How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 52: Not an easy city

He went to Boron’s forge.

“I’m here.”

Boron was staring blankly into space.

Jung Yu-shin waved his hand in front of Boron’s face.

“Why are you doing this?”

“···Ah. You’re here?”

“Why are you staring blankly?”

Land!! Taaang!! Land!!

The sound of a hammer could be heard beyond the wooden door in the corner of the forge.

Jung Yu-shin smiled happily.

“You work so hard. You’ve really got a great assistant.”

“Hehe.”

Boron suddenly laughed.

‘Is it that good?’

Jung Yu-shin laughed along.

“Keuk!”

Boron sobbed. Big tears welled up in his eyes.

???

“Why are you doing this?”

Boron got up from his seat without answering and went into the room where the sound of a hammer was coming from.

Jung Yu-shin followed. He could feel the hot heat. Ainhofer was tapping his red-hot sword.

He seemed to have lost some weight, but it wasn’t enough to worry him.

Ground!! Taaang!! Ting!!!

The sword was bent.

“Oops. My hand slipped.”

Boron quickly lowered his head.

Wham!

The hammer flew and hit the pile of weapons and armor piled in the corner, making all sorts of noises.

“Stop it now!”

“Master, if we just do a little more, we’ll be able to reach it.”

Ainhofer answered.

“We’re bankrupt! Look at those pieces of junk! When will we make money?”

Boron said with a grunt.

“Just ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) a little more.”

“Ugh!”

Boron grabbed the back of his neck at Ainhofer’s answer.

“Ainhofer.”

Jung Yu-shin greeted him.

“You’re here.”

Einhofer smiled and greeted Jung Yu-shin.

His face and body were covered in sweat, but his eyes sparkled like stars.

It was the beautiful sight of someone who worked hard.

“I’ll cheer you on.”

“Thank you.”

He dragged Boron, who was sitting on the floor, out of the room.

Boron had aged a lot in the meantime.

Jung Yu-shin took out money from his pocket and handed it to him. It was the price of the longsword he had brought in on credit last time.

“I’d like to buy a set of hard leather armor.”

“···Aren’t you planning on fixing the light armor?”

“I brought it anyway.”

“Show me.”

He took out the tattered light armor from his backpack and showed it to him.

Boron clicked his tongue.

“This is completely useless. Make me a new one.”

“I don’t have any money.”

“Why don’t I have any?”

“I used it mostly to run the inn.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Jung Yu-shin briefly explained the previous incident.

“···Still, that’s true. Leaving the inn to Barbaroi.”

“Let’s stop. The cat talking about the fish shop and all that stuff really drives me nuts.”

“I didn’t say anything. I just thought you made a cage fish farm. When you’re bored, you just take out a fish and eat it.”

Boron scratched his head and answered.

‘That’s it. That bastard.’

Jung Yu-shin’s expression crumpled like Einhofer’s failed works.

“You don’t want to do business?”

“I see. What are you trying to tell me not to say? Tsk.”

Boron clicked his tongue and took out a set of leather armor from the corner.

It was a simple leather armor that only covered the shoulders and torso.

“Whew, 30 silver coins.”

“Huh.”

The money slid out.

“Okay, I should take the helmet too.”

Boron naturally brought the iron helmet.

Jung Yu-shin looked at the helmet here and there and asked.

“What is this small pot?”

“It’s a helmet.”

It was a helmet similar to a kettle helm.

“It’s just like a steel hat.”

“It’s a useful item. It has a wide field of vision. There’s a leather strap inside the helmet so you can tie it around your chin. It doesn’t shake and is comfortable. Just give me 10 silver coins.”

Isn’t this a waste of time?

Jung Yu-shin sighed and took out silver coins from his pocket and handed them over.

“Bring me some alcohol next time you come.”

“Did you leave the alcohol for me?”

“...”

Boron glared at Jung Yu-shin.

“Just kidding. I’ll buy you a good bottle later.”

“That’s right.”

Jung Yu-shin left the blacksmith shop equipped with leather armor and a kettle helm.

Unlike Barbuta, it was shaped like a pot lid, so the view was wide open. It was also easy to breathe.

