Surviving the Game as a Barbarian – 490



Episode 490: Declaration of War (1)

I only asked about the third option out of curiosity as a player and bad feelings toward the guy but in fact the decision I would make was already decided.

I’m not sure what I would get if I chose the other door.

No matter what I give it cannot be greater than the value of three trustworthy colleagues.

‘But… I think it would be impossible to catch that thing by myself.’

With that thought in mind I looked at him closely.

Every time our eyes met I felt an inexplicable feeling of reluctance.

It felt like I was looking at a completely different creature than myself.

“It looks like a decision has been made.”

“Okay I’m going out through that door.”

As I said that and actually took a step he just watched me without saying anything.

Should I say that it feels like my choice is respected?

Trudging.

Soon I stopped in front of the door and turned my head to ask him.

It was a simple reason.

If it just goes on like this I think I’ll continue to worry about it.

“If… one of us fell for your trick and betrayed us what would happen then?”

A hidden piece that even I have experienced for the first time.

First of all it ended well but I was still curious about that part.

Fortunately he answered willingly.

“My alter ego would have gained strength according to the established providence.”

“…It was like that too.”

Somehow he saved my life as much as possible and encouraged betrayal.

I slowly began to understand the design of this space to some extent.

In the end you have to fight the boss alone but if betrayal occurs the difficulty of the boss fight increases.

‘And if I lost the boss battle it would have been game over regardless of the stone gate or anything.’

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If it were a game likability and trust would have to have been above a certain level but would it have been possible to clear it this way?

Anyway thanks to you many questions were answered.

However while I was leaving I decided to ask one more question.

“What are you…?”

“What does it mean?”

“Don’t you already know what it means?”

This isn’t the first time I’ve talked to a monster inside the labyrinth.

[It’s a creature I haven’t seen in a long time. Where on earth do you guys come from?]

Cambormir the vampire Duke of the Bloody Citadel.

[Wild dogs of the empire obsessed with greed. I will punish you today.]

A knight of the end met at the White Temple.

[If it’s a lie that no one knows… how is that any different from the truth?]

Doppelgangers etc.

There were several similar cases but in the end it felt closer to the feeling of speaking a set line.

In reality he soon lost his temper and rushed at him with unconditional hostility.

But this guy in front of me now is different.

A feeling of having a clear subject.

‘Besides you said something meaningful earlier…’

The guy clearly said this when explaining the case where a traitor appears. According to the established providence my ‘alter ego’ would have gained strength.

I can’t say exactly what it is but there is one thing that I can vaguely know by combining the various information I have learned so far.

Just as [Dungeon & Stone] is a game created based on this worldview.

The labyrinth was also clearly modeled after something.

I cautiously put my guess out loud.

“By any chance… do all the monsters you encounter in this labyrinth have separate originals? “Are you the original too?”

The guy remained silent and just stared at me.

The sight of him looking worried made me feel stronger for some reason.

The moment I heard his answer I felt like I could get one step closer to the secrets of this labyrinth.

but….

“well.”

The guy shook his head after a long silence.

“You might find out someday.”

That was the end of my conversation with him.

thud-!

As soon as the tightly closed stone door opened wide something pushed my back.

***

“You have perfectly overcome the great fear that dwells in the labyrinth.”

「No.12 ‘Trust’ is permanently vested.」

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“A nameless pilgrim disappears forever in the labyrinth.”

「Special Condition – Distorted memories are permanently deleted.」

“Hidden areas will be opened.”

“This is the first achievement achieved.”

“The great mark you left will be engraved on the Stone of Honor and recorded forever.”

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“The labyrinth has been closed.”

“The character moves to Lapdonia.”

***

Warm light resting on tightly closed eyelids.

When I raise my head and open my eyes the gloomy sky greets me.

I looked up at this in fascination for a long time.

“….”

You came back alive.

I feel this every time but whenever I look at the sky I feel so at ease.

Of course that time was extremely short.

“…This is Bjorn Yandel.”

“You said you were going to catch the class lord. How would that go?”

“It really wasn’t a success with the five of us right…?”

The explorers recognized me and started buzzing.

I quickly came to my senses and headed to the checkpoint.

At the checkpoint only one person came first and was waiting for us.

It was Amelia who had left the raid location to interrogate the saboteurs.

“…thank god. Come back safely. Do you know how worried I was because you didn’t show up until the labyrinth was closed?”

In front of her checkpoint she looked around with nervous eyes. As soon as she noticed the blade she seemed to relax and let out a breath.

But did another worry arise later?

“What about casualties?”

