Chapter 855: Interrogation (2)

Hearing that there was plenty of time and that she wouldn’t be rescued no matter how long she stalled, No. 2’s expression hardened considerably.

Of course, even if her expression hardened, there wasn’t anything this woman could particularly do to me.

All the resistance she could offer me was merely doubting whether what I said was true or false while hanging like this on the restraint device, or perhaps harboring false hope by thinking it was a lie.

Of course, even that hope was scheduled to completely disappear once her older sister, No. 1, was captured and brought here as well. Because, for the current Dallae, Geum Jangmi was a target whose allegiance-whether she was an ally or an enemy-was unknown.

Seeing as she was suddenly kidnapped overnight from her bedroom to this inexplicable place, the probability of Geum Jangmi’s involvement was very high, but my question just now had likely fueled suspicion that I wasn’t Geum Jangmi’s subordinate.

Naturally, harboring suspicion as a prisoner was a pointless act, so first, it was necessary to firmly engrave that point onto this woman’s body.

“Then, I’ll come back tomorrow.”

“…….”

“Ah, and since you’ll be bored left alone, I’ll leave your friend on for you. Get along well together for the day.”

“……What?”

-Rumble rumble rumble….

“W-wait a moment…. Wh-what are you doing right now….”

I filled the batting machine’s ball loading basket, which I had only filled with one ball at a time until now, with about 50 baseballs all at once.

With this many, it should be enough to last until tomorrow, roughly. And then I can operate it by coming back tomorrow and refilling it.

“Wh-what do you mean, ‘leave it on’?! J-Jailer…! What on earth are you doing…!!”

-WHAM!!

“Nnngh… Gkkhh…!!!”

“Well, enduring it probably won’t be impossible. I’ve set it to launch just one ball every 30 minutes.

And I won’t particularly stop you if you want to dodge it. I won’t care if you move your body or lift your legs out of my sight to get hit less painfully, so try your best if you can.”

Of course, since there’s no clock or alarm in this space, if you want to dodge, you’ll have to maintain a precarious posture starting about 5 minutes before the ball flies. Consequently, it will exhaust your body much more than simply giving up and getting hit, so this was also intentional.

Thinking of No. 2 twisting and turning while imagining the ball that could fly out at any moment brought a smile to my face.

“This should be enough for you to keep your wits about you until tomorrow, right? Then your mental strength won’t break, just like you said.”

“I-I can endure without that…!! I was wrong…!! I’ll just wait patiently, so please, just stop that…!! Jailer!!”

“See you tomorrow. And try not to break, just like you said.”

“Jailer!!! Jailer, please!!!!”

Ignoring No. 2, who was desperately calling me from behind, I walked out of the room and calmly used the warp gate to return to my room where Eunbyul was sleeping.

The words ‘try not to break’ were sincere.

She was a woman I would need to use for quite some time, including capturing Geum Jangmi, and it was far too early for her mind to be broken already.

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And then, the confinement room the next day.

As soon as I entered, what caught my eye was Dallae’s face, hanging on the restraint device with a vacant expression, staring down at the floor.

The visible emotions were fragmented, but it seemed she hadn’t at least lost consciousness. She probably slept a little. It must have been a continuous series of hellish light sleeps, waking up once every 30 minutes.

Her abdomen, having been hit by the batting machine’s baseballs all day, bore large, deep blue bruises, and the floor was soaked with the bright yellow liquid she had soiled herself with throughout the day.

Perhaps because I deliberately gave her just enough food not to die, it seemed she hadn’t soiled herself in the back. I didn’t particularly want to see it, so in a way, it was fortunate.

“…….”

“How’s your condition? Have you thought enough?”

“……Ah.”

Dallae, who didn’t react to the sound of the door opening, lifted her head as soon as she heard my voice. Seeing that reaction, it seemed she probably missed me over the past 24 hours.

“I-it was really for a day…. All day long….”

“What. Did you think saying you could stall for time was just a boastful lie? Maybe if I left you alone for another day, you’d believe me then?”

“N-no…!! I-I believe you…. B-because now I know you have considerable backing for kidnapping me….”

“…….”

No. 2’s words grated on my ears from the very first sentence, but I endured it for a moment. Thinking that I could deal with the punishment after hearing the answer to my question.

“Did you think a lot during the day? Yes, I hope you’re ready to answer now.”

“Yes, y-yes…. I-I think I understand now….”

“Hm?”

“Y-you’re my older sister’s subordinate, aren’t you? If not, there’s no way you could kidnap me to a place like this overnight and be interrogating me so leisurely…. That’s my conclusion after pondering it all day….”

“…….”

“I-if I spill information about my older sister, you’ll definitely go to her and tell her, right? That I betrayed her and sold her information to you…. When you said you’d give me plenty of time to think, that was, th-that was the meaning, wasn’t it…? For me to realize this fact myself….”

“…Yes, that’s correct.”

“S-see…. Just as I thought….”

“Words that deserve a beating. You fucking idiot bitch.”

