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

Dropped off by the mayor and the townspeople, leaving Gras.

The carriage is boarded by severely wounded members in the last battle, and Arnold and the other three, with the exception of your role, walk outside while protecting themselves.

The newly prepared carriage was specially ordered, one turn larger than what the Arnolds had previously used, and there was just room for extra rides even for the larger Arnolds. The horses are also heavily trained, and at the same time as the base change, they are one step higher in grade than the carriages they used to buy for now.

Busy looking boy hunter - says Gilberto as impressed.

"But at level seven, you're just gonna use a fine carriage."

Hunters don't use very fine carriages. The higher the price, the more comfortable the ride will be, but there will be more opportunities for damage anyway, and replacing expensive carriages is due to the heavy burden in terms of cost. The price of the carriage was also a headache part for hunters with lots of money flying in potions, weapons, etc.

Arnold's carriage was followed by a small, qualitative carriage around the back. It's the carriage of Gilberto and the others that Aye brought.

Looking back at the young hunters protecting the carriage like nervous, Arnold frowned.

I heard the circumstances. Arnold had guessed why Aye had brought Gilberto and the others. I intend to insure.

I'm not complaining about the party. But the fact that you have to insure irritates Arnold.

I pinched a whole two days of holiday, and some of the injured members recovered, and so did my fatigue, but Arnold's mind didn't clear at all. Close your eyes and a mockery of The Shadow Unleashed at Breakup comes to mind.

"By the way, old man, is it true you've defeated dragons before? How bad is a dragon?

"Hey, Gilberto! Sorry, no offense..."

Compared to that, Gilberto's words and other cute things. I have seen fearless, energetic young people and so on and so on.

Arnold snapped his nose when he saw his buddies rushing in from the side to strangle him with wings.

Anyway, if you're being ridiculed, Arnold isn't free enough to intimidate you so much that the words were somewhat abusive.

Even then, Ai, with a grin on his expression, broke in.

"Oh. Even just a dragon is a pretty strong enemy - but it wasn't just a dragon we fought. The Thunderdragon of Nebulanubes is a big man who has left a thousand men's army. There were quite a few orcs that fought this time, and the leader of the herd was a strong enemy, but compared to that thunderdragon, it's no big deal."

"Well... dragons are different after all. Dragon Killer...... Me too, I'll make it absolute one day. Swear on this sword!

Just ai also floats his expression on Gilberto, who confidently pulls his sword out of his waist and declares it.

"You can't defeat a dragon with a sword alone. There's still a chance that a grounddragon won't fly... but if we don't drag him down first, it won't even be a battle."

"Really... no, but if you can't get the sword, you just have to jump to the position you can reach it, right?

"Well, it might arrive if you jump... how are you going to dodge the braces in the air..."

Thunder Dragon Crusade. It is both a source of confidence and pride for The Fog Thunder Dragon.

Dragon roar. To a flashing flash, an anger. I can still remember it like very recently, even to the sight of a hot roll that shivers my body, when the dragon finally lays low.

No matter how powerful enemies appear, Arnold, who dropped the dragon that destroys the country, will never retreat.

Ei changes the story if you're stunned by words you don't know so much about yourself.

"Speaking of which, since we've been in this country shallow, I don't know the details - what kind of party is" Ghost of Mourning (Strange Grief) "? Can you tell me if you know anything...?

I let them look into the information, but few came useful. None of the information on "Thousands of Changes" examined with particular effort is close to nil.

I'm pretty sure he's a mighty enemy as of level 8, but an imperial based hunter might know.

To Aye's words, Gilberto stretches his chest and boasts only a little for some reason. His companions flaunt their shoulders as if they were just a little frightened.

"Right. I've gone through all the intel on the mighty. It's a goal we're going to cross someday.... Well, I didn't get any more information, and the only ones I've met are Thousands of Changes and Shadows -"

It was Gilberto, who began to speak happily, but there was nothing particularly novel about the content of the story.

It's not much different from the information Aye looked up when he just got here and isn't used to this imperial capital.

Guardian knight to swordsman. There are two bandits in the Alchemist to the Demon Supervisor. And - "Thousands of Changes" where fighting techniques and everything are unknown.

Only the presence of an alchemist is rare, but not particularly novel in composition. It can also be called a configuration with no gaps.

All the information showed Arnold and the others at a disadvantage.

It doesn't seem like a very reputable party, but the track record is certain.

It seems that most members are absent now, but they will soon be engaged.

"- I'm a swordsman, so it's Luke from The Thousand Swords that I'm targeting. Even Zebuldia's famous genius swordsman - he completed every genre around the swordsmanship dojo all over Zebuldia and still didn't have anything he liked and eventually made his own moves"

"... our swordsmanship, huh"

Arnold is also a swordsman. But if only in technical terms, the sword's arm would be 'there'.

