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

A city’s level of civilization in this world is affected by the type of Treasure Shrines nearby. Since there are few Advanced Physical Civilizations Treasure Shrines, few cities have been influenced by them. This Code is most likely the only city in the world that has benefited so much from an Advanced Physical Civilization. It is unfortunate that I have to take the Level 9 Certification Exam, but as a result, it is a blessing in disguise as I got to see the city of Code.

I don’t know how, but this city has the ability to even manufacture mechanized soldiers that only normally manifested as Relics or Phantoms. The terminal I use to access the city system is obviously more advanced than the smartphone I lost in Yggdra, so it should be easy to get a smartphone in this city. I am sure there are many other useful gadgets I can get my hands on.

There is no need to summon the Spiders today, as I have the mechanized soldiers that Ohii-sama lent me to protect me. I walk leisurely, admiring the scenery with its jumble of tall buildings that are slightly different from the Imperial Capital. It is nice to take a walk once in a while, right?

A wide road made of a mysterious metal that doesn’t reflect sunlight. The townscape, with almost no greenery, looks futuristic, but as far as my eye can see, there are no people anywhere, making me feel as if I am having a strange dream.

Apparently this city called Code has too many buildings for the number of residents. Maybe the city system cleans it up, so the area isn’t in ruins, but there is something unnatural about the deserted buildings without a single soul in sight like I am in a Treasure Shrine.

Now then, where should I go first? In the first place, is there anything like the stores we have in the outside world when this Code and its city system provide all your food, clothing, and shelter? At the very least, it seems like there is no need for restaurants or sweet shops.

The other day, when I went outside to look for someone to be a Royal Guard, I was able to find someone right away, but this time, I couldn’t find anyone at all. There were people walking around Nora-san’s building, but maybe not many people lived around here.

I *burabura* wander around for a while, but the scenery never changes. No matter how far I walk, there are just buildings, buildings, and more buildings.

Kool and the others seem to be going here and there to do research, so I wonder if I should get in touch with them…… But I am strolling for fun and not for work, sooo… If they were around, I wouldn’t hesitate to take them with me, but I feel bad about going out of my way just to contact them. Now I realize how grateful I am to Tino.

I am tired from all the walking. I summon a chair and a drink and decide to take a short break at the side of the main street. What a nice weather. The *pokapoka* warm weather is making me sleepy. It is important to sunbathe once in a while.

I sigh as I look up at the sky visible between the skyscrapers.

“If only I have a map…………” (Cry)

At that moment, one of the mechanized soldiers following behind me silently held its hand out in front of my eyes.

A large, translucent image appears before my eyes. No――It is a map. A 3D map that elaborately shows countless shining buildings and the large streets where the Spiders can scurry about.

It is like Magic. And then, in one spot on the street, I see a small me sitting on a chair at the edge, and I cannot help but sigh.

“That’s amazing…… It is like the 『Satellite Guide (Guide to help you avoid getting lost)』.” (Cry)

『Satellite Guide (Guide to help you avoid getting lost)』 is something that automatically creates a map of the area around the user’s current location mapping it out for them――A Parchment Relic. It is an extremely useful Relic that mainly saves the trouble of mapping when exploring Treasure Shrines, but even such a Relic does not have the power to display a 3D image.

So this is Code’s City System. How many times have I been surprised by it?

However, the 3D map doesn’t seem to be perfect. It looks like a map showing the entirety of Code, but for some reason, everything outside of a certain area, including my current location, is displayed in dark. The bright areas show people walking and even Spiders, but the dark areas don’t seem to show any information.

“Is this tall building…… Ohii-sama’s building?” (Cry)

I check the tall building in the center of the bright area and look back at the path I have walked so far. If this map is correct, it seems that Ohii-sama has made the wall transparent so that she can look outside. Still, it is so detailed.

The bright area is really just a tiny part of the map. Less than one-tenth of the whole map. I *un, un* nod and look toward the red, blue, and green mechanized soldiers――At the blue mechanized soldiers that have brought out the 3D map.

“I see, I see, so………… This is what it means.” (Cry)

I don’t have it, but the 『Satellite Guide (Guide to help you avoid getting lost)』 only maps a certain perimeters from your current location. This 3D map seems to use a similar system. It is annoying that the full map isn’t displayed from the beginning, but filling it is also fun.

I am in the middle of a city. I have the escorts I have borrowed from Ohii-sama, so it shouldn’t be too dangerous. Let’s go on an adventure for the first time in a while.

If I find something nice, I will bring it back to Ohii-sama as a souvenir.

In the meantime, I set my first goal to escape from the area that is currently displayed brightly on the 3D map and stand up from my chair.

