Serena and the Mysterious Labyrinth - Chapter 280

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280. Olive’s Life Wisdom

Startled Seraph gasped like a goldfish lacking oxygen. In a state of shock, he looked at the Guide prostrating before him and shouted.

“Assassination! This criminal tried to kill me!”

Seraph thrashed about wildly, trying to stab Olive right in the center of her neck with his dagger.

“Aaah! Your Highness, wait!”

Startled Low grabbed Seraph. Even knowing the Prince was trying to stab her neck with the dagger, Olive didn’t move and bowed her head, pleading.

“Really! It was truly a mistake! I didn’t do it on purpose! The Princess is my witness! I swear on my sister!”

“Let go! Let me go! This assassin tried to kill me!”

“I’m wronged! How could I have known it would spin back in that direction! But I really did wrong!”

From Olive’s perspective, it must have been truly chilling. The Guide prostrated flat on the ground, sincerely apologizing. Of course, she did defend herself.

“I didn’t know the dagger would spin like that. I truly didn’t know. It absolutely wasn’t intentional, and I had no murderous intent when I threw the dagger. From this incident, I learned that a dagger that leaves my hand can move independently of my will! I will never carelessly throw a dagger again!”

Though the excuse came first, it was a decent apology that even promised to prevent recurrence.

“I must kill her now!”

Of course, from Seraph’s perspective, having survived by a hair’s breadth, it was nothing but a pathetic excuse.

“Ah, Your Highness! It was a mistake! A mistake!”

“Even if it was a mistake, if someone had died, punishment must be given! Guards! Kill that person immediately!”

Seraph made a logical argument. Since he wasn’t a cockroach, his intelligence seemed to have increased from nearly dying.

Low, who had been restraining Seraph, lifted him up entirely. With his upper body restrained, Seraph kicked toward Olive.

It was a kick that wouldn’t reach due to the distance, but Olive deliberately crawled forward to get hit by Seraph’s kick. Thwack!

The Prince’s fairly strong kick struck Olive’s head. Olive’s head snapped back then returned to position. Her will to take all of the Prince’s kicks was evident.

Perhaps uncomfortable with having kicked a smaller woman’s head, the excited and thrashing Seraph gradually calmed down.

Similarly, Serena’s heart, which had been beating like crazy, also calmed down. Serena covered her face with her hand on her forehead, hiding her expression that must have revealed all her emotions.

‘That guy walks the line between life and death even in the safe lobby. A sunfish really doesn’t go anywhere.’

She couldn’t tell if his luck was good or bad.

Her brother playing hopscotch on the boundary between life and death was very harmful to Serena’s heart health.

“Let go.”

Sensing the Prince had calmed down, the Mysterious Stranger released his restraint.

Seraph walked over to Olive, who still had her forehead pressed to the ground. With a face full of all the world’s irritation and complaints, he curtly commanded.

“I’ll give you a chance to make excuses. Confess.”

“Thank you!”

The dagger the Guide had thrown had already teleported from the wooden wall and was floating beside Olive. Olive explained the situation with her hands pressed to the ground so as not to provoke the Prince.

“Because of that magical tool from that strange treasure chest?”

“Yes! It was truly an unfortunate accident! Everyone is a witness!”

Seraph grabbed the dagger floating beside Olive. The Prince looked at the magical tool attached to the dagger with eyes full of interest, then let go of the dagger.

The dagger didn’t fall but returned to Olive’s side. Seraph personally bent down to pick up the dagger again.

“Good. Death would be fitting, but since it wasn’t intentional, I’ll forgive your crime in exchange for receiving this dagger and magical tool.”

“Hehe, well that. That dagger isn’t mine. I borrowed it.”

Finally lifting her forehead from the ground, Olive smiled benevolently while pointing at the Archer.

“The magical tool isn’t mine either. It belongs to the Princess.”

When was it that her eyes rolled back upon seeing how to use the magic magnet and she claimed it was hers? The Guide confirmed Serena as the owner of the magic magnet.

“And this is stuck to the dagger so it won’t come off. Huh? It comes off?”

Olive was startled while scratching at the magic magnet attached to the dagger. Even after attaching it to the dagger once and removing it, the magic magnet’s adhesive power remained.

It was detachable!

Seraph boldly demanded.

“Two came out, right? Give me half.”

