He is a legendary prison guard. - Chapter 4
Episode 4:
Awakening is a good thing
“Hey, Lee Yeon-ho, don’t lie down on a blanket when the weather starts to get brighter. Is this Lee Yeon-ho’s master bedroom? Fold up the blanket and put it away right now.”
While working, Sihyeon found an inmate rolling around on a blanket in his cell and said something.
It was something that happened often.
In one building, there were usually more than 20 rooms and nearly 80 inmates, but there were only two guards in charge during the day, so it was impossible to maintain perfect order among the inmates in the first place.
So, unless there was a serious violation of the rules, turning a blind eye was one of the ways to work.
If you point out and argue over every little detail, you will not be able to get the work done each day properly.
Still, Sihyeon was usually the type to point things out in detail. If you point it out, it makes you feel like you shouldn’t do it next time, but if you don’t do it at all, you can feel free to do the same thing again.
“Mr. Ai, it’s because my back hurts. My back hurts. By the way, people live here too, so let’s take a look at this.”
After all, there is no way that an inmate who lies down on a blanket cannot listen to what is said in a polite way.
“Take away the blanket right now! Right now!”
Sihyeon raised her voice.
When you work as a prison guard, your voice naturally becomes louder.
If your voice is small, there is a big reason why you are looked down upon by the recipient.
“Oh, really. I’ve been so annoying since the morning. Hey, Manager! Wow…!!”
Yeonho’s expression, which was about to turn around and roll his eyes in annoyance, changed drastically the moment he met Sihyeon’s gaze.
My complexion turned white, as if I had seen something I couldn’t see.
The dark eyebrows, which usually twitched upward as if angry, drooped like a puppy with its tail down.
“Yes… yes. Oh, I’m sorry, manager. We have to clean it up right away, right away.”
A person who said his back was hurting got up and started hastily folding his blanket.
“Ah, yes, I wish I knew.”
Sihyeon’s eyes, as he turned around, were extremely surprised.
Normally, I would spend a long time mopping around and cleaning up, but I became thoughtful and folded the blanket.
This cannot happen. Normally.
‘No way is this…’..’
Sihyeon thought of his famous abilities.
<Name> 1) Iron-Blooded Jailer: Poachim was the object of fear for all prisoners on the Leiter Continent. Even the most vicious prisoner couldn’t even breathe properly in front of him. – When dealing with prisoners, all stats increase by 1,000%. – When prisoners see you, they freeze in fear and terror. Panic.
tailing.
I never dreamed that this part, which I passed by without paying attention only to the stat increase, would have such a huge effect.
“It’s awesome. This is really awesome.”
Admiration flowed out of my mouth without me realising it.
This is why awakening is good.
Awakening is really good.
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Sihyeon looked at the clock.
There were about 10 minutes left until I got off work.
Since dinner was already served, there was nothing else to do.
He sat for a moment to gather his thoughts.
There were a few things I found out today.
First of all, my ability continued to improve even when I ate breakfast and lunch. Perhaps because he was so weak, his abilities seemed to be improving just by eating well.
And the abilities related to the body, such as strength, agility, and stamina, have increased.
Conversely, working as a prison guard seemed to increase mental abilities such as wisdom, mental strength, and magical power.
Since both his body and mind were exhausted, it seemed that if he helped that area, his abilities related to that area would be restored.
Another fortunate thing was that there were no quests that were that difficult so far.
‘Okay, just keep going like this.’
The clock showed 5:25.
When I was busy, I noticed if I didn’t leave work on time, but I usually didn’t have any problems leaving work about 5 minutes early.
Sihyeon packed his bags and got up.
“Don’t cover the entrance to the bathroom. Didn’t I tell you not to cover the entrance to the bathroom? Take away all the hanging clothes and towels, right now.”
As they were about to leave Sadong, Sihyeon noticed clothes and towels covering the bathroom in Room 5 and pointed them out.
It was forbidden to cover the bathroom because if it were covered, it would be impossible to know if suicide or self-harm occurred in it.
Still, perhaps because it is a private space, the inmates try to cover themselves with towels whenever possible.
An inmate who made eye contact with Sihyeon flinched, moved as if running, and quickly put away his clothes and towel.
