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Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0005.txt | Prologue
IT WAS THE FIFTEENTH DAY of the seventh lunar month, and the sky was still dark.
Night owls large and small had already returned to their nests. At this time, even the busy streets of Dragon City had begun to empty. Only the occasional insect call emerged from the bushes—sometimes there, sometimes not, mak... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0007.txt | THE STREETLIGHTS were no brighter than fireflies. They did little to illuminate the night through which a girl fled, darting across the uneven cobblestones. She suddenly tripped and fell, knees slamming into the ground.
Fingers twisting nervously in her shirt, Li Qian gasped for air. The summer night was so humid that ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0008.txt | THIS WAS A SIDE DOOR on Dragon City University’s perimeter wall.
Dragon City University was a renowned institution with a long history. Like many other schools, DCU had relocated its main campus to the city’s outskirts. Within the city proper, where land was worth more than gold, only a fraction of the administration o... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0009.txt | DRAGON CITY UNIVERSITY’S original campus had been built during the Chinese Republican era, and it bore the weight of a century of history. There were ancient trees everywhere you looked, creating a canopy that practically blotted out the sky. The architecture of the school buildings hidden within dated back to the days... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0010.txt | ZHAO YUNLAN HESITATED, but then, despite the fierce wind atop the tall building, he met Shen Wei’s eyes and saw himself in their depths—himself and, somehow, the night sky, impossibly intermingled. For some reason, looking up into those eyes, Zhao Yunlan instinctively let go and placed everything, including his insigni... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0011.txt | SHEN WEI SHOVED the ointment he’d picked up toward Zhao Yunlan. “You forgot about this, so I brought you some.”
As he spoke, he looked at the scrape on Zhao Yunlan’s arm. His brows drew together. “Once you’re home, please be careful. Make sure to keep the wound dry, try not to eat anything too spicy, and…” He trailed o... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0012.txt | WHEN SHEN WEI ARRIVED back at the clinic with food from the cafeteria, he found Guo Changcheng standing anxiously at the entrance. The young intern was looking to and fro, clearly wanting to go in but just as clearly too afraid. Daqing, the precocious cat, sat off to the side, blatantly ignoring everything. His gut bul... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0013.txt | “RIGHT HERE. Rewind it.”
After parting ways with Guo Changcheng, Zhao Yunlan drove back to 4 Bright Avenue. Once there, he headed straight in and watched the security footage from the intersection outside DCU’s main entrance three times, start to finish.
By daylight, the office looked far bleaker. The only person on du... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0014.txt | FEELING OR NO FEELING, Guo Changcheng didn’t dare turn around. Having been raised by the elderly for much of his life, he had been fed a lot of superstitious beliefs, including the common one that said to never look back when walking at night. Doing so would extinguish the lamp on each shoulder, and then monsters would... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0015.txt | THE MAN WAS MAYBE thirty years old—a guy with an average build, wearing wide-framed glasses and a string of sandalwood Buddhist prayer beads. Once out of his car, the first thing he did was fish his phone out of his pocket, turn on the camera, and aim it at his own face with the hospital in frame behind him.
There in t... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0016.txt | GUO CHANGCHENG heard a noise. Turning to look, he saw that Li Qian had gotten up, entirely without assistance. There was something awkward and disjointed about her movements—almost like a marionette. It was indescribably creepy. But she’d just woken up and the drugs she’d been given could still be affecting her, so Guo... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0017.txt | IT WAS NEARLY MIDNIGHT when Zhao Yunlan and the others got back to 4 Bright Avenue, so lao-Wu was once again the doorman on duty. At the sight of Guo Changcheng, lao-Wu opened his large, fierce mouth and greeted him enthusiastically. “Hey, xiao-Guo! You’re back! How did your first assignment go?”
