The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Half a month has passed since we returned from the demon king's territory.

During that time, the world has changed dramatically with the Kingdom of Lingle at the center.

The Demon King's army, which had been commanded by the Demon King, the object of fear for humans---the Demon Tribe surrendered. The shock was not an ordinary one, and not only the people of the Lingle Kingdom but also other countries could not hide their turmoil.

Some of them said that the demon tribe should be destroyed and why the Demon King was allowed to live.

When I heard this story from Mr. Welshy, who visited the rescue mission, I had mixed feelings, even though I had expected it.

...... and the story of the meeting between the countries.

I was often invited to the castle to listen to the talks, but I had never imagined that the talks would take place in Mearaq.

I did not expect that the meeting would be held in Lukvis, where children gather, but I never imagined that it would be in Mialak with Mr. Farga.

The main advantage is that there are many ships from Mialak.

It seems to be the best choice for the meeting where many people gather, as long as there is a port, the rest can be reached smoothly to Mialark by ship.

I was given a big role in the process.

I guess they decided that we who know him somewhat would be the only ones who could do the job, even if it's a bit of a stretch to meet the Demon Lord again.

In that case, Nagi will be with us, so we can feel somewhat secure.

And about Ms. Nagi---today she is finally coming to the Kingdom of Lingle.

"Will she arrive soon?"

"Soon, I think."

In front of the gate leading out of the Lingle Kingdom, Amako and I wait for Ms. Nagi to come back from the Demon King's territory.

The soldiers sent from the Kingdom of Lingle to the Demon King's territory to guard the gate, so that Mr. Nagi can come here.

......They could have come a little earlier, but they were sent for a few days to see the character of the soldiers, so they were late until today.

If she has decided to come here, it must mean that the soldiers are okay.

"Usato, where are Nair and Ferrum?"

"Hm?　They are in training.

"Oh, as usual. So you're allowed to stay here, then?

"Because Lloyd-sama ordered me to."

Well, I get up at sunrise to train, so I'm not skipping anything.

Sarla, you might be surprised when you meet Mr. Nagi.

"I'm going to be mistaken for a sister ......"

"Ha-ha-ha, then how do you think Mr. Kanoko will react?"

"He will mistake Kannagi for me and me for Usato's child."

"I just pulled back my laughter."

What kind of mistake?

Amaco's height itself has changed.

But then again, with that man, I don't think it's a joke. .......

"Speaking of which, where does Kannagi live?"

"Oh, he will live in the castle, but there is a possibility that he will live in the lifeguard station.

"What? Why?"

"Because yesterday, the Commander ordered me to clean an unused room."

To tell the truth, Master Lloyd must be having some trouble dealing with Ms. Nagi.

Rose thinks that he is not sure what kind of environment would be good for her, so he has prepared several candidates for her to live in.

"Well, I'll have to talk to Sarla about it, but I think mine is a possibility."

"Indeed."

"We're the same beastmen, and we're kind of like a distant family."

When I say distant, I mean horizontally or vertically distant.

But if Mr. Nagi chooses to stay at the lifeguard station..,

"As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to see Nagi-san and the leader of the group arm-wrestle."

"...... Can you imagine Mr. Rose losing?"

"......"

I can't imagine.

I forgot about it when I came back from the demon king's territory, but he must have been seriously injured before he left, right?

His left shoulder was cut by Nero Agence's magic sword.

I'm sure it was a serious injury, but when I came home, he was sitting in the Commander's office looking so relaxed that I forgot about the injury itself. ......!

Isn't he seriously immortal ......?

"---Oh, he'll be here soon."

"Usato-sama, we have arrived!"

As I am once again aware of my mentor and supervisor's craziness, a familiar soldier, Mr. Thomas, who is guarding the door, calls out to me.

I respond to him and move to the side so that the carriage can pass through.

The heavy door is opened, and through it the familiar carriage moves forward---and stops in front of us.

"......This is the Kingdom of Lingle in this time period. ......"

A girl with a sword in a scabbard at her waist emerges from the carriage.

She comes out with her hands around her eyes in the glare of the sky, and her eyes move to the streets of the Kingdom of Lingle.

"Mr. Nagi!"

"Oh, Usato, Amako, it's been half a month!"

She notices me and Amako, and comes running toward us.

"---Wow, you've got to go to ......!

"?"

She suddenly lost her balance in front of me and tried to stop unnaturally.

I catch her shoulder as if to support her, because I don't want her to fall down.

