Chapter 214 Tag
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 214
Chapter Title: Tag
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A day passed.
The sewer exploration was slow. They only heard baseless rumors and had made no progress.
Complaints erupted, most coming from the young explorers.
It was worst when they gathered in the lodging's first-floor hall after the exploration was over.
"This is a complete waste of time!"
"That's right. I could have swung my sword one more time instead. Tsk."
"It's hard to even go outside. Everywhere you look, it's all monsters! It's disgusting!"
In particular, the rough-looking young man, Mits, incited the young explorers.
"I can't take this anymore. I'm going to tell Teri that I quit."
Teri came down the stairs.
"What's wrong?"
Mits stepped forward.
"I'm quitting this request. It's a waste of time. I'm sick and tired of the terrible smell here!"
Teri's eyebrow furrowed.
"Mits, I never stopped you."
"Oh? Then…"
"But, how will the clan see you, who can't even solve such a simple request, afterwards? Let's say you quit, is there a need to incite people? Mits, I’m the one in charge here. That’s a fact."
"Fuck. A mid-level clan executive..."
Mits shouted while glaring at Teri. He didn't stop there and immediately got up from his seat and left the lodging.
Bang!!!
The lodging's main door closed with a bang.
Teri let out a deep sigh.
Mits.
A young man who had joined a large clan after obtaining the top-tier imprint, 'Limit Break'.
Limit Break.
Although it varied from person to person…
Generally, there was a limit to leveling up.
But…
A person with the 'Limit Break' imprint was different.
As long as they didn't die, they could become endlessly stronger through monster subjugation.
It wasn't for nothing that a large clan had recruited Mits.
Mits had grown continuously under the clan's full support. His arrogance had also grown along with it.
Perhaps this was Mits' hidden true nature.
The elf shook his head and stopped thinking about the man.
"Let's explore the sewers for just one more day. I won't ask for more than that. Everyone, please endure for the sake of your clans and the Explorer's Guild."
The young explorers nodded with dissatisfied expressions.
Meanwhile…
Jeong Yoo-shin and Gwyn were wandering the night streets.
Since he was wearing a wolf mask, he occasionally received suspicious glances.
"That was strange."
The face of Gwyn, who had just come out of a performance at the circus, was flushed with excitement.
"..."
The wolf doll mask just nodded silently.
Gwyn smiled faintly.
This man's silence wasn’t that awkward.
For some reason…
When she was with Mr. Wolf Doll Mask, her heart was at ease. Sometimes, her heart would pound pleasantly. It was embarrassing, but the smell that wafted from him when he was close to her was also quite good.
Jeong Yoo-shin, oblivious to Gwyn's gaze, was lost in thought.
'I'll have to ask Vivian.'
He had wandered the Eastern District diligently with Gwyn for a day.
Thanks to that, he knew where Dicky Marson's gambling den was.
But where was Dicky Marson himself?
The man hadn't shown his face at the gambling den.
The subordinates' faces were all hardened, as if they were preparing for something.
'I'll have to use my last resort.'
He had put it off as much as possible, but no other method came to his mind.
Jeong Yoo-shin led Gwyn to Vivian's magic tool shop.
Tinkle.
The doorbell rang, and a man in a wolf doll mask and a swordswoman of noble beauty entered.
"Oh my. We have customers."
Vivian, who had been sitting at the counter, stood up with a bewitching smile.
She, who was in a tight-fitting purple one-piece, slowly approached them.
"Are you looking for anything in particular?"
"N-No. We just came to look around."
"..."
The swordswoman spoke, and the wolf mask was silent.
Vivian lifted her head and looked intently at the wolf mask.
'Strange.'
For some reason, her lower abdomen tingled when she looked at him.
The wolf mask placed his hand on the swordswoman's shoulder.
Vivian's eyebrow went up. Her heart dropped, and she felt like she had indigestion. Her stomach felt unwell.
'Why am I like this?'
The wolf mask pointed to the other side.
The swordswoman understood immediately.
"I understand. You have something you want to look at separately?"
Nod.
The wolf mask expressed his agreement.
The two separated and moved to different parts of the shop.
While the swordswoman was looking around in a corner…
The wolf mask was standing in the area where the scrolls were gathered.
He was motionless, as if he was carefully examining the scrolls.
Vivian approached the man in the wolf doll mask and spoke.
"Customeer, is there something you're looking for?"
Vivian was inwardly flustered. A cloying voice had come out of her, contrary to her heart.
Vivian stood demurely next to the wolf mask and racked her brain.
'What is this? Is he a person with a strange ability?'
At that moment…
The hand of the man in the wolf doll mask moved.
Squish.
The man's hand suddenly squeezed her breast.
The startled Vivian and she instinctively slapped the man's hand away.
Slap!
"What do you think you're doing?"
She asked in a cold voice. But the man's hand moved once more and grabbed her butt.
Vivian's one-piece was wrinkled, and her plump butt was crushed.
"You...!"
Vivian glared at the wolf mask and raised her finger.
