Episode 394
I immediately headed to the vice principal’s office.
“Hey, hey! Where are you going!”
Jisal followed suit, perhaps sensing some kind of ominousness, but I had no interest in assigning it to this guy right now.
After quickly reaching the vice principal’s office on the first floor, he swung open the door without even knocking.
“Is this guy really crazy? hey! “The vice principal is your friend!”
There was no obi.
The vice principal’s office was so clean that it made me uncomfortable.
When I think about why I feel uncomfortable about being clean, no matter how much it is a work space, any place where people stay must have at least a sense of living… … .
Because no such traces were felt at all.
For example, no matter how neat a person is, it is common to keep writing instruments nearby.
There was no writing pad or pen holder on the desk.
“It looks like Vice Principal Obi has been away for quite some time. What happened?”
“So why are you asking me that! “Am I the acting principal?”
“Answer first. “Because it’s urgent.”
“Fuck… … . “It weighs a lot.”
Obi grumbled and responded.
“I don’t know either. However, if something urgent comes up, the vice principal may be away for a few days.”
“Without any notice?”
“Anyway, the punishment building runs well regardless of whether there is a vice principal or not.”
“Then you don’t even know where he went.”
“Hey, come out first. Come out and talk. If they catch you coming in here without permission, disciplinary action will not be enough. “You don’t want to be kicked out again to the living quarters.”
“… … .”
I looked around the vice principal’s office again.
I felt like I wanted to search this place right away, but if Jisal was next to me, I wouldn’t be able to search comfortably anyway.
It would be better to come and check it out later on my own.
I nodded and came out, and only then did Jisal quip as if he had taken a breather.
“Oh my… … . You’re really going to have an accident soon.”
“How is the handover done when a new prisoner arrives? “He is also a prisoner who will be held on the top floor.”
“Tsk… … . okay. “You’re finally asking a sensible question.”
Jisal shrugged his shoulders as if he would rather ask this question.
“There’s nothing we can do about that guy Gustav. Especially since he is so crazy, he will be transferred to a straitjacket. There will probably be a few guards following from building 106. “We just need to take him over and put him in an empty room on the top floor.”
“You’re coming in a straitjacket? “What on earth have you done?”
“… I heard the story, but honestly, I don’t know if it’s true. Rumors tend to be distorted. In some ways, it’s similar to Beric who came here a while ago… … .”
When I looked at him with a puzzled look on his face, Jisal said with an unpleasant look on his face.
“He was a cannibal. And that means at least dozens of inmates.”
* * *
“ah! Cannibal! “It’s a hard habit to break.”
Top floor inmate Ryleen, a fairy, 316 years old. Sentence: 117 years.
He was a prisoner on the top floor, where I would be responsible for serving food today.
I wondered if it was the cult leader’s plan to bring in Gustav, so I secretly leaked information and this is what I got in return.
Come to think of it, this woman was said to have committed massacre and predation on her own people.
It is said that they ate more than 50 fairies.
According to the documents later given by Obi, this woman was from the Western Fairy Clan.
However, Gustav, who was also from the West, seemed not to know, which is not strange.
This woman is currently serving her 37th year in prison, so this must have been before Big Boss Gustav came to prominence.
“Have you ever eaten a human?”
“No. “Why are you asking that?”
“No, you’re a lizardman, right? “I think I may have eaten it a few times.”
The way he speaks is natural, as if he would have shrugged his shoulders if he had been able to move.
Even though this woman was blindfolded, she seemed to know exactly that I was a lizardman.
There is some difference in tone… … .
It certainly feels similar to the guy I talked about earlier, Nevelik.
“Just because we’re lizardmen doesn’t mean we eat humans. We’ve already accepted civilization, learned knowledge, and come to know dignity.”
“haha. You say something interesting. “Do you think wild lizardmen are completely different creatures from you?”
“… … .”
