I Work As A Healer In Another World’s Labyrinth City

Well, its not something to be so concerned about. You are able to treat scars via healing magic, yes? If you can use it to that degree, it wont be terribly long before you can use offensive magic. Since Im the one teaching, perhaps youll even be able to use it before the day is through.

Attack magic. Ive learned about it previously from customers at the hospital as thanks for treating them, but I was completely unable to use it. And yet, the fundamentals of attack magic and healing magic are the same. Manipulating mana and invoking spells with it.

Thats all there is to the fundamentals.

But, there are two key points in which attack magic differs from healing magic. The first one is that your piety and knowledge of the human body have no influence on its effectiveness. And the second is that it requires extraordinarily precise mana manipulation compared to healing magic.

Unlike healing magic which gets an assist from the power of faith, theres nothing like that for attack magic. You have to reproduce natural phenomena like flames and lightning simply by manipulating your own mana.

I dont know the fine details, but by empowering your voice with mana and doing a chant, it becomes easy to assert a certain degree of control. However, the chants themselves require precise mana manipulation in the first place.

Why is it that I wasnt able to use attack magic?

Thinking it over now, Im probably hopelessly poor at mana manipulation. Its only been a few months since I came to this world where mana exists. Besides, I have an incomparably higher amount of mana than the average healer.

It must be like a newborn baby trying to control an amount of mana that even several hundred adults couldnt handle.

That reminds me, back when I just arrived in this world, there were situations like when I ended up giving the same amount of treatment as EX Heal with a normal Heal, or when I tried to treat a patients fingertip and ended up removing all the scars on their entire body.

And that time when I regenerated Eights leg, I ended up healing other places unrelated to his severe injury as well.

Thinking carefully, even though healing magic is supposed to get an assist from the power of faith, Ive been inadvertently shooting it off quite frequently.

Im glad that healing magic is the type I use. If it had been attack magic rather than healing magic that I was able to use in Japan, I might have self-destructed and instantly died the second I arrived in this world. Though at this point, Ive become able to exercise a certain degree of control.

Now then, are you prepared?

Yeah although, I doubt I can use anything other than healing magic.

You wont know that until you try.

However, Fran intends to teach me magic. Furthermore, for some reason theres an implication that I have no choice in the matter. If I decline here, a fireball could come flying my way.

No, the fact that I might be able to use attack magic is fine in and of itself. And if I learn how to use attack magic, with my mana pool I feel like Ill become the strongest wizard ever.

Well then, try holding this.

Then, Fran hands over a thin metal plate. Its about the size of a business card. I thought it was just an iron plate, but its intricately etched with thin lines for some reason. I wonder if its a magic item or something?

This is frequently used as teaching material at magic academies; when you accurately pour mana along these lines, they shine faintly. To begin with, I wish to see your ability. Go ahead and give it a try.

Now that I get a good look at this plate, the pattern becomes more complex as it goes from left to right. Im guessing that once youre able to pour your mana along this maze-like pattern it means youre capable of finely manipulating mana, and sooner or later youll be able to use attack magic.

For starters, Ill try infusing just the tiniest bit of mana.

Snap.

Where did that sound come from? Of course, from my palm. It was the sound of the metal plate that Fran handed me breaking clean in half.

Ah, Wait! You put in too much mana! I said just to make mana flow along the lines, so why did you put your full power into it!

That wasnt particularly my full power or anything. I didnt even infuse 1% of it.

Nothing to be done about it I have a spare, so use this one.

Saying that, Fran hands over a metal plate once again. I expected her to go all Ive had enough! If you wont do it seriously then Im going home! or something, but looks like shes going to continue. She might have an unexpectedly nurturing side to her.

As Im feeling my impression of Fran change slightly, I reach my hand out to the metal plate that shes holding. At that very moment.

Ah

My hand touches hers. Her slender hand instantly stiffens.

Yeah, my bad.

At the same time I apologize, theres the sound of a metal plate breaking.

I thought it was my fault for a second, but I havent done anything. Which means that the one whose mana flowed just now was Fran.

I-I can see just how poor your mana manipulation is.

No, wasnt that one your fault?

Fran tries to mislead me, but I didnt even insert any mana in the first place.

