Volume 17 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Episode 5 - Awakening Ti to assist everyone too!」

「That's what she said, Airi What should we do?」

At the saht

Lisha as rescued by Philuffy was handed to the Triad and guarded by the inside the forest

「Or rather little sister, what's with that appearance? Since when you beca-Ride!?」

The destination of the Triad──at an open place there Lisha reflexively raised her voice

「Fufu, to think I'll be able to surprise Lishsa as one dare to take the challenge isn't it」

There she found the figure of Airi wearing a pilot suit and a Drake on top of that

Froh aptitude for Drag-Ride, so in a sense she should have even more talent than Lisha

But, her sta-Ride, so in the end she was pursuing the work as secretary It should be like that but──

「Airi Please don't force yourself I've told you so repeatedly」

Airi responded to Noct's serious expression with a gentle smile

If Lisha's question was to be answered concisely, fro the Triad's help to train wearing Drag-Ride oncethat she could do

Airi's skill in piloting Drag-Ride couldn't endure going through battle or -Ride in a unique way

She equipped Drake, then she focused in only using the function of barrier and the special equipe or movement were all locked instead

With that, coue were suppressed until the ut-Ride

In other words, once she deployed her Drag-Ride, she becaele step away froon Paladins was also using si her」

「Perhaps, that wory if she hear that……」

Lisha muttered with a complicated expression toward Airi's smile

「That's how it is, so for now please rest for a bit Lishsaht? Your face is the saht」

「Mu…… Still, I'm worried about Hahue Besides──there is also the matter of Alma」

Airi soothed down Lisha, even so Lisha also wouldn't back down

「The matter of the little sister, is it?」

Lisha wordlessly nodded toward Noct's question

Outwardly Alma was the captain of Azure Division and the main culprit who caused the commotion this time

But, even so Lisha couldn't think of her little sister as siirl too, her hand stopped when she was about to kill enuine But, a part of the responsibility of her doing so like that also lie on me…… If there is casualty froht become difficult to even defend her but──」

「Princess……」

「I know that I' self-awareness as the princess of the New Kingdom But, I don't want to abandonher head down after Sharis commented

Perhaps she was released froered at that place froue and lack of sleep

Airi aardly supported Lisha's unsteady body with her arirl to sleep

「I will look after Lishsa Let's resu for half an hour」

「Yep Let's do that as long as no enemy come」

Tillfur said that with a relieved expression, then the three started searching the surrounding just like Airi instructed

Airi as left alone with Lisha looked at her sleeping face that looked vaguely pained and s at all After all that's how siblings are」

Airi on Voice to a certain person

Airi raised the te to protect Lisha fro to fall and warmed her body

(Nii-san, please be safe──)

After Celis, next it was the second successive battle with the objective ofPhiluffy withdrew from the frontline

Airi knew that Krulcifer wouldn't move too far to the front in order to do that to Lux

Raffi wasLux as well as Syvalles until the very last minute before this decisive battle, but in the end it see alone

But, that was Raffi's miscalculation──

No, even Lux hi Airi as pretending to not know anything before this as a spy to the New Kingdom camp until just before

Part 2

「Nii-san, is it okay if I ask you──about a certain ht, in the reserved inn where it was tiuest rooht blueinto the bedroo Lux

The voice that was faical sister that was tinged with sorrow vaguely looked like a different person that made his heart jumped

Toward the bewildered Lux, Airi quietly slipped into the blanket with her cheeks slightly blushi+ng, and whispered

「Shh……, be quiet Nii-san I' of the inn, so there should be no one listening」

「Why so suddenly……? Did so, happen──」

When Lux asked uneasily, Airi placed the pillow she brought beside Lux and lied down facing the side to face Lux

The faed with even more dissatisfaction than usual

「I, heard it When Nii-san and Aeril-san were talking while avoiding anyone's gaze」

Lux couldn't hide his reaction hearing that

This ti quiet not only toward people related to the New Kingdo from Queen Raffi, but even to everyone of the Academy, however histo the conversation of that ti but questions

Because Airi too should be still under the binding spell from Endless toward her perception

「If I have to speak the truth, I was unable to affir to her so, perhaps──」

「Isn't that just your i really carefully, teeks ago, at the deep level floor of Avalon at the abandoned capital Guernica, Airi was also──receiving Baptis for her to notice this world revision, but it was hard to believe that she would notice any definite out of place feeling just fro to Lux and Aeril's conversation

