episode_0013

“Confirmed 22 hobgoblins.”

The receptionist said, wiping his blood-stained hands.

Jeong Yu-shin, Tarman, and the shelter elder stood in front of the reception desk.

Clang.

The receptionist put a pouch of coins on the desk.

“The subjugation reward is 15 silver coins.”

At first glance, it seems like a lot of money.

But the 15 coins have to be divided equally among 5 people.

The amount each person gets is 3 silver coins.

“Tarman.”

“What?”

“How many days has it been since Kaal’s party left?”

“Today is the 6th day.”

After struggling to survive for 6 days, it’s only 3 silver coins.

It was a losing business.

Jeong Yu-shin took only 3 silver coins from the reward pouch given by the receptionist and kept them for himself, handing the rest to Tarman.

“Kaal said the rewards would be distributed fairly. So I’ll take 3 coins. You can divide the rest yourself. They’re your village comrades, right? If you have any questions, ask Ann when she wakes up.”

“…”

Tarman stared blankly at the silver coin pouch Jeong Yu-shin handed him.

How must he feel?

The party was wrecked to get just 12 silver coins. There was no one else to complain to. It was the result of their own choices.

‘Poor bastards.’

Now that things have turned out this way, they can either return to the village or struggle to survive in the labyrinth city.

I don’t know how Kaal’s party will live in the future, but it doesn’t seem like they have a bright future.

‘Not my problem. I’m struggling to make a living too.’

A bit of pity arose, but that was it.

Jeong Yu-shin turned and walked away.

Tarman didn’t move, as if he had taken root in the association floor.

“Are you going?”

The elder, who followed him out of the building, spoke to him.

“Yes. See you later.”

It was already evening, and the sun was setting.

“Wait a moment.”

The elder stopped Jeong Yu-shin.

“What is it?”

I want to go back to the inn and rest soon. I wanted to see Darmeong.

“Please do me a favor.”

“A favor?”

Jeong Yu-shin’s expression frowned.

“That apprentice priestess girl, you know? Please take that friend to the Temple of Mother Earth.”

“Marie? Me?”

“That’s right.”

“Why?”

I asked out of pure curiosity.

“For several reasons. There’s no need for someone with a clear affiliation to be in the shelter. Besides.”

The elder pointed to Jeong Yu-shin’s chest with his hand.

“You got an ‘Imprint’, didn’t you? Didn’t you feel it?”

“Excuse me?!”

Jeong Yu-shin’s eyes widened.

The fatigue vanished completely.

“When you came out of the labyrinth, didn’t you feel a strange sense of liberation?”

‘Is this for real?’

“Is that true? But how does Elder know that?”

Jeong Yu-shin’s tone became polite.

“I took a brief look at your body while you were sleeping.”

His fist clenched.

‘Doing good deeds brings good fortune!’

“If you grant my request, the temple will check your Imprint for free.”

“Can’t you check it right here?”

“Checking Imprints is only possible at the temples of the Spirit Order. Anything else is illegal.”

“Is the temple that serves Mother Earth affiliated with the Spirit Order?”

The elder stared blankly at Jeong Yu-shin as if he had heard a strange question.

“Oh, dear! You were a barbarian! I was mistaken. Mother Earth is one of the Spirit Gods. There are other Spirit Gods as well. They are all within the large umbrella of the Spirit Order. There are many temples in this city that worship different Spirit Gods, so take a look around when you have time.”

Jeong Yu-shin scratched his head.

Honestly, I don’t understand.

“Take Marie to the Temple of Mother Earth. And check the Imprint for free. Is that what you’re saying?”

“It seems like a lot has been omitted, but you heard correctly.”

The elder went into the shelter and brought Marie out.

“I’ll talk to that young man, Tarman. Don’t worry and take her there.”

“But will they accept her if I just take her there?”

“Take this with you. It’s a symbol of the Spirit Instructor, so it should be enough. Don’t lose it.”

What is a Spirit Instructor again?

Judging by the elder’s casual tone, it doesn’t seem like a big deal.

The important thing is the ‘Imprint’.