For hunters where every skill is required, swordsmanship is only one element that constitutes strength.

In the first place, the swordsmanship game basically assumes against swordsmen, but the hunter's opponents are demons and phantoms. There is even the possibility of mishandling it when it is necessary to repair it in depth.

Genius Swordsman. Normally, it's a word to smile at, except if you have up to two names as a hunter. Sword arms, of course, but overall strength would also be considerable.

There is a natural grin on the intel of the powerful enemy. Before talking about retaliation or anything like that, it was the job of hunters to want to cross blades if they knew their strong enemies.

A few hours down the road, in the middle of a plain with sparse trees, Arnold stopped the carriage.

The Gilberto carriage that was following me stops the same way.

The reason Arnold stopped the carriage remains on the ground.

In the form of a detachment from the solidified path, a new one continues.

"? Um... what's wrong?

"Down the road............ it's off. Ei."

".................. you're absolutely right. It hasn't been that long...... a day or so?

He looks up with a serious look and sees the direction Aye continues in.

If you're going for town, you should just go down the road. Arnold was going to do that, too, and if it's a normal sensibility, we'll go the safe streets.

That's why the off-road was noticeable. Traces of wheels crushed with soft grass are trivial, but Arnold's eyes aren't sweet enough to deceive them with it.

It followed the direction of the Garest Mountains, where numerous demons lived.

"Eighty-nine, it would be them. I heard there was going to be a demon, I just don't think travelers would make the choice to go over there"

Only those who are confident of considerable strength will cross the mountain into choice. Some demons, some bandits come out. Even business-strength merchants don't choose that path.

It is overdone by chance. Given the timing when The Thousand Changes left town, it was clear that the traces of this were theirs.

"Are you going to cross the mountain? How in a hurry......? No -"

If the destination is Gladys territory, crossing the mountain will not be a major shortcut. Considering the time you have to fight demons, it's an option you won't get into unless you're so confident in your ability to fight.

And it is also self-evident that Thousands of Changes dared to leave this.

Assuming it wasn't on purpose, and if Arnold and the others thought to overlook this degree of trace as well, that means they're being ridiculed for it.

Given the provocation of The Shadow at the break up, the conclusion was one.

Arnold snapped his teeth and ate them, staring at the tip of his head.

"I asked you to come, to this extent, are you inviting me..." Thousands of Changes "huh!

"... what do you do?

"............... Hey Gilberto. I ask you one thing, is that man... afraid of a bunch of demons?

To Arnold's squeezing voice, Gilberto tilted his neck with an imaginative look for a moment, but immediately said it out loud.

"I'm not afraid. There's no way that a Level 8 man wouldn't even be afraid of pulling out a weapon before the phantom! Does the old man fear?

Luda goes into a stop, but it's too late. More importantly, Arnold's choice had been decided without having to ask Gilberto.

"............... let's go. Over the mountains."

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The old road made in the Garest Mountains was critical given the size of the new carriage.

Depressed and lush trees on the left and right narrow their sights and occasionally hear demonic sounds from nowhere.

But most importantly, it was the carcass of the demons that had been struck down that shut Arnold and the others down.

The scattered carcasses, of whatever kind, were clearly produced recently and were too numerous, given that some were eaten by beasts and demons.

Regardless of Gilberto, Ruda and the young hunters, even Aye, who has seen several terrible battlefields so far, has looked down on the sight.

"This was all done by the Thousands of Changes..."

"... Sure mountains are a lot of demons, but too much for anything. Is something wrong...?

Demon carcasses can be sold. With all this number, it should be a fortune, but there is no indication that it has been brought back, because of the hassle wasted?

What was driving the discomfort was that there were few demons attacking Arnold and his carriages.

If this much blood was scattered, it shouldn't be strange to gather demons who sought food, but I don't see them all as if they had escaped somewhere.

There must be many less intelligent demons in the mountains...... all of them escaped The Thousand Changes? Did you feel the strength?

I don't understand the situation. I had a bad feeling.

There are many demons, but not many big men. Arnold and the others will be able to create this sight if they want to.

But it must be attacked by a large number of demons as a prerequisite.

What happened when I was attacked by a herd of orcs floats in my brain like a flashback.

The situation is the opposite since it was the Thousands of Changes who were attacked this time, but the disgust was equivalent.

"What did you do... Thousands of Changes". No, in the first place...... what did you choose this path for?

Are you sure he was just provoking us?

"Mr. Arnold...... do you want to go back?

Ei asks me in a small voice if I was thinking the same thing.

Arnold looked up the path followed by the carcass and shook his head silently to the side.