Chapter 149 - Second Investigation

A man who looked to be twice the size of Yuki carried him with just one arm as he continued to bring him towards the kingdom which Yuki had escaped from. Due to him striking Yuki so hard, he caused him to temporarily pass out. While the man had a large blade which he carried on his back, all he needed to use to take Yuki down was his bare fists. The man had accidentally hit Yuki harder than he meant to, however, he had his reasons to do so. Yuki's skill and power was rumoured to be one of the greatest in the world. Due to those statements, he gave everything he had into his first strike. Unfortunately for him, he was disappointed to find that Yuki was much weaker than people had thought. Nevertheless, the man carried Yuki back to the kingdom, not so that Yuki could be punished but to regroup with his team. 

Once the man managed to make contact with his team which had defeated the fire constructed clone Yuki had created, they left the kingdom without saying a word. While it was early in the morning, some people had woken up early and managed to watch Yuki's humiliating defeat. It wouldn't be much longer until Marcell and Elpis would find out who their adopted son really was. 

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When Yuki awakened from his slumber, he was greeted by bars which meant that he was in prison. However, before he could even comprehend everything that was around him, Yuki was stuck with a painful shock which was the lingering effect of the devastating blow he had received from the man that captured him. The pain was nothing short of pure agony, he couldn't bear the pain any longer. If he were to do so, Yuki would just pass out once again. 

Although Yuki would've loved to call on Zero to help him get out of the situation, he thought it would be best to see what he was going to go up against. Even with his 1 year break from any dungeon raiding or monster hunting, Yuki was still stronger than most people in the world. On the other hand, there were definitely a lot of people who were stronger than him. Clearing dungeons with a party was much easier than solo clearing so most people gave up on the idea of themselves breaking their limiter and decided to settle for the easier path of being strong but not the strongest. Unfortunately for Yuki, a lot of the strong individuals gathered together as they prepared to bring him down if he retaliated. 

"Let's see... where could I possibly be right now?" Yuki asked himself as he laid down on the bed which was in his jail cell. 

"Let me break down everything first then I can come up with a plan. For starters, I was captured and brought to a jail cell. That means that the people who captured me would be this world's version of the police. This place would obviously be this world's prison. However, there is something which I need to know," Yuki thought to himself as he tried to dissect the situation he was in. 

"The only problem is if I was already sentenced or if I'll have a trial. If I was sentenced to life in prison because my actions were so horrific that a trial wouldn't be necessary, I'll have to ask Zero to help me. However, if I have a trail coming up, I'll try to come up with an excuse and try to get less time before making my escape to the dungeons once more. I've done this before so it shouldn't be that hard to do it again," Yuki said to himself as he tried to reassure his own escape. 

Yuki knew that escape would be unlikely. It would be nearly impossible for him to run away from a group of people who could knock him out before he realized what was happening. His only form of guaranteed escape would be through the use of Zero. Yuki hated relying on Zero a lot. It made him feel like a cheater. Which in truth was what he was doing when he called on Zero to help him in the world. On the other side was the fact that he had Zero as his own subject/tool so would it be considered wrong of him to use the tools he had been lucky enough to get? It was the same situation as kids who were born into rich families. They didn't ask to be born into them; however with sheer luck, they ended up with that fate. While others could envy them, it wasn't their fault for ending up with their life, as such, Yuki could never truly be blamed for abusing the power which Zero held. Although some might think otherwise, these facts stand to be true in Yuki's case.

After laying down on his bed for what seemed like hours, Yuki was visited by a group of people. The one who specifically entered the cell first just looked to be some random person who was only there to take notes on what Yuki would say. From the looks of it, it would be an interrogation. 

Yuki had been nervous the first time he was interrogated by Carmi, however, due to that experience, he was prepared to effectively deal with the situation. The only difference was, he couldn't speak in a rude manner as he wasn't the strongest in the room. Any form of disrespect would probably end up with him being left in a state of near death.

"Good evening Yuki Kaito. I presume you already know what you're here for," the man who had his notebook said as he sat on the stool near Yuki's bed. Hearing those words, Yuki got up from his sleeping position and sat up straight as he prepared to answer any questions that would be thrown at him. However, if he were to answer them truthfully was his choice. 

"I believe I do. However, I'm not quite sure. Would it be too much for me to ask for you to specifically ask what I am here for?" Yuki asked in a respectful tone. 

"No problem, I'll briefly explain what you're here for. You have arrested on the charges of mass murder when you killed 3159 people. There's another murder charge on you for the murder of 7 people. You are suspected of also killing someone on the first day which we all came to this world due to the fact that you have murderous tendencies and the person who was killed also originated from your kingdom. Lastly, you have been charged with escape from prison," the man who carried the book explained as he wrote something down in his notebook. 

"3159 people? The exp notification said it was only 5156. Elpis said that the guards said that he had killed 3158. They're all different numbers. The only and most likely explanation would be that in total there were 3160 people present. Tanya died on her own which makes it 3159 people. Adding on the 3156 people I got the notification of, that leaves me with 3 people that have not been accounted for. However, I remember that one of them ran away before I used my final attack which makes the number of people who have not been accounted for 2. That doesn't make sense though. Where could those 2 people have come from? Could I have allowed them to survive? My attack was boosted by One so it wouldn't make any sense for there to be any survivors unless they used their own comrades as body shields. Thinking about it now, it wouldn't be too surprising. People only truly see the value of their own life when they are greeted by death," Yuki said to himself as he finally figured out all the missing pieces. 

"Thank you for informing me of that," Yuki replied so as to not sound rude to his investigator. While Yuki didn't fear his investigator, he made sure to sound polite as the real monsters were the 3 people who stood near the side of the jail cell wall. Each one of them looked to have a short temper and if Yuki were to do something wrong, they would surely break a couple bones. 

"My question to you is. Did you commit each of those crimes you have been charged with? If so, why?" the investigator asked. 

"The first person I killed which I am currently suspected of is a real alligation. I had created clones of myself to speed up the process of exp gathering and they accidentally killed him. That was what allowed me to learn of the way to kill people in exchange for exp. Next, the 7 people I killed were part of the first squad that I joined. In truth, I killed them in pure desire for exp. However, they made their own situation worse by using me as their tool. That aggravated me and in the end, killed them," Yuki began to speak truthfully about all his actions. In most cases, Yuki would've lied, however, there was almost a guarantee that they already knew everything about Yuki and were only asking him these questions as a test.