Editing Hyouketsu Kyoukai no Eden:Volume 4 Chapter3 (section)

===Part 4===

The path leading to the training grounds.

Running down the winding trail, he finally caught sight of Vaiel’s back.

“There he is. H-hey, wait a second. I have something I want to ask.”

“Ah? What is it, something where the punchline is that you’ve become a lost child now?”

His usual displeased face that looked over his shoulder and his voice didn’t have their usual force.

“……Are you possibly tired?”

“Taking care of that brat since morning, of course I’d get tired.”

……Then he really did look after Yuto.

“Thanks.”

“Ahh!? There’s no reason for you to thank me.”

“The two from just now are acquaintances of mine.”

Vaiel went silent with a scowl. His heart hurt slightly upon seeing that gesture.

───I thought he was just a lazy Cadet that found everything to be bothersome.

Same as the thoughts of those around him, I thought he was a ruffian with looks to fit the part.

But Kagura and Yuto.

'''……It’s because I think he’s a good person. Is that bad?'''

'''''Shel-nii, you know. Yuto was treated really gently by Vaa-nii!'''''

……Maybe I’ve overlooked the most important part of him?

“Say, Vaiel, you don’t usually participate in training, right?”

“Participate in training? That kind of thing is up to the person.”

“Not that, I was just wondering what you do when you’re not training.”

“Sleeping at noon.”

“And when you’re not sleeping at noon?”

“…………”

Continuing wordlessly along the trail for a while, they stopped at a fork in the road. And then.

“Nobody understands.”

He muttered in an unusually quiet voice.

“Competing senselessly to become a Regular Guard or training more than anyone else to be stronger than everyone. Being enraptured in that all the time makes them miss the important things.”

“……Important things?”

“When you guys are training, who’s gonna look over a brat like just before?”

He stuck a hand in his formal attire’s pocket and continued on in a brusque manner.

“Train and form teams however much you want. But don’t push that stuff on me. If I’m not there, who will inspect the weapons’ storehouse? Who do you think will help a brat like the one just now?”

“That’s……”

No words came out. It’s not that he was overwhelmed, his words just had that much meaning in them.

That meant basically───

While other Guards were training, he was inspecting the weapons’ storehouse?

While other Guards were forming units to get promoted, he was going around by himself and extending a helping hand to those in trouble like Yuto just now?

“You’ve……been doing those every day?”

“There’s nobody else who will do it other than me; that’s all it is.”

Being replied to so bluntly, Sheltis gasped.

……All alone……without anyone knowing, he’s been doing his best.

The usual training and missions which made up unit activities. He wouldn’t participate in the so-called activities of a guard as he let his sweat flow helping others in a place nobody else could see.

'''''Rather than the Priestesses atop the tower, there is also a man that is influenced by ‘'''''something'''''‘ completely different.'''''

……What Instructor Yumelda had spoken about was this.

It was different from himself who was aiming to fulfill the promise with a {{furigana|Priestess|Ymy}}. <ref>[T/N: The furigana for 巫女 (priestess) is ユミィ (Ymy).]</ref>

The feelings of he who earnestly strived for the image of a Guard that he had described ─── they had certainly been conveyed.

Their respective goals were different but their fervent resolve……he felt that they resembled each other.

“……Well, I guess I should say sorry. I completely didn’t realize that you were working so hard.”

“Ahhh!? Don’t just flatter people when you feel like it; it feels bad.”

Vaiel threatened him with the usual sour look.

“Nope. I’m not flattering you, I’m serious.”

“So what are you saying?”

Sheltis cut in front of him and,

“I’ll also help next time. Not just in practice……Monica and Kagura will also help of their own accord if they learn what you’re doing.”

“Haa, you’re an idiot. I’ll pass on that even if I die.”

“Why?”

“You just don’t get it.”

And Vaiel turned his face to the day after tomorrow. <ref>[T/N: It's literally 明後日 which is "the day after tomorrow" (two days later). I could replace it with "future" though.]</ref>

“You’re not a man if you get women involved in troublesome things. That’s why I said I’ll do it alone.”