Chapter 59

I will translate the provided text into English:

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Stepping into the temple of the labyrinth city Baron, I took a deep breath and firmly held the letter containing the secret given to me by my mother.

Now that the registration was complete, I could transfer by magic next time. The 40,000 silver is a significant amount, and I'm happy about it.

The temple of the labyrinth city is more rugged than other temples, giving the impression of being built by stacking cut stones as they are. There are no windows for lighting, like in the temples I visited in Fast and Ayl. The ceiling is high, and the space is so vast that the candles attached to the walls are not enough to provide light, making it dark even during the day.

In the main hall, where statues are placed in a circle, there is a statue of Asha, the god of fire who governs battles and rebirth, at the front, with a red bonfire burning brightly. As expected, the labyrinth city has many adventurers, and Asha is the most worshipped god.

I bought as many candles as there are statues at the entrance of the main hall and placed them at the feet of the statues.

I won't stop to pray each time, but considering the source of the candles, I thought I should buy at least a minimum amount. The temple of the labyrinth city might not be made by orphans.

I took the fire from the candles that someone had already placed and put my candles at the feet of the statues. It was when I placed the candle at the feet of Asha's statue.

Looking up, I met the eyes of a muscular man in a bikini standing in front of me.

Wasn't he here just a moment ago?

Despite the bonfire and candles making the area bright, the rest of the place was even darker, yet his face was clearly visible. Not just his face, but his magnificent bronze-colored physique was also visible. He was taller than Galahad. And the boomerang pants looked familiar.

Yes, he is muscular, but not like a bodybuilder; he has practical muscles. Moreover, his balance is good, like a swimmer with enhanced muscles.

However! I have no interest in looking at a muscle-bound man, especially one in boomerang pants!

Do I encounter such men too often? Is it just my imagination? Is it because of Leo?

With my mind in turmoil, I tried to turn away from the muscle-bound man and quietly leave the main hall.

"Hey, human!"

Despite trying my best to ignore him, he called out to me!

"Perverts, I don't like them!"

I ran towards the exit, but for some reason, it didn't get any closer.

"Who's the pervert?"

He grabbed the back of my shirt and lifted me up. I was caught by a pervert!

Even though I was hanging, I didn't feel any strain; it felt more like I was floating.

"I am Asha, the god of fire. I have a question for you."

A pervert, yet a god.

"Put some clothes on first. I have no interest in facing a naked man one-on-one. And appearing before a stranger in boomerang pants is just plain perverted."

"Hmm..."

It seems my complaint was heard, as Asha put on a robe. I'm glad we can communicate.

Though, he's still in boomerang pants underneath.

"What does the god of fire, Asha, want from me?"

"Do you know Fal, the god of water?"

He looked at me with his red eyes.

"I... I met Fal at a spring and received his blessing."

I almost called him the "disappointing goddess."

"Fal is obsessed with your naked body."

I felt a headache and collapsed to the floor.

"Hey, disappointing goddess, you haven't given up yet?"

"Well, it's normal for Fal to want to see male bodies, so it's not a big deal."

"Stop it! Correct it!"

"The issue is why Fal is obsessed with you. I have more muscles. Why does Fal want to see your naked body? What's different? Take off your clothes!"

"No way! Why do you care about Fal's preferences?"

"I want Fal to be obsessed with me."

...Do gods have romantic feelings too?

"Could it be that you're always naked to show Fal?"

"Yes."

"..."

"At first, he was happy to touch my chest muscles."

I feel a headache again. This is a good expression to use when I don't want to, but it's fitting right now.

"I think I'm being obsessed with because I didn't take off my clothes."

"Did you not take off your clothes in front of Fal?"

"No, I didn't. I think it's because it's hidden that he wants to see it. You should hide it too. If you want to show, reveal your collarbone or a bit of your chest."

I almost said "thighs," but that's for women in skirts. With Asha's current outfit, his legs are probably visible anyway.

"Hmm, you're wearing quite a lot?"

I don't think robes and coats are unusual for adventurers. Is it because of the high collar? Why am I explaining this to a god?

I think it's better to show something accidentally rather than with obvious sexual intent.

Ultimately, I want to see everything, but with a sense of exclusivity. I want to touch... No, my preferences don't matter.

I wish Asha would practice how to naturally reveal himself in front of a mirror.

"Hmm, I'll do that."

"If you have a well-balanced body and muscles, Fal will want to see you too, even if you're fully clothed. Ultimately, let Fal undress you."

The sentences sound strange, but I'm getting more and more careless.

