The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The base set up on the plain was larger than I had imagined.

I suppose this size is only natural since the armies and supplies of the four kingdoms are gathered here, but I was still overwhelmed.

"Across from the base, are the watchtowers and walls being built? ......"

"Even though it's unfinished, it's amazing how much they can build in such a short period of time."

I nodded to Nair's mutterings as I gazed sideways at the walls and watchtowers being built on the front lines of the base.

We members of the rescue team arrived at the base and were guided to the place where we would be working by the knights of the Kingdom of Lingle who welcomed us.

The soldiers of other countries who passed by us looked at us with curiosity, but most of the reasons were probably due to Bulrin.

A familiar knight of the Kingdom of Lingle might not think anything of it, but to the soldiers of other countries, the blue grizzly is a dangerous monster.

How's your armor?　"How's your armor, Bulrin?"

"Gruaaaah!"

"Well, it's not very comfortable for you. I'm sorry I asked you such a strange question.

I stroke Bulrin's cheek as he squeals in discontent, and look at the armor he wears.

The pure white armor, like my and Rose's troupe uniform, covers his entire body.

Noteworthy are the belt and large saddle attached to its back.

The saddle can carry a wounded man, secure him with the belt, and carry him back to the base just like the black-clad men.

You know your role, don't you?

"Gru?"

Bulrin nodded strongly at my words.

In the rescue squad, Bulrin's role is two-fold.

He takes on injured people from the black uniforms.

He protects the wounded with his armor and rescues them just as the black suits do.

The role given to Bulrin is not to attack the enemy as a hexenbiest, but to save his friends as a member of the rescue squad.

"Usato."

Yes?　Yes, sir?

Suddenly, Rose walks in front of you and calls out to you.

She turns her head and speaks to me.

"I just received word from the knight that the additional healing wizards have already arrived.

"I see. ....... So you're coming to see me now?"

"Yes. But I have something to do first. Unfortunately, I won't be able to meet the newcomers until later.

Well, I understand that Rose is busy with her duties as Commander.

"So, do you want me to explain to him about the rescue squad or something?"

"You're becoming more perceptive, that's right. Besides, I think you're the best person for the job.

"What?　Why?

Because we can't scare them now. You'll have an easier time with them than I will.

Did he realize that he was afraid of ......!

No, it's true that if the healing wizard we're about to meet has the same personality as Nack did when we first met him in Luxvis, there's no way he wouldn't be afraid of Rose.

"If that's the case, I'll take care of it.

"Oh, yes, please."

I've taken on a very important role indeed.

Even though it's a short notice, I don't want to leave any weird feelings behind since we're going to be fighting together.

First impressions are the key. Yeah."

"I have a bad feeling about this. ......"

Nair was muttering something like that, but it doesn't matter.

I, too, have learned how to deal with people I don't know through my letter-writing trips.

As long as you don't yell at them when you meet them, you are safe.

"Oh, by the way, ...... this is where Kazuki and the seniors are ......."

I didn't see them, but Senpai and Kazuki must be here.

They are probably busy with their work as heroes, but it would be nice to see them at least once.

I would like to see them at least once in my life.

The base of operations of the rescue team we were shown was quite spacious.

It seemed to me that they had everything they needed, including several large tents, first aid supplies, and rugs for the injured to sleep on.

With such a large space, it seemed unlikely that the camp would be overflowing with injured people anytime soon.

"The healing wizards who arrived earlier are in that tent.

"Yeah, okay."

After seeing the guiding knight off, Rose turns around and looks at me.

"Usato, as I said before, I'm going to leave for now. I'll leave the rest to you.

Yes, sir. I'll leave it to you.

"As deputy commander, make sure you do your job well."

Rose put her hand on my shoulder with a "pop" and headed toward the back of the base as she passed me.

I took a deep breath to calm down my racing heart and turned back to the members of the rescue team.

"Let's start by organizing our belongings and supplies. Ferrum, I need you to stay out of the house as much as possible.

"I know."

"Please?　It's not impossible that you'll be attacked by mistake. We'll do our best to cover for you if they find out, but it's better if they don't."

"...... Oh."

Ferrum needs to hide his face while we are in this base.

The knights of the Kingdom of Lingle are well aware of Ferme's existence, but the knights of other countries are not. Worst of all, he could be treated as a spy and cut down on the spot.

And .......

"Olga-san, you must be tired from the move, so please leave the rest to us and rest your body."