"Are you all right?"

"Oh, I'm sorry!　I think my legs are numb from sitting so long!　Ugh ...... inside me ......!"

He's mumbling something, but it doesn't matter since he's not hurt.

Nagi-san takes a step away from me as if he's regained his composure, then takes my hand and Amako's and smiles brightly at us.

"It's nice to see you again!"

"It's good to see you again!" "It's good to see you too. It's been a long time ......, but how is the Kingdom of Lingle after hundreds of years?"

"Yes. Yes, many things have changed, but the atmosphere is the same.

I am glad you are pleased.

In the past, I heard that she never visited Lingle Kingdom twice.

"I've been asked to show you the way to the castle. ...... Do you want to walk from here?"

"Shall we? I'd like to see the streets for the first time in a long time.

I understand.

After explaining to the soldier who is pulling the reins of the horses that he will take care of us from here, we, including Mr. Nagi, start walking toward the castle.

"...... Hmmm, these things haven't changed."

"What?"

"The fact that they don't stare at me when they see me as a beast."

If you look toward the city, you will see people looking at us curiously.

In fact, it might be my fault that they are looking at me strangely.

While I'm thinking about this, a woman with a stall calls out to us.

"Hey, are you Amako's sister?"

"Well, more like ...... my ancestor's sister?"

"Gosh ......."

Nagi-san backs away after receiving a mysterious shock.

I quickly support her, and she clutches her chest with her cheeks twitching.

"Mr. Nagi, are you all right?

"No, well, I've been shown the reality of the situation. ...... I'm my ancestor's sister. ...... I see... I'm hundreds of years old considering the year I was born. ......

"My actual age is different."

"Yeah, yeah, I know. ......"

If you think about it, the family relationship between Amako and Nagi-san is very complicated.

Because from Nagi's point of view, Amako is like her sister's descendant.

"Complicated relationship."

Well, is that so?

Yeah.

I get the feeling that Amako is unknowingly complicating the conversation.

I let Ms. Nagi stand up and move forward, wondering why she looked at me and nodded her head so mysteriously.

"Hm?　It's kind of noisy up ahead.

Nagi-san's mutterings made me look ahead and I saw people on the street shift to the side as if they sensed something.

I sense something just from that, so I move Nagi to the side with Amako.

"Naaack!　I hope you're not too weak yet!

Yes!

I hear the sound of a child's voice and the sound of a hot voice coming from the front.

As the figure becomes clearer and clearer, a group of seven people comes toward us.

"Hang in there!　You can do it!

You're a great guy for just a kid!　You're a good guy!

Don't forget to hydrate!

"If you're at your limit, just let me know!　If it's too hard, I'll slow you down!

"Oh, thank you very much!　Gee, I'll try my best!

Five tough-looking guys are running around the boy.

As I sigh at the scene, which looks like a kidnapping scene to say the least, I spot Ferrum following behind him with dead eyes, and Nair on top of his head.

"Oh my God, these guys..."

"Why do they only have a soft spot for knackers ......?"

I was relieved to see that Ferrum was training me.

Nair is not physically strong enough to join us, so it's a good thing he's participating.

Then a group of tough guys came right in front of me and stopped in front of me.

"Oh, Bakemono!　Are you skipping work, you bastard!

"Just in time!　Cast a healing spell on the knacker!

I'll do it.

I cast a healing spell on the exhausted Nack while passing through the tongs and mills.

"Are you okay, Nack?　Are you having a hard time with all those evil-looking people?

"""""Ah?

The strong men with menacing looks on their faces cower their shoulders.

It's one thing to be nice to a knacker, but how can you treat me any differently than you treat them?

"You know what, guys? Don't you guys have a different attitude than you did when I joined the rescue team?　You can't discriminate, you can't discriminate."

When I told them that, the tough guys snickered at me.

What?　Why should we be nice to a monster that's going along with the Commander's real training?"

Don't you dare put Nack in the same room with you.

"You've been like us from the very beginning.

.......

"Get out when you get back. I'll show you who's boss."

"I think that's what I'm talking about. ......"

"I know his face is different, but Usato is on the strong side. ......"

I let the whispers of Ferrum and Nair sink in.

We'll settle up with the tough guys later, but for now our priority is to guide Mr. Nagi.

He watches the strongmen and Nack resume their training, and turns back to Nagi and Amako.

"Well, let's go to the castle.

"It's amazing to see it in person. ...... lifeguard. The way Usato has changed and ......."

