Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 430
430Return of the Lion (1)
After the story is over to a certain extent.
I borrowed a dagger from Amelia and cut open the dragon slayer's stomach..
Seueuugh-.
The stomach is wide open as if it has been cut with a surgical scalpel..
After completing the laparotomy, the heart was taken out calmly..
Perhaps because it was so cold, it was still fresh..
‘Yongin’s heart looks different from that of an ordinary person..’
Should I say that it looks like a tropical fruit with a smooth exterior??
There are also marks that look like chain marks for some reason..
As I was looking at it curiously, Ravien, who was watching me, suddenly said.
“The chain marks are probably traces of the curse cast by the pen..”
Um, yeah?
Anyway, then the reason it's so bumpy is from the beginning.?
“Gowland, I need preservation and distortion magic..”
Afterwards, a distortion spell was applied to the extracted heart and it was placed in a suitable box and stored. Ravi Yan seemed like he wanted to manage it himself, but…….
“I'm going to have this for a while..”
“…Why??”
“Because it is a means of negotiation.”
“no way… Isn’t it something that will be brought to you right away??”
“Yes, after the situation calms down a little, I will meet with the ancient dragon of the time in person and promise to give him secrets. Because it would be troublesome if the story about this guy’s heart spreads..”
I was a little worried, but surprisingly, Ravien was easily convinced..
“……all right. You'll get a lot more for what you give back than what I take back. Of course, I feel a little sorry for Pen, but I won't have to wait that long.…….”
“Thank you for your understanding..”
Okay, then this problem ends here..
After the heart rooting was completed, a funeral was held..
There was no priest left to preside over the funeral, but as we saw back then, the dead soldiers were cremated while praying in silence..
and…….
rattly.
It ends with putting the bone fragments in a box..
After that, I started general rooting..
The Rose Knights and Noark's Elite.
And the dead ally's equipment…….
“Take care of all the crew’s equipment. You can't use that space, so cram it into your bag as much as possible..”
Anyway, collect all of the friendly equipment that will become keepsakes..
“Since we don't have enough space, we only choose the valuable items from Noark's equipment..”
I decided to pack a reasonable amount of Noark equipment..
You killed a lot of Noark guys before you got to the Glacier Eye, right? That trophy lies dormant in our subspace. Even if you ask the source, there is no way to tell if you got it at that time or not..
Unlike the Rose Knights.
“Gather the Rose Knight items separately. Because they must be carefully managed..”
The equipment and consumables they have are mostly military supplies..
Therefore, selling and actual use are limited..
The moment these items are released on the market, won't the news reach the royal family?.
‘No, my plan would go awry if I just went through my pockets and said I would settle the loot as soon as I got back..’
100%No, but there is a risk.
“First of all, the military funds were definitely earned.….”
Kaislan, a former soldier, seemed somewhat satisfied with the increased budget for the group..
Well, it was a bit funny to see him get teary-eyed thinking about his dead comrades..
It's not like I'm bipolar.
“Yandel, don't feel too guilty. All you have to do is make their wishes come true..”
“What are you saying? I just had a runny nose because I was cold..”
Phew, another thought… different thoughts…….
He suddenly stopped and walked towards the place where the bodies and equipment of the Rose Knights were gathered. I don't plan on taking even a single thing, though.…….
‘Just seeing what you have is enough.?’
I thoroughly searched their belongings, thinking that something that could be a weakness for the royal family or important information might come out of their bodies..
The more I looked at it, the more my stomach hurt..
‘Wow, all the daggers are Mystic. All leather products are ogre leather.…….’
I guess I just have to leave this behind.?
Can't you hide it well somehow, take it, melt it, cut it up, and replace it with new equipment??
That kind of greed creeps up on me..
but…….
“Let's give up. This.”
1%Even the risk of.
You can make the excuse that you got the heart of a dragon slayer during a chase in the snow of a glacier, but this isn't it.—.
“……huh?”
As I was rummaging through the corpses of the Rose Knights, I quickly tilted my head..
‘what are these rings?’
The rings of the same shape on the middle fingers of the knights caught my eye..
‘These guys... Was he wearing a ring??’
I look back on my memories, but it doesn't seem to be true..
When I fought this girl named Six, she wasn't wearing this ring..
But…….
‘what?’
As soon as I felt suspicious, I immediately removed all the rings from the corpses..
First of all, it was not a number item..
Then is it a magic tool??
“Marrone, Gowland.”
Feeling the need to check, I asked the wizards for an appraisal. It didn't take long for the results to come out..
“It is a dependent magic tool. The moment you put the ring on, it disappears and becomes part of your soul..”
“Dependent magic tool?”
