Episode 375
‘I made some mistake.’
Aylac, the director of building 107, grumbled.
Thinking back to Topepo’s shout that he had just shouted in the warehouse.
– Well, that weapon is close to new and old!
– If that sword was recognized as its owner, then the Lizardman would not be an easy person either!
-What are you doing now? Without going and checking right away!
It was repugnant that he dared to give orders to the director, but for now he had no choice but to pretend to follow.
This is because Topepo was a person who was in charge of building 107 even before Aylac became the director, and was like a so-called boss.
From what I heard, Topepo was there when the former director of Islak, the former director, and even the former director Jeon Jeon-Jeon were first imprisoned, so it is clear that he must have stayed there for at least several decades.
Of course, since monsters did not appear at that time, at most I would have been responsible for doing odd jobs such as maintaining and repairing excavation equipment… … .
Not now.
Currently, the presence of craftsmen who can inspect equipment at work sites is extremely valuable.
The reason you can never fight with your bare hands is because it is a monster that appears in this workhouse.
Of course, the moving process is very cumbersome and there are many things to consider, so moving is not as easy as it sounds.
In other words, it means that the transfer is possible if you take on all the troublesome work.
This means that even as Ayrlac, he has no choice but to be cautious to some extent.
‘f*cking shit.’
Heterogeneous accommodation.
Although it has that name, Aylac frowned when she arrived at the place, which was much more often called [Monster Cage].
This was because the foul odor coming from the mixed body odors of various races stung my nose.
In fact, to get rid of this smell, you just need to lift the limit on the number of times they bathe each day, but water is an extremely precious resource in the desert.
There isn’t enough water for humans, so why give it to a different race? There is no such thing as waste.
Anyway, Aylac, who didn’t even want to step inside because of the smell, screamed outside the cage.
“hey! “A lump of rock!”
I call the room manager of Building 107, a dormitory for people of different races.
The name was probably Stone something, but I couldn’t quite remember.
“Can’t you hear me? Hey, you monster bastards!”
Bang bang!
When I knocked on the roughly made door, it trembled as if the door was about to fall off at any moment.
When it was sung like that two or three times, even Aylac couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.
Something is strange.
It is not strange that the rock-hewn owner is deaf.
That guy, who was somewhere between inanimate and living things, often appeared very dull and stupid.
But he’s not the only one of this species in this cage.
There were many people who were sensitive enough to wake up to the sound of insects while they were sleeping.
But there is still no response… … .
That’s the moment.
The door opened with a squeak.
The moment the person inside revealed itself, Aylac had no choice but to tremble and take a step back.
“You, you, what are you?”
“… … .”
A black-scaled lizardman.
The mismatched purple eyes were eerie for some reason. This may be due to the slitted pupils characteristic of predators.
For some reason, it reminded me of a snake rather than a lizard.
Lizardman with black scales… Luzard said.
“What’s going on?”
“profit! I just asked! “What are you doing?”
“Are you asking my name? Or stagnation?”
“you! why! I’m asking if you’re crawling out! “I called Stonegan!”
Only after spitting it out, Ailak realized that the name of the rock tribe leader who was the leader of this cage was Stonegan.
“Why did you call Stonegan?”
“Because I have something to say!”
“So what do you have to say?”
How dare you play with me?
Ailac gritted his teeth and glared at Luzard. He didn’t do that for long.
Before long, Aylac rolled her eyes.
After staring at him for a strangely long time, I felt a throbbing sensation in my burned right palm.
“… This is what I need to say to the room manager. “It has nothing to do with you.”
Actually, I was planning to ask Stonegan about this mysterious Lizardman, but when I saw the person involved, I couldn’t bring myself to ask about it directly.
Because there is a possibility that this guy is hiding something… … . Aylac forced herself to think that way.
“Then tell me.”
“what?”
“I’m the head of the room now, so please speak up.”
“What is that… … .”
Looking at Ailak with a blank expression, the Lizardman spoke calmly.
“They say the head of the room here is determined by rank of power. I engaged in a fair duel with the former head of the room, Stonegan, and defeated him. “That scene was witnessed by countless people inside.”
“… … .”
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“So now I am the head of this place.”
Aylac could not help but make a blank expression.
* * *
I’ve heard that prison cells have their own rules, hierarchy, power, and invisible politics.
However, I had no idea that even other races would accept such a system.
Is it because I also have prejudice against people of different races?
After thinking about it for a moment, I thought it might be more about expectations than prejudice.
There is no way that those who are faithful to nature rather than reason will easily adapt to the system. Especially if it is unreasonable.
“Are you gone?”
Stonegan looked at me and spoke carefully.
His face was half shattered because it had been hit by my fist.
I was surprised that it broke so easily, but fortunately it wasn’t anything serious and it regenerated quickly.
“I’m gone.”
“Did you say anything else?”
“They didn’t say so.”
It’s true.
When he heard that I was the manager, the manager wheezed for a while and then turned around and left without saying a word.
Then Stonegan’s rock face was distorted into a strange shape.
“… No way. “He’s a person who is always impatient because he can’t catch us, but he just left without saying anything.”
“… … .”
“Did something happen with you?”
“There was some conflict.”
I looked around.
There aren’t that many of the different races staying here.
About fifteen people at most?
This is because not all of the prisoners replenished today were here.
They said this was building 107, so I think they probably dispersed to other buildings.
“Conflict… … . Could it be that you rebelled against the director?”
