The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Day 1

I don't know what this means, but I will try to write down what happened today. It has been years since I have written anything, but I remember surprisingly much.

Today, I was forcibly taken out of the prison by that woman and brought to a place called Kyumeidan. Even now, a fetters are still placed around my neck to seal my magic, but I can never get them off. They have been deformed ever since the clasps were put on. When he realized that he could not even remove it, he was stunned, and when he woke up, he found Usato's face. I was amused by his stupid face.

That's all that happened today.

Tomorrow, I heard that Rose will be required to go through a training session, but I guess I don't have to be too nervous about it since it's too easy for me, a demon, to go through such a training session with a human.

The second day

I thought I was going to die today.

I was wrong. I thought it was a human training, but the premise was wrong. It was a grueling exercise in which we had to run an obviously excessive distance with the ogre species Tong, Alec, and the goblin species named Mir, Gomul, and Guld.

Let's just say that these guys were stone monsters, and they claimed to be human. ...... Perhaps they were demons tamed by Rose.

Poor things, to think they know they are human.

I may have more physical strength than a human, but not much more than the rest of the demon tribe. By the time the sun rose overhead, I collapsed from exhaustion. I don't know if she was aiming for me or not, but Rose came just in time and slapped me on the leg, forcing me to stand up on my feet and run. The pain went away, but another pain came over me.

I heard something , but I couldn't care less, because for some reason the air in front of me was too loud.

It's hell here, I want to go back to jail.

The third day

I can't move my body.

Fourth day

She's not human. She's crazy, kicking me when I can't move and making me run.

Why is Usato smiling?

It's crazy that she always does this.

Fifth day

Today I ran with Usato.

But it's funny, Usato never seems to be out of breath even though we are running together with Ogre and Goblin species. I was in so much pain, but isn't Usato human too? I'm convinced that a creature that can defeat me can't be human,...... but then I realize that the healing magic can only be awakened in humans.

Usato is human but not human.

That's how I interpreted it.

Day 6

By the way, as soon as the training started, there was a sound of something crashing from deep in the forest. Every time this happens, I see birds fly away in unison and a large tree in the distance shakes as if something has crashed into it.

Tomorrow, I'll take a rest pretending to be tired and go to see what's going on.

I'm good at skipping work.

Seventh day

Day 8

Sorry for cheating and skipping.

Ninth day

Believe it or not, Rose was training to hit Usato with her fists with unusual force. Usato was hit by the fist and spun around and hit the trees, bounced on the ground several times, and finally stopped.

I thought he was dead.

Even an ogre with superior strength cannot hit a person with such a sound. The blow literally struck him squarely in the center of his body. But Usato just got up normally, holding his stomach with the light of his healing magic and looking like he was in pain.

I could not believe what I was witnessing. I have to write this here to stay conscious. I wonder if this is the demon king's territory, although what is happening is beyond the scope of the demon king's territory.

I feel like I'm going crazy.

The 10th day

For some reason, they thought he was interested in Usato's training.

At dinner, Rose told me that I could accompany her to Usato's training tomorrow.

To tell the truth, I could not give him a satisfactory answer because I had used all my strength to go with the goblins and ogres. But this could be an opportunity.

I could see Usato's training, which had been unknown to me ever since I came here unwillingly.

For some reason, Usato was vehemently opposed to the idea, but ...... he probably doesn't want me to know.

It feels good to see his face like that.

I'm tired today, but I'm going to sleep with a good feeling.

"........."

With a snap, he closes the diary he brought by mistake, opens it again to check its contents, and closes it.

It seems that I am still in my dream. ---Someone please wake me up, even if it's by force. I'm being tortured in the name of training that is unfolding before my eyes. .......

"That's why I told you to avoid it! You're just getting good at taking it over and over again!"

"You keep changing the trajectory of your fist when I try to avoid you! How the hell am I supposed to avoid that thing?

You can't avoid it when you see it!"

Usato, who had been knocked far back by Rose, gets up with a nonchalant look on his face and dares Rose to do something terrible with his expression. Having the fear of the woman etched into my mind over the past few days, I can't help but be puzzled by Usato's refusal to change his attitude even after being grabbed by her face as he tries to bite her with gusto.

"d*mn, I'll do it again. ......"

"Nah, I'm the one who wants to stick my tongue out, already. ......"

Both sides return to their positions, frustrated. The distance, ten meters. Rose squints at Usato, who stands with his legs half a step apart.

These are not human eyes. Perhaps the leader of the third corps was stronger than he had thought, to fight a monster like that head-on. It's partly because of our compatibility, but I'm confident that I can never beat him.

While I'm in a state of slight escape from reality, Rose disappears.

This time I could not see her at all. At first I could manage to see her.

She immediately looks at Usato.

"Bubba!"

"......What, you dodged it?"

Usato was avoiding Rose's fist that moved in an instant by turning himself. It is hard to believe, but did he avoid Rose's fist after he saw it? Either way, it is deviating from human reactions.

"Yes, we did it..."

Be on your guard.

