"Dear Hunter" (ディア・ハンター Dia Huntā?) is the thirteenth volume of the 86 -Eighty Six- light novel series.
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"No one knows Love and Curse are, in fact, very similar."
"おそらく人々は知らない。相反するはずの愛と呪いが、じつはよく似た形をしていることを
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― The people probably do not know. That though love and curses may seem to run contrary to each other, they bear an uncanny resemblance to one another.
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The capital is rocked by suicide bombings, the frontlines are exhausted by the Legion's fierce attacks, and the Federacy struggles to process the influx of refugees. As rampant speculation, suspicions and malice spiral out of control, the people whisper. The Federacy is hiding a weapon that could destroy the Legion. The people whisper. The Republic's people are conspiring with the Legion. The people say. the Eighty-Six we saved... The people whisper, and whisper—this is all their fault, the fault of the others...! And in this worst possible timing, a group of Republic citizens carry out an armed uprising and declare their independence. The Strike Package, which was working on assisting retreat on the frontlines, is mobilized to handle them. But their queen, Lena, is still detained in the rear, leaving Shin troubled and lost.
At the same time, Yuuto escorts Chitori and the Actaeon on their journey back to the Republic. Through their journey they foster friendship, and then love. This is his first and last journey with them, who had shared his circumstances but did not walk down the same path... On the other hand, receiving Yuuto's message leaves Dustin torn between his past and his present, and seeing this torments Anju. The girl with azure-silver hair tells the silver-eyed boy: "—You can be selfish." The girl with light-violet eyes tells the blond-haired boy: "—I know you won't forget me."[1]
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- Main Characters
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- The ambiguous katakana of the title being able to be spelled "Dear" and "Deer" is in reference to the epilogue of Holy Blue Bullet, in which "親愛なる鹿狩人ディア・ハンター" may be translated as "Dear Deer Hunter". The titular "Dear Hunter" is Dustin Jaeger, hinted to by both the final sentence of Holy Blue Bullet, as well as his surname. "Deer" on the other hand is referring to Actaeon, the group being escorted to the Republic by Yuuto at Chitori's request. In the afterword the title "Dear Hunter" is confirmed to be Chitori addressing Dustin, although her message didn't reach him.