Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 194

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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 194

Still life(10)

Esmos Civilian Ship

─Julione: Are you guys going back now too? To where you originally were?

Mitamnan Group Viewing Hall. Lee Si-ah and Seol Ha-woon’s fans are watching the live broadcast with somewhat cozy feelings.

─Seol Ha-woon: Yes. We’re going back.

─Im Hae-jun: …Captain. Where do you think that place is?

─Julione: Well. Probably another world, I think?

─Im Hae-jun: …Wh, what?

─Julione: At the very least, it must be a world where magic science technology is more advanced than ours. That’s why 50 people could come all at once.

People were startled.

─Julione: The reason is probably because of this mothership’s materials. Materials that we absolutely cannot handle right now. Perhaps… did you guys come from the future?

It was a magnificent wild guess.

─Im Hae-jun: …Haha.

Im Hae-jun gives a bitter smile.

─Im Hae-jun: We came from a very distant place. That’s all.

─Julione: …I see. That must be it.

[ The labyrinth will end in 10 minutes. ]

[ Please prepare. ]

Seol Ha-woon and Im Hae-jun each gauge the situation.

─Julione: I guess it’s farewell?

Julione noticed those signs.

─Seol Ha-woon: Yes. Please go ahead.

─Julione: Alright. Take care.

─Robot: Agent Seol Ha-woon. Farewell.

Seol Ha-woon shakes hands with Julione and Robot.

A brief encounter, and an even briefer farewell. Lee Si-ah feels sad for some reason.

─Julione: …I hope we’ll have a chance to meet again later.

─Seol Ha-woon: ….

Seol Ha-woon doesn’t answer.

Because he doesn’t say empty words.

-Answer her!

-Tell them you’ll meet again ㅠㅠㅠ

-He really doesn’t say words he doesn’t mean, not even 1%.

─Julione: Take care.

─Seol Ha-woon: Yes. Farewell. Thank you.

Seol Ha-woon said “thank you.”

-Conversely, it means everything Seol Ha-woon says is sincere.

-Malolham.. the more I see him, the more he’s a new person..

-Stop being so delusional ㅠㅠ You’re reading way too much into every little thing ㅠㅠ

Afterwards, Seol Ha-woon walks through the Esmos ship and suddenly spots Lee Jun-ho.

He’s alone. Sitting in the lobby, lost in deep thought.

Seol Ha-woon sits down next to him.

─Seol Ha-woon: I’m sorry about what happened.

─Lee Jun-ho: About what?

─Seol Ha-woon: Killing you without warning.

─Lee Jun-ho: …Hah.

Lee Jun-ho lets out a hollow laugh and shakes his head.

─Lee Jun-ho: It’s okay. I don’t mind. Hyung… you’d always do that anyway.

─Seol Ha-woon: Always?

─Lee Jun-ho: Yes. Even if it had been hyung’s comrade, you would have done the same thing.

─Seol Ha-woon: I would have.

Seol Ha-woon definitely would.

Even if it were a former comrade, if he had to kill them. If a situation came where he had to…

─Lee Jun-ho: That’s why it’s okay. Just, don’t change. There’s nothing more annoying than people who suddenly change… But what’s that toy? You’re carrying it around like some sacred relic.

─Seol Ha-woon: My loot.

─Lee Jun-ho: …A baby? That thing?

─Seol Ha-woon: Yeah. I’m taking it. Home.

-You’re right, it’s actually kind of cute lol

-Seol Ha-woon actually wants to keep a companion by his side

-Somehow it’s heartbreaking

-He really looks lonely.

Seol Ha-woon is also human. Not a robot. Not an emotionless psychopath.

Perhaps that’s exactly why he chooses to be alone even more.

Whiiiiiii──-.

The sound of wind rushing in. A mysterious current clings to all the explorers’ bodies.

One by one, they are transported back to their original world.

…And.

Micro Spaceship A0391-BIOLA

─Julione : Stabilization complete. Engine status is perfect too. What about the warp route?

─Robot : I have calculated it.

It’s Julione and Robot.

Like a post-credits scene, the camera shows them inside the micro spaceship.

─Julione : Then I should grill some steak and eat.

Julione takes out a steak kit and puts it in the microwave.

─Julione : Robot. Let’s eat and play some card games.

─Robot : Hehe.

Robot smiles meaningfully as he turns to look at Julione.

─Julione : What are you laughing at?

─Robot : You won’t be able to win this time either.

─Julione : Shut up. We’ll see when we play.

Soon Julione sits at the dining table with the meat. Robot also sits across from him and connects a battery to his body.

Suddenly, Julione mutters.

─Julione : They must have gone well, right?

Robot answers.

─Robot : Yes. They must have gone well.

─Julione : …Right.

Julione nods while looking at space outside the glass window.

