episode_0325

The next morning.

Jeong Yu-shin headed to the inner castle.

The ‘Scars’ expressed concern. Because they didn’t know how to get the elves’ treasure at all.

After the last incident with the Yin energy, they thought they would be lucky if they didn’t get punished.

“Are you really okay? That queen doesn’t seem to have a good personality.”

The TS guy asked with a worried expression.

Jeong Yu-shin thought for a moment and shook his head.

The TS Scar’s words made sense.

When they first met, she acted high-handedly and was a bit prickly.

Because Lynn stole and ate the elf’s pregnancy elixir, Ellasein got angry.

‘I’m glad I got the half-incubus imprint.’

If there hadn’t been the half-incubus’s semen, an ingredient of the elf’s pregnancy elixir.

He might have had to wear the collar Queen Ellasein gave him and become her pet human, satisfying her twisted desires.

Still.

It’s not all bad.

Queen Ellasein is setting an example as royalty, guarding the entrance to the labyrinth city.

She didn’t send her subordinates out first just because she had noble blood.

Of course, she came with troops, but it was an unavoidable measure because the situation surrounding the labyrinth city was unusual.

At least, it should be considered great just for showing her face and standing in a difficult and dangerous place.

‘So that’s why she’s trusted.’

The elf queen was someone who knew what people’s trust was.

More precisely.

She knew that trust was a consumable resource.

If individual trust in society disappears, society collapses.

Conversely, if trust is strong, society is sustainable.

The empire might not know, but the heads of the Eastern Union must realize this deep in their bones.

In a world where chaos and evil exist.

The king must be the one who gathers trust and blossoms order.

That’s how heavy the responsibility must be.

The reason why the crazy labyrinth city doesn’t turn into a completely lawless zone is probably because of the leaders of the Eastern Union.

So, I can’t hate Ellasein.

Jeong Yu-shin smiled and moved his steps toward the inner castle.

* * *

While being inspected at the inner castle, Selenis suddenly came.

“Scar, aren’t you going to participate in the queen’s escort mission?”

“…Is that offer still valid?”

I’ve been rolling around in the labyrinth for about a month and came back. In the meantime, quite some time has passed since the elves’ Yin energy has subsided, so I expected them to have regained some sanity.

‘Was I mistaken?’

Selenis narrowed her eyes.

“Scar, you’re not just going to make this like it never happened, are you? Remember that we made as many concessions as possible.”

“…”

I have nothing to say if you put it like that.

I committed terrible acts against a queen and her escorts from a country, and it was surprising that they let me live.

Of course, I also had the achievements I had built up in the labyrinth city so far.

I was also a representative figure who participated in the summit and the next chieftain of the Barbaroi, so there were aspects that they saw favorably.

Perhaps, in order to prevent conflict with the Barbaroi, who are members of the Eastern Union, they assigned me, who had done wrong, to the escort mission to give me appropriate shame while also showing that they had not yet lost trust in the Barbaroi.

It could have just been Ellasein’s sinister scheme.

‘Actually, it’s what I wanted.’

“Okay, I understand. I have something to report to the queen first. I need to resolve that first.”

“…Is it perhaps related to the labyrinth?”

This escort captain. Her intuition is quick.

“Yes. I’ll tell you the details at the audience.”

“I understand.”

Jeong Yu-shin met the queen with Selenis.

Ellasein was still sitting on the throne in her airy clothes.

Fortunately, the influence of the Yin energy had disappeared, and she exuded her usual noble aura.

“You have something to say?”

“Yes.”

Jeong Yu-shin explained what happened in the labyrinth.

After a while.

Ellasein’s face hardened.

“…Scar, so you knew the story surrounding the labyrinth city. By the way, are the head of the family’s subordinates finally trying to crawl out of the abyss of the labyrinth?”

“I don’t think so. That Altair Landisia person seems to just be playing the role of an observer.”

“We can’t let our guard down. We need to strengthen the defenses around the labyrinth entrance and inform the council. Immediately convey what you just heard to the council!”

