SIDE: Lina.

　Oh, my ears are killing me. I can't tell what's going on around me from the smoke.
　We're trapped in the debris.
　Is everyone okay?　How do I go about doing this: ......?
　Wait. I need to calm down first.

　First, let's get things straight.
　As I recall, Leo and his friends and I were talking about dungeons and skills, and then Hermann and Frank tried the magic eye, and then both of them went crazy.
　Then Leo pretended to see something, and then Sherry and I were pushed down and surrounded by ...... something, and before I knew what it was, there was an explosion.
　So does that mean that Leo-kun has been fragmented by the explosion?
　Well, I don't think it's going to be Leo-kun who gets hit: .......

　Anyway, I need to do something about this blank ear to communicate with the people around me.
　Thinking of this, I put my hands on my ears and used holy magic ...... and gradually the keening sound stopped .
''Oh, yeah . Yeah, I'm fine . Somebody!　If you can hear me, please answer me!
　Make sure you can hear my voice, and then I'll answer whoever it is!　I screamed, hoping that I would.

　And then I heard a girl's voice.
"Yes, sir!　I'm alive!

Is that your voice, José?
　Mr. Josettia of the Four Great Dukes . I'm pretty sure that she was good at ...... wind magic and holy magic .
　I've become good friends with Josette since we started talking about holy magic in our new class.
　She's kind and fun to talk to.

''That's right.

'Jose, you can do wind magic, right?　Can you do something about this smoke, please?
　In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out what's going on in this low-visibility environment, and I want to do something fast.

Okay. I'll try.
　There was a slight pause after I heard the voice, and then a stronger wind blew through the rubble into the street, and I could see Shelly right next to her.
　Then I saw Shelly right next to her across the debris.

"Leena!

Shelly!　Are you okay?

I'm sorry. I can't hear anything.

Okay. I'll fix your ear now.
　That's right. If I couldn't hear, then Shelly can't hear either.
　I reached out and cast holy magic on Shelly's ears .

　After a while, I nodded to check my ears and said, "Oh, oh," and then Shelly began to speak.
"I can finally hear. Leena, what's this about?

I don't know. I don't know, but I do know that the explosion happened and Leo was there to protect us.
　As he said this, he turned his attention to the wall where he heard Josetteer's voice.
　It's probably the wall Leo-kun built for me.

　However, there is something unnatural about this wall: ......
Looks like it. There are holes in it, but that's the wall Leo built. Huh?　But the explosion was on our side of the street: ......
　Yes, the wall was built in the opposite direction of the explosion.

But there is no doubt in my mind that a wall was created to enclose us.
　I'm sure that the memory of the wall between us and Leo that I saw before the explosion happened is not wrong.

I know. ...... I wonder what happened to that wall. ....... More importantly, where's Leo?

I don't know. But I do know that he's been a great help to us.
　I mean, he jumped in front of us.
　Maybe he didn't have any protection.

Did Leo get caught in the explosion?　Maybe Leo is ......

'Why don't you stop thinking about it?　There's no point in getting anxious here . Anyway, let's just think about getting out of here.
　Sherry started to say some unpleasant things, and I quickly interrupted her.
　Now, there's no point in saying something negative.

You're right: ....... We can't force this debris to move, can we?

I know. Maybe the school will collapse.
　We don't know how much the school is collapsing in this debris-enclosed situation. .......
　Maybe we can easily break this rubble and escape if we use non-attribute magic .


　But if you do that, you might end up crippling the school: .......

What should I do?" ......

　Boom!

What?
　I thought I heard Shelly's lost voice, and then the debris in front of me was cleared away and a strong light came in.
　As my eyes adjusted, I saw Mr. Frank standing there.
　Also, the explosion had apparently blown off the entire ceiling, and I looked up and saw the blue sky.
　It looked like Leo had built the wall above us.

Hermann?
　I looked next to her and saw that it was Mr. Hermann who had saved Shelly's life.

Thank you both for your help. Do you see what happened to Leo?
　Before I got up, I asked Frank what I wanted to know right now.
　I'm sure Leo would have helped me before Frank and the others did.
　But for some reason he never came: ....... Could this be .......
　Anxiety was building up inside me and Shelly.

'I'm sorry . My ears are broken and I can't hear anything.

