Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 156



Episode 156: Investigator (2)

Ghostbusters a community of evil spirits.

My own source of information that Misha and Ainar do not know about.

‘Okay let’s do it.’

I tried to ignore Lee Han-soo’s bed which looked soft and turned on the computer first.

12 hours for this community to last.

Because there is information in it that must be found out.

‘Orculis Noark Dragon Slayer.’

They used to be stories from a distant country but now they are closely related to my survival.

Library books alone have limitations.

First of all the medium of books itself had a structure that was bound to be slow in updating the latest information.

[1~140000GP] All information related to Orculis.

First after posting the purchase information on the exchange I opened a chat room. The judgment was that this might be much more helpful than the exchange.

[Long Live Korean Independence] – 1 person is online.

Baekho Lee seemed to have entered the chat room as soon as the community opened. Well I was very disappointed when I logged out even then. I was also anxious that I might not come next time.

Like a child who doesn’t want to be separated from his parents.

‘Well it’s still something you can’t easily see.’

For some reason my appetite was bitter.

An icon of misfortune brought in on the day of discharge and a stagnant figure in this world who survived for nearly 10 years.

Lee Baek-ho has great favor for me but…

I can’t completely trust this guy.

[Ah… Is that because I’m actually in hiding so the latest information is a bit weak?]

At that time the guy said he was in hiding. So he introduced me to the ‘Watcher of the Round Table’ saying that I was weak in the latest information.

I skimmed over it last time but…

We cannot rule out the possibility that he is a member of Orculis or the underground city of Noark.

‘Even if we are Koreans and all here we are just people whose faces and names are unknown.’

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Soon I gathered my thoughts.

Maintaining a relationship with Lee Baek-ho has more benefits than losses.

So let’s dig into his identity but don’t overdo it and reveal information about Orculis without revealing it.

That was the moment I double-clicked the mouse.

“Tunguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!”

A large room reminiscent of an aristocratic mansion.

Before I even had time to look around Lee Baek-ho came running towards me.

“Ah Hansoo! “Why did you come now?”

“No I came right away….”

“How anxious I was because I thought he was dead!”

I don’t know if he’s really just saying something empty but for some reason his eyes are bloodthirsty and his hair feels like it’s been pulled out.

It hasn’t even been 5 minutes since the community opened and this is the reaction.

How hungry for affection was he—

“Brother you can’t die yet! I haven’t been able to talk about idols yet nor have I been able to curse politicians or the military. Only my brother can do that with me…! “We also have to talk about Dungeon!”

Ah… I guess that was the problem.

Well it’s funny to expect a person who survived here for 10 years to have the emotions of an ordinary person.

I smiled and sat down in the chair.

“Stop it. “Because I won’t die.”

“yes. So what should we talk about first? Ah Loveable’s 3rd full-length album? After all that would be best right?”

No who is Loveable?…

Since I had no interest in the entertainment industry I naturally turned the topic around. For some reason I feel like people would give me a straight face if I told them honestly that I didn’t know.

“…Let’s talk about the military.”

“That’s great! uh? But when you think about it wasn’t it a public interest?”

“But I went to the training camp man.”

“Uhm….”

Are the stories from your time as a trainee not that appealing? Lee Baek-ho made a strange expression and spoke to me carefully.

“Brother you just talk about Dungeon….”

“I haven’t tried that.”

“Yessssssss?!! “Didn’t you say it was for public interest?!”

Lee Baek-ho looks blank as if he heard something he couldn’t hear.

But did he come to his senses too late?

“iced coffee! sorry. brother. I didn’t mean it that way. “You know right?”

“…Okay let’s do it like that.”

“yes….”

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Lee Baek-ho scratched his cheek looking somewhat despondent.

There was nothing he couldn’t understand about psychology.

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He was happy to hear that they were Koreans but then he realized they didn’t have much in common.

“Phew! Puhuhhh….”

“Why are you laughing?”

“No bro. Still isn’t it funny? “The conversation we just had.”

Is that so? I don’t know.

What part was so fun?

“I can’t explain it well but for some reason I really felt like I had just returned to Korea.”

Ah that.

“…I think I would know that. “Roughly what it feels like.”

“Is that so?”

Soon Lee Baek-ho chuckled and sat back in his chair. And rather than forcing a topic and having a conversation he had a conversation naturally.

We started by asking what we originally did and we just kept talking as things went by and eventually we ended up talking about the military.

“The training camp was also funny. “I didn’t know there were so many crazy people in our country?”

“Because the environment is the environment. “Everyone becomes normal when they go out.”

