The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Nagi's personal training began the very next day.

She had changed her usual gentle impression and strictly instructed her senpai and Kazuki.

"Kazuki, use your techniques more flexibly!　Don't be shy!　Come on!

"Yes, sir!"

Kannagi sheathed the sword that Kazuki had just fired at him while dealing with Kazuki's magic bullets with ease.

"Suzune, you watch and learn my techniques!　If you can't, learn it with your body!"

I want to!

Then, let's go!　Kannagi-ryu, Ittou Iidora!

He held the handle in both hands in the upper stance and swung down as hard as he could.

With that, the ground cracks open, and a cloud of dust flies up in the air.

"Oh, it's amazing to see it again. ......"

"I guess that's the true power of the kanagi."

Leona and I watched the scene from afar.

There were also Nair, Ferrum, Amako, and Bulrin.

"Ferrum, Nair, Amako, let's do it too.

Yes?"""Yes?"""

I like the groove: .......

Ferrum becomes one with me, and Neah and Amako move into my body.

The black color mixes with my group uniform, and the assimilation is complete.

Amako mutters something like that as she relaxes her body as if she is doing warm-up exercises.

In response to her mutterings, I hear Nea's voice sounding rather happy.

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I'm curious to know what it's like to be assimilated by me.

I heard that Ferrum can sleep normally, so I wonder if it's surprisingly comfortable?

...... No, what do you mean by "built"?

Is my body a shared house or something?

As I'm thinking and poking around on my own, Bulrin comes to me as I'm doing my exercises.

"Grrr!"

"Sorry, I can't assimilate any more ......"

Bulllyn seems to be interested in the way I look now, too.

However, my current body is over capacity and I would have to be replaced by either Amaco or Nair in order to be assimilated.

For now, I have to see how much I can do in this basic assimilation, so let's let Bulrin be a spectator for now.

After patting him on the lower jaw, I turn to Leona.

"Please take care of him. Leona-san."

"Yeah. What do you want to do first?"

"I'd like to try something. Can you send me a magic bullet?"

Okay.

Leona-san creates a number of ice pebbles that emit cold air and float into the air.

They come toward me at a fairly high speed.

"Hmph!"

I backstep and duck as they come at me at once.

Hearing Amako's prediction, I deal with the ice gravels, and the attacks I can't avoid, I use the resistance spells that Nair gave me.

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"Of course!"

The ice is constantly closing in on us, and we move on, bouncing our fists off of the ice debris.

At some point, the location shifts from near the basin to the woods.

"Ferrum!　Do you remember what I told you before this training?

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"Yes, I can!　You can do it!

Ferrum was skeptical, but considering the characteristics of dark magic, it should not be impossible.

In fact, the fact that Koga was able to imitate my elasticity so easily suggests that it is not so difficult a technique for dark magic users.

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I hear Amako and Nea sigh in disgust.

As if to drown them out, he releases a shockwave from the sword of dark magic outstretched from his arm and blasts the ice gravel away.

Ferrum is skeptical about the elasticity of dark magic in the first place.

So he decides to fire her up with some effective words.

"The cogwheel is ready!"

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Ferrum yells at Amako and Nair, and changes the black magic gathered in his left arm.

The black magic that had been made hard becomes elastic like rubber.

When he punches a tree lightly, he gets a strong reaction.

"My elasticity is stronger than yours, but ...... this is good!"

He opens his left hand and catches one of the ice blocks.

With a slight recoil, the ice shard sinks into his palm, completely killing the impact.

He then puts elastic magic power on both feet and moves, kicking the tree as he does so.

"So this is how to use it!"

Is that what you want to try?

Leona, holding a spear, comes toward the group, creating more ice gravels.

More and more ice blocks are coming at you.

In response, she slams her dark magic, which has been transformed into a cloak, onto the front, disabling the impact itself with its elasticity.

"Then, can you prevent this?"

>Up!

Ice gravels were launched so that they overlapped with the sun overhead.

The gravel slams into my dazed body, and I fall to the ground --- but the black magic focused on my back lifts me back up into the air, bouncing off the ground.

Woh, it also protects me from the impact of the attack. The name is ...... dark cushion.

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Huh?

Did you not hear me?

Well, I'm a little short on cushion armor.

My own resilience for movement, attack, and defense, and Ferrum's resilience as armor to offset the impact of attacks.

If I use both of them well, it should be a weapon that can be used in actual battle.

"Now, let's continue!"

We will not hold back either!

I wield the basket hand on my right arm, and Leona wields the spear at the ready.

Time is limited.

In the meantime, I have to train my cushion armor to the level where it can be used in actual combat.

I have to train my cushion armor to a level where it can be used in a real battle.

We ended our training just before we were ready to get serious with each other.

This was partly because we were training to practice new things we wanted to try, but more importantly because Nagi had asked me to cast a healing spell on Senpai and Kazuki.

After applying healing magic to the exhausted pair, they are cooking grilled fish on a bonfire, but at a distance, their training continues.

"Kazuki!　That's right!　Use your characteristics!"

Yes!

But you're too slow!　You'll be dropped soon enough!

I guess it's not so bad that I looked twice at Kazuki, who had somehow transformed himself into a disk of light magic and started to move through the air.

Nagi-san, who had anticipated Kazuki's magic bullets with her precognition magic and avoided them with a comfortable margin, was challenged by her senpai, who was clad in electric shocks.

"Take that!　Raiden Inu-jiri!

"Sweet!　Kanna-gi-style, hidden return!

Nagi-san, who had thrust the tip of his black sword into the ground and instantly created a cloud of dust, avoided the attack of his senpai, who was clad in lightning and slashing at him.

