Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 121



Episode 121: Dark clouds (5)

I stand still for a moment and look ahead.

She and Misha returned and there were two people in the room she thought would be empty.

Misha and Erwen.

‘There’s no way the two of you know each other so did Erwen come looking for me and did she meet by chance?’

As soon as I entered the room out of habit I analyzed cause and effect through the given circumstances.

But that was all.

Kwa-kwa-kwang-!

My small single room has a cool air unlike the humid air outside due to the pouring rain.

This room was full of questions.

‘what? ‘Why is he so upset?’

We’ve been together for a few months now so I know just by looking at their expressions.

Misha is very very angry now.

It’s nothing compared to when she was caught eating all the meat and secretly throwing away the carrots.

Seeing that even her tail fur is slightly puffy I think she is feeling alert….

Strangely the same goes for Erwen.

‘…Is he really crying?’

There are tears in the corners of her eyes.

It’s not like I’m shedding tears but should I say it feels like I’m trying to hold back tears?

Rather than crying out of sadness it is closer to an expression of being so angry that one is trembling and holding on.

‘Did you two fight?’

Based on the information I saw I came to a conclusion.

I think Erwen and Misha had a fight.

Well I don’t know why.

I don’t think either of us were the type to have such an emotional confrontation with someone we met for the first time.

Rattling.

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As soon as I close the door Misha and Erwen’s eyes turn to me.

Maybe it was because of the sound of rain and thunder but it seemed like I only felt the presence of people after I closed the door…

It was Misha who opened his mouth first.

“Oh Bjorn came? “I am your guest here.”

Misha smiled and welcomed me as usual.

For some reason her eyes weren’t smiling at all.

And it was that moment.

“Aaaah! mister…!!”

Erwen sheds the tears she had been holding back and even jumps towards me.

She dodged it with her reflexes.

But maybe it wasn’t the picture I had in mind?

Erwen who landed with her agile cat balance chews her lip and asks me.

“Is it because of that woman…?”

What can you say about this guy?

For some reason the atmosphere seemed to have changed a lot since the last time I saw it…

Well how much time has passed since then?

“Is it because of that woman?”

“Oh it’s nothing!”

When Erwen asks if they really had a big fight Erwen flinches and shakes her head.

Then I glanced at one place as if I was watching and at the end of my gaze was Misha.

“Bjorn why are you here now?”

Misha whose eyes met her walked towards me often.

“You rushed out earlier and nothing bad happened?”

A nasal voice that I can’t get used to at all.

For some reason I got goosebumps but once I asked her questions she answered them.

“Nothing happened. Charon was accused of being a looter but I went and said a few words and all ended well.”

“Hey that’s right. “You had a lot of trouble.”

Misha said her fatal words and gently stroked my bum.

Normally she would have tapped my forearm or back.

At this point I had no choice but to ask.

“Why on earth… why are you doing that?”

“Why are you doing that? She praises you for doing a good job. “You can’t even consider a barbarian a stranger.”

Without realizing it she tilted her head.

Not only was that not what I asked in the first place…

That answer itself is full of contradictions.

“why? “The barbarian and the beastman get along well right?”

…Is that so?

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Well I guess it’s better than the fairy who is my enemy.

“Here’s a towel!”

I was about to say something more when Misha jumped and placed a towel on my head.

“Let’s dry your hair first. “I’m going to catch a cold.”

“Oh uh… sure.”

Although he felt suspicious about something he moved his gaze to Erwen shaking off the moisture from her hair. First of all you are a guest so you can’t just leave it alone.

“Did Erwen come to you first?”

“yes? Oh yes…”

When I speak to her Erwen shrugs her shoulders and avoids her eyes.

When is it time to rush in?

Oh did you avoid that and feel distant?

“Anyway it went well. “I already wanted to visit you sometime—”

“yes? “You were trying to find it?”

“…however?”

“Really? I’m glad. “I thought you might have forgotten me…”

I responded with a chuckle as the atmosphere changed with just a few words of conversation.

“This is a colleague I met on my first labyrinth exploration so there’s no way I’ll forget it.”

“Yeah right? “It couldn’t have been that it only meant something to me right?”

huh?

