How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 126: Who is it?

Mas looked at the "boy" who had just been Skya a moment ago with trembling eyes.

Well-built muscles. The sharp atmosphere of the barbarian, which had made her knees tremble just by looking at it, had disappeared.

Only the cute boy remained.

His flowing black hair.

The flawless white skin and round eyes, like those of a young deer.

He was handsome, yet with a beauty mark beneath his eye, adding a touch of sensuality.

He was a little taller than Dwarf Priest Kubo but shorter than Mas herself.

All of these elements combined stirred her protective instincts.

Protective instincts?

‘Am I crazy?’

While Mas was in shock.

Jeong Yushin looked down at his arms.

"What... what is this? My muscles...?!"

Looking at his soft arms, his head spun.

How had he developed such muscles?

After spending half a year in hellish conditions, pouring his blood and sweat into every moment, the real combat-ready muscles he had carved out with intense effort had disappeared in an instant.

He had even shrunk in height.

Jeong Yushin didn’t realize it, but because his body had shrunk, his pants had fallen down.

Something monstrous, in stark contrast to his innocent face, started to show under his underwear.

"Sk... Skya, what is this?! Did I get the beautiful boy mark or something?! How could this...?!"

Even Dwarf Priest Kubo was so shocked that he couldn’t speak.

"I... I don’t know."

A thin and clear voice escaped Jeong Yushin’s lips.

Kubo wanted to cover his ears.

The man who fought like a demon, burning his own arms, was gone, and in his place, a beautiful boy had emerged, chattering away.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere of the party, the priest and a guard approached.

"...What’s going on?"

"It’s... it’s nothing. One of our party members turned into a boy."

The iron-masked man answered.

The priest looked down at Jeong Yushin.

When his bright, sparkling eyes met his, his heart jolted.

Seeing him holding up his falling pants and looking like he was about to cry, the feeling to protect him surged up strongly.

"Ahem!!! It’s not good to stand here at the exit magic circle. Let’s go to the exchange office first and finish the report, and then it’d be better to talk somewhere else."

"Understood."

The party members packed their things and tried to leave the magic circle. But they stopped in their tracks because of Jeong Yushin.

"It’s heavy."

Jeong Yushin groaned as he struggled to move his bag.

The backpack dragged on the ground, barely moving, but that was it. It seemed like it would take forever to get out of the magic circle.

The bag contained broken armor, a helmet, and a longsword.

On top of that, he had to keep holding his loose pants from falling down.

The bulky walker, which had a lot of extra space, didn’t help either.

It was practically impossible to move the bag.

"Ahem. I’ll help."

The iron-masked man cleared his throat and took Jeong Yushin’s bag.

Jeong Yushin smiled brightly and slapped the iron-masked man on the back.

"Iron Mask, you’re the best. Thanks."

The party left the magic circle and headed for the exchange office.

The explorers inside the exchange office saw Jeong Yushin and clicked their tongues.

"Is that a barbarian?"

"Too pretty to be one? Aren’t they all burly men?"

"Is this for real?! Does that beauty make sense?! Did he get some kind of marking?"

‘They can hear everything.’

Jeong Yushin frowned.

They arrived at the exchange office and met the exchange clerk. After reporting the completion of the temple quest, he received his reward.

Jeong Yushin looked up at the female clerk and cautiously spoke.

"Excuse me..."

"Y-Yes?"

The clerk blushed and looked down at him.

"Do you have a mirror? I’d like to see my appearance."

"Y-Yes, yes!"

The clerk hurriedly got up and ran to the office.

Bang! Thud!

A moment of arguing and noise echoed, and then the clerk came out of the office.

"You can come in here."

The female clerk flipped her brown hair and glanced at Jeong Yushin as she looked down at him.

"Thank you."

"Fuh?!"

The clerk stiffened for a moment, then shook her head vigorously.

"No. I’m the one who should be thanking you... Here, take this."

???

The clerk muttered quietly, but Jeong Yushin didn’t hear it.

When he entered the office, a full-length mirror came into view. The shiny, polished surface left an impression.

Standing in front of the mirror, his entire body was visible at once.

"Ex...?!"

When he looked down at his soft arms, he had expected this, but it was just like his appearance when he was younger.

"Th... this is how I looked when I was a kid?"

"Wha... what?!"

"Isn’t this a beautiful boy marking?!"

The party members were astonished.

Jeong Yushin pouted his lips.

