Seoul Object Story
Chapter 210: The Labyrinth (4)

The Blue Reaper, wearing a Golden Reaper cloak, was sitting on the security room console and staring at the staff. However, the staff didn’t notice that it was the Blue Reaper at all, perhaps because of the mind corruption of the cloak.

He just thought, ‘Huh? It’s a slightly strange Golden Reaper.’

The Blue Reaper, whose face was hidden in the cloak, smiled happily. To think it could stare at its precious human from this close up!

The journey of sneaking into the security room was so difficult that it never wanted to do it again, but staring at its precious human made it feel like all of its hard work was worth it.

On the way, it had to avoid the researchers who were happily chatting away in the hallways of Sehee’s lab. It also had to avoid the eyes of the camera, a tool that the humans used to observe from afar.

In fact, avoiding those two things wasn’t that difficult. The camera was fixed in place, and since humans tend to express their emotions, it was easy to notice them in advance and hide in the shadows.

However, it was extremely difficult to avoid Mom’s eyes. It definitely looked like a normal Golden Reaper, but its Mom would stare at it as if it was seeing something strange whenever it saw it, so it was difficult to move secretly.

In particular, even if he could be caught by the humans, it had to absolutely avoid being caught by its Mom.

If its mom found it in the security room wearing the Golden Reaper’s cloak, it would definitely play a prank on it!

The Blue Reaper suddenly became anxious and looked around while thinking about its Mom.

Mom can turn into a phantom, so it might pop out through the wall.

However, Mom’s face was nowhere to be seen.

Thank goodness.

The Blue Reaper smiled in relief and started staring at the security staff again.

I’m happy.

The Blue Reaper felt extremely happy just being able to look at its precious human from this close.

The most important thing to the Blue Reaper was ‘eye contact’.

The reason why most Blue Reapers chose the security room staff as precious human was also because of eye contact.

They always felt their eyes looking at them through the camera.

However, the Blue Reaper, who liked eye contact, was a sad Object who was embarrassed to give or receive eye contact.

Now, it was disguised as the Golden Reaper and only gave one-sided eye contact, but it imagined that someday, there would be a happy future where it would stare and receive stares from its precious human in its original form.

However, at that moment, an ominous gray light was faintly reflected in the security room where the Blue Reaper dreamed of a happy future.

In a place inside the security room where the Blue Reaper’s eyes could not reach, a gray face suddenly popped out from the wall.

It was the face of the Gray Reaper who was laughing.

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Under the green torch that swayed around like the tongue flicking of a monster, the shadow of a swallow that had been cut to pieces danced.

The girl, who had been blankly staring at the miserable swallow who had been cut into four big pieces, raised the black sword in her hand high in admiration.

“Amazing!”

Who knew the items in the labyrinth could be this great!

The black sword from the first floor of the labyrinth had such good performance.

The girl reproached herself for buying snacks instead of getting a proper weapon earlier. If the weapons from the first floor were this good, how great would the items from the deeper floor be?

She had heard that the labyrinth was full of scary monsters and strange traps, but with this kind of item in her hands, she thought that the labyrinth wouldn’t be so hard.

“Attacking the enemy by itself? Is this the famous ‘Ego Sword’?”

The Black Reaper could not understand the girl’s words, but it could feel her emotions which was filled with joy, happiness, anticipation, and hope.

Moreover, it felt that she wouldn’t think it strange if it made a sound for some reason, so the Black Reaper made a small sound.

Biiii-!

“Wow, the sound is so cute! Did you just answer my question?”

A small and clear sound like the chirp of a small bird.

The girl was already quite attached to the ‘black sword’ because it was the first item she got in the labyrinth, but she began to like it even more after hearing the voice of the black sword.

Ego Sword!

It couldn’t help but feel special to the young girl.

The girl was so excited that she forgot that the voice was the sound she had heard outside the labyrinth today.

While looking at the sword which had intricate patterns with sparkling eyes, the girl absentmindedly brought her fingertips to the sharp blade as if she were possessed. However, when she brought her finger closer, the blade dented into a round shape like a finger and avoided the girl’s touch.

Then, the girl who had almost touched the sharp blade with her fingertips came to her senses in surprise.

“You are moving away from me to prevent me from getting hurt? Thank you!”

The girl said so and stroked the black sword’s blade as if she was petting it.

Biiii-!

Then the Black Reaper made a happy chirp.

After enjoying the skinship with the black sword, the girl walked deeper into the labyrinth with a brave and resolute expression.

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A torch burning in an eerie green.

As the green light danced in the wind, the shadows in the corners of the labyrinth swayed ominously.

Heavy breathing and shouting could be heard in the cramped room on the first floor of the labyrinth.

“Fuck”

A man wearing metal armor covered in dirt gasped and voiced out his annoyance.

