Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 174



Episode 174: Choice (2)

Jangyuyuseo (長幼有序).

One of the three principles of Confucianism which means that there is order between adults and children.

However there is a saying in Rome that you should follow Roman law.

‘This is a world where age has no meaning.’

Lafdonia is a city of the jungle where order is determined based on the strength of each individual.

To put it simply the strong and weak Yuseo (強弱有序).

Only strength and weakness divide the order.

And according to that law there is zero reason for me to endure it now.

“…You little chick is fussing without even knowing the topic.”

“Do you want to get beaten up by a young chick?”

When I quietly got up the atmosphere instantly became tense.

“What?”

The blonde tan is embarrassed as if this is the first time it has come out like this.

Mr. Bear secretly touched my arm.

“Yandel.”

An indication of intention to stop at this point.

The blonde tanning who had been very frightened by this returned a triumphant smile.

“Why not listen to your colleagues? “Right now I’ll just consider him getting down on his knees and apologizing.”

What are you saying about this bastard again?

I just applied for a match.

“Okay let’s have a duel.”

The only means of personal dispute permitted by the city.

If an agreement is reached and a legitimate duel is fought in the presence of a notary it is not classified as violence.

If you kill him it’ll be a headache again.

That’s the part where you just have to adjust your strength appropriately.

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“…Do you know what a duel means?”

“What does it mean? “I just want to smash your head.”

“Crazy guy….”

Perhaps it was his first time seeing such a barbaric explorer but the blond tan looked completely lost.

Well I guess I didn’t know that I would get a challenge request from the meeting that came to catch Gaona.

“What are you thinking so much about? “Are you afraid of being beaten by a young chick?”

“…You don’t have to deal with a crazy person.”

The blonde tan scoffed and stood up.

Yes I guess I decided to use that tactic.

A mental victory that means you won’t hang out with a crazy person.

The law of destruction is simple.

“I was scared.”

With one word a vein appeared on the tanned blonde’s forehead.

But maybe you didn’t want to talk to me?

For no reason I took out my anger on Derbez who was next to me.

“Pepe I think you should pick some people and get it. “Wouldn’t your level also drop if you hang out with such barbarians?”

Derbez made no reply.

No to be exact he didn’t even have time to answer.

The tanned blonde said nothing but turned away and walked toward the doorway.

plod trudge.

His back was straight and his gait was confident.

But I noticed that the blonde tan felt shame and humiliation in this situation.

“Do you see Abman? “His face turned red.”

“I guess you know it’s so embarrassing.”

Even Mr. Bear who tried to stop me at first didn’t hesitate to join me in beating the guy.

The mindset of having fun because I couldn’t avoid it.

Very desirable as my colleague.

However was it difficult to endure this insult?

Trudging.

Soon the blonde tan’s feet stopped in front of the doorway.

“Oh it stopped. “Do you even accept a duel?”

“Is that possible? Just looking at him he’s a kid who can’t do anything unless he’s worthy of the clan name.”

A blond-tanned person turns his head and looks at me.

When I suggested that he have something to say he gritted his teeth and muttered.

“You don’t know how high it is to say that you got the barbarian reputation by luck.”

“Yeah so?”

“If it’s like that you won’t be able to go above the 5th floor.”

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I laughed heartily without realizing it.

Does this guy know that he can do anything?

“You sound interesting.”

I said slowly walking away.

“I don’t know how many years it is but he’s such an idiot that he’s scared of me who’s less than a year old. “You can’t hunt on the 5th floor without a clan and from now on you’ll be on the 5th floor for the rest of your life picking up soybeans like a salary.”

and.

“Arrived at the 5th floor after 8 months. Unlike others I have a different name and I formed my own team to go further. Even within the Barbarian race I have already been recognized for my potential and am being mentioned as a successor.”

Soon I stood in front of him and tapped him on the shoulder.

“Now then who will be upstairs in a few years?”

The blonde tan said nothing.

Like a human male with an average height of 170 cm he just looks up at me.

I myself bent down and lowered my face.

And spoke into his ear.

“Then get out of here. “Whether you join the clan or not is up to you.”

As soon as I opened the door the blond tan went out in a daze.

Quang.

It closed immediately.

When I turn my back everyone is looking at me.

I went back to my seat and spat out.

“Well I’ve solved the problem so now you can finish drinking.”

Strangely no one answered.

“….”

That person is so embarrassing.

Is this your first time seeing a barbarian solve a problem through dialogue?

***

The silence lasted for a moment.

As my surprise at the sudden incident subsided we clinked our glasses and chatted.

The main topic of course is Jack Johnsonville.

It was about a guy who was scary and obnoxious.

