Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 363



Episode 363: Responsibility (1)

We finally escaped from the cage and moved to the officer’s office located in the center of the ship.

That’s because security is important in the stories we’ll talk about in the future.

“You can speak comfortably here. “Because it was originally designed to be a place to talk about secrets.”

Oh well then.

“First of all I want to hear the situation of the battle. “What happened to the surprise attack?”

While I was locked up in a cage I decided to check the information that I was most curious about and that had been completely blocked.

What happened to Orculis’ attack?

“Count Ramleonde So has died. “During the retreat he was attacked by the traitor Ricardo Lüchenprague.”

My heart sank when I heard that our corps commander had been assassinated but when I listened closely the war situation itself was not that urgent.

Did you say that the offensive stopped as soon as the dozens of boats on the lake were used as fortresses to hold out?

It is said that this situation has been going on for two hours.

“The command presumes that the goal of this surprise attack was to assassinate a key figure by taking advantage of the confusion.”

Assassination of a key figure…

“It certainly seems likely.”

As expected the Blood Knight muttered this line as soon as he saw us.

[Golden Mage Arua Raven.]

[One of the targets to kill.]

Raven was definitely one of the factors listed on the kill list.

The strategy for this attack is roughly pictured in my head.

‘The corpse collector must have spread the undead widely and used it to find out and share the locations of the assassination targets.’

In fact after the battle with the Blood Knight the number of undead around increased significantly and soon a reinforcement force of three people also arrived.

“Anyway it’s not that urgent right now. So let’s talk about that first. “What does Mr. Yandel plan to do next?”

Well it’s a plan…

‘I need to think about that from now on….’

I never expected that the gift the old man gave me would work this way.

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Thanks to you my mind became more complicated—

“Over there and….”

Then Raven furrowed his brow and looked at me.

“I want to tell you in advance I had no choice but to help this once. I can’t continue like this.”

…huh?

Aren’t we now colleagues again…?

When I looked at him with a sense of betrayal Raven averted her eyes.

“It’s no use looking at it that way. I think I took enough risk just by not reporting this incident. “I think I’ve done everything I had to do.”

It was a bitter story but it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

I didn’t report it because I couldn’t let him die like this but I’m sure he wasn’t prepared to fall into the abyss with me.

That’s what it means to help evil spirits in this world.

The moment you are caught destruction is certain.

Therefore…

“I don’t plan on blaming Raven so don’t make that face. I am even more grateful that you helped me even just once. “If something goes wrong later I’ll do my best so that your name doesn’t come out.”

I smiled barbarically and patted Raven’s small shoulder.

But what is this again?

puck! puck! puck!

Normally Raven would have screamed in pain and glared at me but she didn’t do that.

He just purses his lips and directs his gaze downward.

“Mr. Yandel… why on earth are you in this situation…?”

Ugh was that something that was on your mind again?

Just being needlessly emotional.

You say you understand everything.

“Even though you knew everything you still tried to help me. “That’s already enough for me.”

Rather I feel sorry.

Isn’t it true that a child who was doing well and had a solid path ahead of him had to risk losing everything because of me?

“….”

“….”

Afterwards there was an awkward silence for a while and Raven seemed to have regained some of her senses and brought up the original topic again with a puzzled expression.

“Anyway… So what are you going to do next?”

“Well I guess it’s better not to listen to that.”

“…?”

“If you hear that and become more involved with me it will be difficult to get out later. “I heard this will be the last time I help you anyway?”

This time when I drew a line Raven flinched.

But maybe he also had nothing to say?

“…Mr. Yandel said he tried to keep my name out of it but he doesn’t know what will happen.”

“Is that so?”

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“It’s best not to get caught right now. And for this…”

“…If it’s for the sake of it?”

“I’m willing to help too. To some extent…”

What it was going to be like this in the end.

As I grinned Raven glanced at me as if she was somewhat annoyed.

“Okay so just say it. What do you plan to do now? Mr. Yandel also has thoughts so he wouldn’t have gone to the battlefield while hiding his identity. “He must have known he had no choice but to stand out.”

Raven soon asked and after much thought I answered.

Be honest and honest like a barbarian.

“does not exist. “For now.”

“…yes?”

Even if you look at it like that nothing is missing.

I never imagined that the gift Auril Gavis gave me would be like this.

I came because I needed money urgently but I wasn’t planning on doing anything that would attract attention as much as possible.

But did you have any idea that this answer would come?

“…Does nothing mean… that you have no plans?”

Raven stammered and checked again and this time I agreed like a man.

“okay.”

“…really? “If I’m found to have helped Mr. Yandel not only will I be fired from the military but I could also be expelled from the Magic Tower.”

Wow you could get expelled from the Magic Tower?

I wonder if you took that much of a risk?

Feeling grateful once again for Raven’s determination I changed the topic of conversation.

“…Anyway I’m hungry after being locked up for so long. “If you take out some beef jerky and eat it—”

“Don’t change your mind!”

“It’s not that I’m really hungry—”

“What are you saying! “You’re not even a real barbarian!!”

Huh now that I think about it this won’t work for him.

“….”

Somehow… it feels refreshing.

***

“ha….”

A sigh echoes through the quiet officer’s office.

In that uncomfortable air I carefully chewed the beef jerky I had secretly taken out.

“What are you eating now?”

No I was really hungry.

First of all your body is a barbarian right?

Nutrients must be supplied at all times.

“…Are you going to eat it too?”

“It’s okay.”

“….”

“Ha you always do this. How do you know it’s an evil spirit?”

Raven sighed heavily again but I decided to take it as a compliment for being so careful.

Creak creak.

After all I ate something and now I feel stronger.

“Raven but did you know something?”

