Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 196
196Hua Master Key (1)
As soon as I entered the community, I turned on my computer and checked the chat room..
And then I froze.
[Long Live Korean Independence] - 2 people are online.
…Why two people?
Is it possible that another Korean entered the group this time??
No, there is no way a new person could find and join the chat room so quickly.?
Click click.
Even though I was doubtful, I used the mouse and double-clicked the room title..
Then, a message was printed differently than usual..
[This is a room where participation is temporarily restricted..]
[Time limit remaining: 9 minutes and 51 seconds.]
What is this again??
It was confusing at first, but soon the situation was figured out. Placing restrictions on participation is one of the exclusive rights of the head of the chat room..
In other words, that means…….
‘As soon as the community opened, someone came to Baekho Lee, and Baekho Lee locked the door to have a conversation..’
It would be reasonable to look at it this way..
Perhaps that someone is Baekho Lee’s acquaintance..
If I didn't know you, I would have kicked you out instead of locking the door..
‘He is an acquaintance of Lee Baek-ho.…….’
I'm curious for no reason.
Baekho Lee is an old user who can only use the community for an hour after taking pills in the early days..
It's probably been well over a decade since you joined this community, and there are probably people who know that much..
‘But I'm sure the other person is someone who has been here for a long time like Lee Baek-ho..’
It was Lee Baek-ho who gave us the invitation code to enter ‘Watchers of the Round Table’ in the first place..
“Tsk.”
It would have been nice to be able to at least check the nickname of the person connected to the chat room..
As I watched the time go by with a bit of disappointment, the number of people suddenly decreased to one person..
[Long Live Korean Independence] - 1 person is online.
I checked and the participation restriction has been lifted..
Has the person who came already left??
With that thought in mind, I entered the chat room..
“The hometown person Baekho was talking about?”
Fuck, what is this?.
I quickly turn my head at the sound of an unfamiliar voice, and a white man I've never seen before is standing there..
No, it's not the first time?
[Elfnunalove]
I felt dizzy for a moment when I saw the nickname that appeared above the man's head..
Surprisingly, it was someone I had a connection with..
‘The user who sold me the information when I was digging about a wizard named 'Shenal Pergang' after hearing the rumor of 'dimensional collapse'..
[When I thought about it, that was okay. I think she's a fan of him.]
When I saw them decline the 20,000 GP promised as compensation, I realized that I was a newbie here..
I promised myself that I would rise to the top soon..
But, I never would have guessed that this person was someone Lee Baek-ho knew..
‘No, but where has Lee Baek-ho gone??’
I quickly came to my senses..
The other person was already giving me a strange look after seeing my nickname..
“Um, you're the person I saw back then.?”
Yeah, you recognized me too..
‘As someone who uses the unpleasant nickname 'Elfnunalove', it seems that my nickname 'Elfnunna' was memorable..
“Yes, I see you here again.”
I felt something was off, so I refrained from saying anything for now..
There are a lot of things I want to ask, but sometimes information leaks out just by asking a question..
First, wait for the other side to speak first..
Actually, after waiting for a while, Elf Noona Love, or Elup for short, scratched his head with an embarrassed expression..
“I feel sorry about this.”
“What do you mean??”
“I feel like I took away a friend from back home who I met after a long time..”
“…Are you talking about a white tiger??”
Elup nodded to my question..
“Yes, as you know, there are not many Koreans here. Trends I know very well how important people are..”
“No, that's not it. I don't understand. she took it away……?”
This time I wasn't really pretending to be a newbie, I was sincere..
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Could it be because of Lee Baek-ho that he left the chat room??
No, but how?
The leader of this chat room must have been Lee Baek-ho.?
The car that made all kinds of questions linger in my head..
“That's literally it. Even if you come here from now on, you won't be able to meet Baekho. He left it alone for now because he thought it might serve as a key.…….”
The white man continued..
“Unfortunately, you made a big mistake..”
“……?”
“I was originally going to just leave, but I'm telling you because I'm afraid you'll waste time waiting. Well then, have a nice time..”
Elf Noona Love left the chat room before I could say anything more..
I stared blankly at that empty space..
‘Nimiral.’
What's going on??
***
Before I knew it, I was left alone in an empty room..
‘Did you do something wrong? I can't come here?’
My head is spinning.
But the more you do it, the more you need to calmly organize your thoughts..
