“The defendant is sentenced to 3 years in prison.”

    After the verdict was announced at the Imperial Court, Leos screamed in a fit of rage.

    “Why…why don’t you accept any of the evidence and words I submitted! Why are all of Belin’s words taken without any evidence, and all of my opinions ignored?”

    “Be quiet.”

    Judge Torigal added while looking down at Leos from the high platform.

    “It is the result of reasonable reasoning and decision.”

    “How can that be reasonable if you only accept Belin’s opinion?”

    “We need to listen to the victims. Is there a law that listens to the perpetrator?”

    “I am not the perpetrator!”

    “All perpetrators say that. He said he was innocent.”

    “…”

    Leos clenched his fists tightly but eventually lowered his head.

    The sadness of not being able to do anything, the feeling that she was just a miserable person in front of a man with overwhelming authority.

    With Leos’ ability, he can immediately kill everyone around him and kill the judge as well. But he didn’t do that.

    ‘If I kill them all… what happens after that…?’

    How can it be rationalized to kill dozens of innocent people just because they do not recognize their innocence? Not only that, even if we killed them all and escaped here, there would be no place for Leos.

    You will be chased by the entire empire. Not only is it not enough to bear the stigma of being a criminal and being persecuted and despised by countless people, this time he will be arrested on the terrible crime of serial murder, and at that time, he will be executed.

    ‘…powerless.’

    Killing thousands of mutant monsters, sealing thousands of Red Gates, and sacrificing his life for the empire over several years were all in vain in an instant.

    It wasn’t something I did with the hope of fame, but working as a gatekeeper and receiving support from so many people was the driving force and strength that made me not give up on this work even when I was going through life and death. But now everyone is starting to blame Leos.

    The people of the empire who participated in the national trial, even the empire’s prosecutors and judges, and even Belin who stood facing the court.

    It’s a nightmare. It’s clearly a nightmare that will all disappear when you open your eyes. Leos did it that way. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to endure reality.

    But that nightmare remained so clearly and clearly in Leos’ mind until now.

    *

    “Leos. Are you okay?”

    Rakart asked a question with concern, looking at Leos, who was spewing out murderous energy in all directions at once. But Leos just walked without saying anything.

    Not far away, Imperial Judge Torigal was seen beating someone.

    “What a fucking bitch! If I had told you that I came first, you would have been punished. A low-class bastard with no genealogy!”

    A girl crouching down. She couldn’t say anything and was blocking it with her arms as if she was trying to protect her head as much as possible.

    “Don’t…”

    The girl spoke quietly, and that was the starting point, causing Torigal to become even more angry and burst into laughter.

    “Don’t do it? What don’t you do? What the fuck I do is up to the upper class like me to decide. Not an idiot from the lower class.”

    The vagabonds who were watching around started to come in one by one, and one of them was a man. Rochen spoke.

    “Isn’t that too much for a girl who can’t even use her strength? How about doing it in moderation?”

    As Lochen politely stopped the girl from being beaten, Torigal scanned him up and down for a moment. He looks bigger than himself at first glance. And after looking at the weapons he was wearing, Torigal stepped back, took off his watch, and spoke to his subordinate next to him.

    “Create. These idiots are blocking me, so are you just going to watch?”

    As soon as Torigal finished speaking, Creat stomped forward and grabbed Lochen’s arm, which was blocking him. The man used a lot of force to avoid being pushed back, but it was difficult to withstand Creat, who had the same physical strength as a monster.

    “Kwaaak!”

    As Creat broke Lochen’s arm, muttering sounds began to be heard around him. Torigal spoke while looking at Lochen, who had fallen to the ground, as if it were a natural occurrence.

    “Distinguish between confidence and arrogance. Next time, you won’t lose your arm, but your life.”

    Rochen muttered as he looked at his completely broken arm.

    “These bug-like guys…”

    Former Judge Torigal looked at Lochen and sneered.

    “It looks like a bug crawling on the ground, twitching and struggling. Well, your level is exactly that.”

    Hemina, who had been hit first, muttered as she saw that Lochen, who was covering her, had been hit.

    “Don’t…don’t…stop…”

    When Torigal looked at her and beckoned, Creat began to walk in order to completely trample on Hemina.

    at that time.

    “Do it in moderation. Before I kill them all.”

    A familiar voice was heard.

    Hemina looked blankly ahead. Leos was standing there.

    *

    One of Interrunner’s many galleries.

    A person called Juddak in vulgar language who created the Leos Gallery and claimed to be its manager.

    Her name was Hemina.

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    One day three years ago. While I was posting articles related to Leos in the gallery as usual, various communities and media outlets were making a lot of noise, so I started looking through articles.

    Hemina read the article blankly.

    [Leos, the leader of the gatekeepers, is identified as a suspect for molesting an innocent student.]

    As soon as she saw him, Hemina slammed the desk and screamed.

