episode_0133

133. Labyrinth City (3)

We returned to the hall where we had moved to, and we were very nervous as we stood at the border between the hall and the city.

I checked the status window to see if my status went up or if I got a quirk, but I don’t know about my other colleagues.

Even Mr. Hawk, who has lived in the city for 15 years, is nervous every time he returns to the city.

“Then, me first.”

Tadah!

As I lightly crossed over to the city, a blue light soon burst out from my body.

The light was emitted for a long time, probably because the status went up by 4.

Bam!!

“Hoo…..”

A pleasure several times greater than the sensation of ejaculation runs through my head.

Is it a good thing that he didn’t groan loudly?

“I…I’ll go!!”

Sia, who saw that I was fine, quickly followed me out.

and.

“Ughh …

A blue light bursts out from his body, slightly shorter than mine.

Sia, who had been crouching slightly with her legs narrowed as if she needed to go to the bathroom, soon clung to me.

“Cain! My status!!!”

“Congratulations Sia.”

Then, a blue light indicating an increase in status surrounded Claude, Tanya, and Roy and disappeared.

Mr. Hawk, nothing happened.

“Lauren, come over quickly.”

“Ah…I got it…. Gulp…!”

And the other explorer parties around us were looking at us as everyone except for the last remaining Lauren and Hawk had their statuses raised and no quirks were generated.

“Wow… 5 out of 7 people’s status increased? That’s awesome?”

“Hey…Ah! It’s Claude’s party. When did the party members increase so much?”

“Haven’t you ever seen that shy looking guy and that orange haired girl? I’ve seen Hawk hanging out with them often though.”

We heard a few familiar explorers recognize us, and Lauren, with a look of anticipation on her face, was the last to cross into the city.

?

“Huh?”

Lauren looked around in confusion, but there was no change in her body.

“Uh…why?”

It was strange. The number of skeletons that Loren defeated during the last exploration and the number of monsters that Loren defeated during this exploration was over 500.

At this point, it’s almost certain that even if you don’t level up, your status will increase, but there’s been no change.

“Lauren, let’s go with the combination first.”

“Ugh…yeah…”

Lauren follows us with a gloomy expression, her abilities not improving as expected.

“Lauren, Sia, and Tanya, take the lizard byproducts to Lauren’s workshop where she sells her collected items and sell them, then come back to the union. The rest go straight to the union.”

“Okay.”

Since Lauren is strong, if you give her the lucky totem Sia, there won’t be much trouble.

Lauren, with a very sad expression on her face, carried a bag of by-products and headed towards the top of the tower with the other women.

When we arrived at the union, we spoke with Ms. Mi-on, who welcomed us at the reception desk.

Judging from his expression, there was no sign of him avoiding me.

It’s been three weeks, so I guess your mind has calmed down a bit.

“Mr. Cain, you arrived safely, ladies…?”

“Ah, I’ll be back soon after I leave the byproduct processing to you. This time, five people’s statuses have increased, so I have to renew my cards.”

“Really?”

The usual reaction and tension, and the faint, gentle smile you show me… Hmm, it’s so good that I’m anxious?

“And there are some special things.”

“Yes?”

I unwrapped the pouch containing the magic stones, put them on a tray, and gave them to Ms. Mi-on.

“642 lowest grade magic stones… Huh?”

Mion, who was checking the quantity of magic stones, was startled when she saw one low-grade magic stone.

“What is this? How can there be a low-level magic stone in the first level…?”

“So that’s a special case.”

“Uh… Wait a minute!”

In a jiffy-

Normally, when reporting a return, you only need to roughly record what monsters appeared in the layer you explored, and there are no other additional procedures.

However, since there was a low-level magic stone that could only be seen if you went to the third floor, Ms. Mi-on quickly left the place to call her superior.

A while later, Lauren, Sia, and Tanya arrived at the union and were waiting for Ms. Mi-on.

And Ms. Mi-on returned to the reception desk with a man.

“Hello, my name is Alan, head of the Seokseok Oil Spill Management Department.”

A middle-aged man with a thick expression introduced himself and greeted us.

We also nodded our heads in agreement with the man’s greeting.

“Please follow me for a moment, I need to verify it.”

Mr. Mi-on led us into the reception room holding a bundle of papers.

Clank-

Inside, there was a large round table, and along the inner end wall, in addition to the man and Ms. Mi-on, there were five armed security personnel standing.

“Don’t be too nervous. Something special has happened, so this is just a formality.”

As our expressions turned sour as we recalled the story of Mr. Hawk in the labyrinth, the middle-aged man coquettishly guided us to our seats.

“Please sit comfortably and give me some of Ms. Mi-on’s documents.”

“Yes…”

A very nervous Ms. Mi-on hands the man a wad of paper.

And then he looks at me with a worried expression.

“Who is the party leader?”

“Folding.”

Claude answered, looking at the man.

“Claude…. Ah, the one who reached level 4 so quickly in less than 2 years…”

“That’s right.”

“Then I guess I’ll have to ask Mr. Cain.”

“Yes?”

Claude’s bewildered question, and the gaze of a middle-aged man who naturally turns his head to look at me.

“I also know the rumor to some extent. Just because you’re the leader doesn’t mean you have to be able to speak coherently or take charge of other necessary party procedures.”

Claude’s eyebrows quirked at the middle-aged man’s words, which were either teasing or scratching.

After reaching out to Claude and calming him down, he looked at the man and spoke.

“Yes, you can ask me.”

“Let’s see….”

