A NEET’s Guide to the Parallel World: Healer, the Strongest Cheat?

Here and now, the game between Patrick and Alice was starting.

"You're starting to do a little bit of that, aren't you?

Alice played out the water magic she was good at.

Patrick, on the other hand, creates a wall of fire that prevents all Alice's magic.

And from the previous Patrick on that look, I could see an unthinkable margin.

"Is that the power of the Spirit, boulder, isn't it?

"It's my power..."

"Pfft... that's what you said, isn't it? Are you regretting your reliance on the Spirit? That's a big decision, isn't it?

Patrick gave Alice a sharp glance without distracting herself.

"It's no use provoking. I don't regret it, and I don't see it as a disgrace. Since then, this power has become extremely difficult until it becomes available. And it's still almost unusable. So I have the certainty that some of me have made an effort to get it. Alice? I can't break this' certainty 'on you."

Then Alice stood up.

"Fine. Now, let me turn that 'certainty' into suspicion. And let me give you another certainty. I'm pretty sure I cheated."

The moment Alice finished saying that, the shield of fire that was on Patrick's front approached Alice.

The fire swoops up, crawling through the ground as if dancing, and straight up to Alice.

"It certainly looks more decent than it did in the meantime. But it's late, isn't it?

Then Alice did not use magic and ran on the ground.

A flame that tracks Alice on the run.

But Alice even ran.

And in that look, I could see room for a smile.

"[Distorted water flow (Aqua inav)]!"

Then, with the chant, a whip of water appeared in Alice's hand.

"I understand your flames! If you can't do it at once, you can prevent it many times. That's all!

Then Alice stopped and looked back.

And toward the fire approaching himself, he slammed the whip of water many times.

Then there is water vapor in front of me, and instantly my vision gets worse.

Each time Alice changed places, extinguished the fire with a whip, and carefully prevented Patrick's magic.

"What do you say, Patrick?! You can easily prevent this skilled magic from happening to me, such as yours?!

Then Sarah appeared directly above Patrick.

And next door was Yui's appearance.

Alice raised a question mark on the spirits who suddenly appeared.

- Are you going to do something?

Alice thought so and stepped up her vigilance.

"Patrick? What are you bringing? Alert is a vengeance."

Sarah said.

"I know. I'm not alarmed. And I don't use Sarah's powers. Only Yui's magic can be used."

"... ok. Then Yui? I asked you, didn't I?

"Yes! I will do my best for the princess!

Then Sarah smiled nicely and disappeared.

"Then Yui, let's go? As practice suggests, in a ratio of 6: 4, merge me with Yui's magic."

"I know! Yui is 4, right?

"Yes."

Then the eyes of the two changed.

"[Rejected Salamander of the Fire Spirit]!

At that moment, a burning magic formation appeared at Patrick's feet.

And Patrick's red flame and Yui's orange flame blew out of Patrick's body and fused over it.

Alice forgot to grin and protruded and chanted her hands as she panicked.

"[Iron Hammer of Water Flow (Divolu Room)]!"

Alice exercises advanced magic to match the magnitude of Patrick's magic.

The advanced magic used by Alice is called the "Hammer Series," a basic magic in advanced magic.

The Fire Hammer is famous for its fire attributes.

"I'm surprised! You already used that dense magic, didn't you?

"You're still saving."

But as it stands, this was Patrick's best shot.

Yui's flames contain magic suitable for fusion.

Supporting hosts and encouraging magical stability.

That's why Sarah chose Yui as Patrick's Spirit.

Using Yui's magic power as an axis, he combines two magic powers, fusing a total of three magic powers.

And I'm trying to get Patrick to master The Blue Flame.

But as it stands, it hasn't gotten that far.

"Yui, let's go!

"No problem!

The moment they confirmed their intentions, the flames burning in two colors, red and orange, increased in intensity and erupted.

Then he turns to Alice and presses her.

Alice manipulated a giant ball of water that appeared overhead, and hung it on the looming "flock of flames," releasing it.

"The water is up there in the first place! Fire is put out by water!

"To the inert water magic, this fire cannot be put out!

"Ma!"

- Inertia is rude!

