Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 7 Episode 2 (section)

===Part 3===

Deep at night. At the middle of the holy capital where the people were falling asleep, there was human presence.

The sanctuary that the pope and believers would use for the occasion of audience, ceremony, and legislative assembly.

But at the same time that place couldn’t possibly be used as residential area.

It was a consecrated ground that fundamentally even believers couldn’t easily enter without pretext.

Thus, for influential person it was a safe place to use for a confidential talk.

「──And, is the calculation to start the action soon finished?」

In the shadow of that chalk white sacred building that was illuminated by faint lighting, there was only a quiet voice that could be heard.

A single shadow emitted that cold tone that was like the air of this night.

A person wearing white robe that seemed like it would fuse with the snowy landscape was directing a dull gaze.

「Don’t worry. Our side is also not that stupid to let go of this chance. Everything is flawless──don’t you know the nickname of this me as a Drag-Knight?」

There was no one in front of the white robed figure.

That figure’s talking partner didn’t exist even inside the wide sanctuary ground.

There was a person wearing Drag-Ride on a small hill at the far north a few kl away. (TN: Kl is the unit for kilometer here I think.)

That person was a woman of blooming age, wearing black clothes with its length and sleeves shortened, an outfit style that was like a bandit.

She made a predatory grin and sent only her voice toward the far away sanctuary.

「『The Battlefield’s Instrumentalist』, was it? It sounds really strange. As a mercenary, in order to bluff more effectively, isn’t there other name that sound a bit more threatening?」

When the figure in white robe said that, the female mercenary who was that person’s talking partner scoffed.

She was a legendary mercenary who once rampaged between three countries, including Ymir Theocracy. At present she was a rebel who could be counted as a most dangerous character.

One of Dragon Marauder’s three boss──Human Dragon division commander, Drakkhen Megistri.

The victims that suffered from her many layered strategies and ingenious wiles couldn’t be counted.

「You will understand sooner or later. More importantly you yourself are the one who need to be careful. Don’t do anything stupid like has-been knight……that Dilwy okay? We the Dragon Marauder has no mercy for traitor.」

The female bandit of blooming age told with calm tone that sounded faintly heartwarming.

The white robed figure smirked fearlessly at that threatening reminder.

「Please rest assured. More importantly, what kind of end Dilwy met? Isn’t Baptism from Elixir a technique to awaken a person to their hidden strength?」

That question with calm tone was mixed with faint sharpness.

Drakkhen who heard that smiled wryly while lightly scratching her head.

「I’ll let you into the secret for a bit because I trust you. That thing cannot be properly handled see.」

「You are saying, that you weren’t tricking me and him?」

「What is called Elixir is a really important secret even inside Ruin, it’s something like a powerful drug. If a normal person use it, even if just a bit then it will be accompanied by intense pain that can even make them lose sanity, in fact using more than half will cause death when we tested it. What’s more the amount that can be entered into the body also differ depending on the individuals. And yet if you get reckless and apply it to the whole body all at once, you will get strengthened temporarily, but you won’t be able to escape death as the side effect. Your mind will also get encroached and your wicked heart will get amplified.」

‘Fuu’, Drakkhen leaked out a small sigh and muttered.

Hearing that, the other silhouette blew out white exhale to the empty air.

「In other words, he violated direction and used Elixir too much, and died because of that, is that it?」

「No, we didn’t tell him anything see.」

‘Hah’, Drakkhen laughed it off and answered immediately.

「I──no, the other guys also checked, but Dragon Marauder didn’t even give Dilwy any Elixir. Someone was doing that to that guy of their own accord.」

「Rather than spewing out an absurd lie, honestly recognizing your own failure will get you more trust you know?」

「It can’t be helped if you doubt us like that. I can only tell you to believe us. Elixir itself is considerably rare though, the way to obtain it shouldn’t even be known. Well, regarding that matter it was really unexpected.」

「……Fine then. It’s dangerous to have idle talk with you longer than this.」

「If you make me remember a voice of your acquaintance, I’ll be able to imitate it. If you have a clue about nuisance that feel like they will suspect the plan, setting them up as traitor is also one way you know?」

「No need for worry. More importantly──」

「Yeah, if your business goes well, then as promised I’ll give you a valuable information. Rather than that, is the rumor true? About the existence of Angel that this country and Einfolk house is hiding.」

「That information will depend on your result, Drakkhen. Though I was surprised that even the Seven Dragon Paladins of the new kingdom is coming along too in the Pilgrimage Festival this time.」

「It’s okay for me to demand extra amount of reward isn’t it? It feels like this is going to turn into a troublesome work you know.」

「I’ll think about it if it goes well. ──Well then」

The white robed figure answered curtly toward Drakkhen’s frivolous talk.

The robed figure disappeared inside the sanctuary as though to say that the talk was over with that.

「A believer doing evil deed……. It will be great if you don’t get stabbed in the back, by the god you guys believed in.」

The female boss that similarly stopped sending her voice to far away talked to herself in irony.

「Two of the Seven Dragon Paladins……the Subjugator and the Black Hero huh. Let’s see what you’ve got, so called strongest.」

The color of snow that was starting to fall enveloped the whole holy capital.