the hat of your target, you put it on. After that...you're an official couple!
Alistair: I can only guess who the centers of attention are gonna be...
Milly: However! The only ones exempt from this event are Alistair, Kallen and Suzaku. They've already gone through the process!
Alistair: Oh, this is gonna be chaotic. (grins) I love it.

The next day, at an unknown Civility base, in a desert, V.V. was sitting in his chair, receiving a report from Bartley.

Bartley Aspirius: We've just received a report from Berlin. The wall has been destroyed, as well as the Last Battalion.
V.V.: An acceptable loss. They were just there to bolster our numbers.
Bartley: It has also come to our attention that Sigma has been lost.
V.V.: (closes eyes, takes a deep breath) Alright. Okay. I'll play, Alistair. I'll play your barbaric little game.

V.V. got up from his seat, dismissed Bartley and went outside, approaching a man sitting in a chair that rested on the sand.

V.V.: It appears you're needed, Mr. Gottwald.

Jeremiah looked up at V.V., wearing a mask that covered his left eye, his uncovered eye showing no emotion.

V.V.: There's someone familiar that I need you to deal with. To Area 11, posthaste.
Jeremiah Gottwald: Understood, sir.