Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 8 Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 6===
 
With a hand on the shoulder strap of the camisole, Listy couldn't help but gulp.
 
A feeling of shame and tension flooded her mind, but.
 
...... You can't hesitate.
 
After she pushed aside both shoulder supports, in the entrance changing room to the bathroom -- the camisole slid directly to the floor. And when she grabbed hold of her inner undergarment there was incidental eye contact with him.
 
...... Please let me do this...... I believe you understand my feelings.
 
Listy sent a glance begging for approval, conveying how she roughly understood the current situation.
 
-- That's right, Listy guessed to how things ended up.
 
Haruka's cries had echoed throughout the whole bathroom, and even reached the living room where Listy was. Therefore, Listy immediately rushed over.
 
But -- Haruka had gone with Miu only to return alone, and was hiding out crying inside the bathroom.
 
That was enough to figure out something must have went wrong.
 
So in the changing room, which was was separated by a door, she eavesdropped on much of the conversation between Akatsuki and Haruka.
 
Because she believed only Akatsuki could heal the sadness inside Haruka.
 
But ......
 
If Haruka were to hesitate to show her real self to Akatsuki, then the story was different.
 
In that case, only another woman like herself could help her.
 
So Listy firmly decided to open the door to the bathroom.
 
At that time -- Akatsuki asked if she wanted to bathe together.
 
Although it was said in a tongue-in-cheek tone his eyes were very serious.
 
-- That also wasn't that surprising.
 
Usually in that case, Listy would have made a fuss over "what are you doing?" indiscriminately blaming Akatsuki. However, if she did that Haruka would only blame herself more.
 
And, far more than anything else she was crying in front of Akatsuki.
 
He probably stopped her tears in his special way, but that wasn't going to settle her emotions. So Listy picked that seemingly coincidental time as the the best time to intrude. She saw through everything when Akatsuki said "enter together?"
 
And of course Akatsuki clearly understood what she intended her mind.
 
That -- her timing was to help Haruka accept Akatsuki.
 
Haruka, at this point, wouldn't have been able to permit herself to do so -- because an issue weighed heavily on her mind that only Listy, a woman like herself, could undo.
 
Now Listy was standing in the same situation as her, to prove to Haruka that she had not done anything wrong.
 
That was the only way to resolve her guilt, and have her frankly face Akatsuki.
 
And so......
 
The first step for Listy to put herself in the same situation was to take off all her clothes.
 
Last night -- even though Listy stirred up a lot of trouble, Miu still accepted her. And today Miu also went to JPN-Babel with Haruka in order to protect her. She herself was unable to do anything about it, and forced Haruka into the role of protecting Miu alone while she stayed home.
 
That's right......
 
Miu's abduction wasn't Haruka's fault.
 
Akatsuki may think he should be held responsible, but that too was incorrect.
 
Strictly speaking, it was because of Listy.
 
Whether it was Miu being taken, or Haruka's inner suffering over not protecting her, everything stemmed from Listy.
 
So......
 
It was her turn this time to lend a helping hand to Haruka, and then attempt to rescue Miu.
 
Starting with Haruka, Listy Sherfied knows how to do it.
 
The other day in the monorail she was personally taught by Miu on how to accept Akatsuki.
 
Now she only had to do the same thing this time herself.
 
"Listy...... Uh, I......"
 
To Haruka's bewildered expression, Listy silently returned a smile.
 
She crossed her hands as she grabbed the hem of the undergarment, and then --
 
"-!?"
 
In one breath -- she took it off.
 
Listy was trembling slightly, only because her skin was exposed to the cold outside air.
 
There was embarrassment being exposed to Akatsuki, however it wasn't the reason Listy couldn't help but shiver.
 
-- Now was not the time to hesitate.
 
The only thing remaining on Listy's upper body was a bra, and once that fastener was undone it would naturally fall to the floor.
 
It became so that she was almost completely naked in her underwear.
 
And finally she unhooked the bra clasp, and it was just a pair of panties.
 
"............"
 
She hid her exposed breasts with her left hand, as she slowly walked into the bathroom.
 
In preparation to personally show Haruka the best way to fully accept Akatsuki.