The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

I wonder if the devil race is full of weirdos.

I have been reminded of this many times since I entered the demon territory.

Ms. Veena is an exceptionally strange person, but this demon Leri is also quite strange.

I wonder why I'm in this situation..."

"What?　I didn't do anything!

We decided to allow Leali to accompany us, though not to fight with us.

Of course, we don't trust him, and we have set some conditions for him to come with us.

Now, we have made a temporary truce, avoiding the skeletons, and are making our way through the corridors of the hall - the way Reaali would have turned back after being chased by the skeletons.

"I will consider you an enemy as soon as you are more than a certain distance away from me.

"Uh-uh."

"Even if you use your magic, I can tell, and we run and fly faster than you. There's no point in running away."

"Why is this guy faster than a demon that can fly ......?"

Huh, that's easy with Keira and Rune in their jet forms.

"Hannah, please be ready to release the illusion magic at any time."

"The situation is so messed up now that I'm getting used to it. ......"

Hannah's voice on my back has a hint of resignation in it, and to be honest, I'm fed up with it too.

I want to get out of this labyrinth as soon as possible.

"After all, the twin dark wizards got stuck and I had to carry them. ......"

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My sister, the dark wizard, who had been out of control, had stopped moving with her sister in her arms, so I had to carry her on my back again.

As expected, I'm carrying her on my back separately from Hannah. ...... but wouldn't it be better if Hannah just got off?

"Oh, that's right. I'll give this to her just in case."

"What, what ......?"

Suddenly he remembers and hands the healing magic bullet to Leali, who is standing beside him.

It won't explode, will it?

What are you talking about?　Healing magic can't explode, can it?

"Oh, my God, I'm scared of this guy!

"Yes, he's scary..." "Yes, he's scary..." "He's scary! The way he gives it to you without even looking at you...

Mr. Ahl has a different kind of wry smile.

She knows about the magic bullet that degrades the system, so it's natural for her to be drawn to it since she knows the species.

"Narca, Beth."

Reacting to Mr. Ahl's voice, Naruka-san turned her magic power into white smoke, covering our direction and surroundings with the smoke.

Next, Beth threw translucent white magic bullets into the surroundings, and a squeaky sound was heard.

"Gakka!"

"Kakka!"

The skeletons turned their bodies in the direction of the sound and headed toward the direction of the sound without looking at us.

"You're a moron, aren't you, Mr. Rea?"

"What?　What?

"With the combined magic of my gorilla colleagues, we could have easily dealt with the skeletons. They're attracted to sound and faint vision.

I noticed it in combat too, because the skeletons were attracted to sound.

But even so, they are not blind, and I guess they can see a little because they are trying to preferentially target moving objects visually.

But that is something that Mr. Ahl's colleagues can handle with ease.

"But..."

Still, some individuals were not caught by the sound and the blindfolds.

A skeleton appears in front of you through the smoke, silently approaches you, grabs you by the arm, and throws you backward.

"Healing bomb!"

A healing explosive attached to a skeleton thrown into the air explodes, and bam!　The skeleton is thrown into the air and the healing explosive attached to it bursts open, making a loud "bang!

Attracted by the sound, the skeletons gather again and move away from us.

"What in the world does he see? ......

"Let's move on."

I'm like a natural enemy of the magic that Reali uses.

No wonder she's scared of me.

"We have paid the price for underestimating humans and thinking of us as mere puppets until now.

"......Kkk,ugh......"

Aulu-san is making a frustrated face at Leali's agitation.

Seeing this, I take a deep breath to calm down once again.

This demon used the bodies of Mr. Aul and the others.

That is unforgivable and a fact that should not be so easily swept under the rug, but... let's not get caught up in personal feelings right now and keep a cool head.

How many demons are there in this place, except you?

Only ...... Kayla.

Mr. Earle.

It's true. At least that's my understanding."

That violent-looking devil.

I'm sure he's got a lot against me, so I'm sure he'll attack me as soon as he comes in contact with me. .......

"What kind of magic does he use?　You've been working with him, you must know at least some of his abilities, right?"

"I don't know about magic itself, but..." ...... Maybe Kayla's magic is ...... a magic that confuses the opponent."

"Confuse them?"

I saw him use it on a human once. The person who was bewitched seemed to lose control and become immobilized.

"...... like illusion magic?"

I asked, and he shook his head in horror.

