020. Restraints

The sun rises.

The warm sunlight warms the chilly night air. The dew that has settled thinly evaporates.

The leaves, stems, and branches that completely blocked the light gave up half of the purgatory. The core stem, which boasted a lofty presence on the rooftop, has also changed its location.

It escaped from the rooftop and joined numerous stems. In that wave-like flow, Kim Woo-jin rode his body along with Yulia.

“Do you really have to keep an ax eye open like that?”

Yulia, who was guiding the movement while closely adhering to the world tree, pursed her lips.

“Because I don’t know what you are going to do.”

“I am a high elf. What dare I do to the mother tree?”

“That’s something you don’t know.”

– Beep?

Kim Woo-jin lay down among the spreading branches. Lily naturally stuck beside me.

“Aren’t you busy being the director? Do you have time to be carefree here?”

“I’m not busy. But I’m busy right now.”

The movement of the World Tree is not possible only with the power of the World Tree. Originally, I don’t know, but the current Lily is young. It only overgrew with many elixirs, but its essence is like that of a newborn baby.

The World Tree could not even move smoothly if the sympathy with Yulia was not her attraction. It was the reason Yulia couldn’t leave the side of the world tree, and the reason Kim Woo-jin couldn’t escape.

High elves and world trees are like entrusting fish to cats.

Kim Woo-jin has already confirmed what effect the World Tree has had and is having as it took root in Purgatory.

So I can’t leave the two alone anymore. It was because having the existence of the world tree fully in the hands of the high elves was no different from giving them a free pass to escape.

“I bet you would.”

The high elf responded bluntly and returned to focusing on his job.

Looking at the clear sky, Kim Woo-jin was lost in thought.

If you think about it, it’s cynical. After handing over the seed of the world tree, it was Kim Woo-jin who planted and nurtured it. He interfered with the seed, and as a result, the spirit of the World Tree clearly shows a liking for him.

Still, not everything is smooth.

The World Tree came to the building of Purgatory, quite far from the place where he planted it.

In the process of moving the world tree again, unintended things happen. They were never what Kim Woo-jin wanted or intended.

Maybe all of this is a picture drawn by Julia.

Of course this is speculation.

How would Julia know Kim Woo-jin? He must have known what kind of person he was and made such a detailed plan. everything is a coincidence Except she passed the seed.

So, if you just figure out why the seeds were handed over, there are no more variables.

“What do you want?”

The questions that came out of nowhere were random.

“What do you mean suddenly?”

“I know what the world tree means to you guys.”

I accepted the deal even though I knew it would never happen. It was because the seed of the World Tree was so valuable, and the benefits that could be obtained through the World Tree came to mind.

It was like a poisoned chalice, but there was a final barrier. If I hadn’t achieved what I wanted through interference, I wouldn’t have planted it.

“Come to think of it, you never said the purpose was to break out of prison.”

“Didn’t you?”

“I said there are prisoners who don’t want to escape. I didn’t say it was me.”

“…”

“I planted the seed as you wished. The world tree has sprouted and has grown to the point where even the spirits can be shaped.”

I know that the high elves are obsessed with the World Tree. No wonder. It’s so obvious that I don’t know more than that.

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Julia did not answer right away. I looked at him with an expression I had never shown before.

“What would you do if I told you not to answer?”

“I am the warden. I know and can practice many ways to harass a prisoner.”

“What if you want to take it?”

“It’s your choice, but you just need to know that the more suspicious it is.”

Actually, it doesn’t mean much. By the time she handed over the seed of the World Tree, she had already become a person of interest irreversibly.

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Julia was silent for a while. And what came out was not an answer, but a short monologue.

“I tried to hold on until I was sure, if possible.”

“which?”

“Can I ask you one thing too?”

“I never asked you to ask questions.”

“Do you know a dragon called Albenius?”

“What, are you from Glacier?”

“no.”

“You are lying. I’m not even from Glacc, so I can’t possibly know about Albenius…”

No, wait.

Kim Woo-jin stood up.

When Julia Karsen was first handed over, documents containing her personal information were also included.

She is from the dimension Arban. I saved the dimension, the daydram.

“···What are you?”

Dimension, Glarc was nowhere to be found.

* * *

Botanical Gardens Innumerable young plants grow wild. Since each environment is different, magic circles are installed accordingly.

“Arius’s magic circle is shaking!”

“Readjust!”

“The leaves of the explanatory plant are withering!”

“Make it absorb the spirit of the forest!”

The young World Tree does not yet have the strength to fully control its body. In the process of moving the World Tree, mana shook and the aftermath swept around.

