The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Me and my senpai play with the golem in a close-range battle.

Kazuki and Leona supported us from the rear.

After Leona gave us a short plan, we were ready to take action to deal with the golem.

"Let's go!　Usato!

"Yes, sir!"

We headed toward the Golem with our senpai clad in electric shocks.

Senpai plays with it with his speed, while I respond with elasticity and the black magic of dark magic. ......!

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Come on!

I cloak my right baskets with elasticity-enhancing magic and face the golem.

The curved sword on his shoulder is swung sideways in a cleave.

He calmly assesses it, and strikes it with his right basketshot, as if striking it from below.

"Nnnn!

Gaki-nnn!　a high-pitched metallic sound echoes.

The swords are swung in succession as if spinning, but all of them are repelled by the basket hand.

"That's the level of attack ......!"

Healing bullets are a defensive technique.

Such a slow, forceful attack!　No matter how many hundreds or thousands of times you repeat them, they will never get past my defense!

Here!

He timed his large attack and flicked it backward, causing the golem to fall forward to its knees.

In time, the golem slams a kick into the unprotected side of the body.

"Healing leg!

A single impact.

The golem wobbles a little, but quickly tries to stand up.

But before it can get back on its feet, a senior member of the team drops down from above the golem's head at super-speed, and makes a thrust with a sword held in the opposite hand toward the back of the golem's head.

What rang out was a metallic sound similar to mine.

"---That's so cool!　You!"

I saw that the blade of his sword had hardly pierced through, and had only slightly scratched him.

"Senpai, the attack is coming!

Oops!

Me and Senpai avoiding a curved sword being swung behind our backs.

...... blows and slashes are not as effective as I thought they would be.

"Senpai!　I'll make a foothold in the air!

At this point, Kazuki makes a large number of magic bullets float in the air and form a disc shape, which he manipulates and places around the golem.

"Nice, Kazuki!"

Kazuki immediately understood Kazuki's intention, and without hesitation, he began to fly around the Golem with three-dimensional movements, using the disks of light magic in the air as footholds.

"Yes!"

While tossing the golem around, Senpai's sword sparks continuously.

As soon as the Golem's target shifts to me, I run to the Golem's feet, drawing my right arm wide.

"Shield mode!

"I'll also give you shock resistance!"

As soon as a circular shield is formed on his right arm, he covers it with elasticity-enhancing magic and strikes his leg with full force.

The huge body of the golem shakes.

As it rolls back, the golem strikes the ground with a fist covered with elasticity-imparting magic, and leaps.

"OLLA!　Healing leaping fist!

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This way is faster!

That's not the point!

Aim for the unprotected jaw.

He adjusts his stance in mid-air, and then unleashes an uppercut with his Healing Accelerated Fist.

"Me too!　Usato-kun!

The senior who instantly appeared next to me swings his sword and scabbard at the same time, as if wielding two swords at the same time.

The golem falls backwards after being hit by both of our blows at the same time.

"Usato-kun!　You know where to aim, right?

Of course I do!

You don't have to tell me where.

The jewel embedded in the torso, which is already conspicuously important to the golem.

I mean, there's no way that my senpai and I wouldn't notice something like a weak spot like this. ......!

So, let's crush it quickly!

OLLA!"

He rises as if kicking the golem and swings his cage hand down at the treasure ball on its torso.

It's so strong that it doesn't even move even with my strength, but... if it doesn't break, just hit it until it breaks.

"Heal fast!　Rengouken!　Quick strike!　Rengouken!　Hey!　Get on with it!　Break it!　You big bastard!

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"This is what happens when you use your head, isn't it?　Usato, the attack is coming!

He just keeps pounding his fists into the ground.

In the meantime, a curved sword is swung at me, but my senpai immediately moves to my side and swings down with his sword held in his right eye at a speed that even I can't recognize.

"---I see it!

---a slash of divine speed.

It slashed down on the thumb of the golem, which had been neutralized by the magic.

It slices through a golem with that much hardness.

I shudder as I realize just how tremendous it is, and reach for the curved sword that is about to fall out of the golem's hand.

"Ferrum!　That one!

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"No problem!"

I leap on the spot, grab the drawn curved sword with my arms that have grown huge, and with the force of the fall and my own arm strength, slam the curved sword into the treasure ball on my torso.

A high-pitched sound echoes in the vicinity, and at the same time, the sound of a crack is heard from the jewel.

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"Senpai, let's go back."

"Yes, I'll run away as fast as I can!"

The golem, perhaps realizing that it was in danger of being destroyed, immediately goes berserk.

