The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

From the reactions that can be sensed by magic sensing, we are dealing with a horde of demons.

There are quite a lot of them, and a battle is inevitable.

...... We have to conserve our magical power.

Even if you conserve it by systemic deterioration, it will be reduced.

I talk to Lune, who is in the state of a lion cub on my shoulder, while checking.

"Rune, can you make my hands burst into flames?

I can't. I can make it not to burn, but there will be heat.

"Well, what about this basket hand?"

I ask Rune, the lioness on my shoulder, and a flame runs from my shoulder where she is and is lit by the basket hand on my right.

...... seems to be okay on top of the basket hand.

"If you look closely, the color of the flame is bluish black, isn't it?"

I saw it in daylight so it looked pitch black, but in the dark you can see the bluish color mixed in.

Lune as a lion cub is the same color.

"And then there's your ...... no, Keira's black fluttering dress."

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"Yes. You can put that on, too."

With that, Keira's dark-magic cloak caught fire as Rune's dark-magic flames ran along the edges of the cloak.

Hannah, who was pinned behind my back, slapped my cheek from behind in panic.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!　Please don't burn me, I'm here too!

"Oh, I'm sorry." Don't worry about ....... I made him avoid you."

"Don't worry about it, Rune-chan."

You're emotionally unstable.

I sighed to Hannah as she flirted with Roone and smacked me on the cheek, and I asked her to put out the flame once and turned around to see Aul.

"Mr. Aul. Let me explain the situation of the enemy.

Shouldn't you explain your current situation first?"

"Yes, as you can see, sir."

"Ugh, wow, my brain refuses to understand what I see as a result of what I see. ......"

That's really all I can say.

It's like improvised teamwork, as you can see.

"So, the enemy..."

"Yes."

There are a lot of them anyway."

Mr. Ahl tilts his head at my words.

I guess I was too abstract to convey my message well.

"Well, how many are there?"

There are many on the wall and on the ground. It's a straight road from here on, so it will be difficult to avoid them.

"...... Uh, demons?"

Perhaps.

I'm not sure what it looks like.

The fact that these ruins are in a lake makes it certain that they are demons related to the lake, but they are probably a herd.

"They've noticed us and they're getting desperate. Maybe it's a monster with an excellent sense of ...... smell."

"So you're not even mild-mannered. ...... What are you going to do?"

"We can't just turn around and go back the way we came, so we're going to have to force our way through."

I wish Brulin was here, but he's at Amaco now.

---Hmm?

"One of them is coming this way. Is that one of those ...... snake things crawling on the ground?"

Scouts?

Maybe. Let's find out what it is first.

As they approach us at great speed, we fire a viscous healing magic bullet into the wall of the passage in front of us before we come in contact with them.

The green light of the healing magic illuminates the passageway, thus securing my vision.

"Hey, hey, Usato-kun. Aren't the magic bullets I got from you too light in color?"

"The enemy is coming, please concentrate."

"Eh, oh, I'm sorry ...... I knew it was too thin. ......"

Your intuition is really good.

The system-degraded healing magic bullet itself is harmless.

..............

"Let's see what's coming ......!"

Only one of them comes within sensing range.

The only one approaching within sensing range is a large serpent.

As soon as it appeared in the passageway lit by the light of the healing spell, it leapt toward me, its sharp fangs peeking out from its wide-open mouth.

"Vaaaah!!!"

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The cries of the demon that appeared and the screams of Hannah and Keira.

I backfist the big snake-like monster that tries to bite me without much agitation.

"Hmph!"

"Vaggy!"

The snake is struck in the side, and in an instant, its eyes go white and it slams head first into the wall and faints.

"...... okay."

"Hey, why aren't you moving, Usato-kun?"

"Because there's no way I'd be scared of a big snake after all these years."

"It's annoying that you're so dependable for nothing. ......"

Isn't that unreasonable?

I've fought against baldinaks and evil dragons before.

If you want to scare me, bring Rose or Senpai or Lucas-sama.

Rose, of course, but Senpai and Lucas-sama might do more than the Demon King.

"So what is this monster?"

If you look at the fainted creature you'll see that it's not just a big snake.

It has scales more like a dragon's than a snake's, and its color is a beautiful blue.

Its size is ......3,about 4 meters.

It is an average size for a demon, but the number of them waiting for us ahead is extraordinary.

"It's a water dragon. In the sea they are called sea serpents,...... but I've never heard of such an unusual number of them.

