Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 72
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I thought as I looked at the unfamiliar ceiling..
The last thing I saw before I lost consciousness was the city's uniquely gloomy sky.…….
‘This looks like a temporary tent for patients. There must have been many injured besides me..’
Actually, when I look to the side, I see hospital beds stacked close to each other..
I grasped the situation as naturally as breathing..
Inside the silent tent.
Most used hospital beds are empty..
That means.
‘It seems like a lot of time has passed.’
Therefore, what I have to do is decided..
First, check how much time has passed.
As I slowly try to raise my upper body so as not to startle my muscles, I feel a heavy foreign sensation in my abdomen..
As soon as I realized what it was, I burst into laughter..
‘I asked where you went…….’
Misha was sleeping on my stomach..
It even makes a distinctive snoring sound..
It's amazing that he seems to be by my side, offering to take care of me, but I also wonder if there's any meaning to it..
‘Well, he must have been tired too..’
Elisa, priest of Karui.
Disaster in the Witch's Forest.
Chase with Chaos Lord Riakis.
If you think about what you've experienced so far, it's nothing you can't understand..
but…….
“Misha, wake up.”
Right now, my curiosity comes first, so I shook Misha awake without hesitation..
“huh? Yes… Rain, Bjorn! Wake up! What about your body? How are you feeling? I'm fine.?”
“As you can see, it's fine..”
My left ankle, which was broken, moved well, and my torn arm was restored to its original state..
In that sense, the first question.
“Could it be that they used the highest quality potion??”
“No, a priest came and treated me..”
“Treatment cost?”
“Well, don't worry. Well, the guild came out with disaster relief money, so it wasn't much.…….”
No, I'm worried about you..
“So how much is it?”
“…3010,000 stone.”
“Right.”
Huh, it's still a lot cheaper than the highest quality potion..
I was worried because he was a priest, but it looks like the guild's support money was generous..
“Why do you make that face? Good job.”
“But Bjorn doesn't like money…….”
Oh, sure, that's the case..
What is my image to him??
“Anyway, money can't be more important than your body, right?.”
It's not just about restoring crushed flesh..
It's not like the cut sections were joined together..
It was a process of repairing an arm that had been torn off to the bone, and an arm that had been abandoned in the labyrinth..
‘Surely there was no answer through natural regenerative power?.’
I completely erased my regrets.
When we tested the limits of regenerative power in an experiment with Raven in the past, didn't it take an enormous amount of time for a severed finger to grow back?.
Anyway, second question at this point..
“So how long has it been since I left the labyrinth??”
“6per hour or so.”
Hmm, somehow it was still bright outside the tent..
It wasn't because the whole day passed by..
“The backpack is?”
“I'm fine. Of course there's something in it too!”
“The magic stone?”
“I turned everything into money, including yours..”
“Didn't anyone come to visit me while I was passed out??”
“Ah, Hikurod’s went there.!”
“…The dwarf?”
I tilted my head and Misha slowly explained what had happened..
To put it simply, I reunited with Hikurod's group, who happened to come here about 5 hours ago.…….
“I'm glad all three are okay. so where did they go?”
“He said it was okay because he confirmed that he was alive and that he was tired now and went to sleep..”
“Right.”
I don't feel any disappointment.
It would have been the same even if it were the opposite..
Anyway, staying here doesn't mean I'll wake up quickly. It's an overdue story, so we can share it two days after we were supposed to meet..
“So what else do I have to do to get out of here??”
“All you have to do is pack your bags and leave. I've done all the annoying work in advance..”
“Right.”
Immediately, I take off the blanket and try to get up, but Misha hastily stops me..
“Wait, don't wake up.!”
“……?”
“Ooh, put this on first.…….”
There was no need for any further explanation..
“ah…….”
While Misha turned his back and looked somewhere else, he put on the new clothes that had been folded on the table..
By the way, they even bought me clothes in advance..
Unlike how it usually looks like it's painted over, there's a delicate side to it..
“The clothes fit well?”
“It fits well.”
To be honest, it's a bit small.…….
In the first place, it was difficult to find clothes of the right size in this city..
Anyway, the sun was setting when I left the tent..
“Misha, where are you staying??”
