Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 3 Episode 4 (section)

===Part 5===

And then, after the mock battle between Lux and Saniya, a few hours later.

The selection battle of the second day with individual battles as the main part was over, and the night arrived.

After that, Lux used Critical Hit to win two more battles against Syvalles and obtained victory marks.

Perhaps thanks to watching him, the faction that supported Lux, the girl students of the first and second year who were in an inferior position fought hard, and while the third year’s side was still in a superior position, the situation now was one where it was unknown where the victory would go to.

The contest against Celis in the campus selection battle where two conditions were put at stake.

At the current time there was no problem regarding the subject.

Rather, it was even going well, but Lux had a problem that was unrelated with that.

「A, and so, about the matter tomorrow though──」

「Yes. Lux-san is really shouldering a fate of getting dragged into various troubles aren’t you?」

In response to Lux who broached the topic like that, the black haired quiet girl──Noct of the Triad said that with an earnest tone.

「Why is Nii-san coming to rely on me only for something like this that I don’t want to give advice about.」

And then beside Noct, his little sister Airi was also sighing in exasperation.

They were in a room of the girl’s dormitory, the shared room of Airi and Noct.

Lisha made a suggestion to hold a party to celebrate the victory, but it was rejected. The reason was because other than Lux wanting her to rest slowly, he himself also had a circumstance.

Furthermore, it was a special problem to which he needed to find a way to resolve it urgently.

「Something like promising a date with that Celis-senpai during the rest day tomorrow, just what in the world is Nii-san thinking?」

「…………」

He was unable to respond right away if she told him that.

Something called a rest day existed in the campus selection battle.

In order to prevent accumulation of fatigue from consecutive battles, the middle day of the five day period would be used wholly for rest, during that time the students would be excluded from emergencies and forbidden to use Drag-Rides.

However, he recalled that on that day he made a promise with Celis.

「Is Nii-san feeling like raping all the girls in this academy? As I thought, perhaps it’s better to chase away Nii-san from this academy temporarily.」

「Uwah, that’s cruel-!? That’s, certainly it’s my fault for making that promise, but it was Celis-senpai who started it, in that situation──」

When Lux was dithering up like that,

「Yes. Lux-san is altogether weak against pressure from girls, so I believe his hardship will continue as long as that problem isn’t conquered. ……Though I really cannot imagine, Lux-san getting skilled at handling females.」

「It’s mostly just as you said but, it really hurt so stop it okay!?」

Noct’s indifferent verbal attack caused Lux to beg for forgiveness in panic.

「Well, though Airi in her own way will become lonely if Lux-san is really gone.」

「Wha-……!?」

Airi’s cheeks instantly blushed hearing those words that Noct said in continuation.

「Ple, please don’t say such a joke! I, it makes it sound like I’m unable to get separated from my brother──. After all it’s me who is giving counsel to Nii-san here!」

Airi objected with an unusually childish tone.

It was a rare reaction from Airi these days.

「Yes. However, if Lux-san didn’t come for advice, it also feels like Airi will become sulky in that case, but I won’t mention that for the time being. And so, more importantly──」

Noct gave a sharp retort while turning a glance at Lux.

She was surely meaning to return to the main problem that was his promise of a date with Celis.

「In the first place, that talk about a date, it was offered to Lux-san’s cute cross dressing figure──to ’Luno’……-san, the fictitious girl, isn’t that right?」

「Eh……!? Well, that’s──」

Lux nodded with a complicated look at what Noct pointed out.

He recalled how the other day, he was tricked by Saniya and massaged Celis. On that occasion, after that in order to escape that predicament, he dressed himself as a girl.

「Then, isn’t it fine to ignore such a promise? That ‘Luno’-san doesn’t exist in this academy anyway──」

Airi’s blunt words caused Lux to return to his senses in surprise.

「Tha, that’s no good you know!? Doing that means standing up Celis-senpai when I already promised──」

When Lux said that in a panic, Airi  turned a somewhat accusing look at him.

「Nii-san is overly desperate. Isn’t Nii-san in an antagonistic relationship with Celis-senpai? Currently she is intending to chase Nii-san out from the Academy you know?」

「This and that are different stories. At first it was just a mere misunderstanding, but the second time I was really tricking her, on top of that, neglecting someone who is waiting even though I’ve already made a promise is──」

「Then, how about we honestly confess the truth? Tell her that ‘Luno’-san, is actually Nii-san. Though doing that would cause a disaster for sure before the mock battle the day after tomorrow?」

「…………」

What Airi said was correct.

A girl who had received the good grace of another girl who was famous for being a man-hater, but that girl was actually a man──in addition that, it was a man who was currently on an opposing side. Shedding light to Lux’s true identity here was too problematic in various meaning.

(Besides, I even massaged Celis-senpai while she was unknowing──)

Suddenly Lux recalled the sensation of skin his hands had touched and blood rose to his head.

Regarding Celis, until now he had only heard about her fame in regard to her strength, but in reality her beauty was also really something.

In addition, she also possessed a vivacious body while having the sensual seductiveness of an adult too.

