"Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Caught in the aftermath of the explosive magic released by Mina, Nak screams in agony, but continues to run. However, no matter how you run, you can't escape Mina's explosive magic wave of attacks that cause widespread destruction.

 

"Is that kid okay?!"

 

"Usato-kun......"

 

Kazuki and Senpai look at him anxiously.

 

"The magic that Mina uses is just explosive magic, so to speak, and although it is not the system enhancement that Usato-san uses, it is a magic bullet with its own power. She produces and scatters multiple of them. However, its power is powerful even if it is simple...... No matter how fast your legs are, it is inevitable that you will be at a disadvantage if you have limited places to escape. Mr. Usato, this is ...... as expected."

 

Halfa is right, the limited place to escape would be hopeless for Nak.

 

"Usato...... Are you okay?"

 

Even Amako, who is grabbing the uniform, is looking at Nak with the same eyes as Kazuki and Senpai.

Oh, it's not okay. It's not okay at all.

 

"What's wrong with that, it's just that there's no safe place."

 

You can get away with any number of such things.

The path I have shown you is the lifeguard. There is no place to rest or safety on the battlefield where the rescue team runs. For those of us who have to operate in a situation where knives and magic can attack us from all directions at any time, we are not inferior to this extent.

Nak, what are you thinking right now and trying so hard to avoid Mina's attack?

Is it to avoid?

Is it to see opportunities?

Is it to wait for the other person to get tired?

At the very least, it's clear that you've lacked the motivation to take down Mina on your own since the surprise earlier.

 

"Don't kid yourself, Nak."

 

"What?"

 

I could hear the nonchalant voices of not only my seniors but also the people around me, but I was so angry that I didn't care about that.

I didn't train you to run away.

I've trained you to win.

I didn't do it to get away with it. You can't be a lifesaver just by running away, it's a lifesaver who fulfills the mission of helping the people you're assigned to do in any situation.

 

"It's not like me, but I'm going to send you some words of support......

 

Amako, who is grabbing her clothes at the same time as she takes a breath! With a surprised voice, I suppressed the ears of my head. Senpai, Kazuki, and Halfa all roll their eyes and see what I'm going to do.

I inhaled without hesitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The air is hot.

The air you breathe in makes your lungs hurt.

 

"Wow......!!"

 

Still, I don't stop running.

No, if you stop, you will be hit by a direct hit from the explosive magic in no time and let go of consciousness.

I can't stop just yet, no matter how much Mina does, she can't keep shooting that much magic. Endure, endure and endure and take it to victory at once.

 

"You look good in that figure."

 

"Ugh...... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

A spell explodes near his feet, and a blown stone hits his right shoulder. He twists his right half of his body back to escape the impact, but he cannot avoid the hot air that follows. Receiving the hot air from the front, he rolls to the ground and moans.

 

"Because you're like that."

 

Perhaps because she rolled on the ground in the hot air, she couldn't recognize Mina's voice that could be heard in a pinch.

However, I hear a different voice than always, where there is no emotion.

 

"Because I'm exposing myself to such a miserable figure forever and forever...... You're no good."

 

You can't roll, use the momentum of rolling to get up and leave. In the next moment, multiple hot winds blow again in front of you.

Involuntarily, he hides his face with his arms, jumps backwards, and starts running.

You can't afford to heal all of your injuries, just heal the bare minimum and focus on dodging the magic bullets that are fired.

 

"So I'm going to make sure you don't get up again...... Whew. Don't come to the foolish idea of leaving--thoroughly!"

 

「...... Huh?"

 

No, don't look at Mina.

All you see is the oncoming magic bullets, otherwise you won't...... I'm going to eat that and I'm going to end up here. Grit your teeth and run.

To escape...... ...... not to lose.

 

"I still endure...... I'm not going to lose...... Whew!"

 

「...... You're just protecting yourself! It's crazy that you think you can beat me!! Why don't you know that!? Why don't you just accept it and not try to resist!? Why--"

 

"Noisy!"

 

I couldn't recognize it because of the explosion, and I just screamed at her high-pitched voice, which was harsh, and I focused on dodging.

No, avoidance is too rough, escape.

 

 

"Naaa!!!"

 

 

「「！？」 」

 

A voice that echoes as if it is being pounded into the head.

