The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Inukami-senpai's electric shocks went straight for Koga and Amira, hitting them directly.

The sound and light of the gushing blasts made it difficult to tell what was going on, but it was safe to assume that they were able to hold them back for the time being.

After witnessing the direct hits to Koga and Amira, Senpai let out a yelp.　He turned back to me with an almost onomatopoeic energy, and came close to me excitedly.

"Usato-kun!　I'm very, very curious about your appearance, but!　I dare not ask you about it!

"What, yes, ......?"

I'll look forward to it later!"

...... No, what?

Without waiting for my puzzled reply, he nodded with a big smile on his face and turned his head toward the direction of Koga and Amira again.

"Well, I'm off!

"Ah, yes. "See you later!　Hey, senpai!

Senpai, still as excited as ever, cut off the conversation and slashed at Amira with his sword, who had shaken off the electric shocks.

"You're a brave man!

Let me deal with you!

Amira, who had caught the senior's sword, which was covered with lightning bolts, with flames, was pushed away from us.

"Oh, you're still like a storm, Suzune. ......"

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I nodded to Nair and Ferrum's mutterings, and Kazuki came up behind me a little later.

He rushed toward me and looked surprised to see me.

"Thank goodness I made it to ...... in time. You look so different!　What's going on with that!

"Kazuki, you came here too?　Why did you come to ......?"

Kazuki looked at me with a puzzled expression as I asked my question, and then he looked straight at me.

"I came here to help Usato. ......

"!"

The unexpected words brought up an inexpressible feeling in me.

I manage to suppress my emotions and shake my head.

"...... is fine, not at all. Thank you, you really helped me out."

"Usato helped me and my senpai too, so we're good together. And ......."

Kazuki's gaze turns to Koga, who has been hit by an electric shock.

He watches me and Kazuki's movements as he changes his form to respond to my movements, clad in an even darker magical robe.

"If the Commander-in-Chief is out, we heroes will have no choice but to go out. ......"

Certainly, if we were going to face the leader of the military, Kazuki and his senpai, as well as Mr. Hyde and Mr. Sigurth, would have to go to the battle.

As far as I've fought, a leader of the corps is not so easy to manage by sheer force.

I was only able to corner them with the support of Nair and Ferrum.

"So, Usato, is that Koga over there?"

Yeah, he's a tough son of a b*tc*. I attacked him a lot earlier, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

I wonder if he has suffered any psychological damage, if not physical.

"Maybe he's more stubborn than I am, that guy."

"<>"

I knew Nair and Ferrum would deny it.

I know. I'm also aware that I've become much more defensive after being possessed by Ferrum.

Kazuki let out a small sigh and smiled at me.

"I hear a lot of noise coming from Usato.

"In the short time I've been here, I've gotten a roommate of sorts."

"Ha ha, what's that?"

You're not quite wrong. .......

You can unlock the current state of me and Ferrum, can't you?　I've been trying not to think about it, but I'm starting to get worried.

I make a light remark, and after I have tightened my grip, I stare at Koga in front of me, and take a stance.

Koga unmasked himself and revealed his true face to me.

I don't care if it takes both of you, do you?　Win or lose, as long as we can fight, that's all that matters.

Coga speaks of such things in a somewhat good mood.

He does not care whether he wins or loses, but rather wants the fight itself.

"......Kazuki, we can beat Koga if we fight together. Let's fight together."

Koga is a strong opponent, but if Kazuki and I work together, we should be able to defeat him.

I suggested that we fight together, but the man next to me shook his head.

"No, leave this to me and my senpai, Usato, and go help the others.

"What?　But ......"

Kazuki's words make me look at him.

He smiles at me reassuringly and says the next words.

We'll be fine. Besides, I have an important favor to ask of you, Usato.

"A favor?"

What was the favor?

I tilted my head, and Kazuki opened his mouth, still facing forward.

"Have you heard about the demons who use magic to control people?"

"Yes, I was attacked by one of them."

A sorcerer in the demon king's army who hypnotizes his allies and forces them to fall out with each other.

We have to deal with him first, or the war will be even tougher. ...... Why is he bringing this up now?

"Frana found out where he is. "He's in the middle of the battlefield, where it's hard to tell friend from foe, and he's brainwashing the knights.

