episode_0193

After the meeting of small and medium-sized clans. Two days later, in the morning.

“Khaaaaaaak!!!” Jeong Yushin, who was lying in bed, kicked off the blanket and screamed.

“Ah, damn it. Why did I stutter there! You crazy bastard!!!” Jeong Yushin muttered to himself like a madman and slapped himself repeatedly.

“Squeak?” Rin groggily woke up and licked Jeong Yushin’s neck.

Jeong Yushin gently stroked Rin’s head, then sighed.

“Hoo.” Fortunately, he didn’t utter the word ‘sow’ completely. Still, the fact that he stuttered in front of so many people was still embarrassing.

Knock knock.

“Scout, breakfast is ready.” Karin’s voice was heard from behind the door along with the knocking.

“Okay.” Jeong Yushin got out of bed and changed his clothes.

Before leaving the room, he looked out the window. Thick fog filled the streets. Despite being morning, the streets were desolate and dark.

When he came downstairs, Ingrid was sitting at the table. Jeong Yushin staggered over and sat down in front of Ingrid.

“Ingrid, did you sleep well?” “I slept well. But are there any applicants?”

Jeong Yushin shook his head at Ingrid’s question.

“Not yet.” After the sparring with Gwyne, the meeting of small and medium-sized clans ended vaguely. There were so many prominent clans in the training ground that it was burdensome to do anything more.

Some clans agreed to Jeong Yushin taking the representative position. But that was all. There were quite a few who opposed it.

The reason was that it was difficult to trust someone who hadn’t been in the Labyrinth City for long.

Jeong Yushin understood. Humans were always changing beings, so it would be difficult to give trust. Especially in the Labyrinth City, where personalities changed rapidly due to imprints.

Jeong Yushin and Ingrid sat at the table in silence. Jeong Yushin sighed deeply and took Rin out of his front pocket.

As expected. When things are overwhelming, healing is needed.

He kneaded Rin’s warm and soft body here and there. Rin, awakened from sleep, squeaked and got annoyed, but soon made a listless expression with Jeong Yushin’s skillful massage and relaxed her whole body.

Ingrid stared at Rin with wide eyes, then turned her head away. To shamelessly knead Rin’s body from morning. He was a lewd fellow.

As Rin’s expression melted, Ingrid’s nipples began to rise more and more. Fortunately, the weather was chilly, so she wore a long and thick cardigan, so it wasn’t noticeable.

Karin came over and placed a drink on the table, saying.

“Mom, don’t you have a meeting today?” “No. Today, we can rest quietly.” “Heung.” “There are no talented people. There are no talented people.”

Jeong Yushin massaged Rin’s body obsessively and lamented. “They’ll come if we wait a little longer. Eru!” “Yes.”

At Karin’s call, an incubus child wearing an apron came out of the kitchen with plates of food one by one.

Breakfast was toast, grilled sausage, and mashed potatoes with butter and cheese. Jeong Yushin, Ingrid, Eru, and Karin sat around the table and began to eat.

Jeong Yushin took out nuts from his pocket and placed the food in front of him. He held out a walnut to Rin’s mouth, who was stretched out like mochi due to the obsessive massage.

“Rin, you have to eat.” “Squeak.”

Rin barely opened her mouth and munched on the walnut. “Good girl. You eat well.”

Jeong Yushin gently stroked Rin’s head as she munched on the walnut. Karin chuckled, then widened her eyes.

“Mom? You’re having a nosebleed?” “Huh?”

Ingrid, whose face was flushed, quickly put her hand to her nose. “T, this.” “Are you okay?” “It’s, it’s nothing. I guess I’m tired because I’ve been having a lot of meetings lately.”

Karin looked at her mother with worried eyes. Even an iron woman like Mom can get weak sometimes. Even at night, weak groans flowed out of her room, as if she was having nightmares.

‘I need to put in a little more effort.’

Whether she knew Karin’s determination or not, Ingrid blocked her nose, got up from her seat, and held out her hand. “Rin, stop now and come here.” “Squeak Squeak.”

Rin wriggled out of Jeong Yushin’s hand and entrusted herself to Ingrid’s hand. “Ah.”

Jeong Yushin looked at Rin as if he was sorry. “I, if you keep doing it like this until it becomes mush···.”

Ingrid blushed and muttered softly. Jeong Yushin scratched his head as if embarrassed.

“Was I too much?” “···No. It’s okay. It can happen when you’re concentrating. I’ll rest a bit. You don’t have to wake me up until dinner, so don’t call me.”

Ingrid bowed her head and spoke quietly, then took Rin and went up to the second floor. “Is she not feeling well?” “Her schedule has been tight lately. But to show such a weak side. I’m worried.”

Jeong Yushin and Karin chatted and finished their meal. After finishing the meal, he helped Eru with the dishes in the kitchen.

Jeong Yushin sat on the counter chair and pondered. The party members haven’t gathered yet, but there were plenty of things to prepare.

After passing the 10th floor, the swamp area unfolds from the 11th floor. ‘Swamp area.’

Just thinking about it made his head throb. The problem that mobility is weakened because feet sink into the mud was bothering him.

Not to mention poisonous insects that might come out of the forest area. There were also monsters that put debuffs on the mind like the corridor area.

He hadn’t been there yet, but the complicated paths of the sewer area were also mixed in. In a word, the difficulty was jumping up.

Besides, since he had to go into the labyrinth for a long period of time, he needed to get good quality equipment, as well as long-lasting preserved food.

