I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 229

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Side Story Episode 15

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Helios was bewildered.

“…So, you’re saying that you’re my lover and wife?”

No matter how much he thought about it, he had never dated anyone, nor had he ever been married.

Helios carefully looked her over without being rude.

She was certainly a pure and beautiful woman. If he hadn’t met her under these circumstances, he too would have been captivated at first sight, perhaps even love at first sight…

‘What am I thinking?’

Helios lightly shook his head.

He let out a small sigh.

“Regardless of whether what you’re saying is true or not, I have a suggestion first…”

Then he lightly shook his hands.

“Do we have to continue this conversation while I’m tied up like this?”

For now, he had decided to go along with the assumption that the woman’s words were true.

If it was real, he could understand her resentful feelings. Her prospective husband who was about to marry her had lost his memory overnight.

But all that aside, why did they have to have this conversation in this state?

Helios was perplexed. It was something that couldn’t happen according to his common sense.

“I was taught to have important conversations like this. Especially between precious people.”

“What kind of lovers have conversations like this?”

Then the woman stared at him intently and clicked her tongue softly.

“I’ve been found out.”

“I can hear everything!”

Even while saying this, the woman didn’t seem to have any intention of untying him.

“But it would be troublesome if you ran away…”

“What reason would I have to run away?”

Helios shook his head back and forth.

“This is your power, isn’t it? I don’t want to forcibly break free and hurt a delicate woman. Please let me go.”

“…Delicate?”

Helios slightly raised his eyes. Did I say something wrong?

The woman before him was a bit taller than average, but she had a slender frame that made her look delicate.

To him, it was a natural thing to say, but for some reason, the woman smiled mysteriously.

He hesitated.

‘…What was that just now?’

“Right, I couldn’t beat you… That’s correct.”

The woman approached and lightly touched his wrist. The Kia was released instantly.

Not only his hands, but the Kia restraining his body also disappeared in an instant. He rubbed his stiff wrists and stood up from his seat.

First, he moved a little to the side.

Once the Kia was released, they had become too close, so he wanted to secure some distance.

Throbbing.

But it was strange. The moment she moved away, his heart ached because it was throbbing.

“What’s wrong?”

When Helios froze with his hand on his chest, the woman asked with a puzzled expression.

“Ah, my chest is throbbing. It must be my imagination.”

“It’s probably not your imagination.”

The woman said something cryptic.

“I was just in pain.”

At the same time, the woman waved her hand. He felt like he saw countless blue strings in the empty air.

A moment later, the pain disappeared instantly.

“There, now it’s done. You won’t be in pain for a while.”

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“…I did say I wanted to see you looking regretful.”

Pontos muttered with a serious face. It was one of the most serious expressions since meeting Pontos.

“But I never once wished for this kind of situation.”

“I know.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“But words became reality, didn’t they?”

Then Pontos turned pale. Though I said it as a joke, my unnecessarily kind elder brother seemed to feel guilty.

Well, it was what I wanted too.

“So I’m very, very sad because I lost my precious and beloved lover and husband.”

“It certainly is a serious matter.”

While I was pretending to be sad, drooping my eyes and mouth, I heard a sigh from beside me.

“Excuse me, that’s all well and good, but…”

When I glanced up, I saw Helios with one hand on his face and the other raised in protest.

“Why exactly are you having such a conversation in my office?”

That was right. Currently, this was Helios’s office. And Helios was sitting at his desk.

As it turned out, he seemed to have lost or distorted not only memories related to me, but even memories of going to Niflheim Prison.

Surprisingly, Helios acted as if he didn’t care at all about the fact that part of his memory was gone.

Not only that, he even started working calmly.

Apart from being angry at That Guy Hades and feeling hurt by Helios, I thought it was impressive.

“Ahem, I’m here because you allowed my visit, Duke.”

“I understood the Marquis’s visit. What I mean is…”

Helios’s gaze turned toward me. I pretended to be delicate and brought my hand to my mouth.

“I’m your lover, your fiancé, and your wife who had a secret wedding ceremony with you…?”

Then Pontos made a face like he was about to vomit. Instead of properly punishing my elder brother, I opened my eyes pitifully.

“…Should I leave?”

“Why are you suddenly speaking formally… No, never mind. Sigh, just stay.”

Helios shook his head back and forth.

It was more of an expression that said ‘just stay put since you’re being troublesome’ rather than affection, but I quickly leaned against his back.

It seemed like Helios thought of me as a ‘fragile woman and fiancé’ of sorts.

I made up my mind.

Let’s become a woman worthy of that role!

‘I’m really glad I’ve been honing my acting ability all this time.’

For some reason, my elder brother who supposedly cherishes me so much was watching as if this was quite a spectacle.

“So what do you want from me? Didn’t you say something would change if I met Marquis Limnades?”

Hmm, it was certainly true that I was the one who recommended Helios meet Pontos.

Helios had also shown that he acknowledged his situation and was willing to cooperate.

“It’s something important.”

I placed my hand on my chest. I could feel Helios tense up slightly.

‘How cute.’

He was cute for being wary of me while trying not to show it, and at the same time.

I was also a little angry.

I smiled slightly while skillfully swallowing that emotion.

“Actually, before you lost your memory, you really, really…”

“…Really?”

When I paused for effect, Helios asked back suspiciously. I answered as if I’d been waiting for this.

“You loved me so passionately that you followed me around like a stalker!”

“Ahem!”

My elder brother, who had been watching, cleared his throat awkwardly.

What? Why?

‘It’s the truth though.’

Helios’s eyebrows shot up. Along with a look of disbelief, his suspicious expression grew stronger.

“Is that all? You also called me ‘honey,’ and said it didn’t matter what gender I was.”

Yes, you did all of that in prison.

I’m not lying.

“…I did that?”

“Of course, that’s why I brought a witness, right?”

Only then did Pontos realize his role and his face turned pale.

“You liked me so much that you brought women who resembled me into your house, and you even tried to kidnap me.”

“…I did?”

He became very serious. Well, if he hadn’t met me, he would have grown up to be a truly righteous person.

From his perspective, I could somewhat understand why this would be hard to comprehend.

But wasn’t it all true?

“Yes. You wouldn’t believe it coming from me, right? So ask Pontos here—no, Marquis Limnades—while using Truth Detection Kia on him.”

I casually introduced my elder brother as a living lie detector.

“…Damn, you’ve really outdone yourself with this younger sister of mine.”

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A moment later.

We actually brought an item with Truth Detection Kia cast on it and had Pontos give his testimony.

Naturally, when everything was revealed to be true, Helios’s face became serious.

“Don’t tell me… before I lost my memory, I was a criminal?”

At those words, Pontos and I looked at each other.

I smiled brightly.

“Yes, that’s right.”

It was a false accusation, but he did go to prison. So he is an ex-convict, right?

I answered shamelessly.

“Don’t worry, I’m an ex-convict too.”

“…What?”

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