"Sister, I hear that Usato is doing something again?"

 

Kyo said something like that at the end of school today.

The only way to react here is to make a subtle expression ...... "Again", but what the hell did I do this time? That Tondemo Healing Wizard is .......

 

"I'm sure he was making a lot of noise in the morning saying that he wasn't there...... Does it have anything to do with that?"

 

"I don't know, but from what I've heard, it's pretty sharp."

 

"Are you mad...... Usato?"

 

He looks scared, but I can't imagine why he's angry. Well, I'm supposed to be renting a training ground and training, so I'll go and see how it goes. I saw Usato running with a blue grizzly on his back, so I won't be surprised anymore.

Sluggishly, he packs up his luggage and moves towards the training ground, where Usato's friends will be.

It's not that far away, so as I walked on without any conversation, I noticed that all the students on the street passed each other with complicated expressions.

 

「......？」

 

I have my doubts, but I don't care that much, so I just keep going.

Soon after, they arrive at the entrance of the training ground. There were quite a few students near the entrance, and they all looked at the center of the training ground to see if they were paying attention to something.

I thought I'd look for Usato and the others for the time being, but I looked around nervously and found Amako, a blonde girl in a familiar cloak sitting in the shade of a tree near the entrance.

- She tries to talk to her, but she screams when she sees her face.

Eyes that seem to look into the distance with some kind of enlightenment. I felt a great discomfort in his eyes, which felt a different emptiness than usual, and as I tilted my head involuntarily, Kyo, who was following me from behind, tapped me on the shoulder.

 

"Hey, sister......."

 

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

 

"What......?"

 

For some reason, Kyo's face turned pale, and his fingers were shaking and pointing towards the training ground. What's that? I turned to that direction and exclaimed.

 

「...... What?"

 

Strangely, the same reaction as the day before yesterday.

This time, however, the power was different.

After all, Usato was grinning wickedly as he stomped on the back of the fallen Nak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

「...... So, are you going to be serious about that? Do you think you can become a full-fledged healing wizard with it? You can still run, right? ...... Wake up early, Noroma. Do you know how much time is wasted while you're lying down?"

 

"Ha, ha...... Yes."

 

Usato, the boy who had lifted his legs from Nak's back, which was thinly covered with the light of healing magic, was now urging him to stab Nak up with his toes. With his delighted smile and his taunting look on even those who had fallen, he was so different from the man he had seemed so mild-mannered yesterday that he seemed to be a different person.

With a groan, Nak gets up and tearfully runs as Usato's urged him to do. Usato is glaring at him from behind.

His appearance is indescribable, gritting his teeth and tapping the ground with his toes in frustration, his teeth peeking out like a beast through the gap between his lips, and his eyes glaring like a hawk.

Of course, I was confused by his abnormal situation.

 

"What...... Huh? Hey, hey, who's that?"

 

"Sister, I can't believe it...... It's Usato."

 

That? Didn't some ogre sneak into the school?

Because there is almost no trace of it! No, the appearance is the same, but the contents are completely replaced! !! I was more surprised than I was two days ago! What has happened since morning!? At least it was normal when I saw it in the morning, right?

Unable to believe that the person in front of him was really Usato, Usato's expression became even more frightening when he was confused, and he leaped from the spot at an unbelievable speed while standing upright.

Eyes followed him, he leaped and moved behind the running knack and kicked him lightly with the palm of his foot as he ran with his tearful eyes......... What?!

 

"Ugh!?"

 

"No, Nak, I need to work on a healing spell."

 

Usato looked down at him with cold eyes as he fell, grabbed Gasiri and Nak's heads and forced them to face him.

 

"I told you to be aware of your magic, and what it is, with enough concentration to solve it with a little bit of a pok...... You're serious, aren't you? If you're serious, I'd like you to show me a little bit of how serious you are, Nak."

 

「...... But...... I'm not used to it, so ......."

 

"Hmm? It's been two days already, right? ―――Do you think that's the reason? Unlike me, you're starting out with magic, so you should be able to do it faster. Yesterday I would have forgiven him, but not today. I'm not looking for the word 'I can't do it' from you."

 

His tone is as gentle as ever, but his tone is cold enough to make you shudder.

