The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

After placing the bodies of Rose's men in the coffin, we first took Keira to her guardian, Mr. Greff.

Keira had been on a dangerous journey for two weeks, and Mr. Greff was relieved to see her return safely.

After dropping Keira off, I took Amako and Naea to the dormitory near the training center where Nagi and Hanna were staying, and I headed to the dormitory where the personnel dispatched from the Kingdom of Lingle were staying.

"Bulrin is ...... well, he's sleeping. I knew it."

"Fugoo."

As soon as he checked the stables, Bulrin was curled up like a ball on the straw.

As you smile at him, the door to the stables is opened and a girl with cream-colored hair comes out.

"Ah!　Welcome back!　Usato-kun!

"Oh, yes. I'm home.

I've been waiting for you!　Come on in, come on in!"

A smiling Uluru-san takes my hand and leads me inside the dormitory.

The room I had used only when I first arrived here seemed to be still available, so I put my luggage down there, change my clothes, and go downstairs to the living room where Uluru-san is.

In the living room, not only Mr. Uluru, but also Mr. Ark and his colleague, Mr. Krumea, are there.

What's that?　Where are the others?"

It seems that Mr. Alk is in the kitchen preparing dinner, but there are only two people at the table, Mr. Kulmir and Uluru.

Mr. Krumea answers my question.

"I'm making the rounds. I've been assigned to help guard the city while Mr. Usato is out exploring.

"Oh, I didn't know that. After I left? ......"

I'll be helping out with security. ...... That's how accepted I'm supposed to be.

"Hmmm...and help out around town and stuff. We got to know each other really well."

"It's been hard work here, though. Uluru-san, your energy is as great as Suzune-san's."

"Ha ha ha."

Mr. Uluru isn't exactly a lifeguard.

As I laugh at their conversation, Uluru-san looks at me and tilts his head slightly.

"It's been a long journey, hasn't it?

"What?"

"You must be pretty tired to be that tired."

...... maybe it's on your face?　I thought the Demon King could not be helped, but I never thought Uluru-san would recognize me.

As I put my hand on my cheek, Uluru-san puts his finger on my chin, smiling wryly.

"I don't work in a clinic, do I?　There is no patient that I can't spot.

"I can see why Ms. Olga is so uptight about you."

"Heh heh."

If you think about it, you're right.

She sees more patients than I do.

"Don't be too rash, okay?　I know you pass out all the time."

"Yes. ......"

I don't know, it's a rare way to be scolded, so it's normal to feel it.

Let's be honest and reflect.

It's true that I'm being reckless.

I'll rest for a while. Even the Demon King told me so.

"Did the Demon King tell you that too ......?"

Mr. Krumia looks surprised.

The image of the Demon King in the general public is a scary one.

"Sorry to keep you waiting.

And here, Mr. Aruk brings us some food.

Stew with meat and vegetables, salad, and other dishes that we have grown accustomed to from the time when he gave us the letter are lined up on the table.

......I wonder if I should have invited Amako and the others?

Hanna and Nea are cooking dinner over there.

"Your cooking is delicious, after all.

"Ha-ha-ha, it's worth the effort."

Without this man, the journey to the letter would have been much darker.

As I was tucking into the food with this in mind, Aruk-san, who was sitting opposite me, opened his mouth.

"It must have been hard for you to explore the realm of demons.

"Ha-ha-ha, that's already ....... But it was quite fun to see so many different kinds of demons."

"Are you a demon? ...... May I ask?"

"Yes, you may."

I told him about the demons I had encountered in the realm of demons.

Huberd and the venom monkey, and the giant sea dragon I encountered in the ruins.

As I explained the details of my mission, Mr. Krumeier, who was interested in my story, crossed his arms in admiration.

"A huge demon?"

"It was about the size of an evil dragon. Perhaps that was the one called Nushi.

"How did you fight them off?"

"......"

I know I'll get a lot of flak if I say that I flew through the air like a jet plane and fired magic bullets like a missile to scare ...... them off, so I'll just keep it vague.