The magic circles in the botanical garden caused problems little by little, and to prevent it, the elves had to run until their soles were on fire.

The elves alone were not enough, so even the prison guards joined as simple assistants.

“The flowers of Berth are withering. I think it would be good to go and replenish the spirit of the forest and lower the temperature.”

“Yes.”

“Isla. You are going to check out Mandragora with me.”

“Yes.”

Siena, who had sent the prison guards elsewhere, led an elf to Mandragora.

Mandragora is more influenced by its surroundings than other plants. Picky.

Therefore, it is planted in a secluded place away from other plants. It was perfect for intimate conversations.

“How much did you do?”

“About half of the magical remnants buried by the beastmen have been collected. I haven’t been caught by the prison guards yet.”

“Aren’t you missing something?”

“Yes. We are sharing both location and quantity. Although prisoners have no common sense, they don’t lie about jailbreaking. The more urgent one is that one. However, access to the barn is currently unavailable, so…”

“Don’t worry, I have a way for that.”

“Yes. But are you really okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Whether we succeed or fail, we too will face punishment.”

“Then how are you?”

know. Aside from failure and success, it was of no benefit to the elves who gave up on breaking out.

It is the most remaining business to do nothing and to tell the warden about the escape plan.

“But it’s been 15 years.”

This is the moment when 15 years of long wait and preparation are over. I don’t know if the result is what everyone hoped for, or it may be the worst, but the fact remains the same.

Because of being an elf, because of being a world tree, because of being Yulia, they gave up escaping and chose to stay, but they were the same prisoner.

For decades, they had been fighting each other, planning an escape together and waiting for the day to leave.

I can’t give up on that expectation, because I know their expectations.

“Or are you going to tell the warden everything?”

“A little bit, I’ll go in and out of the punishment room. It will be hard enough to die, but should I die?”

“What if I put 10 days in the 3 punishment room?”

“…that’s a little bit.”

“It is a joke. Probably not going to do that.”

Punishment done too often loses its dignity and meaning, no matter how great it may be.

3 The punishment room is not used unless it is a serious matter.

“Isn’t jailbreaking a serious matter?”

“Even jailbreak has seriousness. We only helped a little, we’re not going to break out.”

There is clearly a difference in sin. Helpers and escapees cannot be the same. It is a matter of discipline to give them the same punishment.

“You never know. If it’s the warden, put us in the 3rd punishment room and make a new 4th punishment room.”

“…that’s terrifying to even imagine.”

“It’s the worst family ever.”

Although it was an assumption, the biggest problem was that it was not completely unrealistic.

“Well, that’s for later.”

Siena calmly dug near Mandragora. A fairly deep, thin plastic bag appeared.

“Anyway, things are fine.”

It was difficult to steal even a part of the spirit medicine. But what’s more difficult than that is hiding the stuff that holds mana.

Prison guards are extremely sensitive to mana. Stealing Youngcho is almost impossible.

So, rather than taking care of it separately, I chose to hide the tree in the forest first. If you bury it next to the mana-rich youngcho, the by-products of the youngcho will become insignificant.

They are spread evenly throughout the botanical garden, so it would be quite a lot if you collect them all, but it doesn’t matter. The wave of unstable mana created by the World Tree will hide everything.

Nobody intended it, but it’s really the best situation to break out of.

And it’s not just the by-products of Youngcho that are hidden.

A jewel with a strange pattern was revealed in the vinyl. It looked simple, but it was a magic tool that concentrated hundreds of spells.

Despite researching for many years, only 4 have been created, and the purpose is to release the restraining ball.

When the vinyl that blocked some of the mana was completely removed, the mana gushed out. Just before the prison guards notice the oddity.

The magic orb made contact with Sienna’s restraint orb.

* * *

There is an order to jailbreak.

The escape from purgatory is especially true.

restraints. Force restraints, which are not found in any prison, render prisoners helpless.

The release of restraints must take precedence over all conditions. If possible, everything, if not, even the leadership.

‘Derkain-nim asked me to tell you. It’s tomorrow.’

Yesterday evening, a message delivered through Soji. A lot was missing, but it didn’t matter.

Tomorrow. Yesterday is tomorrow, today is today.

Kang Min-shik hesitated a little.

Holding the leaves of the world tree in one hand, she leaned against the bed.

You are right about wanting to escape. It is also true that he tried to get help from the existing prisoners, including Derkain.

But it’s too sudden.

coo goo goo-

Vibrations penetrating an enclosed solitary cell are obviously not common. When the distribution port is opened, a noise occurs and an unstable wave of mana is transmitted.

