Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 6 Episode 1 (section)

===Part 2===

“All right, as planned, we will be making the final arrangements for the promotion exams. There will also be mock exams for both the practical and written parts of the assessments. Are you all ready?

“Yes!”

As Raigree-sensei’s stern voice resounded throughout the classroom, the students - including Lux - replied in unison.

That morning, the class was filled with tension and uneasiness—even a bit of anticipation.

The All-Dragon Battle in the capital had ended two weeks ago, and Autumn had arrived.

Lux and his party returned to the City of Cross Field. Shortly after returning to the peace of campus life, a new event had arrived to interrupt their tranquility.

That was the Drag-Knight’s Class promotion exam which took place every Spring and Autumn.

There were a total of 5 levels of “Classes” for a Drag-Knight, based on one’s proficiency at piloting a Drag-Ride.

There was the “Beginner Class”, who were only allowed to observe and take part in training sessions.

Then there was the “Low Class”, who could take part in combating the Abyss when express permission was given.

Above that was the “Middle Class”, which made up the bulk of the main Drag-Knight force, the “High Class”, that typically command the main force, and the special Class at the apex: “EX”.

Of course, one's “Class” did not dictate everything. This was especially true for those girls who saw piloting a Drag-Ride as their lifelong dream. This test was but a gauge of their personal strength.

“As said by the Headmistress a week ago, this year’s exams will be held in Wanheim. We, as the representatives of the New Kingdom must show our strength and not tarnish the name of our nation.”

Moreover, this year’s situation was somewhat different.

Usually, these Class promotion exams were held in the royal capital, but this year about half of the exams were taking place abroad.

The joint test had the dual objective of strengthening the cultural exchange alliance and unifying the standard of Drag-Ride evaluation.

So, the examinations would be in Wanheim, and the Academy students from the New Kingdom would be heading there to take them.

“Your exams begin in 7 days, keep that in mind. Do your best and leave no regrets!”

“Yes!”

The students once again replied in unison, Raigree-sensei quietly nodded her head.

“Your written exam begins in 10 minutes. I expect you all to pay attention!”

As she left, the classroom lightened up again

“Uwaa~ we are having a written test next? …Ah…That’s too boring.”

As the neighboring Tillfur complained loudly, Lux smiled.

As planned, the mock writing exam began.

Because Lux enrolled halfway through the year, even the basic questions were giving him a headache, but due to his studying sessions with Krulcifer in the library, he could just barely keep up with the questions.

As the written exam ended, the practical exam was about to begin.

The first part of the practical exam was a long-distance run.

Then there were tasks that gauged the candidate’s strength, balance, etc. Following that were basic kenjutsu and taijustsu. Lastly was the Drag-Ride proficiency exam, where real blades and rounds were used.

The Drag-Ride exam consisted of summoning and equipping, flight and weapon testing combined with various forms of other tests that would only get harder.

Lux was able to handle all of these with ease. A few minutes later the bell sounded.

“—Well that concludes the mock exam. Lux Arcadia, after this you are to proceed on alone. After changing into your uniform, you are to wait in the classroom. If you feel tired, or experience any pain, then proceed back to the dormitory to rest. If you find yourself bored, then go study in the library. I won’t force you to stay indoors, ''but'' you are not allowed to get approach any other building until given permission to do so.

“Uh... Okay, understood.”

Raigree-sensei’s instructions left Lux slightly puzzled. Just as he was ready to leave the training field—

Lux felt a pat on his back.

“Yo, my knight, how was the mock exam?”

He turned around.

The petite girl in the pilot suit bore an innocent smile.

Lizsharte Atismata.

The Princess of the New Kingdom. The girl who appointed Lux as her personal knight.

That ponytail tied with a ribbon on the side of her blonde head, her red eyes filled with strength, her small body exuding an infinite confidence and enthusiasm. Lizsharte Atismata was that girl.

She was the one who recognized the abilities of Lux - an orphan, branded a criminal of the Old Empire - and the one who suggested forcing him to enroll. Now that the two had grown close, Lux was truly grateful to her.

“There was no problem, thanks to your adjustments, Lisha-sama. The machine was able to function really smoothly.”

