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"I see, so you're saying that while I'm working hard to gather food, you're training with a pretty girl?"

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"......"

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"I'm just kidding, right?　Usato?　So, the iron claw is indeed...

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　After being assigned to watch Keira's training.

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　I put Keira back on the bed, who had fallen asleep with her back to Bulrin, perhaps feeling relieved, and explained what I had just said to my senpai and Leona, who would be in charge of the next watch.

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　Ferrum was resting ahead of me for the shift, but I wanted to inform Leona about the danger of Keira and her dark magic as soon as possible.

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　At any rate, I gave a light iron claw to the senior who had been playing a funny joke on me, and released her with a sigh.

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"Hmph, is it over already?"

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"Yeah. ......"

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　The senior who is in a late-night tension, is really bad.

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　As I'm getting annoyed with the senpai who is smiling wryly for some reason, Leona-san, who is throwing a twig on the bonfire, comes over to talk to me.

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"From your point of view, was this girl Keira ...... dangerous?"

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"I got the impression that Keira herself was a polite and kind-hearted girl, but her ...... own magic made her seem very dangerous."

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　Keira's magic will not harm her as a user.

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　But not to those around her.

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　If her dark magic, which could move on its own without her will, goes out of control, it will hurt the people around her.

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　And the first people to be targeted would be Gref, Rose and Ram, who are closest to Keira.

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　I don't think Keira's heart would be able to bear it if that happened.

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　The older man who was listening to me puts his hand on his chin with a worried expression on his face.

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"When I first saw her, I thought she had something to deal with, but ...... it seems that she has been through quite a trauma."

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"......What, you knew?"

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"Of course I did. I'm a good judge of character.

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　First, "Cute!" and other crazy remarks, but from that moment on, Senpai had already detected that Keira was in some kind of trouble.

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　That's great.

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"Hmph, I'm no slouch when it comes to the depth of darkness."

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"...... what?"

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"Oh, I'm sorry. This is just another joke, you don't have to take it seriously."

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　Seeing my exclamation, my senpai gets flustered.

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　He has his own reasons for not wanting to go back to his original world.

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　I don't know what it is, and I don't intend to dig it up now, but...,

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"Well, in addition to that, she's a lovely demon girl. How could I miss it?

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　---No, she's fine in this world, don't worry about her.

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　I think about Keira again, after I give a sharp rebuke to my senpai, who is making a deliberate crack about me, as if he is concerned about me, saying that I am too wicked.

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　From the way he talks, I guess that Keira's request was not something that I should have accepted without consulting him.

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"I'm sorry. I took the liberty of ...... doing so, even though I was in the middle of an important mission."

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　If I am not careful, this problem may not be manageable in a short period of two days.

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　I bow my head in self-loathing at my own thoughtlessness.

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　Then, Ms. Leona, who is standing in front of me, speaks up in a dignified voice.

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"It's rather unlike you to refuse the girl's request.

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"Is that so, sir?"

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"Yes, I am."

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　She looks up and turns her head to look at me, and gives me an embarrassed smile.

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I myself have been saved by your words and actions.

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　You're talking about the incident in Mearaq.

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　For me, it's an embarrassing past when I reprimanded Leona because of my emotions. .......

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"I still remember the words you said to me that night, the night before the battle with Kalon."

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"Anoyol?"

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　For some reason, the older man is speaking in katakana.

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　Leona-san meditates nostalgically, as if she is unaware of this.

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There's only so much one person can do. So you don't have to carry the burden all by yourself, you can ask someone around you for help.

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"......"

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"Thanks to these words, I realized my mistake."

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　I remember saying that firmly.

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　But I am feeling terribly embarrassed.

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　After all these years, what have I said to Ms. Leona? ......!

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"If you want to help this girl, you should take action. Otherwise, you're not the person I know you to be."

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"Leona, ......"

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　Leona is right, it is not like me to abandon Keira here.

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　As I was making up my mind once again, the senior student next to me let out a smile.

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"You are always helping me too, Usato-kun. No, I don't mean to compete with Leona.

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　You're being absurdly competitive.

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　Why is the number of times you've helped me treated like a trophy? .......

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"I don't think that's something to be proud of. ......"

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"I remember what you said to me, Usato-kun."

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　The words I said to my senpai. ......?

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　What?　I waited and waited, and then there was silence for a dozen seconds or so.

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　I was getting more and more worried as the senior was frozen with a smile on her face, and then she finally opened her mouth.

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"Suzutan, you are my goddess ......."

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"What?

