I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 99

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Chapter 99

My Enhanced Senses had done their job too clearly for me to think I’d misheard.

These damn excellent senses made it impossible to even mishear things. Rarely, I lost my words for a moment and stared at Helios.

‘He noticed? How? And when?’

The confusion that had briefly washed over me like a wave was quickly controlled, and I regained my composure.

What happened, happened.

Damage control came first.

First, I calmly and nonchalantly asked back.

“Setting that question aside for now.”

I gestured with my eyes.

“…Why are you having such a conversation while stepping on people, Disciple?”

It’s fortunate that everyone had fainted after the fierce battle and couldn’t hear.

Just in case, I spread out my Kia to check, and among the prisoners we’d knocked down, none were in a state to listen.

“Because it’s important.”

I looked at Helios and tilted my head.

“So, Master. Your answer?”

A polite but persistent gaze.

‘His face looks too confident, as if he has evidence, for me to say I don’t know what he’s talking about.’

Shameless denial had made most situations favorable for me, but it wouldn’t help now.

‘…And is it strange that I find Helios, who figured this out alone, a little admirable?’

Now, what to do.

* * *

Twelve hours earlier.

Helios had woken up this morning with solemn determination.

And for good reason, as today was the first day of the bet Mint had proposed.

Helios had told Ged’s Group that if it was difficult, they didn’t have to participate in his and Mint’s bet.

But Ged’s Group cheerfully expressed their intention to participate. With faces radiating respect and affection for their Boss.

In contrast, Haira asked incredulously.

“The Floor is team-based, so what are you going to do alone?”

Of course, Helios felt grateful to Ged’s Group, who joined him despite having some complaints.

They could have taken their time, but they accommodated his stubbornness.

‘I will definitely succeed.’

The remaining floors wouldn’t necessarily be easy either.

Most importantly, as they climbed higher, naturally stronger beings would be there as Floor Masters.

Helios’s prediction proved correct.

That morning, the team that owned the 46th Floor welcomed Helios casually as they watched the uninvited guests who had barged in from early morning.

“Wow, there were rumors everywhere that you started doing crazy things.”

“So you’re that guy from the rumors? Oh my, you’re even more handsome than the rumors said.”

Because Mint had only failed to block the sound during the betting part with Helios.

Helios’s story, which had already been receiving much attention, spread to all the Mid-grade Prisoners in just half a day.

‘Damn, rumors spread fast.’

And they cleared the 46th Floor.

The Owner Team seemed to want to propose some troublesome game, but after Ged and Seth trained several times…

“My name is Kedrak, our team that owns this floor is… Aaaaah!”

Finally, they succeeded in ending the fight before the Owner Team could even explain the game rules.

“Hahaha, B-Boss said so. Don’t give villains time to introduce themselves!”

“Wooooh, are you watching! Boss’s teachings are correct!”

“I never taught you that.”

And that afternoon, during the time when all prisoners enter the Tower, they broke through the 47th Floor.

Unlike the 46th Floor, it was a sluggish fight. There were many in number too.

The game they proposed was dirty and underhanded, and sinister schemes ran rampant.

“Wow, this kind of dirty game should be watched while eating.”

Mint, who had entered with them, just made carefree remarks. And when they barely managed to pass through the 47th Floor.

Helios and Ged’s Group were mentally exhausted.

They did it.

‘We broke through the 46th and 47th Floors, so tomorrow will be the 48th and 49th Floors.’

And the last day would be the 50th Floor. At this rate, it would be just right.

Helios glanced at Mint.

Though they seemed to have accomplished something great today, Mint’s face remained calm.

It was no different from usual.

How on earth could he draw out any reaction from that Master?

…That Man seemed like he could do it.

‘Something useless came to mind.’

Helios roughly rubbed his face. What mattered was winning the bet.

He would definitely win.

Despite clearing two whole floors in one day, Ged’s Group’s faces didn’t look very refreshed.

“Hmm, a-as expected, the gap…”

“Seth. Let’s rest quietly.”

“Yes….”

The more they fought, the more they grew accustomed to fighting without Brett, yet they felt uncomfortable.

Mentally, far from filling the absence, they still felt a hole. Even though they all knew this, they remained silent about it.

