The interior of the helicopter that was flying inland along the coast was completely silent.
For some reason, the atmosphere was one where everyone was afraid to speak.
Still, there was no way they could just sit there and withstand that unnatural silence.
"...Despite this happening to my own body... Even now I still find this hard to believe."
The one who started muttering to himself was Isori.
"...What the heck just happened? What did he do to achieve such a result?"
Not directed towards anyone in particular, the other person who expressed his own bemusement was Kirihara, the other person in question.
"Why not simply see all of that as a hallucination. That might be more persuasive."
"But, that wasn't a hallucination. I almost died, your leg was torn to shreds, those are the indisputable facts."
Silence descended once more. Once more coming to grips with those profound facts, the atmosphere was even heavier than before.
"...Shiba, just tell me this."
Finally, that was probably the right way to describe this.
Mari asked a question of Miyuki, who was the only one among them who knew the truth.
"What would you like to know?"
The tone of the response was incredibly calm.
Yet, she was unable to disguise the stiffness of her expression.
No, maybe she never intended to hide it in the first place.
It was possible that Miyuki was intentionally wearing a chilly, crystal expression.
"How long will Tatsuya-kun's magic last?"
Using magic to heal was only a temporary measure. That was the basic rule of healing magic.
By constantly recasting the magic during its effective period and repeatedly cheating the world, this was the only way to finally stabilize the illusion of healing in the actual world.
If the effective time was short, then a fresh application of healing was immediately necessary.
"It's perpetual."
However, her answer was completely unexpected.
"There is no need for recasts like conventional healing magic."
Miyuki's response encompassed all of Mari's concerns and was voiced specifically for Isori and Kirihara to hear.
"There is no restriction in motion. They are able to completely function as normal."
"Is such a thing possible?"
Mari wore a skeptical expression at this reply.
"You don't believe me."
"It's not that I don't believe you..."
Mari wasn't the only who couldn't comprehend this.
"I am very thankful that he saved Kei... But I've never heard of healing magic that results in complete healing after one cast. This runs counter to the basic laws of healing magic. Is he really healed? Does that even qualify as healing magic? What the hell did Shiba-kun do!?"
"Kanon-chan, calm down."
Mayumi gently coaxed Kanon to rein in her excitement.
"Miyuki-chan, please don't think poorly of her, OK? Kanon-chan is just really worried about Isori."
Hearing Mayumi's interjection, Miyuki smiled slightly in response.
"Still, I am very intrigued by exactly what he did. Since this isn't healing magic, what exactly..."
"Mari! Inquiring about other people's magic is forbidden!"
Just when the atmosphere turned a little congenial, Mari's statement immediately disrupted the balance and prompted a severe warning from Mayumi.
"Thank you, Saegusa-senpai. However, I think it's fine."
Yet Miyuki expressed her gratitude towards Mayumi's concerns but also mentioned that there was no need to worry on their behalf.
"I believe that it's only natural to think I would mind. Nonetheless, if it's only to explain this to everyone here, I think Onii-sama wouldn't object."
This was also a subtle hint to keep this to themselves. If they could not keep this a secret, then this would be as far as the conversation proceeded.
"I'll keep my mouth shut."
"I won't tell anyone."
With that, both Mari and Kanon replied in this manner.
The other members also swore likewise.
"I will keep anything I heard confidential, even towards Nakura."
In the end, even Mayumi spoke up.
"Oh, it's hardly anything that outrageous..."
Miyuki revealed a rare, wry smile.
No matter how Mayumi swore to keep her secrets, in the end, this would still flow into the ears of the Saegusa Family.
Even then, Miyuki judged that this would be OK.
At the end of the day, it's not like anyone could replicate this anyway.
"The magic that Onii-sama used was not healing magic."
Sitting in an upright posture, Miyuki quietly began.
This way, even the listeners reflected her posture.
"The name of the magic is 'Regrowth'. Changes in the Eidos can be rewound up to 24 hours in the past, copying and rewriting the Eidos from before any damages or harm from external sources were incurred, then using Magic Sequences to rewrite the current Eidos. The rewritten target will adhere to the updated information and restore itself to before any harm was suffered."
Miyuki paused for a moment after saying this and looked over everyone else.
"Now that I mention it, does everyone know why the effects of magic are only temporary?"
After asking the question, Miyuki continued without giving anyone a chance to respond.
