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

“Hmph…… So you are Cry Andrich. I don’t know how you did it, but I’d like to thank you for saving my Imouto――Alisha. I’m sure you already know this, but just to be sure, I’m Zachary Code. I’m the fifth Class 8 in this Code.” (Zachary)

“Y-Yeah.” (Cry)

A man with fiery red hair and bloodshot eyes. He has a beast-like face and greets me with a calm demeanor that I cannot imagine from his face.

However, as usual, nothing has been explained to me beforehand, so I am left completely confused.

After we left the building, I am sure I asked Zuri to guide us to where Kryhi was――But am I correct to assume that Kryhi, being the fast worker that he is, quickly found a member of the Royal Family for me?

Even so…… Wouldn’t it have been nice of you to notify me in advance that you have found a member of the Royal Family?

The base of the royalty, who calls himself Zachary, is located in the basement of one of the buildings in Ohii-sama’s area. It is strange why another royalty has its base in Ohii-sama’s area, but finding a member of the Royal Family hiding in such a place really shows how good Kryhi’s skills as a hunter are.

Unlike me, who is simply confused and doesn’t know what to do, Ohii-sama adapted to the situation in an instant. The moment I entered the building I was surrounded by heavily armed people and felt very uneasy, but maybe I should have warned Ohii-sama a little more about the dangers of the outside world.

Fortunately, Zachary-san is very friendly toward us.

When I entered the room and saw a gruff man sitting on a tasteless jet-black throne designed to resemble a skeleton, I wondered what was going to happen to us, but it seemed that it was just a matter of taste and that he was a rational person inside.

The people surrounding us are also fully armed, but they don’t seem to be bad people. The initially *purupuru* tense atmosphere was quickly cleared up thanks to a greeting from Ohii-sama that was directly taught by Rusha, and the mood changed to a welcoming one, to the point where they even held a welcoming party for us (By the way, I didn’t understand the situation and just went along with it).

I don’t know if the greeting that Rusha taught her is actually the correct one for Royalty, but as long as the result is good, all’s well that ends well.

And, as expected, Zachary-san doesn’t seem to be listening to the noble’s order. The people surrounding him also don’t seem to be citizens at all, they are lower-class people without citizenship rights, if anything they look more like they are against the government.

And then, when I think that far, I realize something.

Could it be that Zachary-san…… Is the person who sent the request to the Explorer Association?

With the authority that the Royal Family holds, it should be possible to arrange for his request to reach the Explorer Association.

“Could it be that Zachary-san has been the one who called me?” (Cry)

“Hm? Aah? Aah, that’s right. I wanted to meet you, so I asked the 《Lightning Emperor (Raitei)》 for you. I didn’t expect Alisha to come with you, tho’――” (Zachary)

So Zachary-san is the client after all. Then, it makes sense why he is surrounded by these somewhat guerilla-like people and why he isn’t being ordered by the nobles.

Kryhi, who is standing by the wall, speaks in a voice that sounds both impressed and amazed.

“When I was wondering what you were doing, to think you’d unlocked the door, Cry. You always exceed my expectations. Moreover, it would have been one thing if you broke it with force, but to do it the official way…… Even my Lightning Magic couldn’t do anything.” (Kryhi) řàℕỒΒĘS

“………… It is because the door has a fairly high lightning resistance, you know.” (Kool)

“…… Normally it’s impossible.” (Elise)

Kool, who looks a little worn out since I last saw in a while, and Elise, who is heavily armed with an armor and a shield different from the others, say. Anyway, I am glad to hear that you are all doing well. I wish you could have reported back to me, tho’.

“Oi, don’t let Alisha touch your weapons! That’s dangerous!” (Zachary)

“Y-yes…… I’m sorry, “Your Highness Zachary (Zachary-denka)”. That’s how it is, so I’m sorry, Alisha-sama.” (Man)

When one of his subordinates is confronted by the highly curious Ohii-sama and tries to show her his weapon, Zachary-san scolds him. Zachary-san has been staring at Ohii-sama for a while now. He seems to be very concerned about her at the welcoming party, so he must have been very worried about her being imprisoned after all.

As I watch this scene closely, Zachary-san clears his throat and speaks in a strong tone, as if to cover up the situation.

“There is only one reason I call you here. Cry Andrich. Cooperate with me. It’s all for Alisha’s sake.” (Zachary)

“…… Hm?” (Cry)

“I already have over a thousand lower-class people cooperating with me. With the power of the 《Lightning Emperor (Raitei)》, I have a good chance of taking the throne. You are the Royal Guards who rescued Alisha, so I won’t do anything bad to you. Be under my command.” (Zachary)

………… Areh? Something is different from what I originally heard.

Initially, the goal was to protect the Royal Family and stop Code’s tyranny, not to take the throne. No, well, if Zachary-san takes the throne and drives out the nobles, the objective would be achieved, but even so, that is a different story.

Maybe Kryhi said something? I *chirari* glance at Kryhi and he *perapera* starts babbling away even though I haven’t asked him anything.

“Well, even if they have weapons, the abilities of each individual are only average. I trained with them a bit, but strength doesn’t increase in a short amount of time. Therefore, the success of the plan will depend on the enemy’s strength――But even if the operation goes well, there will still be a lot of casualties. It seems that the city’s functions can be used to sweep away lower-class people.” (Kryhi)

A serious atmosphere suddenly hangs over the relaxed atmosphere that has been created by Ohii-sama.

By the way, I did not ask Kryhi about anything like that……

“I’ll stop the city’s security system…… But I don’t think I can stop it completely. Cry Andrich, from what I heard from Kool and the others――You’re a Divine Strategist who has solved all kinds of difficult cases.” (Zachary)

Rumors of me being a Divine Strategist are rapidly spreading without my knowledge…… I am powerless tho’.

“I thought it was some kind of joke――But you managed to open the door to Alisha’s room, which no one but the king could unlock. Besides, you are Alisha’s benefactor. Now I can trust you. Do you have a strategy?” (Zachary)

Zachary has a serious expression. No, no…… Don’t talk about a strategy or anything like that, the premise is not even what it was said.

I came with the intention of protecting the royal family, you know. It is probably the same case for Kaiser and Saya. I was even prepared to go into combat if necessary, but defeating everything to take the throne is a different story.

In the first place, did Kaiser and Saya agree with that? Is he getting cocky just because the 《Lightning Emperor (Raitei)》 is there?

It is common for clients to change their minds in the business of Hunter. Most of the time, they want a bigger result than what was requested, but the Explorer Association does not approve of this. If Zachary-san is the client, he would have spoken with Kaiser and Saya at the meeting time that I couldn’t attend because I didn’t remember the location. However, Kaiser and Saya would not have accepted the plan to change the strategy.

In the first place, it is not a good idea to be under Zachary-san’s command. If I were asked to exert the strength of a High-level Hunter and given a difficult task, I would die instantly, and no matter how you look at it, I would be causing trouble for Zachary-san and his group. I look at Zachary-san evil face in the eye, I clearly state.

“Sorry, but I cannot be under your command, Zachary-san. I don’t have a strategy, but I have a keikaku1.” (Cry)

“………… What, did you say!?” (Zachary)

Thanks for reading! So Zachary became the client who requested the mission to save the Royal Family in Cry’s mind Lol it is the one who rebel and want to destroy the royal family the most that took the role

1. Here Cry says “plan” in english, so I put keikaku instead

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