The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

It feels like it's been quite a while since the fighting started.......

We continue to treat the wounded at the lifeguard station, but instead of decreasing the number of injured people being brought to us, the number is only increasing.

Those who cannot fit into the tent at the base are laid on the ground on linen cloths that we have prepared in advance, and then we, the healing wizards, heal them.

We have secured a place for the time being, but there is still a problem.

That is, the people who were cut by the sword held by the man who seems to be the leader of the army.

They have been unable to heal their wounds in any way, and the only way to keep them alive is to give them first aid and then leave them for the time being.

It was a painful and itchy feeling for us not to be able to help those who were suffering right in front of our eyes.

"Uluru-dono, I will carry the injured ones.

"Oh, thank you. ......"

One of the knights who is now protecting us at the base, Mr. Alc, lays the wounded brought by the black uniform on the ground covered with linen cloth.

He is a trustworthy man who used to travel with Usato.

He takes the initiative to help us treat the wounded without us saying a word, and if the manipulated knight gets out of control, he immediately subdues him, which is more than dependable.

In such a short time, he has become a << master of caring! >>I was even laughing at him several times.

"Okay, ......!　Good luck!　I'll heal you now!"

I regain my strength and cast a healing spell on the injured person in front of me.

I've done this dozens of times, but I never seem to get used to it. The wounds are always painful to see, and the faces of the wounded in agony are so painful that you want to turn away from them.

But the people who are running the battlefield are probably suffering even more than I am, so I cannot give in to despair.

Besides..,

"There's room here, bring them over here!"

"That's right, Gerna!　I'll be honest, I might fall down, but I'll do my best!

No, you get some rest!

I won't pass out until I see the lady!

Both Gerna and Kate, who came this time, are doing their jobs as healing wizards.

Especially Gerna, the confusion she showed in the beginning is gone, and now she is facing the injured person with firmness.

And your brother..,

"Ms. Olga, ......"

"Don't worry, Mr. Scharn. I'm still fine."

"...... yes."

Uh-huh?　It's like, the longer I'm away from them, the closer they are to me. .......

No, they probably don't think so, but they are taking it seriously. .......

"It's going to be okay if you're here, Charn!　Yes!"　

Now is not the time to be thinking about anything frivolous, so I half-heartedly force myself to stop thinking and finish treating the injured.

The brother's funny story is important, but now is not the time to dwell on it.

As I was about to switch my thoughts and deal with the next injured person, a knight came running to the base with a panicked look and told something to the escorting knights including Mr. Aruk.

When I looked at him, Mr. Alc, who had a happy expression on his face, said something so that everyone in the room could hear him.

"The one who was manipulating the knights ......!　We have succeeded in capturing the commander of the Third Army!"

"Mr. Aruk, could it be ...... then!"

"Yes!　Now there will be no more people to be manipulated!"

Thank goodness ....... I am relieved from the bottom of my heart that I no longer have to worry about being attacked by my allies.

But I didn't think it was the leader of the third corps who was manipulating me.

I didn't know the strength of the so called "legionnaires" of the demon army, but I knew that they were pretty amazing people.

"But did the knights capture the third corps commander?

"I heard that Usato-dono captured him."

"...... Eh, Usato-kun?"

Yes. Yes, that's the information I have.

---What are you doing, Usato?

I mean, I heard you were fighting another corps leader in another place!

I can understand your confusion. Yes, I understand.

Aruk-san's nodding seemed to be filled with a strong sense of reality.

"Usato-kun, ...... you are fighting again, aren't you?"

A healing wizard is supposed to help, not fight.

Considering this, Usato's decision seems wrong, but considering his character, it is easy to see what he was fighting for.

He fought because he knew that many people would be hurt if he did not do something about the enemy in front of him.

I don't know if that decision was right or wrong, but at least what I thought was--,

"I should work harder, too. ......!"

I'm going to get my heart back in the right place.

Just as Usato is running on the battlefield as a healing magician, I am standing here now as a healing magician.

Then, I can't show him my unworthiness as a senior member of his lifeguard team and as his big sister. ......!

●Thank you!

Koga, commander of the Second Legion of the Demon Lords.

Clad in dark magic, his movements are the complete opposite of those of Usato.

Whereas Usato is the type who sees through his opponent's movements and counters without question, Koga moves in any direction and tries to strike a sharp blow as if he were exploiting an opening.

"Light!"

He swings his sword down at Coga, manipulating the magic bullet.

As soon as he blocked the sword with his arm, he maneuvered it to fire a hail of magic projectiles, but they were drowned out by the scythe extending from Koga's back.

"That's not enough to reach me!　Brave man!

"Ordinary magic bullets will be canceled out by that thing on your back. ......"

