How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 70: Child-loving Jung Yu-shin

A dark inn hall.

Jung Yu-shin and Deul-chan-ko made eye contact.

Jung Yu-shin linked arms.

“Do you really have to go at this hour of the night?”

“Yes. He said he wanted to see you.”

“Tsk. Got it. I’ll bring the bag to my room and come back, so wait.”

Jung Yu-shin stopped as he was about to put the bag on his back.

“Wait a minute. Let me ask you something. I got this from those assassins. Can I use it?”

Jung Yu-shin held up the bag and showed it to him.

Deul-chan-ko’s expression hardened.

“The assassins might recognize it. It’s dangerous, so I recommend you not use it for the time being.”

“Okay. I heard this is an enchanted bag. Is it expensive?”

Deul-chan-ko tilted his head.

“There’s someone I know who knows about magic tools. Can I have them appraised?”

“Yes. And can this magic stone be appraised?”

Deulchangko’s eyes widened when he saw the magic stone that Jung Yushin had handed him.

“This...this is a high-grade magic stone?!”

“Is it expensive?”

“Yes! It’s worth dozens of gold coins! Where did you get this?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I got it from Oswald.”

“Didn’t you tell me everything when you were with Aldain?”

“I didn’t know it was that expensive. Okay. Let’s go.”

Jung Yushin threw his bag at Deulchangko.

Deulchangko was startled and grabbed the bag that Jung Yushin had thrown.

Squeak.

The two men left the inn.

The hot summer wind brushed past their foreheads.

They walked slowly through the night streets where people were rare.

Deulchangko glanced at Jeong Yushin.

His eyes had deepened even more.

He was a man who gave off an ominous vibe even when he first saw him.

He was slowly peeling off the layers of an onion, and he was gradually becoming accustomed to the Labyrinth City.

Deulchangko suddenly recalled his conversation with Aldain.

After the story about Oswald ended.

Right after Jeong Yushin left Aldain’s office.

Deulchangko scratched his head.

His curiosity was so strong that he couldn’t hold it in.

“But Aldain, why are you so surprised? Your struggles are certainly noteworthy, but aren’t there many strong people in the Labyrinth City? And there must be cases where strong people from outside start out as novice explorers?”

Aldain’s neck snapped.

“Are you asking if that guy Ska wasn’t a strong man from the beginning?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Aldain snickered.

“Didn’t I tell you? When he came to work with Darmon’s introduction, he hurt his hand once.”

“...”

Dwarf Nose waited silently for the next words.

Aldain leaned back in his chair and stared into space.

“I’ll tell you more. That guy, he almost cut off his finger because he mishandled the sword while dismantling a monster. I healed him with recovery magic. That’s when I saw him.”

Aldain grinned.

“That guy’s hand. It was a hand that was just starting to develop calluses. It was a hand that had never held a sword in its entirety. It seemed like he didn’t even know how to hold a weapon, let alone a sword.”

“...!”

Dwarf Nose was speechless.

Goosebumps ran up his back.

A man who had never held a sword before, after going to the labyrinth several times and coming back, invaded the eastern district without a fraudulent mark and slaughtered slave hunters, turning the tavern into a sea of ​​blood?

Even if Aldain had lent him his single-edged sword and leather coat, it was a ridiculous story.

“You know what happens next, right? He might not admit it, but in my eyes, he’s a natural-born killing machine. He’s a swindler. He’s one of our own.”

Aldain stroked his single-edged sword and laughed.

* * *

“What are you thinking?”

At Jung Yu-shin’s question, Dul-chan-ko instantly returned to reality.

“Ah...no.”

“It’s bland.”

Jung Yu-shin closed his eyes and walked as if enjoying the hot wind.

The smell of a big shot wafted from his slow steps.

Dul-chan-ko swallowed dry saliva.

That relaxed look was scary, but at the same time, it was also reassuring.

‘Is Aldain really right? I really want to know what he really looks like.’

Deulchangko cleared his confused mind.

Jung Yushin’s heart, not knowing Deulchangko’s true feelings, was heavy.

