Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 39
39angry guild (4)
“Master, what do you mean? Suddenly he told me to go to the guild.?”
“Didn’t you say that you had to visit once because someone was looking for you??”
“That's it though…….”
Arua Raven, a level 6 wizard belonging to the Magic Tower, made a blunt expression and blurted out her words..
It's true that I have business with the guild, but…….
I planned to go only after resting for a while and roughly researching the 'thing' I acquired this time..
“The branch manager made an official request for support. From what I heard, it seems like something big happened there, so I guess it could be a way to make some pocket money.?”
“…all right. I'll be back.”
Raven had no choice but to agree to this..
If you're a guild, you had to go there at least once anyway..
If you go now, you can get a small monetary reward, so there is no justification for putting it off just because it's annoying..
‘I spent a lot of money in the labyrinth this time.…….’
Besides, it wouldn't be a bad idea to meet the barbarian a little early..
An unprecedented variant crack.
Wasn't he the one who ate the guardian's essence that came out there?.
It is a specimen as interesting as the ‘object’..
“Then I'll be back..”
“Oh, take Tarjin too..”
“That's Okay. That guy wasn't very useful..”
Raven used the warp gate on the first floor of the Magic Tower to move to the location closest to the branch..
It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the destination..
She soon came out to the main street and frowned..
“Well, there are so many people?”
It seems to be several times more than usual..
And as you get closer to your destination, the crowds become so crowded that you can't even take a step..
As if something big happened here..
‘Come to think of it, the branch manager said he officially requested support.?’
Raven let out a long sigh..
I was planning on earning some pocket money, but I thought I might have to suffer that much..
“Hey, let me ask you something. What the hell is going on now??”
Raven grabbed a male bystander with the most formidable look and asked:.
And I heard something that made me doubt my ears.
“The marauders imprisoned in the branch escaped in large numbers..”
It was truly an unprecedented event..
As if there had been a prison breakout incident, some of them succeeded in escaping into the city center.…….
One of the presumed instigators is said to have taken the daughter of the regional manager, who happened to visit the branch, as hostage..
“It looks like he has no brain. There's no way the guild would negotiate with me like that..”
Whether it's negotiation or something, the guild has no authority in the first place..
The Lapdonian royal family transferred much of the authority related to the labyrinth to the guild, but strictly adhered to the principle of executing looters..
If he had run outside like the other prisoners, he would have had a chance of survival..
“But it became kind of fun.”
“What do you mean by that??”
“The guy taking hostages is screaming that he was framed..”
“falsely accused?”
“That's right. All he wants is to gather the parties involved in the case and use magic to reveal the truth fairly in front of everyone..”
I'm not asking for indulgence or anything like that..
The hostage taker only asked for ‘finding out the truth’.
Because of this, suspicions are spreading among the crowd watching that what he said may be true..
‘What kind of crazy people are there??’
Of course, if the story is true, the original cause would lie with the inspector who mishandled the job..
But that doesn't mean they stage a large-scale prison break and take the district chief's daughter hostage during that.?
It is certain that no one in their right mind could do this..
“Anyway, that's why everyone is waiting. The branch manager said he requested support from the Magic Tower. Ugh, when are you going to come?.”
Raven smiled awkwardly as she watched the onlookers clicking their tongues..
Now she knew for sure.
That wizard is himself.
Raven sighed heavily and recited the spell..
“Batuna Corbier.”
Her body began to rise into the air, with blue light blooming under her feet..
“Ah, girl! Was he a wizard??”
Raven passed over the crowd and landed on the third floor terrace of the Explorers Guild branch..
And I froze when I saw a man..
“Bjorn… Yandel?”
why is this guy here?
***
Is it because the district chief's daughter is being held hostage??
All work was carried out quickly..
“This is Koldo Birman, who asked you to come find him. Just like you said, he was passed out downstairs..”
“Thank you. you go see.”
The first to arrive was the inspector cub..
Please note that he has not yet regained consciousness..
Since it didn't look good, I stuck it in the closet..
After waiting for a while, the second shipment arrived..
“Now, wait! Even if it is a guild, it is okay to be so coercive.?”
The name of this male explorer in his 20s, who walks in a hesitant posture, is ‘Hearts Young.’’.
That idiot who lost his masculinity while trying to do something to Erwen..
“Thank you for taking care of it without asking. Then you can just go downstairs..”
“yes.”
“Are you the branch manager? Why am I…….”
At the same time, the sound of an employee coming down the stairs was heard..
I jumped out from behind the door and stuck my fist in the guy's countertop..
Powok-!
The person could not go away in one room..
If the investigator was the first person responsible for getting things to this point, the second place was this bastard..
If this guy hadn't given false testimony, the investigators wouldn't have had grounds to sentence me to death..
