Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 7 Episode 4 (section)

===Part 5===

On the other hand, the old sanctuary site.

Right after the tone of flute horn resounded, twelve Abysses attacked, but the guards of the pope were fighting in advantage.

「GI, iiIIIIIIiIIH……!」

A Haiit was screaming in a shriek, then its burned body was crushed.

「──Looks like they don’t learn anything from the previous defeat eh, this so called division commander of Dragon Marauder.」

The Sanctuary Knight Order was alert due to the previous attack and the information from new kingdom. They fought bravely, but even among them, Mel’s movement was the best by far.

Land battle form and flying form.

The Divine Drag-Ride Ddraig Gwiber that possessed the function of switching two types of form was freely controlled by her. Abysses were defeated one after another.

She accelerated on snowy wasteland  with the wheels and cut down the enemy with a heavy attack from her Halberd.

Against Haiit that possessed hard fur, the attack scattered fire and burned the enemy.

She struck down Gargoyle that was dancing midair in high speed with a squall, and when the enemy’s movement dulled she fired her Cannon.

The true identity of the squall was Ddraig Gwiber’s armament, or perhaps the power of its Divine Raiment.

In any case, she was seeing through the Abyss’s trait instantly and got rid of them through the shortest time and shortest distance.

She was overwhelming the swarm of Abyss with brilliance as though she was in a dance performance.

「──This is lacking. If it’s like this, should I go to guard the holy capital instead?」

The swift and accurate attack of Mel stole even the eyes of her fellow elites from the Sanctuary Knight Order.

「She changed this much just in one and half year……?」

「What unbelievable girl……. And she is still 13 years old?」

Alterize who drove EX Wyvern and defeated two Abysses muttered in amazement.

In addition, the eldest brother Zain was cooperating with several Drag-Knights to fight. When they finally finished off an Abyss, there were only around two Abysses remaining.

「As expected from our country’s Seven Dragon Paladins. The pilgrimage this time is fraught with danger, but as expected Mel is exactly the one worthy of obtaining meritorious deeds.」

Pope Nias was muttering with admiring expression. Bishop Orphel also showed a smile hearing that.

「Those generous words of praise are truly an honor. She too surely will be delighted. ──Mel Gizalut, come down!」

Orphel took a deep breath, then she raised her voice toward the sky.

Mel who had just shot down the last Gargoyle at that timing quickly landed down before her along with Ddraig Gwibel in Wyvern Mode.

「There is no more Abyss in sight. This area should be safe. And so, there is a place I wish for you to head toward right away.」

「You like to handle your subordinate roughly aren’t you? Then, is it protecting the archbishop in the capital next?」

Ymir Theocracy’s Sanctuary Knight Order──the Drag-Knights main force was split up with a portion protecting Pope Nias as guard.

In exchange four Divine Drag-Ride users from the new kingdom were placed to cooperate with the protection of the holy capital, but a communication came that the number of Abyss appearing at the other side was a lot more than here.

The normal practice was for them to retreat, while having Mel who excelled in exterminating Abyss to go back ahead.

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──But, until this point it was the conspiracy of Drakkhen and Orphel.

「This country is also really pitiful. For them to put that kind of wicked woman on the seat of bishop.」

A Drag-Knight of Dragon Marauder was laughing with the corner of his lips raised in a smirk.

At the vicinity of Hall below, security guards that were fewer than usual were standing.

This was exactly the real aim that Drakkhen was talking with Orphel.

If they stepped inside the Ruin Hall that was currently increasing in activity, the Ruin would react and new Abysses would flow out.

By manipulating those Abysses with horn flute, they could secure a lot of combat force.

In other words, the kidnapping of the archbishop as well as the pope was diversion in order to split the theocracy’s battle force, creating this opening.

For the sake of this strategy, Dragon Marauder had joined hand with Bishop Orphel since around a year ago.

Assassinating the archbishop, took the pope hostage, then obtained fund by exchanging hostage with the Drag-Ride and treasure that the theocracy possessed.

As compensation, Bishop Orphel would succeed the seat of archbishop, and she would run a puppet government using Pope Nias who was still a child as figurehead.

『──Now then, you also has sent the combat force over there toward the holy capital as planned, we are going to ransack the Ruin with no worry now.』

Drakkhen’s voice was sent to Orphel’s ear.

If it was toward a designated location, the voice could even be adjusted into a whispering voice that other people couldn’t hear.

The power to manipulate and made sound freely.

That was the Divine Raiment of Divine Drag-Ride Asp that Drakkhen had.

Therefore──the sound of horn flute that originally was for manipulating Abyss on the whole at wide range, with this power she was able to send the sound separately, executing multiple tactics.

A voice came back from Orphel at the old sanctuary ground toward the snickering Drakkhen.

