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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 336

336Hwa to the Future (6)

“You can go back tomorrow? what does that mean?”

Amelia avoided my gaze at my question..

“It's not certain, but there was one thing I figured out from the beginning..”

“from the beginning……?”

I felt dizzy for a moment..

‘Maybe that's why you make an awkward expression every time you talk about how to go back??’

I realized that the sense of discomfort I felt in the previous conversation was not an illusion, but there were still things I did not understand..

“If you had an idea from the beginning, why didn't you tell me in advance??”

As I stared, Amelia glanced at me once more and then averted her gaze..

In the end, I had no choice but to ask directly:.

“if… Do you don't want to go back??”

“that…….”

Amelia, who was speechless, shook her head..

“Absolutely not. I just thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to stay here a little longer.…….”

“what? why?”

I tilted my head without realizing it, but after thinking about it calmly from Amelia's perspective, I understood..

“Well, that's—”

“Ah, I see. i get it.”

“I understand……?”

“Didn't you feel bad about leaving your sister behind?.”

If we leave, Laura will have to live alone for the next 20 years..

It's natural that he would have wanted to help him live a better life, and at least he would have wanted to know what kind of life he would lead before leaving..

“It would have been better if you just told me honestly. I didn't know I couldn't trust you that much..”

“ah…….”

“Aren’t we colleagues? Just say that..”

“…That's right, I'll tell you in advance next time..”

“okay.”

After quickly clearing up the misunderstanding between us, I moved on to the next matter..

What may be most important in the current conversation.

“So what was your point that made you confident that you could go back right away, even tomorrow??”

“Oh, you mean that?.”

In response to my question, Amelia came to her senses and explained the method. I listened intently, even asking a few questions, and nodded..

‘Well, definitely…….’

It was a plausible story..

No, to be honest, as soon as I heard it, I had a gut feeling..

Okay, this was it..

The last role left to us.

***

next morning.

After checking out early, we headed to a nearby restaurant..

Amelia said there was a place she wanted to go..

Well, I just wanted to finish my work quickly and go back.…….

“20Because it’s a restaurant that will disappear in a year… … . Oh, of course, if you think it will be difficult, you can just go right away..

How can you not go when you say that??

‘Well, I won't have time to rest when I get back. He has been walking around every day just to work..’

Amelia even seemed embarrassed while asking. Perhaps he was embarrassed to show such ordinary desires.…….

It was a positive change worth cheering on..

Doesn’t this mean that the bond has been built up enough to make such a request?.

“If there's anything else you'd like to do, let me know..”

“then… Would it be okay if I stopped by the Arandeje Museum in district 9??”

“…Art gallery?”

“There is a picture I want to see. that… I wanted to see it, but even when I went there later, I couldn't see it. It seemed like it had been sold to a wealthy nobleman..”

Anyway, for this reason, after finishing our meal, we headed to the museum. Amelia was in front of a painting she wanted to see. She looked at her painting in silence for over 30 minutes..

and…….

“…Do you mind if I look at something else??”

“Of course.”

Afterwards, I walked around the museum and looked at other paintings and sculptures..

Honestly, I was a little surprised.

‘I didn't know you had a hobby like this.’

Just by looking at his eyes, you can tell that he is truly happy..

Well, that would be that and this would be this..

“Amelia, it's nice to see the sights, but I'm starting to get hungry.…….”

As I was looking around, it was already midday, so I had a meal at a nearby restaurant..

and…….

“Yandel, can I stop by one last place??”

At Amelia's request, we rode the carriage again..

The place we arrived at was the nursery school of the Leatlas Church..

The same place where Dwalki stayed as a child.

‘There is a strangely deep connection here..’

Without entering the building, we sat on a bench across from it and saw Laura through the window..

After recovering from her hospital bed, she was sitting at her desk and doing paperwork..

I got a job at an orphanage thanks to a priest's introduction.?

“I thought he was just helping out with a little chore, but seeing him do paperwork, it looks like he's already reading..”

I wondered if the memory had not been completely erased, so I told Amelia, but she just smiled bitterly and shook her head..

“That won't be it.”

“How can you be so sure??”

“My sister… Because he couldn't read.”

“…what?”

Then, what I learned from the priest in just a few weeks was enough to do administrative work.?

It was shocking, but it wasn't something I couldn't understand..

Because such people sometimes exist in the world..

“…He was a genius.”

“I didn't know it would be like this either. I knew her sister had an extraordinary memory, but…….”

“What about the new building? Didn’t the priest who taught me how to read look strange??”

“The woman thought it was just a process of memories coming back. Her sister thinks so too..”

