Serena and the Mysterious Labyrinth - Chapter 160

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160. The Princess Knows Everything (2)

 

To move to other peaks from the 3rd Layer Transfer Room, you have to take cliffs or ziplines.

 

Serena was worried that Hana and Sesi might be afraid of the ziplines, but it was unnecessary concern.

 

“Kyaaahooou!”

 

“Kyahahaha!”

 

Hana rode the magical zipline while laughing genuinely.

 

Even Sesi, who had been anxious the whole time, let out joyful screams when riding the zipline.

 

She wasn’t too scared when walking on the narrow path either, and crossed the swaying bridge while laughing.

 

‘Am I the only one who’s scared, or are they just fearless?’

 

The Princess’s question was soon answered.

 

“We all learned acrobatics. We can do a little bit of everything.”

 

“Hana unnie specializes in juggling and tightrope walking, and I’m good at unicycling and squeezing my body into boxes! I’m really good at this! Though it wasn’t popular…”

 

“Duri can balance a ball on her nose and cross a tightrope while transformed into a bear. She was removed from the performance list because the rope couldn’t support the bear’s weight.”

 

Though Hana and Sesi were skinny as bones, their grip strength, endurance, and sense of balance were better than ordinary people.

 

“They have some basics. They won’t die from walking, at least.”

 

Olive judged them to have more potential than newcomers who came from plowing fields.

 

“Princess. This place looks good.”

 

“Good. Ying, lure the condors.”

 

Seeing the Labyrinth Condors flying in the nearby sky, Sesi’s face turned as if she was about to vomit.

 

“P-P-P-Princess. I really don’t know how to tame monsters. I’m not lying. It’s for real.”

 

“Just try it once, and if you fail, we’ll retreat. Don’t worry too much.”

 

Sesi made a tearful face and stomped her feet.

 

She couldn’t bring herself to protest to the Princess who was also her benefactor, so she swallowed her complaints.

 

“Princess. Is it really okay if Sesi can’t tame monsters?”

 

“It’s fine. Even if she can’t explore the Labyrinth, there’s plenty of work helping Lavenda in the lobby, so don’t think you’re useless.”

 

Serena avoided the gacha system because there was no guarantee that someone with the life hypothesis she established, common sense, and minimal ethics would be selected, but extra hands were always welcome.

 

Sesi’s frown relaxed a little at the mention of having plenty of odd jobs.

 

“Then. How should I tame them?”

 

The Princess slowly blinked her single eye.

 

‘Why are you asking me that?’

 

Serena turned her gaze to the Guide who had seen monster tamers before.

 

Olive shrugged her shoulders.

 

“How would I know?”

 

Sesi’s smoothed forehead wrinkled again.

 

“You said you saw someone tame monsters! Was that all a lie?”

 

“I did see it, but they never told me the method was a trade secret.”

 

“Then what should I do?”

 

“Try doing it like you would with dogs and cats.”

 

‘Her words are harsh since it’s not her problem.’

 

Unfortunately, the Princess had nothing to tell Sesi either.

 

However, Serena was confident as she looked at the four stars (1 yellow, 2 transparent, 1 gray) floating above Sesi’s bright red hair.

 

“Even if you can’t tame monsters, you have talent superior to others. Even if you don’t know it yet, I do.”

 

Sesi’s pretty face, which had been gloomy the whole time, brightened a little.

 

“Hihi, since the Princess sees me so nicely. It’s really, truly wonderful.”

 

Sesi blushed and twisted her body bashfully, just as she had done in front of Philia.

 

‘No matter how I look at it, she’s not an adult. So the ages on the documents are all fake after all.’

 

Since Sesi’s face was pretty, there was a high possibility that her documented age was manipulated to deceive and sell her as a concubine to wealthy people or nobles.

 

Anyway, Sesi seemed to gain strength from Serena’s well-founded confidence.

 

Sesi stared directly at the Labyrinth Condor with determination burning in her dark blue eyes.

 

“Come here!”

 

If it came just because she told it to come, it wouldn’t be a monster. It would be a neighborhood mutt.

 

But the Labyrinth Condor flying in the sky slowly circled and pointed its beak toward the red-haired girl.

 

Kiiiiiiiiik!

 

And it dove down. It was trying to attack its prey by adding the falling speed to its attack power.

 

“Kyaaaak! Stop! Stooop!”

 

Though a sure-shot archer was standing by, Sesi didn’t know how excellent an archer Ying was.

 

Sesi screamed and hid behind Hana.

 

“Hana unnie! Run quickly!”

