Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 382



Episode 382: We (1)

What why is he here?

At first I didn’t even think of that.

My heart is pounding.

My heart was pounding harder than when I was fighting a deep-sea giant and I felt dizzy as if an 8-ton truck had hit me in the back at full speed.

It was after he spoke to me first that I came to my senses.

“Hey did you really catch it by yourself?”

It’s only a few times that I’ve had a conversation like that but it’s a voice and way of speaking that I can never forget.

‘Lee Baek-ho.’

The moment I realized that this moment was real the old man next to him came into view.

‘Doomologist.’

First of all all I could see right away were these two people.

‘When did this bastard and the white tiger become teammates when they were fighting over corn and all that?’

My mind was complicated.

Aside from being colleagues why are they here? Could it be for me? What happened to Erwen and Amelia who were behind him?

I just told you to wait until I return.

“It’s fascinating. “I’ve never heard of a kid like you.”

“I’ve never heard of it. “Isn’t there someone who was a hot topic a while ago?”

When the destruction scholar interrupted Lee Baek-ho said ‘Ah!’ He nodded his head with an expression like that.

“That’s right. Is he there? “Their facial expressions are also similar.”

“I’m not sure yet.”

“That’s a problem we need to find out now. Hey are you that guy from Schuitz or something?”

It was incredibly rude for a first-time conversation but I actually felt relieved.

‘…You didn’t come here to pinpoint me.’

Lee Baek-ho’s goal is not me.

And if so maybe…

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‘The target must be in this space itself.’

Weren’t we already wary of our ‘competitors’ who broke the Rock Island event?

Maybe they were them.

‘Then this means that this meeting was completely coincidental…’

That was when my thoughts led to that point.

“Would you like me to answer?”

Ha you are such a bastard.

“How about you reveal your identity first?”

The guy grinned as if he actually liked my question.

“Lee Baek-ho. you?”

“The person you think is probably right.”

“Wow this is really amazing. “This is where you meet all the famous people.”

“Celebrity?”

“I heard you fought 4:1 with the Noark bastards? If a guy like that fell from the sky wouldn’t he be famous? “The same goes for the fact that the fairy girl is pampering her after the blood spirit.”

There was nothing to say in particular to refute.

The population distribution in the labyrinth decreases exponentially as you go up.

It must have seemed strange for a strong man whose name and face was unknown to appear while everyone knew each other just a few bridges away from the 7th floor.

“Wait a minute but doesn’t this mean that the fairy girl is here too?”

“Now that I think about it I don’t see any wizards. “I guess I couldn’t meet you because I was teleporting over there.”

I once again breathed a sigh of relief at the conversation between the two.

If that means that Erwen and Amelia are safe.

“So what’s your business there?”

I said that and walked slowly in the direction where Jeongsu was. If a fight broke out I planned to consume this essence right away.

Even though the colors are different I thought it would be helpful for now.

“Stop moving.”

At that time Baekho Lee spoke to me in a playful tone.

“First of all don’t touch the purified water.”

‘integer?’

It was a clue that would help analyze the current situation.

Lee Baek-ho’s purpose is deep and the essence of a giant.

Normally this would have been all there was to infer but my brain heated by survival instincts even questioned parts that I could have overlooked without thinking.

‘Why come all the way here to rescue them instead of the 9th floor where 15 deep sea giants appear?’

There are two cases where this means:

[I heard you also broke 10 times the price? Won’t you be similar to me in about 10 years? In fact I have almost no room to become stronger anymore…]

Contrary to what he said to me at the time Lee Baek-ho’s level is actually not that high.

Or that he cannot go to the 9th floor.

Tuk.

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First I stopped walking towards Jeongsu.

I decided that if I got closer I didn’t know how that crazy guy would react.

but….

“This is my trophy.”

It wouldn’t be a good idea to just show them following instructions too obediently.

When I asked in a slightly belligerent voice Baekho Lee raised his hand and made a gesture as if to calm down.

“Wow why are you being so sensitive? “I just stopped to see if we could make a deal.”

“transaction?”

“What I need is that red essence over there. “If you don’t really need it why not change it?”

To be honest it didn’t really make sense.

So I asked back without realizing it.

“Why do you even want to make a deal?”