“Hahaha did you see the expression he made when I asked him to duel? “I’ll probably never forget it for the rest of my life.”

Surprisingly no one said anything to me.

Well even when I saw it for the first time I thought it was disgusting but she must have been appalled.

“But why did you keep putting it in?”

“Although he was condescending he never gave out information that only non-members of the clan could know.”

Well I guess it was useful in that it was cheap.

If so I feel sorry for some reason.

“Don’t worry too much. I haven’t received it much these days anyway so the frequency of my visits has decreased. “He probably moved somewhere else soon.”

“If that’s the case.”

“Oh and one more thing. I guess you don’t have to worry about him at all. “He’s the lowest-ranking member of the clan so he wouldn’t even dream of retaliating against you.”

“Haha Pepe. Where is the problem? “If it were his personality he would just be so embarrassed that he couldn’t say anything and would just whine.”

“Well that could be possible. “Well if I say something like that I’ll just be treated like a jerk in the clan.”

It’s truly neat.

As expected the right answer was not to endure it.

‘Even if the clan retaliated in the first place what would they do?’

Taking us by surprise in the labyrinth?

If a large clan is caught doing something like that they will be kicked out that day. I would never do something like that for the sake of just one person.

‘Even if I try it’s all about controlling experience points.’

Abuse of power that prevents the supply of experience points to the area.

I don’t know if it’s just one region but the 5th floor clans have a close relationship with each other.

Therefore if you are listed on the blacklist there will inevitably be significant limitations in leveling.

Oh of course it doesn’t apply to me.

In the first place I had no intention of paying money and gaining experience points.

Why pay when you can just hunt in the mirror?

“Now then let’s drink!”

As the drinking continued the talk about blonde tanning gradually disappeared.

The main topic on his behalf was the subjugation of Noark.

“Bjorn your team is not participating?”

“Yeah I don’t feel good for some reason. Derbez what are you going to do?”

“We have already decided to take a step. “Isn’t the labyrinth dangerous anyway?”

“I see.”

“Probably most of us here. Isn’t the reward quite attractive? “If you convert it into value it’s money that can be obtained after almost a year of exploration.”

“I hope you come back safely.”

“Haha thank you.”

There was no need to add anything about that choice.

There is no one here with less experience as an explorer than me.

As it is my first time meeting someone there is no way I would change my choice even if I give advice and it is against etiquette.

No matter how much you are a barbarian you have to protect what you have to protect.

“Then it’s late now. Let’s disperse quickly. “Abman if you don’t go quickly your wife will scold you.”

“…I’m okay with going with Yandel.”

“Hoo? “Do you think your wife really liked this guy?”

The meeting ended around 2 a.m.

In fact one or two people had given reasons and left before then but I stayed until the end.

“Are you going to come again next time?”

“If you call me.”

“Okay then let’s tell the story through Abman.”

No useful information could be obtained immediately.

I got a glimpse into the mindset and common sense of ordinary explorers but that was it.

However I plan to participate here again next time.

Assuming they come back alive.

I’m curious about how the subjugation went.

“Thank you it’s been a while since I had a good drink!”

As soon as I step out onto the street the chilly night air touches my skin.

When I first came here it was around early spring.

Autumn is already coming to an end.

“Let’s go quickly.”

“Haha! “Okay let’s go!”

Mr. Bear is in a much more energetic state than usual perhaps because he almost drank alcohol.

In fact he had drunk so much that it was strange to be able to stand still but he seemed to be in a very good state of mind.

Well I can’t go home anyway.

‘Somehow I feel like I’ve become closer to this guy.’

Since the carriage was out of service I walked for a long time to District 7 and took Mr. Bear home.

“Thank you for taking me. Do you want to take a short break? “There’s something that’s perfect for hangovers.”

Perhaps because she made a lot of money through this expedition Mrs. Gom was extremely kind to me. After being served hot honey water I headed home.

‘It’s home…’

Now it’s stuck in my mouth to that extent.

Rattling.

As soon as I opened the locked door the back door opened.

Room 207.

This is Misha’s room.

“Umm are you here now?”

“Are you awake?”

“Why are you so late? “What on earth smells like alcohol?”

I stood in the hallway for a while and told her about Mr. Bear and her participation in the group.

“Yes there… you had a lot of trouble. “You really look like a team leader now.”

A world where such exchanges are also the work of explorers.

Misha said she had a hard time and she patted my shoulder.

“But what about the paper bag in that hand?”

“There was a night market on the way so I bought some apple skewers.”

“huh? “You don’t like this kind of thing do you?”

“Don’t you two like it?”

Misha laughs at my words.

