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Fuyun picked up the milk candy that was placed at her feet. The candy was enveloped in a pale blue light. She unwrapped the candy and put it in her mouth.

You can only taste a tiny bit of flavor, but that little bit of sweetness is enough.

There are no offerings needed to enter the labyrinth for the dead.

However, it was a reunion gift that Mayumi Haga specially left for Fukumo.

Fuyun loves sweets. As a guardian, her backpack is filled with candies she has collected from all over the world. When she has nothing to do in the maze, she takes out a few to eat.

If they find something unpalatable, they'll deliberately lower their voice and call for Mayumi Haga to come over, then stuff the rest of the food into her mouth.

Mayumi Haga, who was suddenly stuffed with a mouthful of licorice candy: ...

However, Mayumi Haga is not a picky eater, and she usually doesn't have any complaints, just quietly finishes her food.

Then he'd be disgusted and have a dark expression for half a day.

Not everyone has a sugar-loving mind like Fuyun; eating too much sugar at once will make you feel sick and overwhelmed.

Fuyun's favorite candy is still the milk candy made locally in the South.

Sometimes I eat a lot, up to two cans a day.

It can be said that Fuyun alone supported one-tenth of the candy shops in the South.

Mayumi Haga often pondered whether, if Ukigumo weren't a guardian, he would already have diabetes given his eating habits.

However, Fuyun shook her finger: "That's wrong. It's not because I'm a guardian that I can eat candy like this."

It was because he became a guardian that he inevitably felt depressed during the long, seemingly endless time, which led to his craving for sweets.

The cause-and-effect relationship is reversed.

Fukumo became a guardian much earlier than Mayumi Haga, and she was much older, but her delicate and sensitive nature meant that her mind was not as stable as Mayumi Haga's.

Compared to smoking or drinking, sugar seems to be a less harmful habit.

Mayumi Haga remembered Fuyun's hobby, so when she noticed Fuyun's presence, she took out a handful of candy from her backpack and gave it to her.

If she hadn't been unsure whether Fuyun, now a ghost, could eat candy, she might have secretly filled the dried-up pool next to her.

Since becoming an undead and being bound here, Fuyun hasn't tasted such sweetness in a long time.

She ate the candy that Mayumi Haga gave her without any hesitation, and remarked:

The child is still the same as before.

Although she may appear colder at first glance, she is actually gentle inside.

Main Text: Chapter 188 The Maze and the Fleeting Clouds (4K)

This vast ancient labyrinth was built by wizards on a small island in the southern lands, and Mayumi Haga needed to travel there by boat.

After two months adrift at sea, she finally set foot on the land of Labyrinth Island.

She felt her legs were as weak as noodles, and she couldn't muster any strength at all from the dock to the Adventurer's Square.

Moving slowly under the scorching sun, observing his surroundings, the white-haired guardian, carrying a backpack and sleeping bag, wasn't particularly special on this small island crowded with adventurers of all races.

"Oh! So weak?" A hand landed on her shoulder. Turning around, Mayumi Haga saw a black-haired woman with a neat ponytail smiling at her.

The other person's attire was very similar to the Guardian Set worn by Mayumi Haga, but it had been adjusted to suit their combat style and individual size. Standing together like this, it was immediately obvious they were colleagues.

...The guardian who came to this island a year before me.

Mayumi Haga recognized the other person at a glance and greeted him politely: "Hello, I am Mayumi Haga."

“I am [Floating Cloud]. Urzana told me that you are not very used to long sea voyages. Why don’t you find a place to rest for a while?” Floating Cloud found Yuga Mayumi, this junior, quite agreeable. Seeing that she didn’t look too good, he pulled her to a nearby inn.

I'll drop off my luggage here.

Although guardians have backpacks to store items and don't actually need to carry these things, it's still a bit conspicuous to always be empty-handed and carefree.

Mayumi Haga also considered that she should not be too unconventional, which is why she chose to carry a backpack with nothing on it.

"Senior Fuyun, do you know Senior Urzana?"

Yuga Mayumi followed Fukumo, and as the two weaved through the crowd, she couldn't help but ask a question.

When Fuyun smiled, Mayumi Haga noticed the beauty mark at the corner of her eye. Actually, Fuyun didn't look as young as the other guardians; she was probably in her thirties or forties. When she smiled, there were fine laugh lines at the corners of her eyes, giving her a kind and gentle air.

“I’ve known that big oaf for a long time. She recommended you to me,” Fuyun said. “You really are a lot like Urzana.”

