Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 7 Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 4===

"Ugh.....careless, I let my guard down."
 
Listy Sherfied sighed "Whew".
 
After she made it to the kitchen just in time to stop Akatsuki's disreputable behavior, Listy helped Miu prepare some drinks and snacks. Then they prepared to return to their room on the second floor.
 
"S-sorry, Listy-san ... ..."
 
Half way up the stairs, Miu could not help but blush as she turned back to apologize.
 
Miu evidently heard Listy say "let my guard down" while she was taking to herself.
 
"Ah, n-not you......I didn't mean to blame you Miu-chan."
 
Listy quickly shook her head. She wasn't accusing Miu of secretly approaching Akatsuki.
 
"After all, that big pervert was in the wrong."
 
She was staring at the back of his head when she said that.
 
"How can you blame me? The backside of a woman in the kitchen is a man's romantic dream."
 
After he perceived Listy's less friendly eyes, Akatsuki smiled nonchalantly.
 
"Tonight......no, from now on when we are in the kitchen you're not allowed in."
 
Whatever his version of romance was, it was not true romance. The kitchen was for cooking, not flirting ...
 
Even in their own home they had to watch out for Akatsuki. Listy could not help but sigh, as she walked up the stairs behind Miu.
 
Miu walked up first holding drinks, while Listy followed holding a wooden tray full of snacks.  Naturally they were both taking their time to avoid spilling anything. Then Akatsuki, who was bringing up the rear, suddenly said:
 
"Hey, Listy what are you wearing.....it looks like my shirt."
 
With a little sigh he pointed that out.
 
"The other day, didn't we go and buy you some pajamas? Where are they?
 
"Umm......"
 
Oops, he noticed. The awkwardness and embarrassment made Listy's face immediately turn red -- the fact was she liked the pajamas that Akatsuki bought.
 
Because they were bought just for her and no one else.  
 
Of course, she wore them a few times.
 
At least that night after going to the mall in the commercial district, Miu and Listy specially wore their new pajamas and staged a fashion show for Akatsuki.
 
However, wearing his shirts that smelled like him brought Listy an unprecedented sense of security.
 
For Listy who was raised in Alayzard, this is a strange and unfamiliar world. In her heart she was filled with an indescribable uneasiness. But, when she put on one of his shirts, it was as if Akatsuki was standing beside her, which gave Listy immense courage, allowing her to no longer be afraid of this world.
 
And today Chikage, Kuzuha, and Haruka had all come to stay at the Ouswa home.
 
All those girls had a very close relationship with Akatsuki and Miu.
 
And Listy believed that they all held some degree of feelings towards Akatsuki, considerably friendly. Because of this constraint, the attitude of the trio towards Akatsuki was also inconveniently positive, but she felt that Ousawa Akatsuki was definitely a romantic interest for them.
 
Even if they didn't want to be Miu and Listy's enemies, they also hoped Akatsuki would view them in a new light. It's not like Listy didn't understand their feelings. After all Listy had experience being rejected by him once, and Miu held the same feelings.
 
-- She hoped that Miu will be lenient, and leave a little bit of space in Akatsuki's heart for her.
 
Listy felt that Chikage was a reliable person that she can depend on in this world, but at the same time she felt a little uneasy about her being a competitor over Akatsuki.
 
When Akatsuki returned to their world, Miu developed profound feelings for him no less than Listy's, and in a time frame that was a snap of the fingers compared to the years Listy spent with Akatsuki in Alayzard. Chikage, Kuzuha and Haruka surely had in the same way built a close relationship with Akatsuki.
 
Listy could not help thinking –- What about their existence was causing her so much fear?
 
Perhaps looking though their eyes, she saw how her past self was with Akatsuki. Thinking that, Listy could not help but feel unease. This was not the conclusion she wanted.
 
However, Listy once again didn't have the courage to declare "I like Akatsuki" to them either.
 
So as a means to tell the girls through concrete actions her feelings for Akatsuki, Listy chose -- to deliberately wear Akatsuki's shirt in front of them.