Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 7 Episode 4 (section)

===Part 12===

『Transmission……outer wall, half destroyed. Taking refuge to underground is strongly recommended.』

The impact from the Ground Buster that Mel fired destroyed the Hall’s ceiling──the outer crust part, a robotic voice resounded inside the viewing room.

Ney Louches who was sitting on the control seat adviced with a flustered face.

「Let’s hide, Xfer-sama! This place is already in danger! Please escape until the underground control room and activate the defense system. If you do that──」

But, even while grimacing from the aftershock of the impact, Krulcifer couldn’t take action.

「What about that rampage incident? That day one and half a year ago, what happened in this Ruin?」

「That, was……」

「This is an order. Answer me.」

The short words from Krulcifer that weren’t filled with emotion caused Ney to avert her gaze.

And then, after hesitating for a few seconds, she told the truth.

「In the information that I read from the record in the viewing room, Xfer-sama who left from the Ruin returned here again twice, seven years ago and one and half a year ago. It was especially at the second time, due to a blank phenomenon that couldn’t be observed for some reason, everyone other than you died in that place. I chased after Xfer-sama and left my position as the Ruin’s Gear leader to search for you might be related to that too.」

「And then, at that time the defense of the Ruin reacted, and a rampage occurred──it was, something like that?」

Ney silently showed affirmation at Krulcifer’s question.

Krulcifer who heard the answer leaned on the nearby object and put her hand on it.

She understood the real reason her family was avoiding her.

It wasn’t just because she displayed her talent and strength.

It was because they knew, that she was actually the cause that triggered the Ruin’s rampage and brought calamity to the country.

「Did I, hurt them……? The people of this country, and Mel’s family, everyone──」

「It wasn’t Xfer-sama’s fault dearimasu! It was because everyone tried to use you and me──they tried to use the power of the Ruin dearimasu! That’s why, please forget it already dearimasu!」

「……Forget?」

Ney clung on Krulcifer’s arm and yelled.

「You don’t need to worry dearimasu. If you can regain the remaining function of the Ruin, surely it will be able to protect Xfer-sama dearimasu. I will be by your side dearmiasu. Even without getting involved with something like the outside world, you won’t have to worry about anything anymore dearimasu!」

「────」

Keeping away everything at distance and forgot it completely.

Krulcifer was struck by Ney’s desperate entreaty and lost her words.

Perhaps it was just as Ney said.

At the very least there was no more comrade who was the same ancient race like her in this Hall.

From the start there was also no ground that could make it possible for her to be recognized as family in Einfolk house.

Her effort to get closer to her family was already meaningless.

Both her parents, her brothers, and also hersisters, everyone feared her who made the Ruin rampaged.

「……There is already, no meaning for me to return──」

Even though she thought that, why?

Why was it, her legs couldn’t move she wondered.

『If you won’t come out, then I’ll drag you out.』

The image of light projected on the wall surface showed Mel muttering at the air above the collapsed old sanctuary site.

And then she bared a gruesome smile and declared her attack toward Krulcifer.

『Disappear, our……the world’s enemy.』

「Run away dearimasu! Xfer-sama──!」

The moment Ney pulled on Krulcifer’s hand, the third shot of Ground Buster was fired to the ground.

If the underground was exploded more than this, everyone would get dragged into a cave-in due to the land subsidence.

At that time when the despair from the absolutely desperate situation crossed the back of her mind, a voice could be heard.

「──Linker Burst.」

At the same time with the muttering of those words, the warhead of Ground Buster veered sideways. It was radically drawn to a point.

Over there was the figure of Lux. Blood was flowing from his forehead, dying his silver hair red.

The wound stretching from his shoulder toward his chest , and the blood flowing from his forehead, they must be from receiving the fragments from the broken Wyvern.

That Lux was standing while wearing jet black Divine Drag-Ride Bahamut.

「Lux-sama-!?」

Alterize who saw that yelled. In that moment Bahamut’s Howling Howl sent flying the drawn warhead.

Even while being showered with the aftershock of the explosion impact right after that, Lux didn’t move in the slightest.

「You are also planning to stand in my way?」

Mel whose attack toward Ruin was prevented sent a fearless smile at Lux.

