## Chapter 1113 – A Prison Temple of Nothing but Emotion and Tears

Arriving at the production hall, a spiritual education class was already in full swing.

“Production! Why can’t you meet the production quotas! It’s because you’re all lazy trash! There will be punishment for any room that fails to meet the quota, so be warned!”

The supervisor was venting his anger.

He stood on the platform, cracking his whip and shouting. From what I could see, the prisoners had stopped working and were lined up in rows, listening to the supervisor’s lecture.

The lectures usually revolved around production quotas, the punishment for those who failed to meet them, and warnings about severe physical punishment for violating the rules.

“…”
“…”
“…”

The prisoners just stood there silently, staring at the supervisor.

“Hmm.”

The supervisor is putting in so much effort, but there’s no reaction.

“It’s like this every day,” Jabong said, stroking his chin as he watched the scene. “During spiritual education, they try to boost morale for meeting quotas and punish prisoners who are scheduled for it.”
“Punishment, huh.”
“They punish prisoners who haven’t met their quotas or who have caused trouble. Even though they’re supposed to be repenting in prison, the personalities of heinous criminals who have committed rape, fraud, and murder don’t change easily, so there are always some troublemakers.”

I guess so.

No matter how harsh the repentance education in prison is, unless you completely crush the spirits of the various heinous criminals, there will always be some who endure it.

And those heinous criminals who endure the prison’s repentance education become filled with new hatred and malice born from that unique experience, reborn as Hyper Genesis Emperor heinous criminals.

Human nature is incredibly diverse, from the poor and heinous criminals to heroes and kings, so there might occasionally be a heinous criminal with that kind of transcendent spirit. Of course, some guys with guts or tenacity might manage to endure it somehow.

Those guys might cause trouble.
And then get released.

Of course, you can just kill those bastards.

There’s no need to release those who haven’t reformed into society, even if they’ve served their designated sentences. Society isn’t that easy. No release without reform. That was the basic common sense and justice of the people living in this world.

Releasing someone who hasn’t reformed just because they’ve served their time is nothing more than a dereliction of duty and irresponsible garbage behavior.

That might have been the case before, but as long as I’m here, I can’t allow that to happen.

From now on, even prisoners who have completed their sentences and are about to be released will undergo in-depth interviews to strictly determine whether they have reformed. If they haven’t, their sentences will be extended.

Because here, I am the law.

Why release bastards who haven’t reformed?

“Now! The Brass Celestial Angel Society says that killing all evil beings is a condition for creating a beautiful world! Of course, this ‘evil’ refers to the special-grade heinous crimes you have committed, such as rape, robbery, embezzlement, fraud, murder, and aiding heretics. Just like you wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t done those things, eliminating those who do what they shouldn’t is what makes the world peaceful.”

After finishing the story about quotas, the supervisor started talking about such educational things. It was genuine spiritual education, referencing the Brass Celestial Angel Society’s textbook.

“But you have been given the opportunity to reform and repent. So, fill your quotas with a grateful heart and a sense of atonement.”

He stuttered a little, but he continued to speak very skillfully, like someone who had been doing this for years.

He’s a very level-headed person.
He seems to have a sense of responsibility for his work.

I should keep an eye on that supervisor.

I listened attentively to his education.

“…”
“…”
“…”

But… the prisoners who were listening to that good education were just… still standing there. No. To be precise, they were just standing there blankly, listening.

“…I can’t stand to watch this.”

Why aren’t these bastards participating in the class?

They’re just spacing out.

“Sir Paladin?”
“Warden Jabong, the supervisor is giving such a good lecture, but not a single one of them is showing any enthusiasm for the class. Is this even effective? No one is participating. Right now, they’re not listening to the lecture, they’re just standing there killing time.”
“W-well, that’s…”
“I’ll have to go.”
“Sir Paladin, just a moment.”

I immediately strode towards the platform.

“So, you guys have to… um? Who are you?”

The supervisor, who was talking, tilted his head when he saw me.

