The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

While Mr. Usato was stranded, I was taking Ms. Shea with me to the encampment where Mr. Koga and the others were.

I was worried that I had left Usato alone.

To be honest, I wanted to fight with him, but I knew that his intention was not to let Ms. Shea, who was acting strangely from my point of view, fight with him.

"...... Shea-san, I'm going to take a break."

"Hey, are you okay?"

Yes, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired.

I always flew alone, so it's a little tough to fly with one person in my arms.

After making sure that I had flown a certain distance, I descended into the forest.

"This doesn't happen when Usato-san is using my magic. ......"

Perhaps this is another characteristic of my dark magic.

The power of the wearer is reflected to some extent in the cloak, so there are probably many differences between when Usato is using it and when I am using it.

"Usato, you're alone to stop me in my tracks ......."

I'm sure he'll pull through.

It is not that he let us go at the drop of a hat, but that he decided it was the best thing to do, and so he took action.

Even if there were many opponents, I am sure he would manage.

"I'll take a short break and fly back. I'm going to meet up with Koga and his ...... allies, and then I'm going to cover for Usato-san.

"Usato's friends."

Shea-san frowns and puts his hand on his head.

She reacted in the same way while flying ......, but I'm a little worried.

"I'm ...... worried."

"Si, Ms. Shea, ......?"

"I'm sorry. I'm a little dizzy from running into those guys. ......"

I still don't know Ms. Shea very well.

I know that she is in a difficult situation, but I have no idea what to do or what I should do for her.

"When you join us, there will be a healing magician just like Usato-san, so you will have to be patient until then. ......!"

Uluru-san might be able to do something.

But Shea-san kept her head held down and her voice sounded distressed.

"But, but there is also a sign of the devil in the direction we're heading ......."

"What!　Are you saying that they are anticipating us?

"No, no, those demons are still behind us. ......

Could it be that he is under the same kind of mental influence as I was?

The other Kannagi was mentally unstable because of the evil dragon. ......Shea also .......

Anyway, maybe we should calm this guy down first.

"Breathe slowly, please. It's going to be okay. ......"

"......."

"I understand, because I've had a similar experience."

I slowly approached her and rubbed her back as she cowered on her knees on the spot.

Then, something like a glowing sphere rolls out from her bag on her shoulder.

She notices it as I do and picks it up with shaking hands.

"Why did I take this ......?"

"Ms. Shea, that's ......."

A warm glowing sphere.

Inside it is a familiar black vortex.

---I take out the crystal that Usato-san gave me earlier, which is said to contain the power of the Demon Lord, and compare it with the crystal.

Although the vessel containing the crystal is different, the black power inside looks exactly the same.

"Could that be the Demon Lord's ......?"

"I don't know!　I don't know! He can't have such a thing!　Because this is..."

Ms. Shea is clearly upset.

She is not acting or lying, but showing her true confusion, which makes us wonder even more.

I wonder if I should wait for ......Usato-san. .......

I think it would be a very bad idea to take Shea and join her at this point. .......

"No, no, I'm not, I'm not ...... that, but ...... ah,ah,ah,ah,......"

Stared at the sphere and stopped moving?

She fell back, her voice trembling, as the light returned to her eyes, which for a moment seemed vacant, without voice.

"It was me. ......"

"What ......?"

"I took this from the devil. ......?　How could I forget when I did it myself? ......?　Ha, ha?　Have I finally lost my mind?　I'm sick of it. ......"

I have no idea what's going on, though.

But the situation is similar to what happened with Mr. Kannagi.

The other Mr. Kannagi, who had admonished me and invited me to the ruins, refused to talk to Mr. Usato, and then---after his incoherent behavior, I ended up fighting with him.

Ms. Shea now is very close to the way Mr. Kannagi was distraught at that time.

"......I'm coming to you, right?"

But that doesn't mean we should just leave him like this.

I know this because I have experienced the same thing.

It's very scary and painful to be alone.

Stay away from me!

Don't come any closer!

As I try to walk up to him slowly, Shea-san stops me with a strong tone of voice.

I stop in my tracks when I see her right hand trying to reach for the sword at her waist, but she forcibly restrains it with her own left hand.

"I'm sorry ......, I don't want to hurt you ......!　If I'm not careful, I'll try to take away his power that you have, even if it's by force. ......!!!"

