Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter’s Hero Dream

A magic device that displays floating objects.The mages of the academy were gathered in front of the pitch-black wand set there.

There were two main types of mages.In other words, it is a researcher who advances research with the purpose of establishing a magic theory, and a practitioner who wants to practice magic and exercise its power because it does not care about the theory.

Most of them hit the latter sorcerer.The Knights and the Treasure Hunter's Sorcerers were among the most powerful.

However, most of the mages who would remain in the Academy for a long time were the former.

Listening to the new research materials Lucia brought in, the magicians gathered observe the wands and whisper to each other.

”Huh... this is the [Sword Saint's] collection... I've never seen a wand before.”

"Thorne Lowell once conquered a number of treasure halls around the world with his martial arts training."If you can confirm where you got it from, you can also check your ability-- "

"A botanical wand?"But this color, this shape-- "

"That solid [Sword Saint] is going to rip off the treasure he's always had in his hand, as expected of [Unrivaled] brother--"

Lucia, who was shining her arms together, was gathered together with a mysteriously old mage.

"But don't touch my hands, and check them. Do you think I should wear gloves or something?"

“No, don't do anything extra because you don't know what's going to happen!”

Lucia blew up all the wolves that no one touched her wand when she gathered a large number of mages who loved research more than three meals.

A researcher's magician is inferior to a practical technique.Few people will be able to absorb enough Mana Materials from day to day to make room for Lucia, who is used to causing trouble for party members.

Lucia glanced at Anna, making sure that there were no more deficiencies.

Anna-san? Where do you keep this?

"Ahhhh, hahaha, you can't help it."There's no way the mages of this tower won't gather together after hearing about the [Sword Saint] 's collectibles.But even the treasure cane doesn't come around this way. "

The cane's treasure is a valuable research material and a powerful weapon.And most of those rarely found in the treasure hall don't make it to the academy due to financial problems.

The new wand treasures were brought in, so much so that magicians from other laboratories gathered.

"Besides, if you hide it, extra people will come over."Wouldn't it be safer if we all kept watch until the professor came back? "

"That's...... I think so, but......"

Don't lick researchers who are fascinated by theory over the great power of magic.They are passionate about their own research, and at the same time keep an eye on the research of others.All kinds of actions are allowed for research purposes at this college, which marks Karikazuma.The law only works halfway.You can safely break into a locked room, and some of them will conduct human experiments with the same laboratory buddies.It is impossible to control them all.

"In particular, Lucia is a hunter, so it's attracting everyone's attention."There's even a proud niisan who's famous for collecting treasure artifacts. "

"............ muuuuuuuuuuuu......"

It seemed that Lucia wasn't very good at praising oniisan.Lucia twitched her eyebrows at Anna's teasing words and roared small as if she had given up.

It seems a bit strange, but I wonder if my brother is proud of being a Level Eight Hunter, but what is he dissatisfied with?Are you alert that they might really take it?

That's... a waste of effort.Although his face is not yet widely known, he is a celebrity who can only be called Level 8.Especially in this country, the status of hunter is high, so it is not strange that even at level 8, the senior nobility of the Empire has a matching story.

But as a result, Lucia seems to be too nervous when it comes to her brother.Such as the cursed staff of the [Holy Sword] treasure, or my brother's aim at the Academy's treasure, I don't think it's always a rational Lucia.

One way or another, I think there might be a line that says Lucia gave me the staff of the treasure she got from the [Sword Saint] to apologize for taking the exam and offending the professor.

I was quite surprised when Lucia missed the advanced compound wand qualification exam she had been studying.It is a top-class exam that requires a research background and professor's recommendation to be accepted as a prerequisite.

It seems that there were various circumstances, but if the professor could not pass the examination, it would be equivalent to crushing the face of the professor, such as absence.

"Finally, niisan is not a person who does such ordinary things!"

"But I think the professor will be in a better mood if you hand over the [Sword Saint] 's collectibles."She's also a researcher, and she just wanted a cane. Isn't that the best time? "

In the first place, there's no way that a mean man like Lucia would pass a high level certification exam.Hunter's high level certification exam also checks the personality aspect.

Besides, there is an inseparable relationship between magic research and danger.Lucia's Thunderclap Treasure Wand was the same, but some of the risks were already woven in.

"............ too!"

Lucia's cheeks were inflated unusually by Anna.

If you think you've spent days and nights creating a new technique, there are some cute places.Even if it wasn't Anna, you'd want to make fun of her.

