The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

A long day is over.

After capturing Jinya, rescuing Amako, and fighting to the death with Koga, who had to fight me for some reason or another, I collapsed after healing Aruk who was wounded.

Right before I collapsed, I thought to myself, "Of course, that's what happened.

After healing Mr. Aruk, I was drained of magic power and my body was in shambles. I was rather surprised at myself that I could stay conscious this long.

The next time I opened my eyes, I found myself on the futon in the guest room of Hinomoto's headquarters. I tried to fall back asleep on the futon, but someone dived into my stomach like a tsukkomi, forcing me to wake up.

When I woke up with a healing bump to my attacker, I found Amako and Mr. Arcu, who were relieved to see me, and Nair, who was clutching his forehead and slumping down on the spot.

"Nair, what are you doing?"

"Fugyuuuuuu......!"

I let Nea, who was staring at me with tearful eyes, forgetting the language, pass and ask Mr. Arc how long I had been asleep.

Apparently, I had passed out until noon the next day.

While I was sleeping, the beastman doctor seemed to have patched me up with recovery magic, and my upper body was wrapped in bandages. I quickly healed the wound with my healing magic and removed the bandage.

"I found the uniform at ......."

My uniform, which had been neatly folded behind me, had been torn to shreds in the battle with Kohga.

It was covered with small and large cuts, and holes had been made in the shoulders and stomach.

I put on another jacket prepared for me, feeling dejected at the sight of it.

"Huh. ....... I ripped my uniform. ...... I'll be beaten up when I get home, I'm sure of it. I hope I only get half killed."

"I'm sure they'll understand if you tell them what happened."

I hope so.

I'm sure they'll understand.

But it's also because of your immaturity. I'm going to beat you up," and suddenly you're going to have a full house in hell, which is a terrifying part.

Nair, who has transformed into a shoulder, goes to Hayate with Amako and Aruk next to her.

"So, what happened after that?"

"Jinya-dono and those who followed him were captured, and Hayate and his men took care of the rest.

"The followers," you say?

I don't mean the soldiers who followed the orders, but the guards and the researchers. As I should have expected, Jinya-dono was also moving his troops recklessly, and there was a growing distrust among the soldiers.

...... Yesterday, they attacked us and we threw them away, but the other soldiers had their doubts.

Maybe if they had really tried to kill us, my healing magic alone would not have been able to keep up, and there might have been casualties.

"Amako, you're not injured anywhere, are you?"

"No. I'm fine.

I ask Amako and she looks up at me with a smile.

...... soften her reaction?　It's kind of a different vibe from before.

It seems as if we are strangely close to walk next to each other.

As I was tilting my head, Nair approached me.

"Usato, I have a question for you.

"Hmm, what?"

"That technique you used to defeat the second corps leader, what was that ......?"

That thing you made Koga eat?

"Healing Punch, Form 2. It's a technique to hit healing flying fist repeatedly at zero distance."

"...... Wow, wow."

"Yes, for once I understand how you feel. This is a dangerous move."

As a result, my healing punch is one step stronger with Kagote.

But it has turned into a more dangerous technique.

This time I had to use it because my opponent had a high defense ...... and I had to beat him, but this technique is definitely not a technique that should be used on people.

"......"

"Why do you look so surprised?"

"No, it's just that ...... you've got some common sense, you know."

What do you think I am?

"Outrageous."

That's rude, you owl!　What do you mean "out of the ordinary"?

Amaco said, "What?" Amako, don't you dare let out a "Huh?"!

Aruk is just smiling and laughing. .......

"...... huh?"

I let out a sigh at the inordinate reaction, but I realize that it has been a long time since we have had this kind of exchange.

Not so long ago, even such a casual exchange was unacceptable, so it makes me feel that being able to talk like this with everyone is invaluable.

We headed for Hayate's place, exchanging nostalgic exchanges.

We were going to the place where Hayate was staying.

