Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 385



Episode 385: We (4)

Quaaaaang-!

Like a thunderbolt in the dry sky a group of knights burst through the door while I was napping on the sofa.

Even as I woke up what the driver said stuck in my ears.

“Richen Schuitz you are under arrest on suspicion of having an affair with Noark.”

It’s an allegation….

There is a high possibility that this is just an excuse to arrest me. The intention may be to arrest them on any charges and then begin a full-fledged investigation.

No matter how you look at it there must have been a lot of suspicious things.

‘But it came sooner than I thought.’

Actually I was mentally prepared to some extent.

He attracted attention by going around with Erwen and he became more noticeable when he got involved with Raven on the battlefield.

I didn’t think it would be strange if something like this happened at any time.

Grumpy-.

In an instant the knights who occupied the living room and surrounded me aimed their swords at once.

There is no sign of looking down on me.

The knights kept their eyes on me from a distance.

“Throw away your Lihenscheutz weapons.”

Soon a knight who appeared to be the commander informed me.

And in that situation.

‘Okay then…’

I glanced around.

‘What should I do from now on?’

First of all the wizard is nowhere to be seen.

It means that the knights are all who came to capture me.

Considering the status of knights in PVP this may be too much power but it is good news for me. This means that if the situation arises it is possible to destroy everything and run away.

‘The problem is that the moment you do that you won’t be able to stay in this city…’

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This is an option that can be chosen only in the worst situations.

Above all it would conflict with my ultimate goal of reclaiming the name Bjorn Jandel.

‘It’s time to enter the tiger’s den.’

Ultimately in order to get your name back you have no choice but to contact the royal family.

Of course if I had been able to find out what their intentions were first the anxiety factor would have been much reduced…

Still it’s not like I found out nothing at all.

[…The royal family already knows GM’s identity.]

The GM is like the mental support of the players.

According to the information given by the Soul Queens at the round table the royal family knew his identity.

No he just knew where?

He even controlled the information so that his identity would not be revealed.

That means that the royal family does not indiscriminately kill evil spirits.

Even in the worst case where Bjorn Yandel is exposed and even revealed to be an evil spirit there is room for negotiation.

but….

‘I think it’s worth considering how far they have come to know.’

As soon as I finished thinking briefly I opened my mouth.

“I will be investigated because there are charges but please wait a moment and then speak to your colleague so you can leave.”

The reason for this request is very simple.

Of course they also know that the colleague I’m talking about is Erwen.

If you refuse there is room to interpret the situation more positively.

This means that I deliberately targeted a time when Erwen was out and it is also consistent with saying that I don’t know enough about myself to notice Erwen’s feelings—

“If you are talking about blood spirit there is no need for that. “If we go together we’ll be able to meet.”

The commander’s words made me feel dizzy for a moment.

“….”

what? Erwen was also captured?

Then what about Amelia who was with him?

No let’s first check if this is true.

“Is there any evidence that it is true that Erwen is there?”

The commander answered my question without any hesitation.

“I swear by the name of the royal family of Lafdonia.”

Ha that doesn’t mean it’s a lie….

The situation is not good.

Even arresting Erwen the fairy’s beloved child?

It seems that the royal family has prepared enough justification and grounds to arrest Erwen and me.

‘Nimiral….’

I feel like I want to resist arrest and run away right away.

But that can’t happen since Erwen is captured.

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“I will say it for the last time. Lehen Schuitz Lower your weapons. Otherwise it will be considered treason against the royal family.”

As soon as the commander issued his ultimatum a high-density magical energy vibrated outside the mansion enough to be clearly sensed even by a barbarian insensitive to magical energy.

Now I see it’s not like there weren’t any wizards.

It was just waiting somewhere out of sight.

‘Those careful bastards.’

Soon I lowered the hammer I was holding weakly.

Sigh.

For now there was no other choice.

I have no choice but to stay alert from now on.

***

After the weapons were lowered the situation unfolded quickly.

Following the commander’s instructions the weapon was placed in the subspace and the knights came and collected the subspace ring.

and….

“Don’t worry the above items will all be returned in perfect condition once the charges are cleared.”

The commander’s overbearing voice changed to polite.

No in fact not only the voice but also the treatment he received afterwards was far from that of a criminal.

“I have prepared a carriage.”

The carriage was waiting as soon as it left surrounded by knights.

It was clearly different from the one used when escorting prisoners.

It’s not a cart with iron bars but a fancy carriage that only a great nobleman would use.

“Get on. “I will go to the imperial capital Karnon.”

Even the companion was only one commander.

The rest of the knights rode horses and followed as if they were escorting the carriage.

A treatment I had never received before even when I was Baron Yandel.

Druk Druk.

Soon the carriage began to run smoothly along the hard road and I carefully glanced at the commander sitting across from me.

“Is there anything uncomfortable?”

No then there won’t be any.

I think it’s a really ridiculous question but it wouldn’t be right to take that kind of attitude here.

I asked cautiously.

“What are my real charges?”

“As I said before—”

“Please don’t say it’s an allegation of internal affairs. “I know that if it had been such a charge I wouldn’t have been treated like this.”

“….”

The commander closes his mouth and looks troubled.

But did he decide that I would continue to bother him if he just remained silent?

“There’s not much I can say right now.”

“still-”

“You will find out as soon as we arrive at the Imperial Capital.”

The commander ends the conversation by drawing a sharp line.

In the end there were only two things I learned from the conversation.