And so, Lux tried to deceive Airi to distance her froht if I speak loudly from now? I'll expose to everyone too that Nii-san is the h」

Seeing the s over her eyes, Lux could only shake his head hard left and right with a pale expression

「Then please tell dom──」

「That's……」

「If you say that you don't want to drag ry」

When Lux averted his eyes and shut his ht her face closer

Helplessly, Lux talked about the looping three days of parade

Although the Lords were defeated at the great battle at Avalon, the Seven Dragon Paladins were defeated by Fugil and world revision was carried out by Uroboros

The memories of all the people were overwritten and history was corrected

The act that the Hero of Beginning Fugil had been repeating along with Sacred Eclipse until noas currently in progress right now

The Sacred Eclipse possessed Queen Raffi, then with that alhty power she murdered the Old Empire faction, Waybra, Prime Minister Nulph, and various other peoples in order to hide her sin of betraying the great man Count Atismata

The members of Syvalles other than Yoruka didn't know that fact, and Lux also had no intention of telling theil, and he decided to liberate the New Kingdorasp of Sacred Eclipse by himself He told her that

「……So, Sacred Eclipse hasn't died And then it possessed her majesty the queen」

「Yes I so the report froil Apparently it was originally e because of soe medium that was recovered from the treasure warehouse of the Ruin Garden

From what Aeril said, it seemed that it was set so if several conditions were fulfilled, the data inside it could be played in Avalon's facility

And so, if they could obtain secret information related to Avalon, wouldn't they be able to obtain a counterainst Uroboros and Sacred Eclipse──

After Lux finished talking the su, Airi turned her face toward Lux on the pillow and silently gave hierous tightrope walking How about you enter a circus troupe when you graduate the Academy?」

「No that, sorry…… That's why at the very least even if it's just Airi alone I want you to escape──」

Normally he would smile wryly at Airi's sarcasm but this time only it wasn't a situation where he could ht that Sacred Eclipse was a Ragnarok that possessed an evil side, he had to challenge Queen Raffi in order to save the New Kingdo for in case he failed, so that everyone and Airi wouldn't get dragged in──

「I'll say this but, Nii-san has no right to refuse okay?」

「Eh……?」

Airi's words that she casually said to him made Lux shut his mouth

「I will help Until now I kept it a secret from everyone except the Triad, but if it's only for a li-Ride With that I'll support Nii-san frodom's side As a spy──」

When Lux asked, it see to be able to use Drake She picked up on the conversation of Lux and Aeril was also thanks to that

It see-Ride after they finished checking the inside of the inn, so they overlooked her

「──Tha, that's reckless!」

「It's Nii-san who's reckless right? Even so you decided to do it right? Then I'll also accompany you Even if I die because of that, I don't reallythat indifferently

It wasn't just a spontaneous idea or a temporary emotion, her face was the face of someone who had made their resolve

「I'o anymore you know? I can at least decide aboutto do, then I'll also do so」

「Nii-san too please try to put yourself in my position if I have to live in a world where Nii-san is dead If you don't want to hurt ht away Nii-san want to keep up with your selfishness, but then ood? Don't you think that's unfair?」

「Airi……」

He couldn't find any words to reply to that

But, this wasn't a probleood! Such thing──」

Emotionally, he was unable to choose an option where his little sister, his only biological faht become sacrifice

「──Nii-san Will you listen toto appeal to Airi desperately, but Airi suddenly sraduate from the Acadeo to meet up with Nii-san I want our criminal collar to be taken off, no……even if we don't actually receive any pardon, I want the two of us to live together as faether with Nii-san again Is it no good for me to have this kind of drea the possibility of Nii-san going back alive even if only slightly?」

Lux was unable to say anything hearing that earnest pleading

His little sister as given cri for her all this ti hard in order to become able to protect Lux too

He learned for the first tiether with hi like this」

Even in the very di in, it felt like he could see Airi's face that was blushi+ng from embarrass e hard all the time in order to make her drea-Knight, she did the best she could in order to protect Lux

His heart felt constricted when he thought of Airi's feeling

「But, if Nii-san die, I won't be able to say this any that Nii-san want to say to me?」

「Sorry, Airi…… I──」

When Lux looked down and said that, Airi brought her body even closer on the bed

「……It's fine It's not that I want to receive help from Nii-san I want to become the one who can help Nii-san this time That's all there is to it」

