I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 158

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Chapter 158

 

Maybe the prison break was also done because of me? Is what he wants revenge or retribution?

 

Or perhaps….

 

In any case, one thing was certain.

 

The moment Helios finds me, the first thing he’ll do is capture me.

 

‘Confinement, that would be troublesome right now.’

 

I looked down at the contract.

 

There were still many items left to find.

 

My decision was quick.

 

“…Minte.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“Why… are you smiling?”

 

At those words, I unconsciously touched my mouth. Oh. The corners of my mouth were definitely turned up.

 

“Just, because it’s an interesting story.”

 

“…This is interesting?”

 

“Of course. It’s cuter than the tearful crime stories of Niflheim criminals.”

 

“….”

 

Come to think of it, siblings where one is a death row inmate, albeit falsely accused, and the other was a former Metropolitan Police chief who caught criminals.

 

It was quite amusing.

 

“And it would be better not to call that name anymore. Give him a different name quickly. So he can be active.”

 

“…I will.”

 

I stamped the seal on the contract without hesitation and stood up from my seat.

 

“I’ll go ahead. I’ll come back on the date written in the contract.”

 

“…Alright, I’ll have it ready. Then, will you meet Mother at that time too?”

 

“Yes.”

 

I turned my back without any lingering attachment.

 

And I bowed politely as if I had really become a maid.

 

“I’ll see you next time, Marquis.”

 

His face beneath his glasses crumpled up. Unlike me, he was someone with rich expressions.

 

As I walked away, a somehow cheerful humming flowed out.

 

Somewhere in this place, Helios is breathing.

 

An emotion resembling tension embraced my back, just like the day I was first thrown into the Tower.

 

Helios.

 

You haven’t forgotten me.

 

My steps were light.

 

By any chance, do you hate me?

 

Is that why you’re looking for me to get revenge and retribution? If you kill me, I’ll never be able to see you again.

 

For a very brief moment, my stuffy chest filled with excitement again.

 

Sorry, I can’t get caught right now.

 

Chapter 13. Tag, You’re It, Master

 

“Ugh, gives me the creeps.”

 

Paul grabbed his shoulders and shuddered violently. The sight of a bearded man in his forties writhing around wasn’t exactly pleasant to watch.

 

Anthony, the secretary, spoke sharply.

 

“Guild Master, he’s annoying you, isn’t he? Should I twist him up so he stays like that forever?”

 

“That’s a good idea. But without Paul, work doesn’t get done.”

 

“Oh my, how unfortunate.”

 

“What am I, a working machine? Is that all you treat me as? How sad!”

 

“Come to think of it, even if he can’t speak, his hands can still move.”

 

“Excellent idea, Guild Master.”

 

“Ahhh! Wait, wait!”

 

Paul rolled around dodging Anthony’s dagger barrage and panted like a puppy.

 

“I’ll be away for a while. Handle work as usual. Send only truly necessary reports my way.”

 

“Using formal speech now of all times, geez, I really almost died there.”

 

Paul dusted off his clothes and got up from his spot. He rubbed his neck gently and glanced at me cautiously.

 

“But Guild Master, are you really going to enter that noble house? What are you planning to do there?”

 

Paul knew about my past connection with Mama. But that was all.

 

He didn’t know that my name was ‘Minte Limnades’ and that I had been the daughter of Limnades before becoming a prisoner.

 

“Come on, only someone who’s tried being a noble should attempt it. That place is a completely different world, you know?”

 

“Then what can we do? The collectors only sell to nobles.”

 

“So maybe it’s time to give up…!”

 

“If I was going to give up, would I be doing this?”

 

I patted Paul’s shoulder.

 

“The guild is running stably, so don’t worry and just do what you’ve been doing. I’ll step in if there are problems.”

 

“…Sigh. I wonder if she even knows. Our Guild Master.”

 

Paul let out a deep sigh.

 

His eyes looking at me seemed complicated.

 

“It’s because of that side of you that our kids follow you more than me.”

 

“You’re good at joking.”

 

“It’s not a joke. I may not notice when someone’s there, but I can clearly feel when they’re gone.”

 

“I see. Then I’ll be going.”

 

“So cold!”

 

I didn’t have much luggage. I had no intention of staying long at the Limnades Marquis House.

 

A week had passed since I stamped the seal on the contract at the Limnades Marquis Mansion.

 

Ridiculously, the Marquis Limnades hadn’t been able to come up with a name during all this time.

 

So in the end, I ended up making it up.

 

The new name was….

 

“Lite.”

 

I deliberately chose a name that looked like sisters with the existing name.

 

Marquis Limnades, who came out saying he would see me off, awkwardly spread his arms.

 

Was he asking me to hit his vital points?

 

I indifferently brushed past him.

 

“Which room should I use?”

