I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 193

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Chapter 193

“No. That curse no longer exists.”

However, Helios’s answer was in an unexpected direction.

I blinked slowly while being held in Helios’s arms.

“It’s gone?”

“That’s why I went to see the Emperor earlier. The attendant hinted at it discreetly.”

I see, so there was a reason why Helios, who would normally never go, had no choice but to go.

‘But so readily?’

The Previous Duke Alpeion, who was the party to the agreement, no, the wager, had died.

‘The Emperor could have made excuses and not kept the agreement.’

Helios didn’t continue speaking. I didn’t bother to ask. If Helios wanted to say something, he would.

“…It’s probably an apology or atonement from the Imperial side.”

An apology? Suddenly?

An apology for unjustly throwing him in a prison cell? But he’s not the type to readily apologize. When I asked this, Helios shook his head.

“The head of the noble house was killed by Imperial Family in an instant, so this is probably their way of saying let’s quietly bury this matter.”

Ah. This was content I knew about.

Helios’s father is killed in the original work too. By the hands of the serial killer who reappeared.

And that killer was Crown Prince Deflon, who is currently the target of both me and ‘Hades’.

“…But it’s strange. Even if the Crown Prince killed the Duke, to let you go so easily.”

Since the Previous Duke is dead, they wouldn’t want to let go of Helios, the one remaining Alpeion direct line.

Isn’t it a curse that makes such a strong person submit to absolute obedience?

“That’s right. If I didn’t have decisive evidence, there would have been no reason to release me.”

Helios lowered his head and buried his face in my shoulder.

“…It’s all thanks to Master.”

In the original work, when the Crown Prince started killing again, there’s an episode where Helios and the Female Lead chase after the culprit.

‘But there’s also a scene where they become frustrated because the culprit has too much power.’

I gently stroked Helios’s hair.

“If you hadn’t made me this strong, I probably would never have been able to catch the evidence.”

A similar incident occurred, but the result was different. Helios had become stronger than the Helios in the original work.

Thanks to me.

“There’s such a strong guy? Should I beat him up?”

I could feel Helios chuckling. I didn’t quite like that weak, deflated sound.

“I think I hated Father.”

What followed was a calm confession.

“However, I think I loved him before that too. Isn’t it strange? To be able to hate and love at the same time.”

If it were a time when I hadn’t received parental love, I might not know, but thinking of Mama’s existence…

“I think that’s possible.”

“…”

“There are so many abnormal things in this world, something like that isn’t a big deal. You don’t need to make yourself out to be some strange guy.”

“….”

“This world is already full of guys stranger than you. Just look at me, right?”

“…You comfort people in such a strange way.”

“It’s not comfort.”

I smiled mischievously.

“And didn’t you also love and hate me at the same time?”

I grabbed Helios’s chin and lifted it up. I could see his slightly reddened eyes.

Helios doesn’t have a soft disposition. It’s just that he’s soft only toward me. This fact sent such a thrilling pleasure through me that my scalp tingled eerily.

Helios was angry about his father’s abuse, but at the same time, he couldn’t accept his final death and was furious at the culprit.

“In the end, your father was killed by the true culprit who put me in prison.”

Helios wasn’t ignorant about Deflon either. The information about the true culprit recorded in the documents he gave me proved this.

“…I hated and despised Father. But whether to punish him or forgive him, that was something that should have been in my hands. Dying like this.”

“You can’t accept it. I understand that feeling.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“Though I don’t know if it’s the same.”

I know the original story, but it’s already twisted beyond recognition.

“I know because I’ve experienced it too.”

I did think about this.

What if by the time I got out of prison, that bastard true culprit who put me here had already been stabbed by some innocent person’s sword and disappeared?

That thought disappeared too easily.

Because I knew the original story, I knew the true culprit had tremendous power and wasn’t someone who would die easily.

“What do you want to do with Master?”

I whispered softly to Helios as if speaking into his ear. Even though there was no one here to listen.

“Do you want revenge?”

Helios’s clear violet eyes turned toward me. I smiled brightly.