All I'm saying is, Alice pulled her face apart.

In the middle of the field, colliding fire and water.

There are no small craftsmen in this battle.

Only pure force comparison.

And this determines wins and loses.

Alice sends magic to the water balls as she steps on.

But by contrast, Patrick was not so pressed.

Instead, how can we move the fire to beat Alice's magic without using any more magic? That's what I was even thinking.

"Still haven't changed from before, have you?!

This is a strength.

Alice knows.

That you can't beat Patrick with this.

Alice also encouraged special training in magic every day for the Representation Decision.

There was also the cooperation of my companion and best friend, Cat Elle, who had steadily gained strength.

But Patrick, who lived in the Spirit, was further above Alice's expectations.

I've been thinking about and working out magical stability and efficient magic distribution from the last hit to today.

But it didn't work for Patrick.

Then Patrick's two-colored flame enveloped Alice's giant water polo.

And gradually, water balloons contract as they emit water vapor.

"Alice... I'm sorry, but I win"

Alice looked sadly at her own magic as it disappeared.

"Phew... sounds like it. But... I can't help it."

Gradually, at a moment when Alice's magic disappears, the two talk to each other.

While Patrick was a prince, he was a jerk.

And as he concealed his weakness, his vanity, and his eyes upon him from his superiors, were abusive.

Frequently beaten and kicked, but still, Patrick didn't just throw away his dust as a prince and asked for strength.

No one spoke to Patrick like that.

- Except Alice Cresta.

Once upon a time, the Cresta family, expelled from the Razhausen family, lost their place as royalty and started over as a single nobleman.

It is no exaggeration to say that, as a result of the authentic efforts of his ancestors, Cresta, given the title by the king of a certain country and duke, now possesses so great a power as to snuggle the royal family of the countryside, Razhausen.

And Alice couldn't forgive Razhausen for falling into a small country while keeping her own Cresta out in the past.

And most importantly, Patrick couldn't forgive me.

But at the same time, I can tell you that I hoped Patrick would be stronger than anyone else.

Bad mouth is born.

But most importantly, Alice is the only one who was talking to Patrick.

- Not until Nito shows up at this college.

"Alice...... thanks. I'd like to thank Alice."

"Hmm? What, suddenly? It's creepy, isn't it?

Alice was smiling thinly as she said so.

"You inspired me. Remember your remorse, you let me stay. So... I appreciate it."

"Phew... you say strange things? I just couldn't stand to see you, prince but impudent!

That's when Alice's magic disappeared.

Then Patrick's flame approached Alice, staring at her as if she were a willing snake.

"Alice... come on, surrender..."

Then they stared at each other for a while.

And...

"... you don't have specifications. But there's going to be another school match next year. I still have a chance... right... this time, I'm losing."

Then Alice raised her hand.

"- Me, Alice Cresta, admit to losing!

At that moment, Patrick's flames became particles and danced through the universe, and scattered.

And cheers roll from the venue.

Everyone was excited about the battle of the high level Wizard.

- "" Winner! Patrick Razhausen!

Dropped off by a big cheer, the two of them leave the venue behind.

And Patrick went to the semifinals.

- The other guy is Nem.

And either side can make it to the finals.

But I'm the one who wins.

There was fire in Patrick's eyes when he said the game had just ended.

▽

It was the principal who showed up in front of Patrick after the venue.

- It was Sabrina Kidman.

This place runs from the venue to the holding room, a private passage.

It also looks like a small tunnel.

And the area was dim, limp and chilly, and the voice sounded good.

"That was brilliant, Mr. Patrick. But... you know what I mean? Why am I here?

From his faceless expression, Patrick slowly clouded his expression.

But Patrick can't even think about it.

"Spirit magic is the power created by Adams to erase the abyss of this world. The power is great, and the power is mighty, right? Depending on how you use it, you can be a threat to the world."

At this point, Patrick realized Sabrina's purpose.

"Well... I am"

Then a small fire burned up next to Patrick, where Sarah appeared.

And Sabrina took a serious look at the Spirit King who appeared.

"... she's the Spirit King, isn't she?

