004. WARNING

The few weeks spent in purgatory were enough to get a feel for the overall atmosphere of the prison.

lethargy.

Derkain said.

Every prisoner in Purgatory has tried to escape.

Still, there are no escapees. All have failed, and repeated failure has left them incapacitated.

“Jailbreak? yes of course i want to But is it possible?”

“Well, the will is good, but is it possible?”

“You only realize reality when you fail and go to the punishment room.”

“It is still a time full of hope.”

“Well, if you’re confident that you can go out, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

This was the reason why no one actively sympathized with Kang Min-sik’s prison break plan.

‘Idiots.’

Kang Min-sik laughed at the prisoners who had imprinted a sense of defeat and helplessness on his mind.

it won’t happen anyway? Are you not even going to try?

How many times have you failed? So what do you mean? There is no future in this prison anyway.

If you don’t jailbreak, you have two options left. Either lose all of the hero’s powers, or die in prison.

Rather than having two options, wouldn’t it be better to try even if there are hardships? Whether it’s a hundred or a thousand times.

“Is there a way?”

The newly arrived prisoner just in time was like rain during a drought. Even though he was an elf who had no idea what he was thinking, it was good that he showed interest and that he wasn’t overcome with a sense of defeat like the other prisoners.

Kang Min-sik stuck his head out toward the distribution port. I still couldn’t feel the presence of the prison guards.

whispered

“There is no definitive way yet.”

“It’s an empty delusion with no solution, right?”

“But you can’t even try, can you? It’s just a corpse waiting here doing nothing.”

“That is also true.”

The elf meekly agreed with him.

“First, we need to gather information.”

“What about information?”

“Everything, including the structure of this prison, the prison guards’ work schedule, future plans, and the like.”

“Certainly, that is an important part.”

“There are two things. Either from the prison guards, or from the prisoners. I intend to try both.”

No matter how long the prisoners lived, life in purgatory was monotonous. Prisoners did not have the opportunity to know much about Purgatory.

“Will the guards confide in me?”

“So you have to be intimidated. No matter how loyal you are to the warden, if you want to live, you will confide in even the smallest things.”

In return, he will be sent to the punishment room, but he is willing to accept it for the sake of a great cause.

“Who is Soji? You can’t help but know more about people like us, right?”

“I tried, but the seeds didn’t work. He’s the Warden’s nemesis. Rather, he is a guy who sings that he likes prison.”

Still, he said that he would not tell the warden about his escape plan to see if there was any bond between the prisoners.

“Then it might be better to be possessed directly.”

It was not wrong. Soji has to do various chores, but he is the only one among the prisoners who roams around freely.

A position that guarantees freedom and wide range of motion. It was definitely tempting.

But it wasn’t easy either.

“I heard that the current Soji has been appointed as a Soji for 20 years since the Warden came in. Because of the cooking too. There is no reason for the warden to choose a new Soji.”

“Can I just give up on that?”

He could only hear her voice, but Kang Min-sik felt that she was laughing.

“If there is no reason to draw it, it is enough to make it.”

* * *

There was an uproar in the morning.

“Prisoner number 1177 went on a rampage again. He said he grabbed the prison guard by the collar and asked various things about the prison.”

“Looks like you’re going crazy for a prison break.”

Kim Woo-jin didn’t take it seriously.

A prison is a place where human freedom is forcibly suppressed.

No one wants to be in prison, and no prisoner wants to get out of prison.

Due to Kang Min-sik’s personality, if he only started arguing with the prison guards now, he would have endured it for a long time.

“I arbitrarily put you in the first punishment room.”

“That is not enough.”

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Jailbreaking is not right. At least as long as he serves as warden, there should be no escape from purgatory.

Of course, no matter what happens, they won’t be able to escape, but a needle thief can become a cow thief.

If you don’t get it right from the start, it gets more and more daring.

“I gave 100,000 penalty points for assaulting prison guards and being a spy and put them in the second punishment room. Ah, before that, proceed with the mental training in the morning.”

Kim Woo-jin rolled up his sleeves. I straightened the crooked tie.

“Give me the hat.”

I put on the cap handed to me by the prison guards.

“Today’s mental training is for me.”

* * *

Mental education in purgatory is the time to encounter the media.

Kim Woo-jin came up with this idea from the fact that there are North Korean defectors who envy South Korea after watching South Korean dramas in North Korea. It is to show prisoners who miss the outside world.

Living in different dimensions, media, winning of civilization.

Because they cannot be enjoyed, because they are in front of you, and because you can go out if you want to, they show you more desperate things.

To be honest, I don’t know for sure if it works or not.

There were several people who were released from prison by Kim Woo-jin as the warden, but it was a complex reason that could not be pinpointed.

However, it cannot be said that there is no effect at all.

Anyway, that’s not what’s important. Kang Min-sik, who received a warning once and experienced a punishment room, had another accident. That there is a clear goal of jailbreak.

He was the warden of the prison and the escape was entirely his responsibility. He was completely responsible for managing the prison.

Even to achieve a purpose. Even to alleviate the annoyance.

click-

opened the door and entered. The eyes of the prisoners who sat quietly and waited for the mental training widened.

“Nice to meet you, prisoners. As you all know, I am Kim Woo-jin, the director of Purgatory.”

I didn’t bow my head. He took off his hat and put it on the podium. Calmly looked over the prisoners.

Intrigued, perplexed, puzzled. Each prisoner feels different emotions.

