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

===Part 3===

「Haa…… haa! Somehow we defated it……. It’s really a troublesome opponent.」

「Anyway, looks like this place is settled.」

Inside the Ark, near the center of the seventh floor.

Inside one of the four passages around the main route, Lisha and Krulcifer took a breather.

In front of them was the remains of the Orthrus that had its core broken already and died.

The two of them somehow managed to repel one of the three watchdogs that appeared simultaneously inside the Ark.

They didn’t know how it worked, but the alarm resounding inside the ship had also stopped.

Right after Lux and Philuffy chased after an Orthrus outside the ship, all the members inside joined up together. It was then that the second Orthrus showed up.

Judging that it would be dangerous to do battle while unarmed members like Airi and Relie were present, Lisha and Krulcifer carried out the Orthrus’s extermination at the seventh floor, while Celis lead the group and moved towards the eighth floor.

If they could go to the eighth floor, they would be able to open the door of dedicated passages that connected to the deck. They had confirmed with La Cruche that they would be able to return again to the eighth floor using that passage next time.

And then with this, the most dangerous place in the Ark, that was the Abyss manufacture area, was cleared.

The remaining floors only had exceptionally short distances that had to be traveled compared to the previous floors, and it seemed there was also little danger.

Therefore, the possibility that they could safely conquer the Ruin before they finished their training camp and returned home was heightened.

「Even so, something is strange……」

「What is?」

Krulcifer asked with her usual cool expression towards Lisha’s muttering.

「I’m also troubled if you ask me what is strange but……. If I have to say, it’s everything. The events and situations since we came to the training camp until now, no matter what it doesn’t feel matched up. Krulcifer, what do you think?」

「……This is unexpected. It looks like you are more attentive than I thought.」

「Fufu, well yeah. Even though I look like this, sometimes I too will──wait, you’re subtly making a fool of me right!?」

After nodding proudly for a moment, Lisha frowned and snapped at Krulcifer.

But, Krulcifer eluded her calmly and continued her talk.

「The appearance of a Ruin that no one knew or even predicted. The Ruin investigation that even drastically altered the original training camp schedule. And then, Airi-chan and Headmaster Relie coming along on this training camp. No, rather than that──why did the headmaster intentionally make that girl, whose physical health is bad, come along here?」

「You mean that natural airhead? Certainly that’s strange. I thought that the headmaster was surely doting on her little sister to an overprotective degree, but……」

「Yes, that’s right. You understand already if your thoughts have reached that far don’t you? Just what the source of the strange out of place feeling from this training camp is──」

「……Don’t tell me」

When Lisha got that inkling, at that moment,

『Lisha-sama, Krulcifer-san. Asking for response. Are you two safe?』

A transmission of Dragon Voice came in and the two lifted their faces at the same time.

『Noct, what’s the matter? Is everyone safe?』

『──Yes. We safely reached the center of the eighth floor and opened the direct passage to the deck. But……』

The voice of Noct who usually kept composed was slightly tinged with impatience.

Lisha and Krulcifer’s expressions also tensed from her air.

『Due to a cave-in and appearance of multiple Abyss midway, we lost sight of Airi. If the two of you are safe, please cooperate with the search.』

『Got it! We’ll head there right away! Eighth floor right!?』

Lisha yelled and immediately drove away her Tiamat.

Krulcifer similarly nodded and together they flew through the corridor.