"I appreciate your help. As a token of gratitude, I will give you my blessing and something useful."

Asha seemed in high spirits. He gave me a bottle of fire wine and saw me off politely. Please don't bring me your love problems.

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[Title: Asha's Blessing]

[Fire Magic] has changed to [Fire Magic].

[Title: Asha's Peep Guide]

[Skill: Scorching Magic] obtained.

[Item: Asha's White Flame Mask] obtained.

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Wait.

What, a peep guide?

Where am I heading?

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[Title: Asha's Peep Guide]

- Obtained for helping the god of fire, Asha.

- You will encounter peep and accidental exposure scenes.

- Sometimes, you might even get lucky.

- If you have a higher blessing from Fal, your favorability will increase.

- Provides a bonus.

After reading the description, I wanted to faceplant on the floor again.

What do the gods want from me?

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Standing there with a mix of emotions, I received a clan chat from Ochazuke, asking where I was. I started walking while informing them that I would move to the temple's entrance.

The clan chat is always on, so everyone knows that we all transferred. The reason we are all together is that the three of them were worried about Sin and Leo's money and were waiting for them at Fast's transfer gate. The worry turned out to be justified.

It seems Ochazuke lent the silver for the transfer, as everyone wanted to see the new field.

The labyrinth of the labyrinth city has only one official entrance.

The floor layout changes occasionally, and while the enemies generally remain the same, the previous map becomes useless. The only constant is the boss floor, where each defeated boss room serves as a resting point, allowing transfer back to the labyrinth entrance.

Once a resting point's transfer array is activated, you can transfer from the entrance to that point. The routes branch out every few floors, and no one has reached the bottom yet.

The difficulty can vary depending on the route, even if the floor is the same. The current record is 64 floors on the "Flame Giant Route." However, this is the result of avoiding enemies through stealth, and the actual cleared record is 60 floors.

Other deep routes include the "Dragon Route" and the "Fenrir Route," which were discovered through divine revelations but have not been confirmed.

This is what Eagle, who seemed a bit suspiciously tipsy, told me while I was being bothered by Camilla, after Galahad passed out.

"The timing of the labyrinth's changes is said to be related to the number of people reaching that floor, but there are no other patterns. The condition that always triggers a change is the attempt to set up a permanent resting place outside the boss room. Therefore, you should not easily set up a permanent barrier."

Temporary effects that expire over time are allowed. I don't have [Barrier] yet, but maybe I should go to the magic city Ayl to learn it.

I remembered thinking about this while listening to the story.

When I realized, Ochazuke was waving at me at the temple's entrance.

"Sorry, did you wait long?"

"You were praying again, weren't you?"

"Yes."

"Hey, I finally got [Star]!"

"Great, congratulations."

Sin seems to have finally solved the temple's mystery. It didn't take long, considering he wasn't fully focused on it.

We left the temple and headed to the adventurer's guild.

The entrance to the labyrinth is in a cliff at the back of the city, surrounded by high walls. The main gate is closed except for large hunts organized by the country or guild, and you can only enter through the adventurer's guild building on the left or the knight's post on the right.

Unlike typical cities where the castle and temple are the center, here the labyrinth is the center.

The adventurer's guild, temple, inns, weapon shops, and pharmacies are clustered around the labyrinth entrance. The closer to the entrance, the older the establishment.

However, while these initial businesses are old, their shops are small and cannot accommodate the many adventurers visiting today. Therefore, they have opened branches in the new city, which is well-developed outside the old city walls. The new city handles regular business, while the old city shops deal with special customers and items.

The old city is called the first ward, and the new city is called the second ward. Having a shop or residence in the first ward is a status symbol. While it might seem crowded, the old city has a charming atmosphere, which I found appealing.

The narrow alleys are enjoyable to walk through.

"Shall we rest at the inn?"

"Ah, I'm not sure how long it will take, so let's reset."

"Sure."

"It's an odd time, but let's adjust."

"Great. I need to use the bathroom, so this is perfect! I heard the alarm for the first time!"

"Wait! It's not a forced logout yet."

"Hurry up and go to the bathroom!"

We have about five minutes in the real world before a forced logout.

If we don't log out safely within about forty minutes in this world, we will be logged out without warning, even during combat.

To log out Leo, we rushed to an inn in the first ward, took a room, and logged out.

It's a shame, as the inn is old and charming.

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Asha's White Flame Mask is a white mask that covers the upper half of the face. When you look at it, it seems to reflect flames, and occasionally, white flames appear and scatter. It's not hot, but it's a bit surprising.

