Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 437



Episode 437: Match (3)

Within the community abilities are sealed.

That’s why lie detection which gave me so much trouble from the outside doesn’t work.

Even if I could use it in the first place I can counter it because I have Auril Gavis’s gift.

Anyway that’s not what’s important.

‘…Are you looking at it?’

There are two cases.

One is if Lee Baek-ho couldn’t tell the truth of what I said so he deliberately looked at me with a straight face and verified it one more time.

And the second one…

Exciting-!

If you are really sure that I lied.

‘Nimiral.’

My heart is vibrating.

Maybe I underestimated it without realizing it.

Isn’t this a guy who has lived in this harsh world for over a dozen years? Just because you don’t have lie detection skills doesn’t mean you’re an asshole.

No in fact you will be more sensitive when there is no presence.

Thanks to that skill he must have encountered the liar’s patterns countless times and accumulated a vast amount of information.

‘It is extremely unlikely that it is simply floating around.’

In a split second I stopped judging.

‘It’s better to quickly admit your mistake and apologize rather than thinking that excuses will work.’

However it was Lee Baek-ho who opened his mouth first.

“brother.”

“…uh?”

“I’m sorry but I can’t give Meow back.”

“what…?”

Baekho Lee gave me a cold sneer at my question.

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“You lived as a barbarian and you even grew ears?”

When he was Lee Han-soo he said something full of sarcasm that I had never heard from Lee Baek-ho.

Soon Baekho Lee looked at me and spoke clearly.

“I can’t give it back.”

“….”

“The meow that my brother loved so much.”

For a moment his head went blank.

“Is that so? No matter how I look at it I think he will be more helpful to my goal than my brother. “You want to live in this world right?”

“….”

“Oh of course don’t worry.”

He wasn’t particularly angry to the end.

“I’ll definitely give it back to you when I’m done using it well.”

I just laughed.

Even at this moment I don’t know the reason.

“Baekho you….”

In my head I thought that was an obvious provocation.

Even though I know that it is right to prevent the relationship from getting worse here.

“You really are a broken bastard.”

The words came out really casually and without a filter.

There wasn’t even a hint of regret afterward.

“Hey your true colors are coming out now? “He always just moves his head in front of me.”

However despite saying that Baekho Lee just laughed.

“You’re not in a position to talk to others are you?”

I also raised my eyebrows a little more.

As a result there was not a single person here who was not smiling.

but….

Crackle crackle crackle-

Apart from the warmth of the fireplace cold air settles between me and him.

“That’s fun.”

“Oh I see.”

After muttering one word at a time he opened his mouth first.

“But there’s one thing I don’t understand: Why am I such a broken bastard?”

He no longer used honorifics towards me.

“Just looking at the cancer isn’t it your brother who is damaged?”

My prayers were not filled and I started laughing again.

But did he also have something to say?

“Is that so? “My original life is out there but I’m just crazy about staying here because I’m infatuated with bad NPCs.”

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I didn’t feel it was worth answering.

No matter what I say he won’t understand.

“No I don’t know if they are just bastards. It’s not like a dream for you to go back right? I also have abilities. The companion characters are also pretty good. You’ve done well in famous works but what about it? And even a noble title—”

“So what do you want to say?”

When Baek-ho Lee interrupted mid-speech he just cut to the main point.

“Don’t pretend to be a normal person. “Because it’s disgusting.”

“….”

“No matter how you look at it that’s the one that’s broken.”

“….”

“Did you enjoy it? Is it because meeting people fills my deficiencies? Is it because I quickly become stronger thanks to the game information so I feel like I have become something? “Is it to the point where you feel like you have to work harder and dedicate yourself more because everyone treats you like a hero?”

Strictly speaking it wasn’t wrong.

If you were to observe my changes so far from a third party’s perspective you would definitely say something like that.

But it doesn’t matter whether it’s fact or not.

“Oh as time goes by I will at least bow to Gavis to thank her—”

Wow why are these words so long?

That’s not how keyboard battles work.

“okay. “Baekho must be very angry.”

I keep my composure as much as possible and stare at Baekho Lee.

If it’s a turn-based game now it’s my turn to attack.

There was no need for long words.

“But I understand. You were the one who got dumped right?”

“…A car?”

An expression as if he didn’t understand what was being said.

I kindly added an explanation.

“Why are you pretending not to know? “There’s a famous story about how the girls you liked found out you were an evil spirit and immediately ran away.”

“……her.”

“You… is that actually true? “That’s why I’m trying so desperately to go back.”

This isn’t even a kid tsk.