“I’m a Paladin. I’ll take over the spiritual education, so step down.”
“Ah… ah, yes. Understood.”

The supervisor immediately stepped down from the platform, and I went up. From there, I looked down at the prisoners lined up. There were over a hundred of them. They said there were several production halls, so they must be divided up.

“…”
“…”
“…”

The prisoners were just staring up at me with blank faces.

They didn’t even seem to care who the educator was.

That meant they weren’t interested in the content of the class in the first place.

As expected of human trash who had committed heinous crimes such as rape, fraud, embezzlement, murder, violence, and aiding heretics, they had no intention of repenting from the start.

The only thing to do to those guys is…

To beat the crap out of them.

“You pieces of human garbage!!! What the hell are you!!!”

ㅡBOOM!!!

So I scolded the guys I knew loudly.

“The supervisor is working so hard to give you spiritual education, but why are you all keeping your mouths shut!! Why wasn’t anyone properly participating in the class!!!”

I shouted while looking at each and every one of the prisoners…! They seemed surprised by the sound, but they were just looking around, as if they didn’t understand what was going on.

“You there! Speak! Tell me what the supervisor just said!”

So I pointed at the guy in the front row.

“I’m talking about you, you! The one in the front row!”
“Uh, uh…!”

When I pointed him out exactly, the guy who was pointed out looked at me with a dumbfounded expression, pointing at himself.

“Come out here right now!”
“Yes!”

ㅡThwack!

He quickly ran towards the platform.

He was a truly pathetic man.
His appearance wasn’t much different from a poor person in the slums.

“Tell me! What did the supervisor say?”
“W-well, um…! He said not to do bad things!”
“Be specific.”
“Um… um… he said you shouldn’t do bad things…”

This bastard didn’t listen to the class properly either.

“You little shit. What’s your name?”
“B-Benjamin!”
“Which room do you stay in?”
“Room 3 on the second floor…”

Benjamin from Room 3 on the second floor.

I immediately called Jabong.

“Warden Jabong! Report what kind of bastard Benjamin from Room 3 on the second floor is!”
“Y-yes… just a moment…”

Jabong, who had the supervisor get the documents, looked through them and said, “Ah, here. Benjamin. He officially has a record of two rapes and five petty thefts. There are also testimonies that he habitually raped poor women in the slums of a city called Piltaros. His sentence is a total of 20 years.”
“What! This piece of trash!”

This crazy rapist bastard!!!

“If you’re such a piece of trash!! You should be listening to the repentance class!! Properly!!!”

This trash dares not listen to the class properly!!!

“Aaaaaaaargh!!!”

My fist immediately shot out.

ㅡWham!

“Agh! Aaaaaargh! Kghaaaaaaargh!!”

I adjusted my strength appropriately and beat Benjamin. I said I adjusted my strength, but his body was so weak that I had only lightly hit him, but his bones were instantly crushed and he was completely wrecked.

ㅡThud.

Benjamin quickly turned into a slime and drooped down.

“Huff!”
“O-oh…”
“O-oh oh!”

The prisoners finally seemed to return to reality from their dreams, looking at this side with lively expressions. They didn’t react at all during class, but as soon as one bastard was wrecked, they finally came to their senses.

“This is all proof that you guys aren’t reflecting. You guys. If you don’t repent properly, you’ll end up like Benjamin here.”
“Ugh… kghk.”

When I trampled on Benjamin, he soon fainted.

“…”

Silence instantly fell.

I’ve definitely drawn aggro.

Now it’s time to engrave who I am into their minds.

“You must be wondering who I am. I’m Kim Kat, a Paladin directly under the Saintess who has become the owner of this place as of today. You can think of me as Warden Jabong’s employer.”

A simple self-introduction.

“As a Paladin, I have slaughtered countless heretics and demons, and this time I personally executed the Great Demon Andromalius of Pandemonium. Furthermore, invaders and lords from other dimensions have also fallen by my hand. The people of the world call me the Great Champion of Slaying Demons, the Great Demon Slayer, the Black-Haired Saint, the Extreme Superstar Hyper Criminal Butcher, and so on.”

