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1. Awareness

In a dark and damp labyrinth, a man and a woman were seen confronting monsters in a passageway illuminated by a faint light from the luminous stones embedded in the walls.

“Ugh! Poison! Sia, hurry!”

“Eek! Okay… Wait a minute.”

A blond man, facing off against a group of small green-skinned monsters at the front, shouts at the woman behind him.

The woman, holding a wooden staff as tall as herself, closes her eyes and concentrates.

Woohoo-

As a bright aura like a mist appears around the body of a woman who is standing with her eyes closed and holding a cane, as if in a prayer position, one of the monsters rushes at her from a blind spot, targeting her.

“Keeek!!!”

“Gyaaah!!!”

Phew!!

“Krrrr!!!”

“Ca..Cain!!”

“Claude, if you act like that again, Sia almost got in trouble.”

Just before the small monster pounces on the woman, a man named Cain appears from the darkness and stabs the monster in the neck with his dagger, then throws it to the side and scolds Claude, who is in the lead.

“Ugh..! Sorry.”

“Sia recite the spell again and Claude! Avoid it. ”

“Huh?”

WHEEK!!!

“Hey! Wait!!!”

Cain took something out of his huge backpack and threw it straight forward. Claude realized what ‘that thing’ Cain had thrown and was startled. He swung his sword forward with all his might, putting distance between himself and the monsters. He then crouched down on the spot.

Chaenggrang!!

Kwaaang!!!

“”””◦Keeek!!!!””◦””

What fell forward from the man’s hand was a flask, its contents containing a dark orange liquid.

As the flask hit the ground and shattered, a loud explosion erupted along with the screams of the monsters.

And as Claude watched the monsters dying on the ground, engulfed in flames, his face turned pale and a stream of blood spurted out from his mouth.

“Coolook!”

“Sia is sitting down to rest after detoxifying.”

“Uh…yeah, I got it! Cain.”

Woohoo!

A halo of light emerges from Sia’s body and surrounds Claude’s body.

Claude’s face brightens as he vomits black blood and lies down on the spot.

And then Cain approached Claude.

“Oh my, look at this. What is this?”

“Hey… Hey!! Didn’t you throw it too close? I almost got caught in it too!!”

“What are you talking about, you didn’t have to rush to the exit, you wouldn’t have used it, how much does that cost?”

“Profit!! Phew… Sorry.”

“Should I apologize to Sia more than to you?”

“Ah.”

Bam

Cain, who was approaching the monsters that had been burned alive and only the remains remained, forcibly lifted Claude up and gently pushed him towards where Sia was sitting.

“Sia. Sorry, was I too hasty? ”

“Uh…huh? No Claude hehe…”

Claude had an awkward expression on his face, and Sia was smiling brightly at him. Her eyes were moist enough to make hearts pop out at any moment, and her cheeks were flushed.

“Write…”

Cain glanced at the two of them, sighed, and began collecting magic stones from between the monsters’ eyebrows.

[@# $%& !$# !@# : %( @$# 1]

[@# $%& !$# !@# : %( @$# 1]

[@# $%& !$# !@# : %( @$# 1]

[@# $%& !$# !@# : %( @$# 1]

[@# $%& !$# !@# : %( @$# 1]

[@# $%& !$# !@# : %( @$# 1]

“I still don’t know what this means…Fucking Gaho.”

Every time he collects magic stones and puts them in his collecting bag, Cain sees unintelligible letters appear in his vision. He shakes his head and continues to work on collecting magic stones.

“…Phew! It’s over! Get ready to go.”

“Hey, Sia, let’s go now.”

“Yeah!”

Sia and Claude, who had escaped the fear of the attack and were now staring at Claude, approached Cain, laughing.

“Cain, how much is left?”

In response to Claude’s question, Cain takes out a piece of paper from his bosom and holds it up to the lantern.

“Um… I think we’ll get there in about 20 minutes?”

“Really? Then let’s go slowly. I’ll take the lead.”

Claude, checking the condition of his weapons and drawing his sword, slowly steps forward again.

“Cain!”

Snap!

Then Sia, who was standing behind, runs towards Cain and grabs his hand tightly.

“You… were so scary… eeek…”

“Hold hands with Claude.”

“But…but…”

Sia looks at Cain with a relaxed expression, a little different from the way she treated Claude.

Cain sighs again and holds her hand tightly.

“Because of the quirk?”

“Right…hit! Ugh…Claude and So..son…”

Sia’s face quickly turned red as she imagined walking hand in hand with Claude.

“Come quickly and take the lantern too.”

“That’s right!”

Cain, who briefly looked at Sia, who was following him while holding a staff and lantern in one hand, followed Claude, who was moving forward slowly while remaining cautious, and moved slowly while focusing his attention on the rear.

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“Hey, Cain.”

“Why?”

The three arrived in front of the blue portal leading to the tiered elevator. Claude spoke while looking at Cain.

“Isn’t it time for you to level up?”

“Hmm.. Right? Sia did it a while ago, so I think it’s time for me to do it too.”

“The kid is slow, so hurry up and climb quickly. If it’s too late, throw it away.”

“What the hell. You’ll go bankrupt in less than a month without me.”

