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“You really think I should put this in the offering box…?”

“Yeah.”

“I’d rather donate my own money.”

The man was whispering urgently, and unfortunately I could hear him.

“If you want to make a separate donation, please do so and put it in.”

The subordinate’s face turned pale as if the money in the white envelope was no joke.

“But… .”

“Are you going to make me say this many times?”

The subordinate, having been warned, had no choice but to put the envelope in the offering box.

My heart pounded with anticipation as I watched her hands tremble.

I’ll have to serve you more kindly next time.

“Thank you for your support. Today, I will pray for the future of the princess and all of you.”

“I feel so secure that you are praying for my future. Let’s meet often in the future.”

“Yes, please take a look.”

Princess Canabi turns around and walks away first, and the group follows her.

It must be tiring to drag so many people around, but seeing how familiar it looked, I thought that not just anyone could be royalty.

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I think seeing the door to the labyrinth open was the most powerful experience of my life.

The dark clouds that had completely obscured the sun were now pouring rain like a waterfall onto the ground.

It was difficult to see ahead because of the thunder and lightning clouds.

As the eerie atmosphere reached its peak, the door to the labyrinth finally began to open.

Ggg …

“Hey, it’s open!”

A faint light was streaming out from inside the labyrinth.

Because all around was covered in thick darkness, the faint light coming from inside the labyrinth stood out even more.

Gulp-

When the doors to the labyrinth finally opened, no one was able to move easily.

Weren’t there many people who rushed to the temple from the morning and trembled in fear that monsters might jump out from within the labyrinth?

Everyone put their hands on their weapons and looked nervously at the entrance to the labyrinth.

“… … .”

“… … .”

While everyone was holding their breath.

The sky was changing at a rapid pace.

People quickly noticed the change in the sky.

This is because the dark clouds that had not allowed even a single ray of sunlight began to gradually clear, allowing light to descend to the ground.

What should I say?

‘It’s so sweet.’

The greatness and holiness of the sun god stimulates the emotions.

Without saying who would go first, they put their hands together and prayed to God.

They say that people only realize the value of something when they lose it.

We lost the ‘sun’ for a short while, and during that short time we realized how precious the sun was.

That is why when the sun was restored, everyone offered a prayer of thanks to the sun.

The first place the sun shined was the entrance to the labyrinth.

It’s almost as if He’s telling us what we need to do next.

“Fortunately, it looks like no monsters will appear in the labyrinth.”

“Whew~”

“It’s a little better now that the sun is up.”

As the sun rose, the cool, eerie atmosphere disappeared and the labyrinth we knew was revealed.

The only thing that had changed was that the door to the labyrinth was wide open.

‘The door really is open.’

After 300 years, the labyrinth has reopened.

No one knows how the world will change because of that labyrinth.

Although I was very confused, I decided to wait calmly since nothing I had to do would change.

Groan groan-

“Going in!”

“Ji, are you really going in?”

Now that the door to the labyrinth has opened, someone has to go inside.

The question was who would enter that unknown world first.

While some groups tried to get to the last row in order to get there safely, there were also groups that tried to get inside before anyone else in order to get hold of the ‘treasure’ inside the labyrinth.

It will be interesting to see who will be the first to enter the labyrinth.

The first maze entrant has been confirmed.

“As expected from the royal family.”

I think it might have been pushed because of status.

Princess Canabi was walking confidently towards the labyrinth.

Everyone held their breath and watched her movements.

‘He must be a serious distribution person, seeing as he still made donations despite my polite refusal.’

Finally, Princess Kanabi disappears into the labyrinth.

Knights and soldiers followed her in a swarm.

How many of those who entered like that will come back alive?

I prayed that she would come back alive and well, and decided to prepare for any eventuality.

“Is everyone here?”

“Yes~”

“Yes!”

Now that the labyrinth gate has opened, shouldn’t we do our part?

“Today will be a very difficult day for you all.”

Our chicks also seemed prepared, as their expressions took on a serious tone.

“There is nothing to do right now, but it is important when people start coming out of the labyrinth. From then on, we have to move as best as we can. What did you say was the first thing we have to do?”

“When patients rush in, triage must be done first.”

As a final check, I generously shared my knowledge with the chick healers.

Unlike my previous life where I was troubled by too much information, this world was a place where people were reluctant to share their knowledge with others, which was problematic.

“I know it must have been hard for everyone, but thank you for following along without showing it.”

