The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The morning training was unexpectedly heated.

The format of the training was such that we took turns playing tag with the seniors and taking turns in training with Kazuki, which was a natural way to train the basic areas that we wanted to develop.

"Come on!"

"Not yet!"

For the first time today, Kazuki and I had a mock battle.

I step out of the way of his slash with the wooden sword and throw a palm strike.

He avoids it with minimal movement and tries to strike me with the butt of his wooden sword at my solar plexus.

I immediately grab it with my basket hand and try to counterattack, but before I can do so, Kazuki strikes me with his shoulder, forcing me to retreat.

"Finally, a blow with a body slam in agony. I guess I'm not as good as Usato in simple combat.

"That's not true. I've been on the edge of my seat for a while now.

Actually, you're right.

Kazuki's movements are surprisingly solid, and he is also extremely focused in battle.

Perhaps because he has Mr. Sigurth as his master, his fighting style is very similar to that of a knight like Mr. Aruk, but even a simple swing, thrust, or cleave is powerful, and combined with the pressure, it has a unique difficulty in avoiding.

If I had not experienced the battle with Rose, I might have been seriously attacked.

"Kazuki. It's almost noon, let's cut out for the afternoon.

"Is it that time already!　I'm just getting used to Usato's moves.

"Ha-ha-ha, let's do it again next time."

"Ah!"

I could say the same thing about my senpai, but Kazuki is getting used to my moves in such a short time.

I am happy that I was able to help them through the mock battle, but I have to work harder!　I feel like I have to work harder!

I head to my senpai and Eva, who are observing with Kazuki, with a renewed determination to continue training without fail.

"Good night, Usato, Kazuki.

Thank you for your hard work!

I nodded at their words, and Kazuki and I sat down on the field next to them.

We have some time before the afternoon game, so we can eat lunch and change our clothes before then.

As I sip the water offered by Eva while thinking about our plans for the day ahead, I notice that there are more eyes on the training field than before.

"Oh, I didn't know there were that many people here..."

There must still be some time before the afternoon game, but no, it was more like students.

"Usato-kun, I just noticed that.

"What?　Senpai, you noticed?"

"Just now. I guess some students heard that we were training here and gathered here.

"Oh, I see."

If you look closely, you can see that they seem to be excited to see their seniors and Kazuki.

Well, not to mention Eva, Senpai and Kazuki are real beauties. I can see why they are the talk of the town.　

Well, I don't get any attention ......?　Why are those two sneaking around looking at me?

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When they notice my eyes on them, they turn blue and get scared.

What's that?

Mr. Usato!

What?　What's wrong?　Eva."

I turned my head toward Eva, feeling a bit confused, and she spoke to me happily with a twinkle in her eye.

"I've always thought that you are very brave when you are fighting, Usato-san!　It's just like the auger I saw in a book the other day!"

"Oh, thank you."

His cheeks twitch, but he barely manages a smile.

She says that with 100 percent good intentions. ......!　I, Lucas, of course, will not allow you to disrespect her. ......!

Eva smiles a dazzling smile like a flower as I return her thanks with tears of blood in my heart.

Senpai, seeing this, also turns to me.

"I also think you are brave and just like a real ogre!　Usato!

"Senpai, there are some things you are allowed to say and some things you are not allowed to say.

Why?

I spit the venom with a smile on my face, and my senpai grabbed my collar with a bewildered expression.

I see, I looked so scary when I was fighting.

Kazuki, who couldn't help but notice my somber depression, calls out to me.

"Usato's eyes are so focused on you that he can't miss your movements, so maybe that's why you look so scary.

"Well, you have to watch their movements to defend or avoid them. ......"

I wonder if he had a wrinkled brow and a very serious look on his face.

Either way, I am sure that there is nothing I can do to change my impression of the students here.

No, I had a feeling that they had been avoiding me since I came here before, so it's too late now. .......

I was even more depressed when I realized so myself.

I was even more depressed when I realized it myself.

After finishing the morning training, we left Eva and went back to the lodge.

As we parted from her, I had some misgivings about what the sky-blue knights were saying to Eva, but I decided not to think about it too much since I had to concentrate on the exchange match in the afternoon.

After putting on our uniforms and having lunch, we headed back to the training field where the exchange game was to take place.

"Are Mr. Welshy and Mr. Sigurth already there?"

"Yes, it seems so. We're going to be the first to show them our skills, so they'll call us then. ......

The senior's gaze turns toward the training area.

He had just been in a mock battle with Senpai and Kazuki, and while they were a short distance away from each other, five black targets had been set up that had not been there before.

"Are those the targets we are going to hit?"

"They seem to be. They are different in color from the white ones we used to hit with magic.

It looks like only the color has changed, but the strength and everything else must be different from the targets we know.

"Well, your arm is getting stronger."

"You shouldn't overdo it."

"You say so, Usato-kun. But, Usato, if we want to gain the trust of soldiers from other countries, we have to show them our abilities to some extent.