“You know that. The summoning engraving used when summoning a ship in the ocean on the 6th floor. That's one of the representative dependent magic tools..”
“then… This ring…….”
“yes. It's a subspace ring. It is several times higher than the level of general magicology..”
For some reason, none of the corpses were wearing subspace rings or bracelets..
“Usually, these types of dependent magic tools leave traces like tattoos, but this one doesn't have anything like that. Looking at it, it looks like the detection invalidation circuit is also engraved on it..”
“Does that mean that even the royal family cannot know of the existence of this subspace??”
“yes. Maybe so?”
The jackpot hit.
***
I don't know what's inside this subordinate subspace..
But one thing is certain.
Even if you haven't heard anything, it's awesome.
Well, if you have this ring, you don't have to throw away all of the Rose Knight's equipment..
“Take care of everything!”
I gathered all the equipment of the Rose Knights and put them in my backpack..
Well, if you organize it like this and put it in subspace as soon as you return to the city, how will those bastards know?.
‘The problem is that there are only seven subspaces.…….’
Currently we have a total of 10 people..
3Ming can't have this ring..
However, surprisingly, the distribution of subspace was completed in an instant without any dispute..
“…This is too big of an item for me to receive since I did nothing in this battle..”
James Calla, who could not participate in the battle due to being blind, abstained..
“I too will give in. I already have a dependent subspace.”
“me too.”
Akuraba and Ravien, who already have a similar item, give up..
That's how the owner was decided..
「The character is wearing the Liar's Rose Ring..」
「The Liar's Rose Ring is now bound to the character..」
A ring that scatters light and disappears as soon as you wear it..
“How do you open subspace??”
“Brain wave recognition. If you think of opening subspace, it will open..”
Hey, is this the latest technology from the royal family??
It will be very useful in the future.
“Okay, so the settlement is roughly over..”
Soon, the collection of belongings and loot will be completed..
「The frozen wall is melting.」
As the day passed and the secret situation ended, we all left the battlefield together..
Food came out of the Rose Knights' backpacks, but it was not enough to feed ten people..
「Versil Gowland cast the 6th grade space-time magic [Higher Distortion].」
「Lilith Marone casted the level 6 space-time magic [Higher Distortion]..」
After sourcing as much monster meat as possible, the destination I headed to was the snow of the glacier..
but…….
“It's a shame. If I had been able to take all the items down here with me, it wouldn't have been a stretch to buy the Imperial Mansion..”
The glacier wizard Cariathea was holding on so desperately that he had to return..
How much equipment is buried down there??
I don't know, but the moment the labyrinth is closed, everything will disintegrate in the air..
“Okay, that's enough for today, let's rest here..”
Although it is important to have a supply of meat, I did not move quickly and took breaks as often as possible..
Anyway, I'm not going to die even if I starve for the rest of the day.…….
The condition of the crew was also not good..
“Kaislan, are you okay??”
“It's okay, don't worry too much. I can hold out long enough until I get out..”
There was no priest and only four bottles of potion..
Everyone survived, but for some who suffered serious injuries, the effects are still evident..
Erwen's MP and natural power have been used up, so she can't use a single skill..
There are only a few people who can fight safely..
“still… Is it because of those things? I don't feel like it's difficult at all.…….”
“Ah, I agree..”
“I thought I had experienced pretty much everything in my life, but looking back, it seems like it was all just thoughts of resentment..”
We chatted like this during breaks, but mostly we discussed the future..
“The clan... Are you going to make it right away??”
“maybe. But it won't all come in until later..”
“but… Because Sir Kaislan comes from a military background. He won't get out easily.”
“It's the same even if it's not Kaislan. Because it's strange that we suddenly come together. I guess I'll have to give it some time. If we wait anyway, they'll kick us out first, and it's not too late to unite later..”
“……Hey, I was thinking about a clan emblem..”
“Wow, Ms. Marrone is very dexterous.?”
Of course, the clan we will create in the future.
From the start of the expedition until now.
We wrote the scenario according to the timeline and matched the words, and if there were any contradictions or concerns, we discussed them together and improved the level of completion..
“Yandel, I have one thing to worry about..”
“tell me.”
“No matter how much we agree, will the royal family really believe everything we say??”
“…….”
“It has been confirmed that we are all resistant to verification magic, but that is not the only way to find out the truth..”
I also thought about this part a lot..
When they didn't believe us.
When you feel at least a little suspicious and decide to check the facts and move on..
what should we do.
“As I said before, there is no reason for the royal family to do something like that. You don't want to scratch that part and make a mess..”
“yes… Normally, that would be the case. Asking such a question itself gives us reason to doubt... . But if you take it?”
