How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 73: To the eastern district

A week passed.

Time passed quietly, unlike Jung Yu-shin's worries.

Jung Yu-shin visited Ethel's house with food from the inn while visiting her.

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A quiet living room.

Jung Yu-shin and Ethel sat across from each other with an old table between them. Luna was nowhere to be seen.

Jung Yu-shin carefully opened his mouth.

"I... are you okay?"

"Yes, four."

Ethel blushed. Judging from the way her body trembled, it seemed that she had not yet completely recovered her health.

Still, just as Mi-on had diagnosed, Ethel's body gradually improved.

She gradually gained weight on her skinny body.

Her warm yellow fox ears and tail gradually became plump and shiny.

It would be right to say that she looked like a sickly lady.

"Here is today's meal. Is there anything uncomfortable?"

“Yes. It’s okay. Thank you for your concern.”

Jung Yu-shin looked around.

It was a shabby house, but since Ethel had been cleaning it little by little, it felt like people lived there.

“...”

An awkward silence passed between Ethel and Jung Yu-shin.

Warm tea was steaming on the table.

I don’t know the name of the tea Ethel brought out, but it smelled good.

Jung Yu-shin took a sip of the tea and opened his eyes wide.

“This is really good tea.”

It tasted like black tea mixed with lemon and ginger?

Ethel smiled softly.

“I’m glad you like it.”

In fact, the tea Jung Yu-shin drank was special.

It was because Ethel’s experience as a herbalist for a long time was contained in the tea.

Jung Yu-shin coughed once.

“That... is nothing else. I came to see if you were okay because you were in a lot of pain last time.”

“Oh! Yes.”

Edel’s face turned bright red.

Mion had come to visit a few days before Jeong Yu-shin’s visit.

“Edel, how are you feeling?”

Mion asked.

“Thanks to your concern, I’ve gotten a lot better. But, priest, I have something to ask you.”

Mion smiled softly and nodded at Edel’s question.

“Yes. Feel free to tell me.”

“That···.”

Edel hesitated and then carefully told her experience.

“At the end, I suddenly felt a sensation of pleasure as if an electric shock was running through my body. It was more like a sense of liberation. It’s hard to explain in words. What do you think?”

Edel asked Mion for her opinion with a bright red face.

After listening for a while, Mion seemed to think about something for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“My guess is. Magical hardening is a rare disease, so the prognosis is not very good.”

Mion continued.

“Masoa adaptation, I think it’s a similar mechanism to what people call leveling up. When you level up, your magic and physical abilities improve, and you feel a pleasure close to omnipotence. In Edel’s case, I think you felt a pleasure dozens of times greater than leveling up when your body, which had been blocked by magic, returned to its original state. I’m not sure.”

Edel thought about it carefully.

“Then why didn’t you feel pleasure from the beginning?”

“Isn’t it because you only feel omnipotence when your body transformation is at its final stages?”

Edel nodded at Mion’s answer.

“That’s right. I also thought that Ska-nim had a ‘special’ imprint. Ah! It’s not that I’m not grateful. It’s true that Ska-nim saved my life. I was just curious...”

Edel ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) was embarrassed when she realized her mistake at the end.

“...”

Cold sweat ran down Mion’s forehead.

Certainly.

Ska-nim’s magic power was a small amount, but it was strangely pure.

It was the first time she had encountered Barbaroi’s magic power. Nevertheless, Ska-nim’s magic power was qualitatively different from that of a normal person.

Should I say it was like the magic power of a newborn child?

Mion stopped her thoughts.

She had come to visit, not to reason. Moreover, it was not polite to Edel, who was sitting in front of her.

Mion smiled and got up from her seat.

“Edel-nim, I’ll be going now.”

“Yes. Thank you for listening.”

Ethel bowed deeply.

“Are you okay?”

Jung Yu-shin’s worried voice was heard.

Ethel snapped out of her thoughts.

“Yes.”

Jung Yu-shin drank the remaining tea and stood up.

“Please rest comfortably and let me know if you need anything.”

“Thank you, Ska. If you need help with anything related to herbs, please consult me.”

“Understood. Okay.”

Jung Yu-shin nodded and left Ethel’s house.

He walked through the deserted streets of noon and returned to Darmon’s Inn.

