The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The devil is real.

A few days after I reported my encounter with something unidentifiable with bat wings in the cemetery, I was told this fact by Mr. Falga.

I have been called a monster and a demon many times, but I was surprised at this fact.

I had assumed that demons were imaginary creatures even in this world.

But when I thought about it, I soon became calm because this is a world of vampires and dragons, so it was no surprise that there could be at least one demon.

But this calmness was soon disturbed by the next words of Mr. Farga.

I was not the only one surprised by his words, Rose, who had come to the hall with me, crossed her arms and her eyes wide open.

The devil's purpose---maybe it was not to keep an eye on Rose and I, but on the cemetery where we had come from.

His corpse will be taken away somewhere.

Master Lloyd, who had heard such a horrifying tale, looked saddened and ordered us to examine those who lay in the graves.

Rose said these words quietly, as if stifling her emotions, as if she knew that Mr. Ahl and the others were probably among them.

I was about to follow her to the graveyard, but then I thought about Rose's feelings and decided to back off.

Permission and explanation to the bereaved family.

After watching the halls rushing to discuss these matters, I had to leave.

I left.

I return from the castle to my quarters and sit alone in my room, lost in thought.

It is late at night, but Rose has not yet returned.

"Demons, huh?"

If it was a demon that was watching us, was it after the corpses of Mr. and Mrs. Ahl?

If so, why?

It's a little scary to think about it, but was it for something?

"I don't know... I don't know what to think of demons all of a sudden..."

"What's the matter with you, now that you're so worried about yourself?"

"What?

I heard a voice behind me and turned around to see Nair right behind me.

When did you come into my room?

"Why didn't you at least knock ......?"

"No, I did. I knew you were there, so I snuck in."

"Oh, yeah. ...... wait, why?"

Why do you need to sneak in?

What do you mean, "I know you're there, so I'm breaking in"?

When I was tilting my head at the disconnect between the first half and the second half of the sentence, Nair turned on the light on his desk with a bitter look on his face.

"Why is the room so dark already?"

"I'm just thinking ...... about something, what do you mean you're worried about yourself?"

"Oh, you were thinking of the devil, weren't you?"

"Well, let's stop thinking of the devil as me first: ......!"

Does he really think that, ......?

...... No, I might be able to tell Nair.

I forgot she's a vampire and a necromancer.

I've been told not to tell anyone about the demon, but she's my demon, and therefore I can trust her.

Nair, can I have a word with you?

A long story?

"A long story?" "Yeah."

Okay, I'm listening.

As I turn my chair to Nair, who is sitting on the bed, I tell her about my encounter with the devil the other day and what he might be up to.

Nair, who had shown interest in the word "demon," gave me a difficult look when she finished listening to the whole story.

"I never thought that your kind would appear. ......"

"1, I'll be squirming with my senpai. 2, I'll be squirming with Mr. Uluru. 3, I'll be talking to you seriously. ---Now, which one do you prefer?"

"Three, please. ......"

I'm being serious.

Nair answers immediately and puts his index finger on his chin as if he is trying to compose himself.

"Well, if I had to guess, I'd say it's possible to move the corpse.

"Like you were doing?"

"Yes. As I told you before, the body is nothing without the soul. My Necromancer's power can control only the body, which defies the common sense, but ...... honestly, I think it's of little use to move the body of a strong person."

"Why?"

If it's a strong person's body, isn't it strong enough?

At my question, Nair picks up a spare diary on her desk and begins to write something in pen.

A dead body decays. It's not impossible to strengthen its physical strength with magic, but if the body you've trained is all falling apart, you can only make a zombie with a certain power, can't you?

"...... sure."

"So it doesn't make much sense to steal the body of a strong person and manipulate it."

As a person who usually works out, I feel a little disappointed, but of course the body only decays after death.

If you imagine the zombie I saw Nair manipulate, it wouldn't make sense to steal the body of a strong person.

"So there is no possibility that the body has been stolen?"

"That's not quite how it works."

Yeah, which is it? ......,

When I was about to shrug my shoulders, Nair showed me something he had written in his diary.

They are divided into illustrations.

I'm not convinced why the design is me, deformed into a two-headed figure, though I'm not sure why .......

