Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 369



Episode 369: Black Star (2)

Concerns about GM did not last long.

It’s not a topic worth worrying about anyway right?

It is more efficient to spend your time doing things you can do instead of wasting time on useless things.

For example web surfing.

Click click.

Unlike in modern times web surfing here is not simply a pastime to kill time. Precious time to gather information and organize for survival in the next month.

“…kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.”

Ah what’s so funny about this?

Hurt your pride.

Click click.

Soon time passed quickly as I was constantly moving the mouse and checking the posts.

and….

‘Is it slowly?’

The time to enter the round table has arrived.

***

A study with an old-fashioned atmosphere.

The white man sitting there clasped his hands together and was lost in his thoughts.

“I never would have guessed that he was with Lee Baek-ho.”

It’s not that we didn’t consider that possibility but it’s by no means a situation we hoped for.

Lee Baek-ho alone which can only be described as being out of control gives me a headache but in the meantime one more variable has been added.

“…Where on earth did this guy come from?”

‘Elfnuna’ joined the community about 3 years ago.

It was around the same time that the lion mask appeared on the round table.

And that means.

‘I guess he came in intentionally pretending to be a newbie.’

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Then why did he come into the community?

His estimated military power is no less than Lee Baek-ho’s and his superior intelligence makes it seem like he has also built his own force.

‘…Watcher of the Round Table.’

At the time her man tentatively concluded that his goal was to enter the secret chat room.

Nickname 0720.

He is an evil spirit from another world who secretly infiltrated the community and a resourceful man who created a club called ‘Watchers of the Round Table’ and personally filled it with big names such as corpse collectors.

They decided that he might have something to do with the investigator’s mask.

but….

‘It seemed like he didn’t know.’

He assumed that if he saw that password there would be a reaction somehow but what was it really like?

There was no response until the conversation ended.

He did the same when he made a direct comment at the end.

He seemed unable to guess why he said that.

Well maybe even that was just acting but…

‘If there really is no relationship then did you join the community to easily contact Lee Baek-ho?’

Well maybe so.

The company reviewed and reconsidered various possibilities.

It was then.

“sorry. “There was a problem with the bulletin board so I couldn’t come right away after receiving the call.”

A white woman appeared in the study where I was alone.

Her nickname floating above her head is ‘Soul Queens’.

“So what did you call me for?”

she asked sitting down on the sofa across from her and her man briefly explained what had just happened to her.

“I met the investigator.”

“…okay. “What happened?”

“He threatened me. “Untie Lee Baek-ho’s van.”

“So… what are you going to do?”

“Luckily they said they would give me three months. “I plan to make a decision within that.”

The woman cautiously asked back at her man’s words.

“But… does he really have that kind of power?”

It was a topic that her man constantly doubted and worried about.

That’s because I don’t know anything about him.

Except he is a player from Korea.

Wow.

She clenched her fist without the man realizing it.

‘Damn Koreans.’

If you look at it it’s really unfair.

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That’s because he only met a few Koreans after creating this community. That’s because there were very few Koreans who played this game.

If you look at the numbers alone they are significantly lower than most Western countries.

But what about the output?

Lee Baek-ho who entered the subject much later than him has grown into a force that cannot be matched by force.

Plus the newly introduced ‘Elfnuna’.

‘Even ‘Elf Sister’ is likely to be Korean.’

At this point you may even be wondering if you were born with something special genetically.

‘Anyway I couldn’t ask you if you had something to do with Elf Sister and that’s why you chose that nickname. Well I guess he wouldn’t have answered anyway.’

The man thought that if someone cleared the original and entered this world it would most likely be ‘Elf Sister’.

While everyone was looking for the easy way and enjoying the cheat version he continued to dig and dig at the original.

“Master?”

“Oh I thought about something else for a moment.”

At the woman’s call the man stopped her thoughts and gave instructions.

“It’s just as you said Soul Queens. “We don’t have any information about him yet.”

“….”

“So please look into it more actively. “As little as possible to provoke him.”

The woman took a moment to reply to her man’s instructions.

However it was different from usual when she always handled things perfectly with her confident attitude.

“…I’ll try my best.”

It was a voice full of the feeling that he didn’t want to do it.

***

When she walked through the quiet hallway with her familiar mask on her face and arrived at the round table room.

Everyone had already entered first.

“…You’re here! “I was worried Fishit!”

