Prologue 3 Yet Another Long Matter

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Prologue 3 Yet Another Long Matter

I’ve died twice. The first one I died physically. And the second one, it was socially. In my second life I can proudly say that I was a normie. I was like the protagonist of a story, leading a almost too good to be true kind of life. 

It was because my childhood friend, who was a princess and loved by the masses went and proposed marriage to me, the friends I close with and those guys who followed me were all there right by my side. It became like that exactly because the barrier between races doesn’t exist in my world.

Even in my whole life full of ups and downs it maybe can be called the shining moment of my life, it was the period of [Velt Jeeha] when he’s fifteen years old.

However, maybe I got too cocky.  

The humans, demons, demihumans, all those races kept on burning their souls to win the right to life for each of their own races, throwing themselves into war. It was the face of the world I never knew before.

And I don’t intend to get involved with it. 

I was told that I can change that kind of world but I obstinately refuse it.

The reason is simple. It’s because I’m not interested in it.

“Velt Jeeha. Come out, it’s time for meeting.” 

It was a middle aged man wearing a deep blue uniform. A face I quite know. I then threw an affirmative response and stood up from the sofa.

“Is the meeting about the same stuff?” (Velt)

“Yeah, don’t go and make any blunder.”

“Geez, I already said I was reading a book.” (Velt)

“Hey, I don’t know what your situation is, but why are you making light of it? You’re being locked inside this kind of luxurious prison, don’t go and make complain about it.”

The jailer guy got quite irritated. 

It’s understandable. Even I was at a loss when I was first got locked up here.

“Don’t say that to me. Say it to that sweetly sweet lord general.” (Velt)

Soft and fluffy king size bed. A in room library filled with several rows of bookshelves. Gorgeous antiques and some goods that looks like of high quality. A bathhouse, toilet, even kitchen it’s all complete. If I make the order, they will bring in new books and even went out to buy food ingredients according to my request. And if I wish it someone will cook them into food for me. 

Frankly saying, the extravagance treatment I got is like that from a high class hotel or high class apartment. However, that kind of environment with nothing to be complaint about is actually a prison.

“Velt Jeeha. Don’t go over your head. I don’t know why the general is treating you with this kind of special treatment but it doesn’t change your place as a prisoner. You’re not allowed to even take a step outside of this windowless prison deep underground. You even also need permission to get out of the room. As long as you have that [magic jamming] bracelet on you won’t be able to use magic at all, moreover with the super strict guards around you won’t even have the chance to try to get out of this jail.”

“Geez, I know it. That’s why I don’t try to escape in these some hundred days right?”

“Approximately eight hundred days. Remember that.”

That’s right, eight hundred days.

“So it’s already two years since that huh. That’s long” (Velt)

In other words, it’s already around two years since I got confined in this could be called high class underground prison deep under the earth. I’ve never get any sunshine or breath outside air ever since.

It’s all started after the end of the war between the Great Human Alliance Army and Jigoku Demon Kingdom Army in the Divine Race Continent. 

“Velt, I heard you’ve been quite so far?” 

I was brought to the meeting room with bracelet that seals my magic on my arm, in addition to handcuffs and shackles on my feet. This is really the style a prisoner would have. 

And against me who appeared in the meeting room like that, with looks still as young as always, he emitted a sense of wholesome dignity despite the sociable smile he has.

He is the main perpetrator that made fell in this situation.

“The hell do you want, Tyler. We just met two months ago.” (Velt)

“I actually want to come a bit more often but I just can’t make the time for it, you see.” (Tyler)

As the general lowered his head, the jailer uncle got startled.

Of course he would. He is the great general that’s every single human know of, even in any world, there’s no way he’d go and lower his head to some prisoner in his teens.

“You, I’d like to have a bit of conversation with him alone. Can you please step outside?” (Tyler)

“Y- yes, understood. Please ring the bell if you need anything.”

Well, it must be an unusual sight to an outsider, but for me it’s something usual.

Ever since I got imprisoned here something like this has happened many times. It’s something I’ve grown accustomed to.

Firstly he’ll greet me with a smile then apologize to me, next he’d wait till everyone else leave and then make a serious expression, then he will begin to talk like usual.

This is Tyler’s usual set pattern.

“Velt. You still won’t change your mind right? You becoming Love and Peace’s leader. Even with just nodding to it, you won’t be confined here anymore. You will be released immediately, and then I will also undo the magic that is affecting the entire world.” (Tyler)

I don’t know how many times we’ve repeated this conversation. And towards this question, my answer will remain the same.

