"Okay, so you're training with a pretty girl while I'm hard at work gathering food, right?"

「……」

"Are you kidding me? Usato-kun? So, as expected, Iron Claw is ———Nuha!?"

 

After getting to see Keira's training.

Perhaps relieved, I put Kira, who had fallen asleep with her back to Bulllin, back to bed, and explained the previous story to the senior and Leona Mr./Ms. who were in charge of the next guard.

Ferm is resting first in time for her shift, but I wanted to tell Mr./Ms. Leona about the dangers of Kira and her dark magic as soon as possible.

For the time being, I put a light iron claw on my senior who has been biting a strange blur, and release her with a sigh.

 

"Huh, are you done yet?"

"Yes......."

 

- Late-night tension senior, it's really dangerous.

For some reason, when I am annoyed by my senior, who is smiling invincibly, Leona Mr./Ms., who threw a twig into the bonfire, talks to me.

 

"From your point of view, that Kira is a child...... Was it dangerous?"

"I had the impression that Keira herself was a polite and kind-hearted girl...... I felt that her own magic was very dangerous."

 

Kira's magic won't hurt her as a wielder.

But not to those around her.

If the dark magic that can leave her will and start moving on its own goes out of control, it will hurt the people around her.

And if they were to be targeted first, it would be Mr./Ms. Gref, Rose and Ram, who are closest to Keira.

When that happens, I don't think Keira's heart can bear it.

The senior, who was listening to my story, put his hand to his chin with a troubled expression.

 

"When I first saw him, I thought he was holding something...... Apparently, he's been quite traumatized."

「…… Eh, did you know?"

"Of course, because you have eyes for people to look like this."

 

First of all, "Cute!" There were crazy remarks, but from that moment on, did the senior know that Keira was having some kind of problem?

That's really good.

 

"Huh, in the depths of darkness, I haven't lost either."

「…… Huh?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, this is also a joke, so you don't have to take it seriously."

 

Seeing me screaming, my seniors panicked.

Senpai have their own reasons for not wanting to go back to their original world.

I don't know what it is, and I'm not going to dig it up now.

 

"Damn it, she's a cute demon girl, how can I miss this!?"

 

―――No, I'm full of energy in this world, so I don't have to worry about it.

- After saying "It's too evil" to a senior who cares about me or deliberately skips a blur, I think about Kira again.

Judging from the way her seniors spoke, Keira's request may not have been something she could have accepted without consultation.

 

「…… Excuse me. I've done something selfish...... I'm on an important mission."

 

If you do it poorly, this problem may not be something that can be solved in a short period of two days.

I bow my head while falling into self-loathing for my shallowness.

Then, Leona Mr./Ms., who is facing me, utters a dignified voice.

 

"In fact, it would be less like you to refuse his request."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, I don't know."

 

She looks up and looks at me, smiling shyly.

 

"I myself am saved by your words and actions."

 

Was it at the time of the Miarak incident?

It's an embarrassing past for me to reprimand Leona Mr./Ms. because of my emotions, but it'.......

 

"I still remember the words he said to me that night, the night before the final battle with Charon."

"Anoyor?"

 

For some reason, he is a senior in Katakoto.

Perhaps unaware of this, Mr./Ms. closes her eyes nostalgically.

 

"There's only so much you can do on your own, so you don't have to shoulder everything on your shoulders and ask for help from someone around you."

「……」

"It helped me realize my mistakes."

 

I clearly remember him saying that.

But I feel extremely embarrassed.

I wonder what I said to Leona Mr./Ms. ......!

 

"If you want to help him, you should act, or you won't be the one I know."

"Leona Mr./Ms......."

 

As Leona Mr./Ms. said, it's not like me to abandon Kira here.

As I was making up my mind once more, the senior next to me smiled softly.

 

"I'm also helped by Usato-kun, although I'm not going to compete with Leona."

 

It's a crazy competition, isn't it?

Why is the number of times I've been saved treated like a trophy......

 

"I don't think that's something to be proud of......

"Do you remember what Usato said to you?"

 

What did you say to ...... senior?

What? As I waited, I was silent for about a dozen seconds.

She finally opened her mouth as she became more and more anxious about her senior, who was still smiling.

 

"Suzutan, you are a goddess to me...... And so on."

"What!?"

"Hey, don't fabricate the past."

 

I never thought of it.

No, I've had normal conversations with my seniors, but I don't remember saying a line that made my teeth float.

Or rather, if I had said it, I would definitely remember it.