Maybe these sisters' real talent wasn't killing people..

It's just the environment made it that way.

How would Amelia have grown up if she had been born into an ordinary family? She seems to like painting, she might have become famous for that or something.—

“What are those eyes??”

Ah, maybe I was looking at you too closely?

“…It is nothing. How long are you going to see it? I think your sister is leaving work now too..”

“now… I should go.”

After Laura finished her paperwork and put on her coat, we stood up..

and…….

Mei profit.

I picked the lock of the locked sewer and walked down it..

Because this is the only way to Noark..

“I didn't know I'd end up there again. Something won't happen?”

“It'll probably be okay. Even if it's not a cemetery, there's another way to sneak in..”

In the past, I needed Noark's identity, so I entered the country officially through a broker, but now there is no need for that, so I entered the country illegally through a route known to Amelia..

Is it a road connected to Yeongju Castle??

“But what happens to Noark in the future??”

While we were there, we talked about Noark..

Already, the royal family, the lord of Orculis Castle, and us, the fourth force, had already joined together to create such a big event, so I was curious about what would happen next..

“If it's Noark, the chassis owner would be working hard on repairs by now..”

“apprenticeship?”

Of course, I know that it will somehow be resolved, but I was curious about the process..

“First, we joined hands with the royal family to attack and then lost, so what can we do to resolve this??”

“Because even Orculis needs this city..”

I thought it would be okay to get my hands on it, but after hearing the story, there was a reason for it all..

“In order to open the portal leading to the labyrinth in Noakre, the blood of the castle lord's family is needed..”

So, as soon as the next generation, Seongju, learned of his father's death, he killed all of his family members except himself..

They were concerned that they would rule the city by turning their weak brothers into puppets.…….

‘I'm a guy, after all. You make that decision right there..’

Afterwards, Chadae Seongju brought about a truce by giving up a certain portion to Orculis, and gradually stabilized the city..

This is the story of this city for the next 20 years..

“Arrived.”

We soon passed through the sewers and arrived at Yeongju Castle, moving secretly to avoid the eyes of the guards and escape from the castle. And after passing through the streets of the city that still smelled like coal, we arrived in front of a small mansion..

“Yandel, could you wait a moment? I'll go alone.”

“That's right.”

It was Amelia's house..

***

There was no reason to knock loudly..

Because back in those days, I didn’t live with the door locked..

It was a feeling of desperation to make everything happen..

It's good-

Amelia opened the door and entered the house and looked around. She had just the basic early furniture, but she was more used to it..

This house that my alchemist grandfather prepared for me has always been in this condition..

Even until I become an adult and leave this house.

“…….”

The girl, who was crouching against the wall, probably sensed someone, looked up and saw herself..

“Emily……?”

A strange image appeared in the colorless pupil..

Amelia didn't have any mind-reading skills, but because she was her past self, she could clearly tell what the other person was thinking..

“Hey, maybe…….”

Expectations just in case.

The expectation that my sister might be alive.

“your sister is dead.”

“ah…….”

Amelia said clearly and the girl lowered her head..

The image that appeared in the girl's eyes had disappeared before she knew it..

However, Amelia forced the girl to stand up..

And said unilaterally.

“You will soon enter the labyrinth again. And like before, you will live a life like a gutter, meeting many people and killing them again..”

“……So.”

The provocative words seemed to have had an effect, as the girl who looked like an empty doll raised her head in protest, and Amelia stretched out her hand towards her..

“Promise me, you won't kill any barbarians..”

“……why should i do that?”

Amelia answered without doubt.

“There will come a day when you think that keeping this promise was the greatest luck in your life..”

The girl pursed her lips at those words..

There was no facial expression on the outside, but Amelia knew..

My younger self thinks after hearing this.

I don't know why I'm saying this, but at least.

I don't think this person is lying..

No, I think it's more like he's giving sincere advice for me..

Like a sister that no longer exists…….

Wow.

Amelia took the girl’s hand and clasped it. And she closed and closed her hand three times..

It was an action the sisters used when making a promise..

“This... how do you…….”

Amelia did not answer the girl's question..

I just released my grip, turned my back and walked towards the door..

plod, trudge.

Soon, when Amelia stood in front of the door, the girl opened her mouth and let out a tired voice..

“If the…….”

“…….”

“What if my life is in danger if I don't kill the barbarian? Do I still have to keep that promise then??”

It was a question like my childhood self..

Even out of consideration for my sister, who has taught me countless times the importance of promises, I will not make promises I cannot keep..

But Amelia said confidently.

“Then you can do whatever you want..”

Because that won't happen anyway.