I want to go check it out soon.

“Okay, I understand. See you later.”

“Yes. I have a feeling we’ll see each other again soon.”

The elder smiled and saw Jeong Yu-shin off.

* * *

I couldn’t tie Marie with a rope and drag her, so I held her hand and walked. Marie was still holding Kaal’s head tightly with her other hand. Like a child holding a teddy bear.

As I walked down the street, I felt the gazes of the people around me.

I asked people and found the Temple of Mother Earth.

“We’ve finally arrived. Phew. Thank you for your hard work, Marie.”

“Euuu.”

It was only after the sun had completely set that we could reach the temple gate.

Fortunately, the temple gate was still open.

When I entered the temple, people wearing black priest robes were walking around.

“Excuse me, I came to check my ‘Imprint’ and leave someone here.”

I grabbed a rabbit person passing by.

“Yes?”

The rabbit person made a questionable expression.

Too lazy to explain further, I showed him the token the elder had given me. Then, the rabbit person’s ears stood up straight.

“Plea..Please wait a moment!”

The rabbit person hurriedly ran somewhere else.

After waiting for a while, a human woman with freckles all over her face approached.

“Please come this way.”

Following the woman, I arrived at a large cloister.

There were more than ten reception desks there, and explorers were lined up in front of them.

It had a similar structure to the Explorer Guild.

The difference was the small room behind the reception desk.

People were going in and out of that room one by one.

“It’s a room to check Imprints.”

The freckled priestess said.

“Am I going there too?”

“No. The explorer will meet a special person. That person will check the Imprint directly. Please be respectful.”

Following the priestess, I walked down the hallway and arrived at a dead-end room.

Judging by the size of the door, it was a much larger room than any room I had seen so far.

“Please go inside.”

Jeong Yu-shin pulled Marie’s hand and opened the door.

A woman was standing in the room.

‘Wow.’

Warm-colored platinum blonde hair.

Calm-looking slender eyes.

A black dot next to her plump lips.

It was an appearance that fully revealed noble divinity and cozy motherhood.

If you only looked at her face, you would think she was a saint.

But her body was not.

A tight-fitting nun’s habit.

The outline of her huge H-cup breasts was not hidden and was visible as it was.

How tightly she wore it, the outline of her cute navel and her beautifully flared hip line were revealed as they were, undeniably.

The panty line tightly attached to her soft and plump buttocks was clearly visible. How tightly attached it was,

she was clearly telling me that she was wearing panties of this shape, only without the color.

The solid thigh line that an athlete would have.

Underneath that, black stockings were wrapped around her knees.

A body that was completely opposite to the appearance that revealed divinity and motherhood.

In a word, it was a sexy body optimized for dense pregnancy breeding sex.

“Hello, Explorer. I am Mion Randishire.”

“Mommazo.”

“Pardon?”

“Sca. I came at the request of the elder in the shelter. This girl here is called Marie, and she was raped by goblins during exploration and her mind was broken. I brought this token because they said they would take Marie if I showed it.”

“Plea..Please wait a moment.”

Mion, flustered by Jeong Yu-shin’s machine-gun-like words, waved her hand.

Her large breasts shook elastically from side to side.

“Please explain slowly, Mr. Sca.”

“Yes.”

Jeong Yu-shin opened his mouth and began to explain what had happened.

An hour passed.

“So…. that’s how I got here.”

He told the facts quickly, without emotion.

“I see. Since there is also a Spirit Instructor’s token, we will take care of Marie. And would you like to check your Imprint right now?”

“Yes.”

“Come closer, put your hands together, and kneel on one knee.”

“Yes.”

When I knelt, Mion’s crotch was clearly visible because of her tight-fitting clothes.

‘There’s a panty line in the front too.’

I hurriedly lowered my head.

I got an erection. My dick hurts.

Mion was muttering something in a solemn voice, but I didn’t hear a word. I think I saw a flash of light. I don’t know.

“It’s over.”

‘Is it over?’

But I couldn’t get up right away.

Jeong Yu-shin said without raising his head.