It is about to attack us who immediately move backward in anger, but... the game is already won.

"We're the main attackers, but not the end!　Leona!　We made the crack!

Yes, we're ready!

Our job is to lay the groundwork for the finish.

After that, Leona, who is in the position to throw the spear, decides for us.

She grips the brave spear, which is filled with extraordinary magic power, tightly and throws it at the wounded jewel of the golem that is about to attack us.

"Pierce it!"

A silvery-white spear, freezing the air.

Without missing a beat, it strikes the golem's jewel, piercing through its torso with overwhelming force.

The golem loses the jewel that seems to be its core, and the color of its body changes from dull to rusty.

"This should make it impossible to nullify magic. Kazuki, deliver the final blow!

Yes, sir!

Kazuki, who was near Leona, raises his left hand in front of her.

The disk that had been deployed as a foothold for the senior player transforms into a magic bullet, which rushes toward the golem in the center of the disk.

With each slam of the magic bullets, the golem is chipped away as if it had a hole in it.

"Lost ......!"

When all the magic bullets were collected in the center, the Golem was destroyed to the point that even its original form was unrecognizable.

It will never be able to move again.

After the battle, he relaxes his shoulders.

"So, what do we do now, Usato?"

"...... This can't be the end, can it?"

"Of course. The being that lured us here would never end with just one golem."

Senpai puts his sword back in its scabbard and looks down at the remains of the golem.

"A golem that absorbs light magic and renders it powerless. It's not a coincidence that a relic from ...... hundreds of years ago starts moving right after we enter."

"It was fortunate, though, that the magic shockwave got through."

Since it is only the magic power that nullifies the shockwave, the shockwave created by the magic power is not nullified.

But it's frightening to think that these things were deployed so many years ago.

"For now, let's find a way to escape.

"Yes. ...... but first ......"

I turn my attention to Keira in the back.

She is looking at the seniors with a puzzled look on her face, and when she notices me, she comes closer to me.

"U, Usato-san,...... um, are these people ...... human?"

"Yes. This is one of the reasons why I can't take you ...... with me. I'm sorry for hiding it."

"...... is there something you still can't reveal to me?"

When I nodded at her question, Keira turned her head down in silence.

I don't know what to say to her.

"I've been feeling heavy and anxious all the way here."

"...... Keira?"

"I don't know why I did what I did, I was just trying to do something about my own magic, and I was so selfish and ...... I don't know why I did what I did now."

Was Keira being implicated by someone after all?

Now that it is gone, she seems to have calmed down somewhat.

"Usato-san is such a kind person that it is hard to believe that he is a member of the same demon tribe. When he saved us the first time, I couldn't believe ...... that he was lying.

"Of course, I would help you if you were attacked by a demon. ......"

"Normal demons don't want to help a child who is being attacked by a demon. But for you and Usato, it's a normal ...... thing, isn't it?"

Keira's gaze turns from behind me to Leona and the others.

She then looks straight at me and opens her mouth, her voice trembling.

"Are you saying that Usato-san is...?"

"Wait a minute. I'll tell you what I know from there."

Keira already knows.

Then I must tell her my secret.

I take a small deep breath and call out to Ferrum inside and Nair on my shoulder.

"Ferm, release me from the assimilation once and for all. And Néa, too.

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"It's going to be okay, right?"

Realizing that he can no longer hide it, he unassimilates himself from Ferrum.

Keira rolls her eyes when Néa appears next to me in human form with Ferrum.

"This, this person is ......."

"She is the real dark wizard. And Néa is my messenger, the owl.

"This is Ferrum. I've been watching you from inside the Usat."

"Hey, Nair is ......"

"So, I was Usato's messenger. Well, I suppose it's understandable that you're surprised."

After looking alternately at Ferrum and Nair, Keira stares at me in my human form.

"I knew it, you lied to me about being a demon ......."

"...... I guess so."

"Wait, Usato was trying to do something about your--"

Ferrum, it's okay.

He stops Ferm from defending me.

It's true that I lied to Keira, even if I had no choice.

There is no excuse for that.

"...... let me ask you a question."

"What?　What?

How to atone for your sins?

Keira's words scare me, and as I wait for her next words, she speaks in broken sentences.

"When you taught me about dark magic,...... you were kind to me,...... and you were kind to me,...... but to you,...... Usato,...... it was a lie,...... wasn't it? Is that right?"

Keira's eyes are shaking.

I could do nothing to help her, but I wanted to help her.

I try to be honest and say it in words to her.

"No..."

