The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

After setting up the grave of my parents in Bulurin, we were able to return safely from the forest by the time it was dark. We explained the situation to Sarla, Amaco's guardian, who gave us more spiky fruits called apaccio than we could hold. .......

I felt bad to refuse, so I brought it back to the lifeguard's lodgings and gave it to Alec, and it was served as a dessert for dinner tonight. He's the cook of the lifeguard squad, and a decent guy among the tough guys. He's a world of difference compared to the guys who cook up the crap.

And today, I was at the training ground with Rose. The usual weights are attached to our lifeguard uniforms, and we're doing our exercises so that we're ready to go at any moment. On the other hand, Rose, who was quietly crossing her arms in front of me, had been looking at me with a thoughtful expression on her face.

"It's been a while since I've given you any training, but I don't have anything to say ...... about healing magic.

"Huh? But I still probably can't cure diseases or anything complicated. ......"

"You'll get used to it and you'll be able to do it on your own. Either way, you can't do it now."

If you are told so clearly that you cannot do something, you can give up. Then, what should I do? Are you going to tell me to train hard? I ran yesterday and got back in shape for the most part, but I've also gained a lot of strength and muscle power.

"Physically and mentally, I'm ...... not as good as I could be, but I'll take it for now."

Correction, I'm not even close to Rose.

I wonder how far she wants me to go.

"Well, what do you want me to do?"

Rose then moves away from me a little and starts to do some kind of preparatory exercise, putting her arms around me. I have a very bad feeling about this.

"I'm going to hit you now."

"......... haha, you must be joking."

Now I'm going to hit you so fast you won't be able to react. Avoid or defend yourself."

"You don't like me, do you? If I take a punch from you, I'm going to explode!

In my mind's eye, I see a snake whose head was crushed by Rose. If it were to eat that power that easily pierced through its scales, which I felt were ineffective even with my own strength, a person of normal strength would surely end up dead.

"You rely too much on healing magic. Well, I'm the one who trained you that way, ...... but it's time for you to take the next step."

How can there be such an unreasonable step up! As soon as I tried to run away like a hare, I was immediately grabbed by the hood and prevented from doing so.

"No, no...! He's going to kill me! Amakko, did you not see this future coming?

"If you're going out there, you're a little too vulnerable,...... so far you've been able to get by with a broken arm, but healing magic doesn't work on curses that act on wounds,...... learn to evade them."

I'm not even sure I can avoid it before evading it, what's the level that I can't react, speed = power, maybe this guy won't even stop short because he has healing magic.

"Well, I'm not an ogre either. I'll take it lightly at first."

"No, you shouldn't have tried to hit your subordinate in the first place. Are you crazy? ............ Oh, I'm sorry."

"Right! You really want me to do it! I'm glad you're so dedicated to your training!

Why did my mouth move against my will? Rose shakes her hand holding me, laughing in response, and puts on her healing magic with all her might.

With a momentary sense of levitation, I am thrown to the ground about ten meters away, but I twist just in time to land and protect my heart, stomach, and face with my arms at the same time.

"So don't defend yourself!"

"That's absurd. -----"

At that moment, the biggest shock of my life hits me as if it were sewn through the gap between my arms. At the same time, my vision shifted and I felt a floating sensation as if my surroundings were spinning around me, as if the top and bottom were inverted.

Maybe I will tell my story later.

I will probably tell you later that I have never been more shocked. ..........

What?

When I got up, I found myself under a tree on the training ground. The shade gently enveloped me. ...... It was a nice feeling. So there was no (one-sided) clash with Rose.

Too much training. What a nightmare. My impression of Rose, which has been getting better lately, has become much worse. I shouldn't be, I ...... know Uluru said, she's a vulnerable person if I'm always afraid of her, yeah.

"You're up, let's do it again."

......... Let's not run away from reality.

What I was thinking and what Mr. Uluru was saying were just delusions that never existed. Let's face reality.

It will be a little easier.

"......... Yes."

Yeah. ...... I know I shouldn't dismiss it as a dream just because there's nothing wrong with my body. Rose, you're a master of taking good care of yourself. You're too good for me.

You're too good for me. I wish someone would take your place.

"Don't worry, I was a little easy on you earlier. There's nothing wrong with you, right?

"Thank you for ......."

