The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Many things have happened since I was sent to the demon king's territory.

I trained Koga's men, recruited and trained new troops.

I even retrieved a fragment of the Demon King's power, which he had requested.

Looking back, it was a very intense two months, but the end was near.

"......"

I visited the building next to the house of the Demon King, where the bodies of Rose's men were laid to rest, and I touched the coffin in which they were buried and kept my eyes down.

I touch the coffin in which they are buried, and my eyes fall to the ground.

And Mr. Ahl will be released from the hands of the devil.

I mutter this with a sense of determination and remove my hand from the coffin, calling out to Keira, who is standing by my side.

"...... Keira, please."

"Yes, sir."

A shadow crawls up from under Keira's feet and changes into the shape of a cloak.

The cloak spread wide on the floor and sucked in the six coffins like a bottomless swamp.

"They're in!"

"Thank you. Well then, let's get back before we keep the others waiting.

"Yes!"

I smile at Keira, who seems to be in good spirits, and leave the building.

"We are leaving now, have you talked to Mr. Greff?"

"Yes, I did. Gref was kind enough to send me off. ...... I'll miss him a little, but I'll be sure to send him lots of letters.

"I see."

"The hard part is that Ram and Rose are starting to beg to go, too.

"Ha, ha."

As expected, Ram and Rose are still too young.

But I'm glad to see that neither of them has been traumatized by the incident the other day.

"You're only going to be under the protection of the lifeguard, so you're not obligated to participate in any training or anything like that.

"Yes, I'll do my best. ......!"

"Uh-huh. ......?"

You know what I mean?

You seem very enthusiastic.

"Before we meet up with Aruk-san, we have to tell the Demon Lord to ........."

I was planning to leave the building with Keira and stop by the Demon King's mansion next, but when I see a large figure standing in front of the entrance, I approach him with a smile on my face.

"Aren't you busy?"

"Yes, I am. I'm taking time for you. You should be grateful.

--- Before we could show our faces, the Demon Lord was already waiting for us in front of the entrance to the hall.

He is tall and intimidating, so he has a great presence just standing there with his arms crossed.

The Witch King shifts his gaze from me to Keira, and his eyes narrow.

"So you're Keira!"

"Yes, yes!"

Keira is a little intimidated by the Demon King, who is not only a good opponent but also very intimidating.

Thinking it's understandable, I talk to Keira.

"Don't worry. The Demon King is not as scary as he says he is, and he will forgive a certain amount of rudeness.

You're too rude, though."

"See?"

I smile through the Demon King's words, and Keira nods her head, albeit awkwardly.

Maybe he prefers a casual way of speaking rather than being overly respectful.

"Next stop, Calm Helio or thereabouts?"

You know what I'm talking about.

"I didn't expect to find his body in a country associated with the heroic. I have a bad feeling about this.

"Please stop trying to flag things in a weird way: ......"

To be honest, I've been feeling it for some time.

In the first place, there is even a possibility that there are more troublesome incidents happening in that country that involve me and my senpai.

No, the trouble the Demon King is worried about might be that.

"I'm not particularly worried about you, but don't stray too far from the crowd.

"I'm sorry, I'm only human."

What a thing to say, this guy.

The demon king, whose mouth twists in amusement at my quip, flips his hand lightly and turns his back to me.

"I'm looking forward to seeing what you're going to do now, Usato.

With these final words, the Demon Lord returned to his mansion.

I sighed as I was left there, and Keira looked up at me.

"The Demon Lord and Usato-san are good friends, aren't they? ......"

"Ha ha ......"

If not having to pay attention to each other is what we call being good friends, then maybe we are good friends.

Maybe ...... no, though I'm sure that the King and I would never say it out loud either.

I'm sure he'll never say it.

Keira and I left the pavilion and headed for our lodgings.

I was told that everyone else was at their lodgings preparing for their return, so I went back to my room to carry my luggage as soon as I got back.

"Usato-dono, we are ready for you.

