episode_0061
by fnovelpia61. Reorganization
After a quick shower and a quick ejaculation, I hugged Sia and rolled around on the bed before coming down to have lunch.
“You two are often together these days?”
“Oh, there’s a famous massage in the East. Sia often gives me massages these days to keep my muscles from getting strained while working out.”
“Oh.. Really? You want me to do it too?”
“10 silver for one time.”
“You crazy kid!”
We had lunch and chatted while eating the inn’s famous ‘Frank Set Meal’, which changes daily like a restaurant serving a variety of dishes made with seasonal ingredients.
“Claude, Sia. Let’s not enter the labyrinth until next month.”
Chaenggrang!
At my words, the fork and knife Claude was holding fell to the floor and rolled around on the table.
“What…what?! What are you… talking about? Stop exploring now….”
“Let’s stop talking nonsense and rest a little more.”
“No, no matter what….”
“Sia is working out these days.”
“Hehehe. That’s right!”
“Uh… Really?”
“Looking at Sia working out today, it seems like her stamina has increased a bit even though it’s only the third day. I think it would be good for the party if she trains a bit more over time. As you know, Sia’s protection is based on stamina, so if we increase the number of times she recovers instead of twice, wouldn’t it be more beneficial for our exploration?”
“Hmm… Now that I hear it, that’s true.”
“Since Sia’s stamina is very low, it would be more efficient to train now. Even if you just do a little bit, her stamina will go up quickly.”
“Oh… Really?”
“So I think it would be better for you and I to continue sparring from time to time, hone our skills a bit more, and aim for the 3rd level.”
“Yeah, if that’s what you think, then I admit it.”
Claude thought for a moment at what he said, not that he was being unreasonable, and then nodded his head, as if he thought it made sense.
“How are you, Sia? Are you ready to work out hard until next month?”
“Huh…? Yeah!! Got it! I’ll work hard!”
Sia, who was sitting next to me and eating a meal, nodded and answered vigorously.
“Then I know that, Claude, you should call Mr. Hawk and train with him. Aren’t you tired of training alone?”
“Ah… You seem busy these days.”
“Really?”
“Oh, how many times have you been to the labyrinth? You said you’ve been there 5 times this month?”
“Wow… That’s a bit too much.”
“I guess that’s…”
“Okay, I get what you mean.”
“Um…”
I cut off Claude’s words as he was about to tell the story of the incident where he had paid the bribe, and then thought about it.
I heard that Mr. Hawk is also going in and out of the labyrinth while working hard, so I should meet him sometime and talk to him.
“Since we paid for the accommodation and meals in advance, let’s do what everyone else did.”
“Yeah.”
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“Hello, Cain. What are you doing today?”
Priest Julius of the charity shop, who was giving out money, welcomed me with a smiling face.
“I came here to get an intermediate recovery potion.”
“Really? Oh, come here.”
As the end of the month approached and more people were returning to the city, the relief center was crowded with patients, but Julius ignored the patients and brought me to what looked like a field office.
Click-
“How many do you want to buy?”
I saw Julius asking me a question, rubbing his hands together like a fly, with eyes that looked like they had gold coins stuck in them.
“I think one should be enough.”
“Hey, Mr. Cain, you’re not exploring the labyrinth alone, so wouldn’t it be better to prepare as many as the number of party members?”
“You know who’s at our party.”
“Tsk! Then can I just give you one intermediate recovery potion?”
Julius, who had been in sales mode with a mean expression on his face, clicks his tongue in disapproval as he realizes Sia’s presence and takes a potion bottle out of the shelf.
“5 silver, right?”
Jjang-
“Yes! Thank you, customer!!”
The expression of discomfort disappeared, and when I handed him the silver coin, Julius bowed deeply and showed his gratitude. I took the potion and smiled faintly.
“What is the relationship between the Church and the Empire?”
“Suddenly?”
“Yes, I was just curious all of a sudden.”
“Hmm….”
Julius adjusted his glasses, pondered the unexpected question, and then carefully opened his mouth.
“It’s uncomfortable.”
“Is it uncomfortable?”
“Yes, currently, there is only one branch of the sect left in the empire. And the branch built in this labyrinth city is the one that receives the most support from the sect, both in terms of size.”
“Ah…”
“The empire and the sect had a close relationship since the time the warriors existed, but their relationship became somewhat strained after the creation of the Labyrinth City.”
“Aha, then is there no other way to find out information about the Empire?”
“Why are you asking that?”
Tingle-
Julius’s glasses flashed and glowed, and his sharp eyes glared at me.
What is it? Why are you on guard and all?
“Well… I was just curious….”
“Hmm… By any chance, what is Mr. Cain’s origin?”
“Just a commoner?”
“Then why would you bother to look up information about the empire?”
The reaction is more intense than I thought. Why?
In ancient times when warriors existed, the religious order and the empire must have been strong.