"Wow, I've never seen a sea dragon before. Even when I was in the captain's unit, I thought they were already extinct. ...... but I guess they do exist in unexplored areas.

"Is this guy rare?　They're in all the rivers and stuff."

Hannah and Aur seem to think it's a rarity, but to Rune, it's just another demon.

Could it be a demon that is rarely found in the human realm?

I thought I had read something like that in a book I was reading about demons.

He's a low-ranking member of the pack, isn't he?

You know what I mean?

"Some smart demons try to gauge their prey's strength by letting their underlings go first. In this case, we are the prey.

From our point of view, we just found out who they are.

With my healing senses, I must have more information than they do.

Let's continue to force our way through and move on.

"First, we'll use magic to kick them off. Keira, protect his back. Rune will help with the fire. Hannah, as soon as you come in contact with them, you cover them with magic bullets. Aur will fight with me to break through the swarm of water dragons."

"......"

"Mr. Earle?"

I called out to Mr. Ahl, who looked at me in surprise, and she put her hand on her head in a huff.

"I was just thinking that you are the vice-captain ...... of the group," she said. You really are just like me.

I am honored that you would say that.

Please don't do that. I died halfway through my life."

Mr. Ahl smiles a self-mocking smile.

"I am a corpse left behind by the times. That's why I'm not someone you can look up to. ......"

"But you're alive, aren't you?"

"...... Oh, um, do you have any idea what I'm going through, by any chance?"

After all this talk, I realized that in Mr. Ahl's case, he is not talking about being dead or anything like that.

He is rational and can talk.

"If you are sane enough to talk like this, it's no different from being alive. I can take you before the Commander and make you talk to him.

"......, aren't you often said to be stubborn?"

In that sense, you must be stubborn, too, if you think you can't face Rose.

I'm not going to give up on this.

She looks at me and smiles, then slaps her cheeks with her hands as if to get herself fired up, and looks out into the darkness.

"Well, let's get ourselves together and move on, shall we?

"Yes!"

The water dragon has not yet begun to move.

When I get close enough to the water dragon and just before it attacks me, I show Hannah, who is behind me, the healing explosive that I created with my palm.

"Hanna-san, cast illusion magic on this!

"Yes, yes."

"I call it the Healing Illusion Bomb ......!!!"

"Yes, yes, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool!"

For some reason, he told me to baby-sit.

As if to make the first move, I try to throw a healing bomb with illusionary magic, only to find that Mr. Ahl is also trying to make a magic bullet like mine.

"You remember that my lineage is shock magic, don't you?"

"Yes, yes,...... Mr. Earle, that's not ...... true."

"If it's anything like shock, it means I can do the same thing you can."

The purple magic collected in Mr. Ahl's hand transforms into a sphere.

In the process, a laceration is carved on Mr. Ahl's hand that created the magic bullet, but the laceration is quickly closed as if time is rewound.

Was it a magic spell on the ...... corpse?　No, but before that, this technique of Mr. Aul's is .......

"I can do it without any disadvantages for me, as I have no outburst of systemic reinforcement and my sense of pain is dead."

"Mr. Awl, ......!"

"No, I have mixed feelings about you looking at me like that when I'm living a normal life and you're popping off outbursts of systemic reinforcement."

I feel like I've made Mr. Awl just as strong as Koger: .......

No, it's a good thing that her magic is getting stronger under the circumstances, so let's not worry about it.

"Then let's throw them together with me."

"Yes."

"Ready, set, go!"

Me and Mr. Ahl, two exploding magic bullets are thrown into the darkness.

The magic bullets flew straight ahead and collided with each other near the center of the hall where the water dragons were, and exploded, scattering shockwaves and particles of healing magic---as well as magic illusions---around us.

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"I didn't know magic could do this. ......"

Keira and Rune marvel at the particles of healing and shock magic that scatter light like fireworks and brightly illuminate the dark hall space.

Below is a hellish picture of a water dragon running amok, confused by illusionary magic.

Let's go!

Please try not to kill them!

It'll be a problem if they hate you!　I understand!

I jump out after Mr. Earle.

With Hannah and her twin sister firmly secured behind my back, I jump into the swarm of rampaging water dragons.

The floor of the hall is knee-deep in water, and as soon as we land on the ground, the hostility of the water dragons turns on us at once.

"Aren't there too many!

I told you so!

There's a certain level of hostility, right?　This isn't a herd or something like that!

Indeed, there were many water dragons rampaging about, crammed into this large space.

