The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

I was able to meet up with Keira safely, but she was already gone by then.

I knew that she was mentally unstable, so I could not have predicted the situation, but I could not do anything about her situation at ......, which may have repercussions later on.

I guess we have to report to the Demon Lord first,.......

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"Yeah, it's the Kogas."

Keira and I finally arrived at the spot where the Kogas were camped when the sky became slightly brighter.

We descend to the ground, making sure that Bulrin is the first to notice our approach and that Koger, who has been standing guard, has spotted us.

"Hey, welcome back. Did you retrieve it safely?

"Grrr!"

"Yeah."

"...... hmm?　Oh, Usato-kun, welcome back!"

I think I woke up Uluru and Hannah, too.

Hannah, who was in an incredibly bad mood after waking up from sleep, glared at me with her eyes sharper than ever.

"d*mn, you're unharmed? ......"

"Just a few minutes ago, I was fighting 11 enemies and holding them back."

"Why are you unharmed ......?"

After swearing at me, I got a real donkey's eye .......

I'd love to talk to you slowly, but right now I've got to hurry.

"Koger, I'm going to cut the training. Let's hurry back to the city."

"Hmm?　I don't mind if you do, but what does that have to do with what I just said?

Yeah. There's a demon at our destination. We fought it off once, but this time 11 of us took it by surprise. ......

"Oh, what's going on?"

I explain briefly to Kohga while asking him to leave Keira's cloak for the time being.

"I let a girl go who met Keira at the destination for some reason, and I had to stop her."

"Oh, I don't understand how you arrived with Keira when you're supposed to be holding her back?

"I used healing magic to knock him off his feet, then ran after him."

I know, right? That's what I thought.

"Mr. Koga?　I think it's too crazy to be accepted as normal, this guy!"

I'm sure Koga could do the same thing if he wanted to.

He is steadily copying my techniques.

Anyway...

Did you recover the Demon Lord's power?

Yes... ...... Keira!

"Yes!"

Floating in the air, Keira pulls out a crystal from her cloak in which the power of the Demon King is sealed.

She takes it from Keira and shows it to Koga and the others.

"If he's got this, he's got to be back in a hurry for a reason, doesn't he?

"Yes. ...... honestly, this is a matter that needs to be reported to the Demon Lord and Falga in a hurry."

"So much for ......."

And to Mr. Nagi, too.

It's not normal for a girl to have hisago's memories and power.

Considering his power, he could be in trouble later.

"I'm going to go stop the exercise now, so take this with you."

"Oh. ...... and also, about those guys on the exercise: ......"

"Hmm?"

What's going on?

I can tell from your nonchalant attitude that no one's been hurt.

Maybe they realized the demons were gone.

"...... how."

"And it looks like they're waiting for us."

I see.

So, this is an invitation for me or Koga.

So, they are trying to trap me and Koga in order to blow us off the scent of the ferocious hexenbiests we have created.

"I was going to go if you didn't show up. ...... What are you going to do?"

"......"

The application of the systemic degradation was designed to reduce the consumption of magic power, but it is draining me a little.

I've been up all night, so I'm a bit sleepy.

But physically, I'm not in any trouble at all---I can do it.

"Well, I'm off to see how the exercise went."

Well, we'll watch from here.

"Be careful, Usato-kun."

I nod back at Uluru and Keira, who wave to me, and then jump off the cliff into the forest.

I have to hurry back to the city, but at least allow me to check the results of this exercise.

I've been looking forward to seeing their progress.

I was looking forward to seeing their progress.

There was a kind of discomfort.

A demon that screamed but did not attack.

Screams that echoed at regular intervals.

And the most important thing is that there is a clear difference in the appearance of the monsters we witnessed.

If we say they had short fangs, someone says they had long fangs.

When we say that they had horns, someone says that there were no horns anywhere.

It was at this point of discrepancy that we finally realized that we were making a big mistake.

"......"

Perhaps Usato's objective was to conduct an exercise designed to enter the realm of demons.

It is not an ordinary one.

They make us fight against imaginary demons of their own creation, not real ones, which makes no sense at all.

The worst part of it is that until now---more than a week into the exercise---we have been mentally drained, unaware of his intentions.

"Just because you're aware of it doesn't mean it's a good thing. ......!

I am sure that Usato thinks it doesn't matter either way, whether he realizes the purpose of this training or not.

Either way, the training will be a success.

To his chagrin, this training makes sense.

We certainly tasted the demons and thought that we could complete a survival exercise without any difficulty.

I guess you could say we were optimistic.

That has now been shattered, though.

"The way we're doing it is bad, though. ......!

Let's be honest.

I'm extremely gut-wrenching that Usato got what he wanted.

Can we just end the exercise as usual?

Absolutely not.

"Hey you guys!　Don't you want to show the results of the exercise to that rotten bastard ......?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

The first thing he did immediately afterwards was to get his ex-colleagues and new recruits, who were fascinated by his muscles and training, to fall in love with him.

