Volume 14 Chapter 4 (2/2)

And also the defenseSenjin that he mastered

But, exactly because the enee that there was also an opening

Lux lifted his last Dagger as though to show it and then threw it to Singlen

「Have you stopped playing around? The sin ofworthless is heavy you know?」

「I have no interest in a myself in battle! ──Reload on Fire!」

Instantly, Lux took distance and activated Reload on Fire

The first five seconds──the user's own time would be decelerated, then at the next five seconds the time would be accelerated by several times over That was Bahamut's Divine Raiment

Because it would cause the user to expose a defenseless state at the beginning, it couldn't be used ithout first perfectly seeing through the ene

Lux hadn't perfectly grasped Singlen's movement

Even so, he judged that it would be safe if it was in the current chance

「What a piddling roundwork」

In Drag-Ride battle, it was unexpectedly difficult to shi+ft from defense to offense

Of course, Drag-Knight in Lux or Singlen's level it was so easy, but there was problem of consciousness

It would be easy if the awareness of counterattacking after defending form attack was instilled into thefro exclusively to defense

The reason was, because the will to attack itself hadn't been put in order

No matter how fast one's reflex was and how expert one's skill was, to switch one'sit into action would need a few seconds at minimum

Outwitting the eneinally an irasp victory in the latter five seconds

But, right after Lux's surprise attack that should have taken the opponent colen exploded into action and broke into a run

It didn't even take one second for Singlen's consciousness to react from its petrified state

The wheels of the arh speed and he reached the maximum speed in the blink of eye

He brandished his Blade It would take one more second for the slash with the momentum of the rush behind it to reach Lux

The distance of 20 len assaulted with the fastest rush

(No way, impossible!?)

There was no way Singlen had predicted the Reload on Fire that Lux suddenly activated

And yet, he had immediately read Lux's intention and went itno offense

It was a terrifying mental ability to make instantaneous decision and executed it

Even though Lux had continuously ht, and yet…

「Howthat is? After you receiveto fly away? I have to hold back so to not kill you after all」

Thesot hit by powerful attack at the period of the first five seconds of Reload on Fire, the target would be soaked by several tie at the next five seconds

There was even a possibility that the ar control would be smashed to pieces

Therefore Singlen raised a voice of consideration, but Leviathan's Blade was easily deflected by Lux's great sword

The tip that was clad in energy was tilted diagonally and the moment the tords crossed it was parried

Singlen whose attack was blocked and lost balance turned around with a shocked expression

No h his enemy's movement, he should be unable to parry the attack just nohen his ments

Furthermore, Lux's sasn't readied beforehand on the trajectory of Singlen's attack, it obviously moved to defend That was to say──

「You didn't accelerate ti me!?」

「──HAAAAAAAAAAAAH!」

Lux had no leeway to answer that question

The Reload on Fire that he activated hastily was the first trap toto make a surprise attack

The true trap that was hidden by it splendidly caught Singlen

If he lost this chance of a lifetime, victory wouldn't come for the second time

A returning slash flashed horizontally in full strength

However, in front of the attack that should have caught the eneuarded moment, a barrier was instantly deployed

「──Senjin - Ruten」

Due to the instant activation of barrier force field just before the attack hit using the application of tuning, the opponent's attack was parried by the advanced battle technique

Singlen's reserve strength that allowed hiht within the second trap

Furtherreatly widened in order to suppress the deviation of the contact point by Linker Pulse to the minimum

「Just as I thought I knew──that you would come like that!」

「What……!?」

Right after that, Singlen earing Leviathan went off balance and his body floated up

The full power attack that aimed at the defenseless torso mercilessly landed on the enemy

「……Gu, a!」

The sas y, it was an attack that only prioritized hitting the enemy

Even so the attack had weight and speed behind it It transh power into the opponent

「Haa, haa…… Haa……-!」

Lux as displaying absurd power of concentration saw off Singlen as bloay until the wall behind while gasping for breath

Looking back now that it had ended, it was an exchange that lasted only for an instant

Several deep tactics were exchanged within that moment

It barely made it in time

What Lux co Reload on Fire was the force field of Linker Pulse The weak power that could only soe an object's trajectory was boosted up until several times and then activated

That was the third trap that Lux laid out

The first trap was giving the hint of time deceleration by the activation of Reload on Fire previously, inviting Singlen to attack The second trap hen Lux ht that his movement speed was reduced

And then when Linker Pulse was strengthened by several times, he disturbed the opponent's stance and slashed

The edge of the blade that was covered up with tactics splendidly cut through the solid bastion of the Blue Tyrant

「Singlen! This is you loss! I'll receive the last trial and wait for Aeril! You just wait there quietly!」

Lux raised his voice to hold Singlen in check while keeping his alert stance

Even Singlen would surely becoreat sword in his defenseless moment

Leviathan's ared, but the Blade that directly hit to his body even through the armor was──

But, recalling the story that he heard from Yoruka, Lux drove his Bahamut forward

Singlen had Baptism performed on half his body Even if he died, he would be resurrected once

Before that effect could be displayed, he had to completely destroy Leviathan

But, the water strea in his way caused Lux to feel a strange disco sensation

「-……damn it!?」

「Fu, kukukuku……that was close, really close So it finally made it in time」

Looking closer, Singlen's surrounding was filled with enough amount of water

The water content in the air was gathered thoroughly from the ventilation and the amount continued to increase until this much

But, Singlen pressed his hand on his side and blood leaked out from his mouth

Most likely several of his ribs were broken, and his internal organs were also injured

If he was injured that len now had finished his preparation

『Infor the two people here Because access to central hasn't been carried out pass a certain time, the two of you will be removed forcefully from here in five more minutes』

The Autolen suddenly said such thing

Lux thought that once he entered Avalon, receiving the third trial was a definite matter, but it seemed there was a time restriction

In that case, this wasn't the ti themselves

Even though they finally got a step ahead of Listelka's group and arrived at the central first, at this rate they would helplessly got chased outside

They should stop the futile fight right away and got outside

Lux thought like that, but when he was about to speak peacefully,

「Kukuku…… That's how it is, chore boy」

Singlen who heard that declared with his single eye glea fiercely

「That useless doll said, finish it within five minutes It seems that is its wish」

Seeing Singlen's arrogant suessed it

He wouldn't listen to persuasion

The reason was, because Singlen was taking action based on his own unshakable belief

Then Lux too had no other choice but clashed his own answer and took the victory

He would bring down Singlen within five minutes, then accepted Arshalia's trial and connected to the central

He would stop the Sacred Eclipse, grasped the situation, and then, if it was possible he wanted to heal Philuffy right away

He wouldn't think like that time any──

At that tiht of his childhood friend, he felt a strange disco sensation

The scene of five years ago instantly surface at the back of his mind His consciousness ed

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Part 11

「Oi, just what the hell is going on with this situation huh?」

While Listelka and Fugil were in a standoff against Seven Dragon Paladins led by Magialca, Hayes suddenly appeared Her existence caused everyone to lose their words

It was because Hayes as already dying being revived like this, furthermore her eyes were dyed jet black, and eerie aura andfrom her body

And yet, the girl herself was calruff personality of her had vanished somewhere

「Hayes, just nohat did you say──」

「I said, leave from this place, are you deaf Onee-sa that you are my former blood relative, but I'm not so kind I'll repeat myself for the third time yeah」

Her wicked personality was hidden froue was still the same

Listelka who saw that frowned in baffleraceful smile

「Hayes I'm surprised that you are alive, but I'm really happy Aerl has already betrayed me It was really painful」

She spoke ad

Aeril as insinuated stayed quiet, silently watching the event progression

「But, with your body you won't hold out for long Please hide in a safe place for the remainder of this battle, and see with your own eyes how I obtain Avalon」

Listelka's tone was mixed with concern for Hayes as already beyond hope

But, Hayes curtly whistled

「──Above!」

Magialca wearing EX Drake raised her voice Angel type Abysses descended from the sky

Greifer and Mel i them descended to where Hayes was, and the ht and vanished

It was as though they melted and directly fused inside Hayes

「What's that……!? What's going ooon……?」

「Was those Abysses illusion? ──No It's simply that there is an existence in front of us that can control and absorb Abyss」

Rosa frowned slightly, while Soffice muttered in bafflement

At the end the Lord girl recapped that phenomenon into one piece

「Are you, Sacred Eclipse?」

Aeril glared forward Hayes tilted her head toward those words and smiled

「As expected fro behind the scene, you're a sharp one But that's not co anymore After all I have completely transcended the body of human」

「……Sacred Eclipse? She isn't the real Hayes, but only a counterfeit?」

When Listelka hed loudly and answered instantly

「I'oing huh Even though that fake prince is already in front of the central of Avalon──」

「──!? As I thought, Lux-kun and Singlen is」

「Fugil, is Avalon all right?」

Aeril and Listelka each spoke anxiously, but Hayes who saw that let slipped a sigh

「You two are wondering whether he would connect to central first? It's inoramus After all, it's only me who hold the qualification for that Withhere, there is no way he can be given the trial right?」

In front of everyone who spontaneously turned speechless, several els descended and Hayes absorbed them

Then frohtly dripping

「Kukuku……Angel condense the life energy of huuys also noticed right? Just as Abyss created」

The refined secret medicine Elixir from Hayes as fused with Sacred Eclipse

A shudder ran through the expression of Aeril who saw that

「Then don't tell me, Abyss ate people, in order to refine Elixir──」

「It's rawThe Lords in the past, in order to subli the secret athered the life of the lower classes in the nae」

The words that Hayes spat out casually caused both camps to become speechless

Magialca was the only one who spoke out with only a frown on her face

「That's really an extreme elitism there Normal people of authority will extort manual labor and riches froan to steal even the life of their people huh In addition, the life of just anih it seems」

「As expected froet it Human rather than animal, close relative rather than people of different race──Elixir will have higher effect if the raw anism that is closer to the user Arcadia clan that became the Lord thrived, then they were split into a part that was the chosen class, and the masses that supported them They used the Elixir that was exploited frothen their body in the atteth」

「……What family of traitor! WE treated Lux-kun and others like betrayer, even though the cause of everything was our fault, because of the Lord's arrogance!」