Soon Amelia opened the door and went out..

and…….

“Oh, one last thing.”

“…….”

“Keep the door locked.”

Amelia quietly closed the door and turned her back..

He saw a barbarian waiting for him in an alley a little distance away..

“Is the conversation over??”

“okay.”

promises will be kept.

Even if our intentions are unknown and we couldn't prevent her from dying..

Because it's true that you got help from us..

Because my sister taught me that whenever I receive help from someone, I must repay it..

“Amelia. But from a while ago, there was a blond kid looking at me from afar... … . Shouldn't it be resolved??”

Amelia turned her head to follow the barbarian's gaze..

Then I saw a boy with a familiar face..

“Ah, I was wondering why it looked so familiar. Is he a Guardweaver Drows??”

“Yes, that guy is right. He has a different real name.”

Amelia felt unfamiliar even as she said that..

That boy later informs her of the existence of a treasure called the Fragment Stone of Records. She then betrays him just before the takeover and runs away alone, turning into an enemy..

The scar on my ear also appeared at that time..

That was the reason why the castle lord and Noark made an oath not to commit murder. Well, since there was an exact period from when to when, it didn't work in this era..

Anyway, that's not the point.

‘Strangely enough, I don't feel anything..’

Even when I see that face, I don't feel angry..

As if the old feelings of anger and hatred in my heart had disappeared..

“Shouldn't something be done??”

At his worried question, Amelia realized the cause of this seemingly calm feeling..

“No, it doesn't matter. Leave it alone.”

“Leave me alone?”

In the end, looking back, it was a process..

Even the pain I went through by becoming entangled with that guy..

To meet this man in the future.

“……What, why are you laughing all of a sudden??”

“I didn't laugh.”

“I laughed?”

“…….”

Amelia walked forward, completely ignoring the persistent barbarian's questions..

Then the barbarian hurried to catch up..

“Hey, but why doesn't this work??”

“Well, it will work soon..”

“No, if it still doesn't work?”

“Then we'll just have to live here together. I don't mind though.”

“uh… That's a bit... … . No, it's definitely not that I don't like you.…….”

The barbarian frowned as if he was troubled..

Amelia laughed again without realizing it..

A real smile, not the awkward smile you make in front of the mirror.

Swish.

When Amelia stopped walking and turned her back, her body collided with the barbarian who was following behind her..

and at that moment.

flash-!

The world was bathed in pure white light.

***

‘iron mask……?’

It was completely by chance that the blond boy found them. They caught his eye while he was wandering around the street looking for a drunk person he could rob..

Although he was not wearing an iron helmet as rumored,…….

There was no person in this city with such an enormous physique. No, he thought there were only a few on earth..

Maybe it's a barbarian.

‘Above all, the red-haired woman next to me…….’

It was the famous Iron Mask and Emily..

After the boy saw the woman enter the house, he hid and observed them..

Soon after, a woman came out of the house and joined Iron Mask..

But did you feel the gaze on this side??

“……!”

The boy felt like he was making eye contact with them and he craned his neck..

It was that moment.

A brilliant light bursts out and brightens this dark underground city..

flash-!

A flash that seemed like a fleeting moment.

As the flash subsided, chaos came to the deserted streets. Drunken people jumped to their feet, and those inside the building gasped and opened the windows..

“What, what! That light just now!”

“……Magic?”

“It's not like there's something wrong with your body.?”

Everyone was confused and looked for the cause of the situation..

However, the blond boy hiding in the alley was different..

‘The iron mask is gone…….’

they are gone.

However, the boy did not question the reason..

The boy, who had to survive in Noark from the moment he was born, ran away, relying only on his instincts..

and…….

‘……This stone! Light came from this stone.’

The boy picked up the rock that had fallen on his clothes, put it in his arms, and quickly hid in the alley..

And how long has it passed?.

“excuse me! Light burst out from there!”

“I looked from that window over there and the light exploded and the person disappeared.?”

A guard who came to hear the commotion at night began to listen to the situation and realized the identity of the man and woman in the center of light..

“A man who looks like a barbarian and a woman with red hair?”

“Iron mask! It's an iron mask! The one the Lord of Seong was looking for! Examine the remaining traces!”

“Identity card! There is an identity card among the clothes.!”

“6Rank Explorer, Nivelz Nche… … . Is this Iron Mask’s real name? The women's identity card is?”

“Unfortunately it wasn't found!”

“Captain, they say some kid stole something from here.”

“what? Where did he say he went?!”

Soon the guards rushed to the alley where the boy disappeared, but they were unable to find the boy who had already disappeared..