Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 501
501The Age of Exploration (2)
Plan B.
The moment I hear those words, ominous imaginations fill my head..
But, apart from that.
“how is it? Now all my questions have been answered.?”
“Uh, roughly.”
Hostility towards Lee Baek-ho has decreased further..
Because it's better to be honest and say what you want than to be someone who hides a plan behind a smile..
“Even if you ask me about plan B, I won't answer?”
“This really doesn't work. I also have to have a trump card.?”
Phew, that's right.…….
It's a bit disappointing, but I can understand and move on from this level of secrets..
It's not like I opened up everything to him..
Didn't we honestly show our cards to the extent necessary? That's enough for now.
“So now I'm your enemy, my friend.?”
I answered without much hesitation..
“Well, I guess a collaborator would be appropriate..”
“…A collaborator?”
“yes, collaborator.”
Lee Baek-ho seemed curious about what exactly he meant by this word. Well, it's better to get this straight..
“We'll work with you to get you home.”
“Instead, I help my brother whenever he needs it.?”
“That's roughly how it feels.”
“It's not bad. But what if opinions clash and things go wrong?……?”
I chuckled and shrugged my shoulders at Lee Baekho’s cautious tone of voice..
“Then it splits at that moment. Is there anything special? I hope something like that doesn't happen as much as possible, but like you said, I don't know anything about people..”
“……You're very cool..”
“uh. So, plan B or whatever, do whatever you want to prepare for that time. Because I will do that anyway.”
Preparing for the worst is a natural instinct..
and i think.
If you are a person who does not do the obvious, you will be an even worse partner..
“Be a collaborator... It's good. Let's do that..”
Soon, Lee Baek-ho stretched out his hand forward as if he liked it..
Well, what are you trying to do in such a strange way?.
Even though I was disgusted on the inside, I accepted the handshake..
“……Bro, I just got goosebumps..”
“Do not say. Because I am the same.”
After a brief handshake, we each sat down on the sofa and smiled at each other..
“I guess I should have done this a long time ago.”
“I know.”
It felt not as bad as I thought..
***
Afterwards, I had many conversations with Lee Baek-ho..
The main topic among them was, of course, ‘hidden areas’..
“Brother, tell me. What did you really do??”
“I don't know. It seems like special conditions have been met, but I don't know why that happened..”
“is it so? It's unfortunate, but... Even if you know, it probably doesn’t mean much. A feat is recorded on the Stone of Fame only once..”
“Uh, yeah?”
“Oh, you didn't know? This guy really doesn't know a lot of things except what he knows from the game.…….”
Well, it can't be helped.
I once lived in a library, but if you think about it, it's ultimately open knowledge that anyone can obtain..
“……It's already time like this. Bro, I'll just go now..”
After talking about various things for a while, it soon became time for Baekho Lee to log out..
“Hey, if it's like this, why don't we just meet face to face sometimes in the city??”
“I like it. But I don’t think that will happen for a while. I wanted to go outside for a while.”
“…By outside, do you mean outside the castle walls??”
“yes. I finally figured out the way outside. How many times have I searched the city underground for this?.”
Wait a minute, I think this is useful information..
When I asked him to tell me too, Lee Baek-ho nodded with a regretful look on his face..
“It's not possible to explain it in words here, but I'll send a letter to your house before I leave. The way to get there is written down.”
“thank you.”
Is this why there should be a stagnant water around??
I obtained the route to escape the kingdom that I had been curious about for a long time in an unexpected way..
So, back to the main topic..
“But why are you leaving??”
“Auril Gavis. I feel like the old man is there for some reason..”
“……?”
“So I'm going to look for it. That old man would have the answers to most of my questions..”
Now that I think about it, I should have asked Baekho about this old man. In the current situation, I would answer more questions honestly..
‘what… Can I ask that next time we meet??’
“I'll go then, bro. See you next month!”
“Yes, if you find it, let me know..”
“preload.”
So Lee Baek-ho left, and as I sat on the sofa for a while, looking at the fireplace and sighing, Hyeonbyeol came back..
“It's later than I thought today?”
“Then I guess I'll just go out and look at the number of people.?”
uh… It wasn't?
I thought it was because he came in almost as soon as he left.…….
“by the way… You have a nice expression?”
“huh?”
“It looks like a problem has been resolved. Oppa's expression right now.”
“ah… Is that so??”
If you just look at him, it seems like he has something magical going on..
Since he was neither denying nor affirming, Hyeonbyeol smiled and lay down on the sofa..
I don't know where to put my eyes.
“Hyeonbyul… … ? You're wearing a skirt now…….”
“But? You have stockings..”
“uh…….”
Is that so??
Is it okay then??
Hyeonbyeol chuckled as I froze still, feeling like I could somehow understand..
“Oh, I don't care about everything. Now come.”
Soon, Hyeonbyeol took out a book from an empty space and started reading..
“…What is that book? where did you get it?”
“Don't you know? I'm going crazy over this these days..”
“……?”
“It looks like you really don't know. I know that GP sells clothes and things like that that can be used within the community.?”
“Uh, you know that..”
Ghostbusters was a community with surprisingly realistic elements. There were many charging elements, such as chat room decoration, cosmetic items, etc., and of course I had never used them..
“This book is like that too..”
“Then there is nothing written.?”
“no. It's written down. It was originally written by someone who had written it on a free bulletin board, but since it was so popular, they negotiated with the administrator and started making it into a book and selling it..”
“and… that's interesting. so that's fun?”
“Would you like to see it too? I have some left over from the previous volume..”
“Uh, give it to me.”
Soon, I took a book from Hyeonbyeol and started reading it. It was a fantasy novel set in modern times, and it was captivating from the beginning..
But even so, it was difficult to concentrate..
‘……driving me crazy.’
