The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

I was desperately thinking about how to explain to the representatives of the various kingdoms in the meeting that had started when I realized that I had to explain about the Healing Fist to them.

I could tell them, but I wondered if they would really believe me. ......!　Or rather, would they call me a liar as soon as I didn't actually show it to them?

No, I am aware of the fact that I have done something quite bad as a healing magician.

But, however... I never thought that I would have to expose it in public like this ......, so it's tough.

I tried not to show my upset face by acting like Rose while I was thinking about it, and I kept my composure by keeping my arms crossed and silently looking straight ahead at myself.

"What can Samaritan do to fight the Demon King's army?

"Then, how many supplies do you need to put together a force?"

"I would like to know more about the equipment of the demons and how much physical ability they have..."

Meanwhile, the meeting was progressing by the minute.

I have a rough understanding of the situation, but the forces that will be assembled against the Demon King's army will be considerable.

The forces that each kingdom can produce.

Supplies to sustain them.

And then, the most important thing is the strength of the Demon Lord's army and the physical abilities and magic of the individual Demon Lords.

Sometimes they exchange information and opinions.

While the representatives here are meeting, there is one person in particular who caught my attention.

"Chief Warlord Hyde, shouldn't we first discuss the main forces of the Demon Army?"

"That is important, but the first priority is to solidify the strength of our troops. When the main forces of our side and the main forces of the Demon King's army are facing each other, we should set up the battle situation so that our side can maintain the advantage.

"So here's the thing."

Perhaps sensing that the conversation between Mr. Hyde and Princess Nia was about to turn into an argument, Mr. Lucas interrupted to break the flow.

"It is also important to share information about the Demon King's army with whom we are fighting. May I ask Sigurth, the Knight Commander who has survived two invasions by the Demon King's army, about this?"

"Of course."

Master Lucas, who is probably the most familiar with this kind of situation among these people, is helping me to facilitate the meeting as he explained to me the other day.

Thanks to Mr. Lucas, Mr. Welshy, who had been so tense, is now able to take the role of facilitator without any tension in his shoulders, and I am very glad that he is here.

"Hey, hey, Usato-kun.

"Yes?　What's wrong?"

In the middle of the meeting, a senior colleague spoke to me in a hushed voice.

I tilted my head at the somewhat subtle expression on her face.

"You've been staring at Prince Kyle who is sitting opposite to you, did he do something to you?

"What?　I didn't mean to ......"

I replied in the same tone of voice as my senpai and looked at Prince Kyle, who was glancing at me and his face was pale.

Oh, shit, since I was still pretending to be Rose, Prince Kyle must have thought that I was in a bad mood and had been glaring at him for a long time.

I'm sorry about that, I'll have to apologize properly later.

"Well, I don't mind him. ...... Usato-kun, are you okay?　Are you nervous?"

"No, I'm not nervous..."

"Mr. Usato."

I was about to reply with a wry smile to Prince Kyle's dry seniority when Mr. Welshy called my name.

I turned around thinking that I would be blamed for wasting my time in an important meeting, but the apologetic look on Mr. Welsey's face told me that was not the case.

"Usato-sama, may I ask you to explain about the battle against the Demon Lord's army and the commander of the second legion in the land of the beastmen?"

"...... Yes."

Time flies.

I am on the verge of giving up, and speak to Senpai and Kazuki in a low voice so that only they can hear me.

"Senpai, Kazuki."

"Yeah?"

"What's wrong?　Usato.

When they look at me, I open my mouth, though a little hesitant to say anything.

"I'm about to reveal something terrible, so please smile gently when I do.

What the hell are you doing?

What's really going on?

I smile with some resignation at their dexterously low voice and stand up, looking around at the people in the meeting.

Mr. Lucas is grinning at me.

Princess Nia is looking at me with interest, and Prince Kyle is looking sullen.

Mr. Hyde is somewhat excited.

I'm almost discouraged by the group of people who can't be fooled in any way, but I still organize what I'm going to say in my head before I say it out loud.

"I will now explain about Koga Dingal, the commander of the 2nd Legion of the Demon King's Army, with whom I fought in the Land of the Beastmen.

In this case, we have no choice but to be prepared.

I will tell the truth, even if it draws a few eyebrows.

As I was making up my mind to do so, Prince Kyle raised his right hand from the seat opposite me and spoke up.

"Wait a minute. First of all, did that healing wizard really go to the land of the beastmen?

