Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata ~Senjou wo Kakeru Kaifuku Youin~

In regards to Nack and Minas battle, Nack was victorious .

Mina tried to forcefully use Reinforcement but as a result, Nacks healing magic returned back to normal . On top of that, it would appear that he has overcome the problem within himself .

In truth, I want to stay here for a bit longer to see his growth .

I thought that . However, Gladis-san called for me, Inukami-senpai, Kazuki, and Welsey-san the very next day .

First, let me give my gratitude . Thank you, Usato .

Eh?

After being called to the principals room, she suddenly bowed her head to me .

While feeling flustered, I looked at Kazuki and Inukami-senpai for help . But it seemed that Welsey-san knew what was going on as she lightly chuckled and started to speak .

Principal Gladis wanted to change the students way of thinking .

Haah?

Your accomplishments in life are already decided by what magic youre born with . In other words, talent . A lot of children here have started to adopt this thought .

They give up on trying to improve their own magic and blame everything on their lack of talent . But you No, both you and Nack have proved that this ideology is false . Even if your methods were different, students had seen Nack stand up and directly oppose the wall known as talent . Witnessing this changed the mental state of many students .

I wasnt really aware of it but did my actions really influence the students here?

Furthermore, even the teachers have been affected . They no longer doubt your ability . Seeing strong individuals like you request for help because youre having a tough fight with the Demon Kings army Who would dare say the demons are weak?

! Then, Gladis-san! The letter is .

Yes .

Kazuki spoke out and Gladis-san nodded in agreement . She took a look at each of us before talking again .

Luquis has decided to cooperate and ally with the Kingdom of Lyngle .

The moment those words were spoken, I was both happy and a little sad .

I wasnt sad that Luquis decided to cooperate with us . It was because I would have to leave this place and say goodbye to Kiriha and the others that I have gotten along with .

Principal, I give my thanks . Well then, today well

Since we received a reply to the letter, our next objective is to deliver letters to the next country .

Thats why, we couldnt stay here .

*

After leaving the Principals room, I spotted Carla-san and Halfa-san near the door . I decided to separate from Senpai and the others for the time being .

I had something else to do and Amako was waiting for me . I started walking to Kirihas place .

Kiriha and the others didnt have school today because of the mock battles yesterday . Nack was also sleeping at Kirihas place after collapsing from fatigue . Because of that, I havent told them I would be leaving but I wasnt really worried . Even so, it didnt change the fact that I was somewhat uneasy .

After I reached my destination, I started to explain what happened today . Fortunately, Nack was already awake and listened to me silently .

I see, youre leaving today .

While feeling a little sorry, I faced everyone who was at the front door before replying .

Yeah . Sorry to inform you this so suddenly .

Its fine . Its an important mission, right? Thats why it cant be helped .

Kiriha shrugged her shoulders in disappointment as she said so .

Seeing her like, I took her a cloth bag that Welsey-san had given me just earlier from uniform and presented it to her .

Here, this is my thanks for letting me stay here . Im not the one who prepared this though .

Eh? No, I would feel bad . Its not that big of a deal .

Im the one saying this but youve helped me a lot . You gave Nack a place to stay, but more importantly, I personally enjoyed being with you all during this one week .

It wasnt an exaggeration or flattery .

It was a somewhat busy one week but it was fun .

Haah, I know just how stubborn you can be . Thats why Ill give up and just accept it

That would save me a lot of trouble .

I ate food here for free . As expected, I could not bring myself to just leave like this without compensating Kiriha .

You really are a weird human

Of course . After all, this is someone who is willing to come along with me .

Amako, I think that statement is a little cruel .

Thats not something you should speak proudly of, right?

Fufu That is certainly true .

At least deny it

Deny it? Isnt it the truth? Thanks to that, I was able to meet you . If you think about it like that, its not that bad .

Compared to the time when I first met Kiriha, she gave a somewhat tender smile after speaking .

A lot really has happened . This one week felt very long . It truly felt l existed here .

At first I really didnt know what was going to happen . How should I put it? After meeting you It feels like I can trust humans again . Its not a bad feeling .

Kyou You .

While that may be true, I wont open up that easily . Itll only apply to the humans who can treat us normally, like you .

While giving a sour look, Kyou turned his head away .

I couldnt help but leak a smile when I heard his words . His face became beet red and turned back to shout .

D-Dont laugh!! Even I know it sounds disgusting!!

Still, Kyou really gets embarrassed easily .