She must have been able to find the demon tribe that was performing hypnosis because she has illusion magic, which has similar characteristics in terms of deception.

As I recall, the place where I was attacked by the knight was near the center.

If that's the case, she was hiding there and quietly recruiting new friends.

"I've left Frana to her own devices, but I have a bad feeling about ...... this. Usato, can you help me?"

"Okay. We'll go help.

Kazuki rolls his eyes at my immediate answer.

Either way, I have to get to the front line, and I can't just stand by and watch as the knights on my side are manipulated and split up.

"Thank you. I told ...... Frana the same thing, but be careful."

"Don't let that full-body tights guy get the better of you, Kazuki."

"Ah!"

We nodded to each other and started to run.

I hear a strong light and a metallic sound like popping steel right behind me, but I don't care, I go straight to the place I want to go.

Rose has entrusted me with this task, and Kazuki has asked me to do the same.

I have a lot of work to do, but if it's for someone else's benefit, I'll go forward as fast as I can.

I'll keep moving forward as fast as I can if it will help someone else.

Usato, you are engaged with what appears to be the commander of the enemy's First Corps.

When I heard the news during the battle, I literally felt my blood freeze.

Kazuki was very upset as well.

There were other reasons for being upset.

At any rate, I had never imagined that the commander of the corps, who is the best force in the Demon King's army, was out there all by himself.

Normally, it would have been insane to challenge an opponent who outnumbered us alone, but the one that Usato was dealing with was advancing to the halfway point of our formation, cutting down our knights.

To tell the truth, I was horrified.

The fact that he had disturbed our formation all by himself, and the fact that he was facing such a dangerous opponent.

"If it weren't for Usato-kun, our base would have fallen by now. ......!"

He fires an electric shock at the flaming Amira with a partial electric shock on his leg.

She swung her sword wide to counteract the blasts, caught my movement with her eyes, and opened her mouth to speak.

"Indeed, if you had not interfered, the master would have easily taken your stronghold.

"...... so I guess the First Corps Commander is your master!"

"Yes."

The attackers give them electric shocks from mid-range, but they never seem to get through.

Is it because of the flames on his body?

It looks like me, but it seems to be more focused on defense.

If I jumped into it without any plan, I would be mortally wounded.

"If I'm going to get close to it, I'll have to put on the right amount of magic too!　Then!"

She activates her Thunder Beast mode for a moment and tries to attack with a speed that even Usato could not handle.

"The technique is ......!

"Hmph!"

Ignoring his mutterings, he slashes at his neck as he passes by.

She catches him in the neck, but it is blocked by Amira's sword, which is held up without warning.

"He reacted ......!

"You can't be too precise with your aim, can you?　The attack is too honest.

"Really?　I'm not often called honest!"

Mostly in relation to you, Usato. ......!

After a grand self-deprecation, he dodges and distances himself from the sword that Amira swings at him.

"You've highlighted your lack of experience against people. ......"

He is good at fighting wild monsters and such, but when it comes to fighting against people, especially those who are above a certain level of ability, he lacks experience by far.

And Amira in front of me has definitely had more experience than I have, and she has changed her fighting style to one where she is ready to attack me.

"I'm impressed.

"Hmm?"

Amira's unexpected words of praise make me stop in my tracks.

The flames that clung to her like armor have lost their intensity, and she speaks to me in a clear voice.

"The technique you are using, is it your own style?"

"......Yes, I learned it from a certain demon's way of fighting.

If so, it's a big deal."

The fighting method I developed in my battles with the demons and thunderbolts I encountered on my journey to deliver the letter.

It is not that I am not pleased to be praised for it, but there is no way I could be pleased under the current circumstances.

"It is amazing that a person who is self-taught and not as physically strong as the demons can do it. If possible, I would like to get rid of it in its unfinished state."

"...... Is it safe to assume that means it will be tricky for you once my Thunder Beast mode is complete?"

"......Raiju......?　Mordo?"

"I'm talking about the magic that wears lightning. ......!"

I correct him with a blush when he tilts his head at me.

Generation gap......!　I've experienced it many times during my travels, but this is the one thing I can't get used to. ......!

"I don't understand the language of the brave. But yes,...... you are right, once that technology is perfected it will be a threat to us."

With these words, the flames that Amira wore flared up.

So much for idle chatter.