"Very similar?" Mayumi Haga asked, puzzled.

She and her senior, Urzana, are of giant-race hybrid and pure human-race, respectively. They have no resemblance whatsoever in terms of physique or appearance.

“We’re all landlubbers, aren’t we?” Fuyun laughed. “I originally wanted to ask her to come with me, but as soon as she heard that we would be at sea for more than two months, she immediately refused.”

Then she turned and recommended Mayumi Haga, who, like her, had not had much contact with the sea.

Mayumi Haga wanted to defend Ulzana: "Giants are a race that originally lived in the desert and drew strength from the land. Staying on a large ship for two months might have adverse effects on their health..."

In fact, she herself still felt lingering fear about those two months on the ship.

However, she was at least a human with a very strong ability to adapt, so she gritted her teeth and got through it.

"You really are something else..." Fuyun thought that Yuga Mayumi's quiet defense of Urzana, without realizing that she was actually being tricked, was so obedient and cute that he was in a great mood.

What a lovely junior.

The guardians' physical functions are frozen at their peak, but Fuyun looks like he is over twenty years old.

After all, she became a guardian in her thirties, so she wouldn't have the effect of rejuvenating her appearance.

Because she and Mayumi Haga are both human, she has the demeanor of an older sister.

Remembering something, she reached into her backpack, pulled out something, and stuffed it into Yuga Mayumi's hand: "I forgot to give this to you, this is a gift."

"?" Yuga Mayumi subconsciously took it, picked up one, it was a milky yellow candy wrapped in rice paper.

It has a rich milky aroma.

Yuga Mayumi had never seen such milk candy anywhere else, and cast an inquiring glance at Fuyun, who smiled and said, "This is a specialty of this island, and it tastes very good."

They immediately handed me a handful of candy as soon as we met, but I'm not a child anymore...

Although Mayumi Haga remained silent and her expression did not change, Fuyun immediately saw through her thoughts and couldn't help but chuckle: "Even though you may be almost seventy or eighty years old, among our group, you are still a child."

Mayumi Haga looked puzzled.

The appearance of a guardian is fixed, so in theory, it should be impossible to tell whether they are old or young.

However, all the guardians that Mayumi Haga encountered could tell at a glance that she was a newcomer and accurately regarded her as a junior.

She has been a guardian for nearly fifty-five years. If she were an ordinary person, she would probably have four generations living under one roof by now.

Fuyun noticed Yuga Mayumi's frustration and suppressed a laugh.

Just as Urzana had said.

Because of his personality, this child is still pure in heart and hard to be changed by external things; he is a stubborn person.

Such people are the least likely to be changed by time; no matter how much time passes, their mindset will not age.

Therefore, in the eyes of the other guardians who have experienced more, Mayumi Haga is still just a child.

However, this is something that Fuyun won't directly explain; let the child be depressed on his own. That expression is really interesting.

After renting a room next to his with Mayumi Haga to put down their luggage and let her rest for the night, Fuyun planned to take her to register as an adventurer the next day.

"Registration?" Mayumi Haga was curious about the registration system. She whispered to the cloud beside her, while also feeling the curious gazes around her.

As the two walked side by side, for some reason, other people's eyes kept falling on them. These gazes weren't just friendly; when she sensed malice, she would turn her head away.

His golden eyes swept over them indifferently, sending a chill down the spines of those with ill intentions.

As he lowered his head, he cursed inwardly: Damn it! Who is this newcomer that Fuyun woman brought along?

Mayumi Haga's expression darkened. She realized that Fukumo beside her seemed to be a prominent figure on this labyrinth island, attracting attention but also bringing a lot of malice.

Fuyun herself knew this, of course, and she smiled: "Those are just insignificant bugs."

Yuga Mayumi then withdrew her gaze.

She sensed that the small society on this island was very different from the outside world.

Ignoring the whispers and discussions, after obtaining Mayumi Haga's adventurer's metal nameplate, Fuyun explained to her: "People can be resurrected in the labyrinth. And those people who were staring at us just now were corpse collectors."

Corpse collectors make a living by picking up the corpses of adventurers and charging them for their resurrection. Generally speaking, this shouldn't be a major conflict with being an adventurer like Fuyun.

However, some corpse collectors are not honest and are not satisfied with the income from picking up adventurers' corpses.

They would deliberately create corpses.

These corpse collectors hire thieves to infiltrate adventurer parties, deliberately killing them to earn resurrection fees. They might even send thieves into dungeons to slaughter weaker adventurers.

