Volume 4 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Episode 1 -Training Camp

Part 1

「Uu…… I felt sick……」

The boisterous sound of waves and the cry of the sea birds could be heard

Lux was turning over with pale face on the bed inside a cabin where sunlight was shi+ning in from the

The truth was that it had been a few years since the last time Lux boarded a shi+p for real

Or rather, perhaps this was actually his first time

There were several occasions when he was helping with carrying andodd jobs at the harbor

But, this ti to fish, but a quite large shi+p that was heading to a far away destination Lux had never experienced so like that since he was born

It was fortunate that there was cabin for personal use in the shi+p because the shi+p was a large dom

Lux didn't wish to worry his fe his pallid face to theeneral, so this problem was also a concern about his personal honor

「Nii-san I' in」

The door of the roo sound Lux's little sister Airi showed her face from there

「Yes…… Airi is all right……?」

「So there is so else that Nii-san is poor at other than your relationshi+p oman」

Lux tried to sood expression, which caused Airi to smile wryly

「N, no, it's not like, I'm that weak ab──」

Lux felt ht for some reason despite the two of them were placed in the same environment, so he tried to say his objection, but then,

「I only heard this just now but, because of the sea current and the wind, it looks like that our arrival ht be delayed for a few days」

Lux's head dropped down dejectedly after seeing Airi's smile

「I' to arrive at the island soon, so how about Nii-san come out to the deck to look at the scenery?」

Lux nodded「Ah, right」 at Airi as showing a teasing smile before he stood up

When he tried to go outside with staggering footsteps, he suddenly beca and turned his face to Airi

「Say, Airi About that girl called Hayes──」

「……I also, don't know anything」

Perhaps expecting Lux's question, Airi answered with a complicated face

「If what Nii-san saas correct, then I think that there is almost no doubt that she is one of the imperial family of the old empire But──」

「……I see」

A few days ago, the special forces of Heiburg assaulted the academy

The Black Marketer, a girl called Hayes was currently placed as the strategist of that Heiburg Her silver hair and eyes resembled Lux and others, the imperial family of the old empire

When Lux was a child living in the imperial court, he had seen the face of all the imperial family of the old empire

But, it was like only the face of that girl named Hayes didn't exist in his memory

At the coup d'etat five years ago, the imperial family of the old empire died with the exception of Lux and Airi There shouldn't be other living imperial family except the two of them

Frodom, not to mention the imperial family inside the castle, even most of the important people ere related to the imperial family were assassinated

Lux's eldest brother, Fugil was the only one whose whereabouts was unknown, but could there be other member of imperial family as still alive?

Lux discussed about the e to queen Raffi for confiro

No answer ca about it

Perhaps there would be no other way to find the answer except capturing that girl called Hayes and asked her directly

「Then, I'll go out in a bit」

Lux stopped the talk and he climbed up the stair to come out to the deck

「Uwah……」

Lux unconsciously held his breath fro the superb view that couldn't be seen at Cross Field(Fortress City) that was located inland

The weather was clear without a single cloud in the sky, with the beautiful sea that was reflecting the blue color of the sky on its surface

And then the dazzling sun of the early su their destination this time clearly

The island floating at the ocean that was the new kingdoreenery that was the unique vegetation of the island──Ries Island

For one week starting frohouse in that island as their base

Part 2

「Special training camp, in Ries Island──is it?」

About three weeks after the academy internal selection battle, the early summer of June

In preparation for the international tournament, the twelve names ere the representatives ould participate in it were gathered inside the waiting rooround

There, all the inal plan

「Yes I heard about it fro to hear the opinion of everyone」

The words of the captain of the acadeht Squadron)』, Celistia caused the eyes of the noble lady students to shi+ne

「Hround for Drag-Ride in Ries Island That's a good place for our final preparation toward the international tournament No objection at all from me here」

First it was the princess of the new kingdo camp

Starting from the overseas student Krulcifer, Lux's childhood friend Philuffy, the famous trio of the academy the Triad, and so on, the other selected members also consented one after another, and it was decided in the blink of eye

「This will be the first ti forward to it ──Lux-kun, what about you?」

「……I guess Yes, I' forward to it」

Lux was nodding in agree her a smile, it was at that time

「I' to feel bad for everyone in the academy, but it looks like I will be able to spend tiht?」

「Eh……?」

Lux felt his heart juaze of Krulcifer while his mouth replied like that

Lisha who saw that cut in between the two of them with a sullen face

「Oi! What kind of licentious thing you are thinking right now Krulcifer!? Just so you know, Lux is going to help with oing to have his for me there!」

「How vexing I' wicked at all Rather than that, I want to give you a tiny piece of advice though I think that there is so hiether with him you know?」

