How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World – Chapter 154

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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A quiet room.

The party members gathered and stared down at Delia’s rear end.

He thought that she had shit herself.

But shit didn’t wriggle.

Something was struggling to get out of her bulging pants.

“Wh-What is it?”

Jeong Yoo-shin stammered.

Barion took out a piece of charcoal from their backpack and wrote on the floor.

‘Delia’s negative imprint is probably…’

“Probably?”

‘…the Personality Excretion imprint.’

“…”

Jeong Yoo-shin’s legs almost gave out, and he nearly collapsed.

Personality Excretion.

Did that even make sense?

He knew that there were many different imprints in the world, but he had never heard of something that absurd before.

He regretted ever trying to comprehend the darkness of the labyrinth.

“Wh-What should we do?”

‘We have to take her to the temple and treat her. Her body is probably in a comatose state. The excreted personality will try to return to its original body once the body has recovered.’

“You know a lot about this.”

‘I saw it a few times as an apprentice priest. It’s one of the imprints that female explorers hate the most.’

“So who’s going to carry Delia’s ‘personality’?”

Karin and Barion stared at Jeong Yoo-shin intently.

“…”

An awkward silence fell over the party.

“I think the leader should do it.”

‘I agree.’

“…Alright.”

He couldn’t say anything else. He was aware that he, as the leader, had put his party members in danger.

He knew that his party members also wanted to save Marie. But he didn’t want to blame them for his own mistakes.

He approached Delia’s body and slightly lowered her pants. Fortunately, the crotch and inner thigh parts were made of leather, so it was easy to take them off.

He reached out and pulled Delia’s pants down a little.

Something was bulging under her sweat-soaked gray panties.

Jeong Yoo-shin was about to cover his nose, but he stopped.

There was no foul smell. Only the faint scent of lilac mixed with Delia’s rich, sweaty scent.

When he grabbed Delia’s panties…

Delia’s ‘personality’ under her panties flinched and wriggled.

“G-Gasp!!!”

Jeong Yoo-shin recoiled in horror.

“…”

He calmed his racing heart and pulled down Delia’s gray panties.

And then he saw it. Jeong Yoo-shin’s jaw dropped.

“Wow… crazy.”

What should he call it?

A golden slime was visible between her taut buttocks.

A snake?

No.

It looked more like a golden earthworm slime.

“B-Barion, what should I do now?”

A trembling voice escaped Jeong Yoo-shin’s lips.

‘Pull out the personality and put it in a pouch. I’ll carry Delia’s body.’

“Do I really have to pull it out?”

‘It’s a sign that her body has taken a lot of damage. She has a higher chance of recovery if they’re separated, so it’s best to do so.’

He grabbed Delia’s ‘personality’ with trembling hands and slowly pulled it out.

“I-It’s not coming out.”

‘Slowly. Gently.’

Following Barion’s instructions, Jeong Yoo-shin gently pulled on Delia’s ‘personality.’

Pop.

A cute sound came from Delia’s anus, and the slime was pulled out.

“Huh?!”

Squirt!!!

Delia’s body suddenly convulsed and spewed water. He thought something was wrong because of the forceful extraction of the ‘personality’, but Barion didn’t even flinch.

Jeong Yoo-shin put the wriggling ‘personality’ slime in a leather pouch and collapsed onto the ground.

He still had a lot to do, but he was too mentally exhausted.

He had thought that it was all over when he defeated the monster called Sweeper.

‘No.’

He shook his head.

Everyone was safe.

A few members of the Night of Death clan, who had been a short distance away, were also regaining consciousness.

He approached the dazed members of the clan. There had been about five of them at first, but now there were only two.

“Hey.”

“Y-Yes, sir.”

One of the clan members, the middle-aged man with a half-bald head who had shouted out the Sweeper’s weakness, barely managed to regain his composure as he looked up at Jeong Yoo-shin.

“You know what you’ve done, right?”

“…I do. That priest with the glasses was wrong. It was indeed a trap.”

“You say that as if this has nothing to do with you.”

“…”

“Give me a reason to let you live.”

“…”

The middle-aged man couldn’t say a word.

