The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The battle between Lingle's army and the Demon King's army was turning into a confusing battle.

The battlefield was complicated by the mixing of both sides, and despite the presence of lifeguards, many casualties lay on the ground.

I was working hard to treat the wounded, wiping sweat from my forehead with the sleeve of my coat as I endured the pressure of being in a constant state of tension on the battlefield.

"---I'm not completely healed. Please take it easy as much as possible."

He leaves the soldier who has been treated and looks for the next wounded person.

The smell of death and blood wafting from all around me, friend or foe, almost makes me throw up in my stomach, but I swallow desperately and keep moving forward with my feet.

"...... I knew it. d*mn ......!"

People can die,......!

It's war, my ego can't save all the lives!　If I had done a bad job, I could have rolled on the ground and died. ......!

Even in the fear of death, my petty willpower makes me move my body.

I can't just stand idly by on this battlefield where Inukami-senpai and Kazuki are doing their best.

"Ugh!"

At that moment, I suddenly felt a pain in my head,

The sight of Inukami-senpai and Kazuki being killed in my field of vision.

He quickly activates his healing magic, but neither the pain nor his vision heals.

"Ouch! ......"

You can't stand still on the battlefield!

At a time like this!

A soldier with horns on his head swung his axe sideways at me.

I quickly roll to the side to avoid it, but the axe slices through my right arm like a gouge.

"d*mn ......!"

The wound itself is not serious, but the headache doesn't stop.

What is this ......!　Don't tell me that Inukami-senpai and Kazuki are in some kind of danger!

If so, we must go there immediately.

"Ugh......"

Ignoring the enemy soldiers, I tried to run, but due to unstable visibility, I tripped and fell on the dead bodies of the enemy soldiers lying on the ground.

"Die!

The demon who had run to a position where he could look down at me shouted something and then swung down his axe.　

Even the best healing magic is useless against an attack that can kill you instantly. If that happens, I won't be able to save Kazuki and my senpai.

I protect my head with my arms, bracing myself for the impact.

Usato!

Gah!

At the moment I prepared for the pain, the knight I had just saved kicked away the demon who was about to attack me and stabbed him with the sword he was holding.

"Usato-dono!　Are you okay!"

"Yes, soldier. ...... Oh, thank you very much."

Oh, that was close.

As I thanked the knight and breathed a sigh of relief, I remembered my headache.

"Oh, yes!　Do you know where the two brave men are?

"Brave men?　They're in the middle of the front line...

Thank you!

Watch out!

Yes, sir!

It's not far from here.

You thank the knight and start running. If the headache I just had is an omen, I have to go now.

Stay safe, Senpai, Kazuki!

Kazuki!

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"Senpai!"

"Calm down, Kazuki, it's not a good idea to attack too carelessly."

The attack on Kazuki's shoulder was made directly on his armor and clothing.

And the three men led by the commander who attacked the black knight fell down as well, spewing blood from their bodies.

When he transformed his armor and attacked, he used the word <. Normally, I would have thought it meant something else, but there was no way he could have hit them with such a blatant ambush. In other words, he was not trying to hit the target, but to achieve some other purpose.

One of the possibilities is .......

"......... Every scratch on that black armor will be returned."

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"......"

A black knight who does not doubt his superiority even though he has been exposed for what he is.

That's true. Even if you know your ability, you don't know how to exploit it.

Probably, a blow will be recognized as a wound, and a slash is out of the question.

Against this thing that returns all our attacks, our only recourse was to avoid combat.

<

"...... will have to do. Either way, the others can't handle this guy."

"But if he's right and he can bounce back from any attack, then our attacks won't be able to hit him..."

"It's a matter of taste. Listen to me, Kazuki. I know it's a little risky, but I'd like to try something."

I whisper in Kazuki's ear so he can't hear me.

From the word <>, it seems that he cannot reflect attacks unless certain conditions are met. Let's start with the possibility of being attacked.

After informing Kazuki of the plan, he sends the soldiers behind him to cover the perimeter.

"---Can you do it?"

"Senpai, it's too dangerous. ......

"If it comes to that, Usato-kun will fix you up."

He holds up a slender sword while speaking lightly.

Kazuki is the main player in this operation, and I have to be the only one to support him.

"Let's go, Mr. Kazuki! ......!"

I run toward the black knight first, and Kazuki-kun follows.

"I can't just back out!"

The black knight transforms his armor and stretches out tentacle-like tentacles as if to pierce us, but if we fight back, he will attack us back.

You duck low to avoid it, and at the same time, you hurl the lightning magic you've generated on the sphere at his feet.

"Now ......!"

A cloud of dust rises up, blocking his view.

Kazuki and I will take advantage of the smoke and surprise him as planned. If the attack passes, the out-of-sight attack will be effective.

"!!!"

I slash at his shoulder, keeping my voice down, then turn around and slash his back with a shallow diagonal slash. Instantly, heat rushes to his shoulder, and something warm spreads from his shoulder under his clothes.

Kazuki seems to have failed as far as the blood running down his cheek.

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Kazuki-kun!

Yes!

