Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 5 Chapter 2 (section)

===Part 16===
 
Zechs Doltrake clearly felt the significant change in atmosphere.
 
The reason was obvious. The youth before him was suddenly emitting a intense aura.
 
......A prolonged fighting was...... very disadvantageous for me.
 
Zechs didn't understand the true character of the enemy's attack. Therefore he couldn't fully anticipate the enemy's next attack. But, it was impossible for the opposite party to dodge his supersonic sword strike. His best chance would be a preemptive attack before his opponent could do anything.
 
...... That said, I don't want to accidentally kill him.
 
Zechs tightly gripped the handle of the sword, the blade faintly shined crimson. It's the shine of a magic sword. Once he brandishes the sword now it will cut the enemy -- Zechs's will was in direct action to other party's spirit, that was being aimed at him.
 
The attack will penetrate through all magical defensive barriers. Since Zechs was unable to use magic this was the reason why he won fame throughout Alayzard as the Crimson Sword King.
 
So -- the first to act will be the victor.
 
"Take this--!"
 
Along with the shout, he swung the crimson long sword. In an instant the force emitted would reach the other party, and his consciousness would be severed --
 
But......
 
"Giiiiiiin!"
 
There was a harsh metallic crash, Zechs sword was stuck mid-air.
 
"------Eh?"
 
Zechs was surprised. His sword had been stopped before the attack was released. His right hand strongly felt a reaction, the feeling of being blocked.
 
And the next moment --
 
"Gah...... This is......?"
 
He lost all control over his body, and collapsed to the ground. Then he noticed the abnormal condition of his body and what had actually happened. An invisible attack hit him. In addition to the one that caught his sword -- the true character was not physical magic.
 
"This is...... a chain?"
 
"--Correct answer!"
 
As he said so, the young man snapped his fingers.
 
The object coiled around Zechs's body became visible, a silver chain.
 
"Not too bad -- For your country, you wanted to win at any cost just to fight Akki."
 
The young man laughed as he said so. Zechs couldn't believe what he just heard.
 
"After all, you intend to lose to Akki on purpose, right?"
 
"............!"
 
Zechs was left speechless, because nobody knew of his plan. He never said one word of it to anyone.
 
As a General of Sherfied, he has always been a spiritual pillar for the soldiers. If he were defeated, the soldiers would have definitely lost their confidence. Then his defeat could have been used as an excuse for Sherfied's retreat. At the same time would also prove Akatsuki's power. Akatsuki planned to show off his overwhelming power to Disdiya forcing them to agree to a cease-fire, and sending them back to the peace treaty negotiations table. Zechs's plan was undeniably secretly helping Akatsuki.
 
It was the reason he persisted on a showdown with Akatsuki.
 
"But now you don't have to go through all the trouble. The Queen's right hand, the high elf, is now our prisoner. This alone constitutes sufficient grounds for a retreat."
 
"Don't tell me...... that bastard already knew what I was thinking?"
 
"It might not of been like that. Otherwise I wouldn't have been left to deal with you."
 
After a short pause.
 
"-- I see, so you have come here."
 
Just as he finished speaking, the youth jumped back several steps at once.
 
Then, innumerable wind blades pierced the place where the youth previously stood.
 
"No way......!"
 
The Zechs looked up at the sky. Just to check who it was that flown here from the south route by magic. He was amazed to find it was Listy with her magical wand in hand.
 
"You idiot......! What are you doing here!"
 
Anxious and irritation filled Zechs's heart as he criticized Listy, who landed right in front of him.
 
"I was going to ask you what you were doing! Did I not tell you? Not to overdo it!"
 
Listy mercilessly scolded Zechs. The young man who he was fighting with had already disappeared. Listy looked around anyway just to make sure the enemy left, and wasn't somewhere overlooking Zechs.
 
"Let me see now, how I can help you with this chain--"
 
"Ahhh, I'm sorry...... it's impossible to break the chain."
 
Suddenly, a voice of the young man rang out of thin air.
 
Zechs listened to the young man speak along with Listy.
 
"But don't worry, given a little time it will fade away."
 
Well......
 
"Oh, by the time the chain disappears the fighting should be over."