Mayumi Haga understood. She remained silent for a moment, then asked sincerely, "Aren't there any rules?"

If there are no relevant rules, why not just kill these guys?

Fuyun clearly understood the unspoken meaning of Yuga Mayumi's words. She was impressed by how perceptive the child was. Just as she was about to explain, she heard a little girl's clear voice beside her: "That happened a year ago!"

Yuga Mayumi looked down and saw a round-faced girl with brownish-yellow hair and a few freckles on her face squeezing over with a bread bag in her arms, giving the two of them a sweet smile: "Daddy said that Aunt Fuyun beat them all into submission!"

Fleeting clouds... Auntie?

Mayumi Haga's mind went blank for a moment.

Yes, Fuyun does look like she could be this little girl's aunt.

However, it is somewhat novel to have such a suffix following the name of a senior who is also a guardian.

When Fuyun saw the little girl, she happily reached out and patted her head: "Emma, ​​are you delivering goods for the store today?"

"Mom and Dad said Aunt Fuyun is going into the maze today, so they asked me to bring over some bread and bacon. This bread is fresh out of the oven, so eat well!" Emma chuckled, trying to lift the heavy bag in her arms by sticking out her little belly.

Seeing how hard the child was working, Mayumi Haga reached out to help take it from him.

Emma immediately relaxed and looked at Mayumi Haga curiously: "Sister, are you Aunt Fukumo's sister?"

The generational order in this sentence was so confusing that Mayumi Haga choked for a moment, unsure of how to respond.

Emma looked at her, and she turned to look at the floating clouds.

Fuyun chuckled, "They're relatives from my hometown."

Although everyone is human, there are still differences in appearance among humans. Yuga Mayumi and Fukumo both have typical Eastern appearances, with fair skin, slender figures, and delicate features, quite different from the tall and strong people of the North.

However, what's special is that Mayumi Haga has white hair, while Fukumo has one or two white hairs among her black hair.

What's this called? Premature graying of hair?

After receiving the wizard Rania's legacy, Mayumi Haga, whose hair turned white, didn't know how to explain it, so she chose to remain silent.

Fuyun was a prominent figure on this island, known for his formidable strength and his meddlesome, lone-wolf nature.

She's already difficult enough to deal with on her own; if another Fuyun comes along, this maze might just be breached by these two Easterners.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for other adventurers, who are in competition with each other, to pay attention to Fuukoku and Haga Mayumi when they walk together.

Moreover, Haga Mayumi seems to be even more... sharp and cunning than Fukuun.

She was taller and younger than the clouds, looked more robust and energetic, and the weapons and bow she carried on her back didn't look like common items.

If someone's strength is more than half that of Fuyun, then the ownership of this labyrinth will be in serious danger.

Haga Mayumi wasn't so arrogant as to think that Fuyun plus herself would be enough to easily conquer the dungeon.

This labyrinth is a magical temple built by ancient wizards to connect with the long river, but neither she nor Fuyun knows any magic, and the deeper they go, the more dangerous it becomes.

Her and Fuyun's advantage lies in their ability to revive themselves and their special skill, [Blessing].

Mayumi Haga's "Self-Destruction" and Fukumo's "An Eye for an Eye" are both rather extreme blessings.

Although it won't be used lightly unless absolutely necessary, in a labyrinthine environment, having an extra attack method compared to other adventurers is already quite good.

After delivering the food, Emma chatted with Fuyun and Mayumi Haga for a while before leaving satisfied.

As Mayumi Haga watched the little girl's departing figure, Fukumo beside her suddenly spoke up: "Emma's parents... were also adventurers."

“Once upon a time,” Mayumi Haga repeated the word.

“It’s actually quite rare to see husband-and-wife adventurers, right?” Fuyun said. “Emma is in poor health. The Send couple heard that there were herbs in the labyrinth that could help their child recover, and in order to earn money for the medicine, they gritted their teeth and became adventurers.”

Based on the corpse collector's hostility towards Fuyun, Mayumi Haga could already guess what would happen next: "Then she was robbed of almost all her money by the corpse collector, and was rescued by Senior Fuyun."

"More than that! I killed those bastards, sent their bodies to the Resurrection House, and then blocked the entrance to the Resurrection House to kill them again." Fuyun felt a sense of satisfaction just thinking about it. "The Resurrection House charges one-tenth of the fees of the corpse collectors, but in the end, their money bags are still empty. After that, I reached a cooperative relationship with the Resurrection House in the city. If any more of these bastards are sent there, they will give me a 30% kickback."