I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 164

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Chapter 164

 

“Oh my, grabbing someone by the collar right from our reunion. As expected, our disciple is quite different.”

 

A leisurely voice.

 

Indeed, this was what he had been searching for.

 

Completely different from the countless ‘fakes’ he had seen over the past six months, and the numerous green-haired women who approached with intentions while pretending to be real.

 

The real one.

 

A sharp obsession flickered in Helios’s eyes.

 

“….”

 

“Hmm. What could this be.”

 

Mint slowly observed Helios’s expression.

 

Somehow, the longer her gaze lingered, the more strength gradually entered his hand gripping her collar.

 

It wasn’t her imagination.

 

Mint’s hand gently touched Helios’s cheek.

 

“It hurts if you grip too tightly.”

 

“I’d like it if you hurt a little.”

 

Helios stared motionlessly at Mint, who appeared as ‘Garret’ before his eyes.

 

“Even so, wouldn’t I be the only one in pain?”

 

In truth, she felt a tension she couldn’t understand herself. This left her somewhat flustered.

 

“….”

 

Three years wasn’t a particularly long time for Mint.

 

Perhaps because she had spent a full ten years in prison since childhood. The time that was only one-third of that felt rather short instead.

 

Maybe it was because Helios’s image was burned into her mind, making it feel familiar as if she had seen him yesterday.

 

Helios muttered as if chewing on his words.

 

“You look healthy, without pain or injury, Master.”

 

In any case, Mint thought this matter was no different from any other.

 

Judge the situation, then act accordingly.

 

She had certainly thought that way when jumping down from the carriage.

 

Mint acknowledged that she had thought too lightly of this.

 

The man before her who had grabbed her collar like a rope was different from the disciple she had known before.

 

To Mint, he felt somewhat unfamiliar.

 

Others might call it a subtle difference. But Mint’s eyes could see it.

 

A body built through accumulated training upon training.

 

Without realizing it, Mint gently brushed Helios’s cheek.

 

It was a habit she had when they lived together.

 

“Am I mistaken? It sounds like you were the one who was hurt and injured.”

 

I resolved everything and left so that you wouldn’t die or get hurt, at the very least. Perhaps it wasn’t enough.

 

“You’re trash.”

 

“….”

 

“You have the nerve to say such things?”

 

Helios’s eyes, which hadn’t moved at all, wavered for an instant.

 

Helios clenched his teeth tightly.

 

“Then when will you let go?”

 

Having finished thinking, Mint tapped Helios’s hand lightly.

 

“No.”

 

“….”

 

“Should this come first?”

 

Mint grasped the hand she had been tapping. It was a large hand, too big to wrap around with one hand.

 

“It’s been a while, Helios.”

 

For a moment, Helios hesitated.

 

“…It has been a while.”

 

He murmured.

 

Countless complex emotions fell like a sudden downpour over his pale white face. They changed rapidly.

 

What finally settled on his god-sculpted beautiful face was anger.

 

“…Ha.”

 

What words would you have needed?

 

Mint pondered slowly.

 

“You must resent me.”

 

“….”

 

What kind of greeting should one give to someone they had abandoned? At least Mint’s common sense had no answer.

 

Though she feigned composure, an inexplicable tension had settled throughout her body.

 

“Resentment….”

 

Helios let out a hollow breath.

 

All this time, in his imagination, in his dreams, in his thoughts, he had pictured and anticipated their reunion countless times.

 

And.

 

“How amusing, Master.”

 

His master hadn’t deviated from his expectations by even an inch.

 

Everything was so easy for her.

 

Approaching, abandoning.

 

Even appearing again.

 

Even appearing in ‘Garret’s’ form when they met again—to him, it was all deception.

 

“Could it even be expressed with a word like resentment?”

 

The hand that had been gripping his collar slid up smoothly to grasp Mint’s shoulder.

 

The hand that gripped tightly was quite fierce.

 

Mint didn’t brush this hand away.

 

“For three years, there wasn’t a single day I didn’t think of you.”

 

“….”

 

“It felt like my brain was being shredded, I wanted to tear it apart and rip it from my head.”

 

Because I, who only thought of you, felt miserable and foolish. Yet knowing I could never forget.

 

You, who led me to the abyss, were resentful.

 

If it was going to be like this, you shouldn’t have been kind from the start. If you were going to abandon me, you shouldn’t have approached me.

 

After using me as you pleased, like discarding a broken toy, you brushed everything off and left.

 

In the end, without a word.

 

“Ordinary people call this.”

 

“….”

 

“Hatred.”

 

Helios gritted his teeth.

 

Patter, drip.