“8It's a district.”
“Then we can go together..”
As we were heading back to the dorm together because we were heading in the same direction, our behavior contrasted with the surroundings..
People walking around the streets wearing clean everyday clothes, not heavy, hard metal armor..
“Bjorn, why are you looking at me like that? Hurry up, I'm so tired..”
After walking the clean streets for about 30 minutes, I found my accommodation..
For reference, Misha's accommodation is about 10 minutes further from here..
“It's closer than you think.”
“That's right. Why didn't I know that before??”
“Anyway, go now. Aren't you tired too? I was thankful today.”
“Now, wait a minute.!”
I quickly said goodbye and was about to enter the inn when Misha grabbed my wrist..
“Is there anything else I need to know right away??”
“No, it's not like that.…….”
If not something like that.
When I gave him a look telling me to hurry up and tell him about my business, Misha chuckled and let go of my wrist..
“That's okay, I have to do it anyway so they won't scold me for saying the same thing over and over again..”
“same story?”
“Then I'll go, guaranteed tomorrow!”
Without even having a chance to say anything, Misha ran away and disappeared..
“tomorrow?”
Wasn’t it the day after tomorrow that we all decided to get together??
The last sentence was a bit questionable, but I didn't want to think about it, so I quickly entered the inn. After washing my body, I had a quick meal on the first floor..
Like every time, it only felt real when I lay down on the bed..
‘I came back alive this time too..’
came back alive.
fuck.
***
noon the next day.
I woke up to the sound of a knock on the door. Most of the time she tried to just ignore it and sleep, but she was so persistent..
“…Missha?”
“I thought you were sleeping too.”
“Why did you come here? The appointment time would have been tomorrow night.?”
Misha chuckled at my grumpy question and spread the bundle on the table..
I looked at it and it turned out to be food..
“Come quickly and sit down. If you sleep like that without eating, your body will be damaged..”
No, Barbarians don't have anything like that.?
As I stared at him in bewilderment, Misha eventually grabbed my arm and pulled me..
“Don't talk nonsense, just come. Even if you sleep, you can’t just eat and then sleep.?”
I didn't know what would happen if I skipped a meal or two, but I still obeyed because I was in good faith..
The menu includes stir-fried vegetables and grilled meat with eggs..
“How about it?”
“…it's good. Could it be that he did it himself??”
“Then where can I sell something like this??”
Well, just say yes and you'll be fine..
Anyway, I really didn't look like that, but I never thought you could cook well..
“At first, I did it myself to save some money, but it was fun so I'm still doing it..”
“Um, but didn’t you say you were staying at an inn??”
“Oh, that's right. I happened to become close with the chef, so when I told him I wanted to use it for a while, he said yes..”
“Right.”
“I'll try Bjorn later when I get a chance. It's great because you can save more money than you think..”
to cook?
There really is nothing he can't say to a barbarian. Or maybe you just don't know much about barbarians??
“Cooking is a warrior's shame.”
“Well, just like that?”
When I nodded firmly, Misha gave me an expression that said yes, and then carefully made a suggestion..
“Well, then I can do it.…….”
What does he say again?.
“Okay, why are you doing this? It’s easier to just buy it and eat it..”
“Yeah, I guess so.?”
“By the way, how did you know about the lake? I don't think they told me that far..”
“Oh, that? I asked the innkeeper where the barbarian was, and he just told me.?”
“…Right.”
Afterwards, as we chatted and put food into our mouths, our bowls quickly became empty..
“So what are you going to do? I'll sleep better?”
I thought for a moment and answered.
“Now that things have come to this, I think I'll take a quick trip to the commercial district..”
I was originally going to sleep until tomorrow night, but I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep even if I lie down again..
It's a kind of obsession.
Unless I feel like I'm going to collapse from exhaustion right away, I can't allow myself to put off the things I need to do and take a break..
“It was better. Misha, you go too..”
“Eh? me too? I was going to go back and sleep…….”
Misha blurts out his words with a puzzled look on his face..
In my experience, it was necessary to speak strongly in cases like this..
“Wasn’t it you who woke me up? take responsibility.”
“Hehe, I understand. I had to go and drop off the equipment anyway.…….”
