The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Frana stood there stunned as Usato appeared in front of us.

He urged his colleagues of the rescue team to go ahead, then lowered the Bullring with Ferrum on it to the ground and faced me and Amaco once more.

"I'm sorry. I interfered with your training. ......"

"No, that's okay. ......Amako aside, why are you here, senpai?"

I was looking for you.

Me?

He pats a still stunned Frana on the shoulder, bringing her back to her senses, and asks her to introduce herself.

"Yes, yes, my name is Frana. It's hard to tell with my hood up right now, but I'm an elf.

"Elf ......?　Oh, Kazuki says he met them on his travels ....... Nice to meet you, I'm Usato Ken. This owl over here is my demon Neah.

On Usato's shoulder, the silent owl stares at Frana from her toes to the top of her head. It is as if he is observing Frana, but such a movement is also very adorable, which is the privilege of a cute thing, isn't it?

I wonder if she'll let me fluff her later.

Nair, with her hair standing on end, moves to the opposite shoulder of Usato-kun to hide from me, as if her evil thoughts have leaked out.

In my sober shock, Frana looks a little surprised at Usato-kun's normal response.

"You don't need to use honorifics. I think we are probably about the same age in terms of human age."

"Yes, well, ...... then, nice to meet you again."

...... Ha!　Isn't this an opportunity to get Usato-kun to drop his honorific to me?

Let's not be too eager here, but try to start casually.

"Usato-kun, you don't need to use honorifics for me, too. In fact, you can call me by my name without hesitation. Furthermore, you can call me by my nickname, Suzutan!

I can't do that.

"Why?

"Because, senior students are seniors."

He rejected me like a stream of water!

He laughed at my extreme agitation and looked around.

"It's a little conspicuous here, isn't it? Why don't we talk at the end of the hall?

"In that case, there is a place to sit next to the store.

Amako urges me to sit down where the crates are placed.

Amako, who had taken over as the store keeper, had taken the seat next to Usato before I knew it.

It was such a natural movement that it was not surprising that I did not even feel any discomfort.

"Usato, why is this man on Bulrin's back?"

Amako asked Mr. Usato about Ferrum, the demon girl on Bulrin's back.

She collapsed while running. Because of her position, I couldn't just leave her there, so I had to tie her to the burin and carry her.

"Hmm."

Amako, listening to Usato's story, gives Ferrum a sharp look for a moment.

Is there something wrong with her?　Amako lowers her voice and speaks to Usato.

Amako lowered her voice and spoke to Usato.　She is already awake.

"What!"

Amako's words made him jump!　FELM's body shakes.

But Usato, on the other hand, only smiles smugly.

"Ha-ha-ha. Of course I'm aware of it. After this, I'm going to run the ones that have been knocked out.

"......?!"

"I see. But that's a little surprising. I can't believe that Usato isn't angry with you.

"Well, to be honest, I didn't think she would want to take the initiative to join our training. So, I'm glad that FERM is joining us in the training of the rescue team. Maybe he's just a little too focused on his training."

A smile without a trace of malice.

However, Ferrum, who is on Bulrin's back, shakes his head, indicating his refusal, but Usato-kun doesn't notice this and is talking with Amako.

"You pushed yourself too hard trying to keep up with us earlier, so let her rest for now, and then I, as the healing wizard, will make sure to assist her and get her running."

"Oh, is that okay?"

"It's fine. I won't let you faint.

Usato-kun said this with a smile, and Ferrum trembled.

A kindness without malice of any kind. But when it comes to the lifeguard standard, there's a level of awesomeness that transcends malice or good intentions.

"Oh, my God! Suzune, I didn't understand what was okay."

"Don't worry. Me too."

Words that would make you cringe if said to your face, but under different circumstances, they are not at all enviable.

......No, I do envy them a little bit, though.

While I was struggling inside, Frana, who was sitting next to me, was talking to Usato-kun.

"Oh, um, why are you running with a blue grizzly on your back?"

"To train, that's the main reason. My role in the rescue team is to move wounded people to safety and heal them on the battlefield, so I train this way so that I don't get tired and stuck at the critical moment.

