I fought, almost losing my mind, from the excitement I felt after a long time.
I just moved according to instinct.
When my body was moderately warmed up, there were no more prisoners approaching, and I had to smack my lips in disappointment.
"It's still not enough. I said come more."
"That monster bastard...!"
"Please. Let's fight a little more."
The prisoners were already far away.
Dozens of people were lying on the dirt floor, including the huge man.
I didn't know when this guy came. I swung my hands and feet in such a state of ecstasy.
"N, no way...!"
When the dust cleared, I could also see the guards who had been watching from afar. Just as their snickering expressions hardened, Riu also raised his head.
"Wh, what is this...? Did you do that...?"
"It would have been fun if you had seen it. Some people pay expensive ticket prices to see it somewhere."
"Huh...! How could this happen...!"
Riu repeatedly exclaimed in amazement and looked back and forth between me and the prisoners. He shook his head in response to the 'Did you use magic?' that he mouthed.
I wanted to use it too. That thing called magic.
Damn magic stat.
"Attention, everyone!"
At that time, one of the guards shouted loudly.
The guards, who had been panicking, instantly lined up in a straight line.
Soon, Warden Clarke appeared, and his blatant anger was felt in his striding gait.
He was probably watching from the warden's office.
"..."
Clarke, who had come close, looked around.
His expression distorted and then laughed absurdly, and then turned expressionless again.
He took his eyes off me, glared at the responsible guard, and then slapped him across the cheek.
"You stupid bastard! How are you managing the site that a riot is breaking out!"
"Keuheok...! I, I'm sorry!"
The acting was awkward. How could someone who didn't know honor become a knight? Maybe he left honor in the doghouse when he retired.
Clarke gave a fake scolding and then coughed repeatedly.
It was truly disgusting, but I just watched silently.
"...I'm sorry. It's the fault of the guards who couldn't manage the prisoners. It's also my fault that I couldn't manage those guards."
Did this guy wear armor on his face?
I was at a loss for words at his shamelessness in rattling off without changing his expression. I looked at the large iron key on his waist and then looked at his face again.
"Management is very 허술(sloppy). Do your job properly."
"What...?"
"You said it yourself. That it was your responsibility."
"...Okay, let me ask you one thing. Did you unleash mana?"
"Who knows."
-Woo Woong!
At that moment, Clarke deliberately released his energy.
Vivid mana surrounded his body.
The surrounding prisoners began to cough as if they were suffocating, and those with weak bodies even fell to the ground.
"St, stop!"
"I can't breathe...! Please!"
It was impossible for ordinary people to withstand the energy of a 5-circle knight.
The magic 0 stat should have made me suffer too, but at that moment I learned a new fact.
[Trait, 'Noble Soul of the Champion (S)' resists 'Suppression'.]
'Resist...?'
The screen floating above my head shone blue.
I had been curious about the traits anyway.
If it was resistance, was this perhaps a mental immunity? If it was true, it was an OP trait.
'Wow...'
I had never seen a trait like this even after playing the game for over 10 years. Did this also happen during the synchronization process?
'Crazy, really.'
Well, even if the worlds were different, I was someone who had reached the top in one world. It didn't make sense to be suppressed by some 5-circle noob.
"Huh!"
Everyone was rolling on the ground and suffering, but I was fine. Naturally, I became complacent, and Clarke looked very embarrassed.
Judging from his eyes, he seemed to be raising his energy even more, but I only saw the same message.
[Trait, 'Noble Soul of the Champion (S)' resists 'Suppression'.]
It was a S-rank trait.
There was no way you could break through.
"...What happened?"
I changed my mind about trying to act like I understood. It was quite fun to see his embarrassed face.
Clarke raised his energy even more, and now even the guards were starting to fall.
"W, Warden...! Stop now...!"
"Tchet!"
Clarke, who had been struggling, narrowed his eyes and looked at his subordinates.
Soon, he released his energy and looked at me with a complex expression.
Yeah, his head would be 혼란스럽(confused). I had endured his energy even though I didn't have mana.
I was surprised too, so how would the person who was doing it feel.
"Hmph."
I lightly shrugged my shoulders as a substitute for an answer.
Become stronger if you feel wronged. That's how this world is, right?
"...Start working. Control the site properly."
"Yes, yes! Please go in!"
Clarke took a step back. There were many eyes watching, so he wouldn't be able to directly interfere.
I could see him seething alone in the warden's office.
"Number 218. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"Really? There's no way. I thought I was going to die from suffocating."
