006. Substitute

Ten days in prison passed faster than expected.

2 I don’t know who entered the punishment room, but it was like that to the prisoners outside.

“You won’t be able to take out the escapees of the prison break anymore.”

“Are you human? In addition, he is from Earth like the warden. People from there are generally weak.”

Prisoners who knew the meaning of the second punishment room assumed that Kang Min-sik would come out with a 180 degree change.

And finally Kang Min-shik came out.

“Here’s your breakfast.”

A hearty sandwich was placed on top of the ration and quickly disappeared. Before Soji could leave, he heard a voice.

“More, give me more.”

Soji put five sandwiches on top of one soda. Those who enter the punishment room are completely deprived of food and drink while only repeating the pain. After starving for 10 days, it is natural to be hungry.

After finishing up to seven sandwiches, Kang Min-sik had a satisfactory burp.

“No. 1177. is the departure come out.”

After the meal, what awaits him is the same departure to the environmental preparation team as always.

“How was it?”

“How was it?”

And it was the question of the same prisoners.

“It was terrible.”

The pain did not cover the hands and feet. There was no distinction between inside and outside.

“I don’t know if my body is my body, or if it’s still intact, and I can’t even see the end…”

Complete pain with no blind spots. Even the blurred sense that you don’t know when it will end. Hell, that was it.

“That is the punishment room. Push the prisoner to the limit. So none of the prisoners want to go to the punishment cell. No one looks at you lightly.”

In the middle, there are people who think that they can just handle it. And the punishment room in Purgatory, as if ridiculing such prisoners, surpassed its insignificance.

“What do you plan to do next?”

I don’t even want to give up jailbreaking. Because I know all too well what escape means to the prisoners in Purgatory.

It’s enough just to break your heart a little and do it carefully. As long as his reckless behavior doesn’t make things worse.

However, Kang Min-sik’s answer was different from his wishes.

“You can’t stop me just like that.”

“It’s just…?”

“Of course, the punishment room was painful. I knew there were 3s instead of 2s.”

but.

“I honestly had to do it.”

“Did you do it…?”

Derkhain involuntarily shouted.

He has seen countless people who have been to the punishment room. There were those who could not stand it and their minds collapsed, and there were those who endured well.

But everyone said it was a terrible place they never wanted to go back to, nobody said it was worth it.

even himself.

In a state where time was blurred and all senses were blocked, only pain was maximized, which was more than just pain.

“The 2nd Punishment Room seems like a good place to do it.”

“No, what nonsense is that! The punishment room is not the place to be!”

“Everybody can’t fall!”

The uproar stopped only after the guards broke in. Derkhain realized his mistake belatedly and covered his mouth, but all eyes were already on him.

* * *

widely-

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Kim Woo-jin repeated throwing and catching a small sphere the size of a baseball.

It was an indescribable fusion of complex colors. As if the colors were mixed together, but not completely mixed.

It was the seed of the World Tree received in exchange for a transaction from a high elf named Yulia Carsen.

world tree. A tree that supports the world. A tree called a divine tree.

The mana it embraces is pure and heavy. So you can tell it’s genuine.

“What kind of plan is this?”

The world tree is like a god to the elves. From the title of mother tree, the heart of awe and respect is revealed.

However, the seed of the World Tree was handed over as the price of the transaction.

The high elf, who is said to be the nobility of the elves.

“What do you think?”

“From how I brought it in…”

“Since you said there was a hidden number, you must have done something. So I asked for a deal and now it’s in my hands.”

High elves are exceptional among the many races in the universe. Yulia’s words that there was only one move would not be a lie.

You don’t have to dig into that part.

“Did you put a special device on the seeds…?”

“I don’t get everything down to the center of the seed, but at least there’s nothing that could harm it.”

“Maybe you really don’t have a proper jailbreak plan?”

“In purgatory?”

“But if that’s not the case, number 1178 needs to hand over the seed of the World Tree…”

“Even if you have it, you can’t hand it over. That’s the high elf, the world tree.”

Eventually it came back to square one.

I couldn’t understand what the world tree meant to elves and high elves.

