It was the second time that I was visiting this town.
There were a lot of people walking down the road, but I shouldnât drop my speed.
Like Rose said, I needed to get used to running around people.
Nevertheless, Iâll probably get a lot of stares from others while running around town and carrying Bluerin on my shoulders.
Normally, the people in town should be scared of Bluerin because heâs a monster. Yet for some reason, instead of being afraid, they seemed to be giving an âagain huhâ look every time they saw me.
âI wonder why weâre not causing a commotion. Right, Bluerin?â
To the others, my appearance should be strange. After all, Iâm wearing a weird training vest and sitting on top of me was a big bear.
If it was me, I would definitely report this.
Although Iâm conscious of the fact that Iâm calling myself strange.
âWell, I guess itâs better if thereâs no commotion. That way, I can concentrate.â
The town was quite large⌠Iâve been here once before, yet I canât help but run on the main street where people live rather than in the alleyways. The reason was that in case I got lost, I could use the large castle as a landmark to guide me.
Nevertheless, there were a lot of shops here. A lot of the fruits that I fed to Bluerin in the morning were being sold here, I wonder if theyâre a specialty here. Iâll ask Tong afterwards to see.
âHey.â
The last time I passed here I only took a few side glances but this time I noticed a fragrant smell in the air.
I peeked inside the street stall while I was running; they were selling peculiar-shaped food inside and they were much different in shape compared to food in my former world.
âHaa⌠Haa⌠Wa⌠itâŚâ
At any rate, what was going on?
For some time now, Iâve been hearing a voice. It seemed like it was gradually getting closer to me, it appears weâre separated at a distance. It might be because Iâm running but still, it was odd for someone to approach me.
Is someone trying to call out to me?
Having my doubts, I took a look behindâ
â⌠Geho⌠Haa⌠Haa⌠Wait, you thereâŚâ
Separated by 10 meters, there was a slender male who collapsed due to using up all his strength.
I was dumbfounded at the sight in front of me but Bluerinâs cry helped me return to my senses. I went up to meet the other party halfway.
Putting Bluerin down for a moment, I placed the palm of my hand on the manâs back and poured healing magic into him.\nâAre, are you okayâŚâŚ?â
âCough⌠Finally⌠You noticedâŚâ
This person seemed to want something from me.
While using healing magic, I raised my body up.
The thin man who had a pale face showed an apologetic expression and raised his body as well.
He had blonde hair and was fairly handsome. However, he seemed to have a very unfortunate look from the shadow of his appearance.
It seemed like he was still feeling unwell, we should return to the main street for now. From there, I found a wooden box for him to sit on.
âHow are you feeling?â
âNo, itâs just⌠SorryâŚâ
âI donât particularly mind. You have some business with me?â
He seemed to have settled down a lot, a lot of vigor had returned to his face. The man, feeling embarrassed, scratched his head with his hand.
âWell~, looks like I ended up being greeted by my kouhai.â
âKouhai you sayâŚâ
âHuh? You didnât hear it from leader-san?â
Kouhai? The only senpais that came to mind in the Rescue Squad after entering this world were Tong and them.
That scary bunch werenât suited to be called senpai though.
If that was so, this person isâŚâŚ Ah.
âYouâre a healing magician apart from me and leader!â
âHahaha, leader-san. It seems like she didnât explain much about us. Well then, I should introduce myself. Iâm a Rescue Squad member, Olga Fleur, by the way Iâm 23 years old. Iâd be happy if you just call me Olga without reserve.â
âMy name is Usato. I recently joined the Rescue Squad. I look forward to working with you, Olga-san.â
This person could use healing magic just like me.
From what Rose told me, this person wouldnât be in charge of the front lines but rather be supporting from the back.
âSorry, Iâm disturbing you while youâre training. I walked here to buy pharmaceutical drugs when suddenly I spotted a Rescue Squad member carrying a Blue Grizzly cub on their backâŚ.. Whatâs more, it was a face I didnât recognize. Thatâs why I thought it might be that newcomer that I heard about from before.â
âI see, so thatâs how it is⌠Nn? How do you know Iâm someone in the Rescue Squad?â\nBeing able to see that I was a strange person carrying a bear was understandable, however, that shouldnât give any hints to my relations with the Rescue Squad.