“Velt, in these two years the world experienced an ever more stable period. Ever since the war two years ago, the war between the races where people died left and right has not happened. The Ten Heroes of Light, Seven Great Demon Kings, and then Four Heavenly Beast Demihumans are in a balance. If you were to be inserted in this condition, you’ll have big connections with the three races, and under that justification you will make the world’s peace into even more sturdier.” (Tyler)

Aah, that’s right. That’s the official reason. It is really like an ideal world straight out of fairy tale being completed. However that’s just merely a front face of it. I’ve already arrived at the truth that exists behind him two years ago.

As a result of that, I ended up here. A place where light can’t even reach, a world deep beneath the earth. Well, it’s a bit too lacking to say that this place is the hell though.

“Because the balance of power has crumbled the world’s power come to weaken, the divine race then will appear to exterminate all lives, taking over the world..... with that kind of threat you guys make this current peace...... and that is the reason of the establishment of Love and Peace, to make all races to unite under such a thing. Well, you guys seem like already moving as planned until that part. The world’s. No.... in accordance to the script made by the [Holy King].” (Velt)

If I had got lured in by Tyler’s sweet talk back then, how things would go now?

Maybe at this moment I’d be managing the organization, do fun stuff with the guys I got along with at times, get married, have some children, and rejoice in the world where there’s no big war.

So, why am I got to be this stubborn?

“Don’t call it a script. Everything is as the [Holy King] has[Prophesized].” (Tyler)

“Damn right. To prophesize is to predict what’s gonna happen in the future. I won’t call something like tampering things to be suiting to your convenience as prophecy.” (Velt)

That’s right, we’ve been repeating this kind of conversation so many times. Days to days, months to months, and even year to year. 

“Two years ago we discovered your true objective. We also discovered the timing of the god’s resurrection. I bet that isn’t alright for you?” (Velt)

“.......Aah........ With Eljela’s cooperation we’ve already, in a way, secured the cooperation of the Sky World. We have already earned one of the keys for the god’s resurrection.” (Tyler)

“Eljela huh..... that takes me back..... has Cosmos already grown a bit bigger?” (Velt)

“V- Velt! With just a nod you’ll be able to be reunited with everyone, you know?” (Tyler)

“And? You want me to keep on living and flirt around with girls all the while hiding the truth of the world? Stop joking around. I won’t be able to stand it. However, it’s very unfortunate, even if I tell others about that truth, it’s not something they can bear. Once it goes out not just you and Love and Peace will be denounced, the world will also welcome another harsh chaotic times. It’s very unfortunate.” (Velt)

As I said that, in the end Tyler lowered his shoulders in disappointment, looking at me with eyes as if saddened.

I can only click my tongue as I saw that. 

“Velt. So long as you keep saying that, you won’t be able to get out of here before everything’s already over you know?” (Tyler)

“You still can say that even after locking me here for two years, heh.” (Velt)

Tyler then stood up and turned his back to me. He rang the bell if signaling the end of the meeting then put his hand on the door.

“Ah, has it over already?” 

“Yes. Go on, please take care of him.” (Tyler)

“Understood!” 

That back looked as if it’s trembling. No, it’s not looked as if. It’s really trembling.

“Velt.... Why can’t you understand? Why..... the son of my best friend do something like this to me....” (Tyler)

His sobbing voice can be heard even from behind his back. 

However, Tyler won’t break with that. Therefore, I won’t break too. 

Well, from Tyler’s point of view, he must be thinking that I’m just a hindrance because I not only don’t help out but even also know the truth. Even so, he didn’t kill me but make me have this kind of NEET life, because of that I think he still felt pity and make some compromise. 

And as I was being let alive thanks to that pity, today too I shall spend the day in the unchanging idleness as always.

“Haaah, I’ve already read almost all of the books, such a bore. I’d like to go out or talk with other guys for once in a while.” (Velt)

As I’m seeing the door Tyler went out from, I made an exaggerated yawn to distract myself and stood up, making the jailer uncle alerted.

“Like I said, you’re in prison.”

“Yeah I know. But, we always meet everyday like this but I just thought that it’s kinda boring here with just Musai jailers around and that general who comes at times.” (Velt)

TL note: I don’t know what this Musai about

“What are you blabbering? You said that despite lord general is always sending you high class prostitute from a high class brothel regularly.” 

“Hah? Geez, cut me some slack. Do you take me as someone who only can have sex with prostitute? Well, I can embrace them if it comes to it, but I’m afraid that I gonna get killed by those certain girls out there so there’s no way I’m laying my hands on them. Aah~, I’m very well-behaved, aren’t I?” (Velt)

That’s right, the people I’m able to meet with every day is limited. Well, Tyler also dispatched some pretty onee-sans knowing what a man need but well let’s not talk about it.

