Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 8 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 12===
 
A cold night wind of early spring blew over the desolated forest.
 
For a few moments, Ousawa Akatsuki glared at the tower of Babel where Miu and Kyouya probably were.
 
"Okay. First......"
 
He slowly began to move.
 
Akatsuki first created a white glow in the palm of his hand.
 
It was a healing art of renkan keikikou "Neigong (内氣功)."
 
To treat the two people in most need of recovery -- Izumi Chikage and Doumoto Kuzuha.
 
He placed his left and right against their backs that were face up on the ground. While he was sending Ki inside their bodies to heal them,
 
"As I thought...... the flow of Ki is abnormal."
 
Akatsuki confirmed the condition of Chikage and Kuzuha.
 
Judging from Kyouya's motive for kidnapping Miu, that Miu from before might only had been her thoughts.
 
However, although magic could be used only by concentrating the mind, physical attacks were different.
 
An ordinary spiritual body was merely a mental product, that theoretically couldn't touch anything. But, Miu was able to carry out physical attacks.
 
The materialization level of such a spiritual body -- was probably not an ordinary product of the mind.
 
A wave from such a powerful mental body brought about from her out of control emotions head-on would naturally cause strong damage to the spirit on the receiver side.
 
Its no wonder that the Ki inside Chikage and Kuzuha was so remarkably disturbed.
 
So Akatsuki continued to send Ki into both their bodies to heal the flow of Ki.
 
Their heart rate gradually calmed down, and breathing stabilized.
 
"Thank you Akatsuki, I'm better now......"
 
"I'm also...... alright."
 
After saying so, Chikage and Kuzuha tried to stand up,
 
"Ah --"
 
"......!"
 
After feeling dizzy, they both fell to a knee. It seemed they had not fully recovered.
 
"It's not good to force yourselves......"
 
Listy rushed over to it support the two.
 
"You can't move your body well yet, right? Damage to the spirit will take some time to recover."
 
And Akatsuki continued,
 
"That guy's spirit still remains in your bodies... ... You need to rest here for a while."
 
"...... You joke. Both Kuzuha and I can still fight."
 
"It is so... ... You can't leave us behind."
 
Noticing that Akatsuki was going to go on ahead, Chikage and Kuzuha started struggling to get up.
 
"You both......"
 
Upon seeing that Listy went to stop them, but she didn't have the heart to do it. It was because the two's feelings were painfully grasped. Therefore, Akatsuki dropped to the waist before them.
 
He rested a hand on each of their shoulders, and looked them in the eye.
 
"I know how you guys feel. In addition to me, I believe Listy -- and also that guy are the same."
 
"............"
 
"............"
 
To Akatsuki's words Chikage and Kuzuha remained silent...... however, they were biting her lips. And then their shoulders began to shake, as they squeezed out their voices,
 
"...... We're best friends."
 
"We...... promised."
 
They were unwilling to yield -- At the same time, tears began to rain down.
 
So,
 
"Ah...... I understand."
 
Ousawa Akatsuki accepted Izumi Chikage and Doumoto Kuzuha tears, as well as their feelings.
 
He slide his hands from their shoulders to thier backs, and embraced both of them at the same time.
 
It was gentle -- but still with enough force to be firm.
 
At the same time, close to their ears he softly spoke,
 
"Thanks to your guys help I was able to get that guy to go back to normal, even though it was only a spectral body -- Thank you."
 
"It was you that helped Miu... ... We did nothing."
 
Chikage quickly denied Akatsuki's words.
 
"That's not true. I just gave her the last push. Before I did anything, your thoughts had already reached that guy... ... Therefore her reaction was less intense."
 
"...... In truth, we really wanted to be the ones to return her."
 
And Kuzuha spoke in a voice fill with regret,
 
"Miu...... must have been in so much pain in her heart......"
 
"As I've said, it wasn't only me. Without your help I wouldn't have been able return that guy to normal. It was only because your words and feelings had sank in, that my words could reached her."
 
In addition, Akatsuki gently separated himself from them,
 
"I'm not particularly leaving you here...... but, leaving here to you."
 
"...... To us?"
 
"...... Here?"
 
To the two who asked dumbfounded, Akatsuki nodded, "Nn" and,
 
"You guys need to remain here to ensure an escape route in case of an emergency.  After this, JPN-Babel will become Hikami's and my battlefield.  At that time, you may have to take that guy and leave before me......"
 
"--------"
 
Chikage and Kuzuha both gasped at the same time.
 
Perhaps it was because they noticed the dark feelings in his eyes.
 
Not only betraying Haruka, Listy, Chikage and Kuzuha were hurt in the battle.
 
And most of all, played with Miu's feelings, hurting and tormenting her.
 
Unforgivable.
 
Ousawa Akatsuki would never let off the the originator of evil who made them cry.
 
It was so. The fight already won't end just by taking Miu back.
 
On account of Ousawa Akatsuki's aesthetics, Hikami Kyouya must be crushed.
 
-- And then Akatsuki's expression softened.
 
In order to reassure Chikage and Kuzuha he floated the usual confident smile on his face.
 
Ousawa Akatsuki then declared,
 
"Leave this to me --  I'll bring that guy back."