“What happens to me now?”

“He will decide.”

A very high-ranking person is waiting for me.

and….

“Was there anyone else when you took Erwen away?”

“From what I heard from her she was alone.”

There is no problem with Amelia’s safety.

After that we moved on the carriage without much conversation and the carriage which was running along Guando stopped at a place after about an hour.

Military platform in Area 7.

A place where there is a teleportation magic circle connected to each area.

It was originally a facility for rapid troop movement in emergencies but is usually used as a means of transportation for nobles.

Oh by the way this is my first time here.

After receiving the title of baronet I became eligible to use it but the cost was enormous.

‘I get to ride this like this.’

Without even having to get off the carriage I rode the teleportation magic circle and arrived at the imperial capital’s military platform.

and….

‘It’s not a royal castle.’

The carriage carrying me entered a mansion located near the royal castle. Thanks to this I was able to find out who the person who brought me was.

There was a family pattern right from the entrance.

A shield with a thorn tree drawn on it.

It is safe to say that this is the symbol of the Marquis of Tercerion and there is almost no one in this city who does not know about it.

In the dozen years since the king rarely appeared in public the Marquis of Tercerion the chancellor of Lapdonia has performed most of his official duties on his behalf.

‘The second in command of the kingdom….’

Since the commander is not from a noble family but wears the emblem of a royal family I thought the high-ranking person might be a member of the royal family.

‘But it’s not bad. The person I’m talking to is a person with power second only to the king.’

Even as I think about that tension builds up in my body.

I felt like I had entered a tiger’s den.

Should we call it high risk high return?

If I do it well my problems may be solved at once through a few words of conversation with him…

If it were the other way around you could literally end up in an abyss.

“Get off.”

When I got off the carriage there were a lot of knights in front of me and I entered the room receiving their warm hospitality.

Rattling.

At first glance the hospitality room looks like a lot of money was spent.

“…Where is Erwen?”

After quickly checking the inside of the room and asking the commander looked somewhat confused.

“She was lying when she said she brought her with her.”

“……what?”

The back of my head felt tingly.

No this guy sold the royal family’s name earlier right?

When I gave him that look he avoided my gaze as if it wasn’t his intention.

“It was inevitable because I had to bring you here as quietly as possible.”

“If you get caught selling the king’s name you won’t be safe right?”

“If you don’t get caught that doesn’t mean you’ll be safe.”

Huh… Have you ever seen such a flexible person?

Without even realizing it praise came out of my mouth.

“It would have suited me better if I had been an explorer instead of a knight.”

“It’s okay to be sarcastic. “I just chose practicality to fulfill my lord’s orders.”

This guy also leaves me speechless until the end.

‘Nimiral….’

In a way it was something I did often.

Should we say that this is a similar context to the barbarian’s use of his prejudices to make false oaths and deceive his opponents?

As it was a method that worked well the effect was significant.

Who would have imagined that a knight would even mention the king and make a fuss about it?

‘That guy also appears to be a member of the Royal Knights.’

However he decided not to get too caught up in the fact that he had been deceived.

What if it’s not true that Erwen was captured?

If you think differently there is room to see it more positively.

At least it means that Erwen is safe.

‘Besides it was something I had to go through at least once.’

The important thing is not what mistake you made but what you will do next.

“Well then what should I do now? Can I just wait again? Until the ‘him’ I mentioned earlier comes?”

“There is no need for that.”

The knight shook his head and placed the crystal ball on the table.

The meaning was clear without even asking what this was.

Yes for some reason there were no escort troops.

I guess you were planning on having a conversation about this from the beginning.

“Okay then.”

Soon the knight left the room saying that he could activate the crystal ball after he left.

The room where I was left alone.

“….”

I quickly looked around to see if anyone was hiding nearby found an odd part and swept the carpet aside.

‘Small disease.’

Underneath the carpet colorful geometric magic circles were drawn.

Goosebumps ran down my spine.

‘Are you saying that if I try to run away or something goes wrong you’re going to blow up the whole thing?’

Is it because he is the second-in-command of the kingdom?

The scale is no joke.

It was said that this current mansion itself was nothing short of a gigantic execution device.

‘…Let’s turn on the crystal ball first.’

After being appalled by their thoroughness I followed the driver’s instructions and pressed the button to activate the crystal ball.

Ssaaaa-!

Soon the crystal ball began to shine and project the image of a person.

It was a man with a face I remembered.

The prime minister of Lapdonia and a great noble with the title of marquis.

Ageni Rotten Terserion.

He is the same person who hosted the event on behalf of the king during the title conferment ceremony the other day.

[It’s been a while.]

Soon he gave a short greeting in a deep voice and I stiffened in shock.

‘……It’s been a while?’

As soon as I felt uncomfortable my heart started pounding.

Exciting-!

Is it just psychological warfare?

How much does the Marquis know?

I forced myself to swallow the questions that were updated in real time.

There was something I had to think of much more than that.

Now I am.

What is the best answer here?

It didn’t take long to end my worries and take action.

“if….”

I opened my mouth politely yet cautiously.

“Are you the Marquis of Tercerion?”

It was judged that this reaction was natural for an explorer who was suddenly dragged by knights while sleeping.

but….

[There’s no way they’ve already forgotten my face… You’re unusually clever aren’t you?]

The Marquis chuckled at me like that and said my name.

[Baron Bjorn Jandel.]

It was a full name I hadn’t heard in a very long time.