And why are there lines on my face that look like they've been sewn together?　Is he Frankenstein?

"There is a way to restore the body through magic and control it as it is. This would give him some of his former strength, and even allow him to use his power beyond his physical limits."

The devilish illustration is me (?). The illustration shows a person's body being shattered by some kind of witchcraft.

It's comical, but what he's doing is really terrible.

"Is there such a magic ......?"

"I don't know. "I don't know...but I guess you can ask the demon king about it..."

...... seems to be a possibility.

That's why Falga-sama has been instructing us.

If demons are trying to do something with the bodies of dead people..,

"Absolutely, it's not something we should allow."

"......Yeah, that's right. ......"

"Raising the dead and using them to work for you is the worst kind of thing you can do. ......!　Come on, Nea!

You know what you're saying, don't you?

He teases Néa, who's already done it once.

Well, I don't care now.

"But, I didn't know demons really existed.

You didn't know about this?

"Yes. There were hints of their existence in the literature, but they were so vague that I didn't really believe in them.

"So you're the one hiding in the shadows of history. ......"

So, are we really a fighting force?

...... No, just because they are demons is no reason to be afraid of them.

"The leader ripped off his wings, so that means he has substance. If I can hit him, I can hit him."

"Wow,...... that's you as usual,...... you're pretty scary even from the devil's point of view."

Not ghosts you can't touch, though.

The question is how this demon is working, but we don't know that at the moment, so it's useless to think about it.

"There are so many things to think about, it's hard. ......"

"There's also the whole meeting thing, isn't there?"

He nodded at the sound of Nea's voice.

We have to think about the demon, but we also have to think about the meeting.

"It's not easy for you either. You are not a brave man to be invited to such an important meeting.

I'm the one who decided to do it."

Not many people can communicate with the Demon Lord.

That's probably why he asked me to accompany him.

"Hmmm, I'm kind of looking forward to it."

We're not going out to play.

"......Wait, I can go with you?"

I scratch my cheeks as Nair's face turns into a scowl, wondering if I'm joking.

I scratch my cheek at her. At the previous meeting, there was a possibility that Néa's ability might cause her to distrust me, but this time is different.

"I need you to be able to deal with the Demon King's magic."

"Are you taking Ferrum with you, by any chance?"

"...... hmmm. I'm still a bit torn on that one.

The four kingdoms are not the only ones coming to the meeting.

More people than ever before will gather here, and some of them will naturally have prejudices against the demon tribe.

I don't think I can bring her to a place where she could be exposed to the malice of such people. .......

"If they ask, I'm sure he'll go with you.

"Ha ha ha ......"

"If you don't take me with you, I'm sure I'll follow you without even realizing it."

"Seriously, ......?"

You don't even let me notice you?

I was surprised at her tone of voice, and Nea nodded with a mysterious look on her face.

"Well, I don't think it's possible for me to be unaware of it, but..."

"With Ferm's current dark magic, it might be possible, right?　Because it can be assimilated so that you can control it with your will. In other words, it's that much easier to assimilate.

Should I be happy that my assimilation with Ferm has broadened the range of my tactics?

Or should I be happy that Ferrum has that much trust in me? ...... Hmmm.

"Well, it's interesting that he doesn't realize it."

"......"

"I won't tell, okay?　Not now."

He seems to be implicitly saying that if he doesn't say it, he won't say it.

What is it?　I feel like I'm being watched, even though I haven't done anything wrong.

"And, yes. If he follows you, he can take a break from training, and I'm sure he'd like to follow you.

"....... Can I be the only one from the lifeguard squad? ......"

"...... Ha!　Uh, uh?　I'm sorry!　I didn't mean it, just take me with you!

When I joke with him, he reacts in an amusing way.

I laugh at her flustered look and look at my own palm.

"No matter how hard I work out, I'll always be one hell of a human ......."

You just restated it.

I know it makes you wonder about humans, so I rephrased it, didn't I?

I stare at Nair and continue to speak.

"I've never been able to solve anything on my own before, and I've only gotten this far because of you and everyone else. I've never been able to solve anything on my own, and I've only gotten this far because of you and everyone else. ...... so I'm going to keep relying on you, okay?

