I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 96

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Chapter 96

Mint didn’t stop there and grabbed Hades by the collar with her bare hands.

“That’s not something you should say.”

Mint’s eyes were as cold as ice from the North Sea.

“Haha, I, hak, didn’t do, hoo, anything though?”

“Shut up.”

“Haha, that’s right. Whose, where, was that woman’s fault?”

Mint’s expression remained unchanged. Hades would do anything to make her eyes move.

“The prison was rotten. It was perfect for turning a decent person into a damn wreck. How meaningless the sacrifice was, just to save some useless vermin.”

“….”

“The guards, the warden, all the prisoners, the subordinates and colleagues who swore their loyalty. Ah, wasn’t there your roommate too? Everyone turned their backs.”

“….”

“Except for you alone.”

He whispered like a snake.

“Miss, I was on your side then and I’m on your side now.”

Was that all?

“Should I kill them all? I’ll gladly help.”

Whatever she did, he would willingly be on her side.

As long as he could have her.

“How pitiful, miss. How disgusting was it? Even after that, you kept those prisoners around, calling them subordinates and colleagues.”

Mint still expressionlessly brought the gun barrel to his mouth.

“You shouldn’t say things you can’t take responsibility for.”

“….”

“What are you going to do when the gun barrel is shoved in your mouth?”

Words meant to shut Hades up. Her voice was filled with coldly settled anger.

However, Hades instead pulled the gun barrel further into his mouth.

His grinning eyes gleamed with madness.

“Dying by your hand wouldn’t be so bad.”

“….”

“Not bad at all, miss.”

Mint clicked her tongue inwardly. As she slowly released the pressure from her foot, his body disappeared like smoke.

She had been pressing down with her Kia-infused foot to prevent him from turning into smoke.

But she had released it.

“…Cough.”

Hades reappeared from within the red mist. Clutching the shoulder where Mint’s bullet had hit him.

“Haha, I really thought I was going to die today?”

The eyes that said this were shining with wariness. Despite everything, he probably didn’t want to die.

That bastard was the most selfish person Mint knew.

“If I stay like this, I’ll really die by your hands.”

“Not bad. Go ahead and die.”

“I can’t do that. For whose benefit would that be?”

Hades took a step back.

“Unless I’m dying together with you, miss, it’s a choice I’d really like to avoid.”

…How did my life end up attracting only these crazy bastards.

Like that bastard who framed the body I possessed for serial murder. And that Hades is the same.

Living as ‘Mint’ wasn’t easy at all for her.

Hades was quick to judge.

He rushed in hastily.

Naturally so, since this type of combat wasn’t his preference.

But facing Mint, whom he had desperately been searching for, he couldn’t hide his excitement.

It was unavoidable.

Belatedly, his reason leisurely began to work.

“That’s strange… Why did you let yourself get caught so easily at first? You never let my chains catch you before, saying they felt disgusting.”

Hades noticed one thing.

“It was like you were acting to show me you were real, miss.”

Mint always caused interesting incidents in this prison.

Among them, the rampage-like incident she caused after ‘Marla’ died made his mood absolutely thrilling.

Enough to make him decide he would chase Mint for the rest of his life.

“Are you still thinking about revenge?”

“Revenge my ass.”

Bang bang! The bullets Mint fired half-heartedly pierced through his red smoke.

Hades walked over nonchalantly, laughing as if nothing happened.

“Haha. You know, I always want to dig deep into your head once, miss. What exactly are you thinking about?”

Because Mint had Mental Realm Kia, he could never read all of Mint’s thoughts. That was truly regrettable.

Hades reached out and grabbed Mint’s hair. He elegantly kissed her hair just like that.

Only his eyes looked up to capture Mint. It was a sharp gaze like that of a hunter.

“…What could you be hiding.”

What was she plotting that made her just let his actions slide. Displeasure came first.

Could it be that something requiring more attention than finding me annoying has come up?

“Whatever I do is none of your business.”

Mint aimed the gun barrel at his forehead.

“Get lost, you bastard.”

Bang!

She shot his forehead without hesitation, but he just disappeared like smoke.

It had been an illusion he created from the beginning. Mint knew this too.

“Well, fine. At least I know you’re in the Tower.”