Then a message appeared in my field of vision.
[Quest: Let’s give proper instructions to a prisoner who violated the rules.] 10/10 completed]
[Poahim is satisfied with your passionate work.]
[Recover Wisdom +1, Mental Strength +1]
This time, Poahim wants to see his junior working hard even at night. [Let’s show that we work hard at night.]
[Quest: Let’s work overtime.]
“….”
Anyway, one more thing is resolved.
Right now, I thought I would have to work overtime for Juncheol, who was caught this weekend, in exchange for a meal. Jun-cheol, who is probably exhausted, will shout “Hurrah!”
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“Thank you for your effort.”
After changing my clothes, saying hello to my fellow prison guards, and leaving the main gate, my smartphone vibrated.
I looked at the number, and it was Lim Sang-gyu, my friend of 20 years.
“Uh, why?”
Are you leaving work now?
“I’m getting off work, so I’ll answer the phone.”
-Hahaha, right? By the way, what happened when you and Sujin met?
“He calls me really early.”
-Hey, man. I was busy too. Don’t you know that our company is squeezing us hard these days?
“I know, I know. I’m just saying it.”
So what happened with Sujin?
“I got kicked; is that okay?”
-okay? Although I expected it, you must be so depressed right now. Come out. I’ll buy you a drink.
“I’m done drinking; let’s have dinner.”
-okay? Then why not? What are you craving?
“You know the bossam restaurant at the intersection of the bus stop? I’ll see you there by 7 o’clock.”
Okay, see you then.
The phone was disconnected.
Sihyeon laughed.
After all, I only have old friends.
Sihyeon didn’t stop by the house and went straight to the bossam restaurant.
I arrived about 10 minutes early, but Sang-gyu had already arrived and was waiting.
“Hey, your face looks pretty good, though.”
“It’s because Jeong Nami fell away. Jeong Nami fell away.”
Si-hyeon spoke honestly, but Sang-gyu thought it was only half a joke.
“I tried to die like that and not be able to live, but somehow the emotion has already disappeared. Don’t criticise Gao for no reason. If you want to cry, cry.”
“Baby. I got it. I got it.”
The bossam restaurant, with about twenty tables, was half full.
Sihyeon and Sanggyu sat in a corner and ordered bossam and cider. This is because Si-hyeon said once again that he did not want to drink.
When the bossam came out, Sang-gyu took one chopstick, ate it, and opened his mouth.
“Actually, I’m just telling you that you broke up really well. Sujin had a bit of a special side to her. Man, I couldn’t talk about it openly because of you, but it was really like that.”
In the past, it would have been obvious that she would have been offended by her friend’s remark, but now Sihyeon just smiled bitterly.
“Yes, you were right. I guess I had a sprained eye.”
“Wow, our Sihyeon. It looks like she’s really run out of love. She said something like that.”
“I told you so, kid.”
“Hey, it was real.”
Sang-gyu widened his eyes.
“He was bragging about money. He was bragging about money. Handbags, watches, etc. cost tens of millions of won.”
“Did I really say that? Actually, we already live in a different world than him. His annual salary is $10 million. He probably starts with 11 billion won in our money.”
“What, how exactly do you know that?”
“He’s a Class A awakened, right? In the United States, the ransom price for a Class A Awakened starts at $10 million. What’s this floor? If Cheon Jo-guk, the most advanced country in the Awakened management system, does it, it becomes the industry standard. China, Korea, Japan, etc. “ I’m just following Cheon Jo-guk.”
“Oh, that’s right. Now that I think about it, were you a fan of the Awakened?”
I didn’t pay much attention to it because I wasn’t really interested in awakened people, but I thought I heard that Sang-gyu was an old member of a community cafe about awakened people with over 1 million members.
“Okay, man. If you have any questions about the Awakened, ask this guy.”
“Oh, really? Then let’s ask. What is the ransom price for an S-class awakened person?”
“It is not well known about the S-class because it is a top secret, but there are speculations that it is just over 200 million dollars, but it is probably an established theory.”
“Two or two hundred million dollars?”
Poof.
Sihyeon lightly squirted out the cider he was drinking.
“Hey, hey, are you kidding? How can someone’s annual salary be over 200 million dollars?”
