I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 215

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Side Story Episode 1

I tilted my head.

‘Hmm, what should I do about this.’

Currently my arms were tightly bound, and my eyes were covered.

Though losing my sight wasn’t at a level where I’d feel discomfort, so it didn’t matter.

The problem would be this situation.

It wasn’t just my hands that were tied, but my body, legs and feet were in a state where I couldn’t move at all.

The only things free were my mouth and ears.

Of course, this wasn’t a big problem either. However, looking back on how I ended up in this situation…

Right, I had been taking a rare stroll down the street. I was going to visit the Information Guild I had been in charge of to have a chat with Paul.

I was also planning to visit Mama’s grave.

‘That pit seems to have been the problem.’

I stepped on some pit and fell straight into it.

Actually, I had sensed the Kia targeting me, but since it didn’t feel particularly threatening or ominous, I just left it alone.

‘This is why they say to knock even on a stone bridge before crossing.’

I slowly raised my head.

“Hahaha.”

I had already noticed that someone was in front of me.

“Miss, how are you feeling?”

Moreover, it was a very familiar voice. It was also a voice I didn’t particularly want to hear.

If I removed the cloth covering my eyes, there would be a face that was similarly familiar to the point of being tiresome.

And a very handsome and beautiful face that was rare to see in this world at that.

I was recalling that decadent and languid face when I frowned.

I opened my mouth indifferently.

“Hades.”

That’s right, the one who kidnapped me was that damn persistent Hades.

“Ah, I’m already caught? How disappointing.”

And he was also currently the Emperor of this Empire.

‘Is it okay for an Emperor to kidnap innocent citizens?’

Well, as long as he doesn’t get caught, what can’t he do. I convinced myself and closed my mouth.

“From the moment you made that laughing sound, you had no intention of hiding, did you?”

“Mm, not really? This is strange… I was definitely told this would hide my voice and presence?”

Clatter. The sound of him touching something came.

“…So these crude Kia Items won’t work, is that it?”

“What’s crude is your kidnapping skills.”

Then Hades’ laughter could be heard. A low and deep voice.

It was also a melodious voice that would have instantly captivated anyone who heard it.

“I finally succeeded in kidnapping you. How could I not be happy?”

“What nonsense are you spouting about success.”

I clicked my tongue and applied force to my hands.

Snap snap snap!

“…!”

The binding on my hands tore apart. And I casually untied the cords that bound my body and feet as well.

Finally, I removed the cloth that covered my eyes.

“Strange… I was told this time would be certain.”

Before my eyes was a handsome man with a troubled expression.

“A mysterious expert brought from the distant Orient. Someone skilled in barriers and binding?”

“So what.”

That Guy’s hair swayed gently as he shook his head in apparent confusion.

Then he looked at me and slightly curved his eyes. Seductively.

“It’s disappointing. Another failure this time?”

My eyebrow had barely finished rising crookedly.

CRASH!

The ground where Hades had been standing was deeply dented. I raised my head from that spot and dusted off my hands.

Stone fragments fell with a patter from my fist that had been embedded in the ground.

“I should have punched your face instead.”

“Ahaha, cut me some slack. Do you know how much this face is worth?”

“Why should I care about a kidnapper’s price?”

Hades was already standing far away, grinning cheerfully.

A relaxed expression.

However, his eyes held an emptiness as if nothing existed within them.

“You know, miss.”

Skin so pale it was beyond white. His prominent blood-red lips curved in an arc.

“This is like my instinct. When I come to my senses, I’m already doing this, you know?”

“That’s a crude excuse for a criminal.”

The current him was not the Hades I knew. Another personality of Hades.

“Hey, you know that… Really, it’s instinct, okay?”

However, he had failed to achieve proper personality integration since becoming Emperor.

He erased love to possess me, but gave control to a new personality, yet couldn’t erase that personality either and continued living.

I relaxed the strength in my hands.

“Instinct or whatever, why should I understand?”

BANG!

The gun generated in my hand spewed smoke. Hades blinked.

His pale white cheek was cut and bleeding.

