Vol 10 Chapter 2 (2/2)

Gashan! The sound of glass breaking could be heard and a tense atmosphere flowed in

Lux immediately separated from Philuffy and peeked at the state inside the bar from within the parlor

「There are only discourteous bunches here as usual I told you to reht? After all, I was promoted into ServantsSix Punishers orked directly for Rosa-saet iitt」

It was adown heavily on the sofa

He was thin with only skin and bones, with purple shade forlint

「You two, keep hiding like that A troublesouy has come He is one of the Servants, the unit that is directly under Rosa’s control His na Punishment』 Brandish」

「……-!?」

The bar owner visited them once and said that, which caused Lux to hold his breath

According to the information from Triad, Rosa and the Servants should be still occupied by Babel’s conquering, but could it be one of theround market?

The elass in one gulp and glared intensely at the bar’s staffs

His disdaining gaze was appraising everyone while looking down on them at the same time

His expression, rather than looking unpleasant, it wason his face

「And, which one is it? The ru on the street just now yeah? Bring her out」

Tension ran through the bar with the man’s sentence

It appeared that anyone who caught the eye of this man wouldn’t meet with a decent fate

「You have sharp ears But, if it’s that girl she already went ho out here specially for this day That’s why──uh!?」

The moment the bar owner acted to soothe down the rasped her throat

「Don’t et her out iht? Don’t you dare to look down on Rosa-sa at the warehouse ahead from here, they must be assassin from other country or those Resistance bunches」

The action of Lux and Philuffy was seen through

This ate the two of them

Most likely there were also several spies ere mixed up with the people in this area

It wasn’t so bad before they could participate in the crucial underground market

「Munya…… Lu-chan」

As expected Philuffy felt the oer this time, she woke up while still drunk

「Wait Phi-chan You uy and his subordinates remembered our face, it will be bad」

But, Lux held her back with his hand and waited for a chance calmly

Perhaps they couldtheir face, or perhaps if he only used Wyvern that was difficult to be investigated

The enemy was one of the Servants, but if he took him by surprise then somehow──

「Can’t you be a bit calood for Heiburg Republic……」

Then, while Lux was thinking so, a voice came from beside the man

Fro appearance whose body rapped in military uniform

Her hairstyle that exposed her forehead and intellectual glasses left an ion Paladins, Calensia

It appeared that this situation was unexpected for her She ran her gaze through the bar with a so face

Lux had never i with the enemy

This was a predicaet found out by the eneround market opened

But, at the same time it was also a chance of the life’s time

「Aaa!? You think you can say anything to me when your position is just as Rosa-sama’s lowly servant-! Should I take away this bar’s people as traitors?」

But, Brandish was enraged by Calensia’s warning and thrust away her shoulder

The moment everyone’s attention was diverted by that, Lux kicked on the floor and rushed out quickly

Victory went to the one who -Ride and slashed directly with unsheathed Sword Device

Other than Calensia, there was only one other man who seemed to be from military who followed Brandish

If he could just take Brandish as the leader as hostage, that would be the end

Lux predicted that and went to suppress the emaciated man, but──

「……Fuhaa!」

When he al Punishment reacted and pushed the man beside him toward Lux

「……-!?」

Lux immediately pulled back his sword, collided on the man that was pushed on him and he fell on his back

(This is bad, at this rate──!)

At that instant when Lux was at a lost about how he should move, Brandish pulled out his Sword Device, twirled his wrist, and thrust the tip below

(Don’t tell me──!?)

Feeling of disbelief crossed Lux’s mind and he twisted his body

Right after that, the Sword Device’s blade was stabbed toward Lux along with Brandish’s follower lying on top of him

Lux barely dodged, but the blade stabbed through the subordinate’s torso and went further through the wooden floor

「UGYAAAAH!」

The subordinate’s shriek resounded and the bar’s staffs and custoulped

The man as the direct subordinate of Rosa casually stabbed his own subordinate to death

「This is why a for, he cannot even hold down the eneuy I’ll search for the other hiding woht! Get it!?」

While Lux was fixing his posture, Brandish smoothly pulled out his Sword Device that stabbed on his subordinate

Like that he then ran toward the parlor where Philuffy was at

「Wait-!」

「Got you──」

Right after Lux reflexively tried to chase after the man, the emaciated man swiftly turned around and slashed

Lux barely blocked it with his Sword Device, but the skin of his chest was cut and blood oozed out