Yes, sir. Mr. Aruk.

I nodded to Mr. Arc, who called out to me through the open door, and I took my luggage and went out into the hallway.

"Are you going to meet up with Senri-sama and Helena-san later?"

"Yes. We are going to meet them at the outer gate of the city. The demons will come to see us off at that time.

Seeing them off.

That's a little embarrassing.

When I went outside the inn with Mr. Arc, Keira, Uluru, Amako, Nagi, and Nair were already waiting for us, and behind them, Krumia and the knights were loading their horses.

Behind them, Krumia and the knights are loading their horses. Among them is Bulrin, who is wearing a special saddle, and when he notices me, he slinks up to me.

"Guah!"

"Good morning, Bulrin. Good morning, Bulrin. You're doing a great job of listening to Mr. Krumia.

"Gua!"

Uluru calls out to me as I place my bags on his back, patting him on the head as he makes one more noise and taps his foot.

"Good morning, Usato-kun!

"Good morning, Mr. Usato!"

"Good morning to you too, Bulrin!"

"Gru!"

Uluru-san reaches out to pet Bulrin casually after me ......, but Bulrin sniffs and avoids his hand.

It seems that in Bulrin's mind, the treatment of senpai and Uluru-san is still the same.

She looks at the hand that cut the void for a moment in dismay, then puts her hand on her head as if to fool me, and turns back to me with a tremble in her voice.

"H-Hmmm, Usato-kun, did you forget something?"

"Uh, uh, no, I'm fine. In the first place, I only have a change of clothes and some books in my luggage.

I have my books too, so don't forget them!"

Nair says this to me as I reply to Uluru.

Don't worry, I put my book in my bag. I'm sure you'll be able to find it at ....... Or, since it's your baggage, why don't you just carry it?

I'm sure you'll be fine, Mr. Nagi.　We are going to Lingle Kingdom from now on.

Hm?　Yeah, don't worry about that.

I had not been able to ask him until today for some reason, so I will ask Mr. Nagi about going back to the Lingle Kingdom again.

I should be considerate about this, since it is as if I had called him when he was relaxing in the land of the beastmen.

"It is enough for me to have seen with my own eyes what my sister and her family have created and spun out into the present time. Besides, it seems that the lifeguard is very accepting of me.

"Yes, I can assure you of that."

I have already informed the Commander about Ms. Nagi in advance, so she should be fine.

Besides, with a physical ability like hers, I'm sure she can participate in the lifeguard training, and I'm looking forward to training with her.

While we are having this conversation, Uluru-san suddenly approaches Nagi-san.

"I'm surprised too!　I didn't know that the new member of the group is such a beautiful person!

"I can't believe she's so ...... beautiful!

"You're beautiful!　It's like Amako just grew up!　Can I call you Kannagi-chan from now on?

"Chan!

Nagi is a little taken back by the girl's comic ability with a big smile on her face, but she looks away from him, perhaps embarrassed.

Come to think of it, Nagi-san is about the same age as senpai and Uluru-san, isn't he?

"Hey, Usato. Do you think Uluru is calling me small or promising?

Amako looks up at me next to her and says something like that, but it's very hard for me to answer. .......

I think it's time for Amaco to start growing taller.

"Oh. ...... Usato-dono, we are ready to move."

"Yes, sir. Keira, are you ready to get into the cloak now?"

"Yes!"

With a "Yes!", Keira steps into her cloak, and the cloak is attached to my shoulders.

Now I am ready to go.

We will now head for the outer gate where we will meet.

I am ready to go.

In front of the outer gate, there were already soldiers sent from the Kingdom of Nirvarna, led by Ms. Helena, and the princess, Lady Senri.

And in front of her stood Koga with a bewildered look on his face, his hands clasped in a way that would prevent her from escaping.

"My Lady Kåga, I have enjoyed so many sweet memories of our honeymoon with you."

"You're the one who stormed into my house on your own, aren't you?"