“…Hmm, if I die, ‘That Guy’ will fully take over this body again, won’t he?”

“That’s why I didn’t kill you, you bastard.”

“Kyaah, so rough!”

Hades wiped the blood away and hugged his own arm while making exaggerated squealing sounds.

Then he narrowed his eyes like a fox.

For a moment, a weary expression flickered across That Guy’s face.

“Miss, how many times do we really have to do this? I’m sick of it. Please, tell That Guy to give up.”

I could even sense his disgust. An ordinary person might have felt pity at this point.

But I replied with indifference bordering on coldness.

“Don’t you think I already told him?”

I gripped my gun tightly then released it. It wouldn’t have been difficult to put a hole in that bastard’s head like this.

But as That Guy said, I had learned that even if I killed the Hades before me, only his original personality would awaken.

The process of learning this? I found this out through several kidnapping attempts as well, so I’ll skip the details.

‘Because it makes me feel sick.’

I made the gun disappear.

I looked indifferently at the grinning Hades, then turned my back.

No, I tried to turn.

“Want me to tell you something funny? What do you think ‘Hades’ did after kidnapping you?”

When I turned my eyes back in displeasure, Hades showed me a sly smile with his handsome face.

While having damp and murky eyes.

“He just stared for a long time. Stupid bastard. Right?”

“…”

“It was sooo disgusting. Miss, be careful.”

“…”

“If That Guy’s sinister heart grows so much that it devours even me, then there’s no way out, right?”

“Shut up. If you’re an Emperor, go solve tax problems nicely, you damn bastard.”

When I raised my middle finger, Hades giggled.

I knew why things had turned out this way.

Hades’s new personality’s goal was ‘becoming Emperor.’

So now that the goal was achieved, he couldn’t find motivation as strong as his previous goal, causing the original Hades personality to grow stronger.

“Whether you become a conquering Emperor unprecedented in history or a wise ruler, just become something, you damn bastard.”

“Hahaha, thanks for the kind words, Miss!”

I was about to leave behind that disgusting laughter when That Guy’s cheerful voice caught my clothing.

“But you know… one of these kidnapping attempts actually succeeded, right? Aren’t you curious which one?”

Where was the door here? It was the moment I was looking around.

“Ta-da, Miss! I succeeded in hiding you perfectly from Duke Alpeion’s Five Senses!”

At those words, I whirled around. That Guy was grinning broadly.

At the same time, I felt a sense of defeat for the first time.

“You, Madman.”

“Hahaha!”

I didn’t hold back and raised my fist.

And.

CRASH!

‘Is this the end?’

I looked ahead at the smoke billowing in front of me. I summoned Kia and swept away the dust with a gust of wind.

I could see the once-massive Wall had collapsed. All because that bastard Hades had trapped me deep within the Imperial Palace.

It was a straight path of destruction on my way out.

Whether the Imperial Palace, with its centuries-old traditions, crumbled or not didn’t matter.

Every Knight that came running froze up and couldn’t even attack me. It was because I wasn’t just ordinarily pissed off.

“Tsk.”

That damn bastard with Hades’ new personality should spend his time making the country the strongest and most prosperous nation when he’s bored.

Or maybe he should try finding another woman while he’s at it. I was irritated that he couldn’t control himself just because he lost one measly goal.

Just as I was squinting slightly and creating shade against the sunlight that finally came into view.

“…!”

I sensed a presence rushing toward me.

If it was some hot-blooded Knight fearlessly charging at me while ignoring my Killing Intent, I was fully prepared to deal with them accordingly.

But there was no need.

Swoosh!

“Hah, hah.”

Large, firm yet warm arms embraced me. The strength was so intense it was almost suffocating.

I felt a refreshing yet nostalgic scent. While being held, I even felt a sense of unity, as if the other person had become me.

Thump thump!

I could hear fierce heartbeats through our touching skin. I smiled peacefully within the other person’s heated body temperature.

“…Master.”

How could even a voice grinding through clenched teeth sound so seductive?

After that ridiculous kidnapping incident.

My Prospective Husband had come out to meet me.

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