Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 4 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 3===

After finishing their meal.
 
Miu prepared to get up and help the female boss clean up the dishes on the table.
 
“It’s okay, just sit down. Cleaning the dishes has always been my job.”
 
The female bossed smiled and declined Miu’s act of kindness. Miu could only obediently sit back down.
 
“——Oh, yes, auntie. Is it okay if I say hello at the back of the store?”
 
Akatsuki suddenly remembered something and asked.
 
The reply from the female boss came back from the kitchen.
 
“Of course, there’s no problem. You haven’t met each other for a long time, so there must be a lot to say. Take it slowly, there’s no need to rush.”
 
“Thanks……You guys should also come.”
 
Akatsuki left his seat, went through the kitchen door and walked towards the back door of the restaurant.
 
Miu and Haruka glanced at each other, and could only follow.
 
Opening the back door, Akatsuki walked outside. What he saw was a family vegetable garden.
 
The ten square meter vegetable garden was organized neatly. It was covered with various natural vegetables on top of Sherfield’s fertile land. The vegetables that were used in the restaurant probably came from this location. But if you looked closely, there wasn’t a person in sight at the vegetable garden.
 
“There isn’t even a person here, who are you going to greet?”
 
Haruka frowned, but Akatsuki only said “Come here”, and walked to the other side of the vegetable garden. Behind the fence was a large forest. Akatsuki pushed open the wooden door of the fence and entered the forest.
Miu followed him into the forest and stood next to Akatsuki.
 
“This is……a grave……?”
 
Seeing three large boulders acting as a gravestone side by side. The furthest boulder was a different color than the other two boulders in front, it should be a person who had recently died.
 
“——!”
 
The gravestone was inscribed with the word “Leon”. Miu suddenly turned pale.
 
“Could it……”
 
Miu stared at Akatsuki. Only to see Akatsuki nod, his eyes remaining at the gravestone.
 
“Here is Sherfield’s true hero, and also Leon’s home. This is a private family cemetery. There is no need to go to the cemetery near the castle to pay respect to the dead.”
 
“Could it be that auntie is……”
 
Miu turned and looked back at the back door. The female boss, who treated them earlier, was located near the back door and inside the kitchen.
 
“She is called Selina Aceperio……and is Leon’s mother.”
 
Replying to Miu’s question, Akatsuki suddenly sat down.
 
“Sorry……Compared to here, the cemetery’s level of alert is too high, there is no way to have a good chat with you.”
 
Akatsuki’s face revealed a solitary smile.
 
“The idiot that destroyed the tomb was already defeated by me. Valkyria also said that they will help rebuild your grave, you can relax.”
 
Akatsuki said towards Leon’s grave. Although Ousawa Miu heard this, she did not understand the meaning of Akatsuki’s words.  When she regained consciousness, she noticed that she was sitting down on the ground, completely powerless, and even standing up was difficult for her.
 
The hero Leon ——The person who killed him was none other than the demon king, who was also Miu’s father, Galious.
 
……Could it be……
 
Under the situation where she had no knowledge of this, she enjoyed Leon’s mother’s elaborate dishes.
 
What should I do? Her chest was clutched together, making it hard for her to breathe. This unpleasant feeling must have come from the guilt within her heart.
 
Miu wrapped her arms around her chest, and tightly held onto her trembling body.
 
However, her body still did not listen to her, and began to shake.
 
“——Calm down, don’t get overly excited.”
 
Just before Miu was about to be swallowed by the sense of guilt, Akatsuki put his arm around her shoulder.
He gently and firmly pushed Miu into his arms.
 
“Ah……”
 
Only by doing this, Miu’s body remembered how to breathe.
 
The moment the oxygen entered her lungs, her body was shrouded with an unbearable chill.
 
“There is no need to feel guilty, after all, I did not tell you in advance and brought you to this place.”
 
Akatsuki apologized.
 
“However, if I had told you auntie’s identity in advance, you would probably not eat at all, and it would maybe turn auntie’s wishes of not having war with the demon race turn into a fake lie.”
 
But……
 
“I only wanted you to taste auntie’s dishes, listen to her voice. Within your knowledge, perhaps humans are only a crowd of selfish animals who randomly try to find a reason to eliminate the demon race, but within this pack of selfish animals, there are still people like auntie, who loves peace, is kind and honest.”
 
“……”
 
Miu was speechless, but she still nodded towards Akatsuki. Akatsuki accepted Miu, accepted the truth that he killed the demon king Galious. Knowing that Miu views him as the murderer of her father, he was still considerate to her, even willing become Miu’s place to stay, and allowing Miu’s wandering heart find a place she could call a home. Now he had also come forward to help the demon race from the threat of a war.
 
Listy was also the same. She did not avoid her responsibility as the royal family. Even since the end of the war until now, she was still fighting for her ideals. That being the case, Miu should also accept the truth that she was the demon king’s daughter, and bear responsibility for the deaths that her father had caused. Even if these sacrifices were the product of the war, it was the price they had to pay in order to create a world where the demon race could live in peace, Miu also had no excuse to avoid her responsibility.
 
