Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint chapter 1

The carriage stopped at the end of the road.

A barren wilderness without a single tree. Without any shade to block the scorching sun, all beings on earth groan in the heat. Even the pile of dirt was exhausted from the heat and the sign that stood tall in the wilderness exhaling trembling exhalation was announcing the end of this road.

The two officers saw the sign and knew they had come to the right place, and that they had to move on to the next task.

The landscapes split. While one approached the sign, the other flirted with the steel poles hanging from his waist and headed towards the back of the car.

The policeman, who headed to the back of the vehicle, was very nervous and grabbed his only armament, a steel bar, in one hand. The steel bar kept slipping because of the sweat on my palms, but there was no time to worry about it.

Convoy vehicles are usually used to escort criminals, and the big men who broke the laws of the military tend to rebel whenever they see a gap. So far, the policeman has shown such a criminal the fine taste of a steel bar and has been quite satisfied with the effect.

But today, for the first time since he strapped on his shoulder, he wondered if this steel bar was not enough.

They arrived at Tantalus, the prison of the abyss. It is a place where only vicious criminals who can never mix with society are imprisoned, and it is a legendary land that no one has ever entered and never left.

It is said that it is faster to find the prisoners in a history textbook than in a newspaper article to know the prisoners trapped there, and even the military, boasting a strong military power, imprisoned them without killing them. A land of sin where monsters whose fighting power is comparable to that of the country, the king of beasts, and the warriors who defeated the army alone wander around like ordinary residents.

What they brought today was a criminal who would be imprisoned in that Tantalus.

‘Damn, I heard you were a first-time offender, but what the hell kind of heinous crime did you send right away to Tantalus?’

I, too, vehemently agreed with him. What the hell was wrong with sending him straight to Tantalus without a trial? Such a harmless and wholesome person. It was clear that there was a serious mistake.

The officer took a long, deep breath and then banged on the back door with a steel bar.

“If you don’t want to be beaten, get off the door!”

The way the military treats criminals is similar to how it treats explosives that should be thrown away. In the sense that it is wrapped tightly in wrapping paper with extreme care.

Even a regular criminal who commits a minor crime is basically to put a hood over his limbs, and, depending on the discretion of the officer, he can be gagged or even put on a straitjacket.

When the officer was informed that the person he was escorting was a criminal to be imprisoned in Tantalus, the officer put in the best restraints he knew. Eyepatch, bandana, gag and even straitjacket. It would not be unusual for an ordinary person to die from breathing difficulties.

And because I was a normal person, I actually had trouble breathing. help me.

Even against a prisoner whose lungs were not free to move, essential for life, the policeman did not relax.

Don’t expect common sense from others. No one, no criminal who will be imprisoned in that infamous Tantalus.

Given that he was entrusted with such a low-level officer, he wouldn’t be a high-risk criminal, but he could not neglect his vigilance. Not for duty, but for his own life.

Well, in fact, it wouldn’t matter if I neglected it.

Because I didn’t have the ability to untie a properly tied rope, let alone a straitjacket.

“Open!”

The damn policeman didn’t see a hole. The officer opened the back door and quickly retreated. With full strength in his body, he grabbed the steel bar and aimed at the criminal.

The back door opened, and the cursed heinous man appeared to the world once more… .

Just like the first time, still trapped in the straitjacket, rolling on the floor.

A little relieved at the same appearance as when he was locked up, the policeman tried to approach him… . Suddenly, he lifted a steel bar over his head. As I read the thought, I let out an inaudible moan.

Oh wait. mum… .

“Oops!”

A steel bar hit my stomach. He let out a painful moan at the shock to the bone, but it was blocked by the gag and could not come out. Without any resistance, I was struck by a steel rod.

The policeman, who struck the steel bar five or six times as if it was a confirmation kill, was relieved to see my reaction.

‘Fortunately, it seems that the restraints have not been released. I don’t want to be ambushed.’

Convinced, the officer pulled the belt of the straitjacket. My body, which was lying on the floor of the car, fell to the ground after hitting and hitting it. The policeman was puzzled when he saw me being dragged and dragged without strength.

‘I heard he’s a heinous criminal to be imprisoned in Tantalus, what is it? The taste of his hands is similar to that of an ordinary ordinary criminal, right?’

As I read the officer’s thoughts, I swallowed my anger and twisted my body.

that’s natural

I am not a criminal to be imprisoned in Tantalus, nor a terrorist of the century. Far from committing a crime that will be recorded in history books, it was just a scam in the back alley.

Because he’s just a gangster whose ability to read minds is everything!

***

As usual, he was playing card games with the hogus, laying down documents.

It is a myth that gambling is bad. If you have the money, the background, or, in some unusual cases, a mind-reading mind like me, gambling is like sweeping money out of the ground. There were many nerds in the world who were willing to pay all their fortunes for a moment’s thrill. I was like a confessor’s bride who fully understood their secret desires. Instead of tithing, you take half of the other money.

As usual, he was preparing a house for the hogus. Suddenly there was a commotion outside.

The old woman downstairs, who received a review without being caught on the board, gave a signal, and Hogu, who was grunting at the back plate that didn’t stick, turned into a flower color and overturned the board. While I was waiting behind the dream of owning a house, hiding traces, the military police that I couldn’t see broke through the door.

A military police officer conducting a random check and gamblers who cleared the board. It had always been there. As usual, I put my hand in my arms to give a review to the military police.

At that moment, the military police grabbed my wrist.

‘According to the military law, we will arrest all of you.’

The military police, who came out of the crackdown, beat everyone here and captured them.

