The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Save my mother, said the beast girl.

Her eyes, which seemed to be expressionless, held a stout heart. .......

And then she said the price. I guess she was talking about the price for making me show her that kind of prediction and saving Inukami-senpai and Kazuki. It is true that if I had not had that premonition, I might not have been able to save them and the Lingle Kingdom Army might have lost.

Having come to this understanding, I took Bulrin and Inukami-senpai with me for the time being and moved toward the dormitory of the lifeguard squad without entering the town. Here, no one in the city would listen to us, and I trust all the people here. Besides, few people get hurt here.

What better place to tell a secret?

After taking Bulrin back to the hut, I lead the beast girl to the cafeteria and sit her down, and Inukami and I sit in front of her.

"Well, why don't you tell us a story?"

"Hey, Usato-kun. I don't understand the flow of the conversation at all. ...... but who is this fox-eared girl? He's cute. Can I pet him?"

"......... you were the only one I could count on."

Just me?

"Leave it, or ...... Usato, you enjoy tormenting me, don't you? Fine, if you don't mind me getting excited, go ahead."

I'm talking about something important right now, so give me a minute. What do you mean I was the only one who could help you? If you want to ask a healing wizard for a favor, I guess you can ask Olga and Uluru at the clinic for a quick favor: .......

"My name is Amako. As you can see, I am a fox beastman. I know you, Usato, who uses strange healing magic."

"I'm aware that I'm using it in an odd way, but ...... well, that's okay. I have a lot of questions for you. Why ...... did you show me that thing?"

That, of course, is the vision of Inukami-senpai and Kazuki being killed by the black knight. That was the beginning of all this.

Amako, the girl who kept her mouth shut for a moment at my words, glanced anxiously at Inukami-senpai before turning to me and opening her mouth as if she had made up her mind.

"If I hadn't done that, this kingdom would have been lost. The brave men were dead, the kingdom was defeated, and the country was in ruins ...... and everything was being overrun."

"...... what do you think?"

"You may not be wrong. If Usato hadn't come at that time, Kazuki and I would have died for sure. I don't mean to sound egotistical, but the morale of the Kingdom's army would have been lowered, and as a result, the Demon King's army would have been pushed to the brink of defeat."

So it was quite a tightrope walk.

I apparently changed the fate of the battle, too, can you say? What an important role I was casually assigned. It makes me shiver to think of it.

"...... there are people here who have helped me, and above all, I couldn't lose you after I finally found you."

"So I'm correct in assuming that your magic is a special kind of magic that is unique to beastmen?"

"Yes."

Perhaps a future prediction.

And probably quite accurate.

"I've known for a year that the battle would be lost. So before the battle began, I searched ...... for a healer of healing magic who could cure any disease or wound."

"If you knew you were going to lose, why didn't you just walk out of here? You saved my life, and I say to you, it would have been better for me to flee to a safer place than to stay in a country where I know I will perish."

"Senpai, outside the kingdom, beastmen are a target. Maybe they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.

"Except in ...... this country,...... the beastmen are oppressed for ...... that alone... ..."

He gave a small nod at my words. Maybe, but they must have been scared to death before they came to this kingdom. I don't know where he came from, but in countries outside the kingdom, slaves are traded.

Even if he had a premonition, he's a helpless child. It is rather amazing that he has come this far.

"I come from a land of beasts."

"You're a long way from here. ......"

"I didn't think it would be hard. I was trying to save my mother."

Is your mother sick?

"......Yes, they say you can't heal normally...... all the time and never wake up."

So that's why you're a healing wizard.

"No healing wizard can be born from a beastman ...... because it is only a human magic ......, but no one anywhere showed me a future that would come to heal my mother."

"......... discrimination, huh? Humans have an exclusive side. ......"

The older man growled in annoyance, but I was thinking about something different from him. Amako had visited many countries in search of healing wizards, probably using her precognition to overcome the dangers.

If she was so useful, wouldn't the powers that be in the beastmen's lands give her up easily? Amako continues to weave her words as I ponder.

"But I found three of the few healing wizards ...... and two of them showed me a future in which they would come with me to help my mother."

"Olga-san, Uluru-san, and the Commander ......?"

"Yes, but they would come, but they couldn't."

"No?"

"The people at the clinic couldn't fight, so the ...... scary people would listen to me ...... but they didn't come with me."

"...... ah ......"

Somehow it made sense to me, certainly Ms. Olga and Mr. Uluru would not be able to endure the long trip. And Rose is a leader of an organization, he can't leave the place carelessly. Or rather, he might say "I don't believe it" and leave them alone.

"So that's why I've been chosen."

"You came with me. And I saw at first glance that you could change the future, that you could change the future of the destruction of the kingdom, that you were the one who would come to save my mother ......, so I showed you the future."

"Is it so easy to show ......? I had a huge headache."

"It takes a lot of magic to show someone ...... that, after that, I slept for three days and three nights, we both did."

That's why you couldn't find her after that.

But if you think about it, this girl saved Senpai and Kazuki's lives. In addition, for the people of the kingdom, too. .......

