Strange Grief Wants to Retire ~ The Weakest Hunter Dreams of a Hero ~

Chapter 394.1: Chocolate Bar

Five days have passed in the blink of an eye since I have rescued Kool and the others and I have begun to leisurely observe Ohii-sama.

From what I can observe in front of the room, Ohii-sama seems to live a fairly decent life.

She wakes up at exactly six in the morning, does some light exercises to loosen up her body, and then eats the meal prepared by the city system. The walls are transparent, letting in plenty of sunlight. Even when it is rainy outside, sunlight pours into her room. I don’t know what she has been studying in the morning, but she seems to be doing something like studying on her device.

After lunch, she takes a 30-minute nap. Then she studies again, and has a snack at 3 o’clock. From then until the evening, she seems to be rather free, moving around, reading books, and projecting the outside scenery onto the wall. When the sun goes down, she eats the meal prepared by the system, takes her time to bathe, stretches and relaxes her body, and falls asleep at 10 pm under a starry sky.

She balances her studies and exercises equally, so she must be a lot healthier than me, who always just *daradara* slacks off. It would be an ideal life, except for the fact that she cannot go outside and that she has absolutely no privacy. Well, those two points are a problem……

This city is inexplicably convenient. There is nothing inconvenient about observing Ohii-sama’s state. If I use the terminal, I can summon on the spot almost anything I need for daily life, from food to beds and other pieces of furniture. It seems that Kool and the others can only use such functions inside their rooms, so this may be one of the privileges given to a Class 3.

At first, I just lay there and *daradara* lazily watched Ohii-sama, but from the second day I began to feel a little embarrassed about my own self-indulgent lifestyle, so I decided to try and adapt my lifestyle to Ohii-sama’s.

We would wake up at the same time (I often oversleep), imitate her when she is doing her exercises (I stopped after the third day because it gave me muscle pain), eat meals and snacks together (I brought my very own chocolate bars), study together (I played on my device), and go to sleep together (I probably fall asleep faster than her).

Basically, the only time I leave the front of the room is when she is taking a bath, and the window is left transparent unless Ohii-sama requests otherwise.

At first, Ohii-sama seemed confused by the fact that I still remained in front of the room, but she soon decided not to worry about it.

On the contrary, the table for meals is now placed in front of the window, and both studying and exercise are done in front of the door. Although Ohii-sama doesn’t seem to have any complaints about her current lifestyle, maybe she is craving something new without even realizing it. I guess even someone with no special qualities like me can become a spectacle for her.

Maybe I am being useful this time after all……?

Unlike me, who is watching Ohii-sama, Kool and the others seem to be working on their own strategy.

For now, they have decided to start by gathering information on how to save Kryhi. It is said that the success or failure of a Hunter’s hunt is determined by the information they gather beforehand. They may seem like colorful people, but they are still Hunters in their own right. They seem to be quite reliable.

Although I told them that they didn’t need to do it, they started to give me a report of the results of their investigations once a day, at night. It seems there is still no prospect of rescuing Kryhi, but listening to their report in front of Ohii-sama’s watch has recently become a daily routine.

Time passes so peacefully that it is hard to believe that we are in the world’s most powerful city and enemy of the Explorer Association. There is no sign of Olivia-san or Jean-san coming either. Maybe they are busy with other work. There is still no contact from Kaiser and Saya, but as they say, no news is good news. I am sure everything is going smoothly.

It is snack time on the sixth day. As I watch Ohii-sama begin to prepare, I think to myself, “It is already time for snacks, time sure flies” and start to prepare my own snack, but suddenly I hear a sound behind me.

“Hmm? What’s wrong? That’s unusual.” (Cry)

It is Rusha who enters the floor where only Ohii-sama’s room exists. The daily reports are usually handled by Kool. Rusha has not been here since the first day.

She always seems to be outside during the day, so what is wrong?

Rusha comes up to me, stares at me as I open my eyes, and says as if she has made up her mind.

“Honmono-san1……Honmono-san, whaaat are you doing every daaay?” (Rusha)

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“…… Eh?” (Cry)

I couldn’t help but blink my eyes.

Even if you ask me what I am doing…… If I think about it carefully, I haven’t been doing anything. On the first day, I was consciously observing Ohii-sama’s behavior, but since she does the same thing every day, I no longer pay much attention. I just stand nearby.

But there is no way I can honestly say something like that. As I stay silent, Rusha *mojimoji* fidgets and says.

