Chapter 194 Evil Aura, Fly Away♥
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 194
Chapter Title: Evil Aura, Fly Away♥
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The next morning.
Jeong Yoo-shin began to prepare to enter the labyrinth.
He had two days left until he met with the Huntsman clan members, so he couldn't waste his time.
The most important problem was his equipment.
He had taken on the vanguard role in the swamp area. Of course, the tank was Mick.
Thinking about it, wasn't his role a close-range damage dealer and a sub-tank?
Then it was right for him to go in wearing thick armor.
Jeong Yoo-shin packed his money and equipment and left the inn.
The thick fog hadn’t disappeared and was still covering the streets.
On the way, he stopped by a shop, bought a bottle of alcohol, and then went to the smithy.
Boron and Einhorfer were sitting blankly at the smithy's counter.
Jeong Yoo-shin shook the bottle of alcohol.
"Why are you two so spaced out?"
Boron lifted his face.
"Is that you, Skar? There are no customers because of the thick fog."
"Skar, you're here?"
Einhorfer waved at Jeong Yoo-shin and asked how he was.
He was greeted by the dwarves and stood at the counter.
"I've been well. First, I'd like to commission some equipment."
"Oh? What is it?"
When Boron asked, Jeong Yoo-shin explained slowly.
That he needed equipment to go to the 11th floor swamp area. He continued the conversation while focusing on armor.
He ended the story by asking if a gambeson-like cloth armor with a chainmail over it and a hard leather-based plate armor would be appropriate.
In fact, it was the same as his initial armor design.
"It would be appropriate for a close-range damage dealer and a tank."
Einhorfer answered with a nod.
"I have a gambeson and a chainmail. Since the hard leather can be replaced with monster leather, you just need to attach the plates well to protect your vital areas."
Boron's brow furrowed at once.
"But then there's no money in it, is there?"
"If you don't want to, then never mind."
"Well, now. Don't say that. Do you need anything else?"
At Boron's question, Jeong Yoo-shin stroked his chin.
Iron greaves to protect his shins.
Vambraces to protect his forearms.
Spaulders to cover his shoulders.
He had all the plate parts.
"No. Not really. Just give me a decent helmet."
Boron slumped.
"Alright. Put down the armor you brought. Just give me 30 silver coins."
"It seems to be getting more expensive nowadays."
"We need to make a living too. I'll give you a good helmet."
"Well, I understand. By the way, do you sell bolts here too?"
"Bolts?"
"Bolts that fit this crossbow."
Jeong Yoo-shin said while holding out the crossbow he had fixed to the back of his waist.
"Huk?!"
"Hmm."
Boron and Einhorfer each let out a sound of admiration and leaned over the counter.
They were so surprised that their eyes were wide open.
"What's with that sudden reaction?"
At Jeong Yoo-shin's question, Boron looked over the crossbow and lifted his head.
"I-Isn't this equipment made by the Jereus Workshop?"
"Is it a famous place?"
"Crazy...! It's on a different level from a small smithy like ours! The Jereus Workshop is one of the top 10 workshops in the western underground smithy district!"
Jeong Yoo-shin's eyes also widened.
"No. Was there a crazy underground in the western district too?"
"You only know that now? Skar, what have you been doing for the past six months in the labyrinth?"
"I've been busy going in and out of the labyrinth. Where would I have the time to go sightseeing?"
"Don't you have a girlfriend? You don't go on dates either, right?"
"Please look at my hair. What girlfriend?"
"Aigo! I forgot. You're a virgin barbarian, aren't you?"
Boron answered while scratching his head.
A vein popped on Jeong Yoo-shin's forehead.
"Do you have bolts or not? If not, I'm leaving."
As Jeong Yoo-shin was about to leave, Boron hurriedly waved his hand.
"We have them! We have them!"
"How much are they?"
"How many do you need?"
"I need about 200, to be safe."
"Are you going to a war or something? Why do you need 200 bolts?"
"How many do you have?"
"100."
