Episode 3 - Two Dragons Under The Moonlight–
The fourth Drag-Ride hangar existing in Academy.
There were important facilities for Drag-Ride and archive at the underground room, but there was nothing on its high rooftop.
There was only excessively s.p.a.cious rectangle s.p.a.ce spreading, surrounded by low wall.
Airi was standing on that place where it was forbidden to enter, exposing her body to the cold night wind.
It was a high place inside the Academy where the moon could be clearly seen.
That was the place where she was arranged to meet Soffice Xfer for the deal of cooperation.
Just as promised, there was no one around the hangar.
She didn"t tell anyone about this matter.
「Even though I"ve just entered the bath, now I"m feeling chilly again like this.」
「──Then, we"re going to finish the talk quickly. I"m also cold.」
When Airi grumbled like that because there was no one around, a voice suddenly came from behind. Airi"s breath was caught in her throat from shock.
When she turned around, a brown skinned girl──Soffice Septy, now Soffice Xfer was standing wearing pilot suit with high exposure rate and Divine Drag-Ride Vritra.
「Since when……」
「I haven"t waited that long. However, we both don"t have much time from here.」
She must meant that there was high risk they would be discovered if they stayed here for too long.
However, there was no impatience in Soffice"s expression. She was simply continuing to talk with bland tone without inflection.
「Was it Vritra"s Divine Raiment that caused your figure to be unseen until now?」
The saffron colored Divine Drag-Ride, with gradation that was like blazing flame on its armor.
Airi asked while staring at its strange curving form, but Soffice was curt.
「I cannot answer that. After all I"m a secretive woman.」
It felt like that answer itself was a positive confirmation to her question, but Airi didn"t retort.
Airi was scared of her when they first met because of the tense situation, but unexpectedly she might be an interesting girl.
「There is one thing to confirm. You will enter the Garden with me after this, install the Grand Force, liberating the Ruin. I estimate we will return in just a few hours, is that okay?」
「Wai-, please wait! The remaining two crystals should be still inside the Ragnarok, what will you do about that?」
Airi intentionally asked in the middle of her conversation with Soffice to draw out as much information as possible.
She was surprised that Soffice planned to liberate the Garden so suddenly, but if Garden"s Ragnarok had been defeated──or if perhaps there was a simple method to defeat it, there would be nothing better than to know that fact.
Because that might become an opening for Lux and others to take advantage of.
「That is……──!?」
When Soffice was going to reply with her expressionless face, her blank eyes opened wide.
Right after that, Soffice and Vritra leaped to the side with a speed that eye couldn"t follow.
A moment later, it was Airi"s turn next to be shocked.
The wall surrounding the hangar"s rooftop in four direction was low, so Soffice would fall if she moved like that──just when she thought that, Soffice and Vritra hovered still in the air.
「……Negotiation breakdown. It"s unfortunate, but my wish doesn"t come true.」
Soffice wearing Vritra muttered while hovering still as though stepping on empty air.
Wire Tail was wrapping around her body. She was restrained by another Drag-Ride.
「Why are you here, upstart conglomerate captain?」
「Eh……!?」
Airi who heard Soffice"s muttering followed her gaze and saw that.
Without her noticing, an orange haired girl wearing Divine Drag-Ride of vivid cherry blossom color was standing on the rooftop in confrontation with Soffice.
Magialca Zen Vanfrick.
The head of Vanfrick Company that had the world under its thumb, the multi-millionaire girl who served as the captain of Seven Dragon Paladins.
──No, she was a woman of undetermined age with only her appearance looking young, but she was standing wearing a fearless smile.
Her body was wearing tight and smallish pilot suit with her usual coat above it.
Even for Airi, this was her first time seeing Magialca"s battle readiness.
However Airi was bewildered not only because Magialca suddenly appeared on the rooftop where there were only her and Soffice.
(That Divine Drag-Ride, what in the world──!?)
The shape of the Drag-Ride Magialca was wearing, it was just too different with everything Airi had seen until now.
First, it was so big that it occupied a fifth of the s.p.a.ce of the s.p.a.cious Drag-Ride hangar"s rooftop.
Furthermore this Drag-Ride had no legs.
Huge multiplex armor that only consisted of upper body wasn"t directly wrapping Magialca"s body.
It was only showing its figure like a guardian G.o.d standing behind her.