“rebellion?”
“… Since you seem like a proud warrior, it must have been difficult for you to immediately accept the poor treatment you received here. But I can tell you that it was a mistake. “At least in this building 107, that person is the law.”
“why.”
“Because he is the director.”
“Just that? “Does the director even have the right to punish other prisoners?”
“similar. You must have seen it too, right? “When he was first deployed to Building 107, that person released the electric current from this necklace.”
ah. that.
From what I’m saying, it seems like something similar happened to this guy.
But isn’t it true that electricity doesn’t pass through rocks? It’s an insulator.
“well. “It seemed like there were conditions.”
“A condition?”
“That’s enough, I’d like to ask you something else. Things like basic life and rules here. First of all, how much freedom is guaranteed? “Is it possible to stop by other districts as well?”
“Why the other building?”
“Because I want to see the directors there too. “If it’s at the same level as that Ailak, it’s not worth paying attention to.”
I said that and grinned as if my body was itching.
This time, we added a setting to the labor leader Luzard that he somewhat enjoys fighting. For a smooth mission.
“He’s the director… … .”
“Have you ever seen another director?”
“I’ve seen it from afar when filling quotas.”
I stopped trying to ask Gustav about his facial expressions.
I still can’t trust this rock man, and I don’t know the extent of Gustav’s influence.
If you peep and end up getting stepped on, your radius of action in the future will be greatly reduced.
Even though the existence of the Black Cult was revealed, I still did not give up on tracking Gustav.
Anyway, he also has the ability to summon demons.
If you focus only on the Black Cult Leader and miss him, and the Demon King descends, there will be no such disaster.
And then I thought that there was almost no chance of Gustav being in this building 107.
First of all, because the director was a different guy.
‘He’s probably a director or something in another building, right?’
To begin with, he was called Big Boss among the western gangs.
Even if it is a labor station, if there is a system like this, it will naturally have power.
“First of all, to answer, there is of course no right to visit other buildings. I don’t even know what kind of person is lurking there. “On occasion, when carrying out joint missions, we encounter other fellow workers, but there is no time for private conversation.”
Having said that, Stonegan continued speaking after a short interval.
“But there is a way to see all the other enemas.”
“What is that?”
“You can become a director. Then, you can participate in the [directors’ meeting] that is held once a month, and all the directors in the labor camp attend that meeting.”
“Hoo.”
It was easier than I thought.
I grinned on the inside, but maintained a solemn expression on the outside.
“How can an enema become an enema?”
“… impossible.”
“why?”
“To become a director, performance is the top priority.”
“performance?”
“Of course, it is about subduing monsters and excavating relics. Based on this, performance is compiled once a quarter, and only the head of the cell with the highest performance in the unit can become the director.”
When I heard it, I lost heart.
Well, I thought something like that, people of this race are not even given qualifications.
As for performance, there is nothing bad for me.
“Why is that impossible? “Isn’t this a problem that can be solved just by building up performance?”
“First of all, there are less than two weeks left until the next collection day. “Just because you’re the new room manager doesn’t mean the accomplishments we’ve built will disappear, but the difference between Aylac’s room and ours is extreme to begin with.”
“How extreme.”
“As of now, the point of the Islak room is 107 points.”
It doesn’t seem like that many.
“We have three points.”
Oh… … .
I was a little surprised, but maintained my composure as a Luzard.
“Is it roughly a 30-fold difference? But it’s amazing that you can only achieve that much with this level of power.”
The majority of the other races staying here were desert orcs, but they did not seem to lack physical ability.
First of all, I have at least proven myself by still surviving.
“that… … .”
This is the moment when Stonegan opens his mouth.
Kurrrrrr… … !
The ground trembled as if an earthquake had occurred, and the shabby accommodations of the different races creaked.
Sand poured out from between the roughly pitched roofs, creating a mess that looked as if it had suddenly been showered with sand.
Fortunately, the earthquake stopped quickly.
“What is happening?”
When I asked, Stonegan spoke with a face as hard as a rock. It’s a real rock though.
“A gap has opened.”
“gap?”
“Yes. Looking at the progress, it’s around here… … . “It seems to be our area in Building 107.”
“Good. “Then doesn’t that mean you can achieve results if you go out and fight right away?”
“no. “Our turn will be a little later.”
I asked while shaking the sand off my body.
“What do you mean?”
“Our role is not to fight monsters that appear from the cracks. It couldn’t be that way in the first place. “Because we don’t have the equipment.”
Stonegan said in a bitter voice.
“So, after the inmates in the other rooms defeat the monster, we can work on finding artifacts from the corpse.”
I almost burst into laughter.
Because of this, I thought to myself that I only got 3 points.
‘You can’t fight because you don’t have a weapon?’
I heard the reason, but I don’t understand it.
It’s not like I’m supporting a guy who’s a director or something.
However, I am a faction that believes that regardless of the tactics, whether it is a different race or a human, you can fight with your bare body.
Of course, unless I know the level of enemies I have to fight, I may be asking too much.
So for now.
“Where are we going?”
“To check on the monster in the workhouse. “If I can afford it, I can earn some points.”
“Do you have a weapon?”
“weapon? “Yes.”
I looked around and picked up a rock on the floor.
After picking it up, I found that it was a piece of stone that had fallen from Stonegan’s face.
“… … ?”
While Stonegan looked puzzled, I spoke.
“Let me borrow this.”
