The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

An audience with Mr. Jinya, the chief of the beastmen tribe.

It was not a very good reception, though it is to be expected. He refused to talk about the letter, but what he said about Amako was not so bad for us.

He said that I, as a healing magician, would be allowed to meet Amako's mother, and that Amako could leave the land of the beastmen.

I was prepared for things to get rather complicated, but fortunately the conversation took an unexpectedly positive turn.

"I'm sorry. I was so arrogant to our guest. ......"

"There is no need to apologize, Hayate-san. Besides, we don't mind it either.

"I'm glad you say so."

I hurriedly reply to Mr. Hayate who bowed his head in the corridor where I could see the outside view after leaving the room where I talked with Mr. Jinya.

Mr. Jinya's response was not wrong.

We are strangers, human beings. It's impossible for us to get along with them.

"The chief has always been a man of a difficult and harsh tone. ....... But I didn't expect him to react in such a blatant and detestable manner.

For a long time, huh?

I wonder if Hayate and Jinya have been friends for a long time?　During the audience, she called Jinya-san by his name, so it might be so.

While I was tilting my head at the relationship between Ms. Hayate and Mr. Jinya, Mr. Aruk opened his mouth.

"About Amako-dono's mother, are you going there right now?"

"Yes, I will take you there right away."

Mr. Aruk puts his hand on his chin as if he is thinking a little about Hayate's words.

Was there something on his mind?　

"What's wrong? Mr. Aruk?

I'm sorry. Things have been going a little too smoothly, and I've been feeling uneasy.

"Uh, ......."

I can't help but nod in agreement with Mr. Aruk's words.

All of our previous journeys have been anything but straightforward.

Nack and Meena's relationship.

Nair and the evil dragon.

The curse of Samaritan that consumes Eva.

Mr. Karon, the dragon man of Mialak.

Compared to them, things are going too smoothly this time. So I can understand why Mr. Aruk feels uneasy.

"Ho..."

"Yeah. Nothing so far has made me nervous, right?"

Nair on his shoulder and Amaco next to him are nodding their heads.

Hayate, who was listening to the conversation nearby, was soberly saying, "I wonder what kind of journey these people have been on. ......

"Well, if nothing happens, we can go back to the Lingle Kingdom like this, so we should be rather happy."

"Ha-ha-ha, yes. I was a little nervous."

That's right. If we can save Amaco's mother, we can go home.

And we can finally reunite with our seniors who are traveling in faraway places.

I wonder if Kazuki is doing well. He can be a bit preoccupied, so I'm a bit worried even though I know he'll be fine.

I'm sure he will be ...... fine, so I'm not too worried about him, but be prepared for a lot of things I want to say to him when I get back.

While I was thinking about my best friends who are far away, Hayate-san spoke to me.

"We can't stand here for ever, so let's get going. I will take you there again, so please follow me.

"Yes."

I follow Hayate, who walks ahead of me.

Amako's mother seemed to be located a short distance away from the building, so we put on our shoes and went outside for a moment.

I put on my shoes and went outside.　She didn't fit in with the customs here, so I sent her to my father's hiding place. ......"

Hayate suddenly asked me this question as if she had just remembered it, and I laughed.

At first, she scared me, but I know she is not a bad girl, so I choose my words as carefully as possible to reply.

"Thank you very much for helping me find my way here. And I was also relieved to see that you and Amako were getting along so well.

Amako looked miffed at my words, and I wondered if she actually had any friends her own age.

So I was secretly relieved that she had a kindred spirit in Rinka.

Hayate-san smiled cheerfully and felt relieved.

"Ha-ha-ha, I see. Well, I thought you were still playing tricks on me. I was worried because my father had written so much about it in his letters.

"Heh, heh ......"

I guess she was quite a tomboy. .......

I wonder if Ms. Kagari had a hard time.

I feel deeply moved as I recall the exchange between Ms. Cagalli and Rinka.

"Hayate-san. I have a ...... question."

"You don't have to use honorifics. You're my daughter's friend."

"...... yeah."

So, what is it you want to ask me?

Once again, as I was admiring the view of the beastmen's village, Amako was asking Hayate a question.

"Earlier, when you were talking to the chief, you were about to say something about ...... your mother's collapse, do you know anything about it?"

"......!"

Amako's words made Hayate's eyes widen.

He paused for a moment, as if a little lost, then locked eyes with Amako and opened his mouth again, as if determined to do so.

"I don't know why I collapsed, but I know what caused it in the first place."

"...... you knew?"

