Mr./Ms. Nagi stayed at the rescue team's dormitory.

At the request of the castle, Rose accepted her accommodation without any refusal.

For the first few days, Nagi Mr./Ms. also quite busy with calls to the castle -- or rather, with Mr./Ms. of Wealthy, scholar Mr./Ms.s, and talks with Farga-sama.

But after a few days, Mr./Ms. Nagi, who had some more leeway, came to the training ground with Rose to find out what was going on.

 

"I wonder if I should join hands with Mr./Ms. Rose."

"I took it because it looked interesting."

 

Somehow, another summit battle will be held in the Lingle Kingdom.

When we heard about it, we hurriedly left the place and decided to call the tough men to watch the battle.

That Rose and Mr./Ms. Nagi.

I can't imagine who is stronger at all, but both are strong enough to fight Nero Argens.

As I watched the two of them start moving, excited to see what kind of battle will unfold now or now, without warning, Rose and Mr./Ms. Nagi begin to move, and her sword-gripping arm and Rose's arm collide.

 

『『———!』』

 

There is a dull sound that makes it hard to believe that the arms collided with each other.

After a moment of silence, Mr./Ms. Nagi released her tension and stepped back, placing her black sword in its sheath.

 

"Let's not do it."

『…… That's what it looks like.'

 

The two of them untie each other's stance at the training ground.

When I and the tough guys booed Rose, she came over to me with a fist banging in a terrible manner.

 

"Oh? I guess it's to make sure that this place doesn't get messed up by giving Temeje and the others to a blood festival from now on.'

 

Then, needless to say, we were beaten up and collapsed to the ground.

However, even so, we, including the tough face, did not succumb to Rose's tyranny until the end.

Mr./Ms. Nagi, Nak, Nea, and Ferm watched this scene with pale faces.

Well, that's the usual scene of the rescue team.

Later, when I asked him why he was doing the details, he said:

 

"You can get away with a fistfight, but it's too small here to deal with him."

 

It seems that it is ———.

As expected, they couldn't afford to let the area around the training ground be destroyed.

Well, it can't be helped, because it will affect our training in the future, and above all, it will cause more heartache to Lloyd.

But personally, I wanted to see Rose and Mr./Ms. Nagi join hands.

 

"So, Captain, what's the matter with you suddenly summoning me?"

 

It has been a few days since Mr./Ms. Nagi has been staying in the dormitory.

I was training in the rescue team to return to a calm daily life, and I was called by Rose to the entrance of the dormitory.

 

"Oh, I thought it was time to take you somewhere."

 

Where is it?

When she asked, Rose briefly replied where it was.

 

"It's a cemetery."

「…… Huh?"

 

●

 

There is a cemetery in the back section of the castle in the center of the ——— kingdom of Lingu.

A place to bury and mourn the bodies of those who died in the Lingle Kingdom and those who lost their lives in war.

I had been there many times, but surprisingly Rose had never brought me there.

On her way to the cemetery, Rose bought a bouquet of flowers in the city.

Holding it on his shoulder, he silently follows her as she walks leisurely through the cemetery.

 

"Actually, I was going to bring him in sooner."

「…… Is it here?"

"It's been a series of wars and demon kings, and it's been so late."

 

A vast space lined with stone tombs.

Perhaps because it is well maintained, there are few graves that are dirty, and although they are sparse, they are accompanied by bouquets of flowers.

All of them are brand new flowers.

He follows behind Rose as he feels a pain running through his chest.

Then she stopped in front of a place where she walked for a while, which looked different from the other graves.

 

"It's here."

 

If you stop and look, there are seven graves.

A tombstone engraved with something like a common coat of arms, and when I looked at the letters that suddenly caught my eye, it was written "Owl".

Owl.

His name will never be forgotten.

For Rose, he was a cherished subordinate and the one who sheltered her from Nero Argens.

Maybe there are other graves .......

 

"Maybe this is the ...... of the Owl Mr./Ms.."

「…… Ahh

 

Nodding silently, Rose offered the bouquet she was carrying to the grave.

It was a work that made me feel a little sloppy, but I felt some kind of feeling in it.

 

"Gilg, Josh, Narka, Beth, Chris, Din...... Owl. Here's where they're sleeping."

 

Silent prayers.