The next evening.

Jung Yu-shin checked his weapons and came down to the first floor inn hall.

Tarman approached him.

“Are you leaving?”

“Yes. Don’t leave any dinner behind. You have to work in front of the labyrinth until dawn.”

“Okay. Please wait a moment.”

Tarman ran into the kitchen in a hurry and brought a bundle.

“I prepared it in case you’re hungry in the evening.”

A lunch box.

“Thank you. If something comes up, contact me right away.”

“Okay. Have a nice day.”

Jung Yu-shin left the inn after receiving Tarman’s greeting.

A summer evening when the sun was starting to set.

He walked down the street in the cooling breeze.

He headed toward the entrance of the labyrinth, going against the crowd of people returning to the city after finishing their adventures.

“Scar, half-blood Barbaroi. Confirmed.”

The guard captain said as he handed Jung Yu-shin his card.

When he arrived at the guard post at the entrance of the labyrinth, the guard captain was sitting at the desk.

“Nothing much. Just open your eyes and stand there, checking if there are any abnormalities among the people entering and exiting the labyrinth.”

The guard captain was a human male in his 40s with a sparse beard.

The guard captain scratched his matted head.

“Have we met somewhere before?”

“I don’t know.”

“I see? He looks strangely familiar. He’s well-dressed. Leather armor and kettle helm. He seems to know a thing or two. It’s comfortable to wear in the summer.”

“I see.”

“Did you bring anything else?”

“I brought a lunch box.”

“I’ll take a look. Some of the applicants have been caught drinking.”

“Yes. Feel free to take a look.”

Jung Yu-shin put the bundle down on the table.

The guard captain coughed and opened the bundle.

“···You were a friend loved by your wife.”

The guard captain looked at the contents of the wooden lunch box and said one thing.

The wooden lunch box contained a steak sandwich cut into easy-to-eat pieces.

Jung Yu-shin scratched the back of his head.

“I don’t know.”

“Isn’t it a good time?”

“I’ve never been married.”

The guard captain’s eyes widened.

“···Then? You’re not a married woman? You crazy guy Barbaro.”

Why is a married woman suddenly popping out?

“It’s a misunderstanding. My friend who works at the inn packed it for me.”

“Your friend is very sincere. Is he your childhood friend?”

“No.”

“I see. Speaking of childhood friends, I was once in the countryside too···.”

The captain of the guard began to ramble on about his memories, looking into the empty air with hazy eyes.

Jeong Yu-shin rested his chin on his hand and listened to the captain’s story with one ear and out the other. When he added a little bit of chime and cheer, the captain got excited and talked even more.

“···That’s why I told that childhood friend.”

Clang!!!

“Captain.”

Mole Su-in opened the gate of the guard post and came in.

“What? It’s a very important time.”

“One of the on-duty personnel was missing today.”

“He’s here.”

The captain of the guard pointed at Jeong Yu-shin.

“A half-blood Barbarian? Follow me.”

“Put him in a tight spot. He’s a dirty bastard who sleeps comfortably with his childhood friend’s married woman.”

Jung Yu-shin turned his head and stared blankly at the guard captain.

“Why are you doing this?”

“I’m joking. Take this lunch box quickly.”

‘This guy’s crazy.’

Jung Yu-shin clicked his tongue internally and followed the mole man with the bundle on his shoulder.

“You know that there’s an entrance and exit to the labyrinth’s transfer, right?”

“Yes.”

“Just watch the exit. I’ll tell you where to stand.”

Jung Yu-shin followed the mole man and looked up at the labyrinth.

A black stone monument.

It was so tall and huge that it would make any building look like steamed rice cakes.

It looked even more magnificent in the moonlight.

The entrance was in the moonlight.

The exit was in the shadow of a stone monument with no light.

Dozens of torches were placed a little way from the exit magic circle.

As if that wasn’t enough, there were also crystal balls that emitted bright light.

Guards wearing plate armor and people with autonomous weapons stood around the torches.

There were about 40 of them.

Mole Suin led Jeong Yushin to the front of the exit magic circle.

“A group of four.”

