Chapter 36. Explorer’s Journal #2
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I was lucky.
I had no idea how to form a relationship with monsters, but by chance, I encountered a horse-like monster that approached me first.
Did it say it fell in love with me at first sight?
To feel love for a creature of a different species—it was quite a peculiar monster.
Ah. We haven’t had a relationship yet.
Since it’s my first experience, I needed to prepare myself mentally.
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【Mysticism】─😨
There was no important information.
I skimmed through and turned the page.
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In the end, I did it.
I couldn’t resist and made the first move.
Ah, even now, I still feel excited.
Even as I write this, my labia are trembling.
My first experience was more ecstatic than I expected.
So this is the happiness I can enjoy as a woman.
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【Mysticism】─😰
This page was also just an ordinary diary entry.
I skimmed it quickly and moved on.
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Today, I spent the entire day with my husband.
But I pretended as if I didn’t want to.
I acted as though I was offering my body just to satisfy his desires.
Every time his enormous thing pushed and thrust inside me, I had to grit my teeth to stop from moaning.
Of course, I thoroughly enjoyed the act.
Since I shared similar tastes with him, I was incredibly happy.
Even so, I had to keep the truth to myself.
If I revealed my preferences, it would be hard to maintain the upper hand in our relationship.
To have sex with more monsters, I needed to keep control over my husband.
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【Mysticism】─🤢
The content was a bit long, so I wondered if there might be any important information, but it was all useless.
I clicked my tongue and turned the page.
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Today, I’ll record in detail the hot day I spent with my husband.
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【Mysticism】─🤮
This time, I moved on after just reading the first line.
My eyes almost rotted from reading such filth.
Don’t record things like this.
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I flipped through the pages quickly, speed-reading.
I only paid attention to the pages that seemed to contain important information.
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I met another explorer.
He was a man who chose the ‘Dominant One’ trait.
I asked him what the conditions were to make a monster obey, and he answered that he could dominate them just by making eye contact.
It was ridiculous.
Some people have to go through intense sex to tame monsters, while others just have to make eye contact to dominate them?
Isn’t that too easy?
I felt a slight sense of defeat.
But that sense of defeat quickly faded when I saw the monsters the man was controlling.
Chances were high that the man would die soon.
Unlike the monsters I tamed, the ones he dominated and abused looked quite unstable.
Hmm. How should I put this?
It seemed like his control was too weak.
The monsters didn’t attack him.
But they frequently disobeyed commands or occasionally showed small signs of rebellion.
I didn’t know the reason.
It couldn’t be because the conditions for submission were too easy… Maybe his charisma was too lacking for someone with the ‘Dominant One’ trait.
In any case, the monsters looked like they could snap at any moment.
If the control were to break, the monsters would tear the man limb from limb.
Their eyes were filled with such intense hostility.
I didn’t think I would see that man again.
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I met another explorer.
This time, it was also someone who chose the ‘Dominant One’ trait.
She was a woman.
I didn’t learn anything else about her.
When I saw her enjoying herself as she stabbed her monsters with a knife, I lost any desire to become friends with her, so we exchanged a few words and parted ways.
Still, I thought the woman I met today wouldn’t die soon.
She seemed to have some charisma.
My guess was that unless someone was naturally born with charisma, the ‘Dominant One’ trait was a useless one—just like that man I saw before.
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I tamed the ‘HeckHeckSilSilShiiiiiik.’
Its body was that of a spider, but its face resembled a dog.
And it seemed like this creature didn’t have any killing abilities.
Instead, it sprayed threads that seemed to seal the strength of its opponents.
It was truly an extraordinary ability.
It seemed like this type of ability developed because it was a creature with a gentle temperament and no lethal powers.
At first glance, it might look invincible.
But even the ‘HeckHeckSilSilShiiiiiik’ has something akin to a natural enemy.
There’s a power similar to magic, and its threads don’t seem to work well on those who wield that power.
They work, but only to a very small extent.
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In the labyrinth, I can communicate with all living creatures.
As long as they have a structured language.
I thought this was part of the explorer’s ability.
But it wasn’t.
It didn’t matter whether one was an explorer or not.
Drifters could also communicate with monsters.
It seemed that in this labyrinth, the blessings of translation and interpretation were given to everyone.
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I found a vending machine.
It was a vending machine exclusively for those with the “Assisted One” trait.
I couldn’t buy a single ticket.
It only sold outrageously expensive tickets.
Maybe I’ll find a vending machine that sells cheaper tickets later?
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I encountered a croc.
It had a neutral disposition, so I couldn’t tame it.
Instead, I was able to purchase some useful items from it.
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I learned something new.
All the monsters I’d encountered up to now were weakened.
The weakening of the monsters, they said, was due to the explorer’s abilities. I also heard that in places beyond the reach of explorers, the monsters regained their original strength.
Additionally.
Regardless of the explorer’s presence, many of the labyrinth’s monsters had lower intelligence and smaller sizes than normal.
When they leave the labyrinth, they regain their original size.
I’ve heard some monsters are originally larger than planets.
As for intelligence…
It doesn’t seem to increase just by leaving the labyrinth.