    “That’s ridiculous. It’s definitely a false accusation.”

    This is because the Leos that Hemina encountered and experienced first-hand was not a shameless person who would molest a disciple.

    ‘Absolutely…there’s no way that can happen…’

    Hemina’s family went on a trip and were all killed by monsters. The cause was the sudden occurrence of Red Gate. With a childish heart, Hemina secretly entered the gate controlled by the empire, saying she would seek revenge, and as a result, she was surrounded by monsters and was on the verge of death.

    Leos spoke while looking at Hemina.

    “I don’t know your circumstances. However, I can understand the situation by entering the gate controlled by the empire and confronting the monster, and by looking at the look in their eyes. It looks like you want revenge. Did you lose your family to a monster?”

    “…Get out of the way.”

    “A person is trying to commit suicide in front of their eyes, so what kind of person pretends not to notice that?”

    “What do you know! Family…my whole family was killed by those guys! They all died before my eyes!”

    “Then, why didn’t you attack me then?”

    “…”

    Hemina couldn’t say anything and just shook her head. The reason was simple. She couldn’t do anything even when her family was discovered and killed by monsters from Red Gate.

    Even though the monsters were trampling her family in front of her, her arms and legs were frozen like solid ice and did not move. Move, move! I shouted hundreds and thousands of times, but my body did not move. And soon after, I lost consciousness.

    When he opened his eyes, he found himself severely injured, but still alive, and his family around him had all died from excessive bleeding.

    I lost my family without even being able to properly fight the monster. I was disgusted with myself for being such a scum, and I thought I had to kill the monster somehow. I entered Red Gate without any intention.

    “Those who move forward with only a purpose without making a strategy or plan are bound to collapse quickly. Especially if the purpose is revenge.”

    “What do you know…”

    “Name the appearance of the monster that killed your family. If you step outside the gate, you will definitely be faced with a mutant monster.”

    Hemina began to recite the appearance as if possessed by something.

    “It has antennae on its head. The teeth were strangely sharp and the tail was broken off as if it had been cut off. There is also a strange black crystal near the heart…”

    “That’s enough.”

    Leos called his colleagues without saying anything, stabilized Hemina, and returned to his original location after a few hours. In Leos’ hands, he was holding a half-corpse monster writhing around.

    “…!”

    Hemina’s whole body began to tremble. I remember. I remember it clearly. It was the monster that wiped out his family. Leos saw Hemina’s reaction and spoke to her.

    “This monster has the ability to stiffen a specific target. The reason you couldn’t move wasn’t because of your survival instinct, it was just because of this damn ability. You didn’t run away cowardly. This guy’s ability is what made you like that.”

    “…”

    Leos walked slowly towards Hemina and handed her a dagger.

    “You kill it.”

    When Hemina thrust her sword in with a sound, the monster struggled and fell to the ground. Leos struck the corpse with his mace over and over again until no trace was left.

    “Go. And come no more. The mutant monster that killed your family is now dead.”

    Hemina achieved revenge in an instant, but was unable to resolve any issues in her heart.

    “You know…I took revenge…but…I’m still in so much pain…I’m not feeling any better…”

    “That’s normal. As more time passes and more memories accumulate, it will become dull at that point.”

    With those words, Leos turned his back and left.

    “Live. I will avenge not only your family but also the countless people who died from monsters. you live That is the way to care for the families who left first.”

    *

    Hemina rubbed her eyes several times, wondering if she was dreaming.

    ‘Leos…’

    Leos walks slowly. He stopped looking at Torigal without looking anywhere else.

    “What? What is this idiot kid talking about?”

    “Perhaps you don’t remember me.”

    When Leos asked, Torigal tilted her head and answered.

    “What are you? Who the fuck are you that I have to remember?”

    “If you see that you came to the safe zone, doesn’t that mean you came here knowing my story?”

    “What are you saying, you idiot? I just came here because my subordinates said this place is good for drinking honey?”

    “Ah…”

    “Ah… you idiot. Ah…are you a criminal? There are a lot of criminals who approach me with a grudge after being sentenced. They’re trash. If they had lived righteously, I wouldn’t have convicted them, but they are trying to get revenge on me. The reason people like you live like that for the rest of your life is because you don’t know your subject.”

    Leos lowered his head and began to tremble as he listened to the man’s words.

    I don’t remember.

    After taking money and ruining a person’s life, you can’t even remember that person’s face.

    “Create! Cut off one of his legs and bring it to me. A cocky bastard suddenly barges in and starts talking shit…”

    “No need to come, I’ll go.”

    Leos threw his chain sword and mace on the ground and started walking with his bare fists.

    Creat rushes in right away. Leos countered the large man’s fist head-on.

    -Quaang!

    With a loud sound, Creat clutched his hand in pain. Leos spoke harshly as he looked at his hand, which had every bone crumbled and turned black in an instant.

    “I’ll make you remember. Who am I.”

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