Whoa!

"Yeah, yeah. ......"

When Usato finally avoided the fist and a look of joy crossed his face, a merciless kick was delivered to his abdomen. A "ba-gowah" sound, which should not be made against a human body, echoed through the air, and at the same time, he spun wildly in the air, drawing a beautiful parabolic line and bouncing four times on the ground before falling down. .......

This is truly the work of a demon.

"Are you all right? Usato ......"

I was so worried that I didn't know what to expect. But Usato stands up quickly, clutching his abdomen. He is still shaking, as if he had sustained some damage.

At first, I run up to him to check on him. As soon as I get close to him, however, he looks up with a start, and even though I'm nearby, he raises both of his fists to the sky and lets out a yell...

"......Yay ----! I dodged it!

That's what he shouted.

"Oh my God, ......!"

I was surprised at how suddenly and loudly he shouted, but I was surprised that he didn't ...... endure it at all.

"Well done ......, now you don't need me to hit you anymore. You can go back to your training."

Usato bowed to Rose, who was smiling with her arms folded. Rose went back to her dormitory as if she had something to do, but she said that all she had to do was to do the training that Usato instructed her to do.

"Well, I didn't expect her to change the trajectory of her fist. ...... Rose is a monster after all."

"I hope you realize that you have one foot in that monster, too. ......"

"Hmm? What did you say?"

---I let out a heavy sigh at his words and see Usato moving toward the edge of the training center. He sits down, and as he approaches Usato, who is taking what looks like a jacket out of a bag-like thing, he puts it on and stands up.

"Well, since you're here today, I guess I'll run a little more conservatively. ...... Oh, by the way, I know it's pretty late, but you didn't ask."

What?

Your name.

"Wow, that's a hell of a new one. ......"

"No, because even if I wanted to ask you, you'd go right to bed after dinner and all that. ......"

It's true, but it's kind of frustrating that not once in the past ten days did people think it was an inconvenience that I didn't know their names. .......

"Name, huh? ......"

Maybe it was because most of them called me the Black Knight, but the only time I was called by name was by that second corps commander. I'm sure I taught Rose here, but if I recall, he never called me by my name in front of Usato.

It's been a long time since I've been prompted to say my name by another person.

"Fe...... ferrum. My parents used to call me Fell."

Usato nodded once at the words, which were uttered with some nervousness. .......

"Ferm. Well then, get ready for a run."

"......... hey."

"Hmm?"

That's it?

"......... what?"

I don't like ...... response because it is too indifferent. I don't like it very much and I'm very annoyed. ......At first, I kick Usato's leg with my toe and start to do the preparation exercises. The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the first time you kick a toe, you're going to get a little sore. This guy .......

"What are you going to do? I should run light, right?"

"Don't be stupid. I've learned to keep up with those monsters.

You can't just keep up with them.

"What about ......?"

He says this with a smile, as if he's taking a joke from me, and runs off lightly as if bouncing. I am not so auspicious as to remain silent when someone makes fun of me. I run after Usato, aware of the natural contortion of the corners of my mouth.

"You know, I didn't like you for a long time ......."

"Ha ha, I don't get along with people well enough to be liked."

"......!"

He speeds up to overtake Usato and mutters something along with a pissed off smile.

I've been here for the past ten days and I know he's a monster.

"...... d*mn!"

"Oh, hey, I'm in charge of pacing..."

"Shut up!"

--- I'll pull you apart at will.

I'm going to teach that cocky healer the difference between demons and humans. ......

"...... Hey, Usato."

"Yes?"

"What happened to that slacker you put in charge?"

After the training was over, we were having dinner together at the lifeguard's dormitory when Rose noticed that the seat next to mine---Ferme's seat---was empty and asked me about it. I chuckled and scratched my cheek at her question.

"No, I kind of fell down," she said.

"Collapsed?"

"I let him heal properly and then laid him down in his room, so he'll be fine."

"......... huh ...... it will be troublesome if he collapses tomorrow. You can take him some food later."

She pressed her forehead in disgust and said in a small voice, "Are you a tsundere ......?" I look at the seat next to me.

Ferrum---I've got a name for her, but she's more of a child than I thought. For some reason, she's got some sort of rivalry going on with me. ...... she tried so hard to keep me away from her today that she collapsed and passed out.

"Ha ha, she fell down! Usato doesn't know how to take it easy!"

I was just running normally.

"Your normal is on a crazy level, at least you're not human."

"Shut up! I'm still more human than the Commander!

I can't keep quiet when people treat me like a monster! He stood up vigorously, glaring at Gomul, who had just said rude words to him.

I look behind me and see a wooden spoon stuck in the wall with a bee-yin, and when I look forward, I see Rose smiling and glaring at me. I make eye contact with Gomul silently and sit down quietly.

......I wonder if a smile can frighten people so much? I mean, was a wooden spoon sharp enough to pierce a wall?

"From what I've seen over the past ten days, he's probably not very strong for a demon, but I don't see any problem with that. How are you going to train him?