"I’m sure. It’s just a youth-marking."

Still, he understood why the party members were reacting this way.

When he was younger, he had often been told that he resembled his mother.

Suddenly, old memories resurfaced.

It was when he was sitting on the couch watching TV.

His father took a small vial from his pocket and placed it on the table.

[Son, come here.]

[Yes.]

When he approached the table, he saw a bottle filled with green liquid.

[Drink this. It’s a growing potion.]

[Eh...?! You want me to drink this?]

The ominously swirling green juice didn’t look like any kind of medicine.

[Yes.]

[They say some people don’t grow no matter what they drink. And where did you even get this? Did you get it from that weird old man at the herbal shop again? That guy’s strange, always teaching weird massages.]

[It’s not a weird massage. He’s a smart man, so don’t talk nonsense. And this potion was made with love by your mother and me. Of course, that old man helped a little.]

[Ugh... I don’t want to.]

[Stop complaining.]

[Heh, heh...?!]

He had somehow ended up drinking the potion. And strangely enough, he grew taller afterward.

‘I miss that.’

He momentarily lost himself in the memories and then snapped back to reality.

The party members were still staring at him in disbelief.

"Stop staring. You’re going to make holes in my face."

"Huh? That’s insane. It’s insane."

"This is a scam. This makes no sense."

Kubo and Mas continued muttering nonsensical things, their minds clearly gone.

"Enough. Let’s go back to the inn. I’m so tired. The quest is over, and we’ll meet again later. Who’s going to carry my bag?"

"I’ll carry it."

The iron-masked man stepped up again and took Jeong Yushin’s backpack.

The party decided to meet again later and parted ways in front of the exchange office.

Jeong Yushin and the iron-masked man walked down the street.

"...Really?"

The iron-masked man whispered quietly.

It was an unexpected comment. But Jeong Yushin immediately understood what he meant.

"Yeah. Your younger sibling is waiting. I didn’t bring it up because I thought you wouldn’t want to hear it."

"I see."

The iron-masked man fell silent afterward.

They passed through the central district and reached the southern district.

Even in the hot summer, the people on the street were busy with their work.

Then.

Someone stopped in front of Jeong Yushin and gawked at his face.

"...Huh?! What kind of beauty is that?!"

"Who’s that? Who are they?! I’ve never seen them before! And they have black hair."

"Gemini, aren’t you staring too obviously? I’m embarrassed for you."

"Hey, Mom was staring too! Smacking her lips! You’re being shameless!"

"What do you mean?! How indecent!"

People gathered in groups, gossiping enthusiastically.

Feeling awkward, Jeong Yushin grabbed his pants and walked quickly.

They soon arrived at the Darmong Inn.

The iron-masked man set down the luggage next to the inn’s entrance.

"I’ll turn back now."

"Go in and have a drink."

"No, I’m going to the Wind Spirit Temple. I need to check something. I’ll see you later."

"Okay. Take care."

Jeong Yushin waved his hand to the departing iron-masked man and entered the inn.

Screech.

The door opened, and the familiar interior came into view.

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Karin, who had rolled up her white shirt sleeves, walked over but stopped dead when she saw Jeong Yushin.

"..."

Jeong Yushin met Karin’s gaze.

Karin opened her mouth.

"Kid, where did you get that longsword? That’s Skya’s. No way...?"

Karin’s face gradually hardened.

"Karin, it’s me."

Karin’s eyes widened in shock.

Her red tail and ears stood up straight.

"Wh... who?"

"It’s me. Skya."

"You’re Skya?!"

Hearing Karin’s scream, Tarman and Anne rushed out from the kitchen.

"Skya! You’re here? Huh?!"

Tarman and Anne froze, standing stock-still when they saw Jeong Yushin.

"No. Karin, you said Skya was coming, but who’s this beautiful boy? Or is it a beautiful girl?"

Tarman scratched his head in confusion.

Karin looked down at the small boy who only reached her waist.

‘I can’t believe it.’

Smooth skin with no blemishes, a cute little nose.

Instead of sharp eyes, the gentle slant of his eyes invoked a maternal urge.

His sparkling eyes, shining like starlight, sent chills down her spine.

But he didn’t look completely innocent. The black spot under his eye only added to his allure.

‘Wait.’

Looking more closely, Skya’s features were still somewhat there.

Realizing this, Karin’s breath caught for a moment.

She had to hold herself back.

