The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

We succeeded in escaping from Hinomoto, the land of the beastmen, and met up with his men who had also left the country under Hayate's direction at a little distance.

We were wary of an ambush, so Aruk and Rinca stood by while I and Bulrin, who had more mobility, followed Hayate. Fortunately, there were no traitors among Hayate's men, so we were able to join up with them without any difficulty.

The number of Hayate's men was about 30, and it was said that originally there were more, but the rest of his men stayed behind to send us information while hiding in the country.

We left Hinomoto and headed for the hidden village where Rinka's grandfather, Mr. Cagalli, lived.

When we returned to the hidden village with Hayate early in the morning, we were greeted by Mr. Cagalli, who was extremely surprised to see us. When he heard what had happened at Hinomoto, he was just as angry as Hayate and Rinka.

Hayate, who had been looking at Mr. Cagalli with a mysterious expression on his face, uttered shocking words with a determined face.

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His words felt very heavy.

The next time he saw us, he bowed his head deeply and asked for our cooperation.

Normally, we, as outsiders, are not allowed to cooperate with Mr. Hayate.

However, in this case, there was no problem because Jinya was trying to antagonize humans in the first place. Rather, it is no exaggeration to say that as a human of the Lingle Kingdom, I have gained a better cause than ever to help Mr. Hayate, who is trying to stop our intervention in the war against the humans.

After discussing it with Mr. Aruk, I agreed to Hayate's offer.

We will stop Jinya and rescue Amako.

And then, I would save Kanoko, the final goal of our trip.

Aware of these objectives, I decided to do what I can do until the day Amako is recaptured.

I am now ready to do what I can do until the day Amaco is recaptured.

"...... foo ......"

After arriving at the hidden village and taking a short nap, I was again training in healing magic in front of the house of Mr. Cagalli, who had been so kind to me.

I had done all the physical training, but I still had to practice healing magic as a healing magic user. I know this is not the time to be doing such things with Amako in captivity, but...

It would be a waste of time until the strategy meeting, so I will do what I can while I can.

Healing Punch.

A technique to stun an opponent unharmed.

A fist covered with healing magic is thrust out.

The sound of the fist is unpleasantly echoed.

Healing Magic Bullet

A technique to heal a distant opponent.

He then throws a magic bullet generated in his palm at a tree in front of him.

The magic projectile is released and disappears with a green flash.

After confirming this, I deployed my right hand basket hand and kneaded the magic power.

"Healing Magic Rampant Bullet!"

A technique to heal the wounded in a group.

A diffusing magic bullet is released at the same place as before.

The magic bullet splits and disappears with a sound like a spark.

Healing Magic Bursting Palm

A technique to save an ally in distress.

From a ready palm, he releases an explosion of magical power using the system reinforcement.

With a bang, he bounces leaves and air off the ground.

"And the lineage strengthening..."

The secrets of healing magic.

Concentrate your consciousness and generate a blue-colored magical power in your palm, strengthening the lineage of healing magic.

It is a double-edged sword that causes the user to lose his or her healing power at the cost of explosively increasing the healing power of others.

"Is this a technique that can be used now?"

There are some derivatives such as healing throw, healing blindness, etc., but this is the basic one.

All of the techniques can be used in combat to upset the opponent, but they can also be used to help one's allies.

"I need another way to do it."

You can never have too many techniques.

In my case, I have to be able to anticipate every situation, so I need to have the right technique for each situation.

"Healing Magic Bursting Palm with directionality: ...... Healing Magic Bursting Fist!"

The image is a turret.

The healing magic bursting palm, which was intended to be released with the whole basket hand, is condensed into a fist and released at once.

Then, "BOOM!　is heard from the fist.

The impact is so great that he is knocked back involuntarily.

"Whoa!

Looking ahead, I see a tree trunk clearly gouged into the size of my fist.

The gouged out surface was easily understood by the smoky residue of the healing magic.

