04 – An Incident in the Fores (2/2)

By enhancing my leg strength with magic, I hit him with the high momentum from rapid acceleration.

Even though the body weight of an eight-year-old is light, it is still powerful enough.

–CRACK!!

The breaking sound of bones of the face hidden behind the mask echoed. Though he is not dead, he is no longer conscious.

When I turned around to finish off another masked man,

「…pretty quick」

The middle-aged man had already defeated the two masked man and dealt the finishing blow.

「I found an opening because you blew them away, Thank you」

I certainly did create an opening, but to notice it so quickly and defeat the enemies is not an easy feat.

After all, the middle-aged man does seem to have some remarkable abilities.

「Glad to be of help. I’ll leave the rest to you」

「I understand」

The middle-aged man moved to capture the masked man whose face I broke.

I turn to the girl.

The girl ignored her own injuries and is casting healing spell on the fallen man with the most serious wounds.

Though the girl is young, she is quite a good healer.

But it isn’t so effective.

「You are still bleeding. Shouldn’t you heal yourself first?」

「Mine are simply flesh wounds, but these are…」

Certainly the severity is higher for the men. However, it is difficult to maintain concentration while injured.

The power and success rate of healing magic will fall.

「The safety of the healer is top priority. Otherwise, you can’t save even the ones you could have saved.」

「But…」

「I understand your feelings, so I will cure your injuries」

The middle-aged man widened his eyes in response to my words.

「Boy, are you not a martial artist?」

「I am a martial artist and a healer」

While training with the gods, I had them teach me healing magic.

「Let’s start」

「W-wait! The interference…」

When another person casts healing magic on a healer who is casting healing magic, a phenomenon called interference occurs.

When interference occurs, healing magic fails.

If the consequence is just a small misfire then that’s nothing to worry about but the effects may reverse or cause a small explosion.

Therefore, it is considered to be a very dangerous act.

「Don’t worry, I will not do that」

Interference occurs because the flow of both magic force, obstruct and repel each other.

I simply have to fully grasp the flow of magic and not disturb it.

Just by doing so, interference does not occur.

I carefully cast healing magic on the girl.

「This is fine」

The girl’s injuries were cured in an instant.

「Eh? Just how did you?」

「You only need to read the flow of magic. Next, I’ll treat the others as well.」

I read the flow of magic in the fallen nine men.

It is to examine the type of injuries sustained by each of them.

Most healers do not practice this, but it is an important step to exercise healing magic properly.

It is one of the lessons taught by the Water God.

「Hmm–, they are poisoned」

「Eh? Poison? You have to find out what poison…」

「Wait a moment. I am examining now」

The middle-aged man began to investigate the weapons of the masked man. He must have determined that the weapons were doused in poison.

「I have to leave. Find out the type of poison later」

It is almost time for the sun to set in the west. It is time for me, a good boy of eight years old, to return home.

「But, I can’t create an antidote if I don’t know the type of poison」

If you read the flow of magic properly, you can understand the effect, regardless of the type of poison.

If you know the effect, you can know which detoxification spell to cast.

I would like to explain that, but I am running out of time.

And I want to get rid of the pain of the nine people quickly.

I cast healing magic and detoxification magic on the fallen nine people simultaneously.

The wounds starts closing up and the blood stops flowing. The effect of detoxification also improves the complexion of the face.

「Recovery and detoxification at the same time? And all nine people simultaneously? Beyond that, to use healing magic without making physical contact at all…」

「If you practice, you can do it too」

「… I can’t do something akin to the beloved child of the Water God」

The beloved child of the Water God is one of my disciples in my previous life. How nostalgic.

The girl is likely to be talented. I wish to teach her various things.

However, I don’t have such time as an eight year old child. I can only offer advice.

「It all depends on practice. That guy wasn’t able to do so from the very beginning either」

「That guy?」

「No, nothing」

I slipped my words. I probably shouldn’t reveal that I was Edelfuss in my previous life.

「Boy, you saved all of us. We are indebted to you」

「Don’t worry. I just happened to be passing by」

「Please, let us thank you」

「There’s no need for that. Then, take care on your way back」

When I was about to start running back, the girl flusteredly says.

「Wait! At least tell me your name—」

「I am not important enough a person to name myself. See you!」

Then, ignoring the restrained voice, I started dashing towards the royal capital.