Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 346



Episode 346: Seclusion (1)

Objective specifications are slightly superior to mine.

And the equipment…

‘Overwhelmingly superior.’

Moreover since he participated in the war for over a year and beheaded the Noark bastards he must now have more combat experience than me.

But there is no need to be scared.

Because Erwen made one mistake.

Ugh.

Right on the street.

Since I am the Spirit King’s contractor and an archer whose job is to control distance I have the advantage at this distance.

The fact that it is a secret room with all four sides blocked is also a positive point.

Even the opponent wasn’t mentally sound.

“You dare attack me even more. How could I say that to you? That can’t be possible….”

Just now he was calling me an evil spirit or something.

I didn’t intend to give it a long time.

If they start showing off their full power it will be difficult to end it quietly.

Wow-

He curled his watermelon-sized hand into a fist and then kicked the floor in one go and dashed forward.

but….

Huh!

The punch which was supposed to be a surprise attack split the air so vainly.

Is this really a civilian character?

“…don’t do that.”

Well I expected this much.

Cooung.

The moment when his body stopped as if he was stamping his foot on the floor.

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“The character casted [Eye of the Storm].”

A vortex began to form around my body pulling things around me.

It is not linked to [Transcendence] and the radius is only 5m.

However it was enough to cover one room where we are currently standing.

Whiiiiiiiig-!

Bed blanket pillow bookcase tabletop carpet etc.

Everything weighing less than 500 kg is blown around by the strong wind.

Of course Erwen was included among them.

“…This!”

Erwen who had fought with Stormgush on Farune Island had a look of bewilderment in her eyes.

You must have been wondering why this skill suddenly appeared.

When proving my identity I deliberately didn’t show it because I thought it wasn’t the original number I had anyway.

Whoa!

However Erwen who had been going through a lot of trouble in the meantime immediately started to improvise. He summoned the wind spirit and began to resist the pulling force.

“Stop that…!”

Why should I stop?

“I told you didn’t I? “There’s something wrong with your head.”

I walked forward while maintaining [Eye of the Storm].

and….

Huh!

Her fists extended forward.

Of course I didn’t think that this fist would reach Erwen.

I was definitely going to step back and avoid it and then I was planning on using [Giantization] to instantly increase the length of my arms.

Well it must have been like that…

Toad-duk-duk.

As the duration of [Eye of the Storm] ended many of the fluttering furniture and fixtures fell to the floor at once.

and….

“….”

Erwen stood.

With my eyes closed in front of my outstretched fist.

“why….”

At this point I had no choice but to ask.

If it weren’t for the fact that he barely stopped midway this fist would have definitely hit Erwen.

But why on earth?

“You didn’t avoid it right?”

Erwen slowly opened her eyes and spoke with an expression that looked like she was about to shed tears.

“If I do that… you’ll get hurt…”

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huh?

A time when I felt dizzy due to a sudden change in circumstances.

“You’re right… actually I know… there’s something wrong with me… but still. Yes but…”

Erwen continued pitifully.

“How could I hurt you?”

uh….

Is that so?

Pop.

I was speechless as I watched the teardrops flowing down my cheeks and falling to the floor.

“….”

If I do this it seems like I’m the only bad person.

***

After that I had an honest conversation with Erwen.

Sometimes we got too verbose and suddenly went to Samcheonpo and talked about things off topic for a long time but to sum it up briefly it was like this.

I haven’t been in my right mind since I died.

With the solemn thought of revenge he was able to endure a long period of pain and take on the pure blood of his clan.

As soon as he gained power war broke out and he thought it was an opportunity to take revenge so he went to dangerous battlefields without sparing his life.

It was at that time that a contract was made with the Spirit King.

and….

“I admit it was excessive but I never meant to arrest you.”

The reason I boarded up the windows and only allowed people to go for a walk at night was because I was so worried.

Because the rumor spread that there was an evil spirit in the city.

It was a kind of obsession.

I couldn’t control the thought that I might lose myself again.

“Then what about Amelia?”

“… She’s that girl too. She can’t believe it. “I am truly confident that I will never betray you under any circumstances but I am so anxious because I don’t know what that woman will be like…”

“….”

“But ah I won’t do that again. Even if you decide to make her your colleague I won’t stop you. She honestly still feels anxious but….”

“I’m anxious but…?”

“…Because I don’t want you to do that.”

Hmm are you serious?

It doesn’t seem like she’s lying or anything…

I was worried that he might suddenly turn a blind eye later but looking at it now it seemed like he was sincere.

When I see you say things like this.

“The essences. If you tell me to erase it I don’t mind going to the temple tomorrow and erasing it all. If that happens… I won’t be able to protect you anymore…”

Most of Erwen’s essences were acquired through specialization.

But it doesn’t matter if I delete it all.

“…Why are you willing to do that?”

“Because I don’t want to be hated…”

It was a reason I still couldn’t understand.

Did we have such a deep bond?

Honestly this is the only thing that comes to mind.

However it was a bit awkward to say something like that in this situation so she didn’t bother to say it out loud.

“…I think it would be better not to erase the essence.”

“…I will do as you say.”

“Instead if something like this happens again think about deleting a few things.”

“If your uncle wishes—”

“I’m not saying this for myself I’m saying this for you.”

