Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 266
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He laughed when I said it's been a while..
“I never thought you would remember me.”
He seemed surprised that I recognized him..
Well, it was a short meeting..
Let alone speaking properly, I didn't even have the mental capacity to have a face-to-face conversation..
but…….
“Such memories are not easily forgotten..”
Anyway, how can I forget?.
The time when I was crawling through a dark cave on three legs, bleeding with one sore foot..
[What are parts? Can you give me a potion??]
[This is to prepare for when you can't use divine power.?]
[You have a lot anyway. I'll pay the price separately..]
[Sheesh.]
This guy, who was a swordsman on the team that saved me, threw the potion with a dissatisfied expression upon hearing the leader's words..
It was a rare experience.
How many times in your life will you feel humiliated and grateful at the same time??
“I'm sure this is good, perhaps because he's a barbarian. It is said that the iron rule of a warrior is not to forget grace.?”
The guy understood what I wanted to hear and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips..
I didn't even bother to correct it..
Well, it's true that I felt grateful..
“Still, it's a bit surprising. I didn't know you still remembered me.”
“Because it's not common for someone with that body to be able to crawl that distance..”
He said that and looked me up and down..
“By the way, I never thought you were really that Bjorn Yandel..”
It seemed like he had already deduced his identity through my impressions without even having to say anything..
Well, should I call this an advantage or a disadvantage?.
As I was laughing, Raven came up from behind..
“It’s been a while, Mr. Pachran..”
“who… … . Ah, Miss Raven.?”
I was as surprised as the embarrassed prosecutor..
What, you two knew each other?
“okay… yes. I heard before that you joined that team..”
“It's not a team anymore, it's a clan. By the way, wow! I had no idea that Mr. Yandel and Mr. Partsran knew each other. Is this a relationship??”
“What is our relationship? I don't even know their names yet..”
When I joined the conversation and blurted out, the prosecutor chuckled and revealed his name..
“It's a stupid part..”
“Your pronunciation is strange..”
“Because it is one of the few families that still insists on naming in the central style. Call me Pachran. Because everyone calls me that.”
“droughty? Was he a nobleman??”
“What is nobility? It must have been like that at least thousands of years ago..”
I immediately understood what it meant..
Because there were cases like this sometimes..
Before the world was destroyed, they were nobles or royalty of a country. After entering this city, they were reduced to mere commoners..
Although they do not have titles, I heard that they still maintain legitimacy by deciding on a head of the family among themselves..
“So what were they doing in front of our boat??”
As soon as the entire statement was over, Partran also slowly got into the main topic..
I said it honestly because I didn't really do anything..
“I was just looking around the whole island..”
“Right.”
My reputation is also a reputation, but Pachran, who is acquainted with Raven, did not have any doubts about our words and was convinced..
and…….
“Nervio Pertia.”
By activating the magic circle engraved on the ship, the anchored ship was reverse summoned and placed in subspace..
It's a small action, but it really bothered me..
“But where is the team I was with back then??”
“Exploring the island.”
“Looks like you're looking for something.?”
“Well, I don't think it's time to talk about that..”
Well, no matter what I did, I'm already getting prickly..
It was a sharp answer, but I could still guess the general situation..
‘First, they put it on the shore, but now they sent one person separately to put it in.…….’
It must have been because he was looking for something..
Because most summoning inscriptions have a cooldown..
If they decided they couldn't find what they were looking for, they would have tried to get on the boat and go straight out..
‘De-summoning means that you found what you were looking for..’
So what was it that you were looking for over there??
This also reminded me of one thing.
Because I was aiming for that and ran to the 6th floor this time..
‘If that happens, the plan goes awry.…….’
Even though I unconsciously licked my lips, I managed my facial expression so that my bitter inner feelings did not show..
But was this the same for the other party?.
“Yandel, so how long are you going to stay on this island??”
Pachran asked me in a subtly nonchalant voice..
Baby, look at it.
“I think it will probably continue..”
“continue? There won't be much here.”
“Because this is our first time together..”
“Hmm, it might still be okay to go to the next island... … . Well, that's it. You'll figure it out..”
Partsran, who was talking with a lot of wishful thinking, suddenly thought that this had crossed a line, so he changed his words..
Yeah, you decide where we go.
“Anyway, if we stay on this island, we might meet a few more times. See you later, Yandel..”
Soon, Pachran concluded the conversation..
It was obvious what I was thinking..
You'll want to quickly tell your colleagues about our existence and discuss it..
“for a moment.”
As I chanted briefly, Partsran turned around..
He seemed curious as to why he suddenly called me..
I couldn't just send it away either..
Actually, this is something I’ve been concerned about since a while ago.…….
“It's not just Yandel, it's the Baronet..”
“……what?”
Seeing him tilt his head as if he had misheard, I said it correctly again..
“Bjorn, son of Yandel, said he was a baronet..”
How can this be done to stealthily kill a friend?.
I still think I was that barbarian from back then..
***
“Then I will go. Huh! Hey, Baronet Yandel.…….”
Raven sighed as Partsran quickly ran away and disappeared from our sight..
“……Mr. Yandel, you had to do that.?”
It was obvious what you were talking about..
I guess it was too harsh..
But I proudly straightened my shoulders.
“You didn’t even want an extreme honorific, right?.”
They didn't make me call Baron Yandel 'sir', and they made me use the Hao script in my speaking style..
But did it really have to be that way??
“Raven, I actually don't understand you. Where in the world can there be such a generous nobleman??”
“Uh, if I put it that way, I don’t have anything to say… … . Still, we've never had anything like this before. What happened between you two in the past?…….”
Raven seemed to think it was personal revenge, but it wasn't really like that..