Nagi-san let go of his sword and struck the senior with a two-handed palm strike.

"No hands, ox strike!"

"Ugh!"

The senior rolled on the ground and stood up again.

She wipes her mouth with dirt and smiles.

"Still ......!"

"That's the spirit, Suzune!　You can do more!

"Master Kannagi!

Come on!

The training intensifies as Kazuki gets involved.

...... is it a sporty thing?

They're so hot and bothered. ......

"You and Suzune go well together, don't you think? Kannagi."

Ferrum and Nair are munching on their grilled fish.

Even though they don't really care about each other, it's still pretty impressive that they can make a move on their senpai and Kazuki.

If I had more time, I would have joined in the training, but I can't stand in their way right now.

"Yes, Usato. Nuts.

"Oh, thank you."

Amako holds out a purple nut.

I take it and put it in my mouth, and its peculiar sourness and a hint of sweetness spreads in my mouth.

Yes, they are not bitter, and they are just plain delicious.

"Okay, this is an edible nut.

"Hey, little fox. You poisoned me again.

"Nah, I'm kidding."

Are you really joking?

He looks sideways at Amako, who is munching on the nuts without paying attention, and shrugs his shoulders.

Then Leona, who is sitting opposite me, starts talking to me.

"You come up with new tricks every time we fight.

"Haha, I was just referring to Koga this time.

I guess you could say that since he imitated my elasticity, I imitated him back.

Well, I couldn't handle it as well as Koga, but I was able to differentiate it from my own elasticity imposition, so I'll take it as a good thing.

"I can still count on you, after all."

"You are more capable than I am, and I don't ......"

It's not about power. There's a kind of ...... trust in you, I should say, a kind of ...... confidence that you can handle any situation in a way that no one else can come up with."

"Sh,trust ......"

Is it a compliment to have a method that no one else can come up with?

No, I'm sure Leona is complimenting me, but I have some mixed feelings about it.

"...... Hey, Ferrum."

"Hmm?"

While Leona and I were exchanging these words, Nair was talking to Ferrum, who was eating grilled fish next to her.

"Does Leona meet the criteria for assimilation?"

"What?

Ferrum tilts his head while biting into the grilled fish, and Leona gives a rather over-the-top reaction.

Ferrum stares at her for a few seconds, then slowly shakes his head.

"I don't think ...... is possible yet. I have a feeling. I think it's simply because we just met the other day.

"I see. ......"

Leona's shoulders slump in disappointment.

When I tried to follow up with her, FERM spoke to me faster than I could speak to her.

"Well, I can tell right away that you're not a bad guy. We're simply just getting to know each other, so don't worry too much about it."

"...... Oh, thank you, Ferrum."

...... No, what can I say, I'm impressed.

I realized how much FERM had grown up. She had been so all-around stinging when she first joined the rescue team, but now she was able to say things that made me care about others.

Perhaps she noticed my surprised expression, FERM stared at me.

"What are you looking at ......?"

"No, it's more of a parental love ....... Amaco would agree."

"Good boy, good boy."

Amako moves next to Ferrum and pats her head.

Ferrum noticed this and shook off Amako's hand, his face turning bright red.

Don't treat me like a child!

As I'm smiling, someone taps me on the back.

"Gruaaaah!"

"Hey, what's up, Bulrin?"

I turn around and see him.

Hmm?　He seems to be saying something, but what is it?

"Maybe he wants to assimilate with Usato?"

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

"Gruaaaah!"

It seems so.

I remember he was trying to do that just now.

I'm sure he's fine now. Let's see if he can assimilate with Ferrum.

"Ferrum, can Bulgarian assimilate?"

"What?　...... Ah, well, yes, he can. I'm involved with this guy for some reason.

Come to think of it, we've been on the battlefield together.

It seems they will try it soon, and Ferrum, who has turned into black magic, assimilates my body.

Then Bulrin, who was standing right next to me, jumps on me... and we assimilate.

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"Oh, I can hear Bullyn's voice inside me."

Unlike Ferrum and Amaco, I feel fresh.

"So, what do you think?"

"I don't see any change in appearance. ......"

"Usato as usual."

Leona and Nair look at me with interest.

Then, Ferrum, who is inside me, speaks to me.

"...... can you do that?"

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Amako's words bring a curious look to her face.

"So you can make me and Néa have the same characteristics?"

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It's true that I don't need my vampiric abilities to be a vampire. .......

Though there may come a time when I will need my beastly senses.

While I'm at it, Ferrum is making me reflect the traits of a Bulgarian.

Then I let out a cry of surprise as I see the collar of my trousers and my arms from the elbows up covered in black fur, as if my hands are being transformed into black blankets.

"Ugh, my arms are ......"

Somehow I feel a rush of power.

Does this mean that the power of Bullein is reflected in me?

My senses feel sharper.

I look up and see Amako and the others...for some reason they are holding back their laughter.

"What?　What's wrong?"

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Amako and Nair are laughing with their mouths clamped shut, while Leona turns around and shakes her shoulders.

While Ferrum and I were puzzled, Nair pointed at my head with tears in her eyes.

"Oh, you have ears like a burin, don't you?

"...... what?"

I touched my head and found round ears that should not be there.

Could it be that my head had grown a bear's ear as a result of reflecting my race characteristics?

Nair, perhaps unable to bear it any longer, started to laugh, pointing at people.

"Puh-lease!　You look good!"

"Yes, I think it suits me very well.

"Hey, these guys are ......!"

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I have no allies with a conscience.

Leona glances sideways at me, shaking her shoulders and holding her ground.

No.

I can't bear it anymore from a shameful standpoint.

And if she finds out about this situation...,