"Then give me those."
"It's 25 silver coins."
Jeong Yoo-shin took out 55 silver coins from his pocket, paid, and placed the bottle of alcohol and the armor on the counter.
"When should I come back?"
Boron looked at the armor and then lifted his head.
"It'll take about 3 days."
"Alright. I'll see you then. Well then…"
Jeong Yoo-shin left the smithy and headed to the Explorer's Headquarters.
He thought of the most necessary item when crossing the 10th floor.
He needed the Bracelet of Unity.
The explorer's headquarters was deserted compared to the evening.
Jeong Yoo-shin was able to meet a receptionist without waiting long.
The receptionist this time was a man with a haggard impression.
He had dark circles under his eyes, and his breath smelled of alcohol.
"Wh-What can I do for you?"
The man asked while stuttering.
'Is his work hard?'
"Are you alright?"
At Jeong Yoo-shin's question, the receptionist frowned nervously.
The man finally noticed Jeong Yoo-shin's hair and managed a smile.
"Yes. The workload is a lot, so it's not easy. Please state your business."
"I'd like to purchase a magic tool called the Bond of Unity."
"I see. First, could you give me your explorer's plaque?"
"Yes."
Jeong Yoo-shin took off the silver plaque from his neck and placed it on the reception desk.
The man held the silver plaque and looked down at it for a long time.
"A-Are you Skar-nim?"
"Yes."
"Skar. Skar. Yes. I understand. Yes."
The male receptionist muttered to himself and then stood up.
"Skar-nim, if you wait a moment, I’ll bring you a Bond of Unity."
"Yes. Please take your time."
The receptionist, barely listening to Jeong Yoo-shin's words, rushed into the office.
'Tsk. Something's strange.'
He didn't know if it was just overwork or if the man’s personality was originally like that, but a strange anxiety that pressed on the back of his neck crept up on him.
'I heard that there are various factions in the Explorer's Guild. Did I do something to get on their bad side?'
He didn't remember doing anything particularly memorable.
"Ahem!!! Ahem!!!"
A cough was heard from behind Jeong Yoo-shin.
He turned his head, and a snow-white-haired woman was standing there.
"Gwyn?"
At Jeong Yoo-shin's question, the woman nodded.
"Are you Skar?"
"Yes."
When Gwyn asked politely, Jeong Yoo-shin also answered with courtesy.
Unlike last time, Gwyn was wearing a midi skirt that came down to her knees and a loose-fitting sweater today.
Although it was an outfit a woman would wear, a sword belt and a longsword were also hanging from her waist.
It would have looked strange, but Gwyn's beauty was so dazzling that it gave off an atmosphere as if she was wearing luxury goods.
Should he say that she was similar to Karin, Ingrid, or Mion?
Gwyn cleared her throat once more and looked at Jeong Yoo-shin.
"Ahem! Skar, I'd like to talk to you for a moment. Do you have time by any chance?"
"Now? I don't think so."
Jeong Yoo-shin cut her off sharply.
Gwyn flinched.
"Is there a reason?"
"I'm in the middle of purchasing a bracelet called the Bond of Unity. The receptionist went to the office, but he hasn't come back yet."
"Ah. I see. Do you have time after that?"
"Yes. But not for very long."
"Thank you. Then I’ll wait at the headquarters entrance."
"Yes."
Gwyn carefully turned around and slowly walked out of the headquarters building.
A few explorers, seeing Gwyn's elegant figure, clicked their tongues and made a comment.
"Every step she takes is a work of art."
"That's a swordsman's walk. I should learn from her."
"But it's strange that she's wearing a skirt today. Is something wrong with her?"
Just then, the receptionist rushed out of the office.
"Hah, hah. Here it is. It's 40 silver coins."
"I heard it was 30 silver coins."
"Ah! That's right! It's 30 silver coins. I forgot."
Jeong Yoo-shin took the silver bracelet and put it on his wrist.
"Well then…"
"Goodbye, Skar-nim."
