◈ Episode 208. Reclaim your name (2)
Constellation.
In some novels and other fantasy media, constellations are used as words to describe those who have achieved certain achievements and ascended to the throne, but the constellations in this world are different.
In the first place, the constellations used in this world were not those who achieved great achievements and ascended to the throne like other media, but those whose names were stolen by the Lord of the Labyrinth 300 years ago.
“… … “You can get your name back?”
Barce asks in a slightly disbelieving tone.
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded and began to tell Barche the story he had heard from the guide.
Barce, who soon heard the whole story, remained silent for a while, as if summarizing the story he had heard from Kim Joo-hyuk.
And Kim Joo-hyuk, who was looking at Barce like that, recalled once again what he had heard from his former guide earlier.
‘The needle you are holding right now is an object that can send you out of the labyrinth you are in at once as long as you infuse it with magical power. To be precise, it is an item that can send you to the reincarnation center managed by the Lord of the Labyrinth.’
‘And at the same time, if you can use the object as I think to get out of the labyrinth, you can restore the names of those who are now called constellations in your world. Of course, Barce is with you… … If I’m right, maybe I can get my name back.’
‘Of course, that doesn’t mean you can retrieve the names of all constellations. In the first place, there is no way you could find and send down the names of all those in the Great Hollow by yourself.’
‘However, if you do this first and get your name back outside the labyrinth, there is no turning back from then on. The Lord of the Labyrinth will first find out that you escaped out of the Labyrinth and took his name, and he will probably just try to destroy the world.’
‘It’s not much different, is it? No, it’s definitely different. The Lord of the Labyrinth has tried many tricks to kill ‘you’, but she has not tried to destroy the world. Because the name is a waste. But now that he finds out that you stole his name, he won’t hesitate from then on.’
From then on, you will become a very dangerous person who crosses the line set by the Lord of the Labyrinth.
Kim Joo-hyuk recalled the guide’s last words and at the same time remembered her face when she told him to use the gem to find her when she was ready, and then looked at Barce.
“… … .”
Barce held his breath and did not speak for a long time, but then spoke as if everything had been sorted out.
“Indeed, is that why you say it is a declaration of war?”
“Okay, first of all, once you use the compass to steal the name that the Lord of the Labyrinth has, there is no going back from then on.”
“If the Labyrinth Lord just wants to destroy this world… … “I will send down the Tower of Destruction.”
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded at Barce’s words.
“Well, maybe so? First of all, the guide said that from the moment I stop by the reincarnation center and reveal my name, the Lord of the Labyrinth will send down the Tower of Destruction.”
Barce seemed to think about Kim Joo-hyuk’s answer for a moment and then asked.
“Then, from the moment you use that needle, you will be in a fight with the Lord of the Labyrinth?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
Kim Joo-hyuk said that and started explaining the needle that Barche was looking at.
Barce, who had been listening to the story for a while, soon nodded as if he understood.
“So, if you use this needle to go to the reincarnation center, you will only be able to stay there for 5 minutes.”
“They said we would be forced to return after 5 minutes.”
At Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, Barce looked at the needle for a while and nodded as if he understood.
“Certainly, it is even more strange that there are no restrictions on the artifact, which allows you to jump over the walls of the labyrinth and go to the reincarnation center just by using it. No, in this case, I think it would be better to have restrictions.”
“… … After all, in your current state, it would be impossible to control the Labyrinth Pillar by yourself, right?”
Kim Joo-hyuk’s question.
Barce thought about it carefully, then nodded and spoke.
“It would probably be difficult for you now to deal with the Labyrinth Jewel alone.”
“… … Zhong Liquan, do you think the Labyrinth Master is stronger than that guy?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t know how strong the Labyrinth Lord is. If you’re going to ask this, wouldn’t it be better to ask Moo-gwang rather than me? “Because he has some memory in the first place.”
Kim Joo-hyuk frowned and spoke at Barce’s words.
“Maybe I didn’t ask because I didn’t know that? “No matter how much I ask, it doesn’t help much, so I don’t ask.”
“I guess that’s true too.”
Barche, who had seen Kim Joo-hyuk and Moo-gwang talking, had no choice but to nod at his words.
“It would be nice to know how strong the Labyrinth Lord is.”
Kim Joo-hyuk regains his appetite as if he is disappointed.
Barce spoke to him.
“Well, this part is very important, so I can’t talk about it hastily, but I think we can assume that the strength of the Labyrinth Lord is somewhere between Lu Dongbin and Zhong Liquan.”
“… … “If it’s Lu Dongbin and Zhong Liquan, isn’t the difference a bit drastic?”
“It’s really bad, but what can you do? “At this point, it makes the most sense to think that way.”
“That’s true too.”
After hearing Kim Joo-hyuk’s answer, Barce sighed and continued the topic.
“So, when are you going to declare war?”
“… … .”
Kim Joo-hyuk, who was thinking about it and bowed his head slightly in response to Barce’s question, immediately spoke.
“I’ve definitely given it some thought. In the end, unless I kill the Lord of the Labyrinth, won’t those guys from above keep coming down to kill me?”
