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

Aaaah, it is starting to rain. What should I do?

Outside the window. I sigh deeply as I am looking at the rain which is getting heavier and heavier.

The rain that started falling while I was getting ready showed no signs of stopping. In fact, I could even hear what sounded like thunder in the distance.

I was supposed to go to Serene’s house as soon as possible, but I completely missed the opportunity.

As a Hunter, it is not uncommon to get caught in the rain. I don’t mind getting wet once or twice, but when it rains, visibility gets worse and I can’t help but feel depressed. I might be attacked by lightning too.

I guess I don’t need to go to Serene’s place after all…… Today’s job is to lift the curse on Luke and it isn’t that difficult. I had originally planned to show up at Serene’s place, but I didn’t intend to accompany her on the job to lift the curse. Objectively it is not like I can be of any help, so it is probably okay if I don’t show up. I am sure Sytry will be able to work things out even if I don’t show up.

……………… As expected, maybe that is a bad thing to do?

My mind is jostling between laziness and my sense of responsibility. For now, the result is even. No, I think that if I just *daradara* laze around like this, Serene and the others will finish lifting the curse, so I guess my laziness is winning.

As I make a big yawn and stare blankly out the window, my eyes suddenly catch something strange.

Yeah…… I see Tino flying in the air at high speed on Car-kun while holding the statue of Luke.

I rub my eyes instinctively, but I a not mistaken. There is something terrifying about the sight of her desperately driving Car-kun while soaking wet. That alone doesn’t make sense, but a small figure is chasing after her.

He is wearing a strange mask, different from the one the Phantoms are wearing, and has an unfamiliar appearance. He can fly in the sky without having wings and his speed is no less than that of Car-kun.

Following behind them are Anthem, Liz, Serene and the others.

Due to the distance, it is hard to see the details, but when Liz tries to jump at the mysterious figure, she bounces out in the air as if she has hit an invisible wall. Anthem stretches out his arm to grab the figure, but his leg seems caught on something and he falls over spectacularly. The rumbling of the earth can be heard all the way here.

I don’t know what they are doing, but how should I say………… It looks kinda fun. Even Lucia is participating.

Could that be………… A serious gof tag? This anything-goes, serious gof tag is a training exercise often performed by 《Strange Grief (Nageki no Borei)》 (By the way, even if you get touched by it, you do not becit, so the criteria for winning or losing is a mystery).

Magic is flying around, gouging the ground, and without warning, Serene and the others who are chasing after them are blown away. Even so, they quickly recover and start running which shows that the Spirit People are quite sturdy.The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the ɴovᴇl(ꜰ)ir(e).nᴇt

However, today is supposed to be the day we lift Luke’s curse, so what are they doing…… Well, if they don’t do it today, that is fine for me. At this point, it will probably be fine for Luke even if there is a delay of one or two days.

Since I am in the mood, I take out my smartphone and take a picture.

Anthem instantly recovers from his fall and kicks the ground hard, leaping into the air. Although Anthem is large and heavy, his movements are by no means slow. Anthem stretches out his arm and grabs the mysterious figure. His arm, which is clearly out of scale compared to the others, is about to reach the mysterious figure――And then, Anthem’s body stops dead in its tracks in mid-air.

“!?” (Cry)

Liz and Kilkill-kun jump on the mysterious figure one after the other, and just like Anthem, they stop frozen in mid-air. Tino, who is escaping on Car-kun, has also stopped moving without anyone noticing. The Spirit People fire Magic and arrows, but they all stop mid-air. I don’t know how it works, but I feel like I am watching a show. It is a shthat it is raining and hard to see………… But, oh well.

I don’t know what they are doing, but if something happens, someone will cto me. I am getting a little sleepy…… I think I will take another nap, yup. I stretch my body and yawn. Just as I am about to put my smartphone away――The mysterious figure on the screen turns towards me.

