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

"Wait! Listen to me!

The carpet takes sharp steps and beats my body up desperately. I was blown like a carpet. [M]

The carpet punches continuously against me rolling on my back. If there had been a vocal cord on the carpet, he might have called it out loud.

Once freed from the escort, I was playing with the carpet in the inn's own room.

Whatever the body hit, the carpet punch didn't hurt at all. Rather just a little fun. Being horsebacked on a carpet is more amazing than being on a carpet. I didn't know you had features like this.

I made a desperate excuse as I killed my laughter.

"It was bad, but then I had to! I didn't want to do that either."

Apparently, it was bad that he foxed her in confidence on the rampage carpet.

But that's what I had to do then. Without her, the thug carpet itself would have been taken. Everyone would behave the same way if they were in that situation.

"I had a duty to protect Your Majesty. Besides, you were just hiding behind me!

I appeal to the carpet, but he didn't have any ears to listen to. I don't know where the carpet ears are in the first place, but they're making me cheeky. We were about to get along because of this, but not really.

But it's my fault. Shall we be punished with spoil? Lie down and as you were being brutalized by the carpet, the door opened with the sound of a knock.

What came in was a temporarily liberated cruz, just like me.

He wears a thin pyjama instead of a robe like the usual magic conductor often wears. Apparently ill from lack of magic has gotten better.

Raising his arms with the mount taken by the carpet makes the face of Cruz, who had his eyes rounded, more rude.

"Hey, what are you doing, huh! Yowaningen."

"Are you feeling all right now? Good, good."

"Answer the question."

"Ask the carpet."

The carpet hits me in the head with a blocked part of the end. I don't think there's a creature that hits me with his ear, so I guess that part isn't ear.

I was playing with the carpet in front of the cruz and it wasn't hard boiled, so I took my arm and said.

"Okay, okay, it's my loss. I'll buy you a new carpet. It's a beautiful one."

……

The carpet attack stops perfectly. But it's still on top of me. I sighed small.

"Okay, okay, you lonely bastard. Two with the meaning of an apology...... no, I'll buy you three. So what? Will you forgive me?

…………

The carpet strokes my head a few times and pulls me away from the top. Apparently, you've fixed my mood. I get up and dust off my shirt. [M]

Oh, man, it's a terrible treasure to have me serve from Citrine.

Cruz seemed completely frightened. But it's really hard to communicate.

"Yowaningen, take it seriously."

"I'm still serious about this..............."

I meant to be serious all the time. I rarely get results, not because I'm not serious, but because I have no power or talent.

But I have company. The Citries are away now, too, but they promised to come anytime they called.

Cruz frowned and sighed small and looked at me as if he had regained his mind.

White hands and legs are stretched out of the lightweight costume. Speaking of which, Krus has white skin because he is a Forest Spirit (Mori Noble), but some spirits live in the desert and have brown skin. Maybe if I were in the desert all the time, the cruz would burn in the day and be like that?

With that in mind, Cruz said in an embarrassing tone.

"Ready? Yowaningen. I am not on Yowaningen's side, but I have orders from Lapis,. The discredit of Yowaningen means that our honor will be discredited."

"Cruz is great."

If all spirituals were people like Cruz, there would be no choice but for humans to be looked down on.

"... turned out well, but the situation is pretty dangerous right now,. So we should discuss this a little bit, yes. Isn't it?

"Uh... nothing, it's not dangerous..."

As a result, His Majesty the Emperor was delivered safely to his destination. And it was raided, so there would be no such thing as squeezing an escort on a boulder back home.

An empty journey would no longer be possible, but as long as there are numbers, there should be no problem escorting land routes.

I've never been attacked by anything on a request for escort before, but at the same time, I've never let anyone die on the escort.

"You're in danger, sir! Yowaningen, you, you both pulled in the traitor of 'Fox', right!

"Uh... that was... that was a blind spot"

"I'm gonna punch you," he said. Hmm? If you have a plan, say it firmly, it is! Do you have one?

Cruz comes stuffed. Skin white...... I wonder if you could dress up properly, not pajamas.

Spiritualists are usually supposed to be wary while looking down on humans, but they're not wary enough because I'm too snappy.

Important? Could it be important? Trusted?

"I don't. If you'd told me that, I would have forgotten about the Terms... where were they?

