Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 437
437Let's meet up (3)
Abilities are sealed within the community..
That's why lie detection, which gave me so much trouble from the outside, doesn't work..
Even if I could use it in the first place, I can counter it because I have Auril Gavis's gift..
Anyway, that's not the point.
‘……Are you thinking about it??’
There are two cases.
One is, if Baekho Lee didn't know the truth of what I said and tried to verify it once more with a straight face..
And the second one is…….
Exciting-!
If you're really sure I lied.
‘Nimiral.’
my heart is vibrating.
Maybe I underestimated it without realizing it..
Isn’t this a guy who has lived in this harsh world for over a dozen years? Just because he has no lie detection skills doesn't mean he's an asshole..
No, you will be more sensitive when there is no presence..
Thanks to that skill, you must have encountered the liar's patterns countless times and accumulated a vast amount of information..
‘It's extremely unlikely that it's just a guess..’
In a split second, I stopped judging..
‘Rather than thinking that excuses will work, it is better to quickly admit your mistake and apologize..’
However, it was Lee Baek-ho who opened his mouth first..
“brother.”
“…uh?”
“I'm sorry, but I can't give Meow back..”
“what……?”
Baekho Lee gave me a cold sneer at my question..
“I lived as a barbarian and even ate my ears.?”
When he was Lee Han-soo, he said sarcasm that I had never heard from Lee Baek-ho..
Soon Lee Baek-ho looked at me and spoke clearly..
“I can't give it back.”
“…….”
“The meow that my brother loved so much.”
I felt dizzy for a moment..
“Isn't that right? No matter how I look at it, I think he will be more helpful to my goal than my brother. You want to live in this world, right??”
“…….”
“Oh, of course don't worry.”
I wasn't particularly angry to the end..
“I'll definitely give it back to you when I'm done using it well..”
I just laughed.
Even at this moment, I don’t know the reason..
“Baekho, you…….”
In my head, I thought that was an obvious provocation..
Even though I know that it is right to prevent the relationship from getting worse here,.
“You really are a broken bastard..”
The words came out really casually and without a filter..
There wasn't even a regret afterward..
“Hey, your true colors are coming out now? In front of me, he always just moved his head gently..”
However, even with those words, Lee Baek-ho chuckled..
“It's not your place to talk to others, is it??”
I also raised the corners of my mouth a little more..
As a result, there was not a single person here who was not smiling..
but…….
Crack, crack, crack-
Apart from the warmth of the fireplace, cold air settles between me and him..
“It's fun.”
“Uh, sure.”
After muttering one word at a time, he opened his mouth first..
“But there's one thing I don't understand, why am I a broken bastard??”
He no longer uses honorifics towards me..
“Just looking at the cancer, isn’t it the brother’s side that is damaged??”
My prayers were not full and I started laughing again.
But, did he even have something to say?.
“Right? My original life is out there, but I'm just crazy about staying here because I'm infatuated with bad NPCs..”
I didn't feel it was worth answering..
No matter what I say, he won't understand..
“No, I don't know if they're just bastards. It's not like a dream for you to go back, right? I also have abilities. The companion characters are also pretty good. You've done a good job with famous works, but what about it? And even a noble title—”
“So what do you want to say??”
When we stopped talking in the middle, Lee Baek-ho just got to the point..
“Don't pretend to be a normal person. Because it's disgusting.”
“…….”
“No matter how you look at it, that's the one that's broken..”
“…….”
“it was fun? Is it because meeting people fills the void? Thanks to the game information, I quickly become stronger, so I feel like I'm a good person or something? Since everyone treats me like a hero, I feel like I need to put in more effort and work harder.?”
Strictly speaking, it wasn't wrong..
If you were to observe my changes from a third party's perspective, you would definitely say something like that..
But it doesn't matter if it's fact or not.
“Ugh, as time goes by, I will bow down to Gavis to thank her.—”
Ugh, why are these words so long?.
That's not how keyboard battles work..
“okay. Baekho must be very angry..”
I keep my composure as much as possible and stare at Baekho Lee..
If it's a turn-based game, now it's my turn to attack.
There was no need for long words.
“But I understand, you were the one who got dumped.?”
“……kicked?”
An expression that seems like you don't understand what's being said.
I kindly added an explanation.
“Why do you pretend not to know? How famous is the story about how the girls you liked found out you were an evil spirit and immediately jumped out?.”
“………her.”
“you… Is that actually true? Trying to go back so desperately.”
This isn't even a kid, tsk.
I spoke softly so that Baekho Lee couldn't hear, but I wonder if he overheard it like a pervert?.
