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

===Part 2===
「Ah, AAaAH, AH, DIEEEEEEEE ABYSSS──! Geuh!?」

*Pashi-!*, dazzling flash of lightning burst in the courtyard at night. A guard Drag-Knight wearing a Drag-Ride fell silent.

Celis was easily neutralizing several people while frowning from hearing Noct’s report through Dragon Voice.

「So it was like that, this sound that feels like it’s splitting the head and the illusion are……」

The guards rampaging from the voice of the Ragnarok Iblis began to strike each other, so Celis wearing Lindwurm suppressed them using the Lance of lightning strike.

Of course Celis was also under the influence of the mind attack, but thanks to her habitual mental training, she somehow maintained her sanity.

『Once you finished there, please head to the practice ground right away. Thinking from the movement of the Drag-Rides──Iblis is there.』

「Understood. I also cannot hold on that long. As soon as everyone is gathered──」

「There is no need for that, Celistia.」

The instant Celis responded to Noct, a presence arrived besides her.

It was Lisha wearing Tiamat, her blonde side tail fluttering in the wind.

In addition, besides her was Krulcifer wearing Fafnir and also Philuffy wearing Typhon on the ground.

A few seconds later, Lux wearing Bahamut and Coral wearing an EX Wyvern also arrived.

Excluding Yoruka who was unable to participate due to her injury from the previous battle, the main force of the Academy was gathered here right now.

「It seems that Airi along with Soffice were taken away by the enemy while we were receiving the Ragnarok’s mental pollution. We won’t be able to do anything without defeating Iblis first, but like this we won’t be able to approach it.」

Lux was on tenterhooks because his little sister was taken away once more, but if he lost his calm here it would be just what the enemy wanted.

Thus he suppressed his emotions and turned his gaze to reality.

「Right. If we approach closer than this, then it’s likely even with our ears plugged we won’t be able to resist. This Iblis, it will also launch mental pollution through sight too right? We will be obliterated altogether without some kind of countermeasure.」

Krulcifer also agreed with Lux.

Although it was only by a hair’s breadth, Syvalles had defeated several Ragnarok until now, but as expected, they wouldn’t be able to avoid a bitter fight even with their full strength.

Just facing a single Ragnarok was always accompanied with the risk of total annihilation.

「But, there is no time. If the enemy’s mental pollution with its voice is progressing to some degree, it should be heading our way then. No, even if that’s not the case, we have to defeat the enemy while it’s in the practice ground right now!」

「Yeah, it will be no good if it gets away to Cross Field! A lot of citizens will get mixed up!」

「……Yes. We have, to stop it here.」

Celis’s statement met agreement from Lisha and Philuffy.

But, while they were unable to find an effective method, Coral suddenly took out four knives from somewhere.

「Everyone, take this.」

Coral threw the knives that were put inside holders to Lux and the others. Then following Coral’s instruction, they unsheathed the knives.

Then──a blade with its edge shining in seven colors appeared.

「This is──Elixir!?」

The secret medicine of the Ruins that liberated the hidden ability of a human and turned them into Nocturnals.

But, the compensation for that would be a backlash to the body if the power was overused. It was a double-edged sword.

「Why……do you have this?」

Krulcifer asked with a suspicious face. Coral thought for a bit about how to respond and then answered.

「……I confiscated them when I captured an underling of Dragon Marauder in the Vanheim Principality. I was holding onto them just in case, but now there is no other choice than to use them. The amount of Elixir in them is few, so your body’s color won’t change, but if it’s just for around ten-odd minutes, you will obtain resistance against mental pollution──supposedly.」

「…………」

Even if for example no change would happen at the surface of their body, they would still be reluctant to use it.

Lux and co. were all hesitating, but hearing the roar of the Ragnarok once more, they resolved themselves.

「……It doesn’t look like there is time to hesitate. If we don’t defeat that thing, everything will be over.」

「Yosh, we’re going to do this!」

Krulcifer sighed, while Lisha also resolved herself and agreed.

Everyone except Coral stabbed the tip of the knife on their skin. Then the liquid of seven colors permeated inside and intense heat enveloped their bodies.

「Let’s go everyone! The target is the Ragnarok in the practice ground, this so called Iblis! Fight from mid-range at the very least so you won’t get done in by the mental pollution! Krulcifer and I will take care of firepower!」

Lisha took a deep breath and took command with a loud voice.

Krulcifer’s Fafnir had the sniper rifle Freezing Cannon, while Lisha’s Tiamat possessed a main cannon with super firepower, Seven Heads, as a special armament.

Because they would receive more influence of mental pollution the closer they were to the enemy, it was the best to entrust the attacking role to those two.

At the same time when Lisha told that, everyone drove their Drag-Rides and started to move simultaneously──but, the moment they headed to the practice grounds and Iblis’s figure came into view, a swarm of Abyss sprang out in front of them.