"It has become my daily routine to see your sleeping face every morning, but I will miss you tomorrow."

"That's what you said when you came to live in my house on your own, right?"

"I train hard every day..."

"Your expressions are a little weird.　You're trying to fill the outer moat by planting false rumors around us!

The outer moat has already been filled, so we're just trying to catch up now.

"I think we're in for something more serious than that!"

Koga is getting upset with Senri, who is making comments that could really be misunderstood by those who don't know anything about the situation.

I have already said goodbye to my men, so they are not here, but Nero, Amira, Hannah, Keira and ...... Gref who came to see Keira off are here.

"It looks like you're going back to the Lingle Kingdom."

Yes. Thank you for spending two months with me in training.

No, I've had my fair share of fun.

I thank Mr. Nero, who has recently been assigned to the city guard, again.

He has been a great help to me during my training.

"Do you have any message for the Commander?"

"No, I don't need to. He and I are going our separate ways.

"I see. ....... Well, I'm sure you'll get a very strong response if you tell them.

I wonder if Mr. Nero has been able to look forward.

Only Mr. Nero himself can know that, and I don't think I'm tactless enough to bother asking him that.

But ...... I feel that he is no longer lost when we are talking like this.

Thank you for all the help you've given me, Hannah.

"It's true, it's true. It's been really hard since you came."

Ha-ha-ha.

I laugh at her as she says this while turning her head to the side.

I've caused her a lot of trouble and taken care of her too, you know. But I think we've gotten along quite well.

"...... huh?"

"Isn't it a bit rude to sigh in someone's face?"

"No, you see. The other day, there was talk that you and Amira-san might be given a new position by the Demon King. ......"

"What kind of position?"

"It's something similar to an intermediary between the Demon King's Domain and the Lingle Kingdom. ...... I'll be visiting the Lingle Kingdom frequently from now on."

I see. It is true that the number of exchanges between the Lingle Kingdom and the Demon King's Domain will increase in the future, and so will the number of such jobs.

I can understand why the Demon Lord would entrust such a role to Amira and Hannah, whom he trusts.

"So I sigh when I think that I will see Usato-kun's no-nonsense face again."

"Well, I'll show you the lifeguards then."

"Oh, I don't like it. ......"

I tell her without changing my smile.

"Don't worry. Almost all of us are resistant to illusion magic.

You just said, "Don't worry!　What's there to be relieved about?

Well, I mean that you can talk naturally without having to go out of your way to deceive others.

Of course, I have nothing personal ...... against you.

"So, you're the last one."

"I ain't the last one to like you."

Koga, who is the last to speak, sighs as he looks sideways at the smiling face of Senri-sama.

We've been talking for a while now, haven't we?

"Wake up early in the morning."

"Oh."

"Take your work seriously."

"Oh."

Don't fight with anyone.

"Are you my guardian or something?"

That's about all I have to say.

I feel like I'm going to see this guy for some reason, and it doesn't feel like a goodbye.

"No, there's nothing more to say than I thought there would be, and I'm confused.

"You mean in front of him? ......"

Coga scratches his head in dismay.

He's going to have to lead the troops now, isn't he?

I have to act as a person who is firmly in a higher position, not as an appropriate person as when I was the commander of the second corps.

I myself am not in a position to speak highly of myself, so I can't say this or that. .......

"Well, I'm sure you'll get along just fine.

"That's easy for you to say, really."

They'll do whatever it takes.

At least Koga has grown up in the last two months.

"Keep up the good work, kooga."

"Ha, ...... got it."

Coga nodded with a wry smile.

With those last words, I get on the back of the burin.

......Though a lot has happened, the two months in the Demon Lord's territory have been fun in their own way.

"After all, the most archenemy of all is Usato-san,......!"

"Hey, Usato. Senri is staring at me. ......

"Oh, don't worry about it. ...... yeah."

Maybe Koga will have a harder time after this.

Somehow, with this thought in my mind, I start to move forward to return to the Kingdom of Lingle.