The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Healing magic is really scary magic.

The guy next to me, whose legs had stopped moving and who was gradually falling behind, was forced to run with the light of the healing magic, forcing him into a state of full recovery.

There is no fatigue in the body.

But the spirit, which is always forced to give its all, is unable to cope with the changes and is being worn down faster and faster.

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If you only listen to the conversation, it's funny.

Unless it looks like a healing wizard carrying a blue grizzly on his back and a little Keira on top of him: ......!

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Correction!!!　The conversation is too horrible!!!!

Was that a watchdog?　That's what he meant!

"Oh, Mr. Usato. He's going to fall down!

"Oh, that's not good! ......　Run if you have time to faint!　You're only good with your attitude and mouth!　You fool!

"Nbuhi!"

The man who had been verbally abusing Usato and Keira-chan's eyes go blank and he is about to fall over, but is hit by Usato's healing magic and his angry voice before he can react.

In an instant, he is brought back to reality and runs frantically to his feet.

"Hmmm, this feeling of not knowing when I'm going to be yelled at ......!　Oh, I'm going to get addicted to it. ......!

"Shooon!　Give me power!　Shawon!

"Dareka, taskete......!"

And the guys next door are so perverted that their hearts are breaking ......!!!

I'm just terrified that Veena and the others are so excited they don't have to hide it anymore!!!!

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By the time we had completed twenty laps, we were so exhausted that we collapsed on the training ground.

Well, I never thought that we would really be forced to run at near full speed ......!

"Okay, you've done your warm-up!"

The heart can be broken with just a word. ......!!!

When we arrived at the training site and collapsed from exhaustion, Usato's voice struck us into despair.

Why doesn't he look tired at all?

Isn't that unreasonable!

He was running with a blue grizzly on his back!

We are out of breath and can't get up. Usato crosses his arms in annoyance.

"...... It can't be helped. Uluru-san, please cast a healing spell."

"Yes, yes!"

Hydrate yourselves!

Uluru, who looked so used to seeing the devastation, rushes over to us and casts a healing spell on us as we fall to the ground.

"You've run a lot, haven't you? I think it was ......, right, Elle?

"Yes, that's right."

I told you to investigate Usato.

I was surprised that he even remembered my name, and Uluru suddenly wrapped his hands around my dirt-stained hands.

Don't worry. You'll get over this. Hang in there.

"Ah, yes. ......"

...... Ha!

Oh, look out!　I almost had a crush on you even though I'm not interested in you.

Every healing wizard has a quirk or two. ......?　I'm too scared.

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All the others seem to have been dropped.

No wonder, I think, and quench my thirst with the canteen I've been handed.

"Come on, you've rested long enough.

When we have all finished our healing magic and rehydration, Usato looks around at us.

His somewhat grim face and crossed arms look so odd that we can't help but notice that he is a different person from the one we saw yesterday.

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"Who gives you permission to waste your breath?　...... is the next drill."

When all is quiet, Usato gives the order for the next exercise.

He raises his hands and clasps them together with a clanging sound.

When I clap once, you do one push-up. It's not that hard, it's a simple exercise.

Now, everyone spread out and get ready for push-ups!　Following Usato's cheerful instructions at ......, we get into push-up positions with our hands on the ground.

It's not so difficult if you ask me.

"Uluru-san, be ready to use your healing magic at any time."

Got it!

"Hannah-san, anyone who tries to take the easy way out will be penalized with an illusion spell."

"Wow, you want to go that far ......?"

"Keira, I'm going to teach you the basics of magic.

"Yes!　Yes, please!

I just casually heard a penalty for illusion magic.

As I was thinking that, Usato clapped his hands and the signal for push-ups rang out.

And what do you think?

It looks like particles of healing magic are spreading out from Usato's clapping hands to the surroundings.

"......Well, I've done thousands of push-ups when I was a soldier. ......"

I'm fine if that's all you feel.

Especially if they're using healing magic.

"......"

Sound.

Do push-ups.

"......"

Sound.

Bend your arms.

"......"

A sound is made, and a push-up is done.

Such a monotonous and simple practice goes on forever.

