The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

After I expressed my determination to Rose, I was punished after all.

She was still angry at me for saying bad things about her, so she locked me up and put me through a hell of a muscle training program. I have no recollection of last night, so it must have been a horrible experience.

I found myself in my own bed, sharing a room with Tong.

My face is pale with the incomprehension that my body is neither injured nor tired, but my mind is exhausted.

"What the hell did they do to me? ......"

"Oh, you're up, Usato."

"Tongs, it's been a while since I've seen your face."

When I got up from the bed, there was Tong, a strong-looking colleague of mine.

What a bad day to wake up and see this unfortunate face that even a child would run away from.

"Huh. ......"

"Hey, why are you sighing there? I was hoping you'd be a little more mature after being thrown into the woods. I guess there's not much hope for me now.

Pull it out, tough guy, I'm only quiet when I'm not with Tong and the other four.

After I had finished getting dressed while exchanging some light banter with Tong, I went to the cafeteria to have breakfast and then went outside the dormitory.

On my way out, I fill a bucket with fruit that I borrowed from the cafeteria and take it to the stables where Bulrin is staying.

I looked into the stables and saw a blue grizzly bear, Bulrin, lying on a bed of straw.

"Hey, Bullyn, are you awake?"

".........gu?"

He just woke up.

He stroked him, and then he took a bucket of fruit that looked like an apple and put it in front of him.

He puts his nose close to the fruit and sniffs it, then opens his big mouth and takes a bite of the fruit.

"Good, good."

"Huff ...... huff."

After chewing slowly and swallowing, he offers another fruit to Bulrin. He offers another fruit, not forgetting to stroke it with his other hand.

Hmmm... he is so docile and has such a cozy fur.

It must have been very weird for the others to see me smiling and giving him the fruit.

"There you are. I've been looking all over for you."

"Commander?　What's going on?　It's not time for training yet.

A grim-faced Rose came in through the entrance.

I try not to worry too much about it, since it is usual for me to look grumpy.

"What's ...... that guy's name for today's training?"

"You mean Bullring?"

"Bull ...... Lynn?　Is that his name?"

When Rose asks me what Bullyn's name is, I tell her his name.

Rose rolls her eyes as if they were saucers. It was a rare look, so I felt a little refreshed.

"Are you sure you want to call him that?"

"Yes, isn't it a good name?　Hey, Bulrin."

"Kapk."

He bites my hand as I reach out to pat him on the head.

I'm sure he's just embarrassed.

It's her way of showing her affection.

"Look, he likes it too."

"Oh, yeah?　Well, then, from today on, this Bulgarian will be training with you."

Me and Bulrin?

Bulrin, who has freed his hand from the bite, tilts his head and looks up at Rose.

"He's a member of the lifeguard squad, too," Rose says. Shouldn't he be part of your training?

"Well, can he?　"Can you go?

When I threw a few words at him, he naturally understood and let out a cry, as if to inspire himself.

"I think I can make it.

"We're running out of time. Come on, let's go."

I take Bullyn and Rose out of the stable.

For some reason, I am excited to be training for the first time in a long time.

......... Am I being trained?

I'm being trained?

"Okay, Usato. Run with the bull...... phosphorus on your back."

"Yes?"

I was curious as to why he was reluctant to mention Bullyn's name, but I was more interested in the other part of the story.

Why were you carrying him and not running with him?

"Don't talk back to me, we're going to run with the burin on top of the weights."

And the weights?

"Of course not.　The bear is a little heavier than a man, so it's just right. It's a simulation exercise to simulate a real battle. Pretend the bear is a person in need of rescue and keep running. Don't cut any corners, just like in a real fight."

"...... huh, I understand. ......"

Wear a vest-like jacket with weights.

I lift it up as if I were carrying a burin, feeling the nostalgic weight of it on my body.

It's light at all, I can do this.

"Are you okay?　"Burin?"

"Gua."

Bullein lightly slaps me on the head.

I felt a warm sensation as my upper body was wrapped in his soft fur.

I sit down in the shade of a tree and call out to Rose, who has pulled out a thick book.

"Hmph, Commander, I'll show you the combination of me and Bulrin!

"Stop talking nonsense and get moving!"

Rose's tone of voice was clearly irritated, and I sensed that this was not a good idea, so I leaned forward slightly and started to run.

The route we take is through the woods around the training grounds where we usually practice.

The route is through the woods around the training grounds where we always practice.

...... I feel light. Did survival life in the forest strengthen my body? Or are my muscles and bones toughened by the effects of the rapid healing from the fight with the snake?

"That's a cartoonish story, isn't it?

"Guh?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was talking about this."

While running, the healing magic is deployed like a thin film covering the entire body.

It is less effective than when concentrated, but it is able to heal universally according to the strength of its magic. Without it, I would not have been able to keep up with Rose's training.

I have been running at a constant speed for about two hours since I started, and I still do not feel tired. I am conserving my magical energy, in fact, I would not be able to stay here if I were to make any noise at this rate.

"I can still go ......"

It had been about four hours since we started running.

After that time, I began to feel some discomfort in my body.

My legs felt heavy and I could hardly breathe. I still had enough strength, but something was preventing my body from moving.

"......"

My back is shaking with worry, but I can't react to it.

My body gets heavier and heavier, and I run slower and slower. When the sun was just overhead, I finally fell down on the spot and lay down on my back after setting Bulrin down.

"Huh, huh, huh ...... what the ...... is this ......?"

Before you know it, you are running out of magic.

If it only restores fatigue, it should keep even after half a day of use. .......

As I was lying on my back, Rose, who was reading a book in the shade of a tree, came up to me and looked into my face.

"Do you understand?　That's how strong you are, assuming you can carry a person on your back."

"Assuming ...... you did?"

"The human body is a funny thing, the degree of fatigue depends on the stress. Even emotions like tension, fear, and frustration can cause fatigue in the human body. Assuming that the burin you are carrying is a human being, you will surely run out of strength in a shorter time than usual when you are running normally on the battlefield.

"Then what do I do?"

"Get used to it. Or develop the mentality and judgment not to be intimidated. We're going to start this training today. Here!

Rose puts her green-lit hand on my head.

A warm glow envelops me, and at the same time, the fatigue leaves my body. I may not regain my magic, but I can recover enough to stand on my own.

"Thank you very much."

"For now, try to recover your magic. We'll do the same this afternoon."

...... What a caring guy this guy is.

I heard he stayed in the forest while I was in the forest instead of going back to his kingdom.

Also, he loves animals.

"The Commander is ......"

"Hmm?"

You're a tsundere, aren't you?

What's that word?

"No, it's nothing."

I decided to keep these words to myself, since it would be bad for them to be known.

"...... is fine, go for a run around the castle and the castle town this afternoon."

"...... what?　You mean, with a burin on your back?"

"What else is there?"

Wouldn't that attract too much attention?