Of course, I heard that if they live outside the labyrinth for a long time, their intelligence rises quickly.
Oh, by the way, when I say ‘outside the labyrinth,’ I mean another world.
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I met an explorer.
She had chosen the “Solitary One” trait.
She was unbelievably strong.
She slaughtered monsters with her bare hands as if tearing through paper.
The “Solitary One” trait likely makes her stronger by consuming monsters, but I wondered how she first managed to devour a monster.
I was curious, but I didn’t ask.
Nor did I think of approaching her.
Anyone who can rip monsters apart with their bare hands is terrifying.
Oh, and.
I overheard her muttering, ‘I will become the most powerful god in all dimensions.’
She didn’t seem insane, though.
Could becoming the ruler of the labyrinth make you a god?
She seemed to know quite a lot, but as I mentioned before, I was too scared to approach her and quickly left.
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I ran into the Solitary One again.
And I witnessed her consumption.
I thought she was eating the monster’s flesh, but it turned out she was growing stronger by consuming its excrement.
This, too, must be a difference in conditions.
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I bought something called a “Dispatch Ticket” from the vending machine.
And since I’d purchased it, I tried sending someone on a dispatch for the first time.
What kind of benefit could dispatching bring?
It was just curiosity that made me send someone.
Now I regret having had such curiosity.
My third husband nearly died.
The place he arrived was said to be the world of gods.
My third husband said he killed a few gods who suddenly attacked him. Then stronger gods swarmed him, forcing him to keep running until the return time came, allowing him to return to the labyrinth.
They shouldn’t be able to follow him here.
According to my third husband, this labyrinth is of a higher dimension than the gods’ world.
Anyway, I’m not planning to send any more dispatches.
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I encountered the Solitary One.
She was no longer human.
She had lost her mind and was rampaging, and it seemed she had been stripped of her qualification as an explorer.
After she left for the deeper parts of the labyrinth, fully transformed into a monster, I found a note she left behind.
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Greed brought about my downfall.
I consumed far too many monsters’ excrement in too short a time, and even consumed the excrement of a monster far beyond my capacity.
As a result, my mind is rapidly collapsing.
In less than ten minutes, I will have degenerated into a mindless monster.
I regret it.
I should have taken my time to grow stronger.
Had I done so, my mind wouldn’t be collapsing like this.
To whoever finds this note in the future.
If you are a Solitary One, do not be greedy.
Don’t make the same foolish mistake I did.
Take your time, slowly, with long intervals, and consume monsters at a gradual pace.
Only consume higher-tier monsters once you’ve become strong enough.
And one more thing.
Please, someday, find me and bring me eternal rest.
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It was the result of an insatiable desire to grow stronger.
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I think my daughters hate me.
Is it because I slept with all their brothers?
Or because I didn’t let them join in on the orgy?
If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do.
Sleeping with women just isn’t for me…
Still, I feel sorry.
So, even if my daughters betray me, I plan to forgive them generously.
After all, I always have my husbands by my side, and even if they do betray me, they can’t kill me.
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There’s a jellyfish-like monster.
Its name is Jellyfish.
I don’t know the name of the leader of the Jellyfish.
I’ll just call it the Jellyfish Princess.
It’s a monster that’s treated like royalty by the other Jellyfish.
Anyway, I’ve witnessed something interesting.
The Jellyfish Princess is leading her group to war against other Jellyfish that reside in a different zone.
I wonder which group will win?
I’ll hide in a distant place and wait until the noise dies down before checking it out.
In the meantime, I’ll pass the time by drawing the Jellyfish Princess I just saw.
Objectively speaking, I think I drew it well.
Maybe I have some talent in drawing?
Oh, and by the way, the Jellyfish Princess I just drew lost.
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There are quite a few monsters that look similar to me.
Among them, I encountered a monster that seemed to be the evolved form of the Medical Mushroom.
It looked something like this.
This one could even resurrect dead creatures.
It had an incredibly overpowered ability.
So I thought about taming it, but sleeping with women isn’t really my thing, so I gave up.
I’ve never tried to have sex with the same gender, so I don’t even know if I could tame one.
Well, I didn’t have the chance to tame it in the first place.
It was barefoot, so I tried gifting it shoes to raise its affection, but it took the shoes and fled at lightning speed. It was so fast that I couldn’t chase it. I think it’s probably the fastest monster in the labyrinth.
Looking again, maybe I’m not that good at drawing.
Drawing isn’t really fun either, so I don’t think I’ll ever draw again.
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There are far too many strong monsters in the labyrinth.
But more than that, the bigger problem is that I don’t know how to become the ruler.
How does one become the ruler?
Can I really become the ruler of the labyrinth?
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Time flies.
I can’t believe this is the last page.
Honestly, I thought I’d write in this journal for just a few days.
Even though I didn’t write every day and only sporadically, I still managed to fill an entire notebook. I’m quite proud of myself.
I don’t plan on starting a new notebook to continue writing.
It’s too bothersome.
I’ve written plenty.
So, the record ends here.
Now, I have tons of things to do.
Including the orgy with my husbands.
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With the last page, the explorer’s record came to an end.