Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 12 Episode 6 (section)

===Part 12===
「──Lisha-sama! Hang in there!」

「……Nn, u」

Hearing the young man’s voice who shook her slightly and seeing the gray colored eyes peering at her face woke Lisha up.

Was it only a few minutes since the battle just now?

Lux wearing Bahamut held Lisha in his arms.

「Lu, x……you’re, safe.」

Seeing Lisha patting her chest in relieve, Lux also showed a relieved smile.

「The Ragnarok in the Moon was defeated. We also obtained the Grand Force.」

It seemed the original employer of Dragon Marauder had escaped a step ahead, but for now there was no worry that Avalon would be seized away.

And then, Soffice was standing behind him.

Her face was blank just as usual, but she was staring at Lisha without hostility in her gaze.

「I see, so that girl is saved too huh……」

「Yes. I was saved, by you too.」

Soffice nodded honestly. Airi also showed her face from beside Soffice.

「Noct and the others are guarding our surroundings. Krulcifer and the others, also everyone in the Academy are currently safe.」

「Lisha-sama has fought well. Even though originally I have to protect you no matter what……I’m disqualified as Lisha-sama’s knight.」

Lux hung his head down apologetically, but Lisha shook her head slightly with her weakened body and smiled.

「……You are saying nonsense. Haven’t you protected me? You properly fought together with me.」

「That’s──」

「It seems her head got hit in the fight. She should be carried to the medical room right away.」

「Err……Soffice-san. I think that’s not it.」

Airi retorted to Soffice who was muttering somewhat in bewilderment.

At the side, Gatouhan who lied down as though he died raised a groan.

「Is this, fate……. We, who were unable to choose the respectable path by birth, are we fated to be no match against you all even after throwing away everything……」

Tension ran through Lux and the others for a moment, but they immediately comprehended that there was no need to be on guard.

Vine and Drakkhen who were fused with Hydra’s Divine Raiment had already been separated back as corpses.

The remaining Gatouhan also had his flesh starting to crumble. It was clear that death was approaching him.

「──Something like a respectable path, do you think it can be traveled on when you don’t even try to walk on it.」

Lisha spoke with her feeble breath.

Lisha herself was extremely fatigued. Her voice was faint.

But, she declared to Gatouhan with a strong voice that didn’t shame the mettle of a Princess.

「What, did you say……?」

「Why were you all unable? You had the respectable path stolen from you by power and got reduced to bandits. Even so, you obtained comrades who you could rely on your own way, and you obtained strength. Why didn’t you try to return to the respectable path then? You all were simply running away. You surrendered yourself to anger and revenge, and picked the same path like those bunches you hated──by your own choice, that’s all.」

「…………」

「You guys are scared that what you have would be stolen again. Even if you try to walk the respectable path, someone else somewhere will consider you all as nuisance again. They will steal from you. That’s why this time you will be the one in the ruling side. That’s everything you all can think about. You all only tried to repeat the same thing just like the bunch who stole the respectable path from you!」

「Shut, your mouth! A mere decoration Princess! You bastard who simply got placed into the seat of Princess by accident after the Old Empire was destroyed……. You bastard who got the respectable path laid out before you without any suffering or hesitation!」

「There is no such thing!」

Airi responded to Gatouhan’s angry yell.

「The path Lisha-sama walked wasn’t such easy path! She was caught by the Old Empire as a hostage, she was considered as dead, and turned traitor. But──she worked hard as the daughter of Count Atismata, as the New Kingdom’s princess! No matter how painful she felt, she didn’t do anything like averting her eyes from anything inconvenient like you all!」

「Airi……」

Soffice’s eyes snapped open in surprise, while Lisha silently breathed in.

Within Lux’s embrace, she looked down on the leader of Dragon Marauder with eyes that were filled with pity somewhere.

「……I’m the same like you. All I had was stolen and stolen, that I got convinced that there is no other way. That’s why I also cannot say anything self-importantly.」

Lisha put her hand on her chest and continued with a docile face.

「But, that’s right. Even if for example I meet the same experience like you guys, if Lux will stay besides me, then I think I’ll be able to stay on the right path. If it’s this man who keeps looking ahead even when he is cursed for being an evil imperial family member of the Old Empire or called as the Chore Prince, I believe that’s what I would do. That’s, the difference between me and you all.」

「…………」

Gatouhan lost his words after Lisha spoke.

He only kept staring at Lisha’s straightforward eyes while his flesh was crumbling.

「──So that’s why, you didn’t waver. You actually fought with stronger determination than our tenacity……. No wonder we lost.」

‘Fuh’, a dry smile emerged on his lips, but even that crumbled down.

He wasn’t resigned, it was a strange feeling of satisfaction from defeat, and loneliness that were emerging from inside.

「Vine, Drakkhen, sorry. If only this me was a bit more decent. If only I had, a proper caliber as a leader……」

He reached out his hand towards the remains of his comrades that had crumbled into ash, but it didn’t reach.

「Even so──even if it was a mistaken path, the two of them must be thankful to you who gave them a place to belong.」

Soffice who was watching until now raised her voice towards such Gatouhan.

「I who was alone and unable to reach an understanding with anyone, knows it.」

「……You who were betrayed by us shouldn’t have any worthless sympathy fot us. Stupid.」

「I guess. It was a short association but, sayonara.」

At the same time when Soffice told that, Gatouhan’s presence vanished and he became a corpse.

Lisha was seeing off that death while strength left her body completely.

「However, it’s a bit unfortunate. I couldn’t show off my active role to you. Even though if you watched, then you will surely get a better opinion of me──」

Lisha let out a long sigh while showing a wry smile.

In response Lux replied back with an earnest smile.

「I won’t get an even better opinion of Lisha-sama than this. Lisha-sama really is a lovely princess.」

「──!?」

The moment Lux smiled widely, the face of Lisha-sama who was being held in a princess carry by Bahamut’s armored arms was dyed bright red.

After looking completely flustered, she stared still into Lux’s eyes and,

「I, I see! The, then, you can give me something like a bit of a reward or──」

「……Lisha-sama. Do you remember about the pact?」

In response to Lisha whose eyes were brightening, Airi whispered with a lowly voice into her ear.

Until the battle regarding Avalon was over, any approach from the girls towards Lux was forbidden.

「Guaah! Tha, that’s right! Even though the atmosphere is finally nice! Why is the timing bad only when it’s my turn!」

「This young man is a teasing type? As expected, he might be a bad guy.」

「Yes, if I take my eyes off him, he will woo a new girl right away. Nii-san is really a bad man.」

「Wai-, why are you two in agreement like that!?」

Lux retorted while walking towards the Academy with Lisha in his arms.

The promised date with Magialca was going to arrive right about now.

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