How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 109: City Raid

Was it because he was old and had become a wise man? Still, he couldn’t let his guard down.

“Just wait. I’ll go and see if there’s anything left.”

“Big! Okay.”

Jeong Yu-shin went inside the inn and came out with the last piece of bread. It was his share of the food the inn workers had prepared for him to eat.

“Here it is.”

When Jeong Yu-shin handed him a slightly larger piece of cream slime bread, the old Barbaroi smiled brightly.

“Thank you. How much is it?”

“It’s free. I’m sorry for speaking rudely just now.”

“Thank you. Actually, I didn’t have any money.”

“...”

Jung Yu-shin shook his head and concluded.

Suddenly crying and saying he doesn’t have any money?

‘He’s a bit senile.’

I wish someone would take this old man away quickly.

“Mixed-blood child, can I ask you something?”

“What is it?”

“Be honest with me.”

“Yes. I’m always honest.”

“Have you ever seen other races? Let me ask you more specifically. Are other pure-bloods living like you?”

Jung Yu-shin’s expression crumpled.

A pure-blood Barbaroi who lives a life of hard work, sweating blood, and realizing the value of labor?

There weren’t any like that among the black-haired.

There used to be a lot of them in the world. Rather, they lived too hard and suffered.

The world’s 5th longest working hours? It was right to see that they were grinding their lives into labor.

Jung Yu-shin opened his mouth calmly.

“To answer your first question, I’ve seen about two. And I’ve only been here for a short time, so I don’t know for sure, but I’ve never seen anyone who lives like me.”

Old Barbaroi’s expression hardened terribly.

“I see. I heard that our people are staying in a brothel. Is that true?”

“Yes. I’ve never been there myself, I’ve only heard about it. There must be a brothel somewhere in the eastern region.”

“Okay. Let me ask you one last question. What’s your father’s name?”

“...”

Jung Yu-shin closed his mouth.

What a strange old man.

I don’t know why he wants to know someone else’s father’s name. The crazy Barbaroi I met at the Explorer’s Guild last time was the same.

“I can’t tell you that.”

“I see. I’m sorry for asking such a sensitive question.”

Jung Yu-shin tilted his head. It wasn’t a particularly sensitive question. He just felt awkward telling the other world people about his true origins.

“Yes...what.”

Jung Yu-shin vaguely mumbled.

Talking to the rational Barbaroi, whose peppers were drooping, brought up one question.

Why does this old Barbaroi strictly distinguish between purebloods and mixed-bloods?

It’s true that it’s obvious.

There’s a huge difference between the savages of this world and myself.

You can tell right away when you see them in person.

Should I say it’s the difference between a muscular, bald, tattooed black man and an intelligent black man with horn-rimmed glasses who looks like a judge?

The old Barbaroi raised his hand and patted Jung Yu-shin on the shoulder.

“You must have had a hard time. You must have often been discriminated against by other tribes because you’re mixed-blood.”

Jung Yu-shin’s head snapped up at the unexpected words.

“What are you talking about? That’s never happened.”

“I see? There are a lot of good people.”

I hadn’t met Barbaroi that much in the first place. I had only recently spoken to one person. I had heard a crazy suggestion, but I had just assumed that Barbaroi was like that.

If it was discrimination, it was from the people living in the labyrinth.

And from the beginning, they treated me like Barbaroi. I had heard that I was a half-blood, but I hadn’t heard that much either.

‘I don’t know what’s going on.’

Jeong Yu-shin stopped thinking deeply.

No.

In fact, he wasn’t really curious. He was doing just fine as he was. There was no need to dip his feet in the sewage and swim.

“I’ll go now. Do your business well. Ah! Take this.”

Old Barbaroi took something out of his bosom and put it in Jeong Yu-shin’s hand.

“What is this?”

He suddenly gave me a ring.

“It’s a gift.”

When did he suddenly give me a gift after seeing me? My suspicions grew. Was it some kind of talisman of stamina?

“I can’t accept something like this.”

“Take it. I’m giving it to you because I’m grateful, so don’t refuse.”

“Then I’ll sell it well and make it a boon for the store.”

Old Barbaroi grinned.

“You’ll regret it if you sell it.”

“You should be the one to regret it. They say that if you laugh after crying, hair will grow on your butt.”

“···I wonder who your father is in another sense. Let’s meet often.”

Old Barbaroi made a bewildered expression and barely managed to say a word before walking away.

Jeong Yu-shin briefly looked at the old man’s back as he walked away, then closed up his stall. Today’s business was over. There was nothing more to see.

The noisy night that had been brightening up the city became quiet only when dawn came. The people who filled the inn hall had all left, leaving only Jung Yu-shin and Karin.

As they sat at the counter and shared a drink for a while, Karin said.

“Do you want to take a tour of the city tomorrow?”

“Suddenly?”

“What do you mean suddenly? Are you going to work all the time during the festival?”

That’s a bit much. It wouldn’t be good to just work like everyone else and let the festival pass by.

“Okay. Is there anywhere you want to go in particular?”

“Um...um.”

Karin’s face turned slightly red.

“Let’s just take a look around the southern and central areas. I heard there are a lot of things to see.”

“Okay? Okay. Then we should adjust our schedule.”

“I’ve done everything. Ddalchangko said he’ll bring his friends to help.”

Karin.

She’s really thorough.

Jung Yu-shin laughed and giggled.

“What? Why is this so meticulously planned? Are you trying to eat me?”

Karin’s face instantly turned red.

