Editing Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut:Volume 12 Epilogue (section)

===Part 3===
A chalk white ship with streamlined shape was hovering in the sky of the New Kingdom.

It was the residence of the Lords as well as an airborne mobile fortress──the prehistory legacy called Heaven Palace.

In the beginning it was a part of Avalon, a vehicle that was exclusively for the use of royalty. It flew at full speed and the other day it entered into the Ymir Theocracy’s Hall.

It arrived at the deepest part that had been unlocked by Krulcifer beforehand and the Grand Force was placed there. And then, now it was heading towards the Garden below.

「This is the third including the Dungeon. Looks like I’m number one. With this I finally fulfilled my duty as the shrine maiden of oracle.」

Wearing a pure white dress, the silver haired and grey eyed first imperial princess, Listelka Rei Arshalia said that while patting down her chest in relieve.

Beside her, the blue haired maid, Mishis, was silently standing.

「But, I believe that the body of her highness Hayes might not last long. If we make her participate in the battle ahead, her lifespan that was lengthened by Baptism will become short.」

「Hah……!」

When Mishis said that and turned her gaze to the side, a robed girl standing there formed a wide grin on her lips.

Two mismatched eyes with gray color and blue color.

The one who once maneuvered secretly by selling weapons from the Ruins as the Dark Marketer, Hayes Vi Arcadia.

After almost dying in her battle against Lux, her body became unable to move, but she recovered her consciousness around two weeks ago and her brainwaves were detected.

What Hayes wished for was to participate in battle even if only temporarily and die, rather than surviving in this condition.

Revenge against Lux and the others who made her feel such bitter experience and accomplishing her dearest wish as a Lord.

Hayes received Baptism of body strengthening on her whole body. Several tattoos with black geometrical patterns were running through half her body.

It wasn’t injection of Elixir to transform into a Nocturnal, but a Baptism simply so she could move her body properly.

Naturally, because she was forcefully moving her body that originally couldn’t even walk, she wouldn’t hold for long.

After around ten more days, Hayes would run out of life force and fell asleep for eternity.

But, Hayes’s awakening was a godsend for them.

Making use of Hayes’s connection with Dragon Marauder in the past, they succeeded in circumventing Soffice Xfer.

「You talk impudently after making this me to clean up the misconduct of your fellow Xfer. Aren’t you ashamed to receive the middle name of the Holy Arcadia Empire after all that huh?」

「Hayes, stop bothering Mishis. If we look further back, it was your bad because you didn’t wait for us to wake up correct? This is because you didn’t listen to what Fugil said.」

When Listelka chided her, Hayes pouted in annoyance.

「Fugiiil? {{furigana|Aneue-sama|elder sister}} is also really hopeless, getting so attached to a traitorous asshole like that. Did he make you completely putty in his hands with his technique while I was sleeping?」

Hayes thought of Fugil as 『fishy』 and didn’t trust him from before. She snorted scornfully at her elder sister’s trust towards him.

But, hearing Hayes’s line, Listelka who was usually showing a gentle bearing of a princess was wrapped in killing intent.

「You have become so high and mighty now. My foolish little sister, who had Baptism applied just in her right eye and only obtained the power to rule over Gear Leaders from that, dare to insult me, the shrine maiden of oracle, and him the hero.」

「……-!?」

Receiving Listelka’s gaze that felt like a sword point, Hayes twitched and turned speechless.

*Chih*, when Hayes clicked her tongue and exited the room, the tense atmosphere loosened slightly.

「Now then, it seems that Aeril is subduing the Seven Dragon Paladins just as planned, so let’s go to Garden soon. If I can arrive at Avalon with this, I will finally be able to correctly rule over this world. Now Mishis, please call my knight here.」

「Understood.」

The maid Mishis bowed to her master. She then walked through the corridor with silver wall and headed to another room.

*Clack clack*, the footstep sound resounded with regular rhythm, giving Mishis time to think.

She couldn’t say it just now, but Mishis was also growing unable to trust Fugil.

Even though he who was from the family of traitors saved the imperial princesses of the Holy Arcadia Empire, even though he had been truly loyal until now, she was cautious towards something of him. Though it seemed the second imperial princess Aeril was also the same as her.

What she felt wasn’t something like simple malice or ambition.

Something, yes, it was like his eyes were looking at them as though watching fish in an aquarium. For some reason she was having vague fears from those eyes.

「Fugil. Listelka-sama will disembark from the ship. Please come as guard.」

「──Yeah, got it. I will do as her highness commands.」

Inside the room, Fugil was toying with a golden balance scale.

A cross silverwork was placed on the scale, as though he was testing something.

–

A few hours after that, a proclamation that hit the world into chaos was declared towards the people.

Before the world destruction by Sacred Eclipse, the signal fire of a battle that would shake the underlying principles of each nation was going to be lit right about now.

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