Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 11 Episode 1 (section)

===Part 9===
When Lux returned to his room, Coral who became his temporary roommate was waiting for him.

Because there was no empty rooms in the girl’s dormitory, it was inevitable for him to stay in Lux’s room. When the dorm mother asked Lux about it, he consented readily.

At the bunk beds that were prepared, Lux slept at the bottom while Coral took the top.

Different from the agitated atmosphere when Yoruka was present before, right now it was calm.

「I talked a bit with Airi-chan and the others for a bit. I also asked about her──about Yoruka-san.」

It seemed Airi apologized about Yoruka’s intrusion into the bath while making a follow up about her eccentricity.

「Sorry for the various troubles.」

Lux smiled wryly while talking towards the upper bed.

Looking back, this might be the first time he was sleeping in the same room with a boy of the same age.

Somehow a mysterious feeling of excitement was produced in Lux’s chest.

「No. I myself was a bit discomposed there. How should I say it, the life here is too fresh in various aspects──I’m having fun.」

The voice of Coral’s reply sounded somewhat distant.

It gave Lux the impression that until now he was placed in an environment with a stiff atmosphere because he was a distant relative of the princess.

「I think that her method is too forceful but, I’m a bit jealous.」

「I, is that so……?」

Lux who recalled Yoruka’s conduct made a dubious voice. Coral replied with a wry smile.

「That’s right. At the very least she knows what she herself is. She is living to serve you without any hesitation. I believe that is a good thing. And of course, for Lux-kun too.」

「……Is it different for you, Coral?」

「Actually, I have no memory of the past──when I woke up on a bed three years ago, I lost all my past memories.」

「────」

The unexpected confession made Lux speechless.

「Since then, I supplemented my memory as much as possible with the letter that my parents left for me as the base. My remaining family is an elder sister and a younger sister. And then, there is also a mission that was written on the letter. That’s all. Though, I have to be satisfied just by being able to live safely like this.」

「…………」

Lux couldn’t reply to Coral’s murmur that sounded somewhat fleeting.

Lux himself hadn’t gone through an easy upbringing until now by any means, even so, right now he had a foundation that allowed him to fight.

What he should accomplish as an imperial family member of the Old Empire.

And even though he had hesitation about that way of living, he didn’t lose sight of his path.

「I understand what I should do and what I have to do no matter what. But I have no foundation that can make me believe that it is the right thing to do. It might be spoiled of me but, if I’m able to find it──」

「……You will find it, surely.」

While Coral was continuing to mutter, Lux cut him off with those words.

He didn’t think before speaking, his voice came out naturally.

「Even though you cannot remember your past memories, you can just make new memories from here on. I think it will be fine if you decide based on what you see from here on. Greifer, too, is also a better person than what he looks like, besides──I’m also here for you as a friend.」

「……You’re right. Thank you.」

Coral replied with a lovely voice that was somewhat filled with shyness.

Lux wondered why. Even though they were fellow males, he felt itchy and tickled just from that reaction.

「The, then good night. Best regards for tomorrow too!」

To cover up that incomprehensible emotion, Lux suddenly turned off the lamp.

Silence came along with the darkness and before long a quiet sleeper’s breathing leaked out from his mouth.

Recently the coldness of Winter was getting worse, but it felt like the room felt considerably warmer with just the addition of one more person inside.

But, at that time Lux still hadn’t noticed.

About the sound that was approaching from outside the door and what that faint presence would bring about.

About how these days that he believed would continue peacefully for a while, was the calm before the storm.

「As I thought, it’s like that. I have to manage somehow while those girls are absent──」

How Coral was muttering those words towards the matter of Yoruka.

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