Nair rolls her eyes at my words for a moment, but then immediately smiles at me.

"Oh no, you don't have to say that now. I am your messenger, after all, and I will follow you wherever you go, wherever you go.

I am relieved to see him so confident.

In my journey from the first battle to defeating the Demon King, I have never been able to solve anything on my own.

I have always had the help of others, and we have been able to move forward because we have worked together.

"Thank you."

"Hmmm, you should be more grateful."

Nair seems to be in a good mood, but his face soon turns red.

"Oh, but come to think of it, going with you means going with the Demon King, right?　That's a little scary. ......"

"Well, I can understand your apprehension."

On the other hand, why are you so open about it?

Nair looks at me with a jealous look.

It's true that I'm not too anxious about the Demon King's presence.

"I guess because I thought we wouldn't be enemies anymore..."

"Yeah. ......?"

"I don't have any evidence to support that."

If I had to guess, I'd say it's a hunch.

I won't say that we understood each other because we hit each other with our fists, which is something that would make me sound like a brainiac.　

This is something that only I have in my mind.

"It's true that the Demon King is an annoying person with a bad character, a fun-loving person, a troublesome person, and an unreasonably strong person, but--"

"That's a lot of razzmatazz for you. ......"

"At least now he is working for the demons. That much, I think we can believe."

Many people were hurt and sacrificed in the war against the Demon Lord's army.

Even though there was a reason for the battle, we must never forget that fact .......

But then I swallowed my feelings.

"...... hmm?"

Then I hear a knock at the door of my room.

I looked at the door to hear a somewhat reserved knocking sound with long intervals between knocks.

"Mr. Nagi?"

Apparently quite a bit of time has passed while we were talking.

As I was about to get up at the sound of her voice, Nair, with a grin on her face, rushed to the door and opened it.

At the other end of the door is Nagi, who naturally has a surprised look on his face.

"What?　Why is Nair in the room?

"I was just telling you a secret. A secret, yeah."

"Hi, hi, hi, hi, secret!"

Another complication: .......

I saw Naea looking so happy in front of the panicked Nagi-san that I involuntarily pressed my forehead and got up from my chair to clear up the misunderstanding.

"Nea, don't be confusing ......."

"Because your reaction is funny. You know, you react like a cute little lily."

"Is that a compliment ......?"

We then moved downstairs to the dining room for dinner.

As usual, Alec was cooking dinner for us, and we were about to step into the dining room, wondering what we would have for dinner tonight, when the door at the end of the hallway at the entrance to the dining room opened and we saw a doorway, He realizes that someone has entered the room.

I immediately see green hair---Rose has returned.

I greet her immediately.

"Welcome home, Commander."

"Yeah."

"It's just now, dinner time, and you too, Commander..."

No, you can eat later. I've got something to do first.

---He's acting differently than usual.

To the untrained eye, she seemed no different from the usual Rose, but to me, I had never seen her with so much emotion in her heart.

"Commander."

"...... what's up?"

Did you find the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Earle?

I really don't want to ask these questions.

But I have to ask.

---The coffin was empty.

The demon wants the bodies of Mr. Earle and the others.

So he's already stolen even their bodies.

"......"

Is there anything more infuriating?

I can't even put into words the emotions that are overwhelming me.

I am as angry as I was with the sorcerer of Samaritan or Jinya at Hinomoto, and as I try to hold it back with my reason, a hand is placed on my head.

I look up when I realize it is Rose's hand.

"Don't worry."

"But ......"

"We know what we have to do. I don't care if it was your former subordinate or not. Whether dead people come back to life or only their bodies are being manipulated.

She laughed in her usual way as she said these words.

A ferocious smile with anger in it---not an appropriate expression for this situation, and I was taken aback by it.

"You're scared just because I stole a dead body?　No, it's not us who are being (・・・・・・) confused, is it, Usato?"

"......, yes, that's right."

I must tell you who they have turned against.

I will never forgive them if the threat they pose to us from now on is someone who plays with human lives and even with the dignity of human beings.

For that reason, I will do everything in my power.

If necessary, I'll even take the devil's share.

I will repay you for making the lifeguards into a virtual entity. ......!