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

Chapter105，Part2: 2 - Vacation Begins ③

Chapter 105 Vacation Begins ③

Part 2

We’ve failed. We shouldn’t have taken the job to recover the lot at the auction. Now, I regret it. But the dice has already been thrown.

Some of the Hunters were purely good people, but the people in front of Gray and the others eyes ―― 《Strange Grief》 were exactly the opposite.

Initially, they wanted to slaughter us while it would have been fine to deliver us to the guards, so they wouldn’t hesitate to kill us. If we don’t obey, you can be sure that we will be dead.

No before that ―― It was possible that they would dispose of us without any reason.

As long as we didn’t want to die, we didn’t have any other choice but to pray that their mood won’t be spoiled. Even if we knew that only ruin was waiting for us ―― We can only pretend to not notice it and stay alive.

And then, Gray suddenly came up with something.

If the three of us attack all at once, it may be possible to defeat Sytry before she could press the switch. We may be able to defeat her and take the keys and the switches.

If we can do something about the collar then I can see a slight chance of freedom.

White, Black and Gray were all specialized in exterminating Hunters. There were rarely head-on confrontations but they were pretty confident in their skills.

The delicate man who remained in the carriage was a problem but he didn’t seem that interested in Gray and the others, so it was unlikely that he would become an obstacle.

No ―― It may be our first and last chance now that Absolute Shadow ran somewhere and the man wasn’t coming out of the carriage.

Even if we follow their orders, it won’t end well. Fortunately, we haven’t been disarmed.

When I made up my mind and raised my face, a terrible roar echoed.

My semicircular canal waver and my body staggered because of the sound and the shock. White and Black desperately screamed after the frightened horses to calm them down.

The lightning strike nearby. Gray who reflexively closed his eyes and lowered his head, suddenly heard a quiet voice.

“You aren’t used to it, right? The thunder.”

I timidly opened my eyes. Sytry was looking up at Gray from a very close distance. Her calm eyes and smile on her lips makes her feel like a madman rather than a transcendental being.

Sytry took out a potion from her pocket and held it in front of the staggering Gray.

To the confused Gray. Sytry whispered.

“In our case ―― We had gotten used to it a long time ago. The trick to have resistance against lightning ―― Do you know about it? It is to keep being hit by lightning. At first you feel like dying but if you repeat it over and over, your Mana Material will strengthen your body in that direction. That 『Thunder Medicine』 was the result of ―― My research and was made for that very purpose.”

It is ridiculous. Impossible. It is a suicidal act. Was what I wanted to say but her words contain truth that won’t allow me to deny it.

In the first place, it was a well-known fact among Hunters that human will was involved in the direction of Mana Material reinforcement.

However, even with that information in mind ―― This training wasn’t something so easy as to call training.

As if to finish Gray who had become speechless and looking down on the potion that she just handed over, Sytry said.

“Aaah, right. Maybe if you get a lightning resistant attribute then you may not feel anything about the current released by the collar. This is…… Problematic. This weather is the perfect opportunity though.”

Lightning strikes again. In today’s storm, there were many lightning strikes.

Gray felt like he heard a thin scream in the middle of the terrible wind and rain.

Sytry laughed at the hardened Gray.

“I apologize for the inconvenience but White-san, Black-san and Gray-san, I would like you to take care of the horses. I am already used to such situations. As even if you help me ―― You will only be a bother.”

Sytry turned her defenseless back and returned preparing the tent.

Inside the glass bottle she handed over, a white glowing liquid I never saw was oscillating. Gray decided to revise his escape plan.

§　§　§

After all, it was bad to go outside during a storm.

No, originally I knew it. No matter how useless I was, I knew at least that much. No, even children knew that. There wasn’t even the need to say it.

However, if you let me have an excuse ―― The storm suddenly appeared, so I can’t help it, riiiiiiiiiiiiight!

I was also a victim. A victim!

However, I can’t say something like that in front of Tino when there was black smoke rising from her body.

What could have happened ―― No, there was no doubt that Tino had been struck by lightning, when she slightly opened her eyes and looked at me, only her mouth was laughing.

“Mas, ter…… Did you see? I… Did my, best……”

“Un, un , you are right.”

“Thank you, very much, for everything, until now…… I am…… really glad to, have met Onee-sama and you, Mas………… Kuh…… Ter……”

After she said that while breathing very feebly, Tino’s body lost all its strength.

After I had confirmed that Liz had carried back the fully scorched Tino, she excitedly said.

“Look, look! Cry-chan, it was exactly as I said, right!? She is perfectly alive!? Even Ti, is growing up every day!”

“Un, un, you are right. But let’s be a little more gentle…… You know, as it is a vacation. You can’t do that anymore, okay?”

If you weren’t used to seeing human beings striked by lightning then it would have been a terrible mess.

“Haiiiii! So lightning training is over for the time being right?”

When we arrive in the next town, I will absolutely be gentle with her.

I deeply carved that into my heart while watching Tino being forced to drink a potion by pouring it through a straw.

One night later there was still no sign of the rain stopping.

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Gray, do you understand now that Strange Grief is crazy? You better follow all their orders if you want to survive!

Good job Tino! You survived the lightning! But sadly I doubt that he saw your figure when fighting against lightning XD

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