“Well… that’s true too. We didn’t know it would end up like this did we? “Maybe when I go back I’ll have to go to a mental hospital first?”

“I think it’s better not to talk about this.”

“no. Have you ever thought about it? I kill anyone who gets in my way I kill them even if I get suspicious and when I meet someone new I worry that they might hurt me. People’s lives… just feel like game characters. “This is completely crazy isn’t it?”

The air settled heavily as if the giggles just moments ago were a lie.

“You will adapt quickly. “Just like when I came here.”

“…I guess so?”

“okay.”

After that there was a moment of silence.

It was Baekho Lee who opened his mouth first.

“Anyway that’s why I’m thankful brother. To be honest I wondered if I really needed to go back these days. It’s not because I like it here… you know? “What am I talking about?”

“okay.”

“My brother might think it’s no big deal but at least it’s motivation for me. “If he’s giggling here it gives me confidence that he can do the same when he goes back.”

It’s faith….

I felt an inexplicable sense of discomfort from that word.

However I did not inquire deeply.

It’s not yet at a stage where I’m sure anything and I’ve decided that there’s no benefit in messing with it.

“Ah do you know someone called Orculis?”

I naturally got to the point.

He said it was no big deal as if his goal was just to end the heavy atmosphere.

I threw it away and focused on the change in Baekho Lee’s expression.

There was no significant change.

but….

“Orculis? “Why are you curious about them?”

Baekho Lee asks the reason first.

Until now no matter what I asked he would just give me an easy answer.

More and more doubts arise.

What on earth is this guy?

***

“You need the Noble Phantasm of Creation to get to the last floor. I was wondering if they had stolen it. Oh you know the news that someone stole it right?”

As I typed the lines I had prepared without a moment of silence Lee Baek-ho nodded.

“yes. I know. But that’s why you asked… I was relieved.”

“Are you feeling safe?”

“Oh it’s no big deal.”

Lee Baek-ho continued speaking vaguely.

“Anyway you managed to think that far too. Actually I used to think that way too.”

“You mean not now?”

“yes. I tried various methods to check but it doesn’t seem to be the case. After all it’s been about half a year since all of the Noble Phantasms of Creation were wiped out right?”

“You mean everything will be taken away?”

“Oh you didn’t know that. All six races were wiped out. “And on the same day.”

Elder Hu said that other races might be in a similar situation.

That was true.

“Realistically it doesn’t make sense. Stealing things from other races even dragons and humans? Even though they can fly and crawl they can’t do that. “I did some research just in case but I couldn’t find any clues.”

“So you don’t know who stole it?”

“yes. If you find any traces please let me know. “You know if there’s a way to get back home that’s the only way right?”

This was a question I asked because I was curious about Orculis but I learned something unexpected.

He also knows nothing about the Noble Phantasm of Creation.

For a moment I had the delusion that this person might be the final dark figure.

“You’re not thinking about something else are you? Competitors or something like that. Anyway up to five people can open the door at the same time. “My presence will help.”

“No that’s not it….”

He couldn’t say what he was thinking to his face so he just talked about it.

“I just find it a little strange that you say that to me. “How can I find traces that even you couldn’t find?”

“Well if you put it that way I don’t have anything to say… But somehow I think you’re special. In fact he was like that from the first time I saw him.”

“…I really have nothing to say when you say that.”

“I heard that Brother A also broke 10 times the price? Won’t you be similar to me in about 10 years? In fact I have almost no room to become stronger anymore…”

Let alone saying that there is no room to become stronger.

I could feel Lee Baek-ho’s mental strength in his casually speaking voice. He was already thinking that it would take another 10 years to find the Noble Phantasm of Creation.

But he doesn’t even think about giving up.

How on earth did this obsession come back?

“right. Can I tell you a funny story? My brother probably didn’t know either. “It’s a setting that didn’t exist in the game.”

“What is it?”

“There is a huge underground city beneath the sewers. “It’s Noark.”

“…Noark?”

I struggled to maintain my composure.

Should we call it an unheard complaint?

I never thought he would bring this up first.

“yes. It reminds me of Orculis. Actually this is their headquarters. “You know the Ormi Revolutionary Group right?”

I chuckled at the somewhat unexpected name.

The Ormi Revolutionary Group.

“These are kids who sometimes come out to events. “He said that if he gained some fame he would come and turn the world around with us.”

For reference accepting that event always resulted in a dead ending. I tried it countless times to see if there were hidden conditions but since it was a problem with the game structure itself there was nothing I could change.

