Chapter 88 – 088. Labyrinth Expedition Organization (3)
Erin was taken aback.
It was because the woman she had never seen in her life was suddenly looking at her with a fearful gaze.
She was so wary of her, and Erin’s gesture of refusing to touch her body out of concern was embarrassing to her.
She was Erin, who had received many students’ scorn and ridicule in Aither, but no one looked at her with fear.
‘What did I do… ?’
It’s natural to feel unfair.
“Hey, did I do something wrong? Why do you…”
“No, nothing… I must have been mistaken for a moment.”
Even as she said that, Yuria couldn’t erase her complex face and suddenly looked around her and inspected the inside of her underground facility.
This is because the environment created in the basement was so pleasant and did not feel a sense of alienation.
Usually, the underground facilities inside the royal castle are full of thick dust or stale air, making it very difficult for ordinary people to breathe, but this place did not feel like that at all.
“What is this place?”
Despite the enclosed space, a pleasant breeze continues to flow in from somewhere.
Clear air with no visible turbidity or dust, magic lights that brighten the interior, a wide space that can hardly be believed to be underground, and numerous exercise equipment placed here and there are a familiar scene in the memory of Earth, Yuria’s previous life. Made me think of
“… Gym?”
When Yuria saw that she had created a place similar to Earth’s facilities, she remembered that Eunhyeon was in a similar situation to herself.
She could be sure that it was Eun-hyeon who created this underground facility.
‘I have made this place with the knowledge of the Earth. But how the hell did they make it?’
In order to prevent the ceiling from collapsing in the basement, there is a limit to the ability of an individual to bring in building materials and create an underground facility.
It is also physically impossible to bring in enough materials and exercise equipment to fill this wide space through narrow stairs.
It was clear that magic or an external method was used, but I had no idea what the hell was going on.
“It feels like a waste of talent, but…”
“Excuse me, may I ask your name?”
“Ah, I…”
Come to think of it, Yuria realized that she still hadn’t introduced herself.
“This is Yuria Pernias.”
“Per… Nias?”
The only ones who use this country’s name as their surname are the royal family.
Erin’s face turned pale after thinking that far.
“Sin, sorry! Degrade the princess!”
“No, don’t do that. It’s because I’m the one who’s always been rude.”
Feeling ashamed of having shaken off Erin’s touch, Yuria hurriedly knelt down and restrained her from trying to apologize.
Despite having met her once in prison, Erin, who was confused by various incidents at the time, couldn’t remember her Yuria.
“By the way, what did the princess do to Illyana-sama’s mansion… Miss Illyana isn’t at home right now?”
“No, I didn’t come to meet the witch, I came to meet the man.”
“The man… ? Tongue or string?”
When Yuria silently nodded her head, Erin also made a strange expression.
‘What is the relationship between Hyun and the princess? Do you know… ?’
Erin thought of that possibility without question.
In the first place, she is friends with the leader of the knights of this country, and she is also a delicate relationship with a high-ranking magician who is among the top 10 on the continent.
Now that he is familiar with the Duke of Armitas, he has a friendly relationship with Alex, and even a relationship with Eleanor that makes fun of each other whenever something happens.
It’s a private fact still unknown to the public, but she knew how great this was for Erin.
She already had an enormous network of people, and even though she was acquainted with the princess, she had an impression that Erin was not very surprised, and that she herself, she herself, was a miracle.
With that thought in mind, Erin looked around her, observing Yuria’s face as she observed the underground training ground.
‘Really pretty…’
Her amazing appearance, which could be said to be beautiful even for a woman like her, and her long, light blue hair, which was carefully combed by her exclusive maid, caught Erin’s attention.
The clothes and accessories she is wearing are expensive items donated from many aristocrats in the kingdom, and Erin, who was a commoner, couldn’t even dream of expensive items. I thought what it would be.
“By the way, what did you come to see Hyun-i for?”
“I think that man is trying to take mine away. He has come to warn you not to touch it.”
“Yes… ?”
Erin widened her eyes and asked in response to Yuria’s words as she continued to speak incomprehensible to her.
Erin, not understanding what she was saying, cautiously opened her mouth to the point where she mistook whether the Eunhyun that YuRia was talking about and the Eunhyun in her head were the same person.
“Hey, isn’t Hyeon-yi the type of person who steals and commits unreasonable things? Isn’t he misunderstanding something?”
“… Do you know that guy that well?”
“I don’t know, but… I can’t imagine Hyun-yi unreasonably stealing other people’s things and committing acts of violence.”
Hearing her words, Yuria’s eyebrows narrowed.
She was also somewhat aware that it was her own side that was actually pushing her nonsense.
“You seem to really trust the man.”
“Yes? Sure.”
Erin answered right away without hesitation, and she put on an expression that Yuria couldn’t understand.
“Why?”
“Yes?”
“Why do you trust him so much? It had nothing to do with you, but don’t you think there’s a purpose to sleeping, feeding, and training like this?”
“Uh, uh…”
Erin let out her troubled moans and couldn’t answer easily.
In the first place, Erin only knew that her Eunhyeon was giving her this kind of gift because of her promise to her dead brother, Alvin.
Erin, who had no idea about the other goddesses, Eun-hyeon, and the flow of great destiny of the future of this world, giving infinite trust to her Eun-hyeon, was certainly a bit suspicious from a third person’s point of view.
“Just.”
“Just?”
“It’s just strings.”
“…”
Yuria’s eyebrows narrowed at her ambiguous answer.