「Aren’t you quite calht by the lie Kehahahaha!」

Lux’s expression tensed by Brandish’s provocation

There was no way he could let a dangerous man like this went free

He was in a disadvantageous situation, but he had to defeat him no matter what

「You want to cross sith this ! Calen! You help out too!」

He gave instruction to Calensia as flustered beside hiirl shook her head

「Stop with the joke You think that it won’t beco like this?」

「You are the one who know best that it won’t be any problee by Rosa-sama huuh?」

「Kuh!」

Calensia’s groan uessed her situation

As he thought, she was only being used

The one he should defeat in this place was only Brandish alone

But, contrary to Lux’s expectation, Calensia quickly leaped out in front of Lux

She let out her Sword Device froh to say that she would be his opponent now

「If I let you fight, you will kill the two of them Don’t interfere」

「Hoou Nice dedication you got there Then, I’ll be so kind to concede the achievement to the aide-sama here」

Brandish made a thin smile and unexpectedly he went outside obediently

Calensia who confronted Lux one-on-one slowly lowered down her Sword Device, showing her intention to call off the fight

「You, what are──!?」

When Lux asked, Calensia lowered her tone by two notches and whispered

「For now it’s that kind of thing I don’t knoho you are, but leave froirl who seems to be here too to also escape, that’s why……」

「Aren’t you obeying Lady Rosa?」

「Ple, please don’t say anything unnecessary! More importantly, if you don’t hurry and escape from here……」

「──Aah, that’s right, it’s too late already yeah」

Gachiin! The unique sound ofcame from outside

The sound that signed of Drag-Rideto fire its Cannon let Lux as inside the bar to instantly guess as going on

Calensia also caot down on the floor

「Everyone get down! A bo-!」

Right after Lux yelled in warning, an impact that whipped out his five senses pierced the bar

He was struck by the thunderous roar thatto burst Shockwave exploded and covered everyone’s scream

Inside the flow of ti farther, Lux orried about Philuffy’s safety

(──He is insane! To bloay the whole bar like that!)

Thatto Calensia

He backed away to make Calensia as bait while he bombed the whole bar

He knew that theRepublic was rotten, but this far surpassed his iination

The ht who possessed absolute authority carried out inhuman act mercilessly to make example

This man intentionally accomplished evil deed in order to display violence and terror

「Kukukukukuku, I held back so you are alive right? Though it will be more painful to stay alive I’ll let your body taste a lot of the price of covering up for outsiders──gugah!?」

At thatelated of his success, a Blade that thrust out froe pierced the ar

It didn’t result in considerable dalared at Lux in surprise

「What the hell are you bastard…… Since when you su-Ride?」

「I don’t need to answer you!」

The fact was, it wasn’t anything special

After all, it wasn’t like Lux was hiding while su-Ride

It was the Drag-Ride suh-speed connection that were Celis’s forte

Thanks to hi, it was useful to escape this predicament

He could only believe that Philuffy had heard his voice and she had gotten down

Either way, there was no other option for hi this man now

「You think you can win? The likes of you who is -Rideee!」

Brandish lowered his Cannon, in exchange he lifted up a long great sword

It had a strange shape with e like a saw Most likely it was a type of a rare armament

Originally Lux should be vigilant and observed the situation But,

(I cannot spend much time I’ll decide this with one attack!)

Lux gathered strength by exhaling, then he skated in a straight line using his Wyvern

If he had the Scale Blade that was made by Lisha, he could destroy the opponent’s weapon

In order to make Critical Hit that was a type of counterattack a success, it was necessary for hih the preliminary motion of the opponent’s attack, Brandish’s sudden slash was simple and met Lux’s attack

「You think you can block this──you idiot!」

Brandish grinned widely In that moment, Lux’s Blade that was covered with barrier was repelled hard to the back

「Wha-!?」

Looking closer──the rare weapon the eneht

The h speed

Lux’s Blade was repelled by that powerfulwas disturbed

「Hyahahaa! You are lucky that my ──《Chain SawVibration Blade》 didn’t break your weapon But this is the end! I’ll hack you into pieces you damn braatttt!」

With the returning slash, he attacked once more at Lux whose balance was broken

──But, even with his balance cru his attack repelled, Lux moved for counterattack

「Howling Roar!」

The energy that was concentrated on the armor’s head was unleashed in spiral shape from one point

At the same time, Lux readied his own blade before his eyes The blade struck while being pushed from behind by the shockwave

「Gu, ooh……!?」

Simultaneously, the enemy’s Chain Saw also cut apart the Wyvern’s barrier and smashed the shoulder armor

Despite the attack’s ht had been decreased considerably, its terrific poas transh his whole body

「U, AAAH!?」

An impact where his tendon, his bone, his h his body

After Lux was sent flying back, his Wyvern’s armor was dispelled

(……I underestimated him! To think this weapon is this powerful!)