Shaddup Amako! I wont say this ever again!! Shit, why did I say something so embarrassing Damn it

Are you perhaps crying?

Who would cry!?

Kyou became sulky and turned his body around . As I was about to apologize, Satsuki approached and showed me an innocent smile this time . To match her line of sight, I bent my knees . She clenched both her hands to form two fists and looked at me with sparkling eyes . With great difficulty, she began to speak .

Usato!! After your journey is over, come visit here again!! Then tell me even more amazing and weird stories!! Afterwards, tell Suzune and Kazuki that well meet again!!

Yeah, Ill be sure to tell them . But you shouldnt make too much trouble for Amako and Kyou, okay?

Yeah!

While jumping up and down in excitement, Satsuki nodded .

You really have a terrific amount of spirit . In the beginning, I thought you were more of a quiet girl .

After exchanging my farewells with the three beast kin, I felt that even if I didnt come here to deliver that letter, it was worth coming here .

Nack .

. .

And lastly, I called out to Nack who had his head down .

He was facing the ground without moving but once I called out his name, he slowly lifted his head .

Usato-san I honestly felt like your training was tough . It was so harsh that I couldnt think of anything else .

Yeah .

At first, I even thought that there was something wrong with you and you had a screw loose in your head .

Y-yeah .

I thought that you werent actually using healing magic . I had my doubts and considered the possibility that you were actually a monster using some kind of dreadful magic .

Hey, wait a moment .

Erm . H-huh?

This doesnt feel like something you would say to bid farewell to someone . Wasnt he just giving me some small complaints? I understand though, I also complained a bit to Rose . But if possible, I didnt want to experience what Rose experienced .

But now I can say that there wasnt even one thing that you told me to do was useless Whether it be the harsh training, healing magic, or the things you taught me . All of it was essential for me to obtain my victory over Mina .

Nack

I want to become even stronger . I want to become stronger just like you . Usato-san, Ive found it A way of living without being bound to my family or Mina .

Because of yesterdays victory, he was finally liberated from his ties and obtained the chance to walk on a new path . Whether he decides to take it or not is up to him .

But I was little embarrassed since he said he wanted to become like me .

Ill go to Lyngle and enter the Rescue Squad!! Ill withstand training thats even harsher!! Ill gladly receive any of kind abusive language!!

Im still inexperienced . Im still not able to reach the ideal that Leader is looking for . My Reinforcement is still incomplete . Honestly, Ive still got a long way to go compared to Leader Even so, do you still think you want to be like me?

My master is you Its the back I ought to chase after!!

. . I see .

Then right now, I still wasnt good enough . Ill temper my body even more than before and continue to devote myself to training . Ill become a goal that Nack can proudly chase after .

I took out the letter from my uniforms pocket and handed it to Nack .

On the rectangular envelope, the characters To Leader was sloppily written .

I think itll be fine if you hand this letter . Leader wears a uniform similar to mine and she feels like a carnivore . Well, youll recognize who it is just with one look .

Yes!!

Nack accepted my letter as if it were something precious .

Im worried since hell be receiving the Rescue Squads training Or more specifically, Im worried if hell be able to keep his sanity in front of Roses unreasonable ways of doing things . Well, the current Nack should be fine .

I should get going soon .

Inukami-senpai and the others were waiting . I signaled Amako that we should be going soon . Amako nodded and looked at Kirihas group . She took a deep breath before opening her mouth .

Everyone, Im glad we could meet again . Thank you for everything up until today .

Me too . Im glad to see an energetic Amako . If you feel lonely, come to our place . Well warmly welcome you any time, Amako .

. Yeah .

Amako looked happy and smiled in front of Kiriha . But when she turned around, I could see that she looked a bit embarrassed as well .

Along with Salra-san, you now have another place you could return back to and call home .

Im glad .

As I thought that on the inside, it was my turn to face everyone .

Kiriha, Kyou, Satsuki, take care of yourselves . Nack We dont need to say goodbye Instead, I should say lets meet again .

Yeah, take care of yourself too . Well, you should call us if you drop by in the near future . We wont be leaving here any time soon .

Be sure to save Amakos Kaa-chan .

See you later, Usato!

Ill be waiting for you at Lyngle!!

After the bid me farewell with various words, I left Kirihas place along with Amako .

It was sad to say goodbye but its not like we wont meet again .

*

Looks like they left .

Yeah, they left .

Nack and Kyou exchanged words as they sent Usato and Amako off .

