Chapter 23

Novels

Yesterday after I came back to the lodging house, Rose headed out somewhere during the night .

Before going out, she gave me the day off today but…

Why is it that Im going out into town now…?

In my hands, I held a memo pad and a letter given to me by Rose . The memo had a pointlessly well-drawn map on it .

However, I was drawing an awful lot of attention . I was wearing my training uniform even though I wasnt training and I didnt take Bluerin along .

I wonder why hes just normally walking…

Yeah…

Was it really that unusual for the Rescue Squad to be walking normally? If everyones this astonished, I mustve been thoroughly corrupted already .

While ignoring the surrounding whispers, I walked on while following the map .

Is that it?

I caught sight of a white building made of bricks with various shops lined up outside .

According to the map, it should be inside… was it alright to just go in? Somehow the atmosphere made it difficult to enter .

For the time being, I should head towards the building .

As I was walking, I came across a familiar figure with golden hair and a tail .

Nn?

The fox girl was about 10 meters apart from me and stood there staring at me .

What was this? Her gaze felt like it could see through me and my thoughts… . It made me feel uneasy .

… . I should hurry up and go .

I felt like I shouldnt get involved with her .

With quick steps, I reached the gate and pulled . Even now, the girl was still staring at me but without minding it, I entered inside and shut the gate . While suppressing my rapidly beating heart, I looked around inside .

It seemed they cleaned regularly as it was spotless here . It was almost similar to the Rescue Squads lodging house . For the time being, I decided to call for someone .

… . Excuse m-e!

Ye—s!

An energetic girls voice came from inside the shop and after a few seconds, she came out after a short jog .

She was slightly shorter than me and had semi-short blonde hair .

This girls hair color gave a very familiar feeling, similar to déjà vu .

Hello! How may I help you at Fleurs Clinic?

… . Fleur! … . Erm, I was entrusted with a letter from Rose-san but…

Eh! Really!?

Speaking of Fleur, there was another healing magician besides me and Rose . Olga-san mentioned he had an Imouto-san too if I recall correctly .

In other words, this was Olgas clinic that he mentioned before .

I handed over Roses letter to the girl in front of me .

Thank you very much! Ah, is it fine if I ask for your name?

Im Usato, its Usato Ken .

Usato…? I think I remembering hearing that name from Onii-chan… Ah, youre the guy who recently became Roses subordinate, right!?

T-thats right .

How should I put it? Shes really energetic .

She could definitely get along with the girls in my former world .

Most likely, this girl was Olga-sans Imouto .

Im Uluru Fleur! Um… Im 18 years old!

Im… 17 years old?

… . It seems youre younger than me by one year!

She stated her age in her self-introduction; I guess she does resemble Olga-san a bit .

Well then, wheres Olga-san?

Onii-chan is inside treating a patient! Usato-kun, are you interested in observing them?

Examining a patient huh…

Other than Rose-san, I havent gotten the chance to see healing magic from others . I should go take a look, I might be able to use as reference .

If thats so, Ill gladly accept your offer… .

Then, follow me!

Uluru-san guided me inside .

We went past several doors until we reached our destination . Once we reached there, Uluru-san opened the door just a little so that we could peek inside . While suppressing her voice, she said,

Dont talk too loud okay? Onii-chan gets easily distracted so…

I understand .

With Uluru-san urging me, I peeked through the opening . I could see Olga-sans figure… And a child who was lying down on a bed . Beside the child was a woman who appeared to be the mother and holding onto the childs hand . Was the patient suffering from some kind of illness?

That child got injured a few days ago and some strange germs entered the wound . Its also only gotten worse… The symptoms are severe which is why the mother came to our clinic for help .

I see…

Slowly take a deep breath… Here I go .

Olga-sans hands drew in green-colored magical power .

The transparent green-color turned into a dark green and shone stronger . Since I used healing magic, I could tell that his was a bit different… Especially that thick magical power— It wasnt a large amount but it was very dense .

Olga-san placed both his hands with the accumulated power on the childs stomach . After the healing magic spread out for about 20 waves, it entered into the childs body . It was amazingly smooth; I definitely wouldnt be able to do it . After a few seconds, the child who had their hands shielding his face from the light, relaxed their hands——

Yep… Its alright now .

… . . Its true, I dont feel sick anymore! Ive been gotten better Mama!

Amazing…

In the blink of an eye, the child was cured just like that . Seeing that her child was so feeble only a few moments ago yet being so lively now, the mother couldnt help but continuously bow . Olga-san showed a troubled expression but I personally thought it was the perfect healing magic . I wouldnt be able to imitate that delicate-style .

Afterwards, Olga-san led the parent and child out . After returning and seeing I was here, he revealed a refreshing smile .

Hey, Usato-kun .

Hello, Olga-san .

Yes yes, Im happy that youve come here . Uluru greeted you properly, right?