He couldn't stop her anymore

Because he realized that just like hoas thinking of Airi, she was also thinking of hiet a bit closer? Just like ere children」

「Yeah」

Airi buried her face on Lux's chest so that her skin could stick close on hiic scent and war of the heart were directly conveyed

Their hearts were connected as one and they whispered about the strategy before falling asleep at the end

Part 3

And then now──

Airi as clad in a Drake guarded Lisha together with the Triad while thinking

Lisha being taken back by the New Kingdoether with the Triad was involved with protecting Lisha In a sense it should be said as convenient

In their position, originally they should bring Lisha right away to Queen Raffi, but Airi intentionally didn't do that

If Raffi learned that Lisha was rescued froe, she would surely kill Al Lux down

They shouldn't bring Lisha back yet in order to prevent that too

No──Lisha couldn't be brought back until Lux acco Avalon's Archive, the facility for playing the storage medium that they obtained

She would continue to shelter Lisha while evasively deceiving her together with the Triad who didn't know anything about the situation

That was the best action that Airi should take right now

She had confir with Aeril had activated the production plant of Avalon and released the Abysses

If the Azure Division members in standby used horn flutes and controlled the swarm of Abysses that were liberated froth would be supplemented and it became possible to buy time

(Even so, it feels like death is really near……)

Airi was feeling the wet sensation of cold sweat beneath her pilot suit while watching the surrounding with her radar

(I should be able to buy quite a lot of time if I continue like this! Nii-san, please finish this while you can)

Sooner or later Raffi would notice the existence of traitor in their midst

The proble the time until that happened

「I finally find you The traitor who is leaking the infordom──」

But, Raffi surpassed Airi's expectation and already sent her trump card the Automata She didn't notice that the evil clutches already approached until right beside her

The deadline was approaching second by second

Part 4

──IIIIiiIiiIIIII!

The discordant sound of the Abyss controlling horn flute was resounding at the southwest of the Ancient Forest

A lot of Abysses were transferred to outside the Cocoon, one of Avalon's facilities With that the strategy of controlling the enemy's Abysses just like that becath that was greatly inferior on the whole could push back at the New Kingdom camp and sowed chaos

For several dozen minutes from noould be the time that decided victory or defeat

『──Lux-kun! Over here!』

Lux received the instruction fro

He pretended to slash at Philuffy and Typhon Hearound in an arc and chased behind Aeril

Lisha as taken back was entrusted to Airi and the Triad, with that it became possible to continue the plan

(It's not coincidence that Airi and others are here We were able to cope because she learned the fordom camp beforehand!)

In the end thanks to Airi's cooperation Lux ended up saved in this phase

In that case, he wanted to win

He wanted to make this plan a success to respond to his little sister's feeling anted to save Lux even if she had to put herself in danger

With that feeling in his heart, he headed to Avalon's Archive──the place where all inforround this place in full speed

Most likely Philuffy had also received strengthening by Baptisainst her head-on

If Philuffy used the Abyss factor inside her body, it would put a great burden on her body

Fortunately, the e land battle type Divine Drag-Ride was liet away if I can escape to the sky!)

The instant he flew to the sky with that conviction, he felt soht after that, Typhon that juht of ten-odd ml fired an anchor froet away, you know?」

A thick steel wire entangled Baha and co with the ar-Ride's treth

『What's, that──!?』

Aeril who turned around also opened her eyes wide in surprise

The for had turned into different shape than before

There were countless protuberances that looked like curved blade on her shoulders and back In addition the ars were reinforced further, enlarging Typhon that was already a large type originally to becoer

That shape that looked si even more armor above the armor that Lisha developed astonished Lux

And then, the presence of Philuffy herself also becaht in her eyes

『The reason is unclear but the possession target, this wouy's true identity But it will be faster if I'-Ride Python and El Fajura will return the debt from the other day』

The voice of Automata whose shape or shadow couldn't be seen ca

El Fajura

The Gear Leader of Gigas who once attacked the New Kingdoether with the Lord Hayes

She possessed the power to control other person's Drag-Ride using her own clone that was created fro behind the scenes at the looping parade the other day She murdered the noble called Waybra under Raffi's order

But, till the end she was only piloting Drag-Ride She should be unable to control other person but──

(Is she under the effect of Iblis's mental pollution just like Celis-senpai? No, until just now Philuffy didn't show any strange sign)