Compared to an evening... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0018.txt | “WHEN I WAS LITTLE, my grandma would wake me up every morning, braid my hair, and take me to school. I was always still sleepy, so every day I leaned against her and dozed while she did my braids. Once she was done, she’d give me a gentle pat on the back of my head and say, ‘Wake up, lazybones.’ Then she’d drag me to s... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0020.txt | THE OFFICES OF 4 Bright Avenue were far from being a cavern full of webs or a nest of bones. In daylight hours, there was no indication at all of any ghostly presence. The daytime doorman was a kindly old gent who seemed entirely ordinary, although Guo Changcheng eventually realized that the man wasn’t as normal as he ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0021.txt | THE TEMPERATURE in Dragon City dropped practically overnight as winter arrived that year. The leaves were still caught between green and yellow when they fell. Zhao Yunlan didn’t mind at all. He’d finally managed to get a date with Shen Wei and was riding high, as if buoyed by a spring breeze.
He’d styled his hair earl... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0022.txt | THE PAIN in Zhao Yunlan’s gut came in waves. Maybe he’d overdone it while coming to a certain beauty’s rescue, or maybe he’d just been out breathing the frigid air too long, but whatever the reason, this flare-up felt like someone had taken a blender to his innards. His hands and feet felt like blocks of ice, and his v... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0023.txt | SEEING THAT Zhao Yunlan didn’t look so good, Shen Wei freed up a hand to touch his forehead. “You’re a bit feverish. What are you still standing here for? Go back to bed and get under the blankets.”
Zhao Yunlan, dizzy, found himself being pushed into the bedroom.
Then Shen Wei grabbed his wrist. Zhao Yunlan was caught ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0024.txt | ON MONDAY MORNING, the smell of breakfast filled the office. Zhu Hong had bought three pounds of buns from the cafeteria, their delicate skins nearly bursting with filling. The aroma could have lured people from two miles away. Everyone who had missed breakfast after waking up late followed their noses over, even the e... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0025.txt | WHEN A LIFE-SIZED blowup doll was delivered to 4 Bright Avenue, the courier hadn’t even gotten out of earshot before Zhao Yunlan roared in fury.
“Guo Changcheng, is that a head or a chamber pot on your neck?!”
Daqing gave the large doll a curious swat, eliciting an indecent moan from it. The cat’s fur stood on end. Zha... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0026.txt | THE FIERCE WIND became even more aggressive. It whipped the snow high off the ground, lashing people’s faces. The sky and ground changed colors. The glow of Zhao Yunlan’s flashlight was no brighter than a firefly, and he quickly vanished from sight in the blustering snow.
Twenty minutes later, when he still hadn’t retu... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0027.txt | JUST PAST MIDNIGHT, with no warning, Zhao Yunlan snapped awake. Suddenly he was looking straight into Shen Wei’s tender gaze, without even the barrier of glasses between them. Shen Wei looked away in a panic.
Fortunately, Zhao Yunlan didn’t notice. He sat up silently, and after listening carefully for a moment, he pres... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0028.txt | “AMITABHA.” Lin Jing rushed forward to help Zhao Yunlan hold the door closed. Staring at the jumping skulls outside the window, the fake monk panted, “I despair for this world where even skulls are pretending to be cute! What the hell is all this?”
Zhao Yunlan turned to Wang Zheng. “What the hell are those things comin... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0029.txt | THE FRIEND ZHAO YUNLAN had consulted earlier eventually got in touch with Lin Jing to say it would be at least three or four days before the roads could be cleared. Shen Wei had a quick discussion with his students, reaching the unanimous conclusion that under such horrid circumstances, even if there were survivors in ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0030.txt | THE SOUL-EXECUTING EMISSARY’S black robes were like a thick mist, impenetrable even by sunlight. They abruptly billowed up to form a protective screen several stories high, engulfing them both. They were cut off from the sunlight and everything else.
While holding him, the Emissary lifted Zhao Yunlan’s hand and pressed... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0031.txt | BROW FURROWED, Zhao Yunlan looked at Wang Zheng.