Mole Suin continued.

“You can sit on the floor, but you can’t lie down. Of course, you can’t sleep either. You can eat, but you can’t cook. And of course, you can’t mate.”

“Understood.”

Mole Suin left and returned to the guard post.

Jeong Yushin briefly glanced at the people gathered around the torches.

A frog-man wearing a robe.

A man in an iron mask with a greatsword on the floor.

And.

“Ogre?”

I saw it once at the monster dismantling center. I remember having a hard time peeling it off because its hide was so tough. It was smaller than the ogre I saw at the dismantling center.

“Half. Barbaroi.”

The ogre wearing a piece of cloth embroidered with the guard emblem said.

That’s why it was small.

Still.

“Your mother must have had a hard time.”

“You’re a rude guy. Your father was human.”

“Your father had unique tastes. I admit it.”

“Just kidding. In fact, both of my parents are human. I got this ogre imprint and became like this. Call me Stone Fist.”

“Scar.”

“Are you that butcher Scar? The one who came into the Eastern District and killed all those slave hunters?”

“···A butcher?”

“···You’re shaking your head after killing them so cruelly? The guys below sweated profusely cleaning up the torn and torn corpses. That’s why you got that nickname.”

Jung Yu-shin frowned at the ominous nickname that had been given to him.

“They were worth killing. And judging by the way you speak, are you also a member of the underworld?”

“That’s right. There’s no one in the Eastern District who hasn’t been involved in the underworld.”

“That’s wrong.”

A frog man suddenly intervened.

I thought he would croak, but his voice was surprisingly deep.

“Croak. A mid-level priest who serves the water spirit. Back to the story, there are people who live in the Eastern District without belonging to a clan. For example, people like me.”

“Is there a temple that serves the water spirit in the Eastern District?”

“Yes. To be exact, it’s underground in the Eastern District.”

This was another fact I didn’t know.

There’s an underground in the Eastern District.

“Why is there an underground in the Eastern District?”

“Some of the people who received the monster imprint were vulnerable to winter and sunlight. That’s why it was created.”

Is that so?

I nodded my head naturally as the information of the labyrinth was gradually revealed.

At that moment, I heard someone taunting me from afar.

“The monsters are playing well together.”

I turned my head and saw a bull mermaid standing there. There were various people around him, including a dog mermaid, a rabbit mermaid, and a rat mermaid.

“···Just ignore it.”

The half-ogre stone fist said.

“Why should I be angry? You’re the one who got the demon imprint?”

“...”

At that moment, Hwangso Suin opened his mouth again.

“Barbaroi, you too. You crazy, selfish demon.”

“Why are you suddenly picking a fight? You should just eat your food. Um, um. Get out. Knock, knock!”

Hwangso Suin stared blankly at Jeong Yu-shin at the sudden outburst of abuse.

Tendons popped out on Hwangso Suin’s forehead.

“···Are you crazy, you little half-blood? Get up. Let’s talk with your horns.”

Hwangso Suin jumped up from his seat and said.

“Um. I don’t like it. Um.”

“···You crazy bastard!”

“Stop!”

One of the guards intervened and shouted.

“Just do it properly. I didn’t put you here to fight.”

“Yes.”

“Khung!”

The bull Suin snorted and turned around.

“···You were a friend with a sharp tongue.”

When Jeong Yushin sat back down, the half-ogre Doljumeok said.

“You’re a man who speaks coolly. You’re different from when we first met.”

The iron mask man said with a smiling voice.

“If we met twice by chance, it’s fate. Call me Iron Mask. Can I call you Skara?”

“Yes. Call me whatever you want.”

He was a man I already knew. He didn’t look much different from when I first saw him.

Four men of different races sat together with a torch in the middle.

The lukewarm summer night breeze swung the torch past.

“Let’s go back to the bar massacre incident.”

Wasn’t it over?

This half-ogre. He really was a tenacious friend.

“That bastard kidnapped and killed children. That’s the price.”

“It was worth it.”

Iron Mask nodded.

“Really? Tsk. They were such idiots.”

Half-ogre Stone Fist crossed his arms and nodded.

