The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Once we finished talking with Mr. Gref, we decided to go back to the vacant house where the seniors were.

There we informed them of the conversation we had had with Mr. Gref and of the ruins near this village. We were still not sure if these ruins were related to Amaco's prediction or not, but we concluded that we should take a look at them.

However--,

"I don't think we should go."

Here Amaco refused to allow us to go to the ruins.

"There's something wrong with this prediction. No, my precognition magic itself may have been interfered with by someone.

"You mean that beastly woman you mentioned earlier?"

"...... Yeah."

Judging from this reaction, it was more than a one-time dream, wasn't it?

If so, it's getting a bit suspicious.

If the prediction that Amako saw was manipulated by the woman, it is more natural to think that we are being lured to the ruins.

"Hmmm...entering a dream... Nair, is that possible?"

"It's possible with magic. But there are almost no one who can do magic nowadays, so the possibility is zero. But an extraordinary being like Farga can do it, but there is no chance of that either.

Nair answers the senior's question.

At present, it may be difficult to find the cause of the anomaly in Amaco's precognitive magic.

Leona, who had been collecting her thoughts, quietly opens her mouth once the flow of conversation has stopped.

"The ruins that the Demon King and his men used as their stronghold before they were sealed away. Besides, if you hear that it was the place where the previous generation of heroes and the Demon King had a decisive battle,...... it's not that I'm not interested, but there can't be nothing in a place like that,......."

"Yes, it seems to have something to do with me and my senpai. ......"

I wouldn't be surprised if something brave happened.

I mean, there is definitely something nasty going on here.

"I've been involved in and poked my nose into a lot of trouble myself, but ...... I smell trouble this time, too."

""......!"""

"Hmm?"

I can feel Nair and Amako's eyes on me.

When I looked over there, they looked at each other with a serious look on their faces.

"Nair, this is ......."

"Yeah, that's not good."

What's with that exchange?

Before I could ask that question, Nair turned her head toward Leona.

"Leona, there's definitely something going on here. If Usato is expecting a commotion, it's a big deal.

"Is that so?"

Leona tilts her head and Nair points at me.

"When you're traveling with this guy, you're bound to run into trouble.

"Hey, don't forget that one of the reasons for all this trouble is you."

"Well, well, well... I don't know what you're talking about."

You little b*tc*! ......!

Amako, who was standing next to me, opened her mouth as I shuddered at Nea, who looked away with a tremor in her voice.

"...... In a way, Usato's disposition to encounter incidents may be more accurate than my precognitive magic."

"Amako, don't you think I'm some kind of plague god or something?　Right?"

I didn't cause any of this, okay?

It just so happens that I've had a series of troubles in the countries and places I've been to, that's all.

"Well, it's not your fault that you got caught up in all that trouble, so I don't think you need to worry so much about it, okay?"

"Ka,kazuki......"

You are the only one on my side here ......!

I don't look at the senior who is muttering something disturbing like "I'm going to have fun when I'm attached to Usato-kun" next to him.

Anyway, even if we don't go inside, we should at least check the exterior of the ruins first. Ferrum, do you know where the ruins are?

Yes, I'll tell you later.

Please. In some cases, we may choose not to enter the ruins and just walk through. I don't know how this would affect Amaco's foreknowledge, but ...... at least it wouldn't be dangerous."

For now, Leona's idea is the safest.

But what would happen if we actually set foot inside the ruins?

I smell trouble, but I'm a little worried about the "other brave sword. It is closely related to my Kagome, and above all, it is a powerful weapon that would have been used in the decisive battle against the Demon Lord.

"...... is it indispensable in the battle against the Demon King?"

No, I don't think so.

The other sword was reserved for the heroes of the last age.

No one can even handle it now.

The other sword was only for the previous generation of heroes.

The night everyone went to bed.

I was outside with Ferrum, who was on guard duty this time, watching over the campfire so that we would be ready to deal with any demons that might come into the village.

On my back, Bulrin is sleeping peacefully, and he serves as a good backrest for me.

"Ferrum, let's pick a password."

"Huh?"

