The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The ruins of a former stronghold of a demon king.

Most of the exterior has been reduced to rubble, and all that remains are large pillars and remnants of what was once a building.

We entered the place where we thought Keira had entered, and the first thing we saw was a wide staircase leading to the lower level.

Leona frowned at the interior of the ruins we saw in front of us.

"What can I say, I'm going to be a bit of a moonbat, but ...... this looks suspicious."

"....... Compared to the exterior, the inside doesn't look too damaged,...... and above all, it's too bright."

The footing is covered in places with what looks like white, glowing slabs of stone, and the staircase below and the side walls are prettier than one would expect.

It is hard to believe that the building is several hundred years old.

"It's nice not to have to use my magic to illuminate ...... this staircase. Is this building structurally spread out underground?"

"Maybe it's like an ant's nest spreading underground from here."

I walk down the stairs, stunned by the words of Kazuki and my senpai.

Bulrin's steps in front of me are undisturbed.

The fact that the smell is still there means that Keira has definitely passed through here.

"Usato, don't let your guard down. The magic here is much stronger than outside.

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Nair on my shoulder nodded strongly at the words of Ferrum, who had become one with me.

"So much so that normal demons won't even try to get near it."

"......I knew there was something here."

I've got to find Keira fast.

The long flight of stairs led down to several passages, but Bulrin ignored them and continued down to the lower level, occasionally taking a turn in the path.

In the meantime, he has Amaco give him a premonition in case of monsters or coggers, but so far he has had no response.

Five minutes of descending the stairs.

Finally, the end of the stairs is in sight.

"Grrrr!"

"!　Usato, Keira is up ahead!"

I heard the voices of Bulrin and Amako, and I hurried onward, confirming that I had been transformed into a demon.

At the end of the stairs, I find Keira, a girl sobbing and huddled with her head in her hands, in an unnaturally large room.

"...... Keira!"

"......?　!"

I immediately run to her and check if she is hurt.

She raises her tear-stained face and grabs her clothes as if clinging to me.

"I... I... I... I... I couldn't ...... hear her voice... I didn't know why I came to this place... ...... I was so scared... ......"

"It's okay. It's okay. ......"

"I'm sorry ...... I'm sorry ......"

You must have been scared, being all alone in a place like this.

As I was about to leave the place with Keira in my arms, soothing her as she started to cry, I heard a thud!　I heard a sound like an earth tremor.

"Leona!　We're going to get trapped!

"Hmph!"

Amako, who had foreseen the future, shouted to Leona, who was closest to her.

Immediately understanding the situation, she turns around and at the same time throws the spear of a brave man to stop the wall that is closing the exit with the stairs leading to the ground.

But perhaps a moment too late, the cold spear hits the wall and is bounced away.

"Too late!

Leona catches the returning spear, and a bitter look appears on her face.

Behind the closed wall, we hear the sound of something closing in succession.

This is accompanied by the same earth-shaking sound as before. It is not the sound of something closing, but the sound and vibration of something ...... like a humanoid walking.

"Something is coming,......."

Holding Keira, he jumps down to where the seniors are.

"...... I guess my bad prediction came true."

"Yeah. It seems that we are the ones who misled Keira and brought her here. And this is what we call the boss's room.

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

The senior member smiles wryly and puts his hand on the hilt of his sword, the weapon of the brave.

At that moment, a huge object falls from the ceiling with a vibration.

The huge falling object starts to move slowly like a machine and stands up. The whole object is a large, dull-colored, human-shaped object.

The size of the object is about 10 meters.

In the center of the body, there is a basketball-sized jewel-like object embedded. The left arm is missing from the shoulder, and a long curved sword is held in the right arm.

"Golem ......?"

Is that the golem that Mr. Gref said was in the ruins of the Demon King?

No, it's a far cry from the golem I had imagined.

"Usato!　That's a robot!　It's a robot from another world!

