The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

A few days after entering the demon king's territory, Amako saw a prediction.

Although not long after the previous prediction, the contents of the prediction were mostly about me.

I don't know why I saw the prediction that highlighted me, but it reminded me of the time after I left Luxembourg. At that time, I had seen the prediction that I would be stabbed in the stomach.

Actually, it was a prediction that Nair was going to commit suicide.

Anyway, Amako told me about the prediction, but she seemed somewhat awkward. Maybe he had some problems that he couldn't tell us about.

Amako herself is trying to act normally, but I am worried about her.

"---Gentlemen, demons are coming!

"Grooo!"

The day after Amako's prediction.

We, who are on a journey to become the Demon King, were attacked by demons for the sixth time.

The flying dragons and glow wolves that tormented so many knights in the last war.

And the scrawny red wolf that Glow Wolf follows---Hang Wolf.

"Indeed, is the demon king's territory really filled with so many demons?

"Anyway!　Let's get rid of all of them!

Kazuki manipulates a magic bullet with his palm wrapped in a cage and directs it toward the demons.

The magic bullets, which have suppressed the annihilation power unique to light magic, rush toward the demons and force them to retreat, while maintaining their hardness like iron balls.

Me too!

The senior draws out his sword, which is covered with purple electricity, and moves at high speed, striking demons as he passes by.

The next moment, a powerful electric shock gushes out from the cut spot, scorching the demons.

"What is that? That's so cool."

I was watching him behind me and muttered such an impression.

Senpai and Kazuki were in the vanguard and Leona and I were in the rearguard against the attacking demons, but with the two in the vanguard, it seemed that my hands and Leona's hands were not needed.

"I've seen it many times, but I still think that Suzune and Kazuki's power is tremendous.

Leona-san, who had deployed her ice sword around them, commented on how they were fighting.

"It's only been a short time since you got the armor of the brave, but you've mastered it."

"It's true that your hands and hands should be very different from my basket hand, but you are already treating them as if they were your own limbs. ......?"

I'm worried about your fitness. .......

I heard that it consumes a lot of energy to keep moving that much in a row, so I predict where she's going to move and throw a healing magic bullet at her.

Senpai also noticed the approaching healing magic bullet, and with a return blow, he slices through the magic bullet and bathes his whole body in the magic of the healing magic.

"Usato!　Thank you!"

Don't look away, it's dangerous!

As I'm paying attention to my senpai waving at me in the middle of the demons, I notice that Leona and Nair on my shoulder are looking at me a little withdrawn.

"Yes, I think it's quite amazing that you can see Suzune's movement right now, don't you?

"You say you're just used to it, but I don't think it's right to call it just used to it. ......"

No, I still can't follow it completely with my eyes.

"Grrr."

"Hmm?　Bullein, Ferrum, are you protecting Amaco?"

Why do I have to babysit him?

"Ferrum, don't treat me like a child."

Bulrin nods behind me, and I smile back at Amako and Ferrum, who glare at me.

Bulrin and Amako have been scouting for me, telling me of the approach of a powerful demon.

Ferrum and Bulrin protect Amako, who is searching for the enemy.

By assimilating with me, they will have more means to fight, but for now, it is better to have more men on the ground, so Ferrum is protecting Amako.

"---Guru!"

"Usato, Leona, there's a monster coming from the right!"

It looks like another monster is coming from the front.

With a thud, thud sound, the bushes shake, and something is approaching.

"...... Oh!"

Amako looked at me and made such a sound, as if she had seen the figure in her premonition.

While I was wondering about his reaction, the approaching demon revealed itself.

It was a three-meter-tall humanoid demon. Its muscular body and the club in its hand were..,

"An ogre. ......"

Oh, it's Usato.

"You guys are gonna have to brace yourselves later, okay?"

I look at Nair and Ferrum, who have called the ogre "me" in unison, vowing revenge on the ogre.

As far as I can see, there are not only one but three of them.

"Leona, I'll go."

"That's fine, but are you okay?"

"Don't worry. I have a few things I want to try.

When I replied without averting my eyes from the ogre, Ferm next approached me.

"Usato, do you want me to assimilate too?"

"...... No, you stay here. The demons might come again.

"Okay."

He deploys a basket hand on his right arm and heads toward the ogre.

As I stopped in front of the three ogres, the one taller ogre roared and stood in front of me, weaving elasticity-enhancing magic from his basket hand.

"Is this a one-on-one match?"

"Gee ......"

"Oh, this is simply a licking. You look weak."

