Editing Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica:Volume 5 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 7===
 
The agreed meeting place was shrouded in a suffocating silence.
 
"This should be the place......"
 
Miu muttered while looking around. In her heart she question the authenticity of that letter.
 
Whoever called her out here was late in showing themselves. Miu was extremely worried.
 
The letter had been placed in a conspicuous place outside of the village. It was reasonable to expect that the sender would have arrived first at the agreed place, and for them to be waiting for us to approach. However, there wasn't a soul in sight. Could it be that --
 
"-- Someone is coming."
 
Hearing Kurts voice, Miu immediately turned to look.
 
On the other side of the forest a Sherfied soldier appeared.
 
"Thank God...... that letter was real."
 
Miu couldn't help but let out her relief, but Kurt looked sour.
 
"No -- Regrettably this is a trap."
 
When he finished saying that, he was holding the pike he had on his back in his hands.
 
Then from out of the forest -- several Sherfied soldiers appeared. It looked as if they were crawling out from the deep darkness. In each of their hands was either a sword or an axe.
 
"Eh......"
 
Miu was involuntarily stunned. Of course, the possibility of this being a trap was taken into consideration.
 
It was just that she thought Disdiya would be the one to spring it.
 
...... Sherfied also uses these kind of despicable tactics......!
 
She was betrayed by someone whom she believed in -- that shock stuck at Miu's heart. But, Kurt stepped forward to protect Miu with hardly any agitation, and at once focused his mind to launch the magic spell. Then,
 
"Haaaaaaaa -- !"
 
After letting out his fighting spirit Kurt brandished his pike. At the same time with his burst of magic he wrapped up the wind into a whirlwind. The encompassing Sherfied soldiers all crashed into the trunks of the tress, and tumbled to the ground.
 
"Myuu-sama, now get out of --"
 
Halfway through Kurt was struck speechless because the knocked down soldiers began to get up. Faced with enemies he can't beat, Kurt's face hardened.
 
"This...... is just like that time when that armor knight of Disdiya attacked the village."
 
"It appears it was like that......"
 
While a little faint, Miu was convinced. This was a trap set up by Disdiya.
 
"Such elaborate mimicry...... to go as far as putting on Sherfied armor."
 
She said so regrettably, while biting on her lower lip.
 
 
 
"-- No, that was their own armor."
 
 
 
She suddenly heard a strange voice. Miu looked back, and couldn't help but gasp.
 
Having appeared from the darkness was a golden Knight.
 
He took off his helmet revealing the true identity of the Knight, who wander out aimlessly. Miu was dazed, as she let out the name of that person,
 
"Leon Esuperio......!"
 
When Leon heard that, he suddenly had a hauntingly serene smile on his face,
 
"Do you remember the incident that started this war? These are monitoring force that were annihilated."
 
"Eh......?"
 
For a moment, Miu could not understand the meaning of Leon's words.
 
However before Miu had a chance to respond --  a figure ran our from her side.
 
 
 
"-- Kurt!?"
 
Kurt heard Miu's appeal for him to control himself.
 
However, he didn't stop. There was no way he would. The man in front his eyes was the one who killed the nonresistant paternal grandfather. And now, he planed to harm Miu. No matter how cool-headed Kurt usually was, he was unable to just let him walk away. So Kurt sprinted, shortening the distance to Leon in one breath,
 
"Accept your death, monster --!"
 
He pulled forth all the power from his feelings inside him, and concentrated it into the pike in his hands stabbing it forward at the his enemy.  
 
But -- the tip of the pike did not reach, because it was taken. Leon nonchalantly held up his left hand...... and caught the pike with his index finger and middle finger. Then revealed a smile full of contempt,
 
"Unfortunately -- your hatred was not strong enough."
 
Then simultaneously, a light flashed vertically. Leon had counterattacked with his sword.
 
"Gaaa -!"
 
Kurt immediately thought to move back a few steps, but his evasion was too late.
 
Leon's sword cut through his pike, inflicting a deep wound on his body.
 
"Gu......!"
 
Kurt's face distorted from the sudden sharp pain coming from his abdomen, powerless he was forced to one knee. Then,
 
"Your reaction wasn't bad...... though it was a little slow."
 
After Leon indifferently evaluated, he prepared the finishing blow. He raised the sword above his head, only for a moment did it stay mid air -- Leon's sword went straight down, when a strong force pushed Kurt to the side. A sudden gust similar to magic used to fly brought him into the air.
 
"-- Myuu-sama?"
 
High speed winds had blown him high up into the sky. For a split second he clearly saw it.
 
Miu was standing there with her magic wand raised facing him, and then she made a soft smile. Her lips then quietly moved as if saying something to herself, when --  
 
At almost the same time, the handle of Leon's sword struck her in the pit of the stomach.
 
Her wand fell from her hand, disappearing into nothingness. Miu lost consciousness and slumped over to the ground. Then the ground before his eyes rapidly got farther away, Kurt was longer able see what was happening.
 
"Myuu-sama......! Gukkusoooooo!"
 
Kurt's sorrow filled shout was drowned out by the wind magic engulfing him.
 
Only the soft sound of a gust of wind quietly ran through the dark night sky.