At the sound of the voice, even Mina, or rather, all the people watching here, stopped moving and looked in the direction of the voice. I looked in the direction from which the voice had come, shaking my body, and there I saw Usato, his eyes turned into sword-swallowing eyes, standing with his arms crossed.

 

"Usato-san."

 

She calls his name in a voice that is surprisingly hoarse even for her.

I was scared of what he would say to me because he was so angry that I could see it.

 

 

"Don't run away, fight, you stupid bastard."

 

 

After saying that, Usato shut up.

I can't help but be stunned by the too brief cheering and taunting. Mina doesn't understand the reason, and she looks at me and Usato-san alternately as if she is confused.

I know it doesn't have any special meaning.

In the literal sense of the word, there is no word that works for me more than this word.

 

"Ha, haha...... What a reckless ......."

 

Don't run away, do you?

What does it mean to let them be trained to avoid it so much? At first, I thought of such a thing and was annoyed, but gradually I remembered my movements and became embarrassed.

What he said and what I thought were completely different.

The reason for this was that I was running away to win, like the first time I was fighting, and the principle of my actions when I was running away from Mina's attack just a moment ago, was completely different. At first, I was breathless with the feeling that I was going to beat her, but now I'm really scared of Mina...... All I was thinking about was running away.

It was me who was crying out so much that I couldn't help it, and Mina was rather serious about trying to beat me.

 

"You're a really stupid bastard, I'm ......."

 

I just said good things and ran away.

If he wanted to, he could have endured any injury. But...... I didn't want to be in pain, I didn't want to lose, I didn't want to confront Mina head-on, so I ran away.

It was uncool and uncool, and yet it hadn't changed at all from the old me.

 

"But--"

 

Slap both cheeks as hard as you can.

I'm already awake. I'm not going to run away from Mina anymore.

 

"Thank you!!"

 

I'm sure everyone doesn't understand the meaning of Usato's words.

Maybe it looks like the worst master who is imposing impossible challenges on me in desperation. I don't think so, but it's not like that at all.

Usato-san knows me well, and I know his kindness and severity. So it was transmitted. Don't run away, you have to confront it...... That's why I follow Usato's words and confront Mina.

 

"You say something ridiculous, in a situation like this."

 

"He's the best mentor he's ever been, and he's helped me get back on the run when I was on the run."

 

"Yes, but, don't you think that will surpass me, will you?"

 

Ten lumps of magical power are generated in Mina's hands.

He must be in a position to release it immediately. I'd probably be away from this place by now, but I'm different now.

 

"Huh......"

 

Concentrate and wear healing magic all over your body.

Until now, the healing magic had only been deployed at a minimum, but this time it will be worn with all its might.

 

"I'm going to beat you."

 

"You don't say what you can't do, do you?"

 

"Oh, I'm not going to say it anymore, so...... This is the last time."

 

Start running.

It's not to dodge, it's to defeat her, and she starts running in the direction where Mina is. Naturally, she scatters magic bullets like a scattering, but I don't run away anymore. I'm ready to face any explosive spell of any power.

Hold your arms cross-crossed as if to protect your face.

 

"Oh, oh!"

 

The scattered explosive magic bounces off gravel and pebbles on the first impact, injuring his body, but that doesn't stop him from running. This kind of pain is nothing compared to the long suffering I have suffered.

 

"Huh...... Oooh!!"

 

Next, hot air blows as if it were bursting.

His whole body is exposed to heat as if it were burning, but this is nothing compared to the loss of being abandoned by his parents.

Tears are flowing from her eyes without her noticing, but she doesn't care and continues to use her healing magic to push forward.

 

"Nak, you......!

 

The last thing that was released with a tongue lashing was a magic bullet that was approaching me straight in the eye. It doesn't look like it's that powerful because it's made up for good, but it's big and powerful enough to stun me.

Normally, you should avoid it.

But I'm a healing wizard, a wizard who overcomes any adversity or absurdity on his own.

I can endure as much pain as I want!

As he runs, he tears his tattered shirt, wraps it around his right fist, and swings it as it is.

 

"Crush it!!"

 

"What!?"

 

Slam your right fist into the magic bullet.

The flames enveloped me, and I felt a different kind of suffocation and burning pain in my throat. The pain is so great that I can't even scream, but I'm still conscious.

