Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 8 Episode 1 (section)

===Part 1===

「Theeen, for Lux-chi’s return and also the advance celebration for the campus festival, cheeers!」

「Cheeers!」

The yell of the class resounded along with Tilllfur’s enthusiastic shout. Lively voices echoed inside the dining hall.

After the meeting that was immediately carried out after returning home to new kingdom, the next day──the rest day of the Academy.

The celebration banquet for Lux’s safe return from Ymir Theocracy back to the Academy of Cross Field was held during the day.

The dining hall was modified just like the banquet that Lisha once held for him, countless round tables were placed. The party format turned out into buffet party.

Perhaps because Lux was gone from the Academy for essentially more than seven days, not just the female students of the Academy, even the staffs of the Academy seemed to be waiting for Lux’s return.

The one who was planning to hurriedly hold this clamor was as expected the members of Triad.

「Welcome home Lux-kun. Is your body okay? Did you feel lonely from being unable to meet me?」

「I got a lot of request letters entrusted to me, so look forward to it ‘kay.」

「Yes. I apologize for being unable to give follow up for Airi While Lux-san was absent.」

First he talked with Sharis, Tillfur, and Noct, the three who he was close with as friend. Next he met the members of raid squad Syvalles and his fellow classmates.

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「It seemed that you went to Ymir Theocracy but, did you really get engaged!?」

「You were staying at Krulcifer-san’s house, don’t tell me did you two stay in the same room!?」

「Lux-kun, I heard that you like little girl? In my home I’ve got a little sister whose age is quite far from me, won’t you come?」

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「Wait, how do you all know even about those things-!?」

……Strange.

Even though Lux accompanying Krulcifer should be a quite event till the end.

He was jostled by the students like that, but no help was coming.

Was this the scheme of the Triad, or perhaps this was the consensus of opinion of all the girls here?

Lisha, Krulcifer, Philuffy, Celis, Yoruka, these five, it seemed that because of the reason that 『it’s unfair that only you all who got to go to Ymir』, they were driven out from this banquet.

(Honestly, I don’t really get that reasoning though……)

Even though they were only worrying about Lux and Krulcifer……was what he thought.

But putting that aside, he was expecting that perhaps he would be able to talk slowly with his little sister Airi after so long, but,

「Nii-san went outside the country while staying quite even to me, your family. Something like the connection of blood is only a transient thing isn’t it?」

Saying that, she averted her face aside with resentful glare.

It seemed she couldn’t come along to Ymir Theocracy previously, so she had accumulated quite a lot of dissatisfaction.

After he returned home, she didn’t really talk to Lux. She was pouting and sulking.

「Haa……. When she is like that, Airi is really difficult.」

Lux who was temporarily liberated from the questions of the students for the moment let out a deep sigh on a seat at the corner. Then suddenly a cup was presented to him.

「Here, water. If you drink only alcohol too much, it won’t be good for your body.」

「Tha, thank you……wait, Coral!? Why are you here──?」

The one who was sitting beside him without him noticing was a pretty boy with androgynous look and slender body.

The aide of Seven Dragon Paladins of Wanheim Principality.

He was a young Drag-Knight and a distant relative of the princess there.

The young man’s expression broke out into a wide smile that looked somewhat lovely in regard to Lux’s question.

「Ah, as I thought you remembered right away. Look here, Greifer, I win the bet you know?」

He looked behind him. Over there was the Seven Dragon Paladins of Wanheim Principality, Greifer Nest sipping alcohol with feigned ignorance.

He was a young man with trait of a part of his blonde hair was standing on end and unfriendly sanpaku eyes. (TN: Sanpaku eyes = eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

In a glance his behavior looked slovenly, but unexpectedly he was a particular young man who was good at looking out for others.

He once acted antagonistically toward Lux due to an incident of the past, but after that Lux believed that now their relationship was friendly to a certain degree. ……Perhaps.

「Haa, who cares about something like that. More importantly, this Academy is really peaceful huh. I cannot see at all how this place is gonna turn into the place for the summit.」

「Ahaha. Everyone here still doesn’t know about it after all……」

Lux smiled wryly at Greifer’s sarcasm.

The other students weren’t notified that the Academy was chosen as the place of dialogue with the Lords.

For everyone, this was a time where the few events that would be held in the Academy, the campus festival would soon arrive.

It couldn’t be helped that the girls were getting merry.

Or rather, Lux too was honestly looking forward to it.

「Eh, but for Greifer and Coral to come here, that means──」

「Right. Even the remaining Seven Dragon Paladins should be gathering from each country to here before long. Perhaps everyone of the Academy would be surprised because it’s still not openly known but──」

「…………」

Lux who heard that put his thinking in order once more.

If he remembered correctly, the remaining known Seven Dragon Paladins should be like the following.

「Seven Dragon Paladins represented New Kingdom Atismata, Ymir Theocracy, Wanheim Principality, Blackend Kingdom, Heiburg Republic, Turkimes Confederation, and Marcafal Kingdom, these seven countries. Nii-san hasn’t meet with the representatives from the last three countries.」

Airi who arrived without him noticing summarized it like that.

While Lux was surprised, Coral smiled at Airi.

「Thank you Airi-chan, for your explanation.」

「It’s not a big deal. After all it’s something that Coral-san taught me, along with various things while Nii-san was going off somewhere as he pleased.」

「A, ahaha……」

Airi spoke that with her usual thorny attitude.

It seemed that Airi was tasked with welcoming the two who came from Wanheim Principality. And from there it appeared that Coral and Airi had gotten along with each other surprisingly well.

Though Lux’s feeling was complicated that he himself was being resented…….

「Airi-chan. You must not say such thing even though it’s because you felt lonely. Listen to me Lux-kun. While you aren’t here, she was always talking about her big brother──」

「Wai-, please stop-……!?」

Airi who was prickly until now got red faced and she tried to stop Coral in panic.

Coral chuckled in amusement from that.

Somehow Lux felt a bit relieved hearing that.

After that, perhaps being considerate, Coral along with Greifer left from the dining hall and he was finally able to become alone with Airi.

It felt like they were both acting awkward, but their gaze slowly met.

「That’s, I’m sorry Airi. I left without saying anything and made you worry.」

「……It’s not like Nii-san need to apologize. As long as Nii-san is safe, then that’s enough for me.」

In a glance Airi was giving off an obstinate air, but it appeared she forgave him.

「More importantly, a large event is going on, so let’s have a bit of briefing later. Is NIi-san free for tonight?」

「Ah, yeah. Of course.」

When Lux nodded vigorously, Airi let out a relieved sigh.

「Then, first Nii-san need to show your face all around the Academy. While Nii-san isn’t here, the preparation for the campus festival was also progressing, and it looks like everyone also each want to talk after all──」

「Eh……?」

While Lux was bewildered, Airi softly pulled on his uniform’s sleeve.

When he saw that the party had dissolved before he knew it, it seemed that the Triad had directed the going on about that for him.

Lux was grateful to the three who were casually being considerate to him. He then returned to the girl dormitory to take rest for a moment, then along with Airi he walked inside the Academy’s ground.

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