84. Dark Elf???
84. Dark Elf???
"Gongnyeo-nim's lazy demeanor is truly a rare sight these days. I was always suspicious that you weren't pushing yourself relentlessly, but to relax Gongnyeo-nim like this... Thank you so much, Jang Ryu-o-nim. In fact, you already know that Gongnyeo-nim is always thinking only of Jang Ryu-o-nim..."
I had no idea she was this kind of character.
I thought she was someone with a clear line between public and private life, all serious and composed...
"The Gongnyeo-nim, who seemed like a thorough machine, has started showing emotions lately. It's like you've breathed life into a doll."
Once she got started talking, she turned into a sappy old grandma.
Feeling a bit dizzy, I gave an awkward smile and asked about the next schedule.
"I heard the next Labyrinth trip has been postponed. By any chance, when is it...?"
The butler made an 'oh crap' face, his eyes widening.
"I'm sorry, Mistress. We'll meet at the Guild in three days. If you let me know in advance, I'll have the carriage waiting at the rendezvous point."
Ah, Mistress... Still feels like a distant dream.
Hilda doesn't know yet, and I'm not a real noble anyway...
I nodded with an awkward smile.
"Haha... Got it."
"Yes, Mistress. Allow me to escort you in the carriage."
"...Yep."
It felt like she was kinda driving the nail in...
"Mistress?"
"Ah, let's go."
I pulled my veil over my head and headed to the carriage.
I'd gained so much in these past few days.
'Gotta hurry home and brag to Master.'
Tell her about the black object too... Ah, gotta explain to Cheon Hwa-ryeong as well.
Some cleanup(?) had wrapped up in the Southern Hedon.
As Gongnyeo-nim's piercing gaze lifted from overlooking the Southern Hedon with arms crossed, the humans who'd lived sketchy lives started crawling out one by one.
What can you do when laser beams shoot from her eyes? No need to draw attention and have her turn this way, right?
Gongnyeo-nim herself had been pumped full of Ryu-o's special peace, but these folks had no way of knowing.
The knights had pulled back, and the addicts who couldn't hold it anymore saw it was safe to poke their heads out, turning into guinea pigs on their own...
"""Phew......!!"""
They finally relaxed, crawling up from underground and stretching.
As the addicts looked around, they felt a sense of déjà vu.
Where were the guys who should be drooling and rushing out, stretches be damned?
Weird? No way this could happen?
Addicts are precious staples in the Southern Hedon.
Weak? They drink booze, gamble, fuck, and later you can sell 'em off when they're used up.
Nothing beats 'em as a power source down here.
Sure, they blow up from overload now and then...
Anyway, tracking down the famous named addicts like Yuu Myeong revealed a mysterious common thread.
No... They should be skin and bones, but they're plump and their faces are shiny? Totally not what was expected.
When they asked around about the source of the déjà vu, what do you know? A new face had been selling some miracle drug called Cheongongdan lately.
Eat one pill from her, pain vanishes; two, and you fly to paradise.
No testimonies on the third. Eat three, and you're up in the heavens tasting paradise...
The rumor spread like wildfire across the entire Southern Hedon.
And the source of that rumor is right now...
"Huff! Heave! Fuck! You fucking bitch!!"
Running like her soles are on fire.
"That goddamn cunt... I invested so much cash..."
Sa Ma-yeon, who'd hired guards with startup funds and poured in plenty of money.
She thought she was hot shit with her sniffs, but got sliced by a Southern Hedon syndicate exec in one shot.
Still, she bought some time proportional to the cash, so worth it...?
That didn't matter.
What mattered right now was the enemy's voice booming through the alley.
-Over there! Chase her down!!
-Yes!!!
Hearing the voices close in, Sa Ma-yeon trembled all over.
"A-already... Hiiik..."
This time, Sa Ma-yeon was the idiot.
Obviously, introducing good stuff in the Southern Hedon doesn't get you 'Whoa! Let's buy tons quick!'
It's 'Whoa! Grab that bitch and reverse-engineer it ourselves! If she won't talk, we'll open up her body parts one by one!'
She just rushed to claim territory on rumor alone, and look at her now... Tsk tsk.
"Huff! Huff! Yuanshi Tianzun... Yuanshi Tianzun..."
Someone grabbed the fleeing Sa Ma-yeon by the scruff.
-Thud!
"Gahk... Mmph!?!?!!"
Sa Ma-yeon, out of breath with her throat blocked.
Someone snatched her and evacuated her to a rooftop.
-Whoosh! Whirl!
'What? Wh-what the...!'
Sa Ma-yeon's life achievement: surviving the Heavenly Demon with her silver tongue.
She prostrated before the human who lifted her like an empty bottle.
"I'll tell you the ingredients of Cheongongdan firs— Mmph!!"
"Shh..."
