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

Chapter110，Part1: 1 - A Certain Vacation

Chapter 110 A Certain Vacation?

Part 1

“Damn, what the hell is going on, in this country……”

No doubt, it was the worst night Arnold had in his whole life as a Hunter.

The battle I had against the dragon in Nebranubes was fierce but it was a battle we had after making many careful preparations and after gathering our determination to challenge it. It wasn’t like this time where something happened without any prior notice and information.

Even having the finest inn as a thank you for cooperating wasn’t worth dealing with a life-threatening battle against a “High-Ranked Spirit (High Element)”.

In the spacious living room, all my companions were sitting there like a dead person. Maybe they couldn’t sleep, you can see that they lack the usual energy they had as a Hunter, some of them had bloodshot eyes, some of them had obviously lost their light in their eyes.

The strong burn and wounds we got due to the fierce battle with the Lightning Spirit were completely healed by potions and healing magic but our mental fatigue due to it won’t disappear so easily.

Even though it wasn’t as much as his other companions, Arnold himself still felt tired even after sleeping for the whole night. It wasn’t to the point of not being able to move but he was far from being in his perfect form.

The problem wasn’t just his physical condition. He had used quite a bit of materials, Hunters always had on them in case of emergency and his equipment also needed maintenance. In particular, his armor which was heavily worn down and some of his items need to be replenished.

“According to what I heard, it seems that even in Zebrudia, Spirits rarely appear in remote regions but…… Damn, even bad luck should have its limit.”

Hay responds to Arnold with an exhausted look.

The Lightning Spirit who attacked Elan wasn’t a good match even against a full powered Level 7, Arnold.

Countless lightnings fell down from the sky and easily burned down the town gate and incapacitated half of the Knights in charge of its defense in a single blow. As a matter of course, most of the magic and arrow shot from a bow didn’t hit against this existence that flew at high speed and by the time we took to drive it away, the surrounding of the gate turned into ruins.

No, it is because Arnold and his companions had acquired a high resistance against lightning while fighting the Lightning Dragon that they could stop it with only this amount of damage. If Arnold and his companions weren’t there, the Lightning Spirit would have gotten deep inside the city and would have caused irreparable destruction throughout Elan.

Since we came to this country, we had really been thrown out of our rhythm.

Arnold swallowed the complaint he had.

Even without the need to say it, it was what all his Party Members were thinking about.

Spirits are the same as natural phenomena. Compared to Dragons, it has less pure destructive power but they are harder to handle.

And at the same time, Spirits appeared as much or even less than Dragons.

If it was the powerful High-Ranked Spirit that appeared among all the Spirits then it was such a rare existence that even First-Class Hunters who had traveled and explored many unexplored areas won’t cross pass one.

Arnold’s purpose was 《Infinite Variety》. It was for that reason that he rushed out, even though a storm appeared suddenly and arrived at Elan.

Initially, he didn’t plan to accept the request to cooperate but when the opponent was a powerful Lightning Spirit then even he couldn’t not accept it.

Even though Arnold and his companions just arrived in this new country, their reputation was already not that good. If they choose to run away, then it would greatly affect their future activities in the Imperial Capital.

However, what was more in his mind was 《Infinite Variety’s》 whereabout.

“Why didn’t Infinite Variety show up!? Isn’t he, one of this country’s Level 8!?”

High-Rank Spirits are powerful. Of course, not only Knights Order, even most of the Hunters can’t compete with it.

Only a Top-Class Mage or a Top-Class Hunter who has absorbed a lot of Mana Material can win against it. And there was no one living in a medium-sized town such as Elan that could win against it.

If Arnold hadn’t accepted the request to cooperate and didn’t show up, then there was nothing that could stop it.

And that was exactly why he couldn’t understand why Cry Andrich didn’t show up during that turmoil.

“Wasn’t he afraid of the Lightning Spirit? We were able to deal with it because we had experience fighting a Lightning Dragon.”

“It seemed they didn’t even show up at the Explorer Association. Maybe they didn’t notice it?”

“But, was it even remotely possible to not notice that alert siren?”

“If it was according to their reputation, it wouldn’t be strange that they would take action immediately……”

Hay spoke out his thoughts when his companions were saying what they thought.

A quick investigation on those Hunters’ achievements and you will understand it immediately. Arnold and his companion had also investigated 《Infinite Variety》 and 《Strange Grief》.

From their achievements, the figure you can imagine from it was someone brave and resolute but sometimes cold-headed, defeated many powerful Monsters and Phantoms, conquered Shrines and solved countless difficult requests ―― It was without doubt, the ideal Hunter.

Their background was enough to make Arnold someone who had once saved his country, growl.

Even if his Party Members weren’t all here, I don’t think that he will cower against one or two Lightning Spirits.

Above all, Arnold couldn’t imagine that man who always had a calm smile being distraught over the appearance of a Lightning Spirit.

Thinking about what his companions said, Hay nodded and said his conclusion.

“I don’t know where he was but ―― As he was on the list of people entering this town, there is no doubt that he is here. We can only ask him when we catch him. Well, compared to the Imperial Capital, it is a small town. We will find him immediately.”

“…………”

Arnold squinted his eyes when he heard those words.

Indeed, he was absolutely right. Initially, this chase was at Arnold’s advantage.

《Fallen Mist (Lightning Dragon’s Mist)》 wasn’t specialized in interpersonal combat but the opponent ―― Isn’t like they were running away.

I didn’t know where his destination was but it was only a matter of time before we caught him.

I whipped my body from its fatigue and looked at my Party Members.

“Go buy the supplies we had exhausted. Find out about the whereabouts of 《Infinite Variety》.”

“I asked the gatekeeper to tell us if 《Infinite Variety》 and his companions passed there. We will know when they leave the town. …… However, Elan mayor has contacted us to have a celebration party for our victory.”

“I don’t have time for their hospitality.”

“Right……”

For other Hunters, Arnold and his companions’ purpose was normal, but that wasn’t the case for general citizens.

He can’t say why but he doesn’t know when 《Infinite Variety》 will leave the town, so he doesn’t have the time to be carefree.

“What about the maintenance of our equipment? It is impossible to have one for our equipment in such a small town and it will take a lot of time. Fortunately, weapons haven’t worn down that much. It will be lower grade equipment but do we completely replace our damaged armor?”

“…… Right. If we have an armor, it will be enough. There shouldn’t be any armor sturdier than our body which fought against the Lightning Spirit.”

In the first place, with a slightly tough armor, it was impossible to completely prevent an attack from powerful Hunters.

“《Infinite Variety》 is right in front of us. Let’s rest our body before beating them.”

Hay nodded at Arnold’s words and his usual stubborn look.

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TL notes:

Good news everyone! Strange Grief Light will have an official translation! In case you are wondering if I will stop translating the web the answer is no, I will keep translating it!

Volume 1 is coming out on December 28th! Perfect for a present!

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Thanks for reading!

That title looks like To Aru Index! (NT9 & NT10 was the beeeest!)

Haha so while Cry was sleeping comfortably in his hideout, Arnold was fighting against that Thunder Spirit!

That happened because you were pursuing him! Run away before it is too late!

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

Calm smile: It was written 抜ける笑い (nukeru warai) but I don’t really know what kind of smile it is so I put calm smile. Tell me if you got something better.