I know that the body is constantly being healed by the healing magic.

I am confident that I can keep this up forever.

But when will it end?

While I'm still thinking about this, Usato's hands are clapping.

We are no longer able to stay focused, and gradually, unnecessary thoughts begin to enter our minds.

The time until the next clap is endless.

What are we being forced to do?

It's so hard.

We should not be tired, but our bodies are not listening to us anymore.

It's painful to listen to the regular rhythmic clapping of hands. ......!

"Oh, uh...!"

"What is it?"

One of you shouts, but the hands are still clapping.

The man who has caught the attention of everyone except Veena, who is ecstatic next to him, asks a question to Usato, who has a smile on his face with sweat beading on his face.

"When is this going to end?"

"....... The end?　I haven't decided when it's over."

I haven't decided. ......?

Usato, making eye contact with the stunned man, continues with no malice at all.

"That's why you're not counting."

And again the clapping of hands echoes through the quiet training hall.

The training area is quiet again.

The Eighth Day

My heart is dead.

It's getting harder and harder not to even feel it.

The thoughts that well up in the mind are choked off

By the end, you won't be able to think of anything.

Oh, yeah.

That's the way it is.

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"Whew!"

"Huh?"

Someone blows on my ear and I fall out of my chair.

Veena looked down at me with a smile on her face and a hand over her mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop it!　You scared me!"

"No, I was mumbling and scribbling in my notebook. Have you come to your senses?

"...... what?"

Why am I writing a diary?

I'm afraid of what I'm writing!　What was I writing unconsciously?

After the day's training was over, I returned to my dormitory and collapsed onto my bed .......

The next thing I knew, I had been awakened by Veena's prank and had fallen out of my chair.

Why are you here in the first place?"

"Don't you remember?　Don't you remember that Nono and I are going to stay in your room from today?

"...... Oh, by the way, ......"

Originally, this was a soldiers' quarters, and I wasn't the only one living here during the war.

After the war was over, some of us stopped being soldiers, and as a result, it became a sort of single room. .......

Today, NONO and Vina, two of the few female members of the group who were recruited, have taken up residence here.

"And Nono?"

"She's passed out on the bed there, just like you were before."

"Uh, ......."

If you look, you will see Nono lying on the bed as if dead.

It's not surprising, since I was the same way.

"But you are just as I had heard. Hmmm..."

"Why are you so cheerful ......?"

I honestly wonder at Veena, who is apparently more energetic than Nono and I.

"I love to see people in pain or crying, I love to see their emotions."

Why am I sharing a room with this guy?

I know I was the only one in a room for 4 people, but can't you move him to another room now?

But I like it even more when I'm the one who has to go through that. Personally, I'd rather ...... heh."

"You pervert!"

Aah!"

You're moaning like a little b*tc*!

What the f*ck is wrong with you?　Where have you been hiding all this time?

Please let me rest while I'm in the dormitory. ......!

"...... hmm?　Where's Nono?

Nono, who was sleeping on the bed earlier, has disappeared.

Did he wake up?　No, but still ...... hmm?

"Her stuff is gone too, but ......"

"Hmm. ...... This is that, isn't it? He must have run away."

I guess he got away. .......

Well, there's no reason to stop her, since she's the unfortunate one who joined us to get away from Usato, but ended up being trained by him..,

"It's just you and me, isn't it? Mr. Elle."

"I'm going to bring Nono back!"

I don't want to be in a room with this pervert!

I seriously feel that I'm in danger, so I run out to call Nono back.

I'm going to go back to the room with Nono.

The healing wizard is still a traumatic experience for me.

He is everywhere I go, probably targeting me completely.

And to top it all off, even Hannah is ......!!!

"I have become a puppet of the devil ......!!!"

I have to escape at least.

With such determination, I grab my luggage and escape from the dormitory, and run out into the dark night streets.

"First, I have to meet up with Sean and then ......!"

Then we'll figure out what to do.

As long as I have my trusty sidekick, Sean, I can handle the rest.

All right, let's just--

"Huh?　Nono?

Huh?

Behind you.

