It was quite difficult to meet the seven heroes who had been gathered.

My overall impression was that all of the heroes I met had strong characters.

Now I'm back at the inn to discuss the heroes I've met at the meeting, and to check the additional materials about the First Trial that have been sent to me, and I'm getting late.

 

"Ferm and Nea seem to have fallen asleep."

"Hehehe, that's right."

 

Perhaps tired of all the talking, the two of them fell asleep on the sofa in the living room. After carrying them to the bed in their respective rooms, they return to their seniors who are reading the paper describing the first trial.

 

"Why are you still wearing Date glasses ......?"

"Huh, isn't she an intelligent beauty when she does this?"

"Yes, she's beautiful."

"Hehe, hehe...... Hmm? Where's my intellectual ......?"

 

It's a wonder that when you say you're intelligent, you don't look intelligent.

Well, my seniors are naturally smart, so I guess they don't have anything to do with glasses.

 

"The Hero Festival, the First Trial...... Is it?"

"I think it's an interesting rule, it's designed to make the heroes of each country antagonistic."

 

Prohibition of the use of lethal weapons.

No offensive magic.

This is the basic rule, but it also means that you can use other means of attack.

 

"And then there's the lineage enhancement, the prohibition of the Hero's Armor, and the restriction of the Thunder Beast mode as far as I'm concerned."

"As expected, seniors are restricted, and even I can't catch them without detecting magic."

"Huh, but the more restrictions you put on it, the stronger you feel, so I'm a little happy."

 

It's very positive.

The seniors are famous as heroes, so their abilities are quite well known.

So I was restricted as much as I could, but on the other hand, I didn't have any restrictions.

There is no armor for heroes now, and the prohibition on strengthening the system is not a violation of the rules because the failure of the system enhancement ——— that is, the outburst of magical power.

 

"Each brave man and one chosen retinue will be given an armband...... Well, to put it simply, the player defends the armband within the time limit, and while taking it, the final number of armbands and points are earned......

 

Of course, the points of the armband held by the hero and the squire are different, and the hero is set at 2 points and the squire at 1 point.

Heroes and servants who have been deprived of their armbands are not disqualified on the spot, but can go straight to recapture the armbands, or set their sights on other heroes and attendants.

The rules are pretty easy to understand, but I'm afraid that a brawl will break out that is difficult to predict because of its simplicity.

 

"Well, it looks like a horse battle, and it looks like fun, Usato-kun!!"

"So I can carry you on my back?"

"Hehehe, that sounds interesting too...... No, it looks really good as a tactic...... Do you want to try it?"

"Senior, I'm faster than a horse...... It's an ant."

 

Compared to Bulllin, who always runs on his back, Senpai is like a feather.

 

"As I run through the city, I use my healing synchronization and healing sense to inform the senior on my back of the search range, and the senior snatches the armband with the specialized reflexes of Thunder Beast Mode 0...... It's the perfect plan......!!"

"Oh, I'll propose it to Nea tomorrow, hehe, I'll be surprised."

 

I'm sure you'll be against it and I'll understand that you don't like it, but it's still a nice strategy, so I'll happily explain it.

 

"Usato-kun, I think the key to this ordeal lies in its unique limitations."

"What do you mean?"

"There is no specific penalty for this limitation, no, it's not...... The risk is to damage your position and pride as a hero."

 

Ah, that's what I mean.

There is no penalty, but if we break the rules of trials as representatives of our country, it will lead to tarnishing our name as heroes.

 

"There's no penalty for breaking the rules, which means there's a loophole where you can break the restrictions so you don't get caught."

「…… Is that okay?"

"I mean, I think that's a limitation that's already factored in, right? After all, it will be a test of your wits and skills as a hero."

 

So it's the first test, ......?

Hmmm, but the seniors are also conspicuous in their lineage strengthening, and the Thunder Beast mode is far from being found out immediately, so only the seniors are completely restricted.

 

"It's deeper than I thought it would be, I haven't forgotten what I'm here for, but I'm looking forward to it."

"I'm going to do my best."

 

I don't want to mess around and smear mud on the name of the Ringle Kingdom and the Life Rescue Team.

Now that we're done talking, we clear the table lightly and sit down on the sofa again.