The inn was bustling with people.

Most of them were merchants from the Kingdom of Lionel.

Since he was busy dealing with explorers in the morning and evening, he only had time to eat properly during lunchtime.

Jung Yu-shin sat down at the counter after seeing Tarman and Snood running around busily.

The wind coming in through the window was mixed with sticky moisture.

Jung Yu-shin closed his eyes and folded his arms.

While he was thinking about this and that, he heard the merchants talking.

“Did you hear that news?”

“What news?”

“Someone said they saw the 5th prince’s nanny in this city?”

“Isn’t that just a rumor? How could the 5th prince’s nanny come all that way?”

“Someone said they saw it in the eastern district?”

“It’s hard to believe. Even if it’s true, aren’t there people who have turned into monsters living there? There’s no reason for the 5th prince’s nanny to go to that dangerous place.”

“But what if the 5th prince is there?”

“Shhh! Are you in big trouble? The city has been so tense these past few days. It’s time to watch your mouth.”

“···I’m sorry. Let’s have a drink.”

The merchants’ conversation soon went in a different direction.

Jung Yu-shin’s eyebrows twitched.

‘Fuck.’

Was Oswald calling him?

He quietly leaned back on his chair and waited until evening.

How long had he waited?

The sun had set and the explorers began to gather at the inn’s dining room.

The party decided to meet today.

They should be here by now.

Clank!

The door opened and the party members entered the inn.

Jung Yu-shin opened his closed eyes.

Soline, Gallaheim, Pirion.

“Everyone, are you okay?”

Jung Yu-shin asked the party members approaching.

“We had a nice rest.”

“It’s been a while since we had a nice rest.”

Jung Yu-shin got up from his seat and led the party to a table near the counter.

“Tarman! Prepare something to eat!”

“Yes!”

Tarman ran to the kitchen.

“We have something to talk about today, so let’s hold off on drinking.”

Jung Yu-shin said as he sat down at the table.

The party members, who noticed the ominous atmosphere, nodded.

Tarman soon brought dinner on a tray.

The dinner menu was baguette bread and tomato stew with lots of chickpeas, chicken, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots.

The party members swallowed their saliva.

“The smell is amazing.”

“It’s a lot. It’s good that you didn’t eat dinner.”

The party members each said something and began to eat their food in a hurry.

Jung Yu-shin looked at the party members and took a spoon.

After the meal, fruit juice was served instead of alcohol to cleanse the palate.

The party members sipped the juice and talked about what they did during their break.

Jung Yu-shin was curious.

“Gallaheim, what have you been doing this past week?”

Gallaheim shrugged.

“I spent my time reading books at the library and checking my weapons at the blacksmith shop. Self-development is trendy in the Labyrinth City these days. It was a meaningful time.”

Hmm.

Jung Yu-shin observed Gallaheim’s nose mask closely.

“What...?”

Gallaheim fiddled with the mask.

“Let’s talk honestly. Party members. Without hiding anything.”

“Oh! Aren’t we sharing our lives? Trust me!”

“Let’s take the mask down first.”

As Jung Yu-shin’s hand slowly approached, Gallaheim jerked back in surprise.

“Ha, don’t do that!”

Soline laughed at the sight.

“Scar, aren’t you bothering Gallaheim too much? How have you been this past week?”

Jung Yu-shin shrugged.

“I’ve been busy.”

He woke up every morning and practiced swinging his sword.

When he had time, he sometimes visited Ethel in the hospital.

On days when Dulchangko was off, he served her.

In the evening, he would discuss running the inn with Anne and Tarman.

It was a fulfilling time. And it was a time that couldn’t be expressed in one word.

Soline opened her mouth with a smile.

“That’s great. I went to see the western blacksmith street that Senior Gil-seon recommended. Since it was a labyrinth city, there were various weapons, and it was fun to see.”

Jung Yu-shin and the party members spent time talking about this and that.

They didn’t talk about the 5th prince’s nanny.

As time passed and the night grew late, the guests left the inn one by one.

Anne and Tarman were sent off.

Dulchangko packed food and went to Ethel’s house.

Only Jeong Yu-shin’s party remained at the inn.

Jeong Yu-shin linked arms.