As soon as Ellasein’s order was given, her subordinates moved quickly and left the audience chamber.

Ellasein smiled faintly.

“Scar, thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to obtain valuable information.”

“Did you perhaps know about the secrets of the labyrinth?”

A question of whether she knew the laws of the labyrinth and the dead god hidden beneath it.

“…Secrets. Scar, what do you think?”

Ellasein asked back.

Jeong Yu-shin recalled Altair’s words.

What did she say?

‘That’s a god but not a god. In other words, the shell of a god with only power left. The ending of a god who was treated as “evil” and mummified due to the arrogant choices of Ezderas and the spirit gods, and disappeared from recognition.’

“It didn’t seem wrong. In the distant past, didn’t Saint Ezderas gather the evil walking on this land and seal it inside the labyrinth? Isn’t it possible that there was an evil god among them?”

Ellasein shook her head.

“There are loopholes in that claim. That is, unheard-of languages and antiques are being discovered in the labyrinth. How can history disappear from people’s recognition? If the history of the labyrinth existed on this land in the past, it would have been recorded and passed down. I think it’s just a clever trick by that woman, Altair.”

I see.

Ellasein’s claim that even if history is erased from people’s recognition, records remain.

Well, elves are long-lived, so they can leave vast records.

People who live long may find it difficult to agree with the possibility that there are holes in the record.

“Scar, what happened to the place where that fish god is?”

“It disappeared.”

“I heard it’s on the 29th floor. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I’ll have to send an investigation team. There’s a possibility that it’s an outer god.”

“Yes.”

The elf queen’s words made sense.

However.

Thanks to the various experiences I’ve had recently, Jeong Yu-shin’s mind has opened up to some extent.

‘If time and space are distorted, wouldn’t it be easy to distort people’s perceptions?’

Make them no longer know a familiar language.

Or make them able to speak a language they don’t know.

Furthermore, wouldn’t it be possible to block their thoughts so that they don’t realize it even when looking at historical data?

‘Did I go too far?’

Jeong Yu-shin scratched his head.

It’s complicated. So complicated.

I decided to stop thinking about it.

The truth is something I’ll naturally realize as I explore the labyrinth anyway.

There are two things I need to focus on for the time being.

The Elf Queen’s World Tree Staff.

And the identity of Altair Landisia.

“I’ll look for records about Altair Landisia. It’s in the royal archive. It will take some time, but don’t worry too much.”

“Yes.”

“…”

A moment of silence passed.

The queen praised me once again.

“You did a lot of work in the labyrinth.”

“Thank you.”

“But I can’t just let go of the crime of insulting the royal family. You know that, right?”

“…”

“I think I’ve given you enough grace period.”

Our queen.

She’s going to drag me into the escort and make me work.

‘I like it even more.’

Jeong Yu-shin bowed his head.

“I will enter the escort as ordered.”

“…The term won’t be that long. There are signs that the strange things happening in the city are gradually decreasing.”

“I understand.”

Like that.

Jeong Yu-shin was assigned to the elf escort mission.

Selenis led Jeong Yu-shin to the equipment warehouse.

The reason was that since he was officially assigned to the mission, he had to change his clothes first.

Squeak.

Thump.

Queen Ellasein crossed her legs as she thought about the mixed-race Barbaroi who had gone out.

‘Hmm.’

It was a long time ago, but the memory was still vivid.

Her fiancé who ran away the day before her wedding.

He was a man who wasn’t too bad in terms of appearance or family.

He was very pretentious, and his pride and ambition were strong, but I figured that was just how he was. He was essentially a timid and cowardly man.

To put it in a nutshell, he was a person who was greedier than he deserved.

I didn’t love him. I just thought of it as a family union.

My fiancé’s thoughts were similar. He just coveted the position of the queen’s husband.

When we met, we only exchanged greetings in a cold atmosphere, and we often argued while taking walks in the forest.

Besides, around that time, I was quite fierce myself.

I was feeling a great sense of responsibility because I had just ascended to the position of queen.

Still, I had some faith that we could overcome these difficulties if we were together.