The “Wyvern” that Lux piloted was maintained by Lisha.

With her specialized defense tuning as its base, Lisha also added a weapon she'd developed herself: the Scale Blade. Even Lux, who had seen a lot of customized Drag-Rides in his lifetime, thought that Lisha’s talent for this was one of a kind.

“Of-of course it was thanks to me! You are going to use that in your exams at Wanheim after all. Also, I’m quite happy myself, since my knight is getting stronger!”

Lisha nodded enthusiastically as she hugged Lux’s arm. From this angle, her petite body only served to emphasize her bountiful chest that was rubbing against his arm. Lux’s heart went ''doki-doki'', at that moment—

“You're thinking highly of yourself.... It’s not like he's getting stronger because of ''you''.”

Wearing the same outfit as Lisha, Krulcifer appeared from the side.

Straight blue hair that reached down to her waist with a body that wasn’t just graceful but also well-proportioned.

This girl’s beauty was almost fairy-like, she gave off a unique aura. She shrugged her hair elegantly as she approached.

“Ah, Krulcifer-san, good work there. Tha-thanks to your guidance, I was able to successfully complete the written exam.”

“Ara, that’s good news, looks like my nightly visits weren’t wasted...”

“Wh-Wha……!?”

Upon hearing Krulcifer’s incredibly vague description, Lisha blushed and started to panic.

“Wha-What is this? Lux! Even though you already have me, you still fool around with this woman?”

“No, no—She is just helping me with my studies!”

Lux tried to clear up the misunderstanding, but Lisha just glared at Krulcifer suspiciously.

“I'm the one who asked Lux to keep this a secret... If word got out that I was giving Lux extra lessons after classes, there would surely be unfortunate misunderstandings....”

“Guh…… Well, it’s still really suspicious…… Anyway, since the written exam is over, let’s just forget about it.”

“Certainly. Well, I believe we have our separate things to do after this, so I’ll take my leave first. It’s a pity that I’m going to work separately from Lux.”

As Krulcifer smiled and left, Lisha nodded to herself.

''Huh……So what’s everyone going to do now?''

As Lux wondered to himself, Lisha turned around and said to him.

“…Right, that thing you left with me. It’s on the workbench in my workshop 'Atelier'. Can you get it by yourself?”

“Yeah, I got it.”

That thing referred to “Bahamut”. The sword that was kept in a black scabbard, a “Sword Device”.

Since the mock exams only required the “Wyvern”, Lux left it with Lisha, as it’s troublesome to carry around.

So far, their everyday life was peaceful.

After Lisha left, Lux went to the workshop (Atelier) to recover the sword device of Bahamut.

“Even so, last time was quite dangerous…”

Although it was a dire situation, the symbol of the “Black Hero” - who had destroyed the former Empire - the Divine Drag-Ride Bahamut was used once again in the Imperial City.

Fortunately, because of the immense chaos caused by the “Giant Soldier (Gigas)” raging at the All-Dragon Tournament, coupled with Queen Raffi and others' help, the city didn’t realize Lux’s true involvement.

However, that didn't quell the people’s curiosity.

Who was that Drag-Knight that saved the New Kingdom from the crisis? Could it be the “Black Hero” from five years ago?

That rumor was whispered throughout the kingdom. It was a painful headache for Lux.

At the Academy, the identity of the Black Hero was supposed to be a secret to everyone outside of the “Knights Squadron (Syvalles)”. However, if there was a student at the All-Dragon Battle auditorium, and she saw Lux wearing Bahamut, she would likely be able to recognize him, even at a distance.

“It seems I need to be more careful until things calm down──.”

Lux said to himself, picking up Bahamut’s Sword Device.

Now that the outside of the scabbard was wrapped in pieces of white cloth, it looked very plain.

“There shouldn't any problem with this …… right?”

He exited the workshop (Atelier) and confirmed it was all right to proceed. Just then, the dorm mother appeared a ways away and started calling to Lux.

“Hey, errand boy, I have something I want to ask you. Come here for a moment.”

“——Ah, yes. I’m coming.”

Because the sword and scabbard he'd just picked up was a hindrance, he left it on the curb, and went to listen to the dorm mother's request.