Time for a full-fledged meeting.

The future direction of the party must be clearly decided.

“There are rumors about the 5th prince in the city.”

Firion, who had been keeping his mouth shut at Jeong Yu-shin’s words, finally spoke.

“That’s right. To be exact, it’s a rumor about the 5th prince’s nanny.”

“Apart from everything, I don’t want to get involved with the 5th prince. It’s too dangerous for our party to handle. That’s my honest feeling.”

All the party members nodded at Jeong Yu-shin’s words.

Soline opened her mouth with a serious expression.

“I don’t want to admit it, but Oswald has the upper hand right now.”

“The problem is that we don’t know what Oswald is thinking.”

Jung Yu-shin added.

“That’s right.”

Soline agreed.

“Scar, are you going to go find the 5th prince’s nanny?”

Pirion asked.

Jung Yu-shin crossed his arms and thought deeply.

What should we do?

Oswald said he would take the 5th prince’s nanny as a ‘hostage.’

However, to him, the 5th prince’s nanny was just a ‘bomb’ with no value.

Oswald wasn’t stupid. He probably didn’t use the word ‘hostage’ for nothing. It was clear that he had some kind of plan.

Present.

The 5th prince was nowhere to be seen.

Assassins from unknown places were targeting the 5th prince’s nanny.

In addition, merchants suddenly gathered from the Lionel Kingdom.

Clues were given, but it was difficult to find a connection.

More information was needed.

Not groundless rumors, but direct and practical information.

‘Is it true that to catch a tiger, you have to go to the tiger’s den?’

Jung Yu-shin made a decision.

I should meet Oswald.

He looked around at the party members and opened his mouth.

“It’s too early to draw a conclusion. I should go to Oswald’s clan in the eastern district.”

Soline’s expression hardened.

“Are you going alone? Let’s go together.”

“That’s right. Don’t you know what might happen?”

Jung Yu-shin shook his head.

“No, I should go alone.”

“Why? Is it because we’re not good enough?”

A hint of self-loathing appeared on Soline’s stiff face.

“No. Let’s say we all go together. If it’s a trap, everyone will be in danger. It’s inefficient.”

“Why are you trying to carry the heavy load alone?”

Jung Yu-shin snickered.

“I’m the leader of this party. And I won’t carry it alone. I’ll ask for help if I need it. And.”

He added while looking at the party members.

“Don’t be too gloomy. I don’t want to die either. If Oswald had tried to harm us, he would have done it already. I think we’ll be safe.”

The party members’ expressions were not bright, but they seemed to be slightly accepting.

In particular, Gallaheim was nodding vigorously.

“Okay! Let’s go back now and see you tomorrow. Gallaheim, let’s have an interview with me.”

“Me? Why me?”

Gallaheim blankly stared at Jung Yu-shin.

“It’s nothing much, I just wanted to ask you something.”

Soline and Pirion got up from their seats.

“Understood. If you feel like it’s dangerous, definitely call me. I’ll be there.”

“Okay. Get some rest.”

Jung Yu-shin escorted the party members out of the inn and returned to his seat.

“So, what do you want to ask?”

Galerheim asked.

Jung Yu-shin tapped the table and brought up his business.

“Galerheim, from what you said in the labyrinth, I think you know a little about the Eastern District. Let’s be honest. Where did you really go? Don’t talk about the library or self-development. I’m really awake.”

“Really...really. I went to the library!”

Just as Galerheim was about to protest.

Squeak.

The inn door opened and Ddal-chan-ko came in.

“Ska-nim.”

“How’s Edel?”

“She’s gotten a lot better.”

“I see. Please contact Aldain. I’m going to the Eastern District.”

“I’ll go with you.”

“I might die?”

Dulchangko smirked.

“I don’t think I’ll die.”

“Okay.”

“But who is this person?”

Dulchangko asked while looking at Gallaheim.

“We’ll go together.”

Jung Yushin smiled and put his arm around Gallaheim’s shoulder.

Jung Yushin’s strong arm grabbed Gallaheim’s shoulder tightly.

The color drained from Gallaheim’s face.

“Ugh...! Oh, you said you were going alone!”

Jung Yushin smiled and whispered.

“I changed my mind. Let’s go together. To the Eastern District.”