The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

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I hear voices.

I think it is trying to tell me something important.

But I don't understand it.

The echoing voices are like a mountain mist, and they are transmitted to me in pieces.

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Don't miss that voice.

In my blurred consciousness, I vaguely feel this way, and I concentrate my attention to listen to the voice.

I put my hands over my ears and listen carefully.

A faint, fragmented voice.

When I finally hear it, the view I see, which had only been drifting, changes in an instant.

My vision changes rapidly as it turns dark.

I closed my eyes, bored with the sight that made me feel as if it could go on forever, and the next time I opened them..,

"Ah, Usato-kun. Are you awake?"

"...... Senpai?"

I saw my senpai peering into my face.

I looked around and saw Kazuki, Senpai, Leona, Ferrum, Amako, and Nack in a familiar room.

The seven of us, including myself, were sitting facing each other, and the room - the inside of the carriage - was rattling and shaking.

"Oh, I see. You've left the Kingdom of Lingle, I see. ......"

We were riding in the carriage that the castle had prepared for us to take us to the base, the place where we would prepare for our departure to the Demon King's territory.

Wiping my sweaty forehead, I was about to rest my back again on the backrest of the carriage when I noticed Nair napping on my shoulder in the state of an owl.

"I thought you weren't there, but you were on my shoulder. ......"

"Ho ......"

No, you were supposed to be sitting in your normal seat when you got in the carriage, right?　When did you come to my shoulder?

As I was tilting my head at the nea on my shoulder, my senpai in front of me and Amako, who was sitting next to me, started talking to me.

"Usato-kun, what's wrong?"

"You don't look so good. ......

"Oh, uh, I had a weird dream. ...... I don't remember what kind of dream I had."

Amako tilts her head when she hears the word "dream.

"A scary dream?"

"No, I don't think it was scary.

I really don't remember the content.

But I feel a sense of loss, as if I have forgotten something I shouldn't have.

Amako, looking a little troubled, continues to ask me questions.

"So, is this the dream in which you are being trained by Ms. Rose?"

"You said you weren't afraid, right?"

"Usato loves to train, so I thought he finally started doing it while I was sleeping."

"......"

"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean that. I didn't know you had it in you! >>Don't look at me like that.

Training in a dream.

It's like an extension of image training.

Well, I don't think it's too much to worry about.

"Yes, it is. Unlike my dream, Usato's dream is probably a normal dream.

If I had a prophetic dream, I'd wonder what's going on.

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Something the senior is whispering with Ms. Leona.

From the sound of it, it doesn't sound like the senior is bothering Ms. Leona. .......

"Kazuki, how long has it been since we left?"

"About an hour or so."

"An hour. Not that much time has passed. ......"

I was so sleep-deprived as soon as I got into the carriage that I don't even remember going through the gates of the Kingdom of Lingle.

Maybe I was more nervous than I thought. .......

"We've finally left, haven't we? ......"

"Yeah, I guess so. We'll stop at the base, but we may not be able to return to the Kingdom of Lingle for a while.

He nodded at Kazuki's words and next spoke to Nack, who was looking outside nervously and impatiently.

"Is this your first time riding in a carriage, Nack?"

"No, no!　I rode a few times when I was little. ......"

We asked permission for Nack to give us a ride to take us to the base where Rose and the others were staying.

Both Mr. Welsey and Mr. Sergio seemed to know Nack from helping out at the castle, and they gladly allowed him to ride in the carriage.

Nack glanced at his seniors.

"I got nervous when I thought about being in the carriage with Suzune-san, Kazuki-san, and Leona-san, who was chosen as a brave warrior of Mearaq. ......

"Haha, I've never met Leona-san before, so I can't help but be nervous.

We had already been introduced, but I guess that made things even more nerve-wracking for Nack.

"Do ...... kids tend to keep their distance from me,......?"

While I was thinking about this, Leona, who was listening to our conversation, was feeling sober and depressed.

I try to talk to her, thinking that I should follow her up, but a voice calls out to me from another seat.

"Hmmm, you're not ready to be nervous at this level yet, are you?

Such voices were heard from the far end of the carriage.

Nack gave Ferrum, who was sitting at the end of the carriage, a distance of about two people, a glare in return.

