Grad - Prince of Votaria - Main Story

Grad - Prince of Votaria - Main Story

Chapter 1 - The Prince of Gluttony

Kingdom of Sins, Votaria, October... When I got invited to the Kingdom of Sins by Prince Grad's parents, the land was surrounded by an odd atmosphere. 

(Somehow... It's a little scary.) 

Where exiled group of sinners must atone for their sins... The 7 colossal prisons in the Kingdom of Sins take in criminals depending on which of the 7 sins they have committed. Prince Grad is the prince of a royal family that manages one of them, the prison of "gluttony". 

Once I was led into the quiet dark castle, the king and queen and Prince Grad arrived soon after. 

Grad: ...

Like the first time I've met Prince Grad, he was listlessly absentminded. 

King: Traumerei Princess. This occasion is for awakening my son. 

Grad: Fuwaah...

Queen: Hey now, Grad. Behaving like that again... 

When Prince Grad yawned widely, the queen scolded him. 

Grad: ...I'm sleepy because I'm hungry. 

King: ...!

Towards Prince Grad's attitude, the king and queen made frustrated expressions. 

(Is Prince Grad always like this?) 

When I slowly looked towards him, my eyes met with Prince Grad's as he was being listless. From those scarlet eyes, I felt an indescribable intense temper that sent a shiver down my spine. 

Queen: My apologies, MC-sama. 

MC: No, please don't worry about it. 

Queen: Well, he's a good child. Since he's very loving... We would like to ask you one favor. 

MC: A favor...? 

When I asked that, the queen sighed and spoke. 

Queen: This boy, it's only about his appetite with him and because of that, he's not interested in romance at all... MC-sama, won't you please get along with him? 

MC: Eh? B-But, by romance, that's... 

Queen: Of course, I'm saying to suddenly become his lover. Just being friends is fine... Okay? 

Grad: ...What's with that? How pointless. 

MC: ...

As Prince Grad was looking over here with a sharp look in his eyes... I felt a slight shiver going down my spine once more... 

Chapter 2 - A Banquet for Two

After the queen asked me to become friends with Prince Grad... 

With the king and queen's consideration, the banquet with just me and Prince Grad started. 

(I'm so nervous...) 

As I had my head slightly down and looked at the table, there was a feast enough for two on it... 

Grad: ...

Prince Grad continued eating silently from just a while ago. Seeing him like that, I... 

///Choices///

- You can sure eat a lot (☼)

MC: Prince Grad, you can sure eat a lot. 

After saying that, Prince Grad stopped moving for a moment. Although, he started moving his hands and mouth again soon after...

Grad: I like eating. That's all... 

Prince Grad only said those single words. 

- You must love eating (☽)

MC: Prince Grad, you must really love to eat. 

When I said that, Prince Grad's brow twitched. For just a bit, his hand stopped moving. 

Grad: Not really. I just eat as much as I want. 

After responding with that, he immediately went back to eating silently again. 

///Choices///

......

After a while since the banquet started... 

MC: U-Um, do you have a favorite food? 

Grad: ...Not really. 

MC: Do you have any likes or dislikes? 

Grad: I eat whatever is edible. That's all. 

MC: ...I see. 

When I spoke to him many times for a while now, the conversation didn't really go on. 

(What do I do? Is there anything I can talk to him about...?) 

I was at a loss as Prince Grad continued eating silently in front of me. 

(What if he doesn't want to be friends with me...) 

The moment I looked down when I thought of that... 

Grad: Are you going to eat that? 

His long slender fingers reached out towards the plate in front of me and held it up. 

MC: Eh...? 

Grad: If you're not, I'll take it. 

MC: Ah... 

Grad: Are you? 

When Prince Grad raised his face, he looked at me while waiting for my response. I became slightly startled from him looking at me at a close distance for the first time. 

MC: N-No. Go ahead. 

Grad: I see. Thanks. You're not eating anything at all. 

After Prince Grad gave me an impressionable look, he started to eat the food on the table again. 

(He really does like to eat...) 

The curt and somewhat lovable Prince Grad made my worries and nervousness go away a little...

Chapter 3 - Close Distance

A few days since the banquet with Prince Grad... Due to the favor from the king and queen, I was staying in the kingdom for a while. Becoming friends... Because of that, I was racking my brain to see if there was something I could do for Prince Grad. 

(Since it's a rare chance, I want to give something to Prince Grad that'll make him happy.) 

When I thought of that, I... 

///Choices///

- Think about it yourself (☽)

(I wonder if there's anything else that he likes besides eating. If it's food, then I'm sure that there's a lot of it in the castle...) 

I remembered the large amount of food that was brough out at the banquet. Then, when I looked outside the window unconcernedly... 

MC: That's... 

Prince Grad was walking in the courtyard in a daze. No sooner or later, he picked some plants... After he put them in his mouth, he furrowed his brow and spat them out immediately. 

(G-Guess they didn't taste good. Still...) 

- Ask Prince Grad (☼)

(I'll go try asking Prince Grad if there's something he would like.) 

Just as I thought of that as I approached the window... 

MC: Eh...!? That's... 

Prince Grad was munching on some fruit that was growing on a tree in the castle courtyard. 

///Choices///

(...He really does like to eat. In that case, perhaps...) 

As I watched Prince Grad idly making a bubble with the gum that he started to eat next, I nodded to myself... 

