I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121

 

Hades was smiling with his eyes as if asking what could possibly be wrong.

 

Though his eyes weren’t smiling at all.

 

Which one of us wants to kill the other?

 

‘No, maybe that’s an obvious question that doesn’t need asking.’

 

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”

 

I shamelessly saluted him.

 

“I greet the Guard Captain.”

 

Rather than truly trying to play dumb, my intention was probably more to tell this bastard to go fuck himself.

 

“Ha, cut the fucking formalities, my dear.”

 

Sure enough, blatant anger seeped into his voice.

 

“Or would you prefer I make my way up to the Warden’s Office from here?”

 

Anger followed by threats. A very fitting choice for this bastard.

 

I stopped saluting and relaxed my posture.

 

“Then that would mean we both die.”

 

“….”

 

“And it goes both ways. I always think about it too.”

 

About wanting to kill you?

 

“When and where would be the best time to kill you.”

 

Our gazes clash tensely.

 

Since I was already caught anyway, I revealed my original way of speaking and expressions without restraint while in ‘Garret’s’ appearance.

 

“…Still the same as ever, aren’t you, dear. You fooled me completely?”

 

“The one who got fooled is the idiot. Why throw a fit about it?”

 

The moment he moves his Kia, the fight will begin.

 

I leisurely gazed at the corridor and spoke.

 

“Move if you’re not planning to settle this here and now.”

 

“….”

 

“Or one of us dies here today no matter what. I have nothing to lose anyway.”

 

The smile disappeared from Hades’ eyes. His expressionless face was cold and inhuman, as if he had risen from Hell.

 

Following behind him as he slowly turned around, I recalled that my conviction had been correct.

 

This bastard has no intention of spreading word about my identity right now.

 

* * *

 

The place Hades brought me to was his office, which I had visited once before as ‘Garret’.

 

“This way.”

 

However, as if this office wasn’t the end destination, he approached the bookshelf and manipulated something.

 

The bookshelf silently slid open.

 

Hades crossed through the door and stared at me as if asking why I wasn’t coming in.

 

“Show you a secret space?”

 

Hades’ lips curved up crookedly.

 

“How would you know if it’s a secret space or an underground prison, miss?”

 

“….”

 

“Ah, of course, if you’re volunteering for confinement yourself, there’s no more ecstatic choice than that.”

 

I’ll treat you well. Without hiding my annoyed expression at his quietly whispered voice, I moved my steps.

 

Surprisingly, what I saw when I crossed through the door was another office.

 

However, it looked closer to a reception room, had several doors, and was disgustingly spacious.

 

So much so that you could even fight battles here, without exaggeration.

 

“Were you suggesting we settle things to the death here?”

 

“Haha, is fighting the only thing you and I can do together?”

 

“Even if there were other things, I have no intention of doing them.”

 

Hades sat on the sofa with a smile. Then he gestured toward the opposite side.

 

Instead of sitting, I stood beside the sofa on the opposite side. Whatever else he was, that bastard was also a strong fighter.

 

Moreover, I naturally had no intention of doing something as stupid as letting my guard down in the heart of enemy territory.

 

“Wow, honestly I was surprised.”

 

Regardless of my actions, he leisurely expressed his admiration. As if the murderous threats and anger in the corridor had been lies.

 

“You were skilled enough to evade my eyes with ‘Mental Type’ abilities, miss?”

 

I wasn’t fooled. That bastard was the type of human who could smile even if the most precious thing disappeared before his eyes.

 

Not because he couldn’t feel anger.

 

He hides his anger until the moment he stabs a sword into his enemy’s back.

 

I know he’s the type who could even kiss an enemy’s foot to make them let their guard down.

 

“Really amazing. I was confident that I would be superior to you in this one thing at least.”

 

“Congratulations. You’re still overwhelmingly superior in being despicable and sinister. So impressive I can’t even aspire to it.”

 

At my detached sarcasm, Hades briefly closed his mouth.

 

“…It’s endlessly regrettable. To think that with my ability, neither brainwashing nor control is possible.”

