Chapter 594 – Karaz
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My name is Park Woon-ho.
I, who was a successful hunter on Earth, was transported to Panthera.
Although he was transported to another dimension, he adapted well and continued to live a stable life in Panthera.
Then one day, he received a request from the goddess Terra.
I ask you to deal with the warlocks in the Slover Labyrinth.
After receiving a favor from the goddess, I entered the Slover Labyrinth, fell into a warlock’s plot, and became trapped in a place called Planet Zephyria.
On the planet Zephyria, great demons and the Zephyrians, whom the Pantherans call demons, lived.
And while I was looking for a way to return while clashing with the great devils of the earth…
I learned from the archvillain Celestia that Helena holds the key to returning to Panthera.
I decided to find Helena.
If I couldn’t return to Panthera, I couldn’t return to Earth, so I had no choice.
Defeat the great evil Gromgal.
Gaining the power of deception, he infiltrated the Zephyrians’ residence…
Searching Helena’s secret laboratory.
You can also contact Terra using a virtual reality capsule.
After going all the way to Trancon…
We even came to Karaz, where violent criminals sentenced to life imprisonment are said to be imprisoned.
Does Helena know about my hardships?
If I manage to rescue her, I will have to tell her about my bloody efforts.
Then, even if you feel sorry, you might do something nice for me.
Like sex… Sex… Something like that.
〈How come there are only such base thoughts in your head? 〉
… I’ve been so frustrated these days that my thoughts seem to wander elsewhere.
Because it’s been over a week since she hasn’t hugged a woman.
〈How about masturbating? 〉
Did I masturbate while holding countless beauties in my arms?
For some reason, my pride is hurt.
Should I say I’m full?
Or should I say that frogs and tadpoles can’t think of enemies?
〈 Wouldn’t it hurt your pride less than shitting your pants? There is only one prison uniform, right? 〉
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Cosmos’ cruel words brought back ugly memories from my past.
He picks on other people’s wounds so carelessly… He’s a terrible guy.
I’m sure Cosmos wants to see me masturbating.
I wonder if her voyeurism has reached a serious level.
〈What nonsense! 〉
If you see him getting upset, there’s no doubt about it.
I was now in a small room.
It’s a bleak room with only one bed, but should I say it’s an upgrade from the single room I stayed in before?
Although it is a studio, it also has a small bathroom.
The room was at the level of a gositel, and compared to the single room I had before, it could be said to be at the level of a hotel.
The elevator carrying the prisoners that Gregory had captured descended dozens of kilometers.
And this is the place where the soldiers waiting below were transported.
I thought I would be put in a place that was more like a prison.
However, when I was assigned a room that was much better than expected, I felt good.
Before coming down to Karaz, I remember Gregory saying that he would treat me better than a felon who received a life sentence.
That could have been the reason.
Should I say I have a conscience?
Not even by giving a bottle or medicine.
It was only a small carrot compared to what Gregory did, but in fact, there are probably quite a few prisoners who are happy with just this.
In particular, wouldn’t ordinary Panthera users have bowed in gratitude if Gregory was in front of them?
They say that when a perpetrator who has put himself in an extreme situation shows him a small act of kindness, he feels grateful rather than resentful… Something like that.
What did you say that?
Swinging bridge effect? Stockholm Syndrome?
The room even had a single window.
I opened the window.
I saw a bunch of plain rectangular buildings crowded together. The height is not that big as it does not exceed a maximum of 5 stories.
And on this dull street with not a single tree in sight, many people come and go.
This is also a different scene than expected.
It was a somewhat alien scene for a criminal camp.
Karaz looks more like a small city than a camp.
The scale is nothing compared to the city of Zephyria, but… Should I say that it is at the level of Pantera’s rural city, Ramona.
It didn’t seem difficult to escape by jumping out the window. Because the room I was in was only on the third floor.
Of course, preparations were made for the prisoners’ escape.
It is a magical power suppression device.
Of course, the location tracking function will be installed as standard. If you try to break it by force, it explodes.