Although I felt a strange sense of discomfort I was overwhelmed by Erwen’s earnest eyes and nodded at her.

“…I guess so?”

“yes! “It was something like that after all!”

I don’t know what happened but Erwen’s complexion brightened at my answer.

Since her social life should be about this point I decided to start by asking what I was curious about.

“Anyway it’s been a while. So how have you been?”

“Me? “Are you curious about how I’m doing?”

“however…?”

“Then I’ll tell you!”

Soon Erwen continued to recite the things that had happened while they were apart like a bird chattering.

Most of them were stories related to the labyrinth.

Climb the floors with her sister and defeat her monsters to absorb her new essence. Oh did you say that she usually locked herself in her room and practiced Jangcheon day and night?

“Look at this! Now I can handle all four major spirits! “Three of them have even finished flowering!”

“what? “Three?”

“yes! “I worked really really hard!”

Honestly I was a bit surprised too.

No matter how much I grew as if I was raising a secondary character with my older sister it was difficult to see it as an achievement achieved in just a few months.

‘Is this talent?’

In many ways my case is different.

If I have become stronger with high-quality essence and equipment then this person has truly trained and his abilities have blossomed.

‘It’s not even a year old but it’s a bow fairy that succeeded in flowering the three properties…’

This is definitely valuable.

If you can bloom all four attributes ‘that’ will become possible in the latter half of the game.

‘If it weren’t for her sister I could have included her as a colleague.’

It’s a shame that we somehow missed out on talent.

However she decided not to say anything unnecessary.

There was no way she was going to form a team right now anyway and there was no way she would abandon her family anyway.

“Anyway I’m glad I was busy training. I thought you couldn’t come visit me because I moved accommodation. “Well there was a time when you focused on growth rather than on me.”

“Oh that’s not necessarily true….”

“Yes Bjorn is right. “If it hasn’t even been a year yet you have to find your own way first right?”

Soon Misha who had been listening to the conversation in silence stood up and wrapped her arms around Erwen’s shoulders.

Then Erwen stiffened and—

“yes….”

She nodded her head weakly.

Was it because she felt like Misha was watching her?

I suddenly remembered the atmosphere when I first entered the room and asked albeit belatedly.

“Oh so what happened to you two while I was gone?”

Actually it was something I was curious about from the beginning.

However in response to my question Misha naturally tilted her head.

It was as if I had heard a strange question.

“huh? “Nothing happened?”

“Nothing happened? “I thought you two were fighting—”

“Nyahat! There’s no way they’re fighting. How close we have become. Right Erwen?”

“Yes Mr. Karlstein….”

“What about Mr. Karlstein? “Just call me sister sister.”

“Your sister…”

It looks like Iljin is taking an innocent female student to her alley.

It definitely seems like there’s something there but…

As long as they keep their mouths shut it will be difficult to get the answers they want by asking questions.

‘I decided to find out little by little what happened…’

I passed the two and opened the window wide.

The sky where the dark clouds have already disappeared. Sunlight shines and sparkles on the wet streets.

Therefore I issued an order to congratulate the guests.

“I guess the rain has stopped so you two can go out now. “I need to take a shower now and get some rest.”

For some reason I was feeling tired.

***

After leaving the uncle’s room.

Erwen faced an awkward situation.

“Huh? Are you heading this way too?”

“Yes what about it?”

“Then go first. “I’ll be back a little later.”

I’m going in the same direction as the beast woman.

Well fortunately this woman didn’t seem to want to go with me either…

“Then go there first. “I’ll go later.”

“I don’t like it. “You go first.”

This is the biggest headache.

Leaving later?

How do you believe that?

For some reason as soon as it disappears I feel like I’m going to turn around and go to my uncle’s room. It was clear to her that this woman had the same suspicions as she did.

“ha….”

Erwen and Misha sighed at the same time.

“Then shall we go together?”

“Yeah that would be better.”

There was only awkward silence on the way back.

No one spoke first and I just concentrated on walking.

That’s natural.

Even though you said there was nothing wrong she didn’t really mean it.

[well? Don’t you already know what I mean?]

When Erwen heard those words it felt like a screw had come loose from her head. Her heart was pounding like crazy from nervousness and she couldn’t bear it any longer.