 

“Sesi! Open your eyes!”

 

“Run! Run quicklyyyy!”

 

“That’s not it, it seems like you succeeded. The bald bird.”

 

Hana spoke with a dazed expression as if she couldn’t believe what she saw.

 

“The bald bird stopped. I don’t feel any hostility either.”

 

The Labyrinth Condor that had been diving toward the provocative red-haired girl suddenly stopped in mid-air.

 

The Labyrinth Condor maintained its lowered altitude and circled around.

 

Hana said she felt no hostility from the condor.

 

‘She succeeded.’

 

Serena knew of Sesi’s success in a different way.

 

One of the transparent stars above Sesi’s head was filling with yellow color.

 

‘The stars fill and empty depending on the tamed monster.’

 

“Sesi. You have tamed the Labyrinth Condor. Don’t be scared and look at what you’ve accomplished.”

 

“Amazing!”

 

Hana grabbed and hugged her younger sister who was hiding behind her.

 

Sesi looked up at the sky with a bewildered expression while being held in her sister’s arms.

 

She couldn’t believe that someone as small as her had tamed a giant monster that could kick her with one foot.

 

“Come, here?”

 

At Sesi’s hesitant command, the Labyrinth Condor lowered its altitude again.

 

Flap flap.

 

The Labyrinth Condor landed near the Princess’s party, raising dust.

 

Without attacking the party or showing hostility, it groomed its feathers with its beak or lifted its foot to scratch around its neck.

 

“Woah. Wo, woahhh. Wow!”

 

Sesi could only exclaim in amazement, still unable to believe her success.

 

Even Serena, who had been confident after seeing Sesi’s stars, was slightly surprised.

 

‘I didn’t think it would be tamed this easily.’

 

Even in games from her previous life, to tame monsters you had to reduce their health, capture them in special balls, or feed them.

 

Who would have imagined that a condor would actually come with just the words “come here”?

 

While Serena, Hana, and Sesi were greatly surprised, Olive and Ying’s reactions were bland.

 

Ying just kept glaring at the condor without lowering her guard until the end, and Olive had an indifferent face as if she had expected this.

 

“You’re not surprised.”

 

“I didn’t hear the taming method, but I heard that Labyrinth beasts are easy to tame.”

 

Olive grinned.

 

“Because they’re stupid.”

 

“What if they’re stupid. It listens to Sesi.”

 

Hana, curious about seeing a monster up close, approached the condor and reached out her hand.

 

“Hana unnie! That’s dangerous!”

 

“No hostility.”

 

Hana said she felt no hostility at all while stroking the condor’s sharp beak.

 

“Wow, it’s fierce. I’d die instantly if it pecked me.”

 

“It’s really docile, isn’t it?”

 

Sesi, who had been uncertain despite taming it herself, gained courage and extended her hand toward the condor.

 

The condor lowered its head down so Sesi could pet it easily.

 

Sesi’s lips curved upward as she touched the condor’s bald head.

 

“Hehe, I tamed it.”

 

Having been tense throughout the journey to the 3rd layer, the sense of achievement and happiness from succeeding was immense.

 

Sesi openly displayed her overwhelming emotions as she reported to Serena.

 

“Princess! I tamed a monster!”

 

“Yes. Well done.”

 

“You were right, Princess! I do have something I’m good at! I’m not useless!”

 

Sesi spread both arms and flapped them as if she had become a bird herself.

 

“Can I ride it and fly through the sky?”

 

“Well. Birds have poor riding comfort. I recommend not riding them.”

 

The Princess, who had roamed the 5th layer riding a Labyrinth Chicken, gave advice born from experience.

 

Even without actually flying, Sesi’s heart soared as if she were flying through the vast sky.

 

‘With this, I’ll be a huge success even after leaving the labyrinth!’

 

Until falling into the labyrinth, Sesi had lost sleep worrying about her future.

 

She worried about becoming a burden again since she couldn’t sing or dance.

 

But now Sesi had a reliable means of earning her keep.

 

This talent for taming monsters would be useful both inside and outside the labyrinth.

 

And all of this was thanks to the Princess, who had somehow seen through Sesi’s talent.

 

‘Falling into the labyrinth was unlucky and the Leader’s death was scary! But Neet’s illness can be cured and we didn’t die!’

 

“Princess! I’ll work really, really, really, really hard! I’ll tame all the monsters!”

 

Sesi’s eyes shone as if she would tame every Labyrinth Condor flying in the sky.

 

It’s good to dream big.

 

Serena clapped and cheered for Sesi’s dream.