She stared straight at the ground. When she stared in one direction like that, it always made her look like she was spacing out. Eventually, she spoke again, voice soft. “I was still so young. I wasn’t even seventeen yet. I was completely naive and didn’t understand anyt... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0032.txt | “OKAY, I GET IT,” Zhao Yunlan interrupted, dispassionate. “In other words, all the resentful spirits inside the Mountain-River Awl are tribesmen and followers that Sangzan killed. So enough about all that shit from thousands of years ago. What’s our next move here and now?”
The Soul-Executing Emissary said nothing at f... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0033.txt | HEARING THE COMMOTION behind him, the Soul-Executing Emissary gave a fierce flick of his wrist, sending his blade toward the ghost-faced figure. When he took the opportunity to glance back, the light of the monstrous fireball all but blinded him, leaving him unable to locate Zhao Yunlan. In desperation, he yelled, “Yun... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0034.txt | IT WAS EVENING by the time Zhao Yunlan strolled back to the little hut on the mountain. Zhu Hong shot him a questioning look; Zhao Yunlan replied by flashing his watch at her. She understood at once and took a little handmade yarn doll from her bag. Passing casually behind Zhao Yunlan, she rubbed the doll over his watc... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0035.txt | FOR A WHILE, Shen Wei didn’t make a single sound. Zhao Yunlan didn’t rush him. He just sat motionless in the corner, waiting. The room was so quiet that the sound of Clarity ticking was faintly audible.
Eventually, Shen Wei sighed. With a wave, he banished the hospital gown and replaced it with his vast black robe. The... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0037.txt | Appendix: Character and Name Guide
CHARACTERS AND ASSOCIATED FACTIONS
The identity of certain characters may be a spoiler; use this guide with caution on your first read of the novel.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT (SID)
A police department under the Ministry of Public Security that investigates supernatural c... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0038.txt | Appendix: Pronunciation Guide
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Mandarin Chinese is the official state language of mainland China, and pinyin is the official system of romanization in which it is written. As Mandarin is a tonal language, pinyin uses diacritical marks (e.g., ā, á, ǎ, à) to indicate these tonal inflections. Most ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0040.txt | About the Author
About the Author
priest
An internationally renowned author who writes forthe novel serialization website, JJWXC, priest’s books have inspired multimedia adaptations and been published in numerous languages around the world. priest is known for writing compelling drama that incorporates humor and c... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | Guardian - Zhen Hun/Guardian-Zhen-Hun-Volume-01-[Seven-Seas][Kobo]/section-0041.txt | Footnotes
Footnotes
1. An echo bug is a mythological creature that lives in a person’s stomach and echoes everything they say.
2. A sishu (私塾) was a private class held by rich families for their children in ancient China. These do not exist in the present day. Xiansheng (先生) is an archaic word for “teacher.”
3.... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter1.txt | Interlude 6
Interlude 6
The minotaur made its way down a hidden hallway on the bottom floor of the Sazardon Labyrinth leading to a small room containing stones that were glimmering with azure light. It stepped onto the stones, and when it turned back in the direction it had come, the hallway was no longer there.... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter10.txt | Final Chapter. The Dream of the Legendary Beast
Final Chapter
The Dream of the Legendary Beast
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A new challenger was standing in front of the minotaur.
It was a young knight with black eyes and black hair.
In his right hand, he was holding the sword the minotaur had given away twenty-eight years ago.
In his le... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter11.txt | Epilogue
Epilogue
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Well, well, my lord Marquis!
What a pleasant surprise to see you in a borderland so distant as this.
I thank you again for your numerous heartfelt offerings and generous donations.
As you can see, this temple welcomes, in vast numbers, people who have nowhere to go.
We also give food and a p... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter2.txt | Chapter 17. The Warrior Monk Patagamon
Chapter 17
The Warrior Monk Patagamon
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“Master Patagamon, we’ve received a report from the Eleventh Unit. They say the divine spirits of Mejatoke Lake have either entered a deep sleep or vanished.”
“Thank you. Please have them return to the temple at once.”
“Master Pataga... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter3.txt | Interlude 7
Interlude 7
The minotaur was breathing heavily.
