Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 257



Episode 257: Clan (1)

After the royal army returned.

People learned that the military was real and that the reason they could not be seen in Dimension Square was because they went underground to rob empty houses.

but….

‘What happened?

No one knew the outcome.

Therefore all kinds of speculation began to run rampant.

From whether they won or lost to the unfounded conspiracy theory that the royal family is actually just pretending to fight against the underground city.

Every morning new hypotheses arose among the royal family and eventually a few days later the royal family officially posted posters throughout the city.

To summarize briefly it was as follows.

Damn we won and even conquered Noark. So stop worrying.

I had no idea how much of this was true.

However assuming that the poster is based on some truth let’s make up for a few missing points…

‘I’m sure. First of all there was no battle.’

It was difficult to find any traces of battle on the knights returning to the palace.

‘Maybe the Noark guys ran away.’

So where did they run away?

A world blocked on all sides by walls.

It doesn’t even make sense that he went into hiding above ground.

If that many people come up on the ground they are bound to leave traces somehow.

‘So that means it’s still down here….’

“Bjorn! “Stop playing around and come quickly and take this away!”

Okay I need to move my luggage.

If you think about it for a hundred days will you find an answer?

It is wise to wait for a round table with a clown as a member to open.

So after finishing my thoughts I moved my body.

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“Oh could you please put the bed over here?”

The place I am currently in is an orphanage under the Leatlas Church and under the guise of a moving center employee I was taking out luggage from a building scheduled for demolition.

Now I have to slowly build up public value.

Occasionally when a request from the church pops up those who have spare time go and complete it.

“Ainar! “I thought I wouldn’t get caught if I rested secretly!”

“It’s not that I was sobbing I was playing with the kids!”

“Aaaah! This girl broke my doll!! “The doll killer!!”

“That’s… I was trying to tell you a person’s vital location but I couldn’t help it…!”

There were various incidents today as well but after an hour or two all the luggage moving was finished.

Therefore today’s request ends at this point.

Afterwards she had a quick meal at a restaurant near the church and it was then that she heard an interesting fact from Misha.

“Is that it? “Is that the orphanage you went to today?”

“You mean there?”

“Isn’t that right? I heard that Dwalki stayed there for a while when he was young. “That was the old building that was scheduled to be demolished tomorrow.”

“…I see.”

“Anyway that’s just the way it is! I’m going! Oh and it’s a little late today so let’s each eat our own dinner.”

After finishing the meal we dispersed immediately.

Misha left saying she had an appointment with one of her old colleagues and Ainar headed to the Holy Land.

and….

“Hehe now it’s just the two of us left?”

“I have a place to stop too so go home first.”

“…to?”

Erwen who had no special plans was sent to her home and she went to the guild alone. There was no escort driver who once accompanied me every day.

Well everyone left at the end of last month.

Did she get an order from her superiors that enough was enough and that she should return?

‘I thought it was just that at the time but I guess they were called in because of the Noark strategy.’

If all the Noark guys escaped safely and are somewhere underground I wonder if they would send the knights again…

I decided not to expect much.

Still didn’t one of the knights tell him before he left that he had a bond that lasted a month?

[Please take care of yourself. If the assassins come again the superiors believe that it is more likely to be the work of a large clan rather than Noark.]

It seems that the ‘deerhorn’ who had given me a guard thought that the ‘assassination’ that the clown had mentioned meant the work of a large clan.

Well it’s already been almost a month since the assassin is leaving ‘soon’.

[But then doesn’t that mean you have to protect me even more? The target of a large clan would be the royal family right?]

[…You don’t have to worry about that part.]

Moreover looking at the nuance of what he said it seemed like the royal family was fully prepared to block without harm even if a large clan tried to wage war on public opinion again.

So you don’t need to protect me anymore.

‘Well there are parts of me that are more comfortable without it.’

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As I was moving around and gathering my thoughts I arrived at the Explorer’s Guild. However there is no need to take a number and wait like before.

