Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 331
331Hwa to the Future (1)
Sunlight and cool breeze seeping through the bars.
As I drink rum with the grilled meat I brought from the store in front of me, I can't help but exclaim in admiration..
“Okay, okay, this is it..”
Is this the first time in a while that I can fully enjoy my daily life?.
Maybe it's because I've only been in drab Noark for a few months, but the gap is so satisfying that it's ridiculous..
Well, that doesn't mean there isn't anything to worry about..
‘by the way… It's already been a week.’
Auril Gavis, Lüchenprague, Jerome the Knight of Light.
This much time has passed since that day when all kinds of big names appeared from all directions and I was completely distracted..
and…….
“Ugh.”
I am still in this era.
“When is this guy going to be used?.”
As a habit, I took out the record fragment and fiddled with it and grumbled, but there was a good thing about it because it was like buying time..
At least you can afford to dispose of the equipment..
‘There are a few things that make me wonder why this guy is still silent.…….’
Anyway, for that reason, I decided to take a break for a while and settled down on the ground..
Oh, by the way, there is only one room..
I was going to split it in two, but Amelia came and scolded me saying there was a reason to do that.…….
Honestly, I understood it..
Actually, we stayed together as one body for several months.?
It is at least too late to discuss the differences between men and women..
“Is it alcohol again?…….”
“Oh, are you here?.”
“I would have told you to keep the door locked when I'm not there.?”
Amelia, who had been out, came in and threw her coat on the coat rack in a familiar manner..
I didn't bother to ask where you had been since early morning..
Because it's obvious.
I must have been secretly stalking my sister today to see how she was doing..
“As soon as I arrived, I started nagging.”
“Not nagging…….”
I quickly changed the subject..
“So, how is Laura??”
Perhaps due to the powerful medicinal properties of Lethe's blessing prototype, Laura only opened her eyes three days ago. He was diagnosed with amnesia by a priest who came to the aid station to volunteer, and came to believe that the name on the identity card in his arms was his.…….
“It's not Laura, it's Shannon Ellaura.”
“Oh, I did..”
For your information, the name Shannon Elau is a new one we have created. I guess I was a little reluctant to use the identity card that the old man gave me..
Amelia had a hard time exchanging the identification card that was received in one day with the one in the patient's belongings box, and even correcting the patient records written at the aid station one by one..
“So what is he like??”
“Unfortunately, it seems that the priest who came as a volunteer attracted attention. Today I started learning letters for the first time, and the progress was very fast. The priest seems to think that this is a sign that the memories will return.…….”
“Don't worry. Because it won't work like that..”
“I'm not worried about that part. It's just that the opponent is a member of the church, so it's just a matter of attracting attention..”
At first I wondered what that meant, but I quickly understood..
“Because of the integer?”
“okay. It would look suspicious for a child who is not even an adult to have the essence..”
If you leave it alone, you will probably live your whole life without knowing that the power of essence resides in your body..
The stats can just be assumed to mean that you are naturally healthy, and since you have no memory, you won't be able to display any special abilities for the rest of your life..
but…….
“This definitely makes me a little anxious. I couldn't believe I caught the attention of a priest who came out to serve..”
If you live a life closely related to a religious denomination, the story is different..
Since it is a place that has the power to delete essence, there is a possibility that the existence of essence may be revealed..
“……Since losing one's memory is a rare occurrence, it seems to have garnered attention unexpectedly..”
“So what should I do now??”
“What should I do? It’s not like I can force it off..”
Amelia licked her lips bitterly and said she would just keep watching for the time being, and I agreed with that opinion..
And with this, this topic ends here..
“Anyway, why don't you change your tone a little bit??”
As I spoke softly, Amelia looked at me with wary eyes..
“……What a way to speak?”
“Isn’t the tone too stiff to be used between colleagues?.”
“colleague?”
“What is that expression on your face when you hear it for the first time? There's no way you're trying to come out and say you forgot the promise you made to me.—”
“No, I remember. only… I just wondered what it had to do with the way you spoke..”
“Well, actually there is no connection. I was just curious about you using a different way of speaking..”
