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

Chapter65，Part1: 1 - Teriyaki

Chapter 65 Teriyaki

Part 1

One night after the hellish feast, I am listening to Eva’s report in the Clan Master Room.

Generally, a Treasure Hunter Clan is a fairly free organization.

Initially, it was an organization created by Treasure Hunter Party for mutual aid. There are few procedures and conditions required to create one. In name it is a Clan and it exist although there is no particular function.

But it is not like those organization are meaningless.

For a Treasure Hunter who is close to self-employment, being in an 『Organization』 has certain perks. In the first place, strong headed Hunters can’t get together and form a decent organization.

On the other hand, “First Step (Footprint of the Beginning)” is different.

When I formed the clan, I hired Eva and other professional clerks and threw everything at them.

Now, I feel like I want to retire as a Hunter but at that time I wanted to stop being a Hunter so much that I was almost desperate. It was at the time when Strange Grief started clearing Shrine exceeding Level 5, every time we went exploring, everyone are always ending up almost in tatters, it was a threat for our life and I strongly felt that I was becoming more and more of a dead weight.

To be honest, I never once thought I would have made such a big Clan.

Although I called out to “Iron Cross” and “Ark Brave (The Holy Spirit’s Son)” to be our allies I would have never though they would join. Honestly, I was thinking if I fail then it is not that big of a deal.

If you asked me how we did so well, I still don’t really know how. Maybe, it was good that I didn’t worked even if I was a founding party as I am awkward and incompetent.

While I was randomly nodding, the power of the talented clerks helped “Footprint of the Beginning” (regardless of its scale) reached top-ranked clan in the Imperial Capital.

Clean and prominent Clan House, you have the benefits to freely eat and drink in the Lounge. We also handle the replenishment of items and Relics selling and we have our own training ground.

We have acquired function that doesn’t lose to the Explorer Association, and among them there was… a highly reliable information network.

I don’t remember giving any instructions, but it is probably because Eva is doing a great job.

I have absolutely no clue on how she did it but now, Footprint is in the forefront of the information war, gathering fresh information.

“He looks like the real thing… Arnold Hale Level 7. He seems to be a Hunter who was promoted by subduing a Thunder Dragon. The Level is certified by the Mist Country’s… 『Nebranubes』 Explorer Association. The branch is weak, so I think there was some favoritism but…”

And if you want to know something, you just need to ask Eva and she will tell you everything. There are too many talented people around me.

What you should have is an excellent secretary. If you ask me what kind of secretary, I will answer someone who have a good brain like Eva, I am confident that I will immediately die if she is gone. I won’t be able to sleep soundly. As a bonus, she is beautiful. There is nothing more I could wish for.

You can even embezzle our funds, just don’t disappear until I retire please.

“The real thing, eh… This is troubling.”

I gave a deep sigh to Eva’s frank word.

I was wondering if he might have cheated to be a High-Level but apparently, he wasn’t a faker.

Which mean, Liz defeated a Hunter who came from the outside with antecedent on his belt, without asking any question first. My worries just increased.

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Liz Certification Level is 6 but everyone from Strange Grief are capturing Shrine with a Higher-Level than themselves so they are stronger than their Certification Level.

So, it is not strange that Arnold, a Level 7 unilaterally lost but the problem is that she completely took him by surprise.

I will not argument about who was in the wrong here.

A Hunter who has reached Level 7 will not quietly go down. Arnold should be boiling in anger right now. I think he would be convinced if he lost in a fair fight but with how it was done, he is sure to have a deep grudge against us.

And people called Hunters have a higher attack power than defense power, except if they are a 『Paladin (Shugo Kishi: Guardian Knight) 』.

There is a good chance that even if it wasn’t “Severed Shadow” but another High-Level Hunter, he will still lose if he gets a sudden strike like that.

“A Thunder Dragon is super strong… If he defeated it and got an Alias, he isn’t someone weak.”

What should I do?

Dragons are the strongest living being for monsters.

Even if I say “Dragon (Ryū)” there are various type of it. Sub-Dragons to Pure Dragons such as Ancient Dragons. Sometimes they can also be divided by type like their habitat such as Flying Dragons, Land Dragons, Sea Dragons, etc…

Well, to Hunters all of them are strong enemies and among them the “Thunder Dragon (Rai Ryū)”, is a particularly troublesome dragon as they can freely control electricity and covert themselves on it.

Rather, it is common sense speaking but if there is Thunder in its name, it is basically super strong whatever the species.

Because of its speed, it is extremely difficult to avoid it, the sound and the shock can easily reap Hunter’s consciousness even with their enhanced body. As it conducts electricity it is almost impossible to prevent its attack with a metal armor. Mage has the ability to control lightning but only a High-Ranking Mage can do it.

If it can control lightning, even rabbits are strong enemies. If a Dragons can control, it is an awful situation. I will die.

I cross my arm and frown. Then Eva asks me worriedly.

“Have you ever fought one?”

“What I can say is… Right… It is really delicious when you do it as a teriyaki and bake it in sweet and spicy sauce.”

“Is… Is that so…”

“I am kind of hungry now…”

I have encountered one but the one who fought it was Liz and the others. My only job was to hide behind the scenes.

There is no mistake it was definitively stronger than me. But I didn’t know if it was for Liz and the other. Their equipment was worn out but there was no one who was seriously injured.

I clearly remember the taste as after they beat it, Sytry cooked it and it was juicy and super delicious. Or maybe it could have been the special sauce which was delicious. Sytry is a well-prepared girl.

“It has been a while, so I want to eat it again…”

“… As… As expect there isn’t any store in the Imperial Capital where you can eat Thunder Dragon’s meat. In the first place, it is a rare and expensive material I have never heard anyone eating it…”

“I know. Hmm…”

What should I do…?

For the time being, it is already decided that I am going to make a complaint to Gark-san but if there isn’t a good reason a fight between Hunter isn’t tolerated.

Since I have a long relationship with Gark-san, he won’t probably fire me, but he doesn’t seem like a boy who will calm down.

If I can do a dogeza secretly, I can do it as many times as you want but if I do a dogeza after what happened, it is weird. Even they won’t be convinced.

I think for a while but maybe because I am hungry, I can’t keep my focus.

I didn’t say something for a while, but I finally decided to give up on thinking about it.

Even if he got taken by surprise as it is Liz-chan, it is probably fine… I am used to it. It is not the first time that I unintentionally buy a grudge against Hunters.

I will get an ear bashing and be reprimand by Gark-san… What I can do is probably just that.

Suddenly I realize that Eva is silently waiting for my words.

With a regretful look, her light purple eyes are watching here. For me who have passed a long time together with her, I know what she is thinking about.

TL notes:

Thank for reading!

Cry and the other baked a dragon just because when that monster is at the summit of the food chain. It is no wonder everyone thinks you are so strong. Especially with how you say it. It is like you killed one just to eat it.

Tchao à plus!

Raw: 聖霊の御子Looks like in the raw they change Ark to the Holy Spirit’s Son instead of Heaven’s

『ネブラヌベス』: If you have a better name, I’ll take it.

Dragon (Ryū): Same as Alchemist (Renkinjustsu-shi) in the raw they put Ryū and on the top Dragon.