Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 342
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Hansoo Lee’s room feels familiar yet unfamiliar..
‘Something… It's been such a long time.’
I took a moment to look around to see if anything had changed, then sat down on the chair, moved only my toes, and quickly turned on the computer..
Jiiiiiiing-!
Our goal in today’s community is simple:.
As always, information gathering is the top priority..
However, the difference is that, unlike usual, the volume has accumulated for 2 years and 6 months..
‘First, let’s look at the bulletin board..’
The round table, which can be said to be the main course of community activities, can be entered after three hours, so I used the mouse to check various bulletin boards..
It was quite a cumbersome task..
I had to go through the list for a long time to see the atmosphere of this place in chronological order..
[Wow, who has been to Bjorn Jandel’s house??]
-I went there with people who had been helped by her on the first floor before, and seeing the flowers piled up made me feel strange..
-I feel like I'm really dead.
-The co-workers there were also in a very mournful mood..
Well, since I have a lot to say, you can start reading from here..
[tetyys: Why make a fuss over one dead NPC??]
[Sogeking33: Well, no one would care if a bastard like you died, right??]
[ㄴ SoDamnToxic: Candidate for barbarian tribe leader, nobleman with the title of explorer who came out in 10 years, I heard that the royal family will send knights for a funeral procession to commemorate the death of a hero... … . It's only natural that kids with an inferiority complex cling to each other..]
[Ki11Humans77: It's a bit disappointing. I heard they created a new clan, so I was curious to see how it would grow..]
I checked a few comments on the first post I clicked on and then pressed the back button. Then, I moved through the pages step by step and checked the posts..
1months, 2 months, 3 months…….
As time passed, the bulletin board poured out articles focusing on the hottest topics at the time. Just look at the stories about my death that were all over the bulletin board..
Only a month has passed, but the frequency of mentions has decreased drastically and has almost disappeared..
However, it started to be mentioned again the following month..
Someone had put in new firewood..
[Is the rumor that Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit true??]
-Wherever I go these days, that's all I hear. I'm not going to do this because of something that doesn't exist at all..
[Three reasons why Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit]
-Uh, if you're here, hit the recommend button and go.~
[Common sense tells you that he is an evil spirit??]
-In rebuttal, a newbie who has never seen Bjorn Yandel before..
-Positive poetry, Suin has a girlfriend.
[arolf5205: He's right. It seems like the kids who say Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit are all newbies..]
[1spring: Bjorn Jandel is not an evil spirit. So does she have a girlfriend now??]
[Bling0_0: Hmm, but I still think it's an evil spirit.…….]
2 months after Bjorn Jandel's death(?).
The bulletin board was plastered with stories about whether I was an evil spirit or not..
So far, most people thought it was just a rumor..
Well, there was one comment in the middle that bothered me..
[teckmonkey: Maybe it's not a rumor but fact. There is a story that the suspicion first arose because it was Bjorn Yandel's favorite colleague..]
When I saw that he only said he was a colleague and didn't refer to anyone else, I lost interest. When a topic arises, all kinds of aggressors stick to it, because they are used to it..
Click, click.
Three months after his death, the topic decreased and my name was barely mentioned..
but…….
6 months after death.
My name, which had been slowly forgotten, suddenly began to be mentioned on the bulletin board..
It was officially announced by the royal family..
Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit..
[Hey, the official document posted by the royal family is real.?]
[Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit.?]
[He was a candidate for tribal leader and even received a noble title, so how could he be an evil spirit? There's nothing wrong?]
At first, everyone seemed confused, but gradually evidence began to emerge that I was an evil spirit, and the truth became accepted..
If I thought about it assuming that I was an evil spirit, I had more than one question..
[If you think about it, it was strange.]
-First of all, does it make sense to grow so much in such a short period of time? It was too strange to be considered just a random guy..
[ㄴtunaboot: Fact 1, even if it’s an evil spirit, it still doesn’t make sense..]
[BrutalizerX: Fact 2, Bjorn Yandel was living with three women.]
[ㄴWingPizza: Fact 3, Bjorn Yandel is known as a giant who stands well over 20cm tall. Of course the kidneys.]
Of course, the period when my name became a hot topic was short-lived..
Aside from being a shocking story, there was not enough firewood to continue burning..
Bjorn Yandel is an evil spirit.?
It's an amazing story.
But so? How long are we going to talk about the dead kid??
It felt roughly like this.