“The world tree just for the sake of jailbreak?”

Escape from purgatory is not the only thing. However, it does not mean that they will allow you to escape from prison, and you will only be given the title of Soji.

Does it make sense to burn the seeds of the World Tree at such a slim possibility?

“Then isn’t there something bigger?”

“Is there anything more important than the World Tree to the high elves? Could such a thing exist?”

“Perhaps the seeds of more world trees…”

“…seeds of more world trees?”

Like a flash of lightning, my mind flashed clear.

“Yeah, that’s it.”

Come to think of it, it was strange that even a high elf would carry around the seeds of the world tree. What if you were trying to do something with the seeds of the World Tree?

And what if that was the role of planting the world tree? So what if you have more world tree seeds?

It can be understood as the sacrifice of a cow for the great.

The only thing that can replace the world tree is the world tree.

“… It’s just a cerebral fissure.”

Kim Woo-jin sat down on the sofa.

Still, that was the most realistic possibility.

“Usually, when you think that everything is over after the hero’s work, they are dragged to purgatory, but if it gets too big, there are cases where they are forcibly dragged in the middle, so it’s not a possibility at all.”

The deputy director agreed with Kim Woo-jin’s assumption.

“A real jailbreak could be the goal, so keep an eye out.”

“Yes. But if it’s suspicious like that, shouldn’t it be planted?”

“No, you have to plant it. Hopefully it will be quite enjoyable.”

“What are you thinking?”

“I’ll tell you later when the time comes. But what did you say earlier?”

“A rumor spread among the prisoners that Kang Min-shik knew the second punishment room lightly.”

“You really said that?”

“From what the prison guards heard, it was said that it was all worthwhile.”

Rumors spread thanks to Dercain’s violent reaction.

And rumors are inherently exaggerated and misrepresented.

“Honestly, it’s amazing. It’s a test, but from the standpoint of doing it for a short time, I said it was worth doing something I didn’t want to experience twice?”

All punishment rooms were tested by Kim Woo-jin himself and the intensity was determined. Since the opponents were warriors, he paid special attention to them.

It wouldn’t be easy to say that it was worth doing even as a joke because it’s not about whether or not it’s strong, but about being like shit.

Kim Woo-jin found Kang Min-sik’s documents.

“Is there something I don’t know?”

But on paper, there was nothing special about it.

“Is it just innate?”

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“To begin with, all warriors are geniuses.”

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Just as a rotten radish cannot be cut even if it is a famous sword in the hands of a child, garbage cannot save the world even if it is endowed with the power of a warrior.

“Let’s see if the pain tolerance goes one step further.”

“Shall we take action?”

“action? What action?”

“If you leave it as it is, it may cause problems.”

“I know what you’re worried about, but don’t get ahead of yourself.”

For the first time, someone who damaged the value of the punishment room even a little appeared.

If punishment loses the meaning of punishment, the meaning of the punishment room also becomes blurred.

It was that part that the deputy director was concerned about.

“That doesn’t happen.”

But it’s too much.

It’s surprising that the punishment room system hasn’t shown any gaps so far, but it wasn’t such a big deal.

One prisoner went through and said it was worth doing. That’s all. nothing more, nothing less.

“It’s surprising, of course, but the other prisoners know what the punishment room is like. Just because Kang Min-sik said it was worth it, will the other prisoners suddenly find it easy?”

“…I don’t think so.”

“that’s right. is not it.”

It’s the first time. For the first time, an unusual prisoner comes out and it’s just a little more noisy.

It would be a problem if this continued, but it doesn’t happen. A fleeting happening, that’s all.

“Looking at what he’s doing, I’m sure he’ll try to break out for real sooner or later.”

Then, naturally, you will be punished. imprisoned in a punishment cell

“The second one was easy, so shall we try the third one this time? Wanna bet? Do you think it’s worth doing even then? I bet all my money and my hands and feet. What do you want to bet on?”

“I don’t. Isn’t that a very obvious result?”

“therefore.”

Kim Woo-jin threw the seed of the world tree again.

“Still, I need to pay more attention to managing the prisoners. When a new prisoner comes in, it’s always funny.”