I'd like to help them, but this is a bigger problem than I expected, the land of beastmen is supposed to be exclusive to humans as far as I know. It would be better not to act rashly before we know the position of this girl in the land of the beastmen.

"In the meantime, I should talk to the king. ...... Maybe I can't make a decision on my own. Will you be there when I explain the situation to Mr. Lloyd?"

"Of course I'll come."

"Okay, let's start with the Commander. You stay here for now, senior staff.

He should be in the Commander's office at this time.

I get out of my chair and think as I walk. Now, how do I explain this? .......

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Usato-kun walked out of the cafeteria with a tired look on his face. I was left with Amako, a fox beast sitting politely in front of me.

...... she's so cute, she looks like a doll. She's a real fox girl, can I touch her, or should I touch her---I almost forgot. Watch out, watch out.

First of all, let's summarize what we've learned from our conversation earlier.

It took a lot of work to get here from the beastmen's country.

This girl is trying to get Usato-kun to heal her mother who is ill in the land of the beastmen.

And to do that, he showed Usato-kun the future in which we would die, and changed history so that this kingdom would be destroyed.

And in exchange, he wants us to cooperate with him.

"You could have asked Usato-kun for his cooperation without saying anything, couldn't you?"

"...... I would have done that before I came here, but now that I'm involved with the people here, I can't."

"I see. ......"

The kingdom ruled by the kind-hearted Master Lloyd is strangely peaceful. Everyone is kind, and there is no discrimination, making it a unique country of its own. When this girl came here, she probably thought she was surrounded by enemies.

"This country is kinder to me than my homeland. There is no discrimination and people treat each other without discrimination. ...... But my mother is suffering back home, so I have to take ...... Usato with me... ..."

A monologue spun out in a series of snippets. He is not as brisk as he was with Usato-kun, but he sounds somewhat frightened of me. ...... I wonder if this girl doesn't think well of me.

"......I couldn't believe my eyes when I found Usato. I didn't think I would find a way to prevent the destruction of the kingdom in this way."

"What exactly is your magic? But there is a range, isn't there?

He even predicted that the battle would be lost a year ago. That's a pretty big area to cover.

"It's very vague. I don't always see very far into the future. But when I'm sleeping, or at random times, I can see ...... a year or six months into the future. And I can see two different futures for people who have the potential to change the future. Only that person can show the future in a way that allows him to choose it.

I see, so you showed Usato-kun the future in which we would die, and he prevented us from doing so. But is it normal for a beastman to be able to predict the future? It's pretty amazing magic, even from my point of view."

"It has something to do with my bloodline."

"...... bloodline?"

"My family specializes in the recitation of time. My mother also used to use the magic of prediction, but she said that my prediction was the greatest in the family."

"......"

...... the beastmen might be bloodthirsty looking for this girl.

This is getting to be a problem. Probably the reason why this girl was rejected by Mr. Rose in the future she saw is because she was in some important position in the beastman's country. If she is asked such a proposal at the time of the Demon King's invasion, she would have no choice but to refuse.

"...... Well, the decision is yours, Usato."

He's a man who can't say no for whatever reason, probably.

Maybe.

"A fox beastman asked me to come to his hometown to heal his mother."

"That's the short version."

In the Commander's office, a neat and tidy room, Rose, a green-haired beauty sitting on a wooden chair in front of me and holding her head down, lets out a troublesome sigh after hearing about Amako.

"......Totally, you've also brought us a troublesome problem,......I can't really tell the difference between a beastman and a beastman,......That's right, the princess of the time poem,...... Don't f*ck with me. ......"

"...... Princess of Time?"

What a nasty name!

"There are a very small number of beastmen who practice a rare kind of magic called Time Wing. They have the ability to foretell and communicate disasters to the beastmen. ...... If he's in the Lingle Kingdom, the beastmen may turn against us. It's crazy."

At a time of emergency, when the Demon Lord's army is invading?

I'm sure the humans are more of a nuisance to the beastmen than the Demon Lords.

I never thought Amaco would be in such an important position. Good thing I consulted Rose, because if I had gone outside the kingdom, I might have been in trouble.

"...... would like to hear from the Commander."

I'd say no, but I can't make a decision without first talking to Master Lloyd. I don't think we'll get an audience today ...... or even for the next few days. Mr. Lloyd is also working to coordinate with other countries.

I guess I won't be able to get an audience for a while, then what position should I be in? Should I try to get some more information from Amaco ...... or should I train and prepare?

"Meanwhile, you train. If Master Lloyd allows you to go to the beastmen's country, you'll have no choice but to defend yourself. I will train you again. There won't be any wounded here anyway.

I don't mind if you do.

I guess I've gotten used to it now that I don't look so bad. I'm almost discouraged for a moment because I'm so used to it, but then I remember that I'm in the Commander's office with Rose, and I hold my ground.

I don't want to get angry at a time like this.

"Can I go to the Lingle Forest?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I was just thinking of making a grave for my parents in Bullyn. ......"

"You can go to the tomb, or ......."