「That’s so, isn’t it. But it’s better to be careful you know? Even if it’s you the legendary mercenary──, you aren’t a match against my Mel.」

『……What did you say?』

Right after Drakkhen gave that respond, the air of the cold weather ripped, and violent sound of slicing air roared.

When the Dragon Marauder squad of five people in the air noticed that, their defeat was already set in stone.

「──Agah!?」

Immediately after, a Wyvern was knocked down by Ddraig Gwibel’s Halberd.

Its back wings were smashed and the Drag-Knight fell toward the ground in a straight line. Red flame blast bloomed on the snow field.

「I believe all of you are a bit too careless. Or else, don’t you even know the basic? Drag-Knight using flying type should always be alert toward their above and back you know?」

「Yo, you bastard-!?」

The troop of Dragon Marauder reflexively screamed and attacked, but Mel easily repelled that attack using medium sized Blade.

Just with that the weapon of the man’s Wyvern instantly froze, and even its armored arm became unable to move.

「Wha, ah!?」

The man was shocked with the phenomenon that occurred to his body and he lost his cool. Mel told the man with extreme indifference.

「──Boring. Human is riddled all over with weak point compared to Abyss.」

She smashed the shoulder armor with the Halberd in her hand.

Due to the strong impact toward the Force Core, the Wyvern’s function halted and it fell.

「Shit-!」

「This brat──don’t get carried away……!」

「As long as we understand the trick of your freezing ability, this fight belong to us!」

The remaining three men each yelled out and they launched simultaneous attack from three different directions.

Breath Gun’s barrage, the bombardment of Cannon, mowing attack from Wire Tail.

But, every single one slipped through the figure of Mel and Ddraig Gwiber that should be hit.

「──Wh, aaat!?」

A few seconds after they noticed that it was an illusion, Mel who circled to each of their back struck them down one after another before she called out to the last one.

「Are you, the division commander Drakkhen? Let me have a little fun, okay!」

The Halberd of Mel who bared an aggressive smile was barely blocked by a medium sized Blade.

A crack ran through the blade from that attack and the opponent was blown away greatly backward.

「Chih……!」

The female mercenary Drag-Knight was losing the color of her face and without pause she flew in the attempt to escape.

But, a few seconds after she turned her back on the enemy. *Gakun!*, her Drag-Ride slanted and she became unable to put on speed at all.

「Wha-, what the hell is this! The Drag-Ride’s control is, not working──!」

A sudden breakdown.

But, why did it happen this time of all thing!? The female mercenary was flustered.

「I’ll tell you something for your souvenir to hell. This is Ddraig Gwiber’s Divine Raiment, Dual ShiftNatural Laws of Rivalry.」

Flame, ice, wind, illusion, furthermore even the output of Drag-Ride was sealed by this mysterious Divine Raiment.

The female mercenary was struck down without being able to grasp the answer until the very end. She was enveloped in flame blast.

「──Fuu.」

Mel who defeated the Dragon Marauder just as Bishop Orphel instructed let out a relieved sigh.

She was a girl who was widely acknowledged as genius, but with her still immature body, it was impossible to handle Divine Drag-Ride for prolonged time.

「Perhaps, my antagonism toward Krulcifer surfaced a bit too much……」

After confirming the safety in the area, she landed down on that spot and dispelled her armor.

The Drag-Knights of Sanctuary Knight Order who were protecting the entrance of Hall immediately rushed the moment they saw Mel’s figure,

They led her to a cabin at the side.

The Drag-Knights protecting the Ruin from invasion always had one of them constantly using Drake to watch out the surrounding.

Even if she would head to reinforce the attacked capital, she should at least took a little rest.

「Looks like everything goes well.」

Mel took a rest inside the small room while smiling proudly.

With this she was able to get obtain meritorious deeds from that guard duty too, and she should be able to protect Orphel’s safety too.

「As expected, something like this is unnecessary for genius like me.」

Mel took off the holster of short sword attached on her waist. She then muttered that while staring at the blade.

The tip of the knife that was sheathed inside the cover was emitting slight beam of seven colors.

It was a blade that was loaded with the secret medicine of Ruin called Elixir.

By wounding a part of the body using that, the secret medicine would melt into the body, and it would awaken the latent ability that human possessed.

Before this Orphel handed it over to her and told her to use it in case she fell into danger.

(Just a bit more. It’s just a bit more and I──can overcome the past at that day.)

Seven years ago, there was an attack due to the Abyss outbreak from the Ruin.

Due to that, she lost all her family members and fell into despair.

If it was now when she had become a Seven Dragon Paladins and obtained the strength that could defeat Abyss, she would be able to save the holy capital again.

And then──.

「Orphel……I’m, fighting properly.」

She closed her eyes slowly and muttered with a voice that no one could hear.

That was Mel’s thought toward Orphel that normally even she herself wasn’t aware of it.

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