The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

It's been a few days since I entered the demon king's territory.

We took turns taking rests as we advanced steadily through the Demon Lord's territory, intercepting the demons that attacked us.

Along the way, Suzune said, <>But after entering the territory of the Demon King, we had more battles with demons than with the demon tribe.

Many of the demons that attacked us were of a kind that we had never seen before, and they were strong, but with the three brave men, Usato and Bulrin, it was not so much of a problem.

I took my turn with Usato and Suzune, meditated, and when I next opened my eyes, I saw the prophetic view I could see in my dream and a blonde-haired beast woman sitting in what looked like a translucent chair in that view.

"......Why are you still here?"

Who is this person who is sitting in my dream, calling my name in such a friendly manner?

No, I understand that he has the same precognition magic as I do.

I can understand that, but that doesn't mean I should let my guard down.

"...... what do you want?"

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"But first, tell me your name."

When you don't give your name, you are not trustworthy.

When I point this out, she raises her index finger without changing her expression.

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"......"

To be honest, I have a candidate in mind.

I have seen her appearance several times in the land of the beastmen.

But it is not a living person, but a stone statue or something like that.

"......Kannagi. Are you not a Kannagi?"

I neither confirm nor deny.

But neither is it a wrong response.

"What's the ...... story?"

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"......"

I know that my precognition magic is said to be stronger than that of other precognition wizards.

And their predictions are also slightly different.

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"...... so what?"

The pretentiousness and the voice that is so pleasant to the ear.

With a hint of disgust for some reason, I return the woman's words in silence.

"What are you doing?

Before I can speak, Kannagi flips his palm and projects a view into the space.

There were --- the corpses of many people and the soldiers of the demon tribe.

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"......!　Usato, what?"

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He changes the view again with a wave of his palm.

Then, a different view appears: a boy surrounded by demon soldiers in the ravaged city of Lingle Kingdom.

The figure was none other than Usato, but it was far from what I had known.

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The uniform he always wore is tattered and has burn marks on it.

The sleeves of his arms are stained with blood-red stains, and his own eyes are different, full of anger.

"Usa, Tom?"

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Demon soldiers attack Usato.

The next moment, however, Usato grabs the soldier's helmeted head and lifts him up with only his arm strength.

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The healing magic is collected in the hand that grips the head.

The collected magic condenses like a strain enhancement, and finally explodes, engulfing the soldier's face.

Blood pours out of the gap between Usato's hand and the soldier's helmet.

"......!"

His hand released from his grip on the helmet that had burst from the inside and had a big crack on it, and he attacked the other soldiers without looking at the wounded hands and the immobilized soldiers.

"I killed him. Usato?"

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Hands swung with blinding speed, precisely gouging and piercing the throats of the soldiers, fists thrust with force penetrating their armored bodies and spilling blood all around them.

A kick to the neck snapped the neck, and after being grabbed by the arm and swung around, they were slammed to the ground, and the sound of something crumpling echoed through the air.

I don't want to see that.

Usato, who could not be saved, could not face it like this.

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That kind man is nowhere to be found.

All that is left is a terrifying monster who harbors regrets for not being able to protect Kazuki and Suzune, and anger toward the demon tribe.

"......"

I am unable to say anything, so Kannagi smiles wanly and crosses his arms.

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"...... what do you mean?"

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"......"

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Kannagi's demand for my agreement makes me feel unspeakably sick.

I suppose he is right.

In fact, the demon tribe has threatened our kingdom of Lingle.

But even so, the way this man spoke made me feel as if he hated the demon race itself.

A moment of silence followed, without any further words.

At that moment, I sense the signs of the coming of the prediction.

Kannagi in front of him senses this and turns his eyes to the empty space.

Soon after that, the foretold scene is projected.

First, two figures appear.

Usato is dressed in a mixed black and white troupe uniform.

However, his skin is black like a demon, and he has black horns.

And for some reason, Nair also has the appearance of a demon tribe.

Wait a minute, why do they both look like demons?

"Huh?"

Nair, in her demon form, utters these words, and a cold voice comes out of me that I have never let out before.

