The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

We proceeded into the ruins to meet up with Usato.

It was a dangerous place, but that didn't matter much to Kannagi and I. The air was humid and there were signs of demons in the ruins, where it was difficult to move forward without proper light.

"Amako!"

"Yeah. There are demons ahead. Let's go another way."

"Right."

We share the information of the prediction with Kannagi and search for it.

This is possible only because there are two foresighted wizards, and we are able to proceed smoothly through the ruins with a minimum of fighting.

"Predictive magic is very useful, isn't it? I always feel that way when I have it on my side.

"As long as you don't get too overconfident."

He cowered as he answered Koga's mutterings.

"I know. I know that from watching Jinya's husband in Hinomoto grow up. It's interesting to hear that you can see so much that it blinds your eyes, though."

"How can you say that when you're the one who let things spiral out of control?"

"You're right, you can't say that."

Coga is annoyed by the words of Nea, who is on my shoulder in an owl-like state with me.

"I'm sorry about that time. ......"

"I don't really care that much. It was the result of Jinya's outburst."

Jinya, the former Beast Tribe chieftain who had stolen your mother's precognition magic.

He was about to take it from me and join forces with the demon king's army to invade the human realm, but we stopped him.

As for Koga, Jinya was always ambitious, so I guess that was just the beginning.

I'm glad I had the chance to fight with you guys back then."

"I think Usato was a bit of a mess."

"Haha, of course. I know that I was doing some pretty messy things at the time."

I think it's bad nature to do it when you know you're doing it.

"When the captain went to Hinomoto?　Oh, you mean when your sister Amira led us there.

Then Elle, one of Koga's men, muttered in a reminiscent tone of voice, "I've been thinking about this for a long time, but I've never heard of it before.

"No, I was leading the group, wasn't I?　Don't falsify your memory, okay?"

"Yes, I was leading the group. I know. Captain.

Mr. Elle snickered completely.

Coga looked back at her, his cheeks drawn back in annoyance.

"....... Well, that Amira sister of yours is training with Usato early in the morning these days!"

"Gah, ah, uuuh!"

El-san suddenly started suffering, holding her chest!

It wasn't anything serious, but her ...... expression looked grim.

"Elle-san suddenly began to suffer!

"I train with Amira every morning.　I'm jealous ......!

"Wow, I'm jealous!　Thanks for the food!

These people are so rich in so many ways.

But I don't think Usato said every morning .......

And I'm pretty sure it's not that s*xy.

I'm sure they were having a mock battle that would have made the locals feel uncomfortable.

"...... training."

It's not that I want to join a rescue team like Suzune, but I'm not sure if I want to stay the same.

I've been protected by Usato all my life, from the time I was traveling to now.

I can protect myself to some extent because of my precognition magic, but I can't fight.

I wonder if I can be as strong as Kannagi.

"Amako, what are you talking about ......?　Are you insane......?"

I mumbled a little and Nair questioned my sanity.

No ......, I know she questioned my sanity.

"I don't think you have to be a prediction wizard like me, Amako?"

"I've been protected by Usato for a long time. I'm not as good as Kannagi, but I'd like to be able to move around a little.

"Hmmm ......"

Kannagi puts his hand on his chin and snarls in annoyance.

"Amako is a small girl.

"The growth spurt is just beginning."

"...... let's see--"

"It's coming."

"So, Soudane ......"

I'll say no more.

I'll be fifteen soon.

I'm sure I'll be as tall as you and Kannagi.

"Well, we're both wizards and if you want to learn from me, I'll help you. I'll join the lifeguard too.

"Oh, I'm not sure I want to join a lifeguard. I'm not sure I want to join a lifeguard.

"You don't want to join because of the tin!

Because Shinjuku House is under the same roof as Suzune, right?

I'm sure she'll just sneak into your bed ...... or maybe she's part of the trip with you.

"Stop."

"?　What's wrong, Kannagi?"

Kannagi, who was walking in front of us, stops.

Veena, who was searching for enemies with her magic sense, didn't react to anything, so it doesn't seem that enemies appeared, but what is going on?

Kannagi raised the torchlight in his hand high in the air and .......

"There is a picture on the wall ......?"