In the first place not only were there not many explorers…

“Baron Bjorn Jandel’s identity has been confirmed. “I will guide you to the branch manager’s office.”

Yes it is a noble title that I have earned so I should enjoy the benefits in this way.

“To the regional manager’s office not the branch manager.”

The staff asked if I had made a prior appointment but such a minor detail was suppressed with the power of a nobleman.

“Are you traitors?”

A combination of a barbarian who cannot communicate and a noble who has no intention of listening.

It’s called Barbarian Noblesse Mode.

“…I’ll take you there quickly.”

As soon as I went up to the 4th floor a staff member knocked to announce my visit and soon a loud sigh was heard from inside and the door opened.

I immediately went inside and sat down on the sofa.

Then he put his feet on the table and spoke arrogantly.

“greeting.”

“….”

“Don’t you?”

As soon as I finished speaking the regional manager who had been working at the office desk stood up and greeted me.

“Yandel…Baron…are you here…?”

Isn’t it time to get used to it?

“Okay sit down.”

When I was allowed to sit down the regional manager sat across from me. It’s already happened several times but it’s still thrilling.

Is this the true taste of power?

“…What are you doing today?”

Niall Urbans leader of Region 7 of the Explorers Guild.

A guy with whom I have had a bad relationship in the past asks me in a polite tone unlike in the past.

Of course it wasn’t like this from the beginning.

Originally he tried to match me by using Haoche but when I got angry and asked if he was insulting a nobleman he ended up using this way of speaking.

“I came to check if any explorers responded to the recruitment notice.”

“That’s enough in the branch manager’s office below….”

What does this guy say again?

The reason I came all the way to the District 7 branch is because of you.

“Talking back to a nobleman?”

“…I’ll check it quickly.”

“You may make mistakes like in the past so do it yourself. “Don’t make someone do it.”

“yes….”

Afterwards the regional head headed downstairs to do what I instructed and I waited chewing the snacks placed on the table.

How long has it been since then?

“Here it is.”

The regional manager came back up holding a few documents.

I quickly snatched it up and read it without even saying that I had a hard time and there wasn’t much difference from when I came two days ago.

“The number of applicants increased by just one but even that one wasn’t very good.”

“sorry.”

“It’s not for you to apologize.”

Showing his magnanimity from time to time as a superior I read the document again. As of today exactly 31 explorers have applied for the colleague recruitment notice posted a few days ago.

Contrary to expectations there are fewer applicants.

This is because the number of explorers trying to enter the labyrinth is small these days.

‘Still the clans are so shattered that I thought they would support more than this.’

I put my regret aside and put down the documents.

Although it was on paper there were no explorers who could make it to the interview stage.

The ‘special occupation’ I was looking for was not yet visible.

In the end do we have no choice but to wait endlessly?

“But…”

“Speak without dragging your feet.”

“Is there a job you particularly want?”

“There is nothing like that you just need to have good skills. But why is that?”

“It was because I saw a famous name among the applicants.”

Afterwards the local chief spoke about how capable and faithful the explorer was and how promising his future was.

It seemed like he wanted me to quickly find his comrade and not come looking for me anymore.

but….

“stop!!”

I threw the documents on the floor and stormed out of the regional director’s office.

No matter how great the specs are that’s true.

“You just have to do what I tell you!”

Are you crazy to add Hans to your team?

***

Almost two weeks have passed since the fire broke out. What I have done so far can be broadly summarized into a few things.

It’s a hard work for the temple’s public value.

Stop by the sacred site and spar with the tribal chief.

Check prices by walking around the commercial city of Commelby.

Then I went to the guild every three days and met the local leader to relieve stress.

Although we had some productive schedules there were no immediate results.

The value of the currency will likely continue to rise for a while so hold on to it for now.

‘I think it will take another two or three months for the new building to reach the minimum official level…’

The same goes for recruiting colleagues.

