Are you the Devil of the Labyrinth

It was the fourth day since I entered Aria.

Yoohyun could see that he had almost reached the point where he was aiming.

Comparable to the roads we have walked so far, the boreal forest has revealed itself.

The group stops on their steps and winks at the greenish entertainment.

“... do I really have to get in here? ”

“There's a guy in here. ”

Yoohyun replied as the southern archipelago asked with a dark face.

“But I'm not going in right now. We should spend the night here and go in. We'll only have to stop walking for two hours if we go now. ”

The sky is already dark. It's still tinged with orange, but it will soon turn black. As I said before, the night will come in two hours.

Lute looks around the border between the jungle and the forest and says:

“Then we should camp around here first. ”

“Can you find me a proper spot? ”

“Very well. It should take about 10 minutes. ”

After saying something strong, Lute concealed himself.

Finding a seat was better for Lute than Yoohyun.

Yoohyun told the group that he was resting until Lute came back, and then sat down in the right place and pulled out the information sheet about the celestial tale.

In fact, the last time I met Irisha, I went to the inn where the celestial paintings stayed.

The paper Ryoko handed over also said where the celestial paintings were staying.

That's why I went to her inn after I left, but I didn't really meet her.

The innkeeper said he seems to have gone on an expedition for Aria.

But is it true that she's moving on her own?

‘I'm glad you're not dead. ’

There were several battles during the time of day 4. Fortunately, monsters as powerful as Aspada's snakes didn't keep coming out, but they weren't easy.

In the ensuing battle, what the group said was always consistent.

Definitely stronger than Lorelai.

In particular, the Southerners and Gil Yumi who are responsible for the front of the party must have been more emotional than the others.

In that regard, the players of each Black Expedition that we initially met thought they had made a reasonable choice.

It is reasonable for them to operate under an experienced expedition of residents rather than moving between players.

It was when I was thinking about whether she had the strength to act alone. Langshashen sat down somewhat by his side and opened his mouth.

“Lute's a little late. ”

“... how many minutes have passed now? ”

“It's been about 20 minutes. Not exactly.”

Yoohyun also felt roughly that much.

He confidently said it would only take 10 minutes, so Langshashen is worth worrying about.

Yoohyun nods at Langshashen's eyes as he waits for something to judge.

“Let's find out. ”

I know where he went. If it is the spirit of Song Ga-yeon, it will not be difficult to find it.

At that time, Song Ga-yeon, who was nearby, was summoning the Spirit without saying if he was listening to the story now. Every time she does this, her quick judgment and actions can't really please her.

The group also noticed how the atmosphere was roughly changing and everyone was in a position to move.

I don't easily think something dangerous is going to happen to Lute, but I don't know if it is. It would be no worse to act like this than to sit still and be frustrated.

Yoohyun takes a step in the direction where Lute disappeared when everyone is ready.

It seems difficult to find Song Gyeong-yeon Lute because it is a wooded forest.

But Lute's footprints remain, so he'll find them soon enough.

I wonder if it's been about five minutes since I walked like that.

“Lute, where the hell did he go? ”

Gil Yumi grumbled as he looked at the footsteps of the invisible end.

Her complaints are sufficiently understood.

Lute's footprints were long enough to wonder where the hell he was going.

At that time, he opened his mouth with a long sigh as to whether Song Gyeong-yeon had found Lute.

“I found it. Luckily, it's not that far from here. But I think you're fighting monsters. ”

“You're fighting? What else is this?”

I have nothing to worry about.

Yoohyun frowned and touched the group. Speed up. Everyone starts running along Yoohyun. I don't know what's going on, but I was right to help quickly because I said I was fighting.

The sound began to be heard shortly after speeding up with the guidance of the song.

It was the sound of battle. I can even hear the thunder of using magic.

Bang. Flashes burst in the wooded forest. Maybe he used lightning magic.

I want to know what the hell is going on. Let's get there with a nervous face.

Whether the battle was already over or not, Lute seemed to be vomiting a long breath as the surrounding air drifted with magic. Stick your sword in the sword box and turn your head.

I'm a little surprised to see the group arrive here.

“Ah. I told you to handle it quickly, but it took a long time. ”

Yoohyun looked around with a ridiculous face in that flat voice that he could even feel relaxed. There is a corpse of monsters around Lute.

I've never seen them in person, but they're probably Kuwaros.

‘You look like the Lizards. ’

However, it is also very different in detail.

The Lizards have the same face as the Lizards, but Kuwaros are close to snakes.

But in the end, they're both reptile faces.

But it wasn't just Kuwaro and Lute who were here. The first person to see him trembled behind Lute's back. Scared face. But I can also see the relief color.

Yoohyun's gaze touched, and Lute laughed.

“Actually, he was screaming to save his life. When I heard the sound, I ran and was being chased by Kuwaros. So this is how the fight went. ”

“Is that so?”

Yoohyun nods convincingly and looks at the woman behind Lute's back.

Not a resident. Was a player. Oriental face with black hair.

The woman looked carefully at Yoohyun and smiled.

“... there. Are you Korean?”

A voice that relieves tension as if it were somewhere reassuring. I was asking, but I was already half sure of it.

*

The woman Lute saved asked if she was hungry for a long time or if she had anything to eat with shame. I didn't bring enough, but I couldn't even starve the woman who was being rude.

When he gave her the food she had, she put it in her mouth as if she had a hangover. It's like Yoohyun's group is watching, but no one else's eyes care at all. How hungry he is.

Yoohyun asked the woman after finding a suitable place to camp and preparing to spend the night.

“Can you tell me your name? ”

“Oh, I see. I'm sorry. I haven't told you my name... My name is Eye Meth. She's 26 years old...”

“Even a name is enough. ”

All I wanted to know was a name for a smooth conversation. I don't want to know exactly who the woman is. Yoohyun immediately moved on to the next story.

“I don't know if you're going to suffer, but can you tell me what happened? ”

“Well, that's what it is. ”

The woman was questioned and had a dark look. But I don't know if I can't answer that.

“... captured by Kuwaros. ”

She speaks of my strength. With a fist.

Yoohyun stares at her trembling fist and continues to ask questions.

“You're not alone. What about the other fellows? ”

The woman in front of me was a stage 2 player.

Given the level of stage 2 players, it was a little strange to come here alone.

She may be alone right now, but there must be a colleague here.

Yoohyun's idea was right. The woman looked darker.

I didn't think there would be much good. Yoohyun's question was like a sharp rhyme.

But I still need to know. It was Yoohyun's group's destination from before.

“I was at a party of 13. Seven of them died in combat, six of them captured by Kuwaros, including me. We were locked up in their jails. ”

Her story was listening to Yoohyun as well as Yoohyun's group.

Yoohyun calmly waits for her story.

The woman who shook her lips seemed to need some time to clean up the story.

“He kept us locked up for two days. While barely serving meals. ”

She slowly raises her head as she stares at the ground without strength. The eyes are still terrified.

“It was three days after the problem. They dragged us out one by one. one a day. Three more days went by, and we only had three left. ”

“Has no one returned? ”

“Yes. I didn't see it myself, but I'm probably dead. ”

“So what happened to you? ”

“... we planned an escape when there were only three left. I was planning to escape from the beginning, but I was forced to change even more urgently because I was dragged out one by one. ”

“So what happened? ”

The woman in front of me succeeded in escaping. Even though there was a trace of Kuwaros.

Then the other two.

There she had no answer. But with his face, the answer was enough.