No, no, I'll help you with something.

"Usato, you are right. You're too frail, so don't push yourself too hard.

Olga was born weak.

Even sitting in a horse-drawn carriage is tiring for him, so we want him to rest as much as possible.

Besides, he is the most important person for the Rescue Mission.

"He and Uluru are right. Olga."

"Tongue...... sorry. I'm just weak."

Olga apologizes apologetically to Tong, who taps her lightly on the shoulder.

The other strong guys talk to him as if they are concerned about him.

"It can't be helped if you were born with it.

We don't think you're a nuisance. Don't worry about it.

You're the heart of the rescue team. Make sure you get some rest.

"Leave the heavy lifting to us."

"Thank you all for ......."

Olga nodded her head in thanks for their words.

......He may have a scary face, but he is basically a good person. Though their faces are scary.

So the tough guys and Ferm are checking and organizing supplies.

"What about you?　I don't tolerate slacking off just because I'm deputy commander.

Hear me out. ...... I have to see the reinforcements of healing wizards first. I also need Nair and Uluru to come with me.

When I explained this, Mr. Uluru pointed to himself and tilted his head.

"Usato, what do you want me to do?"

"Uluru-san is going with me to meet the reinforcements. To be honest, I'm not sure if I can do it alone, so I'm hoping I can get some help from you.

Of course, you can count on me. I'm glad you're relying on me right away."

To be honest, I'm nervous about meeting them alone.

So, I can be relieved to have the company of Uluru-san, who seems to be lively and kind.

"Usato, why am I here?"

"Because you seem to have a good eye for people. I thought I'd ask you to come with me.

"Oh, I see."

I'm not very good at doubting people, so I'm easily fooled, and I've actually been in a lot of trouble. So I decided to bring Nair, who is very perceptive in many ways.

If I have Uluru, who is a good communicator, in addition to Nair, it will be a great help to me.

Well, now that the initial assignments have been made.

As I ask them to move on to their respective tasks, I notice that Tong has his hand on his chin and a deeply moved expression on his face.

"But a new healing wizard. If they're going to be the ones to have our backs, I'm looking forward to meeting them.

"No, I don't think you guys should meet right away."

What?　Why not?"

I don't hide my answer to Tong's question.

"If a stranger sees you guys, he/she will think you are bandits or bandits. So I thought I'd explain first and then we'll see if we fit..."

"I think you're pretty good, too."

"In terms of facial horror, we're about the same."

No, he's more vicious because he changes his mind.

Sure, first impressions can be deceiving.

"I'm not in my right mind when I'm in a fistfight with my sister."

.......

I see, I see.

"All right, why don't we just end this here and now with a friendly, no-holds-barred fistfight?"

Usato?

Calm down!　Usato!

"Oh, what's the gentle ......?"

Oh, I'm sorry, I got caught up in my anger.

I came to my senses at the words of Mr. Uluru, Nair, and Ferrum, and said, <>I apologize to the strongmen who are looking at me as if to say, <

"As soon as we finish meeting, I'll help you with your work, so you guys go ahead and get started. Don't fight and don't make a fuss, okay?

Oh!"""Oh!"""

"And Ferrum?"

You don't have to say it so many times. I'll do as I'm told. I don't want to ...... cause you any trouble."

FERM turned away and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

After watching Ferm and the others go about their business, I turn to Uluru and Nair.

Then we'll go meet the reinforcements of healing wizards. Néa, you transform into an owl.

"Okay."

I wonder what kind of people they are... I'm anxious about them, but I'm looking forward to it."

After confirming that Nair, transformed into an owl, is on my shoulder, I walk with an excited Uluru-san toward the tent where the reinforcements of healing wizards are.

I soon arrive at the entrance of the tent, take a small deep breath, put my hand on the cloth of the entrance, and enter.

"Excuse me..."

Look, look!　This is the article of Suzune-sama's big confession to Usato-sama!　This is the complete version!

"Gah! ......!"

The moment I entered, I was brought to my knees......!

I looked inside the tent, upset, and saw a girl with bluish black hair in a ponytail holding a bundle of articles, and a woman with a darker blonde hair in pigtails with a troubled smile on her face.

A blonde man about my age was sitting on a chair far away from them.

Perhaps these three men were reinforcements of healing wizards.

"Usato, are you all right?"

"Yes, but the additional healing wizards ...... are not to be underestimated ......."

