Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut vol 3 Epilogue

Epilogue – A New Daily Life, And The Beginning

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Part 1

「Fuaa……」

In the middle of afternoon class. Lux was suppressing a bit of a yawn inside the classroom.

It was already three days since that mysterious attack.

Lux who was resting for a while due to exhaustion was finally able to return to class.

Saniya who was a spy from the Heiburg Republic, and the strategist Hayes.

The scars from the attack on the Academy by their forces and the Ragnarok were terrific. Repair work had to be done for some time while the students’ training were hastened.

The damage to places like the school building or the girl’s dormitory was somewhat low, the injured also mostly ended up with only light injuries. It was a good fortune that could even be called miraculous.

Since then, the New Kingdom was throwing various questions and protests towards the Heiburg Republic, but the government office of the Republic didn’t give back any proper reply.

For the time being, the Ragnarok that the Old Empire liberated to outside the country was annihilated, so the big problem that was right before their eyes had gone away, but in the international tournament that would approach in two more months, it seemed that the Heiburg Republic would also participate, so they still couldn’t let their guard down.

(But……I’m glad. Everyone is safe.)

With this, everyone should be all right for the moment.

Lux who was relieved like that unconsciously dozed off.

「Oi Lux. How long you’re going to sleep huh?」

While he was having a pleasant nap, the sensation of his shoulders being shaken repeatedly made him wake up.

When he opened his eyes, Lisha was in front of the desk where he was falling asleep.

「Nn……? Hah!? I, I’m sorry! The class is──」

「The class is already over from a long time ago. But well, you must be tired, so it should be fine to nap just for today. I was also able to see your cute sleeping face.」

「E, eeeh!?」

When Lisha showed him a teasing smile, Lux wiped his mouth in panic.

It seemed that he wasn’t drooling, but when he thought that the girls around him were looking at him all that time, he felt extremely embarrassed.

「You’re right. By the way princess. Your sleeping face was also interesting you know? You were sleeping soundly while your body was still sitting straight, and there was also drool dripping──」

「Uwaaah!? Oi Krulcifer! Don’t say strange things in front of Lux!」

When Krulcifer said that with her usual cool smile, Lisha who had that fact pointed out yelled with a bright red face.

Lux smiled wryly seeing such a sight while he turned his gaze slowly to the seat beside him.

Philuffy too seemed to be safe without any external injuries particularly visible, but it appeared she had exhaustion piling up inside her body. Today too she was resting.

(After this, I have to visit her.)

As expected, he was exempted from doing chores in these few days, so now that school was over, he would head to the medical room where Philuffy was at. When he stood up from his seat──

「Oi Lux. Where are you going? The whole school assembly is scheduled for today after school you know?」

「Aa……」

He was stopped by Lisha and Lux recalled about it.

In the campus selection battle this time, the match between Celis and Lux ended up ambiguously, but originally if everything passed without trouble, the comprehensive result was scheduled to be announced after this.

The original meaning of the campus selection battle’s objective was to decide the twelve names that would participate in the international tournament.

「Let’s go. Though I can already imagine in general who will join the tournament.」

Prompted by Krulcifer, Lux headed together with them towards the practice ground.

Right after that incident, there was the general mobilization of Drag-Knights for maintenance from the surrounding regions and the royal capital. They were asked to repair the Academy as much as possible.

It had only been three days, so it couldn’t be said that the practice ground had been repaired, but the rubble had been removed, and its appearance as a practice ground was more or less put in order.

A stage was specially set up at the center of the practice ground, and Instructor Raigree was standing in front of it.

「Now then, the judgment will be decided from the results of the campus selection battle that was carried out the other day, and the representative members for the international tournament will be announced!」

She raised a voice that was well-projected as usual while maintaining her dignified atmosphere.

At that assault incident, she took the initiative to rescue the students, and even after Lux collapsed from exhaustion, it seemed that she was taking command without sleeping for almost two whole days, but she didn’t look tired at all as expected from her.

「There are ten representatives, with two substitutes. Of course, the match of the other day in the end is just for reference. The result is decided by taking into account your comprehensive strength, room for growth, ability to cooperate, and so on. Those who aren’t chosen are to devote themselves to even more diligent study from here on.」

With that preface, she took a deep breath before finally she read the names.

