Volume 5 Chapter 4 (2/2)
「──What's up, is that everything you got? You seriously think you can protect this country when you cannot even beat me alone?」
Lux's Critical Hit ended in failure wasn't because Ragreed's movement was exceptionally excellent
Certainly he had the skill that was near the level of High Class Drag-Knight, but that was all
The Drag-Ride he earing had the appearance of a simple EX Wyvern but──it contained some kind of secret
「You aren't going to use Bahaood About right now a bigger caladoerous than that Ragnarok」
「What……!?」
Ragreed's fearless grin didn't show any sign of falsehood
No, leaving that aside Lux had a clue about it
If his worst iination that norht on the mark──
「──Howling Howl!」
Instantly Lux ereed in front of him
Right after the EX Wyvern was sent flying before his eyes, Lux moved backward and took a wide distance
Lux took position at the shadow of a large rock behind him, then he quickly dispelled his Wyvern
「Fuh! Finally you got o at full power too!」
Ragreed who saw that also pulled back te the horn flute on his neck toward his mouth
Along with the dissonant chord of the horn, the co thirty Abysses stopped attacking the fortress All of theed direction toward Lux Furtherhts ere colored in grey also directed their weapon's aim toward Lux
The current Lux could only use Bahamut for the time limit of twelve minutes
Using it for -Ride to be forcefully dispelledand became unusable
The re-Knights of the rebel army
The greatest threat currently approaching the royal capital
There was already no other way except amble here in order to stop all those threats
Lux quickly muttered the passscode and equipped a jet black armor
「Kuku, finally showing up huh Black Hero! User of the violent dragon Bahamut! Now, showtith!」
Ragreed yelled and lifted his Blade high toward the sky
Instantly, the Abysses and Drag-Knights he was leading si
Part 6
The All-Dragon Battle waiting rooh cold water had been poured there
The second battle before this ended as the loss of the new kingdo the rule intentionally In addition Celis and Krulcifer who barged into the arena also lost their qualification to participate today and their side was forced into a disadvantage
Lisha as the perpetrator of the incident was taken away for a hearing by the investigator who came from the palace
Of course it was the fact that she was under suspicion, but because she was also in the position as the new kingdom's princess, there was also the intention to shelter her personage as quickly as possible
With this, for the last battle against Wanhei-Ride user who could participate was Philuffy, but there was an even dom
Lisha's cannon shot was directed toward the audience seat where the VIPs of Wanheim Principality were placed
Currently the All-Dragon Battle was still ongoing, so thedoubt that the incident was intentional
In the case that after the All-Dragon Battle was over Wanheidom with the suspicion of assassination, it was unavoidable that the new kingdoht even becoainst Wanheim Principality
And it would happen by the hand of none other than Lisha who said that she would fight for the sake of the new kingdom──
「Even with the investigation of the cause, for the tiainst the next ainst Wanheim Principality will surely have a different atram?」
「It's fine Even in case someone blow a horn flute, I can endure it for a little while」
Putting out Philuffy under this eamble
The opponent wasn't Heiburg Republic, but if they felt like doing so, there was the possibility they would use the horn flute to control Philuffy who possessed the trait and ability of Abyss to cause dae
An especially strict inspection toward the personal belonging of Heiburg people should be carried out, but they still couldn't let down their guard
And then──,
「Controlling Drag-Ride……if there is soirl?」
Airi spoke out what she was thinking since soo with a low voice
The girl who possessed the nickname of the Empire's assassin Blade, Kirihime Yoruka
The Divine Raiment of her Yato no Ka-Ride which was activated by touching the Drag-Ride
Lisha and others had witnessed it, and the other selection members had also heard about it from them
「Even if that is actually the case, ill have to search for her and apprehend her There is alin but──we can only do it」
Saying that, Celis and Krulcifer stood up
