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

Chapter136，Part1: 1 - Smiling Vacation ④?

Chapter 136 Smiling Vacation ④?

Part 1

There was no one in the changing room of the communal bath. Apparently, it was true that there were hardly any guests inside the communal bath.

It felt like all this extravagance was just for me. While humming to myself, I walked over the row of lockers.

A seasoned Treasure Hunter never neglects to be prepared. That’s the only thing I am careful about, despite not being a seasoned Treasure Hunter.

I am weak. Not only am I very weak, but if you remove my Relics, I will be just like any ordinary person. That’s why except for when I am in my room, I usually don’t take off my Relics. And that doesn’t change even when I am on vacation.

It was uncomfortable to go into the Onsen with all my accessories *jarajara* jingling, but I can’t compromise without making some sacrifice.

If Luke or Anthem were here, they would protect me and I could keep the number of Relics down, but since I was the only one here, I can’t compromise.

“There might be thieves too……” (Cry)

While making excuses to myself, I removed the Relics I had on top of my clothes and took off my clothes at once.

The 『Dog’s Chain』 which was wrapped around my waist would be too troublesome to carry around, so I activated it. One by one, I put the rings which weren’t on my finger but in my bag, on the neck and tail of the chain which got up and 『Sat Down』 like a living thing. At times like this, Relics that move semi-automatically are nice.

Bracelets and necklaces. Pendants, circlets, and so on, were placed on the 『Dog’s Chain』 and then, I hooked up the bundle of keys that was hanging on my waist. By the way, all the keys hanging from my keyholder are also Relics. Key-shaped Relics are also very popular.

Then, when I checked my pocket, I found a golden key. For a moment, I didn’t know what it was, but I soon realized that it was the key for Black-san and his friends’ collar.

I pondered a little bit, but unlike Relics, this key isn’t made of Mana Material. Contrary to Relics which don’t rust and are seldom affected by their surroundings, a metal key might… I probably don’t need to bring this key inside.

After putting it away in my locker, I grabbed my towel and quickly headed towards the large communal bath with my chain-dog.

You can’t bring pets into regular Onsen, but 『Dog’s chain』 is more chains than dogs, so it should be safe. In the first place, it may be questionable whether it was safe or not to bring chains into an Onsen……

I opened the frosted glass door. The thick steam and the unique smell of the Onsen rushed in.

I walked on the marble floor and checked inside. The chain-dog was wagging its tail with various accessories hooked on it and followed me.

As one would expect from a high-class Ryokan, the large communal bath was magnificent. It wasn’t that large, but you could feel the thoughtfulness that went into every detail, from the floor to the washing area. It was difficult to describe it in words, but from the type of equipment to its quality, even for an Onsen enthusiast like me, it was impeccable. There was no dedicated space to wash away the blood on you, but I guess that’s to be expected since this isn’t an inn aiming towards Hunters.

There were no other guests in the communal bath. There wasn’t a single person in the washing section or the bathing section. Cry Andrich is on stage.

At the very least, Black-san and his friends should be at the inn, but they also might be resting in their rooms.

I play with the ring in my finger and *guruguru* wandered around the large communal bath area aimlessly. It feels a little nice to be able to walk around without the need to hide and be nervous about everything.

In the bathhouse, a sculpture resembling a dragon was spitting out hot water. The entire walls were covered with reliefs that were completely incomprehensible to me as I have no interest in art.

Unfortunately, the Onsen wasn’t large enough to swim in, but I don’t mind because, at my age, it seems childish to swim just because no one was watching me.

“It is perfect. They even have an open-air Onsen.” (Cry)

Yosh, I have decided. Once I retired, I will live here.

I approached the glass wall and pointlessly peered into the open-air Onsen.

In the open-air Onsen made out with carving rocks, a bright light blue dragon was bathing.

“………….?” (Cry)

I rubbed my eyes and looked twice, but the dragon didn’t disappear.

It was a fancy-looking, entirely round dragon with round and cute eyes. Its size was quite small for a dragon, but it is probably three meters long.

Hot water was pouring out of the tub. Every time it moved its wings or tail comfortably, the water would splash to the glass.

The chain-dog was running around me like crazy. If it had vocal cords, it might have barked.

I was stunned for a while but I pretended not to see it and went to the washing section where I slowly took my time to carefully washed my head and my body.

My heart was still *dokidoki* pounding. It was a different kind of *dokidoki* pounding than the one I felt when Sytry pressed her chest against mine earlier.

I really don’t understand the hobby rich people have, what an idea to bathe in an open-air Onsen Dragon……

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Thanks for reading!

Hahahaha what the heck! What kind of luck do you possess to have a dragon bathing in the same place as you are XD

In anime, you do see dragon barging into the bath, but not a dragon already bathing before you XD

And Cry got some balls to wash himself in front of the dragon.

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

Communal bath: In Japan, they have a communal bath where you wash yourself before entering the bathtub, communal baths in Japan have 2 sections. One to wash themselves clean and the other to dip inside the bath.Onsen Dragon: In japan, they have special onsens where animals (monkeys) can take a bath. So Cry thinks that rich people have a hobby in taking a bath with a dragon inside, you know to feel the luxury of taking the same bath as a dragon.