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

Chapter148，Part2: 2 - End of the Vacation ③?

Chapter 148 End of the Vacation ③?

Part 2

Maybe they no longer thought about assassinating her, countless knives were flying from all directions. They were all aimed at Sytry, but some of them were also aimed at the three clerks she was presenting to. They are the people who manage the city of Surus, so I can’t afford to have them get hurt in order to facilitate future business.

I used one of the newly activated Golems and turned it towards them. All in all, I used thirty Onsen Golem cores. The power of each individual isn’t that great, but if they can all be activated, Sytry will have the numerical advantage.

The first Onsen Golem, which was holding the heads of the couple, swung both of them in a circle as if they were weapons and knocked the knives away.

Of course, many knives pierced the “weapon” in both of its hands, but that was of no concern to Sytry. She didn’t need individuals specialized in assassination who are only at this level.

“I am the one who has input their combat skills! Of course, there won’t be any interference with the movement of the Golems even if blood was mixed in them.” (Sytry)

“Hiih!” (Surus secretary 2)

The fat clerk let out a short scream when he saw the Onsen Golem having a mixture of bloody-red color in its body. It seemed his hips gave up.

This was convenient. The less your escort target moves, the better it is. It would be even better if they could fit in your pocket ――.

The fourth and fifth Golem activated one after another. However, their speed was a little slower than what Sytry expected.

One of the reasons is due to the impurities in the water, but the most important factor is probably due to the water source that is not that wide. The speed right now was still fine, but it might be difficult to activate them in an emergency.

The knives pouring down on me weren’t a big problem. The biggest problem was that my close combat skills aren’t that great.

Leaving my defense to the two newly activated Golems, I made the Golems with the two human weapons rushed at them. The enemies’ expression slightly twisted but they remained calm as the Golem attacked while having its footsteps sounding like water.

The man, who wasn’t wearing any armor nor helmet and was dressed very much like any normal person, didn’t run away but took a large step forward and jumped in while holding his dagger in both of his hands.

The Onsen Golem was about to hit him with the 『Weapon』 in its hand, but before it could do so, he rushed under the Golem as if he was going to hit its body, and then kicked the ground with great force and went through its body. At the end of his blade was its heart ―― The core of the Onsen Golem.

A slight hard thud was heard.

The core that was stabbed easily lost its strength, became unable to maintain its body form and returned to just being Onsen water. The couple in both of its arms were thrown to the ground, and the damaged core rolled on the ground with a lifeless sound.

The core itself wasn’t severely damaged, but the core is a precision component. Once the engraved formula loses its power, there is nothing more that can be done.

The man who ruined the Onsen Golem snickered at Sytry while being soaked all over his body.

“Haaaaaah. I did say there is a problem with the core durability. …… I wonder if I reduced the cost too much. However, all the metals that can be used for coating are all so expensive……” (Sytry)

“Do it! Kill that woman! The Golems’ weakness is its core, it isn’t hard!” (Male assassin)

“Next, I will show you its performance ―― With long-range weapons.” (Sytry)

The two newly created Onsen Golem next to Sytry raised their arms. A cylinder with several centimeters in diameter sprouts from the top of its arms.

Seeing the cylinder, the soaking wet man’s face changed color. But it was already too late.

Without waiting for Sytry’s signal, countless highly pressurized Onsen bullets were shot at the group of assassins.

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There is a problem with its activation time. There is a problem with the durability of its core. There is a problem with its fighting ability. There is a problem with the speed of its movement. When they use long-range attacks, their body becomes smaller, so they can only shoot a limited number of bullets. If I mix a poisonous potion in its body, I shouldn’t use corrosive potions.

Test result ―― Failed. At this point, its performance wasn’t good enough so I can take it on a hunt.

The test results were disappointing but fruitful. Failure is the mother of success.

Sytry smiled as usual and looked down at the man who had fallen at her feet.

“This wasn’t expected ―― To think you would be able to beat five of it, this is troubling.” (Sytry)

“Tsk…… Haaa, haaaa……” (Male assassin)

“Ah, I know what you want to say. If I had the numerical advantage, then I wouldn’t have any problem defeating them, right? You are ―― Perfectly right. But that’s a problem, what should I do? It might be better to merge them or sell it as a set of three.” (Sytry)

“Tsk…… You… Bas… Tad……” (Male assassin)

“Ah, I know without you telling me. You didn’t expect me to attack you, right? However ―― There is nothing cowardly in a fight ―― Everyone’s ability to erase your presence is pretty good, but…… Aren’t you lacking endurance?” (Sytry)

To the man who was breathing wildly with a gloomy look in his eyes, I pass my finger on the trigger of my pink toy-like gun in my right hand and *kurukuru* twirled it around in front of him.

