Serena and the Mysterious Labyrinth - Chapter 106

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106. You Shouldn’t Curse Carelessly (1)

When they woke up, someone was dead.

The first to discover it was Lavenda.

After finishing breakfast preparations, she went to wake those still sleeping and discovered the prince was dead.

“Hic. I shook him lightly, but strangely his body was cold and stiff! Sob sob!”

“Miss Potpourri, you must have been very scared and shocked. Come, let me hold you in my arms.”

While everyone was asleep, Prince Willow had been found as a cold corpse.

Count Randy turned pale, and everyone else was shocked as well.

Grey checked the prince’s pulse with a face dry as dust, unable to find any moisture. Then he struck the ground next to the corpse with his fist.

“Will! How! How could you go before me!”

At Prince Willow’s sudden death, Serena pressed her forehead.

She had been planning various things to show those Empire bastards a lesson, but now she had to scrap all her plans.

‘What should I do? Should I save him?’

She couldn’t regress just because one person died. Then wouldn’t Krom, whose body was in the lobby tomb while his soul wandered the labyrinth, find it unfair?

Seraph? Originally, among school ties, regional ties, and blood ties, blood ties are the best.

‘I’m going to save my own sibling. If you have complaints, you regress too.’

Besides, Prince Willow was an Empire bastard who was trying to give Serena sweet potatoes.

As Serena hid her complicated thoughts with a troubled expression, she heard a child’s wailing.

“Will! Sob!”

Hearing Grey’s sorrowful cry at losing his young blood relative, Serena’s heart ached.

‘Let me check the cause of death first.’

If he was murdered, she would have to regress and prevent the crime.

Serena determined the cause of the prince’s death.

“So? How did he die?”

“He was healthy until yesterday when he went to the restroom with me! Oh, could it be?”

“Could it be? Do you have a suspicion?”

Grey, who had been striking the ground in front of Prince Willow, glared at Ralph with bloodshot eyes.

Ralph, afraid of being misunderstood as the prince’s killer, hurriedly told the rest of the story.

“After relieving himself on the way back, his foot slipped and he fell backward. It seemed he hit his head, so I suggested we return to the lobby and treat it with a potion. But he said when he fell fighting the dryad, it hurt, but this time he didn’t fall hard… It didn’t hurt much and since everyone was sleeping, he could be treated tomorrow…”

Hearing this, Grey quickly turned over the prince’s corpse. There was a huge bump on the back of his head.

Grey caressed the swollen bump with his small hand, his shoulders shaking.

“You stupid fool. Why do you consider others when you’re a prince? Even a slight bump to the head can be dangerous! You hit it twice and left it untreated!”

‘The cause of death doesn’t feel like someone else’s business.’

Serena had died by slipping on white paint while crossing a crosswalk wearing Crocs on a rainy day, hitting her head on the curb.

Serena died instantly, but Prince Willow seemed fine at first, then died in his sleep due to internal bleeding or other problems.

‘Fortunately, I saved before the prince went to the restroom.’

If she had saved after the prince fell, she would have had to urgently treat him.

‘It would be troublesome to conquer the 4th Layer and 5th Floor again.’

“Will! Sob sob. How happy I was the day you were born, yet you make that joyful heart ache like this!”

‘I’ll save you, so stop crying!’

Serena asked Ying to kill her.

‘Since I’m dead anyway, should I ask about the oracle?’

Serena decided to resolve her curiosity before leaving.

“It’s better not to speak of the gods’ affairs.”

But the Minotaur God, reading Serena’s thoughts, completely blocked the question.

Serena had no choice but to ask something else.

“I’ve collected 10 death coins with this death, so if I draw 10 times at once, do you give benefits like guaranteed 5-star or one free draw?”

The Minotaur God smiled warmly and shook his head.

‘How petty.’

Among the countless cultures Serena encountered in her previous life, she should have known from when they applied a gacha system without flashy effects or sound effects.

“What about a draw that compresses 10 draws into one and guarantees 3-star or above? Isn’t that fine? I really think it’s good.”

“Hoho. If there’s another child caught up in the labyrinth next time, I’ll try applying it.”

“No, couldn’t you apply it now instead of later?”

Despite her pleading, Serena opened her eyes in front of the ugly statue.

Except for the night watch, everyone was preparing to sleep.

‘Now what should I do?’

Kindly warn Prince Willow to be careful when walking?