The Blade that was specialized for cutting by vibrating its blade in super high speed, the Chain Saw

It appeared the alias Cutting Punishment the enemy had wasn’t just a decoration

Most likely if he htly, Lux would be bisected into two

「U, gu……!」

His lung heh altitude and his whole body hitting the ground caused nuet up

(Stand! At this rate it won’t be just me, even Phi-chan and everyone else would──!)

Lux gritted his teeth and tried to wring out his reth, but his body wouldn’t listen to what he said

Garari The sound of the rubbles of the destroyed bar being moved out of the way could be heard

Thein front of him

「You okay, Lu-chan?」

「Phi, chan……」

It see properly His childhood friend didn’t look injured

On the contrary she gently helped Lux stood up and she patted Lux’s body all over

Just froh Lux’s body

「Your bones aren’t broken, your internal organs are also safe But, looks like your muscle is injured, that’s why, don’t move」

「Ra, ther than that, the, enemy……!? What about Brandish!+?」

Lux tried to drag his unently stopped him

「It’s fine It seems, he already fainted」

Just as Philuffy said, Lux could barely see the figure of a round

「I see, that’s good……」

‘Fuu’, Lux sighed and relaxed his body

He won by a hair’s breadth

Thinking that he couldn’t allow for more victims to appear, hethe enemy’s scope of power It was a blunder that was unlike Lux

If the opponent also didn’t underestimate Lux because he didn’t know his true identity, it was unkno the battle would end

「I’ll carry you, to a doctor’s place」

Philuffy lightly carried up Lux and when she was going to walk away like that──

「Please wait! You two, just who in the world you are!?」

The voice of Calensia as laying down inside the rubbles stopped the two of them

「I’e But, there is no way I can allow the two of you to escape like──……-!?」

Here, it appeared that she recalled Lux’s face Her eyes could be seen snapping wide open behind her glasses

「You are……no, you two, could it be──」

Lux immediately took out Stefa’s hair clip froirl stared at that in bewilderment

In order to reh she couldn’t i of it

「Do you re entrusted to me from your cousin, Stefa」

「Stefa……was? That girl, why……」

After whispering in a daze, Calensia tightened her expression in resolve

「I understand I’ll listen to what you have to say I’ll deal hat happened here secretly, so can you tell me the place where we can meet?」

Lux nodded, then he designated a certain tea house in Heiburg that he reed the time when they would meet

In order to convey Stefa’s feeling and heard the circu

After they parted from each other for the moment in that place, Calensia ran to put the co led away by Philuffy and escaped from there

It was tense when they escaped while hiding in the back alley where there was no sign of people, but an unexpected supporter came

「──This is surprising You teren’t at the inn, so I was searching」

Midway, they encountered Noct who ca Drake’s cae ability

Noct checked that there was no Abyss or other Drag-Ride around, then she brought the two of them until a safe area

After receiving first-aid treatment from a doctor──they immediately went to meet Calensia

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Part 3

「Please forgivea violence that was perpetrated by a person of our Heiburg Republic」

Calensia who arrived at the tea house that was slightly far away first bowed her head quietly and apologized

It appeared that the tea house was originally designed to be a quiet place, there was no other customer inside

It see Punishulation He would be ieneral

In any case he got his ars broken, so he couldn’t move anyway

「Please don’t worry about it After all right noe are also people who are infiltrating and hiding in Heiburg More importantly, can you remember about her? Your cousin──」

Calensia affirmed about that point without hesitation

「Yes It’s about Stefa isn’t it…… Thinking back now, it has been a few years since I met her the last tie of her friend Rosa, hoould she react…… When I iined that, I became unable to meet her」

「What is happening in Heiburg right now? What is Lady Rosa trying to do?」

Calensia looked down, her intelligent expression was clouded

And then the tone of her voice lowered a notchat Lux

「You two Drag-Knights of new kingdoon Paladins, are co your identity, so you surely already have an idea It’s about the transaction in the underground ht?」

Lux confirmed it wordlessly

Then Calensia let out a sigh of resignation and then she took in a deep breath

「Then, I will talk Just what in the world is happening right now inside this Heiburg Republic──」

Like that, the girl began to tell a long story

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More than ten years ago

The e froainst Arcadia Ethened

Especially since the ar military, the momentum of military expansion was accelerated

Right now the entry into the Ruin Gigas was forbidden, but at that time the production facility inside it was operated in full capacity A large a-Rides were manufactured within a few years

The existence of Drag-Ride was greatly related with the national power, including in the section of industry and co indispensible

Because the production of that essential Drag-Ride was controlled by Hayes and the one

The military expansion didn’t slon any, and in less than a few years a ime was established

「What do you think happened after that? Of course, Heiburg sheltered the rebel army of Old Empire Arcadia and Hayes attempted to destroy your country The reason for that was──」