An opportunity, an opportunity is an opportunity. Certainly so for the other prisoners who seem to have been preparing for a long break.

However, there is no guarantee that this is also the case for Kang Min-shik.

he is a stranger It was too short to mix with the same prisoner. All the more to share their plans.

I don’t know anything about their plans. That’s likely a high, low map.

All he wanted was to interact with the prisoners, get a spoon in their plans, make them more perfect, and make a perfect escape.

everything is ugly Is it really right to hold their hands?

‘If it fails.’

There is a clear possibility of failure. Prisoners won’t be able to pay if escape is easy.

If it fails, the warden won’t sit still. You’ll probably end up in a place called the 3rd Punishment Room.

Frankly, it’s not scary. Through the 2 Punishment Room, it was confirmed that their assertions were somewhat effective. The 3 punishment rooms won’t be much different.

He gave strength to the hand holding the leaf. Feeling the flowing mana and the amplifier in my teeth, I grabbed the restraining ball with my other hand.

If you fail, you can see how the warden and prison guards cope with failure. You will know exactly what to do to jailbreak.

If successful, that’s just fine.

He was not afraid of the 3rd punishment room that prisoners were afraid of, so he had nothing to shy away from.

Chii Iik-

The miasma mixed with mana began to melt some of the restraint spells.

Took-

The restraining sphere, already weakened by continuous experimentation, fell in an instant.

As if resonating with the subtle vibrations, the heart beats wildly. The trapped mana gushed out.

I feel a deep sense of exaltation from the rising fullness.

The room was filled with acrid poison smoke, but the distribution port was not opened. The moment the miasma escapes, the prison guards notice the change.

That moment.

clap-

The door is open.

The poisonous smoke that filled the room meets fresh air and escapes.

And an old dwarf came in.

“Have you solved it?”

“I solved it.”

“…really a success. If you had come in a few years earlier, we would have already escaped.”

“Is there any other way?”

“Yes. But I have to go to the studio.”

There was a clear difference between being able to be released only by going to the workshop and being able to be released right away in solitary confinement.

“Let me go.”

Derkhain entrusted himself with his head.

“Now is the time to get out of this damn place.”

* * *

ah ah ah ah ah-

The red warning light flashes.

The guards scattered throughout Purgatory come running to the new sound mixed with subtle vibrations, unstable waves and noise.

“what’s the matter!”

“Prisoners have escaped! The prison guards guarding the corridor have already been killed!”

After belatedly grasping the situation, they go to the place where the prisoners are confined, but what they see is the collapsed, moaning prison guards.

Doors wide open, half-destroyed, strange noises, control systems in each room emitting mana.

The prisoners are gone. It didn’t take long to realize that fact.

“This crazy…!”

Seven unopened doors. It undoubtedly belonged to the elves and Soji.

But they can’t breathe a sigh of relief that they didn’t break out. Neither the elves nor Soji were in the room in the first place.

[Prisoners passed the 1st floor lobby!]

[The botanical garden and the barn were attacked!]

[The botanical garden is already…]

The dizzying news made the deputy director’s head hurt even more.

The situation is urgent. Prisoners have already moved out of their original positions and are being attacked by prison guards in real time.

‘Something is strange.’

You can jailbreak. There is no such thing as perfection in the world. There are two questions. how did you open the door And why are the prison guards being helpless?

The guards of Purgatory are strong.

As they are the ones to monitor and manage special prisoners called warriors, their armed forces are at a high level in any dimension.

It’s not comparable to the warriors, but at least it’s not to the point where it’s collapsed even by the warriors wearing restraints.

At that time, the image of a solitary cell wide open came into his field of vision. Rolling on the floor, dripping unpleasant smoke intermittently, was clearly a restraint.

As if possessed by something, I picked it up. The half-corroded restraints were already broken and insufficient to do their job.

“…Have you released the restraining ball?”

how? For a while, I wondered.

[Deputy Director! Prisoners head to the workshop! Hey, you can’t stop it! All restraints have been released!]

[Request support!]

The urgent message from the radio confirmed the reality once again.

“all···?”

How? Once again, the question raises its head, but now was not the time for such an idle search for answers.

“Go to the warden immediately and inform him of the escape of the prisoners. You activate the emergency protection system right away. And the rest follow me.”

“Yes!”

He did not lose his composure. I didn’t even have to lose.

The release of restraints is obviously surprising. But that’s it.

His role is to assist the warden. Killing time when prisoners cause a prison break.

“That won’t change anything.”

Not to block, but to take time.

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Jailbreak is impossible anyway.

As long as there is a small intestine.