Even though his party was a party with a lot of experience on the first floor of the labyrinth, things suddenly went awry as the labyrinth’s torch turned green.

The nameplates in the labyrinth room changed to unfamiliar characters. Moreover, unfamiliar monsters began to appear.

He had brought enough food before delving into the labyrinth in case of an emergency, but since the map had become completely useless, he had no idea how lost he was.

In addition, the newly appeared monster was also a problem.

A swallow with a blade.

The party of men who could easily get around the first floor of the labyrinth easily were struggling against a single small swallow.

Even though It looked weak, it was a fast and strong monster.

Even if they kept their eyes on the swallow, there were countless instances where they would missed the swallow’s movements as it flew by at high speed.

“!”

As the swallow flew by at high speed, the man wearing heavy metal armor threw down his shield and rolled on the floor.

Bang-!

The metal shield was instantly cut off, splitting in half and falling to the floor of the labyrinth.

“Wake up! Focus! We just need to hit it once!”

The armored man spoke hopefully to his comrades while panting.

However, their faces were already filled with resignation. After all, one of their comrades had already been torn apart, his armor and his body were shredded. Moreover, the swallow was fast and agile enough to change direction in the air to avoid their blade.

All in all, they thought that they had no hope for survival.

Of course, the armored man, the leader of the party, also knew that there was no hope, so he muttered curses inwardly.

Fuck

At that desperate moment, one wall shook and a young girl was thrown into the room.

The girl gave off an atmosphere that was completely out of place in the labyrinth where the strange phenomenon had occurred.

She gave off a relaxed atmosphere, as if she had been lucky to not encounter any monsters this far.

“Be careful!”

The armored man warned the girl in a worried voice, but the warning was useless.

“Hiyaa!”

The girl suddenly swung a clumsy slash with a scream.

However, the result was really unexpected.

The black sword she had moved as if it was alive, and in an instant, it cut the fast-moving swallow into pieces.

The man stared blankly at the swallow that was cut into pieces and fell to the floor—a truly unimaginable sight.

“Is everyone okay?”

He could barely come to his senses when he heard the girl’s voice, which was smiling brightly, something which could be said as rarity inside the labyrinth city.

From her appearance alone, subduing a fast and powerful swallow from a distance didn’t seem like something a small girl would do.

So, the man thought that the attack that defeated the swallow must have been the ability of the sword with the black blade.

Probably because it was the sword that could cut down the nimble swallow, the unique and exotic pattern engraved on the blade looked extremely special.

What an amazing item. I’ve never heard of such an item.

The armored man’s gaze did not leave the black sword.

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After the battle was over, the people the girl met in the labyrinth quickly began to clean up. After leading the girl to a corner, saying that it was not something for a child to see, they cleaned up everything in the blink of an eye.

Then, they took out well-dried firewood from their backpacks and lit them to make a bonfire.

“Is it really okay to make a fire in the labyrinth?”

When the girl asked curiously, the man who had a tired but kind expression pointed to the ceiling.

When she looked up at the ceiling, she saw the smoke rising from the bonfire being sucked into the ceiling.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“That’s why we can light a campfire inside the labyrinth without any problem.”

While the girl watched the campfire grow bigger and bigger, the men laid out a cloth on the floor and finished their camp.

The smell of delicious soup and warmth.

The men approached the girl with friendly smiles and offered her a seat by the warm campfire and a meal.

They’re good people!

The dog meat uncle had told her to be careful because all the people walking around the labyrinth were bad guys, but these people seemed to be good people.

The girl, who was hungry, happily began to eat the soup.

When they were about to go to bed after the meal, the man who seemed to be the leader asked the girl in a soft voice.

“Where did you get that black sword?”

“Oh, this one? I picked it up in the labyrinth.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

The man who heard those words smiled darkly, but the girl who was starting to nod off after going through so much failed to see it.

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As the flames of the campfire gradually died down, the men who seemed to have been asleep got up from their seats and began to whisper.

“What a shame. She looked like an elementary school student…”

The man in light leather armor looked at the girl and expressed his regret.

However, contrary to his words, his eyes and expression were filled with greed.

“Are you sure she doesn’t have any backers?”

The man who seemed to be the leader asked in a whisper.

“I’m sure she doesn’t have any great backers. All of the clothes and tools she has are mass-produced. Though, they’re not things that a child could easily obtain.”

The man who looked mean continued to speak while licking his lips with his tongue.

“There are quite a few idiots in the village who help children who were taken away at a young age, I guess that’s the reason.”

It seemed like they had done this kind of thing before, as their actions were quick and without hesitation.

Pulling out a sharp blade, the man slowly began to approach the girl.

And as it watched the men, the Black Reaper let out a sound.

Biiii-!

It was a low, muffled sound, like the voice of a grim reaper.

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