That’s why I found this kind of unstimulating life where you only get to stick in a room, eat and play with women is somehow laughable. So I was wondering how to change it.

As expected, there’s only one way to it. And that is to make some allies.

“Se- senior, it’s already time to change shift you see. It’s my turn to take over next.” 

Pig... ah, it’s not a pig. It’s a human. A disgusting pig drenched in fat and sweat..... I mean human. He is someone who one can only see as a disgusting weeb had it not for his uniform. 

“Oh, it’s Kimomen. Right, you go and properly watch over him.”

“U, understood.” (Kimomen)

TL note: you might notice it but... kimomen isn’t a real word but you can directly translate it into disgustingman or yuckyman.....or something along that line.

It’s not like there’s only one jailer here. There’s actually three shifts to it. Despite that though, it’s not hard to keep watch on me. It’s fine so long that they just close the room and stand in front of the door. I don’t attempt to stir things up or even escape in these past two years, you can absolutely say it’s a simple job everyone can do.

“Now now, let’s go Velt-kun.” (Kimomen)

“Yeah. Hey, you just got fatter again right?” (Velt)

“N- no I’m not. It’s just I got a bit bigger!” (Kimomen)

“I heard that you used to be a rich pig noble who’d just go and eat anything tasty but once you got disinherited you got even fatter instead, what the heck’s going on here?” (Velt)

“Th- there’s nothing I can do about it! I don’t have money, and because I only keep eating [hamburger] that’s been booming in the Empire lately, I ended up becoming like this!” (Kimomen)

He is the kind of disgusting guy that I won’t even talk to nor have connections with if I live my life normally. However, if I don’t have any meetings and got bored I even can talk with this kind of guy.

By the way, this Kimomen seemed to be a pampered son of a noble in Empire, and as a result of him using his family’s power as he pleased too much, he ended up got disinherited. Pitiful guy.

As the last act of compassion from his parents, he was given a position. But since he’s useless in anything he does he got transferred over and over then ended up in this place. 

At first the security here is super strict but because I was being obedient and me being in an environment where I can’t escape, that made the guys guarding here got nothing to do so their numbers got reduced, and these days only those guys who are free and got nothing to do are entrusted with the job of standing in front of my room.

Well, on the other hand, each time there’s a situation going on the elite jailers gonna come rushing here though. However, based on the exchange I have with this Kimomen for the past two years, there seems to be no one that knows about this prison.

“Alright, Velt-kun. I will take off the lock of your bracelet.” (Kimomen)

“Okay.” (Velt)

Firstly, I receive my due as part of the exchange. That is, getting my magic sealing bracelet taken off.

Though I said that, it’s not like I’m gonna try to escape with the being bracelet off my arm. It’s just, ever since I was a kid I’ve been using [levitation] magic in my daily lives, I just feel it’s inconvenient. That’s why in the eight hours duration of Kimomen’s shift I’m taking off the [magic jamming] bracelet.

Only at this moment is when I can spend my time with almost no stress to my mind.

“And, Velt-kun. It- it’s about the next one....” (Kimomen)

“Yeah, the next one to come is [Biyonette onee-sama]. Ain’t that nice, you can get to do SM play again.” (Velt)

“Bi bi, Biyonette onee-sama! U, upupupupu, th- this time I’ll get a Biyonette onee-sama to whip me tons..... upu~! I can’t wait!” (Kimomen)

I felt like vomiting with just hearing his disgusting voice, this be my part of the exchange with him. When he was still a noble, not only money and authority he also have as many women as he wants, though since he got disinherited he can’t do that anymore. And that’s where I let the high class prostitutes Tyler been sending to me to be given to him.

Incidentally, the girls seem to be getting extraordinary sum of money so they don’t look disgusted even when paired with a pig like him, it made me think of how amazing a pro can be.

“How about the thing I want you to investigate previously? Do you member? If you don’t investigate that [thing] then you can just forget about your compensation.” (Velt)

“N- no, I’ve done that! I already investigated it properly!” (Kimomen)

To make my life into something like ascetic in exchange for just taking the bracelet off for a set period of time.... of course it’s way too cheap of a price. That’s why I made Kimomen into a gofer and do lots of things for me. And one of them is to investigate the inside of the prison.