The huge armor that covered around Magialca in semicircle shape gave the impression like a Drake, but the seven masts protruding from that frame were endowed with terrific ma.s.s and sense of intimidation.
It was as though an army in one.
The Drag-Ride that should be just one unit was boasting a majestic appearance that gave the impression of a group of Drag-Knights forming a formation of heavy armored troop.
「It was a pain to hide this figure you know? After all, once this armor is deployed, this thing won"t be able to move. And so it seems I"m late for the introduction huh──traitor.」
「……Searching the Moon"s database. So that is the special equipment type Divine Drag-Ride, Jormungand.」
「I"m sorry that I was unable to show my fight until now despite being the captain. But, even like this I"m someone with strong sense of responsibility. I came in order to clean up after my subordinate. If you surrender than the sentence for your crime will be light, how about it?」
Magialca jerked her chin with a challenging smile.
「Crime? I"m not betraying anyone. Since the start, I"m only fighting for my own sake.」
Soffice who was restrained by Jormungand with thick and long Wire Tail replied like that with a chilly tone.
「I see, then this is breakdown of negotiation. The crime of rejecting my deal is heavy you know?」
Magialca put on a wicked smile, then stinging air of tension drafted to the surrounding.
But, at that time when the fierce battle after this was a.s.sumed would happen, Magialca"s gaze suddenly turned toward Airi.
「Sorry that I"m late, Lux"s little sister. Erasing the presence of this Divine Drag-Ride and deploying it is a bit hard you see.」
「N, no……bu, but how? Magialca-san should be sleeping in the headmaster"s place──」
「That is the disguise of my aide. The male who is my butler called Lolotte, he is still a young boy (child) but his skill is good, and he also look good in female clothing.」
Airi was somewhat creeped by the jesting Magialca while questioning her further.
「No, more importantly, how did you notice about me and her──」
「Who do you think I am? By the point of time you was kidnapped once by the Moon"s fellows, it was only natural to investigate if there is something. From the particulars until now, I thought that perhaps they might use you to liberate the Ruin, and it seems that I"m right on the spot.」
Airi gulped hearing Magialca"s deduction. At that moment, Soffice"s Vritra that was hovering midair suddenly moved silently.
Three Daggers that were casually taken out were thrown toward Magialca. Then Vritra flew following behind those Daggers.
*Vun!* Along with that sound of cutting through air, Vritra flew with the wire restraining it.
──Fast.
Airi didn"t even have time to let out her voice when the Daggers were approaching before Magialca.
Jormungand"s huge arm swung in a flash and deflected them, then the second armored arm pulled back and clenched its steel fist.
It seemed like an installation type of Divine Drag-Ride that took root on the ground while only possessing upper body, but its seven arms were equipped with all sorts of weapons, so it could be seen how it possessed diverse method of attack.
Airi was going to think, as expected from Philuffy"s master, but it seemed that the Drag-Ride didn"t have function like Pile Anchor to reel in the enemy closer.
But, when Magialca who was clad in huge armor made a stance, Jormungand that was standing tall behind her also synchronized its movement as though tracing her stance.
The arm drew an arc, from the stance of defense it moved in order to launch intercepting fist.
The straight thrust that was unleashed from there with the whole body"s power directly hit Vritra.
「──MahapuranaAuthority of Wind」
But, right after the terrific impact pierced the air, Magialca"s expression turned forbidding.
The armor fist that was like a giant rock came to a stop before Soffice.
「Is that Vritra"s Divine Raiment? It"s not a barrier that caused my fist to stop reaching further. My fist shouldn"t be that soft.」
「There is no ground for negotiation with you. My bad, but die here.」
Soffice didn"t answer Magialca"s question.
But as though in exchange for that, she aimed a medium sized Cannon at her.
「Do you think you can smash my Jormundgand"s barrier with that kind of peashooter? Once this Drag-Ride is installed in place, it won"t be able to be moved easily, but in exchange it boasted overwhelming power for offense and defense.」
The weapons of the seven arms that were placed on its back rumbled and they were tinged with faint light inside the darkness.
There were two arms that were barehanded, one arm that from its wrist became rapid-fire gun type, one sword type arm, one cannon type arm, one box that was packed full with Daggers, and last one long cylindrical thing that became Wire Tail which was wrapping around Vritra.
Each of the huge seven armored arms became weapon that was exemplary of Drag-Ride.
「I──don"t have free time to hold worthless talk with you.」
Soffice didn"t even show any sign of fear against those and whispered that. In that moment, Airi was taken aback with surprise.