The man hummed softly as he looked through the documents that Ms. Mi-on had handed him.

And the moment you looked at me.

Creepy-!

The man’s eyes were glowing red.

“Roy and Tanya are both level 1. So they must have started on level 1… There is no chance that they would physically go through level 2 and then level 3.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The man’s continued words as he blurted out the obvious.

“Then, could you tell me the details of how you obtained this low-grade magic stone?”

“Where should I start talking?”

“Um… Briefly summarize by date from the first day of exploration, and a little more detail about the day you obtained the magic stone.”

“Yes.”

So I cleared my throat and began to tell the story that had started on the first day of my exploration.

Sex and personal details are kept hidden and the focus is on exploration and fighting monsters.

Ms. Mi-on, who was next to me, was also listening to our exploration with a slightly interested expression.

And finally, I was going to roughly wrap up the story with the battle with the lizard champion I met and the bloody battle where four people slew 500 lizards.

“…..So, by the 10th day of exploration, I finished collecting magic stones and byproducts, and explored a little more…”

“A moment.”

I was about to say that I had been staying for about eight days and was exploring a bit more since I hadn’t come back right away, but the man raised his hand and cut me off.

“What you just said. Is it true?”

“Yes?”

“The story about doing a little more exploring is a lie?”

The man’s eyes were still shining.

However, it was not the bright red it had first appeared to be, but was darker than blood red.

What the heck, is this like a lie detector?

“Actually, I arrived at the portal entrance around the evening of the 13th day and just stayed there for 8 days.”

“Why?”

“That’s a matter related to the personal circumstances of the party members… If it’s not related to the magic stone, then there’s no need to talk about it, right?”

“Hmm….”

Then the man’s eyes turn red again. Then he crosses his arms and thinks for a moment.

“Okay, I understand. Then let’s ask the others one by one.”

I ask the other party members who are facing the man’s shining eyes one by one if my statement is correct.

The man nodded after hearing six ‘yes’ answers from other party members, perhaps because he only had to check that his eyes changed without having to do a lengthy cross-validation.

“Thank you for your cooperation. Then, we will move on to a body search and a search of your belongings. Ms. Mi-on, please bring another female employee.”

“Yes… I understand, Department Head.”

While Mr. Mi-on hurried out, the security guards standing behind him moved busily, clearing away the round table and bringing in the wooden partitions that had been leaning against the wall to set up the place.

Create a wall that runs across the center of the living room.

And we created a space like a makeshift changing room at each end of the reception room.

The department head soon saw Ms. Mi-on return to the reception room with another female receptionist and guided us.

“Women, please check with two people, and men, please cooperate with the security forces.”

“Yes.”

“And please put your luggage on the floor.”

After everyone unpacks and leaves them in one place, three of the five security guards come over and start unpacking the luggage.

The men were strip-searched by the two remaining security guards, while the other receptionist could be heard muttering across the room.

“The size….!!”

“Ms. Lena..!”

“Oops! I’m sorry, Mr. Sia.”

“Hehe…”

After finishing the thorough search and getting dressed, we came out and saw the security guards still searching through our belongings.

As I was staring at the sight, a middle-aged man came up to me and lightly tapped me on the shoulder.

“Don’t feel too bad about it. This way, you won’t have any unnecessary misunderstandings.”

“I don’t feel bad. This is the first time this has happened, so I’m just watching to see what the process is.”

“Well, if that’s what you want.”

The man shrugged his shoulders at my lack of objection and finished reading the report.

And after some time, the security guards, who had finished checking the luggage, approached the man and reported that there was nothing unusual.

Clap clap clap-!

“Thank you all for your hard work! It was a bit of a hassle, but thank you to everyone who followed along… Is there anyone who needs to renew their card?”

At the man’s words, everyone except Hawk and Lauren raised their hands.

“Oh~ Judging from the expressions, it seems like no one has developed a weird habit. That’s good. Good.”

I don’t know what’s good. After hearing Mr. Hawk’s words, these guys have become even more suspicious, and I’m suspicious of every word and phrase they say.

Since you are in a managerial position, you should know more.

“Mr. Mi-on. Um…. After renewing your cards, please hand over the rest of your work to Mayu, who is sitting next to you, and leave work right away.”

“Yes?”

Ms. Mi-on’s eyes widen at the man’s sudden words telling her to leave work early.

“I’m sending you this because I think you’ll have a hard time tomorrow since there are a lot of work report forms related to special matters. Do you not like it?”

“Ah….No! I’m going to get off work!”

As soon as the man finished speaking, Ms. Mi-on nodded and accepted our early departure, then turned to us and spoke with a smile.

“The reception room isn’t a place I use often, so should we leave our luggage here for a moment and go renew our cards first?”

I guess a reasonable early departure recommended by the boss is a sweet deal in this world too.

Ms. Mi-on, who had been talking to us with a smile on her face, suddenly had a bad expression on her face when we made eye contact.

What? It was fine, but suddenly again?

As I was following Ms. Mi-on to the place where the relics were to renew my card, Sia suddenly grabbed me.

“Ugh Cain…”

“Why?”

“That’s it, just now….”

It is said that when they searched the women, they put their fingers inside their vaginas to check.

“So…”

“Oh, right.”

Mion asked for Sia’s understanding and put her finger in and out of her vagina, but Mion was shocked to see that it was covered in my semen.

“I’m embarrassed…”

I looked at the back of Ms. Mi-on’s head, who was leading the way, while wrapping her arms around Sia’s shoulders, who was blushing and whining next to me.

Ah… I’m done.