Patrick was surprised by the words and panicked in his heart.

- How does the principal know about Sarah?

There was a glimmer of sweat on Patrick's forehead.

Then Sabrina did not change her expression and sighed, she continued.

"At the time you enter the room without permission, you are inherently expelled! And bringing up the Prohibition is also a good reason to fall under it! Besides the Spirit King..."

Then Sabrina sighed loudly again, as she spoke to herself, to make things easier.

"But let me ask you nothing about this one! It's forbidden to speak out! I'm having trouble getting“ him ”to leave this college right now... okay? Please make this clear already!

Patrick was ready to leave school as he listened.

But as a result, I was surprised that I didn't ask, and I couldn't keep up with the situation and was confused.

And who does “he” mean?

But if you know what I mean, there's only nito.

"Did Nito say something?

"What do you think? You can ask the person if you want to know. But I had no idea you, the prince, were so stupid. You didn't think I was gonna put mud on your father's face, did you?

"I just..."

"If you're a prince, I'd like you to have more of that awareness. You are the prince of a nation. You're next in line for Arnold, Razhausen's king?

Patrick couldn't say anything back.

Then Sarah, who I saw, snaps her mouth.

"I don't know who, but can you stop fooling Patrick any more?

Then I didn't think the Spirit would speak out - and Sabrina, who just gives me the look of it.

"This is about students and teachers."

"Really? Though it just seems like a personal affair to me? Besides, when Patrick made the spiritual pact with me, it was all decided from the beginning, wasn't it? I mean, this is Adams' will. That's not how you can do it."

Then Sabrina picked her nose and hid her anger, as if she had been broken pride.

And with his mouth shut, he stares straight into Sarah's eyes.

"Hmm... I got licked too, right? I was a principal until I made myself clear, right? I can't believe the Spirit made a fool out of it..."

It was when Sabrina said so.

There was a blue fire in Sarah's eyes, and a blue fire erupted out of her body as well.

And, as if to capture and not let them escape, that surrounded Sabrina.

"When the Spirit?... Lady? Am I mistaken?

Then Sabrina pulled her face together.

"Mistake?! Phew...... you know what happens when the Spirit does harm to people?!

"After all, you don't seem to understand anything, do you? Adams, who was a human race, forbade us spirits to do harm to men. But that's just teaching, isn't it? And the Spirit, who hath established a subordinate relationship with it, hath not obeyed his code? Just obey the will of the contractor and kill the other!

Then Sabrina noticed her misperception there.

There is a public perception that spirits are things that do no harm to people, no matter what they do.

But it wasn't.

Sabrina was frightened, trembling with her lips squeezed.

"Sarah, no more -"

But that's when Patrick blocked Sarah.

Then Sarah's blue flame shrunk and returned to Sarah.

"Doctor... I'm sorry. I just wanted power."

Patrick's words had reflection, and grief.

"Being a prince, I... couldn't even use magic on Locke. Basic magic can't even be used well, advanced magic is unstable. It's been over two years since I've been here, and I haven't grown up... so I can't face my father... that's what I thought."

Hearing Patrick speak so, Sabrina's expression becomes more serene than it was earlier.

Sabrina is never a bad teacher.

But as head of the college, you can't just say things that are familiar to you.

"Doctor, that's all I promise you. I'm not like Nito."

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"And Nito too...... you should realize someday. That's not who he is. That guy was abusive. He helped me, and he really, really pissed me off from there. You cooperated so that I could look back. So no... he's companion, and then, he's just a little too emotional. So sooner or later..."

Then Patrick bites his lips there and closes his mouth.

"Sorry...... excuse me"

And I didn't say ahead, and when I lowered my head gently to Sabrina, I walked away quietly from the spot

Sabrina stood still, as she had been thinking about something for a while.

But when he gave a complex, harsh look, he quietly disappeared into the back of the aisle.

And in that passage, the sound of a Sabrina shoe called Kotsunkotsun was echoed.

Sounds gradually disappear, and when you realize it, there's nobody there.

The wind blowing towards the venue just sounds in the aisle and creates discord.

Loneliness... and uncut...

It seemed as if it represented something that lay ahead.