It's usually a dent.

Well, if it's licking, so be it.

He puts his right palm in an elastic magic and assumes a posture.

Come on!

"Gah!"

The club is swung down with force.

In response, I strike the club with my right hand as if to clear it.

At that moment, the club is flung down and deflected to the ground with a clanging sound.

What?"

If I had to name one, I'd call it "Healing Bullet." ......

A defensive technique using elasticity.

It is a technique to prevent an attack with minimum force by repelling the attack with the elasticity-imparted magic power in the hand.

This technique enables us to repel an attack with less force than if we repel it with brute force.

The ogre looks at me and the club, which is lying on the ground in a daze, and beckons to me as if to challenge me.

"Come on, come on!"

"Gaaaaaaaaaah!"

He must have been really provoked by the provocation, because he raised his club with force and slammed it down on me in succession.

Nair was hit by a storm of blows and screamed "Hyaaaaa! but he calmly plays the club with his right hand.

"Gah, hah, hah......!　Gah!"

"Nnnn!"

He makes a fist in agony, gasping for breath.

In response, he catches the fist with his right palm, and then flips it back.

I catch sight of the ogre, who falls to his knees due to the impact of the bounced fist, and I attack him.

"Magic spinning!"

Transfer the elasticized magic power from the right arm to the toe of the right foot.

By stepping on the elastic magic as hard as I can and using the recoil, I accelerate at once and dive into the ogre's bosom.

"Geez!

"Too slow!"

He returns the magic power to his right fist again, and then he strikes the ogre's torso with a vertical fist, as if to push it out.

"-healing elastic fist!"

"Geeee!"

The ogre blows backward as hard as he can, and falls down with both of his companions in his wake.

The ogre clutches his abdomen in shock, but then looks at me with frightened eyes, perhaps realizing that there is no pain.

The healing elastic fist is a healing punch focused on blowing him away.

It is less powerful because of the elasticity and my arm strength to blow it away, but it is good at making the opponent sprawl, and depending on the situation, it can punch the opponent and force him out of the battle.

"...... This one looks like it could work in a real battle, too."

"Gah, hi-hi, hi-hi?"

"Hm?"

The ogre that had just been fighting screams in horror as it sees me take up my stance again.

The fearful ogre, while I was stunned, went back to the forest with two of its companions.

"We still have a few more things to try, but for now, we've successfully defeated it. Neah."

"You're probably the only person, ever, who has frightened an ogre almost exclusively through physical combat. ....... You really are a monster ......"

I beat him once in Mearaq, and it wasn't that hard of a fight.

Besides, he underestimated me.

Nair stared at me with a glare and spread her wings wide, as if she remembered the move I had just performed on her.

"What's more!　First of all, tell me about the technique you just used!　Why don't you explain it to me, who's fighting with you!　What was that!

"It's an outburst of system reinforcement... a new technology following the system breakthrough, elasticity... Nair, my technique will evolve to another level."

"You're crazy!"

You say that?

Meanwhile, Senpai and Kazuki seem to have succeeded in fighting off the demons in front of them.

After confirming this, I returned to Leona and the others while soothing the sulking Néa, and was greeted by an impressed Leona, and Amako and Ferrum, who were obviously taken aback.

"I never thought you would use the elasticity grant in that way. It is a technique that only you, who are skilled in combat and reflexes, can handle."

"It is also a technique to compensate for the high consumption of magic power when the system reinforcement is activated. The outburst is more powerful because it can generate a shockwave, but I feel that this technique is easier to use.

It should be called a systemic blasting of attack and elasticity of defense.

"Leona, please don't praise me too much. He's going to get carried away and make up some more weird tricks.

"Finally, the ogre is no longer a threat to us. He's already taken them down with a single blow before.

I thought you were the ogre now.

"Gruar!"

Hey, you little animals.

How can you say that when Leona is praising you?

Hey!

After fighting off the demons, we are back on the road to nowhere.

The demon king's territory, like the beastman's country, is a place with many deep forests with thick trees, and there are no cleared roads.

Therefore, FERUM, who has a good knowledge of the land, will lead the way, while AMAKO and BURLIN will carefully proceed while scouting for demons.

"I don't like to say this, but the demon king's territory is a bit of an eerie place, isn't it?

"Yes, it is. It's not a place you want to come alone.

Kazuki, who was walking nearby, replies to my mutterings.

The forest is dark and gloomy, with only a few rays of sunlight shining through the trees overhead.

The trees do not look lush and green, but rather dead in places.