"Try carrying the stones diligently."
"..."
I looked in the direction Clarke had returned.
If I fought him formally, would I be able to win?
The iron key flickered before my eyes.
I had two problems.
First, I couldn't get the nutrients needed to overcome the penalty.
To build my body, I had to exercise and ingest nutrients together, but the sand bread and weed porridge were full of harmful ingredients, let alone nutrients.
Second, it was Clarke.
He had been humiliated, so he must be sharpening his knives.
I was trapped in the prison camp, and he was the warden here.
No matter what tricks he played, I was in a position where I could only be defeated. "Riu, how much do you trust me?"
I spoke to the boy who was lying down and scratching his stomach.
The only one on my side in this prison camp, the only person I could trust, was this guy.
"Why all of a sudden? How much do I trust you?"
"You said you wanted to get out of here."
"Why? Is there a way to get out?"
"That's why I'm asking. How much do you trust me. Would you be able to follow whatever I say?"
I needed Riu in order to get out of here. To be exact, I definitely needed Riu's skills.
It wasn't that I hadn't considered a full-scale war with Clarke.
However, since it was the place I was in, it wouldn't be easy to break through the guards even if I won the battle.
"I'll listen and judge for now."
"Let's become a death row inmate."
"What?!"
Riu asked back in surprise.
He looked around urgently like a meerkat, looking extremely wary.
"If I tell him to kill me, Clarke will jump at it. Let's aim for that time."
"Wow.... You're definitely crazy. You're going to become a death row inmate yourself?!"
"That's the only way I'll have the chance to meet him alone. And I can also enjoy that last supper or whatever. They'll get me anything I want, right?"
"...It sounds like you're saying let's go to hell hand in hand for the sake of food?"
Well, he wasn't completely wrong. It was like I was giving him a good excuse with my own hands.
It would be embarrassing for Riu, but there was a reason for making this judgment.
Clarke was already hell-bent on killing me anyway.
It was much safer to design the판(board) myself than to enter the one that he had 짜놓은(set up).
And there was also the problem with the stats.
Strength and Agility were penalized by 50, but there was no guarantee that they wouldn't be penalized more.
If I kept eating only weed porridge and sand bread, the stats wouldn't last.
"Then I'll take that as a yes."
"What! I haven't made a decision yet!"
"Hey, guard!"
"Hey! Be quiet!"
Riu muttered that I was crazy several times as I suddenly shouted.
Until the guard who had approached looked at me with a sour look.
"Number 218? What's wrong?"
"Call your Warden."
"…What did you say?"
"I have something to say to the Warden, so bring him right now."
The guard sighed in disbelief.
He was about to ignore me and turn around, but I grabbed him again.
"You'd better report it right away? You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't."
"That's ridiculous. I already feel like shit, do you want to get beaten until you're covered in dust?"
"No, I want to die?"
"What?"
"Bring the Warden. I clearly said it."
The guard tilted his head as he looked at me strangely.
He 고민(deliberated) for a long time and eventually moved.
He would have no choice but to report it. He would know how the Warden thought of me.
"Attention, everyone!"
Sure enough, after a while, guards gathered around my room.
Soon, heavy footsteps were heard.
I shook off Riu, who was begging with tearful eyes, and stood in front of Clarke.
Soon, he asked in a testy tone.
"You're being annoying. What's wrong? If it's a trivial reason, you'll receive reasonable punishment."
"I want to be a death row inmate."
"What?"
At that moment, Clarke's pupils widened.
You like it, you little새끼(bastard).
"Didn't you hear me? Please select me as a death row inmate."
"Huh! Do you know what that word means?"
"Yeah. I want to stop living as you said. I'm also sick of stacking stone towers pointlessly and sick of being on edge wondering when I'll be attacked by the prisoners."
At that moment, the corners of Clarke's lips turned up slightly.
Did he like killing me that much?
For a moment, I bit my tongue to hold back the laughter that was about to burst out.
"I won't forgive you if it's a momentary whim. I did unnecessary things because of you alone."
"Why? Should I record it on the crystal ball?"
"Hmm. There's no better evidence than that."
"Then bring it. I'll do as you want."
"Good. But why have you been talking down to me since before?"
"I'm going to die anyway, so there's no need to be polite, right?"
"Keukeuk-! Okay. I'll generously overlook this much."
Overlook, my ass. He's about to die of happiness.
Anyway, now that I had given him what he wanted, it was my turn.
"And for my last supper, I'll have Berti 산 beef. A lot so I can eat my fill."
