The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Ms. Nagi was asked to stay at the lifeguard station's dormitory.

As it was a request from the castle, Rose accepted her stay without any particular refusal.

For the first few days, Ms. Nagi seemed to be quite busy with the calls from the castle... or rather, with Welshy, the scholars, and her talks with Mr. Farga.

But after a few days, Mr. Nagi, who had some time to spare, came to the training center with Rose for some reason.

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Something about another summit battle in the Lingle Kingdom.

When we heard about it, we hurriedly left the place and called the strongmen to let us observe the battle.

Rose and Mr. Nagi.

I can't imagine which one is stronger than the other, but both are strong enough to fight against Nero Agens.

As I watched the two of them start to move with excitement, wondering what kind of battle was about to unfold --- without warning, Rose and Mr. Nagi started to move, and the arm holding her sword clashed with Rose's arm.

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A dull thud echoes through the air, as if two arms have just collided.

After a few moments of silence, Nagi-san tensed up and stepped back, sheathing his black sword.

The two men unpack each other on the training ground.

When I and the other strongmen booed Rose and complained, she came over to us with her fists pounding in the air.

Then, needless to say, we were beaten up and crushed to the ground.

But even so, we, including the tough guys, did not give in to Rose's tyranny until the very end.

Nagi, Nack, Nair, and Ferrum watched this scene with pale faces.

Well, this is the usual scene of the rescue team.

When I later asked them the detailed reason...,

--- he said.

It seems that they could not let the training area be destroyed.

Well, it would affect our training in the future, and above all, it would cause Lloyd-sama more trouble than anything else, so it can't be helped.

But I personally wanted to see Rose and Nagi's hand-to-hand combat.

"So, Commander. What's the matter with you all of a sudden?"

It's been a few days since Mr. Nagi started staying at the dormitory.

I had been training at the Lifeguard Corps, which was returning to a peaceful routine, when Rose called me to the entrance of the dormitory.

"Ah, I thought it's about time I took you to a place."

A place?

I asked her, and she answered shortly where it was.

"A cemetery."

"What about ......?"

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---There is a cemetery in a plot behind the castle in the center of the Kingdom of Lingle.

It is a place to bury and mourn the bodies of those who died in the Lingle Kingdom and those who lost their lives in the war.

I had been there many times, but Rose had surprisingly never brought me there.

While we were going to the cemetery, Rose bought a bouquet of flowers in town.

Holding them as if slinging them over her shoulder, I followed her silently as she made her way through the cemetery.

"Actually, I was going to bring you earlier."

"...... here, sir?"

"There's been a war and a Demon Lord and a bunch of other things going on. I got here late."

A vast space lined with stone tombs.

There are very few graves that are dirty, and they are sparsely decorated with bouquets of flowers, as if they are well maintained.

All of them are brand-new flowers.

I followed behind Rose with a painful sensation in my chest.

After walking for a while, she stops in front of a place that looks different from the other graves.

"Here it is."

If you stop and look, you will see seven graves.

The gravestones were engraved with a common coat of arms, and when I looked at the letters I saw the word "awl".

Awl.

How could I forget that name?

He was Rose's beloved subordinate, the one who had protected her from Nero Agence.

Perhaps there are other graves at .......

"Maybe this is the place where Mr. and Mrs. Ahl ......"

"...... Oh."

Rose nodded quietly and placed a bouquet of flowers on the grave.

The gesture was a little crude, but it showed some kind of feeling.

"Gilg, Josh, Narca, Beth, Chris, Din ...... awl. Here they are sleeping."

We pray silently and in silence.

These people here are my seniors.

They are the reason Rose is here now, the reason the rescue squad is here.

I wish I could have met them.

I wanted to meet them and see them hand-to-hand, and I wanted to know how great you guys were that he trusted you.

"I bet they'd laugh so much if they could see you."

Suddenly Rose said these words as she looked down at the gravestone.

I chuckle at her words.

"I wonder if that's true.

"If I didn't, I'd probably beat the shit out of you. For better or worse, you're a bunch of hot-blooded idiots."

And that goes for us, too, doesn't it?"

Yes, we are.

We're no slouches when it comes to blood.

No, but compared to those tough guys, I've got a long way to go.

They're so quick to get blood on their hands.

"I told you before ...... that Aur was a guy just like you. He was cocky and talked shit, and I couldn't stand to hit him no matter how many times I hit him."

"It seems like we'd get along just fine."

I think he'd rather work with me to get the word out to Rose.

I imagined such a thing and felt disappointed when I remembered the fact that it was impossible.

"...... I will continue to be the deputy commander of the rescue squad for as long as you approve of me."

"Yeah, have it your way. You've made your choice."

Rose affirms my voice.

"The war is over, but that doesn't mean that the mission has lost its raison d'etre. It just means that the battlefield is no longer a place of activity. What we need to do has never changed and will never change.

Yes, the Rescue Mission will continue.

As long as there are people who are hurting, and people who are going to be hurt, it will never lose its raison d'etre.

Rose turns around.

Her smile is the same as it has been since we first met, a smile that is both fierce and exuberant.

"If you've decided to do it, do it. Bridging the gap between demons and humans?　That's fun, isn't it? Let's go wild as much as you want."

"I'm allowed to be violent?"

Of course you can.　If he says it's impossible without even trying, beat him up and shut him up. If he scoffs at you, pity his happy head. Break down any obstacle that stands in your way---you can do it, can't you? Usato"

......!

Oh, shit, that's why I'm not ready yet.

I guess I still have a lot to learn from this guy.

But that's okay.

This man has always been my goal and my mentor, showing me the way.

Then, I'm going to do as you said.

"Yeah."

Once again, we face the graves of Mr. and Mrs. Ahl.

It is not an oath, but I have made my own decision.

"Let's do it!"

Nothing can change that fact.

Many problems will confront me from now on.

I may be trapped by them, and I may feel like falling down.

I may not be able to manage them alone, and I may need the help of my friends.

But still, I must keep going.

Now that I have already made up my mind in front of this person, the word "retreat" has already disappeared.

I am Usato, a healing magician.

I am the vice-commander of the Rescue Mission and a disciple of Rose, the most powerful healing magician.

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"---Aa?"

At the sound of that voice, Rose and I both turn around at the same time.

wham!　I look behind me and see a space by a tree about 30 meters away.

There is "something" there.

I can't see it, but there is definitely something there.

It is a malicious intent, like a ghastly killing intent.

Sensing the clear hostility only by my senses, I throw a healing flying fist and Rose throws a healing magic bullet.

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A strong burst of sound rings out, and at the same time, it leaps out and strikes the space where the something is located.

For a moment, a faint scream can be heard, but the outstretched fist only cuts through the air, making no impact.

"...... Is there anyone there?"

I heard voices.

I had the feeling that something was there.

But my fist could not catch it.

"---No."

But Rose, who was moving faster than I was, put her hand on my chin as she released her stance.

I notice that she is holding something in her hand.

"I don't know what it is, but that 'something' is here.

Rose smiles ferociously and shows her hand to me.

In her hand she holds a wing like a bat torn from its midsection.

"...... what is this?"

"I don't know. I don't know. But I'm sure it's going to be trouble. We'll report it to the castle first."

After saying these words, he spilled particles and crushed the wings that were about to disappear.

As I watched them disappear, I felt a sense of crisis as if I were in the presence of something mysterious.

Something was trying to move.

Not the Demon King, but something else.