“Priest! We should be the ones thanking you. You taught us even though we didn’t do anything for you.”

“That’s right. If it weren’t for Father Arthur, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything with the patient right in front of me.”

It’s amazing how these chicks, who didn’t know anything and just did what they were told, became so well-mannered in just a few days.

It’s a new feeling.

I often thought that I couldn’t understand the priests who accumulated knowledge and were just enjoying themselves alone.

But wouldn’t that just make things harder on your body?

Wouldn’t it be nice to have colleagues so you can put off work and rest?

That is why I generously gave my knowledge to them.

‘Let’s suck some honey.’

There will be an overflow of patients anyway.

I can’t do everything by myself.

So, even if I shared it with my colleagues, I wouldn’t have anything left to take.

“Let’s do our best.”

When I held out my hand, they all placed their hands on the back of my hand as if they had been waiting for me.

We all gathered together and shouted, “Fighting!”

It was a few hours before hell began.

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“Please save this guy! Priest!!!”

“Ah …

A patient emerged from the labyrinth.

Another patient emerged from the labyrinth.

Patients keep coming in.

I can’t tell if this place is a labyrinth or a patient generator.

I wanted to block the entrance again, but it was a shame that it was impossible.

I had expected this would happen, but now that it has happened, my resolve is shaken.

This also happened because we didn’t know what level of monsters were inside the labyrinth.

If the level was known, wouldn’t people have developed their skills on their own and entered the company?

But now, since there was no information known about the labyrinth, anyone could enter, and this chaos ensued.

‘It seems that the people sent from each country are still exploring, but the people who entered later are giving orders.’

The ‘Labyrinth Exploration Team’ organized by the country has not yet returned, as they are still exploring the labyrinth.

However, after the large expedition team entered the labyrinth, problems arose in the small party that entered the labyrinth.

It seemed problematic that there were no conditions for entry and exit since it was a labyrinth in a neutral zone.

‘I really need to suggest this.’

There were so many patients coming and going that there weren’t enough beds to accommodate them.

and.

“This can’t go on like this.”

People think that when a favor is continued, it is a right.

It was true that mazes were profitable, and even information about mazes was profitable, so many people jumped in like moths to a fire.

The problem is that we are the only ones dying because of it.

After only three days, I noticed that the chick healers were running around, and I was shocked by the situation.

“When will additional support arrive?”

I went to see Lord Raphel and asked him.

“The next support is said to be very large in scale. So I think the part that the priest is waiting for will also be resolved.”

It’s nice to hear that.

“At least twice, if not four times as many people as there are now should come. Patients keep coming in, but there are not enough beds, so we have to discharge patients who are not fully recovered yet.”

“I am aware of that part as well. I will create additional locations.”

In fact, it was inevitable that there would be many patients as the labyrinth was still open and in its early stages.

As time passes, things will gradually stabilize, and by then the number of patients will naturally decrease.

The problem is that it is difficult to hold out until then.

There are currently nine healers, including me, seeing patients coming in all day long.

If this continues for a few more days, a healer will definitely collapse.

‘If one person gets hurt, the burden will go to the healers who still have that much damage.’

It’s obvious that this will end up being a vicious cycle.

Before it got to that point, additional healers had to come.

The good news is that Sir Raph told me straight away that he would address the issue I was talking about.

At least if the country had any sense, it would not have neglected the temple built in the labyrinth.

Although they had not yet entered the labyrinth, the Holy Empire was also preparing to conquer the labyrinth.

That is why the temple was the most important stronghold of all.

“May I ask why our country is still preparing while all other countries have entered?”

“I don’t know the details either. However, there was quite a bit of information about the labyrinth from 300 years ago, and after checking that information, I think they concluded that there was no need to move quickly.”

300 years is a very long time.

If the records had been well managed during that time, they would have remained, but if they had not been properly managed, they would have been lost.

In that respect, it seems that the Holy Empire has kept good records from 300 years ago.

“I think there should be a condition for entering the labyrinth. What do you think?”

“What are the conditions?”

Since it is a labyrinth in a neutral zone, it will not be easy to implement what I suggested.

But it was something that had to happen.

That would be the case.

“I think it’s too dangerous for anyone to enter the labyrinth like now. There should be at least a minimum qualification test. If we leave it like this, won’t even children who don’t know anything try to enter?”

Sir Raphael’s face hardened at the analogy I gave.