I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 168

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Chapter 168

 

I grabbed the Baron’s Daughter’s arm before the ground even started shaking.

 

“Y-Young Lady?!”

 

“Hold on tight.”

 

What on earth is happening… The floor that was perfectly fine is now shaking. This can’t be anything ordinary.

 

‘And there are suspicious presences outside the shop too.’

 

I focused on my Kia. Through my sense synchronization Kia, I felt a dull impact sensation. The guys who had been hiding and watching fell one by one.

 

‘Good, I’ve taken down the surveillance team for now.’

 

There were seven people conducting surveillance in total.

 

I just knocked them all unconscious.

 

Inside the shop, the violent sounds continued.

 

Crack!

 

Looking up at the ceiling, I could see cracks spreading everywhere. These were no ordinary fissures.

 

‘At this rate, it’ll collapse soon.’

 

The trading house was a two-story building.

 

Whoosh.

 

“Y-Young Lady?”

 

“I think we’d better get out of here.”

 

I quickly drew my Kia and erected something like a red pillar. It was temporary, but it would slow down the collapse.

 

Perhaps sensing my restraining Kia, the ground suddenly shook even more violently.

 

This was proof that someone was artificially creating this earthquake.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

Without hesitation, I lifted the Baron’s Daughter into the air and sent her outside through the door.

 

Not stopping there, I came outside as well.

 

“What’s going on? What’s happening?”

 

“An e-earthquake?”

 

It wasn’t an earthquake. Only that one building was shaking.

 

‘This is practically screaming “I’m suspicious.”‘

 

I focused on detecting presences. How many people were still inside the shop?

 

‘One, two… Eight in total?’

 

A red light emanated from me.

 

I was using Kia in front of people, but there was no need to reveal my unique Kia color.

 

Soon the second-floor window opened and Kia users began jumping out one by one, apparently escaping on their own.

 

Were they employees? They were all clutching pouches or jewelry boxes to their chests.

 

‘What remarkable company loyalty.’

 

Just as everyone had jumped out, one person turned pale and tried to run toward the building.

 

“Where are you going? It’s dangerous!”

 

“Wait, Carrie! Carrie didn’t come out!”

 

“Damn it, just move aside for now, Jenda!”

 

He also led the remaining colleagues as if helping his companion.

 

I moved my Kia to grab the person who hadn’t managed to escape yet and dropped them on the ground.

 

“Huh, what? Why am I here…? Jenda!”

 

“Oh my goodness, Carrie!”

 

“I, I, what is this. Am I alive? The bookshelf collapsed and I was trapped…!”

 

As soon as everyone had escaped.

 

BOOM!

 

An explosion occurs.

 

The building collapsed with a tremendous roar. Even as it exploded, dust and bricks flew toward the people. I spread a thin barrier with my Kia to block the stone fragments approaching us.

 

“My, my trading house…”

 

It was like a child casually knocking down toy blocks, crumbling so easily.

 

Fragments of gemstones, boxes, and various items flew out intermittently. They were probably goods that had been sold there.

 

Among the people who stepped back in surprise or fell down, I quietly observed the collapsed building.

 

What was that ‘force’ just now?

 

Was the building’s collapse a coincidence?

 

‘No way.’

 

Someone deliberately brought down the building. If I had been even slightly late, everyone would have died.

 

‘Who would do such a thing?’

 

What were they after?

 

“Please step aside, we’re from the Metropolitan Police!”

 

“Everyone please move back!”

 

In the distance, there was commotion as knights from the Capital Guard and Metropolitan Police came rushing over.

 

Moreover, it was already noisy due to the crowd that had gathered.

 

“Marquis, Young Lady…”

 

I looked at the pale Baron’s Daughter and patted her shoulder.

 

“It’s okay. Everything is over.”

 

When I lightly waved my hand, a blanket made of Kia settled on the Baron’s Daughter’s shoulders.

 

“Knights will come soon. Don’t worry and stay here.”

 

“Yes? Young, Young Lady. Marquis Young Lady! Where are you going…?”

 

“I have somewhere to go.”

 

I was about to touch the ground when I saw something caught on my foot. It was a small jewelry box that someone had picked up and then dropped.

 

I picked it up and opened the box.

 

“Hmm… Excuse me, Baroness Stratton.”

 

“Yes, yes?”

 

“When buying items from trading houses and paying for them, are there cases where payment is made later?”

 

“Ah… Yes. That, that’s common practice. As long as one’s status is certain, it’s usually done that way…”

 

“I see. Then there’s no problem. Thanks for the answer.”

 

I closed the box with satisfaction.

