The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

A quiet story of the ferme, after the reunion

I wake up in the morning as is my custom, Rose makes me run until I collapse during the day, and at night I write in my diary and fall asleep.

That's my lifeguard routine as usual.

The next time I opened my eyes, I saw Usato in front of me.

It seemed so real, but I decided that I was dreaming.

He was now on a trip to deliver a letter or something. There was no way he could appear in front of me without warning.

I came to the conclusion that he was not, and I punched him in the face.

In my dreams, I should be able to beat up Usato ......, but somehow, just like before, he still manages to knock me unconscious.

"How long are you going to sleep?"

"What the hell?"

I woke up with a tremendous shock on my forehead.

I guess I should say I was awakened, but I already know who woke me up, so I get up, writhing in pain.

In front of me was Rose with her finger at the ready and Nack looking into my face.

"By the looks of it, I guess you've been talking to Usato over there.

"Over there?　What, Usato ......?"

"...... will take a ten-minute break. You should rest in the meantime.

Rest?　You're a bloodthirsty b*tc*!　I nodded my head.

After saying this, Rose turned her head toward the dormitory and Nack, who was tilting his head, called out to her.

Are you going somewhere?　Mr. Rose?"

"I have to go to the castle. I'm sure you'll be fine, but you know if ...... I skip it, right?"

The look on his face was intimidating, even to a demon, and like me, Nack shook his head several times.

It's not surprising that this woman would know that I've been slacking off, even if she wasn't watching me. Or rather, she has detected it several times.

I look away from Rose and sit down on the ground, relaxing my shoulders.

"Whew... ....... Mr. Ferrum, how is Usato-san?"

"Huh?　What are you talking about?

"What?　I mean, didn't they call you because of some kind of magic?"

...... hmm?

I don't understand what Nack's question means.

I tilted my head and Nack began to explain what had happened to me.

He said that I was pulled into Usato's place by magic and came back unconscious.

.......

"That wasn't a dream!"

"...... are you an idiot, Mr. Ferrum?"

"Shut up!"

I yelled at Nack, who seemed to be taken aback, and recalled the exchange with Usato once more.

I think there was someone else in the room besides Usato.

Usato, too, was aghast at my belligerence, but in the end, I got bumped and smacked on the head...,

"So I've been knocked unconscious by him again. ......!　d*mn!　What's with the "good job"!　I'm not at all happy to hear you praise me!

As I stomp the ground in exasperation, I notice Nack looking at me smiling.

"What the hell? He looks at me with a sickening smile. ......"

"No, I mean, I ...... kind of feel like you're just like me, Mr. Ferrum. ......"

"Huh?　What do you mean by that?"

"I won't say, because I'll deny it anyway. Now, it's time to resume training. I'm afraid of what'll happen if we skip it.

"......"

What's the same with this guy?　Are you trying to confuse me by saying something I don't understand?

I'm not going to play along, so I'm going back to my training. ......I don't want Rose to find out that I skipped training and beat me to a pulp.

......So, come to think of it--,

"......What was that about ......?"

When Usato touched the armor I made with my magic, it felt like something strange ...... happened.

It's as if the armor has started moving on its own.

In the first place, it is strange that my armor can change its shape against my will. That never happened to me when I was in the Demon Lord's army.

"I guess I shouldn't worry about it. I've been sealed in my magic again anyway.

The magic fixture around my neck, which I thought had been removed, has somehow been restored.

Now that I can't use magic, there is no point in thinking about the anomaly.

"Next time I see you, I'll show you ......!"

"What have you been mumbling all this time?　Stop wasting your time and get back to your training."

I know!

Don't go any further!

He yells at Nack, who looks like a fool, and starts to run.

You'll see, you monster in human skin! Next time I see you, I'm going to make you stronger than you are today and give you a hard time. ......!

With this determination, I focus my mind on my training.

I'm going to be a great trainer.

A quiet tale of Suzune, in a neighboring country

Kingdom of Glarial.

That was the third country we visited to deliver the letter.

Delivering the letter was surprisingly easy. But instead, we received a request from the king of Glarial.

"Save Mearaq from danger."

Mialark is a city located next to the Kingdom of Glarial.

When we came to the Kingdom of Glarial, there was already a problem in that city.

A certain knight belonging to Mialark had gone berserk, freezing the water around Mialark and trying to destroy the city.

The people of Mialark are now taking refuge in the Kingdom of Glarial.

Even though it is a city, the number of people living in Mialark is not small. The Kingdom of Glarial is trying to save food and supplies as much as possible and is sharing them with the people of Mialark, but it will not be able to do so for much longer.

At this rate, we will have to abandon the people of Mialark.

It was at this moment, when we had to make a cruel decision, that we appeared before King Glarial.

"Usato-kun ......"

We are still in contact with the castle in Mearaq by hoo-bird.

When we arrived at the kingdom of Glarial, Usato and his friends had already arrived at Mialark and were working to stop the runaway knights.

I was relieved to hear that they have not changed at all. ......

