Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 7 Episode 1 (section)

===Part 3===

「So, in the end, even headmaster was staying quiet? A matter this important──」

At the same time, in the evening.

At the Cross Field in the New Kingdom, in the headmaster’s office in the Academy, several girls were intruding inside.

Because today was the holiday for the anniversary of the Academy’s establishment, Relie too originally should be resting, but only for today she remained inside the headmaster office and put on a wry smile in front of her desk.

「I understand that you are shocked that Lux-kun vanished, but it’s not like I have any ill will in this matter.」

In front of her wasn’t just Lisha who was making a dissatisfied face.

Celistia, Philuffy, Airi, in addition even the members of the Triad, almost all of the main members of Syvalles were gathered at the same time for some reason.

The matter of Lux traveling to the Ymir Theocracy without any previous notice.

They were unable to accept it just by hearing the verbal message from Yoruka’s mouth, and they intruded until the place of Relie who knew about the situation.

Like that what they were told from Relie’s mouth was that originally Lux and Krulcifer were planning to depart from the New Kingdom during the night today, not yesterday.

It seemed that originally he planned to say goodbye to everyone before departing, but──

「Haa, in short we got deceived by Krulcifer-san’s plan isn’t it.」

Airi muttered while letting out a deep sigh that was mixed with resgination.

「Thinking back now, that opinion is highly possible.」

Relie replied lightly like that and continued the explanation.

If Lux escorted Krulcifer who was ordered to return home, there was a possibility that Lisha and the others would try to follow and drastically reduce the defensive force of Cross Field.

Therefore, she wished to depart without telling anyone until the very last second. ──That was Krulcifer’s original stance on the surface.

But, a deviation of a day occurred on the day before the scheduled day. Noticing that the two departed in hurry without even any time to say goodbye to everyone. Lux then hurriedly entrusted a verbal message to Yoruka──that was the circumstances of this case.

「She was totally planning it. Krulcifer missy is really too shrewd.」

「Wee-ll, it’s really like her though.」

Tillfur responded to Sharis’s smile, and Noct nodded at the end wordlessly.

「──And, the decider is that woman huh.」

And then Lisha glared at the corner of the room. The gazes of everyone present gathered there then.

The girl who was unusually wearing the academy’s uniform──, Kirihime Yoruka was standing there.

「I was simply following Aruji-sama’s order.」

Yoruka floated a bright smile and lightly turned aside the gazes.

But, Lisha walked rapidly before her eyes and then she stood in front of her while folding her arms.

「……I wanted to ask this since some time ago, what do you think about Lux?」

「My apologies, but my principle is not to think about troublesome things.」

Yoruka’s attitude was unchanged even in response to that question.

「My long cherished desire is to live for the sake of Aruji-sama and die as a tool. I already accomplished conveying the verbal message, so I’m intending to pass my time quietly just like I’m told.」

「──Irritating. It makes me astounded asking this so called servant.」

Lisha who heard that pouted her lips in dissatisfaction and she pointed with her index finger.

「You thinking that it’s fine to just listen to the instruction like that conversely means that you don’t have any interest whatsoever in Lux right? Because you’re like that you got caught in Krulcifer’s scheme. As a Drag-Knight you are fairly strong, but on the inside where it’s matters, you are hollow, huh.」

「That’s troubling. I don’t happen to have any words in hand to reply back to that kind of emotional argument.」

「We-ll, in short Lisha-sama is saying 『Even though you also like Lux, and yet don’t you get pissed of that you got tricked by Krulcifer?』, like that. She isn’t being mean, so don’t let it get to you okay?」

「Wha-!? Do, don’t interpret it strangely as you please!? Pu, putting that aside. Now that I know Lux’s location, starting from now I’ll also go to the Ymir The──」

「It’s unfortunate but, you cannot do that. Though I feel bad for everyone.」

When Relie said that while smiling wryly, Lisha straightened her back and puffed her chest.

「Lux is my exclusive knight you know!? That’s enough reason for me to accompany him right!?」

「No, even I cannot permit that. You, who are the princess, leaving your own country should be avoided as long as there are no very pressing reasons, is what I think.」

Celis cut in and remonstrated Lisha.

