I heard from Rose's mouth about her past.

There was a part of me that thought a lot about how painful my mentor had been in the past.

 

"Okay, let's train."

 

Well, that's it, and I'm going to train normally from the next day.

With that in mind, I had been running endlessly around the rescue team's training ground since early the next morning, and then stopped Nea and Ferm as they came out of the dormitory with a slam and trained them to train the evasion skills they had given to Nak in the past.

 

"Nea! Ferm! Unlike the leader, I can't hit fast! I don't think I'm fast enough, but just be patient with the changeup!"

"'I'm kidding!'"

"No questions asked! Healing Magic Bullet!"

 

He swung multiple magic bullets floating on his unfolded right arm towards Nea and Ferm without even taking a hit.

A smile drops on Ferm and Nea as they dodge the healing magic bullets that were released as if they were scattered, flying sideways.

 

"Chu, he didn't hesitate to attack the area, man!? It's good that I avoided it at the last minute, but——"

"Right now, I can easily avoid magic bullets like yours! Whoa!"

"Why are you provoking me without thinking!?"

"Ha, it's okay! We shouldn't be able to do anything better than his magic bullets now!"

 

Nea grabs Ferm's collar, who sticks out his tongue like a bad boy.

yes, I think I can still afford it.

Is that natural? If you've gotten used to Rose's magic bullets, my magic bullets will feel as slow as a turtle.

Ferm aside, I'm glad that Nair responded well.

I was really working hard.

However, I can't put myself in a situation where I can't train for the two of them because of my lack of ability. If that's the case, I'll have to get serious about my training.

 

"Ferm! You still don't know about that training idiot! I don't understand it at all!"

"Hahaha, that's right! You've both grown up! Then I'll go without hesitation!"

"Look! It's going to be like that!"

 

Create a magic bullet in his right palm.

Recently, I've only been working on an advanced form of the healing punch, but now I'm going to practice an enhanced version of the healing magic bullet.

 

"First of all, Ferm, let's go!"

"Why me!? No, no, come on! I'll easily dodge such magic bullets!"

 

Grasp the magic bullet in your palm and shake it lightly.

A rapid-fire healing magic bullet that emits a healing acceleration fist from the back of his hand.

By using instantaneous acceleration in the palm, the speed ...... dramatically increase!

Name it...

 

"Healing Acceleration Bullet!"

"Uh-huh—oh my gosh!?"

 

The magic bullet released with acceleration in the manner of a side throw hits Ferm, who seems to be in a hurry.

After confirming the impact, I immediately shifted my target to Nea.

Nea's face turned blue when she saw Ferm kneeling next to her, directly hit by a magic bullet, and she hid behind Ferm and used her as a shield.

 

"Oh, my God! What!"

"Be useful as a shield once in a while! Damn it, why does this brain muscle healing wizard have a variety of techniques!?"

"What's the matter with lifeguards using their allies as shields?"

 

Even though Nea is a familiar, she is also a member of the life-saving team.

And yet, even though it's training, you can't use your allies as a shield even to windward the lifeguards.

This time, he looks over Nea's head and dares to throw a magic bullet in a direction that misses the target.

 

"Hehe, hehe! Where did you throw it—"

"Don't let your guard down! Healing ranged bullets!"

"What?"

 

He swings his right arm wide and bends the magic bullet only once.

Gwynn! Suddenly, the magic bullet swooped down and hit Nea's head with a triumphant expression.

 

"Hmmm!?"

 

With a horrible scream, Nea held her head down and looked up for a moment, but soon looked up with a curious expression.

 

"Ugh...... What? Isn't it more shocking than you thought?"

"Come to think of it, I'm totally fine......

 

Ferm, who had been hit first, also looked at me with a surprised expression.

I smile fearlessly at Nea and Ferm, who look at me curiously.

 

"Of course, this is also a training exercise that doubles as a regulation of my magical power. I thought I'd train you both and train your sense of regulating magic."