It had cut open every one of the squishy, round enemies in the room. It figured out that their regeneration was slower near their roots than near the top of their bodies. After that, it made full use of an acceleration skill to cut down as many of the o... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter4.txt | Chapter 18. The Red Knight
Chapter 18
The Red Knight
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The sun was beating down, its light reflecting off the desert sand. Zara felt a wave of emotion as he gazed absentmindedly into the rippling air.
If I hadn’t arranged for a guide and a bobo, I probably would have died out here.
He felt a renewed sense of gr... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter5.txt | Interlude 8
Interlude 8
The minotaur had been transported to a new room shaped like a hemisphere.
The boundaries were distant. The ceiling was bluish and seemed to recede and draw closer in rhythm. The air felt unusually humid, and a sickly haze hung over the room.
Breathing the air burned the minotaur’s throat.... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter6.txt | Chapter 19. The One Who Waits on Time
Chapter 19
The One Who Waits on Time
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It was a few days before Zara would fight to defend Bia-Dharla. Alkan, the former head of House Riga, was relaxing and looking down on the royal capital from his veranda.
It was Alkan’s eighty-first birthday. His family members and ser... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter7.txt | Interlude 9
Interlude 9
This time, the minotaur appeared underwater.
This water was completely different from the refreshing springs it had jumped into before. The rotten water was a cloudy white and smelled of blood, and it pained the minotaur’s eyes greatly just to open them.
Though the minotaur did possess th... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter8.txt | Chapter 20. The Two Heroes
Chapter 20
The Two Heroes
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Zara was transported to some unknown location.
A level-up occurred immediately, and his body was restored. His injuries were healed, and his exhaustion dissipated.
The place was dark, lacked any wind, and there were no signs of life. There were flat, circul... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter9.txt | Interlude 10
Interlude 10
Zara ended up on the first floor of the Sazardon Labyrinth. A group of adventurers found him there, unconscious, and they carried him outside.
When he awoke, he was assaulted by a terrible headache. The monks and apothecaries who examined him said his body was suffering from extreme fat... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chronology.txt | Chronology
Chronology
Year 1 of the Baldemost Royal Calendar
The founding king subjugates the wicked dragon Kaldan
The kingdom is founded
Year 1024
Mazel Sou La Vald and his entire family are wiped out for planning treason
Eisha Goran (41) dies
Shana Eran, the Kindhearted King (42), dies
Year 1032... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-03-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/copyright.txt | Copyright
Copyright
King of the Labyrinth, Vol. 3
Shien BIS
Translation by Luke Hutton
Cover art by Noriko Meguro
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, l... |
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Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter001.txt | Chapter 1: The Unique Monster
Chapter 1
The Unique Monster
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On the tenth floor of the Sazardon Labyrinth, in the space known to humans as a boss room, a minotaur yawned into existence.
It was a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, and it bore an ax in each hand.
Its horned head swayed back ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter002.txt | Chapter 2: The Heavenly Blade Percival
Chapter 2
The Heavenly Blade Percival
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The same day that a unique monster was born on the tenth floor of the Sazardon Labyrinth, a swordsman happened to drop by the Adventurers Guild in the town of Micaene.
“Mr. Logan.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I see Lord Percival approachin... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter003.txt | Chapter 3: The Guild Leader’s Confusion
Chapter 3
The Guild Leader’s Confusion
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After the minotaur awoke and drank from the lake, a human appeared in the boss room.
“It’s here.”
The human was small of stature and wearing light armor with a short bow on his back. He was a scout.
The minotaur looked over its s... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter004.txt | Chapter 4: A Duel with the Heavenly Blade
Chapter 4
A Duel with the Heavenly Blade
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Having finished fighting in the depths of the labyrinth, Percival began his return trip to the surface.