"Are you not good at horror stories, Kazuki?"

"Not as much as other people. Well, I can see them, but I don't see them willingly. What about Usato?

"Absolutely not. The thing I hate the most is ghosts.

I can't stand ghosts.

I used to be a ghost denier, but now that I know that ghosts exist after the Samaritan incident, I am even more afraid of them.

That's how much I hate ghosts, and I can only hope that I will never see them again.

"Haha, that's a bit surprising. I thought Usato would at least beat up a ghost.

"No, I'd beat him up if he was real, wouldn't I?　He did it in Samaritan's Head.

When Nair the Owl mentioned this, Kazuki said, "Really? Kazuki's eyes widen in surprise.

Technically, it was a soul bound by a curse, but I suppose it could be classified as a ghost.

With a smile on my face, I raise my fist.

"If it's real, I can win. After all, I can hit it.

"You're probably the only person who would hit a ghost. ......"

While Nair is being amused, the barking voice of a demon comes from somewhere in the forest.

In response to the voice, Bulrin turns his head in a certain direction, but soon turns back to face forward, perhaps deciding that he is no longer in danger.

"Amaco!"

"It's okay. They won't come this way."

I checked with Amako, but she seemed to be okay.

If we are not careful, we could be surrounded. There really are a lot of demons in the demon king's territory.

...... but you hardly see any demons. We've already entered the demon king's territory.

"Indeed. It would have been nice to see at least one of them, but we only encountered demons.

Kazuki nodded at my words.

Maybe it's because Ferrum is avoiding encounters with demons, but I really don't see any demons.

"Well, from their point of view, we're like wanted men, so it's better if we don't encounter them. We don't want to cause a commotion.

"Actually, I wonder how the average demon people would react if they see a human being."

"-I don't think they'll think anything of it.

While I was having this conversation with Kazuki, Ferrum, who was walking in front of me, suddenly replied.

"Demons who are not soldiers of the Demon Lord's army have never seen a human being in the first place. Humans rarely set foot in this place, and even if they did, they would be devoured by demons."

"...... I guess it's similar to the land of the beastmen that I haven't seen many humans."

They too looked at me strangely when I entered their hidden village.

But the demon tribe might be looked at with more hostility because they are clearly hostile to each other.

"The demon tribe was originally born in a poor land. In truth, the forests are not as thick and the demons are not as healthy.

"You mean, it's not the same as before?"

Kazuki asked, and Ferrum nodded as he looked forward.

"I didn't have much to do with it, but I heard that life has improved thanks to the Demon King. That's why more and more people are moving to the area around the city where the Demon King is.

"I see, that's why you can't even see the demons. ......"

"This is the end of the line. There are a lot of demons, and most of them have moved to other places.

Ferme's words seemed to me to be about something else.

Maybe it was only natural considering her past, but it made me feel a little sad.

......I might offend you, but I'm going to step in a little.

I leave Kazuki and approach Ferrum, who is walking at the front of the group.

"How does Ferrum feel about his hometown?"

"......I don't remember it anymore, but it was a terrible place. Everyone was afraid of me as a child."

Your parents too?

Yeah. I don't even remember their faces now. I don't care about them at all.

This is the look of concern: .......

From the look on his pensive face, I'd say he's got a lot on his mind.

I thought he agreed with me willingly, but I didn't give him enough consideration.

"You know, Ferrum..."

Just as I was about to call out to Ferrum, I heard the roar of the monster again.

It was closer than before, yet it sounded hostile, as if it was about to attack something.

Along with it, a high-pitched human scream can be heard.

"A child's scream ......?"

It's not just one person.

The voices of several young children make you turn reflexively toward FERM with your hood drawn over your eyes.

"Ferrum, assimilate!"

"Ah, ah!"

Senpai!

I know!　Let's go!

He, like me, put on his hood and hid his sword behind his robe.

"Kazuki!　Leona!　Senpai and I will go first!

"Oh, all right!　Be careful!

I'm the fastest and I'll go first.

I tell Kazuki and the others and run out of the place, heading for the place where I can hear the screams.

While I was running through the trees, Nair, who was standing on my shoulder, spoke to me in a quizzical tone.

"Usato, it could be a trap like it was for me, right?"

"Even if that's the case, we can't just abandon the kid!"

"I'll think about the hard part later!"

It could be a trap, but if it's true, a child so young will be devoured by the demons.

If that's the case, there's no way I can overlook it.

Praying for the safety of the owner of the voice that was probably beyond the forest, I and my senpai pushed forward.