Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 12 Episode 4 (section)

===Part 6===
「Sorry Airi! I was late!」

「Now look here……. It was Nii-san who talked about persuading Soffice-san you know?」

Lux who entered inside the underground room of the Drag-Ride hangar got glared at reproachfully by Airi who was waiting outside the prison.

「Soffice, did she say anything?」

「She only badmouthed Nii-san about how Nii-san forced her to pee while Nii-san was watching.」

「I’m telling you that’s a misunderstanding!」

No, in a sense that might be the truth, but as expected Lux was troubled if she said it as though he wanted it to happen.

「I’m joking. More importantly, Nii-san wasn’t followed by anyone right?」

「Yes. As expected I’m paying attention to that.」

The matter of Soffice being confined in the underground of this Academy was an extremely secret matter that even the Queen wasn’t aware of.

If this fact became known, Soffice’s personage would have to be handed over to the world alliance as a suspect and also as a hostage.

If they were in direct confrontation with Soffice’s side, than that might be the correct choice.

But, most likely, the path of hearing the truth from them and persuading them would be closed by doing that.

In any case, they had to conduct themselves carefully from here on.

「Then, I’ll take over the watch-keeping.」

「Yes. There is no problem with her physical condition. Other than that, let’s be alert against the Academy’s surroundings. I’ll have Lisha-sama and the others strengthen their alertness indirectly.」

「Right. I’ll leave it to you Airi.」

They only exchanged those words and Lux entered inside the prison.

「I’m coming in Soffice.」

Lux called out just in case and he stepped inside the large room where the prisons were lined up.

When he went to the front of the prison where Soffice was chained, her eyes were half-opened while staring blankly at empty air. She wasn’t breathing.

「What happened Soffice, hang in there!」

Soffice’s body was limp with her arms and legs dangling languidly. Lux tried to check her pulse.

Then, the girl’s eyes suddenly snapped open and she hurriedly drew back.

「Pervert……. Why are you trying to touch the body of a girl who lost consciousness? Normally one should first take off the chain.」

「Eh? Hu, huh……?」

He completely thought that she died, but seeing her reacting immediately like that caused Lux to feel bewildered.

What was going on?

「……Hah, damn it. *Slump*」

At the side while Lux was being shaken, Soffice abruptly went languid once more as though her soul had left her body.

「Err, could it be, you are pretending to die?」

「…………」

There was no reply.

But, when he tried to check her pulse again, Soffice leaped in a flash and glared at Lux with a gaze that was filled with ennui.

「You will fool around with someone when you think they are sleeping, this fiend.」

「So you are awake as expected. Haa, that surprised me.」

Lux amended so that there was no misunderstanding, but he faltered against the doubting gaze that Soffice sent him with her serious look.

Well, perhaps this was already better just from how she would talk with him now.

On the first two, three days, she wouldn’t even say anything to him because of that aforementioned case.

「……You want to look, that much?」

「Eh……?」

But, after a silence of a full ten seconds, Soffice suddenly said that to him.

「If it’s just for a bit, it’s okay you know? My, important place.」

「Wha-!? Just, what are you saying!?」

In front of the bewildered Lux who couldn’t comprehend what happened, Soffice slowly wriggled her body.

In the first place her pilot suit exposed a lot of her skin, so when she wriggled her body, her waist and her side, and then her breasts entered his gaze.

「Please. The chain hurts. It’s leaving marks.」

「I, is that so」

Certainly, that might be something painful for a girl of her age.

Lux who was thinking that moved his hand to take the key for the shackle, but then,

「Wait a second. Thinking carefully, aren’t you trying to trick me again to get out?」

「……Not true.」

「At least talk while looking at my eyes!?」

She averted her gaze still with a serious look, so it was really easy to understand.

As expected, it didn’t look like Lux was suited for this kind of work.

However, he also couldn’t spend so much time to talk with her.

There were only two days left until the time limit that he promised Magialca.

At this rate, she would be used as a hostage to negotiate with the Moon and it would turn into a battle.

「As I thought, rather than the little sister, the older brother seems like a simpleton.」

「Err, can you stop saying that when I’m right in front of you……?」

No matter how correct that was, it was depressing as expected when he was told that right to his face.

「Then, I’ll go with a threat. There is not much time left. I told the others of a time limit before I went out.」

「Time limit?」

「I also told Re Plica of what to do when I, who is the boss, doesn’t return to the Moon. If I don’t return for one week after I leave, then who knows what the Moon will do.」

「What, did you say?」

The complexion of Lux who heard that changed.

In other words, she must mean that the Ragnarok would be given orders by the Moon to attack all the countries.

「That’s why, I want you to release me right away. If you do that, I promise I won’t attack the New Kingdom.」

Right after she told Lux that, the sound of a bell that informed of the time could be heard.

For the time being, Lux left from there.

He didn’t even notice how Soffice had found an old wire in the corner of the jail that she used bit by bit on her arm’s shackle.