‘I’m going to have a lot of luggage.’ He racked his brain, but he wondered if all those miscellaneous items would fit in a small backpack. He felt like he knew why people hired porters.

“Sigh.” ‘I need to prepare in advance.’

The matter of people coming and going was not something he could control, but he could do the preparation himself. Jeong Yushin, who was admiring the fog through the window, organized his thoughts and was about to get up from his seat.

Creak. The inn door opened and Mick and a cat beastkin came in. A face that seemed familiar.

But it was hazy. The cat beastkin recognized Jeong Yushin’s face at a glance.

“Hi. Scout, you’ve been doing well?” “Who are you?” “We spent a night on the 5th floor of the labyrinth last time?!”

The cat beastkin spouted words that someone would misunderstand if they heard. Jeong Yushin frowned and worked his head hard.

“Ah.” Now I know.

It was the cat beastkin he met when he first saw Mick. Was her name Lumi?

I heard she belonged to the Huntsman Clan. “Lumi, right? What brings you here?”

The cat beastkin, Lumi, smiled. “Before that, I have something to say.” ?

“I heard you fought Gwyne a few days ago?” “Well, yeah?” “I heard our clan members talking. Everyone at the Explorer Headquarters is burning up with that story. They said you fought really well.”

Jeong Yushin crossed his arms and listened to Lumi’s words. “I just fought moderately. I didn’t even use my imprint ability.”

Lumi nodded as if satisfied with Jeong Yushin’s answer. “Good. It’s not that different. Our Huntsman Clan is going to the 11th floor swamp area this time. We need two vanguards.” “What are you going for?” “It seems like a strange monster has appeared in the swamp area this time. Since a new prey has appeared, it’s right for us to step up quickly.”

Hunting a new monster? “So?” “I’d like you to join this hunt. It’s a little unsettling with only one vanguard.” “Is that so?”

‘This is an opportunity, isn’t it?’ It felt like a windfall.

Jeong Yushin wanted to jump up from his seat and dance. Karin finished cleaning up the kitchen and came out.

Lumi wagged her cat tail and waved her hand towards Karin. “Karin! Hello!”

Karin widened her eyes and looked at Lumi. “Senior? What brings you here?” “I came to see my cute junior. But why haven’t you been showing your face at the guide association lately? Is something wrong?” “Ah, that’s… I’ve been busy lately.”

Karin mumbled. Lumi nodded. “Ah! Is it because of the beastkin union?” “Yes.” “The atmosphere is very fierce these days, right? Cheer up.” “Thank you. Senior.”

Lumi smiled, patted Karin’s shoulder, then turned her body and looked at Jeong Yushin. “So Scout, what are you going to do? Are you going to join our party?”

It was a good offer. There was one thing that bothered him.

It was difficult to form a party with women because of the Yin energy. “But are you going in too?”

Lumi shook her head at Jeong Yushin’s question. “Me? No. I’m not going in. I’m going into another party.”

It was better that way. “I accept that offer.”

Jeong Yushin nodded. “Okay! Mick will explain the rest. See you later!” Lumi waved her hand and left the inn.

Jeong Yushin and Mick sat at the table and had several conversations. He heard that there was an appointment to meet with the Huntsman Clan members in a few days.

As they were having various conversations, a question suddenly arose. After all, the most important thing was food.

Since the time spent in the labyrinth was long, it was burdensome to fill the backpack with jerky, nuts, dried fruit, or biscuits. He thought about a special nutritional bar, but gave up because the shelf life was short.

What should I do with this? If I had known this would happen, I should have watched some survival shows.

Was there any food that was nutritious and had a long shelf life? “Mick, is there any way?”

Mick sent a sign. ‘Pig.’ “Pig?” ‘Pig fat.’

Pig fat. Was he talking about lard? ‘There’s butter too. It lasts a long time and gives you strength. It doesn’t taste that good, though.’

He had to chew on butter and pig fat to break through the middle floors? It wasn’t as easy as he thought.

Mick sent another sign. ‘You can resupply on the 10th floor. I heard it’s quite stable because no other monsters have appeared since the Lich Prince.’ “Is that so?” ‘You can collect magic stones by hunting treasure chests or monsters while passing through the floors, and exchange them with the merchant on the 10th floor.’

Did everyone have their own methods? “Okay.” ‘And there’s another thing you need to prepare.’

Jeong Yushin tilted his head. ‘After passing the 10th floor, you need a bracelet called the ‘Bonding String.’ It’s a magic tool made by the Magic Tower, and it helps you move together when you take a portal.’

What? Mick, looking at Jeong Yushin’s eyes, sent a sign again. ‘The portals become unstable as you go down. From the 10th floor, even if 5 people enter the portal at once, they often get scattered in different places.’

“No way.” His spine tingled.

What if he fell into a monster’s lair alone? Wouldn’t that be screwed up?

Mick raised his arm. A glittering silver bracelet was visible. ‘You can buy it at the Explorer Association Headquarters. The price is cheap. It’s about 30 silver coins.’

I have to buy it right away. Jeong Yushin nodded and got up from his seat. “Then let’s end the story here. Is there anything else I need to prepare?”

Mick shook his head. “Okay. Then let’s meet in 3 days.”

Jeong Yushin crossed his arms as he watched Mick leave. What kind of party members will he meet this time?

To go to the labyrinth with 3 ranged dealers without a priest. In a normal situation, he would have been reluctant, but the other party was the Huntsman Clan, famous for hunting.

The fact that such a clan came to scout him made Jeong Yushin’s heart flutter with anticipation.