Well, some people assumed that there was some big secret in the fact that such rumors were spread about the person who suddenly died, and that the royal family has now revealed that the rumors are true.…….
Unfortunately that was all.
There's no way such a secret situation could be shared on a community bulletin board..
Click, click.
After that, I continued to read the posts, but no topic that could heat up the entire bulletin board came up for several months..
It was just an ordinary atmosphere where you could just say what you wanted to say..
but…….
1 year after death.
An incident occurred that set the community on fire..
[Hey guys, have you heard about the Nartel Clan??]
Nartel Clan.
The clan headed by Melter Fend, an explorer with whom I had a close relationship during the Noark battle..
90% of that clan died in the labyrinth..
Even the cause was already widely known..
[godFLEXyou: Uh, I heard that only a few people managed to come back alive after being attacked by the Noark guys.?]
The Noark guys who were known to have gone outside the castle walls were discovered in the labyrinth..
As a result, all kinds of speculations circulated in the community..
Is there a portal outside the castle walls?.
Rather, it may be that a new portal was created through some kind of method. Some people said that it was highly likely that they were people from Noark who remained in the city and hid their identities..
and…….
1 year and 1 month after death.
One of the medium-sized clans was wiped out in the Labyrinth..
It was a clan active in the Dark Continent where the Nartel Clan suffered a disaster..
Because there were no survivors, the cause of extinction was unknown..
1year 3 months.
7The number of clans disappearing from the floor without a trace has increased rapidly, and there have been several eyewitness accounts of people from Noark..
Most of the sightings were on the 7th floor..
1year 4 months.
When the royal family recognized the seriousness of Noark's incident, they began distributing identity badges again..
Knights were also sent into the labyrinth to patrol the lower levels..
But nothing got better.
As soon as the labyrinth opened, those who entered from the first floor were checked, but there were no people from Noark..
1year 6 months.
Noting that the Noark faction only appeared on the 7th floor, the royal family cooperated with several large clans to form an expeditionary force..
And returned with countless damage..
Still, there was a harvest.
[Breaking News) Noark Latest Status]
-This is solid information obtained by interrogating prisoners captured during the expedition..
-The Noark guys opened a portal outside the castle wall, and if you take it, you'll be on the 7th floor..
-Oh, of course, neither the captives nor the royal family know anything about how that was possible..
New information has been confirmed.
Time goes by like that and it’s been 1 year and 8 months.
The royal family, who banned ordinary explorers from entering the Dark Continent, formed a second expedition, and after putting in a lot of effort, won a single battle with only a wound..
and…….
[Now it's a real war.]
7A full-scale power struggle began on the floor..
They decided that if the Noark guys were stuck on the 7th floor and increased their power, it would lead to a big problem in the future..
Numerous explorers participated in the war in response to the enormous compensation offered by the royal family, and heroes who gained fame in the war emerged every day..
A representative example was Chilgang..
Seven young heroes who did not have much fame before, but made a name for themselves by playing a major role in this war..
[But looking at it now, it seems like Bjorn Yandel's party had an insane talent pool. How can two of the Seven Gangs appear in one party??]
Soon, I went back in time and finished checking the most recent post 10 minutes ago, then took my hand off the mouse..
Even if I skim through Amman, by the time I check the 2 years and 6 months worth of content, well over 2 hours have already passed..
‘Should I take a break and clean up?…….’
I got off the chair and lay down on the bed..
First of all, I learned very little new things while looking around the community..
That's natural..
I spent over ten days at home and heard various stories from Erwen. I was already aware of the major events in each timeline..
Among them, of course, there was also something about Noark..
‘Still, it was nice to look around and get a sense of the atmosphere at that time.…….’
Moreover, among the posts, there was quite a bit of trivial information that Erwen did not tell us..
For example, it is said that all the explorers who had previously fallen into a brain-dead state due to the pillar of fire were cured..
‘Anyway, let’s check the exchange this time.?’
After taking a short break, I sat down in front of the computer again and started checking the backlogged posts one by one..
And time goes by…….
[03:09]
It is time to enter the round table..
***
It's good.
The goblin mask that opened the door and entered greeted me cheerfully and waved its hand..
“Oh, Mr. Fox! Long time no see?”
“hello.”
“I guess we were the first to arrive today too.?”
Bersil Gowland, the woman wearing a fox mask, smiled awkwardly at the goblin's question..