“…what?”
At my words, Amelia looked at me as if she was pitiful, and then sighed deeply..
“you… really…….”
“Why can't you be curious? Looking at the way you spoke when you were young, I don’t think you’ve been like this since then..”
“that…….”
Amelia frowned..
It was an unexpected reaction.
In the past, he would have just ignored me or looked at me with a straight face and asked if I was making fun of him..
“I will try my best to speak.”
“uh?”
“No, effort… I will do it. Is this okay? No, it's okay... uh?”
What can I do?.
I honestly got goosebumps.
So it was a time when I couldn't say anything..
“Hmm… It seems like ‘Are you done?’ is a softer tone than ‘Are you done?’ Which do you think is better??”
Amelia began to worry about her tone with serious eyes..
“Now, wait a minute. Aren’t you trying to change your tone too easily??”
“Yandel, you were the one who told me to change it, right?.”
“That's the case, no matter what.”
“Don't get me wrong. Actually, it's a problem I've been thinking about recently..”
“It's a problem I thought about?”
“…My sister would have definitely wanted that. And since you said it too, there must be something wrong with me..”
ah…….
‘The mood was so depressing that I decided to joke around before getting to the point..’
I quickly resolved the situation before it was too late..
“Thinking about it again, I don't think it's a problem to force change. What's important about the way you speak? Cancer, what matters is the essence of the person..”
At first, Amelia showed a lukewarm reaction to those words, but she nodded when I told her that she could trust my words since she had a history of falling in love with Misha..
“As expected, you two had that kind of relationship..”
“ah…….”
why did i say this?
This is something I never told anyone..
“Hmm, I'm sure you're not just saying that because you're the kind of person who doesn't have a fault with how you talk. I understand first. Let's put the speech issue on hold for now..”
“……Yeah, good idea..”
It was a fairly uncomfortable conversation for me, so I quickly got to the point where I should have gotten into it earlier..
“Anyway, now that we've both had enough rest, I'd like to have a more serious conversation..”
“Talk… good night.”
Soon, Amelia sat down in the chair across from me, and we began the meeting that had been postponed for a week under the guise of a break..
* * *
The first agenda of the meeting was this.
“Are you really not related to the Order of the Rose??”
“does not exist. And that conversation would have ended a long time ago?”
I heard later that Luchenprague thought Amelia was a member of the group and had been pursuing her tenaciously..
Perhaps there is a grudge relationship that is not known to the public.…….
[I can tell you what it feels like to lose.]
Considering that he said these things back then, I'm sure he must have lost someone precious to them because of them..
I guess this isn't the important thing.
“But why are we telling this story again??”
At the time, I thought it was just a strange coincidence, but as I thought about it later, one possibility occurred to me..
“You said you learned Auror skills from a woman you met by chance at Noark Castle.?”
“Yes, I told him I liked the look in his eyes and told him a few things. Of course, they only created the basic foundation, but it was much later that Aurors were awakened. however… Haven't we definitely talked about this before??”
“That's right.”
At that time we concluded that she was probably a member of the Order of the Rose..
however…….
“But is there any possibility that that woman is you??”
“…what?”
“A thought like that suddenly occurred to me. There's no way a woman she doesn't know very well would show such kindness..”
Amelia, who has been quite perceptive since she was a child, understood exactly what I was trying to say this time..
“Do you really think that's all we have left to do??”
“okay.”
Creating the framework of an 'Auror' for Ngmelia, who is left alone in the world..
This may be the homework we have left to do..
but…….
“Don't worry. Because it's not like that..”
Amelia resolutely rejected the possibility..
I told him to provide evidence, but he didn't explain it at length, just saying that you can trust him for this part..
‘The fact that he says this makes me think I was wrong.…….’
If that's true then it's good news for me.
The conclusion is that if we want to follow the original history, we will have to stay here for another two years..
“Well then, let’s move on to the next item on the agenda..”
The second topic brought up was Auril Gavis..
What kind of variable will this suspicious old man play in the future?.
We talked about it for a long time..
And it ended with me getting scolded without much gain..
