The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

In order to track down the demons that had appeared at the meeting and to meet with Mr. Ahl and the others who had been revived by them, I assimilated with my senpai, Leona, and tried my best to pursue them.

The first thing that appeared in my vision as I came out of the door was a corridor in the venue overflowing with people.

I immediately sensed that the guards who had heard something unusual were rushing in, and I jumped on the spot.

"Hey, what are you going to do?

"Just run on the ceiling!"

"What?

I kick the wall and the ceiling and jump out through the crowd to the outdoors.

Which way?

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"Master Farga!"

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"Thank you."

I follow Falga-sama's instructions, which echo in my head, and jump up high and run along the wall, using the elasticity-assisted leap--healing jump.

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"Abba-bah-bah!"

The thunder beast mode 2 is covered with electric shocks as it moves from roof to roof. From the outside, it may look like electric shocks running on the ground, but if it doesn't attract attention, just let it be a natural phenomenon!

"Hmph!"

In an instant, he has moved from one end of Mearrauk to the other, and without a moment's pause, he leaps up the mountain with a healing jump and checks the other side of the river from the air.

"Roger!　Leona, I'm coming!

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A great deal of cold air flows from his feet.

The magic power generated turns into a block of ice in mid-air, and using it as a foothold, he accelerates in mid-air at once.

With the momentum, he kicks from below, and the cold air forms a shape and is released onto the surface of the lake in front of him.

"Healing Cold Legs!"

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"And...and...and...and...and...and...and...and...and...and...and hibernate?"

The cold air is released, and as soon as it hits the surface of the lake, it freezes and turns into a temporary foothold.

I run toward the other shore as fast as I can, once again covered in electric shocks, while keeping my eyes on the path formed by the ice from the surface of the lake to the other side of the shore.

"Hyaaaaa!　What kind of movement are you doing?　If I didn't hold on to you, I would have frozen to death by now!

And I'm casting a healing spell!

Did you really think that would make me feel at home ......?　What the hell?

I kick at the icy earth, feeling sorry for Nair's exclamation inside my chest armor.

The leg armor makes any place a foothold.

Using them, I run through even the lake, and I already kick the icy ground and make a leap with the elasticity.

"Healing jump!　And again!"

I leap up further with the ice block I created in the air, and find several figures on the other side of the river who are trying to activate their shifting magic.

Nine people!　Two of them are demons, and the rest are Mr. Ahl and the others!

"I found it!"

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I see them and call out Leona's name as I fall toward them.

"Leona-san!

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Swords of ice appear around me, and they are released all at once.

"Ha-ha-ha!　That's the girl the captain wanted!　He's really out of his element!　Girg!

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One of the black-clad men leaps forward and shoots something like powerful heat from his palm.

It melts the ice sword in an instant, but in the meantime I land on the ground with my feet slamming into the ground.

"OLLA!!!"

I release the ice magic and generate a pillar of ice toward the demon and Mr. Ahl.

The heat alone is not enough to melt them.

"Oh, then it's my turn..."

Mr. Ahl, together with a large man called Gilg, thrusts his hand forward and releases a purple wave.

As soon as they made contact with the ice, they cracked and shattered, and in the meantime, Girg's heat magic melted the ice.

"......"

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There were nine of them, just as we had confirmed from the sky.

Two demons and seven people in black, including Mr. Ahl.

The seven are surrounding me right now, two of the demons, Rapdo, are looking at me with a frightened gaze, and the other one is preparing to perform a transfer spell.

"Well, now I'm in trouble. Even if we outnumber them, we'll lose.

The female demon who was about to make the transition raised her voice.

The female demon who was about to transfer shouted at her.　There are plenty of alternatives!

"Yes, yes. I'll do my best to harass and stall them, thank you very much!

Three of the seven have known abilities, but it would be tricky if they were to use them.

At least I can't win, if not lose, on my own.

Seven against one is such a disadvantage.

...... Well, it's too much trouble to think about it.

"All you have to do is stop the transition."

Instantly activating Thunder Beast Mode 2, he forces his way through the encirclement.

The target is a demon in the form of a woman.

"You first!

"What?　No!

He slams his sword into the neck of the screaming demon, but the attack passes easily.

This one is hiding too!

But that's nothing with me!

He slams the healing magic bullet he created in his hand onto the ground and scatters it around him, activating particles of healing magic into the invisible being.

d*mn, this guy has only half of one wing......!

.......

