Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 191



Episode 191: Biffron (1)

7 am on the 11th day of entering the labyrinth.

After sending the three people out of the crack we returned to the forest.

and….

“How about eating something over there?”

“It would be better that way.”

Only then did we feel hungry and gathered together to cook and eat. However it is human nature to feel sleepy when your stomach is full.

“…For now let’s sleep today and do it tomorrow.”

Feeling very tired we packed up our camp and went to sleep without anyone having to worry about it first.

Because it wasn’t just a one-night stand.

I wasted my energy playing the mafia game in the third chapter and played many-to-many PKs.

And then the doppelganger boss battle that followed.

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As soon as I close my eyes the water comes rushing towards me.

By the time I opened my eyes again a whole day had passed.

[07:12]

I slept past 8 a.m. but when I checked the clock the hour hand had moved back one hour.

It means that you slept for almost 24 hours.

“Oh you’re awake?”

“…Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“We just woke up too.”

It wasn’t like he was considerate of me or anything.

After taking out the water bottle and briefly washing my face I smelled something delicious nearby.

“When you wake up come take out a bowl and sit down. Oh before that wake up Einar and bring him in. “But he doesn’t wake up easily when you wake him up.”

Afterwards we woke up Einar and ate together and then we wandered around the forest to take care of things.

“Don’t just follow check below. “One root of this costs 10000 stones.”

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A medicinal herb that grows naturally in the Doppelganger Forest.

“Mr. Yandel.”

Kwaaang-!

A ‘sealed piece of evil’ that drops with a certain probability when breaking a sealing stone that is now useless.

“How much does this cost?”

“Each one would cost about 1 million stones.”

“I see. “I will buy up to five as soon as they come out.”

I ate five of the seven pieces I ultimately obtained.

This is because the effect cannot be seen after that.

“The character has taken a ‘sealed piece of evil.’”

「Resisting magic increases permanently by +1.」

For your information I had Misha buy the remaining two pieces and eat them.

“to? I?”

“I made a lot of money anyway right? “Do not spare.”

“No it’s not a waste….”

Misha looked at Einar with a somewhat sorry look.

If he were to go exploring it would be better if he behaved a little more selfishly.

Anyway since the essence that Ainare will consume later has a lot of anti-magic power it makes sense for Misha to eat it.

It’s not like I didn’t pay in the first place.

“Whoa but no matter how hard I search I can’t find it.”

“It’s okay for a day so let’s look for more.”

There were no monsters but the forest was so large that it took a day just to find it.

However we invested the next day in searching the entire forest once more and soon found what we were looking for.

“Everyone covers their ears… no. Everyone just stay away. “I will pick this one.”

Mandragora one of the ingredients for elixir.

All that could be done in the ‘Doppelganger Forest’ ended with Raven pulling it out of the ground while protecting herself with magic.

but….

“I’m really sorry but can you give me a little more time? “I want to explore this place more.”

“Why?”

“It’s just a personal curiosity.”

At Raven’s request we decided to stay here a little longer.

Surprisingly no one objected.

“Well let’s crack the cracks? Even the person who wrote that book probably doesn’t know everything!”

“If I do well I might discover something more.”

The unexpected anticipation in the eyes of team members.

Well there are more hidden pieces that I don’t know about and I think it’s highly unlikely that I’ll be able to find them right now…

‘Where can you say this?’

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When we first met at ‘Blood Citadel’ he didn’t even say sorry. He just hired the dwarf and me to help him with his research.

“Then where should we start looking?”

“First of all from that cave in the beginning.”

We went through everything from the first chapter Shadow Cave to the boss room the Robber’s Hideout without missing a single point…

So we searched and destroyed everything suspicious.

As expected there were no hidden rooms or items.

However we encountered many questions in the process.

“Why did it have to be an iron bar?”

“Isn’t that because we have to wait until all the other teams enter?”

“Then it makes sense to just time it. “Like when we entered and exited the labyrinth.”

Why does ‘Forest of Doppelgängers’ begin with a person locked in an iron cage?

What is the [Memorial of the Offering] obtained at the altar and why is it called ‘Sacrifice’?

After finishing the third chapter why did the clones turn into imperial soldiers?

No what is an ‘empire’ in the first place?