“Noark was also made by those bastards. “The rebellion failed and everyone fled downstairs.”

“It’s fascinating. Anyway so?”

“That’s it. The goals are similar right? So I heard that the two of them are working together there.”

The partnership between Noark and Orculis.

Up to this point I had figured out what I had learned from the letter left by High Priest Ludwig.

In other words starting now is important.

How can I ask for information about the dragon slayer without raising suspicion?

It was a moment when I was thinking about this.

“Brother I’m telling you just in case even if you receive a request from the royal family or guild in the future don’t even get involved in this.”

“I think we need to hear the reason first.”

“Ah if I keep saying this I’m going to talk too long….”

Baekho Lee looked at me and sighed and continued speaking quickly.

“They say he’s a dragon slayer but that guy did something completely stupid this time. I guess I kidnapped the high priest and took him with me and lost him. “It looks like someone accidentally picked up the letter and brought it to the temple or something.”

I swallowed hard and asked back.

“…What happened?”

“I don’t know the details either. “I heard you lost your memory and don’t know what happened to you?”

You lost your memory?

Could it have something to do with one of the vines being cut off?

I wanted to ask in more detail but Lee Baek-ho didn’t give me time to do so and finished his sentence in rapid fire.

“Anyway what I want to say is that since they violated the agreement first a punitive force may be formed so you should never participate.”

“….”

“They are not still alive and well down there. I got involved for no reason and only my brother got hurt. Okay? Lady it’s already time. brother! See you next time—”

Soon Lee Baek-ho’s voice was crushed and disappeared without form.

“Nimiral.”

log out.

In other words it meant that time ran out and it was kicked out.

***

After Lee Baek-ho disappeared.

I returned to my room and took a moment to gather my thoughts.

Or to be more precise I thought over that one sentence he said over and over again.

[I don’t know the details either. I heard you lost your memory and don’t know what happened to you?]

Considering the pills the psychopathic bitch gave me back then it was quite possible.

But the problem is that I don’t know if this is fact.

There is a possibility that Lee Baek-ho heard the rumors created by Orculis and passed them on to me.

But if this is true…

‘It makes sense that the vine was cut off.’

To some extent this is understandable.

This ring does not end the bad relationship with that guy.

It just postpones it.

‘In the end it’s only a matter of time before we get caught.’

If you keep track of who gave you the letter one day you will find out about me.

There is also the issue of disposing of the dragon slayer sword.

Even if that is not the case there is also the possibility that Noark has a means to restore memories.

Therefore…

‘What I will do will remain the same.’

I sat down at the computer again and did what I had to do.

I was checking to see if there was an information sales post and if there was one I met it and purchased it at a reasonable price.

Even if it wasn’t information about the dragon slayer it didn’t matter. I gathered and gathered information under the assumption that all of them could be enemies.

How long has it been like that?

[03:09]

It was time for the Watchers of the Round Table to open.

I deliberately waited until there was only one minute left before entering the secret chat room.

That’s because the beauty of concept lies in the details.

I’m sorry—

As I put on the lion mask on the table the closed door opened.

A long red carpet stretched all the way to the room with the round table.

As I walked slowly I could hear the sound of a conversation taking place in the distance.

“Is he not going to come this time?”

“I don’t think it’s a strange thing. “If he’s like that there’s no need for us.”

“Who on earth is that person? Everyone says that?”

There was a voice I heard for the first time in the middle.

It looks like he was a member who was not present at the time…

“It’s hard to explain.”

“He’s a weirdo. So if you ever meet me be careful what you say. Otherwise you’re going to have a very difficult time.”

The newbie spoke to his senior’s experienced advice.

“Ha I really don’t understand. Are you all making fun of me? “It doesn’t work with physical force and you don’t know my identity so why are you so scared?”

“Fishish. “Isn’t there just one way to live?”

“What… no matter how strong you are if you’re our size you’ll have enough defense right?”

The newbie muttered as if it was absurd.

Therefore I continued my stopped steps and made a show of being human.

Trudging.

At the sound of loud footsteps the members sitting at the round table all turned their heads and I quietly passed behind them and sat down where I had sat last time.

“It’s been a while. Mr. Investigator.”

Everyone except the clown was silent as they looked at me.

But maybe you didn’t like that atmosphere?

The newbie grinned and laughed awkwardly.

“Ah… I guess there really was a new member? Haha.”

I quietly stared at the newbie.

And I opened up the life I had practiced so hard.

“…!!”

If a cancer newbie comes you have to take the initiative.

That’s the tradition here right?