At my point, she crossed her arms and kept a clear expression.

 

"Words aren't the only thing that connects us, right? Usato-kun."

"What are you trying to wrap up like a good story?"

「私達の間には言葉なぞ不要!　友としての絆は行動により示される!!」

 

　か、かっこい……って、この人勢いで押し通そうとしているな!?

　その後、色々と先輩とレオナさんと話した僕は、精神的に疲れてしまったので二人に見張りを任せて先に就寝することにした。

　明日から、キーラの訓練だ。

It's a training exclusively for dark wizards, which is different from the lifesaving team, so I might be able to learn something too.

 

●

 

The day after the day he was supposed to teach Kira dark magic.

After seeing off Mr./Ms. and the others to get food, I, Ferm, and Nea, who had decided to stay in the village, immediately taught Kira about dark magic.

 

"Gru"

"Wow, that's amazing! Bulllin"

"Hey!"

 

On the back of the lightly running bulllin is the figure of rosé and rum.

In the morning, I introduced Bullyn to everyone except Kira, but for some reason, these two were quicker to forgive Bulllyn than Mr./Ms. Gref.

Maybe it's because they're kids, or they're less cautious.

Bulllin hasn't shown his ferocious side either, so he's now in a state of vehicle.

Gref Mr./Ms. was sitting on a wooden box lying around with a cane made of thin wood beside him———、

 

"Haha, be careful not to get hurt-"

 

I watched with a smile.

Are the demon people frighteningly quick to adapt?

…… In the meantime, let's get permission from Mr./Ms. Gref to train Kira.

 

"Mr./Ms. Gref, I'm going to train Keira, is that okay?"

「…… Be careful. I tried to teach him how to handle it...... I couldn't even teach it."

 

He sits in a crate and looks up at me.

 

"I don't take your power lightly, but if you feel like you're in danger, stop immediately, because if you don't do that, you'll hurt him."

「…… I get it."

 

Listening to Mr./Ms.'s words, I nodded deeply and walked up to Kira, who was waiting for me.

 

"Keira, now that you've got permission, let's move to a larger place where we can train."

"Yes!"

 

Move to a particularly open space in the village.

If you are here, you can see from where Mr./Ms. Gref is, and there will be no problem.

 

"Well, let'...... do it."

 

The only people here are Ferm, Nea, and Keira, who are assimilated with me.

However, Nea is not in the form of a person, but in the form of an owl, on my shoulders.

 

"It's not just Mr./Ms. blue bear, it's also Mr./Ms. owl."

 

Kira looks up curiously at Nea on my shoulder.

Nea herself has gone to collect food with her friends, so she won't find out that this owl is Nea.

 

"He's my familiar."

"Ho-ho-ho"

 

I've been wondering for a long time if that owl call of yours is a subspecies of the Spotted Owl or something?

I don't feel like an owl in the flattering way, but .......

 

"It's a strange sound, but is it such a monster after all?"

"Oh, he's a reliable guy who supports me in battle."

"Huh!"

 

You're crazy, man.

It's nice to spread your wings wide as if to make your presence known on my shoulders, right? You have wings on my cheeks, don't you?

No, it's not enough to make me angry.

 

"Well, let's start with ......."

"For now, you should see this guy's magic."

 

He follows Ferm's voice from within and instructs Kira to use dark magic.

 

"Keira"

"Yes."

"I want to see your magic first, are you okay?"

"Maybe...... Maybe they will attack Mr./Ms. Usato......"

 

What? Isn't it that controllable?

I was a little surprised, but I nodded as if I didn't have to worry.

 

"I'm fine, I'm still good at this."

「…… I understand. And now...... I'm going."

 

Somewhat anxiously, Keira begins to concentrate.

The shadows at her feet wriggled ominously, and tentacles like octopus legs stretched upwards—one of them thrust out at me.

When Keira notices this, her face turns pale.

 

"Oh, Mr./Ms. Usato, is it dangerous!?"

"Hmm?"

"Huh!?"

 

- I play the sole that came rushing forward with my bare hands.

! The tentacles were flicked with a light sound, and Mr./Ms. Kyra and Gref let out a stunned voice.

 

"What?"

「…… yes."

 

It's reasonably fast, but not so fast that you can't see it.

But why did it hit me first? I know it's not Keira's will.

As I was thinking about this, multiple tentacles attacked me again, but after repelling them several times, I grabbed them all with my right hand.

As if to represent Kira's confusion, the tentacles are wriggling but the power to resist is weak.

