Chapter 68.1: Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunterâs Hero Dream Chapter 68.1 \nThe morning of a Clan Master is early.\n
Shortly before the sun rises. When I wake up in my private room in the Clan House, I first go to the bathroom to take a light shower to remove my drowsiness.
Then I put on my clothes. As I have many of the same clothes, I always wear the same clothes. But the type and the number of Relics I equip are different. The Relics I have collected vary from their type to their number and it has long exceeded the number one person can equip at once. There are some where their effect is activated just by wearing it but even if they are not big, there is a limit to the amount I can carry.
The Relic I equip depends on my mood of the day. Every day, I wear âBarrier Fingerâ and most of them are accessories. Even if I wear a ring, earrings, necklace, etc⌠they are very convenient because it doesnât get in the way and has various effects. Even among Treasure Hunter there are a lot of them who wear accessory-type Relics. Depending on how you do it, you can even hide the facts that you have Relics equipped on you.
In my collection, there are many weapon-type Relic but as I donât have any battle skills, I donât carry them unless I have a reason to. I can at least activate its ability, but I have more chance to inflict a serious injury to myself rather than to others. Instead of those, I carry chain-type Relic. It is useful to hinder someone. It doesnât get in the way and even I can use it. Rather than carrying a weapon-type Relic, these allow the opponent to drop their guard down. Those has helped me many times, they are my favorite Relics.
However, there are only a handful of Relics that are currently charged. The choices are limited. When I lightly look around the room, I can see that some Relics are gone but Sytry said that she might take some because she need it to develop a new Magic Recovery Medicine, so it doesnât bother me. There is no one who could steal in the Clan House of such a large Clan.
Once fully equipped, I go to the Clan House Lounge for a breakfast. The Lounge is open twenty-four hour a day but most of the people are busy during the day so there are only Clan Clerical Staff. After having a light breakfast with sandwiches and coffee, I climb the stairs in high spirit to the Clan Master Room.
And then I sit down in the beautiful chair which was disproportionate to my real strength as a Clan Master.
⌠I have nothing⌠To do.
The spacious office desk is shiny, polish but also empty.
Initially, as a Clan Master, I have almost no job to do. I gave almost all directive power to manage Footprint to Eva. The only things that comes to me are those that Eva canât judge about or things that are delicate to make a decision unless you have the position of a Clan Master. But those kinds of work donât appear on a daily basis.\n
It is not a joke when Eva told me to just sit there silently.
Since I have nothing to do, I take out a soft cloth from my desk and with familiar movement, begin to polish my Relics one by one.
To be honest, I am bored. I donât feel like trying to conquer life threatening Shrine, but I canât help but feel, I am wasting my time.
Usually, I go out and look around the town or check the performance of my Relics collection in the underground training ground, but I canât do that now.
Liz had sold a fight with Arnold. I didnât do anything, but he saw my face and for some reason I am often people grudge target. I had asked Gark-san to put them in their place but going outside at this timing would be dangerous.
Even if I go out with guards the opponent is a Level 7⌠Tino will not be able to do anything, and I donât know where are the reliable Sytry and Liz. Above all, I canât take the busy Smart sister around and distract them just because I am free. Liz and Sytry also needs private time (Most of it are for training though).
And also, it isnât good to check the performance of my Relics when their recharge canât be fulfilled. That is a luxury allowed only when Lucia is here.
Each ring-shaped Relics are carefully polish and place on the desk.
A Relic randomly manifest. Since it is based on the information of the civilization that have once existed, the shape is roughly fixed, but there isnât two perfectly identical Relics. Even if they have the same ability, their designs may slightly differ. A simple one that doesnât have anything on it. One with gems-like stones on it. One with a complex pattern engraved on it. There are some made with a different colors, different shapes and even different materials.
Although when the Relics are line up like this, these are just simple object, but you can feel as if they are giving off a mysterious atmosphere. Some Hunters donât trust the Relics of the past civilization and depends only on their own power. But I like it and couldnât resist the unique brilliance emitting from the Relics.\nThen I remove my chain-type and my bracelet-type, in this exact order.
When I was feeling a strong self-satisfaction with my shining Relics, I remember that I have receiving a bracelet-type Relic from Tino.
It was a Relic which luckily appeared in the famously easy ăAlain Column Ruinsă Shrine. Immediately afterwards, a Huge Golem appeared and started to rampage and then I became so busy that I completely forgot about it.
I search inside my desk and take out the bracelet-shaped Relic that was left unattended.
I wonder what her Shisho1, Liz is teaching her. Tino gives me most of the Relics she finds. Even if I say it is a Relic, its ability is unknown. Tino who is still under training only capture Shrine with a level that isnât too high, she rarely finds useful Relics. But I thankfully accept the gifts from Tino.
The Relic found this time came from a Shrine certified to be Level 1. The hidden power in Relics are also proportional to the concentration of Mana Material, so it may not be such a powerful Relic.
The Relic was a simple black bracelet with no special trait. The bracelet is made from metal. The weight and size are average, and the color is all black. There is a pattern engraved along the design but there is no particular jewel attached on it. I observe it carefully while rotating it in my hand but there are no features that suggest its ability.
Relics ability assessment is performed by collecting and comparing information of Relics found in the past. With Relics without any features, it is often the case that you canât know its ability unless you actually use it. It is common to ask for a Relic appraiser who knows how to use Relics to appraise it.
They collect as many Relics as in a Relic Shop and they can somehow activate a Relic that they have no information about. They are not different from me.
There are some Relics that give drawback to its user. It is not uncommon for users to die like with the ăNight Hiker (Dark Wing of the Night Sky) ă. There are difficult one, so it requires careful handling. Well, in the first place, I donât have enough magic power to try it.\n\nSome Clan Clerk are afraid of me because I am Level 8. I am sure that even for those talented subordinates, it might impact on their performances. If they see their trusted Executive Head Management, Eva being friendly with the Clan Master, the rest of the staff will be more relaxed.
Eva sees my deplorable behavior as I spin the Relic in one hand and says to me first thing in the morning.
âWere you polishing your Relic againâŚâ
âIf you polish it with all your heart, they will respond to you.â
âI have never heard of thatâŚâ
I also have never heard of it.
When I show her my shoulder dropping, Eva sighs deeply.
Thanks for reading! It is so funny when Cry says he have multiple same clothes but weirdly every manga/anime character also only have multiple same clothes, coincidence I think not! Nothing much to say so see you in part 2⌠Tchao à plus!
1. Shisho: From now on each time they talk about Liz as Tino teacher I will leave Shisho.