I Became an Unofficial Healer

“Luna! I just had a brilliant idea!”

“Huh? What, what is it?”

“Hehe, well…”

I stretched my hand toward the ground and shouted.

“Stamina Heal Circle!”

Woooong!

A circle of pale green light appeared, emanating from the ground.

“Wow! J-Jin-sang, what is this?”

Luna blinked her eyes at the suddenly appearing heal circle.

I love this reaction.

“This is what’s called a Heal Circle. If you step inside it, you can recover your stamina.”

“R-really?”

“Yes! Don’t you trust me?”

“N-no! I, I trust you! I trust what Jin-sang says!”

“Then try using one technique and step on it.”

“O-okay!”

Luna used the technique called Dance of the Fire Rabbit right in front of me.

“Heck! Heck!”

As expected, Luna gets tired after using just one technique.

I pointed at the heal circle and said to her:

“Luna, come on! Quickly, step on it!”

“O-okay!”

Luna walked over to the heal circle with heavy steps.

As soon as she entered, her ears perked up and her eyes widened.

“Wow, wooow! I-I’m not tired at all! My stamina is recovered!”

“Heh, the effect is killer, right?”

“Y-yes! The ef-effect is killer! For real!”

Luna seems to like “for real.”

Seeing her use it often makes me feel good about teaching her the expression.

“Now let’s begin our operation!”

“O-operation?”

“Yes! Luna, you keep standing there, and when goblins come, you immediately run to take them down, then come back here.”

“I-I see! But, h-how do we call the goblins?”

“Hmm… is there any sound that goblins like?”

“Oh, how about, how about we shout?”

“Shout? That’s a good idea!”

If we scream, the goblins might think prey or game is in danger and come running.

“Then I’ll try shouting! Hmmmm…”

Recalling the memory of being absorbed by the King Slime… I shouted with all my might.

“KYAAAAAAAAAH!”

“Uwah!”

Ah, my throat hurts.

“Heal…”

After shouting so loudly at once, I cast Heal on my slightly hoarse throat and looked at Luna.

“Ah…”

“Uh, uhhh…”

My voice must have been louder than I thought, as Luna was covering her ears.

“S-sorry.”

“N-no. It’s okay. Jin-sang has a b-big voice.”

“…But no goblins are coming.”

“Y-yeah.”

Hmm, is it because I’m not a woman?

“Luna, why don’t you try screaming this time?”

“M-me?”

“Yes! Who knows? They might respond to a woman’s voice.”

“O-okay. I’ll try! Hmmmm… Ky-kyaaaaaaah!”

Luna screamed with a slightly quieter voice than mine.

And then.

-Keruck?

-Kekek!

Not long after, three goblins appeared.

These, these jerks!

Gender-discriminating goblins!

Not a single one came when I screamed!

Stop gender discrimination!

“Th-they’re here, Luna!”

“Y-yes! They really came…”

“Luna! Go! Ah, but leave one for me!”

“Okay!”

Tadak!

Luna stomped on the ground and instantly moved to the vicinity of the goblins.

Sha-shak!

-Kueek!

-Kyahak!

Blood spurted from the necks of two goblins as they collapsed with a thud.

“Heck! Heck! Phew.”

And somehow Luna was already back at the Stamina Heal Circle, recovering her energy.

“As expected, Luna, you’re amazing!”

“Hehe, th-thank you.”

-Keruck!?

Meanwhile, the remaining goblin was bewildered after seeing its companions perish.

…Now’s my chance.

“URYAAAAAAAH!”

“Ah, J-Jin-sang!”

I grabbed the spear on my back with both hands and rushed toward the goblin.

-Keyak!?

The goblin was startled by my thunderous war cry on top of its comrades’ deaths.

While it was still surprised, I ran hard and approached the goblin.

Put strength in my legs!

Twist my waist!

Adding a rotation…

THRUUUUUUST!

I applied what I learned from Luna and thrust my spear toward the goblin’s solar plexus.

Squish!

-Kuhup!

I felt the sensation of piercing flesh through the spear.

Ugh!

Something!

Kinda gross!

My body tensed at the vivid feeling of piercing living flesh.

But I couldn’t stop here.

Twist it violentlyyyyyyy!

“Uryaaak!”

Jiggle-jiggle-jiggle

-Krgakge! Gehek!

I twisted the spear left and right, digging deeper into the wound I had made.

The solar plexus is a critical weak point.

With it pierced and further gouged, not only would the pain be extreme, but the lungs would also fail to function properly.

With a clang, the goblin dropped the club it was holding and moved its trembling hands to the pierced solar plexus.

-Ke, keruck…!

The goblin soon collapsed backward with a thud.

Oh, ohhh!

I defeated a goblin…

Filled with joy, bewilderment, and tension at my first goblin kill, I loosened my grip on the spear.

The spear that was stuck in the goblin was lifted up as it fell, and…

Whack!

“Ack!”

I got hit in the chin.

That hurts!