─Julione : Let’s go well too. What’s important is the direction. If we’re lucky, we might meet again.

What’s important is the direction.

─Robot : Yes. I understand.

The camera pulls away. It captures the final scene in a long shot of a small spaceship flying somewhere and the vast expanse of space.

-Ah why is this so touching

-It really feels like a farewell.

-Fucking hell production team bastards stop glorifying Labyrinth People don’t make me cry

-ㅠ퓨ㅠㅠ

-Hah.. Re-release this in theaters too

-Really fucking insane god season..

So this is how it ends.

Lee Si-ah is about to get up with an empty feeling in her heart.

The next day, Dormitory

“Huh? There’s more!”

Awesome. I quickly sit down and look up at the screen again.

─Seo Ji-woo : Haaaam…?

Seo Ji-woo yawns as she comes outside, then stops.

─Seo Ji-woo : Huh?

There’s a toy truck in front of the corridor vending machine.

It wiggles its rear bumper while extending its robot arm to get three cans of drinks.

Clunk. Clunk. Clunk.

─Seo Ji-woo : T, Truck?!

Whoa. Seo Ji-woo’s arm bends strangely as if struck by lightning.

This will definitely become a meme later.

Then, Truck turns around.

─Seo Ji-woo : It really is Truck?! H, how are you here?!

Seo Ji-woo makes a fuss as she approaches.

─Seol Truck : What.

─Seo Ji-woo : …Huh?

It’s Seol Ha-woon. The name written in the subtitles is also Seol Truck.

Everyone laughs.

-What the hell is a salt truck lmaooo

-For real lol he’s already playing around with that thing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-For real, that guy is completely unpredictable lol

─Seo Ji-woo : …What.

Truck flashes its headlights.

─Seo Ji-woo : Ah shit. That’s blinding.

─Seol Truck : What.

─Seo Ji-woo : …What do you mean what.

─Seol Truck : What.

─Seo Ji-woo : What do you mean what.

─Seol Truck : What.

─Seo Ji-woo : What do you mean what. That truck thing.

-ㅋㅋㅋ They’re both cute

-These two really have sibling moments

-Aren’t they just real siblings?

─Seol Truck : What do you mean what. It’s loot.

Screech screech. Truck does a triple axel as if showing off its body.

─Seo Ji-woo : …You brought that? Wasn’t the coin expensive?

─Seol Truck : 150,000 coins.

─Seo Ji-woo : Wow, that’s really expensive. That’s S-rank mercenary price.

─Seol Truck : It’s that useful.

─Seo Ji-woo : That thing?

─Seol Truck : …That thing?

Truck turns its wheels diagonally as if displeased. It looks ready to cause a traffic accident.

─Seo Ji-woo : Oh oh. It looks good.

─Seol Ha-woon : It’s not that it looks good, it is good. Normally when I got thirsty, I would have had to come all the way down from Back Mountain to here to buy from a vending machine. And I limp too. But look.

He operates the robot arm to place a can of beverage in the cargo bay.

─Seol Truck : How’s that.

─Seo Ji-woo : You could just buy it beforehand before going to Back Mountain.

A very, very cold observation.

─Seol Truck : ….

Seol Truck continues with an expression of holding back its dissatisfaction.

─Seol Truck : The maximum speed reaches 120km/h, and it can carry up to 400kg. It’s no different from a micro military machine.

─Seo Ji-woo : Oh~ Worth the 150,000. I’m jealous.

─Seol Truck : I’m going.

Rattle rattle rattle rattle rattle.

Truck leaves Seo Ji-woo.

Rattle rattle rattle rattle rattle.

It climbs the mountain road and reaches the main body Seol Ha-woon sitting at the end.

─Seol Ha-woon : ….

Seol Ha-woon looks at that truck. He stares at it intently.

Is it because the truck seems like it might move at any moment? Is it because it seems like it might say something like Julione?

─Seol Ha-woon : …Thank you.

He says thank you to the truck he controlled himself, then picks up the beverage from the cargo bay and gulps it down.

He’s soaked in sweat so it looks like some advertisement, but it’s strangely sad. Maybe it’s because the background music is quite lyrical.

-Why is it so sad though

-Mal-ol-haem seems to have lingering feelings too

-Seol Ha-woon is human after all.

-A bit sad..

-That makes sense for Seol Ha-woon. It’s damn hard to find companions that meet his standards, and it happened to be a Labyrinth Person.

Suddenly, Seol Ha-woon looks up at the sky.

The daytime sky.

It’s daytime, but stars are visible.

What is he trying to find in those stars? What is he thinking of?

Soon the camera closes up on the pure white star….

[To be continued next week]

Yoo Ji-in : Shall we go to the next labyrinth now?

It’s next week’s preview.

