Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 119



Episode 119: Dark clouds (3)

In the end this exploration came to a complete halt after the troll war.

This is because Dwalki’s condition has not improved much.

[Even if you take more potions you won’t get better. Because not all people have strong bodies like yours.]

If natural regenerative power is not corrected it will take time for the muscles and bones to return to their original positions even after the wound has completely healed.

Therefore as soon as we returned to the city we had to pass the checkpoint and run to the temple.

Unlike Rottmiller Dwalki was not something that could be resolved with time.

“Huh I think I’ll finally be able to live a little longer….”

Dwalki who had been unable to stand up for a week was finally able to stand on his own after receiving ‘advanced healing’.

“Are there any aftereffects? “I was worried because the treatment was delayed…”

“Haha don’t worry. “My condition has improved enough to allow me to enter the labyrinth right now.”

“Then you are lucky.”

Perhaps thanks to the initial suppression with the highest quality potion Dwarki became as lively as usual after being hit with divine power.

Thanks to you I eased my worries.

If there were any aftereffects it would cause problems from the next expedition.

“Then we will meet again in two days and let’s go back and rest for today.”

In fact since the entire team gathered together and only a small amount of magic stones were obtained distribution was postponed until after the commission was received and the team was disbanded.

‘Well I guess it’s about 400000 stones per person?’

The exact details will have to be divided but if you sell all the by-products of the Frogman Shaman and divide them into five it will roughly be about the same.

It was promised that 200000 tons would be paid for the potion.

‘Whoa you fucking troll.’

Bone loss is no joke because of this kid.

If you’re looking for equipment that’s bent here and there it’s clear that the repair costs will be quite high.

If you made him go through that trouble he would at least spit out his essence.

If it weren’t for the fact that a lot had happened in front of me I would have come back with a loss.

“Bjorn what are you going to do now?”

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“First I plan to go to my dorm wash up and then go put my things away. Oh of course you too.”

“Huh? me too…?”

“Didn’t you have a good rest in the labyrinth? “Don’t even think about jumping.”

“You didn’t think about that? Anyway I don’t feel like going all the way to my dorm so can I just wash up at your dorm?”

“Of course.”

There was no need to waste time moving around so I went to my accommodation with Misha.

And I washed up first and came out.

Because you need to move quickly to get to the commercial district before the carriages run out.

“Eh? “You already washed everything?”

“It’s okay for you to wash slowly. “It’s going to take a while to pack up everything anyway.”

“Oh really?”

After putting Misha in her bathroom she laid out and organized all the loot she had acquired this time.

Equipment and consumables obtained after defeating the trio who were targeting Gencia and the baby barbarian.

‘I think we can sell this and keep this and use it for ourselves…’

As I was organizing my list by writing it down on paper someone knocked on my door.

“Are you in there?”

It was the first time I heard a man’s voice.

When I opened the door I saw a man wearing an explorer guild employee badge.

“Are you Bjorn Yandel?”

“…right.”

“Could you please go to the guild with me?”

Fuck all of a sudden?

I remember hearing similar things and being thrown in jail after following them so I felt like shit…

Looking at the employee’s tone of voice and facial expression the situation clearly seems different from then.

There are no security guards in sight.

I decided to calmly assess the situation first.

“Tell me what’s going on. “I’ll decide whether to go or not later.”

“Oh you didn’t tell me that first.”

The employee said “Oops” and then carefully explained the situation.

“…witness?”

“Yes Yandel will prove that he is not a plunderer…”

The baby barbarian is in danger.

***

“Normally this kind of request would not be accepted but as you know all related regulations have become stricter since the ‘incident’… I know it’s rude but I visited to confirm. If you have no relationship with him you can just refuse—”

“egg plant.”

“yes?”

“I’ll just change my clothes and come out so just wait.”

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After closing the door I put my coat on top.

And she informed Misha who was taking a shower that she was going out.

“Misha today’s schedule is cancelled.”

“what? Why all of a sudden?”

“It looks like something is wrong with Charon. “I’m going to the explorer’s guild for a while so after you’re done you can go home.”

“what? What does that mean…! No in more detail—!”

“I guess I waited. “Let’s go now.”

“Is that so annoying you old barbarian!!”

Anyway it’s Misha’s cry that cuts to the core.

She headed to the guild with the staff waiting outside.

Coincidentally the place I arrived at was the branch where I escaped.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”

“yes? Oh yeah… let’s go in. “The branch manager is waiting.”

“Branch manager…?”

After looking around and thinking about old times I followed the employee up to the third floor and saw Charon dozing off on the sofa.

Sitting opposite her is the mustachioed branch manager.

With a very uncomfortable expression.

“Oh how are you?”

“…Thanks.”

That’s quite blunt.

Still it doesn’t seem to be as troublesome as I thought. If Charon was really accused of being a plunderer he would not be sleeping here but locked up in the dungeon.

Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

First I woke up Charon.

Is it too much to say that I woke him up?

“Karon stop pretending to sleep and wake up. “There is no need to continue here.”

The branch manager and staff tilted their heads at the same time at my words and then Charon slowly opened his eyes.

“…How did you know?”

How do you know?

Finally after saying such meaningful words he disappeared.

“For some reason I felt like that would be the case with you.”

“Does this mean that you are recognized as a warrior?”

“Yeah that’s it.”

I nodded roughly and Charon smiled genuinely happily and gave me a shoulder bow.

“Anyway thank you for coming. Bjorn son of Yandel.”

“It’s natural. “Have you ever experienced anything difficult from them?”

“Don’t worry nothing like that happened. If that were the case would this friend have any reason to be here?”

Well that’s right.

But I didn’t ask you.

“Answer me Charon.”

“That didn’t happen.”

“I see.”

I nodded and smiled.

This is why precedent is important.

If I hadn’t left that damn thing behind would they have treated me this well?

dump.

In that sense I don’t need to ask for permission and just sit comfortably on the sofa. Maybe the branch manager has forgotten what kind of guy I am.

“I’ll have rum.”

“Are you really discriminating against me because I’m a barbarian?”

The branch manager let out a long sigh.

“Phew…no alcohol. “If it’s tea I can give it to you—”

“Cold water. “Float a bucket of ice.”

“Of course….”

Is it true that humans are learning creatures?

Instead of pointing out my unresponsive tone or behavior the branch manager obediently gave me what I wanted.

He learned with his whole body how to treat ignorant barbarians.

‘The barbarian is really a fraud.’

As I put my dusty feet on the expensive-looking table Charon looked at me with bright eyes.

“As expected you are a great warrior…”

It must have been quite impressive to see him act like a random person in front of someone whose name was the head of a branch of the Explorers Guild.

Well this seems to have been the same for the branch manager as well.

If you see him shaking his mustache as if he is not praying.

“You guys really….”

“Is there anything you want to say?”

“…there is none.”

As soon as he asks the question as if growling the branch manager lowers his tail for fear of being caught.

Eat.

It was the reaction I had expected.

Because a lot has changed since I saw it before.

He is not the level 9 barbarian he was back then.

“I heard a rumor about you. “It’s called Little Vulcan right?”

In just a few months he became a level 6 explorer.

He is also a famous explorer with a bright future.

He is friendly with Baron Martoin and there are even rumors going around that the Count is watching me closely.

Also if you’ve been watching me you would know that I was in and out of the Magic Tower every week because of Raven’s research.

Of course there is something else that is important.

“Here is ice water….”

I became stronger.

Just one second is enough to turn the head of this branch into an exploded tomato.

Well what do you know about living in the middle of a city where the law takes precedence over violence? At least the branch manager probably thinks I’m not the type of guy to care about such things.

“Let’s cut through the noise and get to the point. “What do you plan to do now Charon?”

When I asked while gently pushing the ice water I had ordered to the side the branch manager shrugged his shoulders.

“…nothing. If you want that friend can just leave. “It was confirmed by the wizard that it was self-defense.”

“…what?”

I was dazed for a moment by the unexpectedly cool response.

‘You already confirmed with the wizard?’

It certainly wasn’t a strange story.

Because he doesn’t have high resistance like me.

You would have been able to tell whether Charon’s words were true or not with just one spell without needing to call me.

But that means.

‘There was a purpose for me not Charon.’

I figured it out quickly.

Yes this is what an explorer guild should be like.

Now my heart is starting to feel a little tight.

“Caron you can just leave.”

“Is that okay? “I was hungry but…”

“If you skip meals you won’t grow taller. “Go quickly.”

“i get it! See you next time Bjorn son of Yandel!”

First of all Charon was sent away.

I don’t know what it was but the branch manager had a feeling that fewer people would listen.

“Good job Oddrian. “You go down too.”

“Yes branch manager.”

Soon the staff member who guided me and gave me ice water left leaving us alone in the branch manager’s office.

“….”

No one spoke and silence naturally followed.

I didn’t press and waited for him to speak first.

“Why?”

“Lady Urbane wants to meet you.”

“You mean Lady Urban? “Who is that?”

When I stared at him with eyes wishing for a detailed explanation the branch manager asked as if I was bewildered.

“Are you serious? “You really don’t remember the person you took hostage?”

Ah the district manager’s daughter.

Damn you should have said that a long time ago.

“…But I guess you haven’t completely forgotten?”

“Hmm anyway so why does she want to meet me?”

“Well she will naturally know that when we meet —”

What are you talking about?

“Then I refuse.”

“what?”

“I’m hungry every day so what time do I have to waste?”

As I stood up as if that was the end of the conversation the branch manager continued speaking urgently.