“Ah, J-Jin-sang! Are y-you okay!”

Luna quickly rushed to my side to check on me.

“I’m f-fine. H-heal!”

The pain subsided immediately as I used the recovery magic.

But.

Ah… how embarrassing.

The shame in my heart of showing such an unseemly appearance in front of Luna, without properly finishing the job, wasn’t erased.

-Pfft.

Even Miriana-noona in my mind seemed to be laughing at me.

“That was a pathetic finish.”

“N-no! Jin-sang is k-killing a goblin for the first time, right?”

“Yes.”

“Th-then you did w-well! Some adventurers who k-kill living beings for the first time get sc-scared and can’t do it! You took it down right away, so you did really well!”

“Oh, really?”

“Y-yes!”

Hearing Luna’s praise, my embarrassed feelings recovered instantly.

“Wow! I guess I have talent. Hahaha! Well, it’s embarrassing that I let go because I was nervous for my first time… but that’s because it was my first time!”

“R-right! Because it was your first time! Jin-sang c-can do better!”

“Yes! I’ll keep improving! Let’s become an even better ultimate combo!”

“Y-yes! Ultimate combo!”

Ah, I need to retrieve my spear.

“Just a moment, Luna. I’ll get my spear back.”

“Okay!”

I approached the fallen goblin corpse and gripped the spear with one hand, trying to pull it out.

“Heup! …Huh?”

Huh?

Why isn’t it coming out?

Ah.

I twisted it a lot, so it went in deep.

Then with both hands.

“Heup! …Huh?”

“J-Jin-sang, what’s wrong?”

“Uh, n-nothing! Just a moment! …Hnnnnng!”

Why won’t it come out!

“Um… J-Jin-sang, let me pull it out for…”

“Luna, don’t interfere!”

“Hyeeek! O-okay! S-sorry!”

“No, no! No need to apologize! It’s just that this is a matter of a man’s pri…”

Pop!

While speaking to Luna with force, the spear came out.

“Ah.”

Crash-bang!

I fell backward, hitting my head on the ground.

“Aack!”

That hurts!

“J-Jin-sang!”

“H-heal!”

I immediately used Heal to treat my head, and like my chin, the pain subsided instantly.

“…”

As I got up silently, there was no excitement in my heart.

Just.

A lot of embarrassment remained.

“Luna.”

“Y-yes! J-Jin-sang, are you o…”

“From now on… I’ll put a lot of effort into muscle training too.”

So that this kind of thing doesn’t happen again.

“G-go for it! I’ll h-help you too!”

“Thank you.”

Luna’s kindness makes me want to cry.

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After that.

Luna and I defeated 15 more goblins.

Since the quest required killing 20 goblins, we had met the subjugation quota.

We packed the spoils—weapons dropped by goblins and goblin ears—into our backpacks and were heading back to the city.

Cutting off the ears was a bit gross, but Luna was used to it and did it very skillfully.

For reference, the ears I cut were all ragged compared to Luna’s.

I really need to put more effort into muscle training.

While walking, I had another brilliant idea.

“Ah, Luna.”

“What is it, Jin-sang?”

“I’ve had another brilliant idea! A really good method for us to become the ultimate combo!”

“R-really? What is it?”

“You know the Heal Circle I showed you? It’s convenient, but there’s a limitation on movement which makes it inconvenient. If I make the range too wide, enemies might also recover. Plus, since you move so quickly, it might be hard for you to return to the Heal Circle when you get tired after using a big technique.”

“Y-yes. But I-I’ll try harder!”

“No, you don’t need to try harder… there’s an even better way.”

I put down my backpack, grinned, and said:

“I’ll ride on your back!”

“Huh? You’ll r-ride on my back, Jin-sang?”

“Yes! It might look a bit weird, but I can continuously recover your stamina from your back, and you can keep using techniques, don’t you think?”

The so-called Rabbit and Shell Formation!

Besides, Luna is a C-rank adventurer, so carrying me while moving shouldn’t be a problem.

…Considering she completely overwhelmed me in arm wrestling.

“Let’s try it!”

“O-okay!”

Swept up in my enthusiasm, Luna crouched down, and I immediately clung to her.

I wrapped my legs around Luna’s waist and held her shoulders with my arms.

Ah, Luna smells nice…

“Um… it’s awkward for me to ask after already getting on, but am I not too heavy?”

“Huh? N-no, it’s fine!”

Luna stood up effortlessly.

As expected of Luna!

C-rank isn’t just for show!

“Then Luna! Try using any technique like this! I’ll use Stamina Heal right away!”

“O-okay! Got it! Then…”

Luna took out her dagger again and assumed a stance.

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

And Luna used her technique.

“Flaming Explosion Flash!”

Swoosh!

“Oh.”

The next moment.

I was flying through the air.

Huh?

“J-Jin-saaaaaaaaang!”

I heard Luna’s voice from far away.

Huh?

Crash-bang!

“Kuhek!”