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

Chapter160，Part2: 2 - Return

Chapter 160 Return

Part 2

“Welcome back, Cry-san…… How was your vacation? I have heard…… Rumors about you.” (Eva)

“Well, a lot happened, but it was fun. Here’s a souvenir for you.” (Cry)

Unlike Sven, whose blood went into his head as soon as he saw my face, Eva behaved as usual.

She received the Onsen Dragon Manju with a dumbfounded expression on her face while I was *nikoniko* smiling.

This is it. This is what I am talking about. This is so soothing.

Whereas, what’s with that look on Sven’s face, it was like he had just found the murderer who had killed his parents. What did I do to deserve that…

“I am sure Cry-san had a tough time with the Barrel Bandits Group, but over here it was also…… It was very hard while Cry-san was absent…… . If you could, go patronize our Clan Members later……” (Eva)

I did and I have already given them Onsen Dragon Manju, you know.

“…… Speaking of which, have you lost some weight?” (Cry)

She didn’t have bed hair and her uniform was worn perfectly. Her glasses were also polished.? But overall, she looked a little slimmer than the Eva I remembered.

Eva was not a Hunter, but she was the real head of this Clan. Since the Clan Members were so exhausted, it was no surprise that Eva was just as tired as they were.

I am just a figurative head, so it didn’t matter whether I was there or not, but not having someone to take responsibility when the time came might have been mentally tough.

“I must have troubled you when I left my seat vacant, so if you have work to do, I will do it instead, so you can get some rest.” (Cry)

The work to manage a Clan is enormous. I don’t really understand most of them, but with Lucia and Sytry’s help, it will work out, yup.

Sytry can do anything and everything, and Lucia helps out every time she can as if she was worried about her brother’s lazy behavior, and she is also a good friend to Eva’s subordinates.

At my suggestion, Eva’s eyes relaxed a little, and then she sighed and shook her head horizontally a little.

“It is alright, the turmoil has already died down…… I left the report on your desk, but due to the conflict between 《Hidden Curse (Ma Tsue)》 and the remnant of the Tower of Akasha, the whole Imperial Capital was in a huge uproar like we were inside a beehive. Even though I said remnants, it seemed that there was still quite a lot of big shot who was still hiding ―― So our Members received an urgent request to help them and we had been mobilized quite considerably.” (Eva)

“Well, that…… Must have been tough.” (Cry)

I am really glad I went on vacation. The Clan Leader of 《Hidden Curse (Ma Tsue)》 is 《Abyssal Fire of Destruction (Shin En Kametsu)》, a terrifying Magi. You are asking me how terrifying she is, well she is so terrifying that Lucia looks disgusted at the mere mention of her name.

I try to avoid face-to-face meetings with her as much as possible, but I have to do everything in my power to keep my face from turning into a scowl every time I see her.

On top of that, she has a grudge against us. It has already been settled, but I accidentally called out to a Party she had her eye on when I founded the Clan.

To top it off, I won the call. To tell you the truth, that Party is the second or third most troublesome Party in our Clan, they are called ―― 《Starlight (Hoshi no Seirai)》, and ever since then, I haven’t been able to walk around the Imperial Capital without looking over my shoulder.

If that horrible Baa-san?was involved, it was no wonder that even Sven Anger was on the verge of dying. That Baa-san treats even Ark like a little brat, and in addition, rather than being hesitant to reduce people to ashes, she does it with an atmosphere that makes her look like she is happy to do so.

Maybe Eva had been through a lot, her words were filled with a dark heat.

“Moreover, her opponents’ Magi was also very skilled ―― And can you believe it? Her opponents ―― Seemed to have tried to perform a ritual to summon a Lightning Spirit. In a place where there are so many people, a Lightning Spirit, do you realize!?” (Eva)

Was it hell on earth?

Spirits summoning is a secret art. Lucia used it to *ponpon* pop up a waterfall, but spirits with a highly offensive attribute are treated as strategic weapons in their own right. It was obviously too much even from the point of view of an incompetent person like me that this was not the kind of magic to be used in the Imperial City where there are so many people. Or should I say, as expected of members of a secret society.