That would be providing ammunition to those vile Empire bastards who were constantly looking for opportunities to pair the prince with Serena.

Serena called Ralph, who would go to the restroom with the prince tonight.

“You must be tired from conquering two layers in a row, but would you be okay standing night watch?”

“I’m fine! Princess, please rest well!”

“Good. Still, if anything happens, don’t hesitate about waking others—report it immediately or handle it. Don’t endure small wounds either, treat them right away. We don’t need to save potions anymore. Small wounds left untreated become big wounds.”

“Yes, understood.”

Serena pretended to give in to her maid’s urging that she must be tired and should sleep quickly, lying down on her blanket.

Her tired body fell asleep quickly, but perhaps because she was worried about what would happen in the night, she woke to small sounds she hadn’t heard before the regression.

“Moving around noisily and waking others would be troublesome. I’m fine.”

“No. I saw you hit your head first when you fell. Please apply the potion and sleep.”

“We should save potions too, hmm.”

“What’s wrong?”

“It seems I injured the inside of my head. There’s a high-grade potion here, so please apply this again.”

“Gasp! Are you alright? Should I wake Count Randy?”

“Mark’s high-grade potion should be sufficient.”

Prince Willow applied more high-grade potion to his head and lay down. Serena closed her half-open eyes.

‘Without a doctor, if you die after applying potion, that’s also your fate.’

Fortunately, it wasn’t Prince Willow’s time to die yet, as he was walking around the lobby in perfect condition.

He had woken before Serena and finished his morning wash, his face bright.

“Washing with hot spring water makes the skin smooth, which is nice. If only the restroom were different, it would be even better to stay here.”

The princess felt relieved and pretended to offer morning prayers while touching the statue.

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With Prince Willow added, the number of people gathered in the lobby became nine. Fortunately, food was plentiful.

After finishing breakfast, Ralph took out something he had forgotten.

It was chocolate that came as a reward from the treasure chest.

“Hehe, I saved everyone’s portions.”

Ralph smiled brightly as he first handed chocolate to Grey, the youngest.

“Wow! Chocolate! Thank you, Brother Ralph!”

Children love sweets. Grey immediately put the chocolate in his mouth like a trained AI.

Next was Countess Randy. Philia was pleased with the high-quality chocolate made with chocolatier techniques and ate it right away.

“Mmm~ So sweet.”

Ralph’s fingers, who had been happily distributing chocolate, stopped.

“Huh?”

There was one chocolate left, but there were two people who needed to receive chocolate.

This was because Prince Willow had been added to the lobby.

“I’m fine.”

Lavenda, understanding the situation, immediately stepped back. Prince Willow waved his hand.

“No, I’m the one who’s fine. Give the chocolate to Miss Lavenda. I don’t particularly like chocolate.”

“No, I’m really fine. Please give it to the prince.”

The kind-hearted young boy wrinkled his freckled face and blamed himself.

“It’s my fault. I ate two of them!”

If Ralph said that, what would that make Serena, who also ate two?

“If you’re both okay, then I’ll. Ugh.”

Serena didn’t understand the context of “okay” and elbowed the maid in the ribs as she tried to reach for the chocolate.

“Since we can eat honey from now on, we don’t need to make such extreme sacrifices.”

“Honey?”

Honey. Delicious to eat and good for skin care, often used during massages. Just hearing about it brought color to Lavenda’s face.

“Since we’re talking about it, how about we go get some honey now and spread it on bread for lunch? What do you say? With the Princess here, we can go quickly.”

Coincidentally, the place where honey flowed was close to the 5th Layer Transfer Room.

Serena stood up, both to end the chocolate sacrifice competition and to gather plenty of honey for storage.

“I’ll go too.”

Prince Willow stepped forward, saying he would also go. For reference, Prince Willow had introduced himself as a magic swordsman who could use both magic and swordsmanship.

‘A magic swordsman but only 3-star?’

He uses both magic and sword, yet he’s not even 4-star but the same level as Ralph?

Moreover, the prince’s three stars were his limit. There was no room for further growth.

‘As expected. He’s a magic swordsman for a reason. Weak.’

To Serena, who knew dual swords and magic swordsmen as symbols of weakness, the prince’s stars reinforced her prejudice.

Thus, a honey expedition team was formed on the spot. The expedition team took containers for honey and moved to the teleportation room.

