Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
Source: Syosetu

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SS The Rescue Squad From Her Perspective


Chronologically, this occurred a few days before the visit to the grave.

This is Kannagi's point of view.

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　It's been a long time...or rather, it's been hundreds of years since I last visited the Lingle Kingdom, and it hadn't changed much at all.
　In this world where discrimination against demi-humans still exists, no one frowns when they see me, in fact, they even welcome me.
　Once again, I regret a little that I could not bring Hisago here at that time, but I am glad to be able to stay here in the Kingdom of Lingle.

　The place I would stay during my stay was the dormitory of the Rescue Squad, where Usato lived.
　It was the only place where I could stay without anxiety, although it was a place to stay that was determined by the me inside of me, who for a moment broke into the front and insisted on it.
　The first few days after arriving in the Kingdom of Lingle were quite difficult, with people asking me all sorts of questions and having to talk to me about all sorts of things at the castle.
　I was a little scared, especially of the devilish expressions on the faces of the scholars, including Welshi.

"———It's been a while, Kannagi."
"It's been a long time, Falga-sama. You've aged."
"As rude as ever, you bast*rd."

　And then there's Falga-sama.
　He has aged since I saw him before I was sealed, but his presence has not changed at all.
　I communicated with him through a magical tool that resembled the fountain in the hall, and, as expected, Falga-sama asked me about the soul inside me ——— the soul that had been transformed by the power that had been detached as a piece of armament by me.

"You exist as an individual soul, not as me. Therefore, you are neither me nor Kannagi, but a living being with a will of your own. ...There is nothing more to say."

　We conversed up to that point, and the me inside me said that she had a question she wanted to ask Falga-sama.
　She seemed to be serious about something, so I let her switch between her consciousness and mine, and my mouth started moving on its own.

"Falga. Why does something like Kureha Spring exist?"
"..."
"In the first place, was that something that always existed in Mialak? Is it something that you have to protect so much that you can't leave that place?"
"..."
"A precognition of parallel worlds. And it was only when Usato visited Mialak that I first learned of the dangerous existence of the Kureha Spring. Falga, the Kureha Spring... a spring that drives people insane, where did it come from?"

　At her question, Falga-sama remains silent for a while.
　King Lloyd and the others were present beside me.
　If he keeps his mouth shut, it means that it is something that should not be said at this stage.

"I can't say it here. You never know what might be listening in."
"...Got it."

　She then withdrew, retreating inside me.
　Falga-sama looks at us as I regain control of our bodies.

"The world moves, the people, the demi-humans———and also those who lurk on the other side of the world that the young bastard sealed away and then released."
"...So it's him again..."

　I can pretty much guess what it is just from those words.
　The despair and hope Hisago had for the world.
　All these things mixed together are baring their fangs at people living today.

"This isn't just a problem for humans. I have mixed feelings, but the Demon King is on our side now. Let's get him to cooperate."
"You're going to tell us?"
"...Yeah. It's going to be very, very troublesome."

　Even though it's the face of a dragon, you can tell he looks extremely displeased.
　Falga-sama and the Demon King used to be like water and oil, after all.
　So it's understandable why he looks so displeased.
　However, since it is probably necessary, I have no choice but to leave it to him without saying anything more.
　The negative legacy that Hisago has left behind ——— an ordeal for people living today.
　I don't know what it will be like, but I must do my best for the people of this age.

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　After finishing my talk at the castle, I returned to the Rescue Squad's quarters.
　On the way there, I meet them, called the fierce-looking guys of the Rescue Squad, who are running in the street as usual.
　When they saw me, they stopped in their tracks...

"""""Thank you for your hard work, Boss Kannagi!!""""" (Note: Kannagi no Anego, "Anego" means "older sister". It can be used as a nickname for someone who acts like a big sister to others, also usually used for female yakuza boss or respected woman)

　———Then, the bow and voice came flying at me with such force that it seemed as if shock waves were coming my way.
　Ever since my sparring session with Rose, they'd been calling me by that strange name.
　As I instinctively held my head in my hands, the fierce-looking guys called out to me.

"Boss Kannagi! What's wrong?"
"Shall I go get that idiot Usato!?"
"Wait, you're giving me a lot of pressure, so move away. And please stop calling me Boss, okay...?"