Oh, I see.
　I immediately got up to fix their ears, but Mr. Hermann stopped me.
　But as soon as I did, Hermann stopped me.

Wait. Please wait. We're fine, just go to the master!

'What?　What's wrong with Leo-kun?
　I suppressed the anxiety that was swelling inside my body like it was about to burst and hurried to fix my ears to hear what had happened to the two of them .

'Thank you for ...... . Please hurry!　My master was seriously injured in the explosion. Quickly, hurry up and use holy magic to heal him!
　As he said this, Herrmann pointed to the wall.

Wow, okay. ......
　I turned my eyes in the direction I was pointed in while replying.
　Then my legs relaxed at the sight I saw and I fell flat on my ass on the ground.

''Oh, no. ......''
　No way, Leo, you can go to ......

'Le, Leo ......?　No!　Don't die!
　Leaning against the wall, he was covered in bloody burns all over and had no arms ...... Seeing Leo, Shelly panicked and tried to hold on to him.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on.
I'm not going to be the only one who's been in the same situation.　Leo isn't dead yet.

'What?　So you're still alive then!　Leena!　Leena, hurry up and heal Leo's wounds!
　I was so shocked that I couldn't move my hands or feet, and I couldn't speak, as Shelly screamed: .......
　No way, Leo is in this situation: .......

Leena!

'I can't go to ......!　This kind of serious injury, I'm not ready for it now!
　I felt sorry for myself, but that's all I could say when I finally got out.
　I can't heal Leo-kun's injuries by myself....... Oh, Leo-kun can't be saved anymore........
　When I saw the condition of Leo's injuries, my mind immediately processed that he was dead and I was so shocked that I couldn't hear the voices around me.

　Then Shelly grabbed me by my collar and lifted me up with all her might.

　Snap!

　I was slapped as hard as I could, and I didn't even restrain my slapped cheeks as I looked at Shelly with no effort.
'What are you talking about!　You can't do what you want!　Who can help Leo if you don't help him. Come on, come on, help Leo. Please, you're the only one who can help me. ......
　Shelly began to get angry at me, and little by little her voice grew weaker and weaker, and finally it was in the form of a request .

'Wow, okay ...... please God, give me strength ......'
　Sherry's words woke me up and I fell to my knees beside Leo and poured holy magic over his body as if I were praying.
　I prayed and prayed.

Wow, the wound is starting to heal. That's what I'm talking about.

What?
　At Frank's words, I looked up and saw ...... an impossible phenomenon.

'Look, Leo's wound is closing up and his arm is growing back.
　It was supposed to be ...... no more, no matter how hard I tried to do it with that many scars, I would not be able to do it .......
　So I stopped the treatment.

　Then ...... and even then, Leo's arm started to regenerate.
　This is different!
'No, sir!　It's not my power. It's healing itself ...... on its own.

What do you mean?　Are you telling me you're healing naturally at this speed?



I don't know . But I think that maybe there's some magic item or skill involved, Leo-kun: ......
　I'm sure that's true.
　I'm sure Leo would have anticipated this and done something about it.

So that would help him?

'I'd like to say ...... for help, but I don't know yet . I don't know what Leo-kun is recovering from, so ......
　If it's consuming your strength and magic, I don't think this wound will last until it's repaired .

''Why don't you just ask ...... Bell?　Belle would know something about Leo that we don't.

I'm sure you're right: ...... I'll ask him now.
　I nodded at Shelly's suggestion and immediately gave Ms. Bell a reminder.

(Mr. Bell!)

(Yes, yes!　Leena, are you okay!　(I heard a huge explosion.)
　I knew it was an explosion that could reach the dorms.
　That's what Leo-kun told me directly at ....... No, I don't have time to think about that right now.

(You know what?　Please stay down and listen . (Actually, I was caught up in that explosion: ......)

(Duh, are you sure about this?!)

(That's what happened to ...... and Leo was seriously injured.)

(What?　Master Leo is badly hurt!　(Mr. Leo can be found at ......)
　Belle was so upset that it was obvious through her telepathic voice.

(Calm down, please.) I have one question for you, Belle. Leo's wounds are healing on their own. (Is this your ability?)

(Master Leo's injury is self-explanatory ...... Ah!　Play!　Regeneration skills!　I'm glad. I'm sure Leo-sama will be very helpful. (If the regeneration skill has been activated, that means all the wounds should regenerate.

