Charter 3 " The Escape"

The first week in that place was somewhat complicated for Gadrel, but somehow he managed to move on.

From the beginning Gadrel was quite lonely, so he didn't even bother to say his name, most only knew him as the mummy-looking boy.

So Gadrel did everything ignoring the majority, except for Sorano, with whom Gadrel would not miss any opportunity to greet her, and give her a few words of encouragement, but the only thing Sorano wanted was for Gadrel to stroke his head, but as it was a demand Small, Gadrel always did it with a smile, although no one could see her through the bandages on his face.

Gadrel was lucky to work outside, where the sun always replenished Gadrel's strength, this caught the attention of all the guards, since Gadrel was a tireless worker.

So Gadrel managed to get extra portions, since he could negotiate with his work, so Gadrel got rid of any punishment, and he could also give Sorano some extra food.

The old man with Rob's name was surprised at the tenacity of his cell mate.

Since after work, Gadrel continued to exercise tirelessly, only to faint from fatigue.

For a week of meeting him, Rob has to admit that Gadrel has great tenacity, since nothing seems to stop him.

But the most surprising thing is the amount of magic that Gadrel has, but it seemed that Gadrel bathed in freedom, making him not look like a slave, but if Rob had to question any of Gadrel's abilities, it would be that it is nothing social.

Since during all this time they only exchanged a few words, and the rest of the time was complete silence.

And Gadrel never answered any questions, but one day while Rob was rambling, something caught Gadrel's attention.

"What did you just say ? "Gadrel asked as he approached Rob.

Rob thought a little, and repeated what he was saying.

"Guilds are something incredible, and one of the wizards I most incredibly respected was never in a guild, with the name of Damon Milkovich, it was a great headache for our Master, whenever they fought every time they met, always It was fun days, "Rob said with a smile as he remembered those days.

"Could you tell me more about Damon, please?"

Rob's eyes flew open, because it was the first time he saw Gadrel behave like a child, giving him a pretty pleasant smile.

"Sure child, come closer and I'll tell you" have a good time Gadrel forgot about his training, while listening carefully to the stories he had to tell Rob.

.........…

A month passed in a very short time, and Rob doesn't know if it was a good idea to have told him about Damon, since Gadrel tripled his regime, all he did was work and train.

And the most surprising thing was that all the guards got along with Gadrel, and this was reflected because Gadrel had the food of 10 men, but this was not an exaggeration, since Gadrel increase the - speed building the tower if only .

But what nobody knew, was that Gadrel was already planning his escape, Gadrel could see that Rob was an old man, but capable, so Gadrel had the confidence to get him out.

Carrying Sorano in his arms shouldn't be so difficult, all he had to do was destroy all the ships, and let the old man drive, since Gadrel doesn't believe he can navigate one, so an accomplice was necessary.

But Gadrel's thoughts were interrupted, because another group of new slaves arrived, turning this place into a nursery.

There was a boy named Sho who kept crying, breaking Gadrel's concentration, as well as his plans.

A little girl named Millianna with brown hair who also struggled not to cry.

The other was a dark-haired boy named Simon, who somehow was not very scared, but for the most part he spent his time stealing glances at the scarlet-haired girl.

The little girl had brown eyes and an interesting scarlet hair, which also caught Gadrel's attention a bit, since it was the first time she looked at someone with that hair color.

There was also a blue-haired boy who had a strange mark on his face.

But there came Gadrel's interest, as he continued with his own ignoring others.

Rob behaved like a grandfather comforting the children, and something told Gadrel that he would have to include them if he wanted to get out of here, as well as the new ones.

Gadrel thought about things again, now he would have to find another person to help him escape, since taking so many people complicated his plans, so he ended the day training harder.

............…

"I should socialize a little more, I didn't tell you before, but the rumors are growing and I would not like a child like you to have no friends, "Rob said with genuine concern.

Before Gadrel did not notice, but it seems that everyone in this place has a bad perception of Gadrel, since for all Gadrel is the favorite pet of the guards.

And normally Gadrel wouldn't find out about that, since Sorano seemed to have selective memory, and Rob wouldn't mention it.

But his new cellmates have been whispering repeatedly, and that's why Rob tried to fix things.

A noble act of Rob might think Gadrel, but unnecessary, during all his time in this place he has been analyzing all the people of this place, and during all this time he did not find anyone with a magic power greater than him.

So Gadrel had the confidence of being able to escape by force, he just had to polish some details, and everything would be ready.

But a possible incident stopped his Gadrel plans, as he was now addressing the new group of children.

"I would recommend that they not do that," said Gadrel approaching the group of children who were digging a hole to escape.

"What do you want, you bastard, you better not tell the guards or I'll beat you" Simon spoke as he stood in front of Gadrel while raising his fist.

It seemed that everyone was in agreement, so Gadrel didn't say much.

"If you do not want to hear me at least ask the old man, I am sure he will give me the reason, they could get in trouble" was the last thing Gadrel said before looking for the wall to rest while closing his eyes.

But Gadrel's words had no effect, and the group continued.

......... ..

"Can we talk ? "

Gadrel opened his eyes, because that was a voice he didn't know.

Opening his eyes Gadrel saw Erza, the crimson hair girl.

"What do you want?" Gadrel would rather be hostile, since he had no courage to resolve conflicts.

