Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 258



Episode 258: Clan (2)

Hansoo Lee’s room.

Now every time I come I feel like I’m home.

Although it was such a familiar and comfortable space it felt unfamiliar.

This room was once my home.

Click-

First press the power button to turn on the community.

And I waited for a while for the posts to come up.

That’s the only thing to do until 3 o’clock when the round table opens.

[Long Live Korean Independence] – 0 people are online.

This time too Lee Baek-ho was not there.

Since he threatens the GM to release Ben it seems like he’s still looking for a way to come back.

‘He’s ultimate goal was to return…’

Recalling Baekho Lee’s ambitions in the past I also thought about GM.

What is GM’s goal?

Is it really a return?

‘…But then why did Baekho Lee cut him off?’

Um… I’m not sure.

Something keeps happening in places I don’t know about.

‘Anyway I hope it wasn’t all in vain.’

I hope that this plan using Caron as a stand-in will go well and all doubts will be resolved so I summarized what I know about GM.

There were only a few.

First of all he is a wizard.

And he is such a fan of ‘Elf Noona’ that he even uses the nickname ‘Elf Noona Love’ within the community.

No wait a minute.

‘…What will I do if I find out it’s him? Just helping with this and that but?’

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Suddenly it occurred to me that I might be able to use this to have a strong sponsor.

But the end of such expectations is ultimately the origin.

‘Absolutely not.’

In a way this is consistent with my attempt not to reveal my identity to Lee Baek-ho until the end.

I don’t know GM’s intentions.

Didn’t GM even send a community admission pill to Bjorn Jandel once?

To put it simply it means that if you are a player you are not approached to invite to the community.

Therefore I must completely hide my appearance.

Even if you know that your intentions are good the same is true.

No one knows what will happen to human relationships right?

Revealing to someone that I am an evil spirit is the same as handing me my leash.

I have seen bad cases firsthand.

[Okay if you want I’ll remove your place. Hans Krysen is an evil spirit!]

If I were to experience the same thing that happened to Hans G what choice would I make then?

Can you refuse a forced choice?

Click click click.

After clearing my thoughts I moved the mouse.

As time had passed various posts were being posted on each bulletin board.

I spent some time browsing the web.

It was about 30 minutes after the community opened.

[I’m from Noark and I have something to tell you.]

That article was posted.

***

The content of the post started like this.

-I wondered several times if I was hitting on Ben just because he was from Noark but I said I should know this regardless of whether it is above ground or underground so I am leaving a message.

-Now we are outside.

-Not inside the walls but in the real world outside.

Shocking content that denies the foundation of our worldview.

-Perhaps you are wondering if this makes sense? But it’s true. We escaped from the royal family and went outside and are still alive and well.

-To be honest I still don’t know if the witch’s curse disappeared over time or if it never existed from the beginning.

-But one thing is clear.

-It’s really fine outside right now. The plants are growing and when you get closer you can see insects eating the blades of grass. The same goes for wild animals.

The author went on to write a lot of words about what it was like outside and then described what had happened so far in a diary-like manner.

I slowly read the long text in its entirety.

And my first impression was this.

‘Just looking at the cancer it doesn’t seem like they’re saying bullshit to attract aggression…’

It doesn’t seem like a simple prank.

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Well there’s no way it was a joke to post something that took the risk of getting banned in the first place.

But still the comment window was in an uproar.

[Brutalizer

[arolf5205: I came here wondering what the article was about looked at the top and immediately took it down. Is there really no idiot here who believes this?]

Starting with the comments at the top that are dismissed as lies made up by Gwanjong…

[ryanzeus31: But if this is true isn’t the royal family screwed? If there really is a world out there where people can live without magic stones there’s no way this stupid city can survive.]

[└furryking1955: Maybe that’s why they hid it? There’s no way they didn’t know this.]

Those who believe the content of the article to some extent and are concerned about what happens next.

and….

[Gareth: Wow that old man showed up and asked where everyone had gone so he went outside?]

People who leave comments as if they know something.

[└NIKAMOTO: An old man? What is that? Please share information politely.]

[└Gareth: I was waiting in front of the portal to cut down all the Noark babies when they came out but an old man suddenly appeared and jumped on the teleport taking them all away]

[└Kni8htofroom: If you’re going to make a fuss please put a little effort into it. How do you move those people to Mestelpo?]

[└Gareth: I don’t know and I don’t want to make you understand. Anyway what should I do now? I thought the royal family would be more comfortable so I took the knight tree. Is the royal family ruined now?]

For reference starting with this comment public opinion slowly moved towards the opinion that the post was true.

The royal family’s troops who participated in the subjugation war appeared one by one and began to testify.

[└amulet: It may be hard to believe but it is true that he escaped by teleportation. I can say this clearly because I was there too.]

[└kongkong2: This is someone who has only been writing about the Knights Templar for a few years now? So this is all real?]

The post was registered as a popular post and eyewitness accounts from the royal family poured in and people from Noark also showed up one by one.

[EXBlunt: Hey the air outside is nice. Are we the winners having already gone down?]

[xxfblz: Yes we live well without magic stones. You guys have a hard time paying taxes.]

Slowly I started to get confused too.

I think the fact that the outside is fine is something that can be said. In fact I felt a sense of discomfort when I saw the guards standing guard on the castle walls.

But there is something I don’t understand.

‘Why are you telling me this?’

It’s not unusual to have people from Noark in the community.