The people here are my seniors.

Because of them, Rose is here now, and there is a lifeguard.

I wanted to meet him if I could.

I wanted to meet and hold hands, and I wanted to know how great you were because this person trusted you.

 

"I'm sure they'll laugh happily when they see you."

 

Suddenly, Rose said as she looked down at the tombstone.

I smile bitterly at her words.

 

"Is that so?"

"If you don't, I might punch you, for better or worse, you bloodthirsty idiots."

"It's the same for us, isn't it?"

"Ha, it's different."

 

We haven't lost at all if we have blood in our minds.

No, but I'm still not as good as the tough guys.

They're going to get blood on their heads right away.

 

"I've said it before...... Owl was a guy who looked like Temeje. He was cocky, non-stop-mouthed, and no matter how many times I tried to beat him, I couldn't stand it at all."

"Somehow, it seems like we get along normally."

 

Rather, he would work with me to give Rose a click.

Imagining such a thing, I felt sorry for myself when I remembered the fact that it was impossible.

 

「…… I will continue to be the deputy leader of the rescue team for as long as you approve of it."

"Oh, do it to your heart's content, it's the path you have chosen."

 

Rose affirms in my voice.

 

"The war is over, but the existence of the rescue team has not disappeared, it is just that the battlefield has disappeared from the field of operation. What we have to do is always and never will change."

 

Yes, the rescue team will continue.

As long as there are people who are hurt and who are about to be hurt, the significance of their existence will never be lost.

Rose turns around.

His smile has not changed since the first time we met, a smile that is a combination of ferocity and elation.

 

"If you decide to do it, do it. Isn't it funny? Go wild to your heart's content."

"Is it okay to go on a rampage?"

"It's going to be good, isn't it? If you can't do it even if you try, beat it up and shut it up. If you are ridiculed, take pity on that congratulatory head. Break down the obstacles that stand in your way—you can do it. Usato"

 

　……!

Oh, I'm not done yet.

I still have a lot to learn from this person.

But that's okay.

This person has always been my goal and my mentor.

 

"Then I'll do as I'm told."

"Oh."

 

Face to face with the graves of Mr./Ms. and others again.

It wasn't an oath, but I made my own decision.

 

"———'m going to do it?"

 

No one can change that fact.

From now on, many problems will stand in front of me.

You may be cornered by it and feel like you are about to give up.

There may be times when you can't manage on your own and ask for the help of your friends.

But I still have to keep going.

Now that he has already made up his mind in front of this person, the two letters of retreat have already disappeared.

I'm Usato, a healing wizard.

He is the deputy leader of the lifesaving team and a disciple of Rose, the most powerful healing wizard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"——— Aha"

 

 

 

 

 

 

"——— huh?"

 

At the sound of that voice, Rose and I turned around at the same time.

Gurun !! Looking behind me, I can see the space next to the tree that exists about 30 meters away.

There's "something" there.

You can't see it, but there is definitely something.

Malice, like a horrible murder.

I sensed a clear hostility with only my senses, and I threw a healing fist, and Rose threw a healing magic bullet.

 

"Huh!?"

 

A powerful explosion rings out, and at the same time, it jumps out and hits the space where the thing is.

For a moment, a faint scream was heard, but the outstretched fist only cleared the air, and there was not the slightest hint of help.

 

「…… No one?"

 

The voice was heard.

There was also a sense that something was there.

But my fist couldn't catch that something.

 

"——— no."

 

However, Rose, who was moving faster than me, put her hand on her chin as she relaxed her stance.

I notice that she is holding something in her hand.

 

"I don't know what it was, but it seems that 'something' was there."

 

Rose smiles ferociously and shows her hand at you.

In his hand, he held wings that looked like bats that had been torn from half.

 

「…… What is this?"

"I don't know, but I'm sure it's going to be troublesome. I'll report to the castle first."

 

After saying that, he smashed the particles and squeezed the vanishing wings.

As I watched it disappear, I felt a sense of crisis about the existence of something incomprehensible.

Something is about to move.

It's not the Demon King, it's something else.

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It was an epilogue full of malice.

 

With his presence completely erased, he couldn't help but scoff at the blue-blooded exchange between the healing wizards, only to Mr./Ms. someone whose existence was instantly distracted and his wings were ripped off.