“Marie is an acquaintance of mine, so I’ll talk to her separately, but not you. Think carefully before you speak.”

“W-Well…”

The man stammered as he began to explain.

Ten minutes passed, and the man finished his story.

“…And so, we followed Priest Diego here to investigate.”

“You got our party involved. Aren’t you sorry?”

“I’m sorry. But we were in a hurry. We were in a daze after several battles, and you tried to stop us, so we acted instinctively.”

“You’re a smooth talker.”

Jeong Yoo-shin raised his hand. He felt like he needed to slap the man for him to feel better.

“H-Hiek!”

As the man flinched, a boy in a black robe stepped in front of him.

“What is it?”

Jeong Yoo-shin didn’t assume that the boy was a child. He had learned that this crazy Labyrinth City had an unimaginably wide variety of imprints.

Which meant that this boy could have a Body Regression imprint for all he knew.

“Priest Diego was the one who contacted us!”

“…”

The boy was trembling, but he looked Jeong Yoo-shin straight in the eye.

“Have you ever lost someone precious? We just wanted to see our loved ones again!”

A childish tone. An unrestrained voice.

He was a boy, alright.

But Jeong Yoo-shin now understood why the Night of Death clan had gathered.

‘Are they all like this?’

The bald man nodded in agreement.

Jeong Yoo-shin swallowed a sigh. He was exhausted from the long battle, and he had just witnessed his companion’s shocking imprint.

Still, he had to say what he had to say.

“Friend, I haven’t lived in Labyrinth City for long, so I don’t know much about it. But I can be sure of this. Do you really think a miracle like that would happen on the 6th floor of the labyrinth? I don’t think so.”

“…”

The boy remained silent.

Jeong Yoo-shin felt a gaze and turned his head.

‘Barion.’

They were watching him intently. Were they worried?

Friends in iron armor with soft hearts. Both Delia and Barion were like that.

‘Is meeting good-hearted explorers a blessing for me?’

He felt like he was attracting a lot of soft-hearted people.

Jeong Yoo-shin patted the boy on the shoulder. He felt like he had to say something here.

“I don’t know what it’s like to lose someone precious. Stay strong and live well.”

The boy stared blankly at Jeong Yoo-shin’s face. He had expected him to say something, but the anticlimactic ending left him feeling deflated.

Jeong Yoo-shin pushed the boy aside and faced the bald man again.

“Your name?”

“It’s Bill. I don’t have a last name.”

“Bill.”

Jeong Yoo-shin took out a rope and continued.

“Let’s talk after we leave the labyrinth. If you try anything funny, you’re dead.”

“Y-Yes.”

Jeong Yoo-shin tied up the remaining members of the Night of Death clan and then tidied up the area.

He retrieved the necklace from Diego’s bisected corpse.

Since it had blocked his Gale Sword, he figured that it was no ordinary artifact.

The Sweeper’s body was gone.

The people who had been suffering in the flesh-covered ground were also gone.

He finished tidying up and stood up.

Karin carried the unconscious Marie on her back.

Barion lifted Delia’s body.

Jeong Yoo-shin looked around at his party members.

“Let’s go.”

He led them out of the room and down the hallway to the teleportation stone at the end of the 6th floor.

He looked back to see his exhausted companions.

He placed his hand on the teleportation stone, and two portals appeared.

A red portal to the next floor.

A blue portal to Labyrinth City.

‘Is this as far as we go?’

He had thought that he would at least reach the 8th or 9th floor in this expedition.

He felt frustrated that his progress was being blocked by various incidents.

Jeong Yoo-shin shook his head.

‘I need to be patient.’

Rushing would get him nowhere. He had gained experience, so it would be beneficial in the long run, not detrimental.

He sent the others through first and then stepped into the portal himself.

He felt a floating sensation for a moment.

Thud.

He landed on the magic circle at the labyrinth exit. A sense of liberation washed over him.

He had obtained an imprint.

In the distance, a priest and a guard came running to them.

But they looked a little different.

They were a woman with flapping bat wings and a large ogre.

If it weren’t for the priestess robes and the guard’s insignia, he wouldn’t have recognized them.