We headed for the plaza where we fought with Jinya and Koga yesterday.

Hayate was in charge of the cleanup there, cleaning up and repairing things that were broken in yesterday's fight.

When he noticed us, he smiled and waved to us.

"Oh, thank God. You noticed. How are you feeling?

"Yes. Thanks to you. I just healed you with healing magic and you're completely healed. Thank you for giving me a place to sleep.

"Considering what you have done for us, we can never repay you enough.

Once Hayate leaves the situation to his men, he moves to a slightly remote location at the edge of the plaza.

"After you fainted, things got a bit chaotic here. After you fainted, things were in a bit of a mess here... The defeat of Jinya, the chief of the tribe, and the intervention of the demon king's army and the one who calls himself the leader of the army. It was understandable, but things have finally calmed down today.

Were the others all right?

Yes, of course. Yes, of course. It's partly because things were settled so quickly, but I think most of the soldiers were so lost that they only got away with this much."

"Yes, sir. ......"

I wonder if Hayate was thinking the same thing as I was.

Well, people are living in a place where they don't have to fight. People who have rough ideas like Mr. Jinya's may be more rare.

"That's right. How is Mr. Jinya doing?　I heard he was captured. ......"

When I asked her this, Hayate-san frowned in confusion.

As I tilted my head toward Mr. Hayate, who was still hesitating to say anything, Nair, who was standing on my shoulder, opened her mouth as if to answer me instead.

"Jinya is drugging you to make you sleep so that you can help us save Kanoko."

"You're trying to make him sleep, but he's cooperating?"

"I'm just restoring the power I took from you. Besides, if we let him talk, he'll only say the most disgusting things.

"You're a bitter ......."

"I don't like egotistical people like that."

You hate me.

Well, that's all I did, and maybe I said something to offend Nair while I was gone.

But to help Kanoko...

"So how are you going to help Mr. Kanoko?　< means that you needed it too, right?"

"Yes, I couldn't move until I stopped Jinya, but now I can finally put my plan into action."

With that, Nair jumped off my shoulder and reverted to her dark-haired, red-eyed human form.

"I found out from my research about that it is a magical tool that extracts the user's magic and attaches it to another person. But the user whose magic is extracted by this device is forced into a permanent coma because his/her body parts are missing. ...... Well, I don't know if it happened because I put them in a runaway state or because of my twisted research."

Extracting magic from a person and applying it to another person.

Simply put, it's a horrifying story, though it can be easily dismissed as such.

So what are we supposed to do?

"Jinya obtained Kanoko's power through . So, if we use it in the opposite way, we can return the precognition magic and magic power that is attached to Jinya back to Kanoko.

"...... is it that simple?"

"Yes. Yes, because the hypnotized researcher has heard all about it and is helping them, right?　To be more specific, the day I got the go-ahead from Usato, I started to adjust to save Kanoko."

"......nea."

I look at her in surprise.

She meets my gaze, tilts her head, and then gives me a confident look.

"Hmm?　Wait a minute, you finally understand how great I am?　Can't you give me more compliments?"

"Nah, you're not screwing up ......!"

"Wait, what do you mean by that?

I was going to praise her, but I didn't because I felt like I was getting carried away.

However, I was deeply impressed that he had really worked hard.

I'll praise him casually later. I'll give him a subtle compliment later, but only subtly.

"So, Nea. Can we get started now?"

Amako asked an angry Néa.

"We're ready to go. All we need now is Hayate's permission.

"Of course, I'll give you permission. Of course, I'll get permission.

Help Amako's mother.

This journey, which began that day with Amako's wish, is about to end.

All I can do is hope that Amako's mother will wake up.

I can only hope that Amako's mother will wake up.

Around , which had been moved to the back of the plaza, a sort of enclosure had been set up, in which the researchers whom Nair had put in a hypnotic state were preparing the device.

The first thing we had to do to help Ms. Kanoko was to bring her, who was bedridden, to this place.

