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

Chapter 424.1: Traitor's Case

“I can assure you. As far as I know, you are the first person to come here this often.” (Prison Staff Member)

“Un, un, that may be true…… I don’t really want to come either, but they asked me to……” (Cry)

“Moreover, you became a noble the second time, and now for the third time, you are on an errand for Nora-ojou………… Haven’t you been steadily rising in rank? What’s more, this time you have even brought along the 《Lightning Emperor (Raitei)》 himself…… Even after coming this far, you――Still don’t seem like such a great man.” (Prison Staff Member)

As usual, the Prison Staff Member-san leads me around the prison while saying harsh things about me.

The prison building is as deserted as ever and just plain quiet. The last time I visited, a fierce showdown between the prison guards and Kryhi had taken place at the end, but no trace of the damage remains.

“Do visitors come here?” (Cry)

“There aren’t many. Some, like you, come to release people, and some are here to be imprisoned. The latter hasn’t happened recently, but――The last person we admitted was the 《Lightning Emperor (Raitei)》, and the person before that is the one you are going to see this time. Both of them were judged to be at the maximum danger level. Although normally, the city system tends to be lenient in its judgments toward the inmates――” (Prison Staff Member)

“I wasn’t particularly dangerous. Well if I had succeeded in breaking out, I think I would have destroyed the prison to save Kool and the others……” (Kryhi)

The Staff Member-san looks at Kryhi with shocked looks. My childhood friends would probably do the same thing if they were in the same situation, so I cannot say anything……

As we walk with the Staff Member-san in the clean, or to put it bluntly, empty, hallway, the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense. Mechanized soldiers begin to stand in the hallway, and rows of turrets appear on the walls and as we walk in front of them, they automatically turn towards us. Even the floor where Kryhi was wasn’t as heavily guarded.

What exactly is imprisoned here?

We arrive at a large black door. Staff Member-san explains.

“The inmate designated as a sealed prisoner this time is a special inmate. When the 《Lightning Emperor (Raitei)》 was incarcerated, this prison prepared a special room for him――But we have prepared a whole floor just for this inmate.” (Staff Member)

The door opens silently in front of me as I open my eyes wide. It is a vast room, perhaps a hundred meters wide in each direction. Once near the entrance, the room is separated by a wall, with a glass wall that allows visitors to see the scenery beyond. This is essentially a prison like the one Kryhi was in. Except for its incredibly large size.

A human is floating in the center of the vast, empty space.

A man is trapped in what looks like a diamond-shaped glass object. It is a rather horrifying sight.

“That person is the recently imprisoned inmate, codenamed 《Sky (Sora)》――The worst Magi.” (Prison Staff Member)

He isn’t chained up like Kryhi was and he isn’t covered in bruises. I don’t know what the diamond-shaped substance he is being held in is, but I can tell right away that this is no ordinary prison.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“At first glance, the security seems lax, doesn’t it? The crystal in which 《Sky (Sora)》 is in is, both physically and magically, extremely hard. In addition, the entire room is under strong gravity, so even if 《Sky (Sora)》 awakens, he will be unable to do anything. Even if the gravity is broken, it is set up so that he will be sniped immediately. The reason for this is because 《Sky (Sora)》 is surrounded by an unknown power.”

I see………… I don’t really get it, but Code’s Prison is a truly terrifying place.

I approach the glass wall and check the guy with the codename of 《Sky (Sora)》 or something from a distance. At first glance, 《Sky (Sora)》 is just an ordinary human. He is of average build and, maybe because he has his eyes closed, he doesn’t look like a skilled Magi.

Then, I notice that Kryhi, who is standing next to me, is frowning.

“This presence――It can’t be………… But why is he here? He’s on the international wanted list and should be on the run. No, there are many organizations that do business with Code, so it’s entirely possible that they’re involved, but……” (Kryhi)

“Hm? What’s wrong?” (Cry)

He is *butsubutsu* muttering to himself so I call out to him, but he shakes his head and says with his usual expression.

“………… No, it’s nothing. I’m just accompanying you this time. But we should be careful. We don’t know how much skill that Magi has. I’ve trained a lot since the “Supreme Martial Arts Festival (Buteisai)”, but I see…… It makes sense that they’re on higher alert than against me.” (Kryhi)

Even in Kryhi’s opinion, he is pretty bad, huh. It seems like this time too, I don’t have a good eye for things like this. Kool and the others who came with us are also staring at 《Sky (Sora)》 in shock.

“It is possible to transmit our voice to the other side. However, 《Sky (Sora)》, has never responded once, so I am not sure if he can actually hear us…… Because he can repel the interference of the city system.” (Prison Staff Member)

I am impressed you managed to catch this. But isn’t Nora-san a bit unreasonable to ask someone to appease him when you are not even sure he can hear you? It is a little late now, but I can see why the knights around her were shouting that it was unreasonable.

In the first place, is it okay to let this person out?

“For now, can you please make our voice and appearance see-through? I will give it a try for now.” (Cry)

I am sure even Nora-san doesn’t think it will work out.

Let’s just take it easy and give it a try, and if it doesn’t work, then we will think about it then.

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Thanks for reading! Cry is finally going to negotiate with Kitsune Boss, what’s going to happen? Next chapter we will have the Kitsune Boss POV!

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