“I’ll stay like this for a moment. The grace bestowed by Mother Earth is so great that my heart is fluttering, making it difficult to move rashly.”

“Ye..Yes.”

‘Please! Erection, die. Die!’

I sang the national anthem.

‘Until the East Sea’s waters run dry and Mt. Baekdu is worn away… Korea, hooray.’

I don’t remember it well. It doesn’t matter. The erection is gone.

Personally confirming that military service contributes to low birth rates to some extent, I got up from my seat.

“Then, I will tell you the name of the Imprint that Mr. Sca has.”

“Yes.”

“Ahem! The name of the Imprint is…”

Mion made a cute cough and said the name of the Imprint.

* * *

Barely holding on to his dizzy mind, he managed to reach the inn.

“I’m back, Darmeong.”

Darmeong was sitting at the deserted inn counter. As always.

“You’re back? You look fine, but why are you so dazed?”

“Give me a drink.”

I put down my luggage and sat across from Darmeong.

“Wait a moment.”

Darmeong went into the kitchen. I heard clattering sounds, and after a while, Darmeong came out with a plate full of snacks.

“Here. Tell me. What on earth happened for 6 days?”

“Well, you see.”

I told him the story, taking even longer than when I told Mion.

Darmeong seemed to have many questions and asked many questions during the story, and Jeong Yu-shin, drunk for the first time in a long time, answered everything.

Darmeong nodded from time to time, listening attentively to the story.

“…So I took Marie to the temple, checked the Imprint, and came back.”

“It must have been a difficult experience for a novice explorer.”

“It wasn’t easy.”

“I’m not talking about you, I’m talking about Ann.”

“Yes?”

“She was injured in the abdomen and wandered around the labyrinth, right? And she couldn’t rest properly for three days with a mentally broken colleague.”

“Now that I hear it, I feel a little sorry for her. But I won’t go into the labyrinth with them again.”

“Why?”

“Because they act too selfishly. The labyrinth already has many variables, but they change the plans as they please.”

“It’s just a lack of experience. People learn from experience.”

“Those friends didn’t even take explorer classes and went into the labyrinth. What good is experience if they die? They would have all died if it weren’t for me.”

“Really? Did you escape the labyrinth all by yourself without any help?”

That wasn’t true.

If it hadn’t been for Ann’s struggle to bring her comrades out, I would have died in the final attack. Or I would have run out of supplies, the torch would have gone out, and I would have been consumed by the ‘darkness’ and gone crazy like Dean.

And.

I was swept away by the majority and went down to the 2nd floor, but I also had a naive attitude that everything would be fine.

“I admit it. If it hadn’t been for Ann’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to escape the 2nd floor alone. But if I hadn’t gone down to the 2nd floor in the first place, I wouldn’t have gone through this hardship.”

“They’ll regret it more.”

Damn. That’s right.

“Every morning, they will feel the absence of their friends, and every night, they will regret their choices, repeat them, and ruminate on them.”

Damn it.

The taste was bitter, so I drank a glass of alcohol.

“Then what am I supposed to do? Are you telling me to go in with them again?”

“That’s not what I meant. I’m just saying that you seem to be too focused on other people. I just said a word.”

“What does that mean?”

“I understand that you are angry with Kaal’s words and actions, and I understand that you are dissatisfied with the party’s unreasonable decision-making. And it’s true that the decision was the starting point of the tragedy.”

Darmeong paused for a moment and took a sip.

“But if you don’t look back on yourself because you’re stuck on that, you haven’t learned anything from this exploration.”

Certainly.

After coming out of the labyrinth, I had only been thinking that I didn’t want to get involved with those damn guys. I had only resolved to avoid parties similar to Kaal’s party if there were any.

“Thank you, Darmeong. I learned a lot today.”

“Go to sleep. You must be tired. You worked hard.”

“Yes.”

I went upstairs, unpacked my luggage, wiped my body with a wet towel, and lay down on the bed. Sleepiness rushed in instantly.

‘Come to think of it, did I tell him what kind of Imprint I received?’

Jeong Yu-shin blinked his eyelids, pondered for a moment, and fell asleep as he was.