"The lifeguard is kind of a national landmark in this country."

Judging by the familiar reactions of the people in town, Amaco's words are not quite wrong. .......

I get myself together and start walking.

I take this opportunity to ask him what I was going to ask him beforehand.

"Mr. Nagi, how have you been while we have been here?

Since we are in the city, I omit the words "Demon King" and "Demon Domain.　

"He was more quiet than I thought he would be. I would have stopped him if he tried anything strange, but he seemed to have been concentrating on the reconstruction of the city and dealing with the aftermath of the war.

"I see. ......"

"I've been watching them for a few days after the soldiers from the Kingdom of Lingle arrived, and they didn't seem to cause any problems, so I think they're okay for now."

It seems that the Demon King is also working for the sake of the demon tribe.

Well, I didn't have much doubt, but I'm glad he didn't do anything that would make me flip my palm.

"...... from now on..."

"Yes?"

"I've been thinking about what I'm going to do."

Mr. Nagi mutters something like that as he looks out over the streets of the Lingle Kingdom.

"This world is not the world I used to live in. The demon tribe and the demon king that I fought so hard against are no longer my enemies.

"Yes, that's right. ......"

"For a moment, I lost sight of the meaning of life."

As far as Nagi's past is concerned, she has lived through the battle all her life.

Just when she thought she could live a normal life after defeating the Demon King, she was sealed by Mr. Hisago and awakened hundreds of years in the future.

Her state of mind is impossible to fathom.

"But when I thought about it, I realized that I didn't really know anyone that well, and that it wouldn't be any different in any era, so I was depressed."

"Yeah. ......"

"I had been fighting my whole life, so I wondered if I could choose a different path from now on, and that made me feel strangely positive."

I see. ...... I know, right.

Finally, you can take a path other than fighting, Mr. Nagi.

"I think that Hisago's sealing of me has a meaning. Specifically, to stop 'something' he left behind. ...... and maybe you."

Me?

"Yes, if you get involved with the Demon King, you might get into trouble again. I'll help you then.

I usually don't like to get into trouble, but it's usually reassuring to know that Nagi-san is there to help.

"Oh, but first, I'm going back home. Back home. After the Lingle Kingdom, I'm going to see Hinomoto."

"That's where the bronze statue of Kannagi used to be."

Amako, who had been silent up to now, blurts out something like that, and Nagi-san backs away again with a mysterious shock.

I remember that there was a statue of Mr. Nagi in the village where Linka's parents live.

From her point of view, that might be an indescribable feeling.

"......Wow, I forgot... ....... What should I do, I wonder if I'll end up like the local god of existence?"

"There is a possibility that you will be made me and I will be recognized as your daughter."

"What do you mean ......!"

I bet there will be a big fuss.

Should we tell Hayate-san in Hinomoto about Nagi-san while we're at it?

...... I don't want to damage Hayate's stomach any further, but .......

"When Kannagi goes back to her hometown, I'll go with her."

"What, Amako too?"

"Yes, now that the demon army is over, I want to see my mother."

Going home.

.......

No, ......, let's not think about it any more.

But Hinomoto...

The next meeting will take place in Mearaq, the nearest human settlement to Hinomoto.

Perhaps Hayate, the chief of the beastmen, might attend the meeting.

"...... If that happens, does that mean that other subhumans may also come?"

I don't know for sure, but I have a feeling.

In the first place, there is Ms. Frana, the daughter of the chief of the Elven tribe.

If my fears come true, the meeting centering on the demon king is going to be quite chaotic.

"Ah, Usato. Why don't you ask him where Kannagi lives?"

"Hmm?　Yes, that's right.

"What are you talking about?"

Amako's words brought me back to myself.

Let's explain where she lives while we're at it.

She could live in a castle like her senpai and Kazuki.

The lifeguard's quarters.

The house where Amako lives, although it has not been decided yet.

When Nagi-san heard about this option...,

"Mm-mm-mm-mm."

He was extremely conflicted.

......So, what is there to be so conflicted about?

"Well, then, ama........."

"......?"

"---No, let's go with the lifeguard."

After an unnatural stiffening, Nagi-san lowers his voice and says, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Nagi-san immediately came to himself and held his head in his hands.

"Wow, it's me inside of me!

"......Usato, Kannagi is funny."

"Hahaha ......"

Perhaps the other Nagi answered?

Anyway, let's send Nagi back to the castle and tell Rose that she's coming to the lifeguard quarters.