“Hahaha. That’s why there’s a saying among soldiers that while you might not notice someone joining, you always notice when someone’s gone. It’s a saying used in war, you know.”

Ged spoke with a cheerful face, but closed his eyes with a sigh.

‘Should we bring in someone new.’

Mint fell into thought for a moment while watching Ged’s Group.

‘A new attacker.’

So far they were filling Brett’s role well. But soon the limits would show.

She had been thinking that it would be fine to increase the team size by one anyway.

When the opportunity arose, she could mention it to Helios.

‘I’ll let Helios choose what type would be good.’

She could judge their character herself.

Anyway. Lost in their respective thoughts on the way back.

When Helios arrived at his usual training spot. He was faced with an enormous crowd waiting for him.

“Well, well, so you’re that famous Prisoner? I heard an interesting story.”

Ged’s Group, who had temporarily parted ways saying they’d visit their Fam, also encountered troublemakers and couldn’t help Helios with his situation.

“I heard if we beat you up today, we can smash you to pieces.”

Surprisingly, even though Helios had cleared two floors and accumulated mental fatigue.

He won the brawl.

‘…Did I lose my mind for a moment.’

Helios realized that from the middle, he had been half out of his mind.

He only realized it when he was grabbing the last person by the collar.

His body ached all over.

His wounds screamed. Somewhere on his leg felt injured, and the sensation of a sprain came belatedly.

“Haa…. Haa….”

The reason he could fight so recklessly.

Was because Master was behind him.

He thought that as long as she was there, at least he wouldn’t die. Helios chuckled inwardly.

Without you, I’d die.

Both body and heart were so blindly devoted.

“When are you going to let go?”

He had decided to reveal the truth anyway. For some reason, the moment he heard Mint’s voice, which felt leisurely and uniquely gentle.

Helios unconsciously let go of what he had been gripping tightly.

“…Master, why are you here?”

“….”

“When you’re a woman.”

His breathing was rough. It probably wasn’t just because of the fight.

The truth he had noticed but kept hidden all this time. He had finally brought it up.

Of course, it wasn’t that he wasn’t afraid.

But that day, after seeing Master standing with some black-haired man in the empty tower.

He knew his stirring heart wouldn’t settle until he confessed the truth.

He was seeing Mint this shaken for the first time.

Because of him.

That gave him a strange thrill.

Master.

I want you to worry. Just as much as I think about you countless times.

“Why are you saying such things while stepping on someone, Disciple?”

She returned to composure as if she had never been flustered. Even in this situation, leisurely checking if anyone had overheard was so like his master.

“So, Master. What’s your answer?”

He demanded an answer politely but persistently.

Mint chuckled.

“Be careful next time. If you reveal so obviously that you have evidence, the other party becomes even more wary.”

“That’s because what I said is the truth?”

“…”

A brief silence flowed.

“Well.”

Mint shrugged her shoulders.

“Who is this bastard to threaten me, I might find it annoying.”

“…”

“Whatever means necessary, I might think I need to destroy the evidence you have first.”

Helios flinched and stepped back. His body was already soaked with sweat from fighting.

Even so, he became damp again with cold sweat.

‘Aura…’

It was because of the aura Mint had shown for a moment.

‘Destroying evidence.’

Could it be that Mint was thinking of eliminating evidence even by killing her opponent?

Helios threw away the prisoner’s collar he had been gripping and prepared to fight.

“Now, now, lower your guard. This master wouldn’t actually pluck off her one and only disciple’s head.”

“For saying that, you’re speaking strangely specifically.”

“Oh my, why are you being so polite?”

Why indeed. Because although it was less than what she’d shown for a moment, the aura Mint was displaying wouldn’t let him relax his tension.

That’s right. Mint’s aura still hadn’t disappeared.

Mint, who had approached him before he knew it, grabbed his wrist.

“Let’s go back for now.”

Whatever Mint thought of it. This wasn’t a very good place for conversation.

However, Helios didn’t budge. Mint stopped even though she could drag him away by force.

“The conversation.”

“Let’s have it after the bet ends first. How about it?”

“…”

Their gazes crossed.

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