The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

This is the second time I visited the castle town.

There were many shadows of people on the street, so we had to slow down.

Rose told us to get used to running among people.

However, running through the city with a bullring on your back attracts a lot of attention.

Normally, people in town would be intimidated by the presence of this monster, but for some reason, they didn't seem intimidated at all, on the contrary, they looked at me with a "here we go again" expression.

Why aren't they making such a fuss? Hey, Burlyn?"

From the outside, I look like a strange boy wearing a funny vest over my training uniform and carrying a big bear on my back.

I would definitely call the police.

I am aware that I am so strange that I would think so myself.

"Well, it's okay if he doesn't make a fuss. I can concentrate better that way."

The castle town is quite big, and having been here only once, I am forced to run along the main street with people instead of the small alleys. If I get lost, I can just use the big castle as a landmark.

But there are many stores. I wonder if that fruit is a specialty, judging from the many fruits that I brought up to Berlin in the morning. I'll ask Tong later.

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When I passed by here before, I looked at this place with a blank stare, but I could also smell the fragrance wafting through the air.

As I run through the stalls, I see that there are many different kinds of food sold here and there, each with its own unique shape and form.

But what is it anyway?

The voices I've been hearing... They sound like they're getting closer and closer, and then they're moving away. Maybe it's because I'm running, but it's strange that they're getting closer.

Is it calling for someone?

I wonder and turn around..,

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A skinny man lying on the ground, about 10 meters away, as if he had run out of energy.

I am stunned by the scene before me, but then I hear the sound of a bullfinches behind me, and I come to my senses and walk toward the prone man.

I put my palm on the man's back and pour healing magic into him.

"Are you all right, ......?"

"Kehach ...... finally ...... noticed you ......."

This guy wants something from me.

I cast a healing spell and raise myself up. The skinny man gets up apologetically, his face turning blue. He has beautiful blond hair and is quite good looking, but the shadows and sand on his face make him look very sorry.

He still looks sick, so for now he stops at the end of the main street. I make him sit on a wooden box that is left there.

"How are you feeling?"

"Oh, no, I'm sorry. ......"

"No need to thank me. What do you want from me?"

The man, whose face has regained some of its animation, barks his head in embarrassment.

"No~, I just wanted to say hello to my junior. I couldn't help chasing after him.

"Juniors are ......."

"Huh?　Didn't the Commander tell you?"

Juniors?　The only senior people I can think of in this world are my fellow tongs in the lifeguard squad.

Those tough guys don't deserve to be called seniors, so I wouldn't nominate them.

Then there's this guy at .......

"He's the only one who uses healing magic besides me and the group leader!"

"Ha-ha-ha, Commander. You didn't tell us much about us, did you? Then let me introduce myself. I'm Olga Fleur, 23 years old. Please feel free to call me Olga.

My name is Usato. I am a new member of the rescue team. It's nice to meet you, Olga-san.

This man is a healer like me.

From what Rose told me, he is not in charge of the front line, but of logistics support.

"I'm sorry for interrupting your training. I was walking here to get some medicine and saw a lifeguard carrying a blue grizzly bear on his back. ....... And he didn't look familiar, so I thought maybe he was the new guy I asked about."

"So that's what it was. ...... hmm? How did you know I was from the lifeguard squad?"

I know he thought I was a strange man with a bear on his back, but he couldn't have known that I was a member of the lifeguard squad.

How did they know?

"Ha-ha-ha, that's the outfit you're wearing. That training uniform is a special one that only members of the lifeguard corps are allowed to wear. See the red embroidery on it?

"What?　...... Oh, that's right."

A red flower is sewn into the thigh of his pants.

I hadn't paid attention to it before, but I guess Olga saw it and decided that I was a member of the rescue team.

"And by the way, we often get tongs running around here," she said. The townspeople are used to seeing them.

"I see, that's why I wasn't too surprised to see me and Bulrin ......."