 

The Baron’s Daughter beside me looked at the contents of the box, thought about something for a moment, then soon blushed.

 

“How, how romantic!”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“And, I… when you threw me with your Ki, Kia earlier. It was kind of, thrilling!”

 

“…Is that so?”

 

“I don’t know where you’re planning to go, but don’t worry. I’ll speak well to the Metropolitan Police knights…!”

 

When I blinked in puzzlement, the Baron’s Daughter seemed to think I didn’t understand and spoke with even more emphasis.

 

“I’m go, good at covering things up!”

 

No, I’m just curious why she’s suddenly acting like this.

 

Why is she suddenly looking at me with such an enthusiastic face? I think Seth used to look at me like this sometimes too.

 

Trying to recall that now hazy face, I just nodded.

 

If she’s offering to help with the cleanup, there’s no need to refuse.

 

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

 

I left the aftermath to the Baron’s Daughter and escaped from the crowd.

 

No, not long after I escaped, all eyes turned to me.

 

Screech!

 

A massive carriage had stopped in front of me.

 

One of the knights escorting the carriage dismounted from his horse.

 

He bowed politely to me.

 

“Greetings, Marquis Limnades’ Daughter.”

 

It wasn’t difficult to know his affiliation. I could tell just by looking at the flag attached to the carriage.

 

“I am Kaon, a knight of the Alpeion Ducal House.”

 

A blunt voice. I gazed at the man with quiet eyes.

 

“When we went to the Limnades Marquis House, the Marquis said the Young Lady had gone out.”

 

How unusual. It seemed my brother, who had always hidden my whereabouts, had properly informed them of my activities. Not bad.

 

“The Duke is looking for the Young Lady, so I came to ask your intentions, but…”

 

The knight glanced sideways at the collapsed building.

 

“However, an unbelievable incident occurred, so I quickly reported to the Duke, and he was surprised and said he wanted to help the Young Lady.”

 

I bowed my head slightly and smiled.

 

‘What scheme is this, my disciple?’

 

Instead of searching in strange places, I told him to look properly at me right in front of him, and it was only two days ago at most that I visited.

 

But today he’s not looking for his master, but for ‘Limnades’ illegitimate child.’

 

I looked at the carriage with its door open in front of me. Then I glanced sideways at the collapsed building behind me.

 

‘Is this Helios’s doing?’

 

No, that’s not it.

 

I couldn’t sense Helios’s Kia. Collapsing a building of that size all at once would require tremendous power.

 

Therefore, whoever caused the explosion must be one of the few strongest individuals. Amidst these intersecting events, I fell into thought for a moment.

 

In my hand was the jewelry box I had picked up earlier.

 

I gripped it tightly.

 

‘This works out well.’

 

The decision was quick.

 

‘Since it’s come to this, maybe I’ll just take a quick look at his face before I go.’

 

Even though I had clearly shown him my real face directly.

 

I was also curious about why Helios was suddenly looking for the ‘illegitimate child of the Marquis Limnades House.’

 

“You’ll deliver this directly to my oppa, right?”

 

“Yes.”

 

The knight bowed his head briefly.

 

“…Thank you. I shall escort you.”

 

I boarded the carriage.

 

* * *

 

If there’s something I haven’t forgotten even after 13 years of being in this place, it would be the original story’s content.

 

It couldn’t be helped.

 

I had repeated it over and over, thinking that forgetting it would be tantamount to death.

 

As a result, because I rotted in a prison cell for 10 years, and because it’s a story I twisted with my own hands, it hasn’t been helpful yet.

 

But it remains well in my head.

 

And among the places described annoyingly often in the original work – the Imperial Palace and the Male Lead’s mansion – this was precisely the Male Lead’s mansion.

 

True to its reputation, it was indeed massive.

 

I sat quietly in the reception room.

 

Before long, someone called a butler came and told me to follow him.

 

‘I thought the house owner would come directly.’

 

I followed behind without complaint.

 

An arrogant and haughty appearance would suit him well too. Actually, was there any appearance that wouldn’t suit that face?

 

As the office door drew near, I slowly changed my face.

 

To the face of a delicate young lady that I had been wearing since receiving surveillance that wasn’t quite surveillance in the reception room.

 

“This is the place. Please enter.”

 

I stepped slowly inside with a timid expression.

 

Since the interior was slightly dark, it felt like entering a beast’s maw.

 

The person inside wasn’t hiding his displeasure.

 

I held my skirt and bowed my head rather elegantly. I didn’t forget to make my shoulders tremble slightly.

 

“…Ah, I greet Duke Alpeion….”

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