Flesh Golem of the Labyrinth City - Chapter 45



44. This Could Be Useful

“No, this is.”

As the leather belt tore, the loosened pants fell to the floor with a thud.

Clang-

The metal buckle of the belt fell onto the stone floor of the emotion chamber, and I quickly turned around.

‘This damn thing won’t work just by turning around.’

The thing won’t work, but the butt is fine, what the hell.

“Delvaheim. Quickly, give me a blanket.”

“What?! Wh-what are you going to do with my blanket?! No way!”

“Then should I just stay like this?”

“I, I must cover my eyes! Please take it yourself!”

Delvaheim, with incredible reflexes, covered both Ravi’s eyes and his own with his palms. Fortunately, it seemed he managed to do so before the pants completely fell off…

‘This is driving me crazy.’

“No, I said take it yourself!”

“I, I can’t help it! What are you trying to show in the girl’s sight!”

“Delvaheim, you’re an elf…”

“If I cover it with my blanket…! It’ll touch!!! Kyaaah!!”

Ravi raised both hands, clenching her fists, and protested loudly. I hurriedly pulled up my pants, which were torn at the buttocks, and tucked my tail back in, holding it in place with my hand.

The back part was chilly, and the wind was blowing through. Even my underwear was torn in half. Why does this keep happening to me?

“This is driving me crazy. Ravi, do you have any strings in the appraisal room? My belt is torn, and I need to do something about it.”

“Strings..? U, um…”

“Miss Ravi, please go inside. I’ll go out and find some pants.”

“It’s not even 7 AM yet, where are you going to find clothes?”

“I’ll go to the clan! Please wait patiently! And… don’t touch the owner!”

“Ha, fine. Got it.”

Delvaheim, still covering both his and Ravi’s eyes, got off the bed and led Ravi behind the curtain. As if I would touch Ravi.

“Miss Ravi. Please stay here quietly.”

“O, okay! Please come back quickly..?”

“Yes. I’ll be back swiftly.”

And so, Ravi took refuge behind the curtain. I stood in the middle of the appraisal room, holding up my slipping pants.

“Delvaheim. Please take care of this.”

“Th-thank you.. I understand! Please wait a moment.”

Delvaheim pulled his cloak tightly around him and left the appraisal office. If he had known this would happen, he would have prepared a countermeasure. He hadn’t thought about it at all. How do beastmen wear pants? Do they have special pants for beastmen?

He hadn’t seen many beastmen with reptilian tails. Most of them had the soft, thin tails characteristic of mammals. Even the thick tails looked like fur.

“Y-Yuon..? Are you there..?”

“Yes. I’m here. Is something wrong?”

“Th-that… Are you going to keep showing that?”

“No. No, I’m keeping it well hidden. But just in case, don’t come out.”

“I’m not trying to come out! I was just saying it’s okay to cover it with a blanket… just in case.”

“Really? Then I’ll do that.”

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“Y-yes!”

It was a bit awkward to keep holding it with his hand. This was more comfortable. He roughly pulled up his pants and climbed onto the bed, covering himself with a blanket. Before long, Delvaheim returned.

“Huff.. I-I’m back….”

“Welcome back. That was very fast.”

Had he already gone to the clan building? It seemed like it only took about five minutes. As expected of a high-ranking explorer. Even delivering pants was quick.

Since he was covered with a blanket, he took the pants without any issue. Delvaheim covered his eyes and entered the curtain.

“Delvaheim. There are two pairs here?”

“One is for beastmen. There should be a string near the lower back to secure it above the tail. If you don’t need it right away, you can take it to the inn.”

“I see. Thank you.”

He hadn’t asked, but Delvaheim had brought it anyway. One pair was just plain black pants.

“Hmm…”

“Is there a problem?”

This is quite tricky. The pants made for beastmen are the type that are fixed by tying a string around the tail, but this one seems to be the type that stays fixed only if the tail is constantly there. My tail appears and disappears, so I’m not sure what to do with this.

For now, I wore ordinary pants. Really, is this a dressing room or an appraisal center? I don’t know why these things keep happening to me. It’s so unfair, so unfair.

“I’m all dressed. You can come out now.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really.”

With those words, Ravi and Delvaheim slowly came out from behind the curtain. For now, this is okay. Now that I know I can create a tail, I need to think about what I can actually do with it.

“A lot of time has passed. It’s already morning. Both Delvaheim and Ravi, you’ve done well.”

“Oh, has it already been that long? Well, today’s experiment was a success!”

“Constantly achieving is a good thing.”