"Yes. It's a public secret, but I'll tell you.

Considered a secret?

You mean there were circumstances that prevented you from revealing it. .......

I listen to Amako and Hayate's conversation in silence.

"Your mother ...... Kanoko, you know. She was researching how to encapsulate her own magic in a magical tool."

"Contain the magic ......?"

"Magic Sealing Magic Tool<. The research was based on the magic of the heroes who defeated the Demon King.

"Twa......"

So, heroes are involved here as well, albeit indirectly.

But why did they try to make a magical tool to contain magic?　Did they want to make it possible for others to use it?　

As I tilted my head in thought, I wondered if Amako did not know the reason why her mother was doing such research, and asked Hayate the reason.

"Why, my mother did that ......?"

"It's for your own good."

"---!"

Amako looks up vigorously in astonishment.

Hayate spins the words with a sad face.

"A wielder of precognition magic must spend most of his life in this village. You know that, don't you?

"Yes."

"Beastmen born with precognition magic, <>, are in an important position to warn the beastmen in advance of external dangers that may be approaching, so they are strictly forbidden to go outside. In fact, your mother has never been outside of this country. So she decided to transfer her own precognition magic into a magical tool and make it available to everyone so that you would not have to go through what she went through."

So, if Amaco had never left the land of the beastmen, he would have lived here forever.

He may have had ...... freedom, but he may have had a suffocating life.

"That's why Kanoko has been devoting herself to the development of magical tools for you, her precious daughter, and for the beastman children who will be born with the magic of foreknowledge."

"...... but I failed."

"Yeah."

Hayate nodded with a somber look on his face.

"When the research was at its climax, she had activated Twa on her own initiative," said Hayate. The , which had been activated in an incomplete state, went out of control and Kanoko, who had activated ......, has not woken up since that day."

"Mom, you can't ...... do that."

"I still don't know why she did it. But ...... we know she wouldn't do something like that for no reason."

"...... them?"

I said. It sounded as if someone other than Hayate was involved, so I just said it.

Hayate-san chuckled at my sudden interruption and opened his mouth.

"It's the Chief ...... Jinya. Me, Jinya and Kanoko were childhood friends, and I had arranged to help him with his research and to prepare a place for him.

"I didn't know that. I'm sorry, I interrupted you. ......"

No, no, that's fine.

I mean, Hayate, as well as Jinya, were childhood friends with Amako's mother. It is not so strange for Hayate-san since his daughter, Rinca, is close to Amako, but I didn't think that ...... Jinya-san had such a close relationship with Amako.

I didn't think that Jinya had such a close relationship with Amako. ...... Thinking about it, it's not surprising that Hayate got emotional over the way she treated Amako, the daughter of her childhood friend.

"Usato."

"Hmm?"

After I finished talking with Hayate, Amako looked up at me with a worried look on her face.

"Before you stopped waking up, you told me not to be like me. She looked sad, as if it was the last time she would ever see me again. ......"

"I knew there was something going on."

Maybe something happened to Amako's mother that I couldn't imagine.

Amako seemed to feel the same way and nodded her head with a dark expression on her face.

"It doesn't matter now. All I want is for my mother to get well.

"......"

We'll definitely help.

For her sake and for the sake of Amako's mother, Kanoko-san.

As I was making such a strong vow in my heart, Hayate-san, who was walking in front of me, stopped.

It seems that he has arrived at the place he wanted to go.

I looked beyond Hayate's gaze and saw a building that was larger than the houses that lined the street around us. From its appearance, it reminded me of a temple.

"...... Is this where my mother lives?"

"For two years. She's been here for two years. We couldn't wake her up with our power, but there might be hope with healing magic.

We open the door and step inside.

The room is a bleak sight, not what one would expect from its exterior size. In the center of the room, there was a woman in a kimono sleeping quietly on a pure white futon.

She had long, beautiful golden hair like Amako's and fox ears.

She looked as if Amako had grown up just like her. She was so beautiful and young that she could be described as her older sister.

"Amako, is this her?"

"Yes."

We take off our shoes and enter the room, and walk up to the place where Ms. Kanoko is laid out.

We looked around the sleeping Mr. Kanoko and saw what looked like magical tools. I don't know what they are used for, but I understand that they are used to keep her alive while she is bedridden.

"Hayate-san, do you mind if I take care of Kanoko-san?"

"Yes, I will be present, so please take care of her without anxiety.

Thank you very much.

In order to use the strengthening of the system of healing magic, in which it is important to imagine how to heal the other person and how you want to heal him, you cannot start without knowing the condition of Mr. Kanoko.