“…I can’t say much but I’m sure it won’t be harmful to you. “I just wish it was helpful.”

Well seeing as I’ve done it this far I don’t think I’ll be spewing out any other information even if I do it more.

‘She wants the woman who was taken hostage to see me….’

There was nothing to worry about.

“Tell them I don’t like it!”

Anyway she’s really busy.

Troublesome work is a requirement.

***

In the middle of the street in broad daylight.

“Ha ha ha ha….”

Erwen was running through her crowd.

Sweat was already seeping not only from my freshly washed body but also from the skirt I wore for the first time in a while…

‘Uh… it won’t stink right?’

Well it will be okay though.

Haven’t we shown each other even more sides of ourselves than this?

It was even more important for her to meet him first.

‘…He was still alive!’

While I was extremely happy about that fact I also felt a sense of self-destruction.

Bjorn son of Yandel.

Her first companion her barbarian who saved her when she was wandering alone in her labyrinth.

Before she could repay her favor he disappeared before her eyes the same person she thought was dead.

He felt stupid for thinking he was alone and locking himself in his room.

‘I never thought you would become so famous….’

She didn’t even need to ask around.

He returned to the city and asked only a few people most of whom knew his name.

One of them even knew the location of the accommodation he was staying in.

‘Oh wait… Then why didn’t you say anything?’

A thought like that suddenly occurred to Erwen but she didn’t delve deeper into it.

You probably didn’t hear it.

There’s no way her sister hid it on purpose.

It wasn’t even an important fact right away.

‘What should I say when I meet him? If you think about it I disappeared at some point.’

Her heart pounded non-stop.

It’s truly a pleasant sound that I haven’t felt in a long time.

I didn’t want to see the sun rise and set so I closed the curtains all the time but the sunlight on my skin felt warm and cozy today.

‘Let me apologize first. Because you must have been looking for me too. ‘Maybe the reason you couldn’t come was because you didn’t remember where our accommodation was.’

Erwen soon arrived at her destination and organized her thoughts one last time preparing for her upcoming meeting.

And after straightening her disheveled clothes.

She knocked on the door.

plod trudge.

I could hear people walking inside.

And it got closer quickly.

Excited!

I felt like my heart was going to explode.

I wanted to quickly meet him and talk like we used to. Just like those times when we laughed and talked about each other’s daily lives.

‘You would be surprised to know that I can control all four major spirits right? Oh no… You’ve become much stronger than me so shouldn’t you be able to brag about something like this?’

I was a little worried but he would praise me in the end.

He said he did well and had a hard time.

It would definitely be like that since he is not someone else but an uncle.

“Hehe….”

It was at that time when the corners of her mouth went up at that thought.

Suddenly.

Finally the door opened.

But what is this again?

“Huh? “Who are you?”

The person who opened the door and came out was a prisoner.

A native of the Miao tribe with triangular ears on top of his head.

Erwen checked the number on her door.

Room 201.

She wasn’t in the wrong place.

She had asked several times to confirm so there was no way she had misheard. So what did she think the person who told her was wrong about?

Well I guess that’s the case.

Still it could be in the next room so let’s ask. He’s become so famous that anyone living in the same dorm would definitely know him.

“Do you by any chance know which room Mr. Bjorn Yandel is staying in?”

“huh? “You were Bjorn’s guest?”

“yes? “What do you mean by that…”

“If it’s Bjorn you went out after washing up a little while ago. Would you like to come inside and wait?”

You said you went out after washing up a little while ago…?

No wait a minute before that… If you’re talking about this woman doesn’t she mean that this is your room?

It was confusing.

What’s going on?

“Or tell me who it is. When Bjorn returns later she will tell you that someone came to visit.”

Doesn’t this make it seem like we’re living together? Erwen raised her head in a daze and checked the beastman’s face once again.

It was pretty.

Even though she is from the fairy race there is no way she can refute it.

and….

Drip.

Her red hair was dripping.

As if he had just washed up.

“You said you went out after washing up a little while ago right?”

“Yeah but why is that?”

The corners of Erwen’s mouth twisted as if to ask if there was any problem.

Of course that time wasn’t long.

“no. Nothing. “Can I go inside and wait?”

“Oh really…?”

Soon she entered her room.

Her booty was all over the floor and it was a mess.

“It’s a little messy…? I don’t normally do this…”

“i know. What is this? “I also tried it with you.”

“huh? Have you tried it? Ah… are you an explorer too?”

“yes.”

“But don’t you get this weird misunderstanding? I got all this from looters—”

“Don’t worry. “Don’t misunderstand.”

Erwen interrupted her prisoner’s words and focused on the pounding of her chest.

And she smiled brightly and continued her words.

“If you coveted something that belongs to someone else wouldn’t you deserve to be punished?”

My heart which had been beating hot just a moment ago had suddenly cooled down.