I let him in on the plan to give him a good ride and then add Veena and Nono to the mix.

"Nono, if you can convince Usato that the exercise was a success, you'll get to see Sean again!

"Shaun!"

Is that supposed to be a rallying cry?

Nono, who smashes a piece of firewood with her sword, is mildly taken aback.

Thanks to the physical modifications of training, I can do such a thing without any difficulty, and I myself can't even feel any discomfort anymore.

"Hey, pervert!"

Yes?

Cooperate.

"Yes."

Veena is the easiest to deal with.

Because she's a pervert.

After all, we were all of one mind.　After a short time, we have a plan and disappear into the forest as hunters who trap their prey, luring either Koga or Usato into the forest.

They will realize our intentions and will be provoked.

Nyah!

"Anyway, it won't be over if we don't give them a shot. ......!!!"

Dawn was breaking and the sun was slowly rising.

Veena and I climbed to the top of a tall tree and ambushed them.

I stroked the chin of Lin, the two-tailed black cat on my shoulder, to keep my composure, but to tell the truth, I was extremely nervous.

"Veena."

"No response yet..."

I call out to Veena, who is releasing light peach-colored magic from her hands like smoke onto the ground.

The peach-colored magic released from her meditated hands becomes transparent as if it melts into the air.

"...... when did I become able to sense magic?"

"It's been a little while since I entered this forest. But it is usually impossible to do so while moving."

I had just learned that he had acquired magic sensing, a technique that can be acquired by turning magic power.

Usato is doing it normally.

"Maybe this magic sensing is not meant to be used like that."

"Huh?"

"Nyah."

Lin nodded her head.

I look at Veena, "Oh, cute," I think to myself for a moment.

"It's almost impossible to use this in combination with offensive magic. Even if you could, you'd have to be very dexterous with it.

"...... that guy was mainly a meathead."

I understand that it is difficult to be aware of attacking with magic and being aware of sensing magic at the same time.

Usato, on the other hand, is a bad guy whose healing magic is a bonus ......, or rather, he is an anomalous meatballer who ultimately aims to get close and hit you.

"It is also simply because of Usato's skillful manipulation of magic inside his body. Perhaps he is constantly circulating magical power throughout his body to improve the efficiency of his magical power circulation?

"......I knew he was a monster! ......"

"I guess one of the reasons is that there was the groundwork to make that possible..."

That's not right.

I wonder what kind of idea they had to keep doing the magic.

...... You don't think it was just a casual idea, like it would be good training, do you ......?　If so, it's too crazy.

"The circulation of magic power is activated by the magic circle, and the senses are specialized. ...... Or should we say, more precisely, a technology that awakens the dormant potential of magic in our organism?"

"I know it's great, but is it really that great?"

At least I don't know anyone who uses this kind of technology.

Every word you say is pregnant with meaning.

He really is like that.

"I'm stuck on ...... sensing. It's Mr. Usato.

"!　Well, I'll give you a signal."

He floats a stone he picked up beforehand in his palm and blows it away with wind magic.

It hits a metal water bottle placed a short distance away and makes a high-pitched sound, signaling the others waiting around it.

"Subject, I have noticed the presence of the sound, but I am still moving forward. He is probably aware of my magic.

"I knew you were on board ......!!!"

Then let's trap them to our heart's content: ......!

He will respond to a half-hearted attack or an individual attack.

"The conditions required here are ......"

The magic of the wind will scoop up a large amount of stones packed in a backpack and make them float.

He floats them around him and takes aim with his pointer finger.

"Kuhuhuhuhuhuhu ......!!!　How dare you stuff my bag full of rocks!　I'm going to attack you for using them the way they're meant to be used: ......!

"Nyah~"

The firing position is spread out in a fan shape so that the direction of flight does not reveal the location, and then rotated to increase the hit and speed.

--- a technique that was not possible before this infernal half-moon training.

I'll show you what he can do with the power he taught me. ......!

Veena, please report and coordinate directions.

Yes, sir.

Since they are not yet visible through the branches and leaves, we follow Veena's directions for launching them.

...... and a half-hearted attack will be quickly responded to.

There is literally no blind spot with the healing senses he uses.

But..,

"Fire!"

--- unless it's a long-range sweep from outside the magic circle!

If the attacks come at almost the same time, you can eliminate its healing sense advantage!

The spinning debris fly toward the direction where Usato is supposed to be.

After a moment of silence, a series of bouncing sounds are heard.

"All of them have been evaded."

"I knew it."

The decoy called "gravel" destroyed the healing sense.

Just as I was about to make my next move, something passed between me and Veena and hit a tree right behind us.

A magic bullet passes right by my face, and my throat almost constricts.

"Oh no!

"Oh no!" I think it's noticed me. It's ...... funny, I thought I could have fooled them. Oh, he's running this way as fast as he can.

"Yes, yes, yes, I knew it!　Kevin!　Nono!"

At a visible position, he sees Usato running on the ground at an unbelievable speed.

Stifling a scream that is about to come out unconsciously, I order the two men who have been standing by to start moving.