The discussion was about the previous chores, mainly about the storeroom of the dormitory. Although this lasted for only a few minutes——

“Ah-huh…?”

When Lux returned to where he'd left the Bahamut sword device, the white cloth-swathed sword and scabbard that should have been resting on the curb wasn't! It had suddenly disappeared!

Lux looked around in utter confusion and saw someone who looked like a first-year girl running away not far from him.

“Wait for me! I just found my Sword Device!”

He saw the girl chasing after another student in a panic.

And her hands were holding the wrapped scabbard——

“——Don’t tell me!”

Lux reflexively looked around the area.

A short distance away, another Sword Device that was also covered in a white sheet rested against the curb.

Lux immediately picked it up to check, but from a glance he knew that this sword was slightly different from his.

The biggest difference was that the outside of the sword scabbard was trimmed with the name “Clariss” engraved in red.

“Not good! That girl mistakenly took my sword——!”

Perhaps she took advantage of the examination break to rest here. The result was that she had forgotten and left behind her Sword Device here. When she noticed, she came to get it in a hurry.

Then, she accidentally mistook Lux’s nearby Sword Device as hers, and picked it up immediately.

“Wait! Wait a bit! That’s mine——!”

''This is bad.''

''Really bad.''

Even now at school, the rumor of “The mysterious Black Drag-Knight in the Kingdom's capital” was buzzing. So, the Black Sword Device mustn’t be revealed.

Thinking about it, Lux was losing his calm.

Why, after receiving multiple mock tests together, was Lux singled out to proceed separately?

Though he wasn't able to figure out the reason then and there, he chased after the first-year with all the speed he could muster.

Although she had a lead on him, he was still able to catch up.

However, as soon as he was about to reach out to her, the figure of the girl disappeared inside the indoor practice grounds——a wooden building that was as large as a large inn.

“Uh……!?”

Just as Lux was just about to resume his pursuit, he was stopped by two girls at the door.

“………Um, Lux-senpai isn't allowed in here. Because... we're doing special training inside.”

“Yeah, and as much as I personally want you to see——Ah, as expected, it’s not allowed. I’m truly sorry.”

Both girls were standing with their arms spread out blocking his view. Both were blushing.

Although the two of them looked like they were joking, they didn’t seem willing to let Lux through.

“That... uh, a little girl who went in a moment ago forgot something——“

“Ah, that’s all right. Because we will make sure she gets it later. What did she forget?”

Although the gatekeeper girls said they could help, they seemed to be unable to move for the time-being. By then, it could be too late if the Bahamut Sword Device were unsheathed.

Lux pondered the indoor training ground and then made his decision immediately.

“Oh, I’m sorry. My mistake. Well, I'll be on my way!”

Lux bid the gatekeeper girls farewell in a hurry, turned on his heel and left their sight. Immediately, after pretending to head off, he hid in the shade of a nearby tree. This time, while carefully surveying his surroundings, he snuck in from the side of the front entrance.

Climbing up a tall tree on the side of the building, Lux jumped to the staircase to the second floor from there.

''……Success!''

The two girls didn’t find him, and he finally reached the door of the indoor training field.

The other end was connected to the second floor and roof, so he entered the building from there.

This door on the second floor was badly constructed and not used normally, but just yesterday Lux had finished repairing it.

“Great, now I can——!”

Having been able to bypass the two gatekeepers and slip in, Lux initially felt victorious——But, he regretted instantly

“……A-re?”

A few seconds after he stepped in, his mind went blank.

Looking from the second floor, Lux saw the training ground bathed with the color of skin.

This vast space was covered with a smooth floor, and the floor also had a layer of red carpet.

Underwear-clad girls were arranged in rows, and discarded uniforms were scattered here and there.

“——Uwaa!?”

Lux instinctively averted his eyes, and he hid in the shadows nearby.

After a few seconds of confusion, Lux finally realized what was happening.

''Per-, perhaps they are doing ── body measurements?!''

To handle a Drag-ride, accurate information such as height and weight along with simple physical ability were all important.

And, as expected - given he was the only man - they couldn’t let Lux do it together with the girls.