"You are the culprit!　I'll never forgive you!"

He is the one who stole and used the bodies of the buried Mr. Ahl.

If we can beat him, we can get rid of them.

With this in mind, I was about to attack the invisible woman when a cloud of white smoke enveloped my body.

"Usato, it's the same white smoke as before!

"This is meaningless to me now!　Hmph!

He hits the ground with his leg armor filled with healing magic, spreading the healing magic around him.

He grasps the three approaching shadows and flicks his sword with his right hand.

He then pulls back his arm and instantly creates a purple electric storm.

"Thunder Beast Mode 3!"

""......""

Electromagnetic Acceleration Healing Flying Fist!

One of them made a defensive move, but it was too late!

The three flying shockwaves, combined with the Healing Acceleration Fist, hit the three who were about to attack and blow them away.

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The white smoke was blown away by the healing flying fist, and there was a small man who was smashed by the tree on his back, a big man who was defending himself with an iron-like mass, and Mr. Ahl who was defending himself with a sword sheath covered with purple magic.

"Captain, where did you find a girl like this!　Mm-hmm?　My body is ......"

It's a binding spell!

Nice!　Nair!

Nair's binding spell has left them immobilized, and they try to continue their attack, hoping to disable them.

However, Naruka-san, a woman who manipulates magic like sound waves, intervenes and unleashes her magic in front of me, but I protect Néa and strike her with my body while enduring the attack with my spirit.

"......, smoke again!"

Smoke comes flying from the side again.

As he bites his teeth at it, intense heat comes along with the smoke.

Did they send heat magic along with it? ......!

"Leona, please match!"

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Leona's cold air is combined with the healing blast wave created by her hands.

This smoke will blow away the heat!

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"Healing Wave!"

He releases his magical power and freezes everyone within the range of his technique.

The smoke is blown away, and the two who were emitting heat and white smoke are stopped.

"There is a gap!"

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As soon as the white smoke clears, a sword thrusts into my abdomen.

I grabbed it with my basket hand and blocked it,

"My magic is something akin to shock," he said.

What?

I'll return all your attacks in one fell swoop.

A cannonball-like impact is sent from the edge of the sword into the abdomen.

......, I see, this is what her magic is all about.

She takes the impact head-on with her whole body and stays where she is.

"What?　I'm sure I took quite a shock..."

I might have been blown away if I had not driven a stake made of ice into the sole of my foot beforehand, but once I endured it, I was all right.

Mr. Ahl's smile tightens as I look up and grab his shoulder with my left basket hand.

"It doesn't matter if you know the impact is coming ......!!!"

"No, you're not like a captain ...... like that, are you?　I'm in trouble!　I'm in trouble!"

She struggles to get him to release his grip on her shoulder and sword.

Her strength is not that of an ordinary person, and even the electric shocks she has been pumping into him don't seem to be having any effect.

"That's a lot of power ......!　What the hell did they do to you!

I'm the one who should be asking you that!　What did the captain do to you?

What did he do to you? ......?

You know that better than anyone!

Training ......!

"It's frustrating to be convinced ......!

What did the demons do to the corpse of this monstrosity ......?

But as far as the others are concerned, only Mr. Ahl seems to be conscious.

"Oh!　There!

You grab the neck of someone who is approaching from behind, disappearing with magic, with a hand of dark magic created from your shoulder.

Out of the empty space emerges Rapdo, who is holding a knife in his hand.

It seems that he tried to catch me by surprise, but a half-hearted surprise won't work on me now. ......?

"Did you do that?"

What? Why? Where?

Once the healing sense kicks in, I'll be in the clear.

"It's a bad move even if you don't think about it, knowing the healing sense. ......?"

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There is already enough magical power in the surrounding area from the healing blast wave that was just released.

Even if my senses are deceived, I will find it with my other senses.

"Okay, now is the time to come to our rescue, you guys!

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As if in response to Mr. Ahl's voice, they all move and come toward us.

It is indeed dangerous to fight them with Ms. Ahl in my grasp, so after I throw her away, I ready my fists.

"......That's nasty."

The little guy who blew up the first one must have definitely skipped consciousness, but maybe this is the effect of the devil's magic?

Before they can finish one of them off, the others move in tandem.

Even if they defeat one of them, they are still dead, and they will attack us by forcing us to move our bodies.

In addition to that, ......!

"It is very troublesome when they work together ......!!!"

Magic that creates iron.