“…….”
Lee Baek-ho’s expression is unusually crumpled..
However, that time was very short..
“Haha, hahahaha! Hehehe, puhahahaha!”
Lee Baek-ho speaks loudly as if he heard a truly pleasant story..
It was a common mental victory pattern..
It's such a ridiculous story, that's why I laugh like this.
This is exactly what it feels like.
As I just stared at him, Baekho Lee slowly stopped laughing and started talking to me..
“brother.”
“why.”
“Do you like that meow that much? So much so that you hit me so hard?
“It doesn't matter.”
“It doesn't matter. I think that's the biggest reason why I don't go back..”
I was silent.
“Wow, seeing as he can't admit it even in this situation, our Hansu hyung is surprisingly shy.?”
I decided that no matter what I say here, I have no choice but to get caught up in his pace..
“Oh, wait!”
At that time, Baekho Lee paused for a moment..
“A good idea just occurred to me..”
As I hear these words, I can't help but feel ominous..
“I mean meow…….”
The ominous premonition came true without fail..
“How about I just kill him??”
fuck.
“Actually, the reason my brother wants to stay in this world is because he is so happy in the present.?”
As each word continues, my heart tightens..
“So, I don't think it would be a bad idea to just kill him. If you get tired of this place, won't you naturally want to go back? Like a rabbit looking for refuge when winter comes?”
This is the fundamental reason why I did not reveal my identity to Lee Baek-ho..
“Well, on second thought, I think it's pretty good..”
Baekho Lee, this guy.
Because I'm a guy who can do anything for a purpose..
“What's broken is sometimes rewritten.?”
Soon he looked at me and grinned..
A smile so bright that it doesn't match the situation.
I don't know if I'm instinctively afraid, but goosebumps run down my spine..
but…….
“It's a white tiger.”
There are feelings that bloom bigger than fear.
“why.”
murderous intent.
The desire to desperately kill someone.
“If you keep doing that…….”
There was no need for mind control to fool someone like in the round table..
I just had to not tolerate it any longer..
It was already on the rise for a long time..
“I have to kill you.”
The murderous intent is deeper than ever.
“……!”
As soon as the unrefined thoughts spread, Baekho Lee flinched..
Of course, that time was extremely short..
Before long, Baekho Lee's mouth opened again, and the words he spoke were clearly different from those he had seen before..
A word of apology.
Words of resentment.
This is not a plea to stop..
If it were a corpse collector, what it spit out from among the flesh would have been squirming and screeching on the floor like a bug..
“and…….”
It was just a heartfelt exclamation..
“This guy is really crazy... … . At this level, the other kids would be almost sick of it.?”
The guy who spewed out high praise that wasn't high praise slowly approached, turning left and right as if to relieve his stiff shoulders..
“brother.”
one step.
“But I don't remember?”
two steps.
“That's what I taught you..”
three steps.
“live.”
That was when the distance between me and him narrowed to the point where I could touch him with my arms outstretched..
I could feel it with my whole body.
“……!”
The murderous intent he had towards me.
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live.
A trapping technique for stagnant people that is perfect for scaring newbies..
Although I benefited from making a living at the round table day and night, I have rarely had my own life turned upside down..
It was targeted at me exactly once.
The day I became a member of the Round Table, the last time I was attacked by a fox was.
amazing feeling.
That was the feeling I had when I first got hit..
My skin was numb from the vivid murderous intent, and my heart kept pounding..
And that was the end.
“Okay then…….”
On the other hand, Lee Baek-ho's life was different..
From the density of life to its ferocious force..
“Say it again.”
I think I now completely understand why the corpse collector was so nervous..
My heart is pounding, my heart is pounding-!
My heart is so turbulent that I feel like it might explode if things continue like this..
Cold sweat can't pool and just trickles down.
In theory, it is not a place where breathing is necessary, but breathing is forcibly cut off, as if someone was squeezing the neck hard..
Also, my brain cells feel like they are on fire..
but…….
“what? I have to kill you?”
Not completely collapsing like the Corpse Collector or the Fox.
Of course it's hard, but.
I want to run away from this place right now.
I know I can end this situation just by leaving the chat room, but…….
“Bro, I honestly don't think that's possible.?”
hold on.
Because I know that.
Haven’t you learned it while living as Bjorn Yandel?.
After you run away out of fear, an even more fearful situation awaits you..
Yeah, I mean…….
“……to?”
I force myself to awaken my dazed mind, consumed by life, and take a step forward..
and…….
plod.
At a closer distance.
“Not really.”