So she said something without realizing it.

[This wicked cat…!]

This was the first swear word she had ever uttered to another person in her life.

As if that wasn’t enough when she came to her senses her hand was touching the dagger at her waist.

Then she knew Erwen.

[Do you have a problem with your head?]

If it weren’t for that one word she would have definitely come to her senses after swinging her dagger.

The beast woman was strong.

It’s not my fault really.

Fairies who are naturally sensitive to energy can feel the spiritual power of others.

‘Twice as much as me… maybe even three times as much.’

There was a lot of difference in her spiritual power.

That means she absorbed more high-grade essence. She could also feel it through the force she gave off or her posture.

The moment I realized this I felt dizzy.

Misha Karlstein.

This woman is the enemy.

But she can’t win in a fight.

That means she will be taken away.

Just like then she had something precious this time too.

She says yes she is taken away.

Emotions separated from reason were swirling.

A memory of a moment engraved in her brain paralyzed Erwen’s thoughts.

Buried in her emotions her mouth moved as it pleased.

[Please don’t take it away…. Please….]

Miserable begging.

Something I would never have said if I were sane.

Those words flowed out one after another.

[what…?]

The prisoner woman who had been glaring at her with cold eyes also opened her mouth as if she were dumbfounded.

In her head Erwen also knew how ugly and grotesque she would appear now.

but….

She believed that if she could protect something precious she could do even worse. No she really might have been on her knees and begging her tears pouring out.

Rattling.

If it hadn’t been for the man arriving at the right time.

[Ugh! mister…!!]

Erwen shook her head as if to shake off her thoughts.

It was a shameful memory she didn’t even want to think about.

For some reason it becomes difficult for her to think rationally when her uncle is involved.

‘…she just seemed like a strange woman didn’t she?’

Erwen glanced at Misha blushing at the shame that washed over her.

She was now standing in front of a crossroads.

“I’m over there now where are you going?”

“Luckily… it’s on the other side.”

“Uhm I see….”

The time had come to break away from the awkward silence but both of them stopped and looked at each other unable to take their steps.

It was Misha who opened her mouth first.

“Are you… by any chance going to come tomorrow?”

“But.”

“Haa… How did I really…?”

Misha touched his forehead as if he couldn’t believe he was in this situation.

Erwen also felt the same way about her not feeling it.

Until she came running here all she wanted to do was meet her uncle and have a good laugh.

“Anyway I’m going to go. You too go the right way. “Do you understand?”

“excuse me….”

“huh?”

Erwen caught Misha as she tried to head to the other crossroads.

She had something to say.

Although I really don’t feel like it.

“…Thank you.”

“Thank you…?”

“You didn’t tell me what happened earlier.”

“Are you trying to attack me with a knife out?”

“yes….”

Erwen lowered her head and Misha let out a loud sigh of her own.

“Okay let’s just promise one thing.”

“A promise?”

“You’re going to come anyway even if you don’t tell me to come. So let’s keep our relationship a secret from Bjorn. Well… you might be similar to me… but I don’t think you want to make people worry about things like this for no reason.”

“…great.”

“Then I’ll go. “Do you really have to go home properly?”

“yes.”

Soon Erwen separated from Misha and headed to her quarters.

It was quite a long distance but perhaps because my mind was so busy it didn’t feel long.

When she opened the door and entered her older sister greeted her.

She looked somewhat worried.

“Erwen.”

“Sister….”

Erwen collapsed into her sister’s arms.

“Did you come to meet that person?”

“Ugh. “He was really alive.”

“Is that so…? “Good.”

She was pampered and comforted in her older sister’s arms for a long time.

And she made up her mind again.

“Sister I will become stronger.”

“She gets stronger…?”

“huh. “What’s strange?”

“No I don’t want to train anymore…”

Erwen tilted her head at her sister’s meaningful words.

Why did she say she stopped her training?

When she just found out that he was alive the years of training locked in her room felt meaningless…

“There’s someone I have to beat.”

Erwen actually felt a burning desire more than before.

“So please help me a lot in the future sister.”

She doesn’t want to be on the losing side.

It’s okay if you become the one taking it.