Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 284
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Is this true??
It's not like a hidden camera.?
I stood still for a long time, captivated by a feeling that cannot be explained by the word dazed. Her fingertips trembled slightly, and her breathing became increasingly rough..
However, the understanding was quick nonetheless..
‘time slip.’
This alone explains all the contradictions that arose after I woke up on this island..
So there is no point in denying it.
Yes, time travel would be impossible since you might wake up in a barbarian body while playing on the computer.?
After I finished organizing my thoughts, I stared at Amelia..
“you already knew.”
“To some extent.”
Amelia nodded slightly and said that it was after meeting these guys that she became convinced..
I saw it in a book, but they were very famous at the time.?
‘……It felt strange somehow. He's not the kind of kid who'll hit someone like that..’
It's a kind of time traveler's perk..
Detecting the true identity of those who are hiding their true intentions and destroying their hair before they can do anything..
It would be absurd for those who suffered.
“U, you're famous, what on earth are you talking about?!”
What do you say, I don't have time to explain.
Even if I explain it, it makes no sense.
“Are there other clan members on this island besides you? If it's true, just nod your head slightly..”
I quickly moved on to interrogation time..
And after solving a few questions, I took some time to think..
“20It was years ago…….”
First of all, the time period was 20 years ago..
To put it simply, we are meeting people whose crimes will be revealed and executed about five years from now..
‘This situation is more troublesome than I thought..’
Through interrogation, we found out that more than 30 people are staying on this island..
And Amelia warned.
Others may not know, but the leader of Clan Elvis is a very dangerous explorer..
“……I guess I have to move first..”
“I guess so..”
I quickly ended our communication with Amelia by exchanging a few glances. Surprisingly, this guy and I got along quite well in this regard..
This is thanks to the fact that there was no need for persuasion..
“First, take off the equipment..”
“Oh, I'll take care of these guys here..”
We skillfully stripped them of their equipment and took their backpacks..
and…….
Puuk.
I killed them all.
That's right, how can I let you go alive?.
It's clear that as soon as we get back, he and his colleagues will start chasing us..
‘They are also the ones who deserved to die in the first place..’
5Clan emblem whose crimes were revealed years later.
Not only was there clear evidence of looting found in the backpack, but there was no feeling of guilt because it was right after hearing various details during the interrogation..
“What to do with the body??”
“I think it would be a good idea to ask.”
“Then I guess I'll have to dig quickly..”
I followed Amelia's question without hesitation..
Cancer, in times like this, you should follow the experts..
“Then I'll be over there erasing traces..”
While I dug the ground for the body, Amelia returned to camp and dismantled the campfire I had made and the grass bed I had painstakingly dug into the ground..
It was the end of my short primitive life..
Okay, now it's time to go back to being a civilized person..
“It's a dagger. Are you going to write it??”
We threw away the 'tree spirit's protection' and put on the clothes and equipment we acquired after killing them..
It's nothing compared to the equipment I used.…….
‘I guess this is just okay to use..’
Wanting more here would be greed.
After burying the body and covering it with dirt, I chewed some beef jerky and drank water from a canteen. And I checked the direction with a compass..
‘Huh, it seems like people are living a bit now..’
Now it was nothing new.
***
“There is a cave that I saw. go there.”
The time when the sky gradually becomes brighter with blue light.
After following Amelia for about 30 minutes, I came across a small cave. The place I discovered when I was heading to the center of the island with Misha.?
“It's wider inside than I thought..”
“……Didn’t I come in and see it??”
“I just noticed it in passing. I thought it would be perfect for hiding.”
No, but I even remember the location.?
“What a memory..”
When I admired it with a pure heart, Amelia frowned and said it was just an old habit..
“Well, it's hard for a grown adult to feel embarrassed by a single compliment..”
“……I wasn't ashamed.”
“Oh, I see..”
“Barbarian, what does that mean??”
I see, I see, I see..
Anyway, this is the end of chat time..
“Rather, I would like to talk about it sooner rather than later. What on earth was that stone??”
I asked the question again and again, and finally heard the answer..
“Fragment stone of record. It is the legacy of the Great Sage Gabrielius and a treasure kept by the lords of Noark for a long time..”
Yeah, that was the official name..
Just by looking at it, it seems to be related to this incident..
“So, is it because of the fragments of that record that we moved back in time??”
“Probably so.”
Amelia continued speaking in the affirmative..
‘The 'Record Fragment Stone' is an object that is said to have the ability to go back in time and change history, and for that reason, people have worked hard to obtain it throughout their lives..
“But why did you use that when you were with me??”
“that… … it wasn't my will.”
“what?”
“I didn't even know how to use it in the first place. I was planning on doing some proper research later when I got back to the city..”
According to Amelia, it seemed like even the lord of Noark Castle didn't know how to use it and just kept it..
As Aurilgavis said when handing over the ‘Fragment Stone of Records’, until ‘the one who receives the call of the times’ appears..
‘Nimiral.’
They say that if you sigh, good luck will run away, but I keep sighing..
“So you don’t know how to go back either??”
“……Yes.”
Amelia spoke as if she had no shame, but her eyes were always sparkling..
Well, there was nothing I couldn’t understand..
For this person, isn't the wish he's had his whole life coming true? The main concern should be how to change the past rather than how to go back..
‘If I came here, what happened over there? Is it just at a standstill??’
My mind becomes complicated..
But there is nothing I can find out just by thinking about it now..
For now, I decided to satisfy my curiosity..
“So what happened??”
“What does it mean??”
“I'm curious about the story behind why you tried to go to the past like that..”
“…….”
Amelia kept her mouth shut at my question..
Well, if you don't want to answer, just say no..
“…….”
“…….”
After that, there was awkward silence for a long time..
