Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 55

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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 055

Let you down(3)

Back at the orphanage again.

I placed the pendant on the table. The Director started tearing up as soon as she saw the pendant. Her hands trembling as she covered her face.

“When Roha first came here… this pendant was attached to her ankle.”

A voice tracing the past of a child who had already departed.

The Director is a good person.

Though, not a real person.

“Probably… those young children who left Roha here intended to come back for their child later. With this pendant… they would be able to recognize their own child.”

The heart of a mother, or father, who intended to return to their child someday without fail.

However, it caught the eye of a villain, and the child left this world forever.

[ Quest Complete ]

■300 WP acquired

“That’s enough about the story.”

“Oh, yes. I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking straight…”

The orphanage Director pulled out an envelope from under the drawer and held it out. It contained 10 bills.

“No. Rather than money.”

I had no intention of taking money from the start. I added money to his money. It was half of the bundle of bills I had taken from the criminal’s hideout.

“No, why…?”

“Black tea.”

“…Pardon?”

The orphanage Director’s eyes widened.

I told the orphanage Director.

“I want to buy as much tea leaves as possible, the black tea you said was cultivated in your hometown.”

Rare grade black tea. The first item I’ll take from this world.

Of course, Rare has a very wide spectrum, so there are many Rares that are worse than common items, but tea that can receive a Rare grade is not common.

Additionally, 「Sequence」 is a power that overworks the body, and 「Refinement」 is training that tears circuits apart.

This black tea had the possibility of becoming a healing remedy with no side effects for me.

“Oh… yes. I understand.”

The Director nodded with a pleased expression.

“I’ll get as much as possible for you. The garden is large, after all.”

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[ Labyrinth Exploration NaN achieves 23% viewership in just 3 episodes… highest viewership in 4 years ]

[ Mitamnan ranks #1 on OTT in 43 countries ]

[ New paradigm in labyrinth variety shows ]

[ Exploring Explorers Part 3: Seol Ha-woon, Im Hae-jun, Kim Du-gyeom… ]

Time flowed slowly after Mitamnan episode 3. During this time, Lee Si-ah uploaded Mitamnan posts on the internet. Most of the content was related to Seol Ha-woon.

[ Analysis) Why Seol Ha-woon is right ]

[ Seol Ha-woon meeting a squirrel ]

[ Seol Ha-woon making a mustache with leaves ]

Actually, Seol Ha-woon’s screen time in episode 3 wasn’t that much. It was just that the impact was overwhelming. So Lee Si-ah picked out points that had flashed by momentarily in specific scenes.

Seol Ha-woon chuckling while looking at a squirrel on a tree, his playful gesture of casually bringing a leaf near his nose as if bored, the scene of him sitting on a tree enjoying the breeze, etc. She captured and spread details that lasted about 1-3 seconds as memes.

And finally, the day for episode 4’s broadcast arrived.

Lee Si-ah sat reverently in front of the TV today as well.

┌──Labyrinth Exploration NaN──┐

A brief recap of the previous episode played, and then it was immediately time for loot distribution from the Cargo Dungeon.

─Yoon Hwa-rim: I’ll, I’ll go last. Actually, I’m even embarrassed to receive a share of the loot…

Yoon Hwa-rim chose conscience over loot.

-At least she has some conscience

-If she had been greedy for loot too, that would’ve been truly inhuman

-Ugh. Honestly don’t even want to see her face

-Hahahaha

─Kang Hyeon: What do you think about Seol Ha-woon choosing first?

Kang Hyeon recommended giving Seol Ha-woon priority. It was natural.

─Seol Ha-woon: I’ll take this.

But Seol Ha-woon chose some small feather.

“Why?”

Lee Si-ah tilted her head. The other viewers’ reactions weren’t much different.

-What is that?

-Why choose that

-Looks like an accessory;

-Guess he’s being considerate

-Why though?

