Code Geass Reihenfolge -

As Miki left, she heard him mutter, “The Reihenfolge is a lie… but it’s a necessary lie.”

Kaito woke up with a start. His whiteboard had fallen over. His sister had left a cup of cold tea and a sticky note on his desk.

“But the timeline—” Kaito stammered. code geass reihenfolge

Kaito’s younger sister, Miki, poked her head through the door. “You’re doing the order thing again, aren’t you?”

Miki walked to the door. “I’m going to make tea. When I come back, you’re going to close the whiteboard, put on Season 1, Episode 1, and just… enjoy the show again. Remember that? Enjoyment?” As Miki left, she heard him mutter, “The

Miki blinked. “Okay, but the movies are just recaps, right?”

“It’s not a ‘thing,’” Kaito muttered, not looking away from the screen. “It’s a responsibility. New fans are lost, Miki. They watch Akito the Exiled first and think Suzaku is a villain. They watch the recap movies and then wonder why Shirley is alive in Lelouch of the Re;surrection . The Reihenfolge —the order—must be preserved.” “But the timeline—” Kaito stammered

“The timeline is also a lie,” Lelouch interrupted. “I died at the end of R2. Then I came back in a movie. Then I was a ghost in Rozé . Time is a suggestion. The only true Reihenfolge is this: start anywhere. If the story is strong, the viewer will find their way. Now… all I ask of you is this. Watch. And smile.”

He turned back to his whiteboard. At the top, he had written:

He hit send, closed the laptop, and went to eat breakfast.

Now, Kaito sat in a dimly lit room surrounded by three monitors, a whiteboard covered in red string, and a growing headache. On his screen was a sprawling flowchart titled