The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

We were able to escape safely from the ruins and return to the village where Mr. Greff was staying.

After recovering from my fainting spell, I parted from my seniors who were hiding their true identities, assimilated with Ferrum and became a demon, and returned with Nair, Amako, and Keira to the house where Gref, Ram, and Rose were staying.

Seeing Keira in good health, Mr. Gref and the others were very happy to see her safe and sound.

Mr. Gref was so relieved that he started to cry, which made Keira feel confused and embarrassed, but I was relieved to know that he must have cared about her that much.

"Thanks for taking care of me. Usato."

"Your leg injury is all right now, isn't it?"

"Yeah, I never thought I'd be able to walk again."

"Ha ha ha ......"

The next day, we said our goodbyes to each other to continue our respective journeys.

He was carrying a large bag and his leg was lightly bandaged, but the wound had long since healed, so he would have no difficulty walking.

"Usato, thank you for saving Keira.

No, she grew up on her own.

"I'm sure he doesn't think so, though."

He smiles and points behind him to Keira, who looks extremely depressed.

Keira realizes that we are done talking and comes running toward us.

"Gref, I need to talk to Usato and the others for a minute, so stay away from them.

Hm?　I don't mind if I'm here."

"......"

"...... Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. Ram, Rose, let's go over there for a minute."

Yes, sir."""

Mr. Gref takes his distance from us, mouthing, "I'm at an age, huh?

As we laugh at this, Keira approaches us without saying a word.

"Thanks to you ......, I've been able to understand my own magic. Thank you, thank you."

As Keira bowed her head, Ferrum, who had been assimilated into me, spoke to her in a slightly embarrassed voice.

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"Yes!"

Keira responds cheerfully to Ferrum's advice.

What a teacher!

She's good at teaching, and though she's blunt, maybe she's suited for this job.

"I understand the purpose of the journey you are sending me on. Still, I wanted to ...... believe in you."

"......"

"The truth is, I still want to follow you on your journey. But Gref, Ram and Rose are my precious family ......, so for now, I'm giving up."

"It's better that way. We can't drag you into our problems."

"...... yes."

Now that the Demon King is aware of our presence, anything can happen.

We can't take Keira into that kind of situation.

"Nea, I hope I'm not imagining things, but did she say ?"

"Yes, you did."

Amako and Nea next to me are talking something small.

I am curious, so I try to ask them what they are talking about, but Keira starts talking to me before I can ask her.

Where is the country you are in, Usato?

That's abrupt.

Well, now I have nothing to hide, so I tell her honestly.

It's a place called the Kingdom of Lingle. I'm the deputy commander of an organization called the Lifeguard Corps there.

"Lifeguard?"

"It's a ...... group that runs around helping the wounded. Well, it's the kind of place where they train all the time."

I see.

I will briefly explain about the lifeguard.

After a few seconds of silence, Keira looks up and turns to Amaco and Nair.

"Amako, are Néa and ...... Ferrum there too?"

"No, Amaco is not. No, Amako is not.

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"Yes, I'm not in it either."

"No, I'm not."

What's up with you guys all of a sudden?

I look at Amako and Nea, who seem to be in a hurry for some reason, and they are looking at me to tell me something.

What is it?　Don't you want to be treated as a member of the group?

Don't tell me you think ...... Keira is coming to Lingle Kingdom?　It would be dangerous on the road and there is no way she can come alone.

Confused by the unfamiliar nonsense, Keira chuckled and gave a small laugh.

"That's a lie."

"Oh, yeah. Nair and Ferrum are part of the lifeguard squad."

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"Yes. Thank you for telling me."

Keira thanks me with a bow, and I think to myself how polite she is.

I thought about that when I was her age, but I wasn't this polite when I was her age.

"Well, I'll go get Gref and the others.

A cloak made of black magic leaps out from the shadow at Keira's feet and covers her shoulders.

She floated up in the air and smoothly flew through the sky.

"It's amazing magic to be able to fly in the sky. ......"

"No, it's not. He's not flying, he's just blowing up."

Well, I was kind of floating because of the outburst of magic.

When I was fighting Hannah and her men, I was swinging and moving rather than flying.

Nair looks at Keira, who has disappeared from sight, and mutters in a rather somber voice.

"...... Another one of you will be knocking on the gates of hell."

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"That's very convincing when Ferrum says it: ......"

I'm glad to see that you're getting along without my knowing it.

"By the way, by 'gates of hell' do you mean the lifeguard squad?"

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A shock from the inside of the clothes and a shin attack by two legs.

It doesn't hurt, it doesn't itch, but it's a good tie-up.

But why was he kicked?

I don't know.

We will be parting ways with Gref and the others in the settlement where we are now.

Keira is brighter than she was a few days ago when we first met her, and I am glad that she is once again able to face herself and her dark magic.

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These were Nagi's words to us last night as we were leaving the ruins.

He was the one who ran the battlefield with the previous generation of heroes.

We know that she is not a simple person.

Her offer of cooperation was sure to meet with no opposition, and she agreed to accompany us on our journey to defeat the Demon King.

"What, the previous hero had a wife and child?