-Honestly, the other kids did all the physical labor lol

-Yeah, people like that only feel satisfied when they think they’re right and when they succeed in their mission.

-Rather than who contributed more, seems like he’s measuring who worked harder??

Is that so? The interpretation is better than the dream itself.

Anyway, after all teams finished loot distribution, it was immediately time for mentor evaluation.

First up was Lee Jun-ho’s team.

─Kim Yoon-jun: Lee Jun-ho. I understand you want to show your performance. But it’s also important to match your pace so team members can follow.

─DK: Well, I don’t think it’s Lee Jun-ho’s fault that we can’t keep up with that pace…

A brief clash of opinions between DK and Kim Yoon-jun occurred, and the total score was 368 points.

Kim Yoon-jun 93 points│ DK 98 points │Yoo Yul 82 points│Kim Ji-an 95 points

-What’s with that fat mage?

-Damn, why did they give such a low score without saying a word

-What the hell, are they crazy

-Give us their Instagram address

-No seriously this is ridiculous lol

-82 points;; Lee Junho could have gotten 90 points even if he did it alone;;

Next, it was Kang Hyeon’s team’s turn.

─Kim Yoon-jun: Hmm….

Mentor Kim Yoon-jun smiled as soon as they stepped onto the platform.

─Kim Yoon-jun: There was an unexpected performance from the mage. Sniping the Orc Shaman from a long distance… Is that Mental Visualization you recalled from your military days?

─Seol Ha-woon: Yes. That’s correct.

─Kim Ji-an: He should have been an archer material….

─DK: But. I also think it must have been quite comfortable.

“What’s he saying.”

Lee Si-ah frowned.

DK, there’s a lot of talk that you’re putting on too much attitude lately.

─DK: Well. That’s better than being a burden from below. Still, he provided decisive help from above. That smoke grenade was quite interesting. Though it was too shallow a trick….

Still, Seol Ha-woon and Kang Hyeon received various compliments.

─Kim Yoon-jun: Mage Yoon Hwa-rim?

This was where the highlight began.

Lee Si-ah swallowed. The real-time chat sped up, and various tweets were created in an instant.

─Kim Yoon-jun: You put the team in crisis with drowsy driving.

─Yoon Hwa-rim: I’m sorry….

Yoon Hwa-rim bowed her head deeply with a heavy expression.

─Kim Yoon-jun: This wasn’t something that could be resolved with just saying sorry.

─DK: If it wasn’t a team, it could have been a situation where we kill or be killed.

Lee Si-ah looked at her laptop.

-Agree agree

-Totally agree

-Message hidden due to reports

-It’s not even a maze, just getting pissed off at work too lol

-Won’t she be eliminated?

-Sigh.. But is it really because of drowsy driving? The durability might have just run out.

Yoo Ji-in on screen grabbed the microphone.

─Yoo Ji-in: What does the Escort Team think?

Perhaps thinking of Yoon Hwa-rim, she changed the topic.

─Im Hae-jun: It was difficult, but I think it was a trial we could overcome!

Im Hae-jun’s answer was always energetic. Quite cute.

─Yoo Yul: What about Mage Seol Ha-woon?

Suddenly Yoo Yul asked Seol Ha-woon. Lee Si-ah perked up her ears.

─Seol Ha-woon: I had no particular thoughts.

No particular thoughts. A neutral answer. His expression didn’t change much either.

─DK: None? You should lie in moderation. She’s the person who completely ruined the operation. Soldiers are sensitive about such things.

Mentor DK frowned.

-Dude, do you think they’d call you a total loser to your face? lol

-It is too cruel though..

-What’s cruel, that bitch is what’s cruel

-Haah,, Still, they succeeded, so I wonder if it’s right to corner her like catching a rat.

-Bullshit

-Can’t DK tone down his attitude a bit.

DK puts on airs. Unfortunately, he’s skilled enough to put on airs. He’s a high-ranker warrior recognized even in Murim.