“Barbarian, who are those people? Is there a problem?”

Jeong Yoo-shin looked at his party members and the members of the Night of Death clan.

“These guys in black robes did something suspicious. So I brought them here.”

“Is that so? We’ll interrogate them separately. What about the blonde warrior?”

“She lost consciousness for a while. We’ve already treated her external injuries.”

“Alright. It’s a busy time with all the explorers coming and going, so we’ll contact you later.”

“How do you know where I live?”

The priest and the ogre looked at him, dumbfounded, then frowned.

“You disrespectful barbarian, wouldn’t it be stranger if we didn’t know that?”

‘That’s a bit unfair.’

What did he even do?

He had lived a life without a single shred of shame.

“Anyway, we’re busy now, so we’ll contact you later. See you then.”

The priestess and the guard quickly finished the conversation and dragged away the members of the Night of Death clan.

Jeong Yoo-shin adjusted his backpack and headed to the Explorer’s Guild exchange office.

He approached the receptionist and reported the completion of the requests.

Monster bone fragment collection complete.

He had made up for the shortfall by collecting the bones of the Skeleton Soldiers near the room where the red sphere had been shattered.

They had also obtained the magic stones they needed by trading some of their food with the labyrinth wanderer.

They had gathered enough of everything.

He received their reward and spoke to the guild member.

“I have something to report about a strange phenomenon in the labyrinth.”

“Huh? Y-Yes.”

He explained about the red sphere to the receptionist. Karin and Barion filled in the missing details.

The receptionist’s face turned pale, and she trembled.

“Was it really… a Sweeper?”

“Yes. The remaining members of the Night of Death clan will confirm it.”

“Th-Thank you. I’ll report this to my superiors. We may request a follow-up if further investigation is needed. Is that alright?”

“No problem.”

It was night by the time he finished his report and left the exchange office.

Most people would be asleep by now, but not the normal explorers.

The night sky was filled with stars.

The main street was packed with explorers heading to the labyrinth entrance. He walked against the crowd and arrived at the Southern District.

Barion said that they were going to the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple with Delia. They would take care of her there, and once she had recovered, they would come and get Delia’s ‘personality.’

He parted ways with Barion and continued down the street.

Marie woke up on the way to the inn.

“Mmm?”

“Are you awake?”

“Skar.”

Karin put Marie down.

Marie stumbled and looked up at Jeong Yoo-shin.

The latter looked down at Marie silently.

‘What should I say here?’

He had saved Marie because of Tarman and Anne.

The people who took care of the inn in his stead.

They woke up early every morning to prepare fresh ingredients and cook.

They had endured hard labor at the inn every day without a single complaint.

He didn’t want to hurt them.

‘I can’t do that.’

Jeong Yoo-shin looked up at the sky for a moment.

“Let’s go to the inn first. We’ll talk to Tarman and Anne.”

“Yes…”

As he entered the inn, he saw that Anne and Tarman were cleaning up.

“Oh?!”

Tarman’s eyes widened in surprise when he saw Marie.

“Marie?!”

“Tarman.”

Anne rushed out of the kitchen.

“Marie?!”

Tarman looked at Marie with a confused expression.

“Wh-What’s going on…?”

“Stop what you’re doing first and sit down.”

He made Tarman and Anne sit down at the table and explained to them what had happened in the labyrinth.

When he finished, Anne jumped up and prostrated herself before Jeong Yoo-shin. She was quick-witted.

“Skar. I’m sorry. If you forgive Marie, I’ll work for you for 10 or 20 years without pay.”

Tarman also immediately stood up and prostrated himself.

“Skar! Please forgive her!”

Marie also knelt before Jeong Yoo-shin.

Jeong Yoo-shin closed his eyes and crossed his arms.

Instead of darkness, he saw the four great saints in the distance.

They were smiling and clapping.

‘Right.’

After all he had done, shouldn’t he be called the fifth great saint?

He had attained enlightenment by emptying his mind during battle, so he was Buddha.

He had died and been resurrected, so he was Jesus.

He had realized his own ignorance through this incident, so he was Socrates.

He had realized the essence of humanity and acted virtuously before the age of thirty. Even Confucius would embrace him with open arms.