“By the way, why did you do such a dangerous thing? It would have been better if we had broken up on good terms..”
“What does it mean? So you're saying I had to change my name and face??”
“Even if it wasn't, there was no need to say it in a teasing way at the end..”
“ah…….”
That's right.
I felt very refreshed at the time, but it is true that I get a little chilled when I think of the old man who was shaking later..
“You're all good, but you need to be more careful with your words and actions..”
“……i get it.”
“I won't say more because I understand... … . be careful. When I said I would be your companion, it meant I would entrust my life to you..”
I was very grateful for the determination that seemed to surpass trust..
‘……But didn't you clearly say that you wouldn't say anything more??’
“Hehehe.”
I ended the topic with a cough and moved on to the next item..
The core of this meeting is none other than.
How do I activate the Fragment Stone of Records?.
“I would like to take some time to discuss what exactly the homework we have been given is.…….”
“You sound like you have something in mind.?”
Anyway, did I say this without thinking?.
2Years later, in addition to providing Ngmelia with the foundations of an Auror, there were several other candidates..
The first of them is this.
“Noble Phantasm of Creation……?”
Amelia tilted her head as soon as the 'Genesis Noble Phantasm' was mentioned, but she couldn't rule out the possibility..
Well, it can't be me who steals the 'Genesis Treasure' 20 years from now.…….
I may have some connection with that in the future..
For example, like the 'Heart of the Barbarian' commotion..
The result will come much later, but I may provide the cause..
“Well, it is said that the Noble Phantasm of the Creation is a particularly important item for evil spirits. In that respect, it seems to make sense. You too are an evil spirit—”
“Write it.”
“Ah, that's a mistake. I told you not to mention that.”
It was a sensitive issue for me, but Amelia apologized right away, so I just gave her a yellow card..
Well, the second time around here.
“If you're GM... It was clearly the second name of the man who took over the meeting from Auril Gavis..”
“okay.”
“But why does he?”
“This is exactly the time when the community was taken over by that guy..”
Should I say it's a bit elaborate??
Maybe I should meet that guy from the past and do something to get back to the original time..
“This also seems plausible. Is there a third one??”
Then I guess it won't happen?
I immediately mentioned the last possibility.
“Hiding what I have gathered here so that I can pass it on to the future. Maybe that will be my last role.”
“that… Isn't it just your wish??”
Well, if you put it that way, I don't have anything to say.…….
“So have you thought about anything? what do we have to do.”
“Well... I'll tell you when I think of it..”
Tsk, I thought something good might come out of it..
It was a bit disappointing, but it is a leader's quality to embrace the shortcomings of colleagues..
“Okay, so all the equipment was sold??”
“More than half. If the price is lowered, it can be disposed of sooner.—”
“No, it's okay if it takes time, so sell it for full price..”
“But there are quite a few valuable items, so wouldn’t it be better to keep a few of them??”
Uh huh, you don't know anything.
When it comes to equipment, maintenance is essential..
This means that the value decreases over time..
Moreover, if you are selling equipment from 20 years ago, the source will be questioned, so in many ways, it is cleaner to get rid of everything except for the Demon Crusher, which cannot be purchased with money..
‘The problem is, where should I hide this to be safe?…….’
It was a car where I continued to think about countless times according to the stream of consciousness..
“Oh, and I have one thing to say..”
“huh?”
“I heard while I was out today that grade 3 essence will be auctioned off at the central exchange..”
“Uh, level 3 essence? For some reason I don't go to the heavenly auction house.?”
“It seems like Alminus Trading Company is trying something new..”
Hmm, are they aiming to upgrade the central exchange??
Even if it were like that, the heavenly auction house wouldn't be able to win..
“So what kind of integer comes out? Oh, are they going to keep it private until the day before the auction day like the Sky Auction House??”
“That's true, but I already know what the integer is, so it doesn't matter. Because it was a very famous auction..”
Okay, so this is the returner's perk..
When I urged her with her eyes to speak quickly, Amelia opened her mouth..
“It is the essence of Bol-Herchan..”
Is this really destiny?.
“……!!!!”
Coincidentally, it was a necessary essence for my training method..
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