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Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 60

After all, this is the best. Episode 60: Survival Rules (3)

To save time, I immediately took off the ring..

No.9425 Frost Spirit Ring.

Master of the Artemion School, a number item obtained by betraying an old man..

“Here, take it..”

“huh? ring? Why is this suddenly……?”

First of all, Misha, who took over without thinking, belatedly looked embarrassed with an expression on his face as if this was something..

“This is a ring I was planning to save until I found someone worthy of giving it to me..”

“however… Why did you give that to me??”

Because things have changed.

I answered briefly.

“Swear to your guardian god. In exchange for this, you will continue to be with me from now on..”

The market price of Frost Spirit Ring is 1.5 million stones..

However, it is an item that is difficult to obtain even if you want to because it is not for sale..

If the true value of this ring were known, its price would skyrocket like crazy..

“Huh?! Bjorn! Are you crazy??!”

Misha was freaked out and criticized me, but my mind is fine now..

Then will you just give me this item??

Although I will use it for survival, I need at least a promise that you will continue to follow me and help me in the future..

Of course, this is not a one-sided contract..

“The moment you receive this ring, I will put my honor as a warrior on the line and be by your side to help you from now on. So, I hope you do the same..”

“I'm serious……?”

To prove this, he looked into Misha's eyes and spoke clearly..

“I am sincere.”

Win-win in the true sense of the word.

It's a kind of comradeship pledge..

And did you understand this?.

Misha looked at me for a long time with startled eyes, then opened his mouth in a voice that was completely devoid of playfulness..

“…It's sudden, but I know you're not kidding me. Honestly, it's my first time receiving an offer like this, so it's not like I'm not happy.!”

“If so, good luck—”

“But Bjorn, I'm sorry. I've never thought of you like that.”

“…What does it mean??”

Misha closed his eyes tightly..

And he gave an answer while staring at me as if he had decided something..

“I am… I like skinny men.”

“skinny man... … ? What does that mean? I don't understand at all—”

“Hey!! It means you are not attractive as a man.!!”

I feel dazed for a moment..

Is this something that I didn't even intend to confess but was dumped??

I don't know, but one thing was certain.

“…There's some misunderstanding.”

“Yeah, something like that. We have to keep going together, but the atmosphere just gets weird.—”

What do you say, he.

I was worried that I might seem too snobbish, so I said I would help, but that turned out to be a mistake..

A barbarian has his ways..

“What I meant was that in exchange for this ring, you must take a pledge of fellowship..”

“Companion Pledge……?”

“Of course, you can end the contract at any time if you get me the same ring or if you have made me a profit of 15 million stones. Now, do you understand??”

“Well, how can that happen?! What is this ring in the first place that costs 15 million stones?!”

“1,500Even 10,000 stones were cheap..”

“No, I mean, what on earth is this ring?—”

I said exactly.

“This ring can make your long-cherished wish come true..”

“…what? long-awaited wish?”

“For example, now your brother won't be able to look at you and say half a penny or anything..”

Was it like a disgusting story?.

Misha stiffens in shock..

But after taking a moment to think, he smiled awkwardly..

“Ugh, do you think I’m going to fall for that? No matter how shameful it is, if you lie like that, you can't use it.—”

“It's not a lie.”

The conversation stopped for a moment and silence continued..

Misha, who was smiling awkwardly, no longer smiled..

No, rather, he stared at me with a cold gaze..

“Isn't this a bit too much of a joke?.”

Unlike usual, the voice is cold and firm..

“I definitely gave him a chance to laugh and quit. But why do you keep lying? Health looked funny when I smiled and followed along.?”

Misha purses his lips in anger..

“…I wasn't telling you that..”

It was a reaction I hadn't thought about, but it may actually be natural..

trauma.

A wound that has been festering for a lifetime causes pain just by someone touching it..

“I didn't bring this up to hurt you. I really—”

“I've never even heard of such a thing. How do you know something that even our tribe doesn't know??”

Instead of answering, I kept my mouth shut..

Not only was it not something I could say in detail, I didn't even want to..

Isn’t this something we can’t keep doing like this forever?.

Let's keep it short.

“Misha, I have one question to ask you..”

“Try it.”

“If everything I've said so far is true, will you accept my offer??”

“still playing around—!”

I interrupted Misha's angry words and shouted back..

“Just answer me!”

Can't you just answer the question?.

Is it Yes or No?.

When I shouted and forced him to answer, Misha stiffened and pursed his lips again..

“…If everything you say is true, I wouldn't be short of having you as my benefactor until the end of my life. but—”

But what is but.

“That's it then.”

I took a step closer and grabbed Misha’s wrist..

“Misha Karlstein, it may be hard to believe, but everything you have said so far on the honor of a warrior is true..”

“…What, what?”

Misha looks confused..