"Yes, that's right. ......"

Despite its shocking appearance, Usato's training has a well-defined purpose.

It may be Rose's skill that she is able to train her body with a clear understanding of its significance, rather than just training it in the dark.

"Can I ask you about the evil dragon?"

"Ah, the evil dragon. "Oh, the evil dragons..................no problem at all.

Usato looks at Amako and Nair, then nods his head.

To him, both Amako and Nair were involved in the fight against the evil dragon, so did he ask for their confirmation?

"First of all, ......, did you really slay the evil dragon?"

"I didn't slay it alone, but ...... I did. I think we have defeated the Evil Dragon.

"......What kind of opponent was he?"

"A dragon corpse with a lot of scars all over ......?　Still, it had great power, deadly poison, and scales that were impenetrable to half-baked attacks. I tried to hit it myself, but it was completely impenetrable and scared the hell out of me.

"You hit him?　You hit an evil dragon?

Amako, on the other hand, nodded her head in agreement with Usato's words.

Amako nodded her head in agreement with Usato's words. Usato, you just went and hit him like a normal person.

"It's the quickest way to be sure."

Amako and Usato exchange words nostalgically with each other.

Let's not worry too much about the surreal nature of the conversation.

...... Honestly, I would have reacted the same way as Frana if I had not heard about the evil dragon from Usato before.

"Are you really a healing magician?"

"What?　What do you mean by that ......?"

"Well, I mean, normal healing wizards don't carry blue grizzlies on their backs or punch evil dragons, so I thought that ...... was a little too human."

"...... heh,heh......"

He glares at Amako, who is holding back her laughter as she looks sideways at Usato-kun, whose smile is twitching, and he clears his throat once before opening his mouth.

"It is true that I am a little different from a normal healing magician, but I am still a healing magician. I'm just a healing wizard who's been training a little too hard. ...... I have no special abilities other than that.

"A little?　Not just a little, but a lot.　No. Usato. Don't lie.

"Hmmm, is this where your mouth is at?"

Amako hastily hides her forehead as Usato-kun takes a decoupage position.

His physical abilities are the result of his bloody efforts.

I can't even imagine how many hardships and unspeakable experiences he went through to say what he said without even thinking about it.

"......There are people like this, besides Kazuki. I feel like I've been made aware of how naive I am. ......"

I don't know if that's the right place to describe it as naivete. .......

I feel that the existence of healing wizards like Usato and Ms. Rose should be treated rather as out of the ordinary.

"May I ask you something this time?"

"Yes, yes. What is it?

Is there any connection between the monster that Kazuki fought and the evil dragon?

At Usato's question, Frana pauses for a few seconds before opening her mouth.

"That ...... I don't know. According to my grandmother's fortune-telling, there are only three plagues that will consume the continent. But if there's any similarity, it's that they were both sealed by the heroes of the previous generation."

"...... sealed by heroes, right. The awakening of the evil dragon was unintentional, but if the awakening of the ravenous monster was intentional,......."

Three plagues that have consumed the continent.

I have defeated one of them, the man-eating Thunder Beast, but it was nothing more than a mutated monster.

However, the beings that Usato and Kazuki fought share the same fundamental cause of their outbreak.

Both of them are "unsealed.

Perhaps that is what you are wondering about, Usato.

"Usato, do you think that the monster of binge eating was awakened by the previous hero?"

"I don't know. He is no longer in this world. ....... I thought about the possibility that the previous hero himself is still alive, but it is too absurd to be true. ......

"That's for sure."

Normal people do not live for hundreds of years.

It is possible that the previous generation of heroes might have lived, but there is too little information to draw such a conclusion.

"The most likely scenario is revenge against the people who used us, but I don't understand why it would be for people hundreds of years in the future.

"If you want revenge, you should be able to take it out on the people who did you wrong back then, right?"

Thinking back, I wonder what the heroes of the past we know are.

Heroes who saved mankind from the threat of the Demon King?

A tragic person who was exploited by humans?

Although hidden behind glorious legends and tales of heroism, the battles of those days must have been far from beautiful stories, but rather horrific ones.