It was just a week but for us, it was very valuable . I was able to remember my feelings of wanting to make human friends . I was also able to make a human friend for the first time .

Are you going to head to Lyngle right away?

. I would like to do so very much . But I still have things to do .

Was there something else?

While I had this doubt, Nack placed the letter in his pocket as if it were valuable and gave a somewhat reserved smile .

Ill send a letter to my parents to bid farewell Ill quit school Afterwards, I guess Ill meet Mina for the last time

I think itd be best if you didnt .

Yeah, you dont know what shell do .

I think so too .

I, Kyou, and Satsuki gave our opinions to Nack .

Based on yesterdays match, meeting with Mina was far too dangerous . It wouldnt be strange if she fired some magic right away .

But it seemed like Nack understood and looked troubled as he scratched the back of his head .

I certainly dont know what shell do I dont think I can easily forgive Mina for what shes done to me . But whether I can forgive her or not is a different matter . I

I . ?

I think We should talk .

During the last moments of the battle when Mina was being reckless, Nack was the only one who could observe her closely . No one else could see or hear her .

But as a beast kin, Minas voice reached me . She didnt sound like she was full of confidence . It sounded more like she was trying to stop someone who was about to go far away . With that in consideration, I could understand why Nack might be curious .

Nack, you should do what you want . Ah, but make sure to stop by here once youve decided to set out . We have to properly send you off .

Of course . Instead, itd be more accurate to say the only ones Im close with is everyone present here .

Im a beast kin and the one say this but I think thats quite weird, you know

That is certainly true .

It looks like we were able to talk normally with Nack after he tagged along with Usato for this one week . At first, Usato acted as an intermediary . But before we knew it, we were able to converse normally .

It really was something that became natural before I even realized it .

It cant be helped that Im weird . Im Usatos disciple, after all .

Hah . You sure said it .

Kyou reacted to Nacks statement and slapped him on the back while laughing . Satsuki and I naturally laughed upon seeing their exchange .

I had doubts and worried if humans and beast kin could truly be friends with each other . But it was actually this easy and simple for the two to get along .

. .

I suddenly felt like my heart was being filled up with emotions . I looked towards where Usato and Amako had left once more .

I dont know when Ill be able to meet them again .

Even so, I didnt want to consider that I might never meet them again . Amako had Usato beside her . Usato had Amako beside him, there was no need to worry .

Fufu, I look forward to our next meeting .

But if Amakos mother is saved and Usatos journey is over the next time we meet It would be nice if I could become a little more honest with myself by then .

Until then, Ill do things at my own pace . I think Ill try and do some things different from usual as well .

*

After bidding farewell to Kiriha and the others, I arrived at the gates with Amako .

The ones waiting for us were Inukami-senpai, Kazuki, Welsey-san, and the other knights .

At the time of departure, it was decided we would be splitting into three groups . We came here in order to get our belongings and prepare for our journey . Ark-san, who would be travelling along with us, was loading our things onto a horse .

Ark-san, that horse . ?

Its for our journey . I thought about letting this guy carry the heavy stuff while were travelling . This one is a little old but its a good horse . Furthermore, its quite smart . It wont slow us down .

Is that so Best regards .

I gently combed its dark brown mane . It looked like it felt good as the horse neighed .

I havent touched a horse before but this feels really smooth . It was a bit different from Bluerin .

. Well then, I couldnt just let Ark-san do the preparation all by himself .

Ill help .

No, no . Im fine . Welsey-san has something important to say before we depart . You should prioritize that first .

Welsey-san had something important to say?

I wonder what she has to say . I should go and see for the time being .

I understand . Amako, could you go fetch Bluerin? That guy is probably still sleeping .

Yeah, I got it .

I left the preparations to Ark-san and Amako . I headed to Welsey-san and the others carriage .

It didnt look like there was an important discussion going on . Was she waiting for me? Thinking that, I spoke .

Excuse me, sorry for being late .

We didnt wait that long . Did you properly say goodbye?

I nodded to Senpais words . Then I relayed the message that Satsuki entrusted me with to Senpai and Kazuki .

I see . Yeah . Thanks for telling us .

Youll meet them again .

Its just like Usato said . Its not like were saying goodbye forever . Well definitely meet again . Even Satsuki-chan said well see each other again .

. . Thats right . Once everything is over, well meet again . Thats why we definitely have to succeed in this journey .

Senpai was able to stand back up again once she heard Kazukis words and mine .