 

"Sh―――――hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

With his scarred right hand, which barely has a rag left, he brushes off the flames and drowns out the explosive magic. At the end of the swing of the arm is the figure of Mina, who is holding a shield with her eyes wide open.

I finally faced it.

I was finally able to face it.

Face it head-on and become aware of it.

After all, I was scared of Mina.

Everything I wrote in my diary and the words I said to you were bravado to disguise and hide the fact that I was scared of you. I'm the stupid bastard who deceived my cowardly self and unconsciously ran away at the end of the day.

 

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Desperately trying to regain his trembling and tangled legs, he takes a step forward.

I can't get my foot up for kicking, and I can't get my right hand up.

But that doesn't mean you can't do anything. Even if I don't endure such a technique, I have this body! I have this leg that I can run!

With a raspy battle cry, he stomps on the ground forcefully and runs to the girlfriend in front of him.

 

"What can you do with a body like that!?

 

I take a step forward with all my strength and run as if I were going to fall.

It should look like you can't do anything for anyone to see.

However, I'm sure that Usato-san will be able to show himself somehow in any situation!

And this is a big step for me to become a member of the rescue team!

- Ram Mina's shield with all your might!

 

"I hit you--Whew!?"

 

Unlike the power of blowing away like a kick, the game is won after it hits.

She crashes into the wall of the shield with all her might, and a disgusting sound comes from her left shoulder, but she doesn't care about Mina who endures behind the shield, so she steps out and pushes it in.

The tip of the shield stuck in the ground is stuck, but I don't pay attention to it and keep going.

 

I didn't want to see your face! When I look at you...... When I still had parents who loved me...... It reminds me of when I was a nobleman!!"

 

「...... Whew!!"

 

Tears are still pouring from my eyes.

Mina looked at me from behind the shield and just let out a muffled voice as if she were enduring it.

 

"But I'm going to stop here today...... I'm going to ...... from today!! Rescue team ......!!"

 

It doesn't matter if it's a monologue.

I just have to make a declaration to break with you and the past.

 

"I'm going to be a healing wizard!!"

 

He shouted, and pushed the shield further, and the crack that extended from the recessed part of the center of the shield reached the part where it pierced the ground, and it split in half.

The shield split in half, and there was nothing to stop me, so I slammed into Mina with all my might.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Huh...... Huh......"

 

Mina is blown away by the ramming of her body and slams to the ground.

I watched it with bated breath and fell to my knees. I have almost no magical power, my body hurts, and I'm already tired.

 

「...... Hooray...... Did you win this ......?"

 

Looking around with a slightly hazy vision, I can see the students closing their mouths as if they can't accept the scene in front of them, and Usato-san exhaling as if relieved.

Well, I won.

Strangely enough, apart from the joy of victory, the feeling of relief was greater.

 

"Not yet...... It's not over yet......

 

"Huh!?"

 

Mina, who was lying down, was spitting blood from her mouth, but she was pointing her magic hand at me with a strange obsession.

I tried to brace myself, but I couldn't get any strength in my body, and on the contrary, I lost strength in my legs and sat down.

 

"I can't lose to you, I can't let you out......!"

 

"Why......?"

 

Why don't you want to put me out so ......?

Why me? There's someone else besides me. I don't know why you're so obsessed with me. I give myself up with an incomprehensible fear.

 

"Nak-kun, leave me!!"

 

"Halfa, san?"

 

Halfa is screaming.

Why am I screaming so flusteredly when I've never spoken so much? Turning to Mina with a dazed thought, she sees that she is gathering magic in her hands again and trying to do something.

But something is different. Instead of concentrating the magic bullets in his palm, he gathered the magic power in his hands, just like Usato-san was doing.

 

"Nak! Wait, I'm going there now!!"

 

「...... Huh?"

 

Phylogenetic strengthening.

I'm sure it's a difficult technique that a skilled wizard would use, as Carla was talking about. But the fact that Mina is doing it and Halfa and Usato are changing their blood phases is pretty dangerous, isn't it?

Let alone Mina, who deals with explosive magic. With the magic of the lineage of innate magic and explosive magic, the lineage enhancement -- no, if the lineage enhancement causes a runaway, not only me but also the people here will not be able to get away with it for free.