His mouth twitched and he blurted out.

“I am the man who stands upright in the labyrinth city, the conscience that acts. That’s what I’m saying.”

“...”

“...”

An awkward silence hung for a moment.

Frog Suin rolled his eyes. Half-ogre suddenly looked at the magic circle and Iron Mask stroked his greatsword.

As the atmosphere became strange, Jeong Yu-shin looked around.

Some people were chewing on jerky while others were discussing which blacksmith’s weapon was useful.

Most people had brought a folding chair and were sitting comfortably.

Jung Yu-shin looked around and opened his mouth.

“···But you know. There seem to be a lot of people for a guard.”

“The reason is simple. It’s because there are often people who receive strange imprints. We stand guard like this to prevent accidents from happening in advance.”

Frog Suin answered Jung Yu-shin’s question.

“What are strange imprints?”

“For example, there’s the monster imprint. There are many more.”

“A monster imprint? I don’t think the guards will suddenly rush in and kill you even if you turn into a monster.”

“It depends. There’s one problem if you turn into a monster.”

Frog Suin glanced at Half Ogre and said.

“···When you turn into a monster, you gain demonic power. Some people can endure it, while others are eaten by the demonic power.”

Half Ogre answered instead.

“If you erase the imprint, can you come back?”

At Jung Yu-shin’s question, the half-ogre held his chin and thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Some come back, and some don’t. If we were to set a standard, the more you experience magical adaptation and the lower the level of the monster you mutate into, the higher the probability of returning to your right mind.”

Masonic adaptation?

Are you talking about leveling up?

To summarize.

“If you level up a lot and mutate into a monster that’s not worth much, you can maintain your right mind?”

“Yes. But it’s not certain. Once you’ve been consumed by the devil, it’s hard to return to your right mind even if you erase the imprint.”

The frog-man Croc nodded and answered.

Jung Yu-shin looked at the half-ogre Stone Fist.

“Barbaroi, my mind is fine, so don’t worry.”

“I wasn’t worried.”

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“...”

An awkward silence enveloped the torch once again.

Jung Yu-shin also had nothing more to say, so he was lost in thought.

Goosebumps.

A cold chill suddenly ran down his spine.

Pfft!

Jung Yu-shin got up from his seat and looked around. He had a sword in his hand.

Only then did a few people recognize Jung Yu-shin and start muttering.

“···Barbaroi?”

“Still young?”

“Mixed-blood.”

“Barbaroi, what is it? Are you in heat?”

The bull Su-in grumbled again.

“...”

Jung Yu-shin ignored the bull Su-in’s words.

The warm-hearted people gathered around the bull Su-in continued to laugh and chatter, but he let it go in one ear and out the other.

The murderous gaze disappeared like the wind.

‘What kind of bastard is that.’

Jung Yu-shin widened his field of vision and looked a little further. He could see the relief center and the union currency exchange office. A small light leaked out from the relief center, but that was it.

Several of the guards were staring at him.

Jeong Yu-shin had no choice but to sit down and cast the magic circle again.

He looked.

The half-ogre stone fist looked down at Jung Yu-shin with a trembling expression.

“Barbaroi, I should worry about your mind first.”

“Actually, you’re a bit erratic.”

The three men slightly stepped back at Jung Yu-shin’s answer.

“Still, I felt something similar to murder. This is true.”

“I-Is that so.”

The frog-man Croc fumbled and answered.

Jung Yu-shin’s gaze was on the magic circle at the exit of the labyrinth, but his thoughts were complicatedly tangled.

What kind of guy is he?

Cain?

No. If he was the leader of the knights, he would have come and cut off his own throat.

Are they the guys from the Eastern District’s underworld?

Are they the guys who would boldly spread murder in a place like this?

Jung Yu-shin reserved his judgment.

After exchanging a few words with the half-ogre stone fist, he didn’t seem like such a bad guy. It could be my imagination, but he seemed like a man who had some boundaries to keep.

Jung Yu-shin stroked his chin and thought of several possibilities, then erased them.

‘This is really not an easy city.’

Jung Yu-shin’s eyes darkened.

The darkness of the night also grew deeper.