“If I think about it now that’s a shame too. You knew how to speak even if you were slurred right? “I might have been able to catch him and find out something…”

The entire team discussed the topics raised by Raven but there was no proper answer to any of them.

Therefore the crack exploration ends at this point.

“I’m sorry everyone. “You wasted two meaningless days because of me.”

“Don’t apologize. Aren’t you the wizard on our team? It was a legitimate request. “We were the ones who agreed to the search.”

“Yes that’s right. And I thought it was fun because it felt like I was truly exploring. Right Einar?”

“uh? “I was bored?”

“Please pay attention. huh?”

When Misha who followed her like an older sister scolded her Ainare made a sullen expression.

Raven who was watching chuckled.

“Thank you everyone. But now that I think about it I don’t think there was anything to be sorry about. “If you sell just one mandragora root it’s enough to pay for several days of hunting right?”

“Our wizard has finally returned to normal.”

“You mean the way it was? Urikfried what does that mean?

Mr. Bear shrugged her shoulders and avoided answering and Raven just gave her a skeptical look and didn’t ask any deeper questions.

“I have entered the 4th floor Tower of Heaven.”

On the afternoon of the 14th day we returned to the labyrinth through the portal in the boss room and continued our exploration. It took about 6 days to reach the 5th floor.

Next I took the ‘Hellfire Canyon’ route as originally planned and pretended to focus on hunting concentrating on finding ‘Mila Roden’.

Oh by the way as long as I found the black moss everything was a breeze from then on. There was no need for me to tell him to use detection magic first.

This is because Raven who had fun during the previous exploration used detection magic every 5 minutes throughout the exploration.

“…It didn’t show up again.”

As a result I was able to hunt a total of three Mila Rodden but all of them were a failure.

Actually I guess this is a common thing.

There is a 20% chance that the distortion magic will succeed and Mila Roden’s body will remain.

‘I guess I’ll have to say I went over the water this time.’

With 5 days left until closing there was no need to go looking for Mila Roden.

If you go in anyway you won’t be able to do anything.

Wow I got the ‘Orb of Fire’. I was thinking of targeting areas I couldn’t go to before.

“Stoneburn has been defeated. EXP +4」

「The fire dead has been defeated. EXP +2」

“Red Mud has been defeated. EXP +3」

“Hell Flame has been defeated. EXP +5」

Still the hunting itself wasn’t bad.

This was the only advantage of the failure of the Noark subjugation war.

With more than 90% of the clans occupying the field gone the entire 5th floor was filled with monsters.

Of course this situation won’t last long.

In a few months there will be a clan that has recovered from the damage and there will be quite a few clans that did not enter in the first place due to the unstable situation.

Soon more time passed.

“The character moves to Lapdonia.”

The day of return dawned.

***

Sunlight that warmly embraces your skin.

As always I stood there blankly enjoying the warmth for a while. As I looked around I saw explorers doing similar things to me everywhere.

‘Well then let’s go.’

As we soon headed to the checkpoint appropriate for our grade we saw our colleagues who had arrived first.

Except for one person.

“I guess Abman is still there.”

“Oh you’re here at the right time. “With someone else.”

It’s an amazing sight every time I see it.

No matter how large the square is how can you not find your way here?

“Haha isn’t there a long line this time?”

“I think it’s not because you came quickly but because there were fewer explorers who entered the labyrinth this time.”

“Hmm who said what?”

Anyway we all waited in line together and soon it was our turn.

The income from magic stone exchange was much lower than before.

“7.08 million stones.”

Divided among five people it is 1.41 million stones per person.

Income is almost 4 times different from last time.

But it was something that could not be helped.

I couldn’t enter the secret world and the doppelganger forest I invested time in was difficult to obtain magic stones due to its nature.

“So is this the end?”

“Yes thank you for your hard work this time too.”

Since the income was not unreasonably high employees did not look suspiciously at him.

Just finished exchanging money and was about to leave.

“Oh please wait a moment!”

huh?

“…Is there something wrong?”

The staff urgently stopped us.

And he spat out words like rapid fire.

“Team Apple Narak and team leader Bjorn Yandel. “Is that correct?”

“however?”

“…You will have to wait here for a moment. This also applies to team members who are with you.”