As you can see from his rude attitude Baekho Lee considers me below him.

But still why do they propose a ‘deal’?

Leaving the easier way alone.

“Well then should I kill him and take it away?”

Baekho Lee gave a completely unexpected answer.

“Honestly I’m annoyed that I made a fuss… It’s not like you did anything strange but you’re faster than me so whining about catching it first is ugly isn’t it?”

“…What if I refuse the deal?”

“well? “You’ll be disappointed and come back next time right?”

A way of thinking that is so normal that it cannot help but be seen.

This left me speechless but looking back it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

Isn’t he a guy whose ultimate goal is to return to Earth?

He must have set his own line in some way.

Just like I did until now.

“good night.”

Unexpectedly the situation is gentler than I thought.

In the worst case scenario I took into account a situation where there was no question and answer.

If things continue like this I don’t think we’ll ever end up in that situation.

The transaction proposal itself is not a bad idea to me.

“What will you give me if I pass the whole number?”

The guy seemed to be a little concerned about my preemptive request and he posted the item in the trading window.

“The essence of a deep sea giant.”

“…?”

“I’ve been holding it regularly these days. “There’s blue and green—”

what?

I immediately stopped talking and answered.

“Let’s make it green.”

There is one more piece of good news.

At least for now.

***

“I guess what you wanted?”

“Because green has a higher average transaction price. Plus you can save on the cost of test tubes.”

Lee Baek-ho nodded his head as if he understood the answer and took out a test tube from the space.

“But how do you believe it belongs to a deep sea giant?”

“If you were going to scam me like this you wouldn’t have even proposed a deal like this right?”

Hey I guess I got a little suspicious so I glared at him.

“So what’s the deal? “I will do it or not.”

“…Try to believe it.”

As soon as I answered Baekho Lee threw the test tube.

Throwing a test tube itself is a concept I don’t quite understand but…

Well I accepted it well.

“If you received the item will you move out of the way? “I can’t go because I’m scared of this old man.”

Soon as I widened the distance to the side the Annihilator approached and put essence into the test tube.

This concludes the transaction.

‘Lee Baek-ho didn’t save it to eat. So are you planning to feed it to your colleagues?’

As I was quietly observing and organizing my thoughts Baekho Lee spoke up.

“Did you say Schuitz?”

“That’s right.”

“The shortened speech is back? “Just do what’s comfortable.”

“This is comfortable.”

“So then. Anyway there’s one thing I want to ask is it okay?”

When I made a gesture to listen he asked me directly.

“Are you Bjorn Yandel by any chance?”

This thing doesn’t really have a reverse gear.

Exciting-!

My heart was pounding but I didn’t try to show it.

I just asked back as if I heard a strange sound.

“Why are you asking that question?”

“A guy whose name and face were not well known suddenly appeared right? But the fairy girl calls that guy uncle and follows him around. “I’m sure she’s not an asshole but it’s a bit strange right?”

It was a reasonable reason.

In fact the members of the round table also doubted me for this reason.

“So what is the answer?”

Soon the guy looked at me intently.

It was obvious what I was doing.

‘You’re using a lie detector.’

Lee Baek-ho’s lie detection skills.

‘If you keep your mouth shut you will interpret it however you want to interpret it. Maybe it could come out by force.’

I quickly gathered my thoughts.

There are two candidates believed to have Lee Baek-ho’s detection skills.

One has the ability to distinguish between truth and lies and the other only sorts out lies.

Some may say that they are the same but these two are completely different.

Because I have a gift from Auril Gavis.

In the latter case if I turn on the skill and there is no reaction my words will be accepted as truth by him.

‘…If I’m good I might be able to find out what kind of essence I consumed?’

It didn’t take long to make a decision.

“I am not Bjorn Jandel.”

Soon I did not avoid the guy’s eyes but instead looked at him and answered and the guy grinned.

“okay? “It’s a shame.”

His tone of voice and facial expression seemed to indicate no doubt about my answer.

Thanks to this I was able to find out one of the many essences it must have consumed.

If it were the former I wouldn’t have been able to understand it so easily.

It would have been a natural reaction to question something that could not be determined whether it was true or false.

‘Well I had a rough guess seeing that you didn’t doubt anything I said in the previous conversation but this has made it clear.’