“Weeell…… I know it’s strange for me to say this from my standpoint as I am the one who was saved, but Rusha, I want you to quickly help my Onii-chan…… If you save hiiim, I’ll call Honmono-san, Nii-san, okaaay?” (Rusha)

“…… I already have what I need for that.” (Cry)

Girl, you are funny, you know. And even if I move, I cannot do anything…… Since it seems like she will not be convinced if I continue to stay silent, I answer while thrusting my hands into my Relic bag.

“If I have to say, I will say that I am waiting for an opportunity.” (Cry)

“You are…… Waiting for an opportunity!?” (Rusha)

This is a common phrase I use when I cannot think of an excuse. By the way, this doesn’t mean that I will act if a good opportunity arises, but that someone will do something about it after some time has passed. After all, the people on my side are always so talented that they make up more than enough for my incompetence.

Rusha continues with tears in her eyes.

“B-but, Nora-ojou is trying to make my Onii-chan one of her Royal Guards almost every day! If he becomes a Royal guard, who knows what Nora-ojou will do to him…… Uuuh…… Even though he’s my Onii-chan.” (Rusha)

………… No, you’re not his Imouto, girl.

It seems that Kool and the others have gathered quite a bit of information over the past few days. They seem to be expanding their reach to other areas as well.

Nora-ojou. That is a name that the prison staff member mentioned briefly. Kool and the others told me about the information they had gathered, so I have some knowledge about her.

The King’s second child, Ohii-sama’s older sister, the First Princess, Nora Code.

She is a princess with a mysterious standpoint, who fell in love at first sight with Kryhi when he attacked Code, and after Kryhi was imprisoned, she has been visiting him frequently in an attempt to somehow get her release application approved.

First of all, it doesn’t make sense that Royal Family members are able to visit the prison so frequently when their movements are supposed to be restricted by the nobles, but since this is just information that Kool and the others gathered from rumors, it is difficult to judge how much of it is true.

By the way, the reason why the release application is not approved is unclear. Maybe freeing Kryhi is too dangerous so the city system is stopping it, or the First Prince and other factions are interfering…… This seems very complicated.

Anyway, there is nothing we can do right now. In fact, I don’t even have the right to apply for his release.

“There are some things that can’t be helped even if you hurry it up. In the first place, we can’t apply for his release…… I think Ohii-sama can do it, but Ohii-sama cannot go outside.” (Cry)

To begin with, not only can the door not be open, but the imprisoned Ohii-sama is even cut off from the outside world.

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The city system also has functions for making calls and sending messages like a smartphone, but they cannot be used to send messages to Ohii-sama (By the way, I cannot send it to Kaiser or Saya either. The reason for this is unknown, but maybe it can only be used to send messages to people you have met in the city). There is also a function to send objects, but that is also out. So I cannot even send a chocolate bar.

Ohii-sama, who has finished preparing for snack time, is looking at me expectantly. On the plate in front of her is a cream-colored clay-like snack.

Ohii-sama’s snacks are always clay-like bars. As far as I can tell, there are no exceptions. The three meals she eats every day are also similarly bar-like food, and it seems that the food prepared for Ohii-sama by the system is all of that sort. Hunters carry something similar as emergency food. I am sure the bar is nutritious, and Ohii-sama always eats it with gusto, but as someone who has eaten a variety of different things in the outside world, I felt a little sorry for her.

“?? O-Ohii-samaaaa, why are you looking over hereeee?” (Rusha)

“Aaah. She is really interested in the chocolate bar. I can’t give it to her because she is imprisoned tho’.” (Cry)

When I take out the chocolate bars that I always have in stock, Ohii-sama’s eyes *kirakira* sparkle, and her gaze is fixed on my hand. As I move the chocolate bar from side to side, Ohii-sama’s gaze also *furafura* darts from side to side. This is the same as when she first saw the chocolate bar during the snack time on the first day.

Ohii-sama is very interested in the snacks from the outside. I checked, and it seems that chocolate bars are not a snack that the city’s system can provide. Or rather, chocolate itself doesn’t exist. That was the moment my opinion of Code dropped a little in my mind.

Rusha then looks at Ohii-sama who is staring at the chocolate bar and gives her a puzzled look.