She promised herself that she would use her most powerful curse to crush him.
But the wolf mask, unconcerned, squeezed Vivian's butt.
"Kugh!!! Do you really want to die...?! Ugh?!"
The eyes of Vivian, who had been muttering through gritted teeth, widened.
This touch…
It was so familiar.
Vivian immediately spread her thighs wide.
A posture that a dignified woman would find extremely repulsive.
The crab walk.
'My husband?'
With joy, the private part of her underwear became damp.
"S-Skar-nim?"
Vivian leaned on the wolf mask and rubbed her large breasts against him.
She looked up at the wolf mask with moist eyes.
The man in the wolf doll mask raised his hand and half-took off the mask.
His chin and mouth were revealed to Vivian.
"It's been a while, Vivian."
It was the unforgettable voice of her husband.
"Huuut!"
Vivian's breathing became ragged.
It was the voice of the man she had longed for every night while alone.
Skar smiled faintly and stuck out his tongue.
Vivian also instinctively stuck out her tongue.
Jeong Yoo-shin slowly tilted his head and sucked on Vivian's tongue.
Sluuuurp.
And he gently bit Vivian's tongue with his teeth and pulled her into his arms.
"Hut!"
Vivian, like a fish on a hook, was held in Jeong Yoo-shin's arms with her tongue gently bitten by him.
Mwah.
The dark elf, who had fallen in love for the first time at the age of 290, was held tightly in the reliable man's arms like a baby bird as they frantically exchanged saliva.
Vivian, with a dazed face, spread her thighs wide and pressed her lower body against the bulge in Jeong Yoo-shin's pants, rubbing at it.
She could feel her husband's large member through his clothes.
Sluuuurp. Mwah.
Jeong Yoo-shin and Vivian, who had been frantically exchanging saliva, briefly parted.
Vivian looked at Jeong Yoo-shin's lower face with a dreamy expression.
Why didn't he want to show his whole face?
Vivian grabbed the wolf mask with a trembling hand, but Jeong Yoo-shin shook his head.
Vivian powerlessly lowered her hand and swallowed her beloved man's saliva.
"Vivian, have you been well?"
"Yes. I've been a little lonely, but nothing major has happened."
"Vivian, since we don't have much time, I'll get to the point. I want to know where Dicky Marson is. If it's not too much trouble, would it be alright to ask you?"
Vivian smiled brightly.
"Anytime. May I ask why you're looking for Dicky Marson?"
"That bastard had a receptionist at the Explorer Headquarters sell me a faulty Bracelet of Unity."
"Ah."
Vivian nodded as if she understood immediately.
"So that's why your return was delayed?"
"That's right. A lot of things happened, but everything was resolved well. I think I'll be at peace for a while once I get rid of Dicky Marson."
"I'll have my subordinates find out right away."
Vivian turned around and went back behind the counter.
Jeong Yoo-shin put the wolf mask back on and stood still while looking at the scrolls.
"Mr. Wolf Doll."
Jeong Yoo-shin heard a whispering voice from behind him.
He turned and saw Gwyn standing there.
"I don't think the items we're looking for are here."
The wolf mask stood still, then pointed to one side.
Gwyn's head turned.
A little further in…
…was a room with a pink cloth screen.
"Ah! By any chance, in there...?"
The wolf mask nodded.
Gwyn, with a pounding heart, carefully opened the pink cloth and went inside.
Under the red light…
All sorts of strange objects were organized.
Rustle.
Vivian, who had finished her business, pushed aside the pink cloth screen and came inside.
Then she slipped a small note into Jeong Yoo-shin's hand.
'Thank you.'
As a sign of gratitude, he squeezed Vivian's butt hard.
Vivian blushed and leaned against Jeong Yoo-shin's chest.
"Hmm?"
Gwyn, who had been focused on the display, turned her head.
"Shop owner?"
Vivian, who had quickly pulled away from Jeong Yoo-shin's arms, repeatedly swept her hair behind her ear.
A flushed face and moist lips.
The thin bra strap on the shoulder of her disheveled one-piece had slipped down. And her armpits and groin were a little wet.
'Is she hot?'
Gwyn was curious, but she held her question back.
It was because the strange objects in front of her had shaken her mind.
"Is this your first time here, miss swordswoman?"
"I-It's embarrassing, but yes."
Vivian pushed Jeong Yoo-shin slightly and smiled with her eyes.
"I see… Then we have a lot to talk about as women. Mr. Wolf Mask, please step outside for a moment."
The wolf mask shrugged and went outside.
Vivian clung to Gwyn and whispered to her in a cloying voice.
"Shall we find out one by one? Innocent swordswoman?"
"Ah... yes."
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Jeong Yoo-shin, who had come out of the room, opened the note.
"Fuck."
'Dicky Marson has been missing since your duel, Skar-nim. According to rumors, the man's appearance was seen in the sewer. It seems that he’s trying to quietly leave the city through a smuggler in the sewer.'
Jeong Yoo-shin crumpled the note.
