Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 4 Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 4===
The forest was currently playing a pleasant melody.
 
A gentle breeze softly blew and made the leaves inside the forest play a note of greenery.
 
Ousawa Akatsuki was lying on the ground, listening to the melody of the forest.
 
His thoughts gradually became clear and allowed him to understand the current situation.
 
“…Looks like it was a success.”
 
Looking at the interlacing leaves in the sky, Akatsuki slowly lifted his body. His cheeks still remained a little itchy. Probably during the time when he was unconscious, the swaying grass was blown under the gentle breeze and constantly stroke his cheek? After confirming that the others were nearby, Akatsuki finally felt relieved, then stood up and looked around.
 
“Here…does not seem to be Sherfield’s forest.”
 
Akatsuki eyebrows slightly creased after he noticed he was in an unexpected location.
 
The scene of the forest was different from Sherfield. Even the type of vegetation was completely different.
 
“- Oh wow, this is Alayzard?”
 
A familiar voice came from behind. Akatsuki turned around and noticed a young man leisurely raising his head and looking at the sky.
 
This young man was none other than Kaidou. Kaidou used the fact that the dimensional transfer was located at Ousawa house and predicted that this was the alternative world that Akatsuki was summoned to before. Even though he was in a rush, he could still make a calm judgment. Akatsuki had a sense of admiration, but, at the same time, he also felt a burst of frustration.
 
“You really are bored, you have nothing to do so you came here to enjoy the fun?”
 
“It looks like you were about to cause a big deal, so I did not even think about it and – Huh, looks like they woke up.”
 
Kaidou did not finish his sentence, but Miu and the others had all stood up from the ground. Perhaps they were not completely conscious, seeing Miu continued to kneel, raised her head confusedly and looked at Akatsuki.
 
“…Was it a success?”
 
“Yes, but it was not the expected location.”
 
Akatsuki extended his right hand and pulled Miu up from the ground.
 
Miu stared around and immediately noticed something wrong.
 
“This here is…”
 
“Do you know what place is this?’
 
“Yes… This here should be Geirupein’s forest, I can’t be wrong.”
 
Miu’s answer made Akatsuki had a doubt. When he was coming back from Alayzard, Akatsuki used Sherfield’s <Gate of Another World>. Since he was going through the same dimensional hole to return to Alayzard, accordingly, he should have been within Sherfield’s territory.
 
…Oh well, thinking too much is useless.
 
Anyways, the purpose of this trip was to return to Alayzard, so, strictly speaking, it could be considered as a success. Although their current location differed from their original expectations, this was only a small problem that they needed to handle.
 
“- Excuse me, Ousawa-kun.”
 
Kuzuha gently tugged on Akatsuki’s sleeves.
 
“What should we do with the two of them?”
 
A helpless tone. Kuzuha’s gaze fell onto the two uninvited guests.
 
On the side, Chikage also seemed to look very awkward.
 
“Especially the vice president, from just now she had this face…”
 
She did not finish, but the time bomb already detonated.
 
“ – Ousawa Akatsuki!”
 
A roar filled with killing intent entered their ears, Chikage could not help but shrug, as if she had already expected this.
 
An angry Haruka strode directly to Akatsuki and launched an attack.
 
“Just what is this? You. Give me an explanation!”
 
“Well…”
 
Akatsuki scratched his cheek, looking extremely helpless.
 
“Anyways, why did you come to my home? It can’t be that you specifically came to find me right?”
 
“D…Don’t you misunderstand! I only came at the request of Professor Kubota to deliver the new AD to you!”
 
A flushed Haruka pulled out a wristband.
 
“Doesn’t that mean you specifically came to find me? Why do you not admit it.”
 
After Akatsuki accepted the AD…
 
“Huh…? Is there only one?”
 
“This AD was created based on the wave form of your abilities, even if it is just one, you can still summon your weapon and – “
 
Numerous light particles suddenly appeared, and Haruka’s clothing immediately changed into the battle mode uniforms.
 
“To prevent the sudden situation of the ranking tournament from happening again, from now on, the users will be able to use the AD to change their clothings. The new uniform will also be created through the telepathic stone fibers, and will change based on the user’s needs.”
 
The new AD and the change in clothing should only be given to students in general after the spring break. Professor Kubota only gave a new AD to Akatsuki because Akatsuki’s AD was accidently damaged when fighting against the evil dragon Zahark.
 