One of Lux's ar was still restrained by Pile Anchor while he was flying in low altitude A voice fro-Ride Python is sticking on Philuffy-san's Typhon It possesses Divine Rai-Ride's armor and misdirect the pilot's mind!」

Because Lux's appearance itnessed by the Autoer

「Kuh……!?」

The ene possession of the Drag-Ride and interfered with her h it

Lux recalled last time when Philuffy was controlled by Hayes and he went tense

At this tith so that was the only silver lining but──

「……Ei」

But, the next er that dispersed even such consideration attacked Lux

Typhon skated and got out of the area croith trees, then right after that it pulled the restrained Bahaht Philuffy several ti pulled by Pile Anchor

But, the place where he was pulled at was a large rock that was between Philuffy and Lux

(What, in the world!?)

The trees clustering together were blocking the view, so hethat the other side would also find it hard to confirm his action, but it was a treot the trees used as blinder against him At this rate he would be se!? My armor will be scattered if I'm smashed there!)

He realized that there was only one option for hie rock before him

「──Recoil Burst!」

He quickly touched the Sword Device on his waist and si commands fro-Ride to ra a destructive power that was several times the usual to destroy the rock

──ZU-, DOOooON!

At the same time with the secret technique's execution, the i trees and bleay their leaves

He orried if Philuffy as at the other side got hit by the scattered rock fragments, but his anxiety came in a different shape

「I don't knoho you are but, I understand if it's that Divine Drag-Ride」

Philuffy predicted that Lux would destroy the rock and juot away fro her and Lux, then she greatly pulled back her right ar his secret technique

Typhon's special armament that was installed inside the aret and exploded it

It was clear even froathered

(damn it!)

He was completely outwitted

He had no intention of underestith, but Lux's assumption was easily surpassed

(I won't make it in time The time to recover Bahamut's posture──there's no time!)

Typhon's arm approached fro the instant into several second with his own defeat before his eyes, it was then,

Aeril who came fro Roar

GO-……DOoNN!

Right after that, the scorching hot torrent fro Flare crushed the empty air

Lux barely escaped the predica strange in that instant

Philuffy couldn't neutralize the impact of the explosion and her balance cru as pivot and used thekick

Lux felt doubtful why she exploded the Biting Flare even though he didn't catch Lux, but that in itself was a series of attacking action

Philuffy's kick that was using the hand-to-hand co-Ride piloting hit Aeril who came nearby A part of her ar

「……U-, AAaaAH!」

Although she was directly hit by the kick, Zahhak's armor wasn't dispelled, but ht properly with that

Perhaps it was cheap as compensation to save Lux's life, but from the perspective of the battle situation they were cornered into an overwhel of this? The movement just now……is completely Philuffy's moveon Voice to voice his question, then Aeril immediately responded with a tense voice

『That……is, Philuffy-san herself Cough……! It's not that her nize the opponent she fight In other words, she is directing her full strength toward you, based on her own tactics…… Quickly run away, Lux-kun The current us──aren't herwith pain coloring her voice

Honestly speaking this was unexpected

It was reassuring when she was fighting as a member of Syvalles──as his comrade, but to think that she would be this powerful as ene……)

Lux was struck with ado when he fought the brainwashed Philuffy at Ries Island

In order to defeat the nu her fang like the other girls

『Lux, kun…… Run, shake her off and head to the Archive If you don't! You'll be defeated……!』

Perhaps because she had just attacked with all her strength, as expected even Philuffy's ive chase was dulled

There was the ar by Python, but he would be able to shake her off if he escaped in full speed for several seconds

But──

(Your majesty Raffi, is this also your plan?)

Even if his assu his true identity, this was the first time for an enemy to understand Lux's true nature this far

Not only she had been told about the way he fought fro the human called Lux from the viewpoint of a ruler

『Lux……kun?』

Lux drove Bahamut toward the road that Aeril showed──the northeast of Ancient Forest where the Archive was located

But, he wasn't using his maximum speed It was a speed that Typhon could barely follow

If it was Philuffy as powered up by the parasitic armor Python, she would be able to follow after Lux without proble that, why?)