“Not at all. To borrow your words, among the wild lizardmen there are many who have learned knowledge and have come to know dignity. After mixing with civilization and living as a single person… “One day, he suddenly realized his true nature and returned to the wild.”
Riley said with a smile.
“So what I’m saying is, we have so much under control now. Control your instincts, control your desires. “Why does it have to be like that?”
“Because that’s the difference between humans and beasts.”
“Are humans superior to animals? I don’t know. “It is better to live as you want for a few years than to control your desires and live for hundreds of years.”
“You have no right to talk about animals. Even animals have maternal love. They may starve, but they do not eat their own children.”
“ah… … . “I guess you found out about me.”
Riley said with a low laugh.
“It was a special taste. At the same time, this thought occurred to me. Since I am eating the child I gave birth to, isn’t this also self-sufficiency?”
I stood up without responding and turned the current on to full power.
A pure white electric current splashed in the empty room.
Riley’s body trembled violently along with the sound of burning flesh. Blood flowed under the prisoner’s blindfold, along with the foul smell of cooking flesh, but I did not stop emitting electricity.
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“… … .”
As I looked at Riley purring without even being able to scream, I thought about just killing her like this.
The electric current was automatically cut off just before Riley passed out.
Does this mean that no matter how violent a criminal may be, it is not okay to take his or her life?
I thought as I looked at Riley stretched out in a defenseless state.
Instead of just thinking about it, what if we get rid of all these guys now? Without revealing my identity, I’m pretending it’s an accident.
I’ll probably get some reprimand, but is that really a big deal?
However, I thought about what I would do if I were not the leader of the cult… They are vicious criminals anyway, so I wonder what it has to do with it.
“You should also follow your instincts… … .”
Meanwhile, Riley whispered in a trembling voice.
“That way, there will be less regrets… … .”
Does this guy even know what I’m worried about?
Anyway, I passed out right after that, so I had no choice but to return to my room.
“… … ?”
But there was a note on the table that I had never seen before.
After looking around just in case, I carefully opened it and saw something written in an overly neat handwriting.
[Be careful with the obi.]
Whose warning is this?
The one that immediately came to mind was Ludwig.
It was difficult to find the handwriting in the straight handwriting, which looked as if it had been printed on a stone tablet, and I heard that Ludwig had specially practiced this type of handwriting in order to leave no traces.
I looked at the note a few more times to make sure there were no other devices, then tore it into small pieces, put it in my mouth, and swallowed it.
Did Ludwig infiltrate this tower himself?
I thought it would be difficult even for him.
Not only is the labor camp equipped with its own security at a considerable level, but the punishment building goes one step further.
Because it is a deep basin, it is easy to detect someone approaching, and even if they sneak in just by chance, there are countless communication crystals installed inside.
in other words.
‘You just bribed the prisoner.’
The content written in the note was excessively brief, but it seemed as if it had not been written in detail for fear of being discovered.
If it’s this much, it won’t cause much of a fuss even if it’s discovered.
It’s not unusual for prisoners to be wary of the punishment building’s superintendent.
‘… … .’
Even though I got the clue, I was seething inside.
The frustration was about to turn into annoyance, and I thought that if I continued like this, I would not be able to eat or drink.
There are only three days left until the finale… … .
Now that it’s come to this, it’s no time to consider my status as a Luzard, my status as a prisoner, or the atmosphere of the punishment.
You have to do something while there’s still time left, and don’t stop thinking until the last minute.
‘First, let’s start by looking for this bastard, Obi.’
And even if it means killing this guy, I have to hear everything he’s hiding.
Early that morning, I didn’t sleep again and immediately headed to the supplies room. This is the place where I had my last conversation with Obi.
First, I tried to find traces there… … .
There was a passenger in the supplies room.
“… … .”
Vice Principal Obi, whom I had been looking for for several days, was sitting there.
“Principal Obi?”
“… … .”
“What have you been doing?”
There was no reply.
Obi was sitting on the chair that usually greeted me, and even though my appearance must have been in his field of vision, he was still looking straight into space.
