Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 490
490declaration of war (1)
I only asked about the third option out of curiosity as a player and bad feelings toward the guy, but in reality, my decision has already been decided..
I'm not sure what I'll get if I choose the other door..
No matter what you give, it can't be more than the value of three trustworthy colleagues..
‘But... I think it would be impossible to catch it alone..’
While thinking that, I looked at him closely..
Every time our eyes met, I felt an inexplicable feeling of reluctance..
It feels like I'm looking at a completely different creature than myself..
“Looks like you've made a decision..”
“Yeah, I'm going out that door..”
When I said that and actually took a step, he just watched me without saying anything..
Should I say that it feels like my choice is respected??
plod.
Soon I stopped in front of the door and turned my head to ask the guy..
It was a simple reason.
If it just goes on like this, I think I'll keep worrying about it..
“if… What would happen if one of us fell for your trick and betrayed us??”
A hidden piece that even I have experienced for the first time..
First of all, it ended well, but I was still curious about that part..
Fortunately, he answered willingly..
“According to the appointed providence, my alter ego would have gained strength.”
“…It was like that too..”
Somehow, he saved my life as much as possible and encouraged betrayal..
I slowly began to understand the design of this space to some extent..
In the end, you have to fight the boss alone, but when betrayal occurs, the difficulty of the boss fight increases..
‘And if you lost the boss battle, it would have been game over, regardless of the stone gate or anything..’
If it were a game, the favorability and reliability would have to have been above a certain level, but would it have been possible to clear it this way??
Anyway, thanks to you, a lot of my questions have been answered..
However, while I was leaving, I decided to ask one more question..
“you… What on earth?”
“What does it mean?”
“Don't you already know what it means??”
This isn't the first time I've talked to a monster inside the labyrinth..
[It's a creature I haven't seen in a long time. Where the hell do you guys come from??]
Vampire Duke Cambormir of the Bloody Citadel.
[You wild dogs of an empire obsessed with greed. I will punish you today.]
The knight of the end encountered at the White Temple.
[If it's a lie that no one knows... … . Well, how could that be any different from the truth??]
Doppelganger, etc..
There were several similar cases, but in the end it felt closer to the feeling of speaking a set line..
In reality, he soon lost his temper and attacked with unconditional hostility..
But this guy in front of me now is different..
A feeling of having a clear subject.
‘Besides, you said something meaningful earlier.…….’
The guy clearly said this when explaining the case where a traitor appears. According to the established providence, my ‘alter ego’ would have gained strength..
I can't say exactly what it is, but there is one thing that I can vaguely know by combining the various information I have learned so far..
[Just as [Dungeon & Stone] is a game created based on this worldview,.
The labyrinth was also clearly modeled after something..
I cautiously put my guess out loud..
“if… Do all the monsters encountered in this labyrinth have separate originals? You too are the original?”
The guy stayed silent and just stared at me..
The sight of him looking worried made me feel stronger for some reason..
The moment I heard his answer, I felt like I could get one step closer to the secrets of this labyrinth..
but…….
“well.”
The guy shook his head after a long silence..
“Maybe you'll find out someday.”
That was the end of my conversation with him..
thud-!
The tightly closed stone door opened wide and at the same time something pushed my back..
***
「You have perfectly overcome the great fear that dwells in the labyrinth..」
「No.12 ‘Trust’ is permanently vested.」
「A nameless pilgrim disappears forever in the labyrinth..」
「Special Condition - Distorted memories are permanently deleted.」
「Hidden areas are opened.」
「This is the first achievement.」
「The great mark you left will be engraved on the Stone of Honor and recorded forever..」
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「The labyrinth is closed.」
「The character moves to Lapdonia.」
***
Warm light resting on tightly closed eyelids.
When I raise my head and open my eyes, the gloomy sky greets me..
I looked up at this in fascination for a long time..
“…….”
You came back alive.
I feel this every time, but when I look at the sky, I feel so at ease..
Of course, that time was extremely short..
“…This is Bjorn Yandel..”
“They say they're going to catch the hierarchical lord, but how did that turn out?……?”
“It really couldn't have been successful with just five people.……?”
The explorers recognized me and started buzzing..
I quickly came to my senses and headed to the checkpoint..
There was only one person who came to the checkpoint first and was waiting for us..
It was Amelia who had left the raid location to interrogate the saboteurs..
“……thank god. Come back safely. Do you know how worried I was because he didn't show up until the labyrinth was closed??”
She was looking around with nervous eyes in front of the checkpoint, and as soon as she saw me, she let out a breath as if her nerves were relieved..
But did another worry arise later?.
