Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter's Hero Dream - Chapter 260 p2

Chapter 260 Strange Grief Wants to Retire ⑥
Part 2
“Uwaaaa…… It’s awful……” (Cry)

　I unintentionally gasped. The arena which was the site where the Supreme Martial Arts Festival was taking place was in terrible shape.

　At the center of Cleat, the arena, which was a symbol of the city and stood on a vast site, had completely collapsed. The building, which had been so large that one could look it up, was reduced to rubble, and the only remnants of it were the magnificent stone monument that had been erected in front of the arena. There were large cracks in the well-maintained roads, showing just how big the tremors were.

　No one would believe that it was only one Relic that caused all this.
　It is more powerful than any offensive Relics I have ever seen. After all, the arena was built with an emphasis on sturdiness, and even the barriers were supposed to be multi-layered. Even with Ark’s holy sword, which boasts high power, it would have been difficult to destroy so much.
　Seeing so many people clearing away the debris, I feel sorry for them.

　When I heard from Sytry about what had happened, my reaction was only one word: “Ha?”.

　Apparently, the one who stood at the center of the arena at that time was the bad fox that Gark-san and the others had been chasing. And it seems that the bad fox was trying to use the Key of the Earth to bring the world to its doom. It sounds like a joke, but the damage has actually been done to this extent, so I can only believe it.

　I see, I thought it was too evil for a simple member of the Fox Mask Fan Club to have done this, but…… In the end, is this what it means? I was standing in front of such a dangerous guy without any Barrier Rings? I would have thrown up if it wasn’t already over.

　What’s wrong, it’s not about bad luck anymore, making a fox as their symbol, what is wrong with them. It is too confusing.
　Not to mention the Imouto Kitsune who is a Phantom, now it means that there were three kinds of similar people moving in Cleat this time: bad foxes, good foxes, and Phantom foxes. It is absolutely incomprehensible. Even if it wasn’t me, anyone would have misunderstood.

　Lucia, who seems to have fainted for a while after squeezing out all her Magic power, sighs deeply as if following my lead.

“It is a miracle that it ended with only the arena. I thought it was over too.” (Lucia)

“Umu, umu.” (Anthem)

　Anthem also nodded with deep emotion.

　It seems that at that moment when the Key of the Earth was activated, Lucia and the other Magi did their best to suppress the destruction. It means that without them, it would have not ended with just that.
　In other words, Lucia and the others covered for my blunders as usual. This time, the scope of my involvement was too broad tho’――.

　Countless wagons were stopped to load up the debris and take it somewhere else. The expressions on the faces of those cleaning up, however, were not that dark.
　It seems that the reason why there is not a gloomy atmosphere in the arena ruins was because there were no casualties during the collapse.

　When such a large building collapses, this is an unusual result. The only fortunate thing amidst all this misfortune is that both the contestants and the audience at the Supreme Martial Arts Festival were all strong people.

“Weeell, there were a lot of Hunters and Gark-chan among the audience, right~…… So this is a reasonable result~.” (Liz)

“I also loan――Gave a lot of Potions free of charge.” (Sytry)

“I’ve slashed a lot too!” (Luke)

　For some reason, Luke declared that confidently. If possible, I would like you to do something other than slashing.

　However………… What’s happening?

“The Empire is in hot pursuit of the fox who released the Key to the Earth. It is like the caution they had for them so far was a lie――The Empire seems to take this matter quite seriously.” (Sytry)

　For some reason, Sytry pokes me on the shoulder in a very happy way. You always seem to be having fun, don’t you?

　However, if she knew that it was me who activated the key, she would not look so happy.

　Considering the scale of the destruction――Even considering the fact that it was stopped in the middle, it would definitely be a death sentence. The excuse of me falling down by accident would probably not pass.

　Well, in the end, the fox was trying to release the key, so the result is not much different…… But for the activation part, well, you know…

　While I was frowning, Sytry kept smiling and said.

“It was the “Fox (Kitsune)”.” (Sytry)

“………… No, but it is also a little bit of my faul――” (Cry)

“Cry-san does not have any fault at all. It was all the work of the “Fox (Kitsune)”.” (Sytry)

“No, but――” (Cry)

“It was the “Fox (Kitsune)”.” (Sytry)

　For some reason, Sytry was very stubborn. Luke, Lucia, and Liz continue by agreeing with her.

“I don’t really get it but it was the “Fox’s (Kitsune)” fault!” (Luke)

“………… The “Fox (Kitsune)” is to be blamed.” (Lucia)

“Of course it was the “Fox’s (Kitsune)” fault, isn’t it? Cry-chan did a great job and the only one to be blamed is the “Fox (Kitsune)” annnnd…… The Supreme Martial Arts Festival management who canceled it just because of something like this!” (Liz)

　Looks like it is the “Fox’s (Kitsune)” fault.
　Apparently, there is no room for objections. Hmmm, I think some responsibility lies on me tho’……

　At the very least, I don’t think the management is to blame――I’m sorry for Luke and the other contestants who were looking forward to it, but if the arena was in *barabara* tatters, they would cancel it.

　When I let out a big sigh, I looked at Sytry, who was putting pressure on me with a smile and said.

“But if it is the “Fox’s (Kitsune)” fault, so is Sytry’s.” (Cry)

“!? Eh!?” (Sytry)

“Umu, umu.” (Anthem)

　Sytry looked in shock, and Anthem, who had remained silent until now, nodded plausibly.

　Well, it can’t be helped now that it is over. But from now on, what should I do as a Level 8 Hunter?
　It was bad enough the other day when I got caught up in the 【Lost Inn】, but apparently, I am unlucky again this time.

　It is going to happen anyway, but it seems that it will be a long time before I can fully retire peacefully like in the dream I had.

　I took a deep breath, stretched my arms and legs, and left the arena ruins with my companions in tow.

Author’s Note
Thank you for your continued support. This is Tsukikage.
This is the end of Part 6, which has been a long time in the making. How was it!?

Part 6 had a slightly different theme than Part 5.
Many new characters appeared――But, well, the hijinks are still the same, but I hope you enjoy it!

I will write more about my impressions in the Activity Report section.

Now, about continuing the story… I’ll keep on writing (What a fastball).
Thanks to your support, the light novel seems to be doing well, and we also have Eliza, who has yet to appear in the main story.
I still have a lot of things I want to write about, so I would like to start Part 7 when the time is right.
Since the 5th and 6th Parts crossed a little bit and were about the Kitsune, the 7th part is going to be a Hunter-like story for the first time in a while.

But first, as usual, there are still a few things left to write about the Supreme Martial Arts Festival, so I would like to update the after-story for a while.
There’s like the story about Sora, the story about the Kitsune, the story about the Emperor, and so on. Please stay tuned! ( ´ー｀)

In addition, the 6th part had been going on over the course of a year.
At this rate, the Light Novel may catch up with the Web Novel (the person in charge asked me if it was okay.), so I would like to speed up the updating a bit.
Please stay tuned for more information on that as well…

■ About the Light Novel and the Manga

Currently, 5 volumes of the Light Novel and 3 volumes of the Manga are on sale.
In addition to beautiful illustrations, the book has more characters, changes in the story development, and a newly written Short Story at the end of the book.
Moreover, the 6th volume of the Light Novel and the 4th volume of the Manga are scheduled to be released in February 2021.

The Manga is at the moment when Tino was still being all Tino~ Tino~, so it’s perfect for those who lack Tino vitamins!
I look forward to seeing you there as well!

Thank you all so much for sticking with me in Part 6 for a little over a year!
Thank you for your continuing support in the next part!

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