How did they know?
âHahaha, thatâs because of the clothes youâre wearing. This training uniform is special because only the Rescue Squad members are permitted to wear it. On the uniform, there should be a green embroidery on it right?â
âEh? âŚâŚ Ah, yeah there is one.â
A green flower was sown on the trousers near my thighs.
Iâve never really thought much about it but it seemed that Olga-san was able to tell I was part of the Rescue Squad because of this.
âIncidentally, around this area is where Tong and the others usually run. The townspeople are quite used to it now.â
âI see, thatâs why they arenât too astonished when they see me and BluerinâŚâ
âAlthough I would be eaten if I tried bringing along a Blue Grizzly cub with me⌠Hahaha.â
I ran this much in town already and I wondered why someone carrying a bear wasnât having much impact. Well well, the mystery is solved now.
Bluerin was looking at me while I was making a strange expression. I gently petted him, and then I looked towards Olgaâs direction.
He was showing a smile towards me and then he opened his mouth,
âEven so, itâs really surprising. To be able to go along with leader-sanâs grueling training that is. We couldnât accompany it at all you know.â
âNo no, Iâm desperate too thatâs why⌠Nn? âWeâ, meaning, youâre referring to the⌠other person who can use healing magic right?
âThatâs right, itâs my imouto thatâs 5 years younger than me. Instead of participating in the training, weâre running a clinic.â
It was a pair of siblings that were able to use healing magic huh. Oneâs aptitude for magic seemed to run close in the family.
âOoh, brother and sister is itâŚâ
âBut itâs not like weâre not in the Rescue Squad anymore. Whenever an emergency arises, we return to the leader-sanâs side and treat the injured.â
I see now, in exchange for not participating in the training, they helped with diagnosis and treatment around town. When a war happens, their role was to heal allies in the rear. It looked like this person had thought out various things already.
However, Olga-san should be a healing magician just like me. Why was he unable to heal himself when he was chasing after me?
âOlga-san, could it be that you canât heal your own body?â
âAh, about that, healing myself has never been my strong point. Conversely, healing others is my specialty. Even so, my body being weak is the reason why leader-sanâs training isnât suited for me⌠Itâs a different reason for my sister, however.â
âSo thatâs the caseâŚâ
There seemed to be individual differences between what could be done with magic and what couldnât be done.\n\nHe wasnât a healing magician like me who was a specialty type, but rather a well-balanced type. Actually, I had no complaints about the effects of the healing magic he casted on me.
I was still only in my twenties, but I felt a little moved.
While sitting on the wooden box that Usato-kun prepared for me, I looked up towards the sky.
âIt seems youâve finally found it leader-san⌠You wonât be deployed on the battlefield just by yourself next time you know.â
âOnii-chaââân.â
It appears my imouto has come.
Regardless of how worried you are, there was no need to show such a frantic expressionâŚâŚ Truly, such a troublesome imouto.
âOnii-chan! Youâve been out by yourself for the entire day, do you want to die!?â
âIâm not that weak of a person you know!?â
âEh? But, itâs onii-chan after all.â
What was with that way of talkingâŚ? Naturally treating my existence like it was weak⌠Wasnât that cruel?
No no, I shouldnât pay too much attention to it. I should talk to my cute imouto about the recent encounter I just had.
âLeaving that aside, I met an interesting child today you know.â
âYeah?â
âYou should try meeting them once too.â
From now on, there will surely be interesting things in store to look forward to.
Shiru: I noticed some of my tenses were off at times so I went back to earlier chapters (1-6) to scan for all of them but gave up half-way due to lack of time. Majority of people would hardly notice them so⌠instead, Iâll be more cautious of them from now on.
Also, I think most people know what these terms mean since reading Web Novels is quite niche⌠but in case you donât know:
Kouhai â Junior
Imouto â Little sister
Onii-chan â Big brother
*There can be various different forms and such, blah blahâŚ
I will try to stick to certain indigenous terms to not break the immersion. Certain Japanese terms just canât be accurately conveyed in the same meaning in English. :c