A normally controlled magic bullet is a balloon, so to speak.

If they are cut by a sickle, as they are now, the magic inside them bursts.

So far, they have been trying to push through with the number of magic bullets, but I guess that's impossible. .......

"...... Okay."

Words are power.

You say them out loud, you hear them with your ears, and your brain recognizes them.

It is more efficient and much faster to form and manipulate magic by shaping the image of the word into magic than to think and move it all in the head.

Maybe Usato is shouting the name of the technique for the same reason as I am.

"...... Chakram."

He mutters and gathers magic bullets to form another shape.

The two magic bullets, which have changed into a shape similar to a circular boomerang, begin to spin at high speed.

"If you can make it disappear, make it disappear!"

"Ugh, what the hell is that? ......!"

The circular magic power transformed into a magic power is a dangerous technique that can cut off anything it comes in contact with while spinning at high speed.

Unlike ordinary magic bullets, it can only control two, but they are still powerful enough.

Gripping the sword, I attack from a medium distance with a circle of magic power.

"Cut it down!"

Good!

Coga puts his hands on the ground and directs the four scythes extended from his back toward the high-speed spinning magic projectiles.

The current magic bullets are specially designed for cutting.

I chop the scythes with my sword and send two magic bullets to separate Koga's torso and neck.

You can't stop me with a half-baked defense!

"Take that ......!"

In response, I shoot a series of light magic rays from the palm of my right arm to which my left hand is attached.

Koga, who had bounced them off with his giant arm, attempted to approach us while avoiding the magic bullets that were coming to cut him down.

"Can't you catch up with me? ......"

My system of magic is light, but I can't manipulate it at the same speed as light.

I mean light as purification, in the sense that it annihilates its target without question.

Therefore, both magical beams and magic bullets are slower than my senpai's electric magic, and are not compatible with fast-moving opponents such as Usato and Koga.

"Yuusha, your magic and your skill are amazing, but you are too slow to catch me. ......!"

Don't lick ...... it!

But that doesn't mean you've run out of options!

Clutching his sword with both hands, he uses it to deal with the claws and scythes that KOGA wields.

Koga's movements are fast and hard to read, but..,

"Haaah!"

Now that he and Usato have met, he's not so fast that he can't handle it!

He avoids the belt protruding from Koga's body and shoots an improvised magic bullet generated by his palm.

"Haha, I won't take such a slow one!"

He immediately deals with it with the scythe on his back, but as he avoids it, he raises his sword, which he has re-holstered in one hand, and swings it as if to slice off his head.

He knows that the black magic will prevent him from doing so.

It's just a bluff for the real blow. ......!

He creates a small sword with magic condensed in the opposite palm of his sword.

"Pierce ......!"

He floats it in his fist and swings it at Koga, who turns his attention to defending himself against the sword.

Aim at his heart!

Kill it instantly before it can respond!

"Flash Point!"

"Oh no!"

He floats his sword like a fist and slams it into Koga's torso at the same time as he shouts the name of the technique.

With the blow, he releases the sword condensed with the magic of light, which turns into a penetrating blow that obliterates all defenses!

"OLLA!"

Huh?

The blow surely obliterates Koga's heart.

However, just before the sword of light can obliterate Koga's heart, he is knocked back with an unnatural impact, and falls backward as if pushed out.

"Now the magic burst from Koga's arms. ......?"

He lost his target, and his sword of light flew far behind him, and he looked at Koga, who took an unexpected action.

Coga, who had moved back in a slight panic, looked at his own arms and let out an exclamation of amazement.

"I see, unlike Usato, my arms are like this (・・・・)."

"You, that was ...... Usato's ......."

"Yeah."

Just before Koga fell back, a sludge-like cloud of magic burst from his arms.

Now, from his arms, the black magic that had erupted had transformed into sword-like spikes, many of which were shooting out of his hands.

"That's because I've been hit by them many times. That's right, I know what he's doing. Even if the ...... seed is broken, what he's doing is not normal.

Coga quickly put his arm back on and waved his hand in the air at me, stunned.

There was no blood.

Is Koga as capable of unleashing his magic as Usato is of ......?

"If it's dark magic that assimilates the body, there's no reason why I can't do it if Usato, who has assimilated with Ferrum, can do it.

"You let your magic burst out of you. ......"

"Even if I fail, it's better than dying. But it takes a lot of courage. I don't understand how he can use it so quickly.

Coga broke off the word "but" and put back the scythe on his back, glaring at us.

I could not see his expression because of his mask, but I knew for sure that he had a joyful smile on his face.

"Thank you, Usato."

"...... what?"

The more I fight him, the stronger I become. He's my worthy opponent!　Ha-ha-ha!

"......"

Calm down, you're playing right into their hands if you get angry here.