“Do you think it’s a joke? Think about it. The F-22 Raptor, which is said to be the most powerful fighter, costs over 200 million dollars each, right? But can an S-class Awakened not be able to handle just one Raptor? When the S-class gate opens, if there is no S-class awakening, the country will be ruined. And if you buy a Raptor, you only have to pay a lot of money to maintain it, but an S-class Awakened person makes a lot of money at the gate.”
Sang-gyu continued.
“It is already a public fact that each country is pouring a huge amount of budget into managing S-class awakened people. Do you know why? We have to give them at least 200 million dollars to show our patriotism. Otherwise, everything will be taken away by countries like the United States and China.“ Then the country is really in trouble? There are still a lot of countries that have become vassals to the core because there are no S-class awakened people.”
“Hey… It’s a big company that’s walking around. If you save up a little bit, I’ll just join you. What do you do with that money? I’m curious. I’m curious.”
“Can I tell you something more interesting? The items they carry are quite expensive. No, could they be more expensive?”
“item?”
“You look like you don’t know anything. When you awaken, items from the other world also come into your inventory. Otherwise, what would the first awakenees fight with? Did they make a sword?”
“Oh, no. I knew it. When I heard you say that, a sudden thought occurred to me.”
Sihyeon made a shocked expression.
Come to think of it, I was so busy that I forgot to look at my inventory. There should be an item in your inventory.
Sihyeon continued, thinking that she should definitely check it out when she got home.
“Anyway, keep going. I’m curious about the item, really.”
“Hey, are you finally interested in this topic? This has been the hottest topic in recent years. Papers are pouring out.”
Sang-gyu seemed to like Si-hyeon’s attitude and began to explain passionately.
“The so-called miscellaneous items, such as normal and magic, are commonly dropped when you kill mobs even at low-level gates, right? This is just the price of used metal. But not from the rare level.”
“What’s different?”
“From rare levels onwards, you have to kill boss monsters from low-level gates or mobs from high-level gates like B or A to get them. The odds aren’t that high either.”
“I see. Okay, I understand.”
“To continue explaining, the level is different from unique. Even in this world, it is an item that is treated as a treasure among treasures, and for a unique item, you must be at least a level A awakened person, and it will appear in your inventory when you awaken. How common is level A? And high-level gate bosses. If you catch a monster, there is a slim chance it will appear, but it is difficult to attack the advanced gate, and the probability of it appearing is slim, so it is worth the price.”
“I also heard that unique items are amazing.”
“But even Unique is a joke compared to Legendary. It’s the only one. It’s truly a legendary masterpiece and work of art that only exists in the world. There are many ingredients that do not exist on Earth, such as amantium and orichalcon, and the magic attached to them.“ It’s a different dimension.”
Like a businessman selling medicine, Sang-gyu’s tongue movements were smooth and ceaseless.
“So you have to catch the S-class gate boss to become legendary? I don’t know much about anything else, but I know because the media has been talking so much about the S-class gate that it’s really not a joke.”
“That’s right, how many awakened people and citizens died because of the S-class gate? Probably most legendaries appear in the inventory of S-class awakeners when they awaken.”
Sang-gyu continued.
“One of the legendary items whose information has been leaked is the dragon sword owned by Jacob, an S-class awakener from the United States. It is said to be a sword that summons a storm. Literally. It has the magic of a thunder storm engraved on it.”
“I have another question; can I ask you?”
If things continued like this, Si-hyeon would cut off the conversation because it seemed like it would continue with praise for Legendary. Anyway, Legendary is like a luxury apartment in Gangnam. It is something from another world that I will never encounter in my lifetime.
“Ask me anything?”
“Is there a way for ordinary people to enter the gate?”
“Absolutely not. If something goes wrong when an ordinary person enters the gate, who will take responsibility?”
“I see.”
As expected, I felt like I would have to postpone the gate issue until after I received my hunter license.
“Even an E-class gate is hell for ordinary people.”
After that, Sang-gyu’s story continued throughout the meal.
It’s been a while since my friend chimed in with me talking about the Awakened, and he seemed excited.
Anyway, thanks to this, Sihyeon was unexpectedly able to obtain useful information about the Awakened.