Chapter 166 Labyrinth Investigation Team
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 166
Chapter Title: Labyrinth Investigation Team
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Jeong Yoo-shin pondered while holding Vivian.
Vivian was currently in a state where her mind was suppressed.
What if all her memories remained intact when she returned to normal?
She had been climaxing and spraying her fluids vulgarly while being held in a back-hug, and had even reported everything to a man she barely knew.
Thinking about it logically, this wasn't an issue that would end with just her kicking the blankets in her sleep.
If Vivian was released from the curse, wouldn't she use any means necessary to subdue him?
Or she might just die of shame.
He wondered if this wasn't a social death she had brought upon herself.
Vivian's position was special.
The owner of dozens of magic tool shops in the Eastern District and the leader of the Night of Death clan.
It meant that many people respected and looked up to her.
As a leader, she wouldn't want her disgraceful behavior to be revealed. That was a given.
'What should I do?'
Thinking about it deeply, he realized that the current situation wasn’t very good.
How would Vivian react to this?
Still, it was fortunate that he could hear Vivian's inner thoughts directly right now.
He had to ask her directly.
"Vivian."
"Yes."
"I have something to ask."
"Please speak."
"If the mind suppression curse is lifted, will your memories remain intact?"
"Yes."
Vivian answered immediately.
This was really troublesome.
He could end up making a powerful figure in the Eastern District a 'complete' enemy.
"Then how do you think Vivian will react when she comes to her senses?"
Vivian stared blankly into the air for a moment, then spoke.
"Vivian will think that you now have her weakness, Skar-nim. She will probably try to grant whatever you wish for. Of course, if you make an unreasonable demand, she will likely be wary."
So Vivian's reaction would change entirely depending on his actions.
But for a powerful figure in the Eastern District, her attitude was quite soft.
His worries were somewhat relieved.
He had no intention of making any unreasonable demands on Vivian.
He didn't particularly want anything from the poor woman who was creating a dark history for herself in real time.
While Jeong Yoo-shin was lost in thought.
"Hooooo. Hooooo."
Vivian had somehow pressed herself tightly against Jeong Yoo-shin's body and was desperately shaking her hips.
Her plump buttocks trembled every time they felt the shape of his cock.
At the same time, she would occasionally thrust her pelvis forward, as if to show off the front of her soaked cheongsam.
Her plump mound, stuck to the dress with sticky pussy juice, was jutting out and radiating heat.
Every time she thrust her hips, the lewd scent of a female in heat wafted over.
"Wh-What are you doing all of a sudden?"
At Jeong Yoo-shin's question, Vivian spoke.
"Vivian's vulva, with only her female instincts remaining, is currently extremely sensitive. She is doing her best to climax by shaking her hips and feeling the shape of your cock, Skar-nim."
Vivian clearly stated her intentions in a voice devoid of emotion.
"Wh-Why are you suddenly thrusting your pelvis?"
"Because it is the most sinister seduction Vivian can show at the moment. She is feeling the pleasure of a female by showing off her warm, heated pussy to you, Skar-nim."
"Ah... Yes."
A direct status report without any filter.
It was bewildering.
The sexual desire of a virgin who had not mated for over 290 years was quite formidable.
He had just stroked her head, and she had climaxed.
It wasn't right to think this, but she had a flimsier pussy than Karin.
Or maybe she had just come to the counter in the middle of masturbating, so she had become so sensitive that even a slight touch would make her climax.
It could be a secret characteristic of dark elves. He didn't have much interest in other races, so he didn't know much about this.
Or it could be because of a negative imprint.
'A pervert imprint or something?'
He was lost in thought for a moment, but soon came to his senses.
"Vivian, do you by any chance have a negative imprint?"
"..."
Vivian didn't answer.
What?
He grabbed Vivian's cheeks again and turned her face to him.
A few strands of silver hair, wet with sweat, were stuck to Vivian's cheeks and lips.
'Hah.'
A line of drool was at the corner of her mouth, and a snot bubble was still forming in her nostril, but her eyes held a glimmer of intelligence.
He realized it immediately. She was back to normal.
"...That's something I'd rather not tell you."
Vivian's voice was neither languid nor seductive.
Vivian spoke calmly.
"Barbarian child, won't you let me go now?"
Had the mind suppression curse already worn off?
It was difficult to grasp Vivian's inner thoughts now.
"That's going to be difficult."
He gathered his wits and tightened his forearm. But he didn't use as much force as before.
It was because he didn't know how to treat a woman who had masturbated to the thought of him, clitoris and all.
But, Vivian seemed to have taken it a little differently.
Vivian let out a ragged breath and barely managed to speak.
"You've witnessed all of my disgraceful behavior. What more do you want to know? Do you want money? Or do you want me to hand over the position of clan leader to you?"
Vivian rebuked Jeong Yoo-shin in a solemn voice.
But on the chest of her cheongsam, her nipples, erect enough for anyone to see, were jutting out.
Her thighs were still spread wide and trembling.
"Do you remember everything?"
"..."
There was no answer. But Vivian's long ears turned bright red. That was enough for Jeong Yoo-shin.
She remembered everything.
"Vivian, I'll be honest with you. Money? Honor? I don't particularly want those things. Of course, it would be nice to have them, but what I want most is to know your intentions. What are you thinking right now?"
"..."
Vivian didn't answer.
Jeong Yoo-shin sighed.
"I won't blackmail you with this. Let's just leave it at that. If it really bothers you, just grant me one favor later."
"How cruel. Do you expect me to make that promise when I don't even know what you want me to do?"