“Argh! W-what are you doing! who are you—!”
“Okay, let's get it right.”
One, two, three…….
As he continued to slam his fists into his face, it wasn't long before Hearts Young fainted with blood foaming at his mouth..
This time too, it didn't look good, so I put it in the closet..
It looks a little cramped thanks to the inspector who is a lump of scaffolding, but it won't be a big problem..
The more I looked at them, the more they looked like a good pair..
While I was appreciating it for a moment, the branch manager spoke cautiously..
“…What on earth do you want??”
Oh, you didn't tell me that yet..
But there's no need to say it twice.
Anyway, once the next supplies arrive, it's a fact that you will naturally know even if you don't want to know..
With that in mind, I kept quiet..
but…….
“Branch manager! I think it will be difficult to invite a priest..”
The priest, the key card in this matter, is missing..
The reason is that the official priest connected to this branch is currently absent..
It was also impossible to call another priest..
Even though it was an explorer guild, it couldn't call a priest who served a god like a friend from the neighborhood..
‘Even if it was the branch manager’s request, it would take at least a day..’
In this worldview, priests are nobles..
It's not your status, it's exactly what you do.
Suddenly I lost my appetite.
‘Nothing is going right.’
I wanted to handle things as quietly as possible..
If the branch manager had heard, he would have yelled at what kind of bullshit it was for bringing the situation to this point.…….
The jailbreak can be treated as an ‘accident’ somehow..
But what if the guild sentenced an innocent level 9 explorer to death??
The moment this becomes known to the outside world, the prestige of the Explorers' Guild will literally fall into a hole..
‘First of all, they claim to be an organization that protects explorers..’
That was why they asked for a priest..
As long as I can prove my innocence in front of the priest, I can handle things relatively quietly..
However, the Explorer's Guild also wouldn't dare cover up this incident..
But from the beginning, the plan suffered a setback..
“Thanks for telling me the news. Come down and see.”
“yes! Good luck, branch manager.!”
As I listened to the employee's footsteps walking away, I finished my short thought..
‘If it is impossible to have a priest notarize…….’
I guess we have no choice but to make the game even bigger..
That way, the Explorer Guild won't be able to silence me by killing me..
Of the many methods that came to mind, I chose the most unconventional yet effective one..
“Wow!!”
“What are you doing?!”
With a sword pointed at the head's daughter's neck, he goes out to the terrace and sees people gathered on the main street..
They seem to be bystanders who had gathered because of the prison escape incident that occurred earlier..
“above! There's a gunman above!!”
One of them spots me and shouts.
Attention gathers in an instant.
“Hehehehe.”
After clearing his throat once, he shouted using his natural barbarian voice..
“My name is Bjorn Yandel! He is a level 9 explorer that the guild framed and tried to kill! I swear to God I'm innocent!”
The reaction came immediately.
“What is that guy??”
“Is he an escaped prisoner??”
I don't care if they believe me or not.
Since I threw the rice cake, more people will gather, even if it's just out of curiosity..
No matter how much the explorer guild is, it won't be able to just bury an incident that everyone is watching in real time..
Now all you have to do is hold on until the wizard comes..
In place of the shield that became a lump of scrap metal and disappeared…….
“Ugh, eup!”
Make good use of the district chief’s daughter’s shield..
***
How long has it been since the prison escape incident?.
“what? Why is Mr. Yandel here??”
“I never would have guessed that the wizard sent from the Magic Tower was there..”
Koldo Birman opened his eyes while listening to the conversation between the two unknown men and women..
The surroundings were dark and the body did not move..
‘what? Am I trapped? why?’
Putting aside the blooming headache, he looked back on his memories. There were a few scenes that immediately came to mind..
Prisoners escaping from prison and running amok.
I ran away from them and locked the door in the interrogation room..
And the barbarian who burst in through the door and stuck his fist in his face.!
‘Oh, but what happened after that??’
I don't know.
I have no idea at all.
So he focused on hearing.
“It must be quick to hear the situation from outside..”
“What do you mean by ‘It must be fast!’ What on earth are you thinking! Mr. Yandel knows how many lives he has.?”
“If there were a few, I wouldn't have done this..”
Mr. Yandel?
what? Is there really that barbarian out there??
“Okay, go ahead and use magic..”
“If you promise to do me a favor later..”
“I don't know what it is, but if it's within the possible range,.”
“great. I promised it. Dertei Narvas! Uh, uh… … ? Why doesn't this work? Mr. Yandel, do you have any magical tools that act as mental barriers??”
“Don’t you know just by looking at me that there is no such thing? Huh, I guess I'll have no choice but to wake these guys up in the end. Do you know how to use ‘image memory’ magic??”
“yes. All you have to do is record everything from now on.?”