Thats not it! I wouldnt let my mana leak out just because I was surprised. Youre the one whos leaking.

Fran objects as her face reddens. I see, so she was surprised when our hands touched. I feel like rebutting her, but Im not up for having attack magic fired at me again. I dont know what this girl might do if I get her too angry; Ill stay silent.

This is the last one I currently have with me, so use discretion.

Still in an irritated mood, Fran roughly holds out another metal plate. Making sure our hands dont touch this time, I carefully receive it.

I observe it carefully, and just like the previous metal plates, its engraved with a complex pattern. Although, even though she told me to exercise discretion when imbuing it with my mana, I wonder how exactly I should do that? If I do it normally, itll probably break again.

I have too much mana in the first place, so this is like sculpting with a heavy machine gun.

While Im worrying about it.

Theres the sound of something breaking again. The metal plate in my hand is split clean in half. I didnt touch Frans hand this time, and I didnt even infuse any mana.

Why! Didnt I tell you to use discretion!

Wait. I havent even infused it with any mana yet are these defective products, or what?

How could that-! nno, by some chance

When I object, Fran makes a contemplative expression, as if shes realized something. Then, she gently takes out a round, crystalline object. When Fran brings it close to me, the crystal starts to shine brilliantly.

I knew it.

After she sees the light from the crystal, Fran glances at Sera. Sera shows some surprise upon seeing the glowing crystal, then averts her eyes and shakes her head. Whats that about? This atmosphere is a little unpleasant.

Its mana leakage disease. And furthermore, this concentration its quite serious.

Frans expression turns somber as she speaks.

Mana leakage disease?

A congenital mana disorder wherein the body is unable to retain mana internally. One might say its as if there is a hole in the vessel of your mana. But I must say, this radiance at this concentration, I fear your mana is discharging nearly as fast as it regenerates.

Im sure that typically, you have almost no mana at all.

I wonder what that means? Far from having no mana, my mana capacity alone is probably top-class for all of humanity. Is it because Im not originally from this world?

Wait.

Hey, do normal magic users not leak any mana at all?

Even the average user emits a small amount. But this amount is abnormal. I cannot conceive of it as anything other than mana leakage disease.

I see. Most likely, this isnt the mana leakage disease that Fran mentioned.

The cause is my mana capacity being too high. My automatic mana recovery rate is absolutely massive compared to other people. Even if a normal healers automatically regenerated mana overflows the amount will be insignificant, but its different in my case.

For that reason, Im emitting so much mana that Fran mistook it as a disorder. Generally, by no means would she ever imagine that the person in front of her has a mana pool that hundreds of wizards combined couldnt match.

You have no aptitude for magic.

Then, Fran bluntly declares.

Hrm, and yet you can use healing magic

But, she immediately recalls the fact that Ive been using healing magic, and starts brooding with her hand on her chin.

Eh hmm? But how strange youve even used area-type magic with significant mana expenditure

Uh oh. I have to derail this train of thought. Despite the fact that I dont really want my ability to be known by anyone influential, its going to be discovered by a nobles daughter of all people.

Then Fran makes an astonished face like shes realized something, and looks to me. And, with an apologetic expression, she murmurs in a small voice.

It seems Ive somewhat misjudged you. You must be quite the devout believer in god.

Way off.

Did you dedicate yourself to studying twice as hard as others at church?

Ive never even been to a church in the first place. Thats not it.

I thought you to be a man with nothing but obscene thoughts in his head, but that isnt so. For that alone, you have my apology as a daughter of Meirhartz. I am sorry.

How very polite. Let me likewise offer my regrets for causing you to misunderstand. My head is indeed filled with nothing but obscene thoughts.

I cant say that out loud, though.

Well, she did have a misunderstanding, but this is a good one.

If she did find out about my ability, and the matter of my town-wide healing magic came to light Frans from a noble family. For sure, I wouldnt put it past the lord to make me marry this girl because of that.

Shes the type of woman whod shoot a fireball over a little teasing, so then what if it comes to marriage? Id die for certain on our first night.

Looking at Fran being all meek, Im starting to feel a little guilty, but Ill leave this misunderstanding as is. I cant let it change my life.