Sa Ma-yeon blankly looked up at the owner of the firm hand over her mouth.
Her identity was...
'Dark Elf...?'
"Quiet. The Master calls. Let's go."
Purple hair that seemed to suck in all the moonlight, with sweet pink eyes underneath.
The ominous pattern glowing the same color as her eyes meant...
"Demi-human..."
A new race born from mixing monsters and humans in human form.
Currently the only race facing discrimination.
"..."
The Dark Elf with her unique coloring knocked Sa Ma-yeon out with an annoyed face, like everything was a hassle.
-Punk!
"Guek..."
She picked up Sa Ma-yeon like luggage and slipped into the pitch-black darkness.
-Pfuk! Pfuk! Pfuk! Pfuk!
"Euuugh! Die...♥ Uh...♥ Hyaaak!♥"
-Chiiiik! Puuuk♥ Squishsquishsquish
"Nnghoooook!? Uh? Ahh! Not... there...♥"
-Chubchubchub!!
"Huaaaang!♥!!♥"
♥
Cheon Hwa-ryeong, who pinned me down so I couldn't move when she was on top, now pinned herself.
Her overconfident vibe was gone; now she was grinding her hips on my lap.
"Sis. Want some soup?"
-...Nod
"Salty. Rice."
-Munch munch... Gulp!
"Round two?"
-Flinch!!! Drool...
"...Th-this...♥"
Cheon Hwa-ryeong instinctively shrugged her shoulders and glared at me cutely.
"Kidding. Kidding."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong looked ahead again...
"Halfway in..."
"Hm?"
Rubbing her cum-slick thighs together, she whispered softly.
"If you put in just half... I'll think about it."
Think about it if I put in half? What the hell does that mean?
Like, put in half and then decide?
I was so dumbfounded I said,
"Sure."
She's been too cute lately, damn...
♥♥♥
The result was obvious as hell.
"Thanks, sis. Truth is, I wanted to drain it all before heading out."
-Pfudduk!♥ Chiiik♥
"Lo... ve... you..."
"Yeah, love you too."
"Love..."
"Hm?"
"You...?"
"I-I'll be off."
I covered Cheon Hwa-ryeong's body with the blanket and rushed to the Guild.
Today's the day we finally head into the Labyrinth.
I plan to reveal my ability to my comrades today.
Wonder how they'll react...
Jenin was in a bad mood.
The Guild Master's sofa being slightly damp.
Being the first to arrive.
The tea brewed by the sheep demi-human being ambiguously tasty.
And Magna right in front of her didn't help.
Magna, Northern priest.
No clue what her deal was, snapping at Jenin all the time, but she really rubbed her the wrong way.
For someone uneducated to cross so many lines and expect forgiveness...
Having to entrust her life to a person like that ahead...
"Annoying..."
"..."
"When the hell are they coming..."
"..."
"No way they're later than Second Duke's Daughter..."
"Enough. You're noisy."
Magna fully ignited Jenin's smoldering fuse.
Jenin shot up and yelled.
"Shut your trap! Why you always bitching at me!"
"Your family. The child..."
"Still on that? Gone! I said gone! No evidence, no circumstances!!! "
"My eyes don't lie!"
-Whoosh!
"I'll burn your eyes!"
-Humm!
"Short one seat by God's side..."
The two were about to clash in their usual pattern.
Then someone doused them with cold water...
-Bam!!
"Hey! You! Bitches! Aaaah!"
"Gasp! G-Gongnyeo-nim! How vulgar..."
"Shut up! Shut up shut up shut up! You wouldn't be pissed too?! How every eye contact turns into that bullshit!!!"
Jenin got devoured by the flames of authority. Magna froze up at the young-looking Gongnyeo-nim's rage, words stuck in her throat.
Finally seeing the two with clamped mouths, Second Duke's Daughter snorted.
"Hmph! Jang Ryu-o! I did great, right?!♥♥"
Ryu-o, veiled, patted the clinging Gongnyeo-nim's head.
"You did well, Gongnyeo-nim."
"Heehee!!"
Jenin couldn't even feel jealous anymore.
Honorary Knight of the Duchy, personally tended by 1st Princess. Became Honorary Knight after one Labyrinth run. Looks... regrettably lost by a hair...
First time feeling this bitter, but at this point...
"Ryu-o-nim. Looking forward to working with you today!"
Riding the wave is a skill too.
Monstrous honors go to heroes, massive honors to surrounding comrades.
Jenin vowed again.
'I'll... hold this spot no matter what!'
Said she wouldn't bail, but just in case...
'Honor, honor, honor... Enough honor I won't get sold off!'
"Alright, everyone's here..."
Confirming the group, Ryu-o handed out veils and robes to his comrades.
"We'll be operating in secret for a while."
"""Uh...?"""
So... no one finds out?
Jenin's motivation dipped a bit.
Just a bit.