......No, magic is something that can be done in the first place.

He could be talking about a spell that affects the mind in some way, or even a spell that blocks the body's movements.

As I was thinking about this, Hannah, who was still in the box on my back, climbed up on my back to put her hand on my left shoulder.

"I see. Then it is a meaningless magic for Usato-kun, isn't it? It's so funny how you live like the devil's natural enemy.

"Hannah-san, will you get off my back already?"

"What?　I don't want to. Are you telling me to die, Usato-kun?

Why am I being blamed?

To be honest, I can rest assured that my current situation is safe from any deviation. .......

"Leali, did this Kayla go ahead of you?　Without you, my friend."

"Ugh, yeah. He must have abandoned me and went to capture the Demon Lord's power. And I think he's going to kill that little girl who's trying to be a hero...

You mean ...... Shea?

Huh?

I glare at her and she lets out another pathetic scream.

Rune, the lion cub on my right shoulder, starts to threaten me as well.

"What?　Are you guys looking for that brave little guy too?　Well, then you're wasting your time!　We didn't expect him to exist and I didn't want to go to someone who can destroy demons!　So stop staring at me, I'm scared!

"...... huh. "Roone, this demon doesn't seem to know anything."

"Hmph."

But from the way she's talking, I'd say she's already moved on.

I'm worried about Kayla too. Maybe we should head for the demon king's power soon.

Usato-kun.

"Yes?　Yes, Hannah?

"By the way, I was wondering, when we entered these ruins, we were attacked by demonic magic, weren't we?　It was so powerful that I was affected by it."

"...... yeah."

I know what you mean, Hannah.

I have to admit that I was concerned about that, too.

"You devil. You said Leahy, right?"

What?

"The trap I set in front of these ruins is a trap using the devil's magic. Did you set it?

What about ......?

Reali rolls her eyes.

Judging from this reaction, it seems that she had not heard of it either.

"...... demonic magic?　What's that? Neither I nor Kayla set any traps like that. ......?"

"......"

"I'm not lying!　What then?　You're saying that other demons tried to trap you and us together?

If you're not acting, that's what you're acting like.

If this isn't an act, then what is?

Either the people who lived in these ruins created a trap that only reacts to humans, or another demon set it after L'airi and the others entered.

There are many possibilities. .......

"You mean there might be a third force ....... That's trouble."

I really don't want to see a new enemy here.

"...... but it seems that the end is near for this dangerous labyrinth of ruins."

Now there's a little breeze.

That means there is a connection to the outside.

I notice a light at the end of a wide passage.

Is it a way out?

The water in the channel at the end of the passage is flowing in that direction, too.

I went out toward the light with some caution. ...... and saw a ray of sunlight, different from the light in the underground space.

"...... ruins again?"

The white ruins are made of stone pillars and stone walls.

The familiar sunlight shining brightly through the partially broken roof overhead, almost blinding me with its glare.

"Outside?　No, we've been going underground for a long time. ......"

No, we are definitely above ground. Perhaps the ground here is lower than where the ruins were?"

Hannah's point makes me think.

If that's the case, it doesn't make sense.

This place where we just left is much lower than the place where we first entered the site.

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"Keira, have you ever seen these ruins before?"

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The ceiling is quite high.

Keira's right, it looks like a cathedral.

"I don't see any skeletons. I mean, they've been gone for some time now. ...... Mr. Reali, have you been here yet?"

"......"

"Mr. Leali?"

Mr. Ahl tilts his head at Reaali, who doesn't respond.

I also looked at her, but for some reason she had her eyes fixed on one point, as if she were frightened.

I can feel the power of the Demon Lord ahead.

"So we weren't on the wrong path. ....... Then let's get going."

I am anxious to see how Reali reacts, but first we must confirm the power of the Demon Lord.

The fact that it is still here suggests that it is not yet in the hands of the Devil.

As I pass through the white cathedral-like area and proceed through the vaulted, rubble-filled doorway, I feel a familiar pressure that even I can recognize.

"What?"

And then I saw what was beyond that.

A sphere floating in midair, emitting a black, ominous power, and two figures standing right next to it.

Kayla, a short-haired demon who gives the impression of roughness.

And Shea, a black-haired girl dressed as a man. She is wrapped in a sort of translucent sphere that emits light, and she is asleep on her knees inside the sphere.