Just because he was going back up didn’t mean he could let his guard down, as he had to slip through many corridors conta... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter005.txt | Chapter 5: Memories
Chapter 5
Memories
1
In the end, night fell without Logan being able to dispatch a new party. He went to work the next day determined to take more resolute, concrete action against the minotaur. He ended up overloaded with clerical work, however, and before he knew it, it was evening.
A gr... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter006.txt | Chapter 6: The Sorcerer Strikes
Chapter 6
The Sorcerer Strikes
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The minotaur left the tenth floor to climb up through the labyrinth again, this time speeding through the ninth, eighth, seventh, and sixth floors before arriving at the fifth.
The monsters of the fifth floor were called “kobolds” by humans.
The... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter007.txt | Chapter 7: The Chief Vassal of House Mercurius
Chapter 7
The Chief Vassal of House Mercurius
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Logan was deep in thought.
It had been eight days since the Heavenly Blade entered the labyrinth, and today was the day after his adventurer medal had been discovered.
The appraisal of Percival’s dropped items had t... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter008.txt | Chapter 8: Into the Depths
Chapter 8
Into the Depths
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“Mr. Logan. Would you mind if I changed my clothes here?”
“H-huh? Yeah, go ahead.”
The chief vassal of House Mercurius gave a slight bow to his lord, took off his jacket and pants, pulled light armor out of his Bag, and put it on skillfully.
A Bag!
Is he ... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter009.txt | Chapter 9: The Hunt Is On
Chapter 9
The Hunt Is On
1
The minotaur ended up fighting the giant lizardman five more times.
Each time, the boss dropped a sharp, ordinary scimitar with no blessing.
It did, however, also drop a skill. Humans called this skill Warrior’s Protection. It increased your strength and ma... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter010.txt | Chapter 10: The Promised Day
Chapter 10
The Promised Day
1
At a weapons shop located near the Sazardon Labyrinth, a merchant entered.
“Welcome, Mr. Tormon.”
“Oh, hey, Viena! You’re as lovely as ever.”
“Why, thank you.”
“Tormon.”
“Hey, Pops! It’s been a while.”
“So you’ve decided to return.”
“Yep, I just got b... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-01-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/copyright.txt | Copyright
Copyright
King of the Labyrinth, Vol. 1
Shien BIS
Translation by Luke Hutton
Cover art by Noriko Meguro
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons,... |
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Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-02-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter1.txt | Chapter 11: The Defender of the Realm
Chapter 11
The Defender of the Realm
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Faster.
Faster!
Rising from the depths of the Sazardon Labyrinth, a place teeming with powerful monsters, Panzel ran as fast as his legs would carry him.
He all but flew up the tall staircases, as if exhaustion was a foreign concept.... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-02-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter10.txt | Interlude 5
Interlude 5
When the minotaur defeated the metal dragon for the hundredth time, a small entrance had appeared opposite the boss room on the outermost hallway of the one hundredth floor. However, the minotaur had never gone near it.
Actually, it did pass by once, when the large mob of humans had att... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-02-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter11.txt | Chapter 16: The Raging Flames
Chapter 16
The Raging Flames
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It’s raining.
I listen closely to the sound.
I hear it splashing against the leaves on the trees in the garden. I hear it falling into the pond. I hear it against the ground. I hear it reverberating off the roof of the distant gazebo.
I let the soun... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-02-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter2.txt | Interlude 1
Interlude 1
The minotaur was in an excellent mood.
In all its life in the labyrinth, it had never been so happy.
The reason was quite strange: The minotaur had just suffered the first defeat of its entire life.
It was not happy with the defeat itself, of course. Just thinking back on the unforgivab... |
Officially Translated Light Novels | King of the Labyrinth/King-of-the-Labyrinth-Volume-02-[Yen-Press][Kobo]/chapter3.txt | Chapter 12: The Daughter of Gahra
Chapter 12
The Daughter of Gahra
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“You need to go on a trip, boy,” Arza’s combat instructor, Logan, suddenly declared.
Arza was perplexed.
“To study the blade?”
“That is one reason for it. You need to sharpen your sword, your body, and your mind.”
