I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 153

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Chapter 153

 

Mint looked up at the sky for a moment.

 

It was the direction where the fireworks had bloomed.

 

How did he escape from prison?

 

Everything else had changed from the original story, but was it just a coincidence that only Helios’s prison break proceeded exactly as in the original?

 

She cut off her uncharacteristically long thoughts like a sword.

 

Mint’s steps as she turned around were resolute.

 

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When I was first released from prison, I wondered what I should do first.

 

When I was in prison, I never even thought I could be released, and when I was raising Helios.

 

I only thought about my disciple, so it was a thought that came to me only then.

 

‘Maybe I should try traveling.’

 

Of course, this travel wasn’t real travel. It was travel with a hidden purpose. I wandered around various parts of the continent.

 

Then I returned to the Empire and settled in the capital. That also had a reason.

 

“He’s not here?”

 

When I entered the alley, no one was there. The suspicious merchant the stall lady mentioned was nowhere to be seen.

 

“He must be a smuggler…”

 

Smugglers sometimes sold difficult-to-handle items in secret alleys like this.

 

The reason I acquired the Information Guild, which wasn’t even in my plans, was to gather information like this…

 

Was it false information?

 

Or did they withdraw early…

 

‘Or maybe they haven’t arrived yet.’

 

As I stood there thinking deeply, I heard a commotion from nearby.

 

Three presences, no… four?

 

“What are you doing to my cat…!”

 

The sound came from inside the alley.

 

I headed deep into the alley while hiding my presence and appearance.

 

There, a man was surrounded by other men.

 

“So, you should have paid the money, sir. Don’t you know about toll fees? Toll fees?”

 

“Hehe, you look wealthy, so why don’t you be generous?”

 

Were they third-rate thugs? To think that, they were guys who emitted surprisingly decent Kia.

 

Rather… unless they were deliberately pretending to be thugs.

 

‘Are they hiding their true identity by pretending to be thugs?’

 

Were they planning to kill that man?

 

The face and appearance of the man sitting on the ground couldn’t be seen, hidden by his pulled-down robe and the thugs’ bulky frames.

 

Among the guys pretending to be thugs, I focused on the person alone wearing a black cloak pulled down low and carrying a bundle.

 

‘Oh.’

 

Then I stepped forward without hesitation.

 

“So, I told you I don’t have money to give you lot. You’d better leave me alone.”

 

The man sitting slumped had a gentle voice and manner of speech that clearly marked him as a noble.

 

And not just any noble, but one with refined bearing who had received proper education—an imposing noble.

 

Why such a lord had appeared in this deep, filthy alley was none of my business, though.

 

Thud!

 

Before I could even reach out my hand, one of the men playing at being thugs went flying and crashed into the wall.

 

Considering his build, it was a force no ordinary person could produce.

 

“I told you not to touch me.”

 

A green light was softly swirling around the slumped man.

 

“What the hell, wasn’t that a cat?”

 

“Damn it! Can’t you see what it is! Run!”

 

In front of the slumped man was a beast with its fur standing on end.

 

It certainly looked feline, but it wasn’t a cat.

 

‘Material type, summoning variant?’

 

A creature made from Kia.

 

Summoning abilities are quite rare…

 

Must be some young master from a high-quality noble house.

 

The men playing at being thugs were instantly subdued and knocked unconscious. The beast, having finished its role, approached the slumped man and rubbed against his face.

 

Then it smoothly disappeared.

 

Two men remained. Excluding the slumped man, only the man with the bundle I had been targeting was left.

 

“Don’t move.”

 

“Urgh…”

 

I subdued the man with the bundle who was trying to flee without hesitation.

 

Before the man could even notice me, he collapsed unconscious. I quickly snatched his bundle.

 

It was at that moment the green Kia approached me.

 

“I told you not to move.”

 

“…You mean me?”

 

“Yes, I was talking to you. From the beginning.”

 

Since I had revealed my presence from the moment I attacked, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to notice. I tilted my head. Then I removed my robe.

