I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94

“Is that all you have to say?”

“…A-aren’t you curious about what Brett said?”

They had chased after Brett and asked him. Why did he do such a thing? What was the real reason?

“Not curious. It’s obvious.”

“…”

He probably didn’t answer, anyway.

Mint was right.

Brett looked at them once, then turned his head away and slowly crawled away from that spot.

And then he disappeared without a trace.

It was the 43rd Floor. Since it was a floor close to the middle section, Seth himself had received a lot of help from Brett.

It was hard to let go of his concern.

“I just, from what I heard. It seemed like there were some circumstances.”

Mint didn’t answer. Seth stood up from his seat.

“Seth.”

“Yes?”

“Think carefully. Whether becoming like Helios is a good thing.”

Someday, Helios will reach the summit with his overwhelming talent.

Even if he doesn’t, Mint will make it happen.

But Ged’s Group is different.

The traces that Helios carelessly leaves behind could turn them into white sheep among the ugly prisoners.

“…But.”

“…”

“When friends do something wrong, they apologize, don’t they?”

“Helios, who almost died, would be angry if he heard that.”

“Boss won’t get angry. Hy-hyung knows that…”

“…”

Mint’s eyes focused on Seth. She smiled wryly.

“Only idiots have gathered together.”

Before they knew it, their eyes had come to resemble Helios’s eyes. Annoyingly so.

* * *

‘I knew this day would come soon.’

That same afternoon. I was summoned just before dinner.

The one who summoned me was Sergeant Robson, a guard I’d seen before. That bastard Hades’s subordinate.

It was unexpected that he called me after several days had passed. But I wasn’t surprised since I had already anticipated it.

‘I had somehow reported the situation to the Warden as well.’

That day, using my Unique Kia to save Helios from the pit was unavoidable.

Fortunately, since I used my Unique Kia deep in the pit, the guards who were watching wouldn’t have seen the light. I also used it while taking countermeasures.

The Warden sent a brief reply saying he understood and would handle it.

‘From their perspective, they must be on high alert about touching Helios.’

It would be troublesome if they found out I was placed next to Helios.

Would I have to visit that space created by Mental Realm Kia once again? Just thinking about it was annoying, but it couldn’t be helped.

I was guided to the room and entered through the door.

Robson said a few words with that same superior expression as last time.

I didn’t even bother listening.

‘He only keeps sinister bastards by his side.’

Finally, seeing the black soot at the tips of his bare hands, I suppressed a chuckle.

Last time I had manipulated things so Robson would get nicely roasted by Lightning Kia, and it seemed the aftereffects had remained splendidly.

‘That’s why people should live virtuously.’

With a relaxed mind, I entered the room. Once again, I faced Hades.

“….”

There was no greeting. Hades stood in the middle of the room, staring intently at me.

“Salute! G-Guard Garret. I greet the Guard Captain…!”

Having been through this before, I appropriately feigned fear as I offered my greeting.

What would happen was obvious. He’d torment me moderately with Mental Realm Kia and then….

Step, step.

I thought he would rummage through my head.

Grab. Both my cheeks were seized and lifted up. Above my field of vision, I saw the man who had bent down to meet my gaze.

At the corner of Hades’ mouth hung a twisted smile that clearly contained his thoroughly irritated mood.

“Right?”

It was an enchanting voice. His glistening irises were rotating. It wasn’t my imagination.

The bastard was revealing his Kia with everything he had.

“Why are you pretending otherwise? I nearly died of longing.”

“…Wh-gulp! What do you mean….”

“I.”

Kia that bloomed like a poisonous flower completely surrounded us.

This bastard’s specialty. A Psychic Field.

I felt the Kia digging into my head. I obediently surrendered it.

The bastard brought one gloved hand to his mouth and bit his finger. The hand that removed the glove with his mouth touched my neck.

“Found you.”

While he was fiddling with my artery, his pretentiously affectionate voice was irritating.

This bastard. His eyes have gone crazy.

“But why aren’t you?”

The bastard instantly applied pressure to the hand he had lightly placed on my neck.

“Kheup, huk! Euhuk, G-Guard, heok!”

I obediently surrendered my mind while enduring the pain. My feet lifted off the ground.

“Sir Garret. I told you, didn’t I? There’s someone I’m looking for. I’d appreciate your help.”

“Huk, hueok. Kkeup!”

“If it’s really you, you’ll come out before you die.”

So.