What on earth is Elf Noona Love doing??
As I was carefully reviewing the conversation just now, I quickly came to a conclusion..
Although it is still just a hypothesis…….
‘First of all, it's clear that he's the manager of the Ghostbusters..’
manager.
Like the ‘Soul Queens’ I met when I first came here, they are the ones who guide newbies and manage this place to keep the community from becoming a mess..
Otherwise, this situation cannot be explained..
[You made a very big mistake this time..]
Elf Noona Love kicked Baekho Lee out of the room even though he wasn't even the room manager. No, it must have been him, not Baekho Lee, who restricted participation in the room..
At least within the bulletin board, the administrator has considerable authority. In the first place, only an administrator can permanently expel someone from the community..
It's definitely not an ordinary manager.…….
‘…wait for a sec.’
As my thoughts continued, I hurried back to my room. Then I quickly operated the computer and opened the message box..
[Elfnunna has more than 50 transactions. EXP +50]
[Membership level will be adjusted.]
[Orc -> Troll]
[From: Ghost master.]
ghost master.
The top manager of Ghostbusters, whom community users refer to as GM or operator, whose identity no one has revealed..
Suddenly, I remembered the conversation I had with Baekho Lee..
[Do you know who the operator here is??]
[Oh, I don't know about that either. In fact, I took the pills while robbing the headquarters of the secret security department in the early days..]
[Then I don't know who you are either.?]
[Still, you probably expected it, right? There is someone who has some guesses as well.…….]
[who?]
[There are three people. I will tell you all.?]
At that time, in response to my question, Baekho Lee mentioned a total of three suspects. They were all wizards, and each one was so famous that no one in the city knew their name..
Since this is Lee Baek-ho’s guess, it is not entirely unreliable..
‘GM is a wizard.’
It's not certain, but with that premise in mind, I recalled the first time I met Elf Noona Love..
[…Can I just say this??]
[Who cares? I'm not even a master of that school.]
This is what I thought as I watched him tell me the inside story of the Tarutein school that spread the rumor of dimensional collapse..
This guy speaks like a wizard..
I quickly came to one conclusion and swallowed my saliva..
It might just be my own leap, but…….
If my conclusion is true.
“crazy.”
I may have just met with the GM..
***
For a moment, an unknown shiver ran through my body..
I quickly returned to my usual state..
Even though Elf Noona Love is the GM, it doesn't mean it's a serious problem to me..
Well, that nickname bothers me a little bit.…….
First of all, it wasn’t like we had a hostile relationship, right?.
If my identity is revealed, there will be no such thing as someone coming to slit my throat..
…maybe.
‘Okay, let's erase that first..’
I went to the bulletin board and deleted the comment I left on my Canadian friend's post, which has now been blurred..
It would be close to impossible to pinpoint me based on this alone, but I guess you never know..
In the process of erasing, I erased all traces I left behind when I came here. Excluding a few comments left on humorous posts, it wasn't much..
Once when rumors of dimensional collapse spread.
After the battle with the dragon slayer, I posted a purchase on the exchange to gather information about Orculis..
‘So then I can't meet Baekho anymore?…….’
After I finished erasing traces, I also thought about Lee Baek-ho..
I felt something was disappointing..
Aside from the fact that I can no longer obtain advanced information through him, honestly, playing with him was quite fun..
‘But what on earth did he do that the manager came and hit the van himself??’
There is currently no way to determine the truth, but it was not difficult to assume that it was closely related to the Noark subjugation war..
That's the only big incident that happened recently..
ta da da dat-.
After that, I spent some time looking around the bulletin board..
Most of it was close to simple web surfing..
I checked to see if there was a post left by Elf Noona Love, but there wasn't a single comment like that..
Oh, by the way, this was the same for Baekho Lee..
‘…I guess I just have to keep an eye on the future..’
Originally, real people stay away from the community and just do their own thing in silence..
Using this incident as an example, I added a new rule for using the community..
And how long has it passed?.
[03: 03]
It is time to enter the round table..
However, this time I didn't have to wait until just before closing and just went in..
Since such an incident occurred, it was believed that information could be obtained through small talk before the meeting..
‘…Everyone will be there this time?’
I started in the customization room as usual and quickly put on the navy blue suit I had been wearing the entire time and put on a lion mask on my face..
Meeeee profit.
