Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 435



Episode 435 (1)

Lee Han-soo’s room feels particularly unfamiliar today.

‘Something… it’s narrow.’

In this room which was always filled with warmth I felt stuffy for no reason.

Now I don’t even have the body of a large barbarian.

‘Okay let’s turn on the computer first.’

Even though I felt a strange sense of strangeness I quickly turned on the main unit and connected to the community.

[Long Live Korean Independence] – 0 people are online.

I checked the Korean chat room first but for now all I could see was empty.

‘Is Hyeonbyeol there yet?’

Since there was no reason to go into an empty room I first used the mouse to check the bulletin board.

Sure enough posts there were already regenerating quickly.

From trashy posts to advice on concerns etc.

Among the various topics I clicked on the article that stood out the most.

[Breaking News] Bjorn Yandel who everyone thought was dead is back alive.]

detail.

It was an article that clearly showed the author’s will.

I wonder how much I wanted to leave a post in first place. The content is filled with two letters ‘content’.

However since it was the first post written comments were made in real time every time it was refreshed.

[Harbinn: Wow! This is news that would have surprised the Marquis and shocked the royal family!]

[└Sogeking33: I would definitely be surprised if the writer had the audacity to call news that is almost 15 days old as breaking news.]

[└these99: Even when it comes to content ‘content’ is the end.

[└Writer: But it was fast.]

Comment reactions were generally similar.

Since they had already heard the news of my return I wouldn’t make a fuss.

Well there were some kids who reacted as if they were hearing it for the first time.

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[showmustgone: Huh? Is this story true? How is Bjorn Yandel alive? He’s dead right?]

[└Sogeking33: Are you locked up in the basement? When did Yandel announce his return from the Palace of Glory?]

[└IsABot: I was there when they announced their return and honestly I got goosebumps.]

[└arolf5205. To be honest it wasn’t a joke to go and apologize to the bereaved family before even greeting the empty throne. Until now I thought I was a manly man but did you think I was really meant to be that kind of person?]

[└WingPizza: At that time the nobles were so dumbfounded that their expressions were really funny.]

[└showmustgone: Declaration of return from the original owner’s palace of glory? What are you talking about? Even if it is possible that he is alive is Bjorn Yandel an evil spirit?]

[└ReDCod: They say it wasn’t actually an evil spirit. He pretended to be dead and was on a secret mission under the royal family.]

The reaction was interesting so I read through it and finally pressed the refresh button one more time.

[vaman: But am I the only commenter here that feels suspicious? I didn’t even know the rumors were spreading throughout the city.]

[└vaman: Isn’t this guy from Noark?]

Oh now that you think about it it’s really suspicious?

The upper echelons of Noark must have been aware of my existence but if they had controlled the information it wouldn’t have been unreasonable for there to be people who didn’t know about it.

[└WingPizza: Since I was suspicious I put my inquiry to the management.]

Since other kids seemed to be doing well in reporting I only read this far and checked the chat room.

and….

Exciting-

I froze for a moment while holding the mouse.

Rather than being embarrassed it was closer to a feeling that something was really coming.

[Long Live Korean Independence] – 2 people are online.

A chat room with two people in it even though I am outside.

The number of cases is three.

Or maybe the wrong person came in.

GM approached Hyeonbyeol.

If not that too….

Exciting-!

Lee Baek-ho is back.

“Whoa….”

If GM listened to my request to release Lee Baek-ho’s van within three months there is a good chance that it is Lee Baek-ho who is in there.

but….

“Now let’s go in.”

You’ll find out when you go in.

Is it a tiger or something in there?

Click click.

As soon as you double-click the mouse your vision turns white and the surrounding space changes.

A gorgeous mansion full of the tastes of Lee Baek-ho the original head of the house.

Crackle crackle crackle-

Two figures were sitting on a sofa in front of a fireplace emitting white noise.

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“Oh brother!”

One of them was Hyeonbyeol as expected.

“Why are you so late!”

Hyeonbyeol’s voice was filled with both joy and relief perhaps because she was in a hurry to say what she wanted to say because of the nerve war with the Marquis last time.

Just before receiving the greeting.

Sigh.

I move my gaze which had been on Hyeonbyeol for a moment to the side.

Coincidentally he was looking at me too.

“Oh right. You two say hello too. “They’re Koreans like us here—”

Hyeonbyeol who was watching us naturally tried to lead the conversation but unfortunately such consideration was not necessary.

“The introduction is done.”

“I’ve been introduced. Sister. “We know each other.”

Soon the guy got up from the sofa and came in front of me with a grin.

“It’s been a long time since I last saw you bro. “I missed you.”

A completely different treatment than when we met outside.

Although the change in attitude felt particularly unfamiliar I naturally accepted the greeting.

“Okay it’s been a while Baekho.”

What I wanted to see was the same here.

Because there was a mountain of questions I had to ask.

***

Crackle crackle crackle-

A fireplace where sparks sparkle peacefully.

The three of us sitting on the sofa in front of him had a wild conversation.

As far as looks go it’s quite enjoyable.