Calensia suddenly cut off her words and asked Lux like that

The Ruin of this country, Gigas was completely controlled

A fewsome kind of fixation toward Lux and Airi, the imperial family of the old empire, but now they could also read her other motive

「Could she be──trying to put all the other Ruins under her control too?」

Perhaps it was an accident or perhaps there was sodoest territory had three Ruins existing in it

If the new kingdom was conquered and ruled, it would be easy to conquer the other re three Ruins too

The point was, although her path was different, there was a possibility that third i to reach Avalon

「At this present tiuess, but after she obtained new kingdom in her hand, what did she intend to do I wonder?」

Here Calensiato herself

Hayes who cliist in a short time planned to conquer the Ruins of other countries too after that

But, different frodom where she had a connection of fate with, she was unable to easily make a move to the Ruins of other countries too

If she forcefully invaded the other countries, all the re countries would unite and oppose her

If that happened, putting aside whether she would be able to prevail or not, it would surely become troublesome

「Then, don’t tell on Marauder is──」

「Yes I believe that they are groundwork prepared by the strategist Hayes and thewith each other」

If Heiburg was unable to move its -Knights and invaded the Ruins of other countries

Lux already had a hunch that the backer of the roup that was so skilled like that wouldn’t be anyone small He could accept that there was such on Marauder

「Then, even now Heiburg is controlling and on Marauder?」

「No In my opinion, that’s not the case」

Lux’s question that stepped into the heart of the matter was responded by Calensia with a shake of her head

「Since Hayes died in battle, the Dragon Marauder put soht that after the plan to take over the new kingdoas was also stopped, at that rate Heiburg Republic would only get weaker」

Dragon Marauder that had already gathered considerable battle force considered that their business with Heiburg had been settled and so they abandoned Heiburg, then they aimed to reach Avalon by their own hand

There was no profit to beshi+p made from mud That was hoas

Hayes who becaist and conspired with the male military commander vanished

The rebel army of the old eon Marauder was also breaking away

Like that, the populace would try to rise in opposition seeing the govern

There, a neerful person──Rosa Granhide as affiliated with themany people

Although she had overwhelht, she had a problematic personality

However there was no other existence who could beco that was in the process of weakening

And then, for so officer of the ot buried

In the first place theas a foolish ruler, so there was nobody who laly placed as the replacement of that person

A new rule ofpowerful person

But just when such rule was going to start, the Lords swooped down and proposed to hold a talk with all the countries

It seey until the present situation was talked concisely

「Then, you are saying that there won’t be a transaction with Dragon Marauder anyround market this time?」

If that was the case, the Lux’s

If he didn’t catch the enemy’s transaction in the act, he would be unable to proof as the traitor In other words the conquering of Babel in the new kingdom also couldn’t be stopped

If that was the case, what Lux could do was only to return to Triport in new kingdo around Babel but──

「No──there will be one last transaction At the day the next underground otiation with the Dragon Marauder」

Calensia said that with a nervous look

That was to say, it was a clear proof of her betrayal as the aide of Heiburg’s Seven Dragon Paladins

「Behind the scene of the underground , in exchange they will receive Drag-Ride and dozens of troops That is the arrangement All of the troops will be former slaves, they won’t be traced even if they move to other country That should be the last transaction of this time」

「…………」

There was only one chance to catch the enemy’s transaction in the act

However if he could grasp this chance, not only he could save the new kingdoon Marauder

The combat force that could participate in the mission this time was Lux and Philuffy, and if they were lucky the Triad would also be present to participate at that time

Because Rosa and her Servants were conquering Babel in Triport, there was no doubt that their side would be in advantage if the situation continued like that

「If you two can just attend the banquet in the underground market, at that day I will take you two to the cri will receive the secret on Marauder If at that time you can catch theon Paladins, that will be splendid」

At this kind of tion Paladins that was affiliated orld alliance would work in their advantage

Originally it should be difficult to interfere with other country, but noas possible using the pretext of exteron Marauder

「However, is it alright? Calensia-san will──」

Lux wasn’t relieved by that plan He asked Calensia once more

「Yes Hearing that Stefa is worrying about e by Lady Rosa and I had no other choice than to obey her But──if Lux-san will cooperate with hold I don’t want to see her ra in my homeland even more than this」

「……I understand Then, please help us at that day five days fro to act as carefully as possible, but if so happen please don’t hesitate to consult me」

「Thank you……very much Lux-san」

Calensia nodded with a powerless smile and she stood up

She told Lux that she had no face to meet Stefa, so she wanted him to stay quiet about her to Stefa

「Let’s go back too, Phi-chan」

「Yes……」

Philuffy as observing the talk progression without saying a single word lent her shoulder to Lux and helped him stood

Lux and Philuffy would stand by inside the inn until five days later when the underground market was opened