Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter Dreams of a Hero ~

Chapter51，Part1: 1 - Ice Cream

Chapter 51 Ice Cream

Part 1

The Zebrudia’s Imperial Capital is surrounded by a thick wall as a countermeasure against the Monsters living outside.

Looking from the sky, the city looks like a rectangle with the Emperor『Castle』in the center of it, and due to how the city was constructed, the closer you get to the center, the longer the history and prosperity it is.

As the Imperial Capital was still in development, the outer wall surrounding the city was also expanded in the same proportion to its development. With the exception of the four gates which were essential to go outside, the outer walls were the most insecure place inside the Imperial Capital.

It is especially terrible in the South-West part of the Imperial Capital, as the walls have not been expanded for a long time due to the river right next to it.

The streets were narrow and it would be crowded when several people line up, side by side, it was as if the darkness of the Imperial Capital gathers there, and even during the day, it was dim lit.

The buildings were built as if they were pressed against each over before the outer wall, so there was a difference of heaven and earth between the spacious and joyous central area of the city.

『Zebrudia Southwest Abandoned Metropolitan Area』

It was a place where, even during the day, ordinary people don’t go there. Even the Knights who are maintaining the security don’t come close unless there is a big case.

Also, most of the people who settle in have committed a crime or are poor.

From a former Hunter who was guilty and was expelled from exploration, to a trader who deals with contraband products behind the scenes. A seller who sells goods at an unthinkable bargain price. From members of criminal organizations to prominent Hunters who are in hiding because of certain circumstances.

It was a chaotic melting pot that mixes good and evil, useful and unwanted.

To get the few valuable things in there you need power, fame, and money. But this was something that had nothing to do with me.

However, I was now slowly walking around this area where I hardly entered since I came to Zebrudia.

I can feel the surroundings looking at me. A child gaze who was looking through the gap between two houses. Gazes staring down at me through the windows on the second floor of a house that was about to collapse. It wasn’t very comfortable, but I wasn’t here to pick a fight.

Besides, most of their gazes were not toward the plain me but toward Tino, the beautiful woman who walks next to me.

Tino’s style was lighter than when she is exploring, instead of her usual shorts she was now wearing a skirt.

However, if you carefully paid attention to her, you could see a dagger on her waist with 『First Step’s (Ashiato)』emblem on it, indicating her affiliation.

A few days after the turmoil. I got out of the clan house after a long while to the place I heard from Eva in order to eat ice cream.

Even inside the Imperial Capital, the possibility of getting into trouble is not zero. I shouldn’t go out without my Relics charged, but my craving for ice cream finally outweighed my fear.

Aside from outside the Imperial Capital, this was still inside the city, there shouldn’t be any big incident happening, it is surely safe when I have bought Tino with me.

I was worried about Tino’s future as she was “*Hoi hoi* Aye aye ” after I invited her, but she was now looking around and telling me in a mysterious voice.

“Master, weren’t we going for… An ice cream?” (Tino)

“It is ice cream, looks like there is a strange store around here.” (Cry)

“But this is… the Abandoned Area” (Tino)

“It is your first time here?” (Cry)

“I often come here with Onee-sama” (Tino)

What are you doing coming down here…?

In front of me, a man with a medium height and weight walked past me without seeing me and hit my shoulder.

The man smiles with his eyelid. He glanced at us to check on us and when he wanted to keep going, Tino blocked him.

Right after this, she grabbed his arm and hit the man to the ground with a quick movement. The man was moaning in pain.

Tino talked to me who didn’t understand the situation.

She looked with a cold gaze on the man’s hand… And a familiar-looking wallet was in his grasp.

“Master~, it’s a pickpocket.” (Tino)

“He has great skills.” (Cry)

I didn’t notice it at all. This almost made my trip here in vain.

Tino picked back up my wallet and looked at me with her eyebrow raised.

“This time, it is easy to understand. Is this maybe… Training?” (Tino)

“I haven’t trained you even once, did I ever give you a training, Tino?” (Cry)

“… Master~, is it so fun, to bully me?” (Tino)

While having tears gather in Tino’s eyes, she stomps on the frightened pickpocket.

But what you are doing and what you are saying is different…?

But it was a good thing I brought Tino… And it was a good thing that I didn’t bring Liz.

“This time, it is only a reward for you. Because it has been a long time but also because Tino seems to have been working really hard.” (Cry)

“Master~.” (Tino)

Tino gratefully said this with a sweet voice. It was better to not say that I just wanted to eat ice cream.

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While checking the map given to me by Eva, we followed a narrow path. The closer you get to the wall, the worse the security seems to be. There was a stinky smell. Dim and dirty house with flashy graffiti on it. More and more men turn their eyes to look at Tino, who has a pretty appearance, but strangely no one gets involved with her.

I impulsively told her to come with me, but that might have been considerably dangerous.

On the other hand, it seems their gaze doesn’t seem to bother Tino. She wasn’t holding my hand, but her tone and expression were relaxed.

“But Master~. Will it be alright, with those people from the 『Tower of Akasha (Akasha no To)』? I heard you let them go….” (Tino)

“???” (Cry)

“That Magi, he was quite capable but… He was a member of Akasha, right? If Master~ didn’t defeat him, I don’t know what would have happened to me…” (Tino)

“???” (Cry)

“But he was nothing compares to Master~” (Tino)

“Un, un, that’s right” (Cry)

Tino’s shining respectful gaze was piercing my heart. This was the first time I heard about this. I wanna puke.

Liz told me a lot of good things about me which boosted my confidence, so I let my guard down. It seems that I need to hear more about this later.

I don’t think I can do a lot even if I listen to everything, but I want to at least solve the misunderstanding. If this keeps going on, I will be someone who says “I will do it myself”, but become garbage who does nothing.

TL notes:

Thank for reading this!

Oh my god why did you put such a long description for the city it was soooo hard to translate that!

And Cry, you are afraid of going out because someone might be after you, but your appetite won over it. Haha, I can relate…

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

“Aye aye”: It’s written “Hoi Hoi” so I translate it as “Aye aye” but it just means that she was happy over the moon when Cry invited her.“Onee-sama”: Big Sister.“Un, un”: It is just the sound of him nodding.