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The wrong way to use healing magic is the right way to defeat the Black Knight! Usato comes to the rescue! It’s just the right time too! The black knight used his magic armor to seriously injure Suzune and Kazuki. The Black Knight’s armor is made of mana, which has the effect of receiving damage caused to the wearer and reflecting it on the person who deals the blow. This “Reflex” ability seems unstoppable, invincible! Until Usato gives her a healing punch that injures her–and manages to heal her friends and escape.
Even so, the Black Knight wouldn’t let them escape so easily, but she had met her match. We eventually learn that Rose taught Usato how to immobilize opponents with magic and healing powers—and that his healing abilities and physical strength combined allow him to take down powerful enemies. This.
It was a fun fight to watch – the Black Knight threw everything he could at Usato, there were black slime spikes at one point! Usato has grown up a lot and it’s great to see how he can use his powers now.
This is a great victory for Usato and all humanity. He chased the demons back, but we knew the war was far from over.
I still love the characters and I want to see what happens to all of them, but I wish the animation was a little stronger with these fight scenes. Black Knight’s loss seemed predictable. I would have loved to see Usato put to the test and barely escape, and maybe not able to rescue his friends as easily, so the weight of losing them would have been a little heavier. This is a super fun story but it gets a little off topic at times. I hope it can get better at that going forward, but glad we finally see more action!
How to Use Wrong Healing Magic is now streaming on Crunchyroll.
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