Just about every ordinary citizen in this world views heroes as greedy jerks who murder and steal in the name of “justice”, but monsters have it especially hard because they’re routinely harrassed for level grinding and loot collecting. So even though Letty is pretty useless in a fight – much to his eternal embarrassment – the fact that he’s still a dragon means that every hero he comes across tries to hunt him down for his rare raw material drops. There’s a particularly persistent band of heroes that just won’t leave him alone, even after Dearia incinerates them to dust enough times that the church has probably gotten sick of reviving them. Something tells us that they’ll be a thorn in Letty’s side for the rest of his life if he doesn’t find a home that can keep them away.

Houses fit for monsters have a few basic requirements: they must be able to withstand the size and abilities of the creatures inhabiting them (which rules out quite a few options for the massive dragon Letty), they must comply with zoning and right-to-light laws so that smaller monsters aren’t at a disadvantage, and they must provide adequate protection from heroes who’d want to loot the place. For this last requirement, it’s best to invest in traps like pitfalls and haunted hallways that kill assailants before they can even reach the monsters living there. Then, as a little bonus, the inhabitants can sell the heroes’ gear for some extra income! It’s a good deal if you can handle the stress.

Needless to say, Letty isn’t really cut out to live in a home that purposefully lures in heroes. Not only is he a walking ball of concentrated anxiety, but he can’t even fly to get away from anyone who confronts him directly. Despite being an adult dragon, he hasn’t unlocked the ability to fly, so his wings can’t do much other than sit there being just as ineffectual as he is. This first becomes a problem in the Temple of Fall, where a rapid succession of pitfall traps leaves him stranded on the bottom floor of the dungeon. Dearia – bless his heart – is either blissfully unaware of Letty’s flying deficiency or plays dumb to let the poor guy save face. Maybe he can bring him to a skill trainer at some point to buff his stats a bit?

This anime rarely references specific video games, but when it does, the results are pretty hilarious. In the background of Letty and Dearia’s adventures, a hunter named Huey has been following the trail of the rumored Flame Dragon King of Destruction. He’s much more focused on tracking monsters than slaying them by the dozens, has a cute talking cat companion, and cooks his nightly hunk of meat over a rotating spit roast like any true Monster Hunter protagonist would. Unfortunately, he’s so bad at catching up to Letty that all he succeeds in doing is spreading the increasingly exaggerated legend of the Flame Dragon King across all stretches of the kingdom. Don’t worry, Huey – we’re sure you’ll catch a big one someday.