 

This training isn't just for Ferme and Nea, it's for me.

In order to reduce the amount of magic consumed by bursting the system reinforcement, you need to get used to manipulating it.

It's like adjusting the amount of magic power itself, so it's a little different from Kazuki's outstanding magic manipulation.

 

"Even if you hit it, it won't blow you away, so maybe it's ...... easy?"

"Is it better than ...... monster?"

 

I don't know what they were thinking, but their expressions lit up.

He seemed to be muttering something softly, but I couldn't hear him at this distance. If...... Are they thinking the same thing as me?

 

"I know what they're thinking, yes, it's good that there's less impact and less mental damage."

"Oh, yes! Do you know what this training is?"

"yes, do you think so too? Well, if this is it—"

 

I nodded to the smiling Nea and created a magic bullet in my right hand.

Less impact and less psychological damage. On top of that, it saves my magic.

 

"You can train Mr./Ms.!"

「「……」」

 

I couldn't tell because I was a little far away, but for a moment it seemed like the light had disappeared from Ferme and Nea's eyes.

 

●

 

In the evening, after training earnestly, I check the amount of my magic power with my own body and call out to Nea and Ferm, who are kneeling and out of breath.

 

"Are you okay?"

"Your magic bullet is harder to avoid than Mr./Ms. Rose! It's too crazy to throw the same way and change into three types!"

"Are you really a healing wizard!?"

 

What a total scum.

Well, the difference between me and Rose is that we have some application of magic bullets.

A healing magic bullet that shoots multiple magic bullets.

A rapidly accelerating healing accelerator.

A healing ranged bullet that can change the trajectory of the ball by only one step.

If these fly randomly, I know that it is unavoidable.

 

"You've avoided it a few times."

"I guessed more than that!"

 

Seeing Ferm sit down in dismay, Nea sat down on the ground.

I also sat down on the training equipment at the training ground, which was originally a square stone weight.

 

"Ferm, there was a reason I was in charge of your training today."

"Huh?"

"The leader of the group has entrusted you with this."

 

Ferm has a suspicious expression on his face.

Nea, on the other hand, glared at me with jittery eyes.

 

"Hey, then why did you have to train with this guy today? If you want to talk to him, you don't need me, do you?"

「……? Eh, the avoidance training is good for you, and there's no reason to take it off, right?"

"Well, I didn't get involved, I ...... pure kindness."

 

As for Nea, it's for her.

Even if she doesn't want to, if the accumulation of what she has done now will save her from danger one day, she should do it.

While looking sideways at Nea, who has an indescribable expression, Ferm talks to her.

 

"What are you doing with me?"

"You're talking about what you're going to do when the battle with the Demon Lord's army starts."

「……」

 

I wonder if he knew what he was going to say one day, but Ferm doesn't seem too surprised.

Regardless of that, I say the words with a slight frown.

 

"Ferm, let me tell you clearly, your position is very precarious."

 

Black knight.

It was the appearance and name of this child when he was fighting in the Demon King's army.

He is also the enemy who almost killed Kazuki and Senpai.

 

"You were originally an enemy of ours who belonged to the Demon King's army, and you have hurt many knights as an enemy on the battlefield...... Some people may have killed them."

「……」

 

I don't know.

Maybe they took the injured and miraculously saved them all, or maybe they didn't.

According to Rose's story, some knights have a grudge against this child, and some are afraid of him. I couldn't tell them if it was because they were demons or if it was for some other reason, but they suppressed those feelings.

I'm going to teach Ferm that again.

 

"You can't pretend that it never happened, you know?"

"That's it...... I know best."

 

I could see the color of regret on his face.

Living here may have changed her way of thinking...... On the contrary, it may have become a mental burden.

 

「…… The battle with the Demon King's army is imminent. What do you want to do then?"

"What are you going to do...... What options do I have?"

"You can stay in this kingdom...... In that case, you will be temporarily in a dungeon."

"Hey Usato, it's ...... dungeon."