"That's true, but ......"

Senpai, you're looking very determined.

Well, maybe I'm a little elated because I have something I can put my real power into.

I have that feeling, too.

While we were waiting for the exchange match to start, a red-haired woman, Princess Nia, came up to us.

"I see you've all arrived.

Yes. ...... Prince Kyle?"

She turned around and tilted her head.

"My brother seems to have gone off on his own again. ......"

"Oh, my God. ......"

Prince Kyle, what a free spirit.

Princess Nia looks a little tired.

"I'm looking forward to today's exchange game."

"Oh, Princess Nia, will you join us?"

No, I am not a fighter myself. I'm only a spectator because I'm the representative here.

It sounds like you can handle a certain amount of fighting from the way you speak.

It's amazing that you can be both literal and martial despite being a busy royalty.

I'm just going through the physical side of things.

"Usato-sama, I apologize for my brother's rude behavior the other day.

"What?　...... No, no!　The question he had was a legitimate one, so I don't mind!

Princess Nai'a bows her head to me unexpectedly, and I am flustered.

The other day, Prince Kyle's comment was a bit harsh, but it should have been a fair criticism. For my part, I am rather thankful for that criticism, because it made me realize how naive I was.

Princess Nai'a still does not lift her head.

"Even so, I am sure that I made a comment to humiliate you with a personal grudge at such a serious occasion as the meeting. Please give him a good beating, or beat him up, or use him as a test subject for your healing fist."

"Well, I'm punching everything."

"If that's allowed, my brother will take whatever punishment ......!"

What?　Can you hear me?　My voice.

Aren't you trying to pin the blame solely on your brother?

If you listen carefully, he's gone from punching him once to gradually upgrading.　

When she had said all she wanted to say, she made a sullen face that was different from the sad one she had just made.

"To be honest, Kyle may have made a bad impression on Karm Helio, so I thought it would be good if we could at least make them not talk to each other during this meeting."

You're being too frank!

"Since you all seem to know what we're up to, I thought I'd better not hide anything. Yes, I'm being frank."

I wonder what he is really saying with his expressionless face.

I casually look next to me and see ...... senpai and Kazuki donkeying around.

Why is it that the women I meet are always, with a high probability, disappointing?

"So, you're not going to use ...... me as a test subject for the Renga-ken?"

I won't!

"I see. I'm sorry. I thought this would be a good opportunity for you to straighten up your act.

Princess Nai'a looks really disappointed, and I feel guilty, but I can't aim my fist at her.

Rather, the only creatures that would be allowed to use such a fist would be Koga, Rose, or some other monster-like creature, even if it is humanoid.

"How much do you hate Prince Kyle? ......"

"No, I don't hate you.　He's my younger brother, and I'm just being strict with him because your father and mother spoiled him.

As expected, even the senpai felt sorry for Prince Kyle's treatment and asked him such a question, but what he received was a surprising answer.

...... If you think about it, if he really dislikes you, he wouldn't lecture you or even talk to you.

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We turn our attention to the center of the training ground when we hear Ms. Welshy's voice calling our names.

There we saw the black target we had seen earlier and Welshy's figure.

"It looks like you are ready. I apologize for taking up your valuable time.

No, no, we are glad to have gotten to know your personality.

"I also ...... feel like I was able to relax and talk to people for the first time in a while. I hope you all have a good time at the exchange games.

Finally, after giving a smile that was not a fake smile, Princess Nia bowed and left.

After seeing her off, we walked back to Mr. Welshy.

"Princess Nai'a was an interesting person, wasn't she?

"I was in a hurry, though, when he told me that he was going to ...... give Prince Kyle a series of fists."

"Is it still a technique that shouldn't be aimed at people?　The magic itself is healing magic, right?

I nodded at Kazuki's words.

"It's healing magic, but it's too powerful.

"......, the more I hear about it, the more I'm curious about what kind of technique it is. Oh, yeah!　What about the order!"

What's the order?""Order?""

"The order in which we perform the moves!　We're not all going to do it together, so let's decide it while we're at it!

That's right.

It would be embarrassing to make a mess about who will be the first to perform when the time comes.

As I was trying to think of what number would be best, Kazuki spoke up.

"Then, why don't we do the same as the last time?

"The last time?"

"Last time we came to Lucvis, we had a chance to hit the target with our magic. The first one is you, the second one is me, and the third one is Usato, but in a different form.

"Oh, that's a good idea!　How about you, Usato?"

"That's fine with me, too."

We don't even have to play rock-paper-scissors.

Finally, we arrive at Mr. Welshy's place.

"We're all here. Now then, at the beginning of the exchange game, I would like to have the representatives watch Suzune-sama, Kazuki-sama, and Usato-sama's technique, which we had to demonstrate on short notice the other day.

Yes."""Yes."""

"I have prepared the wooden sword and other tools for you, but is there anyone who can use them?"

"No, I use a basket hand, so there is no need.

