The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

To be honest, it was more than unexpected that Leona came to the meeting.

We had not received any prior notice that she was coming to help us, and above all, Mearaq was far away from here, and Mearaq itself was not fully recovered yet.

"Excuse me. I'm Hyde and I'm in charge of this place. ...... Are you sure you are a brave man from Mialak?"

Mr. Hyde speaks to Leona, who is wary of the stuck and flailing tailed Barzinak.

"Yes. I received a royal order from the Queen Norn and rushed here.

"You alone?"

Leona nodded at Mr. Hyde's words.

She turned her attention to Barzinak, who was still frozen and unable to move.

"For a while, I've blocked his movement. "I've blocked his movement for a little while, so you'd better get yourself in position.

"...... I believe in you. Helena!　Move those whose magic is depleted to the rear!　Once again, let's get into formation and take this creature down!"

While Barzinak's movements are blocked, Mr. Hyde calls for his men to retreat.

Leona-san turned to me and took out a vial-like object from her pocket and handed it to me.

"Usato, take this.

"What?　A vial?"

Why are you giving me this ...... now?

He takes it and tilts his head.

Inside the vial was a translucent liquid, very similar to the potion that Norn, Queen of Mialak, used to drink.

"Lady Falga gave it to me. It is a potion that restores magic power and also has a slight distracting effect.

"Restoring magic power? ...... might be something incredibly valuable ......?"

"Never mind. This is just what you need.

Restore the amount of magic, huh?

He gulps down some fresh saliva, removes the mouth of the vial and pours it down his throat in one gulp.

The peculiar pungent smell and bitterness made me teary-eyed, but as I swallowed it down --- heat gradually rose in the center of my body.

"Ugh ......!

Usato!

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I almost fall down, holding my chest, but Leona supports me before I can.

"Don't worry. It's just that your body is generating heat in the process of recovering its magic power.

"Yes. ......"

"I'm sorry, but you're going to have to listen to me."

I listened to Leona's story, tormented by the strange sensation of magic power being restored within me.

"First of all, I apologize for the delay. We flew in the fastest small boat in Mearaq, but we were still very late.

"No, it's enough that you came to help us."

In fact, it really helped us to keep Barzinak at bay.

"Maybe that's why Leona was late. ......"

"Yeah."

She nodded at my words.

She would not have been late if she had been in the fight from the beginning.

"I was late, but I brought what Falga entrusted to me here."

"!　Is it here?"

"No. It's gone to those who have already been approved as bearers.

The next moment after Leona-san said those words, a white radiance and a bouncing electric shock was emitted from the direction where Senpai and Kazuki were fighting with Koga and Amira.

With it, my right hand and Leona's spear trembled as if in resonance.

I see that the "armor of the brave" made by Mr. Farga has finally passed to the two of us. I am happy as I hold my vibrating right hand in my palm.

Finally, the armor of the brave was delivered to Senpai and Kazuki.

They will have to use it on their own, but I am sure that they will be able to master it.

"Thank you, Leona-san. I really appreciate it."

"I'm doing this to repay you. For me, this is not enough."

I feel like I'm being helped all the time.

And Ferm. I feel like I'm being hit from the inside of my clothes, what is it?　Is he trying to release the heat by hitting me?

Or is it that he is surprisingly shy in front of Leona ......?

"You've also ...... changed a lot in the little time I've been away from you.

"Ha-ha-ha, a little fusion with one of my friends?　I'm kind of merging with one of my friends.

"...... hmm?　Hmm?"

I was not sure if I had explained myself well enough or not, but they tilted their heads at me.

Nea, who couldn't help but notice this, talked to Leona.

"Ah, I think it makes sense if you consider that this guy is doing what he always does."

"...... I see."

Why would they be convinced?

I mean, what do you mean by "doing business as usual"?　It sounds to me like you are always doing things that are equivalent to assimilating with Ferrum.

"...... Okay."

The heat that had been rising from within recedes.

My depleted magical energy has recovered by about 40%. This much magic is enough.

I'm fine now.

"Mm-hmm."

I get away from Leona and stand up by myself.

Looking around, I see that Mr. Hyde has set up a formation and is ready to attack Barzinak.

"Usato. What are you going to do now?

"I'm going to stay here and help the wounded."

"Huh. Then I guess I'll be rubbing elbows with you once more.

Leona spins her spear with a somewhat happy look on her face, and eight ice spears float in the air around her.