　……。

......, I wonder if I can ask now.

 

"Alright, senior, it's time to talk to you."

"What...... What are you talking about?"

「……」

"Wow, now that I know, ...... stop smiling silently?"

 

I tilt my head with a smile at my seniors who are blurred out during this period.

The content of what I heard was said by a senior when I was talking to Naia Mr./Ms. in the hall...... She had a younger brother.

 

"You said you had a brother."

"Yes, I heard it for the first time today."

"It wasn't anything special, because it was just a matter of the original world."

 

Occasionally, I was caught by the strange reactions of my seniors.

- A senior who tries to make a cute younger girl his sister for the time being makes a subtle face when the word "younger brother" is mentioned, and shows a rejection reaction.

 

"You know that I'm not in the original world."

 

Nodding at his words, the senior lowers his gaze and continues talking.

 

"One of the reasons is that it's related to my family in my original world."

"Family ......"

"My family is a strict family, a fusion of outdated mentality and elitist thinking."

 

I thought that the family was somehow like that in the passages of the story, but it was amazing that a senior could look like this just by saying it.

 

"My parents came together in a so-called marriage of convenience, and we became a family because of a conflict of interest, so we weren't particularly close, and if anything, we spent more time away from home for work."

"Senpai and Mr./Ms. are alone at home?"

"I didn't have a helper Mr./Ms. so I wasn't alone, but I don't know if they saw me as family...... I still don't understand it."

 

Don't understand......?

 

"Oh my God...... It's like you're looking at me, and you're not looking at me. I paid a lot of money to hire lessons and tutors, and sometimes they would show up, but I found out later that they were there to see how much I had learned."

「…… That's it."

Thanks to my half-hearted laissez-faire approach and anime-loving housekeeper Mr./Ms., I was safely immersed in otaku culture and learned the common sense of the world."

"What is common sense......?"

 

No, no, compared to the environment surrounding seniors, the general common sense that can be obtained from otaku culture is much more decent...... Hmmm?

 

"But, you know, at the end of the day, I was only thinking about myself, and while I was doing the tasks my parents wanted me to do and immersing myself in my own world...... I couldn't give her a second idea of how hurt she was."

「…… What happened?"

"My brother was blamed by his parents because of me."

 

Perhaps it was painful to remember, but the senior, who had a slightly bitter expression, continued to say the words.

 

"It wasn't that my brother was doing badly, but those people who wanted perfection beyond what was necessary...... He didn't forgive me for any mistakes, and he cited me without malice."

 

That's certainly not something that biological parents should ask of their children, at least.

However, I ...... that this caused the younger brother Mr./Ms. to have a strong hostility towards the senior.

 

"I wish I didn't have a sister Mr./Ms. ——— my brother's tearful plea of hatred and anger that finally made me realize."

"What are you doing?"

"I didn't understand people's feelings."

 

I was speechless, and my senior laughed at myself.

 

"I was unconsciously hurting my younger brother who was suffering, ignoring the expectations of my parents and the envy of those around me, and shutting myself in my shell......

「……」

 

Lack of goals.

Those were the words that my seniors said before I came to this world.

Maybe he hated himself for being able to do anything for his seniors and didn't feel like doing anything ......?

 

"There are people who need me as a good doll, but there was no one who needed a person, Suzune Inugami, and my brother's words made me understand that...... It's kind of cold."

"...... have cooled down?"

"Maybe if I hadn't been summoned to this world, I wouldn't have inherited the house, or rather, I might have taken over the company and become a cold-hearted manager like my parents."

 

The senior who smiles jokingly is somewhat awkward.

The appearance of the senior that everyone imagined in the original world.

If he had proceeded as he was asked to do by those around him, such a cruel future might have been possible.

 

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

「……」

「……」

「……」

「…… Eh, that's it!?"

 

No, I don't think I should say anything strangely comforting.

I sigh lightly at my seniors who reacted a little overly.

 

"I can't say anything, I don't mean to speak ill of your parents or younger brother Mr./Ms. listening to you, and above all...... It's already a big deal among the seniors, isn't it?"

「…… Yeah. Right. That's right."