All this time I thought you were a real monster.

I ended up taking Rose's fists for the rest of the day. A few times it looked like I might be able to avoid her, but each time Rose would speed up her fists and knock me from one end of the training ground to the other. I was terrified that she was going easy on me with this, but my ...... endurance had improved.

After two or three days of this, it was too much. I feel like I can withstand most attacks now. In my original world, I would be able to withstand a missile.

I'm 170 tall, you know. I weigh a fair amount,...... and I'm not afraid of any kind of powerful attack if I'm being hit by a fist that blasts me from one end of the training ground to the other or even beyond it. The second half of the game is already a critical hit the moment you turn your attention to evade. ......I think he's forgotten the purpose of the training.

---So after four days of training with Rose, I went to the castle to get some rest. The reason I was given a day off was because Rose had some business to attend to, so I had a day off from training.

I came to the castle on my day off, but I had nothing special to do, so I went to visit someone I was somewhat curious about.

"So, the Commander is terrible. He beat me up."

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"No, I was just wondering how you're doing."

The black knight is staring at me as I complain in front of the cage. He is sitting in the corner of the jail in his black armor, not showing his face like before.

...... She seems to have been quiet since then, but it is said that the people of the kingdom are at a loss to decide what to do with the black knight. There have been radical opinions that the black knight should be killed if he's dangerous, but Master Lloyd stubbornly refuses to give permission.

It can be said that Master Lloyd's judgment is not so good, but I personally agree with it. I personally agree with it. I don't want the death penalty or anything like that to happen in this peaceful country.

And there may have been people who were injured by the black knight, but most of them were recovered and healed by me and the tough guys of the lifeguard corps. Perhaps it was fortunate that Inukami-senpai and Kazuki were in battle for so long.

What are you going to do now?

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"Is that what you want?"

It is true, but what is really going to happen? Well, the reason I care is that I am somewhat responsible because I am the one who captured him. I'd hate to see him executed for that.

"Hmm?"

"......, okay, I get it."

He gets up and leaves the cage as he is told.

Is it possible to talk to Rose about it once? But Rose seemed to be working on something about the black knight, so maybe I don't need to do anything.

As I move around the castle, I see a shadow outside the castle, swinging a sword. That is probably Kazuki. I move outside the castle to give him a little look as he is swinging his sword.

When I get close enough, I see Kazuki swinging and gasping for air with the sound of the wind howling in his face.

"Hmph!"

Kazuki seems to be doing his best. I moved to the shade of a tree, feeling bad for interrupting him, and there was Lady Celia, smiling at Kazuki as he was swinging.

"Hello, Mr. Usato.

"Hello, Miss Celia, how long has Kazuki been doing this?"

"It's been about an hour. I'm worried about your physical fitness. ......I wonder if the battle with the Demon King's Army has had an effect on you. ......Since then, you seem to have been more enthusiastic about your training.

"Hey, something doesn't feel right. ...... Isn't training supposed to be exhausting?"

"...... Um, are you okay? I'm afraid of my eyes. ......"

Eyes? What's wrong with my eyes? I look at Kazuki, wondering why Celia is smiling bitterly with a blue face. Kazuki must be doing his best, since he looks so handsome swinging his iron sword. .......

"---Hey? Usato ......?"

Kazuki noticed me next to Master Celia. He returned the sword he had been swinging to its sheath, picked up a cloth he had left nearby, and came running toward me, wiping the sweat off his face.

"It's been a long time!

"I've been a little busy with training myself."

I don't know if I'd call that training.

"Inukami-senpai told me that you are going to the beastman's country for the sake of the beastman's children who live in this country."

"I guess I'll have to let Mr. Lloyd decide that. But I'd like to help him if I can.

"About that: ......"

Lady Celia looks at me and Kazuki with an expression as if she wants to say something. Being Master Lloyd's daughter, she might know something about such things.

"I am sure that Usato-sama's wish to go to the land of the beastmen will be granted.

".........Wait a minute. It's that simple.

It's only been a week or so, and you've already made your decision to that point. No, it's too soon, there's probably something going on.

"Your father is going to send a letter to fight a single threat, the Demon Lord's army, in cooperation with other nations. Unfortunately, we did not get any cooperation in the battle before Kazuki-sama, Inukami-sama, and Usato-sama arrived, but things are a little different in the battle ahead ......."

