Chapter 590 – Prisoner
Rebellion executives were captured by the military…
I felt that things were going in a different direction than I thought.
‘Was I brought here not because of Pantera but because of Rebellion? Then why was the leader of the ‘Helena Liberation Front’ captured?
The ‘Helena Liberation Front’ was where Suni and Celestia joined and worked to find Helena.
Recently, I was taken to Herenia to do volunteer work.
「Unho: If the leader of the front line where Helena is located has been caught… Are you all okay?」
「Suni: Did we do something? We went out to pick up trash.」
Well… If you think about it, Suni and his group are the bottom of the bottom. Despite joining an organization with the grandiose name of ‘Helena Liberation Front,’ he was a good citizen who was just doing volunteer work.
「Suni: Ah, master. But Laurent was captured.”
「Woonho: Laurent? Who is Laurent?”
「Suni: This is the CEO of Lemanien, who I told you about before, is being annoying to us. It looks like I was caught for supporting the Helena Liberation Front.”
It seems like I heard a story about some chaff-like guy being arrogant and flirting with Suni and his group.
‘They left Sunina Celestia alone and took that guy…’
Well… The sense of weight is different between an ordinary citizen and a CEO running a large company.
Did he have a deeper relationship with the Helena Liberation Front than the Sunni guys?
If the CEO of a large company joined and supported a suspicious organization like the Helena Liberation Front, he would want to capture me and interrogate me as well.
「Suni: Not only that? Executives of Buik, the most notorious criminal organization in Zephyria. There was an uproar because CEOs of large companies such as Guardian Robotics and Campanion were also being arrested.”
I knew that the military was not involved in the internal affairs of Zephyria.
But now it seemed like it was completely runaway.
‘… Is there something I don’t know about?’
「Woonho: … Why?」
「Suni: According to the reports, it is said to be a crime of treason?」
「Woonho: National treason… Isn’t that a bit serious?」
Even on Earth, treason was treated as a serious crime, and it didn’t seem to be any different in Zephiria.
「Suni: Yes, I thought it was almost the first time in the history of Zephyria to be arrested for rebellion. It seems like the punishment is based on life imprisonment?”
Life imprisonment was the highest sentence.
“…”
There is bound to be a law.
And Rebellion… Did quite a few things that were good enough to be accused of rebellion.
Even if they don’t harm people, it doesn’t change the fact that what Rebellion did was close to a terrorist crime.
The thief said his feet were numb, so I thought it was Pantera’s side…
‘It was because of Rebellion, not Pantera? But isn’t this something that usually only catches the leadership and punishes them?’
Although I was the team leader at Rebellion, I was only a subordinate who handled tasks that were not important to anyone.
Are you going to catch me like that?
So does that mean the Mongoose team members were also captured?
「Woonho: Suni, by any chance… Are there any stories of Pantera users being captured?」
「Suni: I don’t think there is any news like that?」
Panthera accessor.
In Pantera, they are infamous demons, but in Zephyria, they are just virtual reality gamers.
Compared to the names listed by Suni, these people were at a very shabby level.
That’s why it may not have been a hot topic.
「Suni: Shall I investigate?」
「Woonho: … Please.」
「Suni: I will investigate and report back soon!」
Just when I felt my mind becoming complicated again by the unexpected information sent by Suni.
-Jiing…
With a quiet mechanical sound, the cold soup I left behind is retrieved.
A set of clothes was delivered.
The clothes are orange tops and bottoms that seem to have been seen somewhere with 8702 written on the chest.
It was a prison uniform.
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A week has passed since I was imprisoned.
Of course, you can’t see the outside.
I spent a week trapped in a completely sealed space where I couldn’t hear any sound, as the soundproofing was so good.
There was no stimulation other than the quiet mechanical sounds and the green honey oatmeal provided once a day.
I think I heard on Earth that it would be difficult for the human spirit to survive even just a week of this kind of closed, solitary life.