"I'm going to do it with just magic too, so ......"

When Kazuki and I answered him, he seemed to think for a while, then snapped his hand as if he had an idea and pointed to about ten wooden swords.

"Okay, here are the wooden swords. Let's use them all."

"What?　All of it?

No?

That's fine, but please don't be too reckless ......, Suzune-sama. ......

Of course!"

As soon as he answered, Senpai, who was carrying ten wooden swords filled to the brim, thrust them one by one into the ground about ten meters away from the black target.

"Senpai, what in the world do you think you are doing?"

"I don't know. I don't know. But I'm sure they are going to do something we don't expect.

They nodded at Kazuki's words and watched the situation for a while.

I look around to see how many people are gathered around me.

Master Lucas and Eva, the sky-blue knights.

Princess Nia, Prince Kyle, who is holding his head and fainting in agony, as if he had been hit with a fist, and the knights guarding him.

Mr. Hyde and Helena and their muscular-looking warriors.

And Mr. Sigurth of the Lingle Kingdom and his knights.

As other teachers and students from Lukvis look on, the older man turns to Welshy and us, having finished inserting all but one of his wooden swords into the ground.

"Wellsey, can we start now?"

"Yes. "Yes. I just want to make sure that you don't do anything rash.

The senior nodded at Mr. Welshy's words and now turned his attention to us.

"Usato-kun, Kazuki-kun. It's only for a moment, so don't miss it."

"Yes?"

After saying this, Senpai turned his body toward the black target and assumed a stabbing stance with the wooden sword he had left at hand beforehand, and then he gushed the magic power of lightning into his body.

As soon as the air in the training hall changes, Senpai's figure is drowned out with a flash of lightning.

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The next time I heard someone's voice sounding so foolish, the change had already happened.

The first change was that the wooden sword pierced the target, which was supposed to be reinforced, with a strong sound.

However, there was no senpai there, and when I thought I heard the strong sound of electric shocks gushing out again, all the wooden swords that had been thrust in front of the black target disappeared, and the next moment, several wooden swords thrust into the target, burning it with a residue of lightning.

"---Yes!　Success!"

Sliding on the ground, our senpai appeared in front of us, and when he saw the still-burned target, he looked at us with the most smug look on his face and snapped his fingers.

The next moment, ten wooden swords emitted powerful thunderbolts, and almost instantly the black target was obliterated.

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Oh, my God, that's it.

I have no words to describe it.

What?　Moving at super-high speed, thrusting a wooden sword into the target, and then discharging internally?

What's so gruesome about that? How can you think of such a technique?

"This is the Ten Strikes of Lightning ......!"

And he even came up with a really cool name for it.

I can forgive you for that name alone.

That's great, I really respect him.

However, the people around him are still speechless, rather than being impressed by the out-of-the-ordinary super-sequence of attacks he has performed.

Perhaps not caring about such stares, the senior came back to us and tapped Kazuki on the shoulder.

"Kazuki-kun, next time, please do me a favor."

"......Yes, you're in charge."

The older man, who had replaced Kazuki and moved up next to me, seemed to be in a good mood as he spoke to me.

"How's it going?　It was only for a moment, wasn't it?

"Yes, that's my senior. That was cool."

"Hmmm, you can praise me more. The more you praise me, the more I grow.

"......"

"Mute!"

He looks at Kazuki, who is now in the same position as him.

Just then, he was standing in front of the target next to the one that he had obliterated, and was increasing the magic of his own light system.

"Senpai has done something this spectacular. Then I have to do something as great as him ......!"

More than ten magic bullets shot out from Kazuki's palms and floated in the air.

All of them fly around in the air, moving like living creatures.

Not only the representatives but also the people in the school who handle magic gasp at Kazuki's extraordinary manipulation of magic power.

"My power is dangerous. But it can be anything depending on how you handle it!

As soon as Kazuki raises his hand, the magic bullet is fixed in mid-air.

"Hit the target!"

Kazuki's command is followed by a high-speed rotation, and the magic bullet is shot out, penetrating the target as if it were a piece of tofu.

But it does not end there.

Even after penetrating the target, the magic bullet does not disappear, but floats up into the air again.

"It's not complete, but we need to strengthen the system!"

The magic bullets floating up in the air merge and transform into a spear-like shape.

Seeing the spear, which was stopped in mid-air with a divine radiance, Kazuki lowered his hand, as if he had lost his strength.

The spear fell in synchronization with the movement of Kazuki's hand, and when it pierced the target, it popped with an intense light.

There was nothing left but a gaping crater.

"......"

Just as in the case of my seniors, everyone here is in raptures.

Of course, they have destroyed the target twice in a row, which is surely more powerful than the last time.

In Kazuki's case, he was not only obliterated, but also annihilated.

Senpai and Kazuki are both too hard, but I think it's just as well.

But if you think about it, he usually unleashes his healing fist after that.

......I might add a little arrangement to it since it's a place like this.