It Wasn’t Healing, It Was Training Magic

The one with a head full of blood.

Red Fang Akasha.

The terrifying monster that comes when you don’t stop crying, and so on.

These are various epithets that will be attached to the girl in the near future.
In the original story, she was the character the protagonists dreaded the most, and they were busy avoiding her when they encountered her on the battlefield.

She couldn’t be reasoned with through dialogue.
And if they fought, she wouldn’t die, only increasing the damage,
making her a very troublesome enemy.

“What’s your name, by any chance?”
“Akasha… it is.”

I checked just in case,
and not only her appearance but even her name matched.

This confirms it.
This girl will grow up to become a commander in the Demon King’s army that will destroy humanity in the future.

“…Ugh… it hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts…”

However, such a being is now begging, consumed by pain.
It’s pitiful to see.
She looks so withered that she seems like a pitiful candle that might go out at any moment.

‘If I leave her like this…’

The future where she becomes a commander might not come.
Such a thought crossed my mind.

Especially since she contributed to the death of my favorite character, I would be glad if she exited the stage like this.
However, what makes me hesitate is.

‘I haven’t done my daily one yet…!’

I haven’t used magic even once today.
I was in a hurry and preoccupied with rushing to the Holy Land of Marleon.

And, look at the current situation.
How well-prepared a meal is this.

That skin covered in blood clots and scabs.
It’s an ugly sight to behold.

But!
The catharsis of seeing the skin melt away and become clean through healing magic.

Just thinking about it makes my heart race.
Every place my hand touches would be wiped clean.

Can I resist this?

This is like a feel-good video you might see on YouTube,
it might even rank first among such scenes.

‘Should I do one? Should I do it? Should I just go for it?’

“Heal-!”

I went for it.
I succumbed to instinct rather than rational judgment.

“Huh… it doesn’t hurt!”

As the healing magic enveloped the girl’s entire body, changes appeared quickly.
The bumpy skin became smooth.
Like the white flesh of a fish.

Moreover, vitality surged.
Her face brightened up and a smile bloomed.
Seeing that, I even thought I did well.
‘Thanks to that, I feel refreshed too.’
Looking at the result, it was more thrilling than expected.
It felt like releasing a long-held urge.
Being able to use magic is really great!
If the girl’s body hadn’t been perfectly healed, I would have wanted to use it one more time.
However, checking again, it was perfectly healed, so there was no need for that.

One curious point though, was that the thorn tattoo that had been her symbol had disappeared.

‘…I guess it’s okay for it to disappear?’

I think it’s fine since she’s not in pain anymore.

“Th-thank you!”
“Yeah, yeah.”

In response to the shy girl’s gratitude, my hand naturally moved towards her head.
I gently stroked it.
The main reason was that I wanted to touch the fox ears that moved according to her emotions.

“Are you perhaps, God?”
“God?”
“Yes! I prayed to God, and I really got better! So God really exists after all. Wow…”

The girl’s question with her eyes twinkling.
I was at a loss for how to answer.
I could tell her honestly, but for a moment, I felt the desire not to destroy her innocence.

“No… I’m just…”

Nevertheless, I decided to tell her honestly.
If a misunderstanding arose here, I don’t know what trouble I might face.
As I was slowly explaining,

“Hey, you there, young master? What are you doing here?”

Three rough-looking women approached.
Each had a knife in hand, their bodies were covered in scars, and their heads were shaved bald.

‘Robbers…?’

My suspicion didn’t last long.
They spoke with an arrogant attitude.

“This is our territory, who said you could walk around here?”
“That’s right! That’s right! Don’t you know that when passing through here, women pay money and men have to give it up once?”
“Don’t worry, young master. We’re good at swaying our hips, you know. Slurp.”

Unpleasant gazes scan my entire body.
Even if they’re biologically female, their lustful gazes were disgusting.

“Hey, where do you think you’re going?”
“You should do something nice before you go, right?”

As I slowly moved my feet backward, they surrounded me.
And as they raised their knives, it seemed there was nowhere left to run.

“Grrrr!!”

The girl, Akasha, raised her tail and was on guard.
She bared her teeth and extended her claws to threaten them,
but the robbers sneered as if she was ridiculous.

“Hahaha, what’s with this little brat.”
“This bitch is a beastkin. And it’s a fox beastkin, known to be the fiercest. If we sell her, she’ll fetch a damn high price, fuck, our luck is insanely good today. We can fuck the man and sell the brat. It’s fucking sweet.”
“Grrrr!!”

Even amidst the sneers, Akasha didn’t back down.
Rather, she arched her back, raised her tail, and raised her claws even higher.
She seemed determined not to retreat even if it meant death.

‘I guess what’s expected is expected.’

