While preparing for a coup d'etat, Lelouch enjoys a moment of peace as the committee chariman of the Ashford Academy school festival.

However, Euphemia, the Viceroy of Area 11, arrives at the festival with an announcement that threatens the very existence of the Black Knights — the establishment of the "Specially Administered Zone of Japan." The first act of this fierce story is at its climax!

This volume concludes the first season storyline!