“I’ll destroy everything for you.”

* * *

To cut to the conclusion, the one who got destroyed was me.

“Hmm….”

I sat on the bed and pondered.

…Exactly which part of those words could make someone’s eyes roll back like that.

That’s right.

Helios’s eyes flipped that very day and he pounced on me.

The spark that started in the carriage became a wildfire that ignited in Helios’s other bedroom.

It was incredible, to put it simply.

It wasn’t that I didn’t know about this tendency of Helios’s, but on the other hand, I’m probably the only person who can handle such things.

No, is this possessiveness?

“….”

While I was pondering, a firm arm wrapped around my waist where my bare skin was completely exposed.

“…Why, did you wake up early.”

A low voice heavy with sleep penetrated my ears. It resonated deeply like hearing it inside a cave.

“Sleep, more….”

Mumble mumble. The way he spoke with his face buried against my back, his eyes still thick with sleep, was quite adorable.

It seemed like my disciple was the one who should sleep more, not me.

‘Besides, it’s not even early.’

I looked toward the curtains. The sunlight streaming through the curtains was definitely not morning light, no matter how I looked at it.

It’s afternoon.

I gently patted the arm wrapped around my waist a few times before carefully setting it down.

Helios didn’t wake up.

Well, after doing all that… it would be strange if he were perfectly fine.

I was also quite unfamiliar with being weighed down by this heavy sensation. I’ll gradually get used to it.

It would be even better if we do it until I get used to it.

“It’s really hard to see your face.”

A while later, I faced my oppa in the reception room of the Alpeion Estate.

Pontos sat elegantly with an expression of utter disbelief.

“…You’re not even thinking of hiding it?”

“What?”

Pontos grabbed his face and groaned, then immediately took off his jacket and threw it at me.

“Cover up, cover yourself! Don’t tell me the attendants and knights saw you like this too?”

“As if.”

When I heard Pontos had come, I teleported directly to the reception room. Isn’t Kia convenient at times like this.

“I don’t particularly want to see Helios chasing away or killing his own knights.”

“….”

“If one side is the bad guy, I’d like the other side to remain on the righteous side.”

Pontos made a strange face for a moment, then immediately shook his head back and forth.

“…Learning an alien language would be easier than understanding what you’re saying.”

“Oh my, are you saying the former director hasn’t even mastered the Empire’s language? Your subordinates must have had a hard time.”

“Who said I can’t speak the Empire’s language? I’m saying this because you’re talking nonsense that I can’t understand.”

“Oh my, how unfortunate.”

“….”

Since Pontos started nagging, I let it go in one ear and out the other. Then I clicked my tongue and eventually used Kia to create a cardigan and put it on.

“You’re really an old soul.”

“Go outside and ask around. Whether I’m normal or you’re normal.”

“If I get hit, they’ll say I’m the normal one.”

“…Where did you learn such, no. Never mind. Forget it.”

My oppa covered his face, took a deep breath, then raised his head again.

“So what are you thinking for the next plan now?”

It was a serious face. Though with that youthful appearance and those innocently shaped eyes, the atmosphere didn’t quite come across.

“Do you deliberately only summon creatures that resemble you?”

“…What nonsense. And these are appearances I never wished for.”

It seemed to bother him, as he showed signs of getting worked up.

“Damn it, I don’t know why either, why only such small, small…! Without even a speck of dignity! Why only such creatures come out.”

Well, every summoned creature was unimaginably cute and adorable in terms of performance and ability.

“Good heavens. You don’t still sleep hugging a doll, do you? Maybe they resemble that doll.”

“….”

Pontos pressed his temples firmly but didn’t answer. Oh well, what a shame. It was quite amusing.

“But there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask since earlier.”

Pontos stared at me with a quite serious expression. Then he gestured with his eyes.

“What exactly is that thing on your wrist?”

I looked toward my wrist. A blue string was wrapped around my hand.

“Ah, my handcuffs?”

“….”

“Or a collar?”

Pontos’s face became complicated.

“…I don’t want to know about Younger Sister’s preferences.”

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