I look down at him and whisper in his ear..
“I don't think I can do it.”
This is not a bluff to win a battle of wits..
[I heard you broke 10 times as much.?]
Really, I am confident..
[10After about a year, won't it become similar to me??]
I may be a little less powerful than him right now, but.
[There's almost no room for me to become stronger now.…….]
If I were given just a little more time—
‘Where is it ten times better?.’
I can beat Baekho Lee.
But was that confidence conveyed to him?.
Lee Baek-ho, who had been frozen while I was speaking, regained his composure and raised the corner of his mouth..
“……It's fun.”
Damn, that's fun.
“It makes people feel bad.”
I clicked my tongue and returned exactly what he said to me before..
“Why are you suddenly lying??”
Baekho Lee tilted his head as if he didn't know what I was talking about, and I slowly added..
“you now.”
“…….”
“It's not fun at all.”
Otherwise, why do you keep going back?—
“……Wow! stop stop!”
At that time, Baekho Lee blocked the front with an exaggerated hand gesture and took three steps back..
“ah! This guy is really cool too! I can't even joke around?”
Suddenly, the expression and atmosphere changed 180 degrees..
Without even having time to adjust to this, Baekho Lee opened his mouth..
“There's really no way I could kill Meowth. I'm just saying this. I tried it! No, how much do I like you? You've been very nice to me since I first met you.!”
I hate it so much.
No, you have to like it. Because on my own, I would have found something to write about..
“Is that why you threatened to kill Misha??”
“Relax, relax! What a threat! I told you, right? It was a joke!”
Lee Baek-ho spoke jokingly in a frivolous tone, but the truth does not change..
It's intimidating... Yeah, that was a threat..
“Why do I kill Meowth? I don't get anything?”
Yes, if you look at it rationally, it would be so..
Not only would losing the Freeze Dual Wield Swordsman be bad, you'd also become enemies with me..
No matter how you look at it, it is far from a rational choice..
but…….
“If the threat was successful, he would have been able to control and sway me in the future..”
It's already dizzying to think about the case where I was defeated in a battle of wits a little while ago. Back then, the content of the conversation we are having now would have been completely different..
“Hey, cha-am! What did you think about? brother! I'm not that dark-hearted.!”
The guy back then wouldn't have laughed like he does now..
He wouldn't have come out in a low posture saying 'Hyung, brother' again.…….
“As long as it's not pitch black, you're good. Then give it to me, Misha..”
“I'll give it to you. If you do me a favor.”
There would never have been a ‘deal’ proposed like this..
‘So can this situation be seen as this bastard’s plan B??’
As I was staring at him with that thought in mind, Baekho Lee cautiously opened his mouth with a embarrassed expression..
“I won't ask you to go back with me. Now I know how sincere you are..”
“Just the main point.”
“Still, we can work together.?”
Baekho Lee paused for a moment and gave me a coy look..
Of course I had no intention of accepting it..
“……For now, continue.”
“You know better what your situation is like right now.?”
Yeah, I know better than you..
It's not good, it's full of troublesome things.
Beyond that, it feels like I'm walking on thin ice every day..
“so?”
“Let me help you. To help my brother get through this difficult time. From the shade to the sun, both physical and mental aspects. Instead, help me later when I clear the 10th floor..”
Baekho Lee’s suggestion was quite plausible..
Unlike me, isn’t he a guy who has no hesitation in his actions?.
To put it bluntly, if this bastard just assassinated the Marquis, it would be of great help to me..
but…….
“It's a white tiger.”
“…yes?”
“Isn’t there something you need to do first before asking your brother for a favor??”
“…….”
I didn't talk long.
I don't 100% understand why this guy wants me so much..
“Bring Misha first. We'll talk about this later.”
“…….”
“The answer is?”
Even when asked again, Lee Baek-ho remained silent..
He seemed like he had a lot to think about..
Well, the moment you send Misha, this guy has one less hand.—
“brother.”
At that time, the guy broke the silence and opened his mouth..
“Because we were both excited today. That's enough.”
The answer he gave was withholding..
“what……?”
“Isn't that right? I'm also having a hard time working my head right now. So, let’s talk again next time. I'll think about Meow's story carefully. okay?”
okay?
“okay—”
—what is.
That's what I was trying to say.
“Brother, I said okay.?”
“…what?”
“Then I'll just leave.!”
“Hey, wait! crawl—”
I urgently stretched my arms forward, but there was nothing I could physically do in this spiritual space..
Tuk.
As soon as my fingertips touch his body,.
“Pop!”
Its body turned into a halo of light and disappeared..
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