Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 143
143fire awakening (6)
Choice and focus are important in survival..
What to give up and what to choose.
The more rationally you can solve this difficult problem, the higher your survival rate will be..
But this time I couldn't.
“Ugh, gasp!”
Three injured people and a bottle of top quality potion.
In fact, the best course of action was to feed Rotmiller the entire bottle..
I had to save him as quickly as possible and take out the potion from the [treasure warehouse]..
So it was right to treat myself with a high-quality potion and feed the remaining top-quality potion to Dwarki..
however…….
‘If that were the case, Dwalki would have died..’
It was difficult to make a rational choice.
Even though I already knew it in my head, my body fed Dwarki half of the potion without the slightest hesitation..
As a result.
“Please hold on to both of us! We all have to survive in this damn place.!”
The confirmed future has disappeared.
Because I couldn't give up on Dwalki, I couldn't guarantee Rotmiller's life..
If I had fed it right away, half a bottle of potion would have been enough, but the problem was that I fed it too late..
Simply put, high risk, high return..
Because I wanted the entire team to survive, I made an irrational decision that could have resulted in the death of the entire team..
“rain, bjorn…….”
I approached Rotmiller..
And I continued to take the pulse and check breathing..
I hoped you would hold on..
If this guy dies like this, all five of us will die..
‘10minute.’
After that much time, the dragon slayer bastard will wake up. And the only thing that's sane right now is the dwarf..
If the dwarf can't stop it, everything is over..
“Oh yeah! Stone room! Bjorn, what was that stone chamber?!”
The dwarf guarding Dwalki's side looks at me. And we ask about the identity of the stone chamber we finally found after searching the maze for 12 hours..
Filled with your hopes.
“Elixir? portion? Well, is there something like that in it? Ah, if that were the case, you would have packed it, right? So, is it a healing spring or something like that??”
“……That's not what that stone room is for..”
“Then something! This is the place I found after looking around so hard! There must be something, right?!”
The dwarf asks a question, hoping for one answer..
I know it's best not to answer questions like these, but…….
After a moment, I opened my mouth..
“That stone room is a trap room..”
“trap room……?”
“Yes, opening the box will take you back to the starting point..”
If the guy and the priest appeared at the same time, I planned to immediately scrap Plan A and use it to escape through the portal..
No matter what you do at that time, you have no chance of winning..
“Yeah, yeah! then! Come on, let's get on this and go back! That will work.!”
“Hikurod Murad, come to your senses. Even if I could go back to the tower, nothing would change..”
Going to the tower doesn't give you any potions..
And it's impossible to go back in the first place..
I don't know if they're aiming to rob an empty house..
Heading towards the portal while injured??
It's no different from suicide..
The priest of Karui, who is presumed to have changed his profession and has divine power at the level of a high priest, is probably guarding that place..
“Oh yeah! Priests! Wasn't there an old priest-like man in that group? Let's find him.”
“stop.”
“It seemed to me that he had no choice but to follow that man. If he's right—”
“Stop it, Hikurod..”
“How can I stop this! They're both dying, so something has to be done, right?!”
The dwarf shouted as if screaming at his own helplessness, and I said calmly:.
“There is nothing we can do now. All I can do is just watch.”
“really… … Is that really all there is to it??”
“okay.”
The possible number was three..
All live or.
Everyone dies or.
Or someone dies and someone survives.
Every second that felt like an eon passed by..
and…….
“He… … What happened?…?”
Dwalki regains consciousness..
***
“Dwalky! Don't say it!”
“Okay, stay still. When Rotmiller wakes up, take the potion immediately.—”
Dwalki asked again, seeing us pouring out many words..
“He is…….”
“……?”
“What happened??”
As if that was more important than his own life..
As soon as I opened my eyes, I asked that question in succession..
I thought for a moment.
Should I tell you the truth??
The worries didn't last long.
“He didn't die.”
“ah…….”
“But thanks to you, the immediate crisis has been overcome. Afterwards, leave the work to us and rest..”
“Well, you can't do that..”
Dwalki shook his head desperately..
“Poetry, time... … There is none..”
“Didn’t you hear what I just said? When Rotmiller wakes up, take the potion.—”
“This is a potion... … It can't be better, no.”
There was silence for a moment after those words, and I calmly accepted reality..
“……Right.”
I don't know what method Dwalki used..
However, these are the words of Dwalki, who probably knows the current situation best..
These are the words of Dwalki, who longs for life more than anyone else..
So there's no point in denying it.
“What does that mean! Choi, it’s a top-notch potion.!”
“Yes, that's right! You know, too. What kind of product is this? Well, don't say anything weird.—”
“Miss Misha.”
Dwalki opened his eyes and stared at us..
“Hikurod, and… … Bjorn.”
They only called each person's name one by one..
However, as I spent my childhood in the hospital and encountered many deaths, I knew..
What is Dwalki trying to do now?.
“say it I will tell this to Rotmiller..”
“……Thank you.”
A candle with a dead wick flickers.
As if you want to leave something to the world.
As if I wanted to become a memory.
The one that emits the greatest light at the last moment.
“I have something to tell you.”
Soon, Dwalki's voice stopped shaking..
***
My mother loved the sea.
The unknown sea that I have never seen and only heard about..