Alec turned to Rose and said something to her as he brought the food to his mouth in a gesture that was not quite as well mannered as it appeared.

"A little girl like that, soaked in the performance of magic, will grow up on her own if you just give her a moderate setback. Hey, Tong."

"...... give me a break."

Tong looks away from Rose, looking uncomfortable. Tong is a long-time member of the rescue team, so he's been through a lot, probably.

"Tongue, what did you do to the leader?"

"Shut up, it's none of your business."

I asked, but was rebuffed. I guessed he had an embarrassing past that he did not want to reveal. I'll ask Alec or someone else later and make fun of him. I stuff the last slice of bread in my mouth, fill it with soup, drink some water and take a breath.

"...... whew..."

"Usato."

"Yes? What now?"

Rose called out to me again, and I turned to her.　

What is it this time, a new training? No ...... more hardship than that ...... should be.

"Early tomorrow morning, go to the castle. Master Lloyd wants to speak with you and the other two heroes."

"What? Which means ......"

"Yeah. ...... finally decided what the country is going to do."

So the day is not far off when you will be sending out letters. ...... I'm glad I finished my training with Rose before then. I've grown a lot in endurance and reflexes, and I'm at a point now where I won't die unless I'm attacked by someone of a certain caliber.

"I should take Amako with me, right?"

"Yeah."

I should visit Sarla's first thing in the morning and pick up Amaco.

I think about what I'm going to do while clearing away the plates in my hand. The neighboring mage city is a concern, but we need to pay more attention to the inevitable danger zones, villages, hamlets, and rugged mountains.

"You have to know the terrain: ......"

Tomorrow, I will ask Mr. Welshy or someone to show us a map to the land of the beastmen. Amako will be there, so we don't have to worry about the route, but it would be good to know.

"Well then, I'll head for the castle tomorrow. Thank you for the food.

He lowers the dishes and leaves the dining room.

I'll go to bed early because I have to be up early tomorrow. But first I have to feed Ferrum, who is still sleeping, his dinner.

"...... wake him up."

There should be nothing wrong with you. The healing magic that heals sickness, fatigue and wounds works basically on anything other than curses, mental fatigue and other conceptual problems. I can only heal simply as I have not mastered it for a long time, but Rose has said at some point that "you are the same type of healing magic as I am".

......, so it seems that Ferrum is currently just coasting along. I'm not the kind of devil to force someone to wake up and run when she's passed out like Rose, so I let her sleep in the bed, but... considering what she's going to do tomorrow, it's better to wake her up.

I stand in front of the room where I put her to bed and knock. The room she lives in now used to be a storage room, and was used by Uluru and Olga before. The day after Ferrum's arrival, I cleaned the room enough for her to live there for the time being, but I hope it is not a mess. ......?

"Are you still sleeping ...... haha ......?"

Since there was no response, I wondered if he was still awake. You open the door with a big sigh and see a silver-haired girl sitting at a wooden desk lit by candlelight in a corner of the room with no signs of life, writing something.

"......"

He seems to be writing frantically, but I wish he had come downstairs earlier if he was awake. I approach her, who is still shaking her head and groaning from time to time, as if she hasn't noticed me coming into the room, and call out to her.

"Hey. Fermoo."

"Whoa!"

I pick up the notebook that fell at my feet and look at the cover, while smiling bitterly at the former black knight who fell off the chair with such force that it almost sounds onomatopoeic.

It's the diary I gave him. I'm a little happy to know that you still use it. ......

"Are you all right?"

"Hey, guess whose fault it is. ......

I reach out to him, but he brushes me off and gets up on his own. Then he found my notebook in my hand, and his mouth started to move.

"You're using this, aren't you?

"Give it back!"

No, I gave it to you, but it was originally mine, okay? You are quite honest to write a diary for us. Maybe she wasn't a bad girl to begin with. ...... If you treat him right, he's just a kid of your age.

"You haven't looked inside, have you? If I saw you looking, I'd kill you."

Except that they try to kill you easily. Either way, she can't do it with most of her magic locked up, and she's not a good match. The fact that I'm competitive on the run is a big reason why I'm out in a big way, though.

"You're going to eat dinner, right? If you don't eat, you'll throw up tomorrow from hunger."

"...... Don't tell me you're going to throw up. I'll eat."

What was wrong with him? He turned his face into a pout, turned away, and walked out of the room. I saw that he had his diary in his pocket, which made me laugh a little. .......

"Well, I'm glad you're having a good life here."

It seems that the tongs that look like outsiders have been accepted, and there seems to be no need to worry about fights or anything. As for the training, I was able to endure it, and she is physically strong, unlike Olga. She has a tendency to slack off a bit, but I'm sure Rose will be able to correct that by force.

The only question is---if Kazuki and Inukami-senpai will forgive her or not. ....... It is not easy to forgive someone who almost killed you once, even if it is past time. Or rather....

"How long are you going to stay in my room? Get the hell out of here!

"Yes, yes."

I'm worried about how that senior Inukami will react: .......