The pieces finally fell into place in Lux's mind. Lux finally understood the reasons and intentions behind “After this you are to proceed on alone...”.

''——Argh, Now’s not the time to fixate on this screw up! I have to get out of here quickly!''

Lux reflexively left the second floor back to the stairs and between the entrance, and then he heard the footsteps coming closer, he had to hide again in the shadows.

“Strange... I thought I heard something from up here a little while ago……..”

“Yeah? I thought this door was stuck shut, but now it's open?”

“……!?”

'''*Kacha*''', the door was opened, and the two gatekeeper girls appeared.

Fortunately, the second floor was usually deserted, so the tables and chairs were stuffed with non-slip mats and wooden boxes, exercise equipment, and other things that weren’t used were piled here. Lux had many places to hide.

However, there was only one way out, so it was impossible to leave with the two girls blocking the exit.

If he was found at this point, of course, Lux would be caught as a peeping tom.

''Why, why am I in this kind of situation…!?''

He was starting to lament to god.

If they were only doing physical measurements now, it was unlikely that Lux’s Sword Device would be immediately unsheathed, but the first-year who took the Sword Device “Bahamut” would notice it sooner or later.

Therefore, there was only one choice left for Lux.

''There, there’s no other alternative, I have to go for it now!''

He must somehow elude all the girls, then retrieve the Sword Device “Bahamut”.

Lux took a deep breath, mentally prepared himself, and walked up the passage on the second floor, which turned into a mid-sized storehouse.

The two gatekeeper girls shouldn't be able to wander around soon given their roles as lookouts....

As long as Lux stayed on the second floor, then discovery was less likely. But just in case, Lux grabbed a tablecloth off to his side and used it to cover his body.

Then he crept out of the shadows, surveying the scene below through a gap between the handrail supports.

Lux tried not to ogle the girls' bodies as much as possible and carefully searched. Finally, he found the first-year and the Sword Device.

''Great, I found it—— but how do I get it out?''

If he went down to the first floor area where the physical measurements were taken, Lux surely would be found out.

However, it seemed that the area where the measurements were taken didn’t use all of the training field.

If he moved to other rooms, where there were fewer eyes, he could get close without being detected.

Lux adorned the tablecloth. He was about to go into the corridors outside the training ground——

“Kyaaaaa!”

Suddenly, the shrill screams of girls resounded outside the training ground.

“Huh…!?”

He felt his heart leap into his throat. He thought it might stop out of sheer terror.

However, it seemed that they hadn't discovered Lux.

“What?! What's going on!? What happened!?”

“There are reports of a suspicious man outside! Some students saw him secretly slip into the campus!”

“The peeping tom's come back!? Ugh, but we've pushed back the day for physical measurements several times now——“

Then, the training ground became chaotic.

Several female instructors shouted out “Please calm down”, but once spread, the panic couldn’t be helped and instead only increased.

Uneasily, Lux observed the situation downstairs from the shadow, his eyes met with Noct's. She was wearing lingerie that included a garter belt/

“……!?”

Lux had just wanted to confirm where the first-year girl was. But, the result was that he was accidentally found by others, this was bad! Lux’s heartbeat began to accelerate.

“……….”

Noct’s eyes widened, she blushed a bit at his seeing her, but then she immediately averted her eyes.

Apparently, she guessed that there must be a good reason Lux was up there, so she let Lux go without further concern.

“… Wait a minute...!? Someone is on the second-floor stairwell!!”

A scream of a girl who'd climbed up from another place exposed where Lux was hiding.

''Damn…!''

Now discovered, Lux stood up slightly. Now, he was exposed!

Fortunately he was also covered in the tablecloth, so they couldn't see his face, but it was only a matter of time before they did.

Lux flew out of the shadows and ran through the passage at full speed.

Behind him, he could hear the screams of the girls who'd seen his cloaked figure.

For now, he'd have to find some place to take off the tablecloth where no one could spot him.

“Why, why is this so similar to the first time I came to the Academy……!?”

Lux kicked open the door, jumped from the middle of the stairs and onto the grass, rushed out onto the empty campus, and then ran to the school.

''Since everyone else is doing their measurements, there shouldn't be anyone in the classrooms yet——''

Lux thought this, but...

