The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

"Usato-san!　May I see Suzune-sama?

This was what I had feared.

I had returned after checking the great river flowing between the Demon King's domain and the human domain, and had parted ways with Leona inside the base, returning to the lifeguard team's base of operations.

We would leave for the Demon Lord's territory tomorrow.

Just as I was thinking that I would spend the night at the base, I was thinking that I would spend the night in peace, when Kate-san came to visit me and asked me something like that, somewhat bitingly.

"Hey, Kate. Don't bother Ms. Usato."

Gerna, who came to visit me with her, warned me so.

But that didn't stop Kate.

"This is your only chance. If you stop now, Gerna, you'll be holding a grudge against ...... you forever!

"Can you please stop saying such horrible things in your bouncy voice ......?"

From the looks of Ms. Kate, she didn't mean any harm ......, did she?

I have to ask permission from my seniors, but I can't refuse Kate's request after all the hard work she's done to help the rescue team until today.

I understand. But can I do it after I get your permission?　Maybe she'll refuse. ......"

"That's fine!　I'd rather have it that way!"

"No, is it possible? ......"

What is it, the excitement of just being near a celebrity ......?

But senpai is popular too.

It seems that women are usually very popular in Calm Helio.

"Well, let's go to the place. Gerna, are you coming?"

"I ...... don't know what he's going to do, so I'll go with him.

Mr. Gerna points to a dreamy Ms. Kate and says so.

Together with Ms. Kate and Mr. Gerna, they leave the lifeguard station and head for their seniors.

As we walk through the torch-lit area, Ms. Kate talks to me as if she suddenly remembers something.

"Oh, by the way, there was something I wanted to ask you, Usato-san, after the war was over!

"Hmm?　The rumor about you and my senpai is a misunderstanding. ......

I'm not talking about that. I was wondering how you became the healing magician that you are today. ......"

Kate's question makes Mr. Gerna stiffen for a moment.

A healing magician like you are now, you mean in that direction, don't you?

But the problem is that ...... Kate has taken out what looks like a notepad. What in the world is she going to write?

"Well, what's the notebook for?"

"To write down your training methods, Usato-san!"

"For what purpose?　Are you going to practice it yourself at ......?

No!　When I was sent here, I was asked to do so by a high official of the kingdom!"

Oh, my God, she's so honest.

It's not the same, but it's the one I was afraid of at first.

However, Kate, who is supposed to be here ...... to find out the inner workings of the rescue team, seems to have been so absorbed in her senpai that she forgot about it until just now.

In other words, it was a fine play by her. That's right.

"Are you trying to create healing wizards like me and the Commander in Calm Helio? ......"

"Oh, really?　I don't think so."

"You don't deny it. You don't even know you're a spy. He's at ......."

"Supai?"

"That's enough. ......"

Gerna-san, who is looking tired, tsk tsk tsk as Kate tilts her head.

"So, who's the big guy?　Princess Nia?"

"Not Princess Nai'a, but Kyle and the minister.

"...... Oh, yeah. Yeah."

No way, Prince Kyle.

What am I to make of that? Was he trying to find out my secrets as a healing wizard?

It seems a bit premature to send her so soon after the meeting, but it's not surprising if you consider that ...... she's been so competitive.

"Miss Kate. When you return to Calm Helio, will you have an audience with Princess Nai'a?"

"Umm, I heard that Princess Nai'a is very busy. I heard that Mr. Kyle can meet her at any reasonable time. ......"

Prince Kyle...... No, I'm sure it's different now, maybe.

But it's not so easy to meet Princess Naija, is it?

"Then, is it possible to just give them the notebook?"

"Yes, that's possible!　They may check the contents of the notebook for inspection, though!

"Well, can I borrow the notebook for a moment?

"Yes!

I was surprised that she handed me the notebook without hesitation, but I stopped and picked up the pen that was clasped in my hand.

The contents of the notebook are ...... that I am writing this text, and that I am asking you not to make the healing magician undergo harsh training, and that I am asking you not to cause any harm to the healing magician who has been dispatched to you - Ms. Kate.

I also noted that, although it is not so much an alternative, it would be better to train healing wizards like Olga and Uluru, who specialize in healing, rather than training healing wizards like us.

In addition, I wrote about how much healing wizards like Ms. Kate played an active role in this war in as much detail as possible, and appealed their usefulness.

"There, that's it. Here you go."

"Thank you!"

"Uh-huh?"

...... why did he thank me? I'm ......?　Is it an autograph or something?　

We start walking again and soon arrive at our destination.

There were several small tents lined up in a row, and a campfire in the center of the tents was lighting up the surrounding area.

"......Ah, there he is."

In the light of the campfire, I find my senpai sitting on a log used as a chair, Leona, and Kazuki sitting the same way across from the campfire.

I let Kate and Gerna wait there for the time being and approach the three of them.

"Hmm?　It's you, Usato. What's wrong?"

Kazuki and Leona look at me when they hear my voice.

I scratch my cheek in annoyance and reply to him.

"Actually, there is a girl who wants to meet you.

"The girl who wants to meet me?"

"She's a big fan of you."

When I said this rather jokingly, he put his hand on his forehead and smiled.

"An ardent fan, huh? Then, as a brave man, I have to live up to his expectations ......!"

"Does that mean you're okay with it?"

Off course!　Leona, are you ready ......!

"Suzune!　I don't care about that!

She's even more excited today.

Leona-san next to me is confused, but I wonder when did they start calling each other by their first names?

Anyway, I get their approval and beckon to them behind me.