What did the heroes who fought through the war do when they glimpsed the reality of the situation?

"It's no use thinking about such things, is it?"

As Usato-kun and I were pondering, Nea, who had been silent until then, said something like that.

Next to me, she said, "What ......?" I don't know how many times I've seen this expression of astonishment on my face today.

"That's true. I'm better at moving my body without thinking about details than thinking about anything else. Amako, senpai, Frana, we're going back to training.

Usato stood up and looked at Ferrum, who was standing on the back of Bulrin.

She was still pretending to be unconscious, but when Usato called her name, her shoulders trembled as if she was upset.

"Okay, Ferrum. It's time to get up. We're going to run now."

"......Bo, don't worry about me, you should be doing your own training."

"Huh. Ferrum ...... you thought I was such a heartless guy?"

Cowering his shoulders in disgust, Usato lifts Ferm by the collar with one arm and stands him up, then speaks to him with a serious expression on his face.

"Don't worry, I won't abandon you no matter how weak you are or whether you fall down or not. I will make you get up and I will push you and make you run.

"Oh, um, yeah. ....... No, wait!　That means you're going to force me to run no matter what!　I'm at my limit!"

"If you've got the energy to complain, you're not too far gone!　The real limit is not remembered!　As long as you can still say you're at your limit, you'll be fine!

This guy doesn't listen to anyone at all!

Give it up. He's probably listening and ignoring you.

The former black knight half cries as Usato-kun flips a switch and goes into hot-blooded mode.

Nea looks at Usato-kun's reaction with a somewhat distant look.

Amako, on the other hand, is just letting it go, as if she's used to this scene.

"All right, Bulrin!　Let's do what we did in Lukvis!　Get on my back!"

Grua!

And Nair, cast a binding spell on me!

Yes, yes. ......

Usato, who is in the groove, carries the burin on his back.

Usato, who had been covered in a thin magical pattern by Nair's magic, locked onto Ferrum, who was backing away from him, and started to run as if he were a raging bull.

FERUM's face twists in horror at the sight of Usato-kun's bizarre running, and he runs away from the scene as if he is trying to escape.

"I don't understand, I don't understand!　Why are you chasing me?

Why are you chasing me?　Just run!　Don't worry!　Don't worry! Nack has been down this road before!　Ha-ha-ha-ha!

"Uh, oh, oh, oh!"

With a shriek that almost echoes throughout the kingdom and a laugh, Usato and Ferrum disappear in the blink of an eye.

The people of the castle town see them off and quickly return to their normal lives as before.

Amako, who was standing next to them, looked up at me with a small smile on her face.

"Well then, I'll go back to tending to the store.

"Yeah ...... yeah, good luck ......."

"Yeah."

Amako walks slowly back into the store.

She is totally unfazed, and I talk to Frana, who is still in a daze, with a little respect for her.

"Well, you are the best, Usato. It was like a storm."

"......"

"Hmm, Frana?"

"I'm at ......."

I listen to Frana, who mutters something in her sleep.

"......Wasn't that owl ...... just now talking?"

"Oh, I didn't tell you. Usato, your demon is a vampire. He's cute in his owl form, but he's really cute in his real form too.

"......"

"Hmm?　What's the matter, you look so angry when you come close to me. ...... Hmmm?

Suddenly, Frana came up to me and held both of my cheeks.

The suddenness of the situation made me sound so surprised that I let out a dumb voice.

"......Suzu-ne!"

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

"Why didn't you say something like that earlier!　It's more like you're out of your mind!　Are all people from other worlds like that!　Or is he the only one who's crazy?

At least she got to know Usato, but it seems that the encounter with him was a shock for Frana in many ways.

That being said, if you don't take your hands off my cheeks soon, my cool image as a brave man will be destroyed. ...... is surprisingly strong.

"Nuh-uh-uh."

"If you're still hiding something, tell me now ......!　If you're still hiding something, tell us now!　Spit it out now......!　If you don't,...... you'll lose your common sense!"

Oh my god, the fact that all of that is true.

My face scrunched up as she played with my cheeks, and I spent the next hour trying to figure out how to explain this to Frana.