NOVEL NEXT chapter 4
4. it was difficult
Morning after the commotion.
“I’m in charge.”
“yes.”
“I heard you were at work yesterday?”
“Ah, there are a few incidents of violence between inmates…”
Kim Soo-hyung sighed.
“Good job. Did one, two or three hit each other?”
1223 is Nari Seo’s inmate number.
“The first one to hit was Nari Seo. What CRPT witnessed was what they counterattacked after that.”
“Why did he fight back after always getting hit? Anyway, I couldn’t avoid the punishment room.”
“······Is that so.”
This time I sighed.
I should have handled it a little more carefully.
I’m glad though
Seo Nari counterattacked.
Seo Na-ri, who always got hit.
I’m not sure why, but I decided I wouldn’t put up with it any longer.
Now, the worry about Seo Na-ri being hit should be a little less.
I got up from the sofa.
“Where is this person in charge?”
“It’s a punishment room. I have a few questions to ask of Nari Seo.”
“Work?”
“I didn’t have a morning routine because I worked overtime yesterday.”
“Ah, it was.”
In the punishment room, rice doesn’t come out well.
I’m sure you’re hungry by now.
“······Lee in charge.”
“yes?”
“Nari Seo, don’t take care of that too much. Don’t be too tight with the other prisoners.”
It was not something that would come out of the prison guard’s mouth.
“what do you mean?”
“I want you to buy yourself. And then you die.”
Indeed, did you hear about the playground the other day?
Certainly, since then, the inmates have been toxic to me.
maybe it was filmed
“I worked in this prison alone for nearly five years. How many times have I seen children killed by inmates? This person in charge is talking like a younger brother. we’ll have to wait a while is not it?”
“I will refer to it.”
I nodded.
In the future, I will never go alone.
Except, of course, when taking care of Seo Nari.
With that promise, I left the management office and headed for the punishment room.
***
narrow and cold
“…it’s solitary.”
Seo Nari muttered.
It’s a punishment cell, but in a way, it’s a solitary cell.
Even though I make eye contact with CCTV every 10 minutes in a small space, and the food is stale and stinks.
It was more comfortable than when I was in room 6.
“Huh, what did you say…”
Suddenly, I remembered what had happened in the morning.
“Turn it off.”
As always, the host woke up and started beating me for no reason.
This time, somehow, I didn’t want to put up with it.
I know that if I fight back here, I’ll get hit harder during exercise time.
Still, it was unbearable.
I could feel the negative emotions creeping in and getting stronger.
In such a situation, one word the host said became the trigger.
—My boss, the reaction these days is really cool.
─That prison guard, you’re taking care of me, right? If I kill it, will you react?
The moment I heard that, I couldn’t control my anger.
He swung his fists at will, and used all the things he could use to knock the director down.
Other inmates who tried to help the host were also beaten.
Then, this manager came.
-What are you doing right now!!
Nari Seo banged her head on the floor! and took a picture
be patient
That’s a provocation, I’ll bear with it.
I made a fuss for nothing, and I made it difficult for this person in charge.
‘I must have been disappointed…’
The way he took care of himself, and the way he told me that he was a false name.
I should have had my own trust in this department, but I betrayed it.
I felt relieved to have a roommate, but that’s all.
It was not good to get along with this manager in the future.
‘But…’
I hate that this person in charge is dangerous.
Because he was a good person who took care of his insignificant self.
It’s a pity, but this incident won’t get involved with Lee.
Then you will naturally be safe.
decided to be content with it.
“One thing, two things, food.”
Then, a prison guard came to visit.
it’s a meal Has it already been that time?
I don’t know how time passes in the punishment room…
After a while, food came in through a small hole under the door.
The serving was water, instant rice, grilled ham, and a few pieces of kimchi.
“Huh, uh…?”
I wanted to see something in vain.
However, the delicious smell stabbing through the nose proved that it was not in vain.
this is something I’ve never seen food like this in prison.
no way.
“In charge of this…?”
“No.”
“That’s right…”
what.
why are you doing so well
I’m just a criminal
“I’ll eat… well.”
I grabbed the spoon that came with me and started eating.
Yesterday’s ramen, today’s warm and normal rice.
Am I even dreaming?
“Tell me when you finish. clean it up.”
“······okay.”
It would be difficult if I stayed here for a long time, so I ate as quickly as possible.
After eating it in almost 5 minutes, I passed the tableware through the hole.
“You ate quickly.”
