Chapter 1596 – 1596. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into A Noble Family
Claudia guided me through a shortcut.
“Is this really a shortcut?”
What lay before me was a pit. And not just any pit. It was an abyss-like pit with no end in sight.
“It’s originally a pit trap. However, unlike other pits, this one is endlessly deep.”
“…Are you trying to trick me into dying by calling this a shortcut?”
“You’re quite the comedian. Count, you can fly, so you won’t die even if you fall in here.”
“…Are all the shortcuts in this labyrinth like this?”
“Yes. That’s why people usually use artifacts imbued with levitation magic to fall into the pit. Depending on the depth of the pit, you can skip different floors. This shortcut should take you to at least the third floor or lower.”
“Hmm. If I want to find the scattered maids, I’ll have to check every floor… but using a shortcut isn’t a bad idea. I can use teleportation magic, after all.”
I threw myself into the pit. I raised my hand, and light gathered in it, illuminating the surroundings. Aside from the walls of the pit, there was nothing to see. Even with the light, the pit was too deep for it to reach the bottom.
After falling for about a minute, I began to see the bottom of the pit.
‘Fairies are really convenient. I can fly just by thinking about it.’
I stopped in mid-air. There was no impact from hitting the bottom.
I looked around, checking my surroundings. The environment was a cave.
‘Somehow, the walls look familiar. Is this a floor I’ve already passed through?’
I flew around inside the cave.
I discovered a monster. It was a minotaur with bat wings. Its bloodshot eyes radiated madness.
‘A monster I’ve never seen before. So, monsters like that exist. It looks like a demon.’
The minotaur saw me but, like other monsters, ignored me and passed by.
‘Killing monsters is annoying.’
I also ignored the minotaur and wandered around the cave.
I found a person. He was huddled between the gaps in the walls. He was a young man with curly orange hair. The man was terrified and just trembling.
A cloak, leather armor, a small backpack at his waist, and a short sword on the ground. Judging by his appearance, he was definitely an adventurer. But his demeanor was somewhat clumsy. He looked like nothing more than a novice adventurer.
“Hey.”
I spoke to him. The man flinched and looked up at me.
“A, a fairy?!”
“Yes. I’m a fairy. What are you doing here?”
“S, save me! Get me out of here! Please! I beg you!”
The man desperately reached out his hand. I moved back to avoid his hand. I had no intention of being grabbed by him. I’d rather bite my tongue.
“Calm down.”
“You’re a fairy… Please, save me from here.”
The man was shedding tears. Instead of feeling sympathy, I just felt more annoyed.
“I asked what happened.”
My voice was filled with killing intent, and the man hiccuped and backed away from me.
“A, a new type of monster that looked like a minotaur suddenly appeared. They killed all of us! The exit is blocked, so we can’t escape!”
“…The exit is blocked? Wait a minute. What floor of the labyrinth is this?”
“Do you have to ask? This is the first floor! Damn it! My uncle said there was nothing to worry about until the tenth floor… Why did such a huge monster appear? Fairy, please save me. Huh? Fairies are kind. My uncle said that even if fairies are mischievous, they’re kind. Please, help me!”
“No. You’re on your own.”
I ignored the man and moved on. If this was the first floor of the labyrinth, as the man said, there would be a labyrinth entrance. I had to find the entrance.
“W, wait a minute!”
The man came rushing after me.
I ignored him.
Because even if I didn’t deal with him, a minotaur that popped out from a bend in the path would take care of him.
The minotaur grinned as soon as it saw the man.
“Eeeek!”
The man screamed and turned to run. The minotaur dashed forward. The minotaur was at least three times faster than the man. It grabbed the man’s body with its large, hairy hands.
“Kaaaaaaah!”
A gruesome scream echoed through the cave. The man was torn apart alive. I continued to fly around the cave.
I found the exit. A door that connected to the outside. I could see the scenery outside the labyrinth. It was daytime outside, and people who looked like adventurers’ guild members were controlling the labyrinth. I could see them, but they didn’t seem to see me.
I couldn’t go outside. An invisible wall was preventing me from leaving the labyrinth.
Even the teleportation magic that had taken me into a phantom space didn’t work. I attacked the invisible wall with an aura blade and magic. It didn’t even budge, let alone get scratched.
In the end, I gave up first.
‘Since it’s come to this, I should at least get more information.’
I found a magic stone gate at the far end of the first floor.
• • •
“What is a magic stone gate?”
Claudia asked me.
“Is there something you don’t know? That’s unexpected.”
“Count, I’m just an ordinary adventurer. My knowledge is focused on things related to adventure.”
“A magic stone gate is a gate that leads to the demon realm. Demons or demonic beasts can come out through the magic stone gate. I’ve seen a magic stone gate once before. The existence of a magic stone gate alone is harmful to the human realm. It changes the surroundings to an environment similar to the demon realm.”
“An environment similar to the demon realm means…”
“It means that demons, who can’t fully exert their power in the human realm, can fully use their power.”