Aeril who knew the truth couldn't endure it and raised her voice

But, even after recognizing the truth, Hayes only laughed that down

「Arrogance? This is why Onee-sareat, people as born with outstanding intellect became the statesman, while the rabbles obeyed and offered all they had What's wrong with that? The whole clan was saved and stood at the top of the world because of us the imperial family」

「It resulted in our current situation in the end isn't it!? We ain For that too, the battle has to be ended here──」

Aeril objected while also gripping tightly the special armament whip that Zahhak possessed

Hayes didn't back down and responded to that with a composed smile

「You want to have a go, against this me who has transformed into Sacred Eclipse itself? That's fine, I'll play with you It'll be good to kill tiet out of the central」

Hayes threay her robe and yelled

Half of that body that was clad with only pilot suit was already dyed jet black

「……Hayes!? You are──」

「Co behind the scene right? You shoul have a taste of the terror of battlefield occasionally Together with that bunch there!」

Hayes roared The air shook fiercely

Lisha and others ere observing the situation fro heard that and showed themselves

「So ere found huh…… Well, we didn't intend to profit froht anyway」

「Lishsan!? Also everyone too!」

Aeril gasped and raised her voice in surprise

The second team that was formed with Syvalles members as the core

The re members after Airi and the Triad separated fro here

Although because Celis was injured, she wasn't here

「Where is that captain-sama I wondeer? I don't think she is the type ill easily die in battle though」

Rosa who had connection with Celis asked Lisha immediately told her the answer

「No worry She is only resting She was just getting too spirited in order to defeat that cold blooded maid」

「Mishi+s was? Impossible, there is no way she can be defeated by the like of Drag-Knights in this era──」

Listelka reflexively slipped out a snicker

「Most likely you all were just running away fro behind that aide of Lux called Celis to die」

「No──it was your maid who retreated It was a narrow victory, but it doesn't change the fact that it was our win Your servant wasn't so soft that she would let us escape easily」

Additionally, Yoruka also wasn't there

Because she too was completely exhausted from the intense battle the other day, she was unable to display even half her true strength in the battle against Mishi+s

And so, in order to protect Airi and the Triad ere isolated, she brought the fainted Celis with her and retreated

After that, several angel type Abysses were heading toward their direction, but if it was Yoruka, surely she would be able to overco the five

Lisha, Krulcifer, and Philuffy were also nearly at their lie

「Is that so…… Well, it's fine It will be punishment for her when she return」

Listelka h, then her red eye that received Baptism silently shi+ned

When she used the power to intervene with Avalon's systeure vanished

「Where are you planning to go!? You are going to run when the central is right in front of you, first princess!」

「Yes, I will hide After all Fugil won't be able to fight freely wjhile protecting me」

Listelka didn't respond to Lisha's provocation and spoke casually

「Hayes, I will ascertain your battle with my own eyes And then, the last contract by Sacred Eclipse that lost its ego will co that time, the battle at the central will surely be settled too」

「Lux-kun…… Stay safe」

With Listelka's words, Aeril reconfirmed the situation at the central part

If the connection with central wasn't performed, the people inside the room would be teleported outside in ten minutes

If it was nohen Hayes was fused with Sacred Eclipse, there was no worry of getting connected to the central

This bizarre situation occurred fro up on each other, but the ansas simple

After defeating Sacred Eclipse that is possessing that Hayes and tearing it off from her, ill enter into the control rooialca)

Fugil kept a cal backward to take distance from Hayes

It seemed he had no intention to attack proactively

「Then, you three froht? We don't mind to face either one you know?」

「You have no intention to split at least half our force for them? We are still mostly uninjured here」

The youngest Mel ialca deepened her wicked smile and responded

「It'll be too careless to split up evenly If one of theive backup after that」

「Either way is fine! Let's do this right away!」

Lisha yelled while pursuing to the place where Listelka vanished

Then, Fugil quickly intercepted her with Bahamut

All ten Legions that were fired froreat sword

The sword that was held in front of hi the attack with the minimum movement

「Chih, his expression didn't even change at all Then──how about this!」

Lisha directed the aihtly above Fugil's head and sent her Legion out once more

Four projectiles caht in a pincer attack

The il deflected those with his Blade, two additional Legion flying low on the ground thrust up toward him

It was a coordination attack of Legion that she also used when fighting Lux for the first ti trajectory of the cannon

However, the attack that should have captured the target with certainty was diverted to just barely il

「……-!? Trajectory diversion using Linker Pulse!? That guy, he isBahamut just like Lux?」

「Even though you said that either one is fine just now, you ai in it I wonder?」

Krulcifer backed up Lisha using Freezing Cannon while cracking jokes nearby

Even the shot that was fired al Dagger at it this time

「Because he is, using Bahamut like Lu-chan?」

Philuffy too drove her Typhon and circled behind Fugil

In order to prevent the counter Quick Shot frole the opponent's weapon

「There's that too!」

Lisha replied while holding Fugil in check using Legion once more

Bahamut that was piloted with the same skill level or even more than Lux was certainly troublesome, but to look at it from another way, Lisha and others were already very familiar with its use

If it was the engineer Lisha as always -Ride for Lux's sake then it was even truer

「But, I had s I want to ask! As the princess of the new kingdom! And then──」

「As Lux-kun's coht?」

The members of Syvalles basically didn't knohat kind of relationshi+p Lux and Fugil had

However, at the ti to succeed, he betrayed Lux

They only heard how Fugil slaughtered the imperial family as well as the people ere complicit with the old empire

They also kne it ate at Lux's heart all this ti to acco blood as much as possible

There was a wall between Lux and the girls even after they becail in his heart

In other words, Lisha had an objective of ferreting information and capability of the existence that was the arch-eneht

「If this problem is resolved, then our path of love will also be cleared, isn't that right?」

「……Buh!?」

The words that Krulcifer smoothly muttered caused Lisha to spontaneously make a spit take

「You are really…… I thought you won't crack joke at this kind of pressing situation but──」

Certainly Lisha was also thinking the saht it was imprudent

If they defeated Fugil and Lux's regret was erased, Lux too wouldn't be at a loss of his own path

He would also take off the collar of criminal, and he surely would be able to associate with others with the pree

But, Krulcifer piloted her Drag-Ride with a serious expression even though she was still keeping her smile

「My, forworthy forlike for the sake of the world, this ht?」

Even Lisha was astonished and her mouth stayed open wide for a moment

But, her rin and she nodded with her eyes shi+ning confidently

「──You're right That's also true」

A sense of mission as a princess

It was sos like Lisha's own sense of justice, but certainly strength elling up even more inside herself from it

「Because of you, I've got to wait for a long while until now! I'll vent this frustration to you, Aniue-donobrother in law!」

Lisha yelled At the same time Tiamat's Divine Raiment activated

Fugil who until noasthat

「Finally you moved! There!」

Krulcifer who activated the future prediction of Fafnir fixed her aim in a flash

The nory like an arrow

The ai armor, the Sword Device that ithin the sheath

According to Aeril's information, the outside appearance and function were exactly like Baha-Ride called Uroboros, a special armament with the name of 《Infinity》

It could transfor-Ride

Looking just fro function, but if they fought in the way that matched each form then there would be a mean of survival for them

And then, the Sword Device at the waist was behind a barrier and it was hard to ai that could even pass through the eye of needle and her future prediction, it was possible to hit it

Pashi+-!

Just like in the future prediction, Krulcifer's shot sent the Sword Device flying

The Sword Device that was also the control stick for mind control operation was taken away If it was destroyed or frozen, the control of Drag-Ride would be reduced by half after that

「Philuffy! Your turn!」

Krulcifer deliberately called out was to divert Fugil's focus to that way

Krulcifer herself also didn't pause and fired her freezing bullet toward the sword dancing in the air

But, the trajectory of the Sword Device suddenly changed It was pulled back toward Fugil

Fugil quickly picked up the Sword Device with his ereat sword

「You can only read the future that far? Stop with the pointless attack It has no ht with me」

Fugil spoke shortly with a composed expression

「He pulled back the throord Device with Linker Pulse!? Did he predict our action already!?」

Lisha who saw that muttered in irritation Krulcifer also continued after her

「That's not all If he had predicted it, then he should be able to counterattack easily too Is he wary toward Fafnir's Divine Raiet exhausted?」

Fugil was also si Philuffy's attack with theintent from his movement

No, they couldn't even feel hostility from him

『I think that's not it……, you know』

The reticent Philuffy talked to Lisha and Krulcifer using Dragon Voice with Fugil between them

『What do you mean?』

Krulcifer asked back with a questioning face

『I believe he isn't thinking to defeat us Rather, he is paying attention to not harm us』

「That's absurd! What does that guy gain fro that!?」

Lisha spontaneously yelled with her voice and denied that hypothesis

But, Philuffy continued her words indifferently with composure to the end

『Even though he deflected ed Perhaps, Lishsama's too is also like that』

「What!?」

Lisha iion floating around her before her eyes

Certainly, the weapon wasn't daed

If a weapon was deflected by a powerful person in Fugil's class with Blade that was clad in energy, not to ot destroyed──

Not just that, could it be he even had the leeway to be considerate so the Drag-Ride of Lisha and co wouldn't be worn out?

