I Became a Clothing Designer in Another World - Chapter 110

"Do you people know who I am to be doing this?!"

"Yes, Earl Sheffield, you offered a bribe to Her Highness, Princess Victoria, who directly informed the Knights and His Majesty of that fact."

"A bribe, what nonsense! It was merely a gift!"

"Sigh..."

Was it two days ago, or three?

My sense of time is a bit messed up, so I don't know exactly when it started, but suddenly, the number of noble blue-bloods moving into the prison has increased.

There are big shots I recognize, and there are many small fry that make me wonder if they're even nobles, but the important thing is that nobles have started being locked up in this terrible prison.

Did they throw me into prison as a vanguard for this purpose?

I was resentful of being the only one locked up in the boring prison, so it wasn't bad to see those guys being dragged in.

"Ugh..."

Except when they come in loudly in the early morning like now.

No, it's like they're cracking down now, dragging them in one by one like dried corvina, regardless of night, day, dawn, or morning.

I'm already dying from enduring the tyranny of the bumpy stone floor and the naturally ventilated window with the cold wind seeping in, with only straw and a thin blanket, but it's so noisy that I feel like I'm going crazy.

"Is it okay to intimidate nobles like this?!"

"Just go in quietly, we'll hear your grievances later..."

"Aaaaaagh!"

"Tsk..."

I can't stand this.

I can tolerate the guys grumbling about not wanting to go in, but a scream pulled up from the gut crosses the line. The other guys were whining, but they didn't scream.

"Damn it."

I crumpled up the blanket that was covering my body and even my face, threw it aside, and staggered up from my spot, approaching the bars and pressing my body close.

"Hey, it's noisy, I can't sleep."

"What? Who are yo..."

The guy who turned around, full of annoyance, couldn't continue his words as he saw my face and shuddered.

Like encountering a tramp on the street.

My heart got a slight scratch, but I do look a mess right now.

I haven't been able to wash, sleep, or eat properly, and my face is covered in stubble and bruises...

"Ah."

Suddenly, a good idea flashed in my mind, so I shut my mouth tightly and stared intently at him.

And I slightly loosened the strength in my eyes and gently raised the corners of my mouth.

"Hehe... hey."

"Wh... what?"

"You better stay quiet, and listen to that knight."

"Ha, what nonsense..."

"If you don't want to end up like me."

"Wh... what..."

After saying that, I walked back to my sleeping spot like a zombie.

"Is th-that, is that true?"

"I don't think we have an obligation to answer, more importantly, are you willing to go in willingly?"

"I'll go in..."

Finally, it's a bit quiet.

_

Yesterday early morning, silencing the noisy prisoner brought me immediate peace, but it brought new troubles because of it.

Because the knights, realizing that they can use my appearance, started stopping in front of my cell to scare the prisoners.

"Please cooperate willingly."

"Ha! We're unjustly arre...!"

"You were arrested as criminals, so we can't treat you kindly, like that person over there."

"Huh...?"

Like right now.

"Achoo, geez..."

Of all times, I'm dipping bread in soup and gnawing on it like a rat, so it's embarrassing to be sniped like this.

"Yawn..."

Still, I can't help being hungry, so I kept gnawing on the bread with my teeth, whether they watched or not.

I want to eat in a proper manner, but this is the only way to eat quickly.

If I wait leisurely enough to eat comfortably, flies will swarm around...

"Keuk..."

As I was eating bread with actions and an appearance that showed not a single bit of refinement in my own way, the face of the nameless noble watching me slowly turned white.

"So please, cooperate."

"......"

Just as the noble's will was hitting rock bottom, the knight drove in a wedge with a tone full of annoyance, and the noble nodded with difficulty and followed behind the knight.

Another blue-blood succumbed to intimidation and became a gentle lamb.

It was unfortunate in many ways.

Since a terrible future is already certain.

Even if the knights don't do anything, this prison itself is trash, so they'll all end up looking like beggars like me.

They'll feel betrayed then, right?

"Hmm..."

I was a little anxious that it might get noisy again when the nobles find out the truth.

Now, several people will be raising hell...

I gently put down the bread and looked around.

I wonder if there's anything I can use as earplugs?

Sticking bread in my ears is a bit much, and straw or a blanket is a bit ambiguous...

"Sigh..."

A sigh escaped.

There's no answer.

I'll just have to shove my smelly socks in my ears and sleep.

"Sir William?"

As I was feeling gloomy thinking about the future that will become noisy and my situation of sticking socks in my ears, someone stood in front of the bars and called me.

I slightly raised my head to check who it was, and the captain of the guard, squinting with his brows furrowed, caught my eye.

"Captain? Long time no see."

"Ah, haha! It was Sir William after all!"

When I greeted him first, the captain finally unfurrowed his brow and smiled.

"You've become quite disheveled in just a few days, I almost didn't recognize you. Are you alright?"

"I think I'm going to die."

I shook my head with a gloomy expression.

My body is creaking, I'm hungry, and my whole body is filled with irritation and depression.

I tried to stay positive, but there's a limit since the environment is like this.