Jeong Yoo-shin looked at the slyly smiling receptionist, then he took his silver plaque, left the reception desk, and came out of the headquarters.
Gwyn was standing quietly near the headquarters entrance.
"Shall we go?"
"Yes."
Jeong Yoo-shin followed Gwyn's guidance and went to the teahouse street in the central district.
The place Gwyn visited was a small, old teahouse.
The old teahouse owner recognized Gwyn at a glance.
"Good day, Gwyn-nim. Shall I get you your usual tea?"
An old gentleman in a butler's uniform asked while bowing politely.
"Yes. Skar-ssi, what would you like to drink?"
"Anything warm is fine."
"Then how about some black tea?"
At the old gentleman's suggestion, Jeong Yoo-shin smiled.
"That sounds good."
Gwyn led Jeong Yoo-shin to a seat by a corner window.
Gwyn sat down carefully across from Jeong Yoo-shin and straightened her back.
Jeong Yoo-shin turned his head and looked out the window.
A moist fog flowed leisurely along the street.
Gwyn also followed Jeong Yoo-shin’s line of sight and admired the scenery outside the window.
"..."
A quiet silence fell between the two.
"Please enjoy."
The old gentleman skillfully placed two cups of hot black tea and immediately disappeared afterwards.
Gwyn hesitated, then spoke.
"Skar-ssi."
Jeong Yoo-shin straightened his posture like Gwyn.
"Yes."
Gwyn repeatedly swept her snow-white hair behind her ear.
A blush was on her flawless cheeks, and her eyes, which sparkled like starlight, were hazy, as if covered by fog.
It was an expression as if she was constantly thinking about something.
Jeong Yoo-shin patiently remained silent.
"I'm sorry to ask you so suddenly, but I'd like to know your negative imprint, Skar-ssi."
"..."
Jeong Yoo-shin's heart sank.
'Am I so fucked?'
"Please tell me. I won't tell anyone. I'll stake my honor on it."
"Is something wrong by any chance?"
Jeong Yoo-shin asked carefully.
No.
Didn't she say she had a Winter Heart or something imprint that automatically blocked unwanted debuffs?
"Ah... that. After the spar, a part of my body became 'stiff'. I was wondering if I might have been affected by your imprint, Skar-ssi."
So it was just a muscle cramp.
'You scared me.'
"Can't you just loosen it up?"
"S-Such a thing?!"
Gwyn's face turned even redder.
"..."
Jeong Yoo-shin closed his mouth like a green frog and was silent.
Strange.
Did she mean that it wasn't just a muscle cramp?
Jeong Yoo-shin, who had been thinking, finally spoke.
"I have a Half-Incubus imprint. My body emits lustful energy."
"..."
This time, Gwyn was silent.
"L-Lustful energy?"
Gwyn's expression was a question mark in itself.
'Does she not know anything about it?'
He didn't know how far he had to explain this.
Jeong Yoo-shin scratched his head and cleared his throat.
"Ahem! Lustful energy is... a kind of energy that makes a woman's mood all fluffy?"
"It makes you feel good? But...!"
Gwyn was about to say something, but Jeong Yoo-shin cut her off.
"I don't think you need to worry too much. I heard that it’ll naturally go away if you leave it alone."
Gwyn's eyes spun.
Lustful energy?
It makes you feel good?
But…
The 'sprout' that had sprouted in her private area was still standing erect. It had been like that ever since the spar.
It wasn't unpleasant, but it was uncomfortable.
She had barely managed to put on her underwear, but she couldn't wear pants. As she walked, her tight-fitting pants and underwear would brush against her 'sprout'.
Thanks to that, she had to wear a skirt even though she didn't want to. Her behavior naturally had to become more careful.
"B-But what if it doesn't go away?"
Jeong Yoo-shin's eyebrow twitched.
Suddenly…
He remembered what he had learned in the incubus kid Eru's class.
Sometimes, the lustful energy that entered the body wouldn’t go away and would remain instead.