‘Mr. Ha...what should I do? Luna’s mother faints when she sees me? I heard she’s not feeling well, and what if she dies of a heart attack?’

Just thinking about it was terrifying.

Becoming the mortal enemy of the cute fox Suin.

This shouldn’t happen.

“We’re almost there.”

Deulchangko’s words broke Jung Yushin’s thoughts.

They passed the park they often went to and walked down an alley a little to arrive.

A shabby house.

Knock knock.

“I’ll go in.”

Deulchangko opened the door with one word.

Squeak.

Opening the wooden door and going inside, there was a living room and two small rooms.

Jeong Yu-shin looked around.

Furniture that was broken and old here and there. Broken glass windows.

The old stove that had been used for cooking had only ash left.

A house that was extremely dreary.

“Cough. Cough.”

A coughing sound was heard from beyond the wooden door on the left.

“Madam, may I come in?”

“Yes. Please come in. Cough.”

A feeble voice was heard from inside the door.

Squeak.

Opening the wooden door and going inside, the fox-like woman was lying on the bed.

Jeong Yu-shin and Dwarf Nose approached cautiously.

Jeong Yu-shin was able to see the fox-like woman in detail.

A pale complexion. Thin cheeks. Dark dark circles. Cloudy eyes.

If she were to close her eyes right now, she would look like a dead person.

“···It is polite to get up and greet guests, but I am not feeling well. Please understand.”

A quiet but elegant voice, weak but formal.

Jung Yu-shin nodded.

“Don’t worry and make yourself comfortable.”

“···It’s Edel. You are not like Barbaroi as I have heard. Gulp.”

Jung Yu-shin smiled bitterly at Edel’s words, the fox.

“I often hear about it. While I am away, your daughter stops by our inn to perform. Thank you for trusting me and sending her.”

Jung Yu-shin bowed deeply.

“···You are really different. Gulp.”

“It is often difficult because people do not recognize you.”

Jung Yu-shin smiled softly and said.

“···I see.”

The fox Adel looked at Jung Yu-shin for a long time. Jung Yu-shin also made eye contact with Adel.

Adel opened her mouth.

“I also heard that my daughter is indebted to you, Ska-nim. I wanted to go and thank you in person, but my health is not good, so I called you here. I apologize.”

“No. On the contrary, our inn sales have increased a lot since Luna came. I am more grateful.”

“···I see. Ska-nim, I know it is really shameless, but could you do me one favor?”

“Yes, is there anything you need?”

“Please take care of my daughter.”

“...”

“Cough. I don’t have much time left. I don’t mind dying like this, but I feel bad about leaving my daughter behind. I raised her without shame. Could you please protect her until she becomes independent?”

“...”

Jeong Yu-shin couldn’t open his mouth carelessly.

He was only 23 years old.

The heart of a mother who calmly counted her fading life and worried only about the future of her daughter whom she had raised with love.

It was too heavy.

It’s hard to handle.

“Aren’t there any others?”

“The only time that kid really laughed was when he went to the inn.”

“···I’ll think about it.”

Jung Yu-shin barely managed to get it out.

“Cough. Okay.”

Ethel answered with a weak smile.

Jung Yu-shin and Dulchangko got up from their seats.

“Okay.”

Jung Yu-shin bowed his head and left.

Creak.

As he closed the door and came out, he saw a door in another room hurriedly shut.

Was Luna listening?

Jung Yu-shin stopped and looked around the shabby house once more.

Luna.

What should we do?

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

Jung Yu-shin and Dulchangko left the shabby house and entered the dark {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} he walked through the streets of the labyrinthine city.

Jeong Yu-shin glanced at Deulchangko.

Even though it was night, his eyes were clearly red.

“Deulchangko, why are you so affectionate?”

Jeong Yu-shin asked.

“Sniff. That’s right.”

Delchangko, the boar, sniffed.

‘I’m like that too.’

He didn’t say it out loud, but his heart was like that.

The hot summer wind swept through Jeong Yu-shin’s hair.

“What on earth is that fox Suin’s mother’s illness? Tell me more in detail.”

“Understood.”

Jeong Yu-shin and Deulchangko returned to Darmon’s inn and sat at the counter.