“Casualties?”
Amelia, who had no idea about our situation, wanted to check the damage first rather than the success or failure of the work..
However, this is all I can say.
“does not exist. no… There won't be.”
“There won't be... … ? what does that mean?”
“…It's complicated to explain.”
First of all, I heard that they were all alive, but I thought it would be reassuring to see it in person..
“wait a moment.”
Amelia nodded without asking any questions, even though she probably had a lot of questions herself..
And how long did I wait at the checkpoint?.
One by one, colleagues appeared.
It started with Erwen.
“Ah, man…….”
Erwen, who was running towards the checkpoint, saw me and sat down on the floor, apparently completely exhausted..
“this… It's not a dream……?”
“Don't worry. Because it's definitely reality.”
“how… how did this happen……?”
Actually, from his perspective, he died while drawing aggro, but when he opened his eyes, it must have felt like he was awake..
“I'll explain when everything arrives..”
With those words, Bersil Gowland soon appeared..
“Why are you so late? You were worried, weren’t you?.”
“I'm sorry. I don't understand at all... Yeah, but this... It's not a dream... … ? Well, I'm definitely dead…….”
Likewise, Versil shows a similar reaction to Erwen..
Amelia tilted her head at this..
“He died……?”
“As I said before, it is complicated to explain. I'll tell you all at once when we all get together later..”
“……i get it.”
After waiting in front of the checkpoint for a while longer, calming down the trembling Versil, Einar finally appeared..
“rain, bjorn……!!!!”
Einar makes a sound and shows his presence from afar..
Only then did I let out the breath of relief I had been holding in..
“Phew…….”
Now I finally feel it.
Everyone really came back alive..
“……What, what! this! Ho, by any chance it was all a dream?! I'm definitely dead—!”
Before I was immersed in the strange lingering sensation for a moment, I quickly covered Einar's mouth with my hand..
“…town! Ugh! Ughhh!”
“Be quite. Because of you, everyone is just looking here..”
“…….”
“First, let's change seats. I'll explain everything later..”
After everyone was gathered, they quickly passed the checkpoint and went out onto the street. As always, the area in front of the checkpoint was crowded with friends and family of the explorers..
“Versil, I'm going to your house in Commelby. Is that okay??”
“I don't care. I think it would be safer to have a conversation that way..”
“That's it then.”
Afterwards, we went to the public platform, boarded the noble carriage and headed to Commelby..
It was a disadvantage of living in a downtown area..
7When I lived in the district, I could just walk home..
“Captain! Are you here?!”
When we arrived home, Auyen came out and welcomed us as if he had been waiting for us. The house was full of appetizing smells of food..
They even prepared the food just in time for our arrival.?
“thanks. But I have something to talk about, so would you like to come up for a moment??”
“…of course. Rest comfortably, and call me anytime if you need anything..”
After Auyen went up to the room, he asked Versil to activate the voice control magic. We talked while eating neatly prepared food..
Oh, of course, Einar and I were the only ones touching the food..
“Mr. Yandel… Don't just eat, talk. The whole time he got here he thought he was going to die of curiosity..”
Oh, that's right. I have to talk about that first..
I chewed and swallowed everything I put in my mouth for the last time and then began to explain step by step..
In the end, the key point was this.
“therefore… From the beginning, it was a format that could only be beaten if all the remaining companions died. Even if only one person survives and defeats the enemy, everyone can wake up alive..”
“Yeah, right.”
When I explained everything I had experienced and what I had discovered, leaving out the last conversation I had with him, Amelia looked at me with strange eyes..
“you… Are you okay??”
“huh? what?”
“Given your personality, it must have been a lot of trouble..”
Oh, that…….
I smiled and answered.
“Okay.”
It's not like I didn't have a mental breakdown in the middle. No, to be honest, there were a lot of them..
Still, as long as the results are good, that's fine.?
Anyway, I thought that was enough of my story, so I started asking questions..
“Amelia, what happened to you??”
When asked about the results of the interrogation, Amelia's complexion darkened greatly..
“No evidence was obtained. They said they just received a request from the black market and they don't know who the client is..”
“is it…….”
Although it was unfortunate, it wasn't something to blame Amelia for..
Well, Count Alminus, things will work out somehow..
Maybe it's because he died and came back to life, but I don't think it's such an important issue..
but…….
“Oh, and again…….”
“…and?”
“no. I'll tell you about this later..”
When he does this, I suddenly feel anxious..
Since they said they would tell me later, I just passed it on without asking any questions right away..
“By the way, Erwen, what happened to you??”
