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I work as a healer in another worlds labyrinth city – Chapter 8

TLN: Wanted to pick up this series for ages. Special thanks to the previous translator who let me take it over.

I have picked it up now, but it’s gonna stay in teasers meaning at least 1 release per week. It may increase later. It won’t effect release dates of other series.

This is to make up for the days I missed due to technical errors. Schedule will begin again tomorrow.

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After handing me the slime jelly, we drank for a bit. Then Eight and Geyser left saying 「We’ll go back first」.

Although I’ll have to suffer for a little bit, I can’t bring myself to use it just yet. The main reason being that I can’t seem to get the image of Geyser using it out of my mind. Such an unpleasant image is difficult to forget easily.

Quelling my libido is an important issue, however I feel like using this is lowering my quality as a man and a human being.

Unfortunately, the number of times I can use it is equal to the number I got from Eight. When should I use it? I should think carefully about that.

I return to the table and glance around my surroundings. My eyes meet with Yuel who returns a pleasant smile as usual. Looking at her, it seems she’s recently become a little plump from eating too much everyday. Lovely round eyes, faint blus.h.i.+ng cheeks, soft full lips. Whilst lowering my gaze, a childlike modest bulge lifts up her s.h.i.+rt slightly.

Yuel tries to reach for dish in the centre of the table, her body is made to incline forward. Due to gravity, her neckline is slowly exposed. The scruff of her neck, her collarbone. Her gentle swelling --

Immediately, I cover my face with my hands.

What was I just about to see? was what I thought.

I certainly wanted to put that image of Geyser out of my mind. I’d like to overwrite it with a different image. I also want to use the slime jelly.

As for what I’m looking at now. It’s Yuel. The young dark elf girl who adores me. I’m a useless person, a bad person.

I feel a strong sense of self-hatred. If I relaxed my mind for even a second, I knew my libido would take over.

I’ll resist.

I know, I’ll try focusing on eating.

I examine the food diligently, then gently place it into my mouth. The smell pa.s.ses through my nose as the taste spreads throughout my mouth. The texture of the food is examined by my tongue, the sound the food makes as it is eaten is examined by my ears. All five senses are used to fully immerse myself in the meal. Concentrating on this meal seems to work well as a diversion.

In the centre of the table, there seems to be a large piece of meat resting on a large plate. I take some from the large plate and put it onto my small plate, carrying it to my mouth. It is light and simple, it tastes like chicken. Actually, it tastes slightly different to chicken, it has more depth. After finis.h.i.+ng what was on my small plate, I was interested in it. I wonder what meat it is.

「Yuel, what meat is this?」

「It’s soft-sh.e.l.led turtle」

「Tsu!! Why!?」 (TLN: Soft-sh.e.l.led turtles are said to increase libido/l.u.s.t/arousal)

Why? Why did they choose a soft-sh.e.l.led turtle? Are those turtles different in this world?

「Well, because Geyser recommended it. Was it useless?」

So it was because of that idiot. You shouldn’t listen to the words of an idiot like Geyser. Because I raised such a loud cry, Yuel seems to be slightly frightened.

「No it’s not useless. It’s not useless at all. Yuel didn’t do anything wrong」

「Master?」

Yuel utters with her usual voice. A childlike soprano, much like the sound of ringing bells. However to me, her voice sounds very sweet, more so than pancakes layered with plenty of honey. Although Yuel was on the other side of the table, her voice sounded like a gentle whisper in my ear.

「Don’t worry about it」

Judging by my current libido, this could be bad. Also, Geyser is bad. My instincts seem to be eroding my sense of reasoning. I don’t know what effect the soft-sh.e.l.led turtle of this world has, but my body feels hot for some reason. This shouldn’t be on the level of a placebo. Dangerous. (TLN: He’s saying in his previous world the turtle is used to increase libido, so he might be experiencing a placebo effect as he expects it to happen. However, he now realises this is not the case and it is real)

I’d like to run to the rest-room right now, however the slime jelly can’t be used yet.

It’s because I’m with Yuel. If I use it right now, she’ll definitely be the image in my brain.

I can’t allow that. In my mind she is innocent and cute, I don’t want to smear that image.

It’s non-negotiable.

I remove Yuel from my line of sight and look around restlessly.

That waitresses miniskirt is fluttering. I’m shaking.

She was wearing a b.u.t.toned s.h.i.+rt, with a frilly collar. A corset was covering the bottom of her chest to her hips. Due to the corset, her chest was pressed up. Surely it’s ok to call them milk bags now? She seemed to be around 17 years old, with a cute youthful face.

Her long, blonde hair seemed to s.h.i.+ne every time she went around a table to fetch an order.

She doesn’t seem to be very good at her work. She often gets the orders wrong and has to apologise to the customers.

(TLN: I think this is the waitress, she matches the description of long, blonde hair)

The hem of her miniskirt rises every time she bows down and says 「I’m sorry!」. Her thighs are as white as snow. However, due to the interference from the thighs, the thin cloth is not visible. Even when I’m absolutely sure I’m about to see it, it doesn’t appear.

Still not enough. The images I’m seeing aren’t profound enough to erase my images of Yuel, thus allowing me to use the slime jelly.

I stare intently at the waitress who is currently apologising to a customer.

Of course, Yuel is not aware of this. I held my hands just above my eyes, so that my line of vision can’t be seen. I wrinkle my eyebrows, giving the atmosphere of someone in deep thought.

Appear&h.e.l.lip;.won’t appear&h.e.l.lip;..appear&h.e.l.lip;..won’t appear&h.e.l.lip;.appear&h.e.l.lip;