Deulchangko explained the story in detail.

About 30 minutes passed.

He sat on the counter chair and listened to the story while drinking.

Fox Suin. Ethel.

A widow who runs a pharmacy in the southern district.

Her husband disappeared in the labyrinth 8 years ago.

She lived with her young daughter Luna, running a small pharmacy, but she contracted a terminal illness a few months ago.

Her name was magic sclerosis.

It was a disease where the magic that circulated like water in the body hardened into stone.

A fatal disease where the entire body stiffens and the heart finally stops.

The cause of the disease is unknown.

There is only one treatment.

The high-quality magic contained in expensive high-grade magic stones must be drawn out to break through the stone-hardened magic.

There was one more obstacle, and the help of a high-grade priest was also needed during the treatment process.

She sold not only her store but also her original house to pay for the treatment. Her condition did not improve. She should have moved to a shantytown, but with the help of an acquaintance, she was barely able to find a shabby house to live in.

No. It would not be appropriate to say she was living.

Ethel was waiting for death.

Jung Yu-shin rubbed his forehead.

Masuk.

There was one.

“Snort, are you thinking the same thing as me right now?”

“Ah... no.”

“Not really, you little brat. I can see your eyes rolling.”

“...”

“Tsk. Go and get some sleep. It’s late, so let’s talk again tomorrow.”

“Yes.”

Jung Yu-shin patted Snort’s shoulder once and went up to the second floor.

He changed his clothes and lay down on the bed. Lin was nowhere to be seen, as if she had gone somewhere.

Jung Yu-shin looked up at the ceiling with his arm as a pillow.

Luna.

How could he smile like that in the face of his mother’s death?

Behind that smile, there must have been a desperate will to prevent his mother’s death.

If Jung Yu-shin had fought.

Luna's fight.

"Yeah. I've earned it like a dog, so I'll spend it like a prime minister."

Jung Yu-shin made up his mind and closed his eyes.

Then he opened his eyes again.

It was because he had some uneasy feelings in his heart.

"···Isn't it a child-loving imprint or something?"

A night filled with worries.

The next morning.

Jung Yu-shin came down to the first floor of the inn.

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He saw Sloppy Nose. His eyes were wide open, as if he hadn't slept well.

"Let's give it a try."

It was a pointless statement, but Sloppy Nose understood it right away.

"Jeong... Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"But I need a high-ranking priest for the treatment. What are you going to do?"

"I know someone."

Jung Yu-shin thought of someone and smiled bitterly.

Mi-on.

Mi-on didn’t come this morning.

I don’t know if she had a separate class or something to do, but I thought it was fortunate.

‘Boljjangjjang.’

My heart felt heavy as I thought about Mi-on’s incomprehensible behavior.

But I think she’s a kind person at heart.

If she heard the story of the poor fox Su-in, she would definitely roll up her sleeves and come to me.

‘I have to check the seal anyway.’

Jeong Yu-shin gathered his courage and left the inn.

He walked down the street to the Earth Mother Shrine.

He went to the reception desk and explained his business.

The shrine receptionist made a troubled expression.

“Ska-sama, it’s difficult right now. Priest Mi-on is in class right now. You have to wait a moment.”

“Understood.”

He couldn’t suddenly barge in during class and make a fuss.

He decided to wait a moment in the garden.

Jeong Yu-shin walked down the hallway of the shrine and arrived at the garden.

The garden of the Earth Mother Temple was well-maintained.

I walked among the colorful flowers and trees with green leaves.

Suddenly, an old memory came to mind.

I gave Anne a silver coin here.

To be honest, I felt a little bad at that time. However, since our relationship continued in a circle, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

A faint smile appeared on Jung Yu-shin’s lips.

“You’re getting what you pay for.”

Someone blurted out from behind him.

Jung Yu-shin suddenly woke up from his thoughts.

‘What kind of bastard.’

Jung Yu-shin’s head turned like lightning.

A man was lying on a chair like a drying squid.

Cain Randisher.

Mion’s older brother.

The evil younger sister’s panty hunter.

Jung Yu-shin’s eyes widened.