“What so you’re saying that your older brother and older sister actually knew each other and then met again here?”

“I did.”

“Wow that’s really awesome. “I’m confident that if someone I know comes I’ll be really nice to them.”

Why aren’t you coming? Lee Baek-ho naturally tilts his head.

Soon he looked at the two of us alternately and opened his eyes sinisterly.

“But… what kind of relationship were you two like?”

To that question Hyeonbyeol glanced at me and answered first.

“It was nothing.”

Actually he didn’t like talking about his personal life to others.

That suited me really well.

“Ah… I don’t think we were just in a relationship?”

A guy who persistently tries again with a sly voice. At this the business smile disappeared from Hyeonbyeol’s face.

“Hey Baekho Lee.”

“Uh… yes?”

“Why are you speaking informally all of a sudden?”

“Uh… this isn’t informal speech… that’s right… you know. “That half-honorable belt… you use it when you’re close.”

“Oh I see… but are we close?”

Hey it’s been a while since I last saw you.

Showing a straight face like that.

“….”

Lee Baek-ho seemed quite embarrassed by that but the time he spent acting like an idiot was extremely short.

“You’re very sensitive about small things aren’t you?”

His voice changed to a slightly more aggressive tone as if his external habits were slowly coming out.

Of course Hyeonbyeol didn’t care.

“Shouldn’t I be the one to judge whether something is trivial or not?”

“Well that’s true. But strictly speaking I’m actually older than you right?”

It was an unimaginable line in Korea a Confucian country.

An extreme situation that only Lee Baek-ho who has lived in this world for over ten years can do.

“ha….”

Hyeonbyeol sighed with exasperation and said.

“First of all the person who said that real age is more important and called me older sister is Baekho Lee.”

“however-”

“Secondly I never asked to be treated like that.”

“but-”

“Thirdly I don’t think of Lee Baek-ho as my younger brother. “I just think it’s someone I saw for the first time today.”

“uh….”

“So I’m still doing it right? “Respectfully.”

After speaking up to that point Hyeonbyeol relaxed her straight expression and smiled again.

As a result the cold atmosphere suddenly became soft again.

“So I hope that the line will be maintained in the future. “It’s not that difficult of a request is it?”

In the end it was Lee Baek-ho who lost momentum.

“Uh… uh….”

“Can you do that?”

“yes….”

Lee Baek-ho who had lost even the time to counterattack meekly nodded his head.

Yet his mouth was full of laughter.

For some reason I think I myself found this situation absurd…

‘This is no good for Hyeonbyeol.’

This is quite helpful information.

Even now when I think I’ve grown a lot mentally I was able to figure out in advance that I shouldn’t cheat on Hyunbyeol.

“Ahaha… But Hyeonbyeol… and Hansu hyung know each other?”

“huh? What do you mean? “Do you know each other?”

It seemed like Baekho Lee wanted to change the topic of conversation so he quickly responded and responded.

“Ah that’s not reality in reality… Ah what do you call this?”

“Do you want to ask if we have ever met in the city?”

“yes! that’s right. “That that.”

If that’s the case it’s still there.

Since there was no particular reason to hide this much he was about to answer honestly.

“Why are you curious about that?”

Hyeonbyeol joined in and I just kept my mouth shut.

This was the same for Lee Baek-ho.

“Lee Baek-ho has a lot of questions. “You’ve been asking one-sided questions ever since.”

“…Ahahaha. Was it like that? I am?”

“yes.”

“….”

Oh my this is so uncomfortable I’m dying.

“Hyeonbyeol stop bothering me.”

“But they keep asking me for personal information?”

“…I don’t think it was a bad intention.”

“That’s something you don’t know. “I saw him for the first time today.”

“I am a stranger… but I am also Korean! “Sister!”

Lee Baek-ho shouted as if he was being wronged but this time he was unable to reach Hyeonbyeol’s heart.

“Are there no criminals in Korea? “That wasn’t the case in Korea where I lived?”

“….”

“Okay then Mr. Lee Baek-ho let me tell you first. Who is he what kind of person is he and where is he and what is he doing now?”

“…yes? Me? why?”

“Wouldn’t I feel a little relieved if I knew that?”

“Uh… but it’s still a bit… right? A man must have a mysterious side… Ah haha…”

“Lee Baek-ho is an interesting person.”

Hyeonbyul’s eyes were not smiling at all as she said that and there was an awkward silence for a moment.

If this continues he will run away.

I haven’t even gotten into the main topic yet.

“Hyeonbyul.”

“why?”

“I’m sorry but could you please leave my seat for a moment? “I have something to talk about with Baekho.”

Baekho Lee flinched at my request.

And ‘Hyung are you crazy?’ Look at me with the same eyes.

That’s because he doesn’t know Hyeonbyeol very well.

“…all right. “Can I come later?”

Hyeonbyeol hates people crossing her line without permission.

So there is no way to be the first to cross the line drawn by the other person. Well when I think about that day it seems like there are no exceptions.

“Don’t disappear without telling me. “I’ll wait outside and come in as soon as it changes to one person.”

“okay. And thank you.”

“….”