“Nooow that I think of iiit………… Who is keeping Ohii-sama locked up?” (Rusha)

“Hm?” (Cry)

“I meeean, being Royalty means that Ohii-sama is the second most important person after the king, riiight? In this city, hierarchy is absolute, isn’t it? Isn’t it impossible for Royalty to be confined by the nobilityyy?” (Rusha)

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………… Indeed, that is certainly true if you think about it calmly. Based on the information I have received from the client, I had assumed that the ones imprisoning Ohii-sama were members of the nobility, but this is no ordinary city.

If Olivia-san’s explanation is true, then the functions of this city give priority to those of higher ranks, so even if a noble locked her, Ohii-sama should be able to open it easily with her authority.

By that rule, the only person who can lock Ohii-sama away is someone of a higher rank than her. Although, I don’t know what would happen if someone of the same rank locked her away.

If that is the case…… Then it would mean that the King of Code is the one who imprisoned Ohii-sama. Then the premise of the request that was brought to us to protect the Royal Family who are being held captive by the nobles would fall apart. No, I did have a vague feeling that the story was different from what I heard. Maybe if I had met up with the client, I would have been given an explanation, but there was nothing I could do about it now.

I can only hope that Kaiser and Saya do a good job about it.

I sigh as I look at Ohii-sama, who is still looking enviously at the chocolate bar.

“I guess Ohii-sama doesn’t know anything about it……” (Cry)

“That’s true…… She’s been locked up since she was born……” (Rusha)

“I wish I can at least send her a chocolate bar somehow.” (Cry)

“A chocolate bar…………” (Rusha)

As Rusha makes an expression that say she doesn’t know what to say, I activate part of the city system――The material transfer system. When I throw a chocolate bar into the hole in the floor and want it to be delivered to Rusha, a pedestal with a case containing the chocolate bar appears in front of Rusha’s eyes. Rusha’s eyes widen. If it were outside of the city, it would be an unbelievable sight.

“In case you are interested, there is a system for delivering things. It can’t be used for Ohii-sama tho’……” (Cry)

Ohii-sama stares at it with her eyes wide open. I look at her and shake my head regretfully. I guess since she is imprisoned, they probably turned off the ability to bring in anything as well. Well, that is to be expected, but………… I don’t know who did this, but what a terrible thing to do.

Rusha tears off the wrapping and takes a bite of the chocolate bar and says.

“Somehooow, it seems that our opponent this time is more formidable than I imagined……” (Rusha)

“That’s right…… I wish things could be done more peacefully.” (Cry)

Ohii-sama trembles in shock as she sees Rusha eating the chocolate bar. When the chocolate bar is gone, Ohii-sama finally begins to *mosomoso* munch on her own snack. A clay-like thing provided by the city system.

“Baaasically, that kind of food isn’t tastyyy. I’m sure they have nutritional value, buuut…… I got them every day in prison. I don’t want to see it for a whiiile.” (Rusha)

“Aaah… So it is not tasty…… I was curious about the taste.” (Cry)

Leaving aside that it is a snack, it is amazing how Ohii-sama can eat the same thing for all her meals. I have seen her eat it in a variety of way such as cutting it with a fork and knife, dissolving it in water and many other. At least it seems like there are some variations, but I probably wouldn’t be able to stand it.

The system also prepares all of my meals, but I can specify the menu to a certain extent, so I don’t have to worry about meals.

………… If the mission goes well and we manage to protect Ohii-sama, let’s show her the outside world. She will surely be delighted.

“Do you want another chocolate bar?” (Cry)

“…… Thank youuu. This is delicious. How many do you haveee?” (Rusha)

“A lot. Actually, this is a Magic Bag. It can only hold chocolate tho’.” (Cry)

“!? Wh-What’s the point of thaaat?” (Rusha)

To be precise, anything related to chocolate will go in. Wrapping paper will also go in, and there will be no problem if there are nuts inside. It may be a Relic filled with children’s dreams. I take out five chocolate bars and hand them to Rusha. After finishing her snack, Ohii-sama *petari* flops her cheek against the window and looks at the chocolate bars with twinkles in her eyes.

Looks like today’s snack time will be the three of us.

I summon a chair and a table so that they are right next to the door, and decide to resume our snack time.

Right, I have a chocolate drink in there too. I don’t have a lot of them, but let’s splurge a little.

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Thanks for reading! The legendary chocolate bar that not even Code can reproduce! Are we gonna have a gold rush for the chocolate bar!? And illustration is so good with Alisha drooling

1. Honmono-san: it means Mister Real One.

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