Walk Through the Labyrinth of Another World With an Angel 19

Chapter 19 - Decision

The spicy herbal scent seeped into the tip of my nose.

Jun smiled at the familiar smell and slowly opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling.


It was a familiar but slightly awkward ceiling.


'Is this a hospital room in a church?'


After confirming where he was, Jun went to Fortuna first instead of checking his own condition.

She was more important to him than one or two of her limbs.

"... Are you awake?"


Before he could find her, he heard her somewhat gruff voice.
Relief, concern, and satisfaction were conveyed through the soul string, but Jun pretended not to know them and asked.


"Why is my mom so annoyed again?"


"Joy! "I'm not annoyed."


Jun giggled and looked down at his stomach.
A small fairy was sitting on his stomach with her arms crossed, and her cheeks puffed out, as if she was very angry.


When I saw that, for some reason I felt very relieved.


Jun let her smile grow against her will and gently embraced her with both hands.
Fortunately, both hands were still attached.


"Are you hurt?"


"... I'm fine except for the fact that my whole body got electrocuted thanks to someone. Don't worry, my body is much stronger than you think. How about Jun? Are you okay?"


Fortuna's voice softened as if her sincere concern was conveyed.

At the end, he seemed to have forgotten his intention to be blunt and asked about his condition with glaring eyes.

"I'm fine. I haven't checked it properly yet, but I don't feel any pain. Rather than electric shock? "Did the electric eel save us?"


"What, don't you remember what happened back then?"


"I vaguely remember going into the catfish's stomach, but I don't remember anything after that."


Jun pressed his forehead and tried to recall his memories, but perhaps because he was half out of his mind, he couldn't remember them even when he used his psychic powers.
Oh, my superpowers are still intact. I'm so glad.


"... Uh? "Huh?"


Jun, who was relieved that he could use his supernatural powers, finally realized that his insides were very different from before.

"Why are the cores so big? No, more than that!"


He stroked his lower abdomen with his shaking hands.
The warm and heavy presence felt there has become even stronger.


"Seo, no way! "I'm pregnant!"


"Could it be possible?"


"I guess so. It's just a joke, so please stop giving me that cold stare. Yes?"


"Huh~. It looks perfect. "When I see you doing such boring pranks."


"That's right. Rather, what on earth is this?"


Jun showed a strange expression of joy, surprise, and astonishment, as if asking if this was possible, and pointed to his lower abdomen, or more precisely, to the Auror core located within it.


He was worried that he might be mistaken, so he focused his attention on it and operated it lightly, and it worked without any problems.

"Hmph. Amazing, right? Are you respectful? Then praise it! Good luck! And me, the lucky one!"


Fortuna stands with both hands on her hips and shows off.
Normally, he would clap his hands and beat the beat, but right now, Jun was so shocked that he didn't have time to beat the beat.


The creation of the third core was such a surprise.


Although humans can have up to three cores, each time the number of cores increases, the difficulty of creating a new core increases exponentially.


Because of that, there were only a very small number of humans who achieved three cores, or in other words, triple cores.

And those few were all warriors blessed by God and reincarnated people with stigmata.


"I'll explain a lot later, so please explain quickly."


"Nothing special. "The brain energy that came out of Yeouiju was trying to escape from Jun's body because he still had a lot of energy left, so I just infused Jun's body with the luck he had accumulated over the past three years."


"... Is that really all it is? "You didn't specifically intend to create a third core?"


"It's not that we didn't have similar intentions, but I didn't want it to go that far. "I never expected that a third core would be created."


After saying that, Fortuna stood up and headed towards Jun's lower abdomen.

When he took her hand away from stroking his lower abdomen, she sat down on him and started stroking his lower abdomen.

"The luck I've accumulated over the past three years hasn't been great enough to create a third core. At best, you might accidentally find a precious medicine in the mountains or be lucky enough to end up with a minor injury from an attack that would have resulted in serious injury."


"... I think that alone is really great, right?"


"It's nothing compared to when I was in my prime. "At that time, I had no hesitation in spending even more luck than that."


"Is that possible?"


"It's possible with my 'Halo.' "If nothing else, I was the best among my siblings when it came to Halo performance."


According to Fortuna's subsequent explanation, the Halo that angels carry on their heads is a kind of angel version of the core.


So, it is said that the most important element for angels is the halo more than anything else.


The reason her angel mode requires a lot of mana is not simply because she is larger, but because of the implementation of Halo.


"It may be new to you, but you were truly amazing in the past."


"You have to say it right away. "I'm still amazing."