Aeril as feeling puzzled was also guessing the reason why Raffi chose Philuffy as the second assassin after Celis

(I see…… Queen Raffi, she know, that Lux-kun cannot escape……)

The most important connection of Lux who once saved her

Exactly because he was risking his life to protect everyone that he was unable to do anything like abandoning the controlled Philuffy

He planned to lure them to Archive in order to destroy El Fajura and Python

But, that was a really dangerous gauarantee that Lux would win even if he faced her with all his ht

And then, on the other hand Philuffy as chasing Lux was also persisting to carry out a single ithin her hazy ht……)

Python that was controlled by El Fajura acted as parasite and her as manipulated

It wasn't mind control, but the direction of her mind──the foundational principle of her action, about what she should do wasRuin's device that was called the Coffin, Philiffy obtained strength that was suited to her characteristic in exchange of the danger

It was the path she chose in order to becoth of her important person, in order to not hting for a certain objective

When she was a child, Philuffy built up herself to not cry in order to protect her fa in sadness because of their mother's death

Because everyone will be even sadder if she showed them her sad self

However, that boy noticed that way of living of Philuffy and directed his straightforward kindness to her

He ard──able to be kind to anyone But in exchange he was unable to accept other people's good will froht

Thinking that, she became happy

If that kind person became able to like himself more, if he could become happy, then surely she herself would also feel happy She thought that

For the sake of protecting hiialca, that she would fight for that sake

(That's why, I have to With this strength, I'll……-chan, protect)

「──Tei」

The girl's voice sounded so as fired from Typhon's ar horizontally with the ground at the height of 5, 6 s with a tre with his armor to evade

Typhon's Pile Anchor was certainly powerful, but it could only aiht line in a situation where there was no obstacle

And then once it ain until the as reeled back

Of course there was more than one anchor so it was necessary to be careful but──,

(I can do this! If I' attention to the anchors that are fired froed!)

Lux was convinced He continuously evaded the tips of the anchors that were fired rapidly

While the New Kingdo Abyss with horn flute were battling at the surrounding slight distance away, theythe destination It was then

Bishi+-!

Lux was suddenly receiving ih he was hit with a hip froh I should have dodged the Pile Anchor!?)

Baha trajectory greatly diverted

Lux was feeling shocked by the unexpected attack while barelyto recover his balance There he received even more hit fro anchors at where I' the wire frorabbed the wire and used it like whip to strike at Lux

To do that she intentionally fired several times at trajectory that wouldn't hit Bahamut and took Lux by surprise

Furthermore, it was already too late when he noticed

Philuffy was alsoHe received whip strikes continuously

The destructive power of the attack itself was low, but his speed was greatly declining because his back wings were hit He was entered into the firing range where Typhon could reach hi with a step on the ground that was like explosion, Typhon leaped and lifted up its huge arether

Those ar to strike Bahaht

Archive that was the destination was right below Aeril had gone ahead and waited for Lux's arrival there

There was arrangeround, they would be transported into Archive to escape But──

「You won't, get away」

Philuffy also increased her attack precision further

Just like capturing a bird by throwing a rock that was tied with rope, she fired wire at the saled Lux's armor with Pile Anchor

In addition she also fired anchor into the landing place to reel in Typhon itself toward the ground

「Lux-kun! Unfasten that wire! At this rate──」

「No, it's fine! We'll accoht at the sa wasn't to escape from Philuffy

He planned to lead her into a part of Avalon──the underground facility Archive and there he would destroy El Fajura and Python

Even if he would becoht, he couldn't avoid it

Lux decided to daringly get on Queen Raffi's intention

──KIIN Faint light rose in round shape, enveloping Lux, Aeril, and Philuffy

After experiencing the weightless sensation for several seconds, the scenery of the surrounding changed

Part 5

「──Communication fro Lux Arcadia as well as Aeril vi Arcadia The place is the Archive northeast fro beside Raffi received a transrasped the situation

But, Raffi didn't look surprised at all Her face see

「So it's just as I thought I don't understand hoas deceiving other people's eyes until now though」

「Most likely they are using the Divine Raiment of Zahhak isn't it?」

Divine Raiment Brain Hack et

If the awareness toward the existence called Lux was erased, whether Lux came and went from the inn and no matter what he did somewhere else, no one would be able to realize that it was Lux

But, if his very existence was erased, it would beco Brain Hack

Therefore Lux only hid his true identity while creating the transient true ie that was Azure Division

It was the sail once made use of Lux's existence to accomplish the revolution that destroyed the Old Eht if we leave it to Philuffy He had just fight seriously against Celistia, so surely he don't have the spare strength to win against her──even in the unlikely chance that he actually defeat her, he will be exhausted and unable to fight well What's left is to have the Automata deal with his little sister who seeht with that, Fugil?」