Seeing her completely accepting herself as a brave person, I was somewhat happy in spite of the situation, and I couldn't help but let out a smile.

"I don't know if I can be of any help this time, but I will try my best."

What we need to do has not changed from the beginning.

For Senpai, Kazuki, and Rose, who are now fighting at a critical juncture, we will protect this front.

I made up my mind in my mind to do so, and looked at Barzinak, who was about to start moving again after the freeze had been lifted.

I was so determined inside that I looked at Barzinak, who was about to move once again.

"Haaaaah!"

"Ooh!"

He swings his two swords, both covered with electric shocks, and engages in a swordfight with Amira.

The heat was so intense that it almost burned my skin, and the blows were powerful enough to incapacitate me.

"Not with such a weapon!"

"d*mn. ......"

In just a few strokes, both swords shattered.

With a cluck of his tongue, he leaps backward, repelling a thrust to the heart with an electrified palm.

As soon as he lands, he picks up his sword and spear, which are discarded on the ground, and strikes again at Amira.

"You have tremendous power!　You remind me of an ogre!

She throws her spear, which is covered with electric shocks, at Amira while provoking her.

You are terribly fast! You are like a dog running around!

"You call me a dog for nothing!"

I thought you were a wolf or something!

But how could Amira, who could burn up an approaching spear with a single swing of her sword, think that she is a knight only for her strength?

She is not an ordinary warrior when she responds to the continuous attacks with her speed.

As I was thinking of a way out, mixing blitzes and sword attacks, dodging attacks and flames, Amira, looking somewhat irritated, stopped and clutched her own sword in both hands.

"That's depressing, let's burn them at the stake ......!"

"Yes!"

Amira, her sword held in the lower position, the flames in her arms flaring up even more.

I shivered with a definite chill and immediately tried to jump down from the spot, but she raised her sword with extraordinary heat and spirit and flashed the flames.

"d*mn,...... what flames,......!"

I let out a cry of anguish as I landed on the ground, throwing off the scorched armor on my right shoulder.

I've been hit a little, but I'm fine ...... to move, but the force of the explosion is astounding.

Amira is looking sprightly as she approaches with slow steps amidst the orange flames. The only attack he makes is shallow and not fatal.

"I'm so far away from you too, Kazuki-kun. ......"

Barely visible to the naked eye, Kazuki is also engaged in a fierce battle with a demon man named Koga.

His opponent is a demon tribe with physical abilities comparable to Usato's and magic of the dark system.

If possible, I would like to defeat Amira and join him as soon as possible, but that's not an easy task.

"---?"

I threw away the sword on the ground and was about to pick up the nearest sword when I saw something shining in the sky.

What is it?　I looked up at Amira, who was approaching me with flames in her eyes, and noticed that the glowing object was falling straight down toward me.

"What?"

Two shiny spheres of gold and silver.

They split in mid-air, the silver sphere falling toward Kazuki-kun and the gold sphere falling toward me---bouncing with intense light, releasing an overflowing electric shock that turned the area around us into a golden color.

The light was too bright for me to open my eyes, but I heard someone's unfamiliar voice in my ears.

The voice was heavy and solemn, yet somehow gentle.

With it, my vision, flooded with light, is filled with another scene, one that is not of the battlefield.

A memory of when I was summoned to this world.

The memory of when I visited Usato at the rescue mission.

I remember when I was lost in the darkness of Lingle.

Other memories, such as the time when I was almost killed by the black knight, and the time when I traveled away from Usato and Kazuki in Lukvis, run through my mind like a running light.

I saw it and understood it immediately.

These are not my memories, but Usato's memories.

"Are you kidding me? ......?

What is this? I've been this weird on the side!

I've done too many things!

Of course, Usato would react like that!

I'm such a pain in the ass!

I manage to endure in agony an experience that I would never have had in my original world.

"Give shape to my heart, ......?"

I don't know what is happening now.

But I know that the reason why I am not being attacked by Amira is because the light covering me is protecting me.

Trusting the voice and the golden light that is thrown to me, I slowly meditate.

Gradually, the light covering me fades away, and the next time I open my eyes, I see the same battlefield scene as before.

In front of me is Amira, staring at me with her eyes wide open.

"You, what is that? ......"

Hmm?"

I'm talking about the weapon in your hand.

"Buki?"

I am at a loss for words as I look at my hand which Amira points to as she says.

In my hand was a weapon that had not been there before.

Katana?

I was so shocked that I couldn't help but stammer ......!

