I Became an Unofficial Healer

After separating from me, Luna asked with sparkling eyes.

“J-Jin-sang! Listen! H-how many times can you u-use that stamina recovery?”

“As many times as I want! I can use it as much as Luna wants.”

“W-wow! Really! Really? F-for real?”

“For real! If you don’t believe me, move around a lot to use up your stamina! I’ll recover it for you as many times as needed!”

“U-um! Th-then I’ll t-try using a t-technique!”

Luna excitedly took a few light steps away, then turned around.

“Phew…”

Then, after exhaling as if taking a deep breath, she gripped her dagger and quietly chanted.

“Moon Rabbit Dance… Dance of the Fire Rabbit…”

While saying this impressive-sounding technique name.

“Flaming Explosion Flash!”

Luna disappeared from my sight.

And then.

Whoooosh!

Slash slash slash slash slash!

Thud thud thud thud thud!

The sound of wind being cut violently followed by the sound of the ground being stomped repeatedly with great force.

The meadow floor was being carved in a circle around a central point.

And I saw something black moving around that center, passing by so quickly it was barely visible.

“Hehk! Hic! Hah… hah… J-Jin…sang…”

“Huh. Huh?!”

I was startled when Luna’s voice suddenly came from beside me, and I turned to look.

Luna was looking at me while breathing heavily, drenched in sweat.

“Huh?! L-Luna? Where were you? Y-you suddenly disappeared…”

“Huh? I was u-using… the t-technique Heack! just now…”

“Technique? Tech…nique. Huh? Then!”

I pointed to the circle of dug-up ground in front of us and asked.

“Was that extremely fast thing passing by just now Luna?”

“U-um… Yes, that’s right.”

Is this real?

The bizarre phenomenon that occurred for 3 seconds after she performed a cool-sounding technique.
Judging from the many traces of the torn-up meadow.

That was Luna moving at an incredibly fast speed around the circle.

So fast that all I could see was the afterimage of color.

“What exactly did you just do? It was too fast to see…”

“J-Jin-sang, Hehk! C-could you please r-recover me first…”

“Ah, yes! Stamina Heeeeeeal!”

I cast the recovery magic with all my heart for Luna who had shown me something amazing.

“Wow! I-it’s true! I u-used a technique but I’m n-not tired! Jin-sang! This is really amazing!”

Luna was so happy to reconfirm her stamina had recovered that she hugged me again.

Squish squish…!

The feeling of her sweat-soaked body is also very nice…!

He-hehe, thank you!

“Ah! S-sorry Jin-sang! I’m all s-sweaty, right?”

Luna, who was hugging me, must have realized she was soaked with sweat, as she immediately let go of me.

“Not at all, it was very nice! Thank you!”

“Yes…? Thank you?”

“That’s just how it is.”

“I-is that so?”

“More importantly, Luna! What was that technique just now? Please tell me!”

Whether it was due to translation or not, that technique with Chinese characters that stimulated my younger self’s “kekeke, Black Flame Dragon” sensibilities.

I really wanted to know about it.

“Oh, th-that! It’s the t-technique the chief taught me that I m-mentioned earlier!”

“You called it the Moon Rabbit Dance, right?”

“Yes! It c-consists of seven different dance m-moves! What I just showed you was the Flaming Explosion Flash, the Dance of the Fire Rabbit!”

“Oh, what a cool name! But how did you move? You were too fast to see.”

“He-hehe! Well, um… A-according to the chief, by m-moving quickly around a circle…”

“Around a circle?”

“It’s n-named that way because the blood spurting in all directions when you cut an enemy in multiple places looks like exploding flames.”

“…That’s a pretty brutal origin.”

“Y-yes… I was really s-surprised when I first heard it too. B-but! This is the o-only one named for brutality!”

“Is that so? By the way, what are the other dances?”

Seeing my curiosity, Luna smiled brightly like a child happy to show off a talent and said.

“Yes! There’s the D-Dance of the Water Rabbit, the Wood Rabbit, the Metal Rabbit, the Earth Rabbit, the Sun Rabbit, and the M-Moon Rabbit!”

Water, Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth, Sun, Moon?

“Do they all attack really fast too?”

“N-no. They all m-move quickly… but some deflect or r-repel enemy attacks… or focus on a s-strong single strike…”

“Ooh, so diverse! That’s really cool!”

“He-hehe. R-really? Thank you…”

Luna scratched her cheek and grinned broadly.

Luna’s face, smiling shyly, was really beautiful.

“B-but… I still get tired after using just o-one technique… hiing.”

Oh, I unintentionally triggered her trauma again.

But the solution is already here!

“It’s okay, Luna! Now you have me!”

