84 Chapter 84- Labyrinth (1/2)

Ya Nuo: ”Finally!! Those stairs felt endless.. Nana, are you okay? Tired? We can rest a bit before continuing.”

Nana shook her head, ”I can continue.”

Ya Nuo: ”Even if we can continue walking, it seems kind of impossible unless we figure out which route to go for.” She pointed at the labyrinth in front of them revealing a complicated yet excited expression. Nana took a seat on one of the steps and looked at her with amazement and respect.

Nana: ”How could you be so calm about this? No, excited is probably the word…”

Ya Nuo: ”I love puzzles. I never failed to get out of a maze before. And I definitely don't feel like losing on this one.” Her eyes smiled brightly even though she wasn't showing a smile.

Nana: ”Okay… so how do we decide which route to choose?”

Ya Nuo rubbed her chin and her eyes sparkled when something caught her attention.

”I got it. We're going this way.” Ya Nuo helped Nana up and guided the way.

”Why this route?” Nana curiously asked.

”Remember how bad Gu Wing hated bugs and roaches?”

”Mhmm… and?”

”The other routes have either spider webs or some small insects there. If she visits here often, she's not going to make herself endure her worst enemies. Plus, her heel prints are still visible and not covered by any dust, so she was down here pretty recent.”

”So you mean… but then nobody else knows about this place right? Did she clean by herself?”

”Easy, she just needs to spray bug spray every time she walks down here. Notice how we've walked this far already and no living insect or roaches are in our way.”

”You're so smart! I wonder what kind of secret that witch is hiding this time…She's also polluting the environment by using so much bug spray.” Nana nodded in agreement after Ya Nuo's explanation.

”Haha, well this is a natural homemade bug spray so it contains essential oils, rubbing alcohol, witch hazel, and water. This doesn't smell as gross as other bug sprays and is quite effective against bugs.”

”Wow! You knew all this from just it's scent??”

”Nope, because I'm the one who created this recipe. These were things that I had access to when I was younger and whenever I saw critters here and there, I'll experiment. Eventually, I mixed them together and it worked so everyone else started using this formula. It's more like I was never treated like family so I was forced to kill critters even though I was afraid of them. Trust me, when I first saw a roach, I was screaming on the top of my lungs, but nobody helped me.”

”....Too impressive… at your age, I was still playing with my Barbie dolls with my brother.”

”It's nothing much. If I was raised by my real family, I probably would've been doing what every kid did.”

”Nnn… but still-” Nana bumped into Ya Nuo and stopped walking.

Ya Nuo: ”Nana, close your eyes.”

Nana: ”Why?”

Ya Nuo: ”You don't like scary stuff right?In front of us is a creepy dungeon looking room that has lights like fire on torches, an extremely ugly metal door that looks rusty and filled with mold, and a painting of a blood-curdling doll with red tears draining from her eyes looking straight at us. This looks like some witchcraft sh*t that only shows up in low budgeted movies and dramas.”