The sword was in a black scabbard with a yellow and black pattern on the hilt, and the tsubame was a conspicuous gold color.

A Japanese sword---something that in this world can only be found in the swords used by the previous generation of heroes, was now in my hands.

"This, Usato-kun, is the ...... weapon of my own personal hero."

To be honest, I don't know much about swords.

But I do know that this thing in my hand is a weapon that will maximize my power.

With this in mind, I was about to raise my weapon to Amira when...,

"...... what?"

Suddenly, someone's voice came from the sword.

I quickly look at Amira, but she is tilting her head as if she doesn't hear anything.

Only I can hear it. ......!

I mean, could this possibly be what it is?　I mean, isn't this what we can call the royal road?

"At last, a talking weapon in my hands!"

<>

She turns her attention back to her sword as she is about to be hit by Amira's attack.

No, wait a minute. Falga is the ...... that Usato-kun was talking about?

"Watch out!"

"How long are you going to stand there? Are you licking my lips?

I wipe my forehead as I dodge the flames that are almost upon me.

The sword that calls itself "Farga" is shouting a harsh scolding voice at me as I move some distance away.

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"Yes, sorry. ......"

I am amazed at how much more tongue-tied Mr. Farga is than I expected.

Every foreigner I talk to is so harsh that it makes me want to cry.

"Wow, okay."

Following the words of Master Farga, he pulls the sword from its scabbard, revealing a silvery-white blade with a wavy pattern engraved on it.

The blade is constantly charged with electric current, and when I pull the entire blade out of the scabbard, a purple electricity flows from the hilt of the sword to my body, as if something is released.

It is the same sensation as "Thunder Beast Mode," but different.

It was as if the blasts were circulating efficiently through this sword to my vessel, instead of spreading them needlessly as before.

"This is ......!"

.

"Huh?"

"Where are you looking ......!"

Amira, accelerated by exploding flames, is coming at me, ready to cut off my head in two.

I immediately try to fly to the side, clad in electric blasts, but then I experience an acceleration beyond what I had expected.

---I didn't activate the thunder beast mode, but it accelerated more than that. ......!

"¡¡!"

I stare at the charred footprints on the ground, having moved more than 30 meters in an instant.

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"You can move ...... faster with surprisingly low consumption of magic ......."

Re-gripping my sword, I move lightly and try to get back to the spot where I was.

The speed is unparalleled.

"Ability?"

Yes, sir!

I put the scabbard to the belt where the sword was kept, and with my right hand gripping the sword, I turn to face Amira.

Amira, too, seems to have sensed my arrival and moves into a defensive posture with her sword at the ready.

"I'm coming!

I wrap myself in the purple electricity transmitted from my sword, lower myself, and leap forward at the same time.

I stare at her as she tries to hit me with a precise counterattack.

"Yes!"

I put my right hand through the blade and cast a spell on the blade.

The silvery-white blade glows and begins to emit a powerful cracking sound.

When he tries to clash it with Amira's sword, which is covered with flames, she forcibly changes the direction of the sword and slams it to the ground.

She dodges the flaming debris that bounces off the ground, and is astonished by Amira's action.

"She deflected the sword!

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"I know that better than you do!"

While I was saying this, Amira pulled up the sword that had hit the ground, forcing it to change its trajectory to a cleaving blow to my torso.

I can't get a good angle on the sword at this angle: ......!

There's no need to bother with the fight, let's just go with the speed and go for the win!

"Ha......!"

He leaps and avoids the sword at the same time, spinning in the air with the same momentum and fixing his gaze on Amira's neck.

--He spins in the air and fixes his gaze on Amira's neck.

He cleaves Amira's neck while his vision is upside down.

I won't let you!

But he's no match for her.

She sets her armor on fire and pushes me out of her body with a blast of hot air, and my attempted neck cleave is only held back by a slight cut to the armor on her shoulder.

You missed ......!

As I moved away to regain my stance, an electric shock shot out from the blade that had been etched into Amira's shoulder armor and struck her.

"What?　Ugh ......!"

An electric shock was emitted from the place where I cut her ......?

Amira fell to her knees after being hit by an electric shock, and Falga-sama uttered in a calm tone of voice.

If you lightly cut the ground with the sword, an electric shock gushes out after a few seconds.

I see ...... that it may be possible to set it up like a trap, depending on how it is used.

"Well, let's take this opportunity to strike afterwards ......."

