Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter Dreams of a Hero ~ Chapter 226，Part2: 2 - Torch Knights

Chapter226，Part2: 2 - Torch Knights Chapter 226 Torch Knights? Part 2

Liz was competing with the mbers of 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 to see who drank the most while Lucia was exasperated by this.

Luke had apparently set his sights on another custor and was looking around the bar with a piercing gaze reminiscent of a bird looking at a prey.

While I was being served by a mber of 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》, I asked what I have been thinking about since a while ago.

“Co to think of it, you have more mbers?” (Cry)

“Uhm……?” (Touka)

Touka’s gaze sharpened.

…… Did I say sothing strange?

《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 is a type of Party that does not have a base of operations. They travel across different countries and sotis scout promising mbers over there when they find one. And although it is not desirable to have a Party increase the number of its mbers on its own, 《First Step (Hajimari no Ashiato)》 has allowed them to do it.

I don’t rember how many they were, but at first glance, I feel that there are more people. They have two or three more people, perhaps?

But apparently, it seed that sothing was wrong. However, there was no way I could rember the faces of all the mbers of a large Party that rarely visited the Imperial Capital. I laughed to cover it up.

“Weeeell, hahaha…… I just thought that you are so many now. Let’s see…… Ten…… No, didn’t you increase by eleven people?” (Cry)

It is a joke. No matter how large 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 is, there is no way that they got ten more people.

『No matter how large our group is, there is no way that it would increase by so much, Master is so funny, hahahahaha』 was the response I expected, but Touka crossed her arms.

“Fumu…… As always, you have a good insight. Indeed…… We increased by eleven mbers.” (Touka)

Eh? Seriously?

Nonono, no matter how you look at it, you don’t have eleven more people. Is this…… Returning a joke with a joke, in order for to do a tsukkomi?

Is it alright for to do a tsukkomi…… If it was Ark, I would do it imdiately, but this is Touka that we are talking about.

Patron Sytry, who was being poured a drink by an even larger group than I was, *kyorokyoro* looked around to see the faces of the mbers of 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》.

“It doesn’t look like you have more mbers…… Where are the new mbers?” (Sytry)

“Yes, they are on a top-secret mission. We have beco famous, so we have many enemies. I apologize for the delay in the reporting.” (Touka)

Touka bowed her head sincerely. Eh…… Eeeeeh……

Wasn’t it just a little joke? And on top of that, there weren’t any new mbers here with you! In many ways, I don’t know what to do about that.

Moreover, 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 was famous, to begin with, so they must have had many enemies, but now they seem to have even more enemies. LOL.

“Raise your head Touka. You guys are free to increase your mbers. Rember, that was the deal we made when we asked you to join the Clan, no?” (Cry)

“Cry-san does not think that you are in the wrong. 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 has helped us a lot, and as long as it doesn’t cause any trouble, I will keep my mouth shut.” (Sytry)

“《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 helped us…………? Aaaah, un, she is right. We are always counting on you, so adding more mbers is nothing. Hahahaha.” (Cry)

Yes, at best…… Only Eva will be troubled by it. It is because she has the duty to manage the Clan’s mbers.

If Eva finds out about this, I am sure I will get a few quips from her, but I get them most of the ti, so one or two more won’t matter to now.

But… I know. I wish I had sothing that would make her not angry even when she has a reason to be angry.

Touka nodded understandably.

“Thank you for your generosity. During the Supre Martial Arts Festival, it is a good opportunity for us to earn money. There are a lot of people who have other countries’ bounties placed on their heads.” (Touka)

“Hmm? What? Aren’t you talking about sothing interesting?” (Luke)

“What, what? What do I have to kill?” (Liz)

I see…… So this is what Sytry was talking about the other day. Like there will be so unscrupulous people who will interrupt the Supre Martial Arts Festival or sothing…… But they are working so hard even though the tournant is right around the corner.

Two of our boisterous mbers intervened when they heard that things were going to get noisy.

Touka sighed deeply as Liz and Luke looked at her.

“Certainly, this year’s Supre Martial Arts Festival is particularly bad. It is very out of control. 《Thousand Swords (Senken)》, 《Absolute Shadow (Zetsu Ei)》 and even Master――I am sure you know this, but there are many people who are targeting you.” (Touka)

“Yaaay!” (Luke)

“Yaaay!” (Liz)

“Not! Yaaay! What do you think we ca here to do after coming all the way here and leaving so many tasks behind――” (Lucia)

Liz and Luke’s IQ fell sharply, while Lucia tsukkomied loudly.

It seed that they were hit by the enthusiasm of the Supre Martial Arts Festival. It seed they wanted to do so preparatory exercise before the main event. Is there any way to stop them…… I want to do so sightseeing, you know.

Then I ca up with a good idea and *pachin* snapped my fingers. As her na suggests, Touka turns her pair of eyes, which hold a small glow, towards .

“I know. I also have a lot of people working on this problem. If you want, we can try and et them once?” (Cry)

“Mmh……?” (Touka)

It is the Fox Mask Fan Club. They are a funny bunch of people and twisted in a weird way, but their passion is real. From what I saw in the basent, it looks like so of them are good at what they do.

They asked to give them orders. So, I gave them an order.

But rationally speaking, asking the Fox Mask Fan Club to deal with criminal organizations is not sothing you would normally do (Even if they are also a secret organization).

In this regard, it would be sowhat reassuring if Touka participated too. After all, unlike the Fox Mask Fan Club, 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 are professionals with many achievents. Moreover, as rcenaries, they would be accustod to cooperating with other teams.

It is good because the Fox Mask Fan Club will get a strong ally, 《Torch Knights (Touka Kish-Dan)》 will also have more people so it will be good, and for ――Everything’s good.

Today I am――Brilliant.

And then, I rembered sothing important. I squinted and looked at Touka and said.

“Aaaah, right. First we must prepare that thing――――A Fox Mask! The more unusual the better. Of course, it could be red or sothing to match with your equipnt…… Can I ask you to prepare one?” (Cry)

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Thanks for reading!

Sasuga Cry! Guessing the number of new mbers even though they aren’t even in the bar!

Moreover adding Torch Knight with the Fox, clearly, Cry is planning to wipe out all the criminal organizations that ca to Cleat.

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

Tsukkomi: The act of pointing out that sothing is ridiculous or silly. Usually this is a sketch between another person known as the “boke” who says or does sothing.