Perhaps she gave up because she was too late to look at her cane, or Lucia was told by a child from another lab.

"Hey, Lucia. Oniisan, aren't you coming?"

"...... I'm not coming. I'm busy...... level 8, so!"

"Um, I was following you before--"

I'm not following you!

Lucia's eyes froze as she turned to her frustrated voice.

Lucia is famous for bringing her brother to join the disciple.And I'm concerned about that now.Everything seemed to have forced me to follow, but at this rate, I didn't know how true it was.

The cold voice and the air of rejection gathered the gaze of the wizards who lost interest from the untouchable wand.

--At that time, a short scream suddenly arose.

Lucia looked at the scream in a hurry.

A pitch-black cane floating on the mounting table.The part of the cane that made up the cane stretched long and was tangled in one person's arm.

"Well, I told you not to touch it - what did you do!?"

”... touching nothing...”

The voice vanished in the middle of the night.The entangled hammer stretches silently, climbing up from the arm.

The blood faded from her stunned and distorted expression.The pitch-black staff was enlarged.Neither the length nor the thickness of the hammer is comparable to the first time I brought it in.

While it was noisy, a part of the centipede stretched out and attacked another mage who was frozen to death.It's like an agile movement reminiscent of a snake that catches its prey.

The first mage caught was thrown away and rushed over to you.

There were no noticeable injuries to the body.His heart is moving, but his face is pale and he's completely unconscious.

Sweat overflowing like a waterfall.This symptom--it was a lack of magic.

"No way... are you... sucking on magic power!?" What, what is this wand!? "

The lower part of the cane is divided into two strands, and it is used as if it were a leg, and it sneaks down from the display device.The wizards who had been observing the wand with their eyes shining before took a step backwards, in a way that looked like a creature.

The scepter that made up the staff became even longer and thicker.It looked more like a plant monster than a wand.

Screaming, one of the mages attacked the wand.As a signal, a flame exploded from all directions, a blade of wind was pushed in, and a bullet of ice was thrown in --- and the cane trembled strongly.

The wounds caused by the surgery clog up instantly and grow even larger.It was as if they had absorbed magical energy.

Anna took a step back when she realized who she was.

"No way... against magic... creatures?" What is this!? "

"Look! I told you!"Come on, you idiot!I'm like Mr. Luke, I didn't ask for it!I haven't even touched it yet! "

"If you say so!?"

The wizards gathered scattered like spiders.The former wand simply casually abandoned the magician who had sucked up all the magic power as if he had already been used, and then checked Anna and Lucia alternately and turned to Lucia.

And Lucia clasped her lips hard, and lifted up the long staff that some man had dropped, and pounded her head against it, and said,

"Very well. Come on - I won't let you do what you want!"

Lucia! No matter how much you can't do magic--

”...... I'll beat you with my cane... ahhh...”

The ex-scepter looked at Lucia for a while (although he was blind), but immediately changed his posture.I turned around and ran off with both my legs.

The wands of my hands widened wide, and the wizards who escaped and were delayed were involved.I didn't even want to think about how far this mysterious wand that kept sucking up magic would grow.This academy is the best magic academy in the Empire, and there are hundreds of wizards, from masters to eggs.

I was forced to destroy the exit of my former staff, which had become smaller than me, and jumped out into the hallway.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

Lucia changed her bloodstream and followed suit.You're a Level Six Hunter who doesn't hesitate to chase after monsters.

Anna checked the warehouse, which had been completely destroyed, and her fellow students who were falling down due to lack of magic power. She thought about what happened after the professor came back and held her head.

"What are you going to do with this..."

§ § §

Smart sisters have the opposite character.Liz is naive, intelligent, and occasionally grown up, but Citrix is rational, solid, and occasionally childish.And Citri prefers giving to giving.I'm sure that's one of the reasons she was so successful as an alchemist.

I also like Liz, who pulls her arms and forcibly drags me around lazily, but Citrix, who accelerates my bad human behavior, was a healing for me (by the way, it goes without saying that the most reassuring feeling is anthem).Is it because there were two busy people named Liz and Citrix that they could have such a big brother?).

Eat the rice made by the moody Citrix decorated with treasures, and wander around watching Kill Kill-kun gymnastics.

Citry remained rough all that time.I don't feel like I need an escort because I don't intend to leave the room, but it seems to be a good refreshment.

When the stretch was heavily stretched, Citri approached with excitement.

"Krai-san, if you say so - look!"I listened to yesterday and brought the research materials! "

"Research materials? What research materials?"