But why do they share their situation?

Because you thought it was the duty for fellow players?

‘No that can’t be possible.’

If that had really been the case I wouldn’t have been stuck on the first floor and had to struggle to make my way out.

At that time they were completely silent.

The surprise attack plan was not revealed even as a joke and as a result most of the explorers on the ground were killed.

Of course there were many players among them.

‘…Then it would be correct to say that it was an order from Noark.’

There is a motive for that on their part.

If you kill Gura for running away it will help you avoid being pursued by the royal family—

‘But unless it’s fine outside there’s no way the royal family would be deceived anyway right?’

I soon encountered a contradiction and let out a deep sigh.

“Ha really what’s going on?”

In the end I couldn’t resist and left a comment.

[Elfnunna: I have one question for those from Noark. If it’s really okay outside and you’re really there right now why are you telling me this here? Until now I’ve just stayed quiet.]

Before long a notification sound accompanied by a lot of comments appeared.

but….

[└FIREWORK:└ Wow is she really an elf sister? I’m raising a disabled archer so please give me some advice.

[└bigfisher: I’m fishing for that. It’s Nunna not Elf Sister.]

[└Bling0_0: But maybe it’s really him. I heard that the original nickname can no longer be used because someone ate it and died in the early days.]

There were no comments of substance.

I asked the Noark kids why they only run things like this.

‘Tsk.’

I savored my appetite and checked the time.

Surprisingly there were about 10 minutes left until the round table opened.

As the comments kept updating in real time time flew by while I was reading this.

‘Yes there will be some useful information here.’

I stopped reading the comments and took some time to lie down on the bed and rest.

And as soon as the time came we entered the round table.

‘Surely he won’t come or anything?’

I was worried that the clown who got beaten up during the last rally might not participate but fortunately this guy was a tough guy.

“Mr. Investigator is here too Fishit.”

You’re acting like we’re friends again.

I sat down in the seat I always sat in greeting him with one ear. The current participants are the Goblin Antler Clown Soul Queens but for some reason there was no fox.

“That’s strange. “He was always the first to come.”

The goblin looked at me questioningly.

Actually I was the one who went out and talked to the fox separately in the end.

He must be wondering if something is going on.

“….”

But I also had no idea why the fox hadn’t come yet so I just kept my mouth shut.

How long has it been since then?

Soon it was time for the meeting to begin and no foxes showed up until then.

But instead.

“Hoo?”

“Mr. Crescent Moon is not dead?”

The crescent moon which had caused much speculation by not attending the last rally appeared.

Thanks to this the attention that had been focused on the absent fox shifted to him.

“You’re new. nice to meet you. “It was my first time here and I still have a lot to learn.”

The Soul Queens approach first and say hello as if they were natural insiders.

However the state of the crescent moon was strange.

“….”

He too might have been interested in the Soul Queens whom he met for the first time but he just sat down without responding.

Was this person always like this?

“Holding the weight of the fishet. What happened? Tell me that. “Can’t you see that everyone is curious?”

Soon the clown asked and the other members didn’t say anything about the clown’s rude behavior.

They are also curious.

What on earth happened to Crescent Moon?

“…I didn’t feel like it at the time.”

Perhaps uncomfortable with such attention Crescent Moon briefly explained the situation. He didn’t have any details but it wasn’t difficult to understand what he meant.

I guess it was timing.

The same goes for that calm voice.

“It looks like we lost someone.”

His deer antlers clicked their tongues and muttered and Crescent Moon made no rebuttal.

At this the goblin looked restless looking at the clown and the crescent moon alternately.

The reason was simple.

“In that case it’s actually a good thing. “Maybe your enemy is here.”

“What do you mean…?”

I don’t know about Crescent Moon who was absent in the last episode.

What is the identity of a clown?

“Clowns are corpse collectors.”

When Deer Antler did not hide his bad feelings and spit out the information that was revealed at that time Crescent Moon paused.

The silence continued for a moment.

“I guess so. “The clown… that’s right you…”

Soon the crescent moon gazed at the clown.

But has something really been lost by the Noark forces?

I felt quite a sense of death from that gaze.

The clown who had experienced something more just laughed as usual.

“Pisit so who will die?”

Crescent Moon quietly glared at the clown and relaxed his tightly clenched fist.

Before I knew it my life had also disappeared.

Even Crescent Moon himself knows this.

Even though the enemy is right in front of you there is nothing you can do right now.

“Someday I will come find you.”

A calm and refined voice.

The clown sneered after a short interval.

“…I’m looking forward to it.”

Anyway this is the end of the personal conversation between the two.

“Now that the door is closed why don’t we start slowly? “I’ve been really looking forward to it for a month!”

Soon Soul Queens took the lead in the rally forcibly raising the tension.

That’s how it started. It was time to decide the turn.

“Okay then I’ll do it first today.”

The clown took his first turn and stepped forward.

No one said anything but I could feel that they were looking forward to what would come out of his mouth more than ever.

“Maybe this gets you a little excited?”

The clown said that while looking at us and then his eyes were fixed on the crescent moon.

“You said you were coming to visit me but how on earth do you plan on coming?”

“….”

“Everyone saw the bulletin board right? “The outside world is fine and all the people who lived in Noark have moved out.”

Soon the clown placed his hand on the jewel.

And he muttered briefly.

“Is that all true?”

As if to prove this the jewels on the round table gave off a green glow.