Be conscious from the release of magical power.

Instead of releasing the magical energy gathered in his right arm as it is, he braids it and stacks it.

Make the most of the gauntlet's magical assistance abilities.

I have to concentrate a lot, but I feel a different sensation and a faint sense of accomplishment.

 

「……」

 

It takes about a minute for the magic to be woven and released from the palm.

He senses the magic wrapping around his wrist and opens his eyes.

In his open vision, he sees his right hand, which is covered in green magic, as usual.

 

「…… It looks normal."

"Hmm, yes."

 

The gaze of Senpai, Kazuki, and Leona Mr./Ms. gathers on a hand that wears magical powers.

It doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary, but I'll give it a try.

When I touched the magic power of my right hand with my left hand, I felt a squeak and an onomatopoeic sound.

 

"No, I'm going! Usato!"

"Hey, are you succeeding?" Is this a success?! I'm doing Puyo!?"

 

If you are impatient with Kazuki, who is happy, the magic power in your palm will dissipate in an instant.

When Kazuki and I are stunned by the magic power that has disappeared into the air, a senior talks to us with a difficult face.

 

"It seems that if you let your guard down, it will unravel, or maybe it is simply for a short duration."

"What do you mean......?"

"It's just a matter of practice."

 

After all, it will be.

It takes some getting used to before you activate it, and it's still far from being real.

 

"But I don't think I'm going to succeed the first time."

"It was only because of Mr./Ms.'s explanation that it was easy for me to understand."

"Oh, really? If that's what you say, it was worth it."

 

It was the same with Miarak, but Leona Mr./Ms. still has a lot to teach me.

Now, thanks to Mr./Ms., I was able to get the hang of it, and I just need to keep doing the numbers until I can do it.

Fortunately, I don't have to hurt my hand every time like I did when I strengthened my system, and it's easier for me emotionally.

 

"I'd like to try to give it some try."

"Oh, you're using it right away, giving you elasticity."

"If you don't have a name, it's inconvenient."

 

Above all, it's easy to understand, and it's troublesome to say that magic power is elastic ~ every time.

While smiling wryly at the senior who seems to be very happy, he wraps his palm with elastic magic.

Try not to lose concentration as much as possible, and hold the gauntlet in the shape of a hand sword in front of you.

 

「…… I was wondering, what is Usato going to do with it?"

"Senpai, Usato is concentrating right now......"

"Hmm, that's something I'm curious about too......"

 

Focus on the space in front of you and imagine what the enemy will look like.

The image is of Koga, the demon tribe that has the deepest impression as an enemy.

The black-masked guy is about to swing his claws down at you, and he hits the bouncy gauntlet as if to dispel it.

 

"Whew......!"

 

Without using force, move your right arm as if you were playing with the magic power of elasticity.

If the Healing Acceleration Fist is a technique that changes my movements, then the Elasticity Grant is a technique that eliminates waste from my movements.

A way of fighting to conserve magic power, replacing the outburst of system reinforcement that consumes a lot of magic power, repelling the opponent's attack with minimal magic power and movement.

Aiming for the gap where his arm was forcibly popped wide by the elasticity, he thrust out his left fist into his unprotected bosom.

 

「……」

 

After all, an image is an image.

Ideally, this would be the case, but it won't work out the way it is.

…… Even the current series of movements must be incomprehensible from the sidelines.

What if the three of you look at me strangely?

Thinking anxiously, he brushed off the magic in his right hand that had burst and turned to the three of them.

 

"Forcibly push your opponent away with the gauntlet of your right hand, and use your free left fist to slug away."

"You've become even stronger in close combat, Usato."

"From the enemy's point of view, it's the kind of technology that you don't want to deal with......

"What!?"

 

Aren't they all too insightful?!

Needless to say, he grasped the full scope of the technique.

His cheeks twitch at the ability to understand.

 

"Anyway, the purpose of the training was achieved sooner than I expected. After that, do you practice what you want to improve?"

"That's right, the battle with the Demon King's army has made me aware of my shortcomings, so let's do that."

 

Senpai nodded at Kazuki's words.

I didn't want him to waste time on training just for me, so I agree.

Then, the senior turned to Leona, who had been watching Mr./Ms. where the conversation was going.

 

"Mr./Ms. Leona, can you teach me about strengthening the lineage?"

"Hmm? Oh, I don't care. But it's dangerous, but is it okay?"

"I know the danger! In order to fight the Demon King Army in the future, you need to have a technique like system strengthening!"

 

A senior who makes a fist with a strong will in his eyes.

Her enthusiasm seems to motivate Leona Mr./Ms....... I get it.

 

"What do you really think?"

"I want to use special moves like the two of you! …… Huh!?"

 

When I spoke to him in a muttering voice, he immediately came out.

The senior has a huffed face, but Leona's Mr./Ms. who heard it is a little withdrawn.

 

"No, I'm the only one who hasn't learned how to strengthen the system, and I'm losing face as a senior! Or rather, I was told not to practice because it was dangerous, but Kazuki-kun was practicing in the shadows, isn't it cunning!?"

"Are you going to jump on me there?!"

 

Kazuki, who was watching our exchange with a smile, was surprised that he didn't expect the story to come around.