Magic that emits heat.

Magic that generates sound waves.

Magic that creates smoke.

And magic related to impact.

The other two are unknown, but although they do not have direct offensive power, the techniques they combine are so troublesome that even in my current state of assimilation, I was stopped in my tracks.

"Smoke again. ......?

Before activating Thunder Beast Mode 2, a powerful sound wave hits me, momentarily delaying my movement.

Aiming to take advantage of this moment, steel tentacle-like tendrils extend from the ground, entangling my arms and pinning me in place.

"Chris!　Gilg!"

"......"

Gilg and another large man, Chris, turn their palms toward us.

Is that heat and is that ...... water?

Then the technique combined is ......!

"Hmph!!!"

He rips off the iron and meets the attack head on.

Facing the boiling water, I throw a kick with cold air from the back of my legs with all my might.

The two attacks collide at the center, forming a huge block of ice, but without a moment's pause, Mr. Ahl slashes at me as if he were falling from above.

"Ah!"

We can't die any more, can we?　No matter how hard we try, we can't win!

Time will only pass if we don't do anything!

That's the goal, you know!

That's why we're going to change our ways.

I change my tactics as I walk away from Mr. Ahl.

The current form is indeed strong, but it can also be used in the opposite way!

"Senpai!　Leona!

I'm on it!

I'll take care of it!

It means we can bring two brave men out to this place!

They appear from me and instantly move toward their respective enemies.

Nair! Assimilate!

"We can finally get back to the safe zone ......!"

I assimilate with Néa and head toward Mr. Ahl.

After unassimilating Leona and my senpai, the equipment on my left arm and legs will disappear, but I look better in my current form than before!

"You really are like a surprise box, aren't you!　You have an even crazier ecology than the captain!

I'm the vice commander of the rescue team!　I'm the deputy commander of the rescue team!　I'm a healing magician under Commander Rose!

Mr. Aur rolls his eyes at the sudden introduction, but she smiles pleasantly and opens her mouth while wielding her sword.

"Hi, I'm Aur, I died before you came here!　I wonder if you are the leader of an organization called the lifeguard!

"Yes!　An organization that saves lives, that's the Lifeguard Corps!

Self-introductions are not supposed to be made in the middle of a battle.

As swords and fists clash, I say what I have been meaning to say to Mr. Ahl.

"Mr. Earle!　I will take you to the Lord Commander.

"...... hahaha, I'd love to meet you if I could."

For a moment, I am taken aback by her vacant smile.

"But I can't face you like this ......!"

But her expression soon changes, and she returns to her frivolous smile. She turns her palm to the side--and then releases a shockwave of magical power from her palm, moving with anomalous acceleration.

"That's ......!"

Shockwave has this use too, you know!"

A slash is swung down.

In response, I also unleash magic power from my basket hand, and avoid it with the acceleration caused by the shockwave.

Yes?

"I didn't expect you to use the same technique as me. ......!　That's what I expected of you, Mr. Awl. ......!"

"No, I'm sure that's not the right way to use your magic!

Mr. Ahl's magic is a combination of offensive and defensive magic that can create a shockwave and use an opponent's attack as its own shockwave.

A careless attack would give her a chance to counterattack.

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Then we can disable her with a single blow, and then we can use a restraining spell.

Leona and her senpai are also fighting well, so we'll make sure to stop them one by one.

"One-on-one is tougher than I imagined. ......!"

"......!"

Me and Mr. Ahl move with the shockwave.

However, if there is a difference in our movements..,

"Elasticity!"

It means that there is movement by elasticity.

For a moment, I move in front of her, outstripping her movement, and I squeeze my fist with a binding spell.

"If you want to see her, I'll let you see her!

"What?　I'll see you if I can see you!

He unleashes his fist.

He is convinced that his fist will surely hit the target, but it is cut off in the air when Mr. Ahl's surprised face disappears without warning in front of his eyes.

"What, he's gone?

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When I looked to the right, I saw Mr. Ahl and his friends surrounded by a white light and a female demon invoking magic.

When I looked at my senpai and Leona, they too looked puzzled and were holding their weapons, and it seemed that the enemy had disappeared from in front of them just like me.

"Healing bombs!

"Electric fire thrust of a child!

"Freeze!"

Three simultaneous attacks rush toward Mr. Ahl and the others, who are enveloped in light, but all of them are repelled.

What the hell is that magic!

