Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 306
306Tu Lane Wales (4)
Was my recruitment offer so unexpected??
Amelia looked at me as if trying to figure out my intentions. She continued speaking in a somewhat bitter voice, as if she had not discovered any other intention in the end..
“I am… They are looters..”
“It's natural since you're from Noark. But I know better that my essence is different from them..”
In fact, Amelia saved Einar and I during our first meeting and sent them back alive..
Same goes for when we met in the sewer..
The dwarf, Rotmiller, Misha, and even Dwarki..
I found a different way to feed the precious 'Blessing of Lethe' to everyone, not just me as a 'Barbarian'..
so that.
“My information is also registered in the Explorer's Guild. Of course, the royal family will know—”
I cut off Amelia's words decisively..
“All you have to do is create a new identity..”
“It's not as easy as it sounds. If I'm next to you, a nobleman, there will definitely be people trying to find out my identity.—”
Wow, there's a lot to talk about today.
“So, I said it right? Once I resolve all those restrictions, then join my clan..”
“Something like that... … I'm saying this now because it can't happen. If that time comes and you force it, you'll get in trouble.—”
“Well, setting up insurance.”
“insurance……?”
“Okay, I'll figure out whether it's okay or not, you just have to answer..”
‘A choice between ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
After I summarized the situation neatly, Amelia hesitated for a moment and sighed..
“Ha, why are you always giving me trouble?…….”
“So the answer is?”
“i get it. If there is a situation where there will be no problem even if I am next to you…….”
Amelia frowned and avoided eye contact..
But maybe he didn't like his own unconscious actions??
Sigh.
Amelia raised her head and looked into my eyes and said.
“Then, I will be your colleague..”
Quest has been completed.
***
Quest name: Save my sister!
Goals: Sister's survival (0/1), solving identity issues(0/1)
Reward: Amelia Lane Wales (SSR) recruitment ticket
Hmm, I guess it feels something like this.
As I was finishing up this quest neatly, Amelia took the bottle of alcohol on the table and drank it in one gulp..
“They said I don’t drink because I’m not drunk.?”
“I'm thirsty.”
Oh, really.
But saying something like that while gulping down alcohol sounds very macho..
Tuk.
Amelia frowned as she put down the bottle..
When I saw this, I couldn't resist and asked.
“Perhaps you don’t like alcohol??”
“How can something like this taste delicious??”
“No, I just checked. I also don't like alcohol very much..”
They say that if you go through a lot of difficult things, it becomes like a sweet drink. I asked just in case. I feel like I've experienced enough adversity, but it's still just that..
“……Enough nonsense, let's get to the point..”
While saying that, Amelia sat down across from me..
“You wanted to hear about Nivelz Enche, right? I'll tell you. If I hear your opinion, I might think of another way..”
“good night.”
“Oh, and one more thing. Let me tell you in advance that I will become your colleague only if you keep all the promises I made earlier. Do you understand??”
“But I was told to join the clan, not a colleague.?”
“Ah oh…….”
Amelia flinched at my words..
“That too… … It certainly is. I am… I thought that was really what it meant. Please correct me if the two are different.—”
“Okay, now I see that my colleagues have a better tone than my clan members..”
“……Did you just make fun of me??”
You're quick-witted.
“No way.”
Amelia looked at me suspiciously, but couldn't say anything because there was no confirmation..
So it's time to change the topic..
“Hurry up and say something. Everything I don't know, including Nibeles Nche.”
Coming back to the main topic, Amelia also lost her sense of fun and started talking, looking back on her memories..
“Nivelz Enche was the name of the man who saved my life that day. ‘Iron Mask’ was the nickname he used in Noark..”
”It was like that too.”
First of all, the part that was difficult to understand became clear..
I am this woman's lifesaver..
Hehe, for some reason, ever since the day I came down to Noark wearing the iron mask, for some reason, he has become withdrawn from me..
“So I kept wondering if I could tell you this. I came here to change the past, but the more I struggled, the more it seemed like everything was going as planned..”
“Right.”
There was no need to say much since I had already experienced it once..
“But you said you wouldn't give up, didn't you? Okay, just say something. come out… … . No, when was the last time I saw Nivelz Nche again??”
