Episode 209
‘Hoo.’
Sihyeon’s eyes took on a peculiar look as he examined the person imprisoned in the first prison on the lowest level.
Even though he was sitting, there was a body there that felt quite large.
The back was full of tattoos.
Not only was he tall, but he also had the energy of a strong man.
“What are you?”
Bald Jang Han inside the prison glared at Sihyeon and asked.
Marie next to her frowned at the quarrelsome tone, but Sihyeon gestured that it was okay.
“New castle town.”
“What? The new lord of the castle? Poahim, does that damn bastard have a meltdown?”
“Can’t you shut up that dirty snout right now?”
Marie couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted.
The cold energy coming from her seemed to freeze the surroundings.
‘indeed.’
Sihyeon thought as he stared at the side of Marie’s face.
Definitely not an ordinary jailer.
No, he will definitely be quite strong.
Therefore, he can shout with such confidence even to a prisoner presumed to be S-class.
Since he was Poachim’s close associate, it was perhaps natural for him to be that strong.
Although Poachim’s shouting only made him look funny in front of him, Chuck, the first jailer, was probably just as strong as Marie.
“What if you can’t shut up?”
Bald Jang Han also fought a long distance without losing.
It seemed like the argument would continue for a while if things continued like this, so Si-hyeon stepped in and stopped Mari.
“Lord of the castle, you must punish me immediately….”
“It’s okay. I’ll take care of it.”
“…I understand, Lord Seong.”
Marie stepped back and Sihyeon approached the prison.
“But haven’t we seen each other before somewhere? I feel like that.”
Sihyeon tilted her head.
I definitely felt like we had met somewhere.
“Hmph, what nonsense. I’ve never seen a face like yours before.”
Bald Jang Han snorted and said.
“okay?”
Sihyeon still had a suspicious look in his eyes.
If insight was triggered, you would have known it right away, but it was quiet.
It is clear that he is the wicked of the wicked, but his insight does not activate.
For what reason?
“Why insight….”
Marie opened her mouth as if she heard Sihyeon’s muttering.
“Ah, all the prisons on the lowest level here are equipped with defenses that strongly block magic and skills to prevent prison breakouts. That’s why the Lord of the Castle’s insight doesn’t work either.”
“okay.”
Of course, such a powerful device would be needed to prevent the escape of these absolutely dangerous people.
Otherwise, they were people who had the ability to break prison hundreds of times and escape.
Sihyeon nodded as if she understood and stared at the bald Janghan.
“But, I think I definitely saw it? Hmm….”
As Sihyeon was recalling memories, something suddenly crossed his mind.
Yes, that person was clearly bald and big, like a bear.
“Aren’t you Max by any chance?”
“What the hell are you asking when you know everything?”
Bald Janghan, Max spat out as if he was dumbfounded.
He thought Sihyeon was mocking him.
No matter how many prisoners there are in the prison castle, there is no way that the castle owner would not know the personal details of a prisoner like himself.
So, that kind of reaction was bound to come out.
“Huh, is this really true? It’s the leader of the Gwangpung Temple, Gwangpung Geoung?”
“This bastard is really… It would be best for him to keep his temper and act on his own.”
Max growled warningly.
But of course, Sihyeon didn’t pay any attention to such warnings.
“Wow… It’s amazing, it’s amazing. I never thought I’d see a dead human again. Should I be happy about this?”
Max then apparently died by his own hands. However, this is how I encountered Max again in the prison castle.
‘also… .’
It was clear that the world where Poahim was now was on a different world line from the Leiter Continent, where humans were enslaved by demons.
I don’t know why I was connected to that world, but it didn’t seem to have anything to do with why I was a unique awakened person.
“What? Are you dying? What kind of bullshit are you talking about?”
Max shouted, rolling his eyes.
Sihyeon chuckled.
It would naturally be absurd for Max in this world who knows nothing.
But that’s it. Poor attitude toward incarceration is bad.
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A prisoner with such a poor attitude could not be left alone.
If they just pass by, the rumor will quickly spread within the prison castle that the new lord of the castle is Hugu.
This could not be done, even for the sake of the dignity and authority of the traditional castle lord.
In this position, he is not the head of the security department, but the owner of the castle.
Sihyeon took out Seongju’s guards.
Then he instructed Marie.
“Get that human out of prison.”
“Yes, Lord!”
A subtle smile appeared on Marie’s lips.
It was a face that I liked.
It was said that there was no medicine under the commander, but he was also the chief prison guard working under Poahim.
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“Ugh…! Stop! Please… please stop!”
Max begged, holding on to Sihyeon’s pant legs.
There was no trace of the vigor from before on his face. He was being a gentle sheep and begging me to stop.
“He’s so big, but he’s so strong.”
“Oh, no… I’m not going to kill you! Ah… it hurts… You’re in so much pain, I feel like I’m going to die, so please stop!”
“Hmm, are you going to behave properly in prison from now on?”
“Yeah, that’s right! I’ll do it right… I’ll absolutely do it right…!”
“Okay. It’s my first time, so I’ll just skip it this time. But you better be really careful. Next time it won’t end like this.”
“…gasp… gasp….”
Max, barely free from the pain, took a deep breath.
He doesn’t even have the presence of mind to express any emotions, so he just hangs around.
“Put this person back in.”
“Yes, Lord Seong.”
Marie’s expression brightened to the point where it was noticeable.
It seemed that the lord of the castle was satisfied with the fact that he personally punished the prisoner who behaved arrogantly towards him.