There is no response.

However, when Usato comes within a few dozen meters of them, a water magic bullet is thrown at his feet.

<>!

Nono's magic is no ordinary water magic.

It is a water-based magic with the unusual property of being able to create flammable water, similar to oil.

When Usato stops to look at the slippery ground, the roots of a tree grow out from under his feet like tentacles and attack him.

Kevin's magic to control trees and Nono's magic to control water.

Usato calmly avoids the attacks of these two who are manipulating magic from outside the range of his healing senses.

"You stopped me ......!　Wal!

"Yes, sir!"

Wal, who had been standing by nearby, shoots a large number of debris into the air with his earth magic.

I pick them up with my wind magic, and while they float, I fire them all at once at Usato, whose movement is restricted.

"......!!!　You are much more formidable than a demon!

Usato, on the other hand, after slamming his foot down to pin it to the ground, prepared to intercept the gravel and wood magic with his right arm clad in a basket and his left arm clad in elastic magic.

"If it's a ...... physical contest, I'm sure we'll lose."

Even so, that creature of healing magic could still outperform us on its resilience and strength alone.

......The plan is going well, since the goal is to nail Usato, who has an unreasonable evasive power, to the spot.

"Sein!　Now!

At the sound of my voice, two arms shoot out from under Usato's feet and grab both of his legs.

"I've got him!　Captain!

"Sein-san ......?　Oh!

This is a different kind of earth magic from Wal.

Sein's magic, which turns soil itself into mud and manipulates it, greatly restricts Usato's movements.

---Nono, Kevin, Wal, Thane, and Veena have achieved their goal at this point.

And this is the end of the strategy I have revealed to the five of you.

Now comes my real (...) goal.

"The time has finally come. ......"

"Hmm, good feeling bad ......"

He gently hands the cudgel he has made for this occasion to Vina, while he gently hands Lin on his shoulder to keep her out of harm's way.

Clothed in wind magic, I charge at Usato, who is still blocked from moving.

His feet are caught in the ground, and he is distracted by the stone and wood magic flying around him.

"What are you doing, Mr. El?

Nono, who had been releasing water magic while hiding in the bushes, looks at me with startled eyes.

She seems surprised to see me making a move that was not part of my plan, but this is my real plan!

"The only purpose of this plan is for me to finally beat him up!

""""Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

"!"

He notices my presence from a stone's throw away, but it's already too late!

The club is already close to his torso, and as I pass him, it slams into his body as a painful blow... and is swatted away with a surprising lack of resistance.

"Huh?

No, this is not the feeling of hitting a guy with all muscle!

Looking at his hand, he sees a cloth-like object made of magic power clinging to his club.

...... elastic magic!　In the first place, I thought I saw double of Usato's body at the moment the stick hit him. .......

"Well done!"

"......!"

"Healing Afterimage Fist. I never thought I'd be forced to use a new technique so easily.

Before I knew it, Usato himself was standing behind me, looking upset.

My voice trembled as I realized that my plan had failed.

"......How did you get the restraints ......?"

"I hit the ground and escaped."

If you look at where Usato was held earlier, you can see a fist-sized hole in the muddy ground.

......Isn't this guy crazy after all......?

"I never thought I'd get this far. You did a great job."

"Captain ......"

"I'd love to give you more credit, but I really need to get back to the city as soon as possible. I'm sorry to rush you all, but I need you to start getting ready to go home."

Yes!　Kevin and the others begin to prepare for their return.

It is hard to believe that the training will be over so easily.

"......

As Usato, who looks a little tired, exhales, loosening the collar of his uniform, he sees Lin, who has come down from the tree with Vina, running toward him.

"Ah, Lin!"

In retrospect, I might not have been able to maintain a sane mind during this exercise if it were not for her.

The mission itself was a failure, but finding this ultra cute angel called Lin was the best achievement I could have asked for.

As I crouched down to greet her coming toward me, I was aware that my mouth was naturally loosening... and as she walked past me, she jumped onto Usato's shoulder, who was standing behind her.

"You've added another weird trick, haven't you?

"......!"

What, are you talking?

What?　Why isn't Usato so surprised ......?

I can't catch up with my thoughts when Lin starts to complain in human language while slapping Usato's cheek with her paw.

What the hell is going on?

"I think I was attacked by the devil and Mr. Earl and the others. I got what I wanted, and I wasn't hurt, but things got a little out of hand..."

"...... ask me about it later. Come on, explain it to him."

Usato looked at me, perhaps noticing my stunned look.

Then Lin jumps down from Usato's shoulder and transforms into a dark-haired, red-eyed girl who looks too familiar to me.

"I asked Nair to watch over you and support you.

That's not all I did, though. ...... Um, I'm sorry, right?"

Nair, the vampire who had been disguised as Lin, smiled awkwardly.

"I'm her demon."

These are real demons.

The shock of being betrayed by the beings I had thought were cute and cuddly, and the exhaustion caused me to do the most bizarre thing possible: I fainted while standing up.