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

Now, what should I do…… While I am confused, a voice echoes in my head.

『Hey!! Who told you to make it worse! And you still call yourself a Royal Guard!』 (Cross)

!? It is the king’s voice. Magic can do something similar, but the system in this city is kinda crazy.

『No, instead of saying I made it worse or something, it is not like I did anything………… And in the first place, nothing happened when I got home.』 (Cry)

『………… Do you have no heart?』 (Cross)

『Are your eyes just for decoration!? Look closely at Alisha’s expression! When Alisha regained her strength, I thought even a 4 points would be useful――But I have a hard time understanding why people from the outside would think of you as a Divine Strategist!! And to top it all off, you said something that dealt the final blow』 (Cross)

『No, when I asked her how she was, she said it was the usual――』 (Cry)

Rather, it is hard to believe that this is coming from a man who was calling Ohii-sama a Spare until recently, has something changed inside him?

I glance at Ohii-sama, who is still completely frozen, and focus on the conversation in my head.

『No matter how you look at it, she is putting on a brave front! As a member of the Royal Guards, you should be able to sense the subtleties of your master’s feelings!』 (Cross)

That is so unreasonable………… But even I can tell that something extraordinary is happening in Ohii-sama’s mind right now.

『I know. If my deduction is correct, it looks like Ohii-sama wants to go outside.』 (Cry)

『Anyone can see that just by looking at Alisha right now! Don’t say that with so much confidence!』 (Cross)

Somehow it seems like I am always getting scolded. Did I do something……? No, maybe it is my fault because I did nothing. But now is not the time to talk about that. The future is what matters.

『………… But the fact of the matter is, there is really nothing that I can do about it, right? This. And in the first place, I don’t remember saying that I would let her go outside.』 (Cry)

『Alisha, should have, simply accepted her imprisonment in silence! But you, have changed that, with your stupid actions! How dare you, come up with the idea of abusing the Mechanized Royal Guard Weapon System…… No, 『That』 is the type to notice loopholes in such a system, but――She is, smarter than I expected. Her proficiency in the system is also considerable. Now I understand why a system for manufacturing humans requires the king’s permission.』 (Cross)

The self-proclaimed king is constantly *butsubutsu* muttering things that I don’t really understand. It is true that Ohii-sama might have been a little quieter until I arrived, but there is no point in saying that now.

And then, when I don’t have any real solution to offer, the King of Code says.

『……………… It is impossible to unlock Alisha’s door. The decision to imprison Alisha was made by everyone――And the king does not go back on his words. Going against that will only lead to unnecessary misunderstandings. It will cause disorder. Do you understand?』 (Cross)

『Y-Yes.』 (Cry)

Even in the Zebrudia Empire, the emperor has full authority under the law, but that doesn’t mean he can do everything as he pleases. It seems that this is no different in Code where the king has absolute authority.

I feel sorry for Ohii-sama too. If I were the King of Code, I would ignore the rules, you know…… But if I am accused of being irresponsible, I would have no excuse. Then, after a moment of silence, the King of Code speaks in a heavy voice.

『I will not open the door. So, if you want to take Alisha out of the room, you will have to unlock it yourself. By finding a loophole in the city system.』 (Cross)

『Eh…… It is not like I have particularly any intention of taking her out…… In the first place, I don’t know any loophole in the city system.』 (Cry)

In fact, to be honest, I would rather just keep a low profile and stay quiet until Kaiser and Saya do their job. If the nobles in Code, the root of all evil, find out that I am someone sent by the Explorer Association, then we will be in big trouble.

『Hh…… Look! You will open the door to Alisha’s room! I will of course have to punish you――But unfortunately, that will never happen. It is because I don’t have time for this.』 (Cross)

Somehow this guy is saying some really crazy things…… The king speaks in a somewhat tired voice to me, who is speechless after he fires off words at a rapid pace.

『With my old age, don’t let me see that being so sad anymore. Do you get it? To think I will be troubled like this at the end of my life, life is truly strange.』 (Cross)

Eh!? Sad?! She was sad!?

He says something that sounds like he has finally realized something, and then the call ends. I waited for a while, but I never heard his voice again.

I look at Ohii-sama’s frozen face. Now that he mentioned it, her eyes are *uruuru* watery and she certainly does look sad.

………… Somehow, that man just now…… I am starting to feel that he is actually the real king.

However, it is certainly true that it doesn’t fit the situation. I am supposed to be here to stop the ambitions of the tyrannical nobles who are plotting world domination, but as far as I can tell, the only one being imprisoned is Ohii-sama, and that she is being imprisoned by the king himself, who is even telling me to open the door. I don’t understand what is going on at all.

…… It is not good. I alone will not be able to come to any conclusion if I think about it by myself. First of all, I have to do something about Ohii-sama. I *bambam

* bang on the door and say.

“Okay, okay, Ohii-sama! Don’t be so sad! I will open the door for you!” (Cry)

“…………………………!? ………… How?” (Alisha)

Oh, she has started to move. The light in Ohii-sama’s eyes returns and she asks me back in a faint voice.

………… How indeed? A loophole…… In the system?

“That’s, of course? By creating a loophole? In the system.” (Cry)

“That’s, impossible…… Besides, you cannot, go, against, the will, of the great, King of Code――” (Alisha)

Ohii-sama argues intermittently. Un, un, that’s right. I think so too. I put on a badass smile in the meantime and say confidently.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. That’s because it is the will of the King of Code.” (Cry)

As if it is waiting for those words, Ohii-sama’s door slides open to the side.

!?? No…… Eh? I haven’t done anything yet? Huh? What about the loophole in the system?

…………………… This city’s system is full of loopholes, huh.

“!? ……??? Eh? ……………… Eh?” (Alisha)

The door suddenly opening in front of her causes Ohii-sama to freeze again. After waiting for a while, she lifts her arm and her fingertips reach out to my cheek.

Ohii-sama’s fingers are a little cold and are shaking. She blinks her beautiful green eyes several times, then tilts her head with a slightly silly expression, as if she was dreaming.

“How……………… H-How, did you, do it?” (Alisha)

“………… I found a loophole in the system, you know. ……… You should also thank your papa for leaving a loophole in the system, okay?” (Cry)

Thanks for reading! So the loophole was the king, that’s why Cry purpose took the incapacitating gas. He needed a timeskip! But too bad the reason the king asked Cry to go back asap is not because he was sick of Alisha throwing a tantrum, tho’

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