 

Nea hears the word dungeon and tries to raise her voice, but Ferm is not too fazed and reacts in a convincing manner.

 

"Well, you can't leave me in the wild in a kingdom without Rose, it's a natural response. And the other one?"

「…… The other is to go to the battlefield with us as a member of the rescue team. The next battle is going to be bigger, so I just need at least one hand......

 

So far, these are my words as the deputy leader.

But the truth is different.

 

"Honestly, I don't want you to choose this one, because it's going to put you in danger because you're dealing with your own kindred."

 

Originally, the reason Ferm was put in here was to correct the child's character as a Black Knight.

Apparently it was a good idea to make him a member of the lifeguard, but Rose left Ferm to me.

That means Ferm has the qualities to be a lifesaver.

 

"You're ......."

"Hmm?"

"Usato is...... What do you want me to do ......?"

 

At this point, Ferm has left the decision to me.

Hearing those words, I stood up, crossed my arms, looked down at Ferm, who had an anxious expression, and said a word.

 

"You have to choose."

 

When I said that, Ferm gave me a surprised expression.

Nea has a look like "Oh my gosh."

 

"That's not ......."

"No, this is your choice, I gave you a choice, but you don't have to follow it. Think about what you want to do and what you want to do. If you need time, wait as long as you can."

 

Judging by the way Rose speaks, she doesn't think she's going to betray her.

I didn't even think that this child would betray me.

 

●

 

For as long as I can remember, I've been able to use my magic.

At first, I think it was a black robe that protected me from everything.

I didn't have the strength to repay anyone's wounds.

Even so, everyone around me, including my parents, was scared of me.

You have awakened to a magic with a dark strain that is shunned.

If you are a child who invites disaster,

When I was a little girl, I was thrown such words.

There have been many times when I have wished that my magic would be erased. However, when I am in danger, the magic activates on its own and clings to my body.

When the people around me saw this, they moved away to avoid me.

In a way, it was natural for me to leave the people who were my parents.

I came to think that if I was going to be hated, if I was going to be scared, I didn't want others to understand me or understand me.

If I can hurt you, I'll hurt you.

I'll let you taste the same amount of pain I've suffered.

In the Demon Lord's Army, a place where it is allowed to hurt others, after thinking about it for a long time, my magic has the property of "inversion".

The ability to return the "wound" received to the armor to the opponent. As long as it was against a creature, it was an invincible power, but it was ineffective against the Second Legion Commander, who had the same dark magic as me.

That bastard was the type of demon I had never met before, but I somehow understood that his thinking was fundamentally different from mine.

Or rather, he himself--

 

"Ferm, you and I are looking for the opposite of what we want, I'm looking for a good enemy, but you're looking for someone who understands."

 

I said that, but at that time I let my emotions take over and denied it.

I thought I was fighting because I wanted to feel alive.

When I retorted, Koga said, "I knew! I'm going to deny it! yes!" He had a very annoyed smile on his face, but I think I understood what he was saying recently.

…… Now, Usato, a man who is looking down at me with a serious expression in front of me.

The guy who recently became the deputy leader of the rescue team is giving me a choice.

 

「…… Ferm, what are you going to do?"

 

Usato's emotions are shaken by the anxious voice of the silent servant.

This guy, no, this place was too kind to me.

I can assure you that what you are forced to do is a place like a demon. That's a fact that will never change.

They are made to run endlessly, kicked, and slapped with insults that almost break their hearts. Such a hellish place is the lifeguard...... Still, this place was kind to me.

 

"Huh? Do you think there's a guy in my house who would be scared just by being a demon?"

 

When she first joined the rescue team, Rose said something to her.

They are not afraid of me at all, who can use dark lineage magic, and on the contrary, they are strange people who treat the demon tribe that is supposed to be the enemy as usual, and that is an organization called the Life Rescue Team.

Rather, there is a being at the top that is more terrifying than the demon tribe for the members here, so they don't care about the demon tribe anymore.