「Why are you asking il was positioned as a sentry at the central of Avalon, but with Lux's position beco clear, Raffi called him back to his side

「It's so that I don't become the world's enemy──which consequently will turn me into your enemy I believe that the Lord Listelka too surely died because of that So I have to meet your expectation as much as possible」

「……There is no risk of that at this point of ti with the eneard of Syvalles too, you're only sending the in mind the possibility of the unlikely chance that foolish little brother cannot be killed」

「Fufu, I'ht for ency report careat nuround production plant were controlled by horn flute, the New Kingdouarding Lisha while hiding andby herself against the large swarainst such number she was unable to defeat the pushed back

「Well then, I'll leave Aler desu I will do ave an order to the Gear Leader of Moon who possessed mechanical fox ears, Re Plica

In preparation of the case of Lux getting away, she readied this plan for evenover Al on the situation, she would be used as hostage to bring down Lux

Al

In this situation there was already nothing that she could do except to pray for Lux's safety

「Now then」

At the sa, paki paki the air around Raffi was freezing

The strongest Sacred Eclipse that conaroks, it would carry out its objective of bringing salvation to the person it was possessing and before long it would expand its strength to thethat, it would devour all the thought and flesh of the person it was fused with and rareat cala Raffi didn't know about that reality

She would last, perhaps for several months

Or perhaps in faster case Raffi would lose her ego as hu into calail would use Uroboros and Avalon and reset everything

Using world revision, he wouldabout the Ruins

And then──so would repeat

That was the truth of Sacred Eclipse, the prologue that would lead to world destruction

「Should I go out? No……it's fine, I'll leave it to you」

「……? That's unusual, to think you would take the initiative to il's suggestion

How Fugil didn't wish to see her wretched figure when she greedily devoured the great amount of Abysses, the distorted side of Sacred Eclipse

「Then, I'll leave this place to you I'll go to rarew froure of the queen and she fleay

And then, a curbstomp was started

Part 6

「This place, where is──?」

At that time, Lux and others ere transferred to the inforement facility the Archive were placed in awas jet black darkness

Inside it there were only their figures without wearing Drag-Ride floating along with a faint light

They could only stir their body slightly

「Calression of tiht now dozens of tiet tired even if you keep wearing Bahaeactivated」

Apparently the facility of Avalon called Archive was directly interfering with their brain It seemed that it was constructed so that people could obtain information in a short ti this from nearby, but it was unclear whether she was bewildered or si vacantly at empty air with her expressionless face

A dark room with only their consciousness where they didn't even know up and down

At the center, a silhouette with the sa

Silver hair and grey eyes

She was a girl with lovely long hair wearing luxurious pure white dress

She opened her eyes as though noticing the existence of Lux and others, then she smiled and bowed

「Welcome to the Archive I welcome the arrival of the three of you」

「You are……?」

Lux who only existed as consciousness here spontaneously asked

Right after that he felt exasperated at hie medium, but unexpectedly a reply came back

「My name is Arshalia I was an i the technology that was brought about by the Xfer, I was the one who recreated the Ruins With my position perhaps I could be called as the LordCreator」

「……!? Then, that Automata who is the Gear Leader of Avalon, she is──」

When Aeril as an imperial family member that was siirl's hologram nodded

「Yes I created it to imitateence──in short she is a pseudo personality that was created artificially, she is unrelated with me In that sense thisis different」

「…………」

Even the ancient technology of the Ruins and Avalon until noere overwhel, but they were stil bewildered with the appearance of the existence called Arshalia they were facing

But, Lux iether and asked

「What do you know? No, regarding Avalon and the way to defeat Sacred Eclipse……and the transfor-Ride Uroboros──can you teach us what you know about those?」

「……Very well All of you are people who arrived here after surh qualification to know The beginning of everything was an from the encounter of me and him」

「Him……?」

Aeril il Arcadia huh…」

「Yes……」

Arshalia nodded at Lux's irl ere projected in this false ientleness soave a hint of loneliness

「You must have known if you had reached the central of Avalon, but Arcadia Empire at our time was in the middle of wars that were like hell」

「…………」

Avalon's deep level floor

Lux and others also knew about that after watching the past recording that was projected in the abandoned capital Guernica

Arcadia Eovernment for the sake of the royalty and titled nobility In the end for the sake of refining Elixir with even higher purity──for the sake of strengthening their own talent, lifespan, and physical body, they apprehended the population that eaker than them and turned thein that caused the rebellion The group that became the center of the rebellion was called the clan of traitor The people who became the ancestor of the Arcadia Empire of Lux's time