"The effects of magic are not eternal because the restorative powers of Eidos are at work. The restorative power of the Eidos tries to revert itself to before any external alterations occurred. However, the rewritten Eidos from 'Regrowth' is only the target's own information from before. If you're being rewritten by your own Eidos, there is no need to revert to the time of injury and will remain in this world in a state where the injury never happened. All of this becomes as if nothing had ever happened."
Mari and Kanon exchanged a glance.
Mayumi blinked several times.
Isori's body went stiff and Kirihara wore a gobsmacked expression.
There were all sorts of expressions, but the sentiment being expressed was all the same.
"...Then, Tatsuya can heal any injury in one try, is that it? That's almost impossible to believe. Even for Tatsuya, this is..."
Mikihiko was the one who verbalized his internal monologue.
"Not in one try, Yoshida-kun."
Miyuki smiled and denied his words.
"It's practically instantaneous. In addition, the target is not restricted to biological organisms. Onii-sama can restore anything, regardless of whether it's the human body or a piece of machinery."
Miyuki was highly entertained by Mikihiko standing there with his jaw doing its best to reach the ground, but at the same time, a lonely smile appeared on her face.
"Because of this magic, Onii-sama cannot freely wield other magics. Since his magic territory is dominated by this divine ability, there is no room for any other magic."
Although she described it as divine, no one present believed that was an exaggeration.
This was no exaggeration, this was a "miracle".
"...That's why Tatsuya-kun seems so unbalanced."
"Ah... With such a high class magic on hand, it's not surprising that other magics would be obstructed..."
Miyuki only told them half the truth. She opted against revealing the other half.
That was why she only wore a lonely smile as she watched her easily misled senpais converse with one another.
"...But isn't that amazing. He can eliminate any major injury suffered in the past 24 hours, right?"
Kanon's sudden interjection broke through the doom and gloom.
"Indeed. It doesn't matter if it's a disaster area or battlefield, there are countless people who need help. He could save thousands, even tens of thousands of lives."
As he finally grasped the meaning behind all this, Isori warmly agreed with Kanon.
"Yeah! Compared to that, not using any other magic is only a minor hassle. Why is such an incredible power kept under wraps? You see, he could save so many more people with this. Rather than becoming infamous through taking the lives of others, he would be renowned for saving others. He could be a true hero!"
"Is that so... The power to erase any injury, no matter the severity. And you dare to insinuate that such a magic would come at no cost?"
A complete contrast to Kanon's excitement, Miyuki was terribly calm, her face devoid of any expression.
Her chilly, piercing gaze seemed to root Kanon to the spot.
Although this was the first time they saw this, no matter if it was Kanon, Mari, Mayumi, it suddenly dawned on everyone that Miyuki was using that crystalline expression to cover her wildly rampaging emotions and forcibly projecting an aura of calmness.
She, was in the throes of grief.
She, was furious beyond all reason.
"Onii-sama reviews the catalogue of changes in the Eidos to completely copy the Eidos. To do this, he must read all the stored information regarding the Eidos."
Miyuki's voice was still ever so calm to the point of being objective.
Yet, Mayumi and Mari, Kanon and Isori, everyone present who heard her words felt a chill crawl up their spine.
"And that, of course, includes the victim's pain."
Someone sharply inhaled.
"Pain is not read from an intellectual perspective. The feeling of pain, the signals of pain that travel through the injured body's nervous system, are directly transferred to your own side as direct information. That information does not pass through the brain, but is directly imprinted on your mind."
Cough, someone began hacking. This was not intentional, merely a biological side effect of being unable to breathe.
"Furthermore, all of that is condensed into an instant as it is transmitted. For example... In this situation, the time elapsed between Isori-senpai being wounded and Onii-sama arriving to use magic was approximately 30 seconds. Onii-sama used about 0.2 seconds to review all the changes in the Eidos. In that brief instance, the condensed pain that weighed on Onii-sama's mind is about 150 times Isori-senpai's suffering."
"One hundred and fifty times..."
A surprised gasp spilled from Isori's lips. He couldn't even begin to imagine that degree of pain.
In addition, Isori was also questioning whether he could master himself in the face of that sort of pain.
"The longer the duration of the wound, the greater the condensed pain. In order to erase an injury suffered one hour ago, the caster must suffe
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