It gives off a chilling and intimidating feeling that seems to send chills down your spine as you watch it. Usato, who smiled at Nak, who was shaking his body and looking away, forcibly made eye contact with Nak with the hand that grabbed his head.

 

"I'm sure you said you wanted to blow up that sassy little girl and pay back all the debt you owe."

 

"Oh, don't say that......

 

"Oh?"

 

"No, I told you! I want to beat you up!!"

 

Nack replied in a hoarse voice as he grabbed his head.

The content of the conversation is too noisy, and it is frightening regardless of whether there is a spear or not. It was such a spectacular sight that even she couldn't help but sympathize with, as much as she wished she had seen this scene.

In fact, all the students who had gathered here for training purposes were speechless and looked at Usato and Nak.

 

"Oh yes, but are you really serious? From my point of view, you're doing your best, right? But, you know, I don't really need to work hard in my training."

 

Nak has an expression that says that he doesn't understand the translation of Usato's words.

I don't understand what he's trying to say. What do you mean you don't have to work hard?

 

"I don't hate the word "hard" either. But that's not the case. It's not enough to train to do your best or feel that way. That's a hindrance to healing wizard training. What are you going to do with training that is just painful and painful? It's just disgusting, isn't it? There is nothing more wasteful than relying on abstract words just to support yourself. So you don't need a sense of accomplishment, fulfillment, or words of gratitude after completing your training, only the results of the benefits of healing magic."

 

Usato said so quickly.

It's like telling you to be a doll who doesn't think about anything and just trains ....... Quite a bit of cutting off everything you can gain along the way, and using all of that training as your own power...... No, I honestly think it's a very efficient and horrible way of thinking.

But if he continues to train like that, he will surely run away. At least I'm going to run away. I'm sure every student here feels that way.

 

"I'm not going to do my best, I'm going to give it so much that I can't even feel that way, right? Why don't you do it with all your might, lick the healing wizard? It's easy to do, you just have to stay focused and run. I'm not used to it, or am I looking to the right and looking to the left? I'm not used to it, so if you have time to think of excuses, run."

 

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

 

"I'm going to make you stronger, and I'm going to heal you as much as I can, no matter how much it hurts you in the process. But if you're only looking for such a half-hearted result, I'm not going to be you. I feel like an idiot for helping you half-heartedly."

 

"Wow...... Wrong...... It's not half-hearted, it's not!"

 

"Then do it with all your might, you have no strength, no endurance, and your reflexes are below average, but you know what you can do at the moment. Do what you can, even if you can't. If you can't do it alone, we'll do something together."

 

He let go of his grip on his head violently, slowly raising himself from his mid-waist position and looking down at Nak. You can't see his expression at all, but from the look on Nak's face as he looks up at him, he must have had a pretty good look.

 

If you don't stand here, you're going to be a real failure."

 

Nak, maybe you can break it.

The training that Usato showed us is, so to speak, extremely dangerous training that does not care about oneself. Even if your body is okay thanks to healing magic, your mind can't endure it.

Rather, it's funny that Usato seems to be overcoming it.

However, unlike this thought, Nak violently wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes, and his frightened eyes became even sharper and he glared back at Usato.

 

「!...... I'll do it, I'll do it...... You should do it...... Whew."

 

Nak gritted his teeth tightly and shook off Usato's hand, staggering as he began to run.

Although he is running dangerously, he has a faint but flickering green aura wrapped around his body, which means that he is able to concentrate as Usato.

It ...... clear that the attitude of the training is different from yesterday.

 

"Shh...... Woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Frantic.

There's no better word to describe him right now.

Usato crossed his arms and glared at his back, but when he breathed a sigh of relief, he returned to his usual gentle face and smiled reassuringly.

It seems to be a moving scene, but for those of us who are watching, it is as if the situation has been resolved without being understood.

 

"Huh, that's a very nostalgic sight......

 

「！ ...... Teacher"

 

A tall woman, Carla, appears near us, who still can't get out of the confusion and shock. The magic teacher in charge of our class has a bit of a difficult personality, but she is a rare teacher who treats beasts and humans equally, so she is a person who is respected by her clanmates who attend here.

He has a happy smile on his face, but does he know why Usato is like this......?

When I looked at her in doubt, the teacher turned to me as if she had noticed her gaze.