“Kya——!? Oh no! Someone's entered the school building! Call for help!”

In the corridor, he could see a girl wearing a green bow tie——a third year girl——hurriedly escaped.

''Not good! Bad move!''

Instructor Raigree had said, “Do not get close to the library and girls’ dormitory.”

So, that must mean it was here that the girls who'd finished with their measurements returned and changed their clothes.

That meant that around these buildings, there was a high possibility of running into girls already back in their uniforms.

“Stop, you! Call for backup quickly!”

Along with the voice from behind, came the rushing footsteps of the students.

With the cloth still covering his head, his vision was poor, so he couldn’t run fast.

As he came to the stairs, Lux rushed to the second floor of the school building.

Fortunately there was no one in the front, but the footsteps of the pursuers were growing near.

“Ku……!?”

''I can’t shake them off! I've got to——take a huge gamble here!''

In a desperate moment, Lux took off the tablecloth as a last resort. he pushed open the door of the reception room for guests.

From what he'd seen, there shouldn't be many students who'd finished their measurements.

It was especially unlikely that students were changing clothes in this reception room.

Lux thought so, and quietly slid in in desperation.

“——Uh.”

Unfortunately, he lost that bet.

“………!?”

The room was full of luxurious ornaments. The ground was also covered in red carpet.

In that familiar room, a breathtaking scene unfolded.

Carefully-maintained long hair the color of honey, under which was a pair of deeply transparent jade eyes...

Atop the tall and well-balanced body, her firm and rich chest bulged out. This contrast to her flawless glamour gave a sense of dangerous beauty at first glance, making her more vivid and attractive.

And her awe-inspiring atmosphere, with her appearance, complemented each other.

Such a great noblewoman daughter of her caliber was as if the girl had been specially tailored for the role.

Standing there was the most well-known of the Academy's strongest Drag-Knights, the third year Celistia Ralgris.

She was wearing light blue underwear, with her uniform neatly folded in front of her.

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“Wha, wha-wha-wha——what are you doing, Lux!? I am——“

After freezing for a few seconds, Celis screamed with a red face.

“So, sorry! I swear there’s a good reason for this——!”

While Lux was trying to explain himself in a hurry, the sound of running outside the corridor came to a halt.

'''*Konkon*''', after a light knock, a voice immediately followed before any reply could be given. 

“Excuse me, did someone come through here!? Looks like a peeping tom entered into the campus, we chased him this far——”

“……”

In response to the voice of the girl who seemed to be a fellow third year, Celis glowered at Lux with a look that was equal parts of both shame and anger.

After Lux bowed his head apologetically, Celis let out a sigh “Haa…”. She called out to the girl waiting outside.

“I didn’t see anyone suspicious around here. I will help out as soon as I’m done changing my clothes.”

“Thank you! Well we'll be going then!”

And, along with the answer, the girl’s footsteps could be heard retreating away from the reception room.

A couple of seconds after that, the greatest crisis had passed.

Celis covered her lacy underwear with her hand, looking seriously at Lux.

“Ano, Celis-senpai, this is——“

“Really … I didn’t think there would be a time where you would do such a thing……”

With her face faintly dyed red, Celis angrily mumbled.

The complaints coming from this girl who so deeply trusted him struck Lux with guilt, but there was no time for him to feel depressed.

“Wait! Please wait! Here's what actually …”

“Lux, peeking in on girls changing clothes is not good, you know?”

Celis scolded him with a tone reserved for speaking to mischievous children.

Her face was full of shyness and anger. It was an unusual scene, it could even be called quite cute.

“Haa..., what a shock. I never thought Lux was capable of this. What happened to you? I have never scolded a young boy, so I am troubled right now, that, especially in this kind of situation, I don’t know what to do. What a headache──”

Celis spoke aloud to herself with both of her arms across her chest.

For some reason, her appearance looked extremely grave. Lux stiffened and forgot to say his excuse.

“——That’s it. This is the solution.”

“Yes!?”

Celis, whose eyes were suddenly shining, looked straight at Lux.