At that moment, Princess Nia's fist swung down on Prince Kyle's head.

"I apologize for my repeated insults."

"Oh, sister!　I know!　There's no proof that he's even been to the beastmen's country, let alone the commander of the Demon Lord's army!

"The fact that Usato-sama went to the land of the beastmen is proven by the Queen of the floating city of Mialark, Norn Erad Mialark.　Besides, why can't you see why Master Lucas and Knight Commander Hyde, who are present here, don't point out questions that even you can notice?"

Prince Kyle returns to his seat in frustration.

In fact, if you ask me to provide proof, all I have to do is get a statement from Hayate-san at Huubird, where we signed a contract at Hinomoto. .......

Well, let's get back on track and resume the explanation.

"Well, when I went to the beastmen's country, I encountered Koga, the commander of the Second Legion, who had already asked for cooperation from the beastmen tribe."

This is a rough description of what happened in the land of the beastmen.

Of course, I will leave out the civil war and the like, but I will tell the story of how I came to fight against the Kogas.

In the middle of this, Princess Nai'a asked me a question.

What kind of magic did the Commander of the Legion have?

"It is a dark magic.

As I expected, dark magic is rare in both good and bad ways, and not only the representative but also the knights assigned to escort him were upset.

"The ability is to wear a black belt composed of magic power that can be used as a weapon or armor. Koga, the commander of the 2nd Legion, wears it and challenges me with his tremendous physical abilities.

"Hmm, so what's your problem?"

"Of course, I fought back. I was not beaten in terms of physical ability, so I think we were competitive.

"No, wait a minute, that's funny."

Prince Kyle interrupted me again as I replied to Mr. Lucas.

Princess Naiya, who was standing next to him, pressed her forehead.

"No, no, no, no, this time my question is valid!　Why are you competing with the leader of the army, let alone a demon tribe, with your physical abilities?

"huh, Kyle?"

Princess Nia looks stunned, but he still pokes at her as if to appeal.

But Lucas-sama only smiles pleasantly when he hears my response.

"Ha-ha-ha, you're the same as ever. I remember when you knocked down our Knight Commander with one fist.

"Look at this. Master Lucas says so too.

What?　I just beat up the chief knight of Samaritan!

You're not amused, are you, Mr. Lucas?

Well, he's got a bit of a mischievous streak in him, so I'm sure he'll try to be a little reckless just to take a break from the meeting.

"Let's go back to the story. My impression of the battle was that Koga's ability was considerable. Magic that can be used as a weapon or a shield at any distance. I think the only way to have a real fight with him would have been through close combat."

"So you're suggesting that I should just get up close and personal?"

I nodded to Mr. Hyde's words.

"Yes. But the main problem was that Koga was the best at close combat. In addition, his own magical defense was so strong that it easily blocked even my full power attack.

Prince Kyle was about to say something, but Princess Niah silenced him with a glare.

It's so illegal to put a belt on top of another belt to block an attack, now that I think about it. The hardness of the belt makes it impenetrable to both magic and swords.

"So, did you defeat the second corps commander?"

"We were able to defeat him, though we too were wounded deeply.

It was really tough that time.

It was the first time I had ever had an attack that penetrated my body.

If I explain this much, I won't have to explain how I beat it. The subject is to explain the fighting ability and magic of the second corps leader, Koga, so there is no need to explain how I defeated him.

With this in mind, I was about to end the conversation when Mr. Hyde, with his hand on his chin, opened his mouth in distress.

"How did you defeat the second corps commander?　From what you told me, he must have been quite an opponent.

Mr. Hyde's shoulders trembled as he spoke.

Prince Kyle, who was probably suspicious of my reaction, opened his mouth in high spirits while paying attention to Princess Nai'a next to him.

"Are you sure you didn't fight them off?"

"Kyle?"

"No, let me tell you something. I honestly don't believe you. You're going up against a corps leader on physical strength alone, and you're going to beat him?　You're really wrong, aren't you?"

He smiles at me with a big smile on his face.

I'm not that upset because I was prepared for that, but I'm more worried about Princess Nia, who is getting a swarthy atmosphere next to me, in a scary way.

"I think she just ran away in front of the second corps commander or something..."

"That's enough."

As soon as Princess Naia next to him was about to raise her palms in an expressionless gesture, Master Lucas' voice interrupted Prince Kyle's words.

Prince Kyle was taken aback by the sudden words of Master Lucas.