"I wonder if it's simply Suzune's fault. ......"

All three of them must have noticed my appearance, because they immediately lined up side by side.

Since I cannot allow myself to be more disfigured than I already am, I will introduce myself firmly.

Nice to meet you. I am Usato Ken, vice commander of the rescue team. On my shoulder is my demon Nair. Thank you very much for coming here this time. We, the Lifeguard Corps, are very pleased to have you join our group.

"Ugh, stinky ......."

He introduces himself, almost breaking into a smile at the muttering of the ne'er-do-well on his shoulder.

"It's not at all like the picture. ......?"

The pony-tailed girl's mutterings make me lose my mentality, but I manage to get through it and look over to Uluru-san to introduce myself.

"I'm Uluru, 18 years old, and a member of the rescue team!　I'm 18 years old and I'm a member of the lifeguard team. I know you may have some anxiety when you come here, but let's all do our best to overcome it!

This is a little less friendly than my introduction, and a million times better liked.

If it were me, I'd have a better impression of Uluru than myself.

"May I ask your names?"

Let's get back on track and find out their names.

Gerna of the Kingdom of Nirvarna.

"It's a pleasure to meet you!　My name is Kate from the Kingdom of Calm Helio!

I'm Sharn from a farming village near ...... in the Kingdom of Thundera. Nice to meet you, please. ......"

The tall man with short blond hair is Mr. Gerna.

The girl with dark hair with a hint of blue is Kate.

The woman with darker blonde hair in pigtails is Ms. Sharun.

Mr. Gerna and Kate are about my age. Ms. Sharun is in her mid-twenties, close to Ms. Olga's age.

"I'm surprised to see so many young people here. Now I will explain what you need to do, so please listen carefully.

"......"

"Yes!"

"...... yes."

Well, this is a very promising future.

Especially Gerna, who is staring at me.

For now, let me give you a brief description of what to do and what to watch out for in a rescue mission.

It takes a few minutes for Mr. Uluru to explain the main points with some additional information.

After I have finished explaining roughly, I call out to them to check their level of understanding.

"---Do you understand so far?"

"Yes!

"Yes, that's a good answer.

"That's all I had to offer!"

I hear Kate's cheerful voice and Sharun's feeble reply, while Gerna gives me an observant look.

He seems to be listening to me. ...... Let's ask Nair to try it out.

I speak to Nair in a whisper, hiding my mouth in a gesture of distress.

Nair, how is Gerna from your point of view?　Is it suspicious?"

"She looks at me with suspicion, but ...... maybe it has nothing to do with a conspiracy or anything like that."

"?"

He just doesn't like you, does he?"

...... I see.

When I was soberly depressed by Nea's straightforward words, Uluru tapped me lightly on the shoulder.

"Usato-kun, Usato-kun."

"Yes?"

"Now that the briefing is over, let's have a little chat, just to get to know each other better."

"That's true. So, does anyone have any questions for ......?

"So, may I ...... ask you a few questions?

When I asked him this, the first person to raise his hand was Mr. Scharn.

I was surprised inwardly, but accepted her question.

"You must be Mr. Scharn. What is it?

"Well, ...... how many people are here with healing magic?"

There are only four of us: me, Uluru-san, the leader who is not here, and Uluru-san's brother.

"Four people? ....... So, I've heard that the healing wizards of the Rescue Mission go into battle themselves to heal the wounded, but don't tell me all four of you are going into battle?

I listen to Mr. Sharun's question and reply while summarizing what I am going to say.

"No, only I and the leader will go out to the battlefield. Uluru-san's role is to heal the wounded who are brought here with healing magic, and this is what Charun-san and the others will be doing.

"By the way, the colors of the lifeguard's clothes have a meaning. Those who use healing magic at the base like me and my brother are in gray. The black-robed ones are the ones who are outside at the moment, but they use healing magic to give first aid to the wounded who have fallen on the battlefield and bring them to the ash-robed ones at the base."

"I see. ......"

Uluru-san explains to supplement my words.

Mr. Charun seemed to be convinced and seemed to be lost in thought as he nodded his head repeatedly.

"Well then, yes!　Usato-sama!　May I ask you an unrelated question?

"No problem at all. You don't have to call me "sir".

The next person to raise her hand was Kate, a girl full of energy.

"So, Usato-san!　What happened to your relationship with Suzune-sama?

"Gghh ......"

He nearly erupts in shock, but maintains his smile and waves his hands to the side.