“Nyaha so what kind of father are you like?”

Soon Misha took one of her skewers out of her bag put it in her mouth and entered her room.

I’ll have to give Einar the rest tomorrow.

Rattling.

She put her envelope down on her table and washed herself roughly.

A moderate amount of intoxication and the cool night air coming in through the window.

‘Not bad.’

It was a day when those thoughts suddenly occurred to me.

***

After the day of the meeting.

A slightly busy daily life continued.

If you have money you have to upgrade right?

“Go to Einar Shrine and receive an imprint.”

“I don’t have any money?”

“I’ll lend it to you.”

“…like that!!”

Einar who acted as if she had received free money when she first borrowed money became aware of the weight of her debt as the amount increased.

“How long will I not be able to make money!!”

Well maybe for a year?

In fact I plan to decide how to spend the large sum of money one by one.

Anyway it took three days to make the third stage engraving.

“It’s better than I thought. “Didn’t it hurt?”

“It hurt!”

“however?”

“Isn’t it natural to get sick in order to become stronger?”

Oh yeah… something like that.

As expected barbarians have a different mindset than ordinary people.

For reference the engraving given to Einar is ‘Slaughterer.’

It is a typical warrior engraving that corrects various battle statistics.

I chose [Predation] as the level 3 engraving skill.

A good passive skill that recovers a certain amount of soul power when killing monsters.

‘For now let’s just take level 3 and then raise it to level 6 once we have money.’

Oh there was also growth in Missha during that time.

Did he become a little impatient as Einar became stronger at an incredible rate? Misha spent most of the money she earned this time on curing ‘Blood of the Beast’.

And the result.

“Bjorn!! “I finally succeeded!”

Finally the first awakening of the Soul Beast was achieved.

The newly acquired power is [Glacier Blessing].

A chewing authority that reduces resource consumption by half when using cold-related skills or items.

‘I didn’t know that this power would emerge before that sword…’

Is this the reward for past hardships?

Things start to calm down after I get up to the 5th floor.

“But are you going to keep using that equipment?”

“This is no problem on the 5th floor.”

That doesn’t mean I didn’t spend money though.

She sold the expandable backpack she had been using and spent almost all her money on a subspace ring.

People’s hearts can be so treacherous that I started to feel that even the expandable backpack was becoming uncomfortable.

‘Anyway it’s better to buy things in advance that you can change later.’

A personal backpack is a must in the labyrinth.

You never know when you might be separated from the team right?

Above all you can carry fresh products in the subspace.

‘It’s a world where there’s really nothing you can’t do with money.’

She continued to earn a lot of money and gathered all her will to prepare for her outing.

It was because she had an appointment with Lott Miller.

“Luckily you came on time today.”

“Now I too am a guide.”

“Hehe I really like this posture.”

For the past few days she has been meeting with Lot Miller every day and she is receiving guidance training.

Of course it’s not free.

Just like professional occupations such as blacksmiths in the Middle Ages asking someone to teach you these skills is almost like a thief.

I pay a considerable amount of tuition every day.

“I can’t tell you about the 5th floor because I haven’t been there. But I studied there a lot so I can at least give you some advice. Oh it would be of great help if you learned how to make maps.”

Basic knowledge you must have as an explorer.

And a few tricks and know-how that only a practitioner can provide.

In addition special training to develop a sense of direction etc.

Little by little I learned everything that Rottmiller had worked hard to establish over the years.

“…Since I’m teaching you like this I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea to open a training center.”

“Good idea. “I’m sure everyone will gather to learn from you.”

“Haha Geumchil is….”

Afterwards after the class with Rotmiller we returned to the accommodation and had dinner together.

Ah Erwen was also with us today.

“How come you know I’ll be here every time? “Maybe he went out.”

“Hmm… somehow I could tell. Should I call it a fairy tip?”

“What is Hung Chok? “I’m just going to visit you until we meet again.”

“Misha is right! “You bluff bastard!!”

“…Stop it both of you.”

They both became brusque when Erwen came.

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

Barbarians originally hate fairies and Misha just hates fairies.

‘I hope we can become friends because we can become colleagues…’

Am I expecting too much?

‘Maybe we should reconsider adding Erwen as a colleague.’

While eating I also heard about Erwen’s current status.

This time it was decided that she would join a clan her sister knows as a mercenary for a few months?

I was told that from next time I would be hunting on the 5th floor.

What is the life of a gold digger?

“I’ll go then! See you next week!”

After the meal I went up to my room washed up and spent some time resting.

It was late but I didn’t need to sleep.

“The character’s soul resonates and is drawn to a specific world.”

Today is the day.