 

"Well, Kiriha ni Kyo...... Oh, come to think of it, you were the two of us who were staying with Usato."

 

「...... Yes."

 

There's nothing too strange about knowing that Usato is sleeping in our dorm.

The problem is...... What does the teacher think about that? The teacher smiled at me who involuntarily braced himself.

 

"I wouldn't do anything if I wasn't too alarmed, because I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

 

「...... Usato is a human and we are beastmen, right? Isn't it pretty funny from the perspective of others?"

 

"You don't mind having him in your home, do you? I've never seen anyone like that."

 

I can't say anything back.

Certainly, there has never been a person like Usato and Suzune who are so messed up. Kyo is getting used to being Usato, but there's still something about him that sticks with me. It's certainly not a bad feeling, but it's certainly a frustrating feeling.

As he was tormented by mixed feelings and his expression was distorted, the teacher turned to Usato again.

 

"It's acting, he's more of a devil because he has his hands and legs. But even if you subtract that, it's enough to remind you of her. Entirely...... It makes me happy to see them as a teacher and disciple who don't look alike, but look alike......"

 

"What, acting, ...... you mean that on purpose?"

 

Moreover, this person casually said something outrageous.

Who's more amazing than that Usato, who has a demon-like appearance and spews expletives that make the air tremble, is the one who imposed the reckless training that he said during the first day of training, right?

...... The figure of Usato's master in me is no longer human.

 

"If you don't, you can't strengthen him in a short period of time, in fact, his training yesterday was too gentle. I don't know what happened, but I think I'm finally getting to the point where I'm training like a healing wizard. It was a familiar sight when I was in the Ringle Kingdom...... It's very emotional to see it here in Luxvis right now."

 

"Wow......"

 

I think there is a clear discrepancy between the healing wizard-like training she says and the healing wizard-like training we know.

 

"Either way, the next three days, including today, are going to be fruitful for him, though it's inevitable that he'll be a little bit rehabilitated. Hahahaha"

 

The teacher says this jokingly and laughs cheerfully.

It's a joke that if you can see the fierce training in front of you like this, you will be convinced. He smiles relieved at Kyo, who can't take the joke as a joke as well as he does, but shifts his attention to the setting sun.

 

"Is it time to go home...... It's going to take a long time for usato."

 

"Then I'm going to pick up Satsuki."

 

"I asked for it."

 

It's nice that I came to watch Usato's training, but it took longer than I expected. I still want to see it, but it's time to go home.

Leave it to Kyo to pick up Satsuki...... Amako wonders if she should go home with Usato and Nak in that absent-minded manner. For the time being, I bowed lightly to the teacher and left.

 

"Don't run!

 

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

「...... I'm going to make more dinner tonight."

 

Somehow, I thought so when I saw Nak running like crazy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the end, Usato, Nak, and Amako came back shortly after I finished cooking dinner. By that time, both Kyo and Satsuki had already returned, and it was inevitable that the six of them would have dinner.

But .......

 

"Ugh, ugh...... Delicious...... Wow...... I'm alive......

 

"Na, Nak...... You don't eat while crying."

 

Nak, who came back while being carried by Usato, carried the dinner he had prepared to his mouth as soon as he woke up. He has mixed feelings about whether he should be happy or careful as he is dripping soup with tears and snot, and Usato sits across from him with a smile on his face.

 

"Hahaha, that's an exaggeration."

 

"No, no, it's your fault, isn't it?

 

"That was because I was imagining my master, and it was on purpose, wasn't it?"

 

"You didn't do it on purpose!

 

Please don't put me with such a sadist! Amako! Tell Kyo to do it! You've been a group leader, haven't you?!"

 

"A frog child is a frog."

 

"Hey, what do you mean by that?"

 

"It's the language of the beastmen, which means that blood cannot be fought!!"

 

"Thank you, Satsuki, but that's not what I meant. I don't know why Amako said that to me......

 

"Well, then, Usato's master is like an ogre."

 

「...... Let's stop saying that I looked like an ogre during the training based on the flow of the story so far. Don't you?"

 

"No, you're an ogre."

 

"yes, it's an ogre."

 

"Kyo, let's go out for a moment."

 

"Why is it just me?!"