While Amira is frightened, he tries to attack her, but the purple electricity around his body disappears and his movements return to normal speed.

The magic in the blade has also disappeared, and the sword has returned to its normal form.

"What?　You can't use it anymore?

I was just about to jump out of the plane in high spirits!

I was shocked, and Falga-sama let out a sigh of exasperation.

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"Re-charging, isn't that romantic ......!"

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The negatives can also be positives, depending on how you look at it.

In my case, the romance of recharging my batteries is what keeps my spirits up and my spirits up.

>

"Thank you very much for your advice!　If possible, I would like to talk to you in person next time!"

<>

"...... Huh?"

His voice trailed off as if he were hanging up the phone.

What is this? I guess the connection got cut off before I could respond, right?　It's not like he naturally refused to meet me, right?

"You are indeed a brave ...... man, but it would be disrespectful of you to praise me just for being brave."

"......!"

"Let me say my name again. My name is Amira Berggred. I am one of the warriors without a ...... title in the service of the Demon Lord."

Amira looks back at us, throwing off her scorched cloak.

The damage from the blitz must have taken a toll on her body, but I feel more pressure and spirit from her than before, and I put my hand on the hilt of the sword I sheathed.

......It's only polite that I should say my name now that she has said it.

I am Suzune. I am Suzune Inukami.

"Hmph, how easily you outdo us in human flesh! Man is truly a terrifying thing. .......

Amira continues with these words, and once again she is clad in flaming armor.

The heat is incomparable to what we have seen so far.

Feeling the flames on her skin, which can be felt even from more than ten meters away, she understands how much power she will put into her next blow.

"Inukami Suzune!　I will not let you leave here alive!　For the sake of the Demon Lord!　I will reap what I sow with my life!

"You see, ......!　I'm afraid I have to make it back alive!　I'll go over it, no matter what!"

I draw my sword and throw the scabbard to the ground. I stare only at Amira, clutching the hilt with both hands.

I don't use iai, which is a spur-of-the-moment technique.

It would be rude to use such a technique against her now.

"Let's go! ......!"

I'll put all the magic I've charged into this blow. ......!

The magic covering the blade accelerates and begins to vibrate with an overflowing electric charge.

"Come on!"

Amira's voice, and he steps forward with all his might, keeping his sword in the lower stance.

In an instant, I reach my maximum speed and swing my sword at Amira, shaking off the heat.

In contrast, Amira swung her sword at me with precision, as if she had anticipated my move.

"......!"

"Haaah!"

The sword clashed with the flaming sword and the blazing sword.

Their magic power bursts out, hurting each other's bodies like blades, but that doesn't stop their feet from stepping forward.

"If you pull back here, you will lose for sure. ......!"

Amira's blow right now is literally a full-throated blow. She is executing her moves with no thought of the future, but only the will to slaughter me for sure!

Though I have no reason to fight for my life like Amira does!　I have a reason to make it out alive!

I hold my breath and put all my strength into my hands gripping the hilt and my feet stepping forward.

You meditate and let out your voice as you feel your emotions.

"Whoa!　Usato-kun!

"!!!?"

With a yell that even he doesn't recognize, he leaps forward with all the strength he can muster with his sword.

I fall to the ground as if passing Amira, and I throw myself down so that I roll on the ground.

"Haa...... haa...... what did you just scream?　Me!"

I think I made a terrible yell.

No, it's Amira!

What happened to her!　

I got up in a hurry and looked at the place where Amira had been and found her slumped over, clutching a sword that had been severed in half, as if it had been dissolved.

Blood was flowing from her side where the attack had hit, but she still seemed to be alive.

"She was a much ...... stronger foe than that thunder beast."

He was clearly more prepared, more spirited, and more experienced than I was.

It is a pity, but without this sword, I might not have been able to defeat her.

"I guess I pushed myself a little too hard. ......That was it. ......"

As expected, I was not all right either, and my body is covered with scratches here and there.

I try to put the scabbard back in my hand and suddenly realize that I have not given this sword a name.

"I have to give this sword a name. ......"

Naming means intuition.

Inukirimaru (Inukirimaru)...... No, there seems to be an anecdote about him slaying a dog demon, so it was rejected.

Raikou...... doesn't look like a sword, so it was rejected.

While resting, I think for a few seconds and decide on a name for the sword.

"......I'm going to name this sword "Inumaru". Yes. Simple is best.

I'll brag about it to Usato-kun later.

I decided to do so even though I was in agony from the physical pain.