 

Just like the first time we talked about it in the darkness of Ringle ——— that forest, this is a story that has already been overcome by the seniors.

He told me because he trusted me, so I should talk about it after listening to his past.

 

"By the way, I'm going to ask you, are you the one who has been involved with me and Kazuki until today?"

"No way, that's not true!!"

"Well, you have the answer, don't you?"

 

"What?" I smile bitterly at my seniors who are sometimes nervous.

 

"You know how people feel, because your cheerfulness always cheers me up and helps me."

"Usato-kun......"

"At least since you were summoned to this world, you have been important to me and Kazuki."

 

…… I'm sorry I said something embarrassing...... Whew!!

But it would be better to be honest about this in order to erase the impact of the words of my senior brother Mr./Ms..

When she returned her gaze, which had been slightly shyly lowered to her senior, she was stunned.

 

「…… No, I don't know...... yes, I think I understand why the dark wizard opens up to you."

"Why......?"

"You're not comforting the weak, you're pushing them to move forward, and I think that's probably true for all the people you've influenced."

"No, no, that's an exaggeration."

 

I don't think about it that deeply.

 

"Does your words have healing magic?"

"Do you mean to cast healing magic from your mouth? I think you can do it if you want to."

"No, that's not what I me...... Can you do it!?"

 

All you have to do is put healing magic in your mouth and spit it out.

It's like a healing fog instead of a poisonous mist.

…… yes, it's usually dirty and I don't use it.

 

"Thank you for talking to me."

"No, no, it was refreshing to be able to spit it out like this...... It's something I hadn't told anyone about before, so it's a shame."

 

I mean, my seniors were also having a lot of problems.

But compared to the original world, the current seniors are alive and well, so it's okay.

 

"That's right, Usato-kun."

"Yes?"

"What are you going to do about the Milva Kingdom? Didn't the messenger come earlier?"

 

After returning to the inn, in addition to the documents related to the trial, a letter from Mr./Ms. Lanzas arrived.

The content is about Rain's training in healing magic.

 

"You can start right away tomorrow."

"Is this the training ground?"

"That's right...... Maybe he'll tell me that he wants to learn how to strengthen his lineage."

 

Today, when I healed Mr./Ms., I could see the extraordinary determination in his eyes.

 

"Honestly, we don't have enough time to focus on his training."

"Yes, it's a different situation than when I trained Nak in Luxvis, but I'm going to do my best to train him."

 

I have to think of various training methods for that.

Let's start with the magic turn.

That's because it can improve the magic manipulation technique in the body...... Hmm?

 

"Senior, please shake my hand for a moment."

「? Yes."

"I'll do a little cure diagnosis."

 

I hold the proffered hand and pour my healing magic to my seniors and give them a healing diagnosis.

 

"Usato-kun, what's wrong?"

"Excuse me, I might be a little ticklish."

"Huh? Hiyaaa

 

Healing diagnosis, from healing synchronization to healing synchronisation at the same time as slightly accelerating the flow of the senior's magical power.

It's harmless because I'm using my healing magic to accelerate the flow, but it seems to have surprised my seniors.

 

"I was surprised!? What, what did you do!? Or the inside of the body is tight! !! I was like, 'Oh my God!?"

"I'm sorry, I tried to accelerate your magic power in a little healing way."

「…… Really?"

 

Senpai, vocabulary.

But isn't it okay to say that this was a success?

I found this method to be quite useful for letting people experience the grasp of magic spinning.

 

"And if the healing diagnosis can interfere with the magic power of the other party...... Senior, please let me put a little electricity on the hand that shook my hand."

"yes, I don't mind...... Whew."

 

The senior puts an electric shock on the hand that shook his hand.

And I'll do the rest———、

 

"Huh?"

"Wow."

 

Electricity bursts out of my hand, and I shake hands with my seniors.

The senior who looked at his own hand looked at me with a different surprised face.

 

"Usato-kun, what ...... now?"

"Senpai"

 

Healing diagnosis is a really profound technique.

But this is going to make Mr./Ms. angry again.

 

"I think we can do something about the training to strengthen the system."

 

Rain's lineage enhancement mastery in a short period of time.

I could see the light, but I couldn't do this training...... Don't let his determination and determination to see his blood be tested.