"Huh...!"
The guards simultaneously burst into 탄식(exclamations) at my words.
The southern part of the Empire.
The cows raised by naturally grazing on the Berti plains were one of the most valuable foods in the 'Lase' world.
It was often mentioned during the game how delicious Berti 산 beef was. So I was curious.
"Warden, Berti 산 beef is a bit...."
"That's right. It's not right to spend that much money on one prisoner."
Not right? This is the value of my life, this much is reasonable.
Unlike the expressionless Clarke, the guards made a fuss.
"Who said one person? I'm going to eat it with him? It's enough for two people to eat their fill."
"How about Waji 산 instead of Berti 산? Honestly, there's not much difference in quality-"
"I don't deal with anything but S-rank. I said it clearly. If you don't bring Berti 산 beef, I'll void everything."
The guards tried to persuade me while being at a loss, but Clarke's 고민(deliberation) ended unexpectedly quickly.
"Do as he says."
"Yeeeh?! Warden, even so...!"
"He's not an ordinary prisoner. I'm taking the life of Arahan, so that's about that."
"I'm glad we can communicate. If you're thinking of messing with the food, you should quit. I'll know as soon as I see it."
At my words, one of the guards shouted as if he was dumbfounded.
"Wh, what-! Honestly, there's not much difference between Waji 산 and that!"
"I don't know about kids like you, but I'm Arahan. Do you think I haven't eaten that cheap so-called 한두 번(once or twice)?"
"Tchet-! You're just a prisoner about to die anyway!"
"So if you want to kill me quickly, bring it, the beef."
The guard closed his mouth as if he was fed up with my words.
Clarke was still silent, probably enjoying the thought of killing me.
"Warden, I have it here."
Soon, one of the guards brought a crystal ball, and cracks began to appear on Clarke's expression.
The crystal ball was a type of 마도구(magic tool), but in simple terms it was a video recording device.
I said what I had promised in front of Clarke, and he took it to his office carefully, as if he was handling a precious object.
They said it would take a week to get Berti 산 beef. So I got a few more promises from Clarke.
Not to go to work until they got the beef, and to provide me with proper meals.
Thanks to that, I was provided with meals that the guards ate, not sand bread and weed porridge. I didn't like it, but it was a feast compared to before.
"Sigh, I don't know why you're exercising when you're about to die soon."
While the other prisoners were working, Riu was busy complaining, and I was focusing on exercising.
It wasn't reflected in the stats right away, but I definitely felt that my body was recovering little by little.
"You really don't answer me. Why are you driving a body that's about to die so hard?"
Riu asked several times about his 모습(appearance), but I only answered 'because I'm bored'.
In fact, 'Last Savior' had a special system.
That was a system that was applied only when you reached max stats. If one stat was 100, then that experience would go to another stat.
For example, if Strength was 100, then the experience of Strength would go to Agility or Stamina.
And all my stats except for magic were 100.
In other words, all the experience I got would have no choice but to go to magic.
Of course, only a part of the experience would be applied, so it would be quite slow, but it was the only method I could try right now.
'By overcoming the penalties with nutrient intake and exercise, I can also raise the magic stat.'
It was a win-win situation.
It was a 속사정(secret situation) that I couldn't tell Riu.
"Number 218! Number 172! The beef has arrived, so let's go enjoy the feast."
Oho. Was I finally going to eat it?
The taste was also the taste, but I had a feeling that the nutrients would be very abundant.
"Wow!"
Following the guard, I entered a spacious space, and a precious sight was 펼쳐진(unfolded) before my eyes.
Appropriate 마블링(marbling) of red flesh and white fat.
That thing that was piled up on a big 접시(plate) must be Berti 산 beef.
"This is the real thing at a glance! It's real Berti 산!"
Riu shouted in excitement. It was also that fresh vegetables and rice had been prepared.
Wasn't it a truly perfect feast?
"The Warden took great care."
"He'll be here soon. He said to eat at your own discretion."
"They even heated up the grill? You guys are doing a great job."
"Enjoy it enough. It's your last meal, right?"
Riu, who had only been complaining for the past few days, now had his eyes wide open.
He ran right to the grill and put the meat on it.
As the savory sound of sizzling filled the air, my appetite was further stimulated.
"Wow! I can't believe I'm eating Berti 산 beef in my life..."
"Don't forget that it's all thanks to me."
Riu nodded for some reason.
He must have been 홀려버린(mesmerized) by the 영롱한(radiant) state of the beef.