 

He was smiling, but that bastard was sincere. He was genuinely disappointed.

 

“But I think I’ll be satisfied with discovering an interesting truth. For now.”

 

The main topic flowed out.

 

“Miss, is it now time for me to talk about what I want?”

 

You have one weakness caught by me, and that weakness is big enough to threaten you.

 

His attitude showed he was willing to blackmail me. I had anticipated even this much.

 

He wasn’t an easy opponent, but he and I had observed each other for too long, and we knew each other’s sinister nature all too well.

 

“I’d like you to move according to my will, miss. It’s nothing much. Every day with me….”

 

“No.”

 

I firmly refused and extended my hand. A small dagger appeared in my hand.

 

Hades only slightly furrowed his brow and quietly watched what I was doing.

 

Though he was wary, he must have known that a mere dagger couldn’t do anything to him.

 

However, I didn’t create the dagger to attack him.

 

“Whatever you saw, whatever you found out, I don’t care.”

 

There’s a saying in this prison.

 

That someone with nothing to lose is the most frightening.

 

“I have absolutely no intention of granting what you want.”

 

And that saying would apply to me too.

 

Without hesitation, I raised the sword and stabbed it toward my own throat.

 

Thunk!

 

Blood scatters over my pants. Bright red blood beads on white skin.

 

“What… what are you doing?”

 

Hades immediately thrust out his hand to block the sword.

 

Thanks to that, what I pierced wasn’t my throat but Hades’ palm.

 

His blood splattered on my face too. Unpleasantly.

 

“Exactly what it looks like, Hades.”

 

He flinched.

 

I don’t properly call this bastard by his name. Not only do I not like him enough to want to say his name.

 

But also because I’ve witnessed countless times the faint excitement and madness he shows in his eyes when his name is called.

 

“You cannot threaten or control me with anything.”

 

To protect my purpose, I brought out a fact I had absolutely never wanted to reveal or use.

 

“You like me, don’t you?”

 

My eyes narrowed thinly. Something close to an eye-smile but not quite a smile.

 

Mockery hung loosely there.

 

“You can’t bear to watch me die. Right?”

 

“…”

 

Across his elegant face, bewilderment dripped like raindrops.

 

That bastard’s feelings. I didn’t want to know or bring them up even if I died. I didn’t want to provoke this asshole who seemed unaware of himself either.

 

But what choice did I have.

 

“I have absolutely nothing to lose. Hades.”

 

I really want to get out of here.

 

I want to be released.

 

“Go ahead, tell them. What I’ve been doing. Oh, you can spread it to the prisoners who are looking for me. Or tell them that the Warden is protecting one prisoner, making things difficult for him.”

 

“…”

 

“Even so, I have nothing to lose.”

 

My promise with dead Mama is meaningless if I don’t get out.

 

“Just leave me alone.”

 

“…”

 

The hand pierced by the dagger. Blood is surging up as if flowing backward, but no one here pays it any mind.

 

“Or I’ll die right in front of you.”

 

I’m the one making threats, not you.

 

“…”

 

“Today it’s a sword, but if I get a gun, even you can’t stop me.”

 

For someone as strong as me, suicide would be easier than breathing. No one would be able to stop it.

 

The color and expression drained from Hades’ face.

 

Since this was the first time I’d seen that bastard make such a face, I couldn’t tell what emotion it was or what he was thinking.

 

I didn’t want to know either.

 

This bastard and I were classmates with the same disposition in this space steeped in madness.

 

Given how much we knew about each other, it wouldn’t be surprising if I felt disgust toward my own kind. I have no idea why this bastard harbored such feelings for me.

 

How I found out was laughable too.

 

A very long time ago, while he was using his ‘Mental Type’ Kia ability on me, his thoughts ended up flowing into me instead, and that’s how I learned about it.

 

He probably still doesn’t know that he fell victim to his own scheme.

 

“You…”

 

His hand, pierced by the sword and bleeding, dropped to the ground. Hades reached out with his uninjured opposite hand.

 

His large hand gripped my neck.

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