This is probably the reason why I couldn't grasp the shape of the water dragons at first, but even so, it's not an obstacle that can't be broken through!

"I'll avoid exhaustion!　Hannah!

I know!

Even though the consumption is being suppressed by the degradation of the system, it doesn't mean that we can use as much magic power as we want.

We have to conserve our magic power to prepare for the demons and unexpected situations that await us ahead!

I'll work for your protection!

Hannah-san on my back makes the magic bullets float around me and directs them toward the water dragon.

I'm careful to keep a distance from Mr. Ahl and deal with the water dragon that's coming toward us in a melee battle.

"Rune!"

I'm going to light a fire. Use it freely!

A bluish-black flame in a basket hand.

I swung my arm lightly, and it expanded and contracted like a whip, striking the water dragon's body.

"Gan!

The water dragon was hit by the whip, and its long body sprawled on the spot as if it were slumped over.

It does not appear to be burned by the whip.

"No burns. If you don't want to be a slave to it, go for it."

You're saved!

But we shouldn't be too sure.

It's only one way to get what you want.

With this in mind, I hit him with my left fist and use the whip of my right basket hand to deal with him as I move forward little by little.

"Vaah!

What?

Something is thrown at him, and he flies away, and water is shot at high speed and hits the ground.

Can a water dragon spit out water like a beam? ......!

Vaah!""""""

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"Then!"

Breaths released by multiple water dragons approach us like a muddy stream.

In response, I raise my right hand, which is lit by a blue flame, and with all my might, I slam my sword into the space in front of me.

The extended whip of flame cracks the large amount of water spewed out in half and sends it flowing behind us.

"Nnnn!　Black Flame Healing Flying Fist!

To prevent the next breath, he launches a healing flying fist with the flames in his cage hand!

The magic power with heat hits one of the water dragons directly, sending the flames and healing magic around it as if spreading.

"You're doing it!　Now it's my turn!　Usato!"

Mr. Ahl points his left palm, which is covered with purple magic, at me.

This is ......!

"Please give it all you've got!"

"...... I see!"

Immediately sensing her intention, I turned around and slammed my fist into her left hand.

Instantly, the magic power that absorbed my blow was converted into a shockwave by Mr. Ahl, blowing away multiple water dragons at once.

"With Usato-kun, it's easy to create a huge shockwave with little consumption!

If he is an ally, he is really a reliable person!

I thought as I slammed my sword into the neck of the oncoming water dragon, and this time Rune spoke to me.

"Usato, point your hand at the enemy!

"What?　Like this?

I do as Rune says on my shoulder, and the magic power of the black flame condenses on my right baskets.

Wait, wait, wait!

This is not good!

Before the magic is released, I turn my palm away from the water dragon and toward the ceiling.

Instantly, flames erupt from my palm like an explosion, creating a blue pillar of fire that rises to the height of the ceiling.

"Bee!　Geeee!

What the hell!

The crowd of water dragons looked frightened by the flames, but I was even more astonished by the dangerous outburst (・・・・・) of magical power she had performed.

Even though it's only heat, even demons can't be killed by a technique this powerful!

"Rune!　What did you just do?

"What did you just do?" "Same thing you did!"

This girl is different from me and Mr. Earle.

I don't know what would happen to her if she did something dangerous like this, no matter how dark magic it is.

Rune tilts his head at my impatience.

She's using the same magic as you.

Don't do it, it's dangerous!

I'm not copying you. I've always been able to use it. I don't usually use it because it's dangerous.

Did you remember the outburst of the system enhancement from the original ......?

It's true that I was awfully familiar with it earlier, but .......

"Who taught you that?

My mother. She said everyone with my kind of magic learns it.

Are you saying that the people here have already developed techniques to reverse the properties of dark magic?

Technology developed in a closed civilization ......!

This place is getting weirder and weirder!

"Vaah!"

"Hmph!"

The dragon is scared, but strikes back at the water dragon that attacked him.

Even if we continue on our way, it's going to take a long time!　In addition, it's hard to move around because of the water under our feet!

"Rune, can you burst the flames through the cloak in the same way?"

"Yes, I think I can. ......

"Yes!　Mr. Earle!

Yes, what is it?

I call out to Mr. Ahl, who is blasting away at the water dragon with the sheath of his sword, which is covered in shock.

"I'm going to force my way through!　Hold on to this cloak of dark magic!

"I have a bad feeling about this.　Can I refuse?

"Thank you for agreeing to do it!"

You're just like the captain in that forceful way.