「……What-!?」

Lisha and the others who completely thought that there was only a single Ragnarok were taken aback and came to a stop.

Not letting go of that opening, a single Drag-Ride leaped out from inside the darkness and approached before their eyes.

Clad in the Divine Drag-Ride Asp that possessed four legs and claws, it was Dragon Marauder’s division commander Drakkhen Megistri.

「This woman-!? Where did she appear from!?」

Lisha’s eyes snapped open in surprise while she barely deployed a reinforced barrier and blocked the steel claw attack.

Beside her Krulcifer quickly intercepted using her sniper rifle, but Drakkhen leaped backward and escaped.

When Lisha and the others who lost sight of her figure were perplexed, Drakkhen had instantly moved to far behind the practice ground.

「──No. That’s a misunderstanding you know, New Kingdom’s Academy raid force, ladies of Syvalles.」

When the members of Syvalles were going to chase after her, a thick male voice came.

「We didn’t appear here. We were waiting, for you all to come here.」

Thanks to the torches that were prepared here and there in the practice ground, they could see the figures of three Drag-Knights at the deepest area within the swarm of the Abyss.

「You three, if I’m not mistaken──」

「Sorry for the late introduction, Princess of the New Kingdom. My name is Dragon Marauder’s Heaven Dragon division commander, Gatouhan Barres.」

A large man with tanned skin, muscular body build, and masculine impression first introduced himself like that.

「Similarly, Earth Dragon division commander, Vine Hachettes.」

「Similarly, Human Dragon division commander, Drakkhen Megistri. I’m indebted to you guys from that time.」

Furthermore, the young boy who looked conspicuously young among the three, and the woman of blooming age dressed like a bandit also introduced themselves.

The group of Drag-Knights who had repeatedly held skirmishes in regards to the Ruins until now.

These three who were the main force of Dragon Marauder finally appeared altogether.

「Just when I thought that the bunch who were sneaking around until now are finally coming out, they have guards of Ragnarok and the Abyss. As expected huh, don’t you even have courage to fight properly?」

Lisha glared at the three and provoked them. Drakkhen responded with a wry smile.

「Royal family members don’t know about mercenary work huh. For us, results are what matter. What’s more, when it comes to a scramble for the Grand Force that is related to Avalon, fighting in a honest way is foolish right?」

「Besides──you all are strong. The speed of your growth is also not common. I believe that this much supplemental battle force is the minimum requirement to fight you all, you know?」

After the boy called Vine said that indifferently, Celis readied her Lance and gazed at the opponents.

「Praise from outsiders is unnecessary. After defeating you all and the Ragnarok, I will listen to your story from inside the prison.」

「Dealing with us while taking out a Grand Force from inside the Ragnarok while you are at it. Spreading Iblis’s mental pollution to the whole Academy so that we cannot escape, forcing us to participate in this battle……is it correct to consider that as your plan?」

In addition Krulcifer also stated that while overlooking the area from the sky.

「Nice conjecture. Incidentally we are planning to catch you alive. After all, a Key’s Supervisor is a tool that might still be necessary.」

Gatouhan grinned fearlessly. Lisha snapped and yelled.

「Enough with the tedious talk, we’ve got no time here. We aren’t going to hold back!」

The tension was slowly rising. At that moment when the opening of hostilities would start, Philuffy who was staying quiet until now muttered quietly.

「Lu-chan, is gone. How?」

「……-!?」

‘Now that she mentioned it’, thinking that, everyone looked around searchingly.

When they noticed, the figure of Lux and Bahamut who should be acting together with them had vanished completely.

「How mysterious. Perhaps it might be related somehow with how I suddenly appeared at the beginning isn’t iiit?」

Drakkhen’s grin that was making fun of them caused everyone to be on their guard, but right after that Coral quietly spoke.

「There is one thing that I want to ask to you three. The one who kidnapped Soffice and Lux-san──your current master, who is it?」

「……? What do you mean? They came here in order to save Dragon Marauder’s employer, Soffice Xfer isn’t it?」

Krulcifer was puzzled. In response Coral shook his head slightly.

「No, I also stood watch over Soffice and Re Plica, but they vanished from the prison after Iblis moved. The Moon’s function can give instructions to Ragnarok──such feat should be impossible with Dragon Marauder’s authority. In other words……the enemy mastermind who moved that function is somewhere.」

「A mastermind existence who can move a Ruin……you say?」

Lisha showed a dubious expression, but right after that the Wyvern division commander Gatouhan drew out his Sword Device.

The back wings of the Divine Drag-Ride with poisonous purplish red color were tinged with light and he instantly took a fighting stance.

「──The talk ends here. Become the sacrifice for a brand new kingdom that we will obtain!」

The trigger of the battle was pulled.

A great amount of the Abyss, three division commanders of Dragon Marauder, and then a Ragnarok, Iblis, at the back. The curtains of a deathly battle against that lineup was opened.