I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165

 

Mint was listening to Helios’s words, yet at the same time, she wasn’t.

 

Her gaze was captivated by his eyes that seemed to burn fiercely right before her.

 

They were purple, or perhaps blazing so intensely that one might mistake them for having a reddish gleam.

 

Due to the darkness all around, they reflected shadows and seemed like black flames.

 

Why did she…

 

Find this sinister and twisted gaze appealing?

 

He was clearly looking at her as if he wanted to kill her.

 

The first thought that came to her was that this was better than indifference, better than him forgetting her.

 

Mint reached out her hand, then stopped.

 

It was an instinctive halt.

 

No, not yet.

 

Not yet.

 

She had something to ask him.

 

“Why did you appear before me now?”

 

However, Helios’s words fell into her ears first.

 

“An interrogation, how scary.”

 

“…”

 

Mint lowered her gaze.

 

“I haven’t been in the capital for long.”

 

A lie.

 

Helios sensed this but kept his mouth shut. Of course, he had no physical evidence. It was more of an intuition than something he figured out with his head.

 

An instinctive sense that keenly detected that Mint’s claim about not being here long was a blatant lie.

 

Unlike Mint, Helios couldn’t use the Mint’s Kia remaining within him to track her in reverse.

 

However, he could at least sense it. The feeling that you were somewhere.

 

There was a time when he relied on that one thing alone and wandered around this capital like a madman.

 

“You were holding onto the wrong person instead of me. I came out because that was amusing.”

 

“…Amusing? That?”

 

His pupils dilated, unable to overcome his excitement and anger.

 

Along with that, the Kia emanating from Helios’s excited hands grew even denser.

 

Throb—

 

Mint felt pain in her wrist once again. It was even greater pain than before.

 

‘The Kia is running wild.’

 

Mama had been the first and last person from whom Mint had received someone’s Unique Kia.

 

Since that person was no longer in this world, she couldn’t predict what side effects there might be after sharing Unique Kia.

 

Now she understood.

 

His Kia was just as willful as he was. No, usually it stayed quiet as a mouse…

 

But when needed, it would act stubborn in a way that was exactly like its owner.

 

Like now, it was causing a commotion trying to express its presence according to its master’s will.

 

This time, Mint didn’t control the rampaging Kia. At the same time, a blue string appeared above her wrist.

 

“Was me searching for only you like a crazy bastard just entertainment for Master?”

 

However, Helios, who was only looking at Mint’s face, didn’t know.

 

The trace of himself that appeared on her hand dropped toward the ground.

 

Looking at his eyes that had grown even darker with obsession, Mint tilted her head.

 

The hand resting on her cheek showed no signs of falling away.

 

In truth, there was a part of her that hoped it would never fall away like this forever.

 

“What were you planning to do once you found me?”

 

There was an answer she needed to hear.

 

Of course, the correct answer had already emerged.

 

The eyes looking at her. The gaze tangled with anger, hatred, and possessiveness that said he would never let her go again was telling her everything.

 

It wouldn’t be strange if he pounced on her right here and said ‘I’ll confine you.’

 

Whether the acts that would follow would be torture or something else entirely was anyone’s guess.

 

For Mint, who had spent a long time in prison, the truth was that she couldn’t picture a very hopeful future after confinement.

 

The tangled connection was her responsibility. She had no intention of denying or avoiding this.

 

“Yes, you must have planned this from the beginning.”

 

The rain grew heavier.

 

Helios muttered quietly like someone who had momentarily lost his mind.

 

No matter how quiet the sound, to Mint it was as clear as if he were speaking right in front of her ear.

 

“Did you approach me from the beginning planning to abandon me?”

 

Mint recalled the bet with the Warden.

 

“That’s right.”

 

Helios’s expression twisted miserably.

 

The rain streaming down his cheeks grew heavier. As if he were shedding tears.

 

“…I’ll ask once more. Then why did you appear before me now?”