Of course, I have a means of communicating with the outside world through raid messages.
This story does not apply because there were plenty of fun things to do to pass the time, such as comics, novels, movies, games, music, etc., In the inventory.
Well… I think it would be fine even without that.
I had no intention of doing such a boring experiment.
However, this was a space where every move was monitored.
Of course, I couldn’t show that I was doing well, so I used the ‘power of deception’ to neutralize the surveillance.
The power of deception is literally the power to deceive.
When people see something, they instinctively make predictions based on their own experience.
Preconceptions, prejudices, and stereotypes do not arise for nothing. And when I break away from it, I feel strange.
I was locked in a solitary cell with nothing for a week.
Then, what the watcher naturally thinks of is my appearance becoming more devastated as time passes.
But I am so fine.
The ‘Power of Deception’ prevents the watcher from having such questions.
If possible, I tend to try to solve problems without using the ‘power of deception.’
This is because the power of deception is not omnipotent.
If the watcher is a person like Gregory who has reached a significant level, he will notice something wrong and get caught right away.
But in the current situation, there wasn’t much of a choice.
What if you don’t use the power of deception?
You have to act.
Trapped in solitary confinement, he becomes increasingly anxious and devastated as the days go by.
Are you asking me to act like that?
It is impossible.
Even if they do, 99% of them will get caught.
Acting is sure to get caught.
The ‘Power of Deception’ will not be discovered unless a strong person like Gregory watches over it.
There, it was natural that I chose ‘The Power of Deception.’
Looking at the lack of response so far, I could see that my choice was right.
‘Anyway, they just kidnapped people and locked them in a closed space for a week.’
Is it to scare you or is there another purpose?
According to the information that Sunni has investigated so far, it seems that Panthera users are also being secretly captured by the military.
However, it is said that no story is told on the surface, perhaps because so many famous people were captured.
And public opinion was critical at first, but now they are reporting that those who should have been arrested have been caught.
I don’t know if it’s media control or if they’re just setting it up on their own…
Zephyria elects its mayor through voting, and has aspects of a capitalist market economy, but when you look at it like this, you can really feel that it is a dictatorship planet ruled by Hellion.
In any case, the people who were captured were only a very small number compared to the entire population of Zephyria, and this incident will also be forgotten someday as time passes.
In fact, as time passed, I was gradually feeling a sense of crisis.
I’m not worried that my identity might be discovered.
I was living the longest period of abstinence in recent years.
A celibate life.
Since awakening… I’ve rarely had anything like this, right?
Moreover, there was even a humiliating wet dream incident recently.
If you’re unlucky, it might explode in this confined space, causing the smell of chestnut flowers to linger.
Sleep is also something I enjoy… But I’m starting to feel a little scared of sleeping.
And on the 8th day.
-Cheolkeong.
The prison door was opened.
“8702 Come out.”
The guard called the number on his chest, not my name.
It was the first official human voice I heard in 8 days.
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I headed somewhere under the guidance of two prison guards.
Passing through a long hallway lined with doors similar to the cell I was in…
The guards put me in a certain room.
There was a table and three chairs in the room.
Two men in military uniform were already sitting on two chairs, looking at me with cool eyes.
They are displaying a holographic window in front of me where I cannot see the screen.
I expect that there will probably be information about me floating in that window.
Looking at the atmosphere, it looked like an interrogation room.
The good news is that they are not people with a presence that can break my power of deception.
“My neck hurts. Sit down.”
The man on the left spoke coldly to me, who was standing still.
I followed his instructions and sat on the chair across from them.
“I heard you don’t eat…”
Since I still maintained the power of deception, I would look like someone who starved for a week to them.
“Because it doesn’t suit my taste.”
The man on the left laughs and says in response to my answer.
“I guess so now.”
It’s probably a mockery that it won’t be long before you can enjoy that green soup.
I’m sorry, but that won’t happen.
Of course, I had no intention of bragging about that fact.
