The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The wolf beastman, Rinka.

The girl with triangular ears and shoulder-length gray hair was my friend before she left the beastman country.

I was reunited with a friend I hadn't seen in two years.

It all started with the arrow that Rinka shot at Usato.

I knew at first glance that she did not intend to kill him.

It was just two arrows to wound him and distract him. He was probably trying to take me out with his wolf beastly agility, while everyone else was in a panic and confused.

But unfortunately, the target of Linka was not an ordinary one.

Usato has such extraordinary reflexes that even if I did not tell him about my prediction, he would have just barely detected it and dodged the arrow. He could easily grab the arrow.

Even from my point of view as someone who knows him, I was more stunned than surprised, "Oh, he has finally gone this far ......", but from the point of view of Rinka, who knows nothing about him, it would be truly incomprehensible.

When Usato fired back with a healing magic bullet, I heard her screams of fear and realized that the attacker was Rinka, and I immediately understood that she had attacked Usato because of me.

I thought I should talk to her immediately to clear up the misunderstanding and asked Usato, the fastest man on foot, to catch her.

I went to ...... and--,

"A,amaco ...... are you sure you're okay?"

It seems that Usato was trying harder than I thought he would.

After that introduction, Linka had led us to the hidden village where she lived.

He could have gone directly to the country where his mother lived, but he decided it would be better to go to the hidden village first to gather information.

"I'm human. And a healing magician, too?　I don't have any dangerous abilities, not to mention physical ones.

"Healing wizards throw magic bullets?　I'm a beast, so it's kind of magical when it catches up with me. ......"

"......"

Split and bound?　I don't know what that is.

Usato, have you made up some new tricks?

"Huh. ......"

I asked him to help me, believing that Usato could catch the wolf beastman running through the forest, but I didn't think ...... that he would be so traumatized.

But Linka is to blame in this case.

"But don't you think Linka shouldn't have attacked him out of the blue?　From the outside, I don't think it looks like I'm being held captive.

"But, I can't think of any reason for a human to be working with a beastman other than being caught. ......"

Indeed, Linka is right.

The only reason I can think of for humans and beasts to be working together is a bad one.

And this is a beastman's territory. From his point of view, it might have looked like he was forcing us to lead the way to the beastman's country.

"But ......"

I casually glance behind me and look at Usato and the others who are following behind me and Rinka.

Aruk was still pulling his horse, but Usato had Nair on his shoulder and was talking to Bulrin.

"Bulrin, hey, do you think I should show more kindness?"

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..."

"Ha-ha-ha, you say the funniest things."

"Guffaw."

"I'm sorry, I haven't been able to take care of you lately."

It is pitiful that Usato is so devastated that he can't have a natural conversation with Bulrin.

Bulrin looks a little annoyed, but happy.

"I'm talking to a blue grizzly... ......!"

But that's what's so scary about it. .......

......No, I don't want Usato to remain misunderstood either.

"I've been looking for a healing wizard who could help my mother ever since I left the land of the beastmen."

"...... was that so?"

"Yes, I feel bad about leaving without telling you. But I didn't have time to wait.

After Mom's fall, it was clear that things were about to change around me.

I sensed something strange about it and ran away from the beastmen's country. Of course, my purpose was to find a healing magician who could help my mother, but I also wanted to protect myself.

"I didn't understand it because I was still small, but ...... the adults at that time were a little scary. I can understand why they were upset because Amako was gone. In fact, I was upset too,...... but I didn't think there were even people who were angry."

"......"

Something might have been about to happen when Mom fell.

I almost got caught up in it, but somehow I didn't. In that sense, it was probably a good thing that I left the land of the beasts.

"After I left the land of the beasts, I have seen many places. I have not had happy memories, but I have made friends among the beastmen. And the last place I visited, the Kingdom of Lingle, was full of people who were nice to me as a beastman."

Kiriha, Kyou's sister and brother, and Satsuki became friends in Lukvis.

In Lingle Kingdom, Sarla and many people who let me live there for two years.

The journey from the Land of the Beastmen was full of hardships, but the encounters I had after arriving in the Kingdom of Lingle were the most precious memories for me.

"That's where I met Usato."

With him?

"A lot has happened since then."

He showed Usato the future in which Suzune and Kazuki would die, and averted the worst possible future.