It was 100% pure and sincere.

That’s because Erwen isn’t in a good state right now.

If I told him sweet things every day and cleverly used his feelings of not wanting to be hated it wouldn’t be difficult to do things to my liking.

But that still isn’t right.

Because relationships between colleagues aren’t like that.

I learned it from a wizard in the Labyrinth of Larkaz.

Therefore…

“For me…?”

I said firmly.

“Yes I’m saying this for your sake… or more accurately for our relationship.”

“Ooh our relationship….”

“…Do you understand?”

I held Erwen’s shoulder who was somewhat dazed and asked again as if to confirm and soon Erwen answered.

“Yes yes hehe….”

…You understood correctly right?

***

After that conversation my life didn’t change anything drastically.

He continued to live a reclusive life venturing out in the yard at night and not even removing the boards from the windows.

The only thing that changed was Erwen’s attitude.

“Mister this is the equipment you used here.”

Erwen who had been giving me the impression that I could just hide in this house and see what was the problem started helping me much more actively.

First of all it started with equipment.

“This is…”

No. 2988 Mark of the Guardian Corps.

It has no special stats or effects but is one of Shield Baba’s core items that adds a whopping 50% shock absorption to the shield when worn.

“…Did you have it?”

“There’s no way I can sell it.”

I heard that Raven took the lead in distributing the inheritance but it seemed that after receiving the earrings in the mail she kept them instead of selling them.

“But why are you giving me this now? “I’m sure you’ve asked about the equipment before.”

“I’m sorry… I hid it because I didn’t want you to go into the labyrinth.”

Yes it wasn’t just my mood it really was like that.

‘If I hadn’t solved it properly last time I might have really been raised in this house…’

It’s a bit creepy but I really hope so.

I threw away my discomfort and checked other parts.

I thought it would have been sold a long time ago and released into the market but now my thoughts have changed.

There’s a possibility that other kids kept it too right?

“…I think I’ll have to look into that in detail. But what is certain is that Abman Urikfried would have sold everything.”

“Abman?”

“yes. He said he took relatively meaningless items other than the equipment the man was wearing. A subspace ring or something like that.”

Well I see.

The things you were wearing were a bit hard to cash out so did you take something you could sell without compunction?

It’s a little disappointing but it’s not important.

‘As long as this earring and that are in good condition all I have to do is get the rest.’

The shield and armor just need to be remade.

Other number items are not that expensive either.

“Do you know who took my necklace?”

“Ah the one that changes you into strange things when you put the magic stone in it?”

“okay.”

The official name is No.7777 Garfas’ Necklace.

This necklace has the function of converting a magic stone into a random substance when inserted into it. Should I call it a gacha version of alchemy that changes magic stones into bread water metal etc.?

So it was not an item of great value.

That is until you have enough financial resources to hold a hidden special event.

“Actually… I want that too so I used to be that wizard. No I know because I sent a letter to Arua Raven.”

“so? “Who took it?”

“Misha Karlstein.”

“ah….”

As soon as I heard the name the sound of the wind came out of my mouth.

That’s because he’s the only one among our colleagues whose whereabouts are unknown. Well I heard information that he was with Lee Baek-ho at the round table this time…

In fact it makes me more confused.

Should I say that everything is like a mystery?

“….”

Still I decided to look at the positive side as much as possible.

Isn’t this Misha whom you had a rather affectionate relationship with?

In this case there is a high possibility that she is being stored rather than sold.

‘Hmm… I guess that’s not really the case?’

I’m not sure because it’s been 2 years and 6 months.

So I decided to just think about this issue later.

‘Anyway it seems like Einar took the armor and weapons… So do you think the rest went to Raven?’

As I was contemplating the whereabouts of my scattered old equipment one item soon came to mind.

‘Ah the orb of fire… what happened to that?’

The only belonging item among the items I own.

If my disappearance during this time was recognized as death it would have been possible to sell it but if the opposite was true there is a high probability that I would just keep it.

‘If it’s the latter Raven is most likely to have it…’

“Whoa….”

The more I think about it the more I sigh.

It’s not that I didn’t gain anything from the past but there were too many problems I had to deal with in return.

“Are you not eating?”

“Ah… I was thinking about something else for a moment.”

I finished my thoughts and spooned the food Erwen had brought from the restaurant into my mouth. And after finishing the meal I took some time to discuss it with Erwen.

“What do you plan to do next?”

“…I must first rid myself of the false accusation of being an evil spirit.”

“How should I… use my strength to prepare a place…?”

Erwen suggested that they prove it in front of everyone from the royal family but they decided against it.

The reason was that it was a little early.

In the end I’ll have to use that method someday but I can’t get over the feeling that something political was involved in my case.

“I think we need to approach this part more carefully. If anything goes wrong sparks could fly across the entire fairy race including you.”

“…Be kind too.”

“Hmm. Anyway that’s what I mean. “Now that we’ve talked about Raven and Abman can you get some information focusing on that?”

“yes! “I will.”

After the discussion was over Erwen left saying he had to stop by the shrine and I laid down on the sofa in the living room on the first floor to take a nap.

It was that moment.

dripping.

Someone knocked on the front door.

If it’s Erwen there’s no reason to knock.