What I saw was what looked like a painting on the wall of the hall.

The paintings depicted ...... many serpent-like monsters with long torsos and huge monsters that looked like they had been enlarged.

I could see people wandering through the maze of streets and waterfall-like waterfalls, but it was hard to make out the meaning.

"Well, that's interesting.

The first person who showed interest was, as I should have guessed, Nair, who was standing on my shoulder.

"The guys who built this place painted this. Is this a ...... trap?　A foreign enemy?　No, it's not. Is this more of an ordeal?"

Nea, what do you see?

"I don't know what it says, but I can guess."

Nair is strong in this situation.

She may have always been careless and clumsy, but she is a demon who has been accumulating knowledge in her spare time for 300 years.

I recognize his knowledge and thoughtfulness.

"...... Kannagi, it seems we are in the middle of an ordeal."

What?

This is a labyrinth of death that will test anyone who sets foot in it. It all started with that water magic and now we're going through this demon infested labyrinth.

...... a labyrinth that exists in the lake.

It seems that we are involved in more trouble than we thought.

Coga clicks his tongue when he hears Nea's words.

"Are you testing me on my own?　I don't like it.

"I agree. But there's a good chance we'll find what we're looking for once we get through the trials and tribulations of this labyrinth.

"...... a fragment of the Demon Lord's power?"

"Yes. You see that glowing orb on the wall?

Nair points to the mural, and there is indeed a glowing sphere below the painting of the ruins.

Is the demon king's power the prize for the ordeal?　......I'm inclined to wish away such a dangerous thing if I think about it in a sensible way.

""---"""

At that moment, my beastly sense of hearing picked up some kind of sound.

Immediately afterwards, there was a boom in the ruins.　and the sound of something big falling down.

"......Kannagi, did you hear that?"

"Yes, I heard it. I don't think it's that far away. The sound of a demon screaming and something exploding.

"That's Usato, isn't it?"

I think it's terrible that you immediately associate the word "explosion" with Usato.

The sound has already stopped, so it seems that the battle was over soon. ......　I'm not sure what that sound was.

It sounded like flames erupting or something like that. ......

"......Nea. I'm sure you've seen Rene acting with Usato just now.

"Yes, I think so. If Usato's here, it should be okay, right?"

"No, that's not what I meant. ......"

I guessed it.

It's times like this that I wish my imagination was wrong, but I guess I'm probably right.

Anyway, I hope Nair won't have a stroke the next time we meet up.

I hope she doesn't have a stroke the next time we meet up with her.

After passing through a hall infested with a swarm of water dragons, I re-entered the passageway and found myself in the same darkness.

"My name is Hannah. Do you know who I am?

"......"

"I am a demon just like you. You're already dead, though.

"......"

I can't help but sigh at the situation where Ms. Hannah, still on my back, is trying to communicate with her twin dark wizard sister.

"Hannah-san, isn't that person unconscious, so there's no point in talking to her?"

"If I complain to Usato-kun, there will be more complaints I want to say, so I'm having her listen to my complaints instead."

.......

"Sorry. Can you get off my back?"

"Yes, please!"

I shake her back and she clings to the deformed cloak and shows resistance.

"I know... I know... The safest place for me in these ruins is on your back, Usato-kun!　Please just carry me until this is over!

He's already treating me like a horse-drawn carriage.

The cloak is currently being transformed into a rectangular ...... coffin, and Hannah and her sister are neatly arranged side by side.

"And there are advantages to carrying me."

"Excuse me?"

It's just good training.

...... ha.

Don't think I'm fooled by the word "training.

I snicker at Hannah's words.

"There's no way a weight like yours can be used for training. It's too light."

"...... Heh, heh, I see. So you're saying that I'm light, Usato..."

"You should put on more muscle."

I was hit on the head from behind.

I kind of guessed the reason for the slap, but I think Hanna-san should eat more.

I feel like I'm carrying her on my back, because she's so light that it worries me. .......

......Well, I won't say more because it would be rude indeed.

"Yes, Hannah looks poor. I don't think she could survive in the forest.

Rune, who was listening to my conversation with Hannah, muttered something like that.