As I was being driven by an impulse that could spread to Néa in the present time, the scene in front of me changed to something else.

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Usato, with his left hand on the green glowing magic bullet floating on his cage hand, and Nair, who was panicking at seeing it, held it at his waist.

As I was satisfied that this was the usual thing, the scene changed again to the next one.

It is the image of Koga and Usato fighting against something huge in the cityscape that resembles Samaria, unlike the previous scene.

I can't see what it is, but the unusual sight of Koga and Usato standing side by side makes me roll my eyes.

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<< Well, that's all right, but... Why are you holding my leg?　Hey? >>

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Usato grabs both ankles of Koga and swings him around to face something.

I am stunned by the sight of this unintelligible prediction, but Kannagi puts his hand over his mouth and shakes his shoulders.

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What, are you laughing?

Yes, it was a funny thing that Usato had predicted three times in a row, but was it really something to laugh at to the point of stifling one's voice?

After the prediction is over, I feel myself being brought back to reality.

With that, Kannagi's image faded away, and I closed my eyes with an irresistible sensation.

When I next opened my eyes, the sky was still dark.

I was supposed to sleep until morning, but I must have woken up halfway because of the premonition.

Leona, Ferrum, Nair, Kazuki, and Bulrin are sleeping around me.

As I get up, remembering the content of my dream, I hear a cracking sound nearby.

I look over to see Usato and Suzune, who are facing each other with a campfire between them, alternately throwing something like a ball at each other at an extraordinary speed.

Suzune had a small electric shock on his right arm, and Usato was wearing a basket hand.

I was stunned at the sight of something like a ball passing back and forth between the two of them without a sound, and then Suzune, who was standing opposite to Usato, noticed me.

"Oh, Usato-kun, Amako is here."

"Oh, uh, did I wake you?"

Usato grabs the green ball thrown by Suzune and turns around.

"......usato,suzune ...... what are you doing?"

I was just playing catch while keeping watch.

"It's late at night, and I'm trying to cover up my drowsiness."

To stay awake.

I can see that, but..,

"What's a "kyatchibowl"?"

"Oh, it's a game of catch. It's a game where two people take turns throwing and catching a ball.

"Well, in my case and Usato-kun's, we were testing how fast we could do it, so maybe 'Extreme Catch-Ball' is a better name."

"...... that ball is a ...... magic bullet?"

The green ball in Usato's hand glows faintly.

He had been trying to make magic power elastic before, could that be it?

"Yes, a magic bullet with elasticity, based on Kazuki's technique. If I had to call it that, I would call it the ...... healing bullet.

With these words, Usato holds out a magic bullet to me.

When I touched it fearfully, I could feel its elasticity and the healing light of the healing magic.

Just by touching it, I feel at ease and my fatigue is gone.

Oh, what's this? It's just plain healing.

"Usato, give me this. I'm serious.

"Do the same thing with your seniors: ......"

"I know. I know what you mean, Amako. That's a good idea. We could commercialize it. Let's name it Chewball."

"Seniors should not expand commercially without permission: ......"

I don't know what Suzune is talking about, but it's a healing object to have, both in a spiritual and physical sense.

She returns the magic bullet to Usato with regret, and he grasps it and makes it disappear.

...... I should tell Usato about the premonition I just saw.

"Usato, Suzune...... I saw another premonition."

"...... again. What kind of prediction this time?"

"You're in a lot of trouble. Are you okay? Are you feeling okay?

"...... Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you, Suzune.

Nodding at Suzune's genuine concern for me, I recall the contents of my earlier prediction and answer as succinctly as possible.

"Usato and Nair became demons, Usato was about to perform another weird move, and Usato grabbed both of Koga's legs and swung them around."

"Yeah...... yeah!"

Well, that's how I react.

But that's the prediction I saw.

...... But should I tell you about the "what if future" that Kannagi showed me before I made the prediction?

If Suzune and Kazuki had been killed at that time, Usato would have ended up like that.

Usato here and now will never be what he was in the future.

I can say that with confidence.