With the help of the animal people who have been taking care of her, we took her on a stretcher to the newly added bed-like section of the plaza ......<, and attached rings connected to wires to her limbs and head.

Then, inside the remaining <>--,

"Jinya ......"

Jinya-san, who was brought to the <> in a sleeping state, is brought into the <>.

Hayate looked at him sadly, but we didn't say anything.

"......"

Amako looks down anxiously at the face of Kanoko, who is sleeping with a quiet sigh.

I put my hand on her shoulder and try to reassure her as much as possible.

"It's going to be all right.

"But ...... I'm afraid to predict ...... what I'll do if I don't wake up. ......"

That must be scary. Only you would know the outcome of this attempt better than anyone else. .......

Unable to come up with a witty line, I had to stay by her side for now and wait for her to get ready.

Nair, who had been watching Jinya and Kanoko with the other researchers, had finished her preparations and turned away from and looked back at me.

"Let's get started. There shouldn't be any problems, but just be careful.

After confirming that we had nodded our heads, Nair asked the researchers to activate the .

A few seconds later, a golden light emitted from a gap in the outer shell of the <>. The golden light flowed into from the wire connected to Jinya, and then it moved to again.

As I watched with bated breath, Amako took my hand in hers.

Her little hand trembled.

I sense it and squeeze his hand back.

"The ...... light subsides."

After about five minutes, the light from the subsides.

Seeing that the light had completely subsided, Nair silently approached Mr. Kanoko and looked at his body.

"The magic is back. The attempt was successful, but ...... we just have to see if she will wake up.

"What about Jinya?"

At Hayate's question, Nair takes one look at Jinya.

"Jinya seems to have returned to her original magical power. The other one is just back to normal, so he should be fine, the problem is--"

"......!"

Amaco!

Amako ran to Mr. Kanoko, as if she couldn't take it anymore.

With a tearful expression on her face, she clutched Kanoko's hand and called for her mother in a strangled voice.

I did everything I could.

I restored Kanoko's magic power.

All that was left was for him to wake up..,

"......unh."

"!"

At that moment, Kanoko-san, who had been bedridden all this time, let out a moaning sound.

Amako, who had gone rigid with surprise, immediately called out to her, and Kanoko-san opened her eyes.

"......A,u,I,am,......"

"Mother."

"Amaco?　It's still very early in the morning. ......... hmm?　No, no. I'm sure I've got a ...... then, maybe!　Aww!"

She tried to sit up, or maybe she was trying to, but after two years of not moving, she was back to her original position, writhing in agony.

Amako's voice trembled as she did so, and she hugged Kanoko as hard as she could.

"Mom, I thought you'd never wake up again......I'm so, so glad......!"

"Amako,....... Yes, you did a ...... good job."

Seeing Amako tearfully say these words, a look of surprise came to Kanoko's face, but she immediately smiled kindly, put her hand on her head and gently stroked it.

This made Amako cry.

The girl who never showed tears even in hard times or sad times finally cried.

It was the moment when she, who had been matured beyond her years, was finally able to express her emotions and cry in a manner appropriate to her age.

I was so happy to see her cry.

After that, Kanoko immediately went to see a doctor in Hinomoto.

< had any effect on her, but it was also because of her physical condition.

Even with her magical tools and care, she had not moved her body for two years. Because of this, her muscular strength had deteriorated so much that she could not even walk normally now.

After the examination, it was found that she had no aftereffects from the loss of magic power caused by <>.

"Thank you very much, everyone. I'm still physically disabled, so I can't thank you properly, but please forgive me..."

No, no. No, no, no, please don't be too hard on yourself.

"Mom, Usato is right."

He tells Mr. Kanoko, who is still sitting up on the futon with his upper body only, to stop in a hurry as he lowers his head.

Half a day has passed since Mr. Kanoko woke up. I, Aruk and Amako were called to the room where Ms. Kanoko was sleeping.