Was this a prince or a robber? Originally, from a modern perspective, royalty collecting taxes were daylight robbers, but Seraph was particularly bad with his robber mentality.

Serena pressed her temples while defending the magic magnets.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. These are all mine.”

The magic magnets were truly precious treasures worthy of being called labyrinth treasures, following the Chicken Golem.

Though they couldn’t be used for retrieving thrown weapons, just having both hands free opened up many possibilities.

Also, though it needed testing, they could be useful when attached to other items like bags.

‘Even though two came out, you need a pair to use them, so there are only 10 sets. It’s not even enough to give to all the 1st and 2nd assault teams.’

But ants swarm to good-looking cake. Whether seeking compensation for the absurd life crisis he felt, Seraph didn’t give up.

“I discovered that chest. So I have ownership rights too.”

“Me! If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have known how to use it, so I want one too!”

“Wouldn’t having something like that be convenient?”

“It would be perfect attached to a wallet.”

“Neet finds her staff heavy, so it would be good to attach it there.”

“Cough, I’m fine.”

Even the Number Siblings’ eyes lit up seeing the magic magnets. If they were here, the Priests, Alchemist, and Imperial Knight would also reveal their greed for these treasures.

Meanwhile, the Guide, who should have claimed ownership by mentioning the employment contract, was quiet. It seemed she was restraining herself, thinking if ownership was recognized, Seraph would immediately steal it.

Serena calmed the people excited over the treasure.

“Listen, everyone. I understand your desire to have this treasure, but isn’t there something more important than personal greed? This treasure must be used for conquering the labyrinth.”

Among the remaining team, only Grey coveted the magic magnets. The rest of the remaining team all agreed with the Princess’s words.

“So we must establish priorities for distributing the treasure. First, things that must not be lost.”

“My subspace bag.”

Whether his intelligence really increased from nearly dying, Seraph said something correct.

Since Serena had unsealed the deep treasure chest, ownership of the magic magnets belonged to Serena. But to refuse would be problematic since Seraph’s subspace bag was the lifeline of her brother’s party.

Serena reluctantly handed over one pair of magic magnets.

“I’ll also set aside Count Randy’s portion in advance.”

Two pairs of magic magnets found their purpose.

“I think Count Alpha absolutely needs them too. And…”

People stretched their necks to get into the Princess’s field of vision, which was half as limited as others’.

‘Ralph has two swords and carries them in sheaths without inconvenience, so he’s excluded. We just confirmed they can’t be used for throwing weapons, so Olive is excluded too. Ying is.’

The Taciturn Archer also seemed to covet the magic magnets, raising her right hand high to catch the Princess’s attention. Rather than for weapons, she seemed to want to attach magic magnets to her quiver, grabbing and shaking her quiver.

‘Ying is in the party’s rear line and takes good care of things herself, so sorry but excluded.’

Initially, she thought of giving one to each assault team, but distributing according to priority, there weren’t as many people to give them to as expected.

‘Low also uses throwing spears so can’t use them. He takes good care of his crossbow. Hana, Duri, and Sesi don’t need them, and though Neet finds her staff crystal heavy which is pitiful, she’ll be fine when she grows.’

Other people could think the same thoughts Serena was having. As the Princess’s silence lengthened, people who had been demanding just one magic magnet had their eyes sparkling.

Huh? Seems like my turn might come?

Again, the daylight robber stepped forward first.

“Seems like there are extras? Give me just one more pair.”

“All the Priests are fighters so they don’t need magic magnets.”

“I have Huji’s treasured sword! What if I lose a family treasure in the labyrinth!”

Serena grumbled internally.

‘They lost the real treasured sword during Huji’s tragedy and made a new one, so what family treasure is that?’

Even if remade by grinding wealth and manpower, it couldn’t compare to the real treasured sword passed down for a thousand years.

If the real one was something money couldn’t buy, the latter was something that could be made with money.

Moreover, the real Huji treasured sword had returned with Richard and was still Richard’s property. With the Sword Master having the treasured sword too, his attack power was absolutely supreme.

“If you give me just one pair, I’ll research new uses and principles!”

Unlike Seraph who was just demanding them, Grey’s request was constructive. Serena granted the Old Man one pair.

“I’m lending them. If you faithfully report research results, I’ll consider permanent loan.”