Looking at this, I wonder if it would have been easier if I had written the Warrior's Oath a long time ago.…….

Well, it doesn't matter anymore.

“So, when you wake up, you too, keep those words..”

I pulled Misha towards me and put the ring on her finger..

and…….

Kwasik-!

He shattered the blue glass gem on the ring with just his grip..

「Frost Spirit Ring has been destroyed.」

「Glacier Beast Skadia awakens from her seal..」

Like ripples on the lake.

A wave of cold spreads across the ground..

Wow!-!

No.9425 Frost Spirit Ring.

A unique effect that occurs when this item is destroyed.

It was safe to say that there was no damage, so it was virtually a meaningless option, but after many attempts, I made a discovery..

「Special conditions have been met.」

If the wearer was a prisoner.

An event occurs separately from the effect upon destruction..

「Ice Demon Skadia offers a contract to Misha Karlstein..」

soul water contract.

It is possible to forcibly awaken the special abilities of the beast race..

***

「The contract has been closed successfully.」

***

A gust of cold air wrapped around Missha like the eye of a typhoon..

As this slowly subsided, Misha opened his eyes..

There was a complex yet somewhat vain look in her red eyes..

“This is so easy... … . For what reason have I been…….”

Misha, who was spitting out random words, looked at me..

And asked with a look of betrayal.

“Bjorn, what on earth is this ring? If there is such a thing, why didn't my father tell me that there was such a thing?!”

It is unknown whether the beast people are aware of the existence of this ring..

But if I give him the answer he wants,…….

“He probably didn't know either..”

“…I didn't know?”

“Yes, it seems like a wizard studied it for a long time and only recently found out about it. I'm sure he didn't hide it because he didn't think of you as his child..”

I think this will help him mentally..

But even with my answer, Missha seemed full of questions..

“Wait, then how on earth did you know that? Where did you get this ring??”

It's not difficult to explain..

Because there are stories made up in advance..

But before that there is one thing to do.

“It would be better to get dressed first and then finish talking..”

“…clothes?”

Misha tilts his head, then follows my gaze and lowers his head..

And I checked my current appearance.…….

“OMG? Huh? My, my, why am I taking all my clothes off?!!”

Misha, who was creaking like a broken robot, lets out a sound..

“I've folded everything aside, so let's talk about it first..”

“Oh, I understand.…….”

While I turned around for a moment, Misha picked up the clothes and put them on..

“Well, you can look back.”

“That's fast.”

“Then I'll take it easy!!”

I soon turned around and saw Missha in casual clothes..

The thin cloth clothing worn inside the equipment..

Perhaps because it fits the body perfectly, the curved lines are more clearly revealed..

“I don't wear any equipment?”

“Answer this first! Why was I naked?!”

“That's because I took it off.”

“Burr, burr, you took it off?! Yes, yes, you?!”

“I couldn't help it. I heard that if you perform this ritual, all the equipment you are wearing will fly away..”

Please note this is a lie.

I didn't just hear it, I experienced it myself..

Damn, I worked hard to raise it, but all my equipment was reset and I couldn't do anything, so I got a game over..

“…Now, wait a minute! I guess that's why I asked that question in the first place.?”

“That question?”

“Didn't you get married or something?.”

Oh, that.

I nodded honestly..

“Wouldn't you feel bad if you had a spouse?.”

I am a proud Confucian of Korea.

You can never do something disrespectful like taking off the clothes of a woman who even has a husband..

However, Misha shouted as if he was dumbfounded by my words..

“The guy who thinks like that didn't think to tell me in advance.!”

“I had no intention of hiding it. But you didn't believe me at all, right?.”

“Well, that's it…….”

When I gave reasonable reasons for every question, Missha seemed to have nothing more to say..

So, I guess we can go strong little by little..

“Rather, since I had to peel it off in a hurry, there was no hardship. Tsk, I didn’t look at it that way, but why are there so many accessories?.”

“…I'm sorry..”

“Okay, there's something I need to do before I apologize, right??”

I said it vaguely and looked at Misha..

Basically, you have to give as much as possible when you can..

“…Thank you.”

“Is that the end??”

Misha thought for a moment and spoke again..

“…Thank you?”

“Don't try to ignore it. Isn’t there something that needs to be addressed properly?.”

“Well, I just have to say it out loud.?”

Misha avoided my gaze with an embarrassed and embarrassed look on her face, but I am not one to look at her like that..

This is something you should always keep in mind.

“Of course.”

When I spoke stubbornly, Misha soon changed his eyes..

It looks like the playful atmosphere ends here..

It seems like there was no intention of skipping it from the beginning..

He adjusted his posture and looked at me..

“Bjorn, of course. I am… Before… There was a time when I tried to die.”

suddenly?

I didn't feel that way, but I listened to the serious voice..

