I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69

Tears flowed from the eyes of the smiling Ged. Yes, if it was going to be like this anyway.

What was the point of loyalty?

He would rush to save his only son.

“Aaahhh! Sammy…!”

If he went back.

What he feared most would be losing his son again.

Finally, Haira faced the source of what Ged feared most.

“…What should we do now?”

“We need to talk to him.”

Haira instinctively knew. He had to wake Ged up here.

“Give Ged what he needs.”

As a con artist, Haira knew what a cornered human, a desperate human needed most.

“Snap out of it, Ged.”

Ged sat there blankly, tears streaming down his face. The man who always smiled innocently had been crying behind that smile all along.

Regretting every moment.

“You know it too.”

“…”

“You can’t go back to the past. And… you also know that the ‘son’ you’re holding right now isn’t your real son.”

“…”

“…You know it.”

Ged’s face slowly turned to look at Haira.

“Snap out of it.”

He seemed to hear Mint’s small laughter by his ear. As if saying this wasn’t enough.

“It must have been hard.”

Haira stared into the darkness. Deep, and deeper, and dark. It was hard to believe this was the person who had always led them with cheerful laughter.

“Yes. It must have been hard.”

All criminals were like that. Each had their own circumstances. Just like himself.

Besides, Ged wasn’t even a real criminal. So it would be even more unfair for him.

“Snap out of it, and let’s go up to the upper floors.”

He knew what to say to make Ged snap out of it.

“Someday, the day will come when we get out of this prison. You understand?”

“…”

“I’ll help you.”

These were the words.

“So you can get your revenge.”

Like a lie, the tears stopped flowing from Ged’s eyes.

“I’m a con artist who deceived an entire Kingdom. No matter who the opponent is, I’ll help you.”

Haira didn’t know if she could keep this promise.

But she just wanted to, so she had to.

“Would that be enough?”

Focus returned to Ged’s eyes.

In response, the sound of loud laughter could be heard. The space vibrated.

“What a wonderful proposal. If only you could keep it.”

Mint clapped her hands.

“…Boss?”

Ged muttered in a daze. And Haira was pushed out just like that.

“Haa, haa… Aaah!”

She returned to reality.

Haira was breathless. Someone patted her back as she exhaled roughly.

She could tell without looking.

That strange Guard who had no interest in her yet helped her on a whim.

“Heok, heok. Haa…!”

“Ha, haha. Haha. Is it, over?”

In the ruined Room, Helios was exhaling as if his breath would give out.

Seth had collapsed, either unconscious or fainted.

Brett, already a mess lying on the floor, giggled.

The floor was soaked with the blood of three people.

“Haha, congratulations.”

Brett and Haira’s gazes met.

“Boss, did Haira become stronger?”

“That’s right.”

Only after Mint answered did Haira realize. Ged was gazing intently at his son.

With clear, normal eyes filled with regret.

“Sammy, let’s meet again.”

It was an affectionate tone.

Haira suddenly realized she had heard this voice before.

It was the voice Ged used when speaking to Seth, the youngest member of their Party.

Ged stroked Sammy’s head. Sammy gazed at him intently, then slowly closed his eyes.

While tightly gripping his father’s hand.

Everything turned to bubbles and disappeared. The space was crumbling.

“Wow, it’s over.”

Helios stared at his Master who had somehow approached his side.

He couldn’t speak because he was gasping for breath.

Mint was smiling.

For some reason, Helios felt like he was about to cry.

“Thanks to that, you now have a stronger colleague.”

“….”

While Haira was awakening her new ability, it was undoubtedly Helios who fought most fiercely and got injured.

He simply didn’t collapse like Brett because he was the strongest.

It was a triumph achieved without killing anyone. Helios deserved to enjoy it.

Mint lightly supported the staggering Helios. Then she lifted him up.

“…I’m not, cough. A wheat sack….”

“Of course not.”

“…Don’t carry me, cough. Like this. Damn…!”

Mint made an “ah” sound while carrying Helios on her shoulder, then adjusted to hold him properly.

Even that didn’t satisfy Helios. They compromised on supporting him.

“…Master.”

“What.”

“…Tonight.”

Helios hesitated for a moment, then muttered quietly. It was a soft voice.

“If, if I ask you to hold me. Will you think of me as a child?”

Mint’s steps stopped.

“Let me tell you in advance, I’m asking this out of curiosity.”

“What?”

“In prison, asking someone to hold you means offering a body part to the other person….”

“Stop.”

Helios was quick-witted. And he was grateful for his quick reflexes.

Because he immediately understood what Mint was trying to say.

“I take it back!”

With his ears completely red, he had no choice but to speak while grinding his teeth.

Soon, the guard’s voice flowed from the ceiling announcing that the trial was over.

It seemed the zone where Helios and Ged’s Group were located finished last.

Mint whistled while supporting Helios.

‘With this difficulty level, did anyone actually pass?’

Mint looked at Haira who had approached her side.

“Isn’t he heavy?”

“I don’t think you came to ask something obvious.”

“….”

Ged, who had returned to normal, was carrying the unconscious Seth on his back. While carrying him, he was also supporting Brett.

Just moments ago, Haira, Ged, and Brett had all gathered together exchanging conversation, but it seemed to be over now.

“You also have mental abilities like me, don’t you? That’s why you were able to teach me?”

Mint could have hidden her ability to the end without teaching Haira.

“Well, I know someone who’s a Psychic-type Kia Ability user, so I’m familiar with it.”

Haira knew this fact.

So I just let Mint’s nonchalant answer slide.

“…One more thing. You could have directly made Ged normal yourself, right?”

“No? I told you I can’t use it.”

“…”

Mint smiled slightly while supporting Helios.

“It’s true. What’s needed to dispel mental abilities is the ’empathy’ ability.”

She spoke with a relaxed and mischievous expression, as if telling an amusing story.

“I’m someone who lacks empathy ability. I don’t understand people either.”

Helios couldn’t take his eyes off Mint.

She makes good use of her gradually fading knowledge of Korea and the knowledge she gained in this place.

But the emotions between people, which were already lacking originally, had cleanly disappeared from her mind.

The madness-filled prison had erased common sense from her.

Others’ wounds and pain.

She knows them but doesn’t understand them.

“If someone like me uses Mental Realm Kia, I become a monster.”

Forcing without considering the other person’s feelings. Mint knows how disgusting that feeling is.

It’s a shortcut to creating monsters.

“So my inability to use it is beneficial for this world.”

Mint and Helios’s eyes met in mid-air.

She whispered with her lips.

‘For you too.’

She said.

“…I understand well.”

Haira returned to her colleagues.

When they finally emerged outside the Tower, everyone’s wounds disappeared on their own.

But mental fatigue remained, so everyone couldn’t endure it and collapsed to the ground.

“Uhaha.”

Ged, who had been laughing heartily while looking at the sky, suddenly raised his upper body and looked at Mint.

“Thank you, Boss.”

That appearance looked similar to the soldier ‘Ged Satein’ that he had seen with Haira in the unconscious.

Mint responded by ignoring him instead of answering.

“Boss, thanks.”

“…There’s nothing to be thankful for. If the situation were reversed, you would have found a way too.”

“Hmm, I’m not confident about that. Well, maybe if it were about loyally dying together.”

“…”

“The way you solved it like a man was really impressive.”

Ged, who had been patting Helios’s shoulder, soon grinned and then lifted Helios up in one swift motion.

“Boss, can I borrow the Boss for a bit?”

“Ah, as long as you use him well and put him back properly.”

“What do you mean put back! Let me go!”

“Hahahaha!”

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