Mixing bodies was no different from mixing hearts, so I thought we could understand each other if we lived together for a long time.

But my fiancé had already run away, and I heard the news on the day of the wedding.

The worst outcome.

Trust was shattered.

My fiancé left only one letter full of accusations.

The royal palace was turned upside down, but no one was really surprised.

I could see how much he had been slandering me.

The wedding hall became a funeral atmosphere.

My fiancé’s family turned pale and knelt down.

Selenis was furious and tried to catch my fiancé.

But Ellasein in her dress calmly shook her head.

‘That’s enough. What would I use a timid person full of greed for if I caught him and brought him back?’

That’s what I said, but it left a big scar on Ellasein.

After that, I couldn’t pay attention because I was managing the kingdom’s major and minor affairs.

Time flowed like a river, and the time had come to slowly designate a successor.

Ellasein adopted a daughter instead of marrying and made her the successor.

The Elven Kingdom was peaceful. It will continue to be peaceful in the future.

Except for my twisted sexual desires.

‘Now I have to slowly admit it.’

The handsome mixed-race Barbaroi who stands on the opposite side of my incompetent fiancé.

He sometimes spouts nonsense and commits crazy acts, but he is a man who is warmer and more compassionate towards the weak than anyone else.

That man.

‘I want to thoroughly trample him and crush him to make him mine.’

As her dark desires slowly rose from her lower abdomen, Ellasein gave strength to her thighs and crossed her legs tightly.

“This time will be different.”

Ellasein muttered to herself and raised her finger.

I won’t orgasm vulgarly and ovulate like last time.

I will conquer him nobly like a queen.

Ellasein’s slender index finger had a ring with a sparkling jewel embedded in it.

There’s no need to worry.

I have an Yin energy prevention ring that I secretly purchased at the auction house.

* * *

The equipment warehouse where the elves’ weapons and armor are stored.

“Scar, can you attend to the queen’s sleeping quarters?”

Jeong Yu-shin’s eyes widened at the question from Escort Captain Selenis.

“Huh?!”

Selenis looked around and lowered her voice.

“S, shh! Be quiet.”

“…”

Jeong Yu-shin stared blankly at Selenis.

Escort Captain Selenis.

The younger sister of the elven sword master, Ashur, and the mother of two children.

How could such a scandalous act come out of the mouth of a woman who has maintained her chastity for so long?

“N, no, it’s not what you’re thinking. I’m just talking about helping her change her clothes or being a short companion so that she’s not uncomfortable while sleeping.”

‘Is that so?’

You surprised me.

“Yes. That much is no problem.”

I’ve already come here determined to fawn over Queen Ellasein anyway.

Selenis rummaged through a large box and took out armor.

“And from now on, wear this armor while on duty.”

“…”

A light armor that looks incredibly expensive at a glance.

A long coat that comes down to the thighs, harmoniously intertwined with white, red, and blue.

A breastplate with antique carvings.

Cuisse that protects the thighs.

Vambrace that protects the forearms.

Greaves that defend the shins and thighs.

Finally, a cape with an impressive white lion head.

Jeong Yu-shin took off his clothes and put on the armor one by one. Selenis helped him from the side, so he didn’t have any trouble.

When he put on all the armor and put on the cape, the lion’s head was perfectly placed on his shoulders.

Selenis’s face turned slightly red.

“I, it suits you well.”

It was armor worn by the male palace guards who protect the palace, but I didn’t know it would suit a human so well.

Is it because the clothes hanger is different?

Unlike the elves who prefer a lean body, there was a mysterious dynamism.

“L, let’s go. We need to show it to the queen.”

“Yes.”

Jeong Yu-shin followed Selenis into the audience chamber.

Squeak.

Just as Ellasein, who was resting her chin, was about to open her mouth.

She found Jeong Yu-shin and widened her eyes.

“Ah…?”

Jeong Yu-shin scratched his head.

Not only the queen but also the escorts were staring at him with wide eyes.

“Is it a little strange?”

“…”

A quiet audience chamber.

Only Jeong Yu-shin’s mumbling remained and echoed.