The distance was only a little more than ten meters, but I had overcome the weakness of not being able to send out a magic bullet unintentionally.

But, however...

"......"

I pulled myself away.

I pulled it hard.

This is not the kind of healing magic you can unleash on people.

I had a light idea of making it fly like a rocket punch, but it turned out to be a much more vicious technique than I had expected.

"Okay, let's not use this technique!"

This is not a healing magic bursting fist, but a healing magic cannon ......, or a healing magic cannon, or a healing magic contraction cannon.

Let's not use this technique at all from now on.

There is no one who will be injured by this, even if we assume every possible situation. Rather, it is a technique to finish them off.

All right, let's forget about this technique and let's go to Hayate's place now!

I thought, and turned around..,

"...... is, eh, Usa,t?"

I opened the door and met the eyes of Rinka, who was looking at me with an astonished expression.

He looked at my face and the gutted tree alternately, and then turned around,

"Ji, grandpa!　Dad!　Usato gouged the tree with just his fist pressure!

"No, no!　It's healing magic!　It's healing magic!

That's a lie!　There's no way there's healing magic that can break bones and then blow them away!　Fist pressure is more believable!　Think about common sense!

A 14-year-old girl questioned my common sense.

Cagalli and Hayate had a hard time making excuses because they believed Linka's words as usual.

At times like this, I was glad that Nair was not there.

I think they would have been drawn to me.

I am glad that I was not there.

After I managed to get through the disturbance, I was having a strategy meeting with Hayate and the people in his unit, along with Aruk-san.

According to the reports from those who remained in Hinomoto, <> would be completed by tomorrow afternoon. Jinya is planning to put Amako on the <> and start planning as soon as it is completed.

< is completed and Amako's precognition magic is transferred to Mr. Jinya and his guards, the beastmen will have the power to fight against the humans, and participation in the war will become inevitable.

Hayate's ultimate goal is to stop this and remove Jinya from his position as chief.

In order to make a plan, I first told them about Nair.

"Right now, my messenger is increasing the number of Hinomoto's allies from the inside.

"You mean her?　But how can she gain allies?

"She feeds on the blood of soldiers, and then makes them her allies.

When I say these words, everyone except me and Aruk-san freeze up.

This is the reaction I had expected, so I spin my words without caring.

My demon is a vampire. I usually tell her not to use her powers, but for ...... this one time, I'm allowing her to use them. She estimates that she will have a quarter or a third of the soldiers on her side by tomorrow. We can't directly target Jinya-san, but ......"

"Well, that's good enough for me. ....... Oh, I see. She was a vampire. I've only heard of them in the literature, but I can't believe they're real ...... and that they're using her as their messenger ....... Not even Jinya would recognize this ......."

I'm actually a mixed blood with a necromancer.

I don't want to tell you that, because it would draw more attention.

"But that doesn't change the fact that we're still outnumbered. ...... How else--"

"We'll help you."

"!"

At the sound of a third person's voice, Hayate turned her head to the entrance of the meeting place, and there stood Cagalli and Daietetsu, the tiger beastman with whom she had an arm-wrestling match earlier, arm-in-arm.

"Father, and isn't that Mr. Daitetsu!　What the hell is going on!

Hayate, who must have known Mr. Daittetsu, shouted out in surprise.

"Our young man says he's going to join you!"

"I know that. But I don't think you guys would go out of your way to put yourselves in danger. ......"

Don't be a water boy. We heard what happened from the chief. ...... honestly, I've lived my life by the skin of my teeth and I don't know a single thing about what the chief has in mind for war. But I do know that it is wrong for adults to sacrifice children to gain power.

"Mr. Ditesh: ......"

Mr. Ditesh has a son.

Considering this, his anger is understandable.

"I'm sure, once you make a sacrifice like that, it will become the norm. No, you can't do that. The children we're supposed to protect should never be sacrificed."

"...... are you serious?"

Yeah, I've convinced all 20 of my men of my strength. The only thing left is for you to decide.

