Chapter 394.1: Chocolate Bar

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.

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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

Honmono-san: it means Mister Real One.