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"Hey! Guards!
Level up and ready to meet Jinto.
Of course, there's nothing to do if you also want to shut up.
Now that we are colleagues in the same prison.
I called the guards with the feeling that I would somehow find out what he wanted and his weaknesses and attack him.
He is sure to be an important part of the goal of recapturing the soon-to-fall Linon Castle.
Of course, if I can't convince him, I will carry out the operation alone.
And if the operation fails, run away.
There were several plans.
The best plan among them is to convince Jinto.
"Guards!
He shouted over and over again because he had only called once and it didn't come. Finally a soldier appeared coyly and curtly.
Huh. ....... What is it?
"I need you to tell my chief of staff something. Come on in.
"It won't be.
"What? I'm not going to spend the rest of my life here. What do you think of the Count, a great nobleman? If you can talk to your chiefs of staff well enough to get me out of here, your gratuity will kick in: ....... It's more money than I could spend in my lifetime.
I tried to seduce the guards outside the door with money.
"It's true!
I'm a count. When you are as noble as the Count, the death penalty itself is difficult.
That is if it is not treason.
Noblemen of high status are not punished so much for anti-life crimes.
At best, deprivation of status. Only to return to the territory.
Such things are common in the Lunan Kingdom. It's called a status system.
The guards should be well aware of this point.
Of course. But it's important information and must not be leaked to the outside world. Go inside. Don't worry, I'm not going to break out of jail. There's no way I'm going to break out of jail when I'll be released in a minute.
"Yes, that's true, too,
Having done the math, the soldier, confused by the word of gratitude, scurriedly opened the door of the prison and entered.
What is the story and ......?
There is no such thing as a story.
Immediately executed the command Attack. Beat down the soldier with his fist. A soldier with armed strength of 25.
It's very easy to stun him.
After plucking a bunch of keys from around the soldier's waist, he moves to the prison where Jinto is being held.
Boom!
Pow, pow, pow!
From inside I could hear the sound of someone being beaten.
'Get the hell out of here! You're not going to be able to keep your mouth shut!
The assault that continues under the guise of making you vomit information despite the fact that the battle related to Zinto is over. Stress relief, huh?
In the meantime, the other soldier who was assaulting Zinto said to his colleague: "Hey, come here.
You've got a ring around your neck. You've got a ring around your neck. It looks expensive.
"Wow, the ring.
With his hands and feet bound in chains, Jinto can not rebel against anything. No matter how strong his armed forces are, he has no use for power since his hands and feet are bound.
However, to my surprise, when the ring was taken from him, he didn't say a word, but this is the first time he spoke out.
'Oh, no, you can't do that!
It must be very important to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have broken that long silence by screaming!
I'll tell you. I'll tell you everything, just give me that back!
The fool. It's too late. And you don't need the information anymore. You're going to get beaten to death. Didn't we have a soft-spoken colleague? He's already dead. You're offended by the chief of staff. I'm not going to tell you anything, I'm just going to save your life. If you don't talk, you're just saving your life, and if you keep getting beaten up, you're finished! Puh-hah!
Then the sound of beating continued for a while.
Finally, the soldiers came out. So I went back to my cell for a while.
Later, I walked down the quiet prison corridor into the cell where Zinto was being held.
This man showed emotion. That's important.
Quite a bit of progress, if only we could have a conversation.
Zinto shuddered and shuddered. No amount of pressure on his bloody hand could break the chains on the wall, though.
'What's so important about that ring? How to break the silence.
"......
Jinto looked up at the sound of my voice as I suddenly walked in and asked him a question.
He looks a little surprised to see me.
'Oh, it was you!
Plus, it seems to remind me of me. I think you have a terrible misunderstanding.
It's a misunderstanding. When you encounter an enemy on the battlefield, it's natural to fight, and I just won that battle. I don't remember beating or torturing you after I captured you. The problem is with my superiors who took you in. I'm here because my superior officer had me in custody for resisting arrest as well.
I sat down next to Zinto as he spoke.
"So we're cellmates in prison,
I tried to walk up to him to make conversation, but Jinto turned away, biting his lip.
Refusing to talk again?
"I could get that precious ring back for you, but
I asked him, since the ring that was taken seems to be the point.
'They got you too, right? How am I going to get my ring back?
"I can't stay like this forever. I'm a nobleman, and I'm not going to be tied hand and foot. That's why I was able to beat the guards to death and come here. It wasn't hard for me to stun those soldiers and get the ring back. I'm not tied up.
Zinto's eyes wavered slightly at my explanation.
That ring seems to be really important to me.
I got my clue from the most outlandish things.
If there's any part of me that's emotionally swayed, that's where the persuasion begins!
"What do you want? I don't have anything to show for it.
It's no big deal. If you would rather die here, why don't you come to my side? I'll take back what was taken from you and save your life!
"Screw you. ....... It can't be done!
Zinto shook his head in strong rejection.
Why? If you're that attached to a single ring, you must want to live too, right? If you had a reason to want to live, you'd want to get out of here and regain your freedom, even if you had to lie about it. ...... Why don't you try to save yourself?
Yes. That's what I didn't understand.
If they were that strong, they might have had a chance to escape.
Even on the way from the supply base to Castle Linon's prison.
Still, this man was meekly imprisoned in the prison of Castle Linon.
And so it is in the current conversation.
It's as if he doesn't want to live.
"You have something so important, why don't you want to live!
No answer was forthcoming. But it was clearly different than when I was caught in a supply unit.
So I went on to ask the question: "What does that ring have to do with your significant other?
"What does that ring have to do with your significant other?
Jinto's sudden reaction to the word "significant other" is evident.
The ring seems to be a sign of love, after all.
And it was clear that the ring was the only key word that could move this taciturn man.
Good. I'll get the ring back. We'll make things a little looser. You don't have to be on my side. You don't have to be on my side. You listen to me and I will get the ring back. Then at least you will die with the ring on. Isn't that what you want?
"How can I trust that?
"What would I lie for? Your story doesn't do me any good.
"......
Zinto stared at me. A perturbed look.
So I waited for a while.
A few minutes of nerve-wrestling with eye contact.
It was Zinto who got the story out of the way first.
"Can you really die holding a ring to your chest?
Talk to me and I'll get it back. I'll keep my promise, no matter what.
"Why in the world do you want to listen to me so badly?
It doesn't matter. The important thing is that you'll get it back. If you really want to get it back, all you have to do is listen to me. That's all it takes.
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