I spoke softly so that Lee Baek-ho couldn’t hear but I wonder if he overheard it like a pervert.

“….”

Lee Baek-ho’s expression is unusually crumpled.

However that time was very short.

“Hahahahahaha! “Keuheuk puhahahaha!”

Lee Baek-ho speaks up as if he has heard a truly pleasant story.

It was a common mental victory pattern.

It’s such a ridiculous story that’s why I’m laughing like this.

It feels exactly like this.

As I just stared at him Baekho Lee slowly stopped laughing and started talking to me.

“brother.”

“why.”

“Do you like that meow that much? Enough to hit me like this so quickly?

“That doesn’t matter.”

“It doesn’t matter. “I think that’s the biggest reason why I don’t go back.”

I was silent.

“Hey seeing as he can’t admit it even in this situation my brother Hansoo is surprisingly shy right?”

I decided that no matter what I said here I had no choice but to get caught up in his pace.

“Oh wait!”

At that time Baekho Lee paused for a moment.

“A good idea just occurred to me.”

As I hear these words I cannot help but feel ominous.

“I mean meow….”

The ominous premonition was confirmed without fail.

“How about I just kill him?”

Fuck.

“Actually the reason you want to stay in this world is because you’re so happy in the present right?”

As each word continues my heart tightens.

“So I guess it wouldn’t be a bad idea to just kill him. If you get tired of this place wouldn’t you naturally want to go back? Like a baby rabbit looking for refuge when winter comes?”

This is the fundamental reason why I did not reveal my identity to Lee Baek-ho.

“Well on second thought I think it’s pretty good.”

Baekho Lee This guy.

Because he is a guy who can do anything for a purpose.

“Sometimes what’s broken can be repaired right?”

Soon he looked at me and grinned.

A smile so bright that it doesn’t match the situation.

Perhaps I was instinctively afraid but without realizing it goosebumps ran down my spine.

but….

“It’s a white tiger.”

There are emotions that bloom bigger than fear.

“why.”

Murderous intent.

The desire to desperately kill someone.

“If you keep doing that….”

There was no need to use mind control to fool someone like at the Round Table.

I just had to not endure it any longer.

It had already been going up for a while.

“I have to kill you.”

The murderous intent is deeper than ever.

“…!”

As soon as the unrefined thoughts spread Lee Baek-ho’s body flinched.

Of course that time was extremely short.

Before long Baekho Lee’s mouth opened again and the words he spoke were clearly different from those he had seen before.

Even an apology.

Words of resentment.

This is not a plea to stop.

If he had been a corpse collector he would have already been squirming and screeching on the floor like a bug but what he spit out was like that.

“and….”

It was just a heartfelt exclamation.

“This guy is really crazy… At this rate most of the other kids would be sick of it right?”

The guy who spewed out high praise that wasn’t high praise slowly approached him turning his shoulders left and right as if to relieve his stiffness.

“brother.”

One step.

“But don’t you remember?”

Two steps.

“That’s what I taught you.”

Three steps.

“Living.”

That was when the distance between me and him narrowed to the point where I could touch him with my arms outstretched.

I could feel it with my whole body.

“…!”

The murderous intent he had towards me.

***

To live.

A trapping technique perfect for scaring newbies.

Although I benefited from making a living at the round table day and night I have rarely had my own life turned upside down.

It was targeted at me exactly once.

The last time I was attacked by a fox was on the day I became a member of the Round Table.

Amazing feeling.

It was the feeling I felt when I first got into trouble.

My skin tingled with vivid murderous intent and my heart kept pounding.

And that was the end.

“Okay then…”

On the other hand Lee Baek-ho’s life was different.

From the density of life to its ferocious force.

“Say it again.”

I think I now completely understand why the corpse collector was so nervous.

Excited Excited Excited!

My heart is pounding so hard that I feel like it might explode if things continue like this.

The cold sweat can’t pool and just trickles down.

In theory it is not a place where breathing is needed but breathing is forcibly cut off as if someone was squeezing the neck.

It also feels like my brain cells are on fire.

but….

“what? “Do I have to kill you?”

It’s not to the point where it completely falls apart like the Corpse Collector or the Fox.

Of course it is difficult.

I want to run away from this place right now.

I know I can end this situation just by leaving the chat room but…

“You honestly don’t think that’s possible do you?”

Hold on.

Because I know that.

Haven’t you learned it while living as Bjorn Yandel?

After you run away out of fear an even more fearful situation awaits you.

Okay so…

“…to?”

I force myself to awaken my dazed mind consumed by life and take a step forward.

and….

Trudging.

From a little closer distance.