I looked for everything on board, but there was no sign of them. Probably swallowed by [Lost Inn], but I can't say anything about that treasure house because I don't know everything about it either.

"Don't ask me! How much, what are we going to do? That man's wand, I honestly don't feel like I can win it, either, Yikes!

"Hmmm......"

"It doesn't matter how many escorts he takes after me anymore."

The look on Cruz's face was drawn. I guess it's because you're a spiritual man who excels in witchcraft that you can accurately grasp the power of the tellum. Actually, I don't know exactly. [M]

But it is definitely a difficult question. Thelm's abilities are reliable if he's on his side, but he's not troublesome when he turns to his enemies. I mean, with that "water stop" power, you could have killed His Majesty the Emperor at any time independently of the escort or whatever. Why did you do such a hassle of diving in as a companion? If you're going to assassinate me anyway, I wish you'd assassinate me when I'm not protecting you.

And don't forget, it's ketchucka. If that man also has the power of a Term, it's completely out of his control. You won't even have enough junction fingers. Even if the number of escorts increases, there will only be more dead people. I mean, there's nothing I can do.

I slapped my hands on Pong in imitation of Citrine.

"Okay, okay. I'll do something."

"What? Huh? What are you going to do?

Cruz opens his eyes wide in shape.

"Secret. Well, I hope you're going on a mudship."

"... it's a big ship mistake, isn't it? Here, it's a secret. I'm one of Yowaningen's people, yeah! Say it right and tight, yes!

Cruz eats and hangs up. Apparently, things are completely back on track.

I smiled invincibly at Hardboiled.

There's nothing we can do about it anyway. Doubling your security doesn't reassure your tellum opponent.

But I have an alchemy haunt that will rush as soon as you call it.

Enemy good for a set of haunted troops (though they don't have the most haunting wandering haunts) no matter how "Water Stop".

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"What... this place..."

"Kake..."

Dry voices echo the incredible mansion.

Term Apocrys has a long history of hunters. Ever since I learned as a magic guide, I've been drilling as a treasure hunter. But I've never had a weird experience so far.

Indeed, Term should have jumped out of the ship. He was going to stay out there and get his attitude in order.

But it was an unexpected sight to jump out of the boat and expand into view. I turned around, but the exit was gone. And signs of intense Mana Materials on a level I've never seen before.

Thelm immediately understood. This is an intense sign, the treasure house. It is also an ultra-high level treasure palace that also crosses the Level 8 treasure palace experienced so far by Thelm.

It was a hard story to believe. But I can't think of anything else.

It's not an illusion. Even The Thousand Changes, an unknown M.O., is impossible, such as confusing the tellum without any precursor. When I doubt there, I have to doubt everything.

Ketchachakka, who doesn't always break the peace, also seems somewhat anxious. I guess he's also anxiously clapping that dragons aren't coming.

I will look into the mansion without alarm.

The mansion was large and the ceiling was high. More importantly, my feet are so stable that I don't think I'm flying in the sky.

Maybe even metastatic magic could be hung? No - it can't be.

Metastasis is super-high magic. But more than that, this level of treasure house makes a full Mana Material resistant. There is absolutely no way I can use it.

It was creepy. The mansion was clearly geared towards human-shaped organisms. But there are no signs of life.

If this intensity of Mana Materials should exist, I can't even see the phantom.

"Don't be alarmed... there must definitely be an exit"

"Hihihi..."

Confirm the magic. The magic Term used to wipe out his crew is very fuel-efficient. I still had enough magic left to fight.

I can't use magic as usual, but I can use physical enhancement. Excellent hunters also hold back some extra specialty. The same would apply to ketchuckah.

There are more limited things that can be done than witchcraft is suppressed, but we have to do it.

The hallway lasted everywhere. Obviously bigger than the airship I've ever been on.

Perhaps the space is distorted. It was a common story in a high level treasure hall.

That's when Thelm found something odd. A painting.

There was a terrible abstract painting on the white painted wall.

Now I wanted some tips. Approach and observe carefully.

There's a yellow line flying around and I don't know what it is at first glance...

At first thought, Term snapped.

"... fox...?

"Knock it!

To Ketchachakka's warning, Telm looked back as he lowered.