"Why are you sitting at the very end of the carriage, Mr. Ferrum?"

"...... I just don't get along with people unnecessarily."

Ferm smiles with a grin.

Perhaps noticing her, the senior stands up with a big smile on his face.

"Ferrum!　Don't stay in such a dark place, come over here!

"Absolutely not!　Who would go to a freak like you!

Don't say that! We're traveling together!

Don't come near me!　You're scaring me!

The older man slowly makes his way toward Ferrum,

"Suzune, don't make a fuss."

"No, I'm just a kid who's about to be alone..."

"Don't try to jump on Usato."

"I won't!"

...... What?　You were going to jump on me at this point?　Was it a surprise?

Amako speaks plainly to her senpai, who reacts greatly.

"I saw it in my premonition."

"False foreknowledge!　Usato!　Do you think I would suddenly do such a strange thing?

"...... No, I mean, ......, uh, ........."

"How untrustworthy am I?

I react with a troubled reaction, and my senpai is shocked to hear me say this.

"Well, I never thought that I, just a few seconds ahead of you, would take such a bold step. ......!　No!　Isn't it rather a predestined fate that I have done it in the future?　Does that mean it's OK if I do it now?　Wait, let's just get caught in the swaying of the carriage and make it look like a coincidence..."

He's saying something very fast.

Amako, who was smiling at the exchange between me and my senpai, suddenly looks a little confused.

Did something happen?

"I'm just kidding. Suzune."

"Once I decide to do that, I'll go to ......, eh?　Are you kidding?"

"Yeah. I was just messing with you."

The senior was taken aback.

I somehow knew it was a joke of Amako's, but I was glad it was not a real prediction.

Whether we prevent or avoid it, it would be a disaster if he got hurt in any way. .......

"Hmmm, that was a close call. I was just about to jump on you if that's what you predicted."

"Why are you so ad hoc ......"

Oh, no!

If you had kept on like that, the prediction of the joke would have come true.

Amako is also in a cold sweat, saying she didn't foresee it that well.

Ferrum, who had almost been confronted earlier, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his senpai quietly returning to his seat.

He is still keeping his distance from us. ......

The most important thing to remember is that you can still get a good deal on a new pair of shoes.

"Usato, can I go talk to Ferrum for a minute?"

"What?　"You can?"

Amako, who is standing next to me, whispered to me, surprising me with her suggestion.

Amako had been in the dormitory to take care of me when I fainted, but she did not seem to have been talking to Ferrum at that time.

This is probably the first time he's ever spoken to me properly, but I wonder if he's okay.

"I've been wanting to talk to you for a while now," she said. He's just like me and Frana."

You're right. You should try talking to ....... She's not very nice, but she's a good girl."

"Yes."

With that, Amako takes an empty seat next to Ferrum.

She sits down next to Ferrum, and I watch as the three of them start a conversation with Nack, and then I look away from them.

"...... I'm going to read a book to pass the time."

I put my bag on my lap to take out the book that Nair told me to bring.

Most of my luggage for the trip is already packed in another place, so there is only a book and a hand towel in my bag.

As he tries to take out the desired memoirs of the brave men, he notices that his bag is shifting around.

Hmm?　What is it?

When I tilt my head, a black ear and a small head pops out from the opening of the bag.

Kukuru?　What, there you are!"

"Cu-cu-cu-cu."

Kukuru, the Noir Rabbit, the Commander's pet.

I was actually looking for it before we left, but it was hiding in my bag.

I should be angry at him for not coming out earlier, but I'm not so angry if I think he wanted to surprise me.

Kukulu jumped out of my bag, ran up my arm through my hand, and kicked down Nair, who was sleeping on my shoulder in owl form, with his hind legs.

"Whoa!　......Totally, this girl is ......"

"Ugh ...... hoo."

He quickly catches Nair with both hands, but the important thing is that she does not wake up except for a groan.

Not knowing what to do, I leave her in my hands and warn Kukul.

"Hey, don't fight!"

"Cu......"

"Huh, it's okay if you're sorry."

He patted Kukul's head with his finger.

No, I know it's sweet, but I can't help but hate it.

He knows this, that's why he's such a little devil, isn't it?

