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

===Part 5===
 
The world was steeped in a pure white along with an ear-splitting noise -- the surrounding area lost its voice. A complete silence. However, after some time the world gradually remembered the concept of sound.
 
-- And when the world returned to to its original state.
 
Ousawa Miu remained standing in her former place alone.
 
"............"
 
Looking around she suddenly found Chikage and Kuzuha's figures off in the distance, who were grabbing onto her just a little while ago.
 
The two had collapsed on the ground, but they weren't dead.
 
At that time the willpower in Miu's heart turned into a shock wave moving out in all directions.
 
Most likely Chikage and Kuzuba bared the brunt of it.
 
The physical damage was very limited, but their spiritual strength was seriously shaved.
 
Like that they shouldn't be able to cause anymore interference.
 
...... The other two......?
 
Miu looked up, searching for what happened to Akatsuki and Listy after the wave.
 
Then up ahead Listy stood maintaining her distance.
 
"----"
 
Miu was slightly surprised that Listy stayed inside the range of the wave and wasn't harmed.
 
...... That person probably protected her.
 
If that was the case, Miu turned to look for Akatsuki's figure.
 
"Ah!"
 
Suddenly, Miu's right arm was forcibly pulled back from behind.
 
It was in an instant.
 
Before Miu could understand who was behind her, her body was spun around. When she recovered her thinking, she realized she was pressed up against a chest she knew all too well.
 
Inside the arms of Ousawa Akatsuki.
 
"......!"
 
Once Miu understood Akatsuki had embraced her,
 
"Let me go......!"
 
Miu cried out in fear, desperately trying to resist.
 
However, no matter how violently she struggled, Akatsuki didn't budge in the slightest.
 
"............"
 
Akatsuki didn't say anything. Just silence, as he held her.
 
A strong hug.
 
But along with the warmth, Akatsuki's thoughts were being communicated.
 
I'm never going to separate from you, because this is where you belong.
 
Through the tight silent embrace he was going tell her that.
 
No matter how much it hurt.
 
"Uuu...... uuu......"
 
Still Miu did not stop resisting.
 
Because she couldn't forgive him.
 
Akatsuki had deceived her all this time.
 
Because wasn't it?
 
...... Once you achieve your goal...... you planned on dieing......!
 
Even though from the start it was agreed to be together forever?
 
When you defeat the people who reign over this world you're prepared to die -- and to make matters worse it was intended to be by my hands in order to let me find a place in his world?
 
Miu couldn't allow such things to happen.
 
"UUuuu-!"
 
After screaming out Miu suddenly shut her eyes while in Akatsuki's embrace, and then firmly bit down on his arm.
 
"-!"
 
She felt Akatsuki's body faintly shutter.
 
And the taste of iron began to spread within Miu's mouth.
 
It was the taste of Akatsuki's blood.
 
A taste -- Ousawa Miu knew. Strictly speaking, it was something she could never forget.
 
Then,
 
"...... Do you remember?"
 
While Miu remained inside his arms, Akatsuki finally opened his mouth and,
 
"It was also at that time I was holding you like this......"
 
"......!"
 
Miu unintentionally loosened her bite.
 
She understood what he meant by that.
 
It was for Ousawa Miu a precious memory that would remain with her for the rest of her life.
 
-- It happened the night of the first day of the ranking tournament.
 
After being incited by Phil Miu began to think she didn't belong in this world, and there wasn't any place she could. As a result Miu had given up all hope.
 
Therefore, in order to not involve Akatsuki or anyone else in her own circumstances any more.
 
And to save the demon tribes left in Alayzard.
 
Miu had chosen to end her own life.
 
So in the presence of Akatsuki she decided to throw himself from the top of a huge waterfall.
 
She still thinks at that place, at that time she should have died there.
 
But -- that did not happen.
 
Miu survived. No, strictly speaking she was saved.
 
By the hand of Akatsuki.
 
"......!"
 
Ousawa Miu remembered.
 
That day, the words Akatsuki gave her.
 
Akatsuki told her that she was proof that Galious lived.
 
Only by her surviving can her father's existence proven.
 
And -- even if Akatsuki himself couldn't accept his own words, he didn't hesitate to speak them.
 
The place where Miu belongs will never disappear. It was because wherever he was, was where she belonged.
 
After saying so, Akatsuki printed his lips on her own.
 
That was Miu's first kiss.
 
-- At that time, while accepting his lips and tongue Ousawa Miu had decided her own future.
 
She -- from then on will be by Akatsuki's side.
 
So she looked up, and started glaring at Akatsuki.
 
"You know at that time when you gave me those words and -- kissed me...... how precious of a memory it was for me......!"
 
Miu's voice trembled as she spoke those words.
 
It was because she was crying.
 
"I've always believed in you...... I believed we would be together forever!"
 
With her hair down, Miu cried out hysterically.
 
"A place where I can belong *Poku* by killing you has no meaning at all for me!!!" (heart beat -- I normally take those out, but the sentence seemed so dull without it.)
 
Miu's emotions erupted from inside her as they turned into words.
 
She couldn't take it anymore.
 
"Wahhhhh......!"
 
Miu cried, as she beat Akatsuki's chest with her fists over and over.
 
I cannot forgive you.
 
It was too cruel.
 
If that is so, at the least I want you to say for us to die together.
 
Because Ousawa Akatsuki -- was for Ousawa Miu the last place she had to belong.
 
So......
 
 
 
"As you can see I'm alive and well, so...... don't willfully put a curse on me to die sometime in the future."
 
 
 
With a wry smile Akatsuki passed on those words onto Miu.
 
"I've said it very clearly. Even if you don't believe it -- I will realize the very best future for you."
 
Akatsuki questioned whether she had forgotten?
 
"I will threatened to destroy the entire world so that I can create a place for you -- I think that was the worst case, right?"
 
However, he continued speaking,
 
"-- Why do you think I would choose that as the worst way?"
 
Upon hearing Akatsuki's question Miu stopped crying and,
 
"...... Eh...... What......--?"
 
Until only then did Miu notice something was wrong.