Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 9 Chapter 2 (section)

===Part 9===

"Amazing......"
 
Listy said in stunned admiration.
 
She fully expected that their strength had significantly grown, but Akatsuki's growth was far more than hers.
 
After she lightly landed on the ground, Akatsuki soon followed and,
 
"Good grief...... to waste all this time because of a computer program --"
 
After he said a little more than half, he suddenly stumbled.
 
"...... Akatsuki!?"
 
Listy quickly rushed over in a panic to stabilize him, but she couldn't fully support him, and could only help him take a knee.
 
"It's all right... ... My head is just a little bit dizzy."
 
Wrapping his arm around her shoulder, Akatsuki tried to get up.
 
However, there was almost no power in his arm. Therefore,
 
"What are you saying, you're in no shape to even stand! You can't push yourself any further!"
 
Listy warned him, as she attempted to lightly press him with her arm to sit down and rest. However,
 
"-!"
 
At that moment, Listy was no longer able to say anything more.
 
It was because Akatsuki was looking straight at her from the distance where they could almost feel each other's breath.
 
And in Akatsuki's eyes was a strong determination,
 
"...... I'm sorry, but I cannot rest."
 
Seeing that Akatsuki was still planing to get up, Listy couldn't help feel a slight pain in her heart.
 
-- Even when he was this seriously injured he was still going to look for Miu.
 
While feeling some jealousy towards Miu in her heart, Listy reconfirmed her feelings.
 
For someone else's sake Akatsuki would only charge forward.
 
And that was something Listy Sherfied irrevocably liked about him.
 
Therefore, there was no need to hesitate any more. At the same time she was convinced that there was no other way,
 
"Listen for a second Akatsuki......"
 
Then she looked into his dark eyes, and said,
 
"When I asked to come along with you, at the start..... I wanted to go with you until the end to rescue Miu-chan together. However, I don't feel that I will be any help to you in your next fight."
 
After all -- the upcoming fight was not against any ordinary enemy.
 
Rather it was Hikami Kyouya who had gained the strength of a ultra-higher-order life which Miu had.
 
And Listy didn't think that her current self was capable of being helpful in a fight of that magnitude.
 
-- At worst, she could be taken hostage and become a disservice instead.
 
But......
 
"Still, I should be of some help to the current you..... Er ah, I think I can be useful right now."
 
"Hey, what are you trying to say......?"
 
Hearing the overflowing vigor in her tone, Akatsuki couldn't help but furrow his brows (Question).
 
"Lulu had previously told me--"
 
Listy recalled that memory she was thinking about in the ride up in the elevator.
 
-- It happened when they were traveling through Alayzard in order to overthrow the Demon King.
 
The four had encountered a large force from the Demon King's army. At the time, Akatsuki was acting together with Loutier, and she was with Zechs, and through the chaos they had been isolated from each other.
 
In particular, Akatsuki and Loutier had been encircled by the enemy.