「Then, I’ll announce it. The leader of the selected representatives is, third year student, Celis Ralgris!」

‘Waah!’ At that moment, loud cheers rose from the students.

And then, next the names of the other representatives were read up one after another.

The users of Divine Drag-Rides, Lisha and Philuffy. And then, the trio of Triad who were member of Syvalles, etc, etc. To a certain degree the results were within expectations, but──

「Wait, Krulcifer-san too, you will participate as the New Kingdom’s representative!?」

「My? Lux-kun is saying really lonely things isn’t it? I thought that you will be happy for me without a doubt──」

Krulcifer responded with her usual smile, which caused Lux to shake his head in a panic,

「Tha, that’s not what I mean, Krulcifer-san, you are an overseas student from the Ymir Theocracy aren’t you?」

「So far as it goes, there is a quota for overseas students in the regulation of the international tournament, although it’s limited to only one name. Well, even so, Ymir is also an allied country of the New Kingdom, though there was a need to ask them for special permission.」

「Tha, that’s, don’t tell me──?」

Krulcifer showed a mischievous smile to Lux’s question,

「Yes, I sent a letter to Alterize, so that Einvolk House requested the country. It seemed that the matter was settled with me being a representative of the Academy where my fiancée is attending.」

「A, is, is that so……」

(So, somehow it feels like the obstacles are gradually getting removed while I’m in ignorance.)

Strange. The betrothal with Krulcifer should be a complete lie, but it seemed that far from just the Einvolk House, even the Ymir Theocracy was recognizing it.

What to do……

Even while Lux was baffled against the strategy of the intelligent girl, the name reading of the representatives was continuing, and then,

「And last──Lux Arcadia.」

「Eh……?」

When those words were said out loud, *stir*, the students gathering in that place were stirred.

‘Is it some kind of mistake’──Before Lux could say that, Celis stood on the stage.

Just from that, the noise from the students settled down right away.

「There is something that I have to apologize to everyone.」

Celis surveyed all the students with her usual aloof atmosphere and expression, then she talked.

「I have always hoped for the very best result and moved into action for that sake. Because I believed that it’s my duty and it’s for the sake of everyone. But──」

Saying that, she cast her eyes down just for a little, before she continued.

「This time, I made a large mistake. I was unable to notice the approach of the Ragnarok, and also unable to see through that the comrade I trusted, was a spy of another country.」

The students were listening with serious expressions at the confession of Celis who was an absolute leader until now.

「I keenly felt, my own immaturity and inadequacies. Perhaps, I’m really not worthy, as someone from the lineage of the Four Great Nobles, or as the captain of Syvalles.」

Celis let out a voice that was faintly tinged with grief, even so she threw out her chest and spoke.

「And so, I want to receive assistance from someone. I want assistance, from non other than all of you. And then, I also wish to ask for assistance, from him who saved me and this Academy.」

After saying only that, Celis straightened her back and showed a calm smile.

「Lux Arcadia. In the match this time, I recognize my defeat, and I will listen to your wish. And then, I will ask for one more thing from my side. Will you lend your strength, for the international tournament in the future?」

The girls, including the third year students, were making shocked expressions towards those words.

Of how Celis who was the 『strongest』 recognized her defeat, and then how she who should be a man-hater recognized Lux, and even asked him for assistance.

The whole student body was shaken from that happening that was too miraculous.

Lux who was asked that question in the middle of the whole assembly where the gazes of the female students were gathering on him──

「──Yes. I too ask you to please take care of me, Celis-senpai.」

He responded like that with a friendly smile.

Lux thought that surely voices of dissatisfaction would come out, but──

‘Waaah’ A loud cheer that shook the whole practice ground welled up right away.

「Hooraay! With this we will be together for a while, Lux-senpai!」

「I’m glad. If he is gone, there will be no one that can be asked to do chores anymore.」

「To be recognized by Celis-sama who is a man-hater──……it’s hard to believe but, that’s really something.」

Such words flitted around from the mouths of the female students of each respective year.

As expected, it seemed that even the third year students were only supporting Celis. They weren’t prejudiced against Lux himself from their true feelings.

The significant declaration that reformed this Academy in a sense was immediately accepted by everyone.