The Daggers that Soffice threw before this and which Magialca should have deflected were flipping over, and then they flew toward Magialca like bullets from behind her.
Magialca immediately reacted. She swung six arms and struck them down.
Instantly, Soffice fired her medium sized Cannon, sniping at Magialca who was protected by armored wall.
──Thunderous sound, and flash burst.
「Ah……!」
When the smoke from the explosion cleared up, Airi was being held on her waist by Vritra"s arm.
Vritra was bound by Wire Tail. It should be unable to move properly.
And yet, Airi floated in the air and getting pulled toward Soffice. She was caught.
「As expected, it seems its defense is hard because of its huge size. But, the match is decided already.」
Soffice who was showing a blank expression moved Vritra"s armored arm put a knife on Airi"s neck.
Magialca was unperturbed by the attack on her, but Airi was taken hostage.
「I see. As expected, Vritra"s Divine Raiment is control of trajectory that manipulates movement isn"t it? Evading my fist, and pulling Airi toward you from distance. It has a power to freely move the thing you designated as target. But, it doesn"t look like it is able to do it for several things at once.」
Magialca smiled while tapping her head *kon kon* with her index finger.
But, Soffice ignored the opponent"s conjecture and stated her demand.
「Is there any meaning from you noticing that? Undo the Wire Tail holding my Vritra, if not──」
「Yes, you cannot use it to more than one target at the same time. The reason why you didn"t undo that binding also lies in there. If you use your Divine Raiment to undo the Wire Tail, you won"t be able to stop my attack with the trajectory control. ……In other words it"s just as I thought, my Jormungand"s fire power is able to break through your barrier without difficulty.」
Soffice"s countenance didn"t change at the slightest hearing that.
But, seeing how she didn"t immediately try to move hinted that Magialca"s guess was correct.
「You cannot escape without undoing the Wire Tail, but if you use your Divine Raiment for that, you won"t be able to block my attack. Thus you take that girl hostage, creating a s.h.i.+eld so I cannot attack. Isn"t that right?」
「You are intentionally explaining like that to buy time.」
Soffice responded with a cold smile at Magialca"s provocative smile.
「The Drag-Knights of the Academy will soon rush here because of the Cannon"s explosion just now……my bad, but──I won"t let you.」
The next moment, Vritra"s armor was tinged with light and the Wire Tail tying it up was loosening by itself.
The trajectory control of Divine Raiment Mahapurana was undoing the binding.
In order to erase the opening from her doing that, Soffice moved the arm that was holding Airi and put her in front.
Used as the enemy"s s.h.i.+eld, Airi"s body stiffened with nervousness.
For Vritra that was a flying type Divine Drag-Ride, it would be able to escape to the sky if only the wire was taken off.
Jormungand was an unprecedented installation type gigantic Drag-Ride, so it wouldn"t be able to pursue if Vritra flew away.
It was unthinkable that Magialca would attack without hesitation. Airi was at a loss of how she should act.
But──that unthinkable became reality.
「I see, you are quite quick-witted. But──that"s naïve.」
「What?」
When Soffice made a bewildered expression, Jormungand"s gigantic head was gathering energy.
*Crackle crackle* Light of energy was forming vortex and t was fired as a dragon"s roar.
「──Howling Roar!」
「Li, es……!?」
Regardless of Airi being used as s.h.i.+eld, a vortex of shockwave that was several times more powerful than normal Howling Roar was approaching near.
It might be a different matter if Airi was wearing Drag-Ride, but with her flesh body, this attack was something that would definitely injure her beyond help.
(──!? Nii-san!)
The moment Airi closed her eyes tightly and prayed, her body was pulled back.
「Eh……?」
When Airi opened her eyes in bewilderment, Soffice who should be using Airi as s.h.i.+eld was pulling her behind Vritra──hiding her behind a barrier.
But, the shockwave couldn"t be fully defended by the barrier and Vritra was blown away from the hangar"s rooftop.
Airi"s body was losing the sensation of gravity.
「……Of course you will do that. After all if this little sister die, you won"t be able to liberate the Garden. You won"t be able to fulfill the objective that you want to accomplish so much you will even brave through danger for it. After knowing that──using her as s.h.i.+eld won"t even become bluff.」
Airi was shuddering inside her heart hearing Magialca talking as though she had seen through everything right from the beginning.