Hyeonbyeol is just quietly reading a book, why is she wiggling her feet??
“Stretching. My legs are numb.”
“……i said?”
“no. That's the expression on his face..”
……I can't think of anything in front of him..
After that, I turned my back on Hyeonbyeol and continued reading, and the sound of turning the pages continued endlessly..
“brother.”
“…huh?”
“It's that time soon, but you don't have to go out.?”
“ah…….”
What, why is this novel so interesting??
Before I knew it, it was time for the round table to open..
Therefore, after quickly asking for understanding from Hyeonbyeol, I left after saying goodbye and hurriedly entered the round table..
The dark blue suit I always wore.
And the lion mask he wore on top of that.
As time was running out, I quickly got dressed and passed through the hallway. When we arrived at the round table, eight members had entered first..
“You are here, Mr. Susa. Fishit.”
Starting with the clown who greets you in a friendly way, there are foxes, crescent moons, deer antlers, clowns, queens, butterflies, and wolves.…….
‘There are eight people?’
Just when I thought I couldn't see Black Mask, one of the three newbies who appeared at the last rally,.
Sigh.
A black mask appears through the door on the other side of the round table. Black Mask looked around the hall, found an empty seat for her, and sat down..
“Nice to meet you. black seed…….”
The goblin sitting next to him said hello, but Black Mask crossed his arms without replying..
Something tells me that he seems really energetic too..
Sigh.
Anyway, I went to my empty seat and put my butt to it, and as if it was just the right time, the door to the round table slammed shut..
“There are ten people in total... … . It feels strange because there are so many people..”
The queen muttered as if opening a stream, and the crescent moon responded in a gentle voice..
“Queen, you might be like that..”
“Crescent Moon, are you saying no??”
The answer to the queen's question was Wolf Mask, who had the title of 'returning user' among the three newbies..
“Haha! When there was a master, there were times when there were more than 20 people! Ah, that was really the time—.”
“At that time, you were busy just farting at the Master. Fishit.”
“…….”
“Clown, just like you now.?”
“Fishit, I guess fairies are attractive. When I see him being so obsessed with NPCs that he can't come to his senses. So when are you going to come visit me? Revenge, won't you??”
“and! Are you two enemies? It's gonna be fun. When fighting, please call me too.!”
“Fish sit! of course. butterfly sheep.”
Oh, there are so many people that there really isn't much of a mess..
Sigh.
When I looked at the fox, the fox looked at me and started to sort out the situation..
“Since everyone seems to have gathered, why not get started quickly?……?”
“Haha, let's do that. We're not here just to chat.?”
When the situation calmed down, following the unwritten rules of the round table, my eyes naturally focused on the person sitting next to me..
That's because this seat is always first..
“I think this is the first time Mr. Queen is the first.?”
“Iknow, right. I didn't know everyone would be sitting close to each other like that..”
The queen, who was sitting three spaces away from me, sighed and started her first turn..
“It's still the topic of most interest these days, right? I'll tell you something related to that. The Stone of Honor was created by Great Sage Deflan Groundel Gavrilius..”
Since the information was true and not more than half of the people knew it, the green light came on, but objections immediately poured in..
“Does it matter who made it? Fishit.”
“Hehe, sure. Not a wizard.”
“In the first place, all things that are somewhat strange or mysterious are related to that person..”
The queen, perhaps expecting objections, did not react strongly and obediently added the information..
“Then how about this? There is a reliable record that the Hidden Piece, Gabriel's arrangement, is hidden in the Stone of Honor itself..”
Hidden piece…….
“This isn't bad.”
The members felt that this was acceptable, and the order moved on to the next step..
“A tribal conference will be held next month. And it has been confirmed that the human representative will be a magic tower lord..”
It would have been insufficient if it had simply been a time when a tribal conference was held, but by correctly picking up the human representative, Crescent Moon ended the turn without a hitch..
‘The magic tower owner is a human representative.…….’
By the way, I, the tribal leader, didn't know that a tribal meeting was being held. How does he already know about this?.
‘It's probably a difference in the influence of the tribe itself..’
In fact, excluding barbarians, all other races have connections to the royal family. The other families of Melves do not receive the protection of their hometown for nothing..
They coexist in a way that pushes from below and pulls from above..
“Misha Karstein joins Clan Anavada.”
This was the information taken out by the third person, the fox..
I was a little startled by the name being mentioned out of the blue, but it wasn't unpleasant or anything..
‘This is information that will soon become known everywhere. I guess you thought there would be no problem with writing it this way..’
Actually, it wasn't a wrong decision..
Objectively, the value of the information was low, but none of the members raised any objections..
I tell you what, Bjorn Yandel was such a hot name..
“Indeed, that woman…….”
“she is… Didn’t you say you were working as that man’s colleague? Looks like something happened.”
“Fish… Mr. Fox is no slouch either. This is information I didn't know about..”
After the fox's turn was over, it was the goblin's turn, followed by the black mask and deer antlers..
However, there was no shocking information..
It was a time when I was listening to the conference as if I was just watching the news..
“Hehe, what I'm going to say is a similar topic to what Mr. Fox said earlier.…….”
As soon as the butterfly let out its breath, the body reacted first..
“Misha Karlstein, that woman..”
what?
What are you talking about??
The moment I pricked up my ears without realizing it, the butterfly said with a grin..
“That woman is a traitor.”
I heard it with my ears, but I couldn't understand it with my head..
Are you a traitor? Does this mean that from Lee Baek-ho’s perspective??
That was when I was thinking like that..
As if reading my mind, Butterfly Mask added an explanation..
“Oh, of course, Bjorn Yandel, from his perspective..”
What kind of crazy talk is this??
While thinking that, my eyes turned to the jewels on the round table..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
The jewel was quietly emitting a green light..
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