"I heard he had a wife and child before he was summoned. Well, he was like a father to me too. ......

We left at different times from Gref and the others.

As we were walking toward the castle where the Demon Lord was waiting for us, I suddenly heard Senpai and Nagi's conversation.

"So, the previous hero was summoned to another world, leaving his wife and child behind. ......"

"......"

"Hmm?"

"......Yeah, that's right. I think that's what it's going to be.

Mr. Nagi reacts a little late, and the senior staff member gives him a quizzical look.

Perhaps sensing that it was something she should not touch too much, she quickly tried to change the subject by talking to Mr. Nagi.

"Now that you have joined, ...... in terms of strength, does this mean that there are now five people who can use the armor of the brave?"

"Would that ...... be the case?　But the sword I have has already used its capacity to be sealed, so it's just a sharp sword.

"Your combat power alone is enough to make a difference."

Indeed.

I don't know if he can use magic or not since I haven't asked him yet, but he is a very strong fighter when he can use precognition magic and swordsmanship.

But still Nagi-san only smiles bitterly.

"The demon king is already aware of your presence, so we can't make too big a move.

"It's no use if they're aware. I don't believe their words, but they'll be waiting for us, and we'll take them up on it.

"Suzune is very positive."

Nagi-san smiled at me and started talking to me when he noticed me.

"Usato, are you all right?

"Yes, I got a good night's sleep, so I'm fine. I'm fine.　Nair said you did a lot of crazy stuff like merging souls, didn't you?

"...... Honestly, I guess I'm still a little confused in my head."

Mr. Nagi stares at his hands.

It must be like having two consciousnesses in one, and it must be complicated in ways I can't even imagine.

"I think what you are doing now is a fusion of the good kanagi and the evil kanagi, is that correct?"

Isn't that an oversimplification?

He looks at his senpai's example with a subtle expression on his face.

No, it's an easy expression to understand.

"Well, I can't say it's good or bad, but it's the right expression. Two souls united, that's how I became who I am now. It's a little confusing to put it into words, though."

Ms. Nagi laughs in annoyance.

The senior who saw her looks aghast.

"Kannagi. Can I call you Nagi, like Usato-kun?"

"Yes, that's fine---...... No, you can't."

"What?"

Nagi-san was about to reply willingly, but then her appearance changes in an instant.

She quickly came to her senses and apologetically put her hands together in front of her senpai.

"I'm sorry. It seems that the only other person who can do this privately is Usato."

"...... Usato-kun."

"Please don't stare at me."

"Gururrrrrr!　Won!"

"Please don't bark. ......"

What a contraption. You like it, huh?

But why am I the only one?

While I was wondering this, Mr. Nagi, who was comforting the depressed senior, laughed bitterly.

"Only one person has called me that so far, you know. I think that's part of the reason. I can understand why you would think so.

Nagi's expression looked somewhat sad as she said these words.

On the other hand, the senior student next to him seemed to remember something and approached Nagi-san with a grin on his face.

"What is it?　Suzune."

"By the way, Kannagi. I'll make you pay for the bitterness of that parallel world with your tail and ears. ...... Kuhuhuhuhu!"

"Well, considering what I did to you guys, it's not surprising. ...... What are you going to do?"

"Of course, that's something I'm not going to tell you!"

"Oh, no!　Stop it!

Mr. Nagi avoids the senior who jumps on him.

What in the world did they do to him?　As usual, he is full of selfishness, but he seems to be a little angry.

"Well, I don't blame him for being angry.

"Does Kazuki know?"

I talk to Kazuki who mutters to himself after seeing the exchange between Mr. Nagi and his senpai.

"...... Actually. Senpai and I were in Kannagi..."

Kazuki then explains the ordeal given to him by Kannagi before he merged with Mr. Nagi.

It was a story about me in a parallel world.

A future where my senpai and Kazuki were killed by the black knight, and I have moved on.

It seems that I have become a person who uses every means at his disposal to take on his enemies.

Kazuki and his senpai fought to the death against me.

"Me in the 'what if' world, huh?"

"It was a tough fight. Usato over there had a hell of a fight, too."

"What, exactly?"

He took off his arm and stuck it back on.

"I'm so shocked."

What are you talking about? I wouldn't do that either.

I mean, did something like that happen to your arm?

"I really shouldn't have told you about this. But I knew I had to ...... tell you."

"I see. ......"

The death of someone close to me.

It changed me.

To be honest, I can understand why Kazuki's story makes me the way I am.

"Did I change?"

"...... Yeah, because I beat him up so bad. I'm fine now."

Then I'm relieved.

To me over there, Kazuki's fist must have hurt more than any injury.

......From now on, we are going to the central region of the Demon King's territory where the Demon King is waiting for us.

To be honest, there is a sense of uneasiness at the sight of the Demon Lord's presence and his mighty power.

"Humans, Demons, or ......"

Mr. Gref and his friends were just good people living a normal life.

The other demons and the demons who are fighting are fighting for their own survival.

I am ready to fight against the Demon King.

But I must act with an understanding of the possibilities beyond our mission.