“What...what?! Absolutely not?!”

Karin’s red tail twirled like a fan.

“Why are you so flustered?”

At Jung Yu-shin’s question, Karin drank down her glass and stood up.

“That’s because you’re talking nonsense. Oh, anyway, we have a date, right? Let’s meet tomorrow.”

“Okay. Got it.”

Jung Yu-shin turned his head and looked down at his glass as he watched Karin’s swaying butt as she left.

“What?”

Karin’s incomprehensible actions made his head spin. But he soon let it go.

He didn’t know Roynel’s feelings as he became a duck.

He didn’t know the feelings of the Barbaroi guys who were telling him to give up his hole.

Su-in’s feelings were even more difficult to understand.

The human mind is a labyrinth, isn’t it?

‘That’s right.’

Jung Yu-shin drank his glass and got up from his seat.

It wasn’t bad to get to know Karin’s heart little by little. Since we’d seen each other’s faces a lot, he was sure she was someone he could trust.

‘Would she do something bad?’

Knock knock!

The next day. Someone knocked on the door early in the morning.

“Who is it?”

Jung Yu-shin woke up, rubbed his eyes, and raised his head.

Bam!

Karin, wearing hot pants and a white tank top, opened the door wide and came in.

“We were supposed to go on a date today. Why did you wake up so late?!”

Since when did we start dating?

“Just a little bit. Wait. I’ll change my clothes and go.”

Jung Yu-shin sent Karin out and changed into comfortable clothes.

When they went downstairs, Anne greeted them with a smile.

“Have a nice date, Ska.”

“Uh-huh. Okay. I’ll check out the store. I’ll come early.”

“No. It’s okay if you come late.”

???

Jung Yu-shin scratched his head. It seemed like Karin and Anne had exchanged meaningful glances just now. Was it his imagination?

Karin wrapped herself around Jung Yu-shin’s arm like a snake.

“Anne, I’ll go.”

“Yes. Karin, cheer up.”

Jung Yu-shin walked around the southern district, led by Karin’s hand. The streets were filled with people.

A play was being held in the park, and every alley was filled with people playing instruments and performing various magic tricks.

“Cheap! Cheap! 20 fairy tales for one chicken skewer!”

“Numek meat sandwich for sale!!! Buy now and get one more for free!!!”

On the street, there were various street vendors selling food.

Jung Yu-shin and Karin wandered around the city without realizing how much time had passed.

How much time had passed?

Before they knew it, the city was filled with the glow of the sunset.

Jung Yu-shin looked up at the sky. The sun was gradually setting.

Even though the sun sets slowly in the summer, I had already spent this much time. I had never imagined it and enjoyed it.

The time I spent with Karin was one of the most comfortable and enjoyable moments in the past few months.

The most important thing was.

I was able to learn about Karin’s side that I didn’t know about.

‘She surprisingly liked feminine things.’

She liked cute stuffed animals, accessories, and sweet desserts.

Especially.

“How about this?”

When I saw Karin wearing silver earrings and glaring, my heart raced.

When she was serving at the inn, she acted easygoing, but at this point, she hesitated.

“Pretty.”

“Hehe.”

Such a silly laugh.

Now that I think about it, how did our fates become so intertwined?

My first impression wasn’t so good. Maybe Karin was like that too? I still vividly remember being captured by slave hunters and having my head buried in blood-mixed mud.

When I entered the Labyrinth City with Simus, I had my head buried first.

Now that I think about it, there were a lot of things going on.

“Why are you absentminded?”

When Karin asked with a smile, Jung Yu-shin snapped out of his thoughts.

“Thank you. Today was the most comfortable day I had in the Labyrinth City.”

“Really? Then... shall we go for a walk together often later?”

“Good.”

As we returned to the southern park, leaning on each other's shoulders, the sun had set and the night sky had spread out.

The stars and the blue moon hung over Jeong Yu-shin and Karin.

The little girl pointed to the sky.

"Oh! Dad! Look over there!"

The man who seemed to be her father also raised his head.

"The spirits have appeared."

In the empty city, a multicolored halo of light was slowly flying.

It was like a jellyfish swimming in the ocean or a firefly flying through the reeds.

Red. Gold. Green. Blue.

A variety of dazzling lights decorated the city sky. Lights that could not even be compared to the city lights. They were filled with divinity.

‘Is this really another world?’

People closed their eyes and prayed quietly.

Jeong Yu-shin also closed his eyes.

And he wished.

For the peace and happiness of those around him.

And also, for a safe return to his original ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ world.

At that moment.

The ground shook. It wasn’t that big, but Karin and Jeong Yu-shin felt it.

Kuuuung!!!

And with a huge explosion, a red flame rose from far away. It was too far away to see clearly.

The people who were watching the spirit spirit hovering in the empty space turned their heads and looked in the direction of the flames.

‘Over there, ‘It’s the east.’

Jung Yu-shin thought to himself.

“That’s definitely a red-light district...”

A middle-aged man who had enjoyed a lot of entertainment muttered.

Jung Yu-shin’s expression crumpled.

So that means Barbaroi is staying there.

‘What the hell is going on?’

I was curious, but put it down. It’s not like a nuisance has been going around like that for a day or two.

I didn’t want my comfortable time to be interrupted in the first place.

At that moment.

“Gyaaaaaaah!!! A monster... A monster appeared!!!”

A piercing scream filled the park.

Jung Yu-shin and Karin’s eyes widened.

“What...?!”