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

===Part 6===

In the end even after that there was no trouble that happened. They went around at various places and at night──they safely returned to the villa at the first block.

After receiving an aromatic tea in the living room and took a breather, Lux went outside to enjoy the cool air.

When he went out to the balcony from the window at second floor, the cool air caressed his hair.

「Even so, it was unexpected.」

Lux was thinking of Philuffy who looked as though she hadn’t changed since the past, and yet she showed a little bit of growth even as Relie’s secretary and guard.

He got the feeling of relieve that today went well and an emotion that felt like a bit of loneliness.

「But, everyone is changing huh. I too──」

When he was talking to himself like that, a footstep suddenly came from behind and Philuffy arrived at his side.

「Thank you for your hard work today, Phi-chan.」

「Un.」

Her words were few as usual, but a vague hint of happiness was included within her tone.

「Thank you, for accompanying us today.」

Philuffy sat beside him at the balcony while quietly said that to him.

「No. It was a really enjoyable work. At first I didn’t know just what would happen but──」

When Lux was smiling wryly while recalling the case of the packing and the food sampling like that,

「…………」

*Puih*

Philuffy puffed up her cheeks slightly and averted her face from Lux.

「Wai, wait a second……? Did I, said anything strange!?」

「……It wasn’t, work.」

「──Eh?」

Lux looked puzzled for a moment, but immediately after, he noticed what Philuffy tried to say.

Come to think of it, certainly regarding the matter this time, he had never heard anyone calling it work for even a single time.

He was only forcefully invited by her big sister Relie to accompany them for reference.

And then Philuffy was spending time with Lux without paying any mind about work or duty at all.

「I, didn’t make any work request to Lu-chan, you know?」

Philuffy told him while inside her expressionless face, a vague hint of dissatisfaction oozed through.

「Because, I only wanted Lu-chan, to accompany me together.」

「Ah……」

Philuffy’s pure eyes were staring fixedly at Lux’s face.

「You’re, right. Sorry, Phi-chan.」

Lux too let out a breath and smiled in respond to Philuffy’s words.

For Lux who had the shackle of criminal status and life of chores ingrained deeply into himself, it was something natural.

The feeling of himself growing and changing little by little.

But Philuffy was treating Lux not as a criminal of the old empire or even as the chore prince, but merely as her important childhood friend.

(Could it be──)

Perhaps, Philuffy remembered about the promise at their childhood, of the offer to Lux to look around together at Aingram’s shop.

For the current Lux, her feeling that was unchanged like that felt really pleasant for him.

「Thank you for inviting me this time. It was fun.」

「I’m glad.」

Philuffy let out a faint sigh of relieve, then she quietly brought her pure expression close to Lux.

「I, won’t make request or anything at Lu-chan. If there is anything I want, I’ll always say it, and invite Lu-chan──」

Her tone sounded absentminded following her own pace like usual.

However, that tone felt somehow talkative for Philuffy. She continued like that.

「That’s why Lu-chan too, you must not act reserved with me, okay?」

And then, she showed her usual faint smile that no one other than Lux would notice.

‘Aah.

So it’s something like that.’ Lux realized her feeling.

Since the past she was calling those who were close to her with nickname was also because she didn’t want to act reserved with each other.

Her being a daughter of Aingram conglomerate, or Lux’s position as prince or criminal, those were irrelevant. Her act was filled with such feeling.

「Yes. Best regards from here on too, Phi-chan.」

That was why, Lux responded to her feeling with a smile──but,

「Then, today too, let’s sleep together?」

「…………Eh!?」

「I said, I won’t make request or anything, right?」

「Wai-, wait a second!? Thi, this isn’t that kind of problem──!?」

The sudden suggestion that was said with a serious face caused Lux to turn bright red and panicked.

「My? Phi is lonely you know? Since Lux-kun moved to another room in the dormitory──」

「Why is even Relie-san coming here!?」

In the end, it would become like this when he spent time with these two.

「Before, I presented Lu-chan, with a knife you know?」

Philuffy threatened with just a bit dissatisfied tone while her face remained serious.

「Even though normally it doesn’t seem like you are interested with trade, don’t get calculating just in this kind of time-!?」

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In the end Lux lost against the pressure and that day he slept with Philuffy on the same bed with canopy attached, but naturally Lux couldn’t sleep from the excitement and he spent a difficult night.