“Both of you, get up.”

Anne and Tarman didn’t budge.

Jeong Yoo-shin sighed deeply.

“I’m fine. The party members are also alright.”

But he realized that there was a more fundamental problem. Marie had been alone all this time.

Anne and Tarman probably hadn’t had many opportunities to see Marie because they were busy here. So Marie, who was left alone, had been consumed by grief and had come this far.

“Honestly, I don’t know what kind of punishment the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple will give you. But I’m washing my hands of this.”

Anne, Tarman, and Marie looked up.

“Skar!”

“Thank you!”

Tarman’s face was tear-streaked.

‘Awkward.’

Jeong Yoo-shin scratched his cheek and looked at Marie.

He had to make this clear.

“Marie, there won’t be a next time.”

“…Thank you.”

Marie said while crying and bowing.

Jeong Yoo-shin pondered for a moment, then spoke.

“You guys need a vacation.”

“Huh?”

They all looked at him as if he had said something absurd.

“Work is important, but is it more important than people? I think you all need some time off to spend together.”

“…”

“I’ll ask the chief of the monster dismantler shop and Snout to run the inn for a while, so take a break. And go see Dean.”

“Is that really alright?”

“Of course. Let’s relax a bit.”

‘I’m so tired.’

Jeong Yoo-shin rubbed his eyes and stood up.

“Let’s meet at the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple tomorrow morning. For now, go home and sleep together.”

“Thank you!!!”

Jeong Yoo-shin smiled at the three childhood friends, who were bowing deeply, and went up to the second floor.

Karin followed him and said.

“Aren’t you being too soft on them?”

“Do you not like it?”

“No. I really like it.”

Jeong Yoo-shin chuckled and stroked Karin’s hair.

“Wow, Karin, your hair is so greasy.”

“Hey! I haven’t washed it in over a week!”

Karin blushed and rushed into her room.

Jeong Yoo-shin also entered his room, tidied up his belongings, wiped himself with a wet towel, and then sat on the edge of the bed.

“Chirp!!!”

A familiar sound came from under the blanket.

“Lin?”

Jeong Yoo-shin stood up and lifted the blanket.

Lin was there lying flat, her limbs splayed out.

“Lin, you little rascal. Weren’t you with Ingrid?”

“Chirp, chirp!!!”

‘What the hell is going on?’

Was it right to assume that Ingrid had left her in his care?

Jeong Yoo-shin tickled the angry Lin’s belly and then put her down.

“Lin, look at this.”

“Chirp?”

Lin preened her white fur and looked up at Jeong Yoo-shin.

He rummaged through his leather pouch and took out Delia’s ‘personality.’

A golden slime, wriggling like an earthworm, slowly crawled up the pouch.

“Chirp?!”

Jeong Yoo-shin held the fragrant ‘personality’ of Delia up to Lin.

“Lin, say hello. It’s a new friend.”

“Chirp? Chirp, chirp?!”

Lin, confused, held her head and shook it.

“Say hello.”

Lin stood on her two feet, faced the slime, and gave it a slight bow. Her gaze was still fixed on Delia’s personality.

“Let’s just sleep. I’m so tired.”

He put Delia’s personality back into the pouch and laid down on the bed. Lin, as if scared, crawled into his shirt.

He closed his eyes while feeling the pounding of Lin’s heart.

He had a lot to do tomorrow.

He had to check the imprint he had obtained in the labyrinth.

He had to meet Mion at the Earth Mother Goddess’ temple and discuss Marie with her.

He had to repair his broken equipment.

“Sigh. I want a vacation too.”

In the quiet room…

Jeong Yoo-shin’s sigh could be heard.

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T/N – Aw, Lin is so cute! I’m glad that Ingrid left her with the MC. Can’t lose what’s basically the novel’s mascot now, can we? It also gives Ingrid something to look forward to when she shares memories with her later on. 😏

Also, damn, what a weird imprint. I can see why Delia’s embarrassed of it. Had “Excretion” not been part of the imprint’s name and had the ‘personality’ not come out of her bum, this imprint would have been a lot less embarrassing. Alas…

If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.