But if its mana leakage disease, attack magic is impossible to begin with. What shall we do?

Fran mutters. To be honest I dont really need her thanks or anything, but it seems she still intends to keep going.

Fran, the sun has begun to set. Why dont we continue this another day?

But then Sera speaks up to Fran oh yeah, the day is getting late.

Thats true, Sera it cant be helped, let us return for today.

By today, that means therell be a next day too? But Im fine with holding off on the next time until she fixes her habit of firing off attack magic.

Ah, Im giving this magic tool to you. As your emission of mana decreases, so too shall the intensity of the light. Though it may be a hereditary impediment, with a few years of effort, you ought to be able to significantly suppress the amount lost.

Sure.

Addressing me in a tender voice, Fran hands over the crystal. I cant believe it, this almost feels like sympathy. She may have misjudged me, but it feels like Im interacting with a normal girl now.

Even though when I healed her at our first meeting she was such a man-hater that she said I didnt ask you instead of thanking me, now shes displaying concern for me, a man. Maybe she actually has grown?

I get the feeling Seras eyes are sparkling as she observes Fran and me.

Feeling a little down, I return to the hospital. In the end, no more ideas for how to raise Eris healing magic ability came to mind. Its difficult for me to teach her knowledge, and increasing her mana is beyond my financial means.

Even having her amass piety like that saint from the Church of Medine has some drawbacks. Seems like the only approach for these things is to go about it the honest way. Well, Im not okay with Eris going away to train because of that, though.

As Im reflecting on my way back to the hospital,

Eris-san, the evil god, what happens to the evil god after that!?

The saints borrow the power of the Goddess Medine to seal it away. Saints are great individuals that the church used to turn out in great numbers long ago, supposedly.

Who is greater, those saints or Master?

Eh!? Errr, well, thats

Eris and Yuel are reading a book of some kind. I get the impression that Yuel has been giving enthusiastic commentary as Eris opens the book and shows it to her. Come to think of it, Ive hardly ever seen Eris reading books before. I wonder what theyre reading?

Im a bit interested.

Whatcha reading?

Ah, Master, welcome home!

Oh, youre back. Its the Bible of the Church of Medine.

The Bible. So they have something like that too?

This book seems like a made-up fable so I dont care for it that much, but I thought every little bit might help to raise my piety. And it can serve as study material for Yuel-chan as well.

Looks like Eris is diligently exerting herself for the sake of her healing magic. I dont think she needs to go that far, though. Well, the accidental death of her parents is also a factor in making her want to improve her healing magic ability. Maybe it was inevitable.

By the way, Eris, any interest in the beauty contest?

I remembered it when I saw Eris face. If she participates in the beauty contest on the day of the festival, perhaps she could gather something similar to faith. Ill just drop a mention for the time being.

Not at all I did go to see it just once, but standing nearly naked in public? No amount of money in the world could get me to participate in that.

Of course.

Man, now for sure Ive exhausted all my options. Isnt there any other way?

I guess not. Ive made all sorts of utterly ineffective attempts, and in the end Im all out. But theres no way I can abandon my lifestyle of seeing Eris giant tits up close. And its not like Eris said she was leaving for the royal capital right away.

Theres still time. Lets keep trying to come up with other methods.

After dinner, were in the bedroom getting ready to sleep.

Master, amazing, youre amazing! Master is shining!

Since I couldnt come up with any methods no matter how hard I thought, I decided to play with Yuel by showing off the crystal I received from Fran.

This crystal gives off stronger and stronger light the closer it gets to me. Seeing it again, the way it sparkles looks cool.

When I hold the crystal behind my back to create a halo around me, Yuel is delighted. And using it to play catch, it shines brightly every time Yuel tosses it to me, almost as if shes using magic. Shes finding that extremely fun.

I kinda feel like its shining brighter than when Fran gave it to me, but Yuels enjoying it. Even Fran does good things too, occasionally.

What are you doing

But as were playing like that, Eris enters the room with an exasperated expression. Looks like shes done changing her clothes and getting ready to sleep.

We were having a nice time, but oh well. Ill put the crystal away into my item box.

Wait a second.

But then she tells me to stop.