He had even deployed his Psychic Field, one of his specialties, to search through my mind, but Garret couldn’t find any trace of ‘Mint.’

With my face flushed red from suffering, I chuckled inwardly.

Even like this, you can’t beat me.

“If you die, that would be unfortunate.”

You must have heard about the strange incident that happened on the 43rd Floor. About what emerged from the Pit.

I thought it would ignite suspicion once again.

But.

“I’ll give Sir Garret a proper burial. You were somewhat similar, which was unpleasant.”

“…Hak, uuk!”

“So, come out if you don’t want to die.”

Don’t be ridiculous. I won’t come out even if I die.

I struggled like someone whose life was truly hanging by a thread, grabbing at Hades’ hands that were choking my neck.

‘If I’m caught here, everything ends.’

The Warden’s orders would be forcibly terminated before Helios could even ascend.

Pretending to be ‘Garret.’ The more violently my body struggled, the more I laughed inside.

Like a madman.

Rather than being caught, dying here wouldn’t be so bad either.

Better than being trapped in This Place forever.

It was the moment when my eyes, pretending to desperately wish for survival, met Hades’ eyes that curved emotionlessly, tainted with Madness.

Clank!

The sound of the Door opening was the end. After that, my vision inevitably blurred physiologically, and my senses dulled.

“…doing?”

“Hahahaha. Haha. I’m sorryyy!”

“…”

“Harsh treatment is not allowed. Especially for someone in charge of Guard welfare. Oh, is that so!”

At that frivolous laughter. At first, I thought of Brett.

But soon I realized there was one more person around who laughed like that.

Someone carried my limp body, pretending to be Garret, on their shoulder and walked out the Door.

I was rescued.

The person carrying me spoke up after walking for quite a while.

When that person finally set me down. There was the face I had expected.

“Sergeant Steven.”

“Hahaha. You should be careful. You almost really died. Right?”

He was my senior and partner Guard.

His eyes, completely buried and curved as if closing from laughter, turned toward me.

“Go on.”

The ‘guy who could help in emergencies’ that the Warden mentioned.

“I’ve placed someone around you who could help in emergencies.”

That person had apparently been by my side from the beginning.

“We must accomplish great things.”

Under the name of senior and partner.

“By the way, what do we do now?”

Sergeant Steven said his orders were to help me in urgent situations.

That Guy Hades had really tried to kill me, so if things had continued, my neck would have really been broken.

Instead, Steven had made a risky move to intervene. If we stay like this, it will only increase Hades’ suspicion.

There’s no law saying the same thing won’t happen again. Moreover, getting caught might just be a matter of time.

I looked around his office and rubbed my chin.

“You don’t need to worry, Sergeant.”

“Hmm? Our junior seems to have a method?”

I smiled.

“Yes, I do. A method.”

A method that will drive that guy crazy. How could I not know one?

* * *

That night.

Hades was sitting in his office. In the afternoon, the Warden’s order for house arrest had come down.

The pretext was that he had tried to kill a promising talent who was directly experiencing prison life, despite recent punishments.

Above all, they took issue with the fact that someone responsible for guard welfare had strangled his subordinate.

It was merely an excuse.

Hades admitted that he had gotten too excited.

He had deployed his Psychic Field too hastily. Surely the Warden’s lackey who felt this had come running.

But separate from this, his doubts bloomed like flowers.

‘Garret Binson is not that woman.’

No matter how many times he searched through his mind, this fact was clear. He was a stranger who had lived a separate life.

Why had he been so furious then?

He was anxious. Afraid he might lose what was his forever.

Hades covered his face with one hand and let out a scornful laugh.

Helios. When he had touched the prisoner who had been showing abnormal behavior recently.

Garret had moved.

And the Warden and the Warden’s lackeys had moved.

…Then, shall we see what comes out if I provoke them more?

Just as he was about to decide on an action that he couldn’t distinguish between venting anger or searching for clues.

Hades rose from his seat.

He left his office without hesitation.

A moment later, Hades stood in the center of the Tower.

67th Floor. A floor with nothing particularly special about it.

This floor where no trials were held was simply close to a massive plaza about two stories high.

And ecstasy slowly bloomed across Hades’ face.

“Hello.”

In the two-story structure, someone stood leisurely on the railing.

Hair fluttered in the windless floor. A beautiful teal color like a mixture of ocean and forest.

“My lady.”

Mint was looking down at him. While wearing a prison uniform.

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