 

***

 

Afterward, Sesi succeeded in taming one more monster.

 

Whether there was a limit to the number of monsters she could tame, two monsters seemed to be the limit she could keep with her.

 

‘But it’s still 2 stars. Quality over quantity seems more important for monsters.’

 

Through various experiments, they confirmed that the monsters Sesi tamed would follow even life-threatening commands like summoned creatures.

 

‘Strong monsters might rebel against this. We need more experiments.’

 

All the important information had been revealed.

 

Deciding to learn the rest slowly, Serena expressed her intention to return to the lobby.

 

“Princess. Do we have to leave them behind?”

 

Sesi, having grown attached to the first monsters she tamed, couldn’t take her eyes off the condor and bat.

 

“Most monsters cannot move between layers, as I understand it.”

 

When Serena looked at the labyrinth explorer, Olive tilted her head.

 

“Well? The Monster Tamer I saw used to carry around the ones he tamed in the labyrinth and switch them out, you know?”

 

Ying, who hadn’t said a word all day, nodded as if vouching for Olive’s statement.

 

“But what are you going to do bringing them along? The lobby’s cramped and messy enough, and these guys will just add more feathers and dander. Don’t these guys have bedbugs and fleas too?”

 

Olive narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

 

“They’re not ‘these guys’! The condor is Con and the bat is Pakbaki! I’ll wash them!”

 

Sesi hugged the Labyrinth Bat, which was lying uncomfortably on the ground instead of the ceiling.

 

“I’ll take care of them! I’ll feed them, wash them, and clean up their poop! I’m not lying, I really will!”

 

Before Serena could speak, Hana beat her to it.

 

“Sesi! Look at the size of these things! They’ll eat enormously and poop hugely, so we can’t take them!”

 

“But! This time was just lucky, and I might not be able to tame any next time!”

 

“The Princess said you have talent! It’ll be fine!”

 

Serena organized her thoughts and stated her conclusion.

 

“Taking both is not allowed. To confirm whether tamed monsters can go to other layers, take only the condor.”

 

‘The bat is not allowed. It’s scary.’

 

The fear left by the pandemic that struck the world in her previous life seemed engraved in her soul, not disappearing even after reincarnation.

 

At the Princess’s stern command, Sesi tearfully bid farewell to Pakbaki.

 

Freed from Sesi’s control, Pakbaki flew away as if relieved and hung upside down from the cave ceiling.

 

“It doesn’t attack even when you release what you’ve tamed? The Monster Tamer I saw killed them instead of releasing them because he didn’t want to get beaten up.”

 

Olive, who hadn’t been surprised when Sesi tamed the monster, was now surprised and opened her round eyes wide.

 

“Hmm~ She must be more talented than that bastard. Wow, I’m jealous.”

 

Olive ruffled the hair of Sesi and Hana, who were small like herself, and stepped into the teleportation room.

 

The Labyrinth Condor safely teleported to the 1st layer following its tamer.

 

Serena calmed the people remaining in the lobby and urged Ying not to let her guard down for safety.

 

‘Now I need to go get those three.’

 

When the Princess selected the 6th layer in the teleportation room, Olive remained in the teleportation room instead of going to the lobby.

 

Ying stopped walking, then hesitantly headed to the lobby at the Princess’s gesture that it was okay.

 

“Aren’t you resting?”

 

“I have something I’m curious about, Princess~”

 

Serena didn’t teleport to the 6th layer and waited for the guide’s question.

 

“Princess, you seemed really confident about the talents of the kids you met this time. Did God tell you that too?”

 

Olive tried to test the Princess for the first time in a while.

 

Serena matched the guide’s impudence with a vague answer.

 

“Well. Which side is the answer you’re hoping for?”

 

“Whether God told you is good, and whether the Princess has good judgment is also good~ What I really want to ask is!”

 

Olive looked up at Serena with her green olive-colored round pupils shining.

 

“What about me? Do I have talent in the Princess’s eyes?”

 

Serena thought of how Olive had been envying Hana and Sesi’s talents all along.

 

‘Those kids are 4 stars even with gray stars broken. She’s 5 stars but doesn’t have equipment.’

 

But this was a thought Serena could have because she could see her party members’ ratings.

 

People often don’t know their own talents, and even when confident in their abilities, sometimes feel anxious.

 

Serena, as the leader of Heuji’s Labyrinth Exploration Team.

 

“Didn’t I tell you.”

 

She answered sincerely to the anxious guide.

 

“You are the best guide I know.”

 

The Princess selected the 6th layer without waiting for the guide’s reaction.

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