“Won’t I get stronger just ... |
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Interlude 2
The minotaur felt a burning irritation. The cause was clear.
What happened to that human?
What happened to that human who broke my neck and triumphed over me in battle?
Why has that human not come back?
He has no worthy enemies other than me.
I have no worthy enemies other than him.
He ... |
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Chapter 13
The Rock Man
1
Zara was traveling quickly up a rocky path, holding a war hammer with a slim handle and a relatively small head.
He heard a hiss, and another rock snake leaped out from behind a rock and attacked him. His hammer whooshed through the air as he swung it, connec... |
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Interlude 3
Holding a broad longsword in its right hand, the minotaur left the boss room of the one hundredth floor for the first time in a while.
It was quickly attacked by a basilisk.
Basilisks were giant snakes that slithered through the corridors at high speeds. They had diamond-shaped heads so... |
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Chapter 14
The White Princess Ishkriella
1
K-tunk.
K-tunk.
The wheels of the carriage clattered as they traveled through the dark forest. A bearded man was holding the reins on the coachman’s platform. He looked to be around thirty years old. He was wearing leather ar... |
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Interlude 4
While the hydra was in the air, the minotaur activated skills that increased its attack power and attack speed. The minotaur then adjusted its position, and before the hydra’s large body fell, it cut off the monster’s front left leg from the inside and leaped.
KA-THOOOOOOOOOM!
The gro... |
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Chapter 15
The Ghost of the Elstoran Labyrinth
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The first one to open his eyes was the monk Gondona. It was just before dawn.
A little bit later, Zara, Borante, and Himatra all woke up at around the same time. Surprisingly, Zara felt no pain. He felt refreshed ... |
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King of the Labyrinth, Vol. 2
Shien BIS
Translation by Luke Hutton
Cover art by Noriko Meguro
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Afterword
Thank you for purchasing the second volume of Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up! I am the author, Waruiotoko.
I thought that it might end after the first volume, but thanks to everyone’s help we were able to release this ... |
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Chapter 1: A Promise to Keep
Some days after leaving the capital, the castle towers of Eintorian finally came into view.
It’s a powerful and emotional moment, coming home from the battlefield.
It hadn’t been long since Eintorian became mine, but it al... |
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“If you died on me, I was planning to follow you,” she said, revealing her tragic resolve.
“It was the same for me,” Jint told her. “I’m just so glad you are still alive.”
Jint and Mirinae shared a passionate embrace.
I, however, was unfortunately goi... |
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Chapter 2: A New Battlefield
Eudante za Rozern, King of Rozern, was enraged and terrified by the Brijitian envoy’s words.
“Will you accept our demand for your surrender, sire?”
“Ngh...! I could never surrender!”
Eudante had only just turned fourteen.
... |
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The soldiers became like slavering beasts, hunting young women.
“Help!”
Most residents who were not young and female were killed on the spot. Women who’d hid inside the houses were dragged out by their hair. Tens of drooling soldiers surrounded a lone... |
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“It really suits you. The golden color is a perfect match for your hair... It’s almost like it was made specifically for you.”
“You think so?” Euracia stared at the bracelet.
Well, she didn’t seem to have any intention of taking it off, at least. Havi... |
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Chapter 3: Birth of a Battle Fiend
Experience List
B-class Strategy x2
Victory over A-class opponent as D-class x4
You are now level 21.
Defeating Elante made me gain two levels, bringing me from 19 to 21. That gave me 300 points for going from 19 to ... |
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Brijitian soldiers rushed to his side as he fell to the ground in a puddle of his own blood, the last of his strength spent. It was visible even from a distance, so trumpets began sounding the enemy’s retreat.
It was a shame I couldn’t kill him, but I... |
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*
There were a lot of provisions, so it ended up taking longer than I had planned to burn them all.
When I left the warehouse, Jint was in awful shape—apparently he’d been pushed to the brink. His clothes and hair were all burned, but his skin was com... |
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Chapter 4: Getting Closer
I didn’t join up with the pursuit unit organized to chase Bautore after he escaped from Ronaf Castle.
