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

Money.
I want money!

I am a simple and plain person.
If I have a minimum of food, clothing and shelter, then I am good.
On my day to day life, I rarely spend money, even if I spend some, it is just to go to the coffee shop and get some sweets, I won’t say anything impossible.
Please lend me money.

When he heard my first words, Ark says with a big smile.

“I don’t know your circumstances, but I won’t lend you money.”

In a Hunter’s party, or rather, in human relationship, lending and borrowing money is the number one cause of conflict.
Even with Members of the same Party, financial trouble appearing and causing the Party to disband is a story told and retold.
Hunters earns money but it is for the sake of spending it.

Ark don’t earn as much as “Strange Grief” but he should earn enough.
His house is also prestigious and he may even be top-class in terms of financial power in our clan.
How can I persuade him? If I don’t hurry and collect money to negotiate, it might be taken by another Hunter.
I will definitely return it later!

Ark drops his shoulder.
Even if he does the same actions as me, when it is done by an eye-catching guy, it looks very different.

“In any case, you have found a new Relic, right? By the way, it is about time for the Auction to begin.”

The cat is out of the bag.
By the way, this isn’t the first time that Ark is unwilling to lend me money.
My relationship with Ark is not bad at all but he is that kind of proper person.

“Nononono, this time is different.
It is a dangerous Relic.
I definitely want to get it.”

“There is nothing different at all.
… By the way, how much do you want me to lend you?”

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It will become a negotiation with another Hunter.
Estimating the price of the Relic is difficult.
I don’t know how much I will need.
I answer with a serious expression.

“I want the most I can have.”

“… What is the reason and the effect of that Relic?”

It can change my face.
I can obtain freedom.
I can go to the sweet shop by myself.
I sincerely and wholeheartedly answer.

“I can’t say it.”

Of course, it is illegal, I can’t say it.
… Am I checkmate?

“Haa… I know that you like being secretive, but we can’t get the story moving.”

Well, that is a very legitimate answer.
I give up on Ark and turn to look at his other Party Member who was sitting near the wall.

The Party of Ark, “Ark Brave (The Holy Spirit’s Son)” is a Party that has been certified as Level 7 by the Explorer Association.

There are different standards between the Certification Level of a Party and the Certification Level of a Hunter.
It often gets the average value of the Hunters belonging in the Party, but all the Members except Ark are at Level 6 or below.
It can be said that his Party having a Certification Level 7 shows the excellence of the Members.

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But above all, what makes his party stand out the most from the rest is probably because all the Members in his Party are women.

In addition, there are only beautiful ones.
At the same time, as Ark’s party is known for its excellency, it is also the reason why it is sometimes ridiculed as a Harem Party.

The one who stood in the back is Ark Party’s “Saint (Shinkan: Priestess)”, Yu shrinks by sight and says with a frightening gesture.

“I… I am not going to lend it.”

The other Members, Isabella the “Magi (Madoushi: Mage)” and Armelle the “Swordsman (Kenshi: Swordswoman)” don’t seem like they are willing to lend me money and glare at me with their sharp eyes.

“If you are a Level 8 Hunter, don’t rely on Ark-san and go properly earn your money!”

“Yare yare… And to say this is our rival, as usual you are such a feeble man.
Why is it someone like you who lead that kind of Party, I have a hard time understanding that?”

If they have different jobs, then they also have a wide variety of personalities such as shy, tsuntsun1 and fighter.
Nyooooo.
I don’t think of them as a rival, but they seem to perceive us, Strange Grief as their rival.
It often gets windy when we are together.
Ark is the easiest to be with probably because he possesses the vessel needed to lead a harem.

Isabella the one who fires her mouth the most gets closer to me.
Same as Ark, she is well-dressed girl.
Light purple hair and eyes, snow-white skin is the proof of being from the northern land, but she gazes at me as if she is threatening me, so her beauty is all ruined.
She is also a poor girl who often pick a fight with Lucia but is always ignored.

“In, in the first place, no matter if she is a child, to say such a strong irony to Éclair-jou2… What would you do if you get into the bad eyes of the Gladys House!?”

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“Eh… Irony…? I just told her the facts…”

I have no idea what you are talking about.
Why would you think that it is ironic if I say I don’t know manners?

“F… For you guys it might be okay because it is too late to care but now, we are in the same Clan!? What are you going to do if the Rodin’s name got damaged!?”

As usual, she is a strong girl.
She should be younger than me, but she is troublesome in a different direction than Liz and the other.
But unfortunately, no matter how badly she abuses me, I receive no damage.
Because I understand better than anyone how incompetent I am.
I am used to being abused.

And I am in trouble if you ask me what I will do.
I will do nothing because it is troublesome.
I don’t think the Rodin’s name will be damaged so easily…

“You insolent! What kind of crap are you saying to Maste… Mpff…! Mmu…! Mmu…!”

In the time she gets between me and Isabella, I quickly block Tino’s bad mouth.

“Haihai3, I am sorry.
My bad but I have to go borrow money from other person, so is it fine now?”

Dogeza.
Deflection.
There are many ways to seal one’s mouth.
I am ultra-weak against enemy, but I am strong against my allies.
This is the so called Uchibenkei4.
Ark Party Members have strong personalities, but my friends don’t indiscriminate.
Isabella is dumbstruck when I suddenly seal her mouth perfectly.

Tino muffled protests *mpfmpf* with teary eyes.
Un, un, you are right.

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“Oki Ark.
See you later!”

I don’t have time.
With a short parting, Ark wave his hand and smiles.
As usual, I don’t know what he is thinking.
For the time being, do I go check with the other Members in the Lounge if I can borrow their money before I go cry to Sytry.

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Thanks for reading! Now we know more about Ark Party Member and he really have the stereotypical Harem Party the shy, the tsundere and the battle crazy XD Will Cry succeed to borrow money from his Clan Member? You will know in the next part! Tchao à plus

1.
Tsuntsun: Tsuntsun refers to someone who acts cold, blunt, or curt.

2.
Jou: It is suffix you attach when you speak of an ojou-sama or to say her name while being really polite.

3.
Haihai: yesyes

4.
Uchibenkei: someone who boast and brag at home but is shy when they are outside.