Mou—, I did it properly! Ah, Usato-kun, we should sit down and talk instead of standing .

Being prompted by Uluru-san, I sat down on a wooden chair .

On the opposite side of the table sat Olga-san and Uluru-san .

It seems you came to deliver a letter from Rose-san . Thank you .

No, you dont need to be so polite and thank me for it . Ive been curious about this place as well and wanted to see it .

In reality, Im glad I came here now . Seeing Olga-sans healing magic… Perhaps Rose wanted me to see it?

Hey hey, Usato-kun! Hows everyone at the Rescue Squad?

Tong and them? I dont think anything has changed .

Is that so? They dont change do they? Next is———

Maybe it was rare for someone other than a patient to visit the clinic since Uluru-san had lots of questions . I gave a wry smile as I answered all of them . Suddenly, Olga-san who had been smiling along all this time started to talk,

Usato-kun, how about working here when you come next time?

Eh?

Mou, you cant do that Onii-chan, Usato-kun is really busy with Rose-sans training!

Hahaha, is that so?

… . . Yeah, actually it might be a good idea .

I could come here to see Olga-san and study his healing magic . But I do have my training after all . Maybe I could ask Rose for her permission to give me one day off?

I really do want to accept your offer but I would have to ask the leaders opinion before I can give an answer .

Ill be eagerly waiting for a good reply . We are quite busy since its just the two of us managing everything…

Onii-chan is just too weak, you know~

Hahaha, thats harsh .

They get along well . Im slightly envious since I dont have siblings . Speaking of which, Olga-san said he couldnt go through with Rose-sans training . Was Uluru able to?

Or was she just like Olga-san with a strong and weak point in their healing magic?

Uluru-san, why did you decide to abandon the training?

Nn? I do have a reason for not being able to withstand Roses training but… I didnt intend to give up on it .

While giving a wry smile, Uluru-san pointed her index finger at Olga-san . It seemed similar to a troublesome child giving its mother a difficult time .

Onii-chan was worried thats why .

Hahaha… . Im ashamed .

I couldnt help thinking that Uluru-san was the older sister here .

After that, we fooled around with different conversations . Before I knew it, it was already noon . They invited me for lunch but itd be bad to impose this much, which was why I declined .

Then, see you later, Usato-kun .

Come here again .

Yes, thank you very much for today .

Olga-san and Uluru-san saw me off as I left the clinic . Ive been training in seclusion as if I lived in the mountains but it doesnt feel too bad to take a day off once in a while . But its really peaceful; this kind of peace is nice .

Its almost as if this was an omen; similar to the calm before the storm .

*

Usato-kun huh .   Its rare to have someone around the same age, Im looking forward to our next meeting .

Haha… .

After seeing Usato-kun off, I picked up the letter from Rose-san .

It was something that Rose-san sent, theres no doubt something important is written here .

I felt nervous while opening the envelope and taking out the letter and written there was—

… . . !!

Whats wrong? Onii-chan .

What on Earth…

They were already this close to approaching?

Seeing I had a look of impatience on my face, my Imouto looked at me with a worried expression . Im really a hopeless older brother to let my Imouto worry like this…

It looks like youll be meeting Usato-kun again soon… .

Although I shouldnt say it like that, it was true .

*

After leaving the clinic, I walked around the street stalls with no particular goal in mind .

Yeah, its not bad, walking around like this . I had always been running around, this feels fresh .

I wonder if I should buy something to eat… Wait, I didnt bring money with me…

I should temporarily return back home .

Turning around, I walked towards the lodging houses direction— Suddenly, someone grabbed my arm .

!?

Following the hand that seized my arm, it was the fox girl that I had seen before entering the clinic . Before I realized it, she was already next to me . To think that she could get this close without me noticing it… But rather than that, I felt like screaming once I saw her cold eyes staring into mine .

While she was still holding onto my arm with her gaze still fixed on me, she started talking in a small voice,

… . . I could only see yours . Thats why, this belongs to you .

W-what?——!?

My vision and hearing seemed to black out in that instant .

Is this girl trying to do something!?

It felt like I was hallucinating as images started to appear in my head .

Plains as far as the eye can see .

People wielding weapons .

Figures that wore pitch black armor .

Kazuki and Inukami-senpai submerged in a pool of blood .

UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!?

I screamed . Brushing off the girls hand, I broke into a run with all my strength .

The scene felt excessively real .

It was like a reality and delusion scene . While I felt nauseous, I looked back . I saw the figure of a beast girl who appeared worried and held her arm in pain .

I met the girls gaze———— She was trying to say something as her lips moved,

… . . This is a large loan… . You have… a duty to repay this debt… .

After that, I didnt look back even once .

Reaching the lodging house, I wrapped myself in my futon and tried my best to forget the scene I just saw .