I had deliberately let just Bautore escape after the battle that wiped out the Royal Brijitian Army. It was part of my plan... |
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I couldn’t see in the darkness, but I had fallen back-first while holding Euracia after using 30 Second Invincibility, so she had ended up lying on top of me. It was that position that seems to happen all the time in rom-coms. I also felt something so... |
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“Yeaaaaaaahhh!” The Runanese soldiers cheered at the death of the enemy’s king.
The Brijitians who saw it began surrendering, their fighting spirit vanquished. No, they’d never truly had the will to fight to begin with. That’s why this war essentially... |
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Final Chapter: Heroes’ Respite
Jint had a rare smile on his face as we were about to arrive back in Eintorian.
“You’re in awfully good cheer. I don’t see you smile often, Jint.”
The man remained impassive no matter what I gave him, but it was a totall... |
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Copyright
Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up: Volume 2
by Waruiotoko
Translated by Sean McCann
Edited by Ori Starling
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imaginati... |
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Epilogue: What Makes a Person Your Type
I woke to the sound of birds chirping.
I feel well-rested.
There was a simple reason I was so happy about that: because this wasn’t my room. It was still my castle, though, so it wasn’t hard to sleep here.
There... |
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Afterword
I am Waruiotoko. This is now my second series published by Famitsu Bunko.
Like my other series, this one is also based on a game world.
My previous work, My Life’s a Romance Game? Or So I Thought, but it Turns Out it Was a Death Game, was in... |
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Chapter 1: The Villainous Lord
You have reached Level 99!
You have successfully unified the land.
The in-game messages sparkled. This was my current obsession—a game set in another world’s warring states period. I’d been playing it extensively since l... |
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“It doesn’t matter if he’s one of the Ten Commanders, because he’ll be facing me now!” I boasted as I sent my horse galloping towards Randall.
Just as everyone who had witnessed Randall’s feats of martial prowess started thinking I was a reckless idio... |
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Chapter 2: Personnel—The Hidden Gems Only I Can Find
Eintorian Domain Army: 13,432
Training: 50
The troops’ level of training prior to my arrival had decayed considerably, but thanks to Hadin’s efforts, it was now steadily rising. I was confident that... |
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Still, they weren’t destroyed easily.
That’s because someone roused the fleeing people to fight back and resist to the bitter end. Someone who’d had the support of the people ever since they were young.
Using her inborn charisma, she gave speeches tha... |
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Ganen Castle and Bern Castle?
That meant the enemy were already a stone’s throw from the capital. If I were trying to come up with a title for this, it’d be The Runan Kingdom: A Desperate Situation!
“Well, not that it does any good telling this to you... |
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Chapter 3: The Trump Card of Miracles and Reversals
I won the battle, but could only laugh at the result as I looked around the dank, cave-like dungeon of Lynon Castle. That’s where they’d locked me up.
The charge? Insubordination, of all things!
Obvi... |
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After hearing those words, Jint became a soldier in the Naruyan army. And he was soon made a disposable pawn in a scouting party. Mirinae gave Jint the ring as proof of her love. That made it the second most important thing in the world to him.
*
“And... |
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It would be completely impossible to open the gates and then hold out there alone.
“Count Eintorian wields mana. If he can get the gate open, he can hold it for some time,” Yusen opined, thinking back to the displays of martial prowess he’d seen from ... |
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Only a bit higher than mine with the bonus!
On top of that, as he was now, Valdesca was too unnerved to respond to my attacks. He hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of his magic circle being broken.
I’m going to finish off the man who accounts for a ... |
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Final Chapter: War without End
The enemy were wiped out. We were greeted with applause on our return to the capital. My only remaining task was an audience with the king. I couldn’t declare myself independent yet, so there was no way out of it.
A gaud... |
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Copyright
Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up: Volume 1
by Waruiotoko
Translated by Sean McCann
Edited by Ori Starling
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imaginati... |
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