 

Whether blessing their reunion or mourning their tragic fate.

 

Rain fell steadily from the sky.

 

“Do you know what’s ridiculous? I searched for you like a madman… and then suddenly realized.”

 

“….”

 

“That I truly knew nothing about you, had seen nothing of who you really were.”

 

Because you never told me anything.

 

Prison Break was definitely not easy.

 

Especially since the Warden desperately tried to stop his escape.

 

“Three years! You could be released in three years, so why are you doing this!”

 

Yes, in three years I could have walked out comfortably. But then it would have taken much longer to become a Duke.

 

It would have taken at least five years to reach this position.

 

In that time, Master might have fled to an even more distant place.

 

No, would it even be fleeing?

 

Would she even care about me?

 

During the hellish time of his prison break, he pondered countless times.

 

Was what I loved just a mirage?

 

“Were the days you deceived me while wearing Garret’s shell enjoyable?”

 

The space Mint created had an open ceiling, so rain penetrated through between them as well.

 

Whoosh—

 

Through the rain, Helios’s Kia began to bloom.

 

“Well, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

 

The person he had searched for so desperately had appeared before him of her own accord.

 

“I never expected the person I searched for so desperately to appear before my eyes on her own. Even this feels like your mischief.”

 

“….”

 

“It makes me feel absolutely disgusted.”

 

Helios grabbed Mint’s hand that was holding his cheek and brought it to his lips.

 

When he spoke, his breath could be felt.

 

Helios took her hand into his mouth and then pulled it out.

 

Blood beaded on the bitten finger.

 

“….”

 

“You should comfort me at times like this, or… has my usefulness declined so much that it’s no longer possible?”

 

Filled with blind hatred and emotions more complex than that, a question he had pushed far back finally raised its head.

 

Why did his Master suddenly reveal herself now, of all times?

 

“…I still like your formal speech.”

 

Mint spoke while her shoulders were being gripped. Her prickly and cool expression was the same as always, but.

 

That ice-cold expression was, well.

 

The raindrops flowing down her cheeks streamed down just like tears.

 

“But right now, it’s a bit boring.”

 

Helios knew that after his return, stories had spread extensively.

 

If she had been in the Empire, there was no way his Master wouldn’t have known about his news.

 

Moreover, he knew that the eccentric acts he had committed after becoming Duke, though not openly known, had spread secretly.

 

Because he had allowed it.

 

If she had made up her mind, she could have appeared much sooner. Yet she only appeared now.

 

“What business did My Disciple have with the Marquis Limnades House’s carriage?”

 

Mint slowly tilted her head.

 

“Why, did you think the person you were looking for would be there?”

 

“….”

 

“Because I’m a Limnades?”

 

Helios gave no answer.

 

But his expression turning fierce and the force suddenly entering his hands gripping her shoulders already served as an answer.

 

“Now that we’ve reunited, I should keep an old promise.”

 

Mint raised both hands to wrap around Helios’s neck. She felt the sensation of his heart pounding.

 

“Nice to meet you. My name is ‘Minte Limnades’.”

 

Helios’s eyes wavered like crashing waves.

 

“Right now….”

 

‘Garret’s’ brown hair gradually grew longer, transforming into a mystical teal color.

 

Though it was dampened by the rain.

 

The abundant hair that rippled like waves due to Kia was like the ocean itself.

 

The eyes he was meeting for the first time were a pale red color. They seemed like flames, or like flowers blooming in early winter.

 

“Hello.”

 

This is exactly what you wanted to see.

 

My true appearance.

 

Her eyes seemed to say this.

 

Helios reached out and cupped Mint’s cheek.

 

Though the rain kept obscuring his vision, her beauty was not hidden in the slightest.

 

She was beautiful enough to make any man’s eyes widen in amazement.

 

He had already known this.

 

Since her young appearance he had seen in the Mental Kia Space had been so beautiful, how beautiful would her adult form be?

 

But such things didn’t matter to him.

 

There was a time when he climbed the Tower frantically, enduring excruciating pain just to see this one sight.

 

Helios chuckled softly.

 

If there was something different from the past…

 

“My beloved and hated Master.”

 

It was that he was no longer the foolish novice who would stupidly let things slip from his grasp.

 

Helios cupped both of Mint’s cheeks. It was a contradictory touch—careful yet forceful.

 

His hands trembled slightly. He couldn’t tell if it was his own trembling or if it had started from the other person’s trembling.

 

The two faces drew close enough to kiss.

 

Their breathing intermingled.

 

“…Now that you’ve kept your promise, will you leave again?”

 

I won’t let that happen.

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