“I don't know the exact date. However, if I remember correctly, about 3 weeks from now. The place is introspective……….”
After that, I talked to Amelia for a while and learned all the information I needed to know..
No matter what I asked, Amelia didn't act guarded or leery like before and told me everything honestly..
In some ways, this is the first perfect communication..
Oh, of course, that didn't mean the answer was straight away..
“Do you have any more questions??”
“No, I think I heard everything I needed to hear..”
“I see, then maybe…….”
“sorry. To be honest, I don't know yet. Think about it some more.”
“is it…….”
When I answered that I couldn't think of anything, Amelia looked disappointed, but didn't say anything else..
“Well, I guess the number doesn't come to mind right away for you..”
“It sounds like you weren't expecting it at all..”
“……Strange guy. If that was really true, I wouldn't have told you this..”
“Hmm, so you believe me??”
“……To some extent.”
“To what extent.”
As soon as I heard it, I burst out laughing..
Normally, I would have thought it was a snarky answer, but perhaps because the person who spoke was Amelia, I felt somewhat proud..
Isn’t that right?.
I only listen to my parents' compliments roughly, but when someone I'm normally picky with gives me a favorable review, I feel like I'm recognized somehow..
“Anyway, if you don't have any more questions, now it's my turn..”
“huh?”
“What are you surprised about? me too… Isn't it natural to have questions about you?.”
“Ah, I guess so. Try it. What are you so curious about??”
“What exactly did you talk about when you met Auril Gavis? I couldn't ask in detail at that time, right?.”
I thought there would be questions about the world I lived in or something like that, but no..
This guy really has no useless curiosity..
Well, I guess that would be convenient for me..
“Actually, all you might be curious about is what I said earlier. But since you're curious, I'll tell you from the beginning. When I opened my eyes, the place I was in was a mansion that gave me a very deja vu feeling. Ah, it would take a long time to explain why I felt déjà vu.…….”
“It's okay, give it a try. Because there's still a lot of night left.”
“uh… … . Then, I get it..”
Afterwards, I told him everything that happened in the spiritual world I visited last month..
As a result, the names of big names were also mentioned..
Leader of Orculis.
Annihilator Velvev Ruinzeneth.
And an unidentified man called ‘Cagureas’..
“Cagureas? This is my first time hearing a name like that..”
Unfortunately, Amelia didn't know anything about that man..
Well, they were two different people, but the situation was a little different..
“The leader of Orculis was there... … . There were rumors that it might be an evil spirit, but I never thought that was true. So you also come from the same place as the leader??”
“That's not it again. Not all evil spirits come from the same dimension..”
“Is it the same for doomsayers??”
“Probably so. It was around this time that people from our hometown began to be brought here..”
“is it… … . Thanks to you, I heard an amazing secret story. The leader may not know, but Ruingenes, there was not even a rumor that the old man was an evil spirit..”
“In that sense, I ask, can I hear a little about these two people??”
“I don't know much, but if you want at least that.”
This time too, it was Amelia who first discussed insurance before spitting out information. There were more useful things to say than I thought..
Well, I didn't know much.
There isn't much information that has been spread outside of the leader or destruction scholar..
There was bound to be a difference in the level of common sense from Amelia, who was a native of Noark and had a lot of contact with Orculis..
“So, are you being called there again on the 15th??”
“Probably so. They said they would solve the equity issue at the end or something, but I'm curious how that turned out. Oh, is there anything you want to ask him? Then I'll ask you later when I'm called..”
“……Let me think about it.”
There was no more conversation to be had after that, so I left my bed and laid down on the bed. The day felt particularly long, perhaps because I stayed up most of the night..
But after lying down, did something else come to my mind??
“Bjorn, what kind of world was the world you were in??”
Unusually, Amelia asked various questions, and I answered them one by one..
Democracy, science, cars and airplanes, missiles.
The talk got longer because I needed an explanation every time I said something, but it wasn't boring or annoying..
Of course, it was the first time.
The reason I shared this story with someone in this body was.
Because I had to hide that I was an evil spirit, I had to think twice about every word I said, but there was no need to do that in my conversation with Amelia..
How much time has passed like that?.