“yes.”
“And among them, there may be someone like Zhong Liquan who completely surpasses my skills.”
“That’s also true.”
“I don’t know how I’ll get lucky like I did this time, but there’s no way that miraculous things like that will continue to happen, right?”
“what… … yes?”
“therefore.”
Kim Joo-hyuk looks at Barce.
“We’ll start right away, a week from now.”
That’s what he said.
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A room where everything is made of ebony.
There, Migungju sat without saying anything.
“… … .”
Those who met Lord Labyrinth recently could clearly see that he was not in a very good mood at the moment.
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‘… … ‘Why hasn’t a single person come to visit me even though I’ve called?’
The reason was because of the watchman.
warden.
They are basically people who receive requests from the Labyrinth Lords, handle tasks, and take their names in return.
And most of the labyrinth lords are not very pleased with the watchmen.
There are two reasons.
One reason was that the situation in the Labyrinth State was not so good by the time the watchman had to be called.
Another reason was that the cost required to call a watchman and give him a request was too high.
Because of this, most of the Labyrinth Lords do not like the Watchmen very much, but despite this, they do not stop doing business with the Watchmen.
In the end, regardless of whether one likes it or not, the watchman was an unconditionally necessary being from the Labyrinth Lord’s point of view.
And just as the lord of the labyrinth needs a watchman, the watchman also needs the lord of the labyrinth.
First of all, if they listen to the Labyrinth Lord’s request once, they can receive compensation that is considered excessive and even unfair, and that is why most watchmen are very happy to accept the Labyrinth Lord’s request.
however.
“… … .”
He was frowning as if he couldn’t understand why not a single watchman who wanted to receive the Labyrinth Master’s request came to visit.
While he was silently irritated.
“The owner of the labyrinth here said he had a request, so I came here. Am I right?”
A man stepped into the space where the labyrinth pillar was located.
“… … “Are you a watchman?”
“I came looking for a request, of course.”
Migungju looked at the man in front of her.
The first thing that catches your eye is a necklace made from a human skull.
The next thing to be seen was a Zen boat held in his right hand, measuring well over 3 meters in size.
And just by looking at it, Migungju was able to guess the identity of the man who came to her.
“… … “Is it the ghost of the Quicksand River?”
“It’s called that name a lot, too.”
The man called Yusa-ha’s ghost, who was sitting in front of Labyrinth Master, responded to Labyrinth Master’s words like that and immediately looked at him and spoke.
“So, I’d like to hear the request. Is it possible?”
“Of course it is possible.”
Migongju answered like that and soon began to talk to him about the contents of the request, just like in the case of Zhong Liquan.
“If you successfully complete the request, we will exceed 50% of this harvest.”
The man nodded as if he was very satisfied with the tone of Labyrinth Ju’s tone that soon followed.
“Conditions are pretty good. It’s a bit annoying to have three guys to deal with, but it’s not that bad if you think about it. But, something is a little strange.”
“… … “What’s strange?”
Labyrinth’s question.
The ghost of Yusahah looked at him and spoke.
“With such good conditions, why didn’t anyone carry out the request? “It’s a little awkward for me to say this, but I arrived here a little late and I thought someone had already received the request.”
Man’s words.
Migungju tried to answer him.
Ugh-!
“… … “Oh, excuse me for a moment.”
Soon, the man saw that a purple flame was coming into one of the skull necklaces he was wearing around his neck, and he stopped Labyrinth Master’s words and moved his finger.
Ugh-!
As soon as the man moved his finger, the skull, which was emitting purple flames, emitted a large burst of flames and immediately covered the man’s ears with flames.
In that state, the man spoke calmly.
“What’s going on? “I’m at work right now, so if it’s something personal, we’ll talk about it later.”
“Yeah, I’m working now.”
“Well, actually, it was a little late, but we haven’t had any clients yet, so we’re trying to sign a contract first.”
“Don’t even think about getting it.”
A normal conversation.
however.
“… … what?”
Soon the man frowned and asked again, as if he had heard something strange.
Yusahah’s ghost turned his gaze and took a look at the Labyrinth Lord.
Sze-
He quickly looked away and continued talking.
“… … Is that really true? “Isn’t that a lie?”
“Tell me in a little more detail.”
Migungju sensed something strange in the conversation that followed.
But he could only remain silent and wait for the watchman to finish his business.
After some time had passed.
“… … i get it.”
The ghost of Yu Yusa who spoke like that and recovered the flame that covered his ears.
“Labyrinth Lord.”
“Are you done with your business?”
“I’m sorry, but let’s end this story here.”
“What is that?”
“I’m saying I won’t accept requests.”
I got up immediately.
“No, wait… … !”
Labyrinth Lord, who unknowingly summons the ghost of Yu Yusa.
However, he stood up, looked at the Lord of the Labyrinth with slightly trembling eyes, and then turned his back without hesitation.
“Goodbye.”
He disappeared without hesitation.
Migungju was looking at that scene.
“… … .”
With an expression of bewilderment, I could only stare at the place where the ghost had disappeared for a while.
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