“In our Ralgris Family of the Four Great Nobles, I have heard rumors that there are traditional methods of mental correction for vassals. It seems there is a need to go deep up to an isolated mountain for two weeks, then Lux should also regain his original, beautiful heart.”

“Well, when that's over, it definitely will not be the original me, will it!?”

Celis confidently said, while Lux desperately denied.

Then, Lux pleaded with sincerity.

“That, that’s not what's happening, this is a bit... I have personal, complicated circumstances! I, I will accept punishment for this later, for now ——“

Celis who who heard this stood still as if confused, then she began to think.

“Lux’s circumstances…… By any chance, is it... I heard a rumor from Sharis. There are some troubles that only men have…… Is that it?”

Celis whispered, her face showed a somewhat confused expression.

Then, Celis seemed to decide something. She released her hands exposing her lingerie-clad body.

“……I, I get it. If Lux says as much, I..., I’ll only allow a little bit. But, but this is, a secret between us from the other students, OK?”

“What are you talking about!?”.

Hearing Celis say something so alarming, Lux unexpectedly blurted that out.

He didn’t know what kind of misunderstanding Celis had, but she definitely wasn’t thinking the same thing as he was.

In a hurry, Lux explained about his Sword Device to her, Celis now realized the gravity of the situation.

“This, this is very serious! I’ll help you as soon as I finish changing clothes, so get moving quickly——“

“I’m sorry! Thank you!”

Lux, now somehow forgiven, made haste from the reception room.

He passed through the corridor so as to avoid being seen. His goal was to try to escape the school building for the time being.

But after a slight delay, Lux realized that it was an incredibly bad idea.

“Huh……!?”

Was it because the student with the bow-tie found him earlier, or was he still entranced by the sight of Celis in her underwear? Either way, he couldn’t focus anymore.

Regardless, Lux could see from the staircase that the students who'd finished changing back into their uniforms had gathered in the downstairs of the school building. Escape was now impossible without being seen.

''Dammit……! That’s——I can’t get out!''

Shaken, Lux soon heard footsteps approaching from the bottom of the stairs.

Given downstairs was certainly dangerous, escape via the roof was now his only option.

When Lux pursued the last shred of hope by opening the door, he suddenly felt someone from behind seize his wrist.

“——Huh?!”

There was a sudden, strong trembling feeling running along his spine. Lux hurriedly looked behind him.

“Ara? I was wondering who made such a sudden visit——so it was you, my lord?”

“……Yoruka!? Why are you here!? ——And, what’s with that outfit?”

Seeing someone  so unexpected, Lux couldn’t help leave his mouth hanging open.

A beautiful black-haired girl wearing a bewitching smile.

With a perfect bodily curve, the girl, who had different eye colors - blue on the left and purple on the right pupil - her name was Kirihime Yoruka.

In the past, she was an assassin known as “The Empire’s Assassin Blade” serving the Old Empire. She was an exotic girl with unparalleled ability as a Drag-Knight.

They once opposed each other for a short time because of her loyalty to the Old Empire and her purpose of “rebuilding the empire”. She had since sworn to become Lux’s faithful servant and had been faithfully fulfilling her duty.

At present, in order to secure her position, arrangements were underway to admit Yoruka into the Academy with Headmaster Relie helping the admission procedures, but——

“Yes, a few days ago they also helped me prepare this uniform. How do I look, my lord?”

Yoruka almost always wore a dark, exotic dress. Today was the first time he saw her in a school uniform.

Her bountiful chest wrapped in the blouse and glossy, lustrous thigh lines extending from the skirt. Her beauty was dazzling.

Although it was surprising to see at first glance, her inherent good looks meant that the uniform worked for her regardless.

“Uh, yeah, it definitely suits you… Wait, now's not the time for that——“

Lux said shyly, but then he immediately recovered himself.

The girls who were scouring the school building for the invader seemed to be heading to the roof soon.

In a hurry, Lux told Yoruka about the Sword Device “Bahamut” being taken by mistake. He also told her about the peeping tom coming to the campus which caused all the commotion.

“I see, so it would be good to retrieve the Sword Device from that first year girl——but for my lord to be found here at school, it would be bad… Is that so?”

Yoruka let out a smile, then she approached Lux.