I ask Uluru for help, but she gives me an expectant look, as if she too is concerned about the answer to this question.

Nair clamps her mouth shut with her wing and holds back a smile.

"No, that was a bit complicated. The article was a mistake."

"Eh, ......."

"I'm sorry. Did I disappoint you?"

"...... No!　That's funny!"

What do you mean it's funny?

Let's not worry too much about .......

"Then, do you have any articles related to Usato-san?"

"It depends on the content.　The portraits and such, as you can see, are quite different."

Someday I would like to spend an hour lecturing the person who drew my portrait.

As for the articles, most of the physics-related ones are true.

"I can't believe that the healing wizard of the Lingle Kingdom is such a dullard. ......"

When I was having such an exchange with Ms. Kate, Mr. Gerna muttered something like that.

His irreverent attitude was met with a challenge from Ms. Kate, who was standing next to him.

"Hey, don't be rude!　Mr. Gerna!"

"You thought so too, didn't you? You've been carrying around that phony article. Don't give me any more of your phony ideas about healing magic, like blinding people with healing magic or beating them up with healing magic ......."

"What the hell!　It sounds phony, but it's not phony!"

Gah!　Kate shouts mysteriously and swings her arm at Mr. Gerna, but is easily stopped by a hand on her forehead.

As I recall, Gerna-kun is from the Kingdom of Nirvarna, isn't he?

If so, his reaction might be natural, since he might have suffered some kind of reputational damage because of me.

"If you're complaining, let's hear it now."

"...... what?"

"Gerna, I know exactly what you mean. I am sure that I have caused rumors to spread about healing magic. So you can say everything you want to say while you still can."

I don't want to leave any loose ends --- that's about 20% of the reason.

The other 80% of the reason is to avoid getting him in trouble when he talks about it in front of Rose.

Somehow I get the feeling that he is not so mentally strong.

Even now, he seems to be more bull-headed than angry.

"...... you're making the reputation of a healing wizard crazy."

"Yeah."

He seemed to hesitate at my words, but then, as if he had made up his mind, he began to spit out his words in broken sentences.

"You can't believe that he attacked with healing magic, or that he threw, or even that he fought a dragon man who nearly destroyed a country. ....... I can't believe it when I look at you now with my own eyes. ......

I've been told that I don't have a strong spirit, but what do I look like when I'm normal?

Do I look that pathetic? .......

"But the rumors were strangely credible, so the higher-ups got serious and tried to train me as a Nirvarna healing wizard. ......"

You mean they forced you to do it?

No, I volunteered. But we still got three of them.

If it was a volunteer system, did you want to become a strong healing magician, too, Gerna, or did you want to ......?

"At first I wanted to be strong with healing magic, too, which had been ridiculed until now. The other two thought the same thing. But what awaited us was a hardship that was not really training at all. ......!"

"......What kind of training did you do?"

"They made us run until we passed out!"

I nodded at him as he raised his voice.

"And then?"

"And the day after that!　They made me train like crazy!　Just because that's what they actually do in the Kingdom of Lingle. ......!"

Running until you pass out, huh?

For a normal healing wizard like him, it must have been quite painful to be made to run until he fainted.

Don't make the mistake of thinking the same way I do.

"Oh, you'll forgive me for fainting ......?　Hey, Usato. I don't know ...... that kind of training."

On my shoulder, Nair is talking to me with empty eyes, but I let her go because we are talking about something important right now.

Lucas has told me this before. He said that Samaritan tried to raise healing wizards like Rose and me, but they failed.

Could it be that the same thing is going on in the other kingdoms?

"The other two healing wizards broke down and deserted after only a few days of work. ......"

You stayed, didn't you?

I still wanted to believe. I wanted to prove that healing wizards can be strong and that magic is not meaningless. ......

Hearing that, I understood what he had been told as a healing magician.

He wanted to show his worth as a healing wizard.

That is why he came here.

"Part of the reason he came here was purely to help as a healing wizard. But besides that, I wanted to know if the rumors about you were real. ......"

"...... I didn't know that."

You shouldn't hesitate to reveal your power here.

If I hesitate, it means that I have not grown anything since the meeting.

At any rate, what can I show you here but healing magic bullets and healing punches?　If that doesn't convince you, let's do the healing flying fist or a mock battle.

I decide to do so and talk to Mr. Gerna.

"Gerna..."

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"......"