"Ugh, Mr. Usato. ......"

"Please don't do that, it will scare Keira."

The senpai points at the golem standing there and raises his tension.

Keira, who has never had anything to do with senpai before, reacts with trepidation as she talks to me in her usual tone.

I sigh and put Keira on the back of the burin.

"Usato-san ......?"

"Keira, I need you to stay in a safe place with Bulrin and Amako in case of a possible battle. Bulrin, Amaco. Take care of Keira."

"Grua."

"Okay."

As Berlin and Amaco move back, a translucent ice wall made by Ms. Leona is built to protect them.

"Thank you very much."

"I don't need to be thanked. Let's just deal with that thing.

"It looks like ...... he's asking how we're doing ......."

A golem standing in the center of the room, staring at us.

Frankly, it's creepy, but is it going to start moving?　The next moment, without warning, the golem assumed a characteristic posture, carrying a large sword on its shoulder.

"Usato-kun, I've reached the limit of hiding my face."

Yes, I know. Let's put our priority on resolving this situation now.

Hearing my words, Senpai removes the hood from his head.

Kazuki and Leona remove their hoods as well, and I hear Keira's surprised voice behind them.

But for now, we have to deal with the golem in front of us.

"I'll use ice to stop it!　I'll use my magic to end this early!　Usato, you support, and Suzune, you create a diversion!

Yes, sir!

We each start to move as Leona instructs us.

The senior member, clad in lightning, approaches the golem at ultra-high speed and creates a diversion.

Golem immediately swings his curved sword at Senpai, but is unable to catch her speed.

"Where are you looking!　Over here!"

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Kazuki is storing magic power in his left arm in order to activate his lineage enhancement.

Leona is also trying to create eight ice spears on the spot to completely block the golem's movement.

In the meantime, all I can do is to support my senpai, who is constantly moving, and block the movement of that big thing.

Ordinary healing magic bullets won't work.

Then..,

"Nair, I'll do that move!"

"What?　What?　What move?

A move that supports the senior and has the power to break the golem's position. ......!

The basket hand is used to create elasticity-enhancing magic power, which is then transferred to the left hand.

After that, he creates a magic bullet in his right hand, and pours the magic power into his right hand for the process of healing explosion wave.

If he releases it as it is, it is just a healing explosion wave, but he adds elasticity to it.

"Huh!"

The magic bullet, which is about to distort and explode due to the infusion of magic power, is enveloped by the elasticity-imparting magic of his left hand.

The healing explosion wave, which was only a strong healing magic bursting palm, is improved so that it can be thrown. ......!

"Healing Explosion Wave, no!　This evolved technique is --- Healing Explosive Wave!　Nair, you know what I'm talking about!"

"I don't want to know, but I'm so frustrated with myself for knowing!　Yes!　It's a binding spell!

Yes!

Nair casts a binding spell on the magic bullet floating in my right palm through my body.

The healing explosive wave that made it possible to throw the projectile.

This allows me to heal a wide area at a distance. ......!

"Senpai!　Be careful, there's going to be a little shock!"

"I'll cut you with each impact!　Go ahead!

Here we go!

Come on!

After getting his approval, I swing as hard as I can and throw a healing explosive toward the golem that is trying to catch him.

"Why doesn't Suzune question Usato at all?

While going through the voices of Nair and Ferrum, we look at the healing bombs that they have thrown.

Thrown at high speed, it strikes the golem's defenseless torso---instantly, a powerful shockwave is centered on that spot, and the magical power of the healing magic is scattered over a wide area.

The impact causes the golem's body to tilt greatly.

"There's an opening!

The senior takes advantage of this opportunity, slashes the approaching impact with his sword, spins around in mid-air while blocking it, and then strikes the Golem with a kick that is covered in electric shocks.

"Secret technique!　Blitz Inukamikyoku!"

The golem falls to the ground with a resounding thud.

