Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter Dreams of a Hero ~

Chapter56，Part1: 1 - Illness

Chapter 56 Illness

Part 1

It has been a while since I had such a peaceful time.

It is not that I did anything but the incident with the slime still mentally burdened me. Probably because all my worries are gone, my shoulders were incredibly light.

In front of me was Sytry’s big bag. You can see through the gap in her pink blond hair, her little eyes like her sister. They are two peas in a pod. She is slightly taller than Liz and her eyes are gentler but because she is always wearing a plain robe, no one seems to ever confuse which one is the big sister.

Pretty, graceful, and valuing negotiation over violence.

As an “Alchemist (Renkinjustsu-shi)”, her talent is in a different category than her sister who is a “Thief (Tozoku)”.

She can deal with all kinds of incidents without fail. It can be said that she is the most versatile member in 『Strange Grief (Nageki no Bourei)』.

She would be perfect if she didn’t have the habit of occasionally creating strange creatures and occasionally being aggressive like her sister.

It seems she is not tired after just returning from a long journey.

“There was a strong Swordsman Phantom inside the Boss room…” (Sytry)

“Ah, so that why…” (Cry)

I understood the situation when she said those words.

One of my childhood friends. The Swordsman of 『Strange Grief (Nageki no Bourei)』, Luke Psycol is a man with a burning passion who wants to master the path of the sword.

Even if he is really strong at this stage, Luke has a problematic perk where he can’t hold himself and wants to cut someone when he sees as a strong Swordsman.

The opponent this time is a Phantom which appears in the boss room of a Level 8 Shrine. The blood inside Luke must have boiled out.

And there is no one who can stop Luke when he is motivated. In the first place, I will not stop him.

“Luke-san’s illness has resurfaced so Lucia-chan and the other said they will keep him company.” (Sytry)

When are they coming back…?

“Did he win?” (Cry)

“It was a crushing defeat. He will do it until he can win on a one-on-one. I think he will come back if his illness doesn’t resurface again. But it might take some time.”

Sytry said this with a thoughtful look. What kind of opponent is it for Luke to lose when he is almost undefeated in the Imperial Capital…? I definitively don’t want to meet it.

However, if you add Liz, they have now two missing 『Strange Grief (Nageki no Bourei)』.

I know Luke and the others’ strengths better than anyone, but I am a little worried, the exploration part in a Shrine is one of the most difficult part.

“Is it fine for you to come back?” (Cry)

“Leaving aside Onee-chan, my role is just preparation so… I left Kilkill-kun with them, so it should fine.” (Sytry)

Kilkill-kun is a magical creature Sytry takes with her as an escort these days.

He looks like a giant with a stone gray-like body, he wears on his head a bag with holes for his eyes and wears a boomerang pant.

From any point of view, he looks like a pervert, as at first glance he looks human but Sitry insists that it is a magical creature so it must be one. But I have no idea what kind of magical creature it is…

I try my best to not think about its existence.

By the way, Kilkill-kun name comes from the fact that the creature can only say kill, kill. It seems he shouts it in a high-pitched voice at his enemies and has a formidable power and toughness. Am I disqualified as a Hunter as I think that this is crazy?

Well, Sytry is an excellent Hunter. If this caution-full girl says that there is nothing to worry about, then there isn’t. I have no choice but to wait for them.

Then at that time, Sytry hastily took something from her backpack.

Her large khaki bag is her trademark. Unlike vanguards, the number and the type of items she carries with her are directly linked to her strength, so Sytry is always carrying a large bag.

Sytry, all smiles, takes out from her bag a small ring.

It is a transparent crystal ring-shaped Relic.

“…You even bring back the Relics with you…” (Cry)

“Except it wasn’t found in a Shrines…” (Sytry)

Where did you pick it up? I carefully pick up the ring Sytry-chan placed on the desk and analyzed it.

It was a dull silver ring. Contrary to jewels, it was colorless and was transparent despite being finely cut. You can clearly see the other side as there is no stain.

My hobby is collecting Relics. All the Relics, Luke and the others brought back are at least presented to me once and I often go to the Relics store.

The only thing I can beat my friends on would be my knowledge of Relics.

The Relic Sytry placed in front of me was familiar to me.

“It is a ring-type of 『Realize Outer (Longing for a Far Away Country)』. Where did you pick it up?”

A Relic I used to repel the Rabbit Fellows.

『Realize Outer (Longing for a Far Away Country)』, a?Relic where you can stock only one magic inside.

The one I have is a pendant type but this one is a ring type.

『Realize Outer (Longing for a Far Away Country)』is not a very rare Relic. The technical prowess in it is the silver with a unique transparency. And there are various shapes of it.

Ring-type. Bracelet Type. Pendant type. Circlet type. There is also a pattern type carved in a wand. The upper limit of the Magic it can store in the crystal is fixed by its size.

To stock a Magic inside, you need to consume one hundred times the power originally used to activate the spell, so it is not very popular, but as I have an excellent Magi named Lucia as a companion, the more I have, the better it is.

With a thin smile, Sytry-chan said to me who was looking at the ring as if I was licking it.

“As I have caused you trouble this time, Cry-san… This is a souvenir.” (Sytry)

“Trouble…” (Cry)

You never troubled me, rather you helped me clean up so many things, it is to the point that I want to offer you something… What are you even talking about?

Maybe it is about the incident where Sytry’s Slime escaped? That was also my bad as I was careless. So, I am not going to blame you, if this is what you are thinking about.

As I was wondering if I should say it out loud, I stopped just before it could get out of my throat. Sytry probably understands that without me saying it.

This wasn’t the first time that I did this. I thankfully accepted Sytry’s present.

“It is not like it troubled me, but if you say it is a souvenir, I will take it. I am thankful.” (Cry)

“No, no. Isn’t this normal between us.” (Sytry)

I couldn’t say anything else when I saw Sytry gentle smile.

… Actually, I owed her a terrible amount of debt.

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Footnotes

Alchemist (Renkinjustu-shi): As Renkinjutsu-shi is translated as Alchemist and in the raw, they put both so, I will just leave it as Japanese. Sytry, when are you going to clap your hand and transform Liz into a giant armor?Onee-chan: Big sisterThink of Kilkill as Pika in One piece a giant with a high-pitch voice XD