Amako was sitting beside Ms. Kanoko, glancing at her anxiously.

"I heard about what happened."

"Approximately what?"

"About what Amaco has been doing away from here for two years, and about the recent disturbances."

So you've heard all about it.

"I really put you through a lot of trouble, Hayate. If I had realized Jinya's true nature earlier, the situation would not have escalated so much. ......"

"Don't worry about it. I'm just glad you're awake and safe."

"Amaco......!"

Kanoko-san holds her eyes as if moved by Amako's words.

After about ten seconds, she wiped her eyes and looked at us.

"I really appreciate you guys. Amako told me your name, but may I ask your name again?

"Uh, yes. My name is Usato Ken of the Lingle Kingdom Rescue Mission.

My name is Alc, a knight of the Kingdom of Lingle.

"This is Nair, the messenger. I'm an owl now, but I'm a human being.

After listening to each person's self-introduction, Kanoko-san looked at me one last time and gave me a beaming smile.

"You must be Usato-kun, the one who cast the healing spell on me."

It seemed as if the honorifics had been removed ...... and he became more friendly, if not heartless.

"Yes, yes, I am. Was he conscious?"

"While I was asleep, I woke up for a moment and saw you and Amako trying desperately to help me. Jinya was around, so all I could do was warn him of the danger. ......Yes, hmmm, you are the one who ...... hmmm."

Hmmm," said Kanoko, swaying her upper body to the side and observing me.

She gives me a meaningful look, and I don't know how to react, wondering what the hell is going on.

Is it my imagination that I have a bad feeling about this?

It's different from the time in the coga.

No, this is more like the time of Samaritan Lucas..,

"So, how long have you and Amaco been friends?"

"What?"

What?

I let out a shocked voice, and Amako let out a crazy voice.

As we reacted in such a way, Mr. Kanoko put on a proud expression on his face.

"Amako! Did you really think I wouldn't know?　My fox intuition is still sharp even after two years of sleep. I could feel it in my ears, and I knew it immediately.

Kanoko crosses her arms confidently. The fox ears on her head are moving proudly.

Could it be that she is mistaken, like a father who judges his daughter's boyfriends as her boyfriends?

Amako, who is greatly upset by Kanoko's unexpected words, calls out to her.

"Mom?　What are you talking about?"

"My mother can't understand anything you hide from her.

...... Oh, he looks disappointed.

The smug look on Kanoko's face, which I want to use as an example, reminds me of the word "woman trouble" for the first time in a long time.

I looked at Amako with trepidation, and sure enough, she was lying on her face, blushing bright red.

"Everyone, get out of this room right now!

The words were broken off, but every word oozed shame and anger.

We shudder at the low voice.

Nair is shaking on my shoulder, shaking at Amako's unprecedented reaction.

"Yeah, but, Amako, ......"

Get out."

"Yes, I understand!"

I assure you.

Amaco is more terrifying than the Kogan.

Kanoko tries to stop us, but we don't know that.

"What's wrong?　Amako, you look so scary. You're ruining your pretty face. Huh?　Why are you coming so close to me? What are you doing with your hands?

I slammed the fusuma (sliding door) shut and heard a voice from inside that sounded like a chicken's head ...... or a fox's tail.

I don't know, I've never heard a voice that grabbed a fox's tail before, but maybe it's not so wrong.

"But I'm glad to hear you're doing well."

I am relieved to see Kanoko-san, who is now leaking out a cry for help to us behind the fusuma (sliding door).

From what I can see, it may take some time, but with continued rehabilitation, she will be able to return to her daily life. My healing magic won't work on her, but I'm sure a woman with a strong core like Ms. Kanoko will be fine.

However, I had one thing on my mind.

"......"

Mr. Kanoko was saved.

If it is Hinomoto now, Hayate will protect Kanoko and Amako.

If so, will Amako stay here?　Or will she go to the Kingdom of Lingle?

Only Amako herself can answer that question.