 

Gya-gya-wah and lively dining tables. In the midst of this, I sighed and asked Nak, who was carrying the food to his mouth without paying any attention to the noise, and put down the scoop in his hand and asked what was bothering him.

 

"Is Nak okay?"

 

"Ugh...... Are you okay?"

 

"I wonder if Usato isn't scared because he was squeezed so much."

 

Wouldn't he be disgusted by the training he had to do to that extent?

Nak's eyes widened a little at my words, but he turned to me and opened his mouth.

 

"Yes, it's scary, but that's what I wanted."

 

「...... That's it."

 

Nak is also thinking in his own way.

What's more, the look in his eyes has clearly changed to something stronger than when he first saw them.

Perhaps something happened between morning and noon.

 

"Also, I think that Mr. Usato, who was in training, and Mr. Usato, who is now, are different people."

 

"Oh, yes......."

 

For some reason, I felt that the light had disappeared from Nak's eyes all at once.

As he twitched his cheeks at Nak, who had a dry smile on his face with his eyes devoid of light, Usato turned his head to Nak, who was playing with the other three, as if he remembered something.

 

"Oh, yes, Nak, I have something to give you."

 

"What to give you?...... Is it about training?"

 

"Hmm, it's the same thing, maybe it's not necessary, but take it for now."

 

Saying this, he pulled a stack of papers from his pocket...... No, I took out my notebook and held it out to Nak.

 

「...... What are you going to use this for?"

 

"It's a diary, I recommend you write it today if you can, but if you don't like it, you don't have to."

 

"Hey, is the training of a healing wizard going to make you write a diary? It's like writing down a record of your growth?"

 

"Hahaha, it's not that cool, it's kind of like a trick to get through tough training. I also kept doing it because the leader told me to do it...... Thanks to the diary, I was able to continue training without losing myself."

 

「？ ...... Don't you lose yourself?"

 

"What are you writing a diary for, Usato-san?"

 

The diary was supposed to be for me to write about myself, but I didn't lose sight of myself.

 

"It's to escape reality from the training that's coming, although it may not be necessary for Nak, who only has two days."

 

「......」

 

It's not ...... diary.

I can't put it into any other words, but I swear. It's a diary, not a diary...... Usato.

Nak is staring at the diary he received with a puzzled look.

Usato is lost in thought as if nostalgic for him who is confused.

Seeing the two of them build such an uneven master-disciple relationship, I felt a little anxious about the training that would be given to Nak tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After that, the noisy but lively dinner came to an end.

While everyone was back in their rooms and enjoying their free time, I quickly finished cleaning up dinner and checked and prepared for tomorrow's breakfast. Maybe it's because I'm the only one who can cook for a few minutes, so it's safe to say that I'm responsible for the entire food situation in this dormitory.

Therefore, if you are not careful even a little, you can end up in a terrible situation where you skip a meal, and since you have limited money to buy ingredients, you have to be careful about the construction in that area.

Well, when it comes to money, it's not that much of a problem because he works with Kyo in a shop run by a subhuman who is courteous.

 

「...... Okay, done. ...... Ugh~~"

 

Finish preparing for tomorrow and stretch slowly.

So, what do we do after this? You can go back to your room and study, or you can take a quick bath tomorrow and go to bed.

Stretching out, he walks out of the kitchen to the living room where the tables are lined up.

 

"Nobody...... How?"

 

Everyone has gone to their rooms, so it's natural that no one is there. Come to think of it, I took that diary with me when I went back to my room.

I got it from Usato, and I wonder if I will write it properly. Contrary to his bad eyes, he is strangely meticulous, so he seems to write dutifully.

With a wry smile at the thought of this, I headed towards my room to get a change of clothes.

 

「...... Is there anyone outside ......?"

 

I heard a bang that sounded like something had exploded, and I turned to the door that led to the outside.

...... Thief? But no one has ever bothered to steal from a place like this, and there's hardly anything worth stealing. Attaching the gauntlet hanging on the wall to his right arm only, he put his hand on the door and slowly opened it and peered through the gap.

A figure can be seen in the space outside, where the only light is the moonlight.

 

「......？」

 

Hold your right arm with a gauntlet on the suspicious figure you see.

However, as my eyes gradually got used to the darkness, the figure of the figure was revealed, and I was involuntarily weakened by the identity of the figure.