“……What?”

-WHAM!!

Approaching Dallae, who was spouting absurdities, I unhesitatingly struck her already bruised abdomen once with my fist.

“…What the hell nonsense was that? Feeling a little better, are we, so you’re acting up again?”

“Gkkhh… H-huh…? Wh-why…. Why….”

“One, first off, I am not that damn fucking bitch Geum Jangmi’s subordinate.”

-WHAM!!

“Gkkhh, Gkkh, Gkkeo, Gkkeok…!”

“Two, you defied me again when I told you not to resist.”

-WHAM!

Dallae’s eyes filled with confusion after being hit three times consecutively in the same spot. It was I who should have shown confusion, not her. I simply couldn’t understand why she wasn’t doing as I told her and was bringing trouble upon herself. In the end, it was this woman herself who created a situation where she had nothing to say even when getting beaten like a dog on a summer day.

“Gkkhh, j-just a moment, please…! Wh-why….”

“Three, I told you not to be curious about this and that, yet you’re not quietly doing as told and are spouting strange nonsense.”

“I-I get it…! A-again…! Give me another chance to explain…!!”

-WHAM!!

“Gkeup, Gwaaaaaaek……!!!”

This time, Dallae, hit in the solar plexus, retched. She seemed to feel stronger pain because it was an area not hit all day, rather than one that had been. Of course, the ‘education’ would not stop, even if it meant she collapsed with her eyes rolling back from the blows. It was necessary to firmly remind a prisoner who talks back to her jailer of her place.

“Four, you didn’t call me Jailer again. You’ve done it multiple times? Besides, this is a repeat offense, so you deserve two more hits, right?”

“I-I’m sorry…! J-Jailer….”

-WHAM! WHAM!!

“Gkkhh…!!! I-I’m, I’m breathing…. K-khk….”

As No. 2 groaned after being hit once in each breast, I brought my most powerful fist down towards her lower body.

“And lastly, even if everything you said was the truth, you should have at least pretended to obey me. If you had realized even a little bit over the day just who the person in front of you was.”

“J-just a moment, please…!! My b-breasts, please stop…. I-I was wrong….”

“Alright, I’ll stop hitting your breasts.”

“Yes……?”

-WHAM!!

“Gk…!!!”

Dallae, finally hit between the thighs, couldn’t even groan and arched her neck backward. Seeing her subdued after just a few hours yesterday, I thought a day would be enough to break her resistance, but I never expected her to spout such nonsense. I hadn’t bothered to clear up the misunderstanding, intending to sow discord between them, but if I had known I’d be misunderstood like this, perhaps it would have been better to make it clearer that I had no connection to Geum Jangmi. Well, regardless, making such a stupid misconception ultimately only harmed herself. I had no intention of easing the rule of one session per day, whether her answer stemmed from misunderstanding or not.

…However, it was necessary to properly imprint the consequences of my anger onto this woman who dared to spout insolent talk about me being Geum Jangmi’s subordinate.

-Click.

“……Nn, Nnngh.”

-Click.

“Nnnngh, H-huh…?”

I tied No. 2’s feet to both sides of the restraint device, as she was reeling from the pain. To completely strip away the hope that she could dodge even a little if she tried. And, to adjust the batting machine’s position, which was hitting her abdomen somewhat awkwardly.

-Creak, creak.

“W-wait, Jailer…. D-don’t tell me…. Don’t tell me you’re lowering that….”

“I’ll use this opportunity to thoroughly educate you so that nonsense never comes out of your mouth again. Frankly, I never thought your rotten disposition would be fixed in just one day.”

“I was wrong!!! I’ll speak properly!! I’ll speak properly!!! I won’t spout any more idiotic nonsense!!! Jailer!!!”

“So, prove it with your actions tomorrow, I told you?”

-Vwoom, vwoom….

“Please!! P-please, just one more chance…!”

-WHAM!!

“Gkkhh…………!!!”

No. 2 looked fearfully at the batting machine that started operating again, though not long had passed since the last ball hit her, but for her, who had already disappointed my expectations once, only thorough education would follow.

-Rumble rumble….

“Today, I’ll generously put in twice the amount I put in yesterday. I’ll also cut the time in half, so figure on a ball flying out about once every 15 minutes.”

“Jailer…!!! Please!! P-please listen to me!!! I’ll tell you anything right now!! Please!!”

“You can dodge if it’s somewhere out of my sight, like yesterday. …Well, that’s assuming you can dodge in that state, of course.”

“Jailer………!!!”

Ignoring No. 2’s screams echoing from behind me, I returned to my room via the warp gate, and after spending an hour there, when I came back.

“IwaswrongI’llneverdoitagainIwon’tresisteveragainpleasehelpmegodJailerI’lltellyou everything so please….”

From Dallae, who had become thoroughly subdued by the third day, I was finally able to extract the information I wanted to my heart’s content. It’s truly baffling why she had to ask for trouble when things could have gone so easily.