I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 166

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Chapter 166

 

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“…Minte, I think my lifespan has shortened a bit.”

 

A few days later. Marquis Limnades, Pontos, said carefully.

 

“Not Minte, Lite.”

 

“…Right, Lite. By any chance, was your goal my assassination.”

 

My oppa’s tone was quite sharp yet resigned for something he said carefully.

 

“Or if it was the wealth of this Limnades, I wish you would have just told me in words.”

 

“Then you would have given it?”

 

“I’d start by writing my will.”

 

I chuckled while wrapping bandages around my arms and legs.

 

“Thanks to you, I’ll become rich. I’ll use it gratefully.”

 

Pontos frowned.

 

“Haah…”

 

He looked at me once, let out a deep sigh, then strode over and snatched the bandages away.

 

Since I already knew oppa was approaching, I simply let him have them.

 

“I thought I’d finally reunite with my younger sister and live harmoniously for once. But you keep making my heart drop.”

 

Pontos clicked his tongue and grabbed my ankle, skillfully beginning to wrap the bandages around it.

 

“Don’t call a doctor, don’t call a healing Kia user. Were you planning to just leave it like this forever?”

 

“I don’t have to answer that, right?”

 

“…Then answer this. I’m asking now. What on earth did you do to come home in that state two days ago?”

 

Two days ago. The day I met Helios. I came home before dawn as promised.

 

“I fought.”

 

“You fought… Please don’t tell me your opponent was a duke.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

“Phew, fortunately it wasn’t…”

 

“I won.”

 

Then the marquis stared at me with an expression that said he had a lot to say.

 

Probably wondering whether he should believe these words that I defeated one of the Empire’s strongest Kia users.

 

And if he believed it, what kind of person this kid really was.

 

‘Is it okay for a former police chief to show everything on his face like this?’

 

The day I returned after meeting Helios. After shaking off the marquis who was following me around in surprise and going to sleep, I hadn’t said anything until now.

 

So I couldn’t tell if he was relieved to finally hear about it, or confused by the shocking content of what I said.

 

“Isn’t your face a bit too honest? How did you catch criminals like this?”

 

“…It’s because I’m in front of you. Because we’re family.”

 

I’ve never lived as a noble, but I know well that not all noble families have such warm and harmonious atmospheres.

 

Rather, aren’t they the type who often engage in bloody succession battles over inheritance issues?

 

The day I fought with Helios. I suppressed Helios and fled without any lingering regrets.

 

‘I didn’t know he had grown that much.’

 

Though I unexpectedly sustained injuries, if the Marquis learns all the facts, he would worry about Helios, not me.

 

Because he suffered much, much more severe injuries than I did.

 

I could have healed the wounds I sustained, but I didn’t.

 

I just wanted to leave them as they were.

 

‘Is this what normal master-disciple relationships are like?’

 

Fighting bloody battles the moment they reunite?

 

No, that’s not right. Since the Master was the one who abandoned him, it’s understandable.

 

‘Maybe I should have let him hit me a bit more.’

 

I rubbed my chin.

 

“…What’s that? Why are you smiling?”

 

“Hm?”

 

I touched the corners of my mouth. They were definitely turned up.

 

‘How satisfying.’

 

Helios hadn’t forgotten me. Of course, I could have inferred that just from the fact that he had been searching for women with the same build and appearance as me.

 

But seeing and hearing it directly is a different story. Besides, now I knew what he was thinking.

 

It was a satisfying encounter.

 

“Oppa, there’s something I want to ask.”

 

“…I never get tired of hearing that ‘oppa.’ If possible, I’d like you to say it once when calling me and once at the end of your sentences.”

 

“…I was called a bit of a lunatic in Prison. Could this have been a family trait?”

 

“If you’re talking about having crazy tendencies, unfortunately, Father was quite the madman indeed.”

 

As Pontos grew accustomed to my presence, he began revealing his everyday personality.

 

Somehow… during our conversations, there were times when I felt like I had returned to Niflheim, which had been full of prisoners and madmen at the same time.

 

‘At this point, I’m getting curious about what Minte’s personality was like as a child.’

 

I shook my head slightly.

 

“Is that your question?”

 

“No, that’s not it… Nobles get engaged before marriage, right?”

 

“…That’s right, but?”

 

Pontos’s expression grew serious as he answered.