"Still, you seem better than I expected. To be honest, I thought you'd lose your mind and go insane. There have been many reports of nobles who entered later than you going insane."

"Well, it's because I look like this..."

"Haha."

As I shook the half-eaten bread, the captain burst into a hearty laugh and leaned closer to the bars.

Then, he looked around and beckoned me to come closer.

I roughly threw the bread into the soup bowl, shook off my hands, and approached the bars, and the captain said in a low voice.

"For Sir, who must have had a hard time so far, I have brought good news today."

"Good news? What is it?"

Is there a special meal coming out?

Wait, in prison, a special meal is a death sentence.

No, is there no such thing in this world?

I don't know.

"Your release has been decided, you will be leaving this place right now."

"Huh?"

I was working my head hard to deduce what the good news was, but amazing news that exceeded my expectations flowed from the captain's mouth.

"Huh...?"

I made a blank expression and uttered a dumb sound, wondering if he was teasing me, and the captain smiled and pushed the key into the lock of the bars.

I pinched my cheek slightly, wondering if it was a dream, and felt a stinging sensation as my beard was pulled out along with it.

"It's not a dream..."

"Were you surprised?"

"Th-that is... Isn't it too early?"

To complete two weeks, there are a few days, not just one day, left.

But already being released...

"We don't know the details either, we are releasing you because His Majesty the Emperor ordered us to release Sir."

"I see..."

I was dumbfounded.

As I blinked and sat there blankly, the captain opened the bars and held out his hand to me.

"Don't just sit there like a fool, get up quickly and go home, or do you want to stay a few more days? If you want, I'll do that with my authority."

"Ah, no, I'll get up right away."

And because he said terrifying things while smiling, I hurriedly grabbed the captain's hand and got up from my seat.

_

The prison that I left earlier than expected.

I got a ride in the Knights' escort carriage and arrived at the town house.

"Ssssuuuup~!"

After getting off the carriage and looking at the town house with my grimy body, the first thing I did was to open my chest wide and take a deep breath, filling my lungs with the refreshing air of society.

"Hiyah~"

The crisp, late autumn air fills my chest, and a refreshing feeling like chugging down a whole bottle of carbonated drink washes over me.

"Haha~"

I laughed just from breathing.

The sense of liberation is no joke.

So much so that I can taste something sweet in the air?

The air was so delicious that I wanted to enjoy the outside air more.

But if I stood there for too long, I could be reported as a vagrant, so if I was going to breathe more air, I had to take care of this grimy and messed up appearance first.

"Hoo~"

I roughly tidied up my clothes, matted hair, and messed up beard with my hands, and headed straight to the front door. I carefully put my hand on the doorknob, gently pulled it, and opened the door to go inside.

"Who are you, barging into this place without permission?"

"Ah..."

And as soon as I entered, I was caught by Emily.

Judging by the basket and clothes in her hand, it seems she was about to go down to the basement to do laundry when she encountered me.

"Kkeueung..."

I groaned and scratched my head roughly.

I didn't want to encounter my family or servants in this state...

"Can't you hear me? Who are you to barge into someone else's ho... uh..."

As I stood there blankly, unable to say anything out of embarrassment, Emily spoke in an angry voice, then suddenly shuddered and stopped talking.

Then, Emily, who was slightly covering her lips with her hand, said with a faint trembling voice.

"... Young Master? Yo, you are Young Master, right?"

"Haha... I'm back."

"Ah..."

I awkwardly smiled and greeted Emily, who realized I was William a beat late. Emily widened her eyes and slowly approached me.

And without saying anything, she felt my body here and there and then gently hugged me, burying her face in my chest.

"Uh... Emily, I'm, I'm very dirty, are you alri..."

"Just stay still."

When I panicked and tried to wiggle out, Emily put even more strength in her arms and warned me in a firm voice.

"Uh... okay..."

It's awkward to keep trying to escape when she says this, so I carefully hugged Emily as well.

"You've worked hard."

"No, well... it was manageable."

After hugging me silently for a while, Emily loosened her arms and lightly patted my shoulder, encouraging me with a face mixed with gloom.

I tried to smile and act strong for Emily, but rather, Emily's expression hardened even more and strength entered the hand that was patting my shoulder.

"Young Master, you don't look alright at all."

Emily stared at me intently with eyes that felt creepy, as if telling me to tell the truth.

"... It was a little hard."

"Haa..."

As I avoided Emily's gaze and stopped pretending to be strong, a deep sigh escaped from Emily's mouth.

"... Go to the bathroom quickly, I'll prepare a bath right away. I'll tell them you're back, so relax and relieve your fatigue comfortably, got it?"

"Ah, okay."

After looking at me with a complex and subtle expression for a while, Emily grabbed my wrist tightly, pulled my arm strongly, and headed to the bathroom.

With Emily, who seems to be 10% more affectionate than usual, by my side, I finally felt like I was really out in society.

"Heu..."

I smiled faintly as I stared blankly at Emily's back.

Because of this, I must never do anything that would send me to prison again.