“I have explained the reason I came to find you clearly, now it is your turn to answer my question.”
 
“Uh…It will be a long story…”
 
After wearing the new AD on his wrist, Akatsuki thought to himself.
 
…What should I do now?
 
Chikage and Kuzuha already knew Miu’s secret, and accepted Miu’s identity, but Haruka and Kaidou were different. If they found out Miu’s secret, there was no guarantee it would not complicate the matter after returning to the real world.
 
…Kaidou was still relatively easy to talk with, but the vice president might be difficult.
 
It was only because she was also the JPN Babel High School Division Vice President.
 
Commanding and controlling JPN Babel’s C.O.C.O.O.N was no other than the High School Division Student Council President Hikami Kyouya.
 
This represents that in JPN Babel school, the High School Division Student Council had the highest authority.
 
Nanase Haruka was part of the Student Council. If she thought that Miu’s real identity could not be ignored, it meant that JPN Babel – or even C.O.C.O.O.N - would not tolerate for Miu.
 
On official records, there had never been an alternative world resident who visited that world. If Miu’s identity was exposed to the public, the school and C.O.C.O.O.N would absolutely not let her go easily.
 
Perhaps feeling the hesitation inside Akatsuki, there was a trace of concern in Miu’s gaze towards Akatsuki. So Akatsuki smiled and motioned Miu that there was no need to worry.
 
Not only did Haruka and Kaidou see the instant of the dimensional movement, they even came together to Alayzard. There was no situation more tragic than the current situation.
 
However, Akatsuki could not pity himself. He had never tried to escape from reality, and was always actively facing the situation, attempting to find the most suitable solution. Since the instant of dimensional movement was seen by the two, this meant that Akatsuki must explain the current situation to the two of them. Isn’t the current situation the best opportunity to explain it to them?
 
…And crisis could also be a turning point.
 
Although Haruka’s personality was meticulously attentive, she also harbored a sense of justice, and could be moved based on her emotions. As long as they managed to invoke her sense of justice and compassion, it would mean Miu would get a strong helper. And the best method to do so was to allow her to witness the actions that Akatsuki and Miu decided to complete in Alayzard.
 
…Even if the plan was to fail, he still had other methods.
 
In the worst case, Miu’s existence would catch the attention of Babel and C.O.C.O.O.N. At that time, he would only need to defeat any assassins who attempted to cause trouble to Miu, and eventually he would be connected to C.O.C.O.O.N.
 
Therefore, Akatsuki concluded that everything was under his control. He placed his hands onto the shoulders of Haruka.
 
“Okay, I’m willing to explain the entire situation clearly. However, I have one condition, that is, you must act together with us until the matter ends.”
 
“Y…Your smile seems to be mischievous.”
 
Just as Haruka shuddered, she felt a sense of trouble…
 
From the other side of the forest came a shrill scream.
 
“- !”
 
Everyone’s face immediately changed colors. The shrill scream obviously came from a child’s mouth. Everyone on the scene had the same idea, and all took a step. All of them were breathless, and silently rushed to the scene where the screams came from.
 
After a few minutes, the crowd quietly arrived at the source of the sound.
 
Akatsuki lowered himself and hid in the bushes to observe the situation.
 
“That is…”
 
Six soldiers entered their view. Seeing the soldiers’ armor and the gold shiny emblem on their chest, Akatsuki could not help but have his doubts – Just what is happening? But before he found the answer, there were more important things to deal with. Thus, Akatsuki looked around, looking for the child who had issued the scream.
 
“ – Damn it, be a little more honest!”
 
A soldier gave out a verbal intimidation.
 
Then they saw him roughly grabbing onto a thin arm, dragging a young body.
 
“-!”
 
The scene in front of Miu made her hold her breath.
 
The person that the six soldiers had arrested was a young female from the dark elf race.
 
The girl’s facial features were distorted with fear, and her body was constantly struggling and attempting to escape from the grasp of the soldier.
 
“- I say, Aki, what should we do now?”
 
Kaidou silent asked. The scene in front of his eyes made him unable to make the correct judgments, so he only raised this superficial issue. After all, he was a first time visitor to Alayzard, it was a completely unknown world. Not to mention Kaidou and Haruka, who were oblivious to Alayzard, even Chikage and Kuzuha, who had some idea of this world, did not know how to face the situation. Thus Akatsuki gave a slight smile.
 