Two vacant eye sockets. What a very bad-taste mask…… Could it be a folkcraft made by the Spirit People? Just as I am thinking this――A violent tremor suddenly hits my whole body.

I have no idea what is going on.

Before I even have tto scream, my vision spins and my Barrier Ring is activated. For a moment, my body is completely floating in the air. Then, I am slammed into the ground, into the wall. Thanks to my Barrier Ring I didn’t take any damage, but it was beyond the level of what my brain can handle.

When I realized what happened, I was already lying flat on the ground.

The sky and the earth are in chaos. The ceiling is――Torn apart, strong winds and rain are pouring in through the walls. Flashes of lightning can be seen between the jet-black clouds.

The large tree on which the house is built seems to have completely toppled over. It might have been the first tthat I saw a house blown away like this. It felt a bit like when the airship crashed. But what on earth happened? How and why? Was it a lightning strike? No…… It doesn’t feel like that. Maybe an earthquake?

There is no need to check inside the room to understand that the room is in a mess. But fortunately, even in such a situation, I am still holding my smartphone tightly in my hand. The only ones in the house are Mimic-kun and me. Mimic-kun is pretty sturdy, so there is no need to worry.

It doesn’t seem like there is any additional shaking. I somehow manage to stand up and shake my head.

The room is in a terrible state. The table, chairs, beds, plates, and everything else is overturned and scattered everywhere. I thought the Yggdra incident had settled down and there was nothing left to do――But what exactly did I do to deserve that?

As I frown, a hushed voice suddenly comes down from above my head.

“Cry Andrich. Stop playing around and stop your friends.” (Keller)

Eh……?

At the ceiling that was torn apart. At the edge of it, the mysterious masked figure who has been chasing Tino stands with his arms crossed, looking down at me.

He has bony arms and legs, and a mysterious glint in his eyes that peeks out from the eye sockets. He is quite small for a Spirit People, who are usually quite tall. Maybe he is a child.

His appearance is also quite different from that of Yggdra’s warriors. It is a bit lacking in class or maybe you can even say barbaric……

Unable to grasp the situation, I blink for a while and then the mysterious child speaks slowly as if trying to reason with me.

“Your friends are, hard to listen to reason! But fine. I forgive you, for not following, through on your word. Your friends, do certainly, have sabilities. But, don’t irritate me, any more than this.” (Keller)

Apparently, this person knows me. This is problematic………… I don’t recognize him at all. He has quite a striking appearance, so I am sure if I have met him I wouldn’t forget him………… Could it be that he is someone I saved while on top of the Black World Tree?

“?? Why are you silent, Cry Andrich? Are you even listening to me?! Hurry up and shut those idiots up! I cannot fulfill my part of our contract.” (Keller)

The tremendous pressure coming from his small body is so intense that even I can clearly feel it. It is a little out of the ordinary. I cannot let my guard down just because he looks like a kid. I have to somehow find a way to appease him…… But I don’t even know his name.

“We-Well, well, calm down. I am listening. Um……” (Cry)

So………… who, are you? What contract? Someone please explain to me……

“No matter how heroic the heroes of this era are――There is no need for dim-witted followers. If you are thinking of trying something, discard this useless thought. To human, I am――………… Ah?” (Keller)

Then when he says that much, the mysterious kid stops speaking.

The pressure disappears. The mysterious kid stares down atwho is not understanding the situation. The more I look at him, the less he seems to resemble Spirit People. But there can’t be any other humans in Yggdra other than us――After all, this is a land no one has set foot in before.

We look at each other without saying anything for a while. As I smile to try to show my friendship, the mysterious kid speaks in a strained voice.

“Don’t…… Tell, me………… You don’t, remember, anything?” (Keller)

Ah, he found out.

Thanks for reading! And thanks Joshua for the Ko-fi! Hahaha Sasuga Cry even the aura of a god means nothing to him Keller is just a mysterious kid, not that much different from a random kid you can find on the street for Cry And I kinda want to see what Strange Grief serious gof tag looks like normally