I said, and Ferrum, who was sitting across from me across the fire, looked at me with a stunned expression on his face.

What's the password?

"When I assimilate you, I change the shape of my arms or extend a whip from my back. I think it would be possible to respond to various situations if I could transform myself with a short word, without having to explain it to you.

I can't explain every time when it's in motion.

If you can manipulate the black magic in one phrase, it will reduce the gaps.

"...... You are unusually reasonable. You usually do nothing but talk nonsense."

Messed up is superfluous.

"First of all, yes. <, can you grow an arm out of my back?"

"Okay."

"Next, in <>, make shields on both arms."

"...... got it."

"<>, like when you crossed the fire of the flying dragon, your whole body is covered with black magic power."

"Oh, that. I got it."

"<>When I say "koga", make your right arm huge. You should have some black magic around your fist to catch them so they don't escape. ...... so you can drop him with a single blow."

Wait a minute.

"What?"

Did I do something wrong?

I mean, was the arm mode too aggressive a naming scheme?

"The name and everything is strange, but it's strange that there's a special one for that idiotic corps commander.

"No, it's only natural to take measures against Koga who takes the initiative in challenging me to a fight. He's not afraid to take others hostage and threaten them in order to fight me. ......"

"Well, to be honest, I sympathize with you."

I know they won't take such measures, but it is the nature of the evil race of Koga that makes me think they might do it.

I am not a self-proclaimed worst personality.

But even though I find him troublesome, it does not mean that I dislike him. He, like Ferrum, has a complicated background, so we cannot help but hate him.

Then, after deciding on some passwords, I suddenly remembered the prediction I had heard the other day.

It was a prediction that I, together with Nair, might perform an evolutionary technique of healing explosive wave .......

"Is it a different technique from the advanced version of Healing Explosive Wave that I'm thinking of now ......?"

Or is it the same thing?

He didn't know what kind of technique it was, because the prediction changed before he saw the technique itself. ......If there will be an opportunity to use such a technique, we should think about it just in case.

"......And just in case, should we also consider a form for healing explosive wave?"

By forming a cannon-like projectile opening in the right arm with black magic power, the direction of impact is fixed.

The image is that of a fireworks display, or if you want to call it that, a healing eight-foot bomb.

It is a miracle technique to scatter the magic power of healing magic like a firework's eight-forked ball, which looks good and has a promising healing effect.

...... though I honestly don't know how big a firework is.

"......Huff, maybe I'm just a genius with an amazing imagination."

"You're just crazy by leaps and bounds, aren't you?"

You're so loud.

However, there is room for improvement in this healing blast wave.

But with the elasticity and the black magic of the ferme, I can only see possibilities.

I try to create elastic magic power with my right hand basket hand, transfer it to my left hand, and then create a magic bullet in my right hand.

"If you use the elasticity grant on the explosion wave, ...... then use dark magic ...... and heal flying fist ...... wait, here is where you can use Nair's spell of restraint and spell of resistance to create the magic projectile. Apply it to ......."

"Uh, wow. ...... hmm?"

Ferm looking at me doing this and that with the magic bullets in my palm.

As I was concentrating on my hand, Ferm with a startled look on his face was suddenly enveloped in his own dark magic and assimilated into me through the ground.

In an instant, I was turned into a demon, and I called out to her in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

>

"What?　At this hour?"

I look back with my hand on the burin on my back and see a figure approaching us with somewhat unsteady steps.

Judging from her height and vaguely visible outline, I call out to the figure---Keira---while putting away the basket hand that I had deployed as if to hide it.

"Keira, what's going on?

"I just woke up. Why are you awake, Usato?

I'm a watchman. I'm a watchman. I can't be sure that demons won't attack us under the cover of darkness.

I think it's safe to be honest here.

In fact, you're right.

But Keira looks around and then back at me quizzically.

"Um, ...... Usato, were you talking to ...... someone?"

"!"

Did she see me talking to Ferrum through the window?

No, from this angle, the body of Ferrum should be hidden by the body of Bulrin.

The only person who could have seen me would have been me talking to someone.