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Thanks for reading! Ah I do understand Cry’s feeling, every time I discover a new zone in a game I always have to do all point of interest and discover the full map before doing the story. I wonder what he will find in his sightseeing trip? Some sidequest maybe XD

And here is my impression of the 9th episode of Strange Grief:

If the Tower of Akasha wanted to be discreet then I think putting your symbol on the head of the Akasha is not a good idea… Oh Sven is using Healing Magic. Totally forgot that he is a healer too as being an Archer suit him so well. Also Liz one-shotting the Malice Eater, sasuga Liz. But seriously did the hunter just forget that they captured some members of the Tower of Akasha… How could you let them get away so easily…

For mid-opening scene, we have Gark telling about his Battle Axe being a Relic. I don’t remember the novel ever mentioning it but in my defense, we have never seen Gark fight after this soooo…

Haha Cry letting Tower of Akasha’s members go and telling them that they are just random animals and didn’t want to trash their home despite launching a raid in their base XD Also I understand the L for love but why is Peace with 3 fingers? Isn’t it normally 2? Flick, you might think that Cry is letting you go but in fact you will be eaten just like the lizard in the tree.

It is nice that they showed Cry’s vision and how dark the forest really is because I would have never suspected that when looking at the anime.

Lol did we have a Flash easter egg when we saw Liz running XD I like how Liz kinda teleports like in Dragon Ball and the effect when she is fighting. So colorful but not too colorful. And wow the bgm slaps! Headbang! Headbang!

It is nice that we got a few shots of the Akasha’s head moving rapidly to show that it is now someone else who is controlling it. Oh we see Liz using her Relic! Too bad we didn’t get an explanation but it is true that if we did have one it would have broken the story pace.

I love the fact that Liz just went close to Sytry just to yell at her and call her BAKA! 

The roquet boost behind Akasha’s and its size made me think about the Iron Monger, the villain in the 1st Iron Man.

Hahaha Cry not understanding what is happening and only saying un, un, sodanee (that’s right) when everyone else is yelling.

And that you blink and you miss Sytry’s smile to make the Akasha fly back after getting close to Cry as if he was the one who knocked it back. Although the pause was 1 sec too long for my taste. Also cute Tino being cute after being yelled by Liz.

Haha I did not expect Sven saying pyoooon!

Argh Liz’s dem leg… My nose is bleeding…

But damn showing Talia right as Sytry is saying that she should settle things herself with the shadow on her face only makes me want to say, Run Talia ruuuun!

Even Noto is going crazy because he doesn’t understand Cry’s plan! Sasuga Cry!

Might be a little too early but too bad we didn’t have the inspector asking Cry to pass the Tear of the Truth Test. And we finally have an explanation about the South Isteria Prison incident! But I wonder what proof Gark found that made Sytry prove to be non-guilty… It is funny how during this scene Cry’s hair hides his eyes as if he knows that is not true.

Aaah poor Talia she didn’t deserve this and the shocking revelation that Sytry is Sofia. And it is funny how Sytry thinks that Cry purposely pushed all the Hunters to investigate so she can see the performance of her experiment.

Aaah nooo don’t cry Talia TT.TT… But that Sytry introduction card tho’ right as she reveals everything! Make her seem so evil.

Haha Sytry reaction to Noto’s attack is just a pout and Noto saying that her slime will destroy the world shows how crazy she can be. 

Lol Flick doing the “Leave this to us and go” raising so much death flag. I didn’t expect Kilkill-kun voice to be like this. I forgot that it has the same voice as Pica in One Piece. Noto being super afraid of Kilkill-kun was really funny too And as expected, when Strange Grief put their mask on, they are so badass!

How did Malice Eater become Water in Cry’s mind XD

Post-credit scene, we have a new Hunter group arriving at the Imperial Capital! Who can they be!? Let’s go 3rd arc!

TL;DR

And this episode wraps up the 2nd arc. The episode was really nice, previous episode made you think that Sytry was one of the sane ones in Strange Grief but bam this episode shows how crazy she really is! Liz, Sven and Gark fight were also really cool. Despite being short the animation was really nice.

Although I understand the change in the Light novel for the story pacing and having Sytry’s evil revelation at the end, to be honest, I prefer the Web novel version because I like the fact that Sytry only came at the end and didn’t participate in the investigation. Also poor Talia did not have to suffer as she did in the light novel.

The web novel showed how the Clan member lived through the Infinite Trial without Sytry by their side. If I remember correctly Sven and Gark did beat the Slime by themselves. But got pissed at Cry because Sven think that Cry wanted him to split the investigation team into 2 so 1 team beat the slime while the other chased after Akasha’s Tower. 

I also just went to Reddit and was curious about what people think about Sytry in Reddit and saw that a lot of people were shocked by how crazy she is. Also saw some theory about who Sofia was and one theory was that it was Sytry’s Slime. That was one theory I did not expect but I like it that would have been so funny if it was true.

We are now entering the final arc for this season! Let the Auction Arc begin!