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TWL Chapter 20: Reality always forces the protagonist to be more villain than the Villain
🕑 Added 2023-10-30 18:35:54 +0000 UTCIn order to scare the witcher in front of him, Lann tried hard to recall the lines and expressions of the villains in his previous life.
Immediately afterwards, the captured witcher saw that as the noble kid in front of him got closer little by little, his face also showed a grin that was absolutely impossible for a noble kid. The grin was so wide that it almost tore off the corners of his mouth.
"Don't be so serious... If I really want to say it, the next step is actually the 'academic discussion' part, because I need to verify the authenticity of the knowledge, I learned about forced confessions. Since it is the first time to practice, it is inevitable that I It will be a bit tricky, so please remind me in time."
"Now you seem to feel like your hope is shattered - that's okay, because then I'll help you put it back together again so I can have a chance to shatter it again."
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“What do you want to know? What do you want to know?”
This is the first time Jad has woken up from the feeling of drowning. He has never felt that the cheap air in the past has become so precious. In order not to return to that suffocating world, Jad had no choice but to seize the only opportunity he had to speak and shout loudly.
“What the hell do you want to know? Just ask!”
"Shhh... don't be in a hurry." Lann said and covered Jad's face with a thick cotton cloth again, picked up the old and dirty wooden bucket and started pouring water into it. As the witcher breathed rapidly, the cotton cloth seemed to turn into a tight mask, adsorbing on the other person's face and outlining his facial features.
"If I ask you all the questions now, I'm really worried that you'll lie to me, so... ten rounds, not one less. Then I'll start asking questions."
“Don’t worry, I’ve started to become proficient, and I have to thank you for that.”
“Uh-huh…Woo!”
The sound of the blocked roar was not high in volume, but it was enough to be heard by people outside in the cell where there was no other sound.
Several jailers and interrogators sat outside, listening to what was going on inside.
"It seems like he only brought a few pieces of cloth and a few buckets of water from the beginning. I thought that yellow-eyed guy was going to be tortured for three days and three nights? He seems to have strong bones."
"And I didn't hear the sound of whipping or iron." The interrogator on the side nodded solemnly. "That swordsman is not an ordinary hard-boned man. When I treated his wound, he didn't even flinch."
A jailer carefully put his head out and then retracted it. "There doesn't seem to be any blood...it's very clean."
Another interrogator nodded more solemnly. "And it seems that the Earl did not let the other party speak, so he blocked his mouth and continued the torture."
Several people shivered at the same time.
Facts have proven that there is a reason why 'waterboarding' is so famous around the world and frequently appears in various American dramas, movies and novels.
For those without professional training, it is indeed very good.
Having summoned the jailer outside to put the wooden frame up again, Lann grabbed the witcher's hair and forced him to look directly at him with half-open eyes.
“Congratulations, the ten rounds of the preliminary test have passed. If you are still conscious now, pay attention to my next questions."
"The first question: Who are you?"
The name of the witcher is Jad Karadin. After Lann carefully listened to the man's brief introduction to his life and his ideals and aspirations for the future, Lann finally remembered that this was actually a character with a name in the game of 'The Witcher'.
Based on a secondary story from the game 'The Witcher 3'. In the future, Karadin, who will lead a gang of assassins, will be hired to catch the Cat School's witcher, Aiden. His group managed to find Aiden and then they argued, which led to tempers flared. Jad blamed Aiden's death on a member of his group, who lost his nerve in his sniper position and hit Aiden directly in the eye.
Later, the witchers Geralt of Rivia and Lambert, a friend of Aiden, found Karadin. Jad explained his version of Aiden's killing, and Karadin's fate was left in Geralt's hands.
At that time, Jad had already fulfilled part of his life ideals and lived a prosperous life. He had a wife and adopted two children. The player operating the game can choose whether to kill him or not.
Of course, there is also an explanation. That is, the scene of family harmony is just an illusion made by Jad to confuse the witcher. Jad's 'wife' is obviously at home but carries a sword with her, and the two children play wantonly but are extremely restrained. It seems to be another assassin's trap, which is difficult to prove.
Anyway, judging from the current situation, it is impossible for Jad to meet his wife who is not sure whether she is real or fake.
“Next, second question.” Lann took out the magic source crystal that had provided him with a skill point before. “Where did you get this from?”
"It's not mine, it's smuggled goods. I got it from an abandoned wizard tower. Some other wizards wanted it. I want to take it out and sell it for a good price, and then I can escape this damn life."
“I’m sorry that I blocked your last business deal and blocked your move to a new life.” Lann apologized without sincerity. “Then the third question comes.”
Lann took a deep breath and asked the question that concerned him the most, which was also his ultimate purpose in capturing the witcher.
“Tell me... The process of the Trial of the grasses!”
Jad, who was already dying, suddenly raised his head after hearing this question. At that moment, his already dim amber pupils sparkled again.
"What do you want to do? Train witcher soldiers?" Jad looked at the face of the young man in front of him in surprise.
“No, that’s not right, you seem very nervous... It’s you, it’s you who wants to become a witcher!”
Lann said expressionlessly: “Answer is wrong, let’s have another round.”
Speaking, Lann ignored Judd's struggle and pleas for mercy, released him, covered him with a cotton cloth, and began filling him with water again.
After another period of desperate suffocation, Jad, who was on the verge of collapse, took a big breath of fresh air.
“I’ll ask again. The content of the Trial of the grasses. If you don't know, you can just say 'I don't know'.”
"I... know." Jad lowered his head and murmured, "Of course I know, and of course I can tell you. But noble kid, you don't know the cost of becoming a witcher, much less the consequences of becoming a witcher."
"Every witcher will learn how to create new witchers and take on the mission of increase our number. Because our number is too small, and it is getting smaller and smaller. If you become a witcher, the lunatics of the Cat School might even be ecstatic.”
"And if you die." Jad's bloodshot eyes widened, "I will be ecstatic!"
Lann opened his notebook and looked at the witcher in front of him indifferently. "You can start."