I recalled the time I saw a magic stone gate before. It was when I was at the academy. At that time, Priscilla, an ancient dragon, had dealt with it.
“What did you do with the magic stone gate?”
“I left it as it was. If I had tried to deal with it rashly… it could have exploded.”
“Then let’s summarize. The place where Count landed after falling through the shortcut is the first floor of the labyrinth. The labyrinth’s exit is blocked by an invisible wall, minotaurs with bat wings are roaming around, and there’s a magic stone gate in a corner of the first floor.”
“A winged minotaur. Do you know what kind of monster that is? It seemed stronger than a normal minotaur.”
“I don’t know. It might be a demonic beast that came out through the magic stone gate.”
“They weren’t hostile to me. They’re labyrinth monsters, not demonic beasts.”
“The labyrinth might have created new monsters. What we need to focus on here is that you ended up on the first floor after taking a shortcut.”
“It’s definitely strange that I ended up on the first floor after falling.”
“The basic structure of a labyrinth is a tower. The space is divided into floors, but it’s structured vertically like a tower. This applies not only to the Labyrinth but also to other labyrinths. Theoretically, you can’t end up on the first floor after falling.”
“But I ended up on the first floor.”
“Yes. It defies common sense. This labyrinth is a mess. You can’t go outside. And the magic stone gate in the corner of the first floor couldn’t have appeared on its own…”
“The Demon King is still in this labyrinth.”
“Yes. The power of dominion, was it? There’s a high possibility that the Demon King is still dominating the labyrinth.”
“……”
I was lost in thought.
The Demon King’s goal from the beginning was the labyrinth. We came here to deal with the Demon King and obtain the shadow chains inside the labyrinth. From the Demon King’s perspective, we were uninvited guests who suddenly appeared and interfered with his plans.
‘The problem is that I don’t know what the Demon King’s original plan was.’
The more I thought about it, the more complicated it became.
“And this is just my hypothesis, but the Demon King hasn’t completely dominated the labyrinth. The proof of that is Count.”
“Why?”
“It’s Count’s power. Count’s power has surpassed the power that an ordinary fairy can possess.”
“Isn’t that just the nature of a fairy?”
“Even so, it’s excessive. If fairies were as strong as Count… fairies would be ruling this world.”
That was true.
“Count, you used the labyrinth’s power on the 50th floor, didn’t you? That’s when the labyrinth and Count became connected. There are three pieces of evidence.”
“I know one of them. The labyrinth’s monsters don’t attack me first. If the labyrinth is giving me power… I’ve become half a being of the labyrinth.”
“Yes. And teleportation. Count, you can teleport between floors. That’s only possible because the labyrinth allowed it.”
“What’s the last one?”
“Mana. Count, you said that even if you use magic like crazy, your mana recovers immediately.”
“You’re saying that it’s not mana recovery, but that the labyrinth is giving me mana.”
“That’s right.”
I closed my eyes.
If what Claudia said was true, then the source of my power was the labyrinth. So, I should be able to feel the presence of the labyrinth.
“…To be honest, I don’t know if this is the power of a fairy or the power of the labyrinth. Even if the source of my power right now is the labyrinth’s power, what should I do?”
“The labyrinth will want you to defeat the Demon King. To do that… you need to find that Yuria person.”
“That’s right. Yuria is the only one who can kill the Demon King. To do that, I need to go deeper.”
“Yes. What we need to do hasn’t changed.”
“Then let’s go.”
The answer didn’t come right away. I looked at Claudia with a puzzled expression. Claudia was hesitating with a slightly flushed face.
“U, um, Count. It seems my body is getting hot again. I can’t think straight like this. …I need Count’s essence.”
“Already? That’s faster than I thought. Are you aware that your heat cycle is getting shorter?”
I shook my dick in front of Claudia as if to show off. Claudia’s eyes followed my dick, moving from side to side.
“I can’t help it. My body is reacting on its own. But I can’t be separated from Count… Please, give me your essence. I might go crazy like this.”
I wanted to see Claudia go crazy. But she wanted my dick so desperately that I couldn’t ignore her.
“If you want my dick’s semen, take it yourself.”
I floated in the air with my arms crossed and increased the size of my dick. My dick wasn’t erect yet.
“……”
Gulp.
She swallowed her saliva and approached me as if possessed. She opened her mouth and tilted her head from below, putting my dick in her mouth. I could feel her warm tongue and hot breath on my dick. Claudia slowly moved her head back and forth. She was very skilled, probably because she had sucked my dick a few times before.
Suddenly, her figure caught my eye. Her body, without a single ounce of fat, was clad in leather clothes. Especially the line of her hips that continued from her waist was amazing.
‘Hmm. The pussy under those leather clothes must be soaking wet and in an incredible state…’
As I imagined Claudia being penetrated by me, I quickly felt the urge to ejaculate.
I ejaculated into Claudia’s mouth. Gulp, gulp. The semen went into her stomach.
She returned to her composed face, swept her bangs back, and said,
“I’ve found the path to the next floor. Let’s go.”
A faint smell of semen lingered from Claudia’s small mouth.
