Grinds Done Right.

[Lemuria]

this one was not a grind. Try again

That depends on your definition of 'grind'. There are a series of tasks which need to be completed to obtain your relic weapon, so yes, technically, it's a grind. You could argue it's a quest reward, but then if you go down that road then technically everything on the relic line is a 'quest reward'. Nexus grind? Part of a quest. Zodiac item hunts? Part of a quest. Atma and Mahatma hunts? Part of two separate quests...

That you can enjoy it just makes it a well-made grind. Grind is in the eye of the beholder.