D.T. Lelouch: i.e. Lelouch's love life...or rather, lack thereof...

[karice67.livejournal.com]

It's a bit old, so I'm not sure if anyone still wants to know, but here's the "Virgin Lelouch" part of Continue 42...
(D.T. stands for doutei 「童貞」, basically "virgin")

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Physical activity expands energy; cultural activities conserve it. Since that energy is used in delusional thoughts, creative things are born. *

Surely Lelouch's rebellion was a karma that confined him to remaining a virgin*. Even though he was surrounded by nice bodies and cute heroines (C.C., Karen, Kagura, Viletta..), instead of turning his eyes to them, the passion that is characteristic of 17-18 year-old youths was instead spent on his rebellion.

Just as he was called an "overthinking virgin boy" (「頭でっかちの童貞坊や」, courtesy of C.C. in Stage 13, IIRC), he (probably) persisted in it unwaveringly. His unending energy source for the rebellion came from his D.T. life.

Whilst it is a pity, he probably met Zero Requiem in that manner. Was he perhaps the first D.T. Emperor of Britain (at any rate, it is said that Emperor Charles D. Britannia had 108 wives). Emperor Lelouch may have conquered the world, but until the end, he was never able to conquer a woman.

By all means, as an honourable virgin, he will still be a hero talked about through the ages hereafter. *

Evidence for Lelouch's D.T. status

1. (You) wanted to say this line at least once!? A completely cliched (pick-up-line)
Having been betrayed by Nunnually (Turn 7), he turned to Karen and deliberately intoned "Comfort me. Since you're a woman, that's something you can do, right?" Probably, having read this somewhere, he thought that he should try them. Is that not something a virgin would do, a pattern of someone who always follows his (big) head? A character who is used to women would not have said such a line - he would probably have just moved in on her. (笑)

2. Not understanding the subtleties of youthful love, unthinkingly asking Shirley!?
The secretly disturbed Zero (Lelouch) who found out about the ostensible romantic feelings between the Chinese Federations Xing-ke and Tianxi: whilst lost on what to do, Lelouch received an unexpected call and advice from Ashford Academy's love master, Shirley. Shirley's answer was that "Love is power!". In his second-hand retelling, this became his "thoughts are a power strong enough to change the world" speech to Xingke...

3. He diligently fulfilled those dates seriously, but leaves only the impression of ackwardness
Sayoko, acting as Lelouch's double, set up a mountain of dates with the girls of the Academy. Although Lelouch voiced his complaints to Sayoko, he conscienciously went on all of them. On top of that, he did it without become closer with any of them! just as one would expect from a virgin. With the rebellion to consider, time for dates might be pointless. Even though, since all those dates were set up, it would have been better to spread his wings (in this case). The world cries at just how bad he is with women.

the * marks places where I left things out, or changed the translation a lot to make it sound and flow better.

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Personally, I don't really find their explanation for #2 funny (though the situation certainly was), but #1 and #3 were rather amusing...

p.s. the question of how Fukuyama Jun and Koshimizu Ami acted out the kiss scene in Turn 22 was brough up in LuluKuru station 25. (The first things Koshimizu-san says is, I think, something about poison...but shortly after) Koshimizu-san mentioned to Taniguchi-sensei that, until then, she had thought that Karen didn't really love Lelouch. His reply was that to think that Karen's thoughts after the kiss were "ah, so I did actually love him after all..." As for FukuJun, "I was thinking about something different at that time. That Lelouch, kissed so many people - C.C., Karen, Shirley - but he never actively kissed them. He was always on the receiving end!　What an enviable guy!" XD


And bonus: the ending conversation of the 4th R2 picture drama.

(C) I will return to the Ikaruga. There are other preparations that need to be made after all.
(L) Wait, C.C.
(C) What is it?
(L) Once this battle (lit. the Chinese battle) is over, I will take it all back as soon as possible - Nunnally, Japan and Ashford Academy.
(C) Eh?
(L) And after that, so far as you want to be, you can be a student. A turn-around party, exam study, club activities too, just what you want to do.
(C) Then, I'll be the president of the pizza club, with you as the vice-president. (winks)
(L) And why would you be the superior? Furthermore, there's no such thing as the pizza club.
(C) It's a club where I'll be eating pizza.
(L) As if that kind of club activity will be allowed. Clubs have to have something cultural...
(C) We'll be eating pizza in a cultural way, see?
(L) And how would that be?
(C) It's not something that can be done easily, so we'll be doing it specially as a club activity, right?
(L) (That's just) sophism.
(C) hoiya...to be told that by someone like you...
(L) oh, shut it, mine is not sophistry.
(C) Playing with words, are you? Or are you a swindler?
(L) That's not it. You, as well, deciding (something) by age...

Comments

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this. It was rather interesting.

[kaqueski.livejournal.com]

OMG Thanks for the translation ^^ oh and the conversation of C.C and Lulu in PD4 was sooooo cuteeee xD
I'd join C.C's piza club!!