Then Kate, her eyes shining, comes running toward us.

"Mr. Usato!　Thank you very much!

"Don't worry about it. Go ahead and talk to your senpai as much as you want. The person next to him is Leona. She is a brave warrior from Mearaq. And the one in front of her is Kazuki, another hero of the Lingle Kingdom.

"What?　Kazuki, the other brave lady, and Leona, who solved a big case in Mialak together with Usato?　What a fortuitous chance!　I won't complain even if you say I've already used up all the luck in my life!

After thanking me profusely once again, Kate-san went towards the senior who was beckoning her with a smile.

"Suzune-sama, Leona-sama!　It's my first time to meet you!　I am a healing wizard of the Kingdom of Calm Helio!　My name is Kate!

"Yes, yes, your name is Kate. I'm Inukami Susanne. I'm a brave warrior from the Kingdom of Lingle.

"Wow, I'm Leona. I'm Leona, the ...... hero of Mialak."

The senior confidently introduces herself and Leona shyly says her name.

Kate is elated to see these two contrasting people.

......Yeah, it looks like it's going to be all right.

"Hey, Usatoh!"

Kazuki, who is sitting on a separate log from his seniors and Leona, raises his hand to us.

"I'm coming. Here, Gerna, you too."

"Oh, you don't mind?"

"Yes, I don't mind at all. Besides, we are close in age.

Gerna and I approach Kazuki and sit down on an empty space on the log.

There is plenty of room for the three of us.

Usato, who's that?

Gerna, from the Kingdom of Nirvarna. He's here to reinforce the rescue team. He's a healer like me.

Nice to meet you, I'm Gerna. I know Mr. Kazuki well, as he has visited Nirvarna before.

Gerna bowed her head in awe, and Kazuki scratched his cheek as if troubled.

"Well, um, you don't have to call me sir, do you?　We seem to be the same age, so you don't have to use honorifics.

"No, not at all. ......"

It's a little itchy for me to be addressed with honorifics by someone my own age, too.

I don't care if it's someone who uses honorifics on a daily basis like Mr. Halfa of Lukvis, but Gerna's usual way of speaking would be different.

"It's a little late for that, but I don't have to speak in honorifics either. I don't mind at all if you speak to me in the same tone as when we first met."

"......Wow, I understand ......Okay."

"Well then, it's nice to meet you again. Gerna."

Kazuki smiles brightly at Gerna, who nods his head in confusion.

Kazuki then turns his attention to the seniors who are talking over the campfire.

"Did Usato come here to take her to see the senpai?"

"Yes, he did. She's a healing magician from Calm Helio, and she asked me to bring her here to ...... meet our senpai.

"I see. I was adored by my senpai in the past, but it seems that things haven't changed in this world.

"Before I mean ......"

"Yeah, that's what I meant."

Perhaps out of consideration for Mr. Gerna, Kazuki blurred his expression.

By "before," he meant the world before we were summoned.

"But you must have been looking forward to it a lot."

"For the past week, I've been hearing about the heroes at every turn. I'm ......."

"Oh, so much. ...... You're the man from Calm Helio. ......"

Gerna is dismayed, and Kazuki smiles bitterly.

Since Calm Helio has a belief in brave men, Kate's obsession may be natural in a sense.

From the ...... side, it looks like she's just so happy to see a celebrity.

"Usato, you went to see the big river during the day, didn't you?　How was it?"

"Well, ...... it wasn't too fast as far as I could see today. It was a little wide, but with your magic it shouldn't be too hard to build a bridge.

"I see. I'm a little relieved because it would be a big problem if we stumble before entering the demon king's territory.

"Ha-ha-ha, indeed."

If that happens, I'm sure they'll figure out another way, but I'm sure we'll be stranded for nothing.

"...... you two are going to a great place."

"Gerna, what kind of place is the demon king's territory from your point of view?"

"I don't think I, or rather, most people don't know what the Demon Lords are like. They have been hating each other for hundreds of years.

Gerna stares at the campfire.

"If I had to guess, I'd say that the demons are horrible subhumans. Maybe it's because I've heard the legends of my ancestors who fought against the Demon Lord's army when they were the last generation of heroes, but even without that, this battle still made me ...... tremble from the bottom of my heart, to be honest."

Nirvarna is a country full of martial people.

If it were such a country, it might have boldly challenged the Demon Lord's army in the days of the previous heroes.

Just as it was written in the memoirs, against the Demon Lord's army led by the "Terrible Demon Lord" who did his utmost in treachery and treachery.

"......, I shouldn't have said this to the two of you who are leaving tomorrow. I'm sorry.

"No, it was helpful. Thank you."

Kazuki shakes his head as Gerna apologizes.

The people of this world's perception of demons is that they are terrifying beings,...... but what about the opposite, the perception that demons have of humans?

......Maybe the demons also think that humans are terrifying.

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At that time, I suddenly heard such a voice in front of me.

I look over and see Kate, her eyes shining, talking to her senpai.

However, the senior's expression seemed to be somewhat distorted.

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Leona-san tilts her head at the upset senpai, who seems to have guessed what was coming.

Kate, knowing or not that she was upset, spoke as she did.

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She looked at Kate's face and mine alternately, then turned bright red and burst into flames.

Leona-san, who was supporting her as she was about to fall back, called out to me for help, but she was shaking her head frantically.

"Well, we'll see what we can do. ......"

At any rate, I had to see the Demon King, the Demon Tribe, and the Demon Domain with my own eyes before I could get started.

Seeing my senpai being noisy in a good way, I felt somewhat relaxed and stood up to help him.