「There is no time I and Celis-senpai will split up and search for her So──Airi-chan Can we leave the command of the team to you?」
「……I understand」
Airi accepted with a nervous voice
「Yes I' I will contact you two」
「I'll leave it to you, then」
The two said just that and left the waiting room to search for the culprit
If Kirihi for Lux, there was a possibility that she was lurking nearby
Thinking so, Krulcifer headed outside Then she saw the figure of the guard soldiers around the practice ground rushi+ng around in panic
「What's thehas happened?」
Krulcifer who felt the abnor officer
「Ah……, no, there is nothing! Ple, please, you can continue to watch the match……」
For a overn the incident that Lisha caused just now in order, but the situation was strange no matter how she looked
「I a to Syvalles, the raid force of the academy of Cross Field This tion Battle, but I have finished my turn If there is a problem, can I please at least be informed about the detail?」
Krulcifer presented her student ID and told the soldier so
Originally speaking, Krulcifer as an oversea student froer level, so she lied only in that point
「Is, is that so!? N, no……there is only a bit ofbetween the defense force for the area around the capital……! We are gathering inforuard just in case──」
「Can you tell ?」
Krulcifer who heard of that detail questioned the soldier further
The soldier eating nervously while for his words
「Currently, a giant eneh chance that this is a mistaken information, but ititself is ──」
The coed
She already knew that behind the scene of this All-Dragon Battle, Heiburg's imperial capital recapture plan was in motion
And then, there was the existence of Hayes as called as Lord(Creator) at the third Ruin the Ark
If they were similarly related with the attack this time──
「Northeast of the capital is it? I will also go to take a look at the situation」
「Ple, please! I'm in hurry to evacuate the resident at the northeast area so──」
「Oi! What are you doing there! Quickly go!」
The young officer was scolded by a man who seemed to be his superior and he hurriedly dashed away
After parting with the man, Krulcifer summoned Fafnir and equipped it
She took a high altitude where she could have bird-eye view of the capital and flew to the northeast
With Fafnir that possessed the greatest level of mobility, she would be able to make a round trip until outside the capital in just a few minutes
After continuing to fly with thethe sight of the surrounding became obstructed
「Mist──? Even though the capital had clear weather just now……?」
Krulcifer decelerated Fafnir and hovered midair
She should be right outside the wall of the capital, but it was as though the scenery beloas completely unseen
But, a heavysound that the thick ht nearby
「This is──!?」
The moment Krulcifer whispered, a thunderous roar exploded
Countless flashes flew piercing the white ht
One of it exploded and burst in front of Fafnir, sending it flying backward for a few dozen mel
「Kuh……!?」
She escaped danger because of the protection of the special armament of automatic defense──the Auto shi+eld that activated just before it hit her The power of the attack was tree that she would get serious dae without the protection
The enemy itself bleay the mist due to the explosion blast of the cannon attack it fired Because of that the true shape of the enemy became clear
「Wha……!?」
The moment she was able to look the full picture of the enemy, Krulcifer's spine froze
It was gigantic
A giant body that far surpassed a large type Abyss──Goleht personally
It had two legs that could be s was a large waist two size bigger than the royal castle and an inverted triangle of a chest, at the left and right were protruding shoulders where each looked like a large type battleshi+p On the surface of those shoulders, countless cannon muzzles could be seen
The head part that resehtly extended to the front, looking down on the royal capital with robotic eyes
Its thin long ar on it At the end of each of those arers Several houses were already pinned under them
It antic fortress of steel that should be e
The fifth Ruin 『Gigas』 that Krulcifer once saw in a book wasas it was
「They got us Who will ever thought that they were hiding this kind of trump card──」
The Ark where Poseidon existed left its roup and its whereabouts became unknown
In that case, it wouldn't be strange if they also had done sonarok that Lux and others had defeated probably came from
