The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

When I woke up after I died, everything was over.

The battle with the Demon King's army, which I thought was going to start before I died, was over, and if anything, I was surprised that the war was over in a pretty good way.

What shocked me the most was that Rose, the scary and strong demon captain of the Lingle Kingdom, had created an organization called the Rescue Mission and had trained a healing magician just like him.

When I heard this, my first doubt was the sanity of the boy who was taught by him.

I had my doubts about the sanity of the boy who had been seriously trained by the unreasonable Daimajo and trained to a level that would be recognized by him.

"Healing senses have no blind spots, mmm!"

......No, I really can't help but wonder how a person like that could be created.

When you see it first hand, the captain's apprentice is an extraordinary person.

"Really, he is an extraordinary person. ......"

He mutters to himself as he moves around him.

I've died and come back to life, and I'm no different ......, I won't go so far as to say.

Some part of me hates the captain for forgetting us and creating a new organization.

--- well, it's a side effect of the magic that brought me back to life, more akin to a child's tantrum than anything else.

I would rather say that the captain would never forget us.

So, to be frank, I should be ...... sane.

If it were true, I would join Usato's side right now, but the magic that binds me to my body won't allow it.

"Work harder, you corpses!

I sigh, letting go of Kaila's angry cries.

The demon's plan has failed as soon as the child with the fragment of the demon king's power has fled the scene.

In fact, they should have pursued him immediately.

Before the worst happened to the devil's side with Usato-kun being a stumbling block.

"I want to go home..."

As I was whining, Kayla and her twin demon tribe were trying to do something.

It seems that they intend to attack Usato with a thread of dark magic.

"Go!"

The twins' threads wrap around Usato's torso, and at the same time, it looks as if they cut his torso in two.

But no.

The threads cut through the residue of the healing magic left behind by Usato. He left the healing magic he was wearing on the spot as if it were a shell, and he himself leapt into the sky with the magic gathered in his legs.

Kayla, who did not see the moment, mistook the magic that had formed the shape of Usato for the main body.

"Afterimage?

It's a healing spell.

At the same time as he came to an abrupt stop, Usato-kun leaped high into the sky, and his kick hit Kaila directly in the brain.

I help Kaila, who is about to be knocked to the ground, with my impact magic, and slam my sword into Usato-kun, who is about to slam his fist into the ground in pursuit.

"You didn't use that technique before!

"I just came up with it. I just came up with an idea. I call it the Healing Afterimage Fist. ......!

"Yeah, yeah, ......!"

You just came up with the idea and used it in a real fight?

His own healing magic poses no threat, but his own magical manipulations and extraordinary physical abilities have brought this 11-1 situation to a standstill.

Get out of the way!　You're dead!

......

He backs away with a cluck of his tongue, and a flood of magic bullets rushes toward Usato-kun's location.

It is an attack with the devil's characteristic deceptive magic, but it doesn't work on him. I guess it is more correct to say that they are not hitting him .......

Without taking his eyes off me, Usato-kun runs to avoid the magic bullets that are dropped from the sky.

"...... hmm?"

I tilt my head at him as he performs this strange movement of irregular acceleration and deceleration.

The next moment, however, an afterimage composed of the same green particles as before is emitted from him as he runs, and his figure blurs and changes to behave as if he were an alter ego.

"Ehh, you're too quick to apply ......"

It means that they have made their movements so slow and sudden that they can no longer be detected.

Kaila, who is shooting magic from above her head, should not be able to aim at Usato because of his image overlapping with her magic.

Oh, he shot through the magical afterimage again.

"Your combat experience is too different. ......"

If you fought against demons in a normal way, you wouldn't have such a bizarre fighting style.

---He has grown up on a battlefield that demands constant evolution.

---I have fought against opponents I did not know if I could win.

---And through it all, he has grown so much.

He has more than made up for his less than a year of battle experience with the many battles he has survived.

"...... haha, well, it's no wonder he's my master."

I'll miss you a little after I say it out loud.

Let's ...... get back on track and fight properly.

"Kayla!　You can't hit me with your attacks, so please try to narrow down my movements!

Don't let a dead man tell you what to do!

Then get down and fight!

But sadly, I'm the only one who can keep up with his too irregular movements.

I apply shock magic and accelerate to catch up with him as he moves around.

"I knew you would follow me. We are using the same technique.

"No, that's why you're so different!"

When we had fought before, he had done an unusual thing where his whole body repeatedly erupted with magic power, but now it is done only with his right arm cage.

Instead, what stands out is the magic power visible in his legs.

He steps on them like rubber, and his cheeks twitch as they continue to accelerate with repulsive elasticity.

"You can run away now!　For my part, I think it's over!

"I'm going to buy you some more time."

Twins!　Do it!!!"

"!!!"

Before I knew it, the twins had moved into a position between Usato-kun and I. From their outstretched hands, they stretched out a number of threads.

They stretch out to encircle us.......this is something I'm going to get caught in!

"Well, I'm a corpse, so it doesn't matter!

We attack Usato-kun regardless of the threads around us.

However, he doesn't stop, and his arm wrapped in a cage is thrown out with a "BUHH!　He swings his arm wrapped in a cage with a loud "Boom!" sound and grabs a bundle of threads so thin it's doubtful he can even see it.

"If you think you can do the same thing to me, you are mistaken!

""!!!?"""

Nuh!

The twin demons are pulled toward Usato-kun like a tug on his arm.

