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

I look in the direction of the voice. And for the first time, I noticed the only thing that existed in this room.

It is a throne.

An old man is sitting on a simple white throne. With sunken eyes and bony arms thinner than mine.

The old man, whose age is unclear how long he has been alive, speaks to me, who still doesn’t understand the situation.

“I am sorry, but I cannot move anymore. My lifespan will come to an end soon. The reason I called you here today is――To express my gratitude.” (Cross)

With those words, I finally noticed.

This guy is, the King of Code. His voice is almost exactly the same as the one that was echoing in my head.

And this situation. It seems that the owner of that voice really is the king of this country.

I take a deep breath and slowly approach the King of Code.

“You took care of Alisha. I have been observing you for the past few days. You have shown me wonderful things. I have many children, but today was the first time I have really noticed their growth. I have dedicated my life to producing a strong king, but perhaps what I did…… Was really something wasteful.” (Cross)

His voice sounds somewhat satisfied.

Even with the eyes of an amateur, it is clear that the King of Code is not going to last long. No, in fact, it is surprising that he is still able to have such a smooth conversation.

Well, I guess nothing can be done if he is dying. He said it was his lifespan, and Hunters work side by side with death, so even I am used to this kind of thing.

That is why I sigh and say.

“”Your Majesty (Ou-sama)”, if that is the case――You should call someone other than me. You will end up having regrets.” (Cry)

“That may be true. However, I am too ashamed to face them, after all, even though there are circumstances――I contrived to make my children compete for the throne.” (Cross)

Circumstances, huh. So that means…… You were forced to do what the nobles told you to do, right?

“What’s done is done. Well, if we look at the results alone, not only Ohii-sama, but all of them, Zachary-san, Nora-san, and Tony-san are not bad people. There is no need for “Your Majesty (Ou-sama)” to worry.” (Cry)

“I――Couldn’t trust others. I was once betrayed in the past. And the king has a heavy responsibility. I am a small man, so this was the only way I could solve the problem, and I never realized my mistake until now. And now I am talking to you, a complete stranger who has nothing to do with this.” (Cross)

Although I have no idea what the situation is, I decided to listen to what he has to say for now.

This is probably something like him talking to himself, and if I were to interject, the king might run out of energy and die.

“You must have heard the story of how in the last battle for the throne, the Explorer Association took advantage of the confusion to attack. You must have also heard that they had an ally who knew a lot about Code. At that time, the one who ran away from Code and rushed to the Explorer Association was――My lover. My, beautiful, lively, and unpredictable, lover. Just like Alisha now――This is something that no one knows now. I had long forgotten――But the reason Alisha looks so much like her is probably because it was clear to the city system that my heart still remained with her.” (Cross)

A photo appears in the space in front of me. It was of a woman with long blonde hair and green eyes, who looked somewhat like Ohii-sama.

Now that you mention it, when I accepted the request, there might have been a mention about them having someone help them the last time they attacked Code.

I decide to make a careful mental note of it for the report I will need to write later.

“After becoming king, I was desperate to defeat the Hunters sent by my lover. In my rage, I killed all of my brothers and sisters who wished for my downfall, and out of fear, I used the 『Grand Code (Royal Decree)』, which can only be used once, to create a field that seals Magic. Even though I should have put the Royal Decree to better use――And so, I established various rules to prevent a tragedy like mine from happening again. Rules to make the next king even stronger. I even thought it was inevitable that my children would kill each other.” (Cross)

He is just a crazy guy. But in a way, he is amazing. Even if I were to become the King of Code, I would never be able to do the same thing.

“I was wrong. Now that I think about it, it was probably because I knew that, that I turned my back on my children’s growth and became absorbed in my mission. I felt my resolve wavering――But I had to fight. Cry Andrich, this Code has a mission. A mission that only the King knows. It is something that only the one who has held the King’s Staff, which is the activation key to this Code, can understand.” (Cross)

Thanks for reading! Cry finally recognizes the king, but what can this mission be? No, who cares, Cry is here, so there is no way that this mission can be fulfilled anymore!

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