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

Chapter145，Part1: 1 - Reconciliation ③

Chapter 145 Reconciliation ③

Part 1

When I was breaststroke swimming in delight in the large public bath with no customers, Arnold suddenly appeared.

I was so relaxed that I didn’t notice that he had come in at all. For a moment, I thought I was having a nightmare.

The open-air bath in my room was too small, and the large public bath at the Ryokan I was staying at was still under reparation, so I went all the way to another Onsen, but who would have thought I would run into Arnold there? Even bad luck should have its limit. This is already to the point of stalking.

I grandly fell down in the bathing area, and when I quickly raised my head, the first thing I saw was Arnold with a draw-out expression on his face.

I hurriedly smiled and waved my hand lightly to show that I was not hostile.

Thanks to the light, I once again confirm that Arnold’s body was really well developed for close-quarters combat.

Mana Materials are closely related to the growth direction of Hunters. Simply put, those who seek strength tend to develop more muscle, while those who seek speed tend to become slimmer. In the case of female Hunters, as you can see from Liz, muscle development is often not visible. This is believed to be due to the fact that they are seeking beauty as well as strength.

The body of 《Heavy Lightning Strike (Go Rai Yabu Sen)》 was, in every way, far more developed than mine. His limbs are probably more than twice as thick as mine.

There was no doubt that even if I punch him while he was defenseless, his armor-like muscles wouldn’t even twitch. In general, it is said that human beings are inferior to monsters in terms of physical abilities, but when I look at the man in front of me, I find it hard to believe that it is true.

Almost reflexively, I touch my “Barrier Rings (Safe Ring)” that was on my fingers. the world is really unfair, to think that Arnold with his bare hands, is much stronger than me, who is equipped with Relics.

But in truth, my luck is so bad that I am used to running into these kinds of accidental encounters.

Our dispute with 《Fallen Mist》 has been resolved when we discussed it with their Vice-Leader, so there was little chance that he would attack me immediately.

On the contrary, if I get frightened now, I might provoke Arnold. I did my best to put up a good front to Arnold, who was *purupuru* shivering for some reason.

“Fu…… What a coincidence to meet you here…………” (Cry)

“Kuh…… Co………… Co… Coin… Co ――” (Arnold)

“………… Cock-a-doodle-doo?” (Cry)

“Coin ―― Like such a coincidence is possibleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! You bastard! What is your aim!?” (Arnold)

I have done it. It is a bad habit of mine to say the first thing in my mind.

Arnold’s face turned red and stomped his foot on the ground. The mere stomp of his foot caused cracks to appear in the stone floor and pieces of stone were falling from the ceiling.

Water droplets that had been clinging to his skin evaporated and turned into white mist.

Energy is heat. I have seen it on Liz, but it was a common phenomenon for Hunters who had inhuman energy.

I shouted with a resolute attitude befitting for a Level 8 Hunter.

“Calm down, Arnold-san. I was the one who was in the Onsen first, and you were the one who came later!” (Cry)

“Tsk…… Aaah!? You are saying this is a coincidence!? By coincidence, a Level 8 Hunter was breaststroke swimming in the Onsen I was in?” (Arnold)

Arnold broke. I had an image of him as a quiet person, but I wondered if he had endured way too much during his experience at the 【Castle of a Myriad Demon】.

However, if he put it like that ―― It is crazy. Which situation is the more shocking, me or a dragon relaxing in an open-air bath?

To me, who frowned in silence, Arnold said with an intimidating voice.

“What? You bastard, did you come here to laugh at me!? To mock me!? To ridicule me!?” (Arnold)

“Calm down, here take a deep breath! Listen? If I knew someone was coming, I wouldn’t have breaststroke swimming, you know. Sure, it is bad manners to swim in an Onsen, but I made sure no one was around, and I did nothing to pollute the water! I was just having some fun by swimming a little!” (Cry)

“A Level 8… Doesn’t swim in an Onsen!!!” (Arnold)

Arnold’s shout reverberated throughout the large public bath.

You are perfectly right. If Eva finds out about this, she will definitely scold me. It’s a hard world we live in, I paid to come here, so I would like you to cut me some slack.

I took a half step back and tried to convince Arnold who had bloodshot eyes. If I mess up, it is likely he will punch me in the face.

“Right, Arnold-san, you got it all wrong! I wasn’t just simply swimming, either!” (Cry)

“Tsk…… Aaaah!? If you have a reason that could convince me, then try to say it!” (Arnold)

“……………… It’s training?” (Cry)

“Ah…… Aaaah………… Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!” (Arnold)

Arnold roared and began to *gangan* bang his head against a nearby statue of a dragon spitting hot water.

The horn of the dragon broke, cracks started to form, and hot water spurts out with great force.

Scary…… He is emotionally too unstable. But I have seen the same thing several times before, so I quickly returned to my senses.

Maybe because he cut his head, crimson liquid begins to mix with the hot water. However, Arnold didn’t stop banging his head.

“All right, all right! Arnold-san is just losing his composure. Surely, you are just a little too tired. It isn’t surprising, you did lead a Party that didn’t have the appropriate Level to go to the 【Castle of a Myriad Demons】. ………… If you have any problem, I am all ears?” (Cry)

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I don’t have, any problems that need to be discussed, with you bastard!” (Arnold)

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Haha Arnold is losing his mind because of Cry.

That Cock-a-doodle-doo fit even though it is in english, shocking. XD

Tchao à plus!