Because he has the Demon Lord's power, he's reacting......?

"I'm leaving. You need to get to a safe place as soon as possible. ......"

"What are you going to do about ......, Mr. Shea?"

"...... I don't know, but I'm leaving so I don't cause you guys any trouble."

We can't just leave him like this.

That's the only thing that's wrong.

But I can't stop him. ...... but that doesn't mean I can't do anything.

"Ms. Shea."

"Before I do something to you, I'd like to ......"

"I'm not going to stop you, just give me a minute."

"Go to ......?"

I look at the fragment of the Demon Lord's power that I took out to compare.

I lightly grasp it trapped in the crystal, and as soon as I turn around, I throw it as hard as I can.

"Yes!

"Wha-YEAH!"

"...... okay."

At any rate, I throw the crystal containing the fragments of the demon king's power, which is poisonous to my eyes, out of sight and approach her.

Shea-san looks at the flying crystal and my face alternately, puzzled.

"What?　What?　Huh?"

I kneel down in front of her bewildered face, take out a spare food and water bottle from my cloak, and pack them into the large backpack I was told to carry beforehand.

"Take this with you. It contains food and water."

"So, but ......"

"I can't stop you. You are suffering and this is the least I can do for you. ......"

I was hungry and my clothes were in tatters, if anything.

The blankets and cloak I had with me in case of emergency ......I'd better pack everything I can, since I'll be going back to the city after this anyway.

"Thank you, Keira. I want you to tell ...... Usato that I'm sorry. ......"

"If you say goodbye like that, Usato-san will get angry, won't he?"

She handed it to Shea as if she was pushing it to him.

She took the backpack as if holding it with both hands and finally smiled at me.

"I'm sure Usato-san will come to your rescue."

"...... yeah."

"Don't give up. Maybe ...... no, he will never give up."

"......Thank you."

Ms. Shea gets up and disappears deep into the forest with her backpack still in her arms.

After seeing her off, I take a deep breath and pick up the crystal that contains the power of the Demon Lord, which I threw away earlier.

"Pull yourself together, I ......"

I'm worried about you, Shea, but you did what you could.

In fact, we could have done better, but ...... we'll reflect on that later.

"First we have to get together with Mr. Koga and the others!

Maybe Usato-san is still fighting!

Maybe ...... or even if he is, he might be in a pinch!

In order to save him in such a situation, I have to join up with Mr. Koga and the others as soon as possible!

"As soon as I decide to do so..."

"Okay, I've caught up!"

"Aaaaahhhh!"

Just as he is about to jump up, he screams when Mr. Usato bursts through the bushes from behind him.

What, what, what, what?

Mr. Usato!　Who's after you?

Don't worry!　I'm sure they won't come after me now that I've blown them away with my healing magic!

Blow them away with healing magic?

No, no, it's not strange for him to blow them away with his healing magic.

The problem is that he is surrounded by 11 enemies and yet he is not injured.

He was caught up with by a normal runner. ......When you think about it calmly, isn't it a terrible thing to do ......?

"It's not a fake ...... that the devil himself has disguised himself as. Yes, it can't be."

"Why were you immediately convinced ......?"

No one but this person would have blown up an opponent with a healing spell.

In that sense, Usato-san in front of you is definitely the real deal.

But .......

"I think I understand how Amako and the others feel just a little bit."

"...... Huff."

"It's not funny, is it?"

"Hi ......"

I didn't mean to blame him, but he apologized.

I felt bad for Mr. Usato, who had become depressed, so I tried to cover up and change the subject.

"I'm glad you made it to the meeting anyway!

"I'm glad you're safe too. Shea was ...... not able to make it in time?

"...... yes."

Usato-san may have guessed it, but he looked serious when he didn't see Shea-san around.

At any rate, I slipped into the cloak and attached myself to Ms. Usato, and I told her about the exchange I had just had with Ms. Shea.

"So she unconsciously had a fragment of the Demon King's power. ......"

...

"...... I guess we'll cancel the training."

Usato, who had been listening silently while flying in the sky, muttered quietly.

"I'll go stop them as soon as they arrive. It's just before sunrise now. ......"

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"That's also similar to the magic of the ferme, isn't it: ......"

Same thing for Mr. Ferrum's assimilation?

...... mmmm.