 

The man startled in surprise.

 

“…A woman?”

 

“Not ‘woman’ but ‘lady.’ Quite refined. I suppose nobles are different?”

 

Saying this, I unhesitatingly opened the man’s bundle.

 

Sure enough, inside were various items that shouldn’t be brought into this capital.

 

I looked at the items scattered on the ground and picked one up.

 

When I stood back up, a sword was pointed at my throat. Since I already knew it was coming, I wasn’t particularly flustered.

 

‘Has he lost his strength? Or is he being considerate of a lady and won’t use Kia?’

 

If it’s the latter, there’s no fool like him.

 

The man removed the robe hood that had been covering his face while holding a sword in one hand.

 

The face of a man wearing glasses came into view.

 

The first thing I noticed was his slightly fluttering dark green hair.

 

It was a color that somehow had a slight teal tint to it. And bright blue eyes.

 

He held an elegant staff in his hand, but looked a bit younger than his age.

 

The moment I saw his eyes beneath his glasses—round-looking but with slightly upturned corners—I couldn’t help but frown.

 

‘What the hell is this.’

 

Because I felt unpleasant.

 

Is this what it would feel like to look in a mirror?

 

His build, hair color, and eye color were different, but if you changed the gender, it was a face that resembled mine.

 

“I am Pontos Limnades. Marquis Limnades.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m currently secretly pursuing smugglers. I recommend you quietly put down that contraband.”

 

The man gestured toward the object in my hand. Instead of the hand holding the object, I scratched my neck with my other hand.

 

‘Well this is…’

 

Should I say it’s a small world?

 

My name is Minte Limnades.

 

The man before me is, therefore, probably my biological older brother.

 

…Why does he look so young?

 

‘What’s this little sparrow doing threatening me?’

 

The problem is that face is quite prettily made, so it’s not threatening at all.

 

What good does it do if his speech and bearing are imposing and aristocratic? His face looks like some angelic sculpture.

 

I acknowledge that I’m beautiful, but he’s pretty in a different way—more on the virtuous side than me.

 

‘He probably suffered quite a bit because of that face.’

 

The reason I know I have an older brother is because I read my prisoner records long ago.

 

My thoughts didn’t last long.

 

Because at this point, I had absolutely no lingering attachment to real family.

 

Originally, we wouldn’t have crossed paths. I just need to pass by this time too.

 

“Wow. Nice to meet you.”

 

“What?”

 

“Your face is my type.”

 

“Wh-what nonsense are you…”

 

“I’ll avoid hitting your face.”

 

Thud!

 

Several sounds of impact echoed through the alley.

 

Thump, after confirming the man had collapsed, I tossed the contraband I was holding and caught it again.

 

“I really need this. Sorry.”

 

Is this what it would feel like to see myself sleeping? It was strange to look at a face similar to mine with its eyes closed.

 

‘Has Helios ever seen my face like this?’

 

Oh dear. I let out a hollow laugh and habitually shut off the flow of thoughts that emerged.

 

There was no need to worry about showing my appearance to the man.

 

After all, I wasn’t living with my real appearance anyway.

 

‘Living with that conspicuous face and hair color would be like saying “please figure out my identity.”‘

 

I glanced to one side.

 

“I didn’t kill your master or harm him more than necessary. You shouldn’t interfere.”

 

At the end of my gaze stood another beast that had appeared at some point.

 

I figured it was probably a creature the man unconsciously summoned when in danger.

 

“If you get subdued too, who’s going to take your master away?”

 

A handsome man left abandoned in an alley.

 

When he wakes up, he won’t be able to imagine where he might be.

 

Whether the animal understood my words or sensed I had no hostility,

 

it didn’t attack until I turned my back and left.

 

I muttered without looking back.

 

Goodbye, oppa. Let’s never meet again.

 

I thought my encounter with ‘Mint’s’ family would end as an unlikely coincidence.

 

I had no idea.

 

That the day would come when I’d recover my identity.

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