The special effects include recognition impairment, boosting and exhilarating allies in battle, and instilling fear in enemies. It increases the STR, VIT, and AGI of yourself and allies by 3%, and decreases the STR, MID, and DEX of enemies by 3%. These effects stack with other similar skills or food effects.

Recognition impairment means that even if you hear the voice or see half the face, you won't be recognized as the same person while wearing the mask. You will only be recognized if you reveal your identity while wearing the mask or if you take it off in front of someone.

Asha said it would be useful to me.

This means I can wear it when solo!

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Titles

[Asha's Blessing]

[Asha's Peep Guide]

Skills

[Fire Magic] → [Fire Magic]

[Scorching Magic]

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Homura Lv.33

Rank C

Clan: Zodiac

Occupation: Magic Swordsman, Alchemist (Assassin)

HP: 1108

MP: 1406

STR: 47

VIT: 25

INT: 84

MID: 32

DEX: 27

AGI: 52

LUK: 37

NPCP: [Galahad] [－]

Titles

- General

[Communicator] [Cyclical Power] [Mystery Solver]

[Economic Leader] [Solitary Adventurer] [Nine Lives]

[Sage] [Elegant One] [World Traveler]

- Blessings from Gods

[Asha's Blessing] [Val's Favor]

[Dul's Blessing] [Fal's Blessing]

[Tasha's Favor] [Verna's Blessing]

- Titles from Gods

[Asha's Peep Guide]

[Dul's Earth]

[Fal's Saint]

[Tasha's Disciple] [Tasha's Magic]

[Gods' Time]

- Slayer Series

[Lizard Slayer] [Bug Slayer]

[Beast Slayer] [Gel Slayer]

[Bird Slayer]

[Dragon Slayer]

- Mastery Rings

[Sword King] [Wise King]

Skills (1SP)

- Magic and Spells

[Wood Magic Lv.26] [Fire Magic Lv.25] [Earth Magic Lv.25]

[Gold Magic Lv.25] [Water Magic Lv.26] [☆Wind Magic Lv.25]

[Light Magic Lv.19] [☆Dark Magic Lv.25]

[☆Thunder Magic Lv.26] [Scorching Magic Lv.1] [☆Ice Magic Lv.22]

[☆Heavy Magic Lv.20] [☆Air Magic Lv.21]

[☆Time Magic Lv.20] [Druid Magic Lv.21]

- Healing and Holy Magic

[Holy Magic Lv.21]

[Illusion Lv.1]

- Other Magic

[Magic Shield] [Layering]

[☆Area Magic Lv.20] [☆Attack Recovery and Magic Lv.9]

[☆Magic Effect Lv.11]

[☆Action Chant] [☆No Chant]

[☆Magic Charge Lv.7]

- Sword Skills

[Sword Skills Lv.28] [Slash]

[Sword Lv.27] [☆Flash Lv.24]

[☆Phantom Blade Lv.19]

- Throwing Weapons

[Thread Lv.16]

- Other Physical Skills

[☆Observation Lv.27]

[Physical Effect Lv.6]

- Defense

[☆Sturdy Shield of Earth]

- Summoning

[White Lv.11]

- Spirit Magic

Water Spirit [Rufa Lv.9]

Dark Spirit [Black Jade Lv.18]

- Talent Skills

[Body Techniques] [Evasion] [Way of the Sword]

[Code Deciphering]

- Movement and Actions

[☆Carry] [Jump] [☆Hover] [☆Fly]

- Production

[Alchemy Lv.19] [Advanced Alchemy Lv.18]

[Cooking Lv.18] [Jewelry Lv.1]

- Collection

[Gathering] [Mining]

- Appraisal and Concealment

[Appraisal Lv.22] [Insight]

[Aura Detection Lv.31] [Aura Dilution Lv.31] [Concealment Lv.27]

- Enhancement

[Strength Enhancement Lv.5] [Intelligence Enhancement Lv.6] [Spirit Enhancement Lv.6]

[Dexterity Enhancement Lv.6] [Agility Enhancement Lv.5]

[Sword Skill Enhancement Lv.5] [Magic Enhancement Lv.6]

- Resistance

[Alcohol Resistance]

- Other

[HP Natural Recovery] [MP Natural Recovery] [Night Vision]

[Map] [Telepathy] [☆Bedroom Techniques]

[Equipment Change] [☆Weapon Hold Lv.21]

[Life Magic] [☆Attraction]

[Theft Prevention Lv.21] [Trap Disarming]

[Lockpicking] [Unlocking]

☆ indicates initial acquisition or skills enhanced through events or special bonuses.