At the end of the hallway, there was a small figure. An innocent child. However, its face is covered in lustrous white surfaces.

What that shape shows is - a fox.

It's a phantom. I didn't have to get lost. There are no signs of Mana Materials drifting from that little body.

You can't win without magic. Term's bracelet boasts a rare strength as a cane, but it cannot be used to beat him.

But I still have my wife's hand.

It will be the properties of this treasure house that magic cannot be used. And only physical strengthening can be used because the dominance of the area of one's own flesh has not been taken away.

Everyone knows that a high level hunter can change the laws of a super high level treasure hall. But then you can build a weapon within the rules.

The water is also in my body. No, the water in your body is the easiest thing to manipulate. Therefore, naturally, there are preparations.

A fox-sided child approaches. The movement is slow.

Allow them to stay alert and terminate with a single blow. I've dived this level of training ground, many times before. There is no problem this time either.

But it's a strange side. Surface painted with Zhu on glossy white ground. Seems familiar or not.

My heart was bothering me.

Thelm's secret organization, The Shadow Fox of the Nine Tails, originated in the Treasure Palace. A treasure house reigned by God in the shape of a fox.

The founders of the organization were unluckily once encountered with God and survived. I was fascinated by its power and the way it was divine, and borrowed its name.

I have only heard rumors in the seven-status Term, but the top executives of the organization say they will be given the face of the fox, once brought back from the treasure palace by their founders, as a sign of loyalty.

The chill broke out. Did you think of the same thing, and Ketchachakka's face is stretched?

"No way - this is-"

Impossible. Where in the world is that treasure hall - no, it's something that isn't even certain to exist in the first place.

He enters the realm of God and hears that the surviving founder never met the treasure hall again.

Destiny. It's not just luck you need to encounter. It should have to be that fate.

Get me back. Even though I didn't take my eyes off him, the fox-sided child that was approaching earlier had disappeared as if it were an illusion.

Instead there is a voice coming from behind.

"Welcome, Guest"

"Huh!?

"I know what's going on. There is no need for vigilance. Term Apocrys. Ketchachka Munk. Poor man abandoned by Mr. Crisis."

There were no signs. He certainly wasn't supposed to be here until a few moments ago.

He was a different individual than the child he was approaching. Earlier individuals were children, but this time at an age that can be described as youth. Is the common denominator as good as having a fox face?

I got chilly. The amount of Mana Materials that dwelled in it was far beyond the earlier fox-sided children who were out of common sense.

I can't win. I pull my body back by accident.

Reminds me of the words of the founder. 'Never give up,' said the founder of the organization.

Lies or true, the founder was an excellent hunter. And he actually survived. I brought back the mask. Then there's no way Term Apocrys, feared as "Water Stop," can't do that.

"You are God."

Touch it. Phantoms in human form often have similar structures to humans.

That means there must be some water in the body. It is also possible that it can be manipulated by touching it directly. I should be able to operate the water. No, we have to.

Keep him alert. To the words of Thelm, a young man says.

"I want you to feel safe. We're fair. Let's make sure you're safe. However, I get the price. After that, I'm not God."

"The price..................?

"You don't have to be scared. All we get is shapes, except our own lives. But you'll get the most important things."

A young man looked around at the wary Term and Ketchachakka.

There is a gap. No, it's full of gaps. The opponent is not alert to this attack.

Nodding loudly, the young man slowly opens his mouth.

"I will receive the protection of the god of water and the proof of the antidragon."

"Huh!?

My heart... is being read. I was sure.

"Protecting the Water God" and "Testimony of the Anti-Dragon" are the backbone of the power of Term and Ketchachakka. Without the "Protection of the Water God," the power of the Term would fall significantly, and there would be no replacement. Needless to say, "Testimony of the Anti-Dragon".

Above all, if those two are lost, the Terms have no chance of winning.

Cold sweat slips down my cheeks. The fox face laughed.

"What do we do?

"... what if I said no?

My heart is hurting so much. The youth's standing remains unchanged. Slowly, he exposes himself in front of the tellum.

Operate the water in your body. Touch it. Just touch it, and the battle will be decided.

The fox-sided youth laughed calmly at the words of the term like provocation.

"It wasn't long before I told Mr. Crisis - of course, you guys have a right to say no. We are... very fair."