It was because I knew that the question was not for fact-checking, but for a private conversation..
She didn't really have anything to talk about with the goblin..
“……Haha, it looks like you have something to think about today like last time? I'll be quiet.”
“thank you.”
Soon, a little more time passed and the deer antlers and the crescent moon arrived at about the same time..
I checked and the time was 3:05..
There were 5 minutes left until entry..
“Looks like those two haven't arrived yet.?”
“…It will come soon.”
She smiled bitterly as she answered Deer Antler's question. The members who have not yet participated in the rally are the Clown and the Queen..
Maybe they will participate today.
Well, after checking the members, I will just turn my back and disappear this time..
As always for the past year.
“Still, since four people have gathered, we can hold a proper meeting today..”
“……Last time, I couldn't even start because the deer's antlers fell out, right? Why didn’t you come back then??”
“Goblin, should I even tell you why??”
“that… Nope. yes. I was just curious so I asked..”
Before the meeting started, as we were chatting meaninglessly, the door opened again..
The person who came in this time was a woman..
“Oh my, it’s been a while everyone.?”
Queen.
A woman who cannot compare to the presence of a detective, but who fully proved her worth at this rally by crushing the clown with her intelligence power..
“I'll just wait this time and then leave.?”
The Queen smiled awkwardly at Crescent Moon’s polite question. That was enough of an answer.
'Cause everyone knows what she thinks.
‘It would be meaningless to participate in a rally without that man..’
Even after the investigators stopped visiting, she participated in meetings and shared various information..
However, at some point, she also checked only the members and left before the meeting started..
And the same goes for clowns.
“Pisit, are we all gathered together this time??”
“clown…….”
2 minutes left until the meeting starts.
People's eyes gathered as they saw the clown arrive..
Most were unfavorable..
That's because I've had a lot of run-ins with Noark recently..
Even though it wasn't as good as Crescent Moon, it couldn't be favorable to him as a figure in the Noark faction..
“Would people die if they looked at it like that??”
The clown seemed to like that kind of gaze and chose an empty seat to sit down. And I stared at the clock on the wall and waited desperately for one person..
It was a very familiar scene now..
“Phew… Looks like he won't come today either..”
“……I heard that attempts are being made to crawl out from the 6th floor in Noark these days. What is the reason??”
“yes? The rally hasn't even started, so why am I telling you that??”
“that… Because you don't participate in the meeting…….”
“Even Mr. Deer Antlers... Then you should have brought something fun a long time ago, right? Isn't it so boring that I come every time and then just leave?.”
“……Do you think that will make you look like a detective??”
“Fish, I didn't mean to do that..”
Soon the clown stood up, laughing mockingly, and the queen also stood up as if she had been waiting..
“Anyway, it looks like you're not coming today, so I'll just go.”
“Me too, then that's enough…….”
The fox looked at their backs and sighed quietly. As much as I regret their absence, I am reminded of the need for one person..
‘Whoa, where did the replacement investigator disappear to?.’
At first, even the Jester and the Queen made all kinds of speculations about his disappearance..
I'm not coming because I lost interest..
The GM kicked that person out of the community, etc..
There were many other hypotheses, but the most memorable one was the goblin's guess..
Is it possible that he and Bjorn Jandel are the same person??
If he died, the reason was that the timing was very unusual..
but…….
[Fishit, Mr. Goblin, why don't you quit being a paladin and become a writer instead??]
The goblin had to laugh at that guess..
Although he didn't say anything harsh, the other members felt the same way about not taking it seriously..
That's because when the lion first appeared at the round table, Bjorn Yandel was an explorer of less than a year..
It is impossible for someone who was active on the 3rd or 4th floor to show such an appearance..
however…….
‘Maybe the guess was real…….’
The fox thought that the hypothesis might be true..
Although there are many contradictions, if that is really the case, it at least explains why the investigator has not been seen for 2 years and 6 months.—
Mei profit.
That was the moment when the accident led to that point..
The tightly closed door slowly opened and everyone flinched..
It was a simple reason indeed..
The clown who was about to leave had not even arrived at the door yet..
“……?”
no one comes anymore.
no, there shouldn't be.
Except for one person.
Tuk.
Soon a man appeared beyond the open door..
and…….
“……!”
“……!”
The man who froze everyone with his mere appearance spoke..
As if I stopped by because I was bored while passing by..
“It's been a while.”
The investigator is back.
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