How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 95: Is it love?

Brinn.

Lette's harem member suddenly appeared and asked for help. After the battle on the 5th floor, they had all gone their separate ways, so this was unexpected.

The situation wasn’t a happy labyrinth exploration; it was chaotic.

“...Why would you suddenly pop up and ask for help, what in the world...?”

Jeong Yushin started to speak but shook his head.

There was no time to have a conversation with this woman right now.

“Wait. First, we need to check on the party members. Wait.”

Jeong Yushin stood up and approached his backpack.

He opened the bag, pulling out a white cloth and a small leather pouch.

Opening the pouch, he took out some black powder.

“Wh...what’s this?”

Brinn, who had come closer, asked.

“Charcoal powder. I heard it helps to neutralize poison. I’m not sure though.”

He had heard about it during old chemical warfare training, so he brought it with him.

Would it work?

He wasn’t sure. He had no choice but to try.

He sprinkled the charcoal powder generously on the cloth and wiped his body.

He carefully wiped away the toxins, paying attention to every gap in his armor.

The white cloth quickly became stained from all the poison he had absorbed in the recent battle.

Starting from his helmet and working all the way down to his feet, he wiped thoroughly.

Even if he was fine, he was worried that the party members who had been close to him might be poisoned.

After the detox process, he took out # Nоvеlight # an antidote and potion and approached Mas.

Mas’s face was a mess.

His swollen face from the punches was covered in the monster's toxic fluid and the black liquid he had vomited while possessed.

Jeong Yushin took a new cloth, sprinkled charcoal powder on it, and wiped the dirt from Mas’s face before slightly opening his mouth to feed him the antidote.

Mas groaned weirdly and gulped down the antidote Jeong Yushin gave him.

He took off his gloves, applied the potion to his hands, and spread it on Mas’s face.

“Ugh.”

Mas groaned and twisted his body.

“It’s a recovery potion. Drink it.”

Finally, Jeong Yushin poured the remaining potion into Mas’s mouth.

Mas stopped twitching and began breathing more easily.

Jeong Yushin got up and walked over to the dwarf priest.

The iron mask was diagnosing the dwarf’s condition. He was only wearing underwear, which made him look more relaxed than Mas, who was in worse shape.

“Kubo, are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

Jeong Yushin asked the iron mask, but Kubo answered.

Jeong Yushin scanned the dwarf priest’s body up and down.

He didn’t have a hobby of inspecting half-naked dwarfs, but when lives were on the line, he had no choice but to focus.

‘That’s curious.’

The spider monster was clearly as large as a person and had sharp teeth, yet there wasn’t a single wound on Kubo’s body?

Was this the ability of the nature-based mark?

There had to be a reason for him walking around naked. It was better defense than most armor.

“Kubo, how come you don’t have a single wound on your body?”

“There is one.”

Kubo turned his body and showed his back.

“There is one.”

There was a small wound near Kubo’s nape.

It looked like he had been bitten by sharp teeth, with two tiny holes visible.

Though small, it was possible that he had been poisoned.

“Well, just in case, you should drink the antidote. I’ve got some left, do you need it?”

“I’m fine. I’ve got both antidote and potion, I’ll take care of it.”

“Alright.”

Jeong Yushin straightened his back and faced the iron mask.

“Skah, sorry. You were fighting alone.”

Jeong Yushin shook his head. He didn’t want to hear the leader’s apology anymore.

“As the frontliner, it was something I had to do. I’m actually sorry. Our party’s priest got hurt, and that’s embarrassing.”

“Skah, aren’t you being a little too humble? I think it’s something to be proud of.”

The iron mask glanced around as he spoke.

The forest path was a total mess.

Broken and torn mushroom-human corpses, and the dug-up ground.

Toxic fluids and pieces of flesh, covered in fungi, were scattered on the trees and the ground.

“It was nothing. This kind of thing happens every day. By the way, did you really cut that leather panel?”

At Jeong Yushin’s question, the iron mask shook his head.

“No. I came back. No matter how right Kubo’s words were, leaving the party and walking away seemed too dangerous, so I decided to turn back.”

Jeong Yushin nodded.

After cooling his heated head and thinking it through, it didn’t make sense.

Even if they had been walking slowly, his party had been going for hours.

The idea of reaching the watchtower in just a few minutes was close to delusion.

Wait.

“...”

A chill ran down his spine.

He immediately turned around, grabbed Kubo’s shoulder, and shook him.

“Kubo, you said the possession was lifted?! But the iron mask said he didn’t cut the leather panel! Why are you just quietly listening?”

“What?! Ha... But the possession is gone.”

The dwarf priest, Kubo, looked dazed for a moment before he stiffened and declared firmly.

What’s going on?

Jeong Yushin looked at his own fist.

‘Do I really have talent for exorcism?’

Punching to lift possession.

Was purity something embedded in my fists?

His heart raced.

“Kubo, did I really drive out the evil spirit?”

“Yes... it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. How... how did Barbaroi...?”

Kubo looked stunned, as if he had just been slapped awake from a nap.

“I might be a bit holy.”

“...”

Jeong Yushin shrugged as he spoke, and the party members all silently stared at him.

Kubo opened his mouth.

“...But it’s strange. Exorcism rituals can only be done by priests. You’re not a priest, right?”

“Kubo, why couldn’t you drive it out?”

“Because it’s hard. I’ve only served the fire spirit for a short time. And exorcism is a dangerous ritual where the possessed could lose their life. It requires a skilled practitioner.”

Jeong Yushin crossed his arms.

“Didn’t the evil spirit leave with my Sacred Weapon?”