“Today we will spend some time exploring what happens when you jailbreak.”

No prisoner thought the subject was out of the blue.

The prison is large, but the prisoners are few. Until now, there was no prisoner who did not know what Kang Min-shik had done.

Kim Woo-jin snapped his fingers. The magic screen began to glow as it received mana.

“This is a prison break that happened nine years ago. This prisoner was sentenced to two weeks in the second-level punishment room.”

A beastman ran down the hallway. However, he was soon surrounded by prison guards and beaten.

“11 years ago. This prisoner received a week’s punishment in the third-level punishment room.”

The screen has changed. This time the prisoner was a human. he got out of prison However, he got lost in the desert and collapsed. And soon he was dragged into the hands of prison guards.

“This was 15 years ago. The punishment is three levels, one week.”

A prisoner who was wandering in the forest met a group of monsters. She fought hard, but couldn’t win with her body restricted by the restraints. Right before being eaten, prison guards rescued her.

“And this.”

The screen has changed.

it was a battlefield

the earth is burning

The sky was dyed gray.

There was a lot of shouting and screaming.

Prisoners were seen.

‘Dercain.’

The dwarf who gave Kang Min-shik advice.

‘Sienna.’

Even the alluring elves.

‘Most of them are familiar.’

Almost all the prisoners in this position were there. For some reason, there was no restraint.

The warriors who regained their strength advanced by defeating all prison guards and monsters. And the warden stood in front of him.

“Twenty years ago, during a mass prison break.”

No sound was heard. However, the prisoners in the video were using a pickaxe.

They swung their swords and exploded their magic.

Its proficiency and destructive power were so outstanding that Kang Min-sik admired them. And it all came down to just one person.

‘That one has no choice but to die.’

Unstoppable. Kang Min-shik was convinced. So there was a sense of discrepancy. Then, what is the warden talking about in front of you now?

An explosion occurred. A black light mixed with everything swallowed the world. And when the light goes out

Anxiety became a reality. The warden was alive.

With all the prisoners trampled on.

“···crazy.”

Kang Min-sik muttered involuntarily. Realizing his mistake belatedly, he shut his mouth. But Kim Woo-jin was looking at him. Our eyes met.

“…”

I got goosebumps. Like a mouse in front of a cat, I couldn’t do anything.

Is this simply because the body is restricted by restraints? I thought so until just now, but now I have doubts.

“At this time, there was no punishment. It was a time of confusion because the director had just moved in.”

The director’s low voice pierced Kang Min-sik’s ears.

“But please don’t think that will be the case now. One good fortune is enough.”

It was a clear warning. A warning not to do nonsense.

“There is a saying in the district where I live. A nation that has forgotten its history has no future.”

Wouldn’t it be the same for the escaped prisoners who forgot their past?

Take care of yourself, a low murmur echoes.

“Today’s mental training ends here.”

Kim Woo-jin put on his hat again and went out.

A heavy silence hung over the entire classroom.

* * *

“…what is it, that video? Is it manipulation?”

“Do you want to believe that?”

Kang Min-sik was at a loss for words at Derkain’s reply.

“If you think about it, isn’t it natural? Isn’t that a problem if the warden of the prison who manages the heroes is weaker than the heroes?”

“That’s true, but…”

“I should have seen it once in the counseling room when I first came in.”

“That too…”

I didn’t know it would be like that.

I knew something stronger than that. He also admitted that he did not dare to win.

But I thought it would be possible with the other prisoners. I thought that if I loosened the restraints, all the problems would be solved.

Aren’t they all warriors even though they’re in prison wearing prison uniforms? A hero who saved a dimension.

“Well, there were various circumstances at that time, so everyone was exhausted. It wasn’t perfect. If we join again now, I have the confidence that I won’t be treated so vainly like that.”

“Also!”

“Even taking that into consideration, the fact that the warden is a monster remains unchanged.”

“…”

“Do you understand now?”

Derkhain let out a self-deprecating laugh.

“Why are the prisoners not willing to break out?”

“But if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to give up everything and get out of prison? Isn’t this just a living corpse?”

“I know. If you stay like this, you will just rot in prison and die. But if you give up as easily as you want to, would you call that regret?”

“…”

Kang Min-shik shut his mouth.

“But wouldn’t you break out if the opportunity presented itself?”

It was Yulia, who had been quietly listening in the next room.

“That sounds natural. Just because you’re overcome with a sense of defeat doesn’t mean you’ve given up hope. As long as there is a guarantee that you can go out, there is nothing you cannot do again.”

“I see.”

“but.”

Dercain cut off Yulia.

“It is an idiot to do something reckless like this, nothing more, nothing less.”

“Are you saying I’m reckless?”

“Then do you think it’s right to blindly grab the prison guards by the collar?”

“I am trying to take it one step at a time. If you don’t do anything and are filled with a sense of defeat, you can’t achieve anything…!”

Then, a faint sound of footsteps was heard. A prison guard stood in front of Kang Min-sik’s room.

“Prisoner number 1177. 100,000 penalty points for assaulting prison guards and espionage. Therefore, the second punishment room is ten days.”

“What? What is that…!”

clap-

The distribution port is closed. Kang Min-sik’s voice could no longer flow out.

And Mana began to fluctuate.

The prison guard who finished his mission disappeared.

“What is the second punishment room?”

“Something I never want to go through again.”

Tsk, you’ll be a little calmer when you get out of there. Derkhain clicked his tongue and closed the distribution port.