“still… Does not matter. In the first place, the point of this plan was not to deceive the royal family..”
Plan A is the best, but not to the point where Plan B is all doomed..
“yes? What does that mean??”
“The fact that we even matched our words and stayed silent is itself a signal to them. We'll just move on, so please don't mess with us in the future. It's like a request from the weak..”
This is an incident that involves the Duke and Marquis, the Alliance of Minor Nobles, the Arminus Company, and the Explorer's Guild..
Even if they suspect something happened in the labyrinth, they will not try to confirm it, and even if they do, it is highly likely that they will not throw out unreasonable numbers again..
Before that happens, I'm going to make things as big as possible..
If everyone's attention is focused, they'll probably be a little more careful too..
Like the time when they gave me a noble title without verification..
That's the royal family's way of doing things..
“So we need to grow our bodies even more within that time. To make turning a blind eye seem like a much better option than messing with us..”
“But wouldn't that make it more dangerous? The bigger we get, the more they will be wary of us..”
“Well, I don't think so..”
“Why??”
“No matter how big we grow, we are just a small candle in front of the royal family..”
The power of the royal family is enormous..
Normal people don't think of pulling a sword on the royal family..
so that…….
“They'll just think we're struggling to survive, they won't think we're getting ready to stick a knife in his throat..”
Just one trip to the labyrinth.
These are members who had never seen each other before..
Who would think that they would go against the royal family to seek revenge?.
Sadness and anger are just fleeting emotions.
Usually I am grateful to have survived and make realistic decisions..
but…….
“But what if.”
Akuraba was somewhat convinced by my words, but suggested the worst possibility..
“But what if… What if they think we are a problem and want to get rid of us??”
The answer is simple.
Well, what can I do?.
Then I have to go to plan C..
***
Day 75 of entering the labyrinth.
To be more precise:.
[22 : 10]
There are only less than 4 hours left until the long-awaited labyrinth closes..
“what?”
Bersil Gowland sat down next to me while I was resting and suddenly asked:.
“Hey Mr. Yandel, Ms. Naria must have been an evil spirit.?”
“It's probably very likely?”
“also… I guess so.……?”
Bersil muttered, and since I had nothing else to say, I just stayed quiet. It was after a moment of silence that Bersil spoke again..
“I… So Mr. Yandel, what do you think about Miss Naria??”
A question full of caution somewhere.
“I think it was a colleague who unfortunately passed away. however… What on earth do you want to ask??”
“Let me change the question. If Miss Naria was still alive, would you still consider her a colleague??”
I could vaguely see the intent of the question, but I answered honestly..
“Of course.”
“…Even if it's an evil spirit?”
“Why do you care about that when you've decided to go against the royal family anyway? I don't care if it's an evil spirit or something. The only thing that matters is whether or not you can trust him or not..”
“……okay.”
Bersil nodded with a strange expression, chatted a few more words, and then left..
Well, what was his purpose?.
Are you just curious about what kind of person I am??
‘Wow, isn't it possible that the goblin was discovered to be an evil spirit? So he was wondering what I was going to do with him.?’
I thought it was a pretty plausible hypothesis..
At least until about two hours later, when Amelia pulled me aside..
“Yandel, I would like to talk to you for a moment..”
“Did something happen??”
“Because of the work you gave me in the past.”
I couldn't help but tilt my head.
“It's a task I entrusted to you.?”
“Didn’t I tell you to check on Sven Farab?.”
Oh, that?
I definitely asked for that..
Because I don't feel safe at all when I see the careless actions shown at the round table. I planned to watch closely and manage it strictly..
but…….
“I meant going outside.…?”
It wasn't even a word of background investigation, it was a gentle request asking if they could keep a close eye on me..
But what is this again?.
“Then I guess I should be thankful that I misunderstood..”
Amelia chuckled and shrugged her shoulders..
An attitude that seems to suggest that one has some kind of good hand..
For a moment, I came to my senses..
“I guess I found something?”
“…If you’re curious, check it out with your own eyes..”
While saying that, Amelia unfastened her belt..
The sudden outburst was quite embarrassing, but soon Amelia fiddled with her belt and pulled out a small crystal ball from it..
“This…….”
“It's a crystal ball for recording..”
No, I don't know that.
It's just surprising that something like this was hidden in the belt I always wore..
‘……If you make fun of me for being a voyeur, I'll get beat up.?’
I struggled to resist that desire and activated the crystal ball that Amelia gave me..
I decided that it would be a priority to look at this first..
[……Blah, blah, blah.]
The video started with Sven Farab secretly chewing beef jerky hidden in his jacket away from the group..
The feeling of betrayal rose to the top of my head..