"I was a bit taken aback by the blue grizzly kids, though. ...... haha."

If there were a bunch of guys that dense running around town, I wouldn't make much of an impact with a bear on my back. Well, all mysteries are solved.

I pat the head of Bulrin, who is looking at me curiously, and turn my attention to Olga.

He smiles, looks at me and opens his mouth.

"I'm still surprised. I never thought I could keep up with you. We couldn't keep up with you at all.

"No, no, I was desperate too. ...... hmm?　When you say "we", you mean the other one who can use healing magic ......, right?"

"Yes, she's my sister, five years younger than me. We don't train together, but we run a clinic.

We are siblings who use healing magic. I guess magical aptitude runs in the family.

"Yes, brother and sister. ......"

"But we're still a rescue squad. In case of emergency, we treat the wounded under the command of the Commander.

I see, instead of training, we open a clinic in the castle town, and when war breaks out, we will be in the rear to heal our allies. He's got a lot on his mind, doesn't he?

But if Olga is a healing magician like me, why didn't she heal herself when she chased after me?

"Can't you heal yourself, Olga-san?"

"Ah, that's the thing, I'm not good at healing my own injuries. On the other hand, I am very good at healing others, but I couldn't keep up with the Commander's training because of my physical weakness. ...... My sister is another reason."

"I didn't know that. ......"

There seems to be a difference between what magic can do and what it cannot do.

Olga and his sister, I would like to visit their clinic when I have time.

I stand up, carrying Burlin on my back.

"Well, I'd better get back to my training. Then I'd better go back to training.

"I'm sorry for interrupting you, Usato-kun."

"No, no, it was nice talking to you too, Olga-san."

We can't rest too long.

I'm sure they won't be mad at me if I tell them why, but I just want to take my training seriously.

"Oh, I have one last question."

"Yes?"

Olga-san calls out to me and I turn around. There is Olga-san with a serious expression on her face, not the smiling face I saw earlier.

"I don't want you to hate Rose-san too much. He's pretty rough, but he's kind of ...... clumsy, so ......"

Here, when he called "Mr. Rose" instead of "Mr. Commander," he must have meant Rose as an individual, not Rose as a commander.

Then the answer is obvious.

It is all right. I don't hate you from the beginning!　Maybe some other time!"

He was a strict, rough, and devilish leader, but somehow I couldn't hate him.

Although I wanted to express a grudge or two against him for dropping me in the forest, it was a good thing that I could not see Bulrin if I had not gone to the forest.

I'm sorry about the Grand Grizzly though. ...... But it scares me to think if that snake had left the forest and attacked this kingdom.

".........It would have been a good thing in that sense."

He turns around and starts running.

Let's go around to the castle next, where Kazuki and his senpai would be at this time of the day. It's been a while since I've seen them.

I'm going to go to ......, but I don't think it's a good idea to take Bulrin inside the castle.

I'm sure he'll be fine.

As I watch the boy running away with the blue grizzly bear cub on his back, I am lost in thought.

"I can't believe that the same type of healing wizard as the Commander was a boy like that. ......"

Not sharp like me, but a well-balanced healer. In fact, the healing spells he cast on me had a perfect effect.

I'm still in my twenties, but I'm getting a little emotional.

I look up at the sky as I sit on the wooden box that Usato has prepared for me.

"So you finally found it, Commander. ...... You won't be the only one on the next battlefield."

Looks like my sister's here.

You don't have to look so desperate just because you're worried about her. ....... She's a real pain in the ass.

"Big brother!　Are you dying to go out alone?

"I'm not that frail!"

"What?　You're my brother!"

What, don't you think you're being too harsh by making it sound like I'm a poor person?

No, no, no, don't worry about that too much, I have to tell my lovely sister about today's new encounter.

"I met an interesting girl today," she said.

"Yeah?"

You should meet him.

I'm sure things will get interesting from now on.