Yoo Ji-in is trying to guide the explorers to the next labyrinth, when suddenly Im Hae-jun starts trembling rattle rattle rattle.

Im Hae-jun : Ah boss, this really doesn’t seem right…. The outfit… looks like a grim reaper….

Grim reaper. The outfit certainly looks like that.

Yoo Ji-in : Everyone, here. There are Forty-Five Rooms….

The explorers enter inside.

The interior is like, a shaman’s room.

Lee Jun-ho : Ah this can’t be… a horror special?

First Lee Jun-ho looks around the interior while running his hand through his hair.

Im Hae-jun : Kyaaaaaaah!

Im Hae-jun lets out a scream.

Yoon Hwa-rim : Wow. Interesting.

Yoon Hwa-rim touches the sacred rope and folding screen with a completely fearless face.

Im Hae-jun : Kyaaaaaaaah!

Im Hae-jun lets out a scream.

Kang Hyeon : This place… what the hell is it?

Kang Hyeon mutters something meaningful.

Im Hae-jun : Kyaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Im Hae-jun lets out a scream.

Surprisingly, all these screams are from different scenes.

Seol Ha-woon: Hmm….

As Seol Ha-woon investigates the room while leaning on his walking stick, suddenly.

Hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

A ghost appears. A terrifyingly hideous purple face.

Everyone in the theater hall was startled and screamed in terror.

Seol Ha-woon: Oh, hello.

Seol Ha-woon remains completely calm and composed.

Next is Im Hae-jun again.

He breaks out in cold sweat while examining the interior.

Hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

Im Hae-jun: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

The preview ended with Im Hae-jun fainting, but the most important part still remained.

[Weekly Vote Rankings]

1. Seol Ha-woon

2. Kang Hyeon.

The moment this week’s voting results were announced.

The moment Seol Ha-woon’s name was displayed prominently in first place.

Waaaaaaah!!!

The theater hall filled with cheers. Heat, passion, and joy filled the air. All the fans waved the pure white light sticks they had brought.

Lee Si-ah also covered her mouth with both hands.

For some reason, it was an overwhelming emotion.

* * *

│The person you know as Seol Ha-woon.│

│Let’s learn about his background that we don’t know.│

│Jemallot is even more attractive because we can’t know its end…│

Articles about Seol Ha-woon are being uploaded like crazy.

Is it to commemorate Seol Ha-woon’s first place?

Kim A-rang was reading with a big smile and came out to the monitoring room.

“What? Where did everyone go?”

But no one was there. Not a single staff member or writer was around, it was completely empty—

Pop!

Fanfare burst out. Suddenly PDs and writers appeared from behind the corridor.

“Happy birthday~”

Happy birthday~ Dear PD Kim A-rang~ Happy birthday.

Kim A-rang let out a hollow laugh at the sudden birthday party.

“Ah, don’t do this.”

“Come on, you like it~”

“I don’t celebrate birthdays. I don’t even remember ever celebrating one.”

“Just accept it when we’re trying to give it to you.”

Im Hyeong-uk held out a cake to Kim A-rang. Kim A-rang roughly took it and looked at Im Hyeong-uk’s monitor.

“You were watching Ji-woo?”

“Yeah. This time it’s not Seol Ha-woon, this kid is the main character. I’m 100% certain. She just made a ton of money again….”

* * *

Life Game LIFE GAME

“…2 million caring?

Appraisal shop. Seo Ji-woo had the coin she picked up from the ground on the trail appraised.

The appraiser continued with an excited face.

“Yes. It’s a very precious royal gold coin, and if you look here. The image is stamped twice, overlapping.”

It’s just one gold coin, but they say it’s worth 1 million caring. It’s much more expensive because it’s a defective coin or something.

“Oh, that’s great.”

“….”

Watching this absurd situation blankly, witnessing this damn scene where the world seems to show favoritism, Im Hae-jun suddenly had a fit.

“How does this make sense?!!!!!”

Damn it! Damn it!

It’s unbearable injustice.

Even though he plans to rob her later, this is too much. Why is the world only this kind to Seo Ji-woo?

Im Hae-jun threw down this damn cursed A-frame carrier.

“I carry this much luggage and only get 30,000 caring! How does a coin being worth 2 million make sense?!! I quit! I quit!”

“…I was going to give you a percentage this time.”

At those words, Im Hae-jun froze stiff.

“Uh….”

“You said you wanted this. I was going to give it to you instead of selling it.”

Seo Ji-woo picked up a quite rare horn bow. The item Im Hae-jun had been coveting all along.

Then Im Hae-jun came to his senses.

Fumbling around. He picked up the items he had dropped and placed them on the counter.

Fumbling around. He put the A-frame carrier back on his shoulders and smiled sheepishly.

“Sister~ Shall I massage your shoulders~?”

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