I got a little goosebumps.
So before I came… … .
Because it occurred to me that he must have sat alone in a chair and stayed still for hours.
“Obi.”
“… one thing.”
When I called again, Obi’s mouth slowly opened.
“I have a favor to ask.”
A dry voice.
The focus is still not on me.
It was an impression and a voice as if 10 years had passed away in a few days.
It was a random comment, but I didn’t get carried away and asked.
“Before that, I have something to ask you. “Are you a church member?”
No matter how much I thought about it, I wondered if this was what Ludwig was trying to convey to me, so I asked him directly.
“Answer within 3 seconds. “If you don’t answer, I won’t have any further conversations with you.”
“Ugh, uh uh uh uh… … .”
Obi laughed lowly.
The moment I realized that the other person was in no condition to have a conversation, I immediately reached out and grabbed Obi by the collar.
“Answer me.”
Even as I spoke, I could tell that this guy wasn’t going to answer.
If this happens, there is nothing I can do.
I have no choice but to show off my orthodontic skills, which I honed while staying in the punishment building.
Bah!
Perhaps this is the first time since the tower was built that correctional facilities have been opened for prisoners and teachers.
It may be hard to say it with my own mouth, but I am a person who is good at hitting.
You can control the pain to the point where it will bring tears to your eyes, but without damaging vital organs or joints, and without showing any signs of damage.
Needless to say, I have experienced it all myself.
So my punch worked well even for sinners who had a reasonable tolerance for pain.
however.
“… … .”
I stopped picking my purse, which I had been doing for quite some time, and looked at my obi.
Obi’s appearance didn’t change much.
At most, my face is a little swollen… … .
However, the pain felt while exposed to violence must have been unbearable.
However, Obi was still staring straight into space without even letting out a scream.
“Luan Badnicker… … .”
“… … .”
“I have never lied to you. I have shared the identities of the prisoners who stayed on the top floor, as well as the secrets the leader is keeping. I have hidden some truths, but the reason is as I said at the beginning. The moment I reveal my identity, there will be no more need for cooperation between us.”
“I’m the one judging that, not you.”
“okay… … . Even if my true identity is a priest?”
“what?”
When I asked a question, Obi started laughing like a crazy person.
“okay. You’ll get that kind of reaction… … . Well, it doesn’t matter what happens now.”
At this point, I couldn’t help but feel something strange.
I slowly put the obi down on the chair and then asked.
“What on earth happened?”
“… … .”
Then Obi looked up and saw me for the first time. The eyes were as empty as a void.
“… “Let’s leave for today.”
“… … .”
“Tomorrow, after I’ve thought about it, I’ll show you my answer.”
I glanced at the clock.
It is a time zone that is going from 4 am to 5 am. Soon the morning in the desert will dawn.
Moreover, it seemed like there would be no point in rejecting this statement here.
I eventually left the obi and returned to the room.
Then, sitting on the bare floor, looking at the ceiling with open eyes, I felt a small question.
Because the diction of the last words was somewhat strange.
‘Show me the answer?’
Don’t you usually say you’ll give me the answer?
It was when morning dawned that the mystery was solved.
“Aaaah!”
Screams were heard early in the morning.
After dozing for a moment, I came to my senses, kicked down the door, and came out into the hallway.
The guards must have heard the screams, too, and were sticking their faces out through the doors with sleepy expressions on their faces.
“what?”
“Ah-oh… … . What’s going on in the morning? “Who else pooped?”
The place where the screams were heard was familiar to me.
Because it was a place I stopped by just this morning.
Principal’s office.
There were quite a few guards gathered in front of him.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Only breathing was heard.
A man who did not leave a good impression on either the guards or the prisoners, but on the other hand, he did not make a bad impression either. The person in charge of the punishment building and the person who left the post without notice for several days.
Vice Principal Obi was found in the Vice Principal’s office.
With his neck hanging.