However, it was only for a moment that Kazuki was turned on me, and his gaze immediately turned to me.

 

"In the first place, it was cunning that Usato remembered first!"

"No, I didn't have any prior knowledge, I just found out by unleashing my magic on my own."

"First time I've heard of it!? Under what circumstances did that happen!?"

 

When I was in Mr./Ms.'s clinic trying to darken the color of the healing magic.

Well, when I think about it, that time may have been the beginning of how I would fight now.

 

"Wait a minute, Usato, what are you ...... now? Did you explode on your own? What were you trying to do when you didn't know about ...... lineage enhancement?"

 

Oh my gosh, I dug ...... grave!

Mr./Ms. looks at me suspiciously, and I try to change the topic while laughing and deceiving.

 

"Oh, Kazuki! Senpai and Leona-san Mr./Ms. are going to train to strengthen the lineage, so why don't we do something together!?"

"Oh, well, will you accompany me to sword training? In the fight against Koga, I felt that I was not strong enough in close quarters."

 

I nodded at Kazuki's words and hurried him to the training.

 

●

 

The training was to end around dusk.

After that, we had to take turns training with each other, but the training to strengthen the system with the seniors was a series of surprises.

What surprised me was not that my seniors had a hard time learning to strengthen the system, but that on the contrary, they were learning to strengthen the system at an impossibly fast rate.

I don't know if Leona Mr./Ms.'s teaching was good or if her seniors were geniuses, but even if they were included, I was surprised.

 

"Hmmm."

"You're in a good mood, senior."

"I've finally learned how to strengthen my lineage, and I'm happy about that."

 

On the way back from the castle, he is greeted by a senior who is in a good mood and smiles.

For some reason, "I'll send you halfway!" A senior who said and followed. I didn't have any doubts about it, but was there something I wanted to talk about?

 

"Well, even if you include that, it's also possible that strengthening the system was a necessary skill for me now."

「……?」

"In my fight with Amira, I realized that just being fast isn't enough to be able to compete with a certain level of ability, so I knew I needed a special move."

"After all, was Amira strong?"

 

I've only met him twice.

I know he's strong, but I don't know what he's capable of.

 

"He was a formidable opponent, surpassing me in experience, swordsmanship, and magic. I was able to win because of the power of Falga-sama's armor. …… In that sense, I can say that I was saved by you again."

"No, I don'...... that."

"Without you, I wouldn't be here, the same in the first fight and the second one."

 

Saying this, the senior turned his attention to the ribbon wrapped around his wrist.

She touches it with her left hand and mutters the words.

 

"I'm still weak, so I'm going to do more...... We've got to get stronger."

 

I didn't know how much meaning was put into those words, as I was walking next to them.

At this time, the image of the former hero who I had once been made to see in Samarian crossed my mind.

A former hero who fought alone against a violent evil dragon.

Overwhelming power and a lonely back.

 

"Hey, who's to blame? King? Scary dragon Mr./Ms.? Or...... Brave man?'

 

He remembers the words of an unnamed girl, one of the souls who was bound to Samarian by the magic controlled by the sorcerer.

A power that is feared even by those who try to help.

…… I don't want my seniors to be like that.

 

"Then I have to train as hard as my seniors."

"What, how can that be?"

 

At my sudden words, my senior's face became stunned.

 

"Because if you leave your seniors alone, it could be weird."

"Weird!? Don't you have to trust me!?"

 

Feeling the air become brighter, I shrug my shoulders.

 

"What is the person who was muttering about the need to be strong and the Shura Fall Flag saying while thinking about it earlier?"

"I was serious! I've been doing more power!"

"Oh, that doesn't look good, so it's usually a problem."

"You're serious, you don't like me!"

 

I don't know if you like it or not.

But I don't think it's like a dark senior.

I open my mouth while parrying the seniors who rush at me with a bite.

 

"I won't let you fight alone, like the heroes before you, because you've got us."

「!」

 

I think there was someone next to the previous hero.

I think that the owner of the "Hero's Notebook" written about him was that "someone", but he regretted that he had let the previous hero fight alone.

The former hero, who fought alone, was betrayed by the people he believed in and the people he was supposed to protect, and he himself became lonely because he could no longer trust anyone.

I can't imagine how painful that must be.

But I don't want my seniors or Kazuki to feel that way.

 

"Let's be stronger together and stand together."

「…… Yeah. Thank you, Usato-kun."

 

Relieved by the seniors who smile brightly, I walk through the city that is about to get dark.

Then, a senior who was walking on the left pointed to my right hand, as if he had noticed something.

 

「…… That? Usato-kun, you still have a gauntlet on, right?"

"What? Oh, it's true."

 

Looking at his right arm, he saw that Farga-sama's gauntlet was still unfolded.

I should have put it away at the end of the training, but did I put it out unconsciously, or didn't I put it away in the first place?

For the time being, the gauntlet is returned to the shape of the bracelet.

 

「…… I'm sure I should have put it back......

"I didn't really pay attention to it, so I didn't notice it until now."

 

A lot of things happened today, so maybe I'm tired?

Well, it wouldn't be too much of a concern.

Thinking lightly, I glanced at the bracelet in my right hand and then turned back to look forward.

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――What was it that was looking at "him"?