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

===Part 13===
 
In light of Akatsuki's persuasion Chikage and Kuzuha consented to stay put.
 
"-- Oh, that's right."
 
Akatsuki suddenly recalled something, then he leaned in to whisper into Kuzuha's ear.
 
"...... Understood. Leave it to me."
 
Kuzuha returned a solid nod after receiving instructions from him. Then Akatsuki,
 
"Good. Then Listy you're --"
 
"-- I'm going with you."
 
Listy cut him off, and took a step forward.
 
Akatsuki saw an unshakable determination in her eyes,
 
"Alright... ... You don't have to glare at me."
 
He could only shrug his shoulders, exposing a helpless smile.
 
If only Listy were to stay with Chikage and Kuzuha she might be able to serve as a brake.
 
...... Well, there is nothing that can be done now.
 
Listy was lucky to escape unscathed from the mental wave from Miu that caused Chikage and Kuzuha to be left here.
 
The only reason for Listy to remain here was to protect Chikage and Kuzuha. However, it was impossible to persuade her without Chikage and Kuzuha thinking they become a burden to everyone.
 
In that case, the two would inevitably want to push themselves to prove that they were helpful.
 
And if by chance, Listy were to be persuade to act together with them things would get troublesome with the three.
 
"Before leaving the house...... do you remember what I said?"
 
"Yes -- you told me to absolutely not act on my own. I know."
 
It seems had been keeping what he had told her in mind.
 
"That's good... ... Next --"
 
And Akatsuki turned to looked behind,
 
"What are you going to do now -- Kaidou."
 
"Ah? Me?"
 
Sitting cross-legged on the ground Kaidou wore a blank look.
 
"Our fight is not over yet. Would you like to continue?"
 
Faced with Akatsuki's almost provocative tone, Kaidou quickly waved his hands,
 
"It looks like you have run across a somewhat tricky situation, no need to complicate the issue, right?"
 
Kaidou's behavior made it seem like he was never hit by Miu's surprise attack, or caused him any harm and,
 
"Rather than confining you here Ackkee, letting you rush off to face Hikami Kyouya might be even more interesting."
 
"You said that like it was somebody else's problem... ... Hey, isn't that "Crimson Twilight" can't overlook COCOON running wild secretly behind their backs?"
 
"Ackkee look at me. Do I appear to be the hot-blooded type?"
 
"I will say...... I didn't know you were a person who laughs and smiles while treating someone like a human roller coaster."
 
"Even you Ackkee yourself had a smile while you were trying to smash my handsome face into pieces. That two of us are even."
 
After mutually jabbing at each other with jokes, Akatsuki slightly lowered his voice,
 
"Then -- after this, will I be obstructed?"
 
"No, you can go on ahead with peace of mind. Anyway, my barrier has already disappeared."
 
Kaidou answered and,
 
"In fact, I'm eager to slip away as soon as possible...... so as to avoid anything troublesome."
 
Suddenly, his expression turned serious again,
 
"But this matter has aroused my interest, and I'm not too clear on it. Rest assured Ackkee, when I move it will be with the intention in mind of not obstructing you. Besides, my partner still hasn't contacted me yet, and I can't just leave."
 
"What... ... There is another one here also?"
 
Except for Kaidou, he never thought that another member of "Crimson Twilight" had infiltrated JPN-Babel.
 
Then Akatsuki suddenly recalled the encounter with Kaidou the other day in the ally and,
 
"You can't mean -- that un-charming miss chikkoi-chan(っこい嬢ちゃんか), right?"
 
"No, it's another little girl. Although she is very affable, she often gets lost like a child. Ah well, since your constitution is strong it shouldn't be a problem to take care of yourself......"
 
Kaidou said while he scratched the back of his head, and then turned showing his back and,
 
"Well then, I'll be going Ackkee. Please work hard and defeat Hikami Kyouya."
 
After saying so, he immediately tried to leave. But, from behind him,
 
"Hey -- Kaidou! I have several things I want you to carefully explain... ... I'll kill you If you try to run away."
 
Akatsuki firmly warned Kaidou.
 
Now that his identity had been exposed, it shouldn't be too much of a problem asking about his father.
 
But......
 
"Sorry. That's impossible to obey......"
 
Kaidou shrugged his shoulders.
 
"What!? It still sounds as though you have the confidence to win."
 
"No -- just the confidence to run away."
 
The moment he said so, Kaidou's figure suddenly vanished.
 
And at the same time any sense of his presence disappeared from surrounding area, too.
 
"...... Is that alright?"
 
"Well...... didn't I say? Now is not the time to bother with him."
 
Akatsuki returned a nod to Listy.
 
That's right. Unfortunately there wasn't time to waste on Kaidou now.
 
There were more important matters.
 
And so......
 
"Come on -- We need to go rescue that guy."
 
Ousawa Akatsuki said before taking a step.
 
With his hands tightly clenched into fists.
 
He fixed his eyes on the soaring tower of Babel.