"If you think about it from a common sense point of view, it seems absurd to think that a mere human being, a healer and magic-user in particular, would fight a demon tribe with physical ability and magical power superior to that of a human being on equal footing.

Yes, of course.

"But you know, I've seen Usato fight right in front of my eyes. That's why I understand why he can't put into words what he is fighting for. His fight is, if you will ...... so to speak, beyond our common sense."

After looking around at the people present at the meeting, Lucas-sama looks at me with the same strong will that he had when we first met.

"I don't know all the details of his journey after he left my country. But one thing is for sure, Usato Ken is not a man who runs away in the face of someone he has to fight. Isn't that right, Usato?"

"...... Yes."

...... What are you doing, I'm...

I've caused Mr. Lucas a lot of trouble by trying to hide how crazy I am.

I have to be honest here.

I should have behaved more appropriately as the vice president of the rescue team and more as Rose's disciple. Feeling utterly embarrassed by my immaturity and thoughtlessness, I decide to tell the whole story.

"I used the technique ...... called "Healing Rengage Fist" in fighting off the 2nd corps leader, Koga.

"Healing, Rengouken?"

Princess Nai'a tilted her head at the mention of "healing.

The others, especially the senpai who had never heard of it before, looked up at her with a bit of excitement.

"There is something I should tell you in explaining this technique. I treat healing magic not as a technique to heal people, but as a technique to subdue an opponent unharmed.

"How do you use healing magic?"

Mr. Hyde asks, and I tell him honestly and without any fluster.

"I can put healing magic on him and hit him, throw him, throw magic bullets at him, and blind him with magic bullets. I can also restrain my opponents in cooperation with my magic users.

"Blindfold?　Magic?　Restraint?"

Princess Nia, who was about to seriously consider the topic, mutters in confusion, but to tell the truth, she hasn't even gotten to the main topic yet, so I let her continue the conversation.

"Let's go back to the topic of the Healing Fist. This is the most dangerous technique I use, so I usually avoid using it, but in the fight against Koga, I had to use it out of necessity.

"Is it dangerous to use healing magic?"

"Yes, it is."

I wonder what the response will be.

Even I, the person using this technique, was taken aback. If Mr. Welshy were here and heard the principle of this technique, he might have swooned.

I took a small deep breath and explained about the Healing Rengage Fist to those who were paying attention to me.

"Healing Rengou Kiken. It is a technique to intentionally outburst the system reinforcement, make it directional, and hit the opponent in close contact with it continuously.

"Outburst of lineage enhancement, ......?"

Clatter!　Mr. Hyde gets up from his chair with a mighty thud and lets out a startled cry.

The others seem to understand the danger of what I'm doing and can't hide their surprise.

......The expression on Mr. Welshy's face, especially at the edge of my field of vision, is astonishing.

"It is also a technique that can only succeed with the aid of a specially made basket hand. Without it, I'd be gone from the elbow down by now.

"It's nothing short of brilliant to be able to perform lineage enhancement at that age, but still, intentional outbursts and the like ...... are not the thinking of a ...... normal person."

In fact, given the dangers of strain enhancement, it is not surprising that something like that could happen.

Rather, Ms. Leona lectured me extensively.

I should be prepared to be lectured by Ms. Welshy, whose eyesight is getting stronger by the minute.

"...... Did that technique get through to the commander of the second corps?"

Princess Nia, who was the first to regain her composure, asked me that.

"Yes. I hit him seven times and he finally broke through the defense, so I hit him with my fist and knocked him out. I was able to repel her, but in the end it ended up being a painless draw.

With the healing fist, he was able to knock Koga out.

However, in the end, the fight ended in a way that was missed.

"Ha ha ha!"

Mr. Hyde's laughter echoed through the silence of the meeting.

Surprised, I looked at him and saw Mr. Hyde nodding his head in deep emotion.

"Mr. Lukas is right, this is just out of the ordinary!　I had no idea that you had gone far beyond what I had expected!　The Lingle Kingdom Rescue Squad is absolutely outrageous!"

"Ha,ha ......"

Unable to keep up with Mr. Hyde's cheerful tone, I could only reply vaguely.

Then, Mr. Hyde turned to me and smiled.

"While you're here, would you mind if I show you what I call the Healing Fist?"

"What?"

"I can't really imagine what kind of technique it is if you just tell me. If you don't mind, I'd like to see it in action.

Mr. Hyde seemed like an excited child when he said this.

I couldn't help but nod my head, my cheeks twitching.