"Are you worried?"

"......Yes, of course I'm worried."

Krumia comes up next to me as I watch the people of Mearaq resting in a makeshift tent outside the gates of the Kingdom of Glarial.

"I was told that the knight who is running amok is the one who would have been given the title of hero. Such a person is running amok while turning into a dragon. ......I'm afraid something might happen to you, Usato-kun. ......"

I am not aware of what is happening in Mearaq either.

But I can imagine how serious the situation is when I hear that a person who has turned into a dragon is on the rampage.

Dragons are portrayed as powerful beings in all stories. It should be no different in this world.

"So, what are your real feelings?"

"I'm too shy to let you see me."

He covers his face with his hands and writhes in shame at Krumia's words.

I've done a lot of things to get to this point ......!

And now that the rumors are spreading, I'm in a lot of trouble......!

"Usato-sama is also in trouble. Perhaps it's because of the unique nature of being a healing magician, but the rumors are getting trailed, and it's getting worse and worse."

"Ugh ......"

"You know what? There are rumors that he beat up demons with his bare hands, that he blinds them with his healing magic, and finally there are rumors that those who are hit by Usato-sama become immobile as if they were in bondage......."

"......"

In the past few months, Usato-kun has been treated like a superhuman.

And he's supposed to be some kind of sorcerer,...... and he doesn't use healing magic to blind people,...... he's not supposed to do that.

"The truth is, I know you'll be fine, Usato-kun,......!　But I don't know what I should look like when I meet him. Maybe, definitely, definitely, Usato-kun is planning to get back at me. I'm too shy to meet him first, and I can't make up my mind ......."

"...... is a pain in the ass."

"Isn't it terrible?"

I'm aware that I'm a pain in the ass, but it hurts the most when you say it to my face!

Krumea cowered her shoulders in disgust at my words.

"I don't care about your girlishness. We are going to help Usato-sama, that's all.

"Gugu, my squire is too strict ......"

"Besides, there are those who are suffering now. We can't just turn a blind eye to that. Can't we?"

"...... I know. That's why you're getting ready to leave.

"But you were running away from reality."

"Ugh, that's ......."

She really hits a sore spot, doesn't she?

But it's still true. From the very beginning, there is no option for me not to go to Mearaq because I have no face to show to Mr. Usato-kun.

Right now, in front of me are the people of Mialark who cannot go home, and behind me are the people of the Kingdom of Glarial who are doing everything in their power to help them.

For the time being, I must put my personal feelings aside and do something about the problems in Mialark,

"O brave one!"

Hmm?"

As I was about to signal my friends to leave for Mialark, a knight of the Kingdom of Glarial came running toward us in a great hurry from the castle.

I wondered why he looked so happy, but I spoke to the knight, who was breathing hard.

What's wrong?　I was about to leave for Mearaq ......."

There is no need for that. ......!　The crisis in Mearaq has passed today!

What?

Here!

The knight held out a letter that Mialak must have sent by hooverbird.

He opened the letter and looked through it, wondering... It contained the news that Usato and his friends had succeeded in stopping the knight who had been rampaging in Mialak.

"Well, Usato-kun did it. That's great of you, Usato-kun."

"He is a man who exceeds our imagination in every way. Maybe I should have followed you after all. ......

"Will you stop saying that so I can hear you!　You're hurting me!

Krumia replies, "I'm only joking." He looks at the news with a slumped shoulder.

He looks at the news with his shoulders drooped. ...... If the crisis in Mearaq is over, then there is no need for me to go. I'm a little sad that I won't be able to see you anymore, Usato, but I'm really glad that Mialak is saved.

As I read through the news, half happy and half regretful, a sentence caught my attention.

"Hmmm?　A right arm shining in silver?　Usato, the healing wizard who runs on the ice with a black messenger: ......?"

Hmm? ...... hmm?

Ah, what's that?　What does that mean?　Does he have any silver equipment on his right arm?　Is he running on the ice with a black messenger...... Burlyn?　But he wasn't black. .......

The person who sent the message, perhaps trying to lend credibility to the report, included a handwritten picture to make it easier to understand.

It showed Usato and his friends as they had been when they had parted in Luxembourg.

However, on his right arm, there was an overly cool-looking cage hand, to put it mildly.

In addition, on his right shoulder was an owl that was too cute, to say the least.

......?

"No, you are really good. You managed it without us even having to go there, didn't you, Suzune-san? ...... Suzune-san?"

"......Zuzu, that's not fair!"

What?"

Krumea let out a crazy voice at my words.

But I shook my shoulders so much that I didn't care about that.

Leaving aside the fact that he was wearing a basket hand, which I had not seen in Lukvis, it was not fair that he was carrying a cute little owl on his shoulder even though Bulrin was there, Usato!　I've never even met a messenger before,...... and I'm jealous of you,......!

"I wonder, Usato-kun, if you're not traveling in another world with me!"

I wonder what kind of journey you are on, Usato,......!

I dread to think how much you will have grown when I see you again. .......