When I resumed my training to work with dark magic, I first asked Ferm to make a decision.

She thought that if she knew more about dark magic than anyone else in the room, she might have come up with something.

 

"Usato, from now on, pass on my words to him."

 

I nod casually at Ferm's words, and she instructs me to speak in a small voice.

Accordingly, Ferm's words are passed on to Keira.

 

"Keira, the first thing to keep in mind is that your magic is yours."

"My, what?"

"Yes, I don't know why, but you're consciously trying to keep your magic away. If you don't do something about it first, your magic will eventually go out of control and you'll be in trouble."

 

Keira's expression tightens at my words.

 

"What's the hardest ......?"

"It means that your magic is no longer truly yours, it leaves your hands as a wielder and just goes on a rampage with your emotions. Then the first person to get involved will be the person closest to you, Mr./Ms. Gref."

"Because of me, Gref and the others ......."

 

Kira looks at her feet and mutters in dismay.

It's understandable to be shocked, but I know there's nothing to hide here.

Honestly, it's painful, but first I have to tell her about my magical situation.

 

"Keira, it's inevitable as it is, and that's why you have to face your magic."

"But my magic is that they don't listen to me at all......

"That's what we're here for, and we'll do everything in our power to make sure you don't hurt the people around you."

 

For this child, the existence of Mr./Ms. Gref and others must be irreplaceable.

If you put such a being in your hands, your heart will be broken.

No one would want such an ending.

 

"In order to do that, you need to change your perception first, maybe you have recognized your magic as not yours."

"Is that wrong?"

"Yes, your magic is still yours."

 

Perhaps because he has suffered from dark magic, he unconsciously feels disgusted with his own magic.

If her magic is in motion reflecting her emotions, it is considered to be a direct reflection of her "disgust for her own magic".

 

"And even if you were suddenly told this, you wouldn't be able to accept your magic."

「…… Yes."

"Then let's get used to it while dealing with dark magic."

 

I picked up a fist-sized stone that had fallen beside an empty house and placed it on a wooden box.

 

"My first goal is to be able to touch it of my own volition.

"No, I'll try!"

 

Saying this, Kira stretches out the dark magic of dark magic from the shadows at her feet.

She looked at the black magic rising from her feet and raised her hand to a stone in a wooden box two meters away.

Then, the magic at her feet moves, but she shows signs of resisting her will.

…… No, I'm still trying to force it to move.

 

"You don't have to try to force it, it's important that you take it for granted that you can move it, just like you can move your limbs."

"Yes."

 

At my advice, Keira relaxed her shoulders.

The magic at her feet has also lost its resistance and is moving swayingly.

While giving her advice little by little, I watched her training from a distance of about five meters.

 

"If this was healing magic training, I could have advised you ......."

"Isn't it healing magic or training to train the body? In your case."

"I don't deny it."

 

Nea is right, maybe I'm not the right person to teach magic.

To be honest, the only thing I was taught about magic was to feel the magic while running.

 

"But when I look at Keira, I ...... reminded me of the time when I was knacked."

"By the way, is he your apprentice?"

"Oh."

 

He nods at Ferm's words.

When I first met him, he had a lot of complicated circumstances, but now he is a respectable lifesaver.

The training I gave him was to train him to be a healing wizard who could move like me and Rose, but now that I think about it, I think Nack did a good job in just five days of training.

At least for the last two days, I was a demon and squeezed my heart .......

 

"I can get Keira to do life-saving magic training too...... It's too dangerous considering the nature of dark magic."

"What were you going to do, you?"

"It's the kind of thing that deals with magic while running, and for the time being, if you're running, you don't have to think about unnecessary things, so you can naturally release magic."

 

It should make sense, but doing so would put a lot of stress on Keira, and above all, she would be spared the pimp from those around her.

I also have a distinction between what is good and what is bad.

 

「…… But it's still a strange magic, isn't it? Dark magic is different from other magic."

"That's why it's so creepy, because if you don't do it right, you risk going out of control, and your ability to awaken is so far removed from existing magic, it's terrifying magic to the people around you."

 

Nea and Ferm muttered as they looked at Keira.

As she is reminded of what a dark wizard is, she notices that there is a change in the magic of Kira's dark magic, which is training in front of her.

 

「……」

 

One of the magical forces at Keira's feet is moving slowly.

There is no awkwardness as if you are being forced. There is only one black magic floating in front of her, and Kira is looking at her seriously.

After a few seconds, the black magic that emerged returned to the shadows at his feet.

She relieved her tension and turned to face me.

 

"Usato Mr./Ms.!"

"yes, I was watching it."

"It's a little, but I was able to move it by my will!!"

 

Keira smiles brightly.

Swallow quickly.

This seems to make you learn how to use it more easily than you thought.

 

"If he keeps going like this, he'll be fine without me."

"——— huh?"

 

Kira's smile clouds in an instant.

I said it naturally, but it would be bad to upset Kira here.

He shakes his hand at Kira in a mocking manner, urging her to continue training.

 

"Well, first of all, let's keep practicing!"

「…… Yes."

 

She regains her composure and replies, and she uses her magic again.

Once you have a grasp of the edge, all you have to do is pull it together.

As I watch over Keira, I relax my shoulders with relief.

 

"The magic seems to be fine."

"yes, I was worried at first, but it seems to be okay at this rate."

『…… Hmmm.'

"Ferm, do you have any concerns?"

 

When I call out to Ferm, who is troubled by the words of me and Nea, she replies in a very crisp manner.