As I was suddenly transported through time, I had a lot to think about as I did, and he did as he said..
“The sun is rising.”
As time passed, the day dawned, and we continued to stay there..
I decided that if I went out and moved for no reason, I might run into them and end up in an awkward situation..
Huh, if the guys I killed earlier had a boat, they would have boarded it and escaped the island..
‘I never thought they were controlling the island itself..’
I found out during the interrogation that Farune Island was their clan's territory..
Using this as a base, they travel to nearby islands and loot only explorers without a clan.?
It is said that the reason the five of us went around the island in the first place was to search for explorers who came in while the clan was away.…….
‘But the good news is that you just have to hold on for today..’
6The labyrinth will close on the 60th day..
Surprisingly today is that day.
I wonder if there is anything to be surprised about in a time slip game..
‘What will happen to the kids... … . We'll have to stay there for another month until the labyrinth closes. You'll survive without me and then leave.?’
I suddenly felt worried about the colleagues I left behind there, but I didn't think too much about it..
Yeah, I should worry about myself first rather than them..
I'm in a situation where I don't even know if I can go back..
‘When the labyrinth is closed, everything will not return to normal.?’
As I was thinking those foolish thoughts, Amelia called me..
“barbarian.”
“My name is Bjorn, son of Yandel, human..”
“…….”
“So what I was trying to say is?”
“I tried to tell him to pick one of the ID cards in his backpack ahead of time..”
huh?
‘ah…….’
At first I wondered what they were talking about, but I quickly understood..
If we go back to the city of the past like this, we won't be able to pass the checkpoint properly. Soon, I rummaged through my backpack and gathered all the ID cards..
Forty seemed to be enough..
“……But why do these guys have such a collection of ID cards? If you're not careful, it could be evidence of looting..”
“It's common. Identification cards are also worth a lot of money..”
Even if they are not from Noark, who have no status in the city, there are many people who want a new status.?
‘Well, anyway, if you search your backpack, you'll probably be caught looting it. It might be beneficial to take your ID card with you and sell it..’
Soon we were going through the ID cards one by one and choosing one that we could use..
Unlike Amelia, a human, I had no options..
Among all the IDs, there was only one Barbarian ID..
“Amelia Berrywells, you got a good one.?”
Amelia chose an ID card with the same name..
Race is human and gender is female..
“I'm twenty-one. Do you have a conscience??”
“……I didn't choose it because I liked it..”
uh? What is this reaction?.
“Wait a minute, Amelia. How old are you??”
“……Don't pay attention to me. Bjorn Jandel.”
Amelia quickly returned to her normal self and cut her off coldly..
This was my first time seeing him stutter, so I thought I'd make fun of him..
“It's just that the longer I live here, the more I have to pay taxes, so I just chose something that would allow me to pay as little as possible. It will be convenient since our names are the same..”
Yes, you are already considering that you have been stuck in this time zone for over a year..
‘Tsk.’
I quenched my appetite and looked at the ID card in my hand again to check the contents I needed to memorize..
‘Name: Nivelz Enche, age: 21. Explorer level 6.’
This was the essential information.
However, if you are level 6, you will probably have several essences registered in the guild, so it would be wise not to use things like [Giantization] in front of people..
“Give it to me when you've checked everything..”
“huh?”
“They told me not to call them barbarians? You can't call me Yandel in front of others, right?.”
Oh, that's right too.
I handed Amelia the ID card that I would be using for some time to come..
But what is this again?.
“Nivelz Nche……?”
Amelia froze while holding her ID card..
As if it were the name of someone I knew..
***
“Is this someone I know??”
Amelia shook her head at my question..
And they didn't explain in more detail, saying it was just a coincidence..
Oh, and he also has a knack for making his outfit pop..
‘If you're going to do that, don't show it at all..’
Anyway, from then on, I continued to kill time by staying in the cave until the labyrinth was closed..
We had a conversation occasionally, and there was one part that really impressed me..
“I'll take responsibility for finding a way to get back, so if possible, don't do anything that stands out. Because it could cause something irreversible..”
“It's something that can't be undone?”
“This is something I accidentally heard from a wizard some time ago. They say that if it were possible to go back to the past, the slightest change could lead to the destruction of the country..”
I thought it was the butterfly effect..
Isn’t that right?.
That one flap of a butterfly's wings can cause a typhoon on a continent across the ocean..
‘……Wait a minute, what happens when this era's Bjorn dies??’
Suddenly a thought occurred to me.
20It was a year ago, so Bjorn would still exist in this time frame..
You're probably at the age where you're just starting to drink a baby bottle..
But what will happen to me if that child dies??
‘……Maybe we're in a very dangerous situation..’
Once you return to the city, it would be better to follow Amelia's advice and quietly observe the situation for the time being..
“I understand, I won't cause an accident, so don't worry..”
“……believe it.”
Amelia, who said that with a completely distrustful look in her eyes, soon fell into deep thought again..
More time passed like that..
When their colleagues went missing on the island, several clan members wandering around looking for them passed by, but thanks to Amelia's good camouflage, they were able to pass by without being detected..
and finally.
[00 : 00]
The hour hand of the clock clicked and moved..
It means it's time to close the labyrinth..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
Soon a pure white light embraced my body..
Immediately my vision became blurry, and slowly over time the colors returned. I looked up from the sky blankly and ended up laughing..
‘It was gloomy here even 20 years ago..’
Lafdonia's gray sky as usual.
“Hey, I'm not going straight to the dorm.?”
“No way. Let's go and have a drink first..”
A dimensional plaza bustling with bustling explorers..
Yeah, this is what it felt like here.
There's been so much going on lately that it's even more awkward to be this peaceful..
Slowly it started to feel real..
‘……This is really the world 20 years ago..’
I have to live here for a while..
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