Chapter 11: Arthur and the old man

Don Bernardo looked at the screen and saw the old man coming out of the gate as well, the game is over and Arthur and the old man have survived, although Arthur is suspended in a state between life and death.

Don Bernardo stood up and looked towards the people sitting in the room, their glances were satisfied and there were ironic smiles on their faces.

They loved today's show, even though they all lost in the bet, but they didn't care, money for them is something that has no value as long as they get a fun show.

"See you guys in the next game, it's time to clean up the mess left by these slaves. "

Bernardo expelled all those present, and those who had collected the money bets, and ordered one of the guards to take it to the place reserved for it.

The amount of money he collected was equal to about 500 Million Berry and this is proof of how rich these people are.

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Inside a small room, Arthur lay on top of one of the beds, completely covered with bandages.

"Where am I.. "

Arthur slowly opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling above, the ceiling of the room was decorated and full of drawings.

"Uh!" Arthur tried to look around, but he could not turn his head and was in severe pain.

Arthur calmed himself down and continued to meditate on the ceiling while remembering his last moments in the maze.

That pain and that strong desire to survive that pushed him to crawl.

Once all these memories crossed his mind, while his face was filled with expressions of sadness.

"Why is my fate always so painful?" "Arthur could not hold back the tears in his eyes, he suffered the pain of loss in his native world and now he is experiencing the most severe kind of physical pain.

Arthur began to lose himself little by little and darkness filled his heart, from this moment Arthur is no longer in full mental strength and has begun to lose his will to live.

A slight sound of footsteps coming from the side made Arthur focus on what was coming, although he is aware of where he is staying, he does not know what that Celestial Dragon wants from him.

Don Bernardo entered the room alone, looked at Arthur lying on the bed and curious glances filled his face.

"You seem to have woken up, you know, you are an interesting person, I have never seen such a person like you in my life," Bernardo said while contemplating Arthur's spiteful glances.

"Hahaha, these looks of yours are a little scary, you look like you want to pounce on me" Arthur was looking at the person in front of him with his eyes full of hatred.

He hated this guy who made him go through all this suffering just to get an offer to enjoy.

Arthur wanted to say something but in the end he decided to remain silent, he is still at the mercy of this person and this suffering he is experiencing now he can double it if he wants.

When Bernardo saw that the looks of hatred had disappeared and turned into empty, resigned looks, he smiled sarcastically.

"You are an obedient slave who knows his place, you won the game and as a reward for you I have treated you and also I will make them send you back to your cell, I will prevent them from giving you any hard work for a month."

Bernardo was a different person and does not have the same stupid thinking that most Celestial Dragons have, this reward he gave Arthur is just a mercy from him that he gave to a warrior whose life is about to end.

Even if Artur survived this accident, he will die very soon, he has one hand, and also the fall left him with several internal injuries that are difficult to treat.

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[ Three days later ]

Arthur sat in the middle of his cell shivering from the cold, and they brought him here last night, they gave him an individual cell, he and the old man, these were Bernardo's arrangements so that the other prisoners would not disturb him.

'Fuck this, does he think I'm going to forgive him just because he gave me some treatment?, remember this, bastard, when I run away from here, I'll make sure to come again and cut off your head and I'll hang it in a stake and put it in front of the doors of the Mary Geoise'.

The amount of hatred that Arthur had for this person was something incredible, he was determined to return one day and take revenge, but he had to survive and escape from here first.

"I'll kill you!"

"I'll kill you!"

Arthur continued to mumble This word while his body was trembling crazily.

The old man sat opposite Arthur and was amazed, he was shocked when he crossed the gate and found Arthur in front of him, although his condition was dire, he was shocked by his determination and ability to survive.

But even so he knows that Arthur began to lose his mind because of everything that happened to him, he fell into a state of shock, and this is something that is difficult to cure.

As the old man sank into thought, he heard spiteful words addressed to him from Arthur's side :

"You, old man, are senile"

The old man raised his head and looked at Arthur to find him looking at him with looks full of evil, he thought that this child in front of him went crazy so he bowed his head and began to think about his own affairs.

"I'm talking to you, old man, you were a member of the government right, I've seen your techniques, it's part of Rukoshiki techniques."

When Arthur finished his words, he smiled sarcastically, the bandages surrounding his body and face made him look demonic.

"How did you manage to find out about this?!" when the old man heard these words he quickly raised his head and looked towards Arthur with wary glances.

Although the Rukoshiki techniques are popular arts among government followers and high-ranking Marine members, ordinary people rarely recognize this art, even calling it the secret martial art of government soldiers.

"Are you afraid, you know that the prisoners in this place hate the government and the Marine, so if they find out about it, they will kill you! "

Arthur looked at the old man waiting for his reaction, he decided to gamble on this matter, if everything goes as he wants, he will blackmail the old man so that he teaches him these techniques, and if things go badly the old man will kill him in order to silence him.

The old man looked deeply at Arthur and then sighed and said :

"Yes, you're right, the techniques I used are part of the Rukoshiki art, but I'm not affiliated with the government, I was in the Marine before, and yes, I told people I was a pirate, so that they don't kill me"

"Boy, you don't know anything about these cells, in this place the slaves are divided into 3 sections, a section for women, a section for the elderly and children, which is where we were, and a section for men and young people, that place is like hell, you can die just because of a slave's whim, there are all kinds of wanted men and pirates there, so in order to live among them I pretended to be one of them."

When the old man finished his words he sighed and a helpless expression appeared on his face, he had lived in this prison for more than 15 years and had seen all kinds of torments.

He is tired of all this and wants salvation, but life does not go as a person wishes.

After the old man finished lamenting about himself, he looked towards Arthur and said:

"So what's the point of asking me about this?"

"I want you to teach me about these techniques that are used" when Arthur finds that things are going smoothly, he talks about what's on his mind right away.

"Hahahahaha, I teach you, look at your condition, you can't even stand up with these broken feet," Arthur's words were very funny for the old man.

"Just teach me, my ability to stand up or not is none of your business" Arthur knows that the old man is right in what he said.

Arthur's body is broken and there is no hope of curing him unless the white light helps him, but the light has not appeared since the maze incident and it seemed as if it had disappeared for good.

"Hahahahahaha" when the old man heard Arthur's answer, he continued to laugh maniacally.

"You're funny, boy, I haven't laughed like this for several years, okay for you, I'll teach you, I have nothing to lose, before we start I would like to teach you, I don't have much time in this life, so what you learn from me depends on you and how quickly you learn."

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