「Is he provoking us? That there is that th between us……!」

「I cannot say that there is no possibility of that But, if that's the case shouldn't he speak out to agitate us?」

Beside Lisha as gritting her teeth in frustration, Krulcifer calmly pointed out

However, Fugil's defense was really troublesome

They didn't knohat his true motive was, but their heart would break first if they were showed this th

They were aware that he was a brilliant Drag-Knight, but the depth of his strength was far ined

「Then, we've no choice but to go at full strength!」

With the opponent not attacking and going easy on theht itself

Before their fighting spirit weakened, they had to roll up the opposition That was Lisha's judgment

They were at disadvantage in stamina but there was no other way

Using the three Sword Devices she carried, she would equip even -Ride she had worn, the Over Unit foro

「Right That's better rather than getting exhausted bit by bit fro like this」

At the same ti along with her fighting spirit

Fusing a part of the body with Drag-Ride, Full Connect

The tho resolved themselves to use their trump card put their hand on their respective Sword Device At that ti in the air vanished

Naturally, Lisha and Krulcifer hadn't let their guard down for even a moment

They didn't let their eyes -Ride, they even paid attention to the subtle movement of his limbs

And yet, his figure vanished suddenly like this It was impossible

But, when they noticed, Lisha and Krulcifer already had their Sword Device knocked off from their hand

「Wh, at…?」

「Just no──!?」

「Stop it」

Lisha and Krulcifer turned around midair toward the voice that came from behind

There, Fugil still wearing Baha

「Just as you noticed, I have no intention to fight with you all For now you can settle the battle with Sacred Eclipse and fulfill your oish」

「Kuh……!」

Lisha and Krulcifer each fle skiround and picked their Sword Device before sheathing it back into their sheath

「What did you do to us!? Was that Uroboros's ability!?」

Even though she was shaken, Lisha asked with enough fighting spirit in her voice

But, that question was eluded by Fugil with his usual attitude

「There is no ht now your priority should be to tear off Hayes's personality from Sacred Eclipse and subdue it That will also be for the sake of that foolish little brother A?」

An ad tone

However Krulcifer glared at Fugil and objected

「You are stronger than us, but are you unable to fight in long period? I wonder if that is why you are trying to befuddle us like this」

「Stronger you say? From the start I have no intention to co What you all should do isn't this Are you planning to get fixated in an existence that is not dangerous and nip victory in the bud by yourself?」

「Just answer one question! Why did you give o!?」

Lisha who stayed quiet suddenly asked as though to stir herself up into action

She thought that he et or the like, but an answer unexpectedly came

「Because that was exactly my duty」

A sh the back of anyone who saw it

Dark shadow covered Fugil's eyes and he talked

「You were in the side of the old eht to be destroyed But, in reality you were just a victiative fate, even your resolve to live while being covered into be severed That hy I granted you strength」

「……What are you saying? You want to say that you helped me because of a whim?」

「Don't ht irl quickly And then you better show me the answer Who will be chosen by Sacred Eclipse, that choice of the world──」

When Lisha readied her weapon in bewilder out behind

The countless angels scattered in this Arcadia Eed

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Part 12

「Wh!?」

Lisha and others were sent flying fro a tremendous shockwave that shook the atmosphere

Looking there, behind the five Seven Dragon Paladins ere in confrontation, a weapon with strange form appeared

It didn't have nors like an animal

The giant body that was like several houses coether appeared in front of Hayes

「What's that── Divine Drag-Ride?」

Right after Krulcifer knitted her eyebrow, the ic circle on the weapon's stoon Paladins beside it vanished

It happened in a flash, leaving behind Aeril who reacted by leaping back

「──Wh!?」

The coed and they lost their presence of mind

At the same time Hayes twirled and faced this way She then sneered

「Kukuku, don't be that shocked This guy is a bit special Divine Drag-Ride you see It's activated by its own autonoy froon Paladins now becouy's stomach that is」

Jaki-, Hayes gloated while her hands held the tord Devices hanging on her waist

It see-Ride on one's own body, the activation signal was given by mind control operation

「Be careful! That is Fernyiges! The autonouard Avalon! Most likely Hayes right now has the qualification to obtain the central!」

Aeril who just barely escaped the danger approached Lisha and others in panic and called out to them

Greifer, Mel, Rosa, Soffice, and Magialca were captured by the Divine Drag-Ride due to Fernyiges's surprise attack and they were turned into its fuel

「If you got hit by the light that ca-Ride's stomach, you will be carried inside and your consciousness taken away And then your staes The people inside will be weakened until they die──」

「What did you say!?」

When Lisha asked back in bewilderhed quietly

「I was also careless When I read the book that was hidden in the Moon, there was a mention of it, but to think that Hayes can move it……」

While talking, a question was co inside Aeril's chest

In the first place, what in the world was that?

Hayes hi absorbed by Ragnarok Sacred Eclipse that would destroy the world?

Or else──

「Hah…… Five more minutes until that fake prince is driven out from that control roo up your heads in front of him!」

「Kuh!」

Hayes's jet black eyes snapped open and she unleashed killing intent along with a roar

She planned to fight without even wearing Drag-Ride with the Sword Devices she was holding along with Fernyiges

「This is bad, this situation──」

Now that Seven Dragon Paladins were restrained, the re force was only Lisha, Krulcifer, and Philuffy

Even these three ounded all over from the intense battle until now

「Besides, right now Lux-kun is fighting Sir Singlen right?」

Krulcifer let out an uneasy reement

Lux boasted unequaled winning percentage in battle between fellow Drag-Knights, but that Singlen was a cut above all the opponents until now

He was even killed once before although it was fro Yoruka

「So he is dueling that guy in the control rooht?」

「──It will be fine, you know」

「……Eh?」

Philuffy as quiet until now murmured Lisha and Krulcifer both raised their voice

Looking there, Philuffy took out a horn flute froht it onto her mouth

「You……, don't tellinto Abyss with that body is──」

Because the revived Ragnarok, Yggdrasil had died, it became possible for Philuffy too to transform by Abyssification

The forbidden technique of growing the root of Yggdrasil fro it into B-blood Typhon

Not just her physical ability, even her Drag-Ride aptitude and stamina would be increased, but the burden to the body couldn't be measured

「Stop acting recklessly! That power isn't so to be used repeatedly!」

「She is right…… If you are injured, that's ill ruin Lux-kun for sure」

Lisha and Krulcifer tried to stop her together, but Philuffy shook her head with her usual blank look

「It's alright Because, I remember」

「What……?」

「Five years ago, when I was mostly died in Ries Island And then, Sacred Eclipse was su Surely after this, the sa like that time will occur」

「What are you saying? The time when you died you said?」

Philuffy glanced at the bewildered Lisha and pulled out the Sword Device of Typhon

She was expressionless and looking dazed like usual, but straightforward and strong light was residing inside her eyes

「I won't die Because I came until this far to help Lu-chan」

The sound of horn flute was produced from Philuffy's mouth

Right after that, Philuffy's eyes were dyed jet black and her pupils were tinged with golden light

Seeing her resolve, Lisha and also Krulcifer held their breath

「Lu-chan, won't die leaving us behind At the very least, he had never fought even once with such intention That's why, I'll also do the same」

That's right

Lux understood that there was nobody but hilen and accepted that role

But, he didn't think to sacrifice hi

Till the end he was resolved to risk his life, in order to return to the side of everyone

Then──

「……You're right Surely it's like that」

Krulcifer who saw that also pulled out her Sword Device in answer

Connecting and assi-Ride with the flesh body, Full Connect

She decided tothe sure kill form that could only be used by Key's Supervisor

「Yeah Then we're going to do this Just like Celis and Yoruka, I too ring out all th!」

Lisha too also put her hand on Wyvern's Sword Device while still wearing Tiamat

Beside Krulcifer as executing Full Connect, she began her original technique Over Unit

Part of general purpose Drag-Ride was equipped above the Drag-Ride that was already worn, increasing a part of the ability of the Drag-Ride drastically

First Lisha equipped the flying type Wyvern Wing, hyper strengthening her mobility

「Kukuku…… Are you bitches ready to be taught of your oerlessness? I' to start now yeah?」

Hayes as fused with Sacred Eclipse was also glaring with jet black eyes that were shi+ning fierily

Her whole body was dyed jet black, perhaps because of Elixir's influence The hu atrocious smile

–

Part 13

(This place, where is──?)

Inside a hazy consciousness that looked misty, Lux saw the continuation of the day of revolution in Arcadia Empire that he saw previously in dream

He could see the scenery of Arcadia Empire clearly

Sparks hirling around the castle Countless Drag-Knights were crossing swords with Bahaht sky

Even when dozen of Drag-Rides attacked si Quick Shot from Reload on Fire's time acceleration, they were struck down by the other side

Lux atching that overwhelround

He earing the sa the fainted Airi in his ar for shelter

(──That's right The day the revolution ended, I saw Fugil-niisan's way of fighting…… That hy I participated in the tourna to use Bahamut even better than before)

Because he thought that he wouldn't be able to win against thatthat

No, if he wasn't able to even coe──

But, a contradiction occurred when his thought reached that point

(What a!? This kind of scene isn't reality It's the continuation of the dream I saw!)

The injection of Elixir through Baptism

Because he received the trial in order to reach the central, Lux's consciousness was cloudy

Because intense burden suddenly burdened his mind and body, his heart's old wound ached and he saw this kind of illusion

But, after the Lux inside the dream entrusted Airi to a nun of the monastery and immediately returned to the castle, he finally talked

「Fugil-niisan! Just what is going on!?」

「Looks like you have left behind your little sister huh? Then you can continue fighting Count Atisenerated in the history but, it's possible enough to revise it You can ascend to the throne as the next king」

Lux stared du castle

Behind Fugil earing Bahae it looked towering to the sky

Silver Drag-Ride that stood out inside the darkness of night

Divinethe surrounding with bewitching light

「I a!? No, -Ride──?」

「This is the scales that correct the inclination of the world Small inclination will be born between two equilibriu of the other side It's the tragedy of human karma that cannot be escaped froe and correct that It's the path that you discovered, wished, and chose You too are walking along the same footprints that I once reached in the past of o」

「A thousand years…? What are you saying!? What happened with our revolution!?」

Lux was driven by an unknown uneasiness and he yelled

But, Fugil kept showing his aloof sly

「It failed Our plan was leaked out from Count Atismata's X X The pitiful X X who received cold treatment since his childhood was led astray by a man's cajolery and sold information to the old empire before Count Atismata's revolution could succeed」

「……Such, thing」

With that, the name of Lux as the true mastermind of the revolution was also leaked out

In order to bring all the traitors to light, Lux was intentionally let to act free since half a o

And then, Count Atismata as the pivot of the revolution was also killed just now, and that infor inside the capital

The revolution failed

The objective to correct this stagnating and dirty country and create a place where Airi and Philuffy could live peacefully had fallen apart in this place just now

「Don't worry, er brother This history of failure can be overwritten No one cannot rewind back the ti and start over」

Fugil boasted that with a smile that was filled with bottomless confidence

「There is no other than you who has the caliber toThat is your duty as an imperial prince」

「……That's impossible!? There is no way I can do that! All the conditions that we arranged until now are in order for Count Atismata to ascend to the throne!」