In the backyard of the inn, a presence emerges from the darkness, and the sound of its voice makes you tremble from the bottom of your body.

"A healing wizard ......?

"Ha-ha-ha, I'm not in training right now, so you can call me Usato."

He approaches me with a friendly smile on his face, and I quickly hide my luggage.

The image of that devilish figure flickers in my mind.

He comes out to the light and bows to me.

"I'm sorry I startled you the other day."

"What? ......"

"There was a reason I needed to disguise myself since I was undercover in the demon king's territory, but I didn't think you would be so surprised. ....... I asked Hannah about it. She said she was quite traumatized by it. ......

I was surprised that he apologized.

What the heck, he's using different personalities as he did in the daytime......!

...... but maybe Hannah is letting her guard down and is not such a bad demon.......

"Well,...... we were in the middle of a war, so I don't think there's any need to apologize,......."

I'm not a demon or anything. It's just that my friends have the ability to make me look like a demon or a demon.

"Isn't that a bad idea ......?"

I wonder how they can look like demons and devils.

While I was wondering soberly, Usato, who seemed somewhat relieved, started to talk to me.

"Oh, Hannah-san told me that Nono-san's partner is a flying dragon named Sean.

"Yes, that's right. ...... Well, something happened to Sean?

"?　No, I thought it would be too much work to take care of a flying dragon from here. I brought him here to the stables.

So this means that Sean is here ......?

Maybe he's a good person ......?

"I thought I'd better get his approval. ....... I don't know why Hannah rushed me."

"Oh, thank you."

"I also have a Blue Grizzly ...... as my partner, and I know how much you care for it."

For those of us who are ex-soldiers, we are well aware that this healing wizard has a blue grizzly as a partner.

...... In that sense, he might be the same as Sean and I.

"Now I can concentrate on my training without worrying."

"Eh."

"I'll never lose focus if I have a partner nearby."

Huh?　Does this mean I can't escape?

Now that Sean's moved me here, I can't leave ......!

Maybe it's .......

Didn't you bring Sean here to make sure I couldn't leave ......!

I don't know what this man is thinking or if what he said and did earlier was out of the goodness of his heart, considering how he changed during the day.

The only thing I can say is that I can't escape from this place anymore.

"Oh, uh, I'm, uh, I'm ...... training ......"

"Yes?"

"Stop ......, no, what was the point of today's training ......?"

I couldn't get the words "I want to stop training" out of my mouth. .......

Usato smiled at my question as if he was a little troubled.

"I thought that all of you demons are trained physically, so I thought I'd train my mind."

"Kokoro ......?"

"Yes, the realm of demons is an environment where you never know when you might be attacked by a ferocious demon. What is required there is the ability to focus on one's surroundings at all times and the mental strength to maintain one's sanity in such a harsh environment.

Then Usato, who continued ......, suddenly clapped his hands.

The same sound as during today's push-ups sends a sickening sensation down my back.

"Hiccup!"

"Then I thought it would be better to strengthen the spirit of the people while training their bodies. ...... are you okay with that?"

"I'm fine. ......"

No, my body is traumatized.

I'm afraid I'm about to do a push-up by accident.

"You look tired, and I don't want to talk too long.

"Yeah, yeah. ......"

I'd better get back to my quarters.

I don't know which face is more real, the scary face I had during training or the face I have now.

No, even if they are both real, it doesn't change the fact that I'm scared.

Well then, I look forward to working with you again tomorrow.

"......"

"Yeah?"

"Uh, yes, thank you very much. ......"

Usato tilts his head curiously, and I answer with a tremor in my voice.

Is that the end of it? He continues down the dark night road away from the dormitory.

"I can't escape to ......."

He was willing to run away from the healing wizard.

But today's training was just as bad.

Sean had brought me here so I wouldn't be able to move around.

"Ha, Hannah, you don't think I know this ......?　Ughhhhhh, you betrayed us. ......!"

"What are you doing at the door ...... when I thought you left?　I'm not sure."

Mr. El came out of the door behind me and gave me a strange look.

Still with my hands on the ground, I could do nothing but wail at this helpless situation.