I couldn't understand it when I was young, but as I grew older, I started to understand it..
“Because I can't have it... … There's something I want even more.”
There are things like that sometimes in the world..
Because I don't know, because I'm not allowed to.
It looks even more dazzling.
“You were that kind of person to me..”
I was lucky.
To the point of overflowing with minutes.
Met great people and explored.
We talked a lot and gave each other comfort. The empty space that I thought would never be filled has finally been filled..
So, I had to say it.
“Everyone, thank you for being my colleagues..”
Things I couldn't say until now because I was shy.
Words that have always been put off, promising to come later.
But if it's not now, it's words that will be buried in my heart forever.
Slurp.
Dwalki looked ahead with bleary eyes..
“Argh! Don't say that! huh? Dwalki, please.…….”
The woman he loved was crying.
I didn't want that..
Slurp.
move your gaze sideways.
“I am... … Thank you for being my friend. On the team I created... … Thanks for coming in..”
A dear friend was smiling at him..
I was grateful for his smile as he shook his beard..
And I was sorry.
One day, I decided to go to the blacksmith shop..
I can't even keep that promise..
Slurp.
I move my gaze again.
“Riole Warb Dwalkie.”
The last one was a romantic enemy and a colleague I admired..
Unlike himself, who is a coward, he is a warrior who always fights until the end and protects everyone..
He stared at himself with calm eyes..
“I apologize. I looked at you wrong. You were a better wizard and colleague than anyone else. And the choice you made was noble and noble..”
A man who was always stingy with praise.
The warrior who never took words out of his mouth speaks.
“It was an honor to be with you.”
I felt so overwhelmed and somehow relieved..
I received recognition from him for the first time..
I heard that it was an honor for a great warrior who lived like a hero in a story..
I was only half a wizard.
It marked a page of his journey..
There will be no time left at this level..
Yeah, it definitely should have been that way.…….
‘Why me…….’
resentful.
It is unfair.
I'm afraid.
It's vain.
‘why…….’
that was death.
Being erased from someone's next page.
“Isn’t there more to say? I will make room for you if you wish..”
Soon the warrior spoke, and only then did Dwarki realize the reason for this feeling..
“Argh! Dwalky! Don't die! Please, yes?”
There are people in the world who sometimes shine.
To me, that person was you..
I haven't said that yet.
but…….
‘It must be greed.’
I try hard to erase my selfishness.
I know there's no chance if it's now or never.
Because her journey won't end today.
It must not remain as a dark shadow in her life going forward. If it's truly for her then it's the right thing to do.
Therefore, Dwalki opened his mouth..
“Bjorn.”
“……Do you have something to say to me??”
“exactly.”
The only thing left behind by those who leave.
“You are not quick-witted. Please don't ignore me anymore.”
The warrior didn't ask..
You probably already know what I mean..
He is too smart and wise to be called a barbarian..
“Answer me…….”
“i get it.”
Dwalki finally received the answer and smiled brightly..
But does this mean that the time allowed is up to this point?.
“……He woke up..”
The warrior's eyes turn cold..
This makes my heart, which had stopped beating, start pounding..
Dragon Slayer, Regal Vagos.
Even though he sacrificed his life to fight back, he was never able to overcome it..
but…….
“Beat… … can you do it?”
“Don't worry. I will definitely save everyone and return home..”
With that one word, Dwalki got rid of all his anxiety..
I erased the worry that it would be a meaningless death..
If this trusty warrior says so, then it must be so..
So, let it all go…….
Slurp.
close your eyes.
The sound grows distant and the darkness deepens..
I think in thoughts that are slowly becoming dull..
If I've lived a heroic life.
So, if my life were written, even briefly, in a book.
What is the last sentence written?.
A rather plausible phrase came to mind..
It may not be a very appropriate expression to describe the end of a wizard, but…….
‘It's not bad.’
Team Banpuni's wizard, Riole Wob Dwalki.
After protecting a precious comrade from the dragon slayer Regal Vagos, one of the members of Orculis.—
a fierce warrior.
***
「Achievements achieved」
Condition: First companion character dies..
Reward: Permanently increases your sanity by +1.
***
There is no paradise where you run away.
Dragon Slayer, Regal Vagos
As I learned the identity of this guy, this idea became more and more solidified..
Isn't he a member of a group called Orculis that even the king looks down on? We didn't share a full name, but it wouldn't be that difficult to find us..
I thought even the city was not safe if he wanted revenge..
so that…….
New Plan A.
I made a plan to take him down..
‘When there is a ‘keeper of balance’.
I decided that if it wasn't for this moment, there would never be a chance..
But what was the result?.
Exciting-!
The warrior's heart rings low.
New Plan A failed.
There was still a battle against him, but he couldn't save everyone..
There was no paradise even where we fought.
It's not that I didn't know.
Because there is no way such a good place exists anywhere in the world..
Exciting-!
Unlike my heart, which beats low, this guy's heart doesn't beat anymore..
but…….
“Hikuro, you must prepare to fight..”
“I know.”
I stand up using my mace as a cane..
Those left behind will have their own work to do..
I catch my breath and stare across the aisle..
The thing was standing up between the bark that was wide open like flower petals..
“…….”
It was time to end this damn fight..
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