Then, in return, he asked Usato to help him save his mother ......, which he did, and they set off on their journey.

The rest of the story is kind of sketchy, but since I told it to Linka, it really doesn't need to be explained, but a lot happened.

"But this is how I was able to return home to my mother."

With Usato, I might be able to heal my mother.

Moreover, his healing magic has been awakened to a stronger system after the battle in Mearaq.

If it is due to injury or illness, he can almost certainly heal ........,

"Linka."

Hmm?

Mom, you're gonna be okay, right?　She's ...... alive, right?

Two years is a long time, but it's a short time.

If you're under the protection of the beasts, I can assure you that you'll be fine, but that doesn't mean that unforeseen circumstances won't happen.

If something had happened to my mother... if she had died or something, then ...... I would have no reason to be here.

A topic I have unconsciously avoided asking about.

I was clearly worried, and Linka gave me a reassuring smile.

Don't worry!　Amako's mother is alive!　She hasn't woken up yet, but she's still ......."

"...... is all I need to know."

Thank God. I'm really glad. ......

My life and my journey with Usato were not meaningless.

"Amako must have had a tough couple of years!"

How was Linka?"

The conversation has gotten a little dark, so let's change the subject.

I wonder what she did while I was gone.

"Hmm?　My father asked me to move from the mainland to a hidden village, and I was practicing hunting in earnest. I guess people are too picky back home. They told me to be polite, or that I should be gorgeous because I'm a girl.

"I don't think glamour is the most appropriate thing for Rinca."

"Shut up!　I know what I'm doing!

She turns red in the face and I laugh at her.

I see, Linka is living in a hidden village now.

I have seen her father only a few times, but I remember that he was close to my mother.

I don't remember what he was like at all.

"Amako, you haven't changed your height or anything!"

"What?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ......"

When he mentions his own complex, he glares at me.

Two years ago, he would have been about the same height. And yet, in just two years, this girl has grown by a full head.

What is the absurdity of this, when I have hardly grown at all?

Where did my growth spurt go?

"Amako, you've got really scary eyes now. They were glaring.

"Maybe it's the influence of Usato."

"Isn't that a bad influence ......?"

Rinka looks at Usato with frightened eyes.

Usato, who meets her gaze, smiles bitterly and slumps his shoulders.

I'm sorry, Usato. Instead of clearing up the misunderstanding, I made it worse.

"Oh, we're almost at the hidden village. I'll talk to the elders for now, so wait outside!

I looked up to see a deep thicket in front of me and a narrow beast trail that I could only see if I strained my eyes.

It seemed that we had arrived near the hidden village where Rinka lived while we were talking.

The question is whether the beasts living in the hidden village will accept Usato and his friends or not.

I am not sure if the beasts living in the Hidden Village will accept Usato and his friends.

Linka led us to a wooded area, where trees were growing thick.

At first glance, it looked like a deep forest with no settlements, but after Linka told us to wait here, she went into the forest by herself.

"Speaking of the hidden village ......, I heard that Kiriha and the others are also from the hidden village."

"Yeah. Yes. But I don't think they live here, though, do they?　I heard there are many hidden villages.

Kiriha, Kyou, and Satsuki.

The sister and brother of the beast who took care of us in Lukvis and a girl.

It's only been a little while, but I wonder if those three are doing well.

"Kiriha?　Who's that?

They are the beastmen who took care of me in Luxvis before I met you.

"Hmmm, a beastman in a magic academy. Well, normally I would be surprised, but it's not so much of a surprise if I think it's because I'm Usato.

What do you think I am?

Well, I made you a little wary when we first met, but I think we got along quite well in the end. When I go back to Lingle Kingdom and settle down, I'll visit you again, right?

"Amako, how was your first conversation with your friend in a while?"

"As usual, I was fine."

Rinca, the girl who was Amako's friend before she ran away from the beastmen's country.

I heard that you had a talk with her on the way here, and I am glad to see that you seem to be getting along well with her.

I'm glad to see that they seem to be getting along well. ...... though I don't know why she got a bad impression of me when she was doing that.

"From the back, they looked like sisters."

"...... Is that what you're trying to say, that I'm smaller?"

Shit, I stepped on some kind of mine.

I was going to connect it to "They looked like they were close enough to be sisters. .......

