Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 9 Episode 4 (section)

===Part 4===

After they left the villa that was actually a mansion, they finally departed to the third block of Cross Field.

They traveled mainly by using horse-drawn coach, but they were going through paved path, so the shaking wasn’t that bad.

Inside the coach, other than Lux, Philuffy, and Relie, there were only the female secretary and the coachman who was driving the coach. Ten-odd minutes after their departure, Philuffy who was sitting beside Lux had quickly started dozing off sleepily.

「Phi-chan, you mustn’t sleep. If you don’t guard Relie-san properly──」

「……Un. I, know.」

Philuffy let out a sleepy voice even now and looked up with an absentminded face.

It seemed that Relie would be accompanied by at least two guards when she went out, but today Lux and Philuffy had to serve as their replacement.

Naturally, although they were outside Academy, they had their Sword Devices on their sword belt.

Lux was resolved to also fight when push came to shove.

「Even so, isn’t Relie-san anxious?」

「My, I wonder what do you mean? Even though I look like this, in the business world I am known as a capable young lady you know?」

Relie made a teasing smile at Lux’s question.

But, what Lux was concerned about wasn’t that.

「No, that’s not it. About the security, I wonder if it will be enough with just us──」

No matter who strong Philuffy was and how excellent her skill as Drag-Knight, they didn’t know what would happen if they were actually attacked.

Lux too almost had no experience doing chores of guarding important person, so he said that for caution’s sake.

「Geez Lux-kun, you worrywart. You are Phi’s escort, so it will be fine if you relax more and accompany her you know?」

「But──」

「Besides, if it’s about Philuffy then you don’t need to worry. Even though she look like this, she is sensitive to other people’s killing intent and hostility.」

「Err, she is already sleeping though……?」

「Zzz……」

When he noticed, Philuffy who was doing her best to resist the sleepiness until just now finally lowered her eyelids and began to quietly let out sleeper’s breathing.

Or rather, her posture had crumbled somewhat and she was leaning until Lux beside her. How should he say it, there was something soft pressing on him.

「……As expected from Phi. She isn’t flinching back even at her first duty. As I thought she really has talent as guard.」

「How pampering you are to your little sister!? Or rather, wake up Phi-chan! I told you it’s no good to sleep in this kind of time──」

Lux felt his strength drained seeing Relie who was like always while lightly shaking Philuffy beside him.

「Nn, it’s fine. ……I’m properly, awake.」

「At least say that with your eyes opened!? Even the miss secretary is watching anxiously since some time ago you know!?」

「You are really exaggerating, Lux-kun. Rash people who would do something stupid like aiming at the coach of Aingram conglomerate won’t appear that often. That’s why it will be fine.」

「You are already denying the necessity of the guard duty itself though!?」

In the end, wasn’t Relie just assigning Philuffy as her aide only for the sake of her mental healing?

The time inside the coach was passing while such doubt passed Lux’s mind.

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