After briefly stating my accomplishments to engrave that I am a transcendent being.

“When I look at you guys.”

I say to the prisoners again.

“You are all demons.”

These heinous criminals were just demons who had barely escaped the death penalty. They were trash who were of no help to the world and only caused harm to those around them just by existing.

Normal people don’t commit heinous crimes in their lives.

Most people live their entire lives without ever suing or being sued before they die. But these bastards have crossed the line by a long shot.

That’s why they are demons.

“You do things that only demons would do, and you’re still alive. Isn’t that right?”

I asked, but.

The prisoners were silent.

“Why aren’t you answering!!!!!!”

These bastards are ignoring me now!

“Everyone, drop and give me push-ups!!! Drop!”
“O-oh! Hurry up and drop!”
“Q-quickly! Quickly!”
“Drop!”

The prisoners scattered in confusion and dropped to the ground, but there were still some who hadn’t grasped the situation. I immediately came down from the platform and went to find the ones who were spacing out.

“Why aren’t you dropping!”

ㅡPow!

“Agh!”

I knocked down the ones who didn’t drop by hitting them in the head. After knocking down ten of them, everyone dropped.

“From now on, if you don’t act immediately on my words, there will be severe punishment. Benjamin! That Benjamin fell relatively comfortably! I’ll pull out your limbs alive, skin you, and then tear you apart with my bare hands, got it!!!!”

I walked through the prisoners who were lying down and gave them a stern warning.

“Y-yes! Understood!”
“Yes!”
“Understood!”

Energetic answers burst out at my words.

Good.

If you just do this, there won’t be any severe punishment.

I’ll use my abilities to turn this place into a reformation factory.

ㅡ…

I walked through the now quiet space and said, “You are demons. What is a demon? I’ve heard that they are beings without parents or siblings. To get rid of such demons? There’s no other way but to kill them.”

From now on, Kim Kat’s style of spiritual education begins.

“That’s why you have to kill all those demons that are inside you heinous criminal bastards… Repentance is that kind of thing. Killing the demon inside you! That is repentance, that is reformation!”

The root of Fusion Confucianism.

“What do you have to do to kill the demon inside you!”
“W-we don’t know!”
“You have to repent!”
“You have to live righteously!”

Answers burst out from around me at my question.

“Good! You’re taking the class very well! You can do so well, but why were you keeping your mouths shut earlier! Why didn’t you do what you could do, why!!! Whhyyyyyyyy!!! Why didn’t you do it!!! Why!! Why!!!!”

The bastards who can do it but don’t are the worst!!!

“So, from today, I’m going to reduce your sleep time by one hour!!! From now on, you’ll wake up at three o’clock instead of four!!!!”

From today, their sleep time will be reduced by one hour.

“H-huh!”
“Ah!”
“U-uh…”

Immediate groans came out.

I ignored them and continued to speak.

“Listen carefully. The way to kill the demon that exists inside you. There are only two ways: to get beaten up like hell or to work hard. Sleep? You don’t need it. Sleeping five hours a day is enough. Rather, repenting in a tired state of mind is more efficient.”

I will completely crush their spirits.

“I will gladly sacrifice myself to kill all the demons hiding in your hearts.”

That is the duty of Fusion Confucianism.

“Violence. I will increase the punishment. From now on, I will reduce sleep time by one hour and reduce the evening break time by one hour. Don’t complain.”

As soon as I made the official announcement.

“Sniff…! Sniff!”
“Sniff…”
“Mommy…”

The production hall instantly became a sea of tears.

But those still seemed like crocodile tears.

“Welcome to my prison.”

The moment those tears become genuine tears, the world of Fusion Confucianism will arrive.

ㅡWhoosh.

I felt the divine power of Fusion Confucianism rising from within me.
I have become stronger with today’s experience.

Ah…! This is the path of the Heavenly Demon!!!!