Perhaps there was some doubt about the new castle lord’s capabilities.
After all, it was possible because the former lord of the castle was Poahim.
Anyway, this incident seemed to have largely resolved the doubts.
Marie threw Max into prison and locked the prison door again.
Sihyeon spoke to her.
“Oh, and the prisoners here are fed to their fill.”
“yes?”
Marie looked at Sihyeon with questioning eyes.
You suddenly feed a cocky prisoner a hearty meal the moment his punishment is over?
I couldn’t immediately understand what the intention was.
“I don’t know what will happen, but shouldn’t you eat well so that you can use your strength later? Oh, let me change my stance. Make sure all the prisoners in this prison castle are well fed.”
“…yes?”
Marie looked very confused.
It has to be that way.
This world was completely different from today, where human rights groups sing songs about ‘respecting the human rights of prisoners’.
Nowadays, it is natural and required by law to provide prisoners with a nutritionally sufficient amount of calories.
But this was a world where it was natural for prisoners to be treated like beggars.
This is because prisoners who have committed crimes are basically subhuman beings.
So, of course, only enough food was given to sustain life.
It’s surprising that Max maintains such a large body.
“Do you understand what I’m saying?”
“Ah… Yes. I understand, Lord Seong.”
Marie was puzzled, but since it was the castle lord’s order anyway, she had no choice but to answer that way.
But suddenly, as if she remembered something, she opened her mouth again.
“Ah, but.”
“What is it?”
“There is enough food to feed the prisoners so well….”
“Oh, don’t worry about that. We have the ability to procure that much food. Don’t worry, just eat as much as you want.”
Although Sihyeon himself received a civil servant salary, with the funds from the Yangji guild, which had risen to become a large guild, that was no problem.
“I will do as you command, Lord Seong.”
Marie bowed her head.
“Then let’s keep going.”
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“There are 20 people, right?”
“Yes, Lord of the castle. Originally, there weren’t that many, but after the war ended, the number of lowest-class prisoners increased to what it is now.”
“I see. Are all the prisoners here S-class?”
“Huh? S-class? I didn’t quite understand what you meant, but….”
Marie looked at Sihyeon with a look of incomprehension.
‘Oh, that’s right.’
Sihyeon realized why she had that kind of face.
The division of skill levels into S and A was the concept of this place where the awakened person’s stat window was located.
There was no such stat window here, so of course there would be no such concept.
“I said something wrong. Um, so… All the prisoners here are as skilled as Max we saw earlier, right?”
Sihyeon changed his words and asked again.
“Ah, yes. That’s right. And there are quite a few more.”
“As expected.”
Sihyeon nodded.
It’s definitely a huge number.
The S-class numbers of powerful countries revealed on the surface were enough to slap someone in the face several times.
Well, maybe it’s natural.
Unlike Earth, where there were hundreds of countries and many powerful countries, the power of the Empire on the Leiter Continent was overwhelming.
Since it was an empire’s infamous prison castle, it was only natural that it would be overflowing with S-class prisoners.
“Okay. Let’s see to the end.”
“Yes, Lord Seong.”
Sihyeon and Marie started walking again.
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Indeed, there were no ordinary people here.
They were all people who thought the world was small and walked all over the place.
And among them, there were some who wanted to see him as the new lord of the castle, so it took some time to punish them.
This is because the authority of the castle lord must be clearly established from the beginning.
Anyway, it was finally the last prison.
However, before reaching the last prison, I could feel Marie looking a little nervous.
Sihyeon stared at her with puzzled eyes because he had never felt anything like this before.
It wasn’t an illusion, I was definitely nervous.
‘Who is it?’
Si-hyeon’s questioning gaze turned towards the inside of the final prison.
He was an old man.
The old man’s body was so thin that his bones were exposed, as if he had not eaten properly.
He was short and his waist was bent.
There was absolutely nothing to feel intimidated by in that frail body.
His eyes were quiet and clear.
It was very different from the people I had been with until now, who could feel a tremendous amount of force just by standing still.
But Marie is nervous?
Then there is only one answer.
It means that one can reach an extremely high level and hide everything about oneself in complete ordinariness.
Sihyeon realized that the old man was a huge monster.
“Who is this person?”
Sihyeon asked Marie.
“This person belongs to a strange religious group that existed at the western end of the continent….”
“A religious group?”
“Yes, the Heavenly Demon Church or something… and this person is the Heavenly Demon, the head of that religious group.”
“Cheonma?”
Sihyeon widened his eyes.
Church of the Heavenly Demon?
Heavenly horse?
It’s impossible not to know.
It was a word that appeared frequently in martial arts.
But also on the Leiter Continent?
It was a strange yet absurd feeling.
Anyway, one thing was certain.
Those who are called Heavenly Demons everywhere are monsters among monsters.
“Who on earth captured this person?”
Sihyeon asked because he was honestly curious.
Marie answered.
“The emperor himself led his army to conquer and completely destroy that strange religious group and took this person prisoner.”
‘The emperor?’
Sihyeon frowned slightly at the harsh words.
When I heard that, I somehow felt bad.
It seemed like it wasn’t simply because of what happened on Ganghwa Island with the emperor’s group.
Maybe it was because he had the heart of a sword emperor who was purged by the emperor.
“…Yes, the emperor killed all of our brothers.”
The quiet old man responded to the word emperor.
The old man continued.
“He is the one who will only bring about endless bloodshed. It is a pity that we cannot get rid of him.”
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