The gun which was colored and shaped like a toy was… Indeed a toy. However, it wasn’t simply just a toy. It is a toy ―― Relic.

A gift from someone dear to Sytry ―― The perfect water gun, one that will never run out of water.

It is 『Perfect play (Best Water Gun)』.

Cry Andrich thought it was a simple toy, played with it, discovered that its 『Source of Water』 didn’t exist, and gained the ability to change the source out of thin air at will.

What was shot out of the water gun was a potion that Sytry always equipped on her and used on a regular basis. Now that she can change the source of the water at will, it has become her companion that she carries with her on every hunt.

In Sytry’s vicinity, the Onsen Golems were quietly waiting for orders.

Their total number was twenty-four. Five of them were killed, and one of them had been shot with a potion by Sytry so the potion could get mixed inside its body, but it had stopped the core from functioning.

On the ground, thirteen unidentified assailants were lying unconscious. Some of them had been hit by the Golem’s blows or its water bullets, some others had failed to destroy the core and had suffocated inside, while the more skilled members were done in by the poison Sytry shot with her 『Perfect Play』.

Maybe their target wasn’t Sytry herself. If they were aiming for Members of 《Strange Grief》, this number of people wouldn’t be enough. Even ten times their numbers wouldn’t be enough.

What should I do…… Sytry thought as she looked at her paled face customers.

I don’t know who they are. I have few candidates for who they are, but I can’t say for sure. Maybe I should have pretended to be beaten by them and let them walk around for a little. The assassin’s knives seemed to have been coated with poison but the resistance of all the Members of 《Strange Grief》 was perfect. It was so high that they couldn’t even be affected by Sytry’s poison. It was only natural as Sytry herself had made them resistant to poison.

It can’t be helped… Let’s interrogate them…… It wasn’t as if I was bad at interrogation. Of course, I also know how to torture. Though, it’s easier to get a confession out of them with a potion.

“Those guys ―― Who the hell are they!?” (Surus secretary 1)

“They are just your regular assassins. I don’t know which organization they belong to, but ―― They are quite skilled. But my Golems are better than them. How about it, if you buy it now, I will even add long-range weapons as a bonus.” (Sytry)

You have to be sure to never forget to promote your sales.

I instructed the Water Golems to carry the assassins who were convulsing in front of me. I didn’t use any instant lethal poison for this occasion. However, it would be better to finish their questioning as soon as possible.

Just as she was about to walk away, something unexpected suddenly came into her view, and Sytry’s eyes widened involuntarily.

As if she was troubled, she raised her eyebrows and looked back at her customers to check something with them.

“………… Excuse me, did you ask for reinforcements?” (Sytry)

“Ah? There was no way we could.” (Surus secretary 3)

Outside the city, from beyond the horizon, there were small shadows.

It was horses. A group of people on horses were coming towards us. They weren’t that many, but they weren’t that few either. At least they weren’t something like just a hundred.

If it was a merchant and its caravan, they would have used carriages, and they wouldn’t have been so fast. If they weren’t the army, it would be hard to explain who they are, but Zebrudia’s armies are basically knights.

If you look up at the sky, you could see multiple shadows of black dots. Flying soldiers. I don’t know if the thing they were riding was a flying dragon or a giant bird, but that was something unusual.

Even if she may be able to defeat ten of them ー一 It would be impossible to defeat a hundred on her own. Sytry is an Alchemist.

Maybe the secretaries finally noticed the shadows coming towards them, their eyes widened in dismay.

Sytry once again made a full smile, put her hands together, and made a proposal to her precious customer.

“What do you think, this is exactly the type of occasion for you to use them. Right now, twenty-four Onsen Golems core will cost you exactly ―― Two hundred and forty million Gils. If you need more, it will take some time, but we take pre-orders.” (Sytry)

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Those Barrel Bandit talked like they were something big but they still got easily crushed by Sytry’s Golem.

And of course, she doesn’t forget to promote her sale even when she knew that an army of bandits was coming!

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