I tell myself this and consider the power of the current koga.

He is using the same technique as Usato, which means that he can move in the same way as Usato. There is no way that Koga, who had just fought Usato, would not be able to do that.

"We should settle this right away."

Frankly speaking, it is tough to fight against Usato with all his strength, even if we exclude the mental aspect.

Although they fight in different ways, Koga, like Usato, is an unpredictable (・・・・・・・) and troublesome opponent.

Judging this, I manipulate a circular magic bullet that had been stalled by my side and direct it toward Koga.

"......Go!"

"Oh?　Well, you made the right decision. But..."

Coga, his arms flailing wildly, slams his arms into the oncoming magic projectile, causing an outburst of magic power.

At the same moment, thorns, just like the ones from the previous moment, are thrust out from both of KOGA's arms with a shock,

"Unfortunately, it doesn't work anymore."

The magic bullet that was supposed to cut him was forcibly obliterated.

Not only does it have impact, it also has hardness. ......!

After the round magic bullet is erased, Koga puts his arms on the ground and begins to deform his body.

"Huh! ......!"

"Is it changing ......?"

Up until now, he had four scythes stretched out from his back, making him look halfway between a man and a beast, but now he has transformed into a porcupine with sword-like spikes growing from his back.

It looks as if he specializes only in killing, and I turn my attention to Koga with the utmost caution.

"Well, well, let me try a new way of fighting just like him. ......!

"What!"

Just as I was about to generate my next magic bullet while suppressing my agitation, Koga, who had been more than ten meters away from me just a moment ago, was right in front of me.

He immediately slammed his sword down and tried to intercept it, but it was evaded at an abnormal speed.

"He must have been accelerated instantly by the outburst of magic power!"

That's right!

Fast ......!

The same acceleration method as Usato's had changed his movements into something even more irregular.

I barely follow its movement with my eyes.

"Oh, there!

Blast!

He turns his back and uses his sword as a shield.

Nevertheless, Koga raises his fist and slams it into the sword. At the same time, a powerful shockwave and several black thorns formed by black magic power are ejected from his fist.

"Ugh!　You!

He is hit in the left shoulder and side.

It hurts like hell, but there is no time to be in pain!　He uses the shockwave to evade backward as if he were falling down, while holding his palm forward and firing a series of magic bullets.

He analyzes the current KOGA while keeping KOGA in his line of vision, who is dodging the magic bullets that are approaching like a machine gun.

"It's going to take some time to get used to it. ......"

It turns out that there is an additional attack with shockwaves and thorns to the normal attack.

Their speed has also increased dramatically, so fighting them at a halfway distance is not good for us.

We can't fight them the same way we have been fighting them.

I can either let him keep on firing his magic and let it drain him, or I can make sure he dies instantly with my magic at the risk of being wounded. ....... I'm confident I can do both, but I have to be prepared to take some risks.

"Yeah?"

Just as I'm about to return fire, with Koga in my line of sight as he dodges a magic bullet and tries to attack me, I notice something flying toward my location, clad in flames and lightning.

The person landed cleanly, scattering the flames, and smiled at me, unaware of my cloak, which was on fire.

"Kazuki, are you okay?

"Senpai, that's my line. ...... is on fire, cloak."

"What?　You're lying. ...... Oh, it's hot!

The landing was cool, but the part where he rushed to put out the fire was not. .......

I looked from the older man, who was hurriedly putting out the flames on his cloak, to Koga, who had stopped moving, looking sideways at Amira.

On the other hand, Amira, who was fighting with his senpai, was still bleeding from his shoulder, but his will to fight did not seem to have waned yet.

"...... Wind!　He is indeed a corps leader. I'm surprised that my miracle special move <, which also utilizes the opponent's flames, finally struck him with a blow. ......!

After putting out the fire, the older man wipes his forehead and says something like that.

"Ha ha ha ....... Are you alright over there?"

"I'm still fine. But it seems my sword couldn't withstand the blow earlier.

The sword he raised was cracked and broken in the middle.

The sword was supposed to be very strong, but it seemed to be unable to withstand the power of my senpai.

I know that my own sword is also close to its limit.

"Could this be a desperate situation?

"No, no, you don't think that at all, do you?

"No, I don't think so.

Saying this, he picked up two swords that had fallen nearby.

"There are plenty of weapons on the battlefield. If your favorite sword is broken, you can always use this one.

He uses his recovery magic to patch him up and gets back on his feet.

You are not doomed.

I've shown you how hopeless I am in the past.

So this time, we will fight and win.

Let's not give up.

"Yeah!"

Then this time, let's not be ashamed of the heartfelt friends we've made in this world.

With these words, I and my senpai switched our thoughts and faced the powerful enemies in front of us.