Victory was also indispensable for revolution, but above all else it was the process that would be questioned

Especially when it caantic and old systeend of Count Atismata

He as a renowned great feudal lord and belonged to the coainst the old empire and obtained victory It was important just how much persuasiveness could be inserted into that sequence of events

Only by doing that this system and the tendency of the era could be shaken from its root for the first time

「If I claimed that I who a behind the scene and caused the revolution, just who in the world is going to believe that!? Such thing──」

The populace, the country wouldn't accept it

Like that it would be less

「Then hter all the re imperial family」

「Proclaim that you conspired with Count Atismata to achieve this revolution, and behead your blood relatives of the old eroundwork After that what's left will be to use resonance with Avalon, and imprint the fact that you achieved the revolution as the Black Hero」

「……What, are you saying?」

「Display the execution of the re imperial family to the populace Show your resolve and your will to carry that out With that you will be accepted by the populace as the new e that」

「──Such, such thing It's impossible!」

「No, it's possible After all thisyou Because since the distant past, I have fixed the inclination of the world many times」

Fugil quietly unsheathed his Sword Device and lifted it toward the sky

「The scales is already starting to move The world that all of you wish for, and the wish of the sealed Lords, are starting to appear through Sacred Eclipse Arshalia is starting to react toward the voices wishi+ng for salvation」

「……What are you saying? Who in the world are you?」

Hearing the words of Fugil that sounded as though he was talking to himself, a doubt was created within Lux

At this point, Lux too was starting to understand

The history of Arcadia E strength that Fugil was hiding, Divine Drag-Ride that he had never even seen

Thisbrother wasn't just a heretic of Arcadia Empire, so to speak he was an outsider element of this world

Or perhaps, rather──

「──I' ent toward the noble path you wished for, and finally reached the furthest end of that road My mission has been decided since the start I will continue to save」

There was only gentle s on his expression

An expression of deep affection that let the guard doard a trusted person

But──it was terrifying

The true identity of this man

And then toward theto achieve, Lux──sireat sword

Right after that, hiswith an intense pain

–

Part 14

「──Over Limit - On!」

When Lux's consciousness returned to the now, his body moved and his voice came out at the same time

Inside Avalon, the duel against Singlen in the control room

SInglen who obtained enough water fro Ballast used his Divine Raiment and clad himself in water torrent

Lux too used the instant when the opponent shi+fted into offense and pulled out his Sword Device, activating Over Limit

All the lie to the Drag-Ride itself were turned off, and the whole perfor-Ride was increased in that state after the release code was entered

This power that he forgot each tiht him

「Hoo, have you recovered your ?」

Despite the secret itation could be seen frolen

Without even using the power of Baptis and gazed at Lux

「……No I still cannot remember fully」

Lux equipped Baha to the conversation also to buy time for the transformation to finish

At the saht toward the memory of the past that he lost

One day before the day he went to Ries Island in order to save Philuffy as kidnapped for huil the release procedure of Over Limit

But, his memory of what happened that day was erased, and the release procedure was also lost along with his memory

And then, at the day the revolution was carried out, once again──

「However, I understand At that tilen, a rule like yours is also so I don't wish for!」

Baha to a fore Lux held up the jet black Chaos Brand in front of him with both hands

In respond Singlen also smiled and quietly held the Blade that was clad ater

「You won't be able to surpass me No matter how much you are able to sacrifice yourself, in the end you are just a half-baked person who don't even have the resolve to dirty your hand Your righteousness and noble path will be used by so That's your limit I won't commit the same foolishness for the second time」

Conforlen who concentrated his hostility, Leviathan's arht

「I'll subdue the inco this world, and take away the seat of God You don't need to worry, I'll accept you into the world that I'll create after this」

「Is that your revenge because your ideal was used by so of yours was taken away?」

Lux's objection

Singlen who heard that stopped s, and muddy black shadow surfaced in his eye

Right after that──along with a gush of killing intent that was like the tip of a sword, a water torrent that was transfor

「shi+n Senjin Gouka──Mizuchi」

Kiin, the reverberation of such sound of slicing wind shook Lux's eardrum

The water torrent that was approaching in the speed that the eye couldn't folloas a blade of certain death that would tear off even a thick armor like paper

Lux who saw that it would be unblockable even by the barrier that was in Over Li his Chaos Brand as shi+eld along with his barrier

「──Reload on Fire!」

Lux dodged using the trait of Chaos Brand that could even sever energy while further applying co into his special armament

Lux parried the water blade while hyper accelerating to the front He charged in a stance of shi+fting to counter offense

The attack that he would unleash in the next five seconds would have its ht increased by more than ten times

A mere sword attack would produce explosive destructive power that surpassed Recoil Burst

That was to say, his victory would be set in stone if he could just land a hit

Naturally Singlen also grasped that and he should shi+ft into a stance to dodge or counterattack

(However, because of the Over Lithened Even if he tries to use Senjin - Ruten, I'll put his ti out of order and land the attack!)

But, right after Lux flew convinced in victory, he felt so was out of place

Singlen's for blurry

The thickinside the control roo the appearance of the enemy

「So he had taken measure……」

If Singlen's figure couldn't be seen, it would be pointless no matter how much attack power he had

But, if the opponent too didn't have radar like special equipment type Drake, it should be impossible for him to detect Lux

Was his plan to escape for five seconds until the strengthening of Reload on Fire that Lux activated ended?

In that case, he wouldn't let go of that opening He could only land his own sure kill attack

「──What are you looking for? Is it fine, going without defense like that?」

He could hear Singlen's voice, at the sa to fall hit Lux's cheek

That coldness caused Lux as hovering in air to shudder

「This is? This rain, don't tell me──!?」

He thought that Singlen would escape frothening ran out

Now that a thickcarelessly would cause collision with obstacle

But, he had heard from Yoruka

Singlen had a technique that allowed hi radar in darkness

「shi+n Senjin Mizuki──A」

Singlen's faintcould be heard from inside the thick mist

Originally it was a technique to entangle Wire Tail around the ene-Ride's preli the opponent's movement, but when it was used in coRoyal Authority,Singlen could probe into the opponent's location and situation by listening to the reflected sound of the rain fall

That was to say, inside the thick , he could develop a battle where he obtained one-sided advantage

The current Lux──had no way to evade that

A faint killing intent came from behind

Lux reflexively turned around while horizontally slashi+ng Bahareat sword

He predicted that because using Senjin that ca and Divine Railen wouldn't be able to use another Senjin at the same time, but the rain already stopped at that time and the mist cleared up

「shi+n Senjin Ruten──UngaiOutside Cloud」

He was naïve

The instant Singlen detected Lux's position and grasped the situation, he switched to another Senjin and focused his full strength to offense and defense against him

The generated wall of water current that replaced the barrier deflected his sword, and Singlen lunged with a thrust of full strength

「Not, yet……! Linker Pulse!」

The force field from the special armament that was immediately activated without delay e lethal wound

But, even so the barrier and the armor near the chest part were shaved, and the after-wave of the impact cracked his ribs

「Guh, u……!」

「Do you think that even such rubbish force field can stop thened by Over Li that the same method ork then the opponent is this me──that hubris deserves a ten thousand deaths」

「Gu……!?」

The defense feature of flesh when receiving da intense pain limited Lux's own movement

With this, Lux was getting checkmated

He would be defenseless for a few second from now

For all that Singlen would finish hi

「Farewell hero Turn into a cornerstone to cut open my supreme rule from hereon, shi+n Senjin Gouka──Mizuchi」

(Lishsama, everyone I──)

The blade of death enveloped in water torrent glittered It approached him with a roar

Inside his consciousness that was prolonged to the utirls ere his companions

「──Reload on Fire」

–

Part 15

「Let's go You new kingdos And you too traitorous Onee-sama!」

The autonoes that protected Avalon, and Hayes ere fused with Sacred Eclipse moved at the same time

The re force at their side was Aeril, Lisha, Krulcifer, and Philuffy, four people in total

The Seven Dragon Paladins were taken in by Fernyiges's Divine Raiment If it wasn't destroyed quickly to rescue theeous for their side

「Let's face theirl will take the mechanical monster Aeril and Krulcifer, aim for Hayes!」

Lisha iave instruction to everyone

The Ragnarok thatHayes's will and the co-Ride

There was no doubt that both were troubleso was the most optimum in this situation

The Divine Raiment of Zahhak that Aeril equipped, Brain Hack wouldn't work to Fernyiges that was just a Drag-Ride, and the Diivne Raiainst Drag-Ride

Therefore, Lisha chose the opponent that their respective ability would be effective against

「──GUoOooOOOOOOOONN!」

The five legged Fernyiges rushed fiercely froed with its sharp claws

Philuffy averted half her body behind and dodged, then she dealt a counter with a thrust of Typhon's fist

The enethened state of B-blood Typhon and her battle sense won the exchange

「Good going airheaded girl! Finish it like that!」

In addition Lisha used high speedand took the above position of Fernyiges,blow

Due to Typhon's attack that pierced the barrier, the chest part of Fernyiges was smashed Moreover Philuffy took a step forward and unleashed a spinning kick

──At the saled on that armor

Afterher superb body balance, and when the enele the wire and restrained the enemy Philuffy who pulled in the enely precise and powerful

Against Mishi+s she was unable to finish the battle successfully, but in this situation she was superior as expected

「──Biting Flare」

The concentrated energy in Typhon's special arrowled to explode the captured enemy

Lisha as overlooking froet a turn It was then Philuffy's movement stopped still

「──GUoOOOOONN!」

Right after that, the powerful front kick that Fernyiges unleashed sent Typhon flying backward

Philuffy barely guarded with both armored arms, but she was unable to offset the whole impact and she vomited blood

「You idiot! What are you doing!? Don't stop your attack!」

Lisha aies

But, the instant she pulled the trigger, a shudder ran through Lisha

On the head of Fernyiges, Mel and Greifer who see

「Wh……!?」

The enehts not just for its own fuel, it see them outside freely as shi+eld

Even when Lisha tried to stop the boer's movement couldn't stop

The beah air

Philuffy had reeled in the entangling Pile Anchors and es

「So, it's like that……!」

Lisha stroked her chest in relieve while understanding the circumstance just now

Philuffy let go of the victory because Fernyiges used their comrade as shi+eld

「……What a cowardly guy Is it really unmanned?」

Lisha bit her lower lip while her body was shaking with righteous indignation

Even if the enemy's movement was sealed by Suppressor, it would still be able to e that was absorbed by its Divine Raiment