“……Thank you, I am much better now.”
 
Miu slowly stood up.
 
Then she walked towards the kitchen, planning to take up her own responsibilities.
 
“It was me who first brought you here, I’ll accompany you.”
 
Akatsuki immediately followed, but Miu shook her head.
 
“Please, let me go by myself.”
 
Ousawa Miu recalled the phrase she had said earlier.
 
“Being able to enjoy such delicious dishes every day, auntie’s family must be very lucky, it really makes one jealous.”
 
Those were her feelings that escaped when she had no knowledge of the situation, there were absolutely no evil intentions. Even if it was because she did not know the situation, that was not an excuse to forgive it.
 
Ousawa Miu——No, Myuu knew about Leon’s life very clearly. During the battle, he had lost his father and his sister. From an identity of a civilian and joining the army, he made numerous contributions and finally became a knight. Beside Leon’s grave were two more tombstones, this must be his father and sister’s final resting place. Selina already could not let her family members enjoy the meals she had personally made.
 
Standing in front of the backdoor, Miu gently turned the handle and quietly pushed open the door.
 
After entering the kitchen, Selina, who was standing before the sink and washing the dishes, noticed Miu’s existence.
 
“Yes? Is there a problem?”
 
“I……”
 
Miu attempted to speak, but she did not know what to say.
 
“I……”
 
Her inner emotions surged out, but Ousawa Miu could not find the appropriate words. Out of desperation, tears began to emerge from her eyes.
 
……No, she absolutely could not cry.
 
Crying at such a time is undoubtedly a despicable act. Miu bit her lower lip tightly and fought back the tears.
 
She was not qualified to cry for Selina and Leon. If, at this important moment, she begins to cry, it will no doubt make her seem like a pitiful victim.
 
Therefore Ousawa Miu must not cry, but she also did not know how to begin.
 
“I……I……”
 
Miu closed her eyes, desperately searching for the appropriate words in her head.
 
 
 
“——It’s okay.”
 
 
 
A gentle voice entered her ears. She opened her eyes and saw Selina standing in front of her. Selina’s face had a calm smile.
 
“I am a committee member for Sherfield, how would I not know who you are?”
Selina’s remark made Miu widen her eyes.
 
“Why……? Then how would……”
 
“Well, I operate a restaurant, so naturally I will encounter all sorts of guests.”
 
Selina explained.
 
“Honest guests, cunning guests, guests that attempt to deceive others, gullible guests. Even guests that are kind-hearted, but after a few cups of millet wine, they will go into a drunk-frenzy, and become touchy with the young female guests……After being in touch with many people, I naturally can distinguish what kind of people are trustworthy, and what kind of people I must not trust.”
 
So.
 
“From the moment I saw you, your eyes told me everything. That’s right, you are a trustworthy person.”
 
 
“But, I……”
 
“That war stole away my husband and my two children, but you also lost your parents as well. And you should understand what Leon had done right? Maybe he, too, had killed your loved ones, friends and companions on the battlefield.”
 
“……”
 
Miu was silent.
 
“Whether it was humans or the demon race, losing the closest people would still make us feel sad, feel painful, and produce the mentality of hating wars.”
 
Selina tightly hugged Miu, she whispered in her ear.
 
“It must have been difficult for you……”
 
“……!”
 
The moment this phrase entered her ears, Miu felt that her entire body trembled.
 
The suppressed feeling overflowed and burst out. Tears began to appear from her eyes.
 
Miu was still fighting back against the tears. Selina gently patted her back. [[Image:HYnA_vol_04_011.jpg|thumb|]]
 
“It’s okay. Right now you have Akatsuki beside you, there is nothing to worry about.”
 
Because……
 
“That child may be a bit perverted, but he is a person you can trust. He must have thought of a plan to solve this problem. Besides, you have lived with that child for a long time, you should also know about that ridiculous aesthetic he insist upon right?”
 
“Yes……”
 
Miu wiped the tears from her eyes.
 
“I believe in him……If I had not met that person, I would not be standing here right now.”
 
“…I see, so you are already fine.”
 
Selina narrowed her eyes.
 
“Quickly stop the senseless war together with that guy.”
 
“…Yes.”
 
Miu firmly nodded, then headed towards the back door, preparing to call Akatsuki and Haruka.
 
“After the issue has been settled, come over and have a seat again.”
 
Selina’s gentle voice came from behind her.
 
“Next time come at the operation hours. I will bring out my skills and entertain you nicely.”
 
“Yes……After we prevent this war and resolve the conflict with the humans and demon race……”
 
Ousawa Miu turned her head back, smiled and made a promise with Selina.
 
“I will come back with that person, and enjoy auntie Selina’s handmade dishes!”