Now that the magic stones coming from the Labyrinth City are the only source of supply on the continent, the Empire’s influence has decreased and the Labyrinth City’s influence has grown more than the Empire’s, so is there really a need to be so vigilant?
From the religious community’s perspective, the empire is now a broken bond and there is no need to defend or care for it.
“Oh, no. I think I asked the wrong question.”
“Hmm….”
Julius, who was still glaring at me, sighed and took off his glasses, slowly wiping them with a fancy-looking piece of cloth as he spoke.
“Mr. Cain… You are quite a smart and quick-thinking person, so I don’t think you will do anything stupid anymore, so I won’t talk about it any more.”
“Yes?”
“There are things in the world that you absolutely must know… but there are also many things that are dangerous if you insist on knowing them. Please keep that in mind.”
“….”
“Even if it’s just the stupid commoners talking, there are many ears in this city who can hear it. So that’s all for now.”
Yeah, yeah-
And with an unpleasant chair-scraping sound, Julius was the first to leave.
“I can’t figure this city out at all.”
On the surface, the relationship between the Empire and the Labyrinth City is not good.
If I look at it that way, I thought that the religious sect that was lingering in the labyrinth city and taking advantage of it would either disparage the empire or hear various facts about the empire, so I asked them, but I received a subtle warning.
It’s as if the Empire is only pretending to be in check with the Labyrinth City for some reason, but in reality…
“Fuck.”
I think I simply assumed that I knew this type of creative work well, just because I realized that I had a past life in a modern day, in a fantastical setting.
Looking back, I should have been more suspicious and acted more cautiously in this city where there were more than one or two suspicious things. The problem was that I was blinded by pride due to my shallow knowledge as a commoner and knowledge from my past life, so I just assumed it was natural and let it go.
“Well… I’m not sure if Julius himself is trustworthy.”
Did he even put on a worldly appearance that reveals money? At first, it didn’t seem like it, and the image he just showed me made me feel uncomfortable and my mind became complicated.
“Whew… I guess I’ll have to go to the Magic Tower next time.”
I thought that the old Matap, which had been established in this city after the union and the church, would show a similar attitude, so I decided to hold off on visiting it today.
“Ha… I guess I’ll have lunch with Camella…”
In my complicated mind, I thought of Carmela, who had a beautiful smile like a bride and a warm attitude like an obedient wife.
I walked with heavy steps, bought two expensive lunch boxes from a nearby fancy restaurant, and headed to the store to meet Carmela.
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Daughter-
“Welcome…..!!!”
I entered the store, seeing Carmela greeting me with a look of disappointment on her face.
“Camella, are you free today?”
“Huh? No…there isn’t any…”
“Huh? You said you were busy yesterday and declined. How about after you finish today? Huh??”
“Ouch! Seriously, what are you doing!!!!”
Crack!!!
A piglet who had been flirting with Carmela while hovering near the counter slowly approached her and eventually grabbed her hand, causing Carmela to slap him in the face.
“No…. Is that woman crazy for running a hole-in-the-wall store after being abandoned by her husband..?”
“Gyah!!!”
The man who had turned his head at Carmella’s slap soon became serious and reached out to grab her hair.
“Hey, hey.”
“Huh?”
Wood crunch!!!
“Kkaaaak!!! What the heck, let go of this!!!”
“You’re not a regular here, what do you do?”
“Who…Who?”
“I asked you first, you little pig.”
Tamar-!
After twisting his wrist, I tried to hit him again and knock him to the ground, but the pig hit my wrist with his other hand and escaped like a loach.
“Huh! You remember this kid’s face? See you next time!!!”
“I’ve never seen that kid again. Get out.”
“Tsk!”
Eventually, I turned my head to see Carmela with tears welling up in her eyes as the pig spat on the floor of the store and disappeared out of the store.
“Hmm… Miss Camella here.”
“I’m…sorry…”
The other customers also saw her crying face and quickly finished paying and left the store, leaving only her and me in the store.
“Ugh… I’m sorry, honey… You looked so ugly… Sob!”
“No, that’s fine. I came to have lunch with you today, but what is this? Does that guy come here often?”
“Uh.. No? I saw it for the first time yesterday.”
“….”
“Really…”
“Yeah, you were really surprised, right?”
“Ugh…”
As I was gently comforting her, I saw Carmela wiping her hand, which was caught by the pig, on her skirt.
I tried my best to suppress my anger and look at her with a calm expression, afraid that Carmela would be scared. But Carmela must have misunderstood, because the amount of tears she shed gradually increased, and she soon began to choke and quickly wipe her hands on her skirt.
“Stop it.”
“Ah…ah…sorry…I’m sorry!!”
“No, that’s not it, so let’s stop.”
“Ughh …
Eventually, I calmed down Carmela, who burst into tears and came into my arms, and locked the store door.
The lunch box I was planning to eat with Carmela had already cooled down after I had comforted her with my body, but Carmela smiled happily at me, saying that even the cold lunch box was delicious.
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