(A, as I thought it’s no good! If I come out honestly after doing such a thing──it will absolutely turn into a disaster!)

At the very least Lux couldn’t go meet her and expose his true identity while this campus selection battle was still going on.

While Lux was thinking like that and unfolded a deep discord inside him,

「Yes. It can’t be helped then. For the kind Lux-san, it’s too harsh to stand up Celis-senpai when he had already promised, for now let’s use our last resort.」

Noct said that with a calm tone.

Normally, she had a silent personality without much self-assertion, but accordingly she was able to react with calmness. She was a reliable girl.

「Last resort, is it?」

When Airi tilted her head, Noct calmly nodded.

Lux was waiting for her answer with anticipation.

「Yes. In short, it’s fine if ‘Luno’-san goes to the date. That means──」

「I see, so there is that way.」

Airi clapped her hands in admiration.

「Aah, I see. If I cross dress again──. ……Wait!? How did it turn out like that-!? In the first place that’s not a last resort or anything at all!」

Lux was about to nod in agreement for a moment, but midway he retorted with everything he had.

But, with a composed face Airi,

「What are you saying now. This is the best plan you know, Nii-san. No──is it better to call you Nee-san for a while?」

「I’m begging you, stop that!」

Lux spoke relatively desperately.

「Yes. But of all conceivable plans, I think this is the best method that won’t hurt anyone.」

「No, I’ll get hurt with this plan!? My heart will be really pained, I’m telling you!」

「But, what will we do about the essential woman clothing? If I remember correctly, I heard that set had been returned to the headmaster──」

Airi whispered while ignoring Lux’s yell. It was then Noct brought the bag that was placed in the corner of the room and took out its content.

「Yes. I thought of that, so just now I borrowed a set of cross dressing outfits from the headmaster beforehand, so please rest assured.」

「Wait!? What’s with that excellent preparation!? You were planning to dress me as aa woman right from the beginning right!?」

「Nii-san, please be a little quiet. It is already night you know?」

「……A, sorry. No but, I’m begging you wait──!?」

Even that pleading of Lux ended up in vain and the two completely progressed the talk in that direction.

In the end, Lux would go to the date with Celis tomorrow as a girl named ‘Luno’.

Though as expected, he refused the demand that wished him to change into the woman outfit right there in order to check it.

「Be that as it may, if Nii-san is going through the trouble to meet Celis-senpai as another person already, then how about probing her too while you are at it?」

When Lux was going to sleep already for today with a bag of cross dressing set in his hand, Airi’s voice that said such thing entered his ears.

「Eh──?」

Airi talked with a composed face towards Lux’s question.

「I think there will be a chance to ask her during the date you know? The reason why Celis-senpai became a man-hater, if Nii-san gets lucky and is able to learn it, it might be useful──」

「…………」

Lux immediately understood Airi’s thinking.

Celis’s hatred of men. If he was able to know about the cause, then perhaps the matter of Lux’s expulsion could be resolved with a way other than the campus selection battle.

But──

「……That’s, a bit impossible for me.」

Lux asserted clearly.

Even though he was already tricking Celis with a disguise, adding it with trying to pull out a girl’s true feelings by making use of it was just too wicked as expected.

He lied the first time because of a misunderstanding, and the second time was because it couldn’t be helped, but doing what Airi suggested would become something with no justification.

「I thought that if it’s the softhearted Nii-san, you will say that.」

Perhaps Airi too had also predicted that response from Lux, she merely smiled.

Of course, she surely said that because she was thinking of Lux’s sake, but he couldn’t yield on that point.

「But, please be careful okay?」

「Yep. I know, I’ll do my best so I don’t get found──」

「No, I heard from Noct that the outfit really suited Nii-san, so I’m not worried of that point but──」

Airi suddenly showed a serious face.

「It seems that the new kingdom has already dispatched scouting forces towards Heiburg, in order to monitor the Ragnarok that started to make fetal movements, and also to look for a method to defeat it while it’s still petrified, if possible.」

「……!?」

In order to subjugate the Ragnarok, it seemed the government office at the royal capital finally took the plunge.

That the new kingdom army was moving meant that there was a high possibility that before long the members of Syvalles would also be called.

「Also, it’s unclear whether this is related or not but, it seems a few days ago a few dozen illegal immigrants were confirmed inside the new kingdom territory. I don’t think it’s related but……the timing is suspicious.」

Surely Airi wanted to tell him not to let his guard down even on the resting day.

「Right, I get it.」

Lux replied shortly with understanding of everything and he stood up.

「Both of you, thank you for today. Then, rest well.」

Lux only said that and he moved to exit the shared room of the two, it was then,

「Ah, both of you, it’s no good to follow us on the date tomorrow okay?」

「Eee……」

When Lux said that jokingly, the two simultaneously sent him a fixed glare and raised dissatisfied voices.

「What’s with that reaction!? Don’t tell me you two planned to come!? That’s absolutely no good! If you two came, then I won’t talk with you two for a while!」

Lux gave a warning to Airi and Noct who showed expressions that was excessively disappointed before he left the room.

「Good grief……」

He went to sleep for the day while feeling half exasperated.