In such an environment, they are trained, eat together, and live.

It was a different time from the time I had been living alone, sharing time with someone else.

Before I knew it, I really loved my life in this rescue team.

 

"Everybody here is weird."

 

If you hated yourself as a demon, you wouldn't have to feel this way.

I wish he had blamed me more for my crimes when I was a Black Knight.

If you were angry and hateful, I wouldn't have felt so heavy and painful, but now I want to be here.

I disappeared as a black knight, and before I knew it, I was in this place as a lifesaver. I guess it's the change that has come to me.

I suppress the emotions that come up every time I think about it, and I mutter.

 

"I hate you......"

"What? Oh, yes, yes...... I'm sorry, aren't you?"

 

He is frightened by Usato, who usually looks hurt, but he still continues to speak.

 

"Sneak into people's hearts without permission and disturb them...... I hate that ......!"

「…… Eh, hey, Ferm. You're crying—"

"It's noisy, I'm not crying."

 

He yells at Nea next to him and wipes his eyes.

Usato, who looked at me, had a surprised expression on his face, but made eye contact with me without saying anything.

 

"I've always been alone, and I thought it was really silly to be with someone. But when I was put in here, Mr./Ms. was horrible."

"Yes."

"There were people who looked like monsters, and there were people who looked like humans but were monsters."

「…… Uh-huh."

"I thought you looked weak but weird on the inside, but in a way you were more monstrous than Rose."

「……」

"Oh, calm down, Usato. Take a deep breath, take ...... deep breath!"

 

Nea calms down Usato, whose expression has not changed with a smile.

For a moment, he felt something like fear, but he didn't care and said the next word.

 

"But at some point, I was like, 'I want to be here...... It's a place where dark magic recognized me regardless......

 

It was just a life of being scared.

I accepted it and lived my life, but when I got to know this place...... As a Black Knight, I must have died.

The Black Knight rejected everything and refused to accept anyone's words.

It had to be the man in front of me who saved me.

 

"This is where I'm going, so I'm ...... As a member of the rescue team, I will fight."

 

There is no going back.

Now I am completely an enemy of the Demon Lord's army.

The moment I thought of this, I remembered my previous words, and a fierce embarrassment came over me.

Usato nodded to me and walked up to me.

 

"Then let's fight together, not to rob, but to save lives as a lifesaver."

「…… Ahh

 

He nods in agreement with Usato's words.

Then, without warning, Usato reaches out to you.

 

"Well, I don't need this anymore."

"Huh?"

 

Just as I was about to brace myself for what the hell was going on, I heard something snap from around my neck.

If you look at it, there was a magic tool in Usato's hand that had torn off the belt that had been attached to me until now.

 

"The leader of the group gave me permission to take it off, but I don't want to abuse it too much. At worst, you'll have to seal the magic again."

「…… Nana, Nana."

 

Hahaha, Usato is smiling like it's nothing.

But that wasn't what surprised me.

Did this guy tear it off with his bare hands even though he had a keyhole?

 

"Oh, don't worry, I have a spare, and if I fix it, I can use it again."

 

The person in question put the magic tool in his pocket as if it were a matter of course.

I couldn't do anything about what this guy could tear off with my bare hands...... No, it's good to think about it.

For the time being, the magic power has returned after a long time, so I will try to wear the magic power for a test run.

From under her feet, the magic clings to her body and changes into the shape of her clothes.

 

「…… Ugh, I'm still wearing this outfit."

 

The shape is a black version of the white uniform that Usato is wearing.

A disgusting voice leaks out in a form that hasn't changed since he was summoned by Usato.

 

"Dark magic changes the mental state of the user, and that is how it takes shape...... yes, that's what I mean."

"That's it, you like it a lot, don't you?"

"Noisy! Don't say it so clearly!"

 

I shout to Usato and Nea, who are staring at me.

I can see that my magic is changing.

I know it's magic, and more than anything, I'm aware that I've changed.