“This bastard obviously said there was no such thing as frozen beef jerky for me.—.”
“Just be quiet and watch. Because it's coming out soon.”
“…….”
As soon as I silenced myself from Amelia's admonishing tone, a change occurred in the video..
[Mr. Sven Parab.]
A woman approaches a man who has his back turned and speaks to him..
[Hehehe!]
A guy who is surprised that he got caught eating beef jerky.
[Can I talk to you for a moment??]
Surprisingly, the woman who spoke was Versil, but Sven Farab just looked around with an uncomfortable look in his eyes and did not respond..
[Oh, I'll tell you in advance that I don't plan on telling anyone about beef jerky, so don't worry. I just want to talk to you for a moment..]
[……Can't we do it next time??]
[Does this mean you don't want to talk to me??]
[Oh, no, that's not it... … Something's wrong, I don't feel very good.…….]
[You're speaking something I don't understand..]
Versil tilted his head as if he didn't understand his expression, but I was just impressed..
‘Could it be that he intuitively felt that Amelia was watching??’
Inexplicably, the video continued to play..
[Anyway, I'll just get to the point and end it briefly..]
[yes? Ah, yes… Please speak. I will listen.]
[I know it's an evil spirit.]
just one line sentence.
“……uh.”
[……uh?]
At that one word, both I and Sven Farab in the video made blank expressions at the same time..
and…….
[……Wow! Whoa, whoa!!]
[Be quiet. I'd be interested over there..]
[Well, what are you talking about! Oh, ah, ah, I'm an evil spirit…!]
The bomb didn't stop there.
[Don't think about running away. Because I too am a demon.]
Crazy, I'm coming out here?
[……yes? Uh, uh… Mr. Gowland... evil spirit…?]
Sven Farab completely lost his mind.
Gowland looked at the guy and spoke calmly..
[The reason I said this is simple. I thought you might say something wrong in the community, given your personality..]
[Uh, uh…….]
[Don't even think about saying a word about this expedition. Because I will be watching. Whether on a community bulletin board or at a round table..]
Boom-!
There was no such sound effect, but it seemed like it was heard in my and Sven Farab's ears..
[Whoa, round table? how do you get there…….]
[Well, I’m a member there too, so you understand? How was I supposed to know you were a demon in the first place??]
[Now, wait a minute… There was a woman… W, queen? No, I don't feel that way.…….]
Sven Farab, who had been rambling and calming his mind, soon raised his finger high..
[Oh, no way... you… fox……?]
At the end of that scene, I stopped the video..
‘Bersil Gowland was a fox…….’
It was another harvest from this expedition..
***
「The labyrinth is closed.」
「The character moves to Lapdonia.」
***
warm sunshine.
The Marquis, who was sitting at the desk working, put down his pen and held a cup of hot tea in one hand..
Then I took a sip and checked the time..
‘It's time for the portal to open..’
5 minutes left until 12pm.
Soon the labyrinth will close, and the empty Dimension Square will be filled with explorers who have completed their arduous journey..
It's a sight he sees every month, but today was special to him..
“I hope the mission succeeds..”
The Eye of the Sky was Noark's core strategic weapon..
An expedition of thirty men was hastily assembled to destroy it..
“Well, it doesn't matter if I fail.”
The Marquis had already prepared documents for two cases..
One was a document prepared for when the mission was successful but the expedition team did not survive, and the other was for when the mission was not successful and no one survived..
For reference, there were no documents with survival in mind..
It's just that he has a cautious personality, but he doesn't have a hobby of making meaningless efforts..
“Now I finally feel like the tooth I was suffering from has fallen out..”
The Marquis chuckled and put down his teacup..
And then I picked up the pen again and started looking at the backlog of work..
More than 10 minutes had passed like that..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
The message stone placed in the office vibrated..
The location of the call is the checkpoint connected to the marquis..
“what's going on?”
It didn't take long for the Marquis' face to frown after receiving the call..
[……I'm sorry you're busy. People claiming to be the royal family's special forces have appeared..]
“………special forces?”
[Ah, yes… Do you not know this? sorry. It's hard to say they're just talking nonsense because all of their social statuses are not that easy.…….]
“That happened…….”
[yes. Among them, a man who appears to be the representative is yelling at the Marquis to contact him quickly... … . What should I do?]
“is it? I understand. I'll send someone out soon, so keep him there. Oh… How many people were there??”
[Ten people… , exactly ten people.]
“Right. I understand.”
Soon the marquis cut off contact, speaking in a friendly voice..
and…….
JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.
I tore up the two documents on the table and burned them..
“There are ten people…….”
I don't know what number they used, but.
“Things are going well.”
Those who were supposed to die came back alive.
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