The vice captain of Seven Dragon Paladins, Singlen possessed overwhelming power as Drag-Knight, but this Magialca read the opponent"s tactic.
She saw through the enemy instantly and then she took advantage of the opening without any hesitation.
She wasn"t just reading the opponent"s ability and breathing as fighter.
Her power of bargaining and discernment as a merchant.
In that sense, she was undoubtedly in possession of ability that was worthy as captain.
Magialca grinned in a way that showed wickedness from the bottom of her heart and she moved both her arms. Jormungand traced that motion and took a stance for pursuing attack.
The giant dragon on her back tensed its arm creakingly in combination with its user"s movement, and threw a crus.h.i.+ng blow toward Soffice.
The enormous armored arm that was like the mast of a sailing s.h.i.+p launched a vertical down strike with its weight riding behind it.
Right after the launching of that attack which would definitely deal a great damage if it hit directly, Soffice"s eyes s.h.i.+ned in respond.
「──VajraAdamantine Mallet」
Right after that, a pillar of light was falling down through the cloudy sky.
A brilliant lightning strike cut through the jet black darkness vertically and directly hit Jormungand.
「──Ku!」
Even Magialca couldn"t fully block it with her barrier and she grimaced.
(Just now, don"t tell me──)
Airi who saw that immediately judged the situation.
She concluded that most likely it was Vritra"s special armament or something, aiming at Magialca from the sky.
But, that was all that Airi could confirm.
Airi who was separated from Vritra and got blown away from the edge of the rooftop was freefalling from the height of more than 10 ml. A fate of unavoidable death was imposed on her.
──Despair.
Airi was imagining a fruit that fell on the ground and went splat while hugging her own body, at that moment her body floated gently in the air. She could hear the voice she was wis.h.i.+ng for.
「──Airi-!」
「Nii-san-!?」
Her eyes snapped open at the familiar voice of her big brother, immediately after that the body of the falling Airi was carried off by a huge black dragon.
Without pause it flew horizontally and landed on the ground. Airi was put down on the nearby gra.s.sy ground.
「Why, Nii-san is here──?」
「Let"s talk later. Right now we have to do something about that Soffice──」
Lux didn"t relax his focus and stared intensely at the battle situation where two dragons were striking at each other.
Lux was able to come with great timing was because of the Dragon Voice communication from Magialca.
Lux reacted at the sound above the Drag-Ride hangar and put on Bahamut, then right after that a voice suddenly came to him from Magialca.
『Your little sister will soon fall from the hangar"s rooftop. Pick her up if you don"t want to lose her』 She said.
The special equipment type Divine Drag-Ride Jormungand had great range of Dragon Voice.
Thus, she was able to tell Lux the strategy from a range where Soffice hadn"t noticed him yet.
The strategy went as planned until there, but right after Lux was able to help Airi safely, a single hesitation sprouted inside Lux.
「……-u」
The armor of Vritra that was struck down from the hangar was already dispelled.
Soffice already lost consciousness from Jormungand"s full power strike and shockwave from above.
「──Lux, move away from there. I"ll finish her off.」
Magialca in her pilot suit leaped down from above the hangar.
The installation type Jormundgand was already called off, but her hand was holding a short sword type Sword Device.
「──Please wait!」
But, Lux also called off his armor and stood on Magialca"s way.
「What? Are you intending to cover for the bandit who threatened your little sister"s life?」
Lux didn"t back down even after Magialca said that.
「We cannot kill her here. You should know the reason why better than me.」
「What do you mean by that my sweetheart? Right now, the one who is using three Ragnarok, including Sacred Eclipse as threat and make the world as enemy is that girl there you know? There is no doubt about whether she should live or die.」
「No, there is. After all among the traitors, there is the Automaton Gear Leader, Re Plica who is still staying behind in the Moon even now. If something happen to Soffice──」
「She might be desperate and self-destruct you mean? Well, certainly it"s as you say.」
Magialca sheathed back her Sword Device as though she had understood that right from the start.
And then, she entered the hangar and brought back a rope. She tied Soffice with that.
「Then for now it"s torture. I"ll make this girl to talk out everything she knows. I"ll also negotiate with the Automata of the Moon to make an opening.」
「About that──, for now can I ask you to put it on halt?」
「Why? You, don"t tell me she is your type?」
Lux responded with seriousness to the end even against Magialca"s teasing tone.