Your ability to sense danger is meaningless if you ignore it!

He pulls Hannah to his back with the cloak and secures her with the belt.

"Welcome to hell. "Welcome to hell.

"Your companion has empty eyes!　He has the same dead eyes as your sister!　What?　Are there three dead people including me?

I had thought it would be tough to escape by flying and dodging the water dragon's pursuit, but with the added acceleration from Rune's fire, it's a different story!

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"Nuh!"

The tail of the water dragon thrusts out like a spear from behind me as I am transforming my cloak.

I avoid it by shifting my body to the side, then grab the tail and pull it back as hard as I can.

"Hmph!"

"Vaah!

I grab the tail and swing it as hard as I can!

After blowing away the water dragons around me like a giant swing, and finally throwing the water dragon I'm holding in the direction where the most water dragons are gathering... I get off the ground to prepare for flight with my cloak. I float about one meter.

"Hannah!　Please spread your magic power around at the same time as the signal!

What's the nature of the ...... hallucination?

Just enough to disorientate the view!　First... a healing spread!

The healing diffusion bullet is thrown forward, and a few seconds later, the magic diffuses, and the structure of the vast ruins is grasped by the magic sense.

If you can't see the ruins, you can't see anything!

I signal to Rune and Hannah while deeply covering my eyes with the hood of my cloak.

Now!

Let's do it!

I'm on it!

The moment Hannah-san scattered the magic she had gathered around us---the magic of the flames running through the cloak burst out, accelerating our bodies forward with an explosion.

In the aftermath of the acceleration, the water dragons were blown away.

"Ohohoh?

The acceleration caused by the outburst of Rune's magic power is extraordinary, and with an acceleration force greater than the shockwave of magic power from the healing acceleration fist, we are propelled straight ahead through the ruins.

The structure in the darkness is detected by the healing senses!

All I have to do now is to trust my reflexes and senses and charge all the way to the deepest part of the ruins at once!

"Whoa!　Usato, there's a stone pillar right in front of you, right in front of you!

Don't worry!

We've already detected it with our healing senses!

Rune is taking care of the acceleration so I can concentrate on my flight.

That means I can free my hands to change direction!

Healing Acceleration Fist!

"He's moving like a pervert!

I, who had been aware of the existence of the stone pillar by my healing sense, released a healing acceleration fist from my right hand basket and pushed forward, avoiding the stone pillar without slowing down.

"---!"

The reaction of a large demon!　It's as big as the baljinak I encountered in the forest. ......!

Is it one of these water dragons?

Unfortunately, we're heading for the back of the boar......, we'll have to go through here!

"Keira, Rune!　We're not stopping!　Trust me!"

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"Oh!"

What about us?　Don't you understand us?

Hey, what are you doing again?　Usato!　Mr. Usato!

Hearing their replies, I quickly move to get right in front of Nushi.

His large physique.

His long body reminded me of a baldinak, and his sharp fangs.

But if I take too long to deal with it here, the water dragon behind me will catch up with me!

So I'm going to push through at once!

"Get out of the way!　Healing Bomb Blast Flying Fist!

A super high-speed explosive projectile is launched by the Healing Flying Fist.

He improvised a technique to deal with this speed, and in an instant, it was released, striking the water dragon's presumed mate squarely in the face, causing its huge body to buckle.

"Ggwaaaaah!

"Kyaaaah!　What kind of scream is that?　I heard the presence of something incredibly large...?

"Gaaaah!　I'm dying!　I'm dying, but I'm dying!

"......?　......!!!?"

Nushi's screams and the screams of Mr. Ahl and Ms. Hannah coming from her back.

I jump into the narrow staircase that leads to the lower floor at the far end of the hall.

"Mr. Earl!　Please reverse the thrust!

"Gyah, reverse spray ......!　I'll use magic anyway!

He releases a shockwave forward in time with me and lands on the ground, slowing down.

The ...... water dragon seems to have pulled away completely.

I drop the three on my back with a sigh of relief.

"Ta Captain, you've raised a hell of a successor. ......

"I didn't feel like I was alive. ......"

"......!　......!!!"

Aul is extremely tired and Hannah is trembling like a fawn while hugging her sister who is under the influence of dark magic.

...... If you look closely, you can see that her sister seems to be trembling as well, but is it my imagination?

"It was fun. I want to do it again."

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It is true what they say that children are stronger in such a situation.

Rune was bouncing around like a lioness in a good mood, and Keira was fluttering her cape happily to express her will.