But,

「──Also. Lux promised me that he will teach me various things about males. I’m thinking that I wish to report this to everyone later on, too.」

「…………」

At that time when that happy sounding voice of Celis was heard, *stir-……!* ripple spread to the surroundings.

And then, the students were starting to whisper in low voices.

「Co, could it be it’s, tha, that kind of talk I wonder?」

「Ye, yes…… so they have progressed until that far.」

「A, aa. Her man-hating getting cured, could that mean──!?」

「Wait! I, I’m telling you all that’s mistaken!? Just now, perhaps it isn’t mean like that──!?」

(Fo, for Celis-senpai’s tendency to be easily misunderstood to come out at this kind of time-!?)

When Lux tried to make justifications to everyone in panic,

「Oi! Lux! What’s the meaning of this huh!? Don’t tell me, you left me behind, and then did some kind of──obscene things to even Celis!?」

「I wonder if I can ask you to tell us the details, Lux-kun?」

Even Lisha and Krulcifer were also pressing on him for answers, it became a different commotion from before.

「……? What is everyone getting noisy for?」

「Haa……. It’s fine for you to not know.」

Right near Celis who was tilting her head in confusion, Instructor Raigree sighed and looked up to the far off sky.

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The highly rising sun was telling the arrival of the early summer.

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Part 2

Inside the territory of the New Kingdom Atismata.

In a dark crumbling down old tunnel that had caved in.

In that place that was covered with green moss with no one approaching near, four males and females were there.

A girl in a black robed appearance, and three people standing by beside her.

The military strategist of Heiburg who attacked the Academy, Hayes, and her aides, the three people who were called Cerberus.

「How are you planning to move from here one, Hayes-sama? For the time being, the objective, one of the Grand Forces is safely recovered──」

「Hmph」

Hayes scoffed at Saniya’s question while she bit off the jerky she was holding.

「It was unexpected that those bunches could defeat the Ragnarok. They also aren’t half bad to be able to defeat that.」

Hayes made a wicked smile with a shadow formed around her eyes.

「But, I should have told enough to the superior of you guys right? The strength of the Ragnarok obeying me, that I called out from Heiburg’s Ruins.」

「Yes……!」

The three people, including Saniya responded like that without delay.

「The general purpose Drag-Rides of you guys that got applied with it, a portion of strength of the Ragnarok obeying me got poured into them, granting them with strengthened physique and super restoration abilities. Well, if you get high spirited too much in using it, their base life force will get wholly devoured, and at the end they will turn into ash though──」

「Yes, it’s fortunate that we brought spares. Right after that time, our Drag-Rides that were inserted with 『parasite body』 immediately crumbled down after all──」

「That was certainly shocking.」

A man with bristling red hair, Egnid also nodded.

「Err, Poseidon that was completely on the verge of death was displaying that much strength due to the 『parasite body』 administered into it, so──」

Yes.

The Ragnarok that Lux and the others finished off was unable to even use the special ability it inherently had. It really was in a dying state without any prospect of recovery.

It was there, that the parasite body of the Ragnarok that was liberated from Heiburg’s Ruins was planted into it, granting it strength temporarily.

「The strength that was shared with the general purpose Drag-Rides of you guys were only one percent each. For that Poseidon, it was around five percent. And then, my Ragnarok already recovered back the strength that it shared.」

The Ragnarok that administered the parasite body into other inorganic substances, Abyss, animals, and so on. Like that it controlled them, but at the same time it was also granting strength.

The greatest merchandise that Hayes palmed off to the Heiburg Republic as the Black Marketer was that.

「But, that Lux and his comrades are quite troublesome. I never thought that they will──」

Hayes laughed when Saniya raised an anxious voice.

「No worries. Those guys are already holding an outrageous bomb right in their arms.」

「Bomb?」

Hayes turned her back on Saniya and raised her voice.

「To think that my past experiment result is surviving in that kind of place. The flesh and blood human who has thirteen percent of the strength of the Ragnarok’s parasite body implanted inside──a supreme masterpiece monsterdevil possessed!」

Hayes shrill laughter echoed inside the collapsed cylindrical shaped wall.

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The demonic loud laughter could be heard indefinitely in that place.

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