Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 292
292angry tycoon (4)
Ravigion, home to more than half of the kingdom's population.
The upper class classifies all those living here as the working class, but even in Ravigion, there is a gap between the rich and the poor..
Explorer, self-employed person running a prosperous business.
These people live in a house in the center near the square, on the main street. In such places, the safety is good and the living environment is not bad..
but…….
‘He lived somewhere like this when he was young..’
Things are different as you move away from the main street, take the back alleys and enter the huge blocks..
Poor security beyond the eyes of security.
The building is old and worn out, and people live in one room by dividing it into dozens of rooms..
The bathroom is shared and the kitchen is also shared..
The barbarian accommodation that cost 500 stone per night was only on the outskirts, but it wasn't in a place like this..
“…….”
As you follow Raven into the alley, you are met with wary looks from the residents..
Similar to my experience at Bifron.
Everyone was just on guard, but no one approached first and started a fight..
Rather, if you close your eyes, you will fall..
‘Hey, this is my first time seeing a barbarian..’
While I was reminded of the advantages of being a barbarian, I also realized how poor the lives of Ravens were..
Because this is not a busy street..
Those people will probably guess that I am following in Raven's footsteps..
‘Still, there are no babies coming forward.…….’
Yeah, this is none of your business.?
Well, that's it. I don't plan on leaving Raven here for long either..
I'm sorry. chin.
Soon, Raven, who was following behind, entered a building and closed the door..
At first I didn't even know it was a house..
Because it was just a door hanging on the wall..
‘Then let’s wait a little bit.’
After arriving home, I was just killing time by leaning against the wall..
It was about 20 minutes later that Raven's mother appeared after work..
It wasn't hard to find out.
He was far from the shiny blonde hair and was much taller, but his face was just like Raven's..
“Is that Arua Raven’s mother??”
“That's right... Who are you?……?”
To say that she must have been a beauty in her past is because the age difference between her and me is not that much..
At most, around late twenties.?
So you had a baby in the beginning??
As I was staring at him because I felt something strange, Raven's mother asked me with an anxious expression..
“Could that child have an accident again?…….”
“It's a bit weird here, let's go out and have something to drink and talk about..”
“……yes.”
First, I went out to the main street with my mother..
And then I entered a tea shop that functions as a cafe in this era..
“Don't worry. I'll do the calculations.”
“yes…….”
While we were talking, I felt a great sense of discomfort..
Raven and I have the same face, but the way we speak and things like that are completely different..
“If you want to eat anything, order it..”
“…….”
“If you don't have it, I'll take care of it..”
‘Since there was a 'Friends' Gathering Jjambap' menu, it wasn't difficult to order the menu without the help of a woman, and as is the case at a tea shop, the order came out quickly..
Of course, neither I nor this woman said anything..
Huh, where should I start talking about this?…….
“Let’s clear up the misunderstanding first. I'm not here to criticize Raven because she had an accident..”
“yes? then…….”
“I'm friends with Raven..”
“friend… … yo. this?”
“Barbarians don't care about age..”
“Yeah, I see.…….”
Although my mother had a shocked face, she nodded..
I felt like I knew roughly what his personality was like..
Just the opposite of Raven..
“I met you today for the first time in a while and you had a scar on your face..”
“ah…….”
Soon my mother's face turned pale, as if she realized the reason for my visit..
However, when I think about it again, I wonder if it was somehow unfair.?
“that… It's none of your business..”
I was so scared that I couldn't even say anything, but then again, I draw a line when it comes to things like this..
It was certainly a fundamental statement..
It's a crazy world where if you don't pay your taxes, you'll be put to death..
It is not a problem for a parent to criticize a child who does not listen to their instructions. No, it's a world that seems more abnormal than what you say about it..
but…….
“Involvement? Don't say difficult words.”
I am a proud member of the barbarian tribe who knows nothing about such things..
“If your friend is hit, you will only seek bloody revenge..”
When I spoke calmly without much emotion, my mother stiffened in shock. Well, it's blood revenge, so I wonder if there's any reason to hear such a thing..
From what I heard, it seemed like I was just working in the kitchen..
“……So what do you want from me? Do you want me to stop using hand-held swords from now on? Is that okay??”
“No, let it go..”
“What do you mean?”
“You would know, right? Raven has the talent to become a great wizard..”
“……Because it’s that person’s blood..”
My mother pressed her lips as she said that..