They not only needed to be careful of its inside, even attack toward its important spot was sealed Like this there was no chance of victory

While Lisha and Philuffy were hesitating, Krulcifer and Aeril who saw that were carrying out intense battle at the side

「That's really an inhu its owner?」

Krulcifer as activating Full Connect deployed Auto shi+eld to surround Hayes

Originally it was Fafnir's special ar the seven shi+elds around the ene ricochet

The tactic that evolved the arinal user, and the activation of Wise Blood that realized even more precise and smoother action

She sniped to choke the life out of Hayes as absorbed by Sacred Eclipse, but,

「──What's going on!? Wise Blood - Accel doesn't work」

It was the ability that went further than future prediction, deriving the future path that reached to victory fro Krulcifer was bewildered by that fact

Even if it was an ability to derived the future that was just as the user wished, but if the battle situation was far from ideal, then it was reasonable that such future couldn't be seen

Therefore, it showed just how overwhelerous the current situation was But before Krulcifer could realize that, Hayes's attack pierced through

「Ih……!?」

Hayes who traveled a long distance crossed over space and teleported instantly The Sword Device of Fernyiges in her hand struck Fafnir

The Auto shi+eld that was originally would auto a defenseless opening that Hayes took advantage of

「You blundered you bitch, you were naively seeing ht now I'm Sacred Eclipse yeah-!?」

That was o

Her appearance was nothing irl, but her inside was the greatest and strongest hunarok The attack that was unleashed froth easily broke Fafnir's ar impact to Krulcifer

「──Krulcifer-san!?」

Aeril activated Zahhak's Divine Raiment in order to protect Krulcifer

Using the ability of Brain Hack to erase only a designated infor around, Krulcifer's existence was vanished from Hayes's memory──but,

「Theto sell favor to this bunch huh, Aneue-sama? It's shameless bastard like you that touch my nerve the most」

Hayes widely opened her jet black eyes and glared at Aeril with a de intent

Zahhak swung Breath Whip and restrained Hayes's whole body, but the branch that stretched out froap attacked Aeril

「Guh……!?」

Because Krulcifer got hit by space teleportation just now, she split her attention to be on guard against that That decision turned out to be a bad one

The root of Yggdrasil's branch grew to outside Hayes's body and pierced through Zahhak's barrier with a speed that the eye couldn't follow

It was barely stopped by the armor, but the impact couldn't be blocked

Aeril voan to freefall

「Hyahahahah! This feels good! Trash like you bastard introducing yourself as Lord is unforgivable! ──Die」

Along with a brutal gaze, a branch stretched out from Hayes's body to attack further

But, her body that was floating in air felt impact on the back and her whole body froze instantly

Krulcifer who recovered her balance carried out consecutive shots using her Freezing Cannon

「Getting carried ahen the situation becoeous for you is your bad habit」

「……Guess so I'll warn you as your big sister You should fix that habit of yours!」

Furthermore the Breath Whip of Zahhak that had temporarily loosened entwined around the frozen Hayes once more

And then, energy was transh the whip and the as pulled forcefully

Zan-!

Along the friction that the whip caused, Hayes's limbs were severed

「──Sorry, Hayes ……-!?」

The rueso with Zahhak

The lips on Hayes who only had her head left warped into a wicked grin

「Stop it with the worthless acting, you hypocrite」

Aeril saw it at that moment

Hayes's body that becaenerated and reconnected to each other

That was the regeneration ability of Poseidon Further Fenrir's ability, this time it was Aeril herself whose movement was sealed

And then Yggdrasil's branch that grew out once more from Hayes's body was poised to pierce that body It was then Krulcifer stood in the way

「Haa, haa……wait!」

「──Irritating A mere lowly insect of the theocracy like you dare!」

Instantly, rew out from Hayes's back and attacked Krulcifer

Although some of the branches were blocked by Auto shi+eld that had returned to her, she couldn't dodge the re branches and her armor was smashed

「Tsu……, aa……」

Because Full Connect assimilated a part of the body with nanoly felt

With that her body that was coainst Mishi+s crumbled down

「Trying to fightme You two can watch leisurely froony Hyahahaha」

Aeril whose whole body was frozen except her head already couldn't move at all

But, the tere greatly injured noticed a certain thing

Sacred Eclipse that absorbed Hayes's will had already inherited the ability of six Ragnarok

Most likely if Sacred Eclipse was destroyed one more time, when it was revived once narok and transformed into the final form of devil God that would destroy the world

There was no way they could leave alone Hayes as in this state, but the tere already at their limit

At the very least, if they could just stop Hayes's movement

When they turned their gaze toward Lisha and Philuffy to entrust that last hope──

「HAaaAaaAAAAAH……!」

Lisha closed in at Fernyiges with a roar that nearly sounded like a scream

There was no

She had changed the Over Unit into Wyramble

The strengthening part that grew out from Tiamat's shoulders was a supple firepower in close range combat

The drill that was rotating in high speed easily pierced and destroyed Fernyiges's barrier, but the enemy escaped at the last moment

「Chih! This kind of thing, noro already……!」

Lisha and Philuffy exceeded it in pure fighting strength, but it was probleon Paladins were turned into hostage

The es would be surely thrust before their eyes and the enemy would escape

If they didn't seal the Divine Raiment of the enemy that used their comrades as shi+eld, there would be no prospect of victory

Therefore, they were thinking that their only option was to use Typhon's Divine Rai Faith to neutralize the enees at that moment

However, the eneetaas too fast

Therefore Lisha went ahead to bind the eneravity, but to think at that moment the tere tasked to hold back Hayes were defeated

(The plan went a……!)

「Hoo, that's really souy is the guard dog from hell that protects Avalon Don't think that it can be defeated easily okay? Well──it will be irritating if the bunches inside it are saved here I'll join in too」

Judging that Krulcifer and Aeril were already put in ice and unable to fight, Hayes grinned sly and headed toward Lisha and Philuffy's position

The plan should be to crush each opponent as fast as possible, but it became an inconceivable miscalculation

Lisha and Philuffy were already passing the limit of their stamina too

Most likely there were only one or two -Ride reached the operation limit

The next offense and defense would undoubtedly decide their fate

「Don't struggle you trashes, after all you bastard inferior race has no way to win against us Lord Besides you are thinking that the bunch inside Fernyiges can be saved if you destroy it, but if you mistake where to hit they will die from the impact you know?」

「You areinane chatter with you!」

「Then just try it You're gonna be able to see so like that」

Seeing Hayes's wicked grin, Lisha judged that she wasthe truth

In front of Hayes as looking triu her Sword Device, Lisha planned the last gamble

–

Part 16

The deep level floor of Avalon, the control room

While the Gear Leader, the Autolen's deathbefore the third trial that would connect to the central

Pain was the body's defensive function that suppressed the dae to the flesh and communicated the abnormality in body function

Especially large dae to the nerve, it would completely bind the whole body's movement

While the instinct realized that such thing was exactly ould lead to their demise, that function couldn't be stopped

Even though all li Over Limit, the user Lux couldn't be like that

His body should be unable to move in this len's blow to him

No matter how much he had trained his body, how much he had polished his natural talent, from the view point of the opponent this was a definite chance of victory with no room for doubt

「……───What did you do?」

Therefore, Lux's deadly blow landed without fail toward this opponent as at the nearest fro perfect

The shoulder of Singlen's Leviathan was broken, and his Force Core was exposed

At the sa-Ride's functions went down, and even Singlen's flesh body was cut up

「──Gu, ga!」

After a len's body was blown backward

He crashed on the metallic wall far away, and then like that hisstuck on the wall

「Haa, haa……!」

Lux who saw that lifted his body and grasped the situation

It was an extreme situation where even his consciousness almost fleay, but it seemed he made it in time just barely

「I, see…… Ku, kuku, I wasn't wrong just as I thought You, are, terrifying…… With the resolve to sacrifice your own life──」

The voice of Singlen that came from dozens of ml ahead sounded very far for the current Lux

The sound of his blood flow gou gou and his nerve being burned struck his eardrum

If the secret of the trick was to be disclosed, Lux crushed Singlen using one of the three hidden techniques he invented, Quick Draw

However because of the dae that Lux received just before that, his body was paralyzed and unable to move for a few seconds

Even if he was able to move, his broken bones and deep laceration should restrict the range of his action drastically

「──Reload on Fire So to speak the moment my attack hit you, you reduce your own pain into less than a tenth……so, it's like that」

Singlen vo on his smile

That was the correct answer

Reload on Fire──

It was the Divine Raiment of compression effect that caused rapid decrease at the first five seconds, and explosive increase at the next five seconds, and it worked for every kind of phenoy The user would shoulder risk at first when activating it

Consequently originally its biggest weakness was its lack of speedy effect, but Lux's clever scheme reversed that

The intense pain that was a chain binding him was neutralized by Reload on Fire, and he landed a counterattack using Quick Draw on Singlen as convinced of his victory

Senjin Gouka was a technique that used tuning to concentrated Drag-Ride's energy to the maximum into one point

So to speak, while attacking with that, even the barrier couldn't be deployed properly and the defensive poeakened remarkably

Furthermore with Over Liinally suppressed in consideration of the burden to the Drag-Ride and flesh body

With that, the slash that originally would be relatively light was boosted up until it became a lethal sword stroke

The Linker Pulse that he used previously so to speak was a bait to lure Singlen

The plan that galy powerful person

「Kukuku……but, do you understand, chore prince? This path that you choose Your destiny that will visit you in a few more seconds──」

He knew

In order to stop Singlen, Lux ignored the intense pain running in his body and landed a strike without even thinking of the burden on him

It would becoinal three seconds later that would surely burn Lux's body and heart

The possibility was high that his mind would broke and then he fainted, or he would die from the shock

The burden to the body that he overworked also wouldn't be light

「──I can endure it」

Even nohen his heart was ruled by the anxiety of hopeless death, Lux showed a calm smile

「After all I received and endured the second trial just as you wished, for the sake of this kind of situation」

