I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 221

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Side Story Episode 7

My eyes widened.

This was brief, my brow furrowed for a moment before a slight laugh escaped.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Boss. Why are you calling me Master…?”

“Right, what could you be talking about?”

Our gazes clashed tensely in the Empty Air. Though the intoxicated eyes were languid beyond measure.

When the staring gaze showed no signs of falling away, I raised only one corner of my mouth.

“Ah, did you figure it out?”

I raised my hand, hovering as if to touch Helios’s chin before letting it drop.

Or rather, I tried to let it drop, but Helios caught it. It was quite a quick movement despite being drunk.

I furrowed my brow.

Saaaaa-.

Soon light shimmered as Seth’s shape was dispelled from my face and body.

Inwardly, I clicked my tongue.

No matter that it was just mimicry, touching Helios while imitating Seth felt unpleasant, as if someone else was touching Helios.

‘I’m seriously ill.’

Having failed at the perfect crime, I raised my gaze.

Helios was still staring intently at me.

“Why are you putting on such an act?”

“How did you figure it out?”

“Is there a reason to go this far?”

“I thought I acted perfectly, but how did you figure it out…?”

We each asked our own questions perfectly. Helios let out a hollow laugh and bent his waist even lower.

Close enough for our noses to touch.

“Then, would I not recognize my own woman?”

Whether due to intoxication, his expression was more raw than usual, his voice fierce.

“Just how much of an idiot did you take me for…?”

Helios seemed to grit his teeth before lowering his head. Our lips met.

It was a rough kiss, completely different from usual. Feeling Helios stirring wildly inside me, I slowly closed my eyes.

‘Mm, how nice.’

This was good too. No, it seemed even better than usual.

Because Helios was looking at me.

He gripped my chin firmly. Even in this situation, not hurting me was quite a skill.

“Open your eyes. Look at me.”

“…”

When I opened my eyes, I saw a blazing gaze.

Since I had blocked Emotion Sharing, I couldn’t feel anything, but I thought I understood.

That expression, that face parched and thirsting to the extreme. Yes, though it had only been a day, the realization that ‘I wasn’t the only one suffering.’

That’s why I could speak with rare, complete sincerity.

“I’m sorry.”

I’ve thought about it carefully, but I still haven’t found the words that should come before this.

But.

Just for making you wear such an expression, I think I’m a Criminal who should enter Niflheim again.

I hope you won’t have a hard time.

I hope you won’t be hurt, and won’t be disappointed in me.

I want to become the person you wish for, but I can’t do that.

I hope you won’t abandon me.

“Can’t we just stay like this? I kept thinking about this today.”

Even though Helios got angry and declared that I should figure it out myself, I actually know.

Even if I had run to you, clung to you, used Confinement and threats to make you listen, you would have forgiven me.

Besides, the wedding? I could have just given in. I can’t understand it, but if Helios wants it, I could go through all those troublesome procedures.

So when you think about it, this situation erupted over a very trivial matter, but somehow, I suddenly felt this was a fundamental problem.

As long as we’re together forever, there will be more differences between us in the future.

I gently brushed Helios’s cheek.

“There will be countless differences between us in the future too.”

Mimicry isn’t difficult.

But Helios always demanded ‘sincerity’ from me. That sometimes made me flustered.

My sincerity is too cunning and evil, gloomy or sticky.

It will always be too different from what you think.

I won’t be able to fulfill the true ideal you desire.

“Is it because I’ve never lived an ordinary life? Even wedding preparations – you’re so genuinely happy doing them, but I honestly don’t understand what’s happy about this act.”

“….”

“I’m satisfied just being alone with you. But you’re a good person who knows how to communicate emotions with others, and you’ll continue to be so. That’s why I’m worried I won’t be able to fulfill the ordinary happiness you desire.”

Helios’s hand grabbed mine. Perhaps from drinking, his body temperature was hot.

Under his eyes was red too, and his eyes seemed slightly reddened as well.

“Usually… you live so simply, so why are you thinking so complicatedly? You could just… ask me, couldn’t you?”

“I know I should do that, but this time I felt I needed to find the answer myself.”

I smiled broadly.

“You wanted that too.”

I closed my eyes and gently bumped foreheads. A forehead kiss, then slowly opened my eyes.

“I’m sorry for not being able to fulfill it.”

There will be countless things to be sorry for in the future too.

“But still, I hope you won’t abandon me and will possess me for a long, long time. Because I will do the same.”

Helios bit his lips tightly, then immediately rushed at me again.

Everywhere our skin touched, Helios’s entire body was hot. Even this body temperature was welcome, so I obediently helped him undress me.

“You always barge into me as you please, so do you think I’d be grateful if you pretend to be considerate now?”

His breathing was a little rough, and in some ways he seemed to be whining like a Child.

Helios buried his face deep in my shoulder.

“I’m just as anxious… Worried that you might really leave when I said we should keep our distance.”

“You knew I wouldn’t do that.”

I gently stroked his hair. As long as we loved each other, some anxiety was naturally bound to occur.

So what could we do?

We had to enjoy even this.

“So will you forgive me now?”

When I smiled cheekily, Helios looked dumbfounded, then laughed helplessly.

“This wasn’t even worth fighting about in the first place. I’ll consider it as Master indulging my whining for once.”

“Wow, you’re being that generous?”

I laughed softly.

“Don’t ever imitate Seth again. Even knowing it’s just an imitation.”

Helios whispered while kissing my neck.

“The thought that Master paid enough attention to someone to imitate them so perfectly makes me unbearably unpleasant.”

“Just let it slide this once. I really thought hard about it this time. How desperate must I have been to do that?”

I lowered my voice.

“So stop being angry and kiss me. You must have held back a lot too, sleeping without looking at me.”

I pressed his thigh firmly with my knee and spoke suggestively.

“Is it that good when you do it after drinking?”

Helios gritted his teeth.

And after that…

I won’t describe it at length and will summarize in one sentence.

The sofa broke.

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“So, you made up then?”

The next day. Noon.

I was sitting face to face with Oppa in the reception room of Pontos Estate.

Having spent almost the entire night in wild passion, Helios didn’t want to let me go until morning.

But he had an unavoidable meeting today, so we only parted an hour ago.

‘He said he’d take three days off next time.’

Something to look forward to.

Pontos kept looking me over with a ‘what’s gotten into you?’ expression at my unusually proper Young Lady attire.

Looking at it closely, my Elder Brother tends to show anxiety first whenever I do something I don’t usually do.

What am I going to do?

“Yeah. We made up, sort of?”

“Sort of? What do you mean sort of?”

“Helios seems to have gotten over it, but I’m not satisfied.”

In the end, I never heard the reason why Helios was disappointed.

And my persistence just had to rear its head at this moment.

“I need to find out. So I’ve come to a conclusion.”

“…I’m already feeling anxious before hearing your answer.”

“Why are you anxious? I don’t cause trouble. Come to think of it, I’m a Noble and Helios is also a Noble, right? Having a grand wedding ceremony probably has reasons like this too.”

“That’s definitely not it… Well, go ahead and continue talking.”

I nodded.

“I’ve decided to experience an ordinary life.”

I smiled brightly.

“There are many, right? Things that Young Ladies do. Can you invite all the Young Ladies from the acquainted families?”

“Why would you want that?”

“Why… I don’t have any friends.”

At that, Oppa’s expression twisted strangely.

“First… I’m going to try shopping and tea time.”

“Why does that sound like… ‘I’m going to destroy the Garden where the tea time will be held’ to me, Younger Sibling.”

“Oh my, if your ears hurt, go to the Hospital.”

“It’s not that they hurt!”

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