 

I have to run away.

If you don't escape, you'll be caught in the explosion and die.

With that in mind, I realized when I tried to stand up.

 

「...... Huh?"

 

It's not like you're stunned.

Not if you're trying to escape...... Whew.

Even if the people who live here have abandoned me, that's no reason not to help. That's the disqualification of the rescue team.

 

"What--"

 

After seeing Usato-san about to run towards him, he starts running towards Mina. His left arm is broken and he can't use it, so he has no choice but to use his burned right hand. Using all of his remaining magical power, he used his right arm to trap his magic in his arms, scolding his trembling knees and forcing him to stand.

 

"Let it go, huh...... ...... you! I don'...... let you out."

 

The excess magic contained in it lacerated and overflowed as if it were hurting her hand. I run with tears of pain, but I still have an indescribable feeling for her that she is trying to beat me.

There is no way that she should die even if she has been oppressing me. Help everyone, including her. To do that, you have to stun her.

Usato-san is still a long way off—I have no choice but to finish it.

 

"Let's end ......."

 

He quickly reaches her front of her and simply swings his fist down. She looked up at me and looked at me with eyes that seemed to be filled with obsession, as if she had seen me at some point.

In an instant, her hand shone brightly, and she also swung her fist down with a light of healing magic in her right fist.

 

"--"

 

After feeling a definite response in his fist, a light spreads in his hazy vision.

I don't know if it's me or Mina's magical light.

But...... It's a nostalgic light. Perhaps because he used all his power and magical power, his body collapsed without being obscured by the light.

When I was about to fall to the ground, someone supported me.

When my vision finally clears and I see the people who are supporting me...

 

"Nak, are you okay!?"

 

"Usato...... Mr.

 

Usato, sweat on his forehead, exhaled in relief and hugged me. It seems that he is performing healing magic because he can feel the warm aura from the arms that are being cradled.

 

"It's good, it looks like you're okay, you didn't have any injuries...... yes, I'll heal it soon."

 

"Meena is ......."

 

"It's safe, you stunned me, and the magic I put into it lost its directionality and dissipated."

 

Did you make it in time?

I thought I could get away with it if I stunted him, but when I thought about it, I was certainly crossing a dangerous bridge. Even now, I am aware of the situation I was in, and I feel like my body is cold to the core.

 

"Thanks to you, I was able to help everyone, including me, and I can be proud of you."

 

"I'm really ......."

 

"Oh, I'm well qualified to be in the lifeguard, and--"

 

Usato lifts me, who is still unable to move, and turns me in the direction where I can see Mina.

At the end of the road, there is a fainting Mina. But I notice something different from when I saw it earlier.

 

"Your healing magic seems to have returned to its original form."

 

「...... Wow."

 

The injuries are gone.

The wounds I inflicted in the previous battle, as well as the wounds that Mina inflicted on her own lineage, were gone, as if they had never been there.

Seeing her safe, I can't help but look at Usato's face.

 

"It's not me, because when I first rushed to her, she had already healed. So this is also what you did. I don't know the reasoning...... I wonder if your desire to help has allowed you to use healing magic on others again?"

 

"I want to help......"

 

"That's the most important thing for us healing wizards, and you got it back at the last minute. It's about breaking with the past and helping her and the people around her who have been oppressing her."

 

Hearing Usato's words, I put the magic in my right hand.

His magic power was almost exhausted, so he could only use healing magic about the size of his fingertips, but a small green light floated from his fingertips. I thought it was helplessly important, so I squeezed it as if to envelop the light.

 

"We've been together for a long time...... But when I'm having a hard time, I can only think about myself...... I suffered so much that I didn't care about other people...... I put it away without noticing...... But...... Now I'm finally back...... I will never let go of it again. I will never forget this feeling...... Whew."

 

He presses his clenched fists to his forehead and speaks to Usato-san in a hoarse voice.

Mr. Usato, who listened silently, smiled softly and started walking with me in his arms.

 

"Now you can endure more training than yesterday, and the leader will allow you to join the team without complaint...... Anyway, you did your best...... Ahh

 

「......？」

 

"Now, the people who want to celebrate your victory will be the first to come."

 

Wiping away her tears, she looks at where Usato is walking.

Then I saw the people who had supported me come here.