Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 12 Episode 5 (section)

===Part 1===
A memory flickered.

In the seventh Ruin Moon, Soffice Xfer woke up from the hibernation pod and encountered the Automata Re Plica.

There was no other comrades remaining, and she lived in the Ruin.

They passed peaceful days together with her little sister Uruk.

And then──one day Uruk said that she wanted to try seeing the outside world.

『I want friends from the outside world.』

The innocent little sister said that hopefully.

She wanted to grant the wish of her little sister.

Thinking that she also wanted to do that, Soffice and co. went outside.

Just like the Xfer in the past who also did so, they wished to interact with the humans who they were still unfamiliar with.

They descended to the Old Empire Arcadia more than ten-odd years ago.

When they descended to that large country where three Ruins were remaining within its territory, Soffice’s skin was white, and her hair was also blue.

「……I won’t, forgive.」

The brightness of flame blazing in the fireplace showered her face. The awakened Soffice renewed her determination.

The wound on her shoulder that was torn up at that time had almost vanished completely, but the pain was seared into her memory even now.

The accident where they headed to the Garden together with the imperial family of the Arcadia Empire.

At that time, if Re Plica didn’t save her, she would have died.

Her little sister Uruk wouldn’t come back anymore.

Just because they tried to have faith in the people of this era, just because they got involved with the family of traitors, Soffice lost something irreplaceable forever.

「That’s why I──won’t trust anyone anymore.」

A part of broken chain fell into a gap within the prison must be because this place hadn’t been used for a long time.

In order to prevent blood congestion from getting restrained for a long period, Airi would take off her chains one at a time. Using that timing, she luckily obtained a fragment in the shape of a wire.

She somehow brought it until her hand and then she tampered with her shackle’s keyhole for nearly half a day.

She had to reach Avalon and protect the world from destruction by Sacred Eclipse.

However, she wondered why?

Even though that girl didn’t resemble Soffice’s little sister at all who was innocent and pure, for some reason when Soffice looked at her, she recalled her little sister Uruk.

When Soffice peed, Airi didn’t call for other people and cleaned it up herself was so that Soffice wouldn’t hold an even worse impression towards Lux.

「Even though, this isn’t the time to bask in sentimentality.」

*Click*, finally the unlocking using wire went well and next her right hand also got free.

Next she also finished unlocking the chains on her legs and she was completely freed. But as expected because her Sword Device was hidden away, she was unarmed.

「It’s necessary, to look for a chance.」

Soffice thought with her usual serious look that was dyed with nihility.

At that time outside the jail, a conversation with small voice could be heard.

「As expected there is nobody here. It seems there is no possibility of Lux-chi secretly having a tryst with someone.」

From the voice of the girl who sounded relieved somehow, Soffice judged that they weren’t looking for her.

「Yes. I’m glad that you two can feel relieved. Because you two were unexpectedly restless.」

「You say that Noct, but when you heard that Lux-kun might have a partner, weren’t you yourself really bothered?」

「…………」

Soffice felt like she had heard their voices somewhere before, but she couldn’t remember where.

「Enough with that, let’s get out of here. Even we are forbidden to enter this place.」

The voice that was only slightly oozing with discomfort was speaking indifferently.

「Right’o. Today is the Holy Night Festival event, it’s gonna be busy.」

「Are you all right Tillfur? You were doing preparations until late at night yesterday.」

「Oof course. I also finished my costume preparations. Complete with the makeup tool and the outfit. I already collected it beforehand at the girl’s dormitory’s hall.」

「Yeah, the situation is like this right now, but we’ve got to have fun when we can. Then, let’s go.」

It seemed they finished talking. The footsteps were going farther.

It appeared there was an exit some distance away from this prison.

Most likely there was a locked door or a hidden passage.

But, from the looks of it, it seemed that other than Lux and a few others, the matter of Soffice’s capture wasn’t known widely.

Besides, according to the preliminary investigation of Dragon Marauder, she also knew that the majority of this Academy’s students didn’t know about her war declaration towards the world alliance too.

If she could just deceive those students’ eyes, it was possible for her to sneak around.

「……Right, makeup.」

Because it was still early in the morning, there should be few people around.

Even if she escaped, the possibility that her Sword Device was hidden inside this Drag-Ride hangar was little.

「First I’ll disguise myself, and then take back Vritra. Snatching Airi will be after that.」

Soffice took a deep breath and brushed away the unlocked chains.

When she exited the prison cell, she discovered the entrance of a hidden passage by groping the wall around, and then she ran outside.