At this moment, Tong calls me from outside with a loud voice.

Not only Kate and Sharun, but also Gerna's shoulders tremble at the sound of his voice.

That skinhead: .......

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"Uh, sir, I'm calling for you."

"No, don't worry about it. Mr. Sharun, you can think of it as the cry of a wild monster."

"Well, isn't that bad too ......?"

It would be too shocking to meet those tough guys without any explanation.

Even I mistook them for bandits when I first met them and almost cried.

It's impossible that Mr. Charn, who is apparently a scared man, wouldn't be scared when he sees those strong faces.

"Mr. Uluru, please go quiet him down right now, he's making a lot of noise outside."

"Uh, yeah. ......"

I tell Tong about the situation and ask Uluru to be quiet.

After a short time of relief, when Mr. Uluru was about to go out of the doorway--,

"You hear me, Usato? They're somewhere else and they're short on staff. ......, huh?"

"Oops, perfect timing again. ......"

Then, with a "whoosh", a head like a sea monster came in through the entrance of the tent.

Gerna got up on her backside when she saw the strong face of the tongs, Sharun let out a little squeal, and Kate said "Wow! Kate screamed "wow!" in surprise or delight.

I looked at their reactions with a sideways glance and grabbed the collar of the tongs with one hand with a smile on my face.

"Hey, guys, sorry about this. I have something to do with this guy, so wait for me."

"Oh, what's this all about?"

"Mr. Tongue, let's go outside for a minute."

With tongs held up in one hand, he walks out of the tent.

A short distance away from the tent, supplies were piled up to two meters square and three meters high.

This was definitely too much for one person to handle alone.

Moreover, it would be hard to untie the ropes that are tied tightly to keep them from collapsing. I can understand why they might want to join forces with me and carry it all at once.

No, that's not important right now.

I finally crack a smile and shake my shoulders in anger as I set the tongs down on the ground.

"You're a big guy, but you can't even do the job you're told, can you?　I told you to keep quiet ......!"

"You're still explaining .......? Well, I'm sorry. Then help me quickly."

"...... huh, let's get this over with."

I lift a three-meter pile of supplies with him, using both hands.

I thought I heard a gasp behind me, but unfortunately I was lifting the supplies and couldn't turn around.

"Neah, is there someone looking at us behind you?"

"Uluru is ...... no, there's no one?"

"......, I see."

I thought my voice was a little shaky, but .......

Well, if she says I'm wrong, I'm wrong.

We carry the supplies with the tongs and put them down on the ground.

I look up at the large supplies and turn to the tongs, wiping my forehead.

"Is this okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks a lot.

"d*mn, next time, you'd better come to us and find out what's going on here. ......"

"It's all right, isn't it, since it's going to come out anyway?　I mean, look behind you.

Hmm?　......

I turn around as Tong told me to, and I see Gerna and the others peering at me from the open tent entrance.

Could it be that they saw me lifting the supplies from the exchange with Tong earlier?

With a delicate air, I enter the tent and see Uluru-san smiling at me and the three of them looking at me.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I showed you something scary. ......"

Gerna, who still looks confused, steps forward with a wry smile on his face.

He bowed his head vigorously and let out a clear voice.

"I'm sorry for being so cheeky. ......!　If you want, you can hit me until you're happy. ......!"

I won't do that!

As a member of the Kingdom of Nirvarna, I have to pay for this ......!

What world is Nirvarna living in?

In a panic, I manage to get Gerna to look up.

Looking at the other two, Charn looks surprisingly the same as before, but Kate has a satisfied look on her face, "This is true!

While I am relieved that they are not afraid of me, Uluru-san, who is still smiling at me, talks to me.

"Usato-kun. I showed the three of you the exchange between you and the tongs.

"Ah, Mr. Uluru, is that you? ......"

Since I was able to open up to Mr. Gerna without even having to practice my healing magic technique, I guess this was a fine play by Mr. Uluru.

I'm really glad that they didn't get scared when they saw the interaction between me and Tong. ......

"Thank you very much, Mr. Uluru."

"No, no, no, don't thank me. Besides, I thought it would be faster for him if I showed him what Usato can do.

She then took one look at Gerna and the others and turned to me.　

"After all, sometimes force is the way to go!"

I couldn't help but smile at Uluru-san who said this confidently with both fists clenched, and I realized once again that she is not an ordinary woman but a strong person who belongs to a rescue team just like Rose.