“Huh! Well, anyway, when you level up this time, do you want to go to the Pungyu Hall? I’ll buy you one to commemorate it.”

“…”

When Claude mentions the Fengyu Pavilion, Sia’s expression darkens and she lowers her head.

“Okay, I’m not quirky like you, so why bother?”

“Tsk tsk This is why I feel sorry…”

“Shut up and let’s go out for now. Sia is really tired.”

“Yeah.”

As Claude continued speaking, he felt Sia’s hand, which was holding Cain’s, tremble.

Cain cut off Claude’s words and passed through the portal.

Woohoo!

“Ugh! I don’t think I’ve grown at all today.”

After passing through the portal, Claude slung his sword on his back and rolled his shoulders around, acting coquettish.

“It’s just you, Sia and I are still having a hard time.”

“Ma..That’s right Claude…”

“Ahahaha! Sorry!”

The three people arrived in a large hall through a portal. There were many other portals and people around them.

“Hey~ Claude! Are you going to the Pungyu Hall today?”

“Mister, you can tell I’m a Pungyoo-gwan at first glance.”

“Kekeke I heard from the CEO that two new faces are joining today? Oh! Cain and Sia are there too!”

A middle-aged man of short stature, carrying a huge axe on his back, approaches them and pretends to know them.

Cain and Sia just bowed their heads with a sheepish expression and didn’t say anything.

“I heard that Cain will level up soon. I wanted to take him to the Pungyu Hall to celebrate, but he didn’t want to.”

“Oh? Claude is shooting? Then I’ll take his place…”

“Hey, you’ve been rolling around in the maze for several years longer than us, so don’t talk nonsense about your juniors.”

“I introduced you to several stores!! And I gave you several reservations, but please give me half of them.”

“Hmm…”

Cain, who was conscious of Sia’s expression getting worse as he heard the two bickering, cut off their conversation and spoke to Claude.

“I don’t have to go to the Claude relief center?”

“Huh? Oh, I’ve detoxed it and I think I can rest. I just have a little scratch, so why bother?”

“Okay? Then let’s go. Mr. Hawk, we’ll go.”

“Goodbye…”

“Okay! Claude, see you later hahaha! ”

The three of them walked towards the exit leading to the city, leaving behind the old man who passed by laughing heartily.

“Whew…. Why am I nervous.”

“I don’t really think about it.”

“No, what if a strange guardian appears like last time? Aren’t you worried?”

“What… I’m not worried yet?”

“That’s right….”

At the northern end of the tiered hallway. Claude was chatting away beside Cain as they walked towards the huge arched exit that looked to be about 10 meters high.

“Everyone worked hard. Let’s go to the currency exchange office and then go to the accommodation.”

“Okay. Cain, let’s talk for a bit…”

Claude whispers to Cain, lowering his voice so that Sia can’t hear.

“Hey, if that’s the case, you should keep your conversation with the old man and the story about Pungyoo-gwan small.”

“Hmm…!”

“Let’s go and talk first.”

The moment Cain, Sia, and Claude, who had been irritated by Claude like that, passed through the entrance and entered the city.

Hwaaah!!!

“Oh! I believed in Cain!!”

“Wow!”

A fierce light emanated from Cain’s body, drawing the attention of those around him.

Claude kept saying, “I believed!” and Sia also started cheering for Cain by shaking her fist next to him.

“What is leveling up?”

“Oh.. Isn’t that their Claude party?”

“Already? All three of you said it hasn’t even been two years since you came to the labyrinth? ”

“But what about this guy? He says he’s a thief, but he’s just physically strong and doesn’t have much to offer?”

“Just think of him as a porter with a dagger, hehe.”

“Well, starting with the leader….”

“What the hell did you say?”

Among those who recognized them from the surroundings, Claude heard Cain’s chest being criticized and approached them with a frown.

“Oh, you didn’t say anything. Hmm!”

“What’s Cain, besides bullshit?”

“K…Claude! Calm down!”

“Get out of here, you damn dog.”

Thanks to Sia, who followed Claude, desperately stopping him by grabbing his hand, the fight did not escalate and ended with only those who had been gossiping about Cain being kicked out.

“Sia, what kind of protection will Cain receive?”

“Well…well?”

“I hope it’s not as weird as the second one.”

“Oh..That’s right! If you fall again, it’ll be a big problem.”

As the glow emanating from Cain’s body began to seep into his body, Claude and Sia were talking and speculating about Cain’s new protection.

“Ugh…. Aaaah …

dump!!

“Cain!!!”

“Gyaaah!!”

And Cain fell to the floor, spurting blood all over his body.

“Help…help center!!! Sia, just bring your bag, I’ll go first!!”

“Kaiin!!!!”

Claude started to run to a nearby aid station while carrying Cain. Sia burst into tears and cried for a while. Then, she gathered up the luggage Cain had dropped, put it on her shoulder, and started to walk to the aid station.

“What are you talking about? It’s not a freak accident, but you got a blessing. Have you ever seen something like that?”

“No… That’s strange…”

The two men who had been looking at Cain’s chest a little while ago saw Sia staggering towards the relief center and went into the hallway leading to the labyrinth while chatting.