Singlen's one eye opened wide in shock for the first ti Lux's words

Avalon's trial in order to connect to the central

Strengthening of the thening through ad of Elixir

Of course, Lux had no way of knowing the detail of the trial, so it wasn't like he had planned everything, but even coincidentally, if it could become a factor to lead into the situation of this moment──

–

「The time li with central isn't accomplished, so one minute later, the people here will be teleported outside Reactivation until the next qualified person can enter will need five minutes」

–

Automata Arshalia's robotic voice indifferently resounded inside the control room

For the ti use of Arcadia blood by having Lux connecting to the central was gone, but the problem was from here on

Fugil and Listelka should be still waiting outside, and most importantly there was also the existence of Sacred Eclipse

And then, Lux would definitely lose consciousness after this from Reload on Fire's backlash

「──GU! AAaaaAAaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!」

A scream that was unthinkable to have come from him thundered inside the room Intense pain burned his whole body

In the middle of that sensation of only five seconds that felt like eternity, Lux kept his hold to his hazy consciousness even then

But, that was all

He couldn't er anymore

His body was paralyzed, and even his breathing felt like it would stop

「Kukuku, what are you planning to do in that state? I and Leviathan can revive one raph of Counterfeit It will be the end if you are killed outside bymore than a short postponement」

「……That's, enough After this Aeril, Captain Magialca, and others will stop your scheil too There are also Lishsama and others Even if their opponent is Sacred Eclipse, they won't be defeated that easily」

「You will use up all your strength and rely on soth? Is a hero like you satisfied with that?」

「Yeah, I will rely on other」

Lux ilen's sarcasm with a quiet smile

「Our co I can believe on the you who are unable to seriously believe in anyone」

Knowing one's own limit and able to entrust one's wish on coth

He wouldn't be able to do so reckless like this time if he was unable to believe on Lisha and others

When Lux noticed that for the first tilen's true nature

He thought that this nize other people by ruling over them and acted like a tyrant

Surely this dom

Whether it was in quick wits, in strength, and also in foresight, he was too outstanding in all of them

Froenius who touched every kind of height

That hy he scoffed at the defect and foolishness of other people He put distance froust

After all hu no matter who

He said that he was trying to make Lux his subordinate to make use of him as disposable piece

That ht also be the truth

But, if he was sniffing the same scent like himself from Lux──

Then perhaps hefor a comrade who could keep up with him

Perhaps he wished to obtain sonize

For so

「……Thirty seconds re until we are send out fro me once, I'll teach you the truth What will happen fro to follow the same path like me in the past」

「……The, truth?」

Lux tilted his head hearing Singlen's words that he spoke out along with a fearless smile

「It's so you will understand soon but, even if you know the truth after this, surely you won't reet rewound But, you have received Elixir three times with that body Now you have resistance toward rasp the impetus you will be able to recall the time──just like this me」

「What, do you mean……?」

The

After a conversation of around twenty seconds, Lux fainted before he was teleported outside

「──Farewell chore boy Ruin yourself in pipe drea with your spoiled kid's ideal that is soaked in sugar I'll crush this fictive world and teach the foolish masses the reality This is a temporary farewell until you remember the despair」

Inside the consciousness that was covered by deep darkness, the voice of that arrogant tyrant was re in his ears

–

Part 17

「The connection with the central isn't carried out In one more minute the qualified people inside will be ejected outside」

Near the entrance to the graveyard that was located at the back of the imperial capital's castle

The robotic voice of Arshalia could be heard there Lisha and Philuffy held their breath

Because Sacred Eclipse that was necessary for the last trial fused with Hayes and went on rae, it should be impossible to connect with the central, but with this the survival of Lux and SInglen were confirmed

「So Lux is also safe…… Then, there is no e can lose here!」

Lisha dispelled the Wyrm Claw of Over Unit

She drew out her other Sword Device and summoned Drake Horn from it and then connected with it

With the addition of the support function of the special equip-Ride's thened

Because it was coeneral purpose Drag-Ride to give support strengthening could be applied to her own Drag-Ride too

(As compensation, it put even more burden to my body But, I'll bet on this choice!)

Lisha readied her Sword Device toward Fernyiges that was attacking Philuffy

And then she called out to her co herself into Abyss

『Oi airheaded girl, I'll leave the rest to you! Lux too!』

『……Yes Leave it to me』

Philuffy responded to Lisha's voice that caon Voice

The nuuessed it

Including the reason why even though both of them should be similarly near their li

Fernyiges launched a kick with its three front legs, but Philuffy blocked it with her ars were bloay

「──GUooOOOOON!?」

「What?」

Hayes who saw that from distance also frowned in puzzlement

「Like always, that woe technique!」

Lisha herself didn't fully understand what happened, but she knew about that technique froainst Philuffy

It was her unique Drag-Ride operation

The foundation of ialca th, and also the opponent's strength

Similar like Lux's Critical Hit, thethe point where strength was generated, the strength of the opponent's attack was returned as it was

This girl with talent subjugated the influence of Abyss and obtained that strength in order to stay at Lux's side

Next Philuffy entwined Pile Anchor around Fernyiges In that instant Lisha activated her Divine Raiment

「──High Suppressor!」

Fernyiges's arravity burden that was strengthened by more than two times

「──GI, GUOoooOOOON!」

Fernyiges's armor reflexively shi+ned and it tried to push out the five Seven Dragon Paladins that were absorbed inside to use them as shi+eld

──But, Typhon's Missing Faith that was unleashed at the saated it a step ahead

「GI, GAGYAaaaAAA……!」

Fernyiges was s behind the reverberation of destruction that sounded like a screaony

But, at that instant the armor's upper part was detached Only the head and shoulders, and then the back wings escaped

「……It detached!? Even though Seven Dragon Paladins are below!」

「Yeah, certainly those guys are in the lower body part But, If Fernyiges's main body isn't destroyed, the people inside won't return to consciousness!」

The triuasp

Hayes as on the ground lifted up her hand and unleashed light In that instant Lisha's body was sent flying back

「──Howling Purge!」

It was obvious that Hayes would ai in order to defeat Fernyiges

Consequently, Lisha as already nearly her limit beforehand had prepared to escape from her armor

Awith a distortion in space

It was destruction by the space grasping of Deus ex Machina that Sacred Eclipse inherited

Lisha was barely able to let Tiah it would take ti-Ride would be able to be fixed

There was no doubt that it was a hard blow for her, but there was no substitute for life

「I'll leave the rest to you……airheaded girl, I didn't want to let you to risk your body or anything though……」

Lisha pulled out her reht under herself to use as cushi+on

Even so she was unable to neutralize the falling iroan

「It's finally, the limit huh…… I have faith you know, Lux Faith on you, and also on the formidable members of the 『pact』 too」

Lisha left behind a weak sth left her body

The battle against Dragon Marauder the other day, and the intense battle against Mishi+s

And then the reuse of Over Unit in addition

She concealed her exhaustion and fought to the end under the burden that her sth

Even so, she didn't have the slightest anxiety and regret

Lisha as once abandoned by her father as a greata princess was able to fight with reliable comrades in a way that she could accept

Surely Hayes had never experienced so like that even once

Inside her cut off consciousness, Lisha was harboring a slight pity

–

「──So she got aell it doesn't ot chased out froon Paladins too, they won't be able to es Next if you bitch just die, I'll be able to obtain Avalon leisurely」

There was only Philuffy alone in Hayes's view

Listelka was hiding Fugil was standing by to protect her

Listelka who didn't want to lose Fugil was surely ai advantage of that

If Philuffy was defeated and Hayes was finished off when she was dying, it would also be possible to reset Sacred Eclipse

But, Hayes had no intention to allow that

If she defeated Philuffy and entered the control room, she would be able to steal a march on Listelka and connected to the central

And then, right now Philuffy was already wounded all over

She barely drasil's root that gave strengthening until the ar

The limit would arrive for her in less than a minute

「Kuhahaha! This is really funny And it's also really pitiful woman You won't be able to stop this me even if you turn into that kind of monster You who are just a victim of my human experience, it doesn't matter even if you lay that life on the line!」

Hayes provoked Philuffy to invite her attack, but Philuffy didn't even twitch while her blank face kept looking dazed

She sian to accelerate from afar

In order to gae

「Are you okay doing that, th, the , the seed of Yggdrasil will rapidly encroach inside you and you won't even be able to return to human form you know?」

「If that happen that fake prince ht not want to even look at you anymore」

「It's, pitiful」

Words spilled out in small voice from Philuffy's lips

Hayes judged that it was an opening in her heart and she readied her Sword Device while provoking even more

「Haha, so you think that you're pitiful eh? But it doesn't change the fact that you bitch is a monster After all──」

「It's you, you know?」

But, Philuffy's indifferent voice caused Hayes to be the one who lost her words this time

At the sa inside her heart

Exactly because it was Philuffy's blunt words that weren't filled with ereatly shaken, and the memory of the past was resurrected at the back of her mind

–

「Hayes-sama, so you are at this kind of place?」

「What You found me here really late ain't you? I'm just a disposable piece after all」

At the courtyard of Arcadia Empire before its destruction

Mishi+s who acted as maid who took care after the i beside Hayes as hiding at the shade of a tree

Hayes as lying down on the green lawn had one of her eyes covered with eye patch

A few days ago, she just got the surgery of Baptis pain

「Your highness is jesting ──Now, it's tie that are suitable for an imperial princess In addition it's also necessary to learn the technique to obtain the right of control of Autohness received the other day」

「Just whatthere is in my existence? I'll take up the responsibility if my two Onee-sama die, as the substitute of those two that is」

The third iently The iron maid calmly spoke in respond

「The three of you are shouldering the great cause of leading the world as the summit of the Lord」

「That's wrong ain't it? I'er of the garden that exploit the lowly masses so the imperial family and the nobility can have it easy in the peace And I' that」

「──Hu froet them forced into another different disco oneself inside the lack of freedo of one's existence is also the sa but dark shadow being reflected in your eyes」

「Is Key's Supervisor erated maid huh」

「Even like this I a my people, so I will be disqualified if I'et back on your feet」

Hayes who heard Mishi+s's words made an ironical smile

「Then, ita stain on your achievement」

「Please do as you will Now, let's start studying」

Hayes noticed that Mishi+s's smile was an artificial one

She was a splendid person who possessed both talent and strength, but in the end she only obeyed Hayes because of her duty

Lord──the clan that ruled at the top of the world, whatwas there in such existence?