He’s actually in the position of the sharp-tongued judge that exists in any audition, and most participants get intimidated by DK.

But.

─Seol Ha-woon: No. It’s actually the opposite.

Seol Ha-woon is different.

─Seol Ha-woon: If a variable occurs, I simply respond to the variable.

He shows no sign of being intimidated or afraid even in front of DK. He meets DK’s sunglasses with his own eyes. Never avoiding, never backing down. He only responds according to principle.

─DK: Ha, really. Aren’t you trying too hard to look nice?

DK glares at Seol Ha-woon. That gaze looks fierce even through the screen, but Seol Ha-woon is unfazed. He doesn’t even flinch.

─Kim Yoon-jun: Didn’t you feel resentful or anything?

─Kim Ji-an: That’s right. It was just before the operation succeeded.

The mentors including DK seemed to be trying to draw something out of Seol Ha-woon.

─Seol Ha-woon: Why would I resent my team.

Seol Ha-woon answered with a face that truly didn’t understand. It was simply saying that the ‘justification’ for resentment itself didn’t exist.

At the same time, an interview cut was inserted.

──…Mage Yoon Hwa-rim is an elite. You can tell by looking at the formulas she uses.

A scene where Seol Ha-woon speaks his thoughts about Yoon Hwa-rim.

──Those who don’t know mages might not understand, but I do. I know how precise and excellent the formulas Yoon Hwa-rim handles are. Certainly, her abilities as a mage are far superior to mine.

Seol Ha-woon’s voice was low and calm.

──Driving a cart requires a tremendous amount of magic power. It might look easy when you watch, but it’s not.

He wasn’t blindly defending her, nor was he mindlessly shielding her.

He was ‘acknowledging’ his teammate.

──If Yoon Hwa-rim was the driver, then the people in the passenger seats were the rest of the team members.

How difficult a task Yoon Hwa-rim had undertaken, and how they should have helped her.

Seol Ha-woon continued speaking calmly.

──But none of them fulfilled the role of a co-pilot. They couldn’t lighten her burden. I’m simply stating such an obvious fact.

Lee Si-ah found herself smiling without realizing it.

In her mind, the image of the person called Seol Ha-woon had firmly taken root.

──No operation can be made successful by one person alone, nor can it be ruined by one person alone.

Seol Ha-woon doesn’t blame others. He doesn’t curse at others either. He simply carries out his given mission. He simply fulfills his responsibilities.

The ideal mindset of a soldier.

Cool.

Lee Si-ah unconsciously touched her cheeks that had grown warm. The chat window’s reaction was similar.

-Wow;

-He’s become a real person now.

-Fuck, so cool

-How is that 96th place? The mentors’ eyes are wrong.

-Ah.. I think I’ll become a fan if I watch more, I just won’t watch

-For real, totally agree. Kids mindlessly cursing Yoon Hwa-rim seem to live without brains. Cart driving is fucking hard lol but what would you guys know

-Going to vote starting today

-Sigh; looks like I’m going to become a fan for no reason;;

Again, it returned from the interview cut to the mentor evaluation.

Seol Ha-woon looked at each mentor one by one and continued speaking.

─Seol Ha-woon : To say it’s only one person’s fault, there were three other people on that cart.

The eyes of the mentors facing Seol Ha-woon showed various expressions.

Warrior Kim Yoon-jun was smiling, Warrior DK let out a light sigh, and Yoo Ji-in seemed somehow indifferent.

─Seol Ha-woon : If just one of the four… no, including myself who was watching from above, if just one of the five had come to their senses, it could have been corrected immediately. Therefore, it’s everyone’s fault.

And then…

[ To be continued shortly.]

[ What chicken today? BTOBTOQ Chicken! ]

“Ah. Really!”

Another commercial right away. Lee Si-ah frowned deeply, but the crunchy chicken looked delicious. Come to think of it, she hadn’t eaten dinner today.

“….”

She quietly picked up her smartphone.

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