 

"Hey, Usato, I'm going to check if my magic has changed."

"What do you want to find out?"

"Decoupin this outfit, see if you can flip it."

 

He holds out his left arm and covers the tip of his hand with magic.

The ability to "reverse" to return the wounds received that he used when he was a Black Knight.

 

"Well, because the pain is going to come back to me......

"Don't say anything like a decent human being now, I want to see the power of dark magic."

"Oh, it's awful......

 

With Nea, who has transformed into an owl before she knows it, on her shoulder, Usato brings her finger close to me.

Usato doesn't seem to be putting much effort into it, perhaps because he knows the pain will come back to him.

 

"Okay, let's do it."

 

Once you receive it with magic, you can reflect it.

Usato hits his left arm.

I don't feel the same pain as before. So far, it's the same, so I'll try to reverse it——、

 

「…… I can't do it anymore."

"I don't have any pain either."

 

Does that mean that my magical ability to "reverse" has disappeared?

In a way, it's not surprising. Now I don't need to push others away or hurt them, so I don't need the ability to hurt them.

As I convinced myself of this, the magic that covered my left arm began to move, regardless of my will.

The magic that started to move sucked into Usato's left hand, which was being held up.

 

"What?"

 

The movement of magical power as if it were devouring makes everyone in the room bite their faces.

 

"Wow!?"

"Sucked!?"

"What!?"

 

Magical power was drawn to Usato!

Usato, in question, looks at his left hand and is confused.

 

"What's this? It's disgusting!?"

"Don't call me dirty! It's my magic!?"

"No, because it's sticky! I feel like I'm being sucked out of my magic, is it okay?!"

 

Usato impatiently shows me his left hand.

From his left wrist down, black magic clung to him like a glove.

He tries to go back, but he can't control it well because it's a magic he hasn't handled in a long time.

 

"Oh, I haven't used it in a long time, so I can't handle it well."

"From what I can see, there's been a drastic change in the magic itself, so Ferm himself can't control it."

"Don't think about it calmly!? …… If Ferm is impossible, the only way to do it is to knock it off with an impact from the inside. It's a little painful, but it's better than leaving it like this."

 

He doesn't know what Usato will do, but he is determined to bring his magic under control as soon as possible.

It's not the first time something like this has happened.

All you have to do is be aware of your magic.

It's not that difficult, so in a few seconds I get my magic back to myself, and I immediately try to get the magic in Usato's hand back.

But...

 

"Healing Magic Bursting Palm!"

"Wow!?"

 

A kind of shock emanates from the next door, and he loses his balance and almost falls.

Thinking about something, he looked in the direction where the shock came, and saw that Usato was releasing a green magic unique to healing magic from his left hand.

My magic was still clinging to my left hand, but it soon left Usato's hand and returned to me.

 

"I got it...... It was good. For a moment, I thought it was useless because I was keeping my shape......

「…… What did it all come down to?"

 

Seeing his left hand unharmed, Usato and Nea look at each other with a look of relief.

As for me, I can only sigh because I don't know much about my magic. Well, in the end, I was able to get back to the hand of Usato, so let's just say this for now.

As I was thinking about this, Nea turned her body toward me with wings to her mouth.

 

"But when you get attached to Usato, it's like you're kind of assimilating, maybe that's what you've become."

"Hey, don't say anything disgusting!"

 

Nea's words gave me goosebumps.

Considering what is happening now, it's not impossible.

But if it really were like that...

 

"Haha, that's right, Nea. I'm in trouble with that kind of ability."

「……」

 

He kicks Usato's shin with his toe when he laughs and says that.

The person who was kicked scratched his cheek with a sullen expression.

 

"Hey, why did you get kicked just now?"

"Noisy! Think for yourself!"

 

I knew it wasn't going to work, but I knew I had to do it.

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The movement of Ferm's magic when it sticks to Usat is close to the image of Vem.

That's right, Usato is also panicked.