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"Hey, don't invent the past."

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　You never would have thought of that.

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　No, I've had normal conversations with my senpai, but I don't remember ever saying such a toothless line to him.

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　I mean, if I had, I would certainly remember it.

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　She crossed her arms and kept a clear expression on her face when I pointed it out.

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"Words aren't the only thing that connects us. Isn't that right?　Isn't that right, Usato?

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"What are you trying to sum up like it's a good story?"

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We don't need words between us!　Our bond as friends is shown by our actions!

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　He's trying to push through with his momentum, isn't he?

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　After that, I talked with Senpai and Leona about various things, and I was mentally exhausted, so I decided to go to bed first, leaving them to take care of the watch.

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　Tomorrow, Keira's training starts.

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　It's a different kind of training for dark wizards, so maybe there are things I can learn from it.

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I might be able to learn something from this.

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　The day after I was assigned to teach Keira dark magic.

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　After seeing Leona and the others off to get some food, I, Ferrum, and Nair decided to stay behind in the village and immediately started teaching Keira about dark magic.

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"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

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"Wow, that's great!　"Brulin."

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"Quickly!"

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　Bullein runs lightly, and Rose and Ram are on his back.

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　In the morning, I introduced Bulrin to everyone except Keira, but for some reason, these two were quicker to open their hearts to Bulrin than Mr. Gref.

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　Perhaps because they are children, they are less cautious.

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　Since Bulrin has not shown his violent side, he is now a vehicle for them.

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　Mr. Greff, who was sitting on a wooden box that was lying around with a cane made of thin pieces of wood by his side, was.................,

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"Ha ha ha, be careful not to get hurt!

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　He looked on with a smiling face.

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　Are the demons adapting to the new environment so quickly?

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　......First of all, let's ask Mr. Gref for permission to train Keira.

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"Mr. Gref. "Mr. Greff, would you be willing to train Keira?"

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"...... be careful. I tried to teach her how to handle it, but ...... I'm not even good enough to teach her."

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　He looks up at me as he sits on the crate.

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"I don't mean to make light of your power, but if you feel it's dangerous, stop him immediately. If you let him, he'll get hurt."

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"...... understand."

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　Hearing Mr. Gref's words, I nodded deeply and walked up to Keira who was waiting for me.

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"Keira, now that you have my permission, let's move to a bigger place where we can train.

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"Yes!"

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　We move to the most open space in the village.

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　We can see Mr. Gref's place from here, so there should be no problem.

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"Well, let's do it. ......

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　The only people here are Ferrum, Nair, and Keira, who are assimilated with me.

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　But Nair is not in human form, but in owl form on my shoulder.

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"Not only is there a blue bear, but there is also an owl!

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　Keira looks up at Nair, who is on my shoulder, as if she were curious.

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　Néa herself pretends that she has gone with her friends to gather food, so that no one will know that this owl is Néa.

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"He's my messenger!"

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"Ho-ho-ho."

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　I've wondered for a while if that owl sound of yours is some kind of subspecies of the hooting owl or something?

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　It's not very flattering, but it doesn't give me the owl feeling. .......

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"It's a strange sound, but is it that kind of demon?"

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"Yes. It's the kind of thing I can rely on to support me in battle.

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"Hoo!"

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　You're in a good mood, boy.

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　It's fine to spread your wings wide as if to show off your presence on my shoulder, isn't it?　But you're still rubbing your wings against my cheeks, aren't you?

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　No, I'm not mad at you.

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"Well, let's start with ......."

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　I follow Ferrum's voice coming from within and instruct Keira to use her dark magic.

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"Keira!"

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"Yes, sir."

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I want to see your magic first. Are you okay with that?"

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"Maybe I'll ...... attack you, Usato-san. ......

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　What?　You're that out of control?

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　I was a little surprised, but nodded my head and said there was no need to worry.

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"I'm fine. I'm still good at this.

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"...... understand. Let's go to ......."

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　Keira begins to focus, looking somewhat anxious.

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　The shadows around her feet wriggle eerily, and tentacles like the legs of an octopus reach upward---one of them is thrust toward me.

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　Keira notices this and her face turns pale.

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"Oh, Usato, look out!

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"What?"

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"What?"

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　He lunges at it with his bare hand and hits it with his bare hand.

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　Pish!　The tentacle is popped with a light sound, and Keira and Mr. Greffe are stunned.

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What?"""

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"...... yeah."

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　It's fast, but not so fast that you can't see through it.

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　But why did they attack me first?　I know it wasn't Keira's intention.