The clown who seemed nervous that I might skip the round table stood up and greeted me.

“….”

The Queen awkwardly looked away when their eyes met.

Not only did she have an incident last time…

The incident I had with GM earlier must have also reached his ears.

“….”

As soon as I sat down I saw a fox mask in front of me.

In her case when her eyes met she gave a brief eye greeting….

“Tsk.”

I feel sad every time I see this guy.

If I hadn’t suddenly been transported to the past I would have been able to use that situation to uncover his identity—

“excuse me….”

It was a time when I was feeling sorry inside.

“Maybe I made a mistake…?”

The fox asked me cautiously.

At first I suddenly wondered what that noise was but I quickly realized why.

‘Oh you’re doing this because I cluck my tongue.’

It’s similar to a frog bursting to death from an inadvertently thrown stone.

From what I can see not only the fox but also the other kids are looking closely at what I did…

I had no intention of resolving the misunderstanding in detail.

“well.”

An ambiguous answer that is neither positive nor negative.

The fox swallowed his saliva at this answer.

It seemed like he must have made a mistake without realizing it.

I’m sorry if I go this far…

‘Let’s just change the topic.’

“Then let’s get started quickly.”

As the entry time limit ended and the round table door was closed the other members stopped worrying about what the ‘mistake’ Fox had made and focused on the present.

“I’m already looking forward to how interesting the story will be this time Fishit.”

“Then I guess we’ll start from that side this time?”

Crescent Moon’s question drew my attention to the deer antler mask located to my left.

It was the unspoken rule of the round table.

You have to start from my left because I will be the last one.

They always solved the information first and I listened to it judged it and then solved the corresponding information.

Are you saying you captured the position really well?

“…Let me do it first.”

Soon Deer Antler calmly revealed the information he had prepared.

“At the Royal Family Council the agenda of incorporating evil spirits into the nation was brought up again after 150 years. Of course it was immediately removed from the agenda due to numerous opposition.”

A short phrase that is difficult to understand accurately unless you have worked in public office.

So to put it simply…

‘What do you mean?’

I didn’t understand either.

Of course it wasn’t a problem.

At the round table there was always someone who took the initiative when faced with a situation where knowledge was lacking.

“You mean the national incorporation agenda…?”

When the goblin asked in a shy voice the Soul Queens explained on his behalf.

“The argument is not to condemn evil spirits as enemies but to embrace them and accept them as subjects. “It was proposed once 150 years ago but it was canceled for various reasons.”

“I see… But it’s really surprising that something like that comes from the royal family…”

“Fishit it sounds like I’m running low on power—”

“well. “At least I understand that you don’t know anything about the royal family’s history.”

“…Why are you always arguing with me?”

“Oh my I’m so self-conscious. “I was just telling the truth right?”

As the Soul Queens laughed naturally the clown did not continue talking.

Strangely enough he was weak to this guy.

Is it because I was verbally beaten several times?

‘This clown is also a true example of strength and weakness…’

Anyway the information spit out by the deer antler received a green light on the first attempt signaling a refreshing start and immediately followed by the next turn.

This time it was the goblin’s turn.

“Hmm a few days ago an oracle came down to the Leatlas Church.”

“I guess… that’s not the end right?”

“Haha that can’t be possible. Anyway I looked into it and it turned out to be an oracle with somewhat strange contents.”

“Why don’t we stop dragging it on and talk about it? “Yes it’s just ugly fishit.”

In response to the clown’s accusation the goblin glanced as if asking “Why is he doing that to me again?” and then spoke.

“The king’s blood carries the black star. Help the one who will become its owner.”

“…?”

“That’s what it was about.”

Rheatlas goddess of the stars.

As it is an oracle from God that governs the fate and future of the soul there is a lot of room for interpretation.

“It’s a black star… does it mean treason?”

“I think it’s also possible to interpret it as having an affair with Noark.”

“But… helping the person who will become its owner…”

“Maybe it means the queen is pregnant. But he’s black. Fishsit!”

“…How could you tell such a dirty story?”

“why? What’s wrong with black? “Have I been racist?”

The clown laughed as if he had just told a funny joke but the reactions of those around him were cold.

This bastard obviously didn’t have any friends.

So I guess I just played [Dungeon & Stone].

‘Nimiral.’

I stopped thinking about it because I felt like my self-esteem was going to drop. The conversation on the topic of oracles was already coming to an end.