“Not really.”

I look down at him and whisper in his ear.

“I don’t think I can do it.”

This is not a bluff to win a battle of wits.

[I heard you also broke 10 times the price?]

I am truly confident.

[Wouldn’t it be similar to me in about 10 years?]

Right now I may be a little less powerful than him.

[I have almost no room to become stronger anymore…]

If I were given just a little more time—

‘How can it be ten times better?’

I can beat Baekho Lee.

But was that confidence conveyed to him?

Lee Baek-ho who had been frozen while I was speaking regained his composure and raised the corners of his mouth.

“…It’s fun.”

Damn it’s fun.

“That person feels bad.”

I clicked my tongue and returned exactly what he said to me before.

“Why are you lying all of a sudden?”

Baekho Lee tilted his head as if he didn’t know what I was talking about and I slowly added.

“You now.”

“….”

“It’s not fun at all.”

Otherwise why do you keep going back—

“…Whoa! “Stop stop!”

At that time Baekho Lee blocked his path with an exaggerated hand gesture and took three steps back.

“ah! Really this guy is too! “You’re telling me you can’t even joke around?”

Suddenly the expression and atmosphere changed 180 degrees.

Without even having time to adjust to this Baekho Lee opened his mouth.

“There’s really no way I could kill Meowth. I’m just saying this. I tried it! No how much do I like you? “You’ve been so nice to me since I first met you!”

It’s a shame to like it.

No you have to like it. On the other hand I would have found something to write about myself.

“Is that why you threatened to kill Misha?”

“Relax relax! What a threat! I told you right? “It was a joke!”

Lee Baek-ho spoke jokingly in a frivolous tone but the truth does not change.

It was a threat… yes it was a threat.

“Why do I kill Meowth? “You don’t get anything?”

Yes if you look at it rationally it would be so.

Not only would you lose your frozen dual-wielding swordsmanship but you would also become enemies with me.

No matter how you look at it it is far from a rational choice.

but….

“If the threat was successful he would have been able to control and sway me in the future.”

It’s already dizzying to think about the case where I was defeated in a battle of wits a little while ago. Back then the content of the conversation we are having now would have been completely different.

“Oh my cha-am! What did you think about? brother! “I’m not that dark-hearted!”

The guy back then wouldn’t have laughed like he does now.

He wouldn’t have come out in a low-key manner saying ‘hyung-hyung’ again…

“As long as it’s not pitch black it’s good. Then give it to me Misha.”

“I’ll give it to you. “If you do me a favor.”

There would never have been a ‘deal’ proposed like this.

‘Then can the current situation be seen as this bastard’s plan B?’

As I was staring at him with that thought in mind Baekho Lee cautiously opened his mouth with a embarrassed expression.

“I won’t ask you to go back with me. “Now I know how sincere my brother is.”

“Just the main point.”

“But we can still cooperate right?”

Baekho Lee paused for a moment and gave me a coy look.

Of course I had no intention of accepting it.

“…just keep going.”

“You know better what your situation is right now right?”

Okay first of all I know better than you.

It’s not good there are troublesome things scattered about.

Beyond that it feels like I’m walking on thin ice every day.

“so?”

“I will help you. To help my brother get through this difficult time. From shady to sunny both physical and mental aspects. Instead help me later when I break through the 10th floor.”

Baekho Lee’s suggestion was quite plausible.

Unlike me isn’t he a guy who has no hesitation in his actions?

To put it bluntly if this bastard just assassinated the Marquis it would be of great help to me.

but….

“It’s a white tiger.”

“…yes?”

“Isn’t there something you need to do first before asking your brother for a favor?”

“….”

I didn’t talk long.

I don’t 100% understand why this guy wants me so much.

“Bring Misha first. “We’ll talk about this later.”

“….”

“What is the answer?”

Even when asked again Baekho Lee remained silent.

He seemed to have a lot on his mind.

Well the moment you send Misha away this guy has one less hand—

“brother.”

At that time the guy broke the silence and opened his mouth.

“Because we were both excited today. “That’s enough.”

The answer he gave was a hold.

“what…?”

“Is that so? I’m also having a hard time working my head right now. So let’s talk again next time. I’ll think about Meow’s story carefully. okay?”

okay?

“okay-”

—what is.

That’s what I was trying to say.

“Did you say OK?”

“…what?”

“Then I’ll just go!”

“Hey wait! crawl-”

He urgently stretched his arms forward but there was nothing he could physically do in this spiritual space.

Tuk.

My fingertips barely touched his body.

“Boom!”

Its body turned into a halo of light and disappeared.