"No, no, no, this man whose brain is made of muscles can't tell such a deft lie.

Yeah, why are you answering?

For some reason, Nair answers before I do, and my shoulders relax.

Ferrum, who had raised his eyebrows, opened his mouth in response.

"That's right. He's such a pain in the ass that he's worried about lying to you all the time. A guy like that couldn't possibly be that dexterous."

"...... is that so?"

"Well, no, I mean,......"

Keira asks him about it, and he gets all quiet.

Well, are you guys complimenting me?

I feel like I'm being lightly dissed.

"Wait a minute, are you that upset about it?"

"Honestly, it was annoying. I didn't say anything.

"Tell me!"

It's very embarrassing to be told who you are objectively!

As I appealed to Ferrum, who turned away from me, Keira, who was relieved and stroked her chest, muttered something to me.

"Yes, that's right. I'm glad ...... I wasn't lying ......."

"Keira?"

I called out to her fearfully, and she looked up at me, wiping her eyes.

"I don't care if you're a demon or a human, Usato-san. Because when you tried to teach me dark magic for my sake, you were acting with your true heart and without lying.

"...... are you sure you're okay now?"

"......Yes."

Keira smiles as if possessions have been lifted from her. With that, the shadows that had been shaking at her feet stop moving and return to their original form.

"I guess that settles it."

The senior who was watching over us puts his hand on my shoulder and says so.

"The situation hasn't been resolved yet, though," he said.

"Still, it's nice not to have to pretend anymore. ...... Well."

The senior, with a beaming smile on his face, crouches down to make eye contact with Keira.

Keira, slightly taken back by his smile, hides behind me.

"Keira-chan. I am Inukami Suzune. Can you call me Suzune-sis?"

"......Suzune...... sister?"

"Huh?"

When Keira says this in a reserved manner, an electric shock hits her.

No, it wasn't even a metaphor, it was a normal electric shock.

"Usato-kun ......"

"Yes."

He looks at me with a serious expression on his face.

I anticipate that he's going to make a crack about it.

"I'm going to make her my sister.

"Of course not!"

She moves behind Keira, clad in electric shocks, and lets out an exasperated sigh as she holds her senior in her arms.

I immediately answered him, and he let out a sigh of exasperation.

"Usato-kun, blood ties are not the only ...... family you have."

"You can't say that like it's a good story!"

"Then I don't care if she's your sister-in-law. I'd rather have a sister-in-law!

You haven't made a single concession!

Instead, you've just revealed the depth of your sin!

The older woman's mouth is getting more and more desperate and she won't stop talking.

"Then I'll be your mother!　I'll play the role of daddy..."

"Leona-san!　Kazuki!　Please secure it!

The words were going to be more dangerous than I had expected, so I asked Leona and Kazuki for help.

They grab him by the arms and pull him away from Keira.

"Suzune, you can't commit a crime!

"Senpai, please pull yourself together at a time like this. ......"

"Get off me!　I've found my purpose in this world!　I'm your sister!

No, I can understand why Senpai wants her to call her that, but I wish she would have kept that kind of wish to herself.

While I'm holding my head in my hands, Amako walks up to me with Bulrin.

"Suzune will always be the same."

"It's not all bad, though. ......"

The brightness of the seniors is unparalleled.

Sometimes it is depressing, but I find myself enjoying the interaction with my senpai.

Well, I am too embarrassed to say this.

"Keira, Suzune is not a bad person, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

"Yes, yes."

"You have to be careful, though."

"I can see that."

I've been found out.

Well, I guess it's understandable if you're suddenly going to make her your sister.

Guru.

"...... what's up?　Brulin?"

"You're reacting to something, I'll take that as a sign."

Suddenly, Bulrin looked up and turned his head to one side of the room.

As he did so, Amako saw the prediction---and at that moment, the wall on the right side of the room shattered as if it were going to explode.

Immediately, I, with Amako and Keira in my arms, move back with Nair and the others.

"Is that a new trick?

As I set them down, I take a stance toward the broken wall and debris strewn about.

As the cloud of dust gradually clears, I notice something else lying along with the debris.

"A miniature version of the same golem ...... as before?"

It was a golem that looked like a smaller version of the larger golem.

The treasure ball of the golem's torso was cracked, and its entire body was dented as if it had been punched.

As I was looking down at the golem, someone was coming from behind the wall where the golem had flown in.

"Huh, what the heck is this? He's so strong for a golem. Well, he wasn't as strong as me!

The voice is all too familiar.

As soon as I heard that voice, I immediately changed my mind and jumped forward.