 

"Is this really the solution?"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know, but I don't think it's just a matter of teaching you how to use it."

「……」

 

Yes, maybe.

I know very little about Keira.

What kind of past does she have, and how does she feel now about to learn how to deal with dark magic? I only know what is on the surface.

 

『…… No, I shouldn't put it in badly. I don't want you to be dependent on this guy. He's got a lot of trust in him at this point."

"I understand."

"No, I don't know."

 

Why do you only have the choice of being dependent or not? Isn't it okay to be trusted normally?

How much do you think I'm a troublemaker?

Even though he felt embarrassed by the way he was treated, he tried not to take his attention away from Kira.

 

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A few hours after continuing training.

It was almost noon, and I told Kira to take a break from training, and I was grilling fish on skewers in front of the bonfire.

In the morning, my seniors caught it for me.

Leona Mr./Ms.'s magic can save it or make it into a preserved food with various modifications, but for now, she prepares it lightly for lunch for Kira and the others.

 

"I'm sorry, Usato."

"No, no, it's this cheap."

 

Mr./Ms. Gref looks sorry and replies with a wry smile.

Frankly, it's a simple task of taking the internal organs and putting them on a skewer.

More than that, Nea should be able to help...... He flew away like an owl and never came back.

I didn't go that far.

 

「…… You're a really strange man. I can't believe I could have Kira's magic so easily ......."

"Hahaha, I've been training quite a bit."

 

When I said this while rolling up my arms, Mr./Ms. Gref smiled as if he had been caught by me.

He let out a small sigh as he glanced at Rose and Lamb on the back of the Bulllin, and Keira who was watching them in amazement.

 

"It was tough when I first met him, because I'm not that strong, so I had a lot of bruises. I don't regret taking him in, but it was really hard."

"It's different now, isn't it?"

"Of course, but what about him...... I still care about it."

 

Does that mean you regret hurting Mr./Ms. Gref with your magic?

Well, if you hurt someone who has been kind to you, there's no point in thinking so. If I hurt the leader too--no, wait, I won't think about it because it doesn't apply to the story in the first place.

With the movement of the hand that had been stationary, he stabbed the fish on a skewer into the ground where the heat of the bonfire hit.

 

「…… Speaking of which."

 

There was something I wanted to ask Mr./Ms. Gref.

It's a shame to do in front of Keira, and I'm going to ask her now.

 

"Mr./Ms. Gref, Kira said that if you lie to her, the magic will go out of control. Do you know anything about it?"

「…… Keira did it from herself?"

「? yes, well."

"I see......

 

Eh, that reaction makes me very anxious.

Mr./Ms. Gref growls in annoyance.

After a moment's silence, he looks up with a determined expression.

 

"Usato, Kira is ———."

"Hey! Usato!"

 

A loud voice interrupts Mr./Ms.'s voice.

If you look there, you will see Nea, who has transformed into the form of a demon tribe, beckoning to you.

Nearby her are Mr./Ms. wearing hoods. …… I'm curious about what Gref Mr./Ms. said, but first of all, it's Nea.

 

"Gref Mr./Ms. I'm sorry, the fish just needs to wait for it to cook......

"Fine, but if your companions are calling, you'd better go early."

 

After saying no to Mr./Ms. Gref, he leaves the place.

In the middle of this, Keira notices me and runs up to me.

 

"Mr./Ms., are you going somewhere?"

"yes, I'm just going to be called by my buddies."

"Training, huh......?"

 

I understand that you want to do something about your magic as soon as possible, but it's better not to let Keira do her magic training alone, just in case.

Besides, Kira must have consumed her magic during the morning training.

Don't overdo it.

 

"I'm going to take a break until I get back, I'm sure you're tired from the unfamiliar training, so don't overdo it."

"Eh, but ———."

"Usato!"

"Oh! Go now!! ——— I'm going to go soon. Don't worry, your magic is getting better."

 

After telling Kira, he turns to Bullin.

On the back of Bullin, who is lying down, Rosé and Lamb climb up and play.

Smiling at the sight, I call out to him.

 

"Bulllin! I may leave here for a while, so if something happens, you will protect Mr./Ms. Gref!"

"Gua!"

"Okay!"

 

Confirming that the squeal has been returned, he moves away from Kira and moves to Nea.

 

"Nea, what's going on?"

"I hear you have something to talk about, did you say anything to Keira? He glared at me for a moment."

"Well, there's nothing particularly strange ......."

 

With that in mind, he turned to Keira and didn't seem to be glaring at her.

 

"Isn't it because of your mind?"

「…… Well, maybe. More than that, everyone is waiting for you, so follow me."

"Okay."

 

Follow Nea and leave.

When he moved to the outskirts of the village where his seniors who were with him were waiting, he dissolved his assimilation with Ferm.

Everyone was there, except for Burlin.

When my seniors saw me, they immediately talked to me.

 

"Earlier, Leona and I went to the place where the ruins were."

「…… Did something happen?"

 

It was a suspicious place from the beginning, but did something really happen?

In response to my question, Senpai and Mr./Ms. Leona nodded.

 

"Maybe it had something to do with the fact that you called me and Usato?"

"Ah, that's why I called the two men who have the 'Armor of the Brave.'"

 

Kazuki's left-arm gauntlet and mine's right-arm gauntlet.

Both of them are the armor of the brave given to Falga.

The fact that he called us to have it meant that there was something involved in that place, the ruins where the Demon King once was.

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Usato who "leaves" himself and heads to his friends--Trauma switch activation ^p^