They could hear the girls downstairs calling out to each other as their search party drew nearer.

“Wait, so, he's not here either? I wonder where he went?”

“There’s still the rooftop——could he be up there?”

Hearing things like that, this was a desperate situation.

“What should I do, Yoruka? If this goes on——”

Lux had no choice but to ask for help, and Yoruka revealed a bright smile.

“This is simple, my lord. I have a plan.”

She gently brought her lips to Lux’s ear and whispered.

“Wait! Anything, but that——!”

“If we don’t do it fast, they’ll come here, right?”

Yoruka grinned a most mischievous smile. Then she slid her hands into Lux’s clothes.

Then, her "plan" was put into action——3 minutes later.

'''*Don*''', the roof door flung open violently, and the girls who were chasing after the trespasser looked around. They noticed someone’s shadow sticking out from behind the wall and called out.

“Hey, did someone else come up here!? Someone like a peeping——”

“No one else has been up here for a while. I’m a bit busy now, so can we talk about this later?”

Faced with the urgent tone of the female students, Yoruka answered flippantly.

Of course, the pursuers didn’t give up so easily.

“Maybe he hid somewhere up here. Let’s go have a little look——……？”

The sound of them gasping, even Lux could hear it.

The pursuing girls saw two girls lying on the rooftop entangled in one another.

One of them was a girl with beautiful black hair that fell over her——Kirihime Yoruka

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And the other one, whom she straddled, was a girl wearing a blouse and a skirt.

Hidden by Yoruka’s hand - which was holding her Sword Device - the girl’s face couldn’t be seen, but it was obvious that she was a student at this school.

“You, you two…are——！？”

Seeing this, the formerly gung-ho were speechless.

Only the girl underneath was wearing a uniform while Yoruka was riding on her waist, wearing only her top and bottom lingerie.

That——couldn’t be interpreted as anything else but a special, private tryst between girls.

Looking at the girls who stiffened up with their red faces, Yoruka gently smiled.

“As you can see, we haven’t seen any peeping tom. But it would be you if you were to continue watching us like this——”

As she finished, with her gorgeous little lips, she gently overlapped them on the lips of the girl lying underneath her.

Lips and tongues intertwined in a long tangling movement.

“——！？”

The girl underneath let out a muffled voice.

After about ten seconds, their kiss was over. Yoruka loosened her lips, and a transparent silver string was trailing from her tongue..

Immediately after seeing that, Yoruka gazed again and the girls retreated.

“Well, then please enjoy yourself!”

“Sor-, sorry for disturbing you!”

The door of the rooftop was closed violently, and there were sounds of footsteps running away.

After a while, screams telling that they had lost sight of the peeping tom in the school resounded.

“Well, looks like it’s fine now.”

As Yoruka heard that, she crawled off Lux’s body, Lux murmured in a dying state.

“I thought everything was lost ……”

Or, it was better to say he’d die if this were ever exposed.

And not to only Lux’s mental state: as the only male student in the academy, he’d certainly fall.

“My Lord is exaggerating. Just let bygones be bygones.”

“Although it seems I’ve lost something important. Still, thank you…”

Lux thanked her, turned and began to take off the uniform.

Yoruka proposed a plan to fool the girls——That was for Lux to wear Yoruka’s new uniform, it could be described as a taboo approach.

“Just, it's just that——there wasn't any need for the kissing part, right…?”

When Lux turned his face red and raised his voice in embarrassment, Yoruka showed a little bewitching smile.

“It was not unnecessary. And my lord's response to women... after this event, I think can start to understand.”

“……”

After all, her actual age is supposedly one year younger than him. Lux felt speechless.

“Then I am going to get back my lord's Sword Device. Please wait up here for a while, and then look for opportunities to return from the roof to the school building.”

“Ah, yeah. I’ve troubled you.”

Saying it in a monotone, Lux reluctantly nodded.

When Yoruka, once again in her uniform, went downstairs, Lux felt his tension ease and sighed.

Retrieving the Sword Device... it would be better to leave that to Celis and Yoruka.

“Ha, somehow, I’m exhausted……”

While looking at the clear sky, Lux sat down, utterly drained.