　The tension is already great in many ways.
　Even though I'm a beastfolk, these people didn't seem to care one bit.
　They all tilted their heads at my words.

"Because, you know, you're a bad*ss who can compete with the Commander, you can only be called Boss."
"I'm younger than you, you know...?"
"We don't have seniority systems or anything like that."

　Now that they mention it, it is indeed not like that...
　But why are they always so quarrelsome with Usato?
　...Ah, that's right.

"Is Usato in training right now?"
"That bast*rd Usato? He was running just a moment ago, but I think he's in the training grounds now."

　The training ground, huh?
　When I thank them, they reply with enthusiastic responses.
　Reaffirming once again how strange a place the Rescue Squad is, I head to the training ground where Usato-kun is.

"He is really in training every day."
『Isn't that why Usato turned out like that?』

　That's what the part of me inside me mutters.
　Unlike the two heroes, Usato does not have any particular talent for fighting.
　Nor does he have unusually high physical ability like me.
　By using healing magic he forcibly increases his potential and continues to grow stronger.
　If there is anything unique about him, it is his mentality.
　He won't break.
　No matter what the situation, no matter how hopeless the circumstances, he never gives up.
　His extraordinary spirit of steel eventually led the Demon King to admit defeat.

『That's how he got through that woman's training, right?』
"It seems so. Hahaha..."

　I haven't seen what kind of training Rose-san gave him.
　However, no one else has achieved it but him———if it is what makes a healing wizard the same as Rose, it must be exactly what an ordinary mind cannot even surpass.

『What does it look like from your perspective?』
"What do you mean?"
『We had a hand-to-hand combat with her once』
"We weren't serious though."

　Although the intensity may be different, it is still true that, like Rose-san, if we were to do it seriously, we would destroy the surroundings.
　So, I still remember sparring with Usato without much thought.
　In his non-assimilated state, he skillfully used the gauntlet on his right arm to deflect all of the swords I swung at him.
　His incredible reflexes and the defense provided by the strong gauntlet made it seem as if I was facing a block of iron that a blade could not penetrate.

"Ah..."

　As soon as I entered the training ground I spotted Usato.
　He appears to be training next to a square stone weight near the entrance.
　I immediately wanted to call out to him, so I went closer ——— and saw that he wasn't standing, but rather doing one-arm push-ups in a handstand position.

"Nuh, hmhmmm! Nack, can you still do it?"
"I'm still fine...!"
"All right...! Just a little bit more!"

　He slowly bends his right arm, which supports his entire body, back to its original position while calling out to Nack-kun, who is doing push-ups normally next to him.
　Moreover, it is clear that this is no ordinary training when he has weights wrapped around his body.

"Eh..."
『That training method is too brute force...』

　What can I say, it's a training method that actually makes you tired just by watching it...
　I'm sure it's not impossible for me to do it, but I wonder how much time it would take.
　I felt bad to disturb them, so I decided to watch the training from a distance.

"Nack, if it's too hard, you can take a break, okay?"
"I-I'm still good!"
"...Okay!"

　Usato casually heals Nack-kun with healing magic.
　I continued watching them train for an extended period of time, but———,

『I-It never ends...!? What's going on, Kannagi? It's not over?!』
"A-Ahaha..."

　Yes, there is no sign of it ending.
　As for Nack-kun, Usato frequently cast healing magic on him, so I could see that he was training while recovering, but he was not using any healing magic on himself.
　But Usato is not using any healing magic on himself at all, and yet he continues to do endless handstand single push-ups.

"Alright——"
"Ah, finally——"
"Next is the left arm."
"..."

　When I thought he was finished, he continued again, this time with his left arm.
　After continuing the training for the same amount of time, Usato finally returns to the normal position from the handstand.
　I was feeling somewhat disheartened, thinking that it was amazing in many ways, but then Usato noticed me.

"Nagi-san. I'm sorry, I didn't notice."
"Ah, mm... Are you okay, Nack-kun?"
"I'm fine."
"You did well, Nack."

　Usato smiles gently as he applies healing magic to Nack-kun, who falls to the ground, breathing heavily.
　...It still doesn't look like he used healing magic.