「From my view, she doesn"t look like a simply bad person. You should have seen it yourself. She tried to save Airi without even thinking about herself.」
Airi held her breath in surprise hearing what Lux pointed out.
She had an idea about what he was saying.
First, Soffice covered her from the powerful shockwave of Jormundgand"s Howling Roar.
And then, the second was when she was falling.
After hitting Magialca with a counter from Vajra that seemed to be Vritra"s special armament, she tried to save Airi using the Divine Raiment of trajectory control.
That was why for a moment Airi"s body floated in the air.
The battle itself ended in Magialca"s victory, but if Soffice forsook Airi right from the start, the result might be different.
At the very least, it might be possible for her to escape.
「That sounds painful for my ear, I didn"t desert your little sister or anything you know? For these traitors to liberate the Ruins, they need the bloodline of Arcadia"s family which is you guys. That was exactly why your little sister was kidnapped the other day.」
「……So you noticed? No──so there is no mistake about that?」
There was a high possibility that only the family member of Arcadia could insert the giant crystal Grand Force into the Ruin.
Airi had never heard anyone saying that clearly or seeing it written in doc.u.ment.
It was nothing more than Airi"s conjecture from everything that happened until now.
And so Airi asked that question once more, to which Magialca nodded.
「It"s not like I have confirmed it, but there is almost no doubt about it. It appears those Lord bunch intentionally keep it quiet though. Am I wrong, little sister?」
Saying that Magialca folded her arms proudly.
Airi who had that pointed out could only nod in affirmation.
「Well, if we torture this girl we will be able to obtain proof about that. Now, hand her over.」
「I think, it"s still too early to make that judgment.」
But, Lux rejected Magialca"s suggestion.
「She won"t be able to fight for a while with her injury. She shouldn"t be able to do anything if we just take away her Sword Device.」
「That"s an irrelevant statement for someone intelligent like you. So what? Certainly it might be dangerous to kill her right away. But, there is every reason why we have to torture her to make her spit out information as long as she doesn"t die from it, right?」
Just as Magialca said, there were a lot of things they wanted to ask Soffice.
But, Lux was reluctant to torture her for that before casting her away in the end.
「However I──don"t want to do something like hurting her when she is powerless. First we should talk to each other, and then if possible we should try to persuade her. That"s what I think.」
「……Haa」
"Good griefyare yare", like that Magialca shrugged her shoulders and sighed.
Her sigh that was dyed white from the cold melted into the darkness and vanished.
「You are just like always. It should be fine to not show that much mercy to an enemy.」
「Even if she is trying to use Airi in order to liberate the Ruins, she shouldn"t be trying to save her to the point of risking her life for it. Please let me persuade her. Perhaps I might be able to do that if we talk to each other.」
After Lux requested once more, silent visited for a while.
Then, perhaps hearing the commotion of the battle just now, the guards of the Academy were arriving in front of the hangar.
「There is nothing serious. The enemy has already left. You all return to your post and keep the lookout.」
Magialca said that and sent away the guards, after that she turned toward Lux once more.
「As the captain of Seven Dragon Paladins, I can also turn down your request, but it looks like I"ll get hated if I do that.」
Magialca formed a somewhat obscenely wicked smile.
「Whether we are going to torture her or not, as long as this girl is kept in the Academy, it will be accompanied with the traitors attacking. Then using her instead as hostage against the lot in the Moon and negotiating is also one way.」
「Then……」
「Yeah, I"ll entrust her to you. She is a dangerous existence whether alive or dead, but let"s try pulling out anything usable from her as much as possible. But the time limit is one week, at the next morning after the end of that holy night festival. If you cannot persuade her until then, I will use her to threat the Moon. And also, if you cannot obtain any important information until then, I"ll have you take responsibility too.」
「……I, understand.」
Even this was Magialca giving her compromise until the limit.
After Lux nodded, Magialca talked about arranging for a prison in the hangar"s underground and went to Relie"s place.
After it was only Lux and Airi left, Airi finally spoke.
「Is it okay, Nii-san? It might be strange coming from me but, she is dangerous. If she escape, or we allow the enemy to rescue her, the Academy and the new kingdom will──」
Be the first one to get aimed, and that time they would be done in for sure.
「That"s right, however either way we have to question her, there is no other way. Though I"m making Airi worried again like this.」
「Good grief, Nii-san is still doing it even knowing that much. Nii-san"s liking for girl is really beyond help.」
「Wai-, don"t interpret this strangely like that. I"m just──」
「I know. There is no way I won"t understand Nii-san"s thinking.」
「Eh……?」
"Fuu", Airi slipped out a small sigh and looked up to the jet black night sky.