Welsey-san had been listening in silence and chose an appropriate time before speaking .

It looks like everyone has assembled . I think you three have experience quite a bit in Luquis . However, this is only the very beginning of your journey . From here on out, it will be a long journey .

We listened to Welsey-san without saying anything .

Suzune-sama will be heading to the North, Kazuki-sama is West, and Usato-sama is East . As for me, its very unfortunate, but Ill be heading to Lyngle . To overcome this crisis that threatens this continent, I can only depend on everyone else . Even though the three of you arent related to this at all, you have all decided to lend your power to us

She seemed frustrated at the truth that she had to rely on us and hesitated as she spoke . But she took a deep breath and displayed a gentle expression with a smile .

Suzune-sama, Kazuki-sama, Usato-sama, I truly hope you three will be safe . I earnestly pray that everyone will be able to safely return to Lyngle .

Well definitely return . Thats because Kazuki-kun and I are heroes! And Usato-kun is the invulnerable from the Rescue Squad!!

But Im not invulnerable

Senpai replied to Welsey-san with a cheerful voice .

Kazuki took a step forward this time and looked at Welsey-san with eyes filled with emotion .

In this world, our home is in Lyngle . There are a lot of people waiting for our return . Thats why, please wait . Well deliver the letters to the other countries and obtain their cooperation . Well succeed and come back

. . Yes .

After Kazuki said so, Welsey-sans eyes were wet with emotion . She then bowed and left .

Senpai, Kazuki . I think itll be a difficult journey but lets do our best .

Hey, hey . Thats what I should be saying . Usato, youre the one who has it the roughest .

Thats right . Youre the one who will be heading to the beast kins country

I understand that its dangerous but I had already made my decision .

After interacting with Kiriha and the others, I also had some positive expectations from the beast kin country .

Well, itll turn out okay somehow . I was able to get along with Kiriha and the rest here . So its not like I dont have any hope at all of succeeding .

Its turn out okay somehow Haah . I really dont know if youre really just being vague or not . You should really be careful, okay? If you become involved in something dangerous, no matter where I am, Ill be running towards you .

Be running towards me It didnt sound like a joke when it came from this person so I dont know how to react .

In that case, Ill be running towards you too .

K-Kazuki You too?

Of course . If a friend is in a pinch, coming to help is my duty . When we were fighting against the Demon Kings army, Usato saved me and Senpai when we were about to die . Itll be something similar to that .

. . Ugu, if you mention it like that, I wont be able to deny it

Fufufu, Kazukis life and mine were saved by you . Obviously we would want to save you too .

. Good grief, these two held too much gratitude towards me .

But I certainly feel happy by being told that they would come save me .

Thats why

Lets stop with this tedious farewell .

Yeah . We should send each other off with smiles!!

The three of us looked at each other, praying that well be able to meet again after successfully obtaining cooperation from different countries .

. I wont say goodbye . Thats why Let the three of us meet again . !

YES!!

I smiled full of confidence . Inukami-senpai had a bold smile while Kazuki had a gentle smile .

Hearing Inukami-senpais words that hoped that the three of us will see each other again, Kazuki and I responded .

*

Usato, are you sure?

After separating from the two of them, I returned back to where Ark-san was making the preparations . After returning, Amako questioned me .

Yup . We dont need any more words . Ark-san, how are the preparations?

Ive finished .

Ark-san pulled the reins of the horse with our luggage .

Senpai and Kazuki would be accompanied with several knights on their journey . But I only had Amako, Ark-san, Bluerin, and this dark brown horse .

But for travelling, this party size was just about right for me .

Since we were done preparing, we moved right in front of the gates . I stood beside Senpai and Kazuki who had arrived earlier . The gate in front of us gradually opened .

Were departing

The moment the gate had completely opened, we were signaled to move and started walking .

I waved my hand towards them as they each went on their respective paths . After turning around to look at Ark-san, Amako, and Bluerin individually, I faced the front once more .

The short time which felt long that I spent in Luquis was about to come to an end .

Kazuki and Senpai each went on their different paths . I would also be going on a journey with a new member in the group .

If I say I didnt feel anxious, I would be lying . But I was also honestly thrilled . Countries different from Lyngle, monsters, people, and scenery . Im not Inukami-senpai but there was still Fantasy I havent seen yet waiting for me out there .

Well, lets go!

As I excitedly said these words, I took one powerful step forward on the ground and began to walk .