......

Once I made up my mind to make some food for Prince Grad, I started to cook soon after i borrowed the castle kitchen. 

(I wonder if Prince Grad would be happy.) 

As I imagined his surprise face, I continued cooking while humming at the same time. Then... 

Grad: Mm... That smells nice. 

MC: ! Prince Grad!? 

When he suddenly appeared, I... 

///Choices///

- Cover his eyes (☽)

MC: P-Please don't look. 

As Prince Grad was looking in the kitchen, I covered his eyes with both of my hands in a panic. 

Grad: ...Your hands smell nice. What is this? 

MC: ...!

When he grabbed my hand, he brought it to his mouth and licked it. The next moment, I pulled my hand away in surprise. 

(T-That was unexpected...) 

As I was shaken up, I stood before him, so that he wouldn't see the food. Then... 

- Hide the food (☼)

MC: P-Please don't look yet. 

I stood before him to hide the food that I was making. 

Grad: Why? So stingy. 

Prince Grad said that as he made a strained look... 

///Choices///

Grad: Show me what you're making. 

When he approached me, he tried to get a look at the food behind me. 

MC: Um, I'm sorry. I don't want to be mean, but... I'm making food to give to you, Prince Grad. 

After I said that, I desperately tried to hide the food. Then... 

Grad: For me? 

MC: Y-Yes. Since you like to eat, I thought that doing this would make us friends... 

Grad: Friends... Hmm. 

Prince Grad closed his impressionable eyes and thought about something. 

MC: Also, I want to keep what I'm making a secret until I'm done. 

Grad: A secret...? 

The moment I said that, his eyes widened. Then, after that... 

Grad: Fine, I won't look. 

Prince Grad quickly covered his eyes with both of his hands. 

(Prince Grad...) 

When I felt a bit of a pleasant feeling rising from him doing that, I continued cooking. 

Grad: ...It smells really nice. Are they cookies? 

MC: No, wrong. 

Grad: Hmm... That's the first thing I thought of since it smells like that. 

MC: Really? 

Grad: Yeah. Food is... I never cared about it's smell. I just eat it. But... I'm curious about your food. 

After saying that, Prince Grad slightly hung his head down. 

MC: ...? What's wrong? 

Grad: There's no need... for honorifics.

MC: Eh...? 

Grad: Also... You don't need to call me by Prince. 

(That's... Does he think that'll make us get along better.) 

The moment I thought of that, I felt warmth rising within me. 

MC: Okay, I understand. Grad... -kun.

Grad: ... 

When Grad-kun broke into a smile from what I said, a bittersweet feeling was filling me up. 

(Despite that I thought that Grad-kun's a moody person...) 

As I felt a sweet ticklish feeling from the slightly close distance, I continued to cook with Grad-kun waiting nearby as he still had his eyes covered... 

Chapter 4 - The First...

After I started making food in the castle's kitchen... 

Grad: Ooh... 

Grad-kun's eyes brightened up from the handmade brown baked bread in front of him. 

Grad: It was the smell of bread. 

MC: Yes. I might've made a little too much though... Also, the shapes a kind of weird...

When I looked at the misshapen baked bread, my cheeks blushed from embarrassment.

Grad: That's not a problem. 

Grad-kun looked at the tall mountain of piled up bread. Those cheeks slightly flushed from being happy about the baked bread. Although... 

Grad: The smell of bread... This is the first time I've noticed it. Even though this isn't the first time I've eaten bread... The smell of the bread that you've made... You did it for me...

MC: Grad-kun? 

When Grad-kun started to mutter to himself, he suddenly closed his eyes tightly as if he was unable to bear it. 

Grad: ...Even though it's just food... 

MC: Eh...? 

Grad-kun suddenly got up from the chair. Then, after looking at the mountain of bread again, he immediately looked away from it. 

Grad: I can't eat it. It's impossible. 

MC: Eh? Ah...

When I watched Grad-kun run away, I... 

///Choices///

- Call out to stop him (☼)

MC: Grad-kun, wait! Uh... ...Ah. Could it be that this sort of thing is a bother to you...? 

Grad: ...

When I nervously asked that, he looked at me as his eyes were trembling. My heart throbbed greatly from the sad look in his eyes. 

- Grab his arm (☽)

MC: Wait...!

Before I knew it, I grabbed Grad-kun's arm. Although...

Grad: ...Even if I wait, I can't eat it. 

When Grad-kun said that in pain, he looked down. 

///Choices///

Grad: ...For me to not eat food... I don't get it... I'm not interested in you, yet just being with you isn't making me hungry! Despite that...

As Grad-kun started talking to himself again, he made a bewildered look. 

MC: ...I'm sorry, for doing something of my own convenience. I just thought that it would make us get along a little... 

Grad: D-Don't make that face! I didn't say that I wanted to become friends. Even though my parents told you to, you didn't have to... 

After Grad-kun said that to me as I was feeling down, he gritted his teeth bitterly. Then... 

Grad: ...No more. 

MC: Eh...? 

Grad: I somehow don't get it, but the moment I saw the bread, my heart was going fast... Yet, when I thought that I couldn't eat it, I got irritated... This is a first for me, the first time I've thought about food like this...!

MC: Ah...

When Grad-kun muttered that in pain, he ran off... 

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