" Ojii -san says you're not bad, and I thought we could be friends, you always look alone, and nobody wants to be alone in this place," said the redhead with some fear, but still with enough courage, since she wanted Everyone can get along, and although Gadrel was scary, she didn't think he was a bad person either.

Gadrel took a long breath.

"Not only are you pretty, but also kind, maybe that's why you're so popular with boys," Gadrel said between thoughts, recalling that Simon and Jellal always looked at Erza when she didn't look.

That took Erza by surprise, but the blush only lasted a second before heading back to Gadrel.

"My name is Erza Scarlet, I would like to know yours"

That was new to Gadrel, since no one had asked him his name, the old man didn't say much, since he was waiting for Gadrel to open slowly.

But Erza was quite blunt, giving Gadrel a small laugh.

"You can call me Gabriel, that's what a friend of mine calls me"

Erza realized that Gabriel was not a bad person, and from an objective point, he was just someone who worked to the fullest, so immediately Erza started talking to Gadrel.

This caused some of Erza's friends to frown, but they were more worried about finishing the hole.

"Then all the tasks you do are just training, for the day you escape, but if you want to escape, why don't you help us ? , so we can escape all together "said Erza after talking a little with Gadrel.

Gadrel wasn't sure what to say, he could be completely honest, but destroying the hopes of Erza's friends didn't seem right, so Gadrel tried to be softer.

"I just think it won't work, having proper planning is essential for the plan to succeed, but unfortunately I'm not very smart, so I'm taking time to find a good plan, but ... if I have a good plan I'll tell you , but I'm sure your friends won't want to hear me "(Gadrel)

Erza could only laugh, as she knew her friends didn't like Gabriel.

.........…

Digging a hole without tools was quite difficult, so it took a month to finally reach the other side,

Obviously Gadrel did not help, and only focused on his training, and improving his magic while talking a little with Erza, since she was the only one talking with Gadrel.

During this time Gadrel didn't say much, but Erza didn't care, she was genuinely interested in being friends with Gadrel.

It was weird at the beginning for Gadrel, since only one person in his life talked to him that way, although Sorano also took advantage of any time to spend time with Gadrel, she still thought Gadrel was his guardian angel, so Gadrel never had a real conversation between equals, but Erza was different, since they could talk about various things.

But that was another matter, since Gadrel had another problem, and it was about the new magic of his body, so with Rob's help he could better understand the magic, although Gadrel called Damon as his master, Damon skipped too many things , so it would be necessary some guides to improve in the field of magic.

Gadrel had no idea how he could learn new magic other than the one Damon put in his head, but Gadrel could only attribute it to Damon doing something else, but since it was only an extra benefit, Gadrel could only feel more respect, and train diligently

Gadrel's strength was growing rapidly, and the day where Gadrel was sure he could free everyone in this tower was approaching, but the problems came earlier.

The news of the tunnel leaked, bringing some problems.

It started that everyone except Erza looked at Gadrel with hateful eyes, for Gadrel those children were so stupid that they couldn't see that it was Sho's fault, for showing off with other children about his grand plan.

But that was not the problem, since the managers of this tower arrived.

"They thought they could escape from this place ? "

Everyone was terrified, except Gadrel, the only thing the mummy-like child thought was if this was the time to act.

"We are at a crucial moment in the development of the R- Sistem , so we will need them to continue working, just for that reason we will only punish the person who came up with this idea, aren't we friendly ? "

Gadrel wanted to see how things happened, now was not a good time to act, since Gadrel first wanted to ensure the safety of Sorano.

But things seemed to go the worst way.

Gadrel knows that Erza is kind, so when he saw her about to speak, Gadrel was about to act.

"It was my idea" but it was Jellal who spoke, giving Gadrel a sigh of relief.

"It wasn't you, it was her" but it seemed that the tower boss only came to torture the boys, since he didnt hear Jellal's words.

The guard immediately took Erza to take her to punishment.

Both Jellal and Simon objected, but were only punished leaving them badly injured.

"They really are idiots, that's why I told them it would be a bad plan "when Gadrel's words ended, a silver beam of color crossed the cell at full speed and destroyed all the dens.

Everyone was left with their mouths open by the miracle that had just happened, none of the children thought that Gadrel was the one to save them.

"I will only speak once, if they want to leave here this is the moment, and I don't give a shit what they think, so take those weapons since it's time to fight, and free all the slaves, and if they don't want that he kidnaps Erza to make her my personal slave then it would be better not to leave any guard standing "( Gadrel)

Both Jellal and Simon reacted, and driven by fury they took up arms and stood in front of Erza to defend them.

As for Erza, his face was completely by Gadrel's shameless words, but it didn't take long to understand Gadrel's actions, so Erza also took a sword.

"Perfect, we will divide into two groups, all of you will free the slaves that are up, and I will take care of the rest" Gadrel does not expect answers when he was shot.

The calmly took the cell, until one of them spoke.

" if ... if he was so strong, because he has to wait so long, this seems like a trap," Sho exclaimed .

Everyone hesitated for a moment, but Erza was the first to speak.

"He was just waiting for an opportunity, but if you don't trust him, then trust me when I tell you this is the time to escape, so let's not waste time" Erza being the first to leave, his friends left their doubts when They followed her.