Light from the magic circle enveloped the honey expedition team and then disappeared. They had arrived at the 5th Floor.

Prince Willow still seemed incredulous, letting out a bewildered breath.

The Guide stuck one foot outside the teleportation room, then instead of going out, rubbed the grass with his toes.

All members of the honey expedition team stayed in the teleportation room without scattering.

“I was worried we’d be forcibly disbanded even after defeating the Stratum Boss. The gimmick is gone. Thank goodness~ Olive was a bit scared!”

Olive was genuinely relieved and then guided the expedition team to the land where honey flowed.

The Stratum Boss of the 5th Floor had a separate Leader’s Chamber like the formidable enemy and Floor Bosses.

Upon entering the Layer Captain’s Room, the sweet scent of honey wafted thickly. It was so sweet it was dense enough to make one dizzy.

“Mmm~ Sweet!”

Just smelling it made her feel sweetness in her mouth, and Olive was delighted.

Around the giant beehive where the Stratum Boss had been, there were numerous beehives packed full of honey.

Count Randy smiled contentedly as he stored the beehives in his previously emptied subspace.

“Beeswax has many uses.”

“Honey has many uses too!”

The honey expedition team filled their respective containers with beehives and honey.

The hexagonal structures were bursting with honey, and just making a small cut at the entrance and tilting it caused golden, transparent honey to flow out in streams.

“I’ll spread lots of honey on bread and eat it! I’ll make jerky with honey too!”

Olive’s greed grew increasingly.

“It would be nice if we had butter too! Princess~ Next time, try asking for something like a fountain that flows with milk. Okay?”

Rather than having to fetch it, she could upgrade the fountain to make milk flow.

Serena currently possessed 14 shop coins.

Investing 10 coins to upgrade the fountain could make milk flow, but.

‘Wouldn’t it be better to buy a tree that grows cheese instead?’

With 10 coins, she could buy a tree that grows various cheeses.

Cheese requires special bacteria, has complex production processes, and needs skilled craftsmen and time, so buying a cheese tree would be better than upgrading the fountain.

‘Milk is more versatile though. The lobby people can make butter well enough. But cheese. Cheese is delicious too.’

Eating freshly baked bread topped with butter and honey. Eating well-seasoned grilled chicken breast topped with plenty of cheese.

Perhaps because these were familiar tastes, saliva flowed as if her salivary glands had exploded.

‘Get a grip, Serena. Dairy products are a luxury.’

Butter, cheese. All of these were luxuries for humans trapped in the Labyrinth.

Having completed their diet with carbohydrates from bread, protein from Labyrinth monsters, and other nutrients from fruits and herb gardens, shop coins should be used for Labyrinth conquest.

‘But fat is important too, isn’t it?’

Serena’s intense dietary deliberation was.

“Ugh!”

“Gasp, Your Highness!”

“I’m fine, just got stung a little… Huff!”

“Lord Willow! Here’s an antidote!”

“The antidote isn’t working? Is the prince dying? Huh?”

Interrupted when Prince Willow suddenly collapsed.

Serena looked at the fallen prince with a heavy heart.

The prince was swollen like someone who had been stung hundreds of times by bees. The swelling was so severe that his handsome face was unrecognizable.

“Grrugh!”

The prince naturally couldn’t breathe.

“Why isn’t the antidote working? Lord Willow!”

‘Anaphylactic shock. Is that it?’

Since he suddenly collapsed after being stung by Labyrinth Wasps remaining in the beehive, Serena’s guess was probably correct.

‘But he’s swelling too quickly. Is this normal, or is he reacting more severely because Labyrinth Wasp venom is more toxic?’

She understood the cause of his collapse but didn’t know how to treat it.

Going to the emergency room when swollen from bee stings was the extent of Serena’s medical knowledge.

‘Even antidotes are useless.’

Prince Willow died before the honey expedition team’s eyes. It was a short life that lasted about 5 hours longer than before.

Serena was so dumbfounded she pressed her forehead.

‘Should I save him?’

A life already saved once after death – saving him once more wouldn’t be difficult, but it felt strange.

‘Sigh. Right. The prince did nothing wrong, so I’ll save him just this once more.’

Serena gestured to Ying and died.

‘We can get honey later, or just leave the prince behind.’

That this was an extremely careless thought. Serena realized this when she saw the prince being dragged away by a crocodile in the 6th Layer Sewers.

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