Your regeneration skills. Okay, thank you. Thank you.

Yo, good: ......
　When the telepathic communication was over and I heard that Leo was going to help me, I said it without thinking and fell to the ground.

What do you mean it's good?　Explain it to me!
　The three people who hadn't heard me and Belle's telepathic story looked at me with eyes that told me to hurry up and tell them, so I quickly began to explain.

'Leo-kun is going to be saved,'

'It's true!　Good: ......
　To Shelly's relief, she sat down.

"I guess it's because of my regeneration skills.

When did you get those skills: ......

Now that we know that Leo has a chance to heal, let's make sure he's safe. Now it's our turn to protect everyone.

I know. But what do you do?

We'll get Leo out of the school. It's too dangerous here because it could collapse at any moment. I see. ...... Then I'll ask them to carry Leo. The Princess's water magic method can carry Leo gently, right?
　You'll be fine. I think I can do it with the precision of Shelley's magic.

Yeah. Yes.

''Leena, use holy magic to restore Leo's strength so that he can preserve a little bit of strength for regeneration.

I understand.
　We need to be as helpful as we can be to make up for the blunder we just made: .......

"We're going to help people trapped in schools. Okay. Hermann, cut a hole in that wall just wide enough for a man to get through. I'll help my classmates.

Okay. Say!
　At Frank's command, Hermann quickly slashed a hole in the wall with his sword.

"Then we'll go with you.
　Let Frank and the others take care of your classmates, and we'll get Leo somewhere safe.

Let me get you there and get him out of here. I'll handle the road and get him out of here.
　Then Shelley lifted me up by water magic.
　Way to go, Shelly!



「わかりました」
　私も、自分の出来ることくらいやらないと.


　それから、二十分くらいかけて、学校の外に脱出することに成功しました.
「なんとか、外に出られたわね. どこに連れて行くべき？」

「レオくんの部屋じゃないでしょうか？　ベッドがあって、ベルさんもいますから」
　レオくんの身の回りの世話は、ベルさんじゃないと無理ですからね.

「そうね. それじゃあ、中から行っていたら時間がかかっちゃうから、窓から行くわよ」
　そう言ってシェリーは私たちを乗せた水に飛び乗り、水をレオくんの部屋のベランダまで上昇させていきました.

「ベル！　開けて！」
　水から降りると、シェリーはベルを呼びながら窓をドンドンと叩いた.
　すると、すぐにベルさんが出てきました.

「あ、お二人でしたか……そちらがレオ様ですか？」

「はい. ほとんど傷は治っていますが、まだ完全には治っていません」

「そうですか……. わかりました. レオ様のベッドはこちらです」
　それから、レオくんをベッドに寝かせて、私たちは今も気を失っているレオくんを横から見守っていた.
　そして、やることが無くなった私たちは、もう我慢できず、泣き始めた.

「レオ様……」

「レオ……」

「レオくん……」

「あ、ここにいたのか」
　私たちがレオくんの傍で泣いていると、後ろから男の人の声が聞こえた.
　慌てて振り返ると、そこにはダミアンさんがいました.

「ダミアンさん. レオが……」

「爆発に巻き込まれて怪我を負ったんですよね. 再生のスキルで怪我が治り始めていたとは聞いたのですが、どのくらいの怪我をしているのか見せて貰えますか？　場合によっては、急いで聖女様のところに連れて行きます」

「怪我はもう治ったわ. でも、まだ目を覚まさないの……」
　そう言いながら、シェリーは布団を持ち上げて完全に治ったレオくんの体をダミアンさんに見せた.

「そうですか……治ったのなら大丈夫でしょう. レオくんなら、きっと起きますよ」
　ダミアンさんはそう言って、慰めるようにシェリーの肩をぽんぽんと叩いた.

「ほ、本当に大丈夫なの？」

「ええ、大丈夫です. レオくんはこれくらいじゃ死にませんよ. 心配なら、姫様たちが傍にいてあげてください」

「わ、わかったわ……」

「それにしても、ここまでどうやってレオくんを運んできたんですか？」

「私の魔法よ. 水で包んで運んできたの」

「なるほど. 流石姫様ですね」
　本当、そうですよね. シェリーは本当に凄いと思います.
　それに比べて、私は…….