That was how Lux and Aeril understood it but──

「At that ti-Ride that was exclusive for royalty and titled nobility was a blood relative with the highest aptitude for Drag-Ride even aasped and held his breath the moment he was told that

Why was Lux and Airi's aptitude for Drag-Ride was abnorh? That was because they were descended froil

「I as the iil as a child of a il fighting to protect the cats and dogs that were tortured by people to clear their stress」

Arshalia's projection silently looked down and began to talk

Her detailed gestures weren't just soirl

「I was taught that the clan of traitor is evil since the time I possessed awareness I had the talent to understand the technology of XferKey's Supervisor who cooperated with reat authority even a my sisters the other i to use the technology of Drag-Ride and Ruins to enrich theot sick of them」

「Then, because of that──」

When Lux muttered in a small voice, Arshalia opened her eyes and sinally ere in the position to hate each other, but I obtained a conviction when I saw Fugil at that time That there is no way the clan of traitor is an evil existence fro more than a convenient sense of values created for soether with Fugil in a path to save all of the anyone」

Aeril who listened to the story le twitch

Most likely the i with this artificial personality of Arshalia

Si at the era of Listelka and others When they woke up fro sleep at this era, they attempted to dispose all of the people in authority fro them it was only Aeril alone who chose the path of coexistence with the people of this era

「Things were going really well for both of us Thinking back noere also conceited back then but, ere blessed with talent and luck I used the technology of Ruins and developed new conception and equiper for reater than anyone, and that strength bloomed in the middle of battles」

Arshalia placed her hands on her chest and continued talking about the past

How she was correcting the distortions of the world one by one together with Fugil

How they subjugated the chief vassals ere co terrible injustice

How they stopped a weapon that ran aht down the faction that atteuised theroup that was devoted to inhuement of the Ruin to the Automatas that were called Gear Leader

How she developed various new Drag-Rides

Because of the conflicts it was unavoidable that the conclusion was bloody, but the situation was beco peaceful little by little

「I, fell in love with hi in an unfortunate environment all the time since his childhood, so he wouldn't open his heart to me as an imperial princess of Arcadia, even so I believed that perhaps, he held the sa deep down」

──'I want to save this world'

They wanted to get closer to a world where people wouldn't meet an unreasonable experience because of other people

With such feeling at the bottom of their heart, the two cooperated and advanced forward

「──But, even amidst that, the conflict wouldn't die down No, the ed…… The s, they will not be concerned with appearances any even more violent」

A father who put a bohter and sold her to a noble to take revenge

The ier who approached for peace and dissected hireedy reat profitweapon to both sides and fanned up their respective anger

A researcher indiscriminately scattered fierce poison that wouldn't really kill but inflicted a long suffering in the hope that the ould stagnate, but it was the innocent people ere suffering the il advanced forward one step on a time……we defeated enemies, but itnessed sorrowful and cruel reality We saw the gruesome act of human that was like demon repeatedly and harbored doubt Could it be that the true nature of human──, that we the Arcadia clan are an existence that is like dirty deave an answer like that, then what I've done until noas less then』」

The era of Old E from oppression and discrimination by the people in authority

The counterattack from the common masses that were filled with deeply held resent years of the ancient empire must be even more terrible than the past that Lux had experienced

During that hellish seven years, the two of theht while living together Arshalia eloquently talked about their history

All of this didn't even take several seconds in the real time, but inside their consciousness it felt like dozens of

The tale of the ancient tinancy had arrived to the extreme

But, that battle that felt to be endless was heading to the end due to Fugil's hard fighting

「Fugil was a his skill didn't reach to that extent but, he never stopped working hard, no matter what kind of hardshi+p co I was encouraged seeing hiht I ade of death, but at that ti」

「Mutation?」

Lux tilted his head whilea conjecture inside his heart

「Yes, his body……the brake inside his brain transforinally a human will die if they have Elixir administered to them in certain amount, but he surpassed the lie and became able to continue to live」

「I can't believe it, he didn't sleep in a pod like us──he became an immortal?」

When Aeril asked that in bewilderment, Arshalia wordlessly nodded

「There is also that, but thedifferent We destroyed the last great evil, and the world should have beco inside the hearts of the people throughout the long period didn't vanish」