In A Parallel World With Random Skills, I Reluctantly Become A Mafia Boss?

Chapter 10: Information

  The bright, early morning sun shone through the opening, making the damp room just a bit warmer. It was right then..

"Hey! Wake up, time for the daily service!"

A man's voice reverberated throughout the surroundings. Grunting voices came from a few inmates' cells, letting people know that they've been woken up forcibly. It wasn't possible to not hear it of course, since the sound waves bounce around in the tight space allocated to us..

I couldn't ignore it either. So, I stood from the spot I have been sitting in for hours on end. I didn't get a wink of sleep so my head was slightly hurting from the noise, and my eyes were heavy and red. I didn't get sleepy last night but it doesn't change the fact that humans need sleep.

Stretching my limbs to keep them awake, I check my appearance, now that it was already daytime. The way I did this was by looking through a puddle of water near my space. Seemingly placed there by a recent leakage from the roof when it rained a few days ago.

I can't put my finger on it, but somehow, something's changed about me. My hair and irises had turned back to their natural black color, but my skin had not. It wasn't as pale as the moonlight, but it was still white. My face also seemed to have more defined features. I wonder what's going on..

But I couldn't keep looking at myself for long, since the guard especially came to my cell because I hadn't responded and come out for at least a few minutes. He seemed so angry. Isn't it unhealthy to be mad in the morning? Still, I couldn't say that to his face, or I'm up for a beating.

"Hey, newbie! It's your first day here so I'm gonna keep it brief. Along with the other new guy, you will help in building the new training grounds by carrying materials over for the whole day. Got that?"

So it's like manual labor, but with no pay. I really don't want to do it, considering my strength stat is below average, probably. But I can't back out of it, so let's just take it at my own pace.

After I nodded to show my reluctant affirmation, the warden went into the other cells and left my cell. Although, I'm not gonna miss this chance, now that his back was turned. The moment after I followed him outside the cell, we went in opposite directions. I went east, where the other inmates were lining up, while he went west to wake up the others and scream at them.

In the time frame wherein we were about to go our separate ways, I quickly used <<Instantaneous Movement>> which I applied to my arms, to snag the key to my cell which I never kept my eyes off of as soon as he placed it on the hook attached to his backside belt. Naturally, I coupled the useful <<Stealth>> so that no one would be suspicious of me.

I was afraid he would've noticed, but instead, he just scratched his back because there was a slight itch. Just when I had exhaled a sigh of relief, a finger tapped my shoulder, jolting me awake. Though, my <<Intuition>> Skill didn't activate so I thought it was fine. But I could not let my guard down in here, or else.

When I put on my facade once more, calmly turning around like a seasoned veteran. With a face that might have said, 'You're still wet behind the ears, brat..' I saw the man who I met yesterday. Well, not exactly met, but just exchanged names. After saying my name, he just went deeper inside his cell and didn't say anything more.