"What? You don't think it's a good idea? I thought the leader of the group would immediately reject her, a devilish woman without blood or tears."

In fact, this guy would be a great choice for a

Suddenly, Rose, who rarely smiles, grabs me by the face with unusual speed.

"Usato, I'm glad you're becoming less reserved!"

"Ugh, if you're happy, don't iron claw me, ada ada ada ada ......."

He was lifted up with one hand and struggled. What the hell did I do? I was just being honest. After a few dozen seconds of hellish contemplation, I was finally let down, and Rose looked down at me like I was a piece of filth.

"If you wanted a word of mercy so bad, why don't you just say it?

"I've already been punished with no mercy ...... enough to the point where I won't recover immediately even if I use healing magic ......."

How much power does this woman have? She's a little bit of an amazon. I get up, swearing inwardly, and turn to Rose, who has sat up in her chair.

"You should go to the forest as soon as possible. Don't be food for the demons, okay?

"I'll be fine, I guess."

And if the worst happens, we can just run away.

We have not escaped from the Grand Grizzly for long. Poison and injuries can be cured with healing magic, and as long as you bring some food with you, you can survive without a fire starter.

I'm used to ...... that water.

I'll tell that to senpai and amako who are waiting for me downstairs.

"Yeah."

With a bow, he leaves the office and descends to the lower floor. I enter the cafeteria holding my face which is ironclawed by Rose, and I see Inukami-senpai trying hard to talk to Amako.

She has blonde hair that is clearly different from her dyed ...... blonde hair, and a body that is one size smaller than Inukami's. He looks about 13 or 14 years old.

I really wonder how she made it this far on her own.

"......Yeah, it's going to take me a little while."

She looked at me and then said, "I'm sorry. She must have foreseen what I was going to say, because I didn't have to tell her. Inukami-senpai is really confused.

"......You can see it in each other's eyes, can't you? Even to such a tender little girl..."

"It will only take longer to get an audience with Master Lloyd. I assure you it won't be anything criminal."

You want to turn me into a criminal? No, I don't know if there is a value of pedophile in this world, but .......

After shuddering at my words, the senior looked at me and looked away sadly.

"You've been treating me too carelessly lately, haven't you? It's time to start crying, okay?"

As long as you can say that, it's all right. The fact that you became so careless in the first place means that you have become friends with your seniors, doesn't it?"

"......Something is different from my perception of friendship, Usato-kun."

Unlike my senpai's friendship as a playmate, mine is a friendship in the sense of affection. It's better to be able to be with someone like this without hesitation than to have a senior who is a "high peak" like before.

What will you ...... do from now on?

"I didn't think I'd be able to get there soon, so I'm going to go home ...... for the day."

"Oh, by the way, where do you live?"

"I'm staying at my grandmother's fruit stand."

"...... there."

I remember you were selling spiky fruits in town before Rose threw you out into the woods. You've been living there until now, that means you've been treated reasonably well.

I don't know what I'm going to do, I can go to the city now or I can continue my training. But if I follow the gaze of my senpai who is looking at me expectantly next to me, I would like to .......

"I was thinking of going to the city too, so I'll walk you home.

"Yes."

"Inukami-senpai, you're going too, right?"

"Of course."

He takes off his lifeguard jacket and puts it on a chair so as not to stand out, and puts on plain clothes. We'll leave Bullin behind. The time to exercise him is when we go to the forest. That's when we will awaken him to the wildness.

Usato.

"Yes?"

While I was quietly plotting my plan to make Bulgaria wild, Amako moved in front of me and stared into my eyes. I was thinking something silly like, "People from other worlds have such beautiful eyes.

"Thank you."

He said this with a faint smile on his face.

I don't know what he meant by "thank you".

Maybe it was for helping my mother.

Maybe it was for coming with me.

Maybe it's for saving my kingdom.

Maybe it's about giving me a ride.

But whatever it was, I knew what I would say.

"Thank you very much."

This girl was the reason I didn't lose my senpai and Kazuki.

We continue walking toward the town with Inukami-senpai, who has a strange expression on her face, and Amako, who has no expression on her face but her steps are a little light.

When we arrived at the entrance of the town, Amako turned to me and Inukami-senpai as if to warn us.

"I forgot to tell you ...... that Usato and Inukami will be surrounded by everyone."

""What ......?""

Amako turns and runs forward. Inukami-senpai tapped me weakly on the shoulder as I watched her disappear into the city at a speed that exceeded that of a normal person due to the fact that she is a beast. I knew I shouldn't have worn a hasty disguise. The people on the street who spotted us had a look of joy on their faces and some of them started stuffing the store's wares into bags of some sort.

"Amako, I wish you had told me about that earlier. ......"

"Usato-kun, I wonder what this looks like to people around you. ...... lover?"

"Master and squire. Or rather, be a little more impatient."

I'm not exactly a city runner myself, and I know how much people in town interact with each other, so I'm painfully familiar with the power of solidarity in such situations.

I let out a big sigh and strengthened my resolve for the commotion that was about to come.