...... So far, Amira's attacks have not hit me, but there is no sign that my attacks will reach Amira either.

But I know it's only a matter of time, and so does she.

"Then, it won't be a problem if I grow up in this battle. ......!"

There is a magician in front of me, a magician who is on the verge of reaching his goal.

With the best example of what I have to do, I know what I have to do.

I will steal and absorb Amira's skills in battle.

"If I am a hero, then there is no reason why I should not be one!"

I'm going!

I am clad in electric shocks as if to rouse myself, and I am heading toward the formidable foe before me.

I'm going toward the strong enemy in front of me.

Koga, Amira, and I were interrupted, but thanks to Inukami-senpai and Kazuki, I was finally able to return to my role as a white uniform.

As I was on my way to the destination Kazuki had asked me to go to, Nair, who was standing on my shoulder, spoke to me.

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

"First, let's go to the center while healing the wounded. Nair, can you find out who is controlling the allies?

We won't know until we get there.

I guess the first priority is to get to the scene of the crime.

Besides, as long as they're targeting healers like they did when I was attacked, it's not a problem we can just leave them alone.

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"Yes, let's help together."

Nodding strongly at the sound of Ferrum's voice, which had finally come back to normal, I run across the battlefield once again.

The people who were blown away by the tornado, injured or knocked out are being helped by the black clothes and the knights in the rear, so don't worry and let's go ahead.

I step into the front line, keeping my eyes wide open.

While I was fighting, the battle was getting more and more fierce, and the white combat between the soldiers was turning into a wild one with no formations or anything.

I looked around, and when I found a wounded knight, I extended the belt from his left wrist, entangled it, and at the same time pulled him close to me.

Please!"

The knight is secured by a black belt extending from his uniform as he is moved to his back, as if to hold him down while applying a healing spell.

When I confirm that the knight is firmly fixed on my back, I let out an exhale of admiration.

Great, both arms are free.

This will allow me to take more people with me. ......!

"Usato, over there!　Our men are surrounded!"

What?

Nair looks in the direction indicated by his wings and sees three sky-blue knights surrounded by a group.

That's the knight in sky-blue armor from Samaritan that we've seen several times during the meeting: ......!

One of them is wounded and two of them seem to be fighting to protect him, but they can't last long when they are isolated from their allies!

"We're going to jump over that encirclement!"

"What?　What are you doing, jumping over?

>

After running at full speed, he leaps using the outburst of magic power.

He leaps over the heads of the demon soldiers surrounding the sky-blue knights and lands on the ground. At the same time, he slams his right fist into the ground with great force, releasing a shockwave of radiant magic power.

"Healing topple fist!"

"Whoa!"?

The soldier loses his balance due to the sudden impact on his leg and almost falls forward.

Then, Ferrum transforms my left arm into a shield-like shape, and I strike the off-balanced soldier with the shield, making a hole in the encirclement.

"Captain!　Usato-sama with a knight on his back is falling right in front of us!

"Well, it seems that sometimes it's good to struggle. Gosh!

"Captain?

Why is it that the most seriously injured person seems to be fine?

...... No, a few of his men are injured too. We have to get them out of here now.

With the injured captain in my arms, I glare at my surroundings and call out to Ferrum.

"Ferrum!　Fix these two guys to me too!

>

"No problem!"

A black belt extending from the group uniform wraps around the sky-blue knight, who is unable to keep up with the situation, and secures him in place, as does the knight on his back.

But will the knights be all right?

I check them before I start running.

"It's so stable!

"......?　......?

The captain is speechless at the unprecedented situation!

...... looks like it's going to be okay!　Yeah!

With the captain firmly in my arms, I kick the ground as hard as I can and push forward to the hole in the siege that I just knocked down.

"We're breaking through!"

"What the ......?

A mass of human beings is attacking us!

We're going to get run over!

For some reason, the soldiers of the Demon Lord's army are running away from the attackers.

It's a good thing they avoided us, though.

I immediately break away from the front line, and after dropping off the two wounded men and the sky-blue knight, I reconfirm my strength once again.

"Okay, let's keep going!"

>

"No, I think it's probably going to get worse."

As deputy commander, I'll do Rose's part.

That's exactly what I'm going to do to make up for being held back by Koger.

I let Nair and Ferrum's words sink in, and ran as fast as I could across the battlefield toward Frana's location.