[kaorutsukiko.livejournal.com]

Oh...my...AHAHAHAAHAHA LELOUCH. I love this guy, gawd. XD
And I lol'd at "He was always on the receiving end!　What an enviable guy!" too. XDDDD

Thanks!

[empanadas]

Oh Lelouch. Such a sexy noodle who fails epicly at romance. XD

[madhatterpan.livejournal.com]

Hey, we had a Hamburger Club in high school. I think a Pizza Hut Club is perfectly acceptable!

[faye-naruse.livejournal.com]

The world cries at just how bad he is with women.

LOLOLOL XD I'd join the pizza club! Thanks for the translation♥

[aya-kari.livejournal.com]

LELOUCH YOU ARE SO ADORABLE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[soaker87.livejournal.com]

The pizza club thing amuses me. I'll have to watch that one now.

[karice67.livejournal.com]

Do you mean the article? Or any discussion on Lelouch's love life?

[karice67.livejournal.com]

"Not funny" s a little bit different from "really bad taste" however. What about it in particular, if there was anything? (If you don't mind me asking)

[inastr8jacket.livejournal.com]

I am such a loser.
Throughout the entire article I was thinking, "Well, yeah, that's Lelouch with women, but what about the male gender? I mean, Suzaku and Rolo, at least..."

D:

[inulovinkit.livejournal.com]

Missing month.

SOMETHING went on there. >.>

[fox-holland.livejournal.com]

But he knew EXACTLY what to say to C.C. !

*clapclap C.C./Lelouch~ *

[minamino-hiei.livejournal.com]

this reminds me of how uke I thought lelouch was when I saw the series.... honestly-

wait a min... I still think he's an uke!

[minamino-hiei.livejournal.com]

yeah me too wanted to know about the guys... !!

seriously....that was on my mind as well

[allen93.livejournal.com]

thanks... lol. fukujun so funny...

[robotlove.livejournal.com]

Lelouch is a perfect gentleman.

It's just too bad he probably had his mind on other things(REBELLION REBELLION). Still, Virgin Lelouch doesn't necessarily = no feelings for all his girls. I'm pretty sure he especially had soft spots for Shirley, Kallen and C2 - all three in different ways.
And Suzaku, of course xD

Thank you for the translation!

[karice67.livejournal.com]

hm...I would assume he'd be exactly the same as with the women (situations with Shirley, for example) were the situation to come up...he's pretty good at manipulating people, but as far as matters of the heart are concerned...

[karice67.livejournal.com]

Everything seems to suggest that he understood her best out of all the girls...so that short 'happy ending' story with absolutely no C.C. in it puzzles me a lot!

[karice67.livejournal.com]

I agree! I think him being so naive would actually be one of his most attractive points where girls are concerned (provided his pride is prepared to take a step backwards). And the series showed at different points that he did care for all three of them, and probably for Milly as well.

np :)

[avocado-freak.livejournal.com]

I partly agree. It's quite in a bad taste (not so much but to choose this topic is just..too weird and um..kind of inappropriate..) However, I do find it funny and I like it :P Quite a similar feeling when I'm fed with fan services. While I don't like the whole idea, I sometimes enjoy them as well.

[karice67.livejournal.com]

That may have more to do with my translation then with the text (I'm not great at Japanese, and that term is a new one for me, so I'm not sure if there is a better way to translate/interpret it..."inexperience(d)", maybe?) so I'm sorry that it's offensive!

[karice67.livejournal.com]

Most of the other articles in the magazine seem to be pretty serious though, so I think this was one of the few that was just trying to lighten it up. And C.C.'s 「童貞坊や」 line is quite memorable, if Japanese blogs and radio shows are anything to go by...

However, I do think it explains Lelouch's behaviour towards most of the girls he interacts with!

[karice67.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. I do think it is important to consider what others may think of terms or words used, so I learnt something too.

[karice67.livejournal.com]

In hindsight, I think it makes more sense to read it as part of the whole magazine feature (most of it seems pretty serious, so I think this was meant to be one of the more light-hearted ones).

But I agree, I really would have liked to see C.C. have some semblance of a normal life in school!

[fox-holland.livejournal.com]

I was further pissed when C.C. didn't exist within "Lelouch's ideal world," I could understand, but then what is why is C.C. even there for, you know? I'm just confused as to why they left her off so... pointless...

[karice67.livejournal.com]

I completely agree! I'm not entirely sure what they wanted to achieve with C.C.'s character, which is why I've been trying to read as much as possible since the anime ended, in case there are any other clues!

[karice67.livejournal.com]

Even if one takes it seriously, I don't think this article in itself confirms anything, because there are still two months between Schneizel's defeat and the Zero Requiem...though I remember someone (it may have been the writer or the director) saying that Lelouch was way too busy during that time for anything to have happened...