Whats the matter? You wanna play catch too, Eris?

I wonder whats up? Did the sparkling ball stir up her playful side?

Thats not it. That magic tool. Dont tell me

Eris takes the crystal from my hands. Then she starts putting it on the floor, holding it up to the ceiling, carrying it out of the room, and doing other mysterious actions.

Did she want to play after all? If she wants to play then she should just be honest and say so. I fully intend to accompany her whether its childs play or adult play, from playing doctor to unmentionable things.

I knew it the mana concentration in this room is abnormal. Its several levels higher than the holy ground I trained at.

However, she declares that with a serious face. Rather than playing, it seems she was measuring the mana concentration.

Holy ground, thats the place where you went to train in order to increase your mana, Eris?

Yes now that I think about it, your mana capacity is incredible too perhaps the mana given off by your body has collected in this room and turned it into a makeshift holy ground.

Errr, in other words?

It means that the more Im near you, the more my mana capacity will increase come to think of it, it does feel like its a bit higher compared to before. I dont know the cause, and I thought it was just my imagination, but

Holy cow. The size of the increase is probably minor, but if it raised by a noticeable amount over a few months, then after a few years she may even become able to use High Heal.

So then, what about the royal capital?

Theres no need for me to go anymore.

I see. So that means I didnt need to search for a replacement scheme; it was all settled from the beginning?

It woulda been fine for me not to do anything. Even though I worked my ass off coming up with and testing ideas. No, if Fran hadnt given me this crystal, we wouldnt have noticed.

Well, my past hardships arent worth worrying about. Eris isnt going to the royal capital. Lets just accept that result.

Besides, just now Eris was saying that the closer she is to me the better.

If being closer is better, wanna sleep in the same bed?

I wont.

Did she hesitate for a second there? Seems like she hesitated.

Something tells me I should use healing magic as a pretext to push my luck.

Master, I, Ill sleep together with you.

But in a flash, Yuel clings onto me from behind. Well, it is what it is. Yeah, theres no way I can execute the operation to lure Eris into my bed in front of Yuel.

Then, Yuel speaks.

It looks like Ill become able to use magic too.

Youll even be able to use magic, Yuel-san? Certainly, it does appear that your mana will increase from being by my side, and you get along well with Eris and Fran who could both teach you magic.

If you felt like it, you could probably learn to use both healing magic and attack magic within a few years.

Are you gonna become qualified as a melee fighter, a ranged fighter, and a support healer, Yuel-san? And furthermore, your high perception makes you skilled at finding enemies in the dark.

How strong are you going to become? Aintcha gonna end up being the strongest?

Hey, what are you planning to do from now on?

Suddenly, Eris murmurs.

What do you mean?

Look, say for example you move somewhere else, wont that mean I wouldnt be able to raise my mana anymore? I mean, its not right to leave things unfinished and all

I wonder if shes indirectly telling me that shes going to train in the royal capital so I should get out? No, if she was going to tell me to get out she would say it clearly. She shouldnt be at the end of her rope with me yet.

Ah, but now that I think of it, I did peep in on Eris changing clothes a week ago. Nah, I only took a quick glance, but its not impossible that I was discovered.

I-I wasnt particularly planning on leaving, though?

I tentatively speak while observing Eris expression. But Eris immediately turns her back and extinguishes the rooms lamp, diving into bed. Is she actually mad? Going to bed in a huff?

Well its fine then. Sorry for asking you a strange question good night.

Then I hear Eris voice. I cant tell very well from just her voice, but at least she doesnt seem angry. Maybe she was just simply worried about her mana training.

Ready to sleep, Yuel?

Yes, Master.

When we get into bed, for some reason Yuel hugs me tighter than normal. A bit earlier it was like having a hot water bottle so it was just fine, but the current season is a bit toasty. It doesnt bother me that much, but I wonder if I should do something about it?

Master, I want to stay by your side forever.

As soon as I think that, Yuel murmurs softly. Whats with that all of a sudden? No, maybe its not that sudden. I get the feeling shes telling me that comparatively frequently.

Shes probably worried Ill throw her out of bed due to the heat.

Well, the heat isnt that bad. I put my restlessness out of mind and go to sleep.