"Keira. Please give me ten days' worth of food right now. I'll grow up eating it."

That's too extreme.

As I was consoling Hannah, who was shocked by the cold tone in Keira's voice, Earl, who had been silently watching our exchange, cowered his shoulders in a look of disappointment.

"Usato-kun, I think you should take a serious look at the situation where the only person with common sense is me, the enemy force."

......?

......,......?

"Mr. Awl is a man of common sense ......?"

"Excuse me!!!　I know we've only known each other for a short time, but can I poke you once?

No, you can't be a sensible person if you're Rose's subordinate.

It must be abnormal that you are still conscious and not in a coma while the corpse is still dead.

But your reaction is a good sign.

"Well, you're finally starting to look like one. Keep it up."

"This is so irritating ......!　Just like my late gorilla colleagues. ......!

I think this kind of exchange is necessary for Mr. Ahl.

...... hmm?　The healing magic bullet that Mr. Ahl has is about to disappear.

"I'm about to run out of healing magic bullets. Here you go.

"Yes, thank you. ...... I'm not the only one who's thin, am I?"

I'm sure they're suspicious.

Then I'll be honest with you for a moment.

I'm actually making it thinner for you to conserve magic power. right?

I see... that's what you meant. Come to think of it, I'm a corpse so healing magic doesn't work on me at all. ......"

""Ha ha ha ha.""

We both laugh, and I feel Hannah's eyes on my back.

I don't know how she looks at me, but I don't want her to look at me like that.

It's for your safety too, right?

"...... is a dead end?"

Even as I was talking, the magic bullet I was throwing was blocked by something like a wall.

At first I thought it was a dead end, but ...... it's not.

There is an unnatural hole at the bottom and something like ...... water is flowing through it?

"A canal, right?"

As I headed toward the dead end and shined the light on it, the sight of water flowing like a river in the newly emerged passage-like space jumped into my vision.

Hannah, who had her hands on my back and looked around widely, opened her mouth while thinking.

"Maybe this is where the water dragon came in.

"I see. But there are no footholds, and it seems difficult to walk on foot.

Moreover, we have no idea where this channel leads.

Just to be sure, I throw a healing magic bullet into the canal and check where it leads.

>

"...... seems to be connected to a large space, at least."

That's a long way.

And the canal is like a waterfall, so we don't know what lies ahead.

"I'm going to try a little blast detection."

"Don't make up words that don't make sense."

He throws in a healing explosive with an adjusted detonation time and searches a large space.

After a dozen seconds or so, the healing bombs explode and a wide structure becomes visible.

It is quite large. I can't grasp it with the magic dispersal of the bombs. ......"

I wonder if we can keep going.

The channel's current is a little steep, but not so steep that we can't get back.

But you never know what's out there. .......

"There's no point in turning back, so we'll just keep going, won't we?"

Mr. Ahl said these words to me as I was thinking about it.

I looked at her with surprised eyes, and she crossed her arms and raised her index finger.

"In times like this, you should try to move forward," she said. It's much better than standing still."

...... Oh, I see. This is what Rose was talking about.

The strength of mind to stay positive in any situation.

I felt the strength from her now, that just by showing us such a figure, she could overcome the anxiety and fear of being trapped in the ruins.

"Then, let's keep going!　Keira!　Diving form!

>

"...... eh, a submarine body ......?"

I cover Hannah and her sister on my back with a box-like thing made of a cape.

The collar of the cloak changes into a mask, and it becomes a cylinder.

"Rune, you're with Hanna."

"...... got it."

Rune jumps into Hannah's arms with a look of helplessness on his back.

She gives a laugh when she gives an inarticulate scream of joy, and reaches out her hand to Mr. Ahl, just as she did with the water dragon earlier.

"Come on, Mr. Ahl."

"I'm not surprised anymore,......, haha,......."

Mr. Ahl moves to his back and is ready to go.

"...... Okay."

Thanks to Keira, we can breathe underwater.

She can also move using her cloak's mobility and my healing acceleration fist.

"Let's dive!"

>

We jump into the channel and let the current carry us along.

Of course I'm worried, but as Mr. Ahl said, it's much better to keep going than to just stand still here.