I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 80
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Chapter 80
“Oh my. Child, what are you doing saying that? That foolish young man believed it was a talking cat!”
“…I didn’t believe it.”
His eyes met with Mint’s.
Those mischievous eyes seemed to say, ‘Liar, you were thinking that, weren’t you?’
His ears turned bright red.
“Will this floor also become invalid?”
It was said that if the Master of the 100th Floor appeared and caused a ruckus, that trial would be overturned.
Then would his suffering become null and void? He naturally became sharp.
Of course, passing through this artificially created space would be useless anyway.
It was a matter of achievement. Being forcibly made useless was a different story…
“Probably not.”
When Mint answered, the cat grinned widely.
It was an eerie sight.
“This time it’s not the main body that appeared, so it doesn’t matter. You could consider it a trick.”
“That’s right. No wait~.”
And soon a faint illusion was created above the cat. It seemed to be made with Kia.
It was the appearance of the middle-aged woman Helios had seen.
“Hello. Handsome young man. We didn’t greet each other earlier, did we? Please understand even if I look like a ghost.”
The translucent middle-aged woman extended her hand.
“My name is Marla.”
Could he shake hands when she had no substance?
“…I’m Helios.”
Helios extended his hand.
“Hahahaha, fooled you?”
His hand passed right through the translucent hand. Mint let out a small exclamation of admiration.
“To think my disciple was a fool.”
“…”
Helios dragged his hand that had been reaching for a handshake down his face.
Sigh.
…Somehow, it felt like he now had two troublesome masters.
“Child, where did you pick up such a cute young man? I think I’ll like him?”
“I picked him up from prison, where else.”
It wasn’t his imagination.
This woman called ‘Marla’ was definitely someone he was seeing for the first time. But her face was somehow familiar.
And she used a familiar way of speaking. Yes, the same way of speaking as Master.
“By the way…”
Marla glanced at Mint.
“How does our Little One know about my summon that I never taught her about?”
Mint noticed that the way those eyes curved was not ordinary. She didn’t panic.
She had fully expected this kind of question.
‘Though I’m grateful she didn’t call out its name.’
Even so, now that it had appeared, every word spoken would be like a ticking time bomb creating dangerous elements.
Besides, this space could be ended simply by dealing with Mama.
She had only planned to wait until this space disappeared, thinking she would never see it again.
“Helios. This is the final training.”
Helios reacted alertly.
“The Boss is over there.”
“…What?”
Mint smiled.
“Think of her as the Boss.”
Mint’s aura changed. Marla’s reaction to being pointed out was clear.
“Oh my.”
Though it was a translucent illusion, she had immediately caught on.
The King of Prisoners chuckled.
“How much did you underestimate me? To hear such words from a Little One.”
Haaaak!
The cat-like summon bared its sharp fangs.
The moment it leaped, its size instantly grew larger.
Without panicking, Mint spun her body half a turn to gain momentum.
Thwack!
She struck down Marla’s summon that came flying at her.
“Helios!”
“I know!”
Thud thud thud!
Three spears lodged into the summon’s side. However, like the cricket they faced on the 38th Floor, it deflected the spears.
But Helios didn’t panic and rotated his weapons just like before.
Whirrrrrr!
Kyaooo!
The summon let out a pained scream and charged at Helios as if to bite him.
“Oh my, not bad.”
“…”
While Helios was dealing with the summon, Mint had already revealed herself behind Marla’s illusion.
“But you know what.”
Marla, as if her earlier toying with Helios through handshakes had been a lie.
Bang!
She took on a solid form and blocked Mint’s attack.
“Since when has our Little One been using this kind of ability instead of Elemental-type? I’m a bit curious?”
Thud!
Marla, who had easily caught Mint’s sword, spoke. Mint abandoned the sword easily as if she had anticipated even this.
Clatter clatter.
The sword that had become fragments in Marla’s hand reassembled while floating in the air.
Swish.
Mint spun around and aimed for Marla’s neck.
Whistle!
Marla’s waist bent flexibly with a whistle.
‘Oh my.’
