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

===Part 6===
 
After a while the battle at the Grand Canyon turned into a stalemate.
 
Disdiya continued to attack, while Galevain continued to defend.
 
From the start of the war, both sides have been maintaining one attack and one guard quota.
 
-- However its been three hours since the fighting began, and this equilibrium was beginning to collapse.
 
Disdiya's soldiers were gradually braking through Galevain's defensive perimeter set up in the central and northern channel.
 
"......Sure enough, our numerical advantage is going to be the tie-breaker."
 
The whole of Gorudono Grand Canyon had yet to completely turn into a battlefield. The south route had not let become a fight.  
 
Sherfied's army was set up in formation around the circumference the south channel. Listy was closely monitoring the activity in the central and north channel.
 
In the central route, there was the girl who introduced herself as Haruka. She attended the peace agreement and the duel with Akatsuki. And in the northern route, there was a girl they seen for the first time -- perhaps she was also a companion of Akatsuki's like Haruka. Both of them alone were respectively holding off the invasions of tens of thousands of Disdiya's soldiers.
 
"Those two's power appears to be comparable with us."
 
"Yes...... and there tactics were able to hold up until now, it is really remarkable."
 
Standing on the left and right were Loutier and Zechs, who calmly praised the power of those two girls.
 
But......
 
Listy thought: it won't be long before they were overpowered the way things were going. Zechs and Loutier didn't say it, but in their heads they must have the same view.
 
In fact the performance of the two was absolutely worthy of praise. After all those two alone faced tens of thousands which already wasn't easy, not to mention they also stopped the enemy's attack without killing any of the soldiers. The difficulty of this task was absolutely beyond anyone's imagination.
 
However, it was impossible for this to continue for eternity.
 
They appeared to be weary, yet somehow they were still managing to maintain the equilibrium. The moment when that collapses it will only take a split second for Disdiya take hold of this war.
 
...... But why was Akatsuki not taking any action......?
 
Listy was watching him just stand here on top of the cliff.
 
She believed Akatsuki was already aware of the situation and how detrimental it was to Galevain.
 
However, since the beginning he remained motionless.
 
Perhaps this was all part of his plan and then when the time comes -- Listy thought so when.
 
Suddenly, the Sherfied front line burst into an uproar.
 
"-- What's going on?"
 
Zechs returned to the troops under his command in order to report back, but a knight loudly answered first in a perplexed voice.
 
"It's the enemy, the enemy is attacking! A single attacker came through the southern route, and is engaging with our army!"
 
"No way......!?"
 
More than surprised, Listy subconsciously looked up at the distant cliff.
 
However, Akatsuki was standing atop the cliff not moving same as before.
 
It was an unexpected situation. Other than the Akatsuki, she never thought there was a second person who would be this reckless.
 
What genuinely surprised Listy was not that a single person attack them, rather it was that unbelievably Akatsuki targeted the Sherfied army.
 
"There is only one of them? Is this idiot trying to end his life!"
 
Trying to verify the situation, Zechs raised his voice, almost to a roar.
 
"It is a child! A small and thin girl riding on the back of a lion, no that is a huge Golem!"
 
"A girl......?"
 
"-- This is strange."
 
Listy couldn't help but frown, beside her Loutier immediately pointed out the unnaturalness of the situation. Everyone thought that the person who matched Akatsuki's degree reckless had to be a warrior much of the same mold as him.
 
"She is biding her time at the back of the army, but to assign a small girl to infiltrate the enemy ranks......?"
 
"Yes, it really doesn't seem like Akatsuki's style."
 
Maybe that little girl's strength was on par with other two girls defending the other routes. But according to common sense, it was impossible that Akatsuki would leave a little girl to take such a risk. This surely must be part of some plan. However, with all the fighting going on, it was tough to determine Akatsuki's true intention.
 
"It seems there is no other choice but to directly ask her...... the reason."
 
"I have the same feeling."
 
Zechs and Loutier spoke as they stepped forward.
 
Since the other took the initiative to provoke the war, Sherfied had to keep up rear support.
 
"Listy, I'll be right back. I'll go have a little chat with that idiot somehow -– even if by force."
 
"Yes...... I'll leave it to you. Use your own discretion, and do not push yourself too hard."
 
After returning a nod, Zechs set his sight on Loutier.
 
"Lulu, that little girl came to challenge you."
 
"Yes, I am the one responsible for the southern route."
 
"Very good -- Well then, I will leave it to you grant her Majesty protection."
 
"Yes, sir."
 
After the able-bodied second lieutenant nodded, Zechs and Loutier began to run.
 
As she watched the backs of those two of them leave, Listy El Da Sherfied softly spoke.
 
"...... Both of you please be careful."
 
While gazing into the distance she lightly prayed.
 
"I believe in you -- Akatsuki."