I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 21

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Chapter 21
That was a kind of Emergency Distress Signal.
When someone had an accident while on the Walking Path, or a fight broke out that couldn’t be handled—that’s when you used that signal.
I’d never actually triggered it before, but……
‘I’ve heard about it.’
The prisoners on the Walking Path said that when one of them pulled it, there’d be an enormous sound followed by an assembly order.
That’s why they told us never to touch it.
I bit my lip hard.
I could grab it right now if I wanted to, but my height was far, far too small.
It was positioned much higher than I’d anticipated.
But solutions come if you look for them.
Fortunately, I had a very useful ally to help me reach that handle.
* * *
‘Damn it……!’
Why was the little brat so fast?!
The Prison Guard, who’d thought he could catch him easily by running, was deeply flustered.
Even if the kid ran well, wasn’t he still just a child?
How could he possibly run faster than an adult like him?
It made no sense.
But there was no time to dwell on it now.
‘I have to catch him right now!’
The Prison Guard had originally belonged to Director Sys, but now he was a traitor playing along with a clever tongue.
Of course, that wasn’t all.
There was a position far better than his current one being promised, plus massive sums of money that made betrayal painless. That was enough to blind one’s eyes in an instant.
And besides, who was Sys currently helping?
It was Bancadium, the man suspected of murdering the Crown Prince. If things went wrong, he could get entangled and have his own neck cut off.
But if he just came over to their side, they’d pretend not to know anything—
How could he not be swayed?
The sun no longer rose for Bancadium.
He had reason enough to betray, and the Prison Guard had sold his loyalty to save his own skin.
Of course, if this came to light he’d be dead for sure. So before that happened, he had to take that little brat away quickly!
‘Damn it!’
Just a little more and he’d have it.
The quick-witted brat was also very nimble on his feet.
Before he knew it, they’d left the building’s rear and were already out on the Walking Path.
‘This is driving me crazy!’
This made things very difficult.
If he wasn’t careful, not only other Prison Guards but Sys’s people too could see them.
If that happened, he couldn’t even imagine what that little brat who’d blown up the building would say.
‘No choice then.’
He’d have to use force to take him.
The Prison Guard pushed off the ground with all his strength and reached out his hand.
But then.
“?!”
The child, who’d been running away the whole time, suddenly stopped in his tracks and then rushed straight toward him.
“W-what?!”
The startled Prison Guard hesitated for a moment. Seizing that gap, the child threw his full weight against him, pushing him toward the wall.
Normally he could have easily dodged, but with his center of gravity locked in place, this wasn’t a situation where he could.
“Uh—!”
As the Prison Guard threw out his arms in shock, his hand shot upward.
Click.
His fingertips caught and pulled down the Emergency Handle precisely.
“Huh?!”
The Prison Guard gasped belatedly.
There was no time to hurt from hitting the wall.
Whirrrrr—!
Immediately, a deafening roar swept across Iztail.
* * *
“Got it!”
After pushing the Prison Guard away as planned, I clutched the Whistle tightly.
“What?! What’s happening?!”
“What is this……! An intruder?!”
As expected, voices began coming from everywhere. Taking advantage of the Prison Guard’s panic, I quickly turned my body.
Now, while everyone’s attention was fixed on him, was my only chance.
‘I just need to reach the Director’s Office!’
Fortunately, I knew the way. All I had to do was turn the corner once and keep going straight.
But nothing’s done till it’s done.
The moment I turned the corner, my vision flipped.
“Kyaa?!”
I fell hard on my backside and swallowed the pain. But just as I was coming to my senses to run—
“You little rat!”
“Eek?!”
Another Prison Guard grabbed my arm and twisted my lips upward.
“Damn it! Because of you, how much of a hassle has this become!”
The Prison Guard, blaming me for everything, roughly hauled me to my feet.
I gritted my teeth and twisted my body with all my strength, but it was useless. I was quick at moving, but I had nowhere near the strength to match him.
But when there are no teeth, the gums will do.
“Aaaahhh!”
When I bit his hand hard, he shoved me to the ground with a thud.
I tried to get up quickly and spring forward, but—
“?!”
My tilted body hit the floor again with a splat. This time I fell properly, and my knees throbbed with pain.
“Hhh—.”
I swallowed the tears that came unbidden and squeezed my eyes shut. That was when it happened.
“Damn. The kid says take it easy!”
The brute roughly twisted my ankle tight in his grip.
I tried to resist in shock, but that was all I could manage.
The difference in build was too great.
“Just stay still—.”
Before I could finish, he yanked me hard.
My arms and knees scraped against the cold floor. He forced me back to my feet and started moving again.
‘This can’t happen……!’
If I got dragged away from here, it was truly over.
But there was no chance to escape.
After struggling for a while, I squeezed my eyes shut.
‘If only I were a bit bigger.’
Then I wouldn’t be pushed around like this. For the first time, I resented my small body.
That moment.
“Listen, you little shit. Just follow along quietly and I’ll let you live. Got it? Be good now— cough!”
With a harsh cough, the hand holding my arm fell away.
At the same time,
Bang—!
With a tremendous sound,
warmth embraced my whole body.
“Wh-what?”
As I reflexively tilted my head back, a familiar face came into view.
Golden hair that gleamed like the sun itself before my eyes. Eyes reminiscent of gold and a beautiful face.
In Iztail, there was only one man with such features.
“D-Duke?”
As I called out to him, long eyelashes cast a shadow downward. The man, gazing at me with those indifferent eyes as before, spoke curtly.
“Close your eyes.”
If you don’t want to see something ugly.
* * *
What he’d given the child was a kind of Signal Device, not an ordinary Whistle.
The moment it was used once, the Magic imbued in the Whistle would activate, and by following just that Aura, one could find the other’s location.
That’s why sound wasn’t necessary.
In case the child was ever kidnapped or dragged away, it could be blown silently—only the Aura needed to be sensed.
Wheeeee—
‘Blowing it diligently, isn’t he.’
The child used the Whistle very faithfully.
On one hand, it made him want to praise him.
Thanks to the child blowing it several times, finding him hadn’t been very difficult.
But then.
“Listen, you little shit. Just follow along quietly and I’ll let you live.”
He knew it would be a dangerous situation, but facing it directly was more…….
“Be good now— cough!”
He felt disgusted.
Very much so.

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