The military was far more crazy than I expected. I tried desperately to defend myself, but they brought me to trial without evidence or witnesses. It took me less than a full day to turn me into a felon. In an unobserved courtroom, without any resistance, I was sentenced to Tantalus servitude.

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My ability to read my thoughts was of no help in an absurd court. The gendarmerie insisted that we were doing something pretending to be playing cards, and the judge beat the baton, knowing there was no solid evidence.

land, land, land, guilty. While the hammer, a symbol of justice, apologized for his injustice and struck his head three times, no one raised his voice.

logic? rule? If there was such a thing, the military government would not have started a coup.

I was thrown on the cold floor of the detention center.

Then he was escorted to the world’s worst prison, Tantalus.

***

It got even sadder when I remembered the past while tied up, but the policeman did not take care of my situation and dragged me away. Thanks to that, I could feel the earth with all my back. Every time the policeman pulled the belt, the sand mixed with stones scraped my back.

Ah, Mother Earth. Your skin is a bit rough. I need to moisturize.

I prayed profanely to the Mother Goddess and waited for a moment to be rolled like a load, when I saw the policeman who was standing in front of the sign dragging me, I was worried.

“Lieutenant, is it okay?”

“What about it? I’m a criminal after all.”

“No, I mean. He’s a guy who’s locked up in Tantalus, is that okay? If he escapes later and retaliates…”

“You’ve been wearing an eye patch since the authorities delivered us. This kid doesn’t even know my face or my name?”

The lieutenant grabbed the belt attached to my straitjacket and let it go. As a result, my body hit the ground. I shivered at the shock I felt all over my body.

Am I a mind reader? Inspector Evian of Edelphite. I’ll see you when I break out. First of all, I will go to you and bring you blood revenge.

“And I’m stuck in Tantalus, how are you going to get out? Don’t worry, send me a telegram.”

“It’s because I’m worried about Inspector. You know there was an accident in Tantalus last time. If this kid escapes…”

“If this bastard had the ability to escape from there, he would have escaped from our escort wagon. In the time of needless worry, call the officer. Let’s lead the recruits and return quickly. We’ve never come to Tantalus too many times.”

“I have sent you a telegram. If you wait for a reply…”

At that moment, the arrow on the sign began to shake. The two officers and I, reading their thoughts, were momentarily tense.

Arrows painted in paint on a steel body. Somehow, the arrow, which must be a picture, is vibrating like crazy. Everyone looked at the sign without saying a word. The arrow drawn on the sign started to shake more and more, and it spins around as if an earthquake had occurred-

pointed to the ground.

Zeng, I hear something breaking.

At that moment, the two officers looked at the scene unfolding in front of them and doubted their eyes.

In a place that had been a wasteland a while ago, there was an abyss with neither bottom nor end in sight.

The abyss that suddenly appeared was very different.

vast wilderness. It is difficult to find a single tree or a single grass, but thanks to that, in an open plain where you can see all the way to the horizon,

The bottomless hole is left open without any context. It was too large and deep to be a trap dug by someone, and too unnatural to be called a natural object.

The police officers and even me who was reading their thoughts questioned whether it was a hallucination for a moment, but the endless darkness that only the void could create and the flow of the wind moving inward insisted that it was a reality. The officer was speechless and looked down into the abyss.

At that time, I thought that the two officers were dreaming of each other.

[Has confirmed.]

A dry voice came from the sign. The sign continued to speak in a mechanical manner while the two officers started the match at an unknown voice.

[Confirm mission performance. Please finish the mission by guiding the criminal’s recruits to us.]

Overwhelmed by the scenery, the policeman saluted to the sign. It was a funny appearance, but the two of them were inclined as if the sign was supposed to be the person who created this abyss.

“Chuu, loyalty. This is Inspector Evian of Edelphite. Where can I lead the sinner?”

[Your mission is to escort the criminal to Tantalus.]

Tantalus.

A prison in the abyss, said to have been created by God to imprison giants.

Of course, it was named after a myth, but it was easy to infer that Tantalus was in that deep darkness. He looked down at the abyss with a distant view and swallowed his saliva.

“Hey, should we go down by ourselves?”

[You do not need to accompany you, I will leave the method of delivery to your discretion.]

Hey, sign. Wait a minute.

The officer smiled faintly. Sending him down without needing to accompany him, because he understood the true meaning of those words.

No, it’s hard to say that I’ve actually figured it out. Actually, the officer was full of thoughts of throwing me into a hole from the beginning.

The sign’s words were like giving legitimacy to his plans.

“Hey, listen to it.”

The subordinate, who understood the meaning, hesitated and grabbed my leg.

“Hey, is this okay? If you fall, you won’t even be able to pick out the bones…”

“What if I can’t collect some bones? It’s trash that can’t be regenerated anyway, so you’re locked up in Tantalus. It doesn’t matter if it gets destroyed like this.”

Wait, hey, no, sir. Calm down.

you will be reborn From now on, I will read my thoughts moderately and be less likely to cheat, so even if I throw it, tie it to a rope and throw it… .

“Even though….”

“If you don’t like it, would you and I hold hands and go down there? Huh?”

I didn’t like that, so my subordinate quickly lifted my leg. I struggled desperately, but my body, fastened with a belt, could not resist.

The two of them listened to me from both sides and shook left and right in sync with each other. one two. Every time I moved from left to right, I soared higher and higher and then came back down.

And third, right after I reached the highest, something holding me disappeared.

A feeling of complete freedom enveloped my body.

… oh

So, I was thrown into the abyss, far deep.