Hiroaki, who had a good time at the large public bath.
Well, since I took a bath, I have a few things I want to ask Hyde about soon. I looked for him on my way back to my room.
Then, he also seemed to be looking for me, and we found each other in the hallway.
“Hiroaki-san, are you awake? How are you feeling?”
“Thanks to you, I’ve managed to revive.”
Hyde smiled, saying it was good.
“It seems you’ve reunited with everyone as well.”
“About that, why did everyone revive?”
“Ah, that… my father will speak about it later. Since we’ve caused you trouble, we will entertain you to the best of our ability.”
A talk directly from Hades-sama. I want to return to the surface immediately, but I guess there are reasons in Hell too. Hearing Hyde’s mention of entertainment, Philiana opened her mouth.
“Although I’m ashamed to say it, I’m hungry. If you don’t mind, may I have a meal?”
“Eh, ah, well. Um, we’ve used up all the food.”
This is bad, I ate all the food. No, there should have been enough left for Philiana alone. If it hasn’t been tidied away yet.
“Was it already cleaned up?”
“No, it’s still left.”
“There was about one serving, right? This way.”
I took Philiana alone to the room we were in earlier. For the time being, I needed to fill her stomach. There were various dishes that I had made a mess of… but they weren’t there.
The plates were so clean, as if the sauce had been licked clean and they had been washed.
“Wh, why?! Hah!”
A human-faced bird child was sleeping on a chair, snoring. It was plump and seemed about to burst.
“Where is the food?”
“No, I didn’t eat it all. I left some.”
“Is that so? Then shall we roast this fat bird?”
I was glad Philiana’s sword wasn’t left. The human-faced bird child, having been woken up from its sleep, wore a sullen expression.
“Hyde, can you make the food again?”
“We’ve used up the ingredients from the surface. I don’t know what effects Hell’s food will have if I eat too much.”
Given that, I couldn’t ask him to make it if it was impossible. Unfortunately, Philiana would have to be patient for a while longer. Just then, the door opened at the right timing, and an old man entered.
He wore a dusty black robe and had a long beard, like someone from a myth… or perhaps this was Hades-sama? The man looked around at us, who were making a fuss in the room.
“Um, are you Hades-sama?”
“Ah, indeed I am. Well, well, it seems to have gone well… no, it’s good to see you are well.”
Hades-sama faltered for a moment and stroked his beard. He was about to say something just now.
“I have caused you immense trouble. As the King of Hell, I offer my apologies.”
The King of Hell lowered his head, his gray hair hanging down.
“No, no, we came here on our own. Besides, everyone is back. By the way, you seemed to have lost your lives, but how did you come back to life?”
To my question, Hades-sama coughed and awkwardly averted his gaze. Did I ask something bad? Considering his previous attitude, this might be a secret I shouldn’t have asked about.
“Th, that is, normally the dead should not be revived. Furthermore, you have all lost your bodies… and in that state, it’s impossible to return just the souls.”
“I see, everyone lost their bodies.”
When I strengthened my tone slightly, Hades-sama muttered and clearly averted his eyes. I’m starting to worry if this is okay for the King of Hell.
“I understand. For the time being, as long as everyone is safe, let’s consider it good.”
With that, Hades-sama showed a look of relief. Was it something I shouldn’t have asked?
“So, we want to return to the surface.”
“Ah, ah, that’s right. But before that, as an apology, I would like you to accept a gift.”
Hades-sama snapped his fingers, and numerous boxes appeared at his feet. They varied from golden treasure chests to rather shabby wooden boxes.
“Thank you for your consideration, but we don’t need such a reward.”
“Yes, besides, we want to return to the surface quickly.”
Philiana was probably just hungry. Pushing her aside, Nina charged in at full speed.
“Wow, can I have all of this?”
“Hey Nina, let’s each take one box.”
Of course, my words didn’t reach her, and she had already pried open a luxurious treasure chest and taken out its contents. Inside was a gold necklace with a large jewel. There were rings and earrings rolling around as well.
“Yaaaaay! This is the best! Ah, what are you doing?”
Not to be outdone by Nina, Sharin displayed her nimble fingers, snatching a box from the side noiselessly.
“I apologize for the commotion.”
“No, no, being that energetic is a sign of vitality and wonderful. Here, you take one too.”
However, only a dirty wooden box remained. Well, as they say, there’s luck in leftovers, so I decided to take it.