As soon as I finished decorating, the door opened as if I had been waiting, and as I followed the carpet, a large round table appeared..
The first person to welcome me was the clown..
“You came early this time, Fishit..”
Because I skipped a month, I heard that unique laughter for the first time in two months..
I approached the seat I was sitting in and looked at the person..
‘Crescent moon, antlers, fox.’
Including the clown and me, there were a total of five people who participated in this rally. The fox that made eye contact with me looked away and spoke to everyone..
“By the way, Mr. Goblin is late today.?”
“Fishit, aren’t you dead? I heard that the damage to the Holy Knights was severe this time..”
“…I hope not..”
As expected, the main topic even before the meeting was the previous subjugation war..
“I'm surprised that I even came back alive. Because I wondered if there was hell, it must be there. I really regretted participating without even thinking about it..”
“…I sympathize. I never would have guessed that such power was hidden in Noark. When the punitive force was first formed, I thought that with this force, we could attack the royal palace..”
“Fishit, but it all turned out well.?”
“Clown, you talk like you're talking about someone else..”
“So what is it if it’s not about other people? It has nothing to do with how many people die. Isn't that right, Mr. Susa??”
“Well, I'm not interested..”
As if I was bored, I just rested my chin on the armrest and pricked up my ears to listen to the conversation..
Noark's Warlock.
Priest of Karui.
The inside story of a large clan that suffered severe damage, stories of other races, etc..
Rare information that was insufficient to be brought up at the meeting was constantly being leaked under the name of miscellany..
‘It's a good thing you came in early.’
It was a time when I tried to hide my satisfied smile and listened to their opinions on the current situation..
“Oh, Mr. Goblin.!”
A goblin mask appeared beyond the open door..
“You were alive..”
“Ah, yes. It was really dangerous. God really helped me.”
If you're not from this world, you're a goblin who naturally discusses God..
The clown laughed mockingly.
“What is God? At least he was hiding behind the scenes like a goblin, wasn't he? Fishit.”
“No, clown, why are you doing this to me??”
“That's right, it's easy?”
“…….”
Even though he was told to openly ignore the goblin, he just smiled and sat down in his seat as if he was not praying..
‘I was scared.’
At first, it didn't make sense for the goblin to take a low stance, but if you think about it, it might be natural..
Isn’t he a goblin whose identity as a paladin has been exposed?.
There is no way you can openly fight with a clown who looks strong at first glance..
thud!
Soon after the goblin sat down, the door was closed tightly..
It means that it is time to start the meeting..
“Ryan, your promise is valid then.?”
Before I even took my turn, the crescent moon asked me a question..
Although the subject was missing, there was no problem with understanding..
I guess he's referring to his promise to give you information about the 'Stone of Revival' if you come back with an interesting story..
When I nodded briefly, Crescent Moon gave a look of determination..
“Fishit, looking at your expression, it looks like you're really confident this time.?”
“I'm just desperate. Because it’s something I need more than anything else..”
An answer filled with determination to find out about the ‘Stone of Revival’ at any cost..
“So who should I start with??”
It was the moment when a game of guessing began to decide who would start first..
Mei profit.
The tightly closed door opened with a sound..
A phenomenon that has never happened before.
what? Another member? No, once the meeting started, wasn't it true that no one could come in during the meeting??
I'm sure it was because of the rules.?
“……?”
Seeing that everyone is looking at me with questioning eyes, it seems I am not the only one who finds this phenomenon strange.…….
Cooung.
Soon the thick wooden door opened wide, and a person appeared beyond it..
It was a man wearing a featureless white mask..
The only hand with exposed skin was wrinkled..
“LOL, nothing has changed here from then to now.?”
The voice of an old man flowing from beyond the mask.
Silence weighed down the hall for a moment..
The first to come to his senses and open his mouth was the fox mask..
“master……?”
Through that muttering, I was able to realize.
master.
‘It meant the person who created ‘Watchers of the Round Table’..
“But is there a mask I’ve never seen before? are you someone?”
In response to the master's question, the fox mask that had been lured and fluttered by me several times tilted its head..
“…Wasn't the Master the one who invited you? I think this person said that too.…….”
Strictly speaking, I didn't say that..
I just cleverly avoided answering to create an illusion..
But that excuse won't work.
‘Nimiral.’
What do we do?
If you're not careful, your concept will be revealed..
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