Was it that the darkest place was under the candlestick?
He had a premonition that everything would end in the sewer.
After waiting for a moment, Gwyn and Vivian came out, pushing aside the pink screen.
Gwyn's face was as red as a tomato.
Vivian smiled with her eyes and placed her hand on Gwyn's waist.
"Gwyn-nim is truly a blank slate. I hope today was a good 'study' session."
"Ugh! Yes. Thank you for the good lesson."
Vivian handed Gwyn a bag and whispered in her ear.
"I've put in various items as a service. Please come and visit from time to time."
"..."
Gwyn nodded without a word.
Jeong Yoo-shin and Gwyn left the shop and returned to their lodging.
The atmosphere of the lodging was chaotic.
The number of people had decreased significantly.
The elf in charge of the command was sitting at a table while clutching his head. Was his name Teri?
"Gwyn, where have you been?"
The elf asked.
Gwyn hid the bag she was holding and spoke.
"I-I was just looking around the streets for a moment. What's wrong?"
"That bastard Mits had taken the young explorers down to the sewer."
"But haven’t we already finished today's exploration...?"
"He just went in, as if he wanted to finish it right away."
Gwyn's face hardened.
"That's a violation of orders."
Rex, who had been sitting at the side, smiled crookedly.
"You must have a hard time with the order violation."
The elf shook his head, as if he was fed up.
"For now, one person will remain and report to the guild. The rest of us will have to find Mits's group. Rex, what are you going to do?"
"I'll have to follow you guys."
"Good."
The people stood up and prepared their equipment.
The elf gritted his teeth.
To ignore the request manager's recommendation and carry out the operation on their own.
No matter how high their noses were, this had crossed the line.
'I'll have to give him a piece of my mind.'
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At that time…
Mits was leading the young explorers through the sewer.
There was nothing to stop them.
Although vagrants would occasionally pop out from the darkness, they were nothing special.
Though they attacked using discarded scrolls or magic tools from the sewer, that was all.
"Mits, I think we've gone too deep. Shouldn't we start heading back now?"
A frail-looking explorer asked cautiously.
Mits frowned.
"Are you scared?"
"No. It's just..."
"Mario, go back if you're scared. You've been through so much in the labyrinth, but you're having a hard time just wandering around a city sewer?"
"B-But…"
"We're continuing. I have a feeling there's something in the center of the sewer."
Mits dismissed him and stepped forward.
Mits's group, which had been going straight for a few more hours, stopped.
Beyond the flickering torchlight…
A small goblin was standing there with its back to them.
Its shoulders were trembling, as if it was sobbing.
The young explorers stopped.
Strangely, their stomachs churned and they felt nauseous. It wasn't due to the stench of the sewer. It was something else.
Mits hit the shoulder of the young man next to him.
"Mario, go and check it out."
"M-Me?"
"It's just a goblin, isn't it? What's with you since a while ago?"
"A-Alright."
The young man called Mario staggered toward the goblin and spoke.
"H-Hey. Goblin."
Despite Mario's call, the goblin didn’t react.
The young man mustered his courage and grabbed the goblin's shoulder.
"Y-You're just a goblin! W-When a person speaks, you should turn your head!"
At that moment.
Mario's neck flew into the sky.
Slice!!!
A cutting sound followed.
The explorers' bodies froze.
In the blink of an eye…
The goblin's arm had moved, changing into a sickle-like form.
Plunge!
Mario's head, which had been flying in the air, fell onto the sewer floor.
The explorers stepped back.
They realized it instinctively.
That thing wasn’t a goblin.
It was 'something' more than that.
The goblin turned its body, looked at Mario's corpse, and then opened its mouth.
Its small head wriggled, then it expanded like a balloon.
The goblin opened its huge mouth and swallowed the young man's headless body in one bite.
Crrrrunch!!!!
Screeeech!!!
Blood trickled down from the goblin's mouth.
The goblin, which had been munching on Mario with its huge mouth, swallowed with a big gulp and turned its head.
"..."
The young explorers, with pale faces, couldn't take a single step and were frozen on the spot.
The goblin's body twisted and contorted strangely, then it soon changed into the form of the young man named Mario.
"Ah. Hmm? Mits, what's with that expression?"
And then Mario's voice came out of it.
At that moment…
Mits screamed and ran away.
"Hyaaaaaak!!!"
The young explorers finally came to their senses and ran after Mits.
The young man smiled and shouted.
"What? A sudden game of tag? Kehehehe! Let's play together!"
Screams and wails began to echo in the dark sewer.
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T/N - Damn, so it’s a mimic or something? No wonder it was able to sneak out of the labyrinth. These monsters also usually have memory absorption as well in most fantasy settings. I wonder if this one has it too?
Also, of course Dicky’s gone into the sewers. Who wants to bet whether the guy’s been eaten by this mimic already?
Lastly, damn, Gwyn’s getting freaky now. She reminds me of a sheltered young lady who finally found out what sex feels like. They go wild afterwards 😅