「Kuh……, it, it's not like I want──!」

When Lisha's cheeks were turning red against Krulcifer's cool smile,

「The two of you, I'」

The serious faced Celis flatly rebuked the two of them

「This kind of event is rare, so I also understand your feeling of wanting to let loose, but this is a part of our education Keep in et about our duty」

Her face was the face of a resolute senior that orthy for the nairl of the academy

(As I thought, Celis-san is just a……)

Lux breathed out in relieve inside his heart seeing the small quarrel settled down safely

There was an aspect of Celis that was relatively aard, but she was fundamentally a splendid mediator

Lux was directing such respectful gaze at her, it was at that time

「Co, coarding thecamp」

Celis was asking hi

「Yes What is it?」

When Lux replied back, the acadeirl spoke with seriousness in her face,

「Tha, that……I heard that one should carefully choose their spare underhen they are going for a sleepover with a boy, ──is that true?」

room at that moment

「Tha, that kind of thing is the first tiet it so, that's, if possible I want to receive advice from Lux who is a boy──」

「No, perhaps that's theof the person who told senpai that you know!? That's a sleepover in a differentyou know!?」

When Lux said that in panic,

「Well, in a sense that's not wrong though」

「……? What do you mean? Teach me Krulcifer」

Lisha tilted her head in puzzlement when Krulcifer as beside her said that

「Or rather, isn't captain Celis unexpectedly letting loose too in this……」

When Tillfur htened her posture in panic

「The, there is no such thing! It's not like I' In order to deepen , not at the slightest so──」

「Celis, I think that we are still in the middle of the explanation here……」

When Sharis as similarly a third year retorted so, Celis's face reddened and she put her breathing in order

「My, reement with this proposal, so let's end this talk for the present As soon as the detail is settled, ill once more──」

(Senpai's true color is co out……)

The strongest girl as obstinately protecting the discipline she ihtness』

But, perhaps thanks to her relying once on man that was Lux and his declaration that he could accept her, it ht be that she became relatively able to also show her weak side

「Ohforward to it Lux-chi is also happy right? You'll be able to have training caether with everyone」

Right after the explanation was over, one of the Triad, Tillfur called out to him with that sentence

「Yes I'm also a bit excited This kind of even with everyone is the first time since I came to this academy──」

「That's right This experience is also the first tih spirit」

Even Noct as usually cool and collected a an unexpected side of her

「……Eh? Geez Lux-chi, could it be that you don't notice?」

Lux tilted his head in puzzleestive sentence

「Lux-chi is slow as usual in this kind of thing 'innit Well, doesn'tto look forward to later」

「Yes I'll also stay quiet until that time」

(So, so really worried……!)

Although Lux felt so they wrapped up the whole talk

(……But, I')

The other day, when the acade-Ride <bahamut>, but the majority of the students were in chaos and it was the best they could do to evacuate, so with the exception of a small part that was the selection n that Lux's true identity was exposed

But, because the ruht?」 became hot topic inside the acadeh days that were bad for his heart

He was thinking that it would be great if the ru camp

Lux slowly turned his gaze to his side while thinking of such thing

Ahead of his gaze there was the face of his childhood friend who possessed beautiful pink hair

「Training camp Sounds fun, isn't it?」

Philuffy said that to him with her face was still nearly emotionless

「Ah, yep……」

Lux also replied back with an aard smile

Philuffy was fatigued at the assault to the academy before this and so she took a break But it seemed that her condition had becah──,

(Ries Island, huh……)

Lux harbored a co toward that nao to

And then, at thefive days later

Lux and co departed to the practice ground of Ries Island using the large dom

Part 3

The time after the island came into view from the shi+p was fast

The shi+p approached the pier that was ht down, then all of theh the road in a line

The path that was surrounded by grove of tall sureen corridor

「The plants are growing really thick The path is also rough, the rief」

When Lisha was gru, headmaster Relie as at the rear of the line started explaining with a smile

「It's on purpose that there are a lot of plants around here This place more or less is also a aze from outside can be avoided as et lost ok?」

By the way, Ries Island was quiet far fro camp was a bit problematic

The su-Ride became unable to function if there was too much distance

There was the nearest Drag-Ride hangar at the neighboring port city, so the Drag-Rides of the participating members were re-stationed there te so that they could su-Ride in this Ries Island

「Aah, aah, even though it will be a breeze walking through this kind of path if I can use <wyvern>」

It was obvious, but the use of Drag-Ride outside of training and eency was fundamentally forbidden even in this island

Perhaps because of being not accusto about how tiresome this was, it was at that time

「You can be relieved Looks like we arrived already」

When Lux raised his face at the same time with Krulcifer's calm words──,

「Waah……」

The surprised voice of the girls could be heard from behind Lux

Ahead of the path that came out of the thick tunnel of leaves, a site that looked like another world spread before their eyes

A spacious practice ground surrounded by thick and steep stone wall could be seen froht before it, there was a forest that functioned to absorb shockwave and sound froround