Originally, the magical power suppression devices were worn on both wrists, but upon coming here, all but the anklet on the left ankle were removed.
Coming from the great Republic of Korea, I don’t feel very good, perhaps because there is a perception that ‘sexual offenders = electronic ankle bracelets’.
Unlike the solitary confinement before, there is no feeling of surveillance.
Are you trying to reassure me?
Or there may be other surveillance methods.
-Knock.
With a knock, a piece of paper came under the door.
I picked up the paper that had been pushed under the door and looked at it.
I don’t know how long it’s been since I last saw paper.
Because the link terminal has been confiscated, there is no means of communicating with the outside world. So, it seemed like the message was being conveyed on paper.
There was a lot written on the paper.
It was a piece of paper with a kind of manual written on how to live here.
There is no retro like this.
I can’t even remember the last time I received information on paper.
It was written so densely that I received a visit from one person even before I could read the entire contents of the paper.
It was Claire.
“… How did you find it?”
“There was a number on the front door?
As I listen to her words, I remember that each door lined up in the hallway had a prisoner number assigned to it.
“Let’s go eat something. You said meal time is 18:00, right?”
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I headed to the restaurant with Claire.
This is my first meal at Kara’s.
-Clap!
Green oatmeal dripping stickily onto the plate.
It was truly an appetizing visual.
I didn’t think something delicious would come out.
Still, I didn’t know that this green oatmeal would come out here.
Moreover, there was only oatmeal and no other side dishes.
As written on the paper I saw earlier, ramen was the only meal provided at this time.
That precious meal is like that.
I could instinctively know that the same menu would be available tomorrow.
Is it possible to live by eating just this once a day?
Won’t you suffer from something like malnutrition?
I am looking at that green oatmeal with disapproving eyes.
“There’s probably nothing wrong with your health. They said it contains enough nutrients and calories.”
Claire, who was standing behind me, reassured me. Of course, it wasn’t much of a consolation.
Perhaps I will never visit this restaurant again?
When I get back to my room, I’ll have to secretly eat at least one chicken.
As I sat down at the empty table, Claire, Cowra, Cloud, and Herman, who had been served from behind, took their seats one after another.
In the restaurant, in addition to the prisoners who were transported this time, many more prisoners were sitting eating oatmeal.
“Are they felons sentenced to life in prison?”
“No. They said they weren’t here. They said they were people who came here after being disciplined by the military?”
The story was that he was a soldier who came to the brig.
Actually, it is too good to be treated as a violent criminal.
Except for meals.
“How did you know that?”
Claire responded after receiving my questioning gaze.
“They said there were no restrictions on moving around, right? I snooped around and asked around.”
He was a diligent guy.
“I have to mine magic stones starting tomorrow. What are you going to do?”
The people captured by Gregory were forced into labor. And the labor was to mine magic stones from the magic stone mine.
The problem is that monsters inhabit the magic stone mine shaft.
It seemed like Claire was planning a party.
“… Well?”
I haven’t thought about it deeply yet.
Of course, my interest was not mining, but how to find Helena.
According to Herenia, there is a high possibility that Helena is here in Karaz.
Reconnaissance through consciousness expansion cannot be used carelessly.
This is because I felt a quite powerful presence that was not much inferior to Gregory.
I think he might be the manager of Karaz.
It was better to refrain from using abilities that might reveal my existence to that guy.
“How about joining us?”
Claire is trying to warmly invite me to the party.
I don’t know if she views my abilities favorably, or if she takes care of me because she is a fellow Rebellion.
As they are the leaders of Rebellion, their combat abilities are high. Perhaps the monster in the tunnel is not a big threat to them.
It can be said to be a fairly good recommendation.
If I were an ordinary prisoner.
‘It’s a party…’
I like Claire and… Cowra.
But I don’t like the cloud guy.
“Who is the leader?”
“Leader? That’s it…”
Claire’s eyes naturally turn to Cloud.
He was happily eating the tasteless (though he had not tried it) oatmeal without even frowning.
Holding your weight like a leader.
Should I say that I have an extraordinary ability to adapt?