「Being made as the bad guy just because of the difference is standpoint, we are also the same like that. The feeling of wanting to at least listen to the other side"s story, I can understand that.」
That"s right.
Right now they could be accepted by the new kingdom like it was nothing, but in the past Lux was also in the enemy side from the viewpoint of the people.
「Besides, I also had my life overlooked twice by her. That"s why, I"m thinking to talk to her about that too. At that time, after I was kidnapped to the Moon, did something happen──」
Lux heard about the story from Airi during the time they were waiting until the preparation for the underground prison was finished.
How Soffice was together with Dragon Marauder in the Moon.
How Soffice was trying to use Airi as key to liberate the Ruins.
How it seemed her she lost her little sister in the past inside the Garden.
How she was calling Lux and others, those of Arcadia lineage as a family of traitors.
And then, how she was thinking that her reaching Avalon would be for the sake of the world.
In any case, it would be difficult to draw out information and persuaded her within one week.
But, if they didn"t do that, what would be waiting after that would be killing each other.
「It"s an honor to meet you Lux-sama, Airi-sama. I am called Lolotte, Magialca"s secretary and bodyguard.」
Right after Lux finished hearing Airi"s story, a young boy with small built wearing butler uniform appeared and greeted them.
He was a young boy with thick and short brown hair, baby face, and gentle demeanor.
It seemed that he wasn"t appointed as aide because he didn"t really have apt.i.tude for Drag-Ride, but it appeared he was acting as Magialca"s close a.s.sociate.
After Airi was kidnapped to the Moon the other day, Magialca ordered him to monitor the Academy, and in order to trick the vigilant Soffice, he disguised himself as Magialca this time and stayed at Relie"s place.
After exchanging a bit of greeting, Magialca and Relie arrived.
「I got permission from Relie and finished the preparation. There is not enough hand for the transport. You two need to help out too.」
「……Understood.」
Following Magialca"s instruction, the five of them entered the underground of the Drag-Ride"s hangar and sneaked into the hidden room inside.
Because the hangar itself was a place for storing Drag-Ride, guard Drag-Knigts were also guarding the place, so the enemy wouldn"t be able to approach easily.
It was decided that it would be more relieving to hide Soffice here rather than in the Academy.
「Then, I will come for the negotiation after the holy night festival. If there is anything you can do, then do it before then.」
「Yes. I"m grateful for your consideration.」
After confining Soffice in the underground, Lux parted with Magialca.
Soffice who was sleeping and unmoving had shackles put on her. Lux and Airi would watch her in turn.
「Then, good night for today. Airi too, good work today.」
「……Wait, is Nii-san planning to sleep here!?」
He asked the headmaster to lend him a sofa and blanket, so today Lux decided to sleep in front of the stone prison where Soffice was confined.
「Because I have responsibility more or less. If by any chance we let her escape, that will be the end for us.」
Well, fireplace was also prepared in the room where Soffice was at, but speaking frankly, it was cold outside the room.
However, he also couldn"t lit up fire in the pa.s.sage in front of the prison, so Lux could only endure it.
The underground of the Drag-Ride"s hangar was basically forbidden for students to enter, but even inside it there was a door that was further locked strictly.
There were four prisons behind that door that was used in the era of old empire. Lux put an old sofa at the pa.s.sage that was connecting to those prison and he would be sleeping there.
「Haa……, I understand. Please don"t die no matter what. Right now is the middle of winter you know?」
「I"ll be careful. Then, good night Airi.」
「Rest well, Nii-san.」
Airi talked with an exasperated tone at the end and she left.
The prison"s door was closed, but there was a gap was opened for monitoring prisoner. He could confirm Soffice"s figure from there.
It seemed she only fainted without anything endangering her life.
Both her legs and arms were fastened with chain, and Airi had checked her body for anything she might be carrying, so there was no worry about hidden weapon.
But, Lux wondered whether she would really get persuaded by him during the time limit.
Family of traitors──why did she call Lux and Airi like that?
(Six more days until the holy night festival……)
The state of complete stalemate due to the threat of Soffice Xfer and Dragon Marauder suddenly changed.
Now that there were only less than two months until the time limit of world destruction by Sacred Eclipse, Lux was feeling a new premonition of trouble.