Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter Dreams of a Hero ~
Chapter 462.2: Tiger's Tail
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Yosh, that worked!
I, Lady, pump my fists in excitement. With so many unnecessary worries like Saya, Cry, and the monstrosities, Lucia Roje, who is genuinely scared of us, is our only source of solace.
The more she fears us, the stronger we can become. If need be, we can even give her a guest treatment in the room she will be staying in. That is how valuable Lucia is, someone who is powerful yet still simply feared us.
My companions who got a taste for it from the previous scare gather around. They no longer have any interest in Cry. The only one missing is Mary and the others who are involved with phones.
I bet they are going to ask to share a little of it again anyway.
I don’t mind. I learned just a few hours ago that the fear Lucia shows is more than enough to soothe everyone.
“Make sure they don’t notice you. It would be unbearable if they killed Lucia.” (Lady)
Saya’s monstrosities are different from us. Their goals are invasion and violence, and they have no need for fear like us. If we are gone, they will have to rely on Saya again to wield their power, so I don’t think they will rebel anytime soon, but they are surely eyeing the opportunity to seize control of this Treasure Shrine.
Eventually, we will have to do rankings between us and them, so we need to build up our strength until then.
“I will go first. Because Cry is in the Treasure Shrine right now.” (Lady)
The other Phantoms begin booing at what I said, but I am not going to give in.
Cry is Lucia’s weakness. And there is no other Phantom that can exploit it better than me.
Lucia is frantically *kyorokyoro* looking around, as she realizes that everyone who should have been with her is gone. Scaring her now would be easier than twisting a baby’s arm.
I quietly move behind Lucia and touch her neck.
“Hiiih!?” (Lucia)
Lucia screams, twists her body, and looks in my direction. Her expression is distorted. An indescribable sense of fulfillment fills me. I smile from the bottom of my heart and say.
“Lucia Onee-chan, did you, come to play again? I thought you might have run away, but Lady is so happy.” (Lady)
With my whisper, fear flows into Lucia. My method is clever. The damage I inflicted is only mental. I am filled with joy at the sight of Lucia’s face, instantly losing all its colour.
I *ton* kick off the ground, soar into the air, and bring my face close to Lucia’s.
“But you cannot escape anymore. I will never let you get away.” (Lady)
“!?” (Lucia)
With each shake, high-quality energy flows into me. This is how it naturally should be.
I wish all the people of this era were like Lucia…… With such thoughts in mind, I continue to inflict even more despair.
“Because, right here, right now, your precious Onii-chan is here.” (Lady)
Being able to exert one’s strengths for the sake of others. That is both a strength and a weakness. For Cry’s sake, Lucia cannot escape. She will have to wander around this Treasure Shrine in fear.
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My face shifts, and a crescent moon-shaped smile appears on my face. And then I utter the threat that will strike the deepest fear into Lucia.
“Let’s play! How about hide-and-seek? Onee-chan will be the one, to look for Onii-chan. If you don’t find him soon, we might kill Onii-chan――” (Lady)
“………… Hah?” (Lucia)
A voice that sent chills down your spine. I stiffen for a moment, still smiling, and Lucia’s hand reaches out to my neck.
The fear that had been on Lucia’s face just a moment ago vanished in an instant. It is impossible. Lucia, who is so afraid of me, would reach out to her.
Though her fingers cannot touch me, my heartbeat wouldn’t stop.
It is cold. Freezing cold. Is it due to Lucia’s Magic, or is it due to me being afraid of Lucia?
“A-Ano…… Onee-chan?” (Lady)
“What, did you just say?” (Lucia)
A cold piercing gaze. A voice charged with power. The Magic that fills her body rages like a freezing wind.
I thought.
This is…… One that is not good.
I have stepped on the tiger’s tail. The emotion Lucia is feeling now is not fear.
This is――Anger. I didn’t realize it.
It isn’t something she is afraid of.
To Lucia, Cry Andrich is――Like the subject that would cause the dragon’s wrath.
Before I know it, the hallway is wet with water. This is no ordinary water. It is a Water Spirit. There is no way a Spirit can be summoned from this Treasure Shrine that is isolated, and there is very little time difference, so she must have been carrying it around in something.
Normally, doing something like that would enrage the Spirit, yet she managed to do it.
Scary. The anger of this girl, who was only supposed to be entertaining me with her fear until just a moment ago, is scary.
Maybe not understanding the situation, my impatient companions rush toward Lucia all at once. Running on all fours, floating in the air, and using teleportation, each of them came――But Lucia looks at them all with an icy gaze.
Magic is instantly refined and transformed into a phenomenon. The world is enveloped in ice. Ordinary attacks are mostly ineffective against us.
However, this is no ordinary attack.
Feelings of anger. A cold murderous intent that says that it will absolutely never let us get away. The sharpened passion, carried by the Magic, hits us like a storm.
I――And probably my companions too are made to realize this in an instant.
That we would never be able to beat Lucia Roje again.
The floor freezes, and the woman who has been trying to approach on all fours lets out a scream. The Orchestra Ghosts freeze, and are pulled by gravity and fall to the floor.
At the very least, without the monstrosities, Saya’s means of attack are limited. However, it is different for Lucia. Her attack methods are wide-ranging and limitless. I remember the Alias that was given to Lucia.
《Avatar of Creation (Bansho Jizai)》. A Magi who can freely manipulate all phenomena.
I frantically try to persuade Lucia, who didn’t even *pikuri* twitch a muscle in her face when looking at the Phantoms that she had been desperately fleeing from just a few hours ago.
“I-It is just a joke, Onee-chan. I wouldn’t kill Onii-chan――” (Lady)
“Shut up” (Lucia)
“Hh!?” (Lady)
Her response is a giant icicle. The massive icicle that pierces my face doesn’t lose any momentum and plunges into the floor, scattering cold air and completely freezing the entire area.
The chills wouldn’t stop. And it is not just from her murderous intent.
Little by little, her Magic is being adjusted. Toward something that will inflict immense damage on us.
Lucia Roje intends to eliminate anyone who tries to kill her brother.
Man-Eating Blue roars and charges toward Lucia. Swimming across the ceiling, Demon Shark attacks, trying to bite off Lucia’s head.
However, before they can reach Lucia, both of them are frozen and unable to move.
Lucia casts a cold glance at the two Panic Monsters that roll to the floor with a hard thud.
A surprise attack would be pointless. A shark that is just big is no match for her. Even Monster Diggy wouldn’t be able to get close.
I turn around and scream while running away as fast as I can. A strong, *mishimishi* creaking cold air freezing everything in its path, closes in.
“Everyoneeeeeeeeeeeee, ruuuuuuuuuuuuuun!” (Lady)
If this continues, the entire Treasure Shrine will freeze over. We must quickly find Cry and return him to Lucia!
Thanks for reading! Let’s go the scenario I was thinking finally happen! Lucia finally snapped! I thought that she would have been so scared that she blows up the whole Treasure Shrine, but it is finally because of her Onii-chan that she will blow up the Treasure Shrine! Lol, the atmosphere changed from being like the movie Scream to become Scary Movie
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