“Yes, indeed. It would be great if we didn’t make any mistakes.”

That’s it for today. Since I woke Ravi up at dawn to work, he should get some sleep, and I don’t even know how much time has passed, but I have a lot to do when I get back to the inn.

I have no weapons left because I threw them all away. Until the payment for selling the lizardman corpse comes in tomorrow morning, I’ll rest while testing various abilities.

“Ravi, I’ll wash the blanket and return it to you.”

“What?! Oh, no! It’s okay! I can do it myself!”

“It’s not a difficult task.”

“Really, it’s okay! I want to sleep soon too! You’ve done well today! Come again next time! Definitely! And not too late!”

“Understood.”

“Delvaheim, be careful on your way back! I’m a fan!”

“Is that so? Thank you.”

With that, we disbanded. I returned to the inn, clutching my newly acquired pants and the torn ones wrapped in my hands. The biggest problem was that I was still wearing the underwear with a tear in the back.

I need to get to the inn quickly, change my clothes, and check my face. I have no idea how long I’ve been outside. I think I might have slept for about a day in the treatment center after being rescued from the labyrinth.

“I’m not sleepy since I slept a lot. I should leisurely test my abilities.”

* * * * *

“Huh.”

The inn door is open. It’s 7 o’clock, so it could be open, but isn’t this usually the time it’s closed? Wondering if something happened, I looked and saw Sera dozing off at the desk, slumped over the table. The blanket that had been draped over her back had slipped off, and she looked cold.

I wondered why she was sleeping outside in her pajamas.

‘The incubator must have arrived.’

In front of the sleeping Sera was a luxurious incubator. It’s a magical device that uses magic crystals as an energy source to warm the egg with a gentle light. Is it okay to just accept this?

The Meyerbridge Union isn’t short on money. Delvaheim seemed happy to give it too.

‘She’s sleeping well. I’ll leave her be.’

Sera was sleeping soundly with her thin arms as a pillow. It’s the first time I’ve seen her with her ponytail undone, and her long hair suits her well.

“How cute.”

After covering her with the fallen blanket, I went upstairs to grab a change of clothes and roughly washed my body in the bathwater. Did the clan member who brought the incubator tell them? Knowing I would return, the magical device that warms the water was on, so I had a nice warm bath.

“Ah, warm.”

I put on the pants Delvaheim had prepared and went to the backyard. I moved my body to check my condition and summoned my tail.

Swish-

“Hmm.”

The length is about 80cm. It’s slightly longer than the sword that broke before. Honestly, this length is a bit awkward to use in combat.

If I just stand still, the tip of my tail doesn’t touch the ground. It’s not exactly coming straight down to the floor either. It would be great if it were about twice as long. Is there any way to extend its length?

Maybe I should buy another Lizardman’s tail and eat it? If I align the tailbones correctly, it might work. For now, there’s no problem with movement. I was worried, but it seems like the nerves are well connected.

Upon touching it here and there, it seems that my original skin and the Lizardman’s hide are somehow well attached. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like the skin will split and the muscles will pop out.

“Whew..!”

Swiish-

Ravi swung and attacked, but it wasn’t easy due to the length issue. I kept practicing by sticking a thin wooden pole that was lying around in the backyard into the dirt and setting it up like a scarecrow.

I feel like it would be really nice if the tail were just about twice as long. The strength of the tail isn’t bad either. Unlike the tail of a mammal, it’s an organ filled with thick muscles, so it has more power than I thought.

“Wait, muscles. Then… can’t I change them?”

Come to think of it, that’s right. Although I created it through a skill, it’s still my body that I can move.

And don’t I have a skill that allows me to change the muscles that make up my body?

“No way.”

I focused my mind on the tail with dark red scales. It’s a bit of an abstract image, but I can feel the muscles inside. With this…

‘Change to… the leg muscles of an Orc chieftain.’

Using the muscles of the Orcs, I realized one thing. These guys have pretty good leg muscles. Not only because they are thick, but also because they are huge, weighing at least 200kg as adults.

To support such a massive body, their leg muscles must be strong. Moreover, they run at a very fast speed despite their weight. No matter how tall a human is, once they exceed 200kg, they lose mobility.

“Oh.”

It’s done. The muscles that filled the inside of the Lizardman’s tail have been replaced with the strong leg muscles of an Orc chieftain.

When I swung the changed tail and struck the wooden pole,

Crash-

“Amazing..!”

The wooden pillar shatters in half and falls to the ground. This could be useful. Should I quickly go and get one more Lizardman’s tail?