Because I was much more grateful for being saved in the first place..
But that's that and this is this?
“Raven, there's a big difference between saying it because I told you to speak comfortably and saying it first when you didn't even say anything..”
Even after I became a nobleman, the way my colleagues and acquaintances spoke did not change..
That's because I told you not to do that..
But what were the parts like??
As a barbarian, it's not something I would say, but as soon as I saw it, I naturally started talking..
“Ugh, so you did it for the dignity of the nobility? Now I'm a noble person?”
What can I say, this guy again.
“Not a noble, but a clan leader.”
“……yes?”
“Now wherever I go, I represent you. But should I just laugh it off and move on, saying I'm considerate of an explorer I don't know much about? Just because you know someone?”
“that…….”
Above all, the team over there seemed to have overlapping goals with ours, so there will be more encounters in the future..
That's why I turned on Noblesse Barbarian mode..
Because I decided that looking down from the beginning was not desirable in the long run..
“……Sorry for being sarcastic. This time I was short-thinking..”
Soon, Raven bowed her head and apologized..
It was one of his strengths.
If you are sure you made a mistake, just admit it and apologize honestly..
“That's enough. I forgot now.”
Like a barbarian, I cheerfully passed this incident over and asked what I was curious about..
“But I didn't know, Raven, do you tend to dislike nobles??”
“no? That's not the case at all?”
Um, yeah?
After going through all that, he was sharply sarcastic..
Oh, maybe you were close friends with him earlier??
That's why he got angry when he saw me craving it.?
I thought it was a reasonable guess and asked again, but this time Raven shook her head again..
“Uh, that's definitely not it. To begin with, I only met Mr. Partsran a few times at a banquet.…….”
“Hmm, but then why were you so angry??”
“I'm not angry.…….”
“But isn’t it true that it was different from usual?.”
Raven couldn't easily answer my question..
Rather than feeling uncomfortable talking about it, it was closer to the feeling that I didn't know the reason..
“It was just a little bit like that. I hope everyone else doesn't do that to Mr. Yandel... … . No, what am I saying? Oh, I don't know either..”
Raven looks confused.
I chuckled..
I thought you knew what I wanted to say..
I would also be upset if Einar suddenly changed and showed an authoritarian side. Cancer, a brain as pure as stone is the charm of a barbarian..
“Ah, both of you, stop! What on earth is that strange atmosphere?!”
Perhaps not liking the awkward atmosphere, Misha joined the conversation and the topic naturally changed..
“So what do you do now? There is still a lot left to see the whole island..”
“Oh, I think I'll end my tour of the island..”
Anyway, at this point, the size of the island has been roughly measured.…….
It was also confirmed that there were people other than us..
Competitors who may have visited this island for the same purpose..
“So what do we do now??”
I gave a short answer to Raven’s question..
“go into the island.”
You can't do your job as an explorer if you just step aside because there are competitors..
***
Farune Island.
This island, located closest to the starting island, is a popular hunting ground..
Monsters are all level 8 or lower.…….
The profit advantage is significant in that insect-type monsters are produced in large quantities..
Yes, if you look at the profits..
“Erwen, fire! fire! fire! Quickly!!”
“yes, four!”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk!! Aaaah! I think it went into my mouth.!!”
“Mr. Einar! A magic stone just came out of my mouth! No way, he chewed it to death.?!”
Krungbi, a grade 8 insect-type monster with a body larger than a human face.’.
And the swarms of bugs he summons.
Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Magic stones poured out every time Erwen or Raven's AoE, which deals with the fire spirit, was unleashed, but no one had a bright expression..
This was no different for me too..
‘It's more disgusting than I thought.’
Even though I thought I had a pretty strong stomach, it was difficult..
Thick body fluid covering the entire body.
The foul smell of roasting bugs engulfed in flames.
Huh, I didn't want to know that a smell like this existed in the world..
“I've never heard of this many monsters, but there are definitely no people around... … . Wow!”
“Don't talk! Put it in your mouth… Ugh!”
Colleagues updated the worst moments of their lives in real time but did not say they wanted to go back..
It was a simple reason.
“I guess you're right, Bjorn..”
“yes. There must be something on the island. Otherwise, people on good boats would not have come to this island..”
Of course, I'm not in the mood to follow them and find out what it is..
Not only do I already know what it is…….
There are no kids in our clan who don't know morality enough to agree to such a plan in the first place..
Therefore, we decided to search diligently among ourselves..
Under the assumption that something is hidden on this island.
‘Thanks to this, it won't look strange even if I find it later.…….’
The problem is the team called Parts..
This island's hidden piece is a type of event targeting the entire island..
‘First of all, if there are no more people than us, there are 11 people in total..’
Although it has not yet exceeded the 15-player opening requirement for the highest difficulty level, 11-player difficulty is sufficiently burdensome..
‘Maybe that's why he tried to kick us out. Because the event can be held much more comfortably without us..’
I'm a little curious.
How did he know about this hidden piece?.
Is there a player among the team members??
Or you are the player?
‘That's it, I'll get a feel for it later when I meet him.—’
It was a time when I was moving around and thinking about various things..
“mister.”
Erwen stopped the group..
“Someone's fighting over there.”
The direction pointed is the center of the forest..
He has hearing that is several times better than ours, so he couldn't have misheard..
“It looks like Partsran's team is hunting. Hmm, if I run into you here, I'll probably be misunderstood and ask if you followed me.—”
“no. I'm not hunting..”
“yes? What does it mean when you say you're not on the hunt—”
Erwen said with his eyes shining sharply..
“It's the sound of people fighting.”
It meant that PK was happening..
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