"Things are different ......?"

"We succeeded in repelling the Demon Lord's army, but when we opened our eyes, we found that even with the power of Kazuki-sama and Inukami-sama, we were only able to win a hard victory. In addition, the original casualties must have been immeasurably high.

"If Usato hadn't saved me, I would have been there ......."

At this point, Kazuki felt as if he had made a mistake and held his mouth shut. What's wrong with him? He's worried about Celia, who's standing next to him, and he doesn't tell her that he almost died?

...... Well, we should think more about the letter that Master Lloyd is going to send. If Amaco's story was not a lie, then it is safe to say that the last battle was a battle that was doomed to be lost.

Perhaps if we appeal to the surrounding nations about the danger of the Demon Lord's army, they might lend us a hand.

"......... but it would be difficult in countries where there are beastmen. ...... probably hates humans and would be fine if they could help Amako's mother. ......"???

"We have not decided yet, but we will send letters to each country. It may be a hardship for Usato-sama as well. ......"

"I'm also a servant of this country, so I don't have to go through that much trouble."

It will be much easier than training with Rose. ......Well, I feel like I'm being judged on the basis of my training with Rose. ......It's okay, though, because it's not a wrong criterion.

I'm sure Mr. Lloyd will give you more details. Well, I'm going home now.

"Oh, you're leaving already?

"Hmph, Master Kazuki, Master Usato must be busy."

Not that I was busy today, but seeing Kazuki training made me feel like I had to do something too. I had no idea that my role of going to the land of the beastmen to heal Amako's mother would turn into a request for cooperation from other countries.

But I know that I will play an important role in the fight against the Demon Lord's army. This is the front line, so to speak, the closest country to the territory controlled by the Demon Lord, and that's why we need the help of other countries...

Maybe they don't know the threat of the Demon Lord's invasion yet.

Right now, this country is in the beginning of the early stages of summoning to another world --- the stage where the people of the world who have forgotten the threat of the Demon King are learning about the fear and threat of the Demon King.

If not for Kazuki, Inukami-senpai, and ...... Amako, we might have become a smoke signal to let people know about the threat of the Demon Lord.

"......Well, Mr. Kazuki, may I ask you to elaborate on what you just said?"

"Ha, ha ha ha ...... sorry."

My legs naturally turned toward the training ground of the lifeguard corps, while I smiled as I listened to their question and answer from behind me.

Today, that healing wizard, Usato, came to see me.

After complaining to me for a long time, he simply left. I wonder what he wanted to do. I wonder if he came to see if I would run away.

I don't have any intention of running away, because even if I do, I'll be in trouble with both the kingdom and the Demon Lord's army.

On the other hand, the death penalty would be a bit of a problem.

If I'm bound by a restraint that seals my magic power, I'll be helplessly nullified, but I don't like the idea of being killed by force. If it looks like he's going to be killed off, I might kill the king as a distraction before the healing magician arrives.

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--- What are these people here? No torture, lax security. Are they trying to lock us in? It's very irritating that it's so tight. They need to get it right, whether they want us to leave or not.

The craziest person I can think of is Usato.

He healed my injuries and came all the way to see me just now, acting in a way that can only be described as a crazy person.

What are we going to do now? ......

He undoes his armor and exposes his skin to the open air. The air of the prison is neither warm nor cold, and I lean my back against the wall behind me and think.

If I go back to the demon army, I will be back to my boring life, but if I stay here, I will be stuck in a prison cell. I don't mind that, but I don't like the fact that Usato keeps coming to see me. I've never had anyone treat me like that before, so today I'm a little bitter about it.

"......?"

At the top of the stairs in front of the jail, you hear someone descending the stairs. Could it be a knight on guard duty? No, they always wear armor, so you should be able to hear a distinctive metallic sound. But all I hear is footsteps.

You magically form your armor to cover your head and stare at the end of the stairs.

I see a white coat in the darkness and a green-haired woman wearing it. She has a scar over one eye that fits the description of the person Usato had complained about earlier, the leader of the group. She is the one whom the leader of the Third Army had been watching out for, and is the only other healer besides Usato.

"Yo."

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Life Brigade, Commander Rose.

"Master Lloyd asked me to come here, and I found ...... him to be quite ...... quiet."