"Aren't you tired, Usato?"
"Eh, no, I used healing magic on me so it's fine."
"...Eh, when?"
"? Just now."

　…….
　Could it be that he used healing magic to heal himself so quickly that even my eyes couldn't notice it?

"I-I didn't notice."
"Hahaha, this might also be thanks to the magical circulation. Thanks to this, I feel that the efficiency and speed of circulating magic power throughout my body has increased dramatically."

　Saying this, Usato then shows me his hand with a magic bullet floating on it.
　It moves from the index finger, to the middle finger, to the ring finger, one after the other with incredible speed.
　By thoroughly mastering the basics of magic power, he had become capable of healing to an extent that even I couldn't notice...?
　While I was stunned by his skill, Nack, who had been lying on the ground a moment ago, suddenly rose to his feet.

"Usato-san, I can still do it."
"Well then, shall we do some evasion training next?"
"Is it about dodging magic bullets?"
"Hmm... Ah, that's right."

　Usato puts his hand on his chin and ponders something.
　What's wrong?

"Actually, there's a training method I was thinking of trying with the commander... but with Nagi-san, maybe..."
"Eh? What is it? If you're okay with me, I'm happy to help you in any way I can."

　Thinking that it would be of help, I readily agreed.

"Thank you. It's pretty simple, so let me explain."

　I follow Usato as he starts walking.
　Roughly, he stops about ten meters away from where Nack-kun is.

"Please stand here."
"Mm"
"Now, we're going to play catch ball."
"Is this the same game you and Suzune used to play, where you threw magic bullets at each other?"
"Ah, that's right."

　It was the thing I had seen through Usato's gauntlet.
　Usato nodded with a smile, moved about 20 meters away from me, and created a magic bullet wrapped in elasticity in his hand.

"I'm going to throw this to you now, and you throw it back to me. The trick is to throw it back as soon as you get it."
"I-I understand. It's okay if it's quick."

　"Got it," he muttered, swinging his arm and throwing a magic bullet in my direction.
　I catch it in my hand and quickly return it.
　After doing that five times, Usato creates another magic bullet and adds it.

"I am going to increase the numbers."
"Ah, this is fun."

　Two or three magic bullets are added like a trick.
　I am having fun, even though Nack-kun's expression seems to be getting paler and paler as he looks at me.
　It is fun to throw and catch them.
　As the effect of granting elasticity wears off and the magic bullets disappear, more are added, so for now it seems that three is the limit.
　Once he had erased all the magic bullets, he stopped his hands and smiled at me.

"How is it? Are you okay?"
"No problem at all. But how is this going to help Nack-kun's training??"
"I'll explain that to him now. Nack."

　He comes over as soon as Usato calls his name.
　Usato points to the area between him and where I am standing.

"Nack, stand in the middle between me and Nagi-san."
"Y-Yes?"

　Nack, perhaps sensing something, hesitated, but then he moved right in the middle of us.

"I-I have stood up here, but..."
"Okay then, let's get started."
""Eh?""

　Usato, who created a magic bullet wrapped with elasticity, throws the magic bullet.
　Nack-kun just barely avoids it, and I, who am behind him, catch the magic bullet———but,

"Eh? But Nack-kun is in between us..."
"Fufufu, actually, this is training to avoid not only magic bullets from the front, but also from behind."
""...""
"Come on, Nack, it's healing magic so don't worry, let's practice!"

　Nack-kun looked at me with a twitch in his cheek as Usato continued to create magic bullets.
　I-I said I'd help with anything, but I never imagined I'd end up doing such horrific training.
　But it makes sense.
　There is no denying the fact that it makes sense...!
　It's certainly a good training method for improving evasive abilities...!

"Nack-kun, I'll harden my heart too!"
"L-L-L-Lukvis's nightmare is back...!?"
"Dodge it, Naaaack!!"
"Hieeeeh?!"

　Magic bullets fly between me and Usato-kun, and the boy's scream echoes throughout the air.
　This is the training of the Rescue Squad...!
　It's terrifying, but the results we can get from it are incredible...!

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Author's Notes:
Nack, that was some hellish dodgeball training.

And then there's magic circulation, a simple but powerful technique.

Translator's Notes:
Kannagi sometimes uses -kun, sometimes not.