Hayes herself was just an existence to secure the empire, furthermore she was just a decoration with authority that was far below her elder sisters

She had nothing to obtain or taken away from her

Such sense of value of Hayes was broken apart in a few days

By allowing the rebellion by the family of traitor, the majority of the imperial family and nobility ended up dead, and as an ieted on her

Because she was a syet of hatred

『How dare you did that to hter! To my family!』

『I'll carve the resentment of my family to you bastard!』

The captured Hayes received violence with no question asked It happened after Listelka and Aeril escaped first by Mishi+s's arrangement, and then unluckily Hayes was discovered

Fortunately, she was rescued before she received lethal injury and then she fell asleep in the Ark, but the terror of that time stuck on her

『I am the third』

She was nothing more than a substitute for her elder sisters, a spare

She could only persist in shadoithout obtaining glory, and turned into target by those vulgar low-born

『I refuse that…… If that's what they want then I'll just do that! I'll replacethat should rule over this world! I'll teach them all in the neorld!』

Hayes oke up several years ago yelled that and startedin the free world in order to test her own capability

While blazing with the flae toward Lux as a descendant of the family of traitor

And then──

–

Part 18

「──I am, the chosen existence by Sacred Eclipse! I've surpassed my sisters and the fauinea pig monster dare to pity me!」

Hayes assaulted toward Philuffy along with a jet black killing intent

In respond Typhon also accelerated and drew back its right ary there

The ai Flare

The moment Hayes paid attention to that, countless Pile Anchors were fired from the armor's surface

First she judged that it was an attempt to hold the opponent's movement in check and if possible restrained the opponent

Of course it was already known that Hayes was able to use Sacred Eclipse's ability──the space teleportation

In other words, it was a feint to make her performed her trump card first

「Idiot! Eat this!」

Hayes who saw that first unleashed fire arrows like bullets in radiating shape

Because the attached flaet would be forced to dodge

It seehted that, she made the tip of a Pile Anchor pierced a luainst the fire arrows

Furthere rubble that her arrasped

This time it was Hayes's turn to be forced into defense

(Calm down──I who obtained the power of Sacred Eclipse should be overwheler I've inherited all ability except Metatron's)

Hayes followed the voice she could hear inside her head and fory

At the end she wanted to stab Philuffy's heart with Fernyiges's Sword Device, but the opponent had sharp instinct

She eted instead the moment she teleported to the space behind her

Then,

「Drop dead you drasil like you!」

The branches growing out from Hayes's whole body were fired like countless spears

They easily pierced Typhon's strengthened barrier and also pierced the hands and legs of Philuffy that weren't covered by pilot suit

Though fro the protection for her limbs in order to protect her torso and head

「Tsu……!?」

Even Philuffy as always expressionless frowned from the intense pain from her pierced limbs

But, she noticed soraver than that

「Kukuku, you noticed? It's over already for you Now you can't move at all! Get torn apart into pieces just like that!」

The branches stabbing her li even the ertips

Consequently controlling the Drag-Ride using the control stick became impossible

「I' forhat kind of face that fake prince will make when he coreatness of this me──」

「You won't I won't, let you」

But, Philuffy whose expression turned blank like usual murmured with a small voice

「Because, I also remembered That day Lu-chan came to save me in Ries Island What happened there」

Theinside Philuffy akened in this deep level floor of Avalon

How in order to save Philuffy, Lux went to Ries Island without even considering the danger

And then, hoailing while holding herself who had stopped breathing too

「I wanted to say, I'm fine I wanted to smile to him like usual But──at that time, I couldn't do that」

Philuffy as usually taciturnlike that

「I won't die Because I want to be together with Lu-chan Because Lu-chan told ether with him forever」

Gashi+-, the arrabbed Hayes's body

She should be unable to move her body with her nerves pierced, but Philuffy stretched out branches from her back and made it touched her Sword Device

「Wh……!?」

The instant Hayes gasped, the wire that Philuffy fired into the wall at the front before this ound in high speed

She kept restraining Hayes with her ar Typhon's skating toward the castle wall that the tip of Pile Anchor drove into

She inding back the nailed wire to make herself head forward, in addition of the acceleration using the wheels of the armored feet

Typhon punched through air along with terrifying iant rampart at the front

Toward the intersection of power that was carried out withforward to thrust out Hayes' body that she was grasping

「Impossible-! How can you move this precisely in a state where your limbs cannot move!?」

What shocked Hayes wasn't the technique ofSword Device, it was how Philuffy washer sanity

Through ad of Elixir three tied

In contrast even though Philuffy had her body smeared with the power of Abyss, unlike when she was once taken over by Yggdrasil, there was no wavering at all in her

Surely it was also because the narok had died

Because the brainwashi+ng power had weakened, she could e the power of Abyss skillfully

Even so, it was hard to believe

The strength of this girl called Philuffy

She changed the strength of her feeling to Lux into power, in order to accoht to accomplish

『It's, pitiful』

Hayes's ears could hear Philuffy's words before this once more

Theof those words was about Hayes as unable to believe and rely on anyone else from her heart

No irl, she was unyielding

「Don't, screith me-……! I──」

Typhon that skated with ht arm toward the castle wall

The full strength destructive power that was backed by heavy weight of land battle type Divine Drag-Ride was focused without any other place to escape to

……DOGAAAAA!

The thick and high rampart of the old castle was s with a dull impact sound

The instant strength loosened from Hayes's body, Typhon's special armament activated

「──Biting Flare」

The energy that was sent inside the body burst open Hayes's body

「GU, aaaAaAAAA……!」

Shockwave and heat blast pierced her whole body and reached until the solid core, destroying it

The agony that she didn't feel until now came back and scream was thrown up from inside her throat

「Haa, haa……」

Right after that, Philuffy's armor was dispelled and she fell on her knee on the broken road

It was an attack where she literally squeezed out everything she had

But, even after receiving lethal wound, Hayes as fused with Sacred Eclipse still hadn't died

「You, insects…… I'll, kill you! There is no, way, I'll get defeated by the like of you……!」

Because her core was daeneration ability didn't function properly, but she lifted up Fernyiges's Sword Device and pointed the tip to Philuffy to skewer her

But, looking closer the blade of the Sword Device had been smashed into pieces from its root

「Chih……! So this is your true target from the start!」

Hayes clicked her tongue and comprehended Philuffy's aim

The Sword Device of Fernyiges was pulverized by the after wave of Biting Flare that boasted overwhel destructive power

Thus the autono-Ride was also desummoned and vanished from this place

The Seven Dragon Paladins ere absorbed inside were also ejected and they were recovering their consciousness

And then unnoticed a pillar of light rose froure

『The two people inside the control roohtly away fro for the next qualified person who had finished until the second trial』

「Fu, kukuku……! Kuhahahaha……!」

Voice of joy welled up fro body of Hayes

In this situation, she was blessed with the chance to obtain the central ahead of others

There was a few on Paladins could move Aeril, Lisha, Krulcifer, and also Philuffy couldn't move anymore

Listelka too was still hiding along with Fugil

She was defeated in the duel against Philuffy, even so she was still alive now

And then, there was nobody else but her who could take away Avalon in this situation

「……It's my win! I'll connect with the central and beco I'll make anyone and everyone submit-!」

Hayes laughed loudly in place of a victory song

She approached a step, then one more step toward Arshalia, then suddenly someone's presence appeared behind her

The one who appeared with small footstep sound was the first imperial princess Listelka Rei Arshalia

And then Fugil wearing Baha at her side

「……What's your business at this point huh, Aneue-saratulation that it's still too early yeah」

「Thank you for your hard work, Hayes You have done well to rout the bandits swar to Avalon I will make sure to make your accomplishment be known by the Lord's posterity」

Listelka's attitude and sraceful like usual

However, cold shadow surfaced on Hayes's expression

「Thanks for your hard work, you saaay? A weakling bug who got cold feet and hid in the shadow till the end, is acting high and hty only when it's convenient like this, that just ain't acceptable right? Chichi-uefather and others who conceded the throne to you ht now」

An expression that was filled with blunt displeasure and hostility

Her tattered bodies were crudrasil were crawling around her

But, even after seeing that rebelling will in Hayes's eyes, Listelka's gentle attitude didn't crumble

「Hayes Thank you very htiness since a thousand years ago has been bothersome, but you can be proud that you can become a cornerstone for the Lord like this That's why, please on Paladins ake up and it will becoain」

「……Then, I'll also give a warning yeah, o honorable Aneue-sama」

Hayes's aura changed at Listelka's reaction that didn't mesh at all

「I'll kill you if you get one step closer You can just watch my path of supremacy quietly It's me on the victory Even the current me can kill you two easily」

Hayes gave that threat and touched the forehead of the Automata Arshalia

But, the main body of Automata didn't show any reaction

「……Why!? Why isn't it reacting!? The voice of Sacred Eclipse that I can hear is certainly──」

When she woke up, there was a voice telling her that it was possible for her to connect with the central

If that was a voice that came because she fused with Sacred Eclipse──a revelation from Avalon, then there should be no mistake, and yet…

The unexpected happening caused Hayes to frown

Then Listelka laughed with a lonely voice

「Hayes It's impossible for you Because, the current you is Sacred Eclipse itself The last condition to connect with the central, is for your ego to vanish, and the Sacred Eclipse will fuse with the proper qualified person」

「……No-! I can hear a voice fro to me after I fused with Sacred Eclipse!」

Hayes was flustered and yelled Listelka let out a sigh seeing that

She brushed her front hair with her hand, and her red ic eye that received Baptism shi+ned

「Hayes I am the shrine maiden of oracle The first imperial princess who is the summit of the Lord I have the power to intervene with Avalon That hen you were resurrected, I performed a bit of trick So that your brain is connected to Avalon's──perception estion in your mind」

「……Wha, a!」

Despair and shock ran through the face of Hayes who heard that

Brainwashi+ng was already inserted into her ainst Lux

She accepted Listelka's voice as revelation from Avalon and she was manipulated in order to hinder Lux and co