"Long-distance transfer magic! "Transference spell!　We're not in a dimension where your attacks can penetrate!　You monster!　You monster!

Aah!

Huh?　That's no use!

I stare at the female demon who is agitating me so enthusiastically that I immediately become frightened.

The magic she is using is powerful, but her body is not so powerful.

"Wow, you look just like the captain when you're pissed off... ....... Hmm?　By the way, where's Mr. Lapu?　Wasn't he supposed to be transferred with us?"

"Oh, he ran away. ....... So it's just us who will move on. ......

Can't stop the transition.

I didn't think they were preparing such a great magic. .......

"It was you, wasn't it, Usato-kun?"

"!"

Well, I'm sure we'll meet again. I'll see you then.

"Don't greet the enemy!　I'm already in transition!"

She waves her hand with a bright smile, and then she is enveloped in a white light and transfers to somewhere else.

All that remained were the battle scars and the ground that had been hollowed out during the transition.

"She got away, didn't she?"

"No, but we did get something out of it. We were able to confirm the identity of our opponent and the fact that the bodies stolen from the ...... Lingle Kingdom were being used."

"...... you okay?　Usato."

I nodded at Leona who looked worried.

I'm fine.

I was surprised that Mr. Ahl was able to communicate with me better than I had expected.

"Usato, Leona. I'm surprised that only Lapd hasn't been shifted. ......"

"That means he might be nearby."

"Let's find out. Maybe we can capture him and get some information about the demon."

They won't have gone very far.

If we look now, we might find them.

Suddenly, I look in the direction of Mearaq and see a ship heading our way.

"I and my senpai will do the search. Leona, please ask the knight of Mearaq to lead the search ......."

"Yeah, I'm on it. ...... be careful, okay?

Yes, sir. Just to be safe, we'll both...

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"Ah!"

As I was heading for the forest with my senpai, I heard a man's shout.

This voice I will never forget is the voice of Lapdo, the demon who appeared at the meeting.

The voice screams out in fear, and Senpai and I rush to the spot.

"Master Farga, do you know what happened?

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The devil is disappearing?　What the hell is going on?

Let's hurry!

I think we'd better!

We ran as fast as we could to the place where we heard the screams.

It took us more than ten seconds to finally reach the place where we thought we heard his screams, and what we saw was a scene of black ashes spreading like soot on the ground, about to disappear on the wind.

I look down at the ashes on the ground, look around me, and speak to Mr. Farga, who is probably watching remotely.

"Lord Farga, ...... could this be...?"

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"How is that possible?"

Mr. Farga responds to his senior's question with a distressed look on his face.

His hesitation is not normal.

Something unusual is happening right now.

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"......"

Only Mr. Hisago.

But he is already past.

There is no way that even he could have come back to life.

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"Hmm?"

Ferrum's voice makes you look at the ground, and you find what looks like a red stain near the ashes of Rapdo's wreckage.

A few drops of ...... blood on the ground, but a good amount of it has not yet congealed.

Is this blood?　Did Lapdo try to attack someone here?　Nair, can you check?"

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Nair jumps out of my body and looks at the blood on the ground in her owl form.

"It's still fresh. It's still fresh. ...... It's a young woman, judging by the smell of her blood. She doesn't look badly hurt. ......"

Can you follow the scent?

"I don't have a very good sense of smell. I can tell if I'm close enough. ......"

"No, I'm sorry I'm being so unreasonable."

Is there any chance that someone might be injured?

Then maybe we should still look around here.

"No, maybe there is someone here who has been injured."

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"...... yes."

We shouldn't go too far.

Convincing myself, I fill the bottle I created with dark magic with the ashes of the rhapsody.

"......And that's about all I have to do."

I can't go looking for them, but I'll do something.

I wrap the magic bullet that I created in my hand with the bullet grant and place it on the trunk of the tree.

It looks like a transparent green slime, but if you touch it, you will know it is a healing magic.

"Usato, what are you doing?"

"I'm placing a magic bullet wrapped with elasticity. If someone who is injured comes back here, he/she may use this.

It will disappear once the elasticity is removed, but it should still last for an hour.

If I am far away from it, I will not be able to see if it is used, but that does not matter.

I call it a healing magic bullet.

"Oh, so now you can give it to people?"

"Well, it has a time limit, but that's about it. Let's go back to ...... now."

We need to get back soon and let Master Lloyd know that we are safe.

The meeting is still in chaos and we have a lot of work to do after we defeat the demons.