“Hahaha. Your Highness the Princess is truly flawless.”

“Are you ignoring me right now?”

Serena ignored her brother’s fierce glare and held out one pair of magic magnets between Low and Hana.

“The 2nd assault team should also discuss and use the magic magnets.”

“Ohhh! Thank you! We’ll attach them to something that absolutely must not be lost!”

“Wow! The Magic Princess gave us magic magnets!”

The 2nd assault team, who had no grounds to request magic magnets and could only suck their fingers, rejoiced.

Serena carefully tucked away the remaining magic magnets. She also retrieved the magic magnet from Olive, who was sneakily trying to keep the dagger with the magnet attached.

Perhaps sensing that the magnet would disappear into Serena’s possession once it went to her, Seraph’s gaze was persistent. Seraph bit his lips and rummaged through his subspace bag.

From the Prince’s subspace bag came gold bars similar in size to 1kg gold bars from his previous life. Not just one, but two. Not two, but three. Four, five, six, and beyond until ten gold bars were stacked like a tower.

“This should be enough, right?”

“No.”

Just as cup noodles and bottled water prices rise at mountain rest stops, gold bar prices fall in a labyrinth with blocked exits.

The situation was such that various metals barely maintained their value thanks to having an alchemist in the party. Everyone knew that in severe cases, one gold bar could be worth less than a piece of bread.

‘Except for Duri.’

For Duri, wouldn’t bread still be more precious than gold bars? Though she seemed interested in expensive items for her siblings’ sake, Duri herself would probably prefer bread.

“Tch.”

The flower trash scrunched up his pretty face and put his hand back into the subspace bag.

This time, high-grade and top-grade magic stones came pouring out. Wondering why only that side had such good fortune with treasures when conquering the same labyrinth, the Princess completed her transaction with the Prince.

“Sigh. Originally everything was mine, but the Prince just had to show up then and take it all.”

The greedy Guide clicked her tongue in regret at missing out on the precious treasure. Seeing the thief who couldn’t let go of her lingering attachment and was flexing her fingers, another thief offered advice.

“Honestly, it’s a miracle the Prince wasn’t hurt. Think of it as the price of your life.”

“The Prince is kinder than I thought! If it were me, I would never have forgiven you.”

“Hehe, that’s right. Kinder than expected.”

“That’s all because I handled myself well. You guys sit here. This sister will teach you life wisdom that will become your flesh and blood when you learn it.”

Olive spread out a spot and sat down, but the Odd Sisters’ reaction was lukewarm.

“Why is she bragging about knowing so much life wisdom?”

“She’s really suspicious. Is she trying to scam us again?”

“Hey now, have I only lived being fooled? You there, Compass.”

“What?”

“Compass, you’ve never been beaten while begging, right?”

“Gasp. How did you know?”

“It’s obvious. You have abilities. You begged while avoiding people who looked like they’d hit you, right?”

“Isn’t that natural?”

“Getting hit would be a loss, right?”

For a wanderer, the body was the greatest asset. Getting seriously injured from a beating could mean death, so avoiding danger was the best strategy.

Hearing the Odd Sisters’ story, Olive clicked her tongue and wagged her index finger.

“Tsk tsk. That’s why you’re lacking. Look at what I did earlier. I deliberately went to get hit by the Prince, and the Prince generously forgave me. This way, you can succeed in begging by deliberately taking a beating, or get forgiven for unforgivable acts. Instead of just protecting your body, you need to jump into danger to gain more.”

Having witnessed the Guide nearly kill the Prince, then get beaten a few times and forgiven, her argument was overflowing with persuasiveness. Hana seemed intrigued and asked a question.

“What if you get seriously hurt doing that?”

Olive answered with a bright smile.

“Then you die.”

Sesi also responded brightly.

“That’s useless wisdom.”

The Odd Sisters turned away coldly. The Guide shouted at the departing sisters’ backs.

“Hey! You need to jump into danger to understand how dangerous it really is! It’s precious life wisdom, so take it to heart!”

Seraph, who was attaching a magic magnet to Heuji’s treasured sword (mk2), grumbled quietly.

“Maybe I should have killed her after all.”

Olive, whose good hearing caught the Prince’s muttering, burst into giggles.

“The Prince is so honest! Yo!”

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