But it was hard.

‘I want to mark him.’

She wanted to push that little body to the ground and rub her scent into his private areas.

As Karin stepped forward, Jeong Yushin took two steps back.

"K-Karin? Why? You’re scaring me."

"Fuh. Fuh. Skya? Do you want to talk outside for a moment?"

"Karin."

When Anne’s voice rang out, Karin snapped back to reality.

"Sorry."

"Don’t tease me too much just because my appearance changed a little. And Tarman, my backpack is next to the inn entrance. Please take it upstairs."

"Yes. Understood."

Tarman still wore a confused expression but followed Jeong Yushin’s instructions.

Jeong Yushin climbed onto the counter chair with some effort.

"Ugh. It’s hard. Anne, give me some food."

"Yes."

Strangely, Anne didn’t seem to suspect anything.

Anne brought a plate of cool tomato soup, buttered sourdough bread, and a large serving of Salisbury steak with cheese.

Jeong Yushin glanced down at the food and spoke.

"Anne?"

"Yes, Skya?"

"What’s this flag?"

A strange flag was sticking out of the Salisbury steak.

"Ah! I’m sorry. Did you not like it?"

"No. I’ll just eat it."

He was being treated like a child.

Was he enjoying it? With someone as eerie as Anne, it seemed plausible.

Anne, Tarman, and Karin just watched Jeong Yushin eating without doing any work.

While eating the tomato soup, Jeong Yushin’s face turned a little red.

"Don’t look."

"No, Skya. This doesn’t make sense."

Eventually, Tarman spoke up, complaining.

"What doesn’t make sense?"

"The guy who wiped out the bad guys with just a sword in the East District had this kind of beauty when he was younger?"

"Beauty? I’m a man."

"Huh. Oh spirits. This is so unfair..."

Tarman muttered softly while looking at the ceiling. He looked pale from shock.

After finishing the meal, Jeong Yushin looked around.

The inn was now packed with people, and most of them were women.

And they were all staring at Jeong Yushin’s face.

"Who is he?"

"Is he the barbarian boy? What a scary face. All the young women on the street will be enchanted."

"Sis, I think I’ll never get married now."

"Me too."

"Sigh."

Jeong Yushin sighed deeply. He didn’t think they would believe him even if he told them he was Skya.

He got up from the seat.

"I’m going to rest upstairs. I’m so tired. Tomorrow I’ll go to the temple to check the marking."

"Yes. Understood."

"Rest well."

After being sent off by the people, Jeong Yushin went upstairs to his room and saw the bed he had missed.

He jumped onto the bed and buried himself in it.

Soft.

"Chirp!!!"

"Ah."

When he lifted the bedspread, a white mouse was fluttering around.

It was Lyn, Ingrid’s familiar.

"Lyn! Where have you been?"

Jeong Yushin carefully wrapped Lyn in his hands.

"Chirp?"

When Lyn came to its senses, it tilted its head and looked at Jeong Yushin’s face.

"What? Don’t you recognize me? I’m hurt."

"Chirp chirp?"

Jeong Yushin poked Lyn’s belly with his finger.

"Chirp!!!"

Lyn hurriedly covered its belly.

"This little thing. Don’t you remember who I am?"

Jeong Yushin’s eyes became sensually slanted.

He patted Lyn’s bottom and gently rubbed its soft, pudgy belly, making Lyn’s eyes widen.

"Chirp? Chirp chirp!"

"Now do you recognize me? It’s me, Skya."

"Chirp chirp chirp!!!"

Lyn clung to Jeong Yushin’s chest and started rubbing itself all over enthusiastically.

It was too much affection.

"Lyn, it’s nice to see you, but I’m really tired. I’m going to sleep, so move away."

"Chirp! Chirp chirp!"

Lyn wriggled and snuck under Jeong Yushin’s shirt, settling there.

"Move away, why are you getting so deep inside?"

"Chirp!"

"Okay. Fine. Do what you want."

Jeong Yushin lay down, resting his head on the pillow, and looked up at the ceiling for a moment.

He had to meet Mion tomorrow, but he didn’t know how to face her.

‘Will she believe me?’

He briefly worried but then gave up. It was an unsolvable problem.

Moreover, he was so tired from the long labyrinth exploration.

"Yawn."

Feeling the soft texture of the bed sheet while holding the fluffy Lyn in his arms, he closed his eyes.

Soon, darkness took over.