 

"What...... Usato ......."

 

"Hmm? Isn't that Kiriha? What's going on?"

 

Perhaps noticing that he was weak and left the door open, Usato tilted his head as he turned to face him. It's really this line...... I'm glad I wasn't a thief.

Don't worry about me anymore.

 

"It's natural to be concerned when you hear a noise outside, what were you doing there?"

 

"I was practicing a little magic."

 

"At such a late hour?"

 

If it's Usato at any given time, it's supposed to be the time when Nak and Nak are sleeping.

 

"I thought I'd use it in tomorrow's training, so I thought I'd practice it lightly now."

 

"You've already used healing magic, haven't you?"

 

Like when I'm running Nak, or when he's unconscious.

He smiled confidently at my words, and raised his right hand and began to concoct his magic. Green magic spills out of his hand, forming it into a sphere and settling into his hand. Obviously, it wasn't the kind of magic that Usato used when he was fighting Halfa, but a form of magic that resembled that ...... me and Kyo.

And if so, did Usato practice releasing healing magic as a magic bullet?

When he was convinced, Usato grabbed the magic bullet in his hand, twisted his upper body, and swung it.

 

"Whew!!"

 

「...... Thrown...... What?!?"

 

What kind of magic bullet to fly!?

The magic bullet that was sent flying in such a way was too obvious, and it slammed into the wooden box in front of him, and it scattered with the popping sound he had heard earlier.

Usato, who was stunned and looked at me as he looked at the place where the magic bullet crashed, and for some reason he had a proud expression. From what I heard, he didn't have any talent to release magical power, so he managed to do something with his power technique, and as a result, he ended up with such a bad thing.

Magic isn't something that can be done by brute force, .......

 

"It's just right, Kiriha, just stand there for a minute. We'll see if it works."

 

"No, I don't like it, because it's obviously physically powerful!"

 

"It's healing magic, so it's okay."

 

"You can't take such a hard fastball just because it's a healing magic!?

 

"Well...... It's just brawn."

 

Isn't this man a monster after all, ......?

There's no shortage of surprises because he puts on a good face and does ridiculous things.

 

"Hah, I've been surprised since you came......

 

"I'm just surprised...... I was always surprised."

 

Whether it's the first time we met, the fight with Halfa, the training with Nak, or the time he came here with Amako, he's acted unexpectedly.

You don't know what to do?

......。

 

"I thought all humans were cold."

 

They are not seen as human beings just because they have different ears and tails than humans.

Even that Halfa doesn't change much because the standard of distinction is not between beastmen and humans, but whether they are strong or weak, and I still can't believe that humans and humans like Usato would have the kind of discussions that humans would have now.

 

"I thought I was treating him normally......

 

"It's funny because you can interact with them normally, because for most people, beastmen aren't human."

 

「...... I don't think so."

 

"That's the norm in this city, or rather, in this world, and it's a mystery why Usato can talk to us like that."

 

I think I was sorry when I saw him with a puzzled expression.

He doesn't do anything wrong. He was about to say a few words of apology in a hurry, but before he could open his mouth, he raised the wooden box that had been hit by the magic bullet earlier, and Usato, who was sitting on it, interjected the words nostalgically.

 

"Is it common sense in this world...... But I'm not from this world, so it doesn't matter."

 

「...... Huh!?"

 

I was stunned by the unrealistic words.

 

"You said summoning a hero, I was the one who was summoned by the two heroes who were summoned to the Ringle Kingdom."

 

"What is a brave man...... You mean he was really a hero according to the story!?"

 

「？ ...... What else is there?"

 

What else...... It must have been the custom of man for the last few hundred years that those who have achieved martial merit in battle or who have been personally selected by the king of the country are revered as worthy of the name of hero. At least that's what my students think.

Even now, there are very few people who have the "title" of hero. However, they are not true heroes, and they are only titles.

However, the heroes that Usato is talking about--Inukami and Kazuki--are the same heroes who sealed the Demon King hundreds of years ago and single-handedly defeated the Demon Tribe's army, genuine heroes summoned from another world. Besides, Usato himself was born in the same world as the hero, so his extraordinary power makes sense.