I bite my teeth when the black knight smiles happily without knowing my concern.

He's not going to let us go, and it's hopeless that we can't fight back.

Usato-kun, who can heal himself no matter what kind of wounds he receives, seems to go on regardless, but I, who am not as accustomed to pain as he is, can't help but stop in my tracks.

"Haha, so I'm still a modern person."

Coming from a peaceful world, I have never suffered such an injury. So it hurts---in fact, the wound on my shoulder hurts so much that I'm about to cry.

"Hmm?　Shoulder?"

I just sliced his shoulder and his back.

Then I should have felt pain in my back, too, but the attack was not returned.

The first blow was struck by me first, and the second one by Kazuki almost at the same time. But Kazuki's attack was reflected, but not mine.

"No way. ...... Kazuki! I'll do it once!"

"I'll do it once!" "Okay,.........!"

He gushes lightning into his leg and bends down on the spot.

Perhaps you'll get one chance, Kazuki, I'm counting on you.

I'll take care of it.

I think the older man has come up with something.

I have no idea how he will fight against this foul opponent, but if he decides he can do it, I'll just go along with it.

I block the black knight's attack, concentrating so that I can release my light magic at any time.

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"Shut up!"

He catches the attacks with the belly of his sword and flings it away.

It's hard not to be able to intercept, but now that my senpai is trying to do something, I'll just do what I can.

<>

"G-Guh-"

He catches a black mass like a hammer with his sword.

There is a creaking sound from his arm and shoulder, but if he writhes in pain and forgets how to think calmly, it will take him away in an instant. But you can't just sit here defending yourself.

No attack is allowed, but... I will attack in other ways!

You deflect the attack and sheathe the sword you have been using for defense. The opponent tilts his head at my actions, but I do not care, as I gather light into my hands and clap my palms together as if to applaud.

"If you want to blind me!

<>

A strong flash of light illuminates the surroundings, a technique that is not very like you, but it is very effective for your opponent.

Even an opponent who is immune to light will be vulnerable to it.

Sure enough, the black knight is holding the place where his eyes are with his arm.

In order to keep the distance, you kick the black knight in the abdomen as hard as you can.

"Gah ...... this doesn't work either?"

He feels a pain in his stomach as if he had been punched, but he does not take his eyes off the black knight.

The black knight seems to return the pain to us, but he can't return the impact. He staggers a little, but then he picks himself up, claps his hands with a slightly surprised expression, and starts laughing.

<>

"I don't know what an idiot is..."

Just as I was about to say that, a startling sight appeared before my eyes.

Suddenly, a silver object sprouts from the black knight's chest.

The older man, who had moved behind the black knight at high speed with lightning magic, thrust his sword into its torso.

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"Not returned"? Is this the right ......?"

My mind went blank when I saw my senpai thrusting his sword into the black knight with a nonchalant look on his face, but it only lasted for a moment, and I soon realized something was wrong. I can't see anything wrong with Inukami-senpai.

"It's working!"

Senpai took advantage of the moment I blinded the black knight, moved behind him, and stabbed him with his slim sword.

I am not sure why, but with the first attack, she realized something and made herself fight against the black knight as a decoy to create an opening for herself.

"Kazuki!　Your attack should work now!"

She saw the black liquid flowing through the gap in his armor, and being sure that her attack had passed, she thrust her sword deeper and shouted at him.

---You're the best!

Swallowing down his words of praise, he pulls his sword out of its scabbard and runs to finish him off.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

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If we can defeat him, we can reduce his strength at once and also lower his opponent's morale. We can turn the tide of the war around at once and bring this terrible battle to an end!

He holds his sword at his waist and raises it to slice vertically.

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Just as I heard such a jokey voice that didn't fit the occasion, I raised my sword and found it thrust into my stomach.

I looked at the black knight and saw that his chest was not pierced by the sword, and instead, he fell to the ground, bleeding.

In his hand, he held a Western sword that he must have pulled from his waist. .......

"G...... how,......?"

<

"What the hell, it's ......."

It's a monster.

No one can beat it. I fall to the ground, coughing up blood, and try to pick up my sword, but the blood pours out of my abdomen, and my arm loses strength.

No!

I can't get any strength.

"......Sorry, Usato."

I'm not going to ......... make it home.

I'm not going home.

I look around as I look down at the two fallen heroes.

The knights of Lingle's army are demoralized as the heroes fall. And the soldiers of the Demon King's Army are gaining momentum.

I am fed up with this simple and comical scene.

<

I don't see the value in this war anymore.

It always was.

From birth, no one can even hurt you. Demons, humans, parents... no one can hurt me and they have left me.

<

He draws his sword backhanded and points it at the still-breathing female hero.

She stares at me in pain as she clutches her abdomen, but that doesn't help a bit, and I aim the sword in my opposite hand firmly at her heart.

The blade falls down to the heart.

Oh, it's all over," I thought despondently,

"I won't let you!"

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A childish scream, not suited to the battlefield, shakes the eardrums.

I let out a stupid cry and turned my head in the direction of the voice, and a shock that I wasn't supposed to feel hit me in the cheek.

----It's there!