「But──」

「And so, I who am an aide of the Seven Dragon Paladins judge that I should go to check his condition.」

「──Wait, wait a second!? You are planning to go!?」

「At the very least, I think that I am suitable for that duty though?」

「……Haa, I thought that it would become like this.」

Relie smiled in exasperation and stared at the scene while supporting her cheek with her hand.

If there was even one person trying to go to where Lux was, the other girls would obviously raise their hand wanting to go too.

Looking at this situation, then Krulcifer’s decision to depart without anyone knowing might actually be the correct course of action.

(……But, it’s nice being young isn’t  it.)

Being true to one’s own desire, or perhaps she should call it crashing their honest feelings against each other, Relie thought of their figure that was like that as charming.

Having said that, currently she was an adult. She was in the position as a headmaster.

Originally it wasn’t in Relie’s principle to suppress this situation, but she had to fulfill her responsibility here.

「That’s enough everyone. I forbid anyone to follow after them in the matter this time. Surely all of you are dissatisfied, but I’ll take on the role to be the hated figure here. That’s why──」

When Relie was going to conclude it with such firm tone,

「I also, didn’t know.」

From the side, Philuffy suddenly muttered shortly with a serious face.

「Err, that, Phi……?」

Hearing the words of the little sister she doted on, Relie reacted timidly.

「I also didn’t hear anything from Nee-chan. Even though I promised, with Lu-chan to go to a new crepe shop today.」

Inside that apathetic expression and tone, the presence of clear dissatisfaction could be sensed.

That was a blunt attitude for Philuffy who was originally poor at expressing her emotions. Even Relie was bewildered against that.

「Wha, what you are saying is also reasonable but, ca, can you endure it only for this time?」

Relie tried to soothe Philuffy somehow with a smile, but Philuffy turned her face away with ‘puih’.

「Eh……!?」

Philuffy kept her face averted from the petrified Relie and she didn’t even twitch with her expression staying serious.

After a bizarre silence flowed for a few seconds, before long Philuffy muttered a few words.

「……I hate, Onee-chan.」

「-……!?」

The moment Relie heard that, her face that was usually quite indifferent turned pale.

She hurriedly approached in front of Philuffy, then she talked to her with trembling voice.

「Yo, you see. Thi, this can’t be helped you know? This is also unexpected for me. As expected, chasing after Lux-kun from now will be impossible, that’s why──」

「…………」

But, as expected Philuffy averted her face with ‘puih’ once more while her serious face didn’t change.

Relie who saw that stiffened as though she was turned into stone, then a few seconds later she folded.

「I, I understand! I, I’ll at least try negotiating something! Even if it’s impossible for everyone to go, at the very least I’ll make it so that Philuffy can go to the Ymir Theocracy! That’s why, don’t hate Onee-chan!」

After saying that Relie returned to her desk and began to write up a letter hurriedly.

「Just what happened with that role to be the hated figure……?」

「Or rather, that airhead girl, isn’t she actually really calculating……?」

Celis muttered dumbfounded, followed by Lisha responding like that with a conflicted face.

Although, from the view point of the national defense, it was hard to imagine that this situation could be overturned that simply.

「I too need to think of a reason so that I can go somehow. Oi eroerotic woman, is there anything else that you know?」

While Lisha was asking Yoruka like that, Airi and the Triad members were staring at that commotion.

「……By the way, this is just in case. But if they are able to go to Ymir, can we also go along with them I wonder. Look, we will be like extra assistants or something!」

「No. You can think of it as definitely impossible. Or rather, you should hide your true intention a bit.」

「Unfortunately there is nothing you can do but give up. Well, I too will be lying if I said that I don’t want to at least show my face.」

Tillfur said jokingly, but Noct and Sharis easily admonished her.

Inside the headmaster’s office that was filled with the tumult of the girls, Airi sighed with reproachful eyes.

「Everyone, are really a pain isn’t it……」

Everyone had the position as aristocrats in their own way, and they were also outstanding and powerful Drag-Knights. And yet, when it came to Lux, they were like children.

(Well, there won’t be any persuasiveness even if I say anything though.)

She had no skill to control a Drag-Ride despite her aptitude for it. In a sense that might be fortunate.

She was putting up a calm front but, actually she was the one who was the most──wanting to meet her big brother Lux.

(I’m also, a pain as a little sister……)

Airi whispered inside her heart and stared once more at the commotion before her eyes.

The situation was slowly moving in the New Kingdom too.