“That’s not enough.”

Kubo cut him off.

Jeong Yushin sat down on the ground and took off his helmet.

“Then what was it?”

He opened his water flask and poured some water over his eyes as he asked.

The lukewarm water washed the poison residue from around his eyes.

“Skah, have you ever touched something holy consistently?”

“For example?”

“Something like a holy artifact full of divine power?”

Jeong Yushin took a white towel and wiped his eyes clean.

After finishing the task, he thought for a moment.

‘Divine power. Divine power.’

He had attended Miwon’s lessons at the Earth Mother Temple. He had even gotten private tutoring next to her.

But that was all. Miwon had never told him to believe in the Earth Mother.

‘A holy artifact full of divine power?’

He had no idea.

Maybe Miwon had secretly cast a holy spell on him?

If it was the kind-hearted Miwon, there was a chance.

But that was purely speculation.

It was a question without an answer. Judging by the expression on the naked dwarf priest, it didn’t seem like it was something that could be solved right away.

Jeong Yushin wiped his sweaty hair out of his face.

“Kubo, is it certain the evil spirit inside Mas is gone?”

“It’s certain. I would bet my life on it.”

Kubo’s expression was filled with solemnity. If he weren’t wearing only underwear, he would have been more trustworthy.

“Understood.”

Jeong Yushin decided to trust the priest’s words.

He stood up and looked down at Brinn.

One of Lette’s harem party members.

A shy-looking, brown-haired woman who seemed a bit younger.

“Was your name Brinn? Speak honestly. You suddenly popped up and asked for help without any explanation. Do we look like such good-natured people? If you think we’ll take on unreasonable requests just because there’s a priest with us, you’re mistaken.”

“U-uh...”

Brinn stammered, unable to finish her sentence. Jeong Yushin furrowed his brow.

“What? Wasn’t your request to save your party? As you can see, we just finished a battle...”

Brinn interrupted Jeong Yushin.

“Th-That’s not it. I’m asking for help for just me. I just want you to take me out of here... please.”

What?

Jeong Yushin’s mouth hung open.

A twist like this?

His head spun, as if he had been hit with a blunt object.

“W-wait. You’re asking for help just for you? You want to join our party?”

“Y-yes... I won’t be a bother. I’ll just quietly follow you.”

“...Aren’t you Lette’s girlfriend?”

Jeong Yushin asked cautiously.

“Sh-shut up! I have my eyes, you know!”

Brinn suddenly cursed and rushed ahead.

“...”

The entire party, like Jeong Yushin, stared at Brinn with their mouths agape.

She had seemed shy and awkward, so they thought she was an introverted friend.

It was a huge misunderstanding.

She was realistic and spoke her mind.

“...If you didn’t like Lette, couldn’t you have refused to join the party?”

“I... I was deceived.”

“By whom?”

“By the explorer guild guide. It was the guild in the southern zone. The guide shoved me into this party with an annoyed expression.”

“Then why didn’t you say no? Was it necessary to join?”

“I... I’m the type who can’t speak my mind because I’m too shy.”

“...”

You say everything, don’t you? She seems like someone who just blurts out whatever is on her mind. She probably has some strange self-awareness.

Jeong Yushin scratched his head.

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‘I can’t think of anything to say.’

He had never been out-talked during his time in the labyrinth city, but this was different. It was the first time someone had made him speechless from the start.

Where did this person come from?

He was too curious about her identity.

“So you want to travel with us? How can I trust you?”

“I’m Brinn Callione. A student at the Labyrinth Academy.”

Jeong Yushin’s eyes widened.

Labyrinth Academy?

The school that Dalmong had briefly mentioned when he first tried to learn how to read.

He had heard that even attending for just one semester cost an astronomical amount.

He had many questions, but he suppressed them.

“Do you have a way to prove your identity?”

“H-here.”

Brinn fumbled inside her robe and handed him a gold badge.

Jeong Yushin took the badge and showed it to the party.

“Is this legit?”

“It’s legit. She’s a student. From the looks of it, she’s in her 4th year, almost graduating.”

The iron mask nodded.

I see.

Next question.

“Why did you come here alone? Did something happen to Lette’s party?”

Brinn opened her mouth, but the iron mask intervened.

“Her identity has been verified. Let’s go to a safe place and hear the rest of the story.”

Jeong Yushin looked at the iron mask.

It seemed like he was defending Brinn. It almost looked like he was treating her as if he already knew her.

“...Alright.”

Jeong Yushin put his helmet back on and walked over to Mas.

The now-conscious Mas rolled his eyes and looked at Jeong Yushin.

“Can you get up?”

Jeong Yushin asked.

“It’s tough. I feel drained.”

Mas spoke with a hoarse voice.

“I’ll carry you.”

“But what happened? Where are we?”

“We’re still in the forest zone. You were possessed after seeing that leather script.”

Mas’s face turned pale.

“Wh...how am I fine?”

“I drove it out.”

“H-how?”

“I scolded it.”

Mas stared at Jeong Yushin blankly for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“...But my face hurts so much. It feels like I was hit with a sledgehammer.”

Looking closely, Mas’s face was still swollen.

“It’s from falling to the ground.”

“And something feels off.”

What is so curious about him? Seeing Mas, who was lying down and mumbling, Jeong Yushin suddenly became angry.

“What? Speak up.”

“When I look at you.”

Mas gave Jeong Yushin a confused look and stayed silent for a while before speaking.

“My body’s trembling, and my heart is pounding like crazy. What is this feeling?”

“...”

In the quiet forest path.

Everyone silently stared at Jeong Yushin.