Fortunately, the light from the campfire doesn't seem to reveal that I myself am a human being.

"Ha-ha-ha, I was just talking to this guy."

I put my hand on the sleeping Bulrin to fool him.

"...... what?　It's not a blanket!　You're a demon!

"Let me introduce you. This is my partner, Bulrin. Well, he fell asleep just now.

When I tapped him lightly, he let out a faint "guffaw" sound.

Chuckling at this, I move my seat a little and ask Keira to sit down.

"You must be cold standing up. You can sit down."

"Oh, thank you."

Glancing at the sleeping Bulrin, I sit down where I had been sitting and rest my back against hers.

"...... warm."

"Grua......"

"Hic ......."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm not going to hurt anyone, don't worry."

When she is frightened by Bullein's flinching, he calls out to her and reassures her.

When she regains her composure, I ask her why she woke up at this hour.

"Didn't you sleep much?"

"I had a little scary dream. ......"

"Scary dreams, huh?"

This reminds me of Eva.

Though it was actually the story of her mother and the kings of Samaria who protected her when she was being tortured by the souls bound to Samaria.

"I had a scary thought during the day. I can't help it if I dream about it."

"...... yes."

Keira hangs her head as if discouraged.

This is no good asking what the dream was about. Let's change the subject.

"You said you wanted to teach me how to use dark magic, right?"

"Yes."

Why is that?

Keira replies with a puzzled look on her face.

My dark magic doesn't listen to me.

"Don't you listen to me ......?"

<

I listen to Ferrum's voice whispering to me, and I nod my head in agreement.

It seems to me that you are not moving with your thoughts, but with your feelings, doesn't it?

I can control it to some extent. But when I get angry, or when I'm feeling insecure, or when I'm lied to,......, I start to move on my own,......."

"Lie?"

"......, no, it's nothing."

Keira holds her tongue painfully, as if not wanting to talk about it.

Maybe that's what Mr. Gref was talking about, Keira's situation.

I'd better not pursue it here as I did with the dream story.

"I want to make my magic my own as soon as possible. If I don't, I'll cause trouble for Gref and the others.

"Annoyance?　Do you mean hurt them?"

"That's one thing, but it's normal for people to be a little creeped out by a dark wizard like me. If they know I can't handle it, they'll go to ......."

Of course.

I thought I understood the circumstances of dark wizards, but it seems that the environment surrounding them is worse than I had imagined.

Perhaps it's just that positive dark wizards like Ferrum and Koga are rare.

I put my hand over my mouth in a thoughtful gesture and whisper to Ferrum.

"Ferrum, what do you see?"

<

"What happens then?"

"......"

Dark magic is magic that depends on the emotions of the user.

Now, here's a thought that just popped into my head.

Fellum spoke so bluntly, and I let go of the hand that was covering my mouth, thinking that he was not being honest.

Keira gives me a quizzical look as I was silent from the side.

"Usato-san ......?　Well, if it bothers you, you can decline ......."

"Sorry. I was just thinking about something. I'll take you up on the offer to teach you how to use dark magic.

"Oh, ...... is that okay?"

"Only for a short time, though."

It would be really short, maybe two days at the most.

In the meantime, I have to give him a chance, if not to solve the problem.

As I make up my mind, Keira, looking as anxious as ever, looks at me over the campfire. At that moment, Ferrum and I notice that there is something strange happening in her shadow.

"It's really ......, isn't it?"

Her shadow is shifting as if it were expressing the anxiety and elation in her heart.

Keira herself doesn't notice this, but looks at me intently and says the rest of the words.

Her eyes were dark, reflecting the flickering flames of the campfire, and seemed to have the same stirring darkness in them as her own shadow.

"---You're not lying, are you?"

It avoided the light of the campfire and crawled on the ground like the legs of an octopus, surrounding me as it approached.

It did not seem to try to attack me, but it was obvious that it was moving independently of her will.

>

"......f"

It's been so long I forgot about you, ......!

The people I encounter on my travels have a high probability of having some kind of problem. ......!

I thought that maybe Nea and Amako were right, and I felt like crying.