Speaking of which, Arnold had repelled a Lightning Spirit, but it was because there was no one who was manipulating the Lightning Spirit, if the Spirit was under the command of a Magi, the one who would have faced its power would have truly been in a disaster.

“And hearing that, can you imagine what 《Abyssal Fire of Destruction (Shin En Kametsu)》 did? She summoned the Fire Spirit she had contracted with! She tried to counter raw power with raw power! Really unbelievable. This is why Level 8 are so――” (Eva)

Somehow, I am sorry about that.

“……………… The Imperial Capital did well for surviving this.” (Cry)

When I saw the traces of destruction, I was surprised to the point I thought that a war had broken out in the Imperial Capital, but if 《Abyssal Fire of Destruction (Shin En Kametsu)》 summoned a spirit, it seemed like a miracle that the level of destruction was just up to that point.

Rumor has it that, that Baa-san once burned down an entire Shrine. And the terrible thing about 《Abyssal Fire of Destruction (Shin En Kametsu)》 is that it wouldn’t have been strange even if she did it.

At my words, Eva’s eyebrows furrowed in concern.

“I didn’t receive any detailed information, but it seemed…… That both sides were severely exhausted after their spirits used tremendous power……” (Eva)

“Hmmmm. You were probably lucky.” (Cry)

“It seemed that the Lightning Spirit was already particularly exhausted, and the conclusion was reached fairly quickly. Well, I guess you can say that we were lucky.” (Eva)

Spirit Summoning is a technique to summon and control a living Spirit. Its power depends not only on the ability of the summoner but also on the condition of the Spirit.

Naturally, when it wasn’t being used, it was free somewhere, and there was a time lag between the time the user summoned it and when it was summoned, so it was a very unpredictable technique.

There have even been stories of people trying to summon a Spirit when they were in an emergency, only to find out that their contracted Spirit had been destroyed and couldn’t be summoned.

By the way, it seemed that Lucia carried around her Water Spirit in a bottle because she used it to make waterfalls from time to time. Taming it can’t be done half-heartedly. But she has always been good at training animals. Lucia was also the one who taught me how to control my 『Dog Chain』.

Well, it was already over. So it was none of my business.

I randomly put aside the report that was on my desk and opened my box of (24 pieces) Onsen Dragon Manju. I bought as many as I could, so I had about thirty boxes left.

As I was going to eat a strawberry-flavored Red Dragon Manju, Eva suddenly said something incomprehensible.

“By the way, Cry-san. About the 『White Sword Gathering』 ――” (Eva)

“Ngfu? Nghh………… *Keho, keho* Cough, cough…… Ah, I am sorry I have been away. I promise I wasn’t playing around.” (Cry)

I swallowed my strawberry Dragon Manju and immediately started to make excuses when Eva blinked her eyes mysteriously and said.

“Eh? No………… As it has been postponed…… It will be held in three days. I was wondering if I should call in your absence, but I am really glad you got back in time.” (Eva)

Author’s notes:

Here comes the 5th Arc! Now that all the members are finally here, on the 5th arc I am thinking of expanding the world and write while using adventure as the theme.

Since the 4th part was so long, I’d like to finish the 5th as quickly as possible, but I am still very much at the plotting stage.

At any rate, I hope you will continue to follow my work. ( ′ー｀)

I posted this week’s StranGri News in the Activity Report.

It is the release of part 2 of the character design of Volume 3.

For the 2nd part, it is that person who is playing an active (?) role in Volume 3 and beyond. Please check it out if you like.

/Tsukikage

Update Notice: @ktsuki_（Twitter).

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Haha! Cry tried to run away but will still assist the White Sword Gathering! So much luck XD

And that Lightning Spirit is definitely the one Arnold fought against! That’s why it was already exhausted! So in a way, Cry did help them XD

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

Ma Tsue: Literally translated to “Magic Wand”Hoshi no Seirai: Literally translated to “Sacred Spirit Stars”.Baa-san: Old woman or grandma