There was also a huge lake and far facilities to be used as base, there was also shops lining up even though small

Ries Island was originally thethese five years, it seeed considerably

There was also the existence of vegetations that were unique to the island that even gave theh they had arrived to another country

All the students including Lux had their gaze stolen by the sight for a while

「Oo Welcoram-sama I would have come to receive you myself if only you contacted me beforehand」

A gentle-looking oldtheir way

It seee chief of this island

「I came here today as headmaster, so please don't worry about it We will be in your care for a while」

The village chief greeted Relie warlo like a key and she walked at the front

「Currently the round, so you all can take it easy here」

After Relie said that, they walked for a bit before reaching a hut that was the boarding house

Perhaps because it was originally a lodging facility for use of the old e was spacious and solid, but when coave off a plain impression

Even so, when Lux thought back of the period when he was doing chores, it was a building that was enough to be called as splendid

After Lux put down his luggage, he was about to go help out someone else, it was at that time,

「……I'm just a bit, tired」

Airi who finally arrived at the living rooh

Her personal luggage should only be filled with things related to docu trip that she hadn't done in a long ti down deeply into the sofa

「Airi, are you okay? If you feel unwell, then I'll call the doctor of this──」

「I' me like a child Even me is already an adult you know?」

「……Ah, yes You're right」

Lux showed a wry smile at Airi's sullen expression while he replied like that

「Co here?」

「What a heartless brother A here?」

「No, that's not what Icamp for the representative ht? I' too……」

About Airi's accoiving Airi per her authority

However, Lux thought that there wasn't any reason for Airi to purposefully participate in this training camp, but,

「I come to monitor Nii-san」

Airi replied to Lux's modest question with a nonchalant face

「Eh?」

「Recently Nii-san flirt with girl too ht happen, that's why I ca here」

「By mistake you mean……」

As expected, whatever the circu like that would occur

Since Lux cairls, including the man-hater Celis He wanted to think that it wasn't just his conceit but, even so──

「Err, I'm the only man here, that's why everyone act kindly to me That's all there is to it I think」

Lux's sentence caused Airi to stare fixedly at him in exasperation,

「Haa…… I don't know if I should be relieved, or perhaps I should feel uneasy…… Nii-san is Nii-san as expected isn't it」

「That's, what do you mean──?」

When Lux tried to ask back,

「Airi-chan Everyone has finished changing already They are going ahead, so tell Lux-chi too 'kay」

Tillfur's bright voice could be heard from outside the room

Airi who heard that let out a light sigh 「Fuu」, and then she handed the bag on her hand at Lux

「Then Nii-san, change into these clothes and then please go to coast If you get out of the lodging, and then go straight the right path, you will arrive at that place」

「Err…… Then, I'」

Lux changed his clothes as he was told while still not really understanding anything, and then he got out of the boardinghouse

It seeone on ahead, but was the place they were going the practice ground?

(But, as expected fro──)

Just as he was told by Airi, he went through the etation and headed toward the coast

「But, what's this clothes? It looks different from the suit……」

The clothes Lux changed into was different fro-Ride use, it was only the size of underwear for the lower body

……Was there some kind of mistake perhaps?

For ahouse or not, it was at that time──,

「Ooooi Lux-chi, this way, this way─」

He could hear Tillfur's voice froreenery, froh

When Luxthe call, his view suddenly opened up and he could see the coast

「Sorry I've made everyone wait──……eh, eeeeeh!?」

When Lux got doith his hand blocking off the strong sunlight of the early summer, he could see it

The shi+ning bright beach, and the transparent blue sea

And then, the girls clad in colorful and vivid outfit ere gathering there

「You're late, Lux-kun Everyone is already impatient here」

The third year Sharis──, one of the Triad whose body was clad in santly

「U, uwaaah!? I' so──」

The exposure rate of the outfit was high, so Lux thought that Sharis earing underwear He tried to avert his gaze in panic

「No I judged that your reaction is wrong Lux-san, our clothing isn't underwear」

「Eh……?」

Lux felt puzzled hearing that He turned his gaze toward the owner of that voice Noct

The exposure rate was high, but that outfit with polka dots pattern decorating it really irl's unique atmosphere

「It's unfortunate for Lux-san, but this isn't underwear」

「Why did you say it twice!? Or rather, in the first place it's not unfortunate or anything!」

「Uwaa, geez Lux-chi, your mind is dirtyyy But it's fine you knoe're always indebted to you anyway」

Even Tilffarr earing outfit with yellow sunflower pattern was sending hi stare As expected her outfit was an outfit with slightly high exposure rate co

「No, it's not like I──」

Lux's face reddened and he was troubled of where to look When he tried to make excuse in a hurry,