But, although the fifth Ruin was liberated by that, for the Ruin itself to co like this was just too much
『Warning - we de, Xfer-sama』
「Eh──?」
Suddenly, a cold apathetic voice without any inflection in it could be heard through Dragon Voice
Krulcifer didn't see any other Drag-Ride around her
Krulcifer noticed a as before her
『Identifier name - Gear Leader of the fifth Ruin El Fajura will break the prohibition in causing unnecessary harm to you──no』
That girl as most likely similarly an Automaton like La Cruche of the Ark suddenly coap in between
『Unfortunately just now there was notification from my Lord to immediately──exterminate you she said』
The change in attitude of the Automaton that also happened at the Ark
Krulcifer recalled the shadow of Hayes from that situation
『Transitioning to attack preparedness──firing』
At the same time with that voice, innuas's protruding shoulders
Right after that, thunderous roar and explosive blast that co swept over above the sky of the royal capital
Part 7
「What in the world……」
Noct earing Drake inside the arena's waiting rooon Voice froroaned
The third battle of the All-Dragon Battle's latter half, the battle against Wanhei into the last third battle
Philuffy won at the first battle the individual match, and the second battle the pair match ended in defeat just now
With both sides having one win each, the third h alert was invoked in the royal capital and it was discussed to teon Battle
But, only Greifer as the Wanheim Principality's participant for the thirdhis attitude that wished for the
「I'll wait just for five dom」
Greifer showed a fearless grin He was already clad in his Divine Drag-Ride Cuelebre waiting for the signal of start of the battle in the ring
「I'll say this beforehand For the ti up appearance so I couys don't take responsibility for firing a cannon at our princess, then it doesn't onna locate the criminal myself I'll catch anyone suspicious one by one──and then interrogate them with this hand」
Greifer's eye glint that was tinged with killing intent caused the spectators to get goosebumps
──Right now, there was no Drag-Knight of the new kingdom who could stop Greifer as in a frenzy
Al in order to defend against the force attacking from both sides of the royal capital
「……Will he make it in time?」
Airi gazed at that ring And then when she lifted up her face, Noct's Drake suddenly showed a reaction of receiving transon Voice
『Can you hear me──Airi, Noct?』
When she ca brother, Airi's lips burst into a relieved smile
But, her expression iht her face closer to the Drake before throwing out her voice
「You're late! Just what have you been doing Nii-san! This side is in really grave trouble! A giant Ruin is attacking froed, and the people of Wanheim Prinicipality was also aimed at──what should we do about this!?」
『Yeah, I also got set up inchased by the rebel army and Abyss swarm』
「-……!? And, what is Nii-san planning to do?」
『I want you to tell everyone what I' to say after this』
Lux told Airi the 『strategy』 in the shadow of the arena that was enveloped with uneasy commotion
Part 8
「The pri that they will bring up the incident this matter resolutely They won't accept the explanation that there is defect in the Drag-Ride He told us to hand over the princess to be judged by their law」
「There is no e can do soon Battle isn't over yet you know!? Tell hiain later!」
On the other hand, inside the castle Inside the wide conference roory yell of the consuls flew around
The extermination mission of the Abyss swarm failed due to the surprise attack of the rebel ar on from the northwest
Their aiested, this very royal capital itself
It wouldn't even take tens of minutes until all that force arrived in this place
「But, there is also the fact that just the other day a guard of the royal capital attacked a selection me bad blood since the era of the old e the out any proof or the perpetrator」
「……The princess also really has done soh that bunch has been troublesome since the past──」
「Please calm down The clarification of the incident is not finished yet Only after that everything can──」
La the reports co in one after another
Lisha was hanging her head dohile listening to those voices of despondency and indignation from the floor immediately below
After that , she had been absenth her soul had left her
Why it had turned out like this?