There are no signs of any special occupations that are essential on the 6th floor and no suitable people have been found for the two remaining positions to fill the 10 positions.

‘In the end if the labyrinth is opened before then we will have no choice but to go up with six people.’

This is a bit disappointing.

Usually when dividing a team into two or more they meet on the 5th floor.

This is because if the number of people exceeds 5 a significant amount of time is lost in passing the 4th floor.

A painful loss for an explorer for whom time is money.

‘…Still there are still many uncertainties about dividing into three groups and going up. It would be right to just meet on the second floor and go up safely.’

Of course it is a bit premature to worry.

Anyway if entry into the labyrinth is delayed for a few more months it will all be meaningless. What is important is when the situation will stabilize again.

‘If you do well you might find out today.’

Ghostbusters opens on the 15th.

I headed to the shrine in the morning preparing to enter the community.

Because I can’t just go in this time.

‘GM.’

The GM is now suspecting me of being an evil spirit.

It is highly likely that GM will aim for today.

I’m sure I would have done that if I were a guy.

12 hours in the community.

In other words 12 seconds in reality.

I always thought but this brief moment is a very big weakness for community users.

Because you are cut off from reality for 12 seconds.

Since he doesn’t wake up even if his neck is stabbed with a knife it is possible to tell whether he is a player or not by using this moment well.

but….

‘After all it’s a shame not to go in.’

I decided to enter the community.

As there was a major incident between the royal family and Noark it was believed that there would be a lot of information coming out.

Moreover didn’t GM’s right-hand man ‘Soul Queens’ also join the round table as a new member last time?

Due to the ‘investigator”s absence it may be possible to connect me and the investigator in the future.

‘Isn’t that a bit of a leap?’

Anyway the point is this.

The story of life is that there is no return.

It is unknown whether GM will try to confirm by targeting those 12 seconds but there is no reason not to prepare.

“Bjorn called me?”

“Oh I have something to ask you.”

“ask?”

“Would you like to try this on your face?”

When I arrived at the shrine I called Charon and handed him the hidden item ‘Golden Mask’ that I had previously obtained from the Bloody Citadel.

“What is this? “I like it because it’s shiny but…”

“It’s a magic tool that changes your face for 30 days.”

“huh? But why do you do that to me?”

“Because you have the most similar body type to me.”

Afterwards I asked Charon to drink in the city with my face on until tomorrow morning.

“It’s not a difficult request so why bother doing such a thing?”

“I have a place to go at night without my colleagues knowing.”

“…It seems like that prisoner doesn’t understand you very well.”

huh? Why does Suin suddenly appear here?

I wondered what he was saying but I immediately understood what he said next.

“It’s a warrior’s instinct to want to have offspring. “Is that why you came to the Holy Land today?”

I thought for a moment and nodded.

When I thought about it I thought this would be a much better way to keep the secret than the excuse I had prepared.

“Anyway don’t worry about this! “I will do my best so that even if that beast woman comes she won’t be suspicious!”

No if he comes I will definitely catch him.

So I just told them to go out and drink all night long.

“I believe it. “Because you are the wisest warrior after me.”

“So you were thinking of me like that too?! happy!”

Afterwards after notifying them of the precautions and route of movement I dressed Charon who had transformed into me in my equipment and sent him out to the city.

and….

“The character used the ‘Golden Mask’.”

“The character’s appearance changes for 30 days.”

I also put the mask on my face and took it off changing it into Charon’s face.

That’s because my face stands out when I’m in a holy place.

If there were eyewitness accounts from both places everything we did today would be meaningless.

‘I guess I should go back to the city first.’

In case my identity was discovered by Charon’s acquaintances while I was in the sacred area I quickly put on Charon’s equipment came out of the bush and headed toward the city.

And I found a random place to stay and locked myself in my room.

How long has it been since then?

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

I hope no weird accident happens with my face.