“Certainly, Hyun is paying a lot of attention to me right now. But she never once doubted the reason and her intentions. Umm, no, I didn’t want to doubt it.”
After her case was over, the only thing Erin could rely on for her long sleep was her brother, Elvin.
But after Erwin died, Erin really became alone.
When she was left alone and isolated and no one reached out to her and was ostracized, the first thing that came to her was Eun-hyeon.
How could he doubt Eun-hyeon’s words that she would extend the only helping hand and show him the way?
She couldn’t do that with Erin.
“Okay. If you are, then so be it.”
Hearing Erin smile, YuRia gave up asking any further questions.
For Erin, who has infinitely placed her firm trust in Eun-hyeon, the man named Eun-hyeon was her benefactor who saved her and a guide who paved the way for her to walk.
Hearing the truth about Erwin and Erin from Eunhyeon, he thought a lot, but he was caught up in the stereotype that it was an original story and he couldn’t properly look at the current Erin Hersha.
If you look at Erin, a 17-year-old girl born with an unfortunate destiny, once again separating her category of ‘Marchen of Destiny’, Eun-hyun’s devotion to take care of her so that she can grow up properly seems even more remarkable.
“Awesome…”
“Yes? Hyun is really amazing.”
Yuria did not burn with vengeance and praised Erin for helping her grow properly, but Erin misunderstood it and misunderstood that she was praising her Eun Hyun.
Realizing that her girl’s head was full of her thoughts about Eun-hyeon, Yuria put on a rather dumbfounded expression.
“I was here.”
The two women who were talking at the sudden voice of a man on the stairs stared toward the exit.
“Ah, Hyuna!”
Recognizing Eunhyeon’s face, Erin showed her welcome and walked towards Eunhyeon with frequent steps.
However, as she looked at Eun-hyeon as not liking her, she smiled broadly and pushed the forehead of Erin, who was running towards her, with her index finger.
“Ugh!”
Helplessly, Erin’s body was pushed back, and Erin cried at her Eunhyeon’s actions.
“What are you doing. Training isn’t over yet.”
“Uh? Didn’t you come to see me?”
“I was looking for this person. Have you ever given each other names?”
“Huh. That is… Princess… You said you were?”
“That’s right. This is Yuria Pernias, a member of the royal family of the Fernias Kingdom.”
“The princess said she came to visit you, but what happened?”
“I will go on an expedition soon.”
“Huh… ?”
“Because that includes you and Ei. Get ready soon.”
“Uh… Expedition? What is that?”
“It means to go far away. Until then, I plan to level up your skills as much as possible. I’m going to train a little more than usual.”
“Ugh, worse than now… Okay…”
At Eunhyeon’s words, Erin put on a sullen expression and moved her steps towards the center of her training ground.
“I haven’t even agreed yet?”
Eunhyun glanced at Yuria, then moved her gaze to Alex.
“Since it was your suggestion, you convince me.”
“I will.”
When Alex answered with her bitter smile, Yuria began to express her anger at the fact that things had gone on her own without her really having her own opinion.
“Hey! Are you really going to do this? How could it be without the internal consultation that is her party…”
“I was originally against it.”
“…”
“Doesn’t the princess know why? I didn’t want to have you and Erin meet at this point.”
As long as the perception that Erin is ‘a madman who turns people and villages to ashes’ is fixed in Yuria’s mind, to her, Erin is like a ticking time bomb that may explode at any moment.
However, for YuRia, who had already had a conversation with her, it was no longer a big hindrance.
“Certainly, it was quite different from what I know.”
When she talked about Eunhyeon, Erin’s expression was very lively, and she even looked up to Eunhyeon.
To the point where she wonders how the innocent girl turns into a woman who commits such cruel things.
“Aren’t you curious?”
“What.”
“What will that child ultimately choose?”
“…”
YuRia silently stared at Erin, who was concentrating on her training.
Yuria was well aware of what Eunhyeon meant by choice.
Ashton, the culprit who finally made Erin’s family that way, has now paid the price by being unable to live a daily life and being bedridden for the rest of her life.
Ashton’s family, the Duke of Armitas, promised to one day help Erin clear Elvin’s name.
In fact, Erin’s long-cherished business and the restoration of Elvin’s honor were already half accomplished.
But that doesn’t mean her future is going to be smooth either.
Will that girl be able to reach the end of the story by walking all the roads ahead of her where hard work awaits?
It was something that even YuRia could not understand.
‘This world is no longer the world I knew.’
If so, now is not the time for him to remain stagnant, captivated by the stereotypes of the original work.
Yuria, realizing her belatedly, nodded her head and opened her mouth.
“Great. Your expedition, take me too.”
“Consort Helena and the members of the royal family, can you convince them?”
“It wasn’t me who brought this up first, it was Alex. So, he must have prepared an alternative that would convince both his mother and Queen Diane. Alex?”
“Of course.”
“Great. Let’s do something.”
What Eunhyeon and Alex were trying to do through this expedition, Yuria hadn’t heard exactly.
When she heard that she was headed for the Great Labyrinth of Archis, she ran here only with the thought that the treasures of the labyrinth should not be taken away.
However, Yuria could be sure that she participated in Eunhyeon’s expedition, and stepping into his plan was a chance to escape from the cage of the royal family in this country where freedom was restricted in bondage.
At the center of all the changes was a man named Eunhyeon, so Yuria made up her mind.
“I don’t know where the bus is going, but let’s get on it.”