"I frightened him a little and escaped while he was scared."

"...... I see."

"....... No, I don't see what you mean, do you, Mr. Aruk?　We've obviously just had a conversation."

I thought I was muddying the waters, but Mr. Aruk guessed what I was saying. .......

But I feel bad for that water dragon.

I had no choice but to destroy its territory, and I got it into a fight with Kayla and knocked it out.

"Hoo Bird and Venom Monkey were so different from what we knew them to be."

"What do you mean?"

"They were more ferocious and bigger."

"Wait a minute, I don't want to imagine..."

Huberd looks like a cute blue pigeon, so when Mr. Uluru hears this, he pulls in his cheeks.

"We also encountered a big bull demon, didn't we?"

"Wow, how big is it?"

"About three times as big as Bullein."

"HUGE!!!?"

It's bigger than the size of a normal cow.

But it's still small compared to the evil dragon.

"He didn't have a name, so we named him Twin Hornbill. Twinhornbull for short.

"Oh, I see."

"......I'm still on the same level as Suzune-san ......"

I hear you, Mr. Krumeier.

Mr. Krumeier waves his hand to the side in a panic as I look at him with a stern stare.

"Or, a demon that has adapted to its environment and grown in size, a demon that was thought to be extinct ......... I think Suzune-san would be in trouble if she knew about this..."

"Yes, I'm going to brag about it as soon as I get back to the Lingle Kingdom."

"Didn't I just say I was going to be in trouble ......?"

You're going to regret this, but I'm going to tell you.

If I ever get the chance to go to the realm of demons again, I'd even like to bring my senpai along.

It would definitely be fun.

"Now that you have returned from your exploration of the realm of demons, will you be returning to lead the search party again, Usato-dono?"

"...... hmmm."

I ponder Aruk's question for a moment.

I don't think I need to be in charge of the troop anymore.

I have taught them how to train, and I know they will continue to train even after I am gone.

We are leaving soon. I will give them some guidance at the end, but ...... I will leave the rest to Koga."

"Usato, are you sure you can trust him?　He's quite ......"

"He may be a bit of a rascal, but he'll get the job done. He is trying to change, just like the current demon kingdoms.

Well, what can I say ...... I consider them friends.

I don't know how they feel about it, and I'm not going to say it to their faces now.

"So I thought I would help you with your work until the day you return."

"Well, then, Usato, why don't you join us?"

"Together?" "Together with ...... what?"

About security?

Uluru-san smiles at me as I tilt my head.

"Helping the demon tribe!"

"Oh, you just said that."

"Yes!"

...... might be a good idea.

My work here is almost done.

I still have a long way to go before I return to the Kingdom of Lingle, and more importantly, I've been training my men for the past month and haven't had much contact with the people of the city.

"I think people here have a pretty good impression of me. I'm probably just some weirdo running around town."

"I don't think he's anything more than weird, but I don't think he's wrong.

"It's not like the Lingle Kingdom, you know."

I'm aware of that.

I didn't go easy on him because of his training.

It is not my intention to return home with the former soldiers of the Demon Lord's army being afraid of me, and the general public perceiving me as a strange person.

In fact, I have not been able to change the impression that the soldiers had on me during the war, and in fact, it is getting worse.

So, why don't you try to appeal to the public and clear up the misunderstanding?"

"Well, Mr. Usato?　Isn't there any misunderstanding when you say appeal to humanity?

"Let me help you, ......!"

Yes!

We have to be serious if we're going to do this.

There must be a lot of things to do here, where reconstruction has just started.

Let's help, even if it's only a little.

"Hmph, I guess you could call it a traveling rescue squad, the handyman version of the town ......!

"This is going to be fun!"

"Yes!"

I nodded to Uluru.

We've settled on a plan for our return to the Kingdom of Lingle.

Now we have ...... or ...... more things to think about.

"Mr. Nero, huh?"

Mr. Nero is deeply involved in the deaths of Rose's men.

I wonder if I should tell him about them in their coffins. .......