I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 107

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Chapter 107

“North?”

“That’s right.”

The complete opposite direction from our original destination.

We’ll go north to eliminate the designated rift.

“Orders from Upper Management. No changes allowed.”

Sergeant Steven added firmly, as if to say ‘there’s no point complaining to me.’

Now that he knows my identity, he seems to be preparing for my resistance.

In other words, even if I step forward, there’s nothing I can do about it.

I frowned as I recalled the terrain to the north.

‘We’re screwed.’

This isn’t good news. For Helios, that is.

The difficulty just suddenly increased.

“Ah! And there’s some sad news.”

“Oh no… Is there something even worse than this? My fragile heart is already pounding, wondering how much I need to steel myself.”

“Why is your heart pounding because of that guard?”

Helios interjected.

When our eyes met, complex emotions crossed his face. Then he frowned and muttered ‘idiot.’

It seemed like self-loathing.

He had made that same face before when he wasn’t satisfied with his abilities on the floor we had previously cleared.

“Now, now, calm down everyone. The sad news is… the coachman who was driving the carriage died! And we don’t have time to call for a new coachman.”

Sergeant Steven pretended to shed tears as if he was terribly sad. His voice was extremely cheerful.

Then he covered his face with his palm and spread only his fingers to stare at me.

“We need to leave quickly.”

That’s true.

Before there are additional attacks. Or to hide our changed direction and traces.

“Someone will have to take over the coachman’s role.”

I gestured with my eyes.

“I recommend you, senior.”

“Well, look at this insubordination.”

I didn’t back down. Since Sergeant Steven knows my identity, I decided to be bold.

“Shall we settle this with strength?”

“…Good grief. Junior, I’m going to tell our dad on you.”

Sergeant Steven grumbled and went outside the cargo cart.

Regardless, I crouched down in front of Helios.

“What should we do, Disciple? The destination has changed to something more difficult.”

“…Whether we go here or there, wasn’t it going to be a difficult trial anyway? Just like Master kept threatening.”

Helios answered in a sulky voice.

“Do you think there will be another attack, Master?”

Sergeant Steven was generally quiet when speaking. It seems he had been listening carefully to our conversation.

He’s cautious and smart too.

“I don’t know about that, but since the Sergeant eliminated all the attackers, it’s clear the enemy didn’t achieve their goal. So there’s a high possibility they’ll come after us.”

“So that’s why the destination changed.”

“That’s right.”

Under normal circumstances, the special examination would have been suspended.

Nevertheless, the Warden also knows that time is running short until Hades learns the truth.

That’s why he made such a bold decision.

Helios stared at me quietly.

“How can your eyes sparkle like that when you know how difficult things will be ahead?”

“Whatever my eyes look like, when are you going to untie my hands and legs?”

“After we go a bit further? We’re still far from there.”

Helios’s face contorted with displeasure.

“Why? It looks good.”

Quite satisfying, even?

At the same time, I recalled the northern terrain once more.

“If I carry you like this, we could run away for about two days.”

“I’ll pass.”

“Should I just carry you off like this?”

Kidnap you.

“…Master always spouting nonsensical jokes.”

After a long silence, Helios muttered as if annoyed.

“It’s not a prank and not a joke either.”

I even took the pose of resting my chin on both hands and smiled brightly.

“…You say that and then act the same way again.”

“Not always.”

I reached out and gently caressed under Helios’s chin. The tender flesh was soft.

No matter how much one trains, these are the spots that can never become truly hardened.

“Sometimes.”

The North – among all the directions for the special examination: East, West, South, and North – it was the place overflowing with the most difficult rifts.

“I want to have you too.”

I even wonder why you can’t be mine.

This is trouble.

The longing was gradually.

Slowly expanding to its full size again.

“Come to think of it…”

I brought up the next topic as if I had said something strange.

“You said you wanted to learn firearms, right?”

What you had requested of me before the bet.

“Do you still feel the same way about that?”

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In Helios’s opinion, there was no one worse in this world than his Master.

Really.

To say something like that and act like nothing happened! Meanwhile, the person who heard it was losing sleep over it!

Moreover, this cargo wagon wasn’t just for the two of them – Sergeant Steven was there too.

So sleeping closely cuddled together like they did in their room, or even kissing, was unimaginable now.

Naturally, Helios was more of a sensible person than his Master, so he was aware that their usual behavior was strange.

Rather, it was his Master who seemed strange for never once finding it odd.

Anyway, it had been several days since the attack when they departed.

So it was only natural that Helios was losing sleep.

His Master was guilty…!

“Haah…”

He rubbed his face with his hands, which had been freed after several days.

Though he was released from the rope, he still felt as if his wrists were bound.

His Master would be standing at the end of this line.

‘There’s no such thing as a voluntary slave.’

Helios grumbled with self-loathing.

Fortunately, perhaps because they had changed direction, there were no more attacks.

However, even while conversing, his Master would occasionally look in a certain direction.

Just like now.

The direction Mint was looking was where they had come from.

“…? Is something wrong?”

But unlike the past few days, Mint’s expression seemed unusual.

It was the same expressionless face, but he could feel a change in aura that wasn’t difficult to notice.

The answer came from elsewhere.

“Well, well, they’re actually chasing us?”

A sharp tone as if amused. It was the voice of Sergeant Steven, who always acted leisurely and slyly.

“Helios.”

Helios’s gaze focused on Mint.

“Would it feel strange if I told you not to kill people?”

It was a calm voice.

Helios felt puzzled but answered anyway.

“Isn’t that natural?”

At the same time, Helios hesitated. It was because Mint had brought her hand to his cheek.

“Right. You lived in a world where that was natural.”

“…”

“I hope it stays that way.”

“…”

“Master’s request.”

Don’t die, and don’t kill.

It was ridiculous. Was this even a reasonable thing to say in that Niflheim?

Nevertheless, Mint hoped that Helios would achieve it, no matter how difficult it might be.

Tap tap. The hand that had lightly tapped his cheek, not unpleasantly, fell away.

“Master is now in a bit of trouble because Disciple sometimes starts to overlap with someone I know.”

For Helios, those words aroused anger rather than joy.

Overlap? Who was she overlapping him with? She had said she had no disciples other than him.

“…Who is that.”

“Mama?”

At the light response that came back as if doing him a favor, Helios closed his mouth.

Mint had already risen from her seat.

“Come on, this time it’s real combat.”

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