I thumped my chest and winked at Luna.

“From now on, whenever Luna uses a technique, I can immediately restore your stamina! If Luna can freely use techniques to hunt monsters, wouldn’t that make you invincible?”

“I can use t-techniques multiple times…!”

Luna’s eyes sparkled brightly, happy to have this fact confirmed again.

“Luna attacks and I recover. It’s perfect! Aren’t we the ultimate combo?”

“U-ultimate combo…! J-Jin-sang! L-listen! Can I t-try using techniques a few more times? Since I c-can keep using them, I w-want to do them all after so long!”

“Of course! My recovery magic can be used many times! Go ahead as much as you want!”

“Yes!”

And every time Luna used a technique called the Moon Rabbit Dance, I cast recovery magic like crazy.

But the techniques were all so fast that I couldn’t figure out how she was moving.

Luna is super fast!

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“J-Jin-sang! Over here! Come quickly!”

“Huff huff! Stamina Heal! Coming!”

Luna, in high spirits after using her techniques extensively, was waving at me from a distance.

After restoring Luna who used techniques to her heart’s content, we decided to head back to the city.

Luna, still excited from using her techniques, would run at a very fast speed, stop briefly to look back at me.

I was basically following such a Luna.

…I’ve become quite fast at running after all that herb gathering.

But compared to Luna, I was a snail.

However, Luna didn’t always run ahead.

“Huff! Huff! J-Jin-sang! P-please.”

“Yes.”

After repeating the run-and-stop cycle about 5 times, Luna got tired and asked me for Stamina Heal.

Luna was more like a cheetah than a rabbit.

The commonality is that while boasting incredible speed, her stamina is equally weak.

“Stamina Heal!”

“Aah, my stamina is recovered… again. Hehe. Jin-sang, you’re really amazing.”

“Right? I’m telling you I’m such an amazing man. Well, I’m terrible at spear techniques and other things though.”

“I-it’s okay! You can p-practice spear techniques! And if J-Jin-sang just keeps healing me… I’ll d-defeat everything to keep Jin-sang safe! W-we’re the u-ultimate combo! For real!”

Luna seemed to really like the words I used.

“Yes, I’m counting on you!”

We returned to the adventurer’s guild with mutual happiness.

“Celine! We’re back!”

“W-we’re back.”

“Welcome back, Mr. Lee Jin-sang, Miss Luna.”

After delivering the slime residue to Celine, we shared one important piece of news.

“Celine, we defeated a King Slime.”

“A King Slime, you say?”

“Yes! It should still be in the meadow, so please have it collected!”

“Is that true, Miss Luna?”

“Yes, yes! I-it’s true! There was a King Slime and we d-defeated it.”

“To think there would be a King Slime in a place with so little ambient mana…”

Um… should I mention that I created the King Slime?

“I understand. I will contact the recovery team to collect it. Once confirmed, I will pay the subjugation reward to Mr. Lee Jin-sang and Miss Luna’s party. Thank you for completing the request.”

Celine didn’t pursue any further questions and smoothly began processing our request.

Well, even if a King Slime suddenly appeared, she probably wouldn’t think we did something to make it appear.

Since I don’t know what might happen, I should keep quiet about creating the King Slime.

“Hey, quack healer. Just now doing slime subjugation?”

While we were thinking about what to do next after completing the request.

That damn elf Samurth spoke to me in a mocking tone.

“After only gathering herbs until now, now that you have a party, you’re finally subjugating slimes? Haha, …no, isn’t that a bit harsh? Are you really okay with this?”

Wait, halfway through he started speaking seriously as if concerned about me.

Damn it! That makes me even more annoyed!

“You’re supposed to start step by step! Luna and I are now the ultimate combo, and we’ll rise in rank quickly!”

“Pfft, right. It’s good to dream big. …Luna.”

“Ah, y-yes! S-Samurth-san…”

“Congratulations on forming a new party. But… don’t forget my advice.”

“Ugh… I-I’m fine! Now I h-have Jin-sang!”

“Hmm, what could that quack healer possibly…”

Samurth stroked his chin and tilted his head,
And Luna closed her eyes tightly and shouted toward such a Samurth.

“J-Jin-sang is n-not a quack! He’s the b-best unofficial healer!”

Luna…!

I was moved by Luna’s shout.

…But she didn’t conscientiously remove the “unofficial” part, Luna.

“Beautiful camaraderie. Well, it’s not my place to say more. Good luck, you two.”

Samurth shrugged his shoulders, turned around, and walked out of the adventurer’s guild.

We’ll do fine without your concern!

“Blelelelele!”

I stuck out my tongue and made a face at Samurth who had already left.