The Improper Use of the Skill [Damage Adjustment]

A high school sophomore who plays RPGs always harbored a secret desire: "I want a cute girl to heal me with her magic!"

For better or worse, he finds himself reincarnated into a different world—one with magic. The cheat ability bestowed upon him by the Goddess is [Damage Adjustment], which allows him to adjust the amount of damage he receives from any attack.

"So, I can turn even lethal damage into a mere scratch, or even no damage at all!" he thinks. "Then, if I take all the attacks and adjust the damage to look just painfully injured enough, a cute girl will heal me...!?"

One might expect him to live as the strongest tank (shield role), but instead, he becomes an adventurer driven by the impure motive of wanting cute girls to heal him.

His apparent selflessness earns him considerable concern from those around him, yet he seems to have no intention of changing his ways. But there's a reason for that.

*Also available on Kakuyomu.

*The protagonist is a bit... eccentric. Please enjoy it casually, thinking "He's up to some strange antics, isn't he?"