“…What?”

“Even if it wasn’t an announcement from the royal family I think there was some reason to doubt me.”

“Oh that’s it….”

Raven’s expression darkened in an instant.

But did he decide that it was not something to hide?

“It’s a magic tool that contains a conversation between Hans Krysen and a dwarf from Noark.”

Oh it went to him.

But why that recorder?

When I winked with that question in mind Raven slowly continued to explain.

“Maybe because they use a cheap core there is a limit to the maximum number of times a recorded recording can be played.”

“…so?”

“It was possible up to 100 times but with two left I first wondered why Mr. Yandel listened to this over and over again.”

“…I see.”

I never thought this would be a hint.

I could never have imagined—

“Actually… something else was much more decisive than this…”

huh?

“Misha came to the lab. “About 50 days after Mr. Yandel died.”

“…What did he say?”

“They said rumors would start to circulate that Mr. Yandel was an evil spirit.”

Is it because Misha was the topic?

Suddenly I felt like my heart was going cold.

“so?”

“I was curious about something about the magic tool so I asked about it. “Isn’t that actually just a rumor?”

At that time Misha avoided her answer.

But ironically that act became the clearer answer than anything else.

“…Wait a minute so you mean it was Jims who started the rumor…or she was that girl?”

When Erwen who had been listening quietly joined in Raven glanced at him with a slightly uncomfortable look and then lowered her head.

“Maybe so. “I don’t know what happened to Misha.”

Erwen gritted his teeth at Raven’s affirmation.

“What is the situation? Yes she is that woman…I knew she would someday….”

“Calm down Erwen. “No one knows what Misha’s situation is like yet.”

“but…! No matter what the situation was I wouldn’t have done something like that! Aren’t you angry? “It’s like being betrayed!”

“So you’re saying you don’t know that yet.”

To be honest I feel more worried than angry.

Isn’t there information you heard at her round table?

Misha is with Baekho Lee.

and….

[Lee Baek-ho has the stone of revival.]

Maybe she made some kind of deal with that guy to save me. Well it’s just my guess and even if that were the case it wouldn’t change the fact that that choice was ultimately detrimental to me.

Whoa really where is this guy and what is he doing?

“really! “Mister… why is she so stupidly nice!”

what.

“Okay Raven… Then you don’t know why the royal family acknowledged the rumor and made it public?”

“yes. But… I heard something from Director Pevrosk.”

“What if that’s what you heard?”

“As soon as it was announced he came to me and said that he was already dead and that no one could know the truth anymore. Of course at the time I thought he was just saying it to comfort me because I thought I was shocked but…”

“….”

“Looking back it was a bit of a strange nuance. Should I say that it seems as if the leader knows what the truth is? “If we dig there we might find something.”

“…Can you find out when I get back to the city?”

“Yes if that’s the case….”

Contrary to his worries Raven nodded his head willingly.

Fortunately indeed.

This request seemed to be included in ‘to some extent’.

***

After that we all talked together and made plans for the future and it wasn’t long before we reached a conclusion.

“Then it would be better to hide your identity for the time being.”

Now that I know that this is how verification is done through broken trust I decided that I needed to be more careful about revealing my identity.

“But… why didn’t the broken trust only work on Mr. Yandel?”

I just talked about Auril Gavis’ gift.

“Well I don’t know either. “Maybe it’s because of the fragmentary stone of the record.”

The fact that it is an act of deception remains the same but it cannot be helped.

Because I am the only one who is immune to things like broken trust.

You may be wondering what’s the use of this since it’s also shared that it’s an evil spirit but no one knows what will happen in the future.

That’s why I haven’t told Amelia yet.

‘If you even talk about that in the first place the story of Auril Gavis is bound to come up.”

Auril Gavis is an enemy of the royal family.

But what if it is known that he is an evil spirit who even received a ‘gift’ from that guy? It is clear that you will be in a more difficult situation.

This means that there is no room for negotiation as an evil spirit.

“Still… it’s a good thing. “If it is not a one-time phenomenon and does not work in the future it means that it has become a little safer.”

“Yeah I think so too.”

“But… do I really have to reveal my identity? “I like it the way it is…”

Even though Erwen expressed such opinions she did not change her ultimate goal of clearing her name and finding her original name.

“If I do that I will never be able to receive a spirit imprint.”

Why did I raise a barbarian?

To create more synergy with the essences you have consumed spirit imprinting is essential.

However couldn’t Erwen empathize with my feelings?

“That’s… you just don’t have to take it.”

Erwen asked in a voice that contained some sadness.

“Uncle… why are you so obsessed with becoming stronger…?”

Everyone’s eyes focused on that question.

“Now that you think about it Mr. Yandel has been like that for a long time… He is only interested in climbing the tower…”

In Raven’s case her eyes looked somewhat anxious.

“I’ve heard it before. “There’s a rumor that if you reach the end of the labyrinth you can return to your original world right?”

Amelia calmly understood my position.

She wasn’t particularly grateful.

If you say that it’s clear that people will misunderstand it.

“Is it true that you too…?”

“…Mr. Yandel has a reason to go back even if it means going to that length. After all it’s probably my hometown….”

“Uncle… can’t you just live here…? “I will do better… and not cause an accident…”

Oh what are you really saying?

“Erwen calm down. Because there seems to be some misunderstanding.

return?

In the first place returning was not the top goal in the past and it is still the same now.

My number one goal has always been survival.

But now that I’ve met people explored and experienced many things my number one goal has changed a bit.

I’m not alone.

Surviving together.

Okay so…

“Why are you so obsessed with becoming stronger?”

I continued speaking without any hesitation.

“Because that’s how I can protect you.”

It is no longer just this body that must be protected with this shield.