「It see is called water dress」

「Eh……?」

When Lux turned around toward the voice he heard fro there

The outfit ing into prominence her transient and mystical beauty all the more

Her smooth skin that was like fresh snow, and those li line, they caused Lux to gulp his saliva

「It was fro nobility It's a custo up yourself when swi this for the first time in this country but──what do you think?」

Saying that, Krulcifer showed the 『water dress(swi to Lux

「E, errr──, it's really beautiful It completely matched, Krulcifer-san's atmosphere……」

「You think? Thank you To hear you say that tothis」

Krulcifer's face wasn't her usual cool expression, she was acting bashful with a slightly embarrassed face

That gesture was excessively cute that Lux spontaneously felt his heart jumped

「My time of the youth」

The headmaster Relie spoke out froht distance away

Perhaps it should be said as expected, she too was properly wearing the so called water dress

「……Wait, even Relie-san is planning to play around!?」

She was the head others, and yet she earing outfit with excessive exposure rate that shocked Lux unintentionally

「My, discrih I'm the academy's headmaster, but I'm also a human Can you allow me to let my hair down a bit this time as an occasional day off for me?」

「No, if it's Relie-san, I got the feeling that you're already relaxing quite often even usually ──I mean this, in the first place we're here not for holiday……」

When Lux retorted calmly like that,

「It's just as he say I cannot allow soht from the first day In the first place, we ca camp We should strive for more seriousness」

Celistia ca to those words

Celis earing light blue water dress with an appearance that was nearly a dress type co

Regardless of the exposure rate that was slightly moderate, the destructive power of that abundant body was sucking in Lux's gaze unintentionally

「You said that, but even you are properly wearing water dress here aren't you?」

「This is only because the head practice!」

「Haa, you're stubborn as usual…… Working hard is i, so don't you think that a bit of breather is also iht, Lux-kun」

「Lux You too, please say so to the headmaster This kind of conduct cannot be tolerated」

「Eh……!? Celis-senpai is also turning on me!?」

Honestly speaking, he was really poor ofdetermination in a problem that affect more than himself

What to do

Certainly Celis's opinion ainst Relie by reasoning──

(Aa……)

At that tiht

After giving a gliure, Lux immediately determined himself

「Eerr, Celis-senpai Certainly I think that training is also important, but isn't it also fine to spend a bit of tiht now?」

Celis showed a vaguely sullen looking face hearing Lux's polite proposal

「You are a kind person, but you are a bit soft toward everyone In order to obtain many victories in the international tournament, desperate effort is necessary──」

「Then, how about loosening up our body by swiround here is also soft sand, and it will also beco-Ride」

Lux skillfully pacified Celis as obstinate to the last

「………… Is, that so?」

「Yes! I think that's so! Besides look, Celis-senpai too, you look really good in that water dress You don't need to be that bothered about the gaze of the surrounding──」

Lux pressed on when he saw Celis avering, at that time,

「Wha-……!? What are you saying-!? Ple, please don't say strange thing! It, it's not like, I want to change clothes quickly because I', it's nothing like that at all I' you!」

(S, so that was it……)

Lux pushed those words down into his throat and he smiled aardly

「──I understand In deference to you, I'll allow this just for today But, don't forget that this too is the extension of training A, also, it's prohibited to goggle intently at me」

Lux felt relieved hearing Celis's words while turning around to everyone behind him

「Geez Lux-chi, you're working hard like that, because you want to look at everyone's swimsuit」

「Yes But, I think that's understandable After all even Lux-san has sexual desire inside him」

「He casually guide the conversation to carry out hand-to-hand co while we are dressed like this…… Lux-kun, you too are a strategist huh」

The Triad said those things one after another

「Even though I did my best for everyone, that's cruel you know-!?」

The teased Lux reflexively complained with a troubled look, it was then,

「……ei」

「Wah……-!?」

Suddenly Lux's back was splashed ater along with a girl's absent-minded voice

When he turned around hurriedly, he found Philuffy in water dress there, dipping inside the sea where the water reached until under her knees

「……Is it cold, Lu-chan?」

Lux's childhood friend showed a faint shtly inside that usual expressionless face

But, rather than the surprise fro splashed by water, it was Philuffy's appearance that Lux's attention was directed to

The light green water dress decorated with flower pattern had a lot more exposure rate compared to the pilot suit Philuffy usually wore, that bewitching springy white thighs, and the soft-looking breast valley, and so on were being emphasized

「We playing together in the sea This is the first time」

「Ah, yes……」

The face of Lux who replied half-heartedly like that was getting heated naturally

When the two of them were children, he had played at the shallows of river bank with Philuffy several tiht now couldn't be compared with that time

The face that still had vague trace of childishness in it, with voluptuous figure that stimulated male instinct

In spite of that, it was only Philuffy's attitude toward Lux that was still the saic for Lux

「Fuu…… I was able to iine it but, e coirl completely make me feel inferior」