Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter Dreams of a Hero ~-Chapter 340.2: New Strategy ③

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Sitting back in her chair, Sytry clears her throat and resumes explaining the operation.

*Kohon* Ahem. I will leave the earth's vein investigation to Onee-chan, Eliza-san, and everyone from Night Parade (Hyakki Yako). That god has seen us. The danger has increased, but fortunately, with Adler-san's Mirror of Reality, it should be possible to survey the earth's veins without going to the site. If Uno-san can see Mana Materials, I can add Serene to my group. While the survey team is investigating, I will do the calculations and prepare the tools. With Yggdra's knowledge of Mana Materials, the success rate of the operation will increase. (Sytry)

You're just a bandit but you've got awfully good Relics. When everything's over you better give all of them to Cry-chan. (Liz)

Liz's voice does not hide her irritation at all. I guess she doesn't like the idea of working with someone she once fought against.

Treasure Hunters sense things with all of their five senses, but visual information remains a major source of information. Adler's Mirror of Reality is a powerful Relic that can replace a scout by itself depending on the situation. It can also be possible to abuse it. I also have several hundred Relics, but none of them are similar or even have similar functions. Even Lucia's Magic shouldn't be able to reproduce it.

Adler frowns at what Liz's said and says with an annoyed expression.

Relics Relics, huh. I'll be troubled if you think that my Mirror of Reality is just a Relic. Just like that treasure chest that your leader is carrying. (Adler)

Eh? Aaaah, you mean Mimic-kun Well, it is true that the Mirror of Reality may be comparable to Mimic-kun. (Cry) f(r)eenovelkiss

Apparently, they also saw Mimic-kun. I wanted to hide Mimic-kun who has power outside the norm as much as possible, but it cannot be helped if they saw it with their farsight.

That's right. The Mirror of Reality and Mimic-kun are not just any Relic.

They are pretty dangerous Relics. To begin with, many Mirror-type Relics have pretty dangerous abilities, you know

Then, wondering what she thought of what I said, Adler *girori* glares at me and says in a stern voice.

Let me say this first so you don't get the wrong idea. Infinite Variety (Senpen Banka) , this time I'll follow you. It's because I'm the one who asked for it But that doesn't mean there's a hierarchical relationship. Sure, you are quite good. And it's the first time I've found a comrade of the same rank as me. But your Mimic-kun? is powerful, but my Mirror of Reality is no less powerful. (Adler)

Ah Okay. (Cry)

Questions keep coming.

Isn't she misunderstanding a bit about what it means to be a disciple? Is that an attitude towards your "Master (Shisho)"? And What do you mean by comrade? As expected, I am a little shocked when a bandit calls me a comrade And by the way, I also don't know what she wants from me by becoming my apprentice.

She said something about showing her my skills up close, but I wonder if I should show you my skills by getting down on my knees and doing a Dogeza?

Uno hurriedly scolds her Leader, who remains quarrelsome even when surrounded by Hunters whom she had fought once.

*Ma, ma* Come on, Adler-sama. Let's take it easy this time. As Cry-san seems to be a little bit ahead of us (Uno)

Un, un, I get it. It is hard when you have people with strong personalities in your Party.

Adler shrugs her shoulders a little bit and says with a serious face.

Well, fine. Let's get back to the topicI'm okay with you incorporating my Mirror of Reality into your plan. You did listen to my request. Even the crack will heal quickly. However, there is one problem. This Mirror of Reality is powerfulBut it's not omnipotent. The only people who can command this mirror are those with the power, like us and Infinite Variety (Senpen Banka) there, and the only thing the mirror can reflect are its Targets. (Adler)

Target? What do you mean? (Sytry)

Yeah. What this mirror can reflect is limited to a certain extent. It can reflect the image of a person or a god in the deepest part of a Treasure Shrine, but it cannot reflect the location on a map. Even if we use the mirror to do the survey, we need someone who can be designated as the target of the mirror. (Adler)

Adler smoothly answers Sytry's questions. Although understanding the performance of the Relic is a top priority, she thoroughly did her research. It is not the kind of ability that you can carelessly ask an appraiser to do, so she probably checked it herself. I feel a bit of sympathy for you. And then after thinking that far, I noticed something.

The Mirror of Reality is a powerful Relic. Since she followed us all the way to Yggdra, we were probably being monitored by her the whole time.

On top of that, she is calling me her comradeCould it be that Adler is a Relic user?

Could her ability to control Monsters also come from a Relic? Come to think of it, I have heard rumors about that kind of Relic. The story is suddenly much more convincing than her being able to train the Monsters herself.

I am a fairly well-known Relic Collector in the Imperial Capital, so when you think about it, I can understand why she would like to become my apprentice. It is troublesome tho'

Liz clicks her tongue and glares at Adler.