“……Oh, me? sorry. They trusted me and left it to me, but I couldn't run away. No matter how much I tried to shake it off, when I came to my senses, it was right behind me. As if using a teleportation spell.”
“It's instantaneous…….”
Maybe he really had that ability..
It activates when it falls over a certain distance..
“But what was strange at that time was that he continued to persuade me even before he died. They say it's not too late now.”
The story Erwen told me was short enough to last only a few sentences, but I was able to feel the agony and heartache contained in the story more clearly than anyone else..
“Erwen, you worked hard..”
“…no.”
Okay, now it's Bersil's turn..
“Versil Gowland.”
“…yes?”
“I know what you were thinking, but never again... don't do that.”
“yes…….”
He scolded me for a moment and moved on..
Because what was really important was what happened next..
“But Einar…….”
“……huh?”
When I spoke cautiously, Einar, who had been quietly eating, raised his head for the first time..
My mouth didn't fall off easily..
But I had to make sure.
“Isn’t that… At last… How much do you remember??”
“How much do you remember? What are you talking about??”
“It meant do you remember what I told you?.”
To be precise, it means whether you properly heard my confession about evil spirits. Einar answered, picking up the meat with a fork..
“Ah, that… … ? It seemed like he was saying something... I don't know. I don't remember. At that time, I was on the verge of fainting so I couldn't hear very well..”
Hmm, is it real??
I watched the changes in facial expressions closely, but couldn't find anything strange..
I guess I really didn't hear it..
Well, if I had heard that, I would have been furious a long time ago..
“Why, what did you say??”
“nothing. It wasn't a big deal.”
“okay?”
We quickly ended the topic and Einar moved on, while the women next to us were in an uproar..
“Why, I think I know what he meant..”
“Yandel, this guy is surprisingly emotional..”
“………Why is everyone like this? You must be embarrassed.”
what…….
Rather than replying, I chose to just eat, and they also raised their spoons as if their curiosity had been satisfied..
And we talked freely while eating..
Then there was a time.
“by the way… Mr. Yandel. What is that bracelet? Did you always wear it??”
It was only after listening to Versil's cautious questions that I realized.
“what is this…….”
An unfamiliar bracelet was fastened to my wrist..
***
I was a bit confused by the equipment I saw for the first time..
Erwen and Amelia also stopped eating and muttered..
“uh… Since you didn't speak first, I just stayed quiet.…….”
“I can't believe it's something I didn't even know.”
Why did I only notice this now??
“Isn’t that perhaps compensation…? … ? What you can get when five people succeed in subjugating... That reward.”
Bersil made that assumption, but the results are not the same. The reward for clearing 5 people in the standard way is not a bracelet..
I even chose to save my comrades when selecting rewards..
‘…But was there really more to the reward than everyone coming back alive??’
uh… Well, if you think about it, it is.?
10It's a hidden piece that was so tightly hidden that I couldn't find it even after playing for nearly a year..
But returning alive is the only reward.?
Rather, that doesn't make sense..
Click.
Afterwards, I took off the bracelet and looked at it in detail, and then I froze..
There was something that immediately came to mind when I saw it..
But I wasn't sure, so I handed it over to Bersil for an appraisal..
Bersil, who holds a 'special appraiser' license that even Raven could not obtain, figured out the identity of this bracelet without even looking at it a few times..
“This, this... … . It's a double number.…….”
Yeah, that's really it..
Amelia's eyes sparkled as she was very interested in these treasures..
“Wait a minute, if it’s a double number bracelet.…….”
There is only one.
No.12 Trust.
Is it really a fixed reward??
Considering the hidden piece concept, I don’t think there is any item more suitable than this..
‘……This is an event where double numbers are a fixed reward..’
What are the activation conditions??
I think it would be possible to copy the template if you knew that..
That was when I was thinking like that..
rattle, rattle.
The bell installed at the front door rang..
‘Visitors at this time……?’
Once we stopped eating and opened the door, we saw a group of knights believed to be from Mozlan..
“Meet Baron Yandel..”
The drivers greet you politely as soon as you make eye contact, wondering if something bad has come to you..
I quickly greeted them and confirmed their business..
“…Two hours ago now, a new feat was written on the Stone of Honor..”
new feat?
But what does that have to do with me??
While I was thinking about that, the driver said:.
“This is Baron Yandel's feat..”
Now that I see it, it looks like the reward wasn't limited to just the bracelet..
I quickly checked what was written on the stone and became frozen like a stone..
[In the year 157, the great barbarian warrior Bjorn Yandel and his companions defeated the fearful lord Dreadfear and opened a hidden area..]
I never thought there would be more unlockable areas left..
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