Controlling Sacred Eclipse itself was impossible even for Listelka, but when Sacred Eclipse absorbed Hayes, she was able to use Hayes's will and ree

Listelka made use of the situation that came to be by accident and performed a trick

「It was a Godsend that you was absorbed by Sacred Eclipse Thanks to that their attention was drawn to you Now please vanish quickly You already──have no more use」

There was no change at all in Listelka

She thrust the farewell before her little sister like it was only natural, with the saesture just like in the past

Unnoticed, Hayes's own hand sed core

From the start Listelka's intention was for her to vanish after re all the hindrances

「Don't, screith me…… THIS DEMOOOooNNNN-!」

Hayes yelled with tears of blood flowing froht arm still stabbed into her core

She lifted up her rerow out Yggdrasil's branch

She roared to skewer the surrounding with countless branches

「──Reload on Fire」

Butil who stood in her way, all the branches were severed

「damn, it……」

The rement of that core was taken into Listelka

The third imperial princess whose body was burned in hatred returned like that to the death she originally belonged to

–

Part 19

「It's finally over With this, everything is──」

Listelka as teleported to the control rooil faced the main body of Automata Arshalia

Perhaps her tension until noas cut off, or perhaps he interfered with Avalon too ered and she was about to fall, but Fugil immediately supported her

She h the ot fused with it, and her strategy to take advantage of the world alliance's opening succeeded

That was so the special property of Sacred Eclipse while having resolve to sacrifice her family

However Listelka wasn't feeling the slightest regret

Rather relieve was spreading inside her chest

「This is the critical moment Please keep your composure」

「Yes, let's call Mishi+s too after I connect to the central Surely she has arrive at nearby」

『Then, the third trial will begin from now Have you finished your preparation?』

「Please begin I have been waiting eagerly for this time since the day I woke up」

「Then」

Arshalia stepped forward, at the same time countless cords were connected to Listelka and the connection began

Nanomachine poured into her blood and she was tuned into the mechanism of Avalon

In addition with the core of Sacred Eclipse that she took inside herself just now blending into her flesh, she perfectly grasped the function and became able to use it

After just ten minutes, the cords connected to Listelka were taken off

She safely finished the third trial

「How are you feeling, my master?」

When Fugil called out to her, Listelka sard voice

A burden was put on her while the connection was going on, but the excitement which surpassed it filled her to the brim

「──It's anificent That it is able to perfor!」

Even the knowledge to control Avalon was also sent directly into Listelka's brain

The obtained inforh the brain She was able to control Avalon freely

It granted Listelka with an unprecedented feeling of omnipotent

She also learned for the first time the same information like what Aeril discovered in the Moon's archive

「I see, my decision was correct The person who obtained Avalon can rule this world I' and essence of that There is nofor a bit here, first I will revive the 『Key of the Surface』──the strongest battle strength Sacred Eclipse, and th」

「……I see, ill your majesty do first with that?」

「Of course, I'll purify this world For several hundred years the Holy Arcadia Eotten from the world This world is dirtied toobehind a part of theclass」

「I see」

Fugil kept s Listelka's words

Listeka seemed to interpret it as acceptance and she sloalked toward the center of the control rooirl

Then Fugil took out a lump of metal from his breast pocket and put it on the nearby table

Listelka tilted her head seeing that tool which looked like a toy

「What could that be?」

「It is a scale A tool to coht and measure the balance」

Although Fugil answered, there was nothing put on that scale

He had a habit of seeing scale sometimes like this

But, Listelka had no interest in such thing

Rather than that now that she had obtained a coil

「Fugil, can I ask you one thing? Why did you save us imperial princesses at that time?」

The Ark where Listelka and others, the i and sleeping inside pods

A force of Arcadia E place attacked, and when she was about to get killed, Fugil slaughtered the empire troops instead

「Thanks to you, I aet back on my foot from that situation of absolute despair until this far We Lord are able to arrive until the path of restoration There were also a lot of people who becaives me your help, the paradise of the Lord can be rebuild without a doubt」

「The reason I saved you That is──because that is exactly the mission of a hero」

Fugil declared with a tone and expression that contained no doubt

「You at that time was an existence that had to be saved by the world I simply obeyed that will」

「……Geez, that's not an interesting reason isn't it? I'm happy that you believed me as an existence that is worthy to be saved, but that, even if there was a bit more reason to that──」

Listelka puffed up her cheeks that were blushi+ng red and her htly

But, before long she stared at a device with a serious expression to pull herself together

「Mishi+s is approaching near Let's contact her using Dragon Voice I will also create a teleportation entrance for her to enter here」

Listelka became able to freely allow teleportation to inside due to her connection to the central She quickly contacted Mishi+s

「Even so it's unexpected To think that Mishi+s can suffer thisDrag-Knights to live I'll stop trying to put them under my command and swiftly eliminate them」

「……Is it really all right for you?」

「Yes, if the arether across the board, there won't be anyone who resist anymore」

「By doing that, you will turn the h──」

「I don't mind」

Listelka sil with an expression that contained no doubt

「It's possible if I have the power of this Avalon and Sacred Eclipse Beside that, Fugil As long as you stay by my side, it's not a concern even if the world becoin soon The first step to correct this world──」

Listelka headed toward the main body of Arshalia and stretched her hand toward her

「Is that so」

With the voice of Fugil behind her, she closed her eyes in order to control Avalon At that time, she heard a voice

–

「──It's unfortunate You erred in your choice」

–

Listelka felt an i in her left chest Her eyes opened wide

The blade of a Sword Device was growing out from her heart

──No, she was stabbed from behind

Even after witnessing that fact with her eyes, she was unable to understand the situation

After all she knew better than anyone that there was nothing that was a threat to her in this control room

Thus, she finally noticed when looking at the silver wall surface that was polished like mirror

How the Automata before her had half her face dyed red by Listelka's blood spurt

And then, how Fugil behind her was stabbing a sword into her chest

「Fu, gil……? What, are you, doing……?」

Listelka forgot even the intense pain that made her unable to even breath and asked

It was impossible

He was Fugil, who betrayed even the old eed with in order to save Listelka

Until noould listen to her consultation cordially beside her, led her, and gave all his effort for the restoration of the Lord For that Fugil, to kill her was just──

「It's the scale You are tilting the fate for your own sake tooto rule over this world If you understood that, then you would still have a future」

「Co, ugh……」

Her breath slipped out in the place of a reply Listelka collapsed while vo blood fiercely

「Why……is this? I……if, you just stay by ──……u」

The fingertip of Listelka as gradually losing strength stretched toward Fugil's ankle

Her red eye was looking up while trickling out tears, but Fugil didn't even glance at it

「──It was only your resolve that was splendid You risked your life for a great cause even if you had to cut down your own fa was for the sake of the Lord's restoration but, you deviated too th you obtained, and beca you mustn't do」

Fugil turned his back toward Listelka who expired on the sea of blood and stretched his hand toward the Automata Arshalia

「So you are a qualified person who has finished the third trial Will you connect to the central once more?」

「I guess, I'll rely on you once e scale revision is necessary Besides now that Hayes's consciousness has vanished and Listelka who connected with central has died too, Sacred Eclipse will find a new host candidate An existence of fate's singularity ish for salvation more than anyone──」

「Understood Beginning preparation」

「I have to re here But, can I leave the clean up to you Arshalia? Looks like the number of corpse will increase by one more after this」

After Fugil spoke so indifferently, Mishi+s appeared in a tattered Azi Dahaka

The iron maid as always cale and hatred

「──Why? Why did you kill Listelksa for you so much like that!」

Mishi+s yelled while stabbing a short blade of seven colors into her own arm

She was trying to cover for her lost sta Elixir injection

But, Fugil was still curt even after hearing the angry yell of the strongest Key's Supervisor

He simply summoned Uroboros's special armament Infinity and deployed it into Bahamut that he then wore casually

With a bland face, he responded to Mishi+s as directing killing intent that was like a raging fire toward him

「You are asking h I anized by her as this world's messiah」

「So you have planned this from the start? You saved Listelksama to make use of her bloodline, in order to obtain this Avalon──」

Mishi+s whose body surface was dyed jet black moved at the same time with her yell

She skated in high speed with the wheels of Azi Dahaka and swung down her halberd with a speed like bullet

(It's already too late to intercept with Reload on Fire! This attack cannot be dodged!)

Inside the control roo, the true worth of Avesta that could steal energy and Divine Raiment could be displayed freely

The halberd that lunged with the conviction of victory caught Fugil's Drag-Ride, at the same time she yelled

「──Avesta……tsu!?」

Thee sensation

There was no feedback of her halberd landing No, it vanished

Fugils' figure suddenly disappeared

「Farewell, Key's Supervisor」

Fugil lightly swung his great sword behind her Just with that, the armor of Azi Dahaka that Mishi+s as smashed into pieces

「──Wh!?」

「Zero One──the special armanated target froain」

0 and 1 It was a power that could freely erase and call back the designated existence like an off and on switch

Due to the other special ar Bahamut was erased from the world, and when his existence was materialized once more, he slashed the defenseless Mishi+s

Fugil's voice announced the present situation along with a cold gaze

The destruction of Azi Dahaka that happened on Mishi+s's body, and her next fate

「There is a liuess Your fault is that blindness of yours, Mishi+s You entrust your will to someone else and put forth your whole effort into it, and you are unable to step out from that even for a step It's too presumptuous for a mere existence ishes for her own death to follow after her master to even lay a hand on this me」

Fugil's voice that was filled with disdain struck the eardru on the floor

Right after that, Mishi+s's limbs and head were separated from her torso Her life closed its curtain

「──But, I'll at least acknowledge your strength as Drag-Knight After all you even made me use the second special armament of Uroboros」

Fugil's hand was holding a Sword Device that was different from Bahamut

The power of Uroboros that showed its figure had already activated

Mishi+s didn't notice that true shape

–

「Fugil The preparation is finished It will take sonation is finished Tenuntil the activation of the revision device」

Arshalia's voice echoed inside the control room that became empty

「Then teleport me outside I'll take care of the hindrances I'll leave the rest to you」

「Yes Please be careful」

After exchanging only those words, Fugil's whole body rapped by bluish white light

His figure vanished along with the light in no time at all, and he was teleported to the ruins above