Hades, who appeared again from within the smoke, waved his hand.

“If you ever need me for your revenge plan, just say the word anytime.”

I’ll come running.

With those words, Hades headed outside the Tower.

On the floor where Hades had disappeared, Mint stood still for a while, holding her gun.

Swoosh.

Soon the rifle disappeared from her hands.

Mint brought one hand to her face.

“Hah… I’m tired.”

In her leisurely murmuring voice, there was no trace of the anger, hatred, lingering attachment, or coldness from just moments before.

“What revenge.”

Mint muttered slowly.

Hades was still magnificently misunderstanding. It was all exactly what she had intended.

Mint grabbed her hair with one hand and cut it off. Snip snip. The severed hair scattered across the ground.

It was the place Hades had touched.

“What I truly desire is…”

* * *

And while Mint was murmuring, in the shadows that no one else noticed, there was someone who witnessed this entire scene.

It was Helios.

He wanted to hear the rest of Mint’s words, but…

“Ugh!”

When he came to his senses, he was in his cell.

“Huff, huff…”

Mint wasn’t in the room. Of course not. She would be standing in that empty tower.

Helios had stayed awake until Mint got up and left.

And he was curious. Where was she going?

Lately, his interest in her true identity, her real self, had been growing to an uncontrollable degree.

He had simply thought, as always, that he wanted to see Mint’s true self.

“What if you run away so I can’t see you either? That would be disappointing.”

When he opened his eyes, he was in an unfamiliar place. No, it wasn’t unfamiliar. It seemed to be inside the Tower.

There, Helios saw a man speaking familiarly to Mint.

Who is that?

“See, I told you to accept my help.”

A gentle and enchanting tone. He could tell immediately. That person perhaps harbored the same, no, even more sinister feelings toward Master as he did.

Unfortunately, Master’s appearance still wasn’t clearly visible.

He could only tell from her flowing long straight hair that she had returned to her true form.

‘…So that was Master’s height.’

Neither her clothes nor her face were visible. All he could see was just the colorless long straight hair he knew, and only her voice could be heard.

Even her voice wasn’t heard clearly.

“We’re similar.”

Helios clenched his fist tightly.

Who was that man to dare speak of kinship with Master?

Helios rubbed his face.

“What the hell…”

Moreover, the conversation that followed was heard sporadically, making it difficult to grasp the content.

He could only guess that the man had said something unusual from Master’s angry appearance.

…Anger. If he felt jealous even of that sight, was he insane?

“I’m insane.”

He muttered lowly.

Master had many secrets. And he could no longer bear to just watch this.

When he removed his hands from his face, he had a resolute expression as if everything had been sorted out.

He had to uncover the truth.

* * *

“Ugh, this is exhausting.”

I muttered out of habit and got up from my seat. I had to leave the Tower before sunrise.

Looking around briefly, I could see dented spots here and there. After waiting a moment, the Tower began repairing itself.

By the time the Prisoners entered, those battle traces would probably disappear without a trace.

‘So a frontal assault was the answer after all.’

The easiest thing would be to kill That Guy and silence him. But it was difficult.

First, I avoid Murder for special reasons.

That Guy cannot be killed.

That was why I found Hades annoying.

He retreated obediently because he confirmed that I was really in the Tower.

He probably thinks he can find me anytime now.

I could almost read his thoughts, so I chuckled.

‘Go ahead and search all you want.’

By taking the risk and showing myself directly before him, I bought time.

But I can’t drag this out for long.

‘Soon Helios will reach the 50th Floor.’

There are still many floors remaining.

‘This won’t do.’

If Hades learns the truth, it’s game over.

Raising my rank. I need to proceed faster.

Is there a way?

It’s not that there isn’t one.

‘…If Helios is willing to take some risks, that is.’

Fortunately, the 50th Floor wasn’t that far away.

The reason I couldn’t use this method until now was because it was only possible starting from the 50th Floor at minimum.

I ran my hand through my hair and left the Tower. The night wind was blowing.

“Helios.”

I muttered my disciple’s name.

“The 70th Floor in one go, then the 90th Floor after that.”

Would he feel a chill while sleeping? I walked on with such idle thoughts.

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