"Uh-uh, Usato-kun!　What's with that explosively cute girl?

"Usato. Is there another one?"

"...... Noir Rabbit?　This is another ...... very rare ......."

I noticed that Senpai, Kazuki, and Leona were looking at Kukuru, who was on my shoulder.

Senpai's reaction was, in a way, what I had expected. .......

"Huh?　Didn't I tell you?"

Come to think of it, I didn't tell him about Kukulu for some reason.......

It's not surprising that Leona-san doesn't know about it, and neither Senpai nor Kazuki had been to the lifeguard station so many times.

Kukulu himself was not moving around freely.

"I've never seen him before!　And now I'm fascinated!"

"I'm sorry. Please speak in a language I can understand.

I understand, but I can't get my head around the momentum. .......

The senior, who had just crossed his arms, switched to a crisp expression and held out his hand theatrically in front of him.

"Oh, you jet-black one!　My heart has been stolen by your beautiful, fruit-red, sinful eyes ......!"

"Who told you to say it in style ......?"

It is sad that it was Kukul who was the target of this event, though he seemed to have the potential to win the hearts of even the same s*x.

Kukul, on the other hand, is grooming his hair, looking uninterested.

For the time being, he points to Kukuru on his shoulder while paying attention to Nair on his left hand.

"This girl is not my messenger, but the Commander's pet. As Leona-san said, he is a Noir Rabbit, and his name is Kukuru.

"Wow, Rose's ...... is kind of unexpected."

Haha, I thought the same thing at first.

I agree with Kazuki, who is looking at Kukuru with interest.

In fact, he is an intelligent and irrational demon, worthy of being Rose's partner.

Well, he definitely looks and acts cute ...... so you can't help but be fooled.

"I never thought I'd see Noir Rabbit here ......"

"You know about this, don't you, Leona?"

"Yes. I've heard that they are very timid and wary. They have exceptional detection skills and are rarely seen by humans. I've never seen one in person before."

...... timid?　What?　This guy?

I thought he was more of a bad bunny who took the initiative and tried to trick the other guy. .......

You really are a demon.

Am I right?

Leona says as she sees Kukul sitting on her shoulder lazily and Nair sleeping on her palm.

Kazuki nodded in agreement.

On the other hand, the senior is staring at us silently.

Scary.

"Indeed. Nair and Bulrin are both demons. I heard that the girl is Rose's pet too, so maybe she feels something close to Rose, and she might be pining for her.

"Maybe he simply wants to fight with Nair, though."

He always picks a fight every time we see each other.

While we were having this conversation, Kukuru jumped off my shoulder without warning.

"Hmm?　Kukul."

"Cue."

Kukul landed on my lap, leaped once more, and jumped onto the lap of an older student in the seat in front of me.

Naturally, he panicked.

"---?　---!!!?!"

"Usato, Suzune-dono is looking at you as if asking for help. ......"

"Uh, yes. Senpai, he's basically harmless.

The senior was so shocked that he could not even speak and could not move.

Kukuru, who had been moving his head around on her lap, looked up, climbed up on her arm, jumped on her shoulder, and jumped on her head.

"Kyu!"

"Usato-kun, I don't care if I die. I have no regrets."

"What's he talking about with that enlightened look on his face,......"

What happened to your journey to defeat the Demon King? .......

Kukuru is jumping happily on the head of the senior.

He looks satisfied with his life.

Kukul's behavior seemed to be the same as the one he used to do to Neah in her human state.

"...... could it be?"

Kukuru you ...... see senpai as nothing more than a playmate like Nair ......?

The other two who were watching from the side, Kazuki and Leona, also noticed this and glanced at me with an indescribable expression on their faces.

Hmmm, what should I do?

"Cue, cue!"

"Hey, hey, don't be rash. Ha-ha-ha!"

......Yeah, senior seems happy too, so I guess I can leave him alone until we reach the base.

I look at them and lean my back against the wall of the carriage.

I take out the journal of the heroes from my half-open bag, and with one hand, I flip through the pages, reading through the parts that Nair has deciphered for me.

We are almost there.

At the base are the members of the rescue team and ...... Rose.

I'm worried because I heard that Nero Agence has wounded you.