 

"Somewhere in his heart, he was suspicious of you, so the magic must have reacted."

 

I see.

Well, it can't be helped that it is suspected at this stage.

I guess the reason why I was less able to resist was because I had proven that I could handle her dark magic.

Thinking about it, I looked at Keira and she looked up at me with an expression that looked like she was about to cry.

 

"I'm sorry...... I didn't do it on purpose......

"It's preventable to this extent, so you can cast your magic in peace. He's trained a lot because he looks like this."

"It's so bad that you can fool me with your appearance, your body."

"From the other party's point of view, it's a scam."

 

He goes through Ferm and Nea, who are giving him a small squeak, and turns his attention to Kira's magic once again.

This time, unlike before, it doesn't attack you, it's just dark magic coming out of your feet.

 

"Try moving it first."

"Yes......"

 

When Kira tries to move her magic, the black magic that rises from under her feet trembles as she moves.

The movement was awkward, and it seemed as if he was trying to make a move against her will.

Seeing her dark magic, Nea on her shoulder speaks quietly.

 

"It's visibly unstable."

「…… Ahh

"It's painful to watch...... I'd like to do something about it......

 

I understand that they are desperately trying to manipulate it, but dark magic is not so simple that it can be manipulated by force.

I'm going to ask Kira to stop the magic for a while.

Kira, who has erased the dark magic at her feet, looks a little relieved.

 

"That ......."

"Hmm?"

 

I was about to put my hand to my mouth to hear Ferm's opinion, but before I could do so, Keira spoke to me.

 

"Can I show you Mr./Ms.'s dark magic?"

"Me? Maybe it's not helpful?"

"Still, I've never seen anyone use the same magic as me......

 

This is where you should show it.

My...... Or rather, you can look at Ferm's magic and have it used as a reference.

 

"Okay, okay...... Ferm, you remember the watchword, don't you?"

"Of course."

 

I whispered to Ferm and raised my left arm for Kira to see.

 

"Sword"

 

Just by muttering this, a black sword with a blade length of about 50 centimeters extends from his forearm.

He shows it to Kira, who rolls her eyes.

 

"Wow......"

"My dark magic is simply shape-changing, I can cover my clothes to make it look like armor, and I can make weapons like this. That's how ...... go."

 

He mutters the watchword he decided on last night and changes the shape of the sword in his arm.

Keira shows a smile appropriate for her age at the ever-changing magical power, but her smile soon fades.

 

"I'm like Mr./Ms. Usato...... If it was dark magic, I wouldn't have had to feel this way......"

『…… Huh?'

 

Keira mutters, and Ferm gets upset.

Agitation and a slight anger, which is transmitted to me as I assimilate.

For Kira, it must have been a word that suddenly fell out of her mind. I can understand how she feels when she says that.

If I were in the same position, I would probably have said the same words.

But knowing Ferm, I have to deny her words.

 

"No, it's not. Keira"

"Usato Mr./Ms.......?"

 

He kneels on the ground, makes eye contact with Keira, and slowly utters the rest of the words.

I'm not a dark wizard, so I'm not qualified to say this.

But even if it's a lie, you should tell it.

 

"No matter what power they awaken to, all dark wizards have a painful past, including my rotten dark wizard. We're all living in the present, overcoming the past and sometimes dragging it down."

「…… Wow."

 

Perhaps understanding the meaning of the words she had spoken, Kira's face turned pale.

I don't blame Keira from the beginning, so I switch from a serious expression to a smile.

 

"Well, I've been told a lot of things about me, like I'm a monster, a monster, an ogre...... As you can see, I don't care at all."

"Don't lie, this ogre."

"I'll definitely have it in my roots, this monster."

 

You guys will be decoupin later.

He vows revenge on the two of them, who murmur so that Kira can't hear her.

No? I don't care about it at all, but I have to do it properly, right? Yeah.

 

"What about Mr./Ms. Usato...... If I run away, will you stop me without running away?"

"I don't think so."

 

I don't know how much of a runaway it is, but I think it should be able to be stopped by using the worst healing magic "technique".

 

"Kira, dark magic is a special kind of magic that can take any form at the will of the wielder."

「…… Yes."

"I'm sure dark magic will respond if you want to, so let's start by believing in your magic."

"Shin, jiru......"

"Oh."

 

You have narrowed your possibilities based on your own assumptions.

That's exactly the situation Keira finds herself in right now.

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Anyway, the story of the original world of the web version of the senior is rather heavy.