No matter how young she looks,
Akasha is Akasha.
The crazy bitch with a head full of blood.
The girl who will become a commander in the future Demon King’s army.

I conveyed a word of encouragement.

“Akasha, you are strong.”

Not just anyone can become a commander in the Demon King’s army.
On battlefields where mountains split and castle walls crumble.
They are beings who show overwhelming skills in hell where thousands and tens of thousands die.

“They’re nothing to you. Don’t be scared.”

Backwater robbers who would be powerless on such battlefields.
They should be nothing to Akasha.

“What’s this crazy bastard saying? Has he got heatstroke?”
“No, it’s rather exciting. The more they’re like this, the more satisfying it is to make them submit. Let’s cut their tendons and tie them up…”

The robbers, their faces flushing red and blue, rushed in.

At that moment.

Swish—!

“Aah—!”
“Fuck!”

Akasha’s claws slashed across them.
Their limbs were cut off helplessly and their hearts were pierced.

It really happened in an instant.
From the robbers falling to the ground to Akasha smiling brightly and looking at me.

“Hehehe, are you okay, God?”
“Mmm…”

I slowly nodded to her worried question.

“Heal—!”

It was truly a warm light.
As Zick’s hand touched Akasha,
the pain that felt like her whole body was being slashed with knives melted away like a lie.

And the smooth skin visible on both arms.
The monstrous appearance had disappeared.

“Huh… it doesn’t hurt!”

She couldn’t believe it.
The pain that had tormented her entire body for a long time disappeared in an instant.

Akasha realized then.
What had just happened to her was a miracle.
It was the grace of God that her mother had always spoken about.

She said that if you earnestly wish to God, He will grant it.
That’s why you should live honestly.
Although she had parted with her mother and come alone to the Holy Land of Marleon.

She had really met God here!

After conveying her thanks, Akasha innocently asked what she was curious about.

“Are you perhaps, God?”
“God?”
“Yes! I prayed to God, and I really got better! So God really exists after all. Wow…”

She had never seen a man use magic in her life.
So she was actually going to ask to be taken to a place where healing magic could be used.
But the miracle shown despite being in a man’s body.

This must be possible only because he is God.
Was Akasha’s guess correct?
Zick smiled.

And just as he was about to open his mouth.

“This is our territory, who said you could walk around here?”

Uninvited guests appeared.
Akasha was annoyed.
Who were these guys to interfere?
And their vulgar gazes and tone towards God also annoyed her.

“Grrrr!”

Honestly, she was anxious.
She raised her tail and was on guard, but she was just a youngster.
She was still a young beastkin girl who hadn’t awakened her tribe’s power.

Especially during the time she was suffering from pain.
When she was persecuted and treated as dirty everywhere.
When she remembered herself who couldn’t do anything, she lacked confidence.

Could she really protect God from those guys?
Fear filled her heart.
She tried her best not to show it, but she couldn’t stop her body from trembling.

That’s when it happened.

“Akasha, you are strong. They’re nothing to you. Don’t be scared.”

She heard God’s voice.

Then suddenly, strength began to surge in her body.
Strength she didn’t have before overflowed in her body, and she felt confident that she could tear apart the guys right in front of her.

And as she surrendered her body to that power,

Swish—

The world turned red.
She was able to deliver divine punishment to those who had looked at God in a dirty way.

“Hehehe.”

A smile naturally formed.

“Are you okay, God?”
“Yeah.”

Fortunately, God seemed happy too.

After committing a great deal of slaughter, we quickly left the scene.
Even if it’s a fantasy world,
we can’t walk around proudly after committing murder.
I decided to use all the money I had to wash Akasha and buy her new clothes.
I couldn’t leave behind a blood-covered kid half my size.
However, there was one problem.
“God! Thank you for the clothes. It’s the first gift I’ve ever received.”
After buying and dressing her in new clothes.
“It’s delicious!! This is the most delicious food I’ve ever had in my life. Thank you so much, God!”
Even when eating food.
No matter what we do.
“God!”
“God!”
“God!!”
She calls me ‘God’.
It’s good that ‘Red Fang Akasha’ follows me well, but.
“God? What blasphemous words are these?”
Gazes from around us started to gather one by one.
At first, I was too busy dealing with the aftermath of the incident to pay attention.
This Holy Land, Marleon, is the stronghold of a monotheistic religious order.
As such, words related to God are a sensitive topic.
At this rate, I don’t know what might happen if we’re caught by heresy inquisitors.
“Akasha, I’m not the God you believe in.”
So I took this opportunity to explain clearly.
That I’m just an ordinary human and only used healing magic.
But.
“Then… are you God incarnated in a human body? Wow!”
It seems early education might be necessary.