 

Helios, who had been asking this, suddenly hesitated. Even darker and deeper things flickered across his face.

 

Soon a twisted smile appeared on his pale face.

 

“Ah, I see.”

 

“…”

 

“You asked what I was planning to do after finding you, didn’t you?”

 

Immeasurable things filled his blue eyes.

 

“Master only cares about your safety this time too. Isn’t that right?”

 

Helios’s face drew closer until their noses touched.

 

Helios gently caressed Mint’s cheek as if handling something precious. But his gaze was far from gentle.

 

“It’s not like Master suddenly came out because you’re afraid of this lowly disciple’s power, the authority I possess.”

 

His dry gaze thoroughly examined her beautiful face.

 

Yes, three years was a long time.

 

What dirty marks might have stained my master’s skin?

 

“Did something you need to protect appear? …Is it a person?”

 

Mint felt goosebumps rise for a moment. No, it had been truly a long time since she felt this kind of sensation.

 

Though her guess was wrong, the essence was accurate. Helios was pinpointing exactly why she had appeared.

 

It wasn’t something she had to protect, but there was something she needed to prioritize.

 

If the conversation went well, she had even wanted to try saying that she wanted to be with him.

 

“You’re human. You are human, right?”

 

Even Mint could tell that this wasn’t something to say in front of her reunited disciple, especially a disciple who had turned out like this.

 

No, sometimes it was better to speak honestly.

 

There was just one thing that Mint, who was only clumsy with human relationships, didn’t know.

 

“Did you make another disciple?”

 

A frost-like gaze stared at her like a rope.

 

“You said there was only me.”

 

“….”

 

Helios clenched his teeth tightly. Crack. The sound of grinding could be heard.

 

“I was the only fool.”

 

The amount of Kia rising around them was unusual.

 

Mint decided to abandon her resolution from just moments ago about not being honest.

 

Mint reached out her hand. It was her other hand, not the one with the string made of Helios’s Kia attached.

 

She grabbed Helios by the collar.

 

“There’s no such thing. Why are you making assumptions on your own? You’re making Master feel hurt.”

 

“You haven’t changed at all.”

 

“And you’ve grown too much, it’s a bit overwhelming.”

 

Though they had exchanged collar-grabbing once, Helios was calm.

 

Rather, as if familiar with it, he smiled slyly while not letting go of Mint.

 

It was closer to a snicker.

 

“I had to grow. Enough to suppress Master, I had to grow….”

 

He tilted his head loosely.

 

“…Other places seem to have grown too, would you like to check?”

 

“….”

 

“The hands Master touched, chest. And even feet.”

 

Helios fiddled with the hand gripping his collar. His fingers slid secretively, caressing the back of her hand where raindrops fell.

 

“How can you make someone’s hands burn and then leave like that?”

 

He grabbed her wrist and gently rubbed the tender flesh.

 

“You have to take responsibility. Master.”

 

His languid eyes curved even more. His rain-soaked appearance, far from being unsightly, created a precarious atmosphere.

 

“…Confinement?”

 

“Yes. Since you already know well, this will make the conversation easier.”

 

The smile disappeared from Helios’s face like a lie. Soon after, a prickly expression stained with hatred appeared.

 

“Do you like confinement?”

 

Instead of shouting like a normal person, ‘Who would like that, you madman,’ Mint slowly lowered her eyes.

 

In truth, it was quite greedy to hope for normal conversation after abandoning someone.

 

“First, let me say this in advance. There are no other disciples.”

 

“But you must have important matters to attend to?”

 

“….”

 

Was my disciple always this perceptive?

 

He probably was. Come to think of it, he wasn’t lacking in awareness.

 

“Then it makes no difference. Whatever it is, I’ll make sure there’s nothing more important than me.”

 

“How are you going to do that?”

 

This time it was Mint who smiled.

 

“Not bad. Shall I see how much you’ve grown?”

 

At the same time, an alien light flickered in Mint’s red eyes.

 

“I’ve only used my full power once before.”

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