“It’s delicious.”
“thank god.”
It was warm.
So much so that you don’t feel the cold on the floor.
My heart was warm.
“I… he…”
“yes?”
“thank you.”
“······What.”
Most likely, he will rot in prison until he dies.
You will suffer from it.
At least, while in charge of this.
Wouldn’t it be worth living?
“Here, this officer.”
“yes.”
“Why are you taking care of me?”
“・・・・・Mmm.”
I was a little nervous.
“It’s a very personal profit.”
“are you okay.”
“Once upon a time, I liked you very much.”
“What, what…”
“Don’t you understand?”
“······Yes.”
“Then I’ll just say it.”
“······okay.”
“I’ll just go. ah. You seem to be staying for about a week, but will you come once a day?”
“You should go quickly.”
Footsteps get farther and farther away.
Nari Seo covered her cheek with her palm.
Both cheeks a little hot.
There are no mirrors, and even if there were, you wouldn’t be able to see them because it was dark.
It seemed like he knew that my face was getting hot.
‘What is it, what is it, what is it…’
Confession, maybe not.
it’s old
It can’t be the villain days, is it the school days?
‘I was bullied even back then…?’
Since Na-ri Seo had no immunity to this, I spent the night trying to find a link with this person in charge.
Of course, there was no guessing.
Because of this, I decided to ask him when he came back.
What did you say yesterday, what do you mean?
but.
No matter how many times the person in charge came to me, I couldn’t ask.
When I tried to bring up ‘that story’, I was speechless because of unknown emotions.
About a week passed like that.
This manager came every day, gave me delicious food, and became my companion.
Today is the last day in the punishment room, so this time I decided to ask.
“······Lee in charge, when will you come?”
I did.
This officer did not come.
Keep going through the day.
I wanted to be busy.
Later, after coming out of the punishment room, I was able to hear the news that Lee was killed by an inmate.
***
“Huh…!”
cooong!
He takes a deep breath and hits the desk.
My hands were shaking badly, and my vision was blurry.
“…”
This is the second fact that I learned after dying several times. If the shock right before death is great, the effect remains even after the next possession.
just like now
okay.
i’m dead again
“······Are you okay?”
The woman standing in front of her asked.
It seemed like he was talking to me.
“Ah, yes. it’s okay···.”
My head was a little throbbing, but I answered that soon.
After a while, the surrounding scenery caught my eye.
Around the table and chairs. Students in school uniform looking at me.
Is this… school?
“Whoa…”
Exhale calmly and calm down.
First, let’s figure out the situation.
who died
apparently killed by the inmates.
In the process of transporting the prisoner in room 6 to the interview room at the request of Kim Soo-hyung, he was suddenly attacked.
No matter how he was holding the knife, the feeling of dying was still vivid.
“Keumkeum, then keep calling attendance?”
This time, it seems that he was possessed as a student.
It seems that he was calling for attendance.
So, is that woman the homeroom teacher?
‘How did the quest go?’
I think I saw the related message right before I died, but I’m not sure.
If you couldn’t open it, there would be no way.
With an uneasy mind, I opened the system.
Overdue messages poured in.
[ Congratulations. The condition has been achieved. ]
[There are three conditions in total.]
[Condition 1 – You have achieved a connection with the ‘villain’ among the characters. ]
[Condition 2 – Achieved death 10 times. ]
[Hidden condition – ‘Get the villain’s heart’ has been achieved. ]
[ The hidden condition has been achieved! Acquire an additional reward, ‘Synchronization Potion’ x5. ]
.
.
.
what is so much
I read each one with a sigh.
[You are dead. ]
I see something familiar.
After this, a message saying I was possessed will appear…
“······uh?”
[ I do not possess. ]
little.
not much.
An unexpected message followed.
[ Begins regression. ]
and.
“Nari Seo at number 13?”
A familiar name that came out of nowhere.
Without surprise, the quest window covered my eyes.
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{ Quest – There is no happy ending for villains. }
A happy ending is impossible for a villain. So why can’t they be happy no matter what? No, it’s not! It’s because they don’t become villains.
Clear conditions – You have returned to the past. Oh, is it a little different to say you’re back? anyway! Solve the case that made the main villains (except for the dark side) unhappy and make them happy.
Reward – stop possessing. A return to the real world.
Penalty for Failure – Continue Possession forever. misfortune of villains.
(You can abandon the quest. However, if you give up, it will be treated as a failure.)
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