Senpai lands lightly on the ground, a surprised look on his face at the particles of healing magic that fill the space.

"Oh!　What is this!　Usato-kun!　You're recovering while moving!

"In that space, you can move as much as you want and not get tired!"

That means you're invincible!

In the presence of enemies, you can't use it because it would make you heal badly, but since your opponent is an inorganic golem, you can use it to your heart's content.

In other words, in this battle, Senpai can keep moving as long as his magic power lasts.

"Suzune, I really did cut the impact and stuff. ...... I'm doing something like Usato. ......"

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...... hmm?　The restraining spell doesn't seem to be working. ...... destroyed in an instant?

When I was wondering why the magic didn't seem to be working even though it should have been a direct hit, Leona-san produced eight ice spears and shot them at the fallen golem.

"Freeze!"

The eight ice spears rushed toward the golem and turned into ice, blocking the movement of its huge body.

As the ice covers the Golem's body, Leona turns to Kazuki.

"Kazuki, now!"

"Yes!　System reinforcement!　Let's go!

Kazuki's left hand, filled with magic power, emits a convergence of light magic power.

The lineage reinforcement makes this a deadly blow that annihilates everything in its line of fire. No matter how hard the golem is, it is meaningless in front of Kazuki's magic.

The light's magical power, which has been thrust straight ahead like a beam, strikes the golem directly.

It's down!　Just as he thinks that, the next moment..,

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"Huh?

The golem, which had never even uttered a sound before, began to scream.

At the same time, the magic power from Kazuki's system reinforcement vanished as if absorbed by something, and the Golem stood up as if Leona's ice restraints had never existed.

"The light magic has been absorbed. ......?

Kazuki mutters, and I am taken aback.

The ice magic at the golem's feet has partially melted away.

Senpai comes back toward us to regroup.

"...... a golem that nullifies magic."

"It's not very good if my magic doesn't work, is it?"

"I think it was made for a battle with the previous heroes. I've slashed at it a few times, and its armor isn't half bad."

The golem once again holds its great sword as if it were slung over its shoulder.

The stance is the same as before, but he notices that something like a white magic bullet has begun to form at the base of his non-existent left arm.

"---That's my light magic!

"Is that the magic power that Kazuki-kun absorbed?　If so, that golem's next attack will be..."

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Converging lights burst.

The magic bullets of light that scattered as if splitting up were flying toward us.

Even a single hit is fatal, even to a living person---Amako and the others are behind us.

We can't avoid it. ......!

"Healing blast wave!"

Inumaru Style!　Discharge slash!

I and my senpai are the first to react, and we fire shockwaves and electric blasts forward.

The magic bullets explode as if triggered, but still those that failed to intercept us are closing in.

"d*mn!

Usato, it's me!

Kazuki and Leona sent out light magic bullets and ice swords, knocking them all down before they could immediately unleash their next moves.

"Nah, I managed to prevent it. ......"

I now understand how the Demon Army soldiers feel when dealing with Kazuki, and how Kazuki feels when dealing with light magic.

His magic is both powerful and dangerous.

"...... Let's give it a little try."

"Leona-san?"

Leona made an ice spear in her palm and threw it at the golem.

The golem makes no move to avoid the ice spear, and the ice spear hits the golem, but the golem turns into water as if it were melting.

"......It seems that only Kazuki's magic power is absorbed. For better or worse, it is a golem specialized for fighting the previous generation of heroes.

"If light magic doesn't work, I'll have no choice but to support them."

"Yeah. Let's change tactics."

Leona-san, who had switched her spear, looked at the golem that was slowly approaching us and seemed to think for a few seconds before turning to me and my senpai.

"Okay. Usato, Suzune. You are the main group. Will you do it?"

We looked at each other and nodded.

Yes!"

I was in full-fledged combat with my senpai.

Although we had no meeting and we were just going to do it on the spot, strangely enough, I was not anxious about working with my senpai.