「リーナちゃんも十分頑張った. レオくんを綺麗にしたのはリーナちゃんでしょ？」

「は、はい」

「正しい判断だよ. それをしてなかったら、バイ菌がレオくんの体の中にいっぱい入ってしまったかもしれないんだ. そしたら、レオくんが助かったとしても今度は病気と戦うことになっていただろうからね」

「はい. おばあちゃんに習いました. 傷を治す前は必ず傷を綺麗にしろと何回も言われていましたから……」
　何度も聞かされていたのでいつも何も考えずに自然とやっていましたけど、よく考えると本当に大切なことでした.
　ああ、本当に私はダメですね…….

「そうか、ちゃんと言われた通りに出来て偉いじゃないか. ちゃんとレオくんの命を守れたんだから、そんな悲しい顔をしないで」

「私……レオくんの命を守れたんですか……？」
　私は、涙を流しながらダミアンさんに聞き返してしまいました.
　私が守ったと言っていいのか、凄く不安なんです.
　だって、私はほとんど何も出来なかったのですから.

「大丈夫、守れたよ. 姫様もリーナちゃんもちゃんとレオくんを守ることが出来たんだ. だから、二人ともそんなに自分を責めないこと. その分、今はレオくんが目を覚ますまで近くにいてあげて」

「……わかりました」
「わかったわ」

「それじゃあ、またすぐ来るよ」
　私とシェリーが頷いたのを見て、ダミアンさんはそう言って消えてしまいました.

「レオくん……早く起きてください」
　私は一旦自分の失態を忘れ、それから再生したレオくんの手を握って目が覚めることを祈ることだけに集中することにしました.

　SIDE：？？？

「くそ！　どういうことだ？　どうして死なないんだよ！　本当、チート過ぎるだろあいつ. どうやったら《即死》を付加した爆弾を耐えられるんだよ……」
　フィリベール家の屋敷で、一人の男が頭を抱えていた.

「くそ……どうする？　このままだと、確実にあのデブは捕まるよな？　すると、俺があの爆弾を作ったことがバレる. そしたら、今度は俺が指名手配だ. となると、国外逃亡しかないか……」
　男は、これからのことを考えながら冷や汗をダラダラとかいていた.

「くそ……どうして転生者で俺の方が年上なのに、あいつの方が恵まれていてあんなに強いんだ？　もしかして、あいつも転生者なのか？　それなら、これまでのチートも納得出来る. ああ、きっとそうだ. ああ、変な固定概念にとらわれていたな. 俺だけが特別ってわけじゃないんだ. 俺は、転生したとしても物語の主人公にはなれない. きっと、あいつが主人公なんだろうな……」
　男は自分で言ったレオの正体の考察に一人でうんうんと頷き、一人で悲しくなった.

「それにしても、世の中は理不尽過ぎる……. どうして、神は俺をここまで不幸にしようとするんだ」

「だが、それもこれまでだ. 俺には質の良い魔力供給源を手に入れたからな」
　男は、まるで自分に言い聞かせるようにそう言って、無理矢理笑顔を作った.

「黙れ！　誰が魔力供給源だ. 人を物みたいに扱いやがって！」
　男の言葉に、部屋の壁に拘束されていた別の男……ヘロンダスが怒鳴って怒った.

「いや、お前は物だから. いくら俺が大切に扱ってあげているとは言え、そこは弁えろよ？」
　男の言葉に、ヘロンダスは睨むことしか出来なかった.

「くそ……どうして俺の同期には頭がおかしい奴しかいないんだよ……」

「それをお前が言うか？　お前こそ、問題を起こして死刑寸前にまでになったじゃないか」

「ふん！　あれは、私は悪くない. あいつが悪いんだ」
　男の言葉に、今度は拘束された鎖をガチャガチャ鳴らしながら本気で怒った.
　しかし、そんなヘロンダスのことを気にせず、男は話を続けた.

「あ、そう. その話はうんざりするほど聞いた. それより、さっさと逃げるぞ. あのデブを囮にして逃げるんだ. 今なら、あいつは俺の嘘の報告を聞いて、安心して馬鹿みたいに寝ているからよ」
　そう言いながら、男はヘロンダスの鎖を外した.

「逃げるって、どこに逃げるんだよ」
　ヘロンダスの質問に、男はニヤリと笑った.

「もちろん帝国の敵、アルバー王国だよ」