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　While I'm thinking about this, multiple tentacles come at me again, but I repel them several times before grabbing them all with my right hand.

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　As if to show Keira's confusion, the tentacles are wriggling, but her resistance is weak.

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　I see.

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　Well, it's no wonder they're suspicious of you at this stage.

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　My resistance has weakened because I have proven that I can deal with her dark magic.

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　I looked at Keira and saw her looking up at me with an expression as if she were about to start crying.

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"I'm sorry ...... I didn't do it on purpose ......"

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"I can prevent this level of damage, so don't worry about invoking the magic. Don't worry. I've been working out a lot.

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"From their point of view, it's a scam."

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　I pass over Ferrum and Nair, who make a small tsk tsk, and turn my attention back to Keira's magic again.

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　This time, unlike before, they do not attack me, but only dark magic is coming out from their feet.

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"Try to move it first.

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"Yes. ......"

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　As Keira tried to move the magic, the black magic that rose up from under her feet moved tremblingly.

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　The movement was jerky, as if it was trying to move independently of her will.

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　Seeing her dark magic, Nair on my shoulder speaks to me in a hushed voice.

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"You are so unstable that I can see it."

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"...... yeah."

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"It's painful to watch. ...... I wish I could do something about it, but I can't. ......"

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　I know you are desperately trying to manipulate them, but I guess dark magic is not so simple that you can manipulate them by trying to force them to do so.

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　Let's ask Keira to stop the magic for once.

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　Keira, who has just put out the dark magic at her feet, looks a little relieved.

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"Um... ......"

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"Hmm?"

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　I put my hand over my mouth to ask for Ferrum's opinion, but Keira spoke before I could.

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"May I see your dark magic, Usato-san?"

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"Mine?　It may not be of any use to you.

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"Still, I've never seen anyone use the same magic as me before. ......"

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　I think we should show them.

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　I can show you my ...... or maybe you can show me the magic of FERM for your reference.

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"Okay, okay. ...... Ferm, you remember the password, right?"

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　I whisper a confirmation to Ferrum and raise my left arm so that Keira can see it.

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"Sword."

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　Just as he mutters this, a black sword with a blade of about 50 centimeters in length extends from his forearm.

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　He shows it to Keira, who rolls her eyes.

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"Wow. ......"

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"My dark magic is simply the ability to change form. I can cover my clothes to make them look like armor, or I can make weapons like this. Like this: ......"

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　I mutter the words I decided on last night and change the shape of the sword on my arm.

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　Keira's smile, which is appropriate for her age, is soon dimmed by the rapidly changing magical powers.

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"If only I had ...... dark magic like Usato-san, I wouldn't have to go through this ......."

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　When Keira muttered this, Ferrum was upset.

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　I can feel her upset and a little bit of anger, which I am assimilating.

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　For Keira, the words must have spilled out in her mind. I can understand why she would say such a thing.

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　If I were in the same position, I would have said the same thing.

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　But knowing FERM, I have to deny her words.

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"No. No, no. Keira."

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"Usato-san ......?"

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　I kneel down on the ground and slowly utter the rest of the words, making eye contact with Keira.

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　Not being a dark wizard, I am not qualified to say this.

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　But I must tell her, even if it is a lie.

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"Every dark wizard has a painful past, no matter what powers he or she has awakened to. Including my own dark wizard friend. Everyone overcomes such pasts and sometimes drags them with them while living in the present."

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"...... huh."

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　Keira's face turns pale as if she understands the meaning of her words.

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　Since I don't intend to blame Keira from the beginning, I switch from a serious expression to a smile.

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"Well, I've been called a monster, a monster, an ogre, and many other things, but ...... as you can see, I don't mind at all.

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"I'm sure he's rooting for you, you monster."

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　You guys are going to get bumped later.

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　I swear revenge on the two of you, muttering so that Keira can't hear me.

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　No?　I don't mind it at all, but we've got to clean up our act, right?　Yeah.

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"Usato-san, will you ...... stop me from running away if I get out of control?"

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"No, I wouldn't."

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　I don't know how out of control it is, but at the very worst, a "technique" of healing magic should be able to stop it.

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"Keira, dark magic is a special kind of magic that can take any form at the will of the user."

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"...... yes."

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If you wish, I am sure the dark magic will respond to you. So, let's start by believing in our own magic."

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"Shin,jiru ......"

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"Yeah."

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　You have narrowed your own possibilities with your own assumptions.

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　This is exactly the situation that Keira is in now.

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