 

“I wasn’t planning to marry off my younger sister yet. More importantly, do I have the right to object?”

 

“I’m curious about just how far your imagination went. But I won’t ask because it’s disgusting.”

 

“…”

 

Pontos cleared his throat awkwardly.

 

“Ahem, anyway. So yes, it’s normal for Nobles to get engaged first. What do you want to know?”

 

“So engagement is basically like marking your territory before marriage. Like ‘this bastard is mine, so nobody else touch them.’ Spitting on it to claim it.”

 

“Spitting… Well, it’s not that different. Though there are also important matters like agreements and negotiations between Noble Houses, no. That wouldn’t be important to you. If we’re just looking at the parties involved, then yes.”

 

Pontos scratched his cheek.

 

“I’ve felt this since we first met, but your language is rougher than most Violent Crimes Unit officers.”

 

“So you want to say you don’t like it?”

 

“No, you’ll have no problem living in this harsh world. I’m proud of you.”

 

“….”

 

Pontos nodded his head.

 

I chuckled.

 

“Wow, it’s not easy to be acknowledged as a weirdo by me. Amazing, Oppa.”

 

Pontos, who was just finishing the bandage, smiled softly.

 

“I have no intention of leaving you to be weird alone. Don’t worry.”

 

Pontos removed his hands from the bandage.

 

“But why did you ask about engagement?”

 

“It’s nothing much.”

 

“….”

 

“I thought I’d give it a try?”

 

“Cough…!”

 

Pontos, who was getting up, collapsed right back down. He coughed as if choking while looking at me with a shocked expression.

 

“With who? Surely, it can’t be?”

 

“When it comes to nobles connected to me, there’s only one person that comes to mind, isn’t there?”

 

“…Wait. Wait. Are you serious?”

 

“I’m serious.”

 

Pontos held out his palm in front of me. It was a gesture telling me to calm down.

 

Though it seemed like he was the one who needed to calm down.

 

I roughly understood what Helios was thinking.

 

‘He wants to confine me.’

 

I didn’t know what he planned to do after that confinement, or what he wanted to do.

 

But by facing him yesterday, I realized something.

 

Whatever it was, I wanted to grant his wish.

 

Even if what he wanted to do out of resentment for my departure was torture, I wanted to grant it.

 

But I couldn’t be tied down right now. The funeral had to be completed no matter what.

 

Helios was insisting that I prioritize him over everything else, wondering if I had gotten a new disciple.

 

‘Let’s grant his wish.’

 

Wouldn’t an engagement work?

 

Marriage seemed difficult for now.

 

Instead, if it was just a promise that I belonged to him, couldn’t Helios wait just a little longer?

 

“Good, that’s reasonable.”

 

“What is! What’s reasonable about it!”

 

Pontos jumped up. He took a deep breath, then held out his hand to me again.

 

“Now, calm down. Minte. No, Lite. Let’s calm down.”

 

“It seems like only Oppa needs to calm down.”

 

“Right, let’s calm down… So. Let me summarize.”

 

Pontos suddenly seemed to have a headache. He pressed his temples firmly.

 

“You and Duke Alpeion are, well, you haven’t told me the details, but you’re connected by some kind of bad relationship.”

 

“It’s not a bad relationship.”

 

“…Right, let’s call it a relationship. You’re connected by this relationship, and from what I hear, the Duke is looking for you with the intensity of wanting to confine you. You finally met yesterday, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“And there was a fight during your reunion, where you won… Yes. It’s truly surprising and unbelievable, but you won. Is this all correct so far?”

 

“You explained it properly.”

 

“Phew… Then Lite. Are you saying you’re going back to the person you beat up two days ago to ask for an engagement?”

 

“That’s also exactly right.”

 

“…”

 

Maybe it’s because he used to be an investigator. His skill at organizing situations is quite good.

 

But for some reason, Pontos covered his face with both hands.

 

“…Is there a way to blow up Niflheim?”

 

“Well, I don’t know why you’re suddenly asking that. Ordinary Kia wouldn’t work. Maybe if you took about ten rifts worth ten years each or brought twenty-year rifts and made them rampage, it might be possible?”

 

“…”

 

Oppa rubbed his face.

 

“It’s not my place to say this, but really. The prison…”

 

Has abandoned their child. I didn’t respond to his sighing voice.

 

“Tell me how to get engaged.”

 

“Mother…”

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