Was it really that awkward for the words “thank you” to come out of my mouth?

Hyeonbyul stared at me with her strange eyes and then left the chat room.

So now the two of them are left alone in the mansion.

“brother…!! “No brother!”

Lee Baek-ho stands up as if he is impressed.

“You were the one taking control! okay! “I knew that too!”

What is grabbing…

I had nothing to say so I was just laughing and he changed the topic first.

“ah! But what is that? “Do you have something to say to me?”

“Oh it’s nothing special I just want to ask you a few things. “It’s been a while since I last saw you.”

“is it so? So why not ask them one by one? “I also have some questions about you.”

It’s a truth game that takes place one turn at a time…

Why do I always end up like this?

I don’t know but I agreed to the offer.

“Then can I do it first?”

“yes. “Go ahead.”

Okay I got a player with this….

I started by asking some light questions.

No strictly speaking it was not a light question but a camouflage question to hide my real purpose.

“First of all let me ask you this. Is that Baekho Lee who is famous in the city… you?”

“Ah… I guess you know now.”

Baekho Lee did not deny it.

Well is it natural that he went around openly revealing his name like that?

“But you’re pretty good too right? “Actually he’s not that famous.”

“Okay now it’s your turn.”

After passing the turn Lee Baek-ho asked carefully.

“…What was your relationship with Hyeonbyul?”

It was a question that caught my breath for a moment.

“Why are you so curious about that?”

“No then you’re not curious? “What else should I be curious about?”

Lee Baek-ho raised his voice tone flippantly.

However I know too much about this guy to let my guard down just by looking at him.

“She was my ex-girlfriend.”

Once I answered honestly the guy jumped up.

“also! I knew that! “You said it was unusual from the first time you saw it?”

The question and answer session continued thereafter.

The Noark kids went outside the castle walls. Do you know anything about that?

There was a rumor that Auril Gavis is alive. Do you know if that is true etc.?

I asked a fairly serious question but Baekho Lee only asked trivial questions when it was his turn.

Just like this.

“How did you end up dating someone like Hyunbyeol? “Did you dash first?”

Was this guy curious about these things and deliberately asked me to ask them one by one? A thought like that suddenly occurred to me but I didn’t show it and gradually increased the level of my questions.

“Why do you have so many questions about me? “What about you?”

“Oh me all of a sudden?”

“okay. Don’t you have a lover? You’ve lived here for over ten years. When I think about it what is love? “If you wanted to get married you could have done it right?”

“Uh huh brother is that a remark crossing the line?”

“Uh… I’m sorry if that’s the case… But I was curious. “Is it really not there?”

“That… didn’t work out.”

“okay? “Because he’s an NPC?”

“You could look at it like that.”

“Hey the atmosphere gets weird because you suddenly have a serious expression on your face.”

“….”

“Tsk you’re strangely stubborn too. Think carefully. “Marriage was a joke but we could at least date right?”

“Hmm… I’ll think about it.”

“Okay if possible look for it around you. “I heard there are women among your colleagues.”

“Ah Misha Karlstein?”

“Oh I think she had that name.”

“Hmm….”

Baekho Lee stared at me for a moment and asked.

“But how do you know him?”

It was a question within the scope of prediction.

“that? I heard it from the Watcher of the Round Table you introduced me to. They say you used her to spread a rumor that Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit…”

“So?”

“I’m suddenly a little curious.”

I asked with a hint of caution.

“If that’s true… why did you do that?”

After going around and around it was one of the many questions I wanted to ask him.

Why did Baekho Lee do such a thing?

“I didn’t think you would do anything harmful to a fellow player.”

After naturally adding the reason for asking this question I calmly waited for the answer.

and….

“brother.”

Before long Lee Baek-ho’s mouth opened.

“It’s my turn now.”

“…huh?”

“Your question was whether you have a lover.”

ah….

Is that how it works?

“So now it’s my turn.”

“…Okay so try it then.”

When I nodded Baekho Lee looked at me carefully and sighed with a stuffy expression.

“Oh is it because the other person is your older brother? I really don’t like something. “This should only be done with enemies.”

The change in atmosphere felt so suddenly.

Baekho Lee continued without even having time to comment on the change.

“Brother stop blaming each other.”

“…are you floating around?”

There is an absurdity in words.

I don’t know if you said I was floating.

‘each other…?’

So does that mean you were looking at me too?

My heart is pounding and trembling uneasily.

Perhaps because of excessive blood flow to the head thoughts accelerate to the point where it feels like time has slowed down.

Baekho Lee looked at me.

what?

It’s obvious.

Where did it all come from?

There is something to point out.

What did I miss?

It doesn’t matter.

What matters is your future choices.

What should we do from now on?

‘It’s okay the order is just different anyway.’

As soon as I finished organizing the situation by concentrating all the nerves in my brain.

“Oh that sound of the head rolling.”

I was forced back to reality.

“brother.”

Baekho Lee’s mouth was opening.

For a person trying to offend someone he spoke in a very calm voice.

“Is your brother really Bjorn Yandel?”

Soon the guy asked.

After a while I answered.

“uh.”