In fact most trusts were like that.

No matter how many interpretations and guesses you made you would only find out the true meaning later as time passed.

“Now it’s my turn.”

The third order was the crescent moon.

He used to bring great information about the Noble Phantasm of Creation but these days there is nothing like that.

Unfortunately it was the same today.

‘Ugh no matter what they’ll move on to war information.’

Well if you know it it will be helpful someday.

Since I am not leading the force it is difficult to profit from this information.

In that sense next.

“The royal family began to pass on military ship manufacturing technology to the civilian population. It seems like an inevitable choice to build damaged military ships in a short period of time. Maybe we’ll soon be able to see large clans traveling around on military ships.”

The fox’s information was the same.

As if to represent her personality she explained the information and its implications in a logical manner but should that be all?

‘Maybe because it’s the first wheel the information is a bit weird.’

What was of interest was the ‘incorporation’ agenda that came out of the trust and royal family meeting.

‘Accepting evil spirits… Will such a world really come?’

I thought about it once but I didn’t have high expectations.

Didn’t she also mention deer antlers?

It was mentioned once but soon disappeared from the agenda due to opposition.

“Fishit then it’s my turn now?”

It was the clown’s turn to approach after completing more than half of the circle. Unfortunately this information was not helpful to me either.

Is it correct to say that it caused damage?

“The lighthouse keeper is dead.”

As if he were a clown who started off with words that no one here would know he revealed my information to the round table.

“It is known in the world as a feat of blood spirit but the reality is completely different. “It’s not the blood spirit but the strange man that that crazy woman is carrying around.”

“…Strange man?”

“Yes when I saw that he even fed the [Giant] essence of the Orc hero I thought at first that the Blood Spirit was taking him around as a substitute for Bjorn Yandel….”

“Lehen Schuitz. “Even the royal family is keeping an eye on him.”

“Pisit was that a name? Anyway I hope to hear information about interest at the next round table so I’ll tell you in more detail.”

“….”

“I don’t know where this person came from but he was such a ridiculous monster that it would be impossible for the four of us to kill him together. Fishit.”

“…There was someone like that?”

“Wait a minute there was no report of that kind from the Gold Wizard? “Are you sure?”

“Or would the green light come on?”

The members are astonished by the clown’s words and express deep interest.

‘Ugh it’s shocking to think that all these bastards are going to investigate my background…’

It was a time when I just sighed inwardly without anyone knowing.

‘Why is this woman only looking at me?’

I felt eyes on me so I glanced to the side and saw the Soul Queens with their eyes fixed on me.

For some reason she was muttering something.

So much so that only I who was next to me could hear it.

“Giant… Joined 3 years ago… After blood spirit…”

Could it be that you noticed something?

Or perhaps we have entered the final process of organizing things in a situation that seems so hopeless.

This woman wasn’t the only one who felt uncomfortable.

“Wait a minute isn’t that really him not Dae-yong? [Giantization] is not a common integer. “I heard it looks like you also consumed the essence of an ogre…?”

It started with goblins.

“It certainly seems like no matter how crazy that woman was she wouldn’t have set up a stand-in and used her nickname….”

The fox nodded his head.

“Pisit what are you all talking about? “Bjorn Yandel is dead.”

The clown laughed at such suspicions.

but….

“What if she was alive? So what if you gained strength without others knowing? “Then it makes sense that the Gold Wizard omitted this report.”

Soon the deer antlers began to sing.

“That makes sense. Not long after his identity as an evil spirit was revealed. “There is a possibility that he faked his death because of that.”

Crescent Moon said as if summarizing.

and….

“If Bjorn Yandel is really alive….”

The queen looked at me and said.

“That period overlaps with the period in which Mr. Suja disappeared.”

At that moment all eyes were on me.

Are you by any chance Bjorn Yandel?

He wanted to ask that out loud but it was obvious that he couldn’t open his mouth easily because he had a lot of harsh experiences.

‘I thought it wouldn’t turn out like this but it really turned out like this.’

However she didn’t really feel like she was backed into a corner.

For something like this one alibi is all you need right?

“Is it that story again?”

Soon I placed my hand on the jewel on the round table.

and….

“It seems like everyone is curious about me so let’s do it first this time.”

I said.

As if to laugh at the suspicion in their eyes.

“I came into this community.”

“….”

“It was 22 years ago now.”

The green light came on.