 

"Have you been caught up in a hero from another world, Cheng Cheng...... I understand your strength."

 

"Hahaha, I'm different, I'm just a little more magical than a normal person, and what I have now is the result of my training."

 

"I think that's a problem."

 

It's scary that he doesn't have any special talents, but he's as good as a hero.

If you think about it, it's funny to compare Usato, who only has physical attacks, with a hero who has powerful lineage magic, but I can't help but think about it.

 

"Well, what I'm trying to say is that I'm from a different world, so I don't understand discrimination in this world. I mean, there are no demons or subhumans in the world you used to live in, so it's rather rare to find someone like you."

 

「...... Isn't that even more scary? ...... about me."

 

It's surprising that there are no subhumans or demons, but if that's the case, wouldn't you rather feel bad for me and Amako, who are subhumans you see for the first time?

 

"Are you scared?"

 

However, Usato's words are dismissed.

 

"We have unusual ears, we have tails that humans don't have, and our eyes and noses are many times better than humans...... In terms of arm strength, he is strong enough to put a big blow in a big rock."

 

"I can shatter it that much."

 

Eh, I'm not saying shattering, but ......?.

No, no, don't be pushed.

 

"No matter how you look at it, it looks more like a monster than a human...... !! No matter how much a person looks like a person, it's definitely different! We're here!!"

 

"Then I'm an ogre too, because, as you said, if I had something different from a human, I'd be like a monster."

 

"You're a monster like an ogre...... He's a monster, but he's human."

 

"I'm really sorry that I've just recalled it a monster, but I'll leave that aside ......."

 

Moving his eyebrows, Usato crosses his arms and turns his body towards him.

 

"To be honest, I don't care what you call a human or a beastman, so I don't see the point in the questions you say, and no matter how many times I repeat those questions, my perception will not change."

 

After all, I don't even feel bad feelings from Usato.

He smiled mildly, regardless of the first time they met.

 

"To me, you're nothing but a cosplay girl with ears and a tail."

 

"Huh? Rubbing?"

 

「...... Inugami-senpai's bad place has shifted a little...... Forget what I said earlier......

 

「？ ...... Well, that's fine."

 

「...... Kohon. Kiriha, I somehow sensed that you were having some trouble. But I dare say that for me, humans, beasts, and demons are no different. In the first place, I think that my perception is out of sync with the people of this world, and I don't think I need to conform. When asked if he was scared, Inugami-senpai would have replied, "Are you scared? I'm rather excited! and"

 

「...... Huh, huh...... What's that, you're going to imitate a dog?"

 

"Don't tell him, because he's the kind of person who blushes like this......

 

I can't help but smile at Usato, who raises his voice a little and imitates a dog that looks subtly similar. I ...... that I should have been tormented by irritation and suspicion just a moment ago.

 

"That's ......."

 

Maybe the worries I've been having for the past few days have been simple.

I was afraid to recall emotions that I had almost forgotten, like when I came to Luxvis, when I was still hopeful about human existence, unlike now.

I didn't want to be betrayed because I had seen so many terrible parts of human beings, and I didn't want to be abandoned by the people I trusted. On the contrary, I tried not to trust people and not forgive them, but in the back of my mind, I always had conflicting feelings of "sometime" and "maybe".

 

"I was thinking too much, I ......."

 

Usato and Amako, who appeared in front of me with such thoughts, easily aroused the emotions that had been smoldering in the depths of their hearts. Since then, I have been full of suspicion and suspicion because I can't be honest, but now I can finally understand my emotions and the person called Usato.

 

"You're a weird person, your magic isn't normal, and your attitude towards us isn't normal. And when you're training, it's beyond weird, it's just an anomaly."

 

"Yes...... It's too much to talk about......

 

"I'm still complimenting you, because it's helped Amako find you, and Nak is now able to face it. And I'm going to be able to talk to you like this."

 

"I don't feel like I'm being praised...... Well, come on."

 

I realized it too late, but it's too late.

After all, it's something I've been waiting for for years.

Pure wish when I came here.

 

I want a human friend.

 

It's a childish, childish, foolish wish, but the self I believed would come true one day is no longer there.

But if I can make it happen in the reality in front of me now, I'll do it again...... You can step forward again.

First...... Try your best to make friends with this weird person in front of you.