It wasn’t like the guard came up with a scary face and arrested me like that time but it was enough to make me feel that something was wrong.

Was this also the case for our team’s wizards?

“Hey shouldn’t I first explain what’s going on?”

Raven spoke aggressively on behalf of me who seemed like I was going to have PTSD.

And then.

“Are they the inspectors?”

“Ah yes! Yes!”

One driver entered the checkpoint.

Raven’s face turned cold.

“…Why is Mozlan here?”

Mozlan.

An executive body comprised only of noble knights and a notorious organization.

“Bjorn.”

Misha who had previously seen Dwalki arrested before her eyes was also trembled.

But surprisingly the driver was kind.

At least better than the overbearing bastards I saw back then.

“Nice to meet you. Elmeras a member of the Mozlan Executive Department.”

Although he speaks comfortably like a master this is a natural characteristic of an aristocrat.

This is on the soft side.

Above all isn’t he even shaking hands comfortably?

First of all it means that they are not that hostile towards us.

“…I am Bjorn son of Yandel.”

I sighed in relief and returned the handshake.

However not all anxiety disappeared.

Why did the inspector catch us and for what purpose did Mozlan come to visit us?

“hello.”

“Hmm what about the lady?”

“My name is Arua Raven and I belong to the Artemion School. “I want to hear why Lord Elmeras came to see us.”

The knight answered Raven’s question with a smile.

“There is only one reason for the inspector to seize the explorer. “You are wanted.”

This news is literally like a bolt from the blue.

“yes? “What is that…”

“Don’t be too surprised. “Looking at the details of the disciplinary action it doesn’t seem to be that severe.”

“No what reason is it more than that?”

The driver smiled and answered.

“Exercise of supernatural abilities within the city. And the crime of disobeying the instructions of the managers and entering the labyrinth without permission.”

Oh that…

We all including Raven kept our mouths shut. So much happened in the labyrinth that I completely forgot about it.

From the beginning I thought it would end with a fine.

“I don’t understand at all. Wouldn’t it be common to be fined for that?”

I asked without even realizing it as if I was being a bit picky.

No matter how much you think about it there is no reason to be put on a wanted order and there is even no reason for Mozlan to intervene.

So what happens to this?

“Isn’t the situation the situation? “It should not be treated as a simple misdemeanor but can also be interpreted as a violation of the royal family’s instructions.”

Yeah that’s it.

I roughly understood the situation.

It seemed like the same thing happened to Raven.

“…They say they will take the reins of the explorers.”

“What would you hide from a wizard? That’s right. “It’s only been a day but already the story about you is spreading among explorers.”

“Are you talking about us?”

“They said they should have just jumped in instead of following instructions but they said it was foolish to wait. “The above decided that if it ended with a simple fine something similar would happen again.”

To put it simply one bee one bee one bee.

Punishing one person to instill awareness in the hearts of a hundred people.

“Please understand that if the control of the explorers becomes loose now something bigger could happen.”

I thought I knew why he chose me.

Since he had become famous and had become a hot topic due to unauthorized entry he probably thought that the story would spread easily.

“So what happens to us?”

Let’s cut to the chase and get to the point. The driver first corrected one thing before answering.

“To be precise it’s you not you.”

It’s only me who gets punished.

They say the rest will end up in fines.

Listening to the circumstances it looks like he was caught up in the action and since the punishment is just for show there is no need for everyone to suffer together?

“Oh reasonable! Yes that’s reasonable!!”

Seeing her child Nar so happy made her heart ache.

Raven also refused to come forward saying it was unfair.

Mr. Bear was relieved that he would not be beaten by her wife.

After all am I the only one who can speak for me?

It was a time when such distrustful thoughts about humanity were lingering in my head.

“Hey driver? “If it’s just for show anyway can I take the punishment instead?”

Misha is the only one who stands up for me.

“What are you saying?”

I laughed and pushed Misha away.

I am grateful to her but there is no way that can happen.

If I were to be honest I was the main culprit in this incident.

Besides from what I’ve heard it doesn’t seem like the punishment is that severe…

“It’s done. I will take responsibility. So hurry up and say it. What happens to me now?”

The driver blurted it out as if it was no big deal.

“Just live in Bifron for 20 days.”

It was a limited-term exile.