“Yes.”

A high elf who handed over the seed of the World Tree to a patient human warrior.

Only two more prisoners were added, and it was already giving me a headache.

* * *

Prisoner number 1176. Werner Rattmann greeted another Soji for the first time.

“How did you do it?”

“What?”

“How did you become possessed?”

What is the reason?

It was eight years ago that the current director created the possession system, when Werner entered the hospital, and it was only for that one person.

That’s why I never thought that possession would increase or decrease.

In fact, even though Sienna-sama asked for Soji to do that, she kept refusing.

“It’s okay for me to do it.”

“No, that is natural.”

“I asked you to do it.”

“So you’re saying you did it?”

“Otherwise there would be no reason to wear this vest here, right?”

“It’s not. There must be something.”

Werner asked again, as if questioning, but Yulia just smiled silently.

“How did Mr. Werner come out again? Didn’t you enter the punishment room?”

“It’s the only Soji, so when you cook, come out…”

‘Perhaps···?’

I felt something like lightning.

the only possession. However, as Yulia became Soji, he was no longer the only one.

‘The poison I fed some time ago.’

What if it angered the warden more than he could have imagined?

So what if he was looking for an alternative to get him into the punishment room more smoothly?

There is no possibility at all.

‘but···!’

It was unfair.

As I told the director, rather, the experimenter was himself. It was a dish that had been eaten first and had gone through many studies. The pungent taste of poison removes greasiness and gives a unique and fresh feeling more than spicy taste or carbonic acid.

If I had intended to poison the warden in the first place, I wouldn’t have even used the Kraken’s poison. The bigger challenge is whether there is any poison in the world that can poison the small intestine.

‘really?’

Due to the temperamental nature of the director, there was no guarantee that he would never change his job using this incident as an excuse.

‘You’re really trying to take this woman as your possession and beat me?’

Werner’s gaze scanned Yulia. Knowing nothing, she blinked innocently.

‘No. no way.’

It was the warden’s whim from becoming Soji, but it was a position he never wanted to miss.

How common is an environment where you can study and cook ingredients and monsters from all over the world? It was like a utopia he had dreamed of all his life and is still dreaming of.

Prison is not a problem at all. Rather, he wanted to rot here for hundreds of years, if not more.

But if it’s not possession, it’s meaningless.

‘The seat is mine unconditionally. I’ll never give it to you.’

Yulia’s head turned at the feeble feeling of envy and anger. When our eyes met, Werner hurriedly averted his gaze.

‘Chief, if it comes out like this, I have an idea. I’ll make you a body that can’t live a day without my cooking…’

he made up his mind

“Do not worry.”

“Yes?”

“I can’t cook. A little knife, but.”

“What did I say?”

“Your face shows that you are wary of me.”

“…isn’t it weirder if you can’t cook?”

Souji’s purpose is to cook, so why use an elf who can’t cook?

‘Is it possible that the elf has a dark heart?’

To be honest, it was pretty, dirty pretty. No matter how much the warden is a monster, he is still human after all, so maybe he felt that way?

“Not even that.”

“…Then what is it?”

“It’s a secret with the warden, so I can’t tell you.”

That’s right, but I couldn’t ask more.

“By the way, I heard there’s a gardening class here too?”

“Yes, but wake up.”

“why?”

“The warden never puts elves in the gardening class.”

Elves love the forest. love plants The same goes for growing plants.

Get peace of mind in the forest and get happiness by growing plants.

“There’s no way I can make it easy. I won’t even tell you to get out.”

“It seemed so. But what about you? He said he likes cooking.”

“That’s because there is no substitute for me.”

“Aha, it’s a question of substitutes. I’m glad then. There is no one who can replace me.”

“Yes? What does that mean? I have.”

“Oh, that was a mistake. I don’t mean that.”

Suspicious, but Yulia didn’t open her mouth any more.

“…And even if you’re not an elf, you can’t.”

“Why is that again?”

“Have you become possessed? Soji is excluded from departure.”

“But since there are no substitutes, wouldn’t it matter?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“No, nothing.”

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Julia smiled brightly.