Marla looked up at the sky and smiled bitterly.
Crash!
Lightning generated in the clear sky struck down to the ground.
Crackle crackle.
Static electricity sparked in the air.
“You seemed to want lightning.”
“…”
Next to Marla stood Pierrot with an umbrella. It was the Pierrot who carried a scythe.
‘Did he use the umbrella as a lightning rod?’
The colorful umbrella was probably meant to mock the opponent.
But Marla was no longer just smiling.
Marla, who had thrown off the mask of laughter, tilted her head.
“I see everything you’re protecting. Didn’t you refuse to answer me whether you have an obligation to protect the weak?”
“Who’s protecting whom?”
As she played innocent, an observing gaze swept over Mint.
‘Oh no…!’
The moment Mint felt an ominous presence, she moved immediately.
Screech!
“Ugh!”
“Excuse me.”
Mint, who had instantly moved to where Helios was, grabbed him and retreated.
‘Barrier!’
At the same time, discs that appeared around Mint merged together, creating a semicircular barrier.
It was an opaque wall where the outside couldn’t be seen.
Crash!
Something was pounding on the wall.
‘Is she a bit pissed?’
While recalling Mama’s familiar face, Mint turned her head.
Helios’s face was frozen stiff.
He had turned pale white from feeling the enormous flow of Kia directly.
“Is the Master of the 100th Floor originally this strong?”
“That’s right. She’s a ‘munchkin’ after all.”
“Munch… what’s that?”
“What you need to become from now on.”
Mint continued her calculations while looking at the barrier that seemed ready to collapse at any moment.
“If you can’t become that, you won’t reach the summit.”
The countless walls Helios would have to overcome to reach the summit.
“…I don’t know what that means, but I’ll make sure to become that.”
Unfortunately, Mint was in a fourteen-year-old body. Why was only Miss Kia the same as reality in this distorted world?
She could only use as much as a fourteen-year-old could use.
“Helios, listen carefully. We’re going to aim for just one chance.”
“…If we defeat that woman, can we get out?”
As expected, he was quick to catch on.
Helios nodded.
“I’ll collapse the barrier when I signal. It might collapse before then. Focus.”
Having received simple instructions, Helios stared at Mint.
His eyes held many things he wanted to say.
Finally, he opened his mouth.
“Master.”
“What.”
“That body you’ve entered now. Do you know who that girl is?”
Mint slowly turned her eyes.
Bang! Bang!
Marla’s attempts to break the barrier continued.
It wouldn’t hold out for long.
“Everything is just speculation. You can listen and let it pass.”
Mint’s gaze was unwavering.
“Don’t you know? That woman and Master. Your smiles are similar.”
She knew.
“Your speech patterns are similar too… even your fighting style resembles hers.”
Helios was more clever than she knew.
“There’s no time for useless chatter.”
“You’ll listen quietly since it’s now.”
“…”
Mint would protect him in crisis. If he could entrust his whole body to that belief.
“If so, then this overly vivid 70th Floor of the Tower is a real prison.”
His outstanding talent had finally figured out even what he didn’t need to know.
“Someone’s memory – is it Master’s memory?”
Creeeeak.
CRASH!
Mint’s gaze didn’t waver until the very end. Rather, it was Helios’s eyes that shook helplessly after asking the question.
“Get ready.”
Kieeeek!
The barrier Mint created shattered, and the revealed Pierrot stretched out its hand.
However.
Stop!
That hand stopped just before reaching Helios.
“…What is that?”
Black smoke formed in the distance within Helios’s iris.
Ominous smoke was rising from the other side of the island.
It was different from ordinary fire smoke. Something that sent chills just by looking at it.
Helios had seen something like that before.
The centipedes and spiders he had seen in the basement. Those monsters had harbored the same ominousness as now.
“…The Prisoner’s Kia has gone into rampage.”
“And the Corrupted Kia has also created a ‘rift’ in response.”
Marla spoke following Mint’s voice.
“What? A ri…”
Thud.
Helios couldn’t finish his words and collapsed unconscious.
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