"This is a compilation diagram of the evil spell." It is a special collection of dangerous phenomena, cursed items, etc. that have been found so far and are not on the market.It was very, very hard to steal it from the authorities for Krai-san!! "

What a noisy book - it's really good that the tension is high, but... I didn't ask for it!!

I put a thick book on the desk that looked like it was cursed, and it was stuck behind me.

Citri whispered in her ear, a soft touch pressed against her back, and a touch of body temperature and chaotic cold treasure.

"... if I choose what I want, will you give it to me?"

No. It looks like weird rumors are hanging around again.Franz, what do you think I am?

"Most of the curse items are hidden."Because knowing is inherently dangerous.This is a truly rare book.For Klee-san, for Klee-san. "

Citrix often emphasizes it for me, but I, the treasure collector, am not interested in cursed items.

I didn't know anything about Eliza's demon sword, so it was force majeure.Besides, the curse--

I was curious about what a serious Citrix wanted, but I didn't think the Imperial City would have so many cursed items rolling around in the first place.

Wasn't it forbidden by law?Is the only thing you have safe? I only had the ability to use items with disadvantages.

Rubbing and citrus rubbing my neck.Sticking my cheek stick, I opened the page at the back appropriately.

Illustrated here was a disastrous tree, completely black from trunk to branch.Read the text that was written there.

"What? The Black World Tree - The only mysterious tree in this world was created as a substitute for the World Tree."Unlike the world tree, which receives power from the veins of the earth and circulates it around the world, it is a heritage of magical civilization that attacks life and takes away magic power.It is said that the grown black world tree will grow its roots and transform the whole area into a magical barren zone without any magic power. "

If you can't use magic anymore, civilization will change.

"I see... it's nothing serious."Well, I don't need it... "

I can't use magic or anything.It would be very difficult if I could no longer charge my treasure - I imagined that a curse would cause casualties, but that wasn't necessarily the case.

When it comes to the world tree, it is a legendary divine tree.The cane is considered to be the finest material, boasting an enormous amount of magic power amplification that surpasses the treasure, but the authenticity is not certain.Whatever it is, I have heard that there is still only one bottle growing in the deepest part of the Great Forest Zone managed by the Spirit Man (Noble), and it is also the subject of the Spirit Man's faith, but it is an eyebrow spitting story.The Lapis didn't seem to have seen it either.

But this painting, the Black World Tree, wouldn't be furious if the Spirit Man saw it? Do you think so?

Now, what is Citrix concerned about?

When I tried to check with my childhood friend who had no choice but to make my eyes shine, the door opened vigorously.

Eva rushes in after changing her blood profile.At about the same time, the consonant stone that Franz had left on his desk began to tremble.

"Oh my God, Krai-san!" The Zebuldia Magic Academy has been destroyed by an unidentified giant monster! "

"Huh? What are you suddenly--"

When it comes to the Zebuldia Academy of Magic, it's one of the best magic schools in the Empire.It was also an institution to which Lucia belonged a teacher who was a disciple.

The grounds are vast, the school building is robust, and it is protected by numerous barrier magic, making it one of the safest places in the Imperial Capital.It was impossible to be attacked and destroyed by a monster.It's okay to be attacked by a dragon, over there.

It must be misinformation. Not only the famous sorcerers, but also the many highly skilled hunters.Thorne Lowell's swordsmanship dojo was on a different scale.

There was no way I could enter the Imperial City like a giant monster.Citri and Killkill have their eyes rounded.

Eva burst into breath and approached, slamming her desk vigorously and trying to say something - she looked at the page of the atlas that was just opening and spoke with a frantic voice.

"Here...... this is it!!! Looks just like it!!"

Trouble, I don't get it.What are you so excited about?

While I was doing this, the sympathetic stone kept trembling, and it was very noisy.Mr. Franz is persistent, too. What business is it? I'm busy right now.

I said that I could take a deep breath and calm my feelings, making a serious expression.

"Eva, this is not a monster, it's a curse."

"It doesn't matter!" Here, over there...! "

Eva turns around and points out the window.I had no choice, so I stood up and looked out the window alongside Citry.

Beyond the building, far away, I could see something in black and white that I had never seen before.To look through a building is quite a size.

As I rub my eyes, Citri clings to my shoulder.

"It's not a big deal." Hey, Krai-san! "

"...... yep, that's right."

It's not a big deal, and by the way, it's totally irrelevant to me.

Huh? What? Do I have to go?...... well, maybe there's Lucia.