He had heard that it mainly gathered in the neck, armpits, or groin.
Had he said that it could be quickly released with a massage?
'Good.'
Jeong Yoo-shin opened his hand and showed it to Gwyn.
"I've heard that sometimes the lustful energy doesn't go away and gets stuck."
"Yes."
"Look here. This part. You just have to press down on the stuck part with the widest part of your palm, as if you're pushing it out."
Gwyn's mouth fell slightly open.
"What?"
"You can also press it down with your fingers, like a massage."
"Hyuu. Hyut."
Gwyn repeatedly took in and let out sharp breaths.
Jeong Yoo-shin closed his mouth.
'What's with her?'
"A-Are you sure? You're saying that I have to press down on the 'stiff' part where the lustful energy is stuck with my palm?"
"Yes. If you need help..."
"N-No. It's alright. I-I'll try it myself."
"Ah, yes."
"..."
An awkward silence passed for a moment.
"If you say 'Evil aura, fly away' while rubbing the stiff area, you'll recover faster."
Jeong Yoo-shin deliberately smiled and made a joke.
But Gwyn nodded seriously.
"I see. I-I'll keep that in mind."
Jeong Yoo-shin closed his mouth again.
'I don't know if she's naive or serious.'
Gwyn said her thanks and hurriedly left the teahouse.
Jeong Yoo-shin also let out a sigh and finished his black tea.
It was a rather atmospheric fog, but for some reason, his conversation with Gwyn had an ambiguous feeling, like the street in the fog.
'She'll be fine on her own. She's practically a high-rank explorer.'
Jeong Yoo-shin drank his tea and stood up.
The time to meet with the Huntsman clan members was approaching, and he still had many things to prepare.
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"Unni!"
"Gwyn-nim!"
On the way back to the inn.
A group of women approached Gwyn.
"Unni? Is something wrong with you these days?"
A strong-willed-looking woman asked Gwyn.
"No. I haven't been feeling well lately, so I've been resting a bit."
"Really? If you need medicine, I can..."
Gwyn shook her head and cut the woman off.
"It's alright. I'm feeling much better now. I'll be fine."
"Is that so? Our clan members are all worried and are waiting for you, unni."
"I've made you all worry too much. I'm sorry."
"N-No! We're the ones who are more sorry. We didn't know that you were having such a hard time. Unni, please get some rest."
"I will."
Gwyn turned around and left the group of women.
The Snow Flower clan members watched Gwyn's retreating back with worried expressions.
"Gwyn-unni must be very sick. She's not coming to the clan house, and she's skipping training. I'm worried."
"She'll be fine. Let's trust unni."
"That's right. If we don't trust her, who will?"
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Gwyn quickly returned to the inn.
Her heart was pounding after her conversation with Skar.
Gwyn locked the door and slowly took off her clothes.
Rustle.
Her skirt fell to the floor.
Gwyn carefully took off her panties.
A sticky thread stretched from the inside of her plain white panties.
From her private area, a sprout was sticking out stiffly.
Gulp.
Gwyn swallowed dryly and carefully laid down on the bed.
She raised her palm and opened it.
It was a hand calloused from only swinging a sword.
'With this hand…'
She had to crush the stiffly stuck part and release the 'lustful energy'.
Skar's face briefly flashed through her mind.
A man who admired the scenery outside the window with a sorrowful expression.
'Come to think of it, he was very handsome.'
She was fond of him. But there was one thing that was on her mind.
The Incubus imprint.
She shouldn't have thought about wanting to test him during their spar.
It was too late for regret now. The water had already been spilled. It was her fault.
Gwyn brought her trembling hand to her 'sprout'.
She had only learned basic sex education from her strict mother.
After that, she had spent a long time in the Snow Flower clan, which only women could join.
When it came to sex, she was a complete blank slate.
Just before the naive Gwyn was about to mercilessly crush her clitoris with her palm for the first time in her life…
She whispered quietly.
"E-Evil aura? Please fly far, far away♥"