Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 12 Episode 5 (section)

===Part 6===
「Haa, this Academy is too lively as usual desu. It feels like I’ll become a lost child desu. Geez……」

While Soffice was disguising herself as a ghost to search for her Sword Device inside the Academy, one more intruder was walking inside the Academy at the side.

The Automata with fox ears growing on her head, Re Plica.

Drakes with radar were on guard against the surrounding, but thinking that the security wouldn’t be that suspicious against visitors, Re Plica succeeded in infiltrating from the front gate by disguising herself as a little sister of a student.

She wasn’t carrying a Sword Device or a horn flute, so she didn’t get found out by Drake, but there was a high possibility that she would get exposed if she stayed for long.

The treatment of Baptism towards Dragon Marauder had ended safely.

It might become a battle after this in order to recover Soffice, but in that case her master would become hostage and be put in danger.

Thus, Re Plica came alone here a step ahead to search for Soffice.

「That Soffice, she is really a handful desu……」

For Re Plica who was an Automata, her master’s order was essentially absolute.

After she got ordered to stay in the Moon, she had the duty to obey that.

But, right now she wasn’t doing that.

Due to her, her base personality was gradually tampered with, and she was programmed to have a mental structure of an even closer relationship with Soffice.

That was why, for her, rather than such promise, she wanted to save Soffice’s life.

It wasn’t just because she was the Ruin’s Gear Leader, but it was also her own wish.

「There might be an intruder, is it……. This is only a maybe, but could it be…」

While walking in a corridor, such voices suddenly entered her ears.

A girl with blue hair was looking down outside the window. She was the aide of the Ymir Theocracy’s Seven Dragon Paladin, Krulcifer.

‘This is bad’, thinking that, Re Plica immediately hid her ears and attempted to pass through beside her.

Krulcifer should have no acquaintance with her appearance like this, but in the slightest chance that she was addressed──

「Say, you over there.」

「Yes. What is it desu? Ah──!?」

Re Plica noticed her carelessness and pressed her hands on her mouth.

With her nature as a Ruin’s Gear Leader, she would obey a Xfer unconditionally.

「I heard that there is an intruder and thought that could it be, but it looks like you are the real thing if you are unable to go against my words.」

「No, that’s──even so I cannot betray Soffice desu! Because she is also a Xfer!」

Even when she acted rebelliously with a firm tone, she relaxed when her head got patted.

「It’s not like I’m intending to obstruct your work. Recently Lux-kun would often come and go from the hangar’s underground, so I was anxious whether he was meeting with someone there, but──with this I somehow understand the reason.」

Yes.

Just because there was a pact among Lisha and the others, it didn’t mean that they stopped paying attention to Lux.

They thought in their own way and probed if it was possible.

「If, it’s just as I imagined, and Soffice Xfer is here, I wish to cooperate. I might be able to understand a little of the feeling of hers who is alone in this world.」

「Will you, become Soffice’s friend desu? For her──」

Re Plica recalled the wish that Soffice’s little sister, Uruk had and muttered.

「That will depend on your master, but I intend to handle it to the best of my ability. In exchange, can you tell me? Why does she hate the Arcadia family and call them traitors──」

「That’s……」

When Re Plica was about to say something with a hoarse voice, the sound of footsteps running quickly in the corridor could be heard.

「Wait, you won’t be able to escape again!」

A figure wearing a white robe and mask, and a girl wearing a fairy costume chasing after it.

That pursuit which at a glance looked like a scene of a play possessed bloodcurdling seriousness.

「That’s Sir Coral of the Vanheim Principality?」

「The ghost just now is Soffice desu! If I don’t chase her──」

「Yes, let’s hurry.」

Krulcifer nodded and started running inside the Academy together with Re Plica.

Their destination was the back of the Academy, connecting to the direction of the practice ground.