Then, it's useless. After all, we have to actually go thereCry-chan, do you really need to make that girl your apprentice? (Liz)

No, it is not like I was aiming for the mirror of reality when I made her my apprentice (Cry)

Well, I guess it is safer than taking Serene to the site. Now that the enemy has recognized us as their enemies, we don't know what will happen. It is dangerous to take a dead-wei Someone who is not accustomed to battles. (Sytry)

The intelligence of the Phantoms from a High-Level Treasure Shrine is in no way low. The enemies have already set up a sophisticated barrier that utilizes the power of the earth's veins, but she is probably considering the possibility of them making further moves. The other party is the Phantom of a god, so we can never be too careful.

Tsk Can't be helped. It's not every day that we get the chance to train this hard (Liz)

Wait. (Adler)

Just as Liz, a Thief to the bone, is about to raise her voice, Adler calls out.

She frowns, looks at me, and says.

I came to see your Leader's skills. I'm sure you wouldn't decide to just wait and remain still in front of that god, butInfinite Variety (Senpen Banka), what are you going to do first? (Adler)

Girl, did you hear what I said? I said I would leave it to Sytry! I have a hard time understanding why you still have such high expectations of me, even though you should have been monitoring me.

Sytry says as if speaking for me.

Adler-san, Cry-san said he would leave it to meTo begin with, we are currently in the investigation stage. Cry-san always comes out only when we are in a desperate situation. It is still too early. (Sytry)

Eh? Do I have to come out when we are in a desperate situation? What about Ark? Or rather, it is not as if I like coming out when the situation is desperate

I think it would be too late if we were in a desperate situation in front of that Phantom, you knooow That's on a different level compared to the Monsters we used to leeead. (Uno)

We are also going to cooperate. It is not fair for you to be the only one hiding your power. (Quint)

Even if a dangerous Hunter Party and a dangerous bandit group come together, it is still a dangerous opponent? It's dangerous, sooo dangerous.

But what happened? Even after hearing what Sytry said, Adler's expression remained harsh Although I never asked her to show her power.

I cross my arms and think.

Well, to be honest, I think there are many ways to go about it. As Liz said, the most obvious one would be to send Liz and the others as a small squad of Thief, but there is also the option of having Lucia send a Spirit to do the job, or having Anthem go in a small, inconspicuous size, or flying in the sky on the carpet to check it. After all, I am the kind of guy who can just say without hesitation that we can install devices based on information from hundreds of years ago.

However, normally I would just lazily avoid their expectations, butYeah, I know.

After taking a deep breath, I say with a badass smile.

It can't be helped. I will show Adler my power. (Cry)

You seem confident. Let's see what you got. (Adler)

To be honest, Adler becoming my apprentice is something I don't really like. Taking a bandit as an apprentice is outrageous both as a Hunter and as a human being, so I need to get her to give up on me as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, I brought a lot of Relics with me this time. It is one thing to get high ratings, but it is easy to get low ratings. Out of all the Relics that I have brought that can be used in this situation, I just need to bring out the most ordinary one. As a Relic user, it hurts my pride to be looked down on, but Adler and the others are too dangerous to care about that.

I have already decided which one I would pick. I *pachiri* snap off the Relic hanging from my waist and place it on the table.

Eh? (Uno)

Uno opens her eyes widely and leaks out a small noise.

What I placed on the table is one of the oldest Relics I own. It is the Dog's Chain.

The chain moves with a jerk and as its name suggests, it takes on the shape of a dog. The chain shines with a dull color and a weight is attached to the tip. I still remember the impression I had when I first met it.

The dog's chain, which at first was as disobedient as Car-kun and Mimic-kun, had become a faithful servant through Lucia's strict discipline. When I snap my fingers, the Dog's Chain stands on its hind legs and takes a pose. I would like to say it looks cool, but it is not that big, so if anything, it is a little cute.

The Dog's Chain is originally used by throwing it at the enemy. And you can make it pose with just a snap of your fingers. Living-Chain Relics are famous and by no means rare, but there are probably very few people who have mastered the Dog's Chain to this extent. It is a Relic that doesn't have much power, and unless you are really into things like this, you won't use it for long.

Adler takes a step back with a stunned expression on her face. I guess within those few seconds she understood the high degree of sophistication of what I had just done. And, of course, if she is one of my comrades, she would definitely be able to understand how much time it took me to master this Relic.

If you are using this Relic for its original purpose, you don't need to be able to do this much. I have no idea how much time I spent on this Relic to reach this level.

Uselessness is entertaining. After all, Relics are just entertainment for me.

I guess they did not expect such an ordinary Relic to come out, so not only Adler and her group but even Starlight (Hoshi no Seirai) and Serene are frozen in place. However, you cannot escape a predicament without making some sacrifice. Depending on how you think about it, we might be able to get the maximum results with the minimum risk.

There is zero need to use Dog's Chain tho'.

Let's have this guy run along the earth's vein and check it with the Mirror of Reality to determine the condition of the earth's vein. What do you think? (Cry)

Thanks for reading! Here's the extra chapter thanks to Chulbom and Fletcher! Let's go, the return of the Dog's Chain. And of course, everyone is flabbergasted by Cry's Divine Strategy!

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