At that time, the more I listened to the conversation, the more confused I became..
“evil! Ahhhh!”
Suddenly, the space expands and the center of gravity shifts downward. He fell down with a loud sound and quickly raised his head..
The branch manager's office on the 3rd floor, a place he had only been to a few times..
“What, are you already awake?.”
A total of four people were looking at him..
Barbarian and Branch Leader.
A woman presumed to be a wizard and a woman of quite noble status..
I don't know what it was, but he shouted and looked..
“Hey, branch manager! It's this guy! This guy orchestrated the prison break.!”
“You already know this..”
“yes, yes……?”
I felt temporarily dizzy.
I didn't understand at all.
If you know that he committed an outrageous crime, why are you just watching??
“I heard you were in charge of investigating interest. Is it true??”
“Yes, that's right……?”
Only then did I feel the heavy air covering the room..
I could tell because all I did while working as an investigator was my senses..
The air in this place is never friendly to you..
“This barbarian... No, Mr. Yandel here is claiming that you have confirmed him as a plunderer based on uncertain information. What do you think about this??”
“It doesn't make sense!”
“that word… It must be true. It won't end with just one of you taking off your clothes..”
“What do you mean by that! Aren’t you just a level 9 explorer?!”
“Be careful what you say! Is it okay for an employee at a guild, no matter what level he or she is, to say something like that?!!”
“yes, yes?”
Birman was completely dumbfounded by the thunderous roar..
Why did the person who always looked down on downstream explorers, who was always the best, suddenly act like that??
As if conscious of the external gaze.
‘ah! Now that you think about it, we mentioned the 'image memory' magic and all that before.!’
It looks like the conversation we're having right now is being recorded in the crystal ball that wizard is holding..
“Huh! As it judges right and wrong, the guild's events must be careful and perfect. Please tell me the basis for your decision..”
He came to his senses and recited the details of the investigation as instructed by the branch manager..
Because I thought that was the only way to live..
“Okay, first of all, it's a magic stone. At the checkpoint, he presented magic stones that far exceeded the average income of a level 9 explorer, and he looked suspiciously at this and found equipment in his backpack that looked like it had been stolen..”
“so?”
“As a result of the investigation, the authenticity of this part could not be confirmed. Because the magic didn't work.”
“But on what basis did they make the final judgment that Mr. Yandel was a plunderer??”
“Because of a separate incident. A message stone was found among the belongings. Based on this, as a result of tracing the original owner's whereabouts, we were able to obtain testimony from the same clan member that Bjorn Yandel murdered innocent people and robbed goods..”
As he talked about the details of the investigation, his voice grew more and more confident..
I don't know why the branch manager treats me like he's reprimanding me, but it's clear that there was some mistake..
“Branch Manager, there is no problem with my ruling. If you have any doubts about whether I have told you a lie, you can use magic to determine the truth..”
“I’m doing it even if you don’t look at me like that. First of all, everything I said so far is true..”
The wizard who was watching quietly nodded..
However, at that time, the barbarian was sarcastic without even knowing the topic..
“Well, it was only the testimony of a member of the same clan. It is not confirmed as magic and has no effect..”
“Is what Mr. Yandel said true??”
“Yeah, yeah, that's right…….”
“Why didn't you check that part??”
The branch manager's voice suddenly became cold again..
It wasn't that he had nothing to say..
“First of all, this barbarian's constitution is a problem! They must have known that magic doesn't work, so they were uncooperative and only made false statements.!”
“A false statement? what exactly do you mean?”
Birman confidently answered.
“He once said that he survived being stabbed in the neck. But since there were no traces, I questioned him and do you know what he said? I really want it! It is said that the scar disappeared after drinking the vampire's essence from the crack.?”
“I ate the essence of a vampire?”
“yes! Branch manager! Does this make sense? A vampire comes out of a crack on the first floor??”
From start to finish, this barbarian was gibberish..
“Telling a new lie to cover up a lie you once told. This is the most common statement pattern among criminals. But how can you just listen to this guy and make precious wizards suffer in vain??”
Of course, there were times when I wondered if the repeated claims of innocence were a possibility..
But I didn't think it would matter much.
After all, what would happen if an innocent barbarian who had just grown up died innocently??
‘…Plus, if I call a wizard, I'll save less money..’
Still, it was a blessing in disguise.
It's nothing else but a vampire on the first floor.?
If it is confirmed that he made such an absurd statement, he will be able to convince everyone of his judgment..
‘If you're going to do it, you should have lied better.!’
Soon he looked at the barbarian with triumphant eyes..
But even for a while.
“That's right.?”
His thoughts stopped when the wizard suddenly said something..
“…yes?”
“Ha, I was there... What should I do with this? You can't use magic on me.”
What on earth is this wizard talking about??
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