“That goes without saying right?”
 
After saying this, Akatsuki slowly got up.
 
“But…”
 
Miu’s gaze wandered between Akatsuki and the soldiers, as if she was a bit worried.
 
“Don’t worry, I have my own plans.”
 
Akatsuki smiled.
 
“Listen carefully okay? It is enough with just me. Just stand by here and wait for my signal, do not act rashly.”
 
So Akatsuki marched quickly through the trees to the other side.
 
He merged with the nature and even the sounds of his breath and footsteps were concealed.
 
Akatsuki appeared next to the ignorant soldiers.
 
Akatsuki appearance was so sudden that the soldiers, who were not prepared psychologically, looked at Akatsuki in horror.
 
“Where did you come out from…?’
 
Everyone had a surprised look.
 
“Who are you? What are you doing here?”
 
“You guys are the regular army right? Since you do not know me, it means that you should be a newly established platoon. Okay, who’s the captain?”
 
Akatsuki’s tone was very frivolous, as if he ignored the presence of the six soldiers. The color of one of the soldiers changed.
 
“Answer the question! Who on earth are you?”
 
Then he extended his right hand and attempted to grab Akatsuki’s arm.
 
“…Oh.”
 
Akatsuki gently dodged and got rid of the soldier’s grasp. The soldier’s body suddenly flipped in the original place in a circle and fell flat onto the ground. The hard armor hit the ground and made a crisp sound.
 
As the other soldiers saw this, their faces instantly turned pale.
 
“A…Are you trying to die!”
 
“Freeze!”
 
Two soldiers immediately pulled out the swords from their waists, but Akatsuki had long passed through the side of the two soldiers.
 
“- Your actions are too slow.”
 
The moment he passed through them, Akatsuki used a speed that was hardly recognizable to the human eye and lifted his knife hand, and cut towards the soldier’s neck.
 
The two soldiers immediately lost consciousness and toppled down powerlessly. After hearing the sound of the two hitting the ground, Akatsuki asked again:
 
“I’ll ask again, who is the captain?”
 
Out of the three soldiers, one of them came forward.
 
“- I am the captain.”
 
His armor seemed to be exceptionally heavy. This meant that the wearer was a knight.
 
Even facing Akatsuki with his unfathomable strength, he did not reveal the slightest fear.
 
“Now you should answer the question. Who on earth…Ah!”
 
The determined expression suddenly turned into a surprise. To describe it using words, it should be the so-called transfixed look.
 
“Akatsuki-dono…? How is this possible? Didn’t you return to your original world?”
 
“Thank god, looks like I finally met someone who knows me.”
 
Akatsuki gave a wry smile.
 
“- If you know me, then you should also know my aesthetics right?”
 
Akatsuki looked at the young girl from the dark elf race, and his smile faded.
 
“Looks like there is a woman…no, looks like there is a girl crying, did I see wrong?”
 
Facing Akatsuki’s atmosphere, the captain could not help but take a few steps back.
 
“But…she is the remains of the demon race…”
 
“So you will also ruthlessly kill the defenseless little girl? During the period of my absence, did the Sherfield army fall to such a point, it really makes me sad.”
 
Akatsuki pushed off the captain, went to the young girl from the dark elf race, and then he crouched down in front of the girl. The two gazes met in midair. Akatsuki slowly extended his right hand, trying to stroke the girl’s hair.
 
But the girl was afraid to the point where she closed her eyes and subconsciously shrinked back.
 
“…”
 
Akatsuki could not help but narrow his eyes. It looked like she was quite afraid of humans. So Akatsuki gently placed his palm onto the girl’s head and stroked back and forth.
 
“…?”
 
After some time, the young girl from the dark elf race timidly opened her two eyes, but there was still a trace of alarm in her gaze towards Akatsuki. Akatsuki slightly smiled and wiped away the girl’s tears with his fingertips.
 
“Don’t cry, no one will hurt you here.”
 
“A…Akatsuki-dono, we are just…”
 
The captain attempted to give a reasonable explanation for their actions.
 
With his back facing the captain, he did not turn around and spoke:
 
“- There must be a reason for this to happen, I did not mean to blame you.”
 
Akatsuki turned around and coldly looked at the captain in front of him.
 
“Tell me, do not miss any small details. After I returned to my own world, what happened to Alayzard?”