"Well, I admit that."


Jun readily acknowledged Fortuna's self-display.
If it weren't for her strength today, he would have turned into fish food and been digested in the fish's stomachs.

So how could I not admit it?


"I wish I knew. Well, the story leaked a lot. "This wasn't the story I wanted to tell."


"Uh, wasn't she trying to show off how great she was?"


"No!"


Fortuna blushed and hit Jun's stomach with both of her fists.
She seems quite embarrassed that she changed the subject while talking about how great she was.
Well, it was something to be ashamed of.


"I said it earlier. The amount of luck I gave you is not that great. "I never expected that a third core would be created."


Fortuna, who had calmed down her embarrassment to some extent, spoke with a serious look on her face.
Jun looked puzzled and nodded her head.

"It did. So what? "Isn't it just luck?"


"No. "Do you remember that electric eel has been sleeping with Yeouiju in its mouth for a few days now?"


"Of course. It wasn't just a few days ago, I saw it during the day today, so how can I not remember it? But why is that?"


"Actually, I wasn't sleeping, but I think I was refining the brain energy inside Yeouiju into pure brain energy so that it would be easier for you to absorb."


Jun, who was puzzled by the sudden mention of the electric eel, finally realized what Fortuna was trying to say.


Jun slowly stroked his lower abdomen with her, his expression colored with gratitude and sadness.

"It's thanks to that guy, I was able to get the third core."


"Yes. Although I played an important role."


"They say you don't have to keep appealing."


Perfect!

"Smash!"


Jun lightly punches Fortuna, who keeps trying to appeal to her.

He didn't reprimand her anymore because he figured out why she kept making fun of him.

'It looks like he's dead as expected.'


Jun worked hard to make her seemingly cloudy expression as bright as she wanted, then quietly recited, recalling her electric eel.

"I never thought she would do something like that. Was she trying to return the favor?"


Otherwise, there was no way to refine the brain energy to make it easy to absorb.

Dragons and other creatures that build mana stores inside or outside their bodies usually return all the mana in the stores to nature before they die.


"You're probably right."

Chop rock!


With a voice expressing agreement, the curtain around the bed was thrown back.

Jun and Fortuna's expressions crumpled as if they were displeased at the sudden intrusion.


"Boss, what if you remove the curtain at will?"


"Don't you know that you shouldn't eavesdrop on what other people say? And you are still your father's servant? Huh?"


"... Haa~."


Leonard sighs as he grabs her forehead, as if he is tired of Jun and Fortuna's complaints.
However, contrary to his actions, his mouth was smiling softly.


"How is your physical condition?"


"It's so great that I wonder if this is even possible."


"What about the core? "I heard from Harry that he vomited a lot of blood from his mouth."


"Not two, no, all three are fine."


Jun activated the three cores as if showing off.

Leonard spoke with a complex and subtle expression in response to the strong vortex that he felt from Jun.


"The electric eel has done so much for you to return the favor. Not only does it revive the core, it creates a new one, and it even sacrifices its own life to save your life."


Better than humans.

Leonard added, his face colored with sadness, and he began to look up at the ceiling without saying a word.

Unlike the electric eel, aren't you thinking of the three children who returned the favor with revenge?


Since Jun had a general idea why he was doing that, he asked Fortuna, not him.


"Fortuna, what do you mean, the electric eel sacrificed its life to save my life? After all, he was the one who pulled us out of the catfish's stomach?"


"No, he carried us from the catfish's stomach to the shore. That's why he died because he ran out of strength. "I'll tell you later how he got out."


"Okay. So what happened to his body? "You sure didn't leave it there?"


Even though he was an animal, and it was just to repay a favor, he was a lifesaver anyway.

Jun wanted to hold the boy's funeral, even if it was small.


At Jun's question, Fortuna turned her head and looked at Leonard.
Jun followed her and looked at Leonard, and Leonard, noticing their gaze, searched inside his chest and handed Jun a small jar.


"... Is this his skeleton?"


"The corpses rotted at a rapid rate because they had used up all their vital energy to save you. The bones also turned into powder and were scattered in the wind, so I had no choice but to hastily put them here. I'm sorry. I wanted to preserve it as much as possible, but it was impossible."


"No. Thank you for leaving something like this."


Jun received the urn from Leonard and placed it in his subspace.

Then he looked at his eyes and asked carefully.

"How long has it been since I was rescued?"


"I think it's been about five hours."


"Then..."


"Did you catch the criminals?"


Jun nodded his head.
His eyes, looking at Leonard, were suddenly shining bright blue as if filled with lightning.