“I’ve found the location of the prisoner you told me about, you see. I was surprised, this place is already in the deepest of the prison sixty sixth floor underground, but that prisoner is in the sixty ninth floor, you see!” (Kimomen)

“What? Isn’t this floor already the lowest?! So there’s actually deeper levels?” (Velt)

“Yes, I also didn’t know you see. But it appears that those really dangerous people are all placed in that mysterious sixty ninth floor you see.” (Kimomen)

“Haaah, what the hell. I’ve always looking for that guy in the floors above but to think that he’s actually down below.” (Velt)

“At this time, the guy I sufficiently bribed and another guy I know the weakness of are on duty, so it’s fine if you want to go. What do you want to do?” (Kimomen)

“Hell yeah, I’ll go.” (Velt)

And the another one is this. Honestly, with this being exchanged it’s worth it to currying favors with Kimomen, I somehow able to make it with this.

“Yes, then, go and change into this uniform.” (Kimomen)

I wore the jailer uniform that Kimomen had already prepared, with this I can prowl about inside the prison to some extent. Well, of course things gonna go bad if this got leaked out but once Kimomen see the five pretty onee-sans lining up next to each other his eyes got sparkling then he agreed to it.

At first I thought he was just a disgusting guy but I can’t really hate this kind of guy that doesn’t have two faces and is easy to understand, what a pain.

“Kuhahaha, still, this big prison’s quality is dwindling every year. Well, the guys that really excel must be got scouted out at the war.” (Velt)

“It’s really can’t be helped. And thanks to Love and Peace the war captive big wigs and big criminals from various races that used to be here also ended up getting fewer.”

“Aah, I guess it’s like that. The prisoners from other races mostly got returned. The guys that got marked as an ex convict in their personal history got rehabilitated under the management of Love and Peace and returned into the society. The world is steadily changing, isn’t it?” (Velt)

“Yes. This too is the achievement of the Great General cum acting president Tyler-sama and True Hero Roa-sama, they’re being the talk across the human continent you see.” (Kimomen)

That’s right, regardless of what the real objective of Tyler’s group is, the world is indeed steadily getting in a good direction at present time. Moreover, there’s the release of the captive big wigs of the demons and demihumans one after another, until current situation got deteriorated other races don’t seem to be planning to do any big war it seems. 

The words [peace] and [truce agreement] keep flitting about inside the newspaper I read in my room.

“In the end.... in what way is he seeing in this kind of future...” (Velt)

“Velt-kun?”

With sarcastic smile plastered on my face I wore the jailer uniform, together with Kimomen I stepped on the stairs that went further underground, lower than what was known officially.

And over there, many of the huge and strong jails where those big wigs of the other races stayed turned empty. The sixty seventh and sixty eighth floor were uninhabited, and we then arrived at the murky dark and overflowing with miasma sixty ninth floor.

In front of the door, two people are guarding it.

“It’s me, you see.” (Kimomen)

“He- hey! Kimomen. Is he the one you mentioned?”

“Yes it is. Then as promised, you’ll let him in for twenty minutes right?” (Kimomen)

“Yeah, and in exchange... you understand right?”

“I do, yes. I’ll keep silent about the false expense cost, you see. I’ll also pay the money properly.” (Kimomen)

“Gee, then, it’s only twenty minutes alright? Twenty minutes.”

I was amazed with Kimomen’s tenacity. He was just someone who was unable to do anything, being handed off to one place to another but with just one glance of the reward he can have, he made me able to splendidly arrive here, it was quite unexpected.

I responded to the Kimomen who asked [this is good, right?] with the pure look of a child who was waiting to be praised with a laugh that is about to burst out and said [yeah], I then proceeded to step my foot to the lowest floor of the abyss of evil.

“Huge.....” (Velt)

And inside, there was a huge space that looked like a dome. And in the middle of that space four steel cages so big that I have to look up lined up as if facing one another. 

People’s presence.... one person... no, it’s two?

Well, no matter who is it I only have business with one person.

As I looked over a prisoner that exudes a coercing pressure that made my spine froze just by meeting eyes with, I finally found the person I’ve been searching, as I patted down my palpitating chest.

“Kuhaha..... so it’s here.” (Velt)

He had chains coiling around his whole body, sitting down on the floor unable to even make a single step. His hair was unkempt with beard extending down. His whole body was letting out a rotten smell and wounds can be seen all across his body, they looked painful as if caused by torture.

Honestly, it was beyond recognition. Different from me, he must be experiencing a real prisoner life. 

However, even with that I can still know it’s him with just one look.

“Mannie won’t ever come here again you know? She completely cut off from you long time ago after all.” (Velt)

It’s because I absolutely can’t forget those annoying eyes of his.

“................My my...........this is, quite a rare guest we have.” 

As if noticing my presence, he laughed with a feeble voice.

That’s why I also returned a laugh. 

“Yo, you’ve become quite the handsome man in the time we haven’t met.... Kagami..... You’re so pitiful.”

And so, once again the curtain has risen on my..... Velt Jeeha’s story after two years had passed.

 

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