Editing Mahou Sensou:Volume 2 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 4===
-Are you serious?  -Kurumi asked, raising her eyebrows. Takeshi nodded and said:

-Of course.

-You can't do such a thing," Kurumi insisted again.

Takeshi was already aware that Kurumi was absolutely right.

-I have no choice.

The expression of tragedy that Takeshi had at that moment, made Kurumi even more in a bad mood.

The last time they saw Mui, it had been three days ago after school. At that time, there were only Takeshi, Kurumi and Ida in the classroom. All the other classmates had gone to the gym or some other place to continue training their magical affinities for the exam.

Kurumi had a bad feeling when Takeshi called her to stay in the classroom after class, but since she already had a clear idea of what he wanted to talk about, she felt a pressure in her chest and had a grumpy expression.  Takeshi had asked her to search Mui's belongings for clues, taking advantage of the fact that they both lived in the same room. It was time to deliver results. Mui had a map of Tokyo in the late nineties stored in a drawer of her desk. Kurumi took the map and handed it to Takeshi. The map had blue and red pen marks on it.

"Let him tell me all that, but give me the map without protest, it's very unfair."

Takeshi had brought up that he would go out to look for Mui. Then Kurumi looked at Takeshi angrily and said:

-There's a war outside right?!

Takeshi just let out a small sigh.

-Are you stupid?! Do you want to go there to die?

-But if I don't go, Mui is going to....

-That girl got into it of her own free will! -Besides, she's perfectly capable of using her magic. Not like us...

As she scolded him, Takeshi replied with a lowered gaze:

-Still, I'm worried about her.

—…

Hearing that, Kurumi opened her mouth with the intention of saying something else, but quickly closed it again without saying anything.

"Worried about her? That's all he has in his mouth. worried! worried...! he's only worried about her!"

Kurumi stared at Takeshi who was about to check the map she gave him.

"He's said several times that he's worried about Mui... and I... well, I'm a little worried about her too... That girl... she's really very careless and distracted. She falls asleep in the bathtub. She has a bunch of stuffed animals on her bed like she's a little girl. She never stops talking to me, she lies down to sleep with wet hair, and she's very loud in the mornings."

As she thought about all that, Kurumi's anger subsided a little and she let out a sigh.

"I feel strange being alone in such a big room. Everything is too quiet without her."

Kurumi was still pensively staring at the floor, until suddenly, Ida who had remained silent spoke up:

-Hold on a second....

Takeshi stopped examining the map and looked up at Ida.

-What are you going to do if you don't find Aiba?

-Keep looking for her until you find her whereabouts..." Takeshi answered immediately.

Thinking a bit, Ida suggested:

-The first time you found her she was at Sakuraya Academy wasn't she? Maybe she has gone to the living world again?

-No, this time she stayed in the ruined world. I have no doubt about that.

-Why do you say that?

At the moment, there is a large-scale operation going on out there. It wouldn't be unusual for Mui's brother to be involved in that.

-You're saying Aiba went to that place?

-Yes.

When she heard that, Kurumi asked:

-Hey, what do you mean by "large-scale operation"?

Takeshi didn't want to answer. If he told her any more, Kurumi would only get more worried and end up objecting even more. Takeshi simply folded the map, put it in his backpack and stood up.

-Isoshima please don't say anything to the teacher until my return.

—…

Takeshi looked at her seriously as he asked her that and for some reason, she was filled with fear.

-Hey, are you planning to go alone? -Ida asked.

He remained seated at his desk leaning back in his chair with his feet up on the desk. But at that moment he stood up and said:

-Are you an idiot? Because I'm not going with you.

He took his backpack and threw it over his shoulder and left the classroom.

-Takeshi... I...

Kurumi felt that she still had a lot of things to say to Takeshi, but for some reason, she wasn't able to express them. Instead, she clung to Takeshi's clothes. He smiled at her and said:

-Isoshima... I'll be back very soon.

Takeshi's kind smile always made her feel better, but not this time. This time Kurumi felt a strong pressure in her chest and felt like crying.

-You idiot!!! -She shouted and then ran out of the classroom in a hurry.

Takeshi was left alone in the classroom listening to Kurumi's footsteps walking away.