There was a clear light of hatred in the corner of the eyes..
It seems like she's thinking of a husband who had an affair and abandoned the family.…….
It's none of my business..
“Send Raven to the Magic Tower.”
“I can't afford that..”
“I will pay all necessary expenses..”
“……Why do you do that??”
“I just felt like it..”
My mother was silent for a long time in response to my answer..
And muttered something strange.
“That child will abandon me..”
huh?
“Before you know it, you will become a proud person and look down on me. And eventually, it will leave for its own world. Just like he did that day, because it’s in his blood.…….”
ah…….
“Isn't something wrong? Why does he have such an easy life? It's definitely my child, but I've never met anyone in my life who helped me for that reason. however… … But why did the child…….”
From then on, all kinds of sorrow poured out of the mother's mouth in the form of unorganized words..
“Now that you think about it, I didn't have any talent. Learning to read was also slow. But that child learned and used magic at that age..”
Husband and daughter. The target was mostly those two, but in the end it was regret and dissatisfaction with the life they had lived..
I quietly listened to her talk.
Trauma caused by husband's infidelity.
Her hatred was so complex that it could not be concluded with such short words, and it festered to the point where it could not be concluded..
How long has it been like that?.
“Is it all over??”
I asked, she answered.
“great. I'll send it to the magic tower. After all, he is a child who has no resemblance to me other than his face. If it disappears from my eyes, I will feel a little more at ease. is it so. Me too now... … I want to feel comfortable.”
“That's it then.”
As soon as the story was over, I got up and paid the bill. He then came out of the store and tried to give her money, but her mother refused..
“I do not need it. The Magic Tower already sent someone a few days ago. I'll support you all, so send me to the Magic Tower and have me take a test. I must have stood out because I was walking around using magic at a young age..”
“……Right.”
“Isn't it strange? All I have worked on all my life is one room in this gutter..”
Afterwards, my mother staggered like a person with low energy and headed towards the house in the back alley, and I watched her behind..
It wasn't like there was any sympathy..
But still.
“What was my life like??”
That woman's last words kept ringing in my head..
***
Time passed quickly after that..
As promised, her biological mother took Raven to the magic tower, and Raven was recognized for her qualifications by the magic tower over a few days..
For reference, I was able to hear about the process in detail through Raven, who comes to the library every two days.…….
“I joined the Artemion School.……?”
“Yes, I like your grandfather. I don't ignore you because you're a child.”
In the end, is Auril Gavis as the old man said??
I thought that if I sent him to the Magic Tower from such a young age, the future would change a little..
‘Now that I think about it, I don't know when he entered the magic tower.…….’
Of course, I thought he must have been over ten years old..
Wasn't it Raven who said she would become an administrative wizard when we first met her? It was only later that he realized that something would happen and that there would be a change of heart..
“But why is your expression like that??”
“It is nothing. Anyway, it's good that I entered the magic tower..”
“……I'm a little worried. can i do well?”
“You will become a great wizard. i guarantee.”
“Hehe, yeah?”
Anyway, the conversation with Raven wasn't limited to the magic tower, but we also talked about family..
My mom suddenly became nicer?
From the looks of it, her real mother didn't tell Raven what happened with me..
After chatting for a while, it was already time for Raven to go home..
“I'll go then. Oh, and I can't come here from now on. Starting tomorrow, I have to go into the magic tower and live there..”
“I probably won’t be able to come starting tomorrow anyway..”
“why?”
“I have a schedule.”
Tomorrow I have to go down to Noark with Amelia. She probably won't come up here again until her goal is achieved..
“……I see.”
I gave Raven one piece of advice before we parted ways for the final time..
“When you go to the Magic Tower, be careful and don't speak informally like you do now..”
“huh?”
“No, the same goes for other people. There’s no need to make enemies for no reason, right?.”
“……I'm not afraid of any of that.”
“Even if you’re not scared, do it if you have to. Not only will you make enemies, but people who were trying to be your friends will run away if you do something like that. If you have that kind of attitude, you have no choice but to be alone..”
“if… You felt bad because of me too?”
Raven cautiously asked me one question, and after thinking about it for a moment, I answered that it was a bit like that..
Then did I feel something??
“okay. I won't do it again.”
“I won't do it?”
“……yo. this.”
Yeah, I'm finally being a little kid now..
“But shouldn’t we go quickly??”
“huh…….”
Soon we finished our last conversation and left the library..