As I was feeling uncomfortable with Amako looking at me with a glare, Nair, who was on my shoulder, pointed at Amako with her wing and started laughing.

"P-pooh!　You're fourteen years old, aren't you!　You're short for a 14 year old!"

"......"

"I've been thinking that for a while now, but I knew you were small!　Well, don't you think you'll have a growth spurt if you wait a little longer?　I can't guarantee that he'll grow, though!"

"......"

Amako's eyes are set, but will she be okay?

No, Nair.

Nair, who has taken the brunt of Amako's anger, leaps forward and is grabbed by Amako's outstretched hand.

"Kyafu!

"I'll never, never forgive you!"

"Hi, ah, Usato, help me, Kyaaaah!"

Amako, expressionless, grabbed Nair and started swinging him around.

Naea asks me for help, but it's her fault for agitating the situation, so I let it go.

The two of them are getting along well (?). While they are having a good time, I'll talk to Mr. Aruk about the future.

"Mr. Aruk. If we can't get into the hidden village, we'll stay outside, right?

I guess so. Considering the relationship between beastmen and humans, it's not surprising if that's the case.

If that is the case, the worst that can happen is that Amako will be allowed to stay in the hiding place.

If possible, it would be better if Nair went with him.

......I'm worried about starting a fight like the one that is going on in front of us right now, but since there is a possibility that Aruk and I won't be able to enter, we have to ask him to be patient.

"......I guess our positions are reversed here, Amaco and us."

"Yes."

Just as beastmen have to shrug their shoulders in the realm inhabited by humans, humans will feel the same way in the realm inhabited by beastmen.

I have not yet had the chance to get to know the beastmen who live here in earnest, but I have been feeling a strange sense of discomfort.

"......I think I know a little bit about how Amako feels."

How lonely and painful it must have been for her to go through the human realm all by herself.

I don't fully understand it all yet, but I feel like I know a part of her suffering.

"Usato."

While I was feeling mysterious, Amako, who was waving Nair around, called my name.

At the sound of his voice, Mr. Aruk and I sensed something strange around us.

"We're surrounded ......, aren't we?"

"Yes, there are quite a few of them, but please don't be hostile."

Before we knew it, we were surrounded by multiple signs.

Perhaps they are aiming arrows or something at us, but they are keeping a certain distance from us and not approaching us.

There is a possibility that they will attack us without question.

What should I do? I can intercept them with a bow and arrow by myself and Mr. Arc, but what action should I take after that?

Do we use healing punches to incapacitate them all so that we can talk to them?

Or, do I use the healing magic random bullet to disturb them, and then carry everyone away from the scene?

"What are you going to do, Usato? What are you going to do, Usato?

I know, but... I know, but let's wait and see what they say first.

Nair, who has returned to my shoulder before I know it, casually clasps a restraining spell around my fist.

Just as I was getting ready to intercept, two figures appeared from behind the woods where Rinka had disappeared.

One of the figures was Linka, who had just left for the hidden village.

The other was a bearded, elderly male beastman.

"Sorry for the rough welcome. This is an unprecedented situation. I have taken up arms as a precaution.

The old man looked at each of us, one at a time, not letting his guard down, and finally rolled his eyes at Amako.

"It seems that what Linka said is true. I didn't believe it at first glance, but ......"

"You didn't believe me?

Linka is shocked at the old man's words, almost onomatopoeic.

"Who would believe that Amako had returned with a human and a blue grizzly? I thought it was another prank against me.

You said it would be different this time!

You don't know how many times I've been fooled by that!　It's no laughing matter when my grandson stops your heart!

Well, let's see, does that mean Linka was a wolf-girl, not a wolf-boy?

The old man turns his head toward us again and tells the people surrounding us to put away their weapons.

"I have not seen you since I was a child, Amako. I am Cagalli, head of this hidden village and grandfather of this wild girl.

Linka's grandfather, if you look closely, his ears and tail resemble those of a wolf, just like Linka's.

"We have many questions, but first let me show you where we live.

"Uh, Usato and the others are at ......."

Of course, we'll invite the humans there, too."

Mr. Cagalli smiled softly, as if to reassure Amako, who looked anxious.

......It is good that we could avoid unnecessary conflict for the time being.

Relieved with our current situation, we were invited to the hidden village where the beastmen lived under the guidance of Mr. Cagalli and Rinca.