This seems to have created a way to gain an upper hand in conversations with Lee Baek-ho.

However I was not satisfied with this and asked.

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Yeah it’s give and take.”

“….”

“They said it was okay to do it.”

A questionnaire that I obtained naturally.

I had some time to think.

“You’re not going to do it?”

There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask.

What should I use the revival stone I have?

Why did I become colleagues with the Annihilator?

and….

[That woman is now one of Lee Baek-ho’s colleagues.]

Why did the clown say that Misha is your colleague?

She asks Misha where she is now.

What kind of trick did she pull on him etc.

“….”

I swallowed down the many questions I wanted to ask right away.

The moment I ask that question he will show more interest in me than he does now.

Not yet.

You can’t even predict how this guy will react when I reveal that I am Lee Han-soo.

I still don’t know what kind of picture he’s drawing.

Okay so…

“Lee Baek-ho.”

I called the guy’s name.

And for a local I looked at the smiling guy who had a good pronunciation and asked.

“Since we’re talking about Bjorn Jandel I’ll ask.”

“What is it?”

“Why did you spread the rumor that Bjorn Yandel was an evil spirit?”

Baekho Lee’s mouth stiffened slightly.

“You already knew who I was?”

“It has to be that way. “Because it’s a famous name.”

“okay? Actually everyone who knows these days knows.”

Although he was momentarily shocked Lee Baek-ho did not show much doubt about my question.

“Anyway… I guess Blood Spirit found out that far? “I was the one who started the rumor.”

“So what is the answer?”

He twitched his fingers on his waist as if he was thinking about what I said.

And the car opened its mouth to say something.

“The author’s colleagues are coming.”

Lee Baek-ho’s expression changed at the advice of the destruction scholar who put the essence in a test tube.

“okay? “Then I’ll have to jump out quickly.”

“Is there even a need for that?”

“If we run into each other it becomes annoying for no reason. I don’t know but grandpa will have a fire in his eye and try to kill me. Meow said that. “Don’t ever touch my former colleagues.”

“But how will she know what happens here?”

At the destruction scholar’s words I unconsciously gained strength in the hand holding the hammer.

And that moment.

“…don’t cross the grandpa line.”

Lee Baek-ho who had been smiling and speaking cheerfully throughout the conversation lowered his voice coldly.

“…I was joking. “Use multiple teleportation magic.”

Although I was relieved by the conversation between the two anger welled up in me.

If it’s meow it’s definitely referring to Misha.

When she heard Misha say that she had become Lee Baek-ho’s colleague she felt a sense of loss that she had not felt before.

but….

“for a moment.”

I said suppressing all my emotions.

“I hope you can answer the question before leaving.”

“Oh right. “Did you ask me why I started such a rumor?”

Lee Baek-ho who looked as if he had forgotten something sent a glance at the destruction scholar.

Then the Doom Scholar clicked his tongue with a ‘tsk’ sound and nodded his head.

For some reason the sound of clicking one’s tongue gave me a sense of déjà vu.

Should I say it’s like a situation I’ve often seen somewhere?

Why? Why does it sound familiar?

It was the moment when such a thought came to mind.

Ssaaaaaa-!

The magic circle that formed around the Annihilator radiated blue light.

‘what?’

It was so sudden that it took quite a while to figure out what was going on.

‘A surprise attack?’

When such a possibility appeared in my confused mind.

“ah! what! “Grandpa!”

Lee Baek-ho’s acting tone continued.

“What if you turn on the teleportation spell while we’re in the middle of a conversation? “I can’t answer you like this!”

“….”

“You said Schuitz right? Sorry I’ll tell you later when I see you. It’s not because it’s a really hard question to answer it really is. huh? Okay—”

Flash-!

Baekho Lee’s voice dispersed and disappeared the moment the light blinked brightly.

I was so shocked that I couldn’t even speak properly.

Wow.

Yes he was Korean too.

It’s been a long time since I felt like I was made fun of.

I’ve always been in this position ever since I came here.

‘No wait a minute….’

Feeling sorry later I quickly broke the test tube.

“The [Essence of the Deep Sea Giant] seeps into the character’s soul.”

…Fortunately Jeongsoo was real.