Chapter 51 Ice cream
Part 2
âDid you hear anything else, Tino?â (Cry)
âEhâ¦? Emh⦠Something like, there was another research facility next to another Shrine⦠Ah, and later, it seems there might be a base of operation inside the Capital, so they are launching a large-scale investigation⦠But it seems that they havenât found it yetâ¦â (Tino)
⦠Isnât that a big deal.
When I heard that the story seemed to have unexpectedly blown out, I curve my eyebrow.
What I am afraid of is that I havenât received any information on it at all. Well, it is true that even if I heard about it, I canât do anything about it. But, I have at least a connection to all of this and for the time being, still the Clan Master, I donât think it is good to leave your friend in the dark.
âMaybe I shouldnât have let those people from the âRabbit Club (Rabbi-ken)â go?â (Cry)
In the first place, they werenât Rabbit Researchers⦠Would a magic organization really study rabbits?
No matter how I think about them, they were just a group of funny people. What should I have done? Enough, I am not going to rename the âRabbit Club (Rabbi-ken)â.
To me who was too late to have those regrets, Tino opened her eyes and shook her head. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âN⦠No! Because Master has his own idea in mind.â (Tino)
âEh⦠No, it was the first time I heard of the âTower of Akasha (Akasha no To)â.â
ââ¦As expected of Master, what a funny joke. No Hunters in the Imperial Capital donât know about them. It is also on the top of the list of the most dangerous organization published by the Explorer Assoc.â (Tino)
There are no Hunters in the Imperial Capital who donât know about them? So, if you reverse think about it, doesnât that mean I am no longer a Hunter?
I was trying to retire but before I knew it, I was already retired. The End?
I sighed deeply and decided to throw everything out of my head for the time being.
âSeems like my eyes canât see anything at all. Well, for the time being, I will start to think about it after eating an ice cream.â (Cry)
âYes! Master~!â (Tino)
The only healing point was Tino who replied cheerfully with a face that wasnât thinking about any of this.
The ice cream shop, which was found using Evaâs unique connection, was a hidden store that even I, who checked every sweet store, didnât know about.
It couldnât be helped, the Imperial Capital is big, and I wouldnât go to the ãAbandoned Areaã. But I am disqualified as a sweet master. In truth, I am so frustrated about this.
And it seems that it is a famous store in the ãAbandoned Areaã.
They provide cheap and delicious ice cream without thinking of profit to the children in the Abandoned Metropolitan Area where they spend their days almost without eating and drinking, it was a well-mannered shop that you would think shouldnât exist in the ãAbandoned Areaã.
In the first place, there are some points that made me wonder like how do they run the shop, as the ice creams are sold with such a small profit margin, or are they really delicious? But I let those feelings go and wanted to offer them some praise.
I always thought that the biggest reason for conflicts in human society is a lack of sweets. Liz is easily angry-able because she hates sweets. It would be no exaggeration to say that an ice cream shop is the first step to world peace.
There were 500 000 Gils in my wallet, it was almost my whole fortune. I kept it in order to donate it to a nice shop.
I am not going to hide it, after I retire as a Hunter, I am thinking of opening a sweets shop. I would love to have your opinion.
A few minutes after walking while being excited, we arrived at a small shop.
Compare to the surrounding building, it had a smaller impression as there were no graffiti drawn on it. Around me, I was welcomed by a lot of small children around the store.
I heard there was always a line but it looked like today there wasnât one.
Tino opened her eyes and said in a small voice.
â?? Are they having a day off? There is the presence of some people inside thoughâ¦â (Tino)
âIt is strange⦠I heard they are open all year round.â (Cry)
Probably to deliver the goods, there was a small window hidden by a gray curtain, so the inside canât be seen.
I tried to look at the small space between the curtains. But the sun was still high. Did they already sell out or did we get here when they are temporarily closed?
I have been unlucky recently⦠Is it going to become a daily routine?
If I only wanted to eat some ice cream, there are other shops⦠Well, it canât be helped.
It is not like they are definitively closed, so, I will come back next time.
âDo you want to do a donation and go to another storeâ¦â (Cry)
âEh? You are going do a donation?â (Tino)
âI will.â (Cry)
Even if I couldnât eat their ice cream, I am supporting their attitude. If they were away, I will do it another time, but if there was someone inside, it would be fine then.
In front of the fidgeting Tino, I knocked on the small windows. Since there was no reply, I knocked a few more times.
The curtain opened vigorously, and I heard a big *bang*.
It was a man with a beard who showed up. He had a mediocre look, but his eyes were so sharp that I couldnât imagine him being a clerk from an ice cream shop.
âShadap, I am telling you this is no time for that you damn kid⦠Infinite (Senpen)⦠Variety (Banka)?â (Man)
âEh?? Who am I speaking to?â (Cry)
Isnât my name way too famous? This is strange⦠I always take care of hiding my face.
However, I didnât recognize his face. The manâs expression quickly turned pale as he looked left and right.
âWhy are you here⦠Go⦠Go back.â (Man)
âAh, waitâ¦â (Cry)
The curtain closed and you can hear fluttering sounds coming from inside. Did he topple over something, you can hear small screams.
It wasnât like I was going to eat you⦠Is my reputation that bad?
Tino blinked her eyes and tilted her head.
âWas it someone you know?â (Tino)
âUmh⦠I think I might have met him or maybe notâ¦â (Cry)
He wasnât one of the âRabbit Club (Rabbi-ken)â. He also isnât a Clan Member. When he saw my face, he became pale, isnât it too rude?
I curved my eyebrows for a while, but I immediately thought of someone.
âAh⦠It is the man who passed by Liz, a few days ago.â (Cry)
â⦠Eh?â (Tino)
The man was pulled down and almost killed because he was watching us. There is no helping it if he was scared.
I was thinking of apologizing the next time I met him. Who would have thought he was a clerk at an ice cream shop� It is a strange fate.
The money I brought for the donation was likely going to become his medical fees. Well, it is fine after all.
I spoke up while knocking over and over again.
âI am really sorry for that time. I want to apologize, please open the door, please. Ah, I will come again with Liz to apologize. Please open the door!â (Cry)
I knocked over and over again. I waited for an hour in front of the store, but the reply never came nor was the curtain opening. Whyâ¦
TL notes:
Hereâs part 2 Thanks for reading this!
Am I the only one who thought of Area 11 in Code Geass when they say Abandoned Area? XD
What are the odds of Cry meeting the one who was attacked by Liz because he was tailing them in chapter 31? But wait⦠wasnât he one member of Rabbit Fellow. XD
Why was he so frustrated? Doesnât that mean Cry walk upon something in this ice cream store! You will know more in the next chapter!
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Footnotes
Explorer Assoc: Abbreviation of Explorer Association.