Amelia who had no idea about our situation wanted to check the damage first rather than the success or failure of the work.

But all I could say was this.

“does not exist. No… there won’t be.”

“You said there wouldn’t be one…? “What does that mean?”

“…it’s complicated to explain.”

First of all I heard that they were all alive but I thought I would be relieved to see it in person.

“Wait a moment.”

Amelia nodded her head without asking any questions even though she probably had a lot of questions herself.

And how long did she wait in front of the checkpoint?

One by one colleagues appeared.

It started with Erwen.

“Oh man….”

Erwen who was running towards the checkpoint saw me and sat down on her bare floor probably exhausted.

“This… isn’t a dream…?”

“Don’t worry. “Because it is definitely reality.”

“How on earth… did this happen…?”

Actually from her perspective she died while drawing aggro but when she opened her eyes it must have felt like she had woken up.

“I’ll explain when everyone arrives.”

With those words it wasn’t long before Bersil Gowland appeared.

“Why are you so late? “You were worried weren’t you?”

“I’m sorry. I don’t understand at all… but this… isn’t a dream…? “I’m definitely dead…”

Likewise Versil shows a similar reaction to Erwen.

Amelia tilted her head at this.

“Dead…?”

“As I said before it’s complicated to explain. “I’ll tell you all at once when we all get together later.”

“…i get it.”

Afterwards she calmed down Bersil who was shaking and waited in front of the checkpoint for a while longer before Einard finally appeared.

“B Bjorn…!!!!”

Einar screams out from afar showing his presence.

Only then did I let out the breath of relief I had been holding in.

“Whoa….”

It finally felt real now.

They all really came back alive.

“…what the hell! this! Ho by any chance it was all a dream?! “I’m definitely dead—!”

Before I was immersed in the strange lingering emotion for a moment I hurriedly covered Einar’s mouth with my hand.

“…town! Ugh! Ugh!”

“Be quiet. “Because of you everyone is just looking here.”

“….”

“Let’s move to our seats first. “I’ll explain everything later.”

After everyone was gathered they quickly passed the checkpoint and went out onto the street. As always the area in front of the checkpoint was crowded with the explorers’ friends and family.

“I’m going to your home in Commelby Versil. Is that okay?”

“I don’t care. “I think it would be safer to have a conversation that way.”

“Then that’s it.”

Afterwards we went to the public platform boarded the noble carriage and headed to Commelby.

This was the downside of living in a downtown area.

When I lived in District 7 I just had to walk home.

“Captain! “Are you here?”

When we arrived home Auyen came out and welcomed us as if he had been waiting for us. The house was filled with the smell of food that whetted one’s appetite.

Did you even prepare the food in time for us to come?

“thanks. “But I have something to talk about so would you like to come up for a moment?”

“…Of course. Rest comfortably and call me anytime if you need anything.”

After Au Yen went up to the room he asked Ber Sil to activate the voice control magic. We talked while eating neatly prepared food.

Oh of course Einar and I were the only ones touching the food.

“Mr. Yandel… Don’t just eat talk. “I thought I was dying of curiosity on the way here.”

Oh right. We should talk about that first.

After chewing and swallowing everything I put in my mouth for the last time I began to explain step by step.

In the end the key point was this.

“So… from the beginning it was a format that could only be broken if all the remaining companions died. Even if only one person survives and defeats the enemy everyone can wake up alive.”

“Yes that’s right.”

As I explained everything I had experienced and what I had discovered excluding the last conversation I had with him Amelia looked at me with strange eyes.

“Are you… are you okay?”

“huh? what?”

“Given your personality you must have suffered a lot.”

Oh that…

I smiled and answered.

“It’s okay.”

It’s not like there were times when I lost my temper in the middle. No to be honest there were a lot of them.

Still as long as the results are good that’s fine right?

Anyway I thought that was enough of my story so I started asking questions.

“What happened to you Amelia?”

When asked about the results of her interrogation Amelia’s complexion darkened greatly.

“We didn’t get any evidence. “They said they just received the request from the black market and they don’t know who the client was.”

“I see….”

Although it was unfortunate she wasn’t the one to blame for Amelia.

Well Count Alminus things will work out somehow.

Perhaps because he died and then came back to life I don’t think it’s such an important issue.

but….

“Oh and again…”

“…and?”

“no. “I’ll tell you about this later.”

When he does this I suddenly feel anxious.

Since he said he would tell me later I didn’t ask any questions right away and just moved on.

“Anyway Erwen what happened to you?”