Hayate nodded at these words and instructed his subordinates to prepare chairs for Mr. Daitetsu and Mr. Cagalli.

This time everyone took their seats,

"Thanks to Usato and everyone in the village, I think we can manage the gap in strength. ...... Now we just need to figure out how to infiltrate."

Then, a detailed plan for the operation was assembled.

The conditions of the plan are

The purpose is not to fight Mr. Jinya, but to stop him.

Avoid killing each other's kinsmen and seize them as much as possible.

This condition is natural, since it is meaningless to kill or injure one's own people in order to stop them from participating in the war. The problem is that Jinya's soldiers might seriously try to kill us, which Hayate denied.

"They are not sure about it either. They are wondering if they are really going to participate in the war or if they have to go to the battle. Many of the soldiers, including those present here, joined the army with the intention of protecting their people. Perhaps only Jinya and a few others really want to fight."

His expression was sad as he added, "It's a pity.

Then some strategy was formulated and the conversation moved on to the next stage.

"Amaco is probably heavily guarded. < is activated. Jinya will probably try to activate the magical tool as soon as is completed. ...... If we are going to save Amako, we need someone agile enough to get through the siege and rescue her."

"Then I, a wolfman, will go here."

A soldier with ears similar to Hayate's came forward.

But then Aruk-san, who had remained silent as I had, raised his hand lightly and opened his mouth.

"No, I think Usato-dono would be more suitable for this job.

We were all surprised at his words, which had kept his mouth shut until then, but Hayate put his hand on his chin as if in distress.

"Isn't he a human being?　I know he's one of us, but he's not ...... with us, the beastmen."

"No, maybe we should leave it to Usato."

"Captain?

The members were surprised at his words, but Hayate put her palms out in front of her as if to admonish them.

"Listen, everyone. Listen to me carefully. This man is not a human being in the sense of our beastmen. He ripped off the strong fetters with his bare hands and subdued the two soldiers in the middle distance in an instant. I saw it with my own eyes and ...... it was out of the human category."

Excuse me. I'd really like to interject.

I know you're trying hard to convince me, but there's a person in front of you who's having something stuck in his heart.

"Wow, wow, I think so too!"

"What?"

Then a female soldier raised her hand, the one who had startled me when I first entered Hinomoto.

She glanced at me, shook her shoulders, and then opened her mouth.

"He looks like an ordinary boy now, but he actually has the face of a very scary ...... brave warrior. He will save you, Amako-sama!"

I'm sorry, didn't I just say "terrifying"?

I'm glad you're pushing me, but why won't you look me in the eye?

"Oh, don't be fooled by his appearance. I beat all the men in my village in an arm wrestling match. He may look like a man, but he's more than an ogre on the inside.

As if to encourage me, Mr. Daitetsu says so with a happy expression on his face.

Finally, when everyone's eyes turned to look at me as if I were some other creature, Hayate finally spoke up.

"And he has a vampire as his messenger, and he has a pure bond with a blue grizzly bear. Why is that?　Because he has done so much. Right?　Usato."

"What?　Huh?　Well, um...

"Mister Usato. I know this is painful for you, but please affirm it with all your might."

"...... yes."

Ah, Mr. Aruk.......

I whispered in a whisper to Mr. Aruk, and as I affirmed with my shoulders drooped, the people in the unit looked at me in a somewhat awe-struck manner.

I guess it's good that I can go straight to Amako's rescue, but I'm afraid that they won't treat me like a human being anymore.

But now I've almost decided on the plan.

Our goal is to rescue Amako.

Hayate's objective is to capture Jinya.

If we succeed in our plan, we may be able to finish it without any unnecessary conflicts, but with his precognition magic, it will be difficult to do so.

"......"

But it was not Jinya who was in my mind at this time, but a man of the demon tribe whom I had met when I was locked in the cage.

--I might face that man in the near future.

I had a vague premonition that I had no certainty about, but I felt it reluctantly.