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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 83 Part 1

A Sense of Discomfort

　It has already been twenty days since I came to Astoma. I feel the weather getting hotter day by day in the mornings and evenings, but the temperature in the labyrinth does not change much throughout the year, and the forests have a lot of shade and low humidity, so it poses no obstacles to my adventures.

My labyrinth exploration, medicine manufacturing, and leveling up have been progressing unexpectedly well since I came to this town. I was truly lucky to be able to meet Lorraine on my first day here and have her introduce me to a magic blacksmith. I ended up fighting and breaking up with her, but right now, I feel nothing but gratitude toward her. Hunting the giant purple spider with Mireia is perfect for raising my level, and my medicine manufacturing is going well because I have a monopoly on the medicinal herbs in the forest. I am getting closer with Aisha and Karen, my temporary personnel, with every night we spend together, and I would love to borrow their strength in defeating the stratum lord of the tenth stratum. Besides, when I stay overnight in the labyrinth, I long for the warmth of human touch. After all, it is mentally demanding to spend so much time alone in the dark labyrinth.

I leave the inn, meet up with Aisha and Karen, and head for the labyrinth. Today is the ninth day of our contract, and we plan to complete the map of the fifth stratum by the end of the day. Once we make it to the deep part of the fifth stratum, we no longer meet any other adventurers, and we don’t get involved in any trouble. It seems that the sixth to ninth stratums are not very popular with adventurers because they are too far from the above ground, so I think we will no longer get attacked by other adventurers.

「Hmm, as I thought, that’s how it is, huh.」

We managed to complete the map by exploring the labyrinth on a daily basis, but since a little while ago, I have been feeling that something is not quite right. I can’t say for sure, but the location of the fifth stratum is not in line with the fourth stratum. From the first to the fourth stratums, the square-shaped floors are located directly beneath each other, but the fifth stratum is considerably shifted to the side. By some chance, it might be you know what, you know?

「What is it? Muttering to yourself all of a sudden. Is there something wrong?」

I have no definite proof yet, so let’s keep quiet about it.

「Yeah, there’s a big space around here on this stratum, right? Maybe there is a hidden room here, you know?」

Looking at the map, I quickly say whatever comes to mind. I may be the one who said it, but there is certainly one place where there are no passageways or anything. We stop by that area on our way back to the above ground and check the wall.

「Hmm~, there doesn’t seem to be anything on the wall.」

*Bam, bam* I take out my sledgehammer and walk around that place while knocking on the walls in the surrounding area.

「Haa, what the hell are you doing? I can’t wait to go back and have a drink, you know?」

「Well, wait a sec. Once I’m done checking out the walls over here, let’s go home.」

Aisha, a heavy drinker, seems to have nothing else on her mind but to chug down beer. The night is hot, so it is the perfect season to drink. As I walk along the walls while knocking on them, I find a place that makes a different sound. Huh, are you serious? Is there really a hidden passageway here?

「Hey, Aisha, it’s this place. Can you tell that the sound it makes is different?」

「Huh, really? Yeah, it’s true.」

Aisha and Karen knock on the wall in question with their own sledgehammer and compare it with the walls to its left and right, confirming that the sound it makes is different.

「Don’t tell me, is it a hidden room? I’ve never heard of such a thing, though.」

「By some chance, maybe it is a hidden passageway to the eleventh stratum.」

「Huh?」

Karen opens her mouth for the first time in a long time. She seems to be a little excited. But I don’t think it is a hidden passageway. I mean, this place is in the middle of the fifth stratum, after all.

「Alright, both of you, move some distance away.」

I channel magical energy into my sledgehammer and smash the wall with everything I have. Along with a loud bang, I succeed in destroying the wall. It seems to be about fifty centimeters thick.

「Ooh, Sei, you sure are amazing. Looks like it really is a hidden room.」

There is a small room with two treasure chests within.

「Sei, c’mon, open them quickly.」

「Aisha, I get it, so calm down.」

I open the first treasure chest.

「Oh, this is a mid-grade yellow potion. It seems to be able to cure petrification, illness, etc. in an instant.」

「Heh~, this is my first time seeing it.」

It will go for a fairly good price if I sell it, but I am not really troubled with money, so let’s keep it. Then I open the second treasure chest.

「This is a gauntlet.」

「Sigh, what a letdown. A possession of some dead guy, huh.」

No, I can’t identify its name using appraisal, so there is a possibility that it is some kind of magic tool. Let’s have Ziquis, the magic blacksmith, appraise it later.

We return to the above ground and sell the materials. The bodies of the four puppets net me two small gold coins and four large silver coins. When I sell the magic stones too, I end up in the black by a large margin. As usual, I go to the inn with Aisha, clean ourselves up and then have dinner.

「As I thought, you are no ordinary person, Sei. Finding a secret room and treasure chests, isn’t that the dream of all adventurers? I’ve only hunted monsters for a living, so I was really surprised there.」

「What did you do before you came to the puppet labyrinth here, Aisha?」

「After I left my village in the countryside, I spent four years in the beginner’s labyrinth in a town called Loynaz. I left the village because I was about to be married off to a guy I hate, you see. Well, that’s a common story, I guess.」

In the countryside, the families tend to have many children. Many of those who can’t inherit their family business or find a marriage partner become adventurers and end up losing their lives not long after. Now Aisha is a middle-class adventurer with a steady income, so she can be said to be a winner in life.

When I head to my room while looking after the drunken Aisha, she takes off her clothes, lays down on the bed and ends up breathing peacefully in her sleep. It is not a bad idea to fuck Aisha while she is asleep, but she is sleeping so comfortably, so I will spare her from it. I process medicinal herbs until late at night and then go to bed.

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　Chirp, chirp, chirp.

I put my hand on the chasm of Aisha, who is still breathing peacefully in her sleep, and gently stimulate her. After a while, nectar begins to cover my fingers.

「Suu~, suu~, nghh, suu~, ahn, suu~, hnn, hnn, ahn, aahn, huh, Sei?! Hey, what are you doing?」

「What am I doing, you ask? I’m getting you ready so that I can penetrate you easily, duh. Yesterday, I could have forcefully fucked you while you were asleep, but I held myself back. So today I won’t show you any mercy, okay?」