“…Oh me? sorry. They trusted me and left it to me but I couldn’t run away. No matter how much I tried to shake it off when I came to my senses it was right behind me. “It was as if I had used a teleportation spell.”

“It’s instantaneous….”

Maybe he really had that ability.

It activates when it falls over a certain distance.

“But what was strange at the time was that he continued to persuade me until he died. “They said it’s not too late.”

The story Erwen told me was short enough to last only a few sentences but I was able to feel her agony and heartache more clearly than anyone else.

“Erwen you worked hard.”

“…no.”

Now it’s Bersil’s turn.

“Bersil Gowland.”

“…yes?”

“I know what you were thinking but don’t… do that again.”

“yes….”

He scolded me for a moment and moved on.

Because what was really important was what happened next.

“But Einar….”

“…huh?”

When I spoke cautiously Einar who had been quietly eating raised his head for the first time.

She didn’t let go of her mouth easily.

But he had to make sure.

“Isn’t that right… at the end… how much do you remember?”

“How much do you remember? “What do you mean?”

“I meant do you remember what I told you?”

To be precise it means whether you properly heard my confession about evil spirits. Einar answered picking up the meat with a fork.

“Oh that…? It seemed like he was saying something but… I don’t know. I don’t remember. “At that time I was on the verge of fainting so I couldn’t hear very well.”

Hmm is this real?

He watched the changes in facial expressions closely but did not find anything unusual.

I guess I really didn’t hear it.

Actually if I had heard that I would have been furious a long time ago.

“Why did you say something?”

“nothing. “It wasn’t a big deal.”

“okay?”

As I quickly ended the topic Einar moved on while the women next to me were in an uproar.

“Why I think I know what you meant.”

“Yandel this guy is surprisingly emotional.”

“…Why is everyone like that? “You must be embarrassed.”

what….

Rather than replying I decided to just eat the food and they also raised their spoons as if their curiosity had been satisfied.

And she talked freely while eating.

Then there was a time.

“By the way… Mr. Yandel. What is that bracelet? Were you always wearing it?”

It was only after listening to Versil’s cautious questions that I realized.

“What is this….”

An unfamiliar bracelet was fastened to my wrist.

***

I was a bit taken aback by the equipment I saw for the first time.

Erwen and Amelia also stopped eating and muttered.

“Uh… I just stayed quiet because you didn’t speak first…”

“I can’t believe it was something I didn’t even know.”

Why did I only notice this now?

“Isn’t that perhaps compensation…? “The reward you get when five people succeed in subjugating.”

Bersil made that assumption but the results are not the same. The reward for clearing with 5 people using the standard method is not something like a bracelet.

I even chose to save my comrades when selecting rewards.

‘…But is there really a reward other than everyone coming back alive?’

Uh… actually if you think about it right?

It’s a hidden piece that was so tightly hidden that I couldn’t find it even after playing for nearly 10 years.

But is returning alive the only reward?

Rather that doesn’t make sense.

Click.

Afterwards I took off the bracelet and looked at it in detail and then I froze.

There was something that immediately came to mind when I saw it.

However I wasn’t sure so I handed it over to Bersil for an appraisal.

Bersil who holds a ‘special appraiser’ license that even Raven could not obtain figured out the identity of this bracelet without even looking at it a few times.

“This…. it’s a double number….”

Yes that’s really it.

Amelia’s eyes sparkled as she was very interested in these treasures.

“Wait a minute if it’s a double number bracelet….”

There is only one.

No.12 Trust.

Is this really a fixed reward?

Considering the hidden piece concept I don’t think there is any item more appropriate than this.

‘…an event with a double number as a fixed reward.’

What are the activation conditions?

I think it would be possible to copy the template if you knew that.

It was a time when I was thinking like that.

Jingle jingle.

The bell installed at the front door rang.

‘Are there any visitors at this hour…?’

Once we stopped eating and opened the door we saw a group of knights who were believed to be from Mozlan.

“Meet Baron Yandel.”

The drivers greet you politely as soon as you make eye contact to see if something bad has come.

I quickly greeted them and confirmed their business.

“…A new feat was written on the Stone of Honor two hours ago.”

New feat?

But what does that have to do with me?

While I was thinking about this the driver spoke.

“This is Baron Yandel’s feat.”

Now that I see it it looks like the reward wasn’t limited to just the bracelet.

I hurriedly checked what was written on the stone and became frozen like a stone.

[In 157 AD the great barbarian warrior Bjorn Yandel and his companions defeated the fearful lord Dreadfear and opened a hidden area.]

I never thought there would be more unlockable areas left.