Even though she should have done the best she could
Even though for the sake of this country, while knowing that she was still i, and yet
She didn't have any such power, she betrayed everyone's expectation, and invited the greatest predicament
「It's like……I'm a criminal」
Inside the hidden rooround
She was isolated so that she wouldn't get aied Lisha made a powerless bitter smile toward her situation
Her feeling was the sao when she was kidnapped by the old ee, before she was then abandoned by her father the great hero
She couldn't do anything She was toyed by the happening with nothing she could do with her own strength and lost everything
「Why…… Why it becaain? Was I mistaken? From the start, someone like me──」
When she couldn't endure anymore and let out a complaint, footsteps came from in front of her
When Lisha came back to herself and quickly lifted up her face, the room's door was opened
Over there, the Drag-Knights of the rebel ar with their weapon at ready
「We are going to have you coether with us」
Lisha could only look doith a pale expression
Just like that day in the past
Part 9
「How long you're planning to continue running huh, Black Hero? Aren't you going to stop me?」
Lux earing a jet black Drag-Ride was being chased by Ragreed as driving EX Wyvern
After exchanging blow several tiot a part of his shoulder arht line toward the direction of the capital
But, he was chased by the strengthened general purpose Drag-Ride EX Wyvern, taking along the reed and also the Abyss that already numbered more than thirty
「Kukuku, I heard froht in that Baha to lure us into a place where you can get the eous situation aren't you?」
「But, that's already i in front of you!」
That sight entered the eyes of Lux whose field of vision was continuously filled by the scenery flowing backward in high speed
Bugriser's unit that should be preparing for interception in front of the wall already disappeared from there
「……-!? I see, just as I thought……」
Lux held his breath At the sauessed the reason why the military had abandoned their position
The infor couldn't be seen anymore
His worst prediction came true
The fifth Ruin, Gigas
The strange looking weapon that was filled with evil o as though looking down on the capital's townscape
(But why? Why is no report ca, the Drag-Knights at the east of the capital should have seen it and yet──)
GIgas that should be visible even from the distance of a few kl had approached until this near Why didn't anyone notice? (TN: kl is kilometer and mel is meter)
『……The Drag-Knights stationed at northeast of the capital──at the fortress along the rockyafflicted with a headache of unknown cause There is no abnormality with their body, so it doesn't look like that it's poison or disease though』
Suddenly that sentence that Airi told him was replayed inside his mind
Instantly, a prickling pain as though behind his eyes was burned ran through Lux's head A scene that felt like it wasn't his memory entered into his head
「──I thought that you will understand if it's you though, il use the word 'kentei' to call Lux, it's usually a polite reference to another person's younger brother, but here he used it to call his own younger brother Translated literally it er brother)
A vaguely nostalgic refined noise──the voice of his eldest brother Fugil entered his ear
Red night sky that was illu flame
In front of the castle of Arcadia E down, that thing was existing
(This place──what in the world? Is this the o?)
Lux could affirm that this scene had happened al bewildered Lux
Lux didn't have any ed this kind of conversation with Fugil
「……We cannot do such thing There is no way so like this can be repeated because of the convenience of the like of me, the like of us!」
The Lux inside the il smiled fearlessly
A figure wearing a strange-looking Drag-Ride he had never even seen before with gigantic size even bigger than the castle at the back was there
「Is that so? You should have noticed already froo You ere born inside that corrupted palace, living while stuck in dilemma between the royal family and the people, if it's you then you should have noticed the structural defect of this country──no, this world and its people」
Fugil spoke adh in conclusion
「See, you who are purer than anyone, because you want to avert your eyes from that fact reallythat is e inside that dream ──But Lux, you should wake up already froht to carry out our true mission as hero」
「You're wrong! There is absolutely no such thing! I……what I really wished for is──」
「──Fine Then you can come at me」
The Drag-Ride that was so gigantic its full figure couldn't even be grasped fro sound that shook the earth
「You won't lose or anything You cannot even stand on the saht for eternity Therefore, there is no victory of defeat right from the start I will take the burden of your karma Because I am──after all」
Lux earing Bahaon
Instantly, the scenery distorted fiercely like jelly, enveloped by light, and vanished indistinctly
Seven Ruins The si Weapons)
The transfor──Uro……boros
Lux returned to his senses and returned his consciousness to the sight before his eyes
Perhaps it was a happening of only one or two seconds, because the Gigas at far away and Ragreed before hiht the same like before