The two, whose expressions are distorted in an amusing way even though they are supposed to be will-less corpses, are hurled toward Kaira in the sky.

"--- huh?　Oggggh!　The string!

Kayla is caught by the threads of dark magic created by the twins, and falls to the ground again.

Oh, I don't need to tell you.

If only I could have used them better, the situation would have been different.

"Do you have time to look away?"

!　Oops!

I dodge the magic projectiles he throws at me and swing my sword down with a shock.

His fist and sword clash with each other, and purple and green magic diffuses around them.

"I really didn't want to meet you like this.

I'm sure you're right. ...... I feel the same way."

"I respect you all. Of course, I still do."

...... Straight up.

You're so normal that you forget you're the captain's apprentice if you're really normal.

And respect is ...... kind of itchy.

When I was in Lingle Kingdom, I was treated as a problem child and was in a different place from respect.

But ...... I can't stop myself because the devil is in control of me.

"Shh."

"Hmph!"

He slashes at them with a returning blade while shooting magic bullets filled with impact.

He strikes them all down with his fists as he again engages in melee combat.

"Healing Breakdown!"

"Ah!

A wave of magic enveloped me just before the attack.

---What the...?　What?

What did it do to me?

"Huh!"

Watch out!

He takes advantage of a momentary lapse in rigidity and avoids the attack by bending down to avoid the hard arm.

Aaah!　I was hit by a healing magic and forced to stop thinking!　If I hadn't asked Kayla beforehand, I would have been hit directly!

"Shock absorption!"

"Mwah!"

The next fist is unleashed without pause, and he absorbs it with impact magic and falls back.

As expected, he doesn't attack.

...... is so bad.

"I think I'm starting to enjoy ......!"

I wish I could fight him one-on-one.

I bet that would be fun.

I'm sorry, but your will-less colleagues and the twin dark wizards are now gorillas.

Leali is scared of Usato, and Kayla is too bloody mad to come down to earth.

Maybe Usato knows this and is standing around trying to mix things up, so there will never be a real fight between him and me.

"Mr. Leali, why don't we retreat now?"

I want to!　But he's already recovered two of the Demon King's powers!　They'll complain again if I don't at least go and work for show!

Right?

Reali may be proud, weak-minded, stupid, and good-natured, but he understands the threat at hand.

But this situation...

We are zombies, we have no physical strength and we can keep moving.

In the long run we should have an advantage. .......

"But not against a healing wizard.

Usato-kun...... or rather, against the same type of healing wizard as the captain, there is no such advantage.

I'm sure he'll be running around with a nonchalant look on his face even if he has to fight all day long.

"If it comes to this ......"

The only way is to create a situation in which we are forced to retreat by surrendering some information on the devil's side.

Once that is decided, ......!

"Hey, Usato!　Do you know what's going on?

Is this a provocation?　I am obliged to report it to the Commander, depending on the situation.

You're threatening me, aren't you?

I was going to provoke him, but I got a huge threat in no time!

I'm so traumatized and scared that it's etched into my soul.

"No, no, no. ......"

Think about it, me! Either way, I'm sure I'm going to be treated lukewarmly by the captain when I'm being used by the devil for his good!

Then nothing more will make any difference!

"Listen!　The Demon King's power we've recovered is still only one!"

"!!!"

But except for this place, the Demon Lord has found two!　One of them has already been taken!

"......"

Usato-kun squinted his eyes.

He stops and crosses his arms on the spot, and I see the image of my former captain in his mind.

......No, he really looks just like him in the way he acts and the way he intimidates me.

Who took it from you?

The girl you let go just now. She already has the power of the Demon King (・・・・・・)?"

"!"

A retreat without hesitation.

We have no reason to stop him, but we have to stop him on the devil's side.

I give orders to the will-less gorillas and move them to stop him.

"Let him go! Healing wizard!"

Reaali, who had a mother-in-law's idea to at least attack here, released a magic bullet.

Just before I and the other will-less gorillas unleash their magic, Usato-kun suddenly changes direction---grabs Kayla by the neck, who finally breaks free from the strings, and pushes her out in front of the approaching magic and hides behind her.

What the hell are you doing?

Healing guard!

He?　What?

At that moment, Kayla is hit by a direct hit from everyone's magic, causing an explosion.

""......?"""

Witnessing the shocking behavior, Leali and I could only be stunned by Usato-kun's even more devilish deeds.

"But, but, but ...... but, but, but ......"

"Don't worry. I've cast a healing spell on you, so you're unharmed."

...... outcasts!

No, he has no mercy for demons, so he deserves it.

He was healed by healing magic, but he still had Kaila, which was still smoking from his mouth, and when he looked at us --- he threw it at us with one arm.

"Hey, what is that?　Should I catch this?

"No, I don't like that guy, so you should catch it."

"Isn't this too much homophobia?

I catch Kayla as she is thrown at me, realizing that the devil has too little sense of comradeship.

Oh no, it's completely stretched ...... out, why did the magic bullet stick to it ...... ah....

"Oh, it's a gift. Well then!"

"Isn't this strange for a respected senior?　What?　I'm going to explode!

"What?　What?　I can't get here in time..."

With a snap, Usato-kun raised his hand, and our vision was enveloped by the light and shockwave of the healing magic.

The impact was unusual, and we were hit hard all over our bodies while being enveloped by the healing light, an experience we never wanted to experience again.