In addition to the conditions for activation of the systemic reinforcement, there is one more thing to be observed by Nair. Let her check if there is any change in her magical power, if she is under the influence of magic, and if necessary, apply the spell of liberation, which is a magic to release magic.

After giving a look to Néa, who is on your right shoulder, you crouch down beside Ms. Kanoko to check on her.

"......"

He is sleeping with a peaceful expression on his face, as if he is about to wake up at any moment.

But this person has not woken up for two years.

The most likely possibility is that he has suffered from a brain anomaly caused by the magical tool Hayate mentioned.

I had a hunch that the brain was affected from the fact that he keeps sleeping while he is alive, but this is the most probable.

Once that is determined, I will create a healing magic system enhancement in my palm.

When I was about to apply the enhancement to her, Nair on my shoulder tapped me on the cheek. Did she find something funny?　I turn to Nair, who looks stunned and mutters in a small voice.

"This person ...... has no ...... magic power."

"......"

No magic power.

What's that?

Confused by Nea's words, I turn to Hayate with the system enhancement activated.

"Hayate-san!"

"Did you find out something ......?"

Hayate is startled by the sound of my voice, but that's not the point now.

What do you mean you have no magic power? It's impossible for Kanoko to have no magic power, since she had a precognition magic.

"Did you know that Mr. Kanoko is losing his magic now?"

"He is losing his magic!　Nothing like that from my subordinates. ......"

Either he was unaware of it, or Hayate had not informed him.

Either way, it's impossible for magic to suddenly disappear from the body.

No way, if this person's unconsciousness is due to the loss of magic power, I can heal her..,

"......ッ"

Shake off those backward thoughts.

I mustn't be weak.

"Usato ......"

Amako looks at me like she's about to cry.

Seeing her expression, I turn to Kanoko again.

"I'll do my best."

I mutter this to myself, and activate the strengthening of the lineage of healing magic in my left hand as well. I had been able to strengthen the lineage without using my cage hand, but it was quite tiring to do it with both hands.

I place the right hand on Kanoko's forehead and the left hand on her abdomen so that the reinforcement will be spread over her whole body.

"...... lineage reinforcement"

I concentrate my consciousness on Mr. Kanoko, tormented by the sensation that all the magic power is being consumed from my body at once.

The system reinforcement is the deepest form of healing magic that boasts of its tremendous recovery power.

Sweat beads on our foreheads as we apply healing magic to Mr. Kanoko.

But..,

"......"

An electric shock of pain hits him in the head, causing him to lose his concentration.

I thought I had lost my magic power, but I still have it.

The system reinforcement is also working properly.

"......!"

"Whew!"

It hurts, but not unbearably so.

But not so much for the nair on my shoulder. I don't know if it's because she's touching me, but she's suffering from a headache and is writhing in pain.

"Usato!

"Usato!"

Amako notices me tilting my head and Néa letting out a cry of anguish, and immediately puts her hand on my shoulder.

At that moment, I was tormented by the sensation of something passing through my body, and this time Amako held her head to her forehead as well as Nea.

"What is this ......?"

"Amako, Nair, get away from me!"

Why are you so ...... okay with this?　I tried to pull Nair and Amako off of me, but without warning, my headache intensified...,

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I heard a woman's voice echoing directly into my head.

Amako looked down at her mother, who was still asleep, with an expression of mixed bewilderment and astonishment on her face.

"Are you all right?

Hayate-san's face turns pale and she asks me and Amako if we are all right.

I'm used to mental attacks, but Amako and Nea are not, so I'm still holding their heads. I tried to cast a healing spell with my remaining magic, but Amako made a small movement with her trembling voice.

"Mother,Ms. ......"

Was that your voice just now, Mr. Kanoko?

What do you mean, "run away"?

When I tried to call out to Mr. Aruk to ask for his judgment, he turned his face toward the sliding door and his expression changed to a grim one.

"I didn't notice it until you came this close ......!　Usato-dono!　We are surrounded!

"What?

Just as we turned our eyes to the sliding doors with surprise, they were kicked down with a loud noise, and we were blasted in front of them.

Through the door, beasts armed with armor entered, but when I found the last person who stepped into the room, I was really at a loss for words.

A large beastman in a black kimono.

He stood behind the beastmen with his bow at the ready. Jinya-san looked at us, including Hayate, condescendingly, and slowly opened his mouth.

"Don't hit Amako and Hayate."

At that moment, an arrow was shot at us with a velocity far greater than that of Rinka's.