 

“Huh? Huh huh?”

 

“You said let’s do it this way.”

 

The Marquis looked bewildered but soon nodded his head.

 

“Mmm. I did say let’s do that. Right….”

 

Graciously, the Marquis personally guided me to the room.

 

Judging by the surprised looks of the maids, this wasn’t something that usually happened.

 

The room was so large and splendid that it seemed too good for a brief stay. It was filled with expensive-looking things.

 

‘I heard the Limnades Family was cash-rich.’

 

I roughly set down my bag and turned my head.

 

“How’s the situation?”

 

“Huh?”

 

The Marquis, who had been staring blankly, suddenly startled and looked at me.

 

“Ah…. Sorry. When Minte, no, when my younger sister comes back, you’re in the room I was going to give her. So I just feel a bit… strange.”

 

“I see. So how’s the situation?”

 

“…As expected, my younger sister has grown up to be a very realistic adult.”

 

“So, I don’t like….”

 

“I like it even more.”

 

The handsome man nodded his head alone.

 

“A realistic personality is the best for surviving in this harsh world.”

 

If I had a vicious personality, he probably would have found some reason to turn it into an advantage.

 

“What would you have done if I had really become a criminal?”

 

“It’s fine. A former police chief can do more than you’d think.”

 

Somehow I felt like I saw a subtle madness on that face for a moment, the kind you’d only see on prisoners’ faces.

 

“Ah, Lite. By any chance, Mother is currently… her condition has gotten a bit worse. So maybe if you could wait a little longer….”

 

“It’s fine to see her. Just tell me when you want.”

 

When I nodded, the Marquis’s face brightened slightly.

 

“Right.”

 

The Marquis soon began explaining.

 

“First, we’ve notified the noble house that a new family member is coming in. She’s a daughter Father had outside, but we’ve only just received word.”

 

The Marquis suggested making it an illegitimate child on Mother’s side, but it was my opinion to make it Father’s side.

 

Why should an innocent person become immoral for no reason?

 

I said let’s use it to insult the deceased.

 

“…You’ve really grown up magnificently.”

 

After receiving that response, which I couldn’t tell was praise or an insult, I decided to proceed this way.

 

“What did you decide about the appearance?”

 

When entering the mansion, I had come in with brown hair and an ordinary appearance, just like during my previous visit.

 

“About that…”

 

I said this while looking toward one side of the room. There was a portrait hanging on the wall.

 

It showed Marquis Limnades who was here, and a noble lady.

 

Silver hair and blue eyes. A warm and compassionate beauty with long, elegant eyes.

 

‘I don’t look like her.’

 

That person was my mother.

 

The deceased Marquis Limnades was said to have had green hair.

 

“Silver hair would be good.”

 

As soon as I finished speaking, Kia wrapped around my body. When Kia settled down.

 

Silver hair cascaded down beside me in waves. Nobles generally keep their hair long, they say.

 

“I’ll mix the appearance appropriately. Of course, I’ll appear in my true form in front of Mother, so you don’t need to worry.”

 

“Uh, yeah. Right…”

 

This appearance wouldn’t be very similar to Marquis Limnades.

 

I created a face appropriately while recalling the face of Marquis Limnades that I had seen at the Information Guild.

 

The face that was created was pretty but not a striking beauty.

 

Come to think of it, both I and Marquis Limnades had inherited exactly half of each parent’s features in a truly exquisite way.

 

And we only resembled each other as siblings.

 

That would be fortunate for him.

 

Wouldn’t it be bad for him to look similar to the father he killed with his own hands?

 

“Ah, and… The external rumors have been handled well, and there shouldn’t be any problems with your future activities.”

 

“Got it.”

 

“But, Lite…”

 

The Marquis’s face became serious. I felt puzzled.

 

What was there to be serious about right now?

 

Illegitimate children were issues that commonly occurred in noble houses.

 

Limnades wasn’t the kind of house that would have problems just for accepting an illegitimate child.

 

“What’s wrong? Did accepting an illegitimate child cause problems? Is it troublesome?”

 

“No, there’s no problem with that at all. It’s just troublesome in a different way.”

 

The Marquis hesitated several times, moving his lips as he pondered, then opened his mouth.

 

“I considered handling it on my own. But I think you should know about it too.”

 

“What is it?”

 

As soon as Marquis Limnades finished speaking, I recalled a sensation from long ago.

 

My disciple. Even though he was usually well-behaved, he would suddenly drop bombshells.

 

“A marriage proposal came to our family. To be precise, it came for you as soon as we spread the word that you had joined our house.”

 

“…What?”

 

“The sender is Duke Alpeion.”

 

Yes, after a full 3 years.

 

My Disciple had once again dropped a bomb.

 

“He says he wants to get engaged to you.”

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