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

Chapter92，Part1: 1 - Mask

Chapter 92 Mask

Part 1

“Are you fine with the toughest one?”

“Ah, thank you. That helps.”

Eva brought back a large glass case on a cart.

My private room is a hidden room. Although it is a simple mechanism so any Hunter can notice it, but it isn’t like I can let anyone from the exterior get in.

My private room which was supposed to be spacious has little space left because of I have too many Relics.

Relics are for me something to collect but also weapons I can use. If I put it in a place where I can’t reach it immediately, I will forget it when I need it.

Well, I don’t really use them, and they aren’t really powerful, but it is for the mood.

I will ask for Luke and the others help when they are back to tidy this place, so for now I will put it in a corner.

It is a very sturdy case made of a special glass material. It is also used in exhibition like in museums and many other thing, moreover it can withstand Hunters’ power to some extent.

I open the heavy lid with a lot of effort and depressedly put the fake 『Reverse Face (Facial Transformation) 』 in it.

The expression I had shown no sign of changing back to normal. The mood is even worse if I drop my eyes.

According to the story I heard from Ark, this mask seems to have made a commotion by latching into the Ojou-sama.

The strength of the Ojou-sama has been greatly enhanced and she was more powerful than a Mid-Level Hunter.

If this is true, it is a Relic I have been searching for many years.

Although it has an exaggerate name for a Relic, it is after all just a Relic, a tool to be used.

In my collection, there are many that can’t be used without a user with some degree of ability. If I could easily enhance my power with this mask, I wouldn’t have to spend so much time wary about everything.

Inside the glass case, there is a mask with a weak expression on it, I check one last time with the mask just in case.

“Neee, is it really impossible?”

Normally if you talk to a Relic you will be treated as crazy.

However, the mouth hole in the mask start to slowly move after my question was asked.

“It is impossible. With our power, we can’t unlock your latent potential. Go look for a mask with higher specification. However, if you go for further than us, then it will be a military one where the wearers body can’t withstand the backlash and only limited users can use it…”

Was it feeling lonely? I sigh deeply while gazing on the talkative mask.

Apparently, this mask has the power to bring out the latent potential of the wearer.

However, this is why, as my potential is that of a crappy small fry, it seems to be unable to release it.

It isn’t limited to this mask, there are many Relic that have certain conditions to be fulfil before you are able to use it. In other words, it has showed me that my latent potential was less than an Ojou-sama from a noble house. Isn’t this world too harsh on me?

I sigh and talk to myself to comfort myself.

It has a disappointing performance, but it is fine because of its rarity. I have never heard of a mask able to speaks and even less for someone to be able to touch one. It will stop moving if its magic power is empty, but it may be a good partner to talk to.

The Relic have some backbone in it. It looks incredibly ugly, but this Relic must have been created like this because someone wanted it to be like this.

Even if it can bring out my latent potential, it seems to even strengthen your emotions, I doubt if this is worth two hundred million Gils but as I got it for free, I have no complaint on it.

But I still wanted the 『Reverse Face (Facial Transformation) 』.

Eva who is behind me, listened to my conversation with the mask while covering her mouth with a horrifying expression.

“Ano… Cry-san, about that mask…”

“Mmh? Maybe you want to wear it, Eva? I don’t think you should do it.”

If Eva wears it and becomes stronger than me, my heart will shatter in a thousand piece like a glass.

“You are wrong.”

When Eva hears my word, she gives me a crazy look and says as if she gave up on something.

“…… Maybe… Isn’t this a 『Library (Knowledge Warehouse) 』? It is the first time I see one.”

“……”

… Eh?

At the moment I heard those words, a lightning bolt run through me. I raise my eyebrow and check the mask one more time.

The mask is talking dissatisfiedly.

“Our name is 『Over Greed (Evolving Devil Mask) 』, we are the one who evolve people. We are disappointed to be with people who can’t even understand this.”

I am a fool. I am someone who collect more Relics than anyone else, but I didn’t notice it at all.

A mask that speaks as if it has an ego. 『Library (Knowledge Warehouse) 』. It meets all the criteria.

I nodded affirmatively while being embarrassed.

“… You did well to find out.”

“Well, I am also studying about Relics, so if it shows us so much, even I can see it. …… Even though it should appear with an astronomical probability… I wouldn’t have thought there will be a day when I can see it with my own two eyes…”

For some reason, Eva’s expression is lingering on it. Normally, I should be more impressed, but I missed the timing. As always, I always fail when it matters the most.

TL notes:

Thanks for reading!

Cry’s case does remind me of Kaettekite mo Fantasy, the MC is also all E but there is a hidden stat call skill and he got S on it and that’s how he is so OP! He also got a tragic past as we start the story after he come back from the isekai, so I really liked it, like in Arrow. Doesn’t underestimate thing just because he is OP, think about thing in a large scale, being a vigilante and adhering to his code and not like in most isekai genre where they can do everything without consequence or being a regular citizen but still being able to kill everything on its. That shouldn’t be possible unless you are a psychopath in the first place! At least show us some PTSD or remorse for a few weeks for killing someone. Even some soldiers come back with PTSD after a mission and isekai MC kill everything but no remorse or just for one day and it doesn’t exist anymore. Sorry for my rant but it needed to come out.

TL;DR Kaettekite mo Fantasy is a good

Tchao à plus!

He speak in plural when he talks about himself, like a king does in anime.