"If you remember what just happened, you'll know. It’s a fact that I didn't try to harm or take advantage of you."
"So you're a good person?"
Vivian said sarcastically.
Jeong Yoo-shin's expression hardened.
This was annoying.
Was he being too much of a pushover?
Since Vivian was also from the Eastern District, should he be more forceful?
He reached out one hand and grabbed Vivian's breast.
Flinch.
Vivian froze without a word.
He squeezed the soft breast tightly.
"Guuuuut!!!"
Vivian bowed her head and gasped for breath.
"Vivian."
"..."
"I'd appreciate it if you didn't treat someone showing you goodwill like a pushover."
He took his hand off her breast and pinched her stiffly erect nipple through the cheongsam.
"Huuuut!!!"
Vivian tilted her chin up and flinched. Now she was leaning on him with her entire body weight.
A snot bubble once again rose from Vivian's nose.
"Yeth... Yeth!"
Vivian barely managed to answer with an aroused expression.
"Good."
Jeong Yoo-shin lifted Vivian, went behind the counter, and sat her down on a chair.
"Please remove the curse on me."
"Ah, alright."
Vivian raised her finger and waved it in the air.
Jeong Yoo-shin tilted his head. He didn't feel anything in particular.
"Is the curse really gone?"
"I swear on my honor."
"I'll believe you. If you need to do research on mental contamination because of the red sphere fragments, please just call me. I'll cooperate. If you secretly put a curse on me again like this time, I won't let it slide so 'gently' anymore."
Jeong Yoo-shin bowed to Vivian and left the magic tool shop.
Creeak.
Thud.
The door closed, leaving Vivian alone in the shop.
She bowed her head.
She had shown an utterly unacceptable side of herself.
Not only her honest inner thoughts, but also her dark self had been laid bare.
She had thought that he would look at her with contempt.
But there was no negative emotion in Skar's eyes.
He had just looked at her with a calm gaze.
It felt like her true self had been acknowledged.
To her petulant sarcasm, he had admonished her with a stern tone and a pinch on her erect nipple.
Vivian clenched the damp hem of her dress.
She had shown her raw self to a kind person and had been affirmed.
Her heart began to pound.
In the quiet shop.
Vivian's ears and cheeks were soon flushed red.
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Jeong Yoo-shin passed through the Eastern District gate and returned to the inn.
A lot had happened in one night.
As he entered the inn, Karin greeted him with red-rimmed eyes.
"You're back?"
"You should have gotten some sleep."
Karin approached Jeong Yoo-shin and took his hand.
"Do you think I could sleep with you out there?"
Jeong Yoo-shin gave a bitter smile.
"No."
"That's right."
"You can sleep now."
Jeong Yoo-shin met Karin's eyes and smiled.
"Ahem!!!"
From the side, Aldein's subordinates and Snout cleared their throats.
"What? Get to work."
"Y-Yes, sir. You did well."
"Yeah."
The subordinates scattered and returned to their posts.
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A few days passed after his return to the inn.
It was a peaceful day.
But Jeong Yoo-shin was swamped with post-incident clean-up.
He met the young siblings he had entrusted to Aldein and temporarily left them at the orphanage of the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple.
The siblings' village was far to the west from here. It would take a while to contact their parents and bring them over, so they had nowhere to stay.
Mion gladly took the two in.
While at the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple, he met Barion and checked on Delia's condition.
Karin looked at Delia, who was lying in bed as if dead, and said.
"They say that she'll make a full recovery in a few days."
"Is that so? That's good news. When Delia recovers, we can rest a little more and then go back into the labyrinth."
A few days after visiting Delia, late at night.
Snout opened the inn door and entered.
"Skar-nim!"
"What?"
"We've opened Saul's safe."
"Oh?"
Snout's eyes sparkled as he raised his voice.
"There were 1000 gold coins and various expensive items inside the safe!"
Jeong Yoo-shin's mouth fell slightly open.
"1000 gold coins? That crazy bastard saved up a lot."
"Aldein-nim is holding onto it and asked me to ask you what to do with it."
Jeong Yoo-shin crossed his arms and fell into deep thought.
"Tell him to hold onto it for now. I can't think of anything to use it on right now."
"I understand."
1000 gold coins.
It was an enormous amount of money when he thought about it.
He thought that he might be able to help Delia remove her negative imprint.
He could also get better equipment or buy magic tools.
He thought of various possibilities and then dismissed them.
Just because he had a large sum of money in his hands now, that didn’t mean that he intended to use it all at once.
He didn't know what might happen.
Aldein and the others had warned him that something unusual was happening in the labyrinth. He couldn't just ignore it.
As he was sitting at the counter while lost in thought…
Creeak.
The inn door opened, and a woman entered.
Click. Clack.
A woman in a white uniform.
He had seen her before.
The Vice-Guild Master of the Explorer's Guild, Nelia.
Her short, navy blue hair swayed as she walked straight toward Jeong Yoo-shin and greeted him.
"Skar, it's been a while."
"Yes."
Nelia sat across from Jeong Yoo-shin.
He thought that she would get straight to the point, but Nelia was just quietly looking at him.
"Do you have something to say?"
"Skar."
"Yes."
"Please participate in this labyrinth investigation team."
Nelia's sudden request.
Jeong Yoo-shin crossed his arms, observed Nelia carefully, and then spoke.
"You'll have to tell me a little bit more than that."
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T/N - Man, another one in the bag for the MC. This dark elf folded faster than a house of cards in front of the MC.