"Shea!"

Rune, who has noticed Shea's appearance, calls out her name strongly as she returns to her human form.

Is she trapped?　Or is it simply that her voice is not being heard?　What is happening to Shea now? ......!

"Now it's you!"

Kayla turns to me in slow motion, alarmed.

What the hell?　Something is different from the last time we saw each other.

"Healing wizard, you've come at a very opportune time."

"...... what does that mean?"

"I've been wanting to kill you ......!　In all this farce, you're the only one who's genuinely made a fool of me!　Yeah, you're really good, you are!"

...... don't know what you're talking about.

It doesn't feel good to be told that you're good enough to be killed, and in the first place..,

"I'm just as mad at you demons for doing whatever you want."

"Heh."

He brushes back his bangs and glares at Kayla.

If you think I'm going to be intimidated by your threats, you're mistaken.

What did you do to Shea?

"I don't know. He's been like this since I got here. Otherwise, I would have killed him by now."

"......"

So her current state is not due to anything Kayla did to her.

"....... Shea already has one of the Demon Lord's powers."

Could it be that the power of the Demon Lord resonated with the other sole that is here now and made it what it is today? ......

"I don't like it."

Huh?

"Aaaaah!" ......!　I don't like your eyes. You look at me and you're not even a little scared of me.

There's something wrong with .......

He seems to be mentally deranged, his emotions fluctuate wildly, and his tone of voice is becoming strange.

"I hate him!　Hate, hate, hate!　We are demons who rule over humans!　And now we're thrown into this lukewarm, shitty world!　And then to top it all off, we are terrorized by people who are not even demons!　Stop screwing around, stop screwing around, stop screwing around!　You lower creatures!　Fight each other! Fight each other ugly!　Doubting, deceiving, betraying, cursing each other!　You're supposed to be such a miserable creature!　Shut up!　Stop talking to me!　I have no use for you!

I look in the direction of Kayla's shout, but all I see is Shea encased in a floating sphere.

Even Reali is stunned by Kaila's bizarre appearance, clapping her hands over her mouth.

"......Has he lost his mind......?　He was always crazy, but now he really isn't normal. ......

Is anyone with Shea?

I casually activate the healing sense, but there's no one there.

No one is hiding behind magic like Leali, no one is invisible.

"I'll do it ...... I'll kill that son of a b*tc* even if you don't tell me to ......!

I'm going to kill that son of a b*tc*!　Kayla has a fragment of the Demon Lord's power in her hands!

She instantly creates a healing flying fist, and as she tries to bring it to her mouth, it strikes Kayla in the torso with black magic power.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha!"

"What?

Even after being blasted to the ground by the healing flying fist, Kaila kept an eerie smile on her face and did not let go of the Demon Lord's power from her hand.

On the contrary, he tried to put the Demon Lord's power into his mouth in an unnatural position.

"!　Kayla, stop it!　It's suicide to take the power of the Demon Lord!　It's impossible even if demons are immortal beings!

Ignoring Reali's attempts to stop her, Kaila threw the fragment of the Demon Lord's power into her mouth and swallowed it down.

The change was immediate.

Boom!　Kyra's body shakes and convulses.

"......aaaah!　Gaaaah!　Aaaaaaah!

"Kyra's body swells up. ......

Something swells and contracts from within his body.

Is the power of the Demon Lord rampaging?

Kyra's hair gradually turns silver as her body convulses, and her horns twist and turn, becoming larger and larger.

Her body is one size larger and her blood vessels are more prominent than before, and she leaps up and stares at me with an animal-like snarl.

"G,uuuh!"

You don't seem to be rational.

It seems thoroughly hostile to me.

"Ji-yu-baho, zu-zuki-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi!"

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A voice that shakes the air.

When I raised my fist to it, which was filled with magic power... the other girls who had been by my side fell to the ground all at once.

"Mr. Earle?

"I'm sorry, Usato-kun. It seems that we can't move due to the influence of Kyra's magic. ......!

His expression was moving, but his body remained motionless on the ground.

If Mr. Ahl is prevented from disobeying the demon's orders,...... does that mean that the runaway Kyra has affected Mr. Ahl's body in some way?

"Reaali!　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's something that will help you.

Reaali, who was supposed to be right next to me, is gone.

I looked around and saw him hiding behind the door we came in through!

He abandoned us without a second thought!