It was a wicked smile with condensed hatred in it.

But, it was as though Lux didn’t waver even against that. He returned a straightforward gaze toward Mel.

「I won’t let you hurt Krulcifer-san even more than this.」

「……Hah!」

Mel let out a laugh at Lux’s words, at the same time she made Ddraig Gwiber swooped down.

She swung down that large Halberd from overhead and pursued the dodging Lux with pursuing attack.

「If you are protecting that woman, then you have resolved yourself right?」

The attack of the enraged Mel was becoming monotone although it had strength.

Perhaps because she couldn’t see Krulcifer’s figure, she would try to lure her out by tormenting Lux, or perhaps she was completely driven by emotion and she was losing her thinking ability.

Either way, for the current Lux who still had damage remaining in his body, it was a fortunate situation.

──*zaza, zazazaza-……!*

『Pretty complacent aren’t you? Even though at the holy capital your comrades are almost annihilated like this.』

Right after discordant sound that was like sandstorm resounded, Drakkhen’s voice was sent to Lux’s position.

「…………」

『If you can hear how about replying at leas? Well, it’s not time for that I guess. After all Mel Gizalut over there is strengthened by Elixir. Even if it’s you, you must be at a loss facing her right?』

「──Dragon Marauder’s division commander Drakkhen. Is this conflict your gambit?」

When Lux responded with a short sentence, a laughter returned.

『You must have heard the rumor right? The ability of the Divine Drag-Ride, Asp that I possess──the power to control sound. I made the sound of Orphel and let Mel heard her fake last words to make her attack you guys.』

「So even that is your aim──, how many inhuman things you are intending to pile up?」

Drakkhen was telling Lux the truth was in order to seal his combat strength.

She told him that Mel was just an innocent girl who was tricked was her tactic to make Lux harbored hesitation so that he would hesitate to attack.

She purposefully taught him the situation at the holy capital was also in order to shake him.

『Something like a battle where you don’t rack your ingenuity is like you are just searching for excuse when you lose right from the start. Don’t you think so too? Mister Black Hero.』

But, Lux also noticed Drakkhen’s hidden aim.

He thought of tactic to deal with that while returning his focus to Mel before him.

「──Fine then. Can she keep hiding even when you, her fiancée is almost killed, ……let’s try it out!」

Mel switched Ddraig Gwiber into Wyrm Mode and came swinging her Halberd consecutively at him.

Lux was pushed toward the remaining foothold, and right after that, his field of vision was enveloped in thick mist and he became unable to see.

「-……!?」

It was a disadvantageous situation for both sides, but it became hard for him to see Mel’s figure and he was unable to see through the preliminary movement of her attack.

Now it was impossible to use Quick Shot that was the application of Bahamut’s Divine Raiment.

And then, in the situation where he could only see a few ml ahead of him, close quarter combat became the main choice whether he wanted it or not.

Accordingly, Ddraig Gwiber in land battle mode that could accelerate by stepping firmly on the ground was in overwhelming advantage. And seeing that the opponent possessed anti-aircraft weapon, Lux was also unable to escape to the sky.

He was forced into a one-sided defensive battle before Mel’s attack broke through his barrier.

The bleeding on his shoulder and head didn’t lessen. Each time Lux blocked the attack using his great sword, the armor he wore was soaked with blood.

But, even so Lux’s expression wasn’t upset.

He did the best he could do in that disadvantage, lured away Mel, and held out in that place.

『Lux-sama! The Abyss extermination over here is finished! I will assist right aw──』

Midway, the few remaining Abyss was finally defeated by Alterize wearing her EX Wyvern.

She communicated that to Lux using Dragon Voice. Lux kept his focus on Mel’s attack while replying to that.

『If it’s me I’m fine. In exchange please tell Lord Stiyl──Krulcifer-san’s father this. His voice will reach her too if it’s from above the old sanctuary site!』

Stiyl was taking cold and brusque attitude, but all this time he had been showing concern for her.

He intentionally made Lux to stay in Einfolk house, and nonchalantly probed his relation with Krulcifer.

Lux staked a single hope at his deduction that resulted from that.

In order to save the girl who was important to him once more right now.

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