She grabbed a wooden chair that the guards had set up nearby and moved it to the front of the jail, and sat down roughly.

The corner of her mouth twisted and she looked at me with a look that told me she was truly Usato's superior.

"I'm going to give you two choices," she said.

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"One is to spend the rest of my life here. ....... That's fine, but Master Lloyd has another alternative for me."

He bends one of his two raised fingers and shows us his raised index finger. What the hell is he trying to say? You're going to kill me, you know. .......

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be too quick, you impatient bastard. Yo."

The woman in front of me stood up casually, opened the door of the cage with the key she had taken out of her pocket, and came into the cage. Rose, who stood in front of me as I sat down, looked down at me and .......

"Lloyd-sama has come up with an alternative plan, a very troublesome one... I'm going to crush your guts and make you a true demon, not a true human being."

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At that moment, there is a tremendous shock to the head and the armor vanishes in an instant. Reflexively, I look up, feeling tears welling up in my eyes, and see Rose looking down at me admiringly, her hands in the shape of swords.

"I see, I guess the healing magic really works ......, but well, either way, it's in my way now."

The pain is not a problem, but my head is still wobbling and my armor is being lifted. What is this woman? Oh no, not many demons have been this violent. She is covered with a more powerful healing magic than Usato, and in an instant the armor that grabbed her dissipates, along with the armor on her chest. Rose, who had nothing left to hold on to, grabbed the collar of her dress and something snapped into place around her neck in an instant.

As soon as she felt the discomfort in her neck, most of the magic power flowing from the center of her body stopped, and all of her armor disappeared.

"Hey, stop ......"

A magical tool that seals out magic. It is supposed to be a rare tool, but because it was applied so casually, I panicked a little, and I cringed in fear of the woman in front of me.

"To be honest, you don't have the right to veto this. This country doesn't have time to worry about you right now. So I'll take you on my own."

"Ah, ugh, lies. ......"

"From today on, as a lowly lifeguard, I'm going to crush your guts, so get ready for it."

It's too sudden a turn of events for me to follow. I mean, this country has never been so naive. I felt a fear that I had never felt before in my life, as Rose carried me lightly up to the top of the mountain.

"Bulleen! One more round!"

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

Back at the training ground, I was running with Bullyn. I usually use healing magic to run, but this time I tried to run without using healing magic.

I don't have any particular reason, but I have recently learned that experimenting is one of the best parts of training.

I can feel the fatigue building up in my body when I run without using healing magic. I think I now understand why Rose said I was doing well, and that I was relying too much on healing magic. .......

I need to be able to move without healing magic. If there is an enemy or a demon that blocks the magic like R!G, then the only thing I can rely on is my body.

"...... I see, the Commander wanted me to notice this so he could beat me up!"

Healing magic is important. But the lifeguard is a bodybuilder. ...... I now realize that the training I've been doing as basic as possible is the best training I can do. ----

"No, no, no, you idiot."

"What the hell?

Rose appeared out of nowhere and kicked me in the side as I ran. I spin around three times and get up. Rose looks at me like I'm an idiot and then sighs.

"I told you to take the rest of the day off."

"No, well, ...... something just happened to move naturally. ...... hmm?"

Someone is being carried on Rose's shoulders. It's not moving, but it's breathing, so it's alive, though apparently not for dinner tonight or anything. ...... I'd be scared if it was dinner.

But still, the silver hair looks familiar,...... it's kind of like the contents of the black knight imprisoned in the basement of the castle,..........

The girl in front of me dropped the silver-haired girl on her shoulder carelessly on the grassy ground. The girl who was dropped turned pale and looked around in confusion, and then she looked at my face and exclaimed.

And then I was also stunned.

What kind of person are you bringing with you? Isn't this the girl who's inside the black knight!"

"Demon tribe is interesting, these guys are pretty sturdy and worth training."

"No, no, no, no."

"I can't do anything as far as I'm blocking the magic power. Well, I'll keep an eye on him myself just in case.

Then I'm sure you'll be fine.

What? You should've said so earlier! You've already startled me for nothing! I look at her, stunned, watching the exchange between Rose and me.

"......What does this mean,......What about me,......?"

"Anyway, do you want to start writing in your journal today?"

Maybe you'll want to escape from reality in your diary for a few days.