“It was my father who found me and saved me at that time..”

“I should thank my father.”

“I wish so, but... It's not such a beautiful story. When I came to, what was the first thing my father said? If you really want to die, go to the labyrinth and die. How much longer do you have to become a disgrace to your family before you will be satisfied?.”

Ah, uh, um…….

It was a much more crazy family than I expected..

As I was seriously considering whether I should correct the mistake I made earlier, Misha calmly continued..

“So I entered the labyrinth. Of course, she didn't come here to die like her father said. Just, he wanted to run away from the house. Even without the soul count, I had hopes that if I became a great explorer and was recognized, my father would look at me again..”

Voice with restrained emotions.

In that difficult voice, all the emotions I had felt while growing up could only be felt more clearly..

“Of course, I don't know if my father will accept me for this. But for some reason… Now I think that's a good thing..”

Soon Misha looked at me and bowed..

“…Thank you, Bjorn. I will not forget this favor and repay her by engraving it in my heart until the end of my life..”

Although it may eventually be diluted over time, it seemed pointless to doubt Misha's sincerity now..

And in that sense, the new wave drama is over now..

“I swear to my guardian god?”

I was listening and briefly asked.

Misha smiled and nodded..

“I swear to my guardian god.”

Okay, it's nice and clean..

***

Summoning, strengthening, supernatural abilities.

A spirit beast that makes a contract with a spirit beast generally acquires one of these three types of abilities..

Misha was a Ganghwa type..

「The power of the ice demon Skadia resides permanently in Misha Karlstein's body..」

Apart from the physical ability taking a leap forward, the freezing attribute is always granted..

As if my abdomen was sore after being hit just now..

“Ah! He told me to hit him, so I hit him, but I didn't know it would happen like that. It's okay, it's okay?”

Red-hot skin as if frostbitten.

Seeing this, I smiled..

‘It's a shame it's not a summon or special ability, though.…….’

Still, this is somewhere.

Now that I know it’s true, I know more clearly..

The elemental attack method I had been longing for has now arrived..

With this, I can now beat up the asshole monsters..

“Ugh? Come to your senses, Bjorn! Why are you smiling like an idiot?!”

“It is nothing. Then let's move now. been in one place too long.”

After roughly organizing the surroundings, I took Misha with me and moved on. And as a test, I fought against 'Wraith', a level 9 spirit monster I encountered along the way..

「Wraith casted [Corpse Flame].」

[corpse flame].

Active skill with a mixture of darkness and fire attributes.

The power is lower than that of a level 9 spell.…….

For me, who has resistance to darkness due to vampire essence, the hit is only a little hot..

Like this, most spirit-residing monsters have low combat power compared to their grade..

It's just tricky in the beginning because there are no means of attack..

「You have defeated Wraith. EXP +1」

I use a mace sprinkled with holy water.

Misha struck down fifteen Wraiths with his two frost-covered fists..

“Hehe, I get a strange feeling every time I hit you.…….”

The reason I used a fist rather than a spear was simple..

‘As expected, it is level 1 awakening, so it does not apply to weapons..’

Just as there are stages in the barbarian's spirit imprint,.

The beast's soul water contract is also a method of gradually growing..

Still, it was fortunate that Misha was originally a martial artist. She used to fight only with her fists, but then felt her limits and ended up using a dagger, which she found easier to adapt to.?

「You have defeated Witchramp. EXP +1」

「Killed Dyrouter EXP +2」

「Defeated a mutant minor elemental EXP +2」

Anyway, I continued to wander around the forest after that..

I defeated all the monsters I could see without causing too much trouble. Also, whenever I had the chance, I rested as much as possible and stored up my stamina..

「Killed the Woodman. EXP +1」

「Defeated the homunculus. EXP +2」

「Killed the Owl Bear. EXP +2」

About 11 hours passed like that..

I haven't encountered any level 7 monsters yet, but fighting lower level monsters wasn't particularly difficult..

There has never been a dangerous situation..

Contrary to concerns, there has been no sign of the Elisa girls coming to visit us yet..

‘Is there something wrong with them too??’

Well, maybe.

maybe not.

Rather than harboring false hopes, let’s continue to prepare our hearts..

Doing what you can do right now.

‘Huh, as expected, the integer doesn’t come out..’

I tasted bitterly..

Holy Water and Ice Demon Skadia.

Through these two attack methods, we were able to hunt spirit-residing monsters without any problems.…….

Well, nothing much has changed.

‘30%I guess it will be okay.’

I thought about it.

I wonder if the odds of me surviving safely and returning to the city are roughly that high..

「12 hours have passed since entering the Witch's Forest..」

「Field Effect - The Witch's Forest is strengthened.」

「The status abnormality [Witch's Eye] is granted..」

Real survival begins now..