And then we parted ways with an unexpected conversation..
“See you later then!”
Words of promise where nothing is set in terms of place or time.
Well, I got the honorific and then sold it.?
I smiled and answered.
“Okay, see you later..”
You won't even remember me back then.
***
After sending Raven away, I moved to a location without hesitation..
Well, now I admit it to some extent..
‘Yes, Dwalki… It's something that can't be saved..’
Nursery school affiliated with the Leatlas Church.
When I arrived in front of it, I stayed still for a long time, unable to open the door..
It was a simple reason.
I thought about going in and having one last conversation with Dwalki, but then I wondered what the point of this would be..
How long has it been like that?.
“Mr. Enche……?”
someone next to me called me.
“Emirn?”
In the past, she was a woman I met while serving..
At the last company dinner, we had a strange conversation, hoping for courage..
“What's going on here??”
“That's actually... … My son is here..”
……what?
“Fortunately, things worked out well and I was able to bring him back. thank you so much. If it weren't for Mr. Enche, I would have hesitated forever..”
My body froze at the truth I instinctively felt..
But I had to check.
“if… … Is your son's name Riol??”
Riole 'Wob' Dwalkie.
And, ‘Wob’ Emirn.
“Oh, right.”
Immediately, Emirn was surprised and spat out words of affirmation..
Yes, Dwalki's middle name was named after his mother..
“Hey, but how did you know??”
“just… Because she looks a little like that kid..”
“Hehehe, is that so? Well, Mr. Enche often talked with that child alone..”
Emirn smiled happily at my words..
However, rather than talking to me, did he want to go pick up Dwalki??
“Then I'll just leave..”
“Oh yeah…….”
Soon Emirn hurriedly said hello to me and entered the orphanage. But I couldn't leave in front of him and was frozen like a pumice stone..
All kinds of random thoughts lingered in my head..
It lasted for a few minutes..
Tadat.
I climbed over the orphanage wall and went inside..
The spot where I always sat and read, Dwalki was there again today..
“uh! hello.”
Dwalki saw me and said hello..
“okay… … . A long time.”
“What's going on here??”
“just… I came and saw it.”
“……?”
Dwalki looked at me and tilted his head as if it was strange, but he didn't seem wary, perhaps because of the time we had spent together..
Sigh.
I turned my head and looked into the window of the building..
I saw Emirn handing a bunch of documents to the employee sitting at the desk..
Only then did it feel real..
Dwalki will now stay with his biological mother..
And then you will hear stories about the sea..
Even if you become an administrative wizard, you will enter the labyrinth because you cannot let go of your dream..
and…….
[Everyone, thank you for being my colleagues..]
I'll die.
‘that is… … It's all because of me?’
I felt a deep sense of responsibility..
At the same time, I felt like I was a speck of dust in the universe..
A feeling of helplessness that permeates my entire body..
As if in opposition to this, such a desire also bloomed..
Maybe it's not too late yet.
If we do something now, wouldn’t we be able to prevent that future? Yeah, if we kidnapped him right here and now, everything would change..
‘Shit.’
Even though I was thinking that, my body didn’t move..
The scene played over and over again in my head..
The face of Emirn who came to me asking for courage.
Dwalki's voice as he reminisced about his mother during his time as Team Banpoon was heard..
I kept seeing and hearing it..
‘I am…….’
what to do.
Does that really change the future??
What if my actions have no effect on the outcome and only end up reducing my happy time with my mother??
Wow.
Before I knew it, my hands became stronger, and my small hands were folded into tightly clenched fists..
It was Dwalki's..
“big… … . Oh, I'm sorry. suddenly touched.”
“……you don't have to be sorry.”
“Will I be able to grow like that someday? If I have someone important later, I can protect them.?”
To that question, I spit out the words as if holding back..
“Don't worry too much.”
Even though my body is skinny and my height is short,.
“you will become a big person.”
than something like me.
No, more than anyone I've ever seen.
***
As if running away, I climbed over the orphanage wall again..
And I saw a daycare center hidden in an alley..
Mei profit.
As time passed, the door to the orphanage opened and Dwalki and Emirn were seen coming out..
“Auntie, why are you my mother??”
“that… … . There are many stories. Let's go first. If you go, you will know everything.…….”
“…….”
The two held each other's hands in a way that was too awkward to be a mother-son relationship and set off on their way..
and…….
“Goodbye, Dwalki.”
I just watched the back.
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