“It was quite an interesting story. Although most people knew it.”
“what? Did you know? How on earth?”
“Because there are many evil spirits in Noark who have revealed their true identity. As you go along, you are bound to hear various stories..”
“Right… … . No, wait a minute, then why did you ask me that again??”
“that…….”
Amelia frowned..
And the silence continued for a long time..
“Could it be that you fell asleep??”
“…….”
“Don't pretend to sleep. I know you're half asleep like a dolphin.”
“…….”
Is this Cheongchuleoram??
I didn't know that one of the two ways to make people angry would be used against me..
“……Are you really sleeping??”
“…….”
What the heck, now it's even on my nose.
Ha, it's really funny. What is acting??
I don't know, but after that I didn't speak and closed my eyes..
It was a simple reason.
If he was really fast asleep for the first time in a long time, I didn't want to disturb him..
“……Good night.”
I turned my back and lay down facing the wall, and soon fell asleep..
***
After that day, time passed quickly..
No, it's a bit too fast to say it's fast.?
To be honest, it was a very boring time..
I strictly refrained from going out because I didn't want to create variables, so I wasted time staying in the dorm all day..
Oh, that doesn't mean it was a meaningless time..
“Bjorn, wash yourself..”
“Why don't you go out??”
“……It smells.”
We talked all day.
There were many topics.
Sometimes it was my hometown, sometimes it was memories of Amelia and her sister, sometimes it was an episode from the labyrinth..
Anyway, through a variety of conversations, I got to know Amelia in more detail..
Well, the biggest takeaway from all of them would have been finally hearing the details of Amelia’s possessed essence..
‘Have you not been able to do proper team activities? I don't understand why I could only get to the 8th floor with those specs..’
Amelia's specs were much better than I expected..
To be honest, as long as you don't have the Archje longsword or the 'dragon tongue', it's okay to be considered higher than the dragon slayer guy..
‘But not only in combat, but also in leadership..’
Based on this, he can perform the position of a searcher, and as an auror user, he is an extreme dealer who can quickly cut down physically resistant monsters..
However, the disadvantage is that the body is weak.…….
That's a problem that I just have to be good at tanking in front of..
“Oh right. What happened when you went out today??”
“As expected, a rejection came back..”
Amelia came out from the shower and answered, shaking her hair with a towel..
Tsk, it happens like this too..
“Hmm, maybe the problem was that I sang too little.…….”
The attempt to bring in Sister Lane Wales, who was a 'herder' for another team, by paying money, failed..
“How were they? Do you think you would change your mind if I gave you more money??”
“well. I don't know, but it's better not to do it that way. If they find out that we're obsessed with them, they'll not only be wary, but they'll use that to take advantage of us..”
“I guess that’s true too. Because everyone here is smart.”
“Still, I succeeded in approaching it naturally. Fortunately, they showed interest in us first..”
“If you're interested?”
“They asked if I wanted to join their team..”
In some ways, things were going according to plan, but neither of us looked bright..
That's because all of this happened in the past..
“It just fits so well that I can't breathe..”
Even in original history, we belong to that team..
And after experiencing this and that, I experienced that incident about 5 months later..
“so what are you going to do?”
“……Join the team as planned. Even though it's a little uncomfortable, it's the best way to be nearby when something happens..”
“okay? Then let's do it like that..”
I didn't really have any disagreement..
No matter how much I think about it, it seems impossible to change the past this way, but I can't think of any other way..
For now, I decided to follow Amelia's plan..
At least until a better plan comes along..
Yeah, so in that sense…….
[23 : 55]
Check the time one more time.
Amelia said while looking at me like that..
“Oh, by the way, today is that day..”
“okay.”
After drinking a glass of water, I lay down on the bed..
“Have a nice trip.”
Sending you off, this is very awkward again..
“There are still 5 minutes left to go. Anyway, it's only a short time here..”
“Oh, that's true too.”
From then on, I spent some time having casual conversations with Amelia..
Is it because the opponent is Aulil Gavis??
I'm a little nervous—
click.
At that time, the second hand of the clock on the nightstand clicked, and my vision became blurry..
‘The cider was really delicious back then..’
If you ask me again, will I give it to you??
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