「Now you get it? It's over for you all You fell into our strategist-sama's scheme Your body's shouldn't be in the condition to use that Bahaht?」
「──So your ai me is that?」
Lux gazed at Ragreed with chilly eyes and voice
Lux was lured at the north hidden fortress, the new kingdom's army wasprovocatively at Lux All of those were the groundwork to make this situation
Hayes was on guard the uided the event into a situation where Lux had to use it and drastically stole its operation time limit
No ot cornered into a helpless situation with nothing that could be done Hayes's scheme tried to obtain a certain victory like that
All of Lux's bad preht on theinto a situation that was even worse than he iined
Just like when Lux tried to destroy the empire in the past
But──the present was different from the past, he now had a lot of comrades he could trust
That hy he resolved hiain──they would save the new kingdom with their power
「Ragreed Forus You've resolved yourself right?」
「……What?」
Ragreed frowned toward Lux's calm declaration
Completely different from in the past when they were in the i determination inside
「You put your bet on Heiburg and that strategist Hayes As for me──I'll bet on everyone who put their trust on me, and drive away all of you」
Right after that, the jet black Drag-Ride Lux earing released a vortex of shockwave using Howling Howl
「Kuh, ─futile act!」
But, Ragreed held his ground and pulled his Cannon's trigger ai at Lux's silhouette
The jet black arments danced in the air ──But,
「This is……?」
Ragreed was bewildered because the opponent purposefully didn't deploy barrier and there was strangely no resistance from the hit
When he searched for Lux's silhouette that he lost sight of, a calm voice entered his ear from beside a nearby bell tower
「──Manifest, violent dragon who devour the flesh and blood of the Gods Sever the sky of black cloud, Bahamut!」
「What-!?」
Ragreed raised a shocked voice hearing the muttered passcode
Right after that, light particles converged in high speed and for-Ride was summoned once more
The aerodynaon's h to display that absolute power hidden inside the frame
「How-!? How can there be two Bahamut!?」
「──Connect - On」
The -Ride unfolded from inside and transformed into an armor that covered Lux's body
「What I earing while you were chasing after me was a mere Wyvern It only had its armor parts adjusted and painted black」
「Kuh……! Such thing! Impossible!?」
Yes, the true identity of the thing Lux requested at Lisha in the capital was that
It was another Drag-Ride that was different froinal Wyvern that was tuned for defense It was a Wyvern with its armor and barrier scraped down as low as possible to ht type that stressed in speed
By skillfully using it properly, Ragreed's eyes were tricked
「Bu, bu, how can you do so like that!? In the first place you should be only preparing for Abyss exter about our attack! And yet why──guah!」
Lux glided and took the position overhead Ragreed He ignored the question and slashed at the EX Wyvern
Ragreed alot, yet right before he crashed, the surface of his ar hi
「It wasn't like I understand ill happen But──I' beforehand, to at least prepare a plan that can react against anything that could happen」
The answer for Ragreed's question was exceedingly simple
Fro doubt toward the existence of the deserted village where a great nu, and also the very fact that the new kingdom was able to obtain the information about it beforehand
The enearding the specification of Over Limit
In that case──naturally Lux put into consideration the possibility that Hayes would put into motion a plan to exhaust hiainst that
「I don't have ti I want to confirm」
Lux put in energy into his great sword Chaos Brand and let out a slash with the shortest reed
He ai on the armor's surface just now and hit it hard
『U, aa……!』
crackle crackle-! After a s powder spilled out from the surface and a faint voice could be heard
「So that's the true shape of it? The thing that strengthened your Drag-Ride and assisted the control was──」
「Chih!?」
Ragreed clicked his tongue hearing Lux pointing it out
Lux was uncertain of the full detail of it, but most likely it was because of so inside the Ruin that was applied on the EX Wyvern
Thinking about how Hayes used the fifth Ruin to invade the royal capital, it wasn't hard to iine
「Guah!?」
Lux struck down Ragreed to the ground with the returning movement of his sword
After looking at the EX Wyvern crashi+ng at the vicinity outside the arena, Lux landed down on the arena ring where the spectators were already starting to evacuate
He landed facing Greifer as standing there clad in Divine Drag-Ride Cuelebre
Cheers and co-Ride
『Wha, what could this be!? Suddenly, a dom's side!』
The military officer clad in Drake who had the commentator role also raised such surprised voice
Because the distance fro was quite far, surely almost everyone didn't notice that it was Lux
「Oh To think that there will be a superb performance where you come here for me huh」
At the opposite side Greifer seerin
「Can you accept fighting ht now?」
「Got no objection here, I don't intend to retract ardless of this uys, then make her spit out the location of the culprit no onna allow