Where are you going to run away?.
***
First, I disposed of all the equipment I had acquired..
Since we had previously paid 2 million stone worth of protection fees to the Dzarwi Clan for equipment, it was not as beneficial as expected..
‘Among these, the ones obtained from Hans' group will have to be divided into 5 separate parts.…….’
Still, after selling the equipment and various consumables of the religious trio, quite a lot of money was raised..
It was significant that one of the three owned an expandable backpack..
Well, I had a lot of money to pay that much, but.
“…The repair cost is 500,000 stone.?”
“It's lithium equipment. I don't know if it's bent or warped, but there's nothing we can do if the corrosion is this severe..”
Anyway, it's still like that.
They asked me 500,000 stones to repair equipment worth 4 million stones in total.?
This is a barbarian thing to do.—
“Bjorn, don’t be too pushy. It's not like he's saying anything wrong.…….”
It made me feel sick, but seeing Misha, a 5-year explorer, do that, I guess it was a normal price..
So just paid.
‘…How much bone loss is this??’
If you're an efficient gamer, the thing that's scarier than muscle loss is gold loss..
I looked back one by one.
‘I left the mace in the labyrinth along with one of my arms, and used an advanced potion once along the way, plus 300,000 stones for treatment and 500,000 stones for repairs.…….’
The more I think about it, the more my stomach hurts..
If we hadn't handed over 2 million stone worth of equipment as protection fees, we would have been able to laugh it off like this.…….
“Bjorn, don’t be so harsh. If it's money, I'll work hard to earn it in the future.…….”
Okay, let's think positive..
In fact, isn't this the second biggest gain from this expedition?.
Oh, of course, the first one is Orc Hero Essence..
‘Since I got a lot of consumables like potions, I actually have a lot of money to spend later.…….’
“Bjorn, what are you talking about? Don't go in quickly.”
I soon finished thinking and entered the inn with Misha. It is not an accommodation in Mishana, but an inn located in the commercial district of Commelby..
“I never would have guessed that the carriage on the platform was cut off..”
“So I said I had to move quickly.?”
“Okay, so stop nagging..”
When I entered the inn, I asked for two rooms at the counter and was greeted by Misha..
“Crazy! Know how much it is in a day! Just grab one.”
“…Just grab one?”
I think it should usually be the other way around.…….
“I thought this was Ravigion! In places like this, it's usually over 10,000 stones per night, but that's a lot.!”
“Right. I think one room will do..”
Now that I see it, it was worth getting hit on the back..
I came here because it seemed cheap, but it was 9,000 stone per night.?
Prices are crazy in the city center..
Last time, my food expenses for a month were a little less than 20,000 stone..
‘There was a reason why he wanted to move quickly.…….’
Still, the room itself was worth the high price..
It's not like the gosiwon I stayed in, but it has a separate living room, bedroom, and bathroom..
Not only does it have a window, but it also has a small terrace in the living room, and the room smells faintly of flowers..
“Bjorn, look at this! Artian Workshop Soapang! They let me use this for free.!!”
At first, Misha scolded him for wasting money, but then he noticed something and went into the bathroom..
When he came out, he looked very satisfied..
“Bjorn, we are really going to work hard in the future..”
I thought, what a fuss, but after lying down on the spacious bed, I had no choice but to agree..
“okay… Let's earn hard.”
Hehe, the bed should be this soft..
‘When will I be able to sleep in a bed like this every day?…….’
I feel like I have a long way to go.
A city where barbarism and civilization coexist.
How many more looters and monsters do we have to kill to live here more like a human being than we do now?.
Grumbling!
Without even having time to think deeply, my eyes slowly close..
***
The time when most people were asleep.
The bar where those who were sad about today gathered was noisy as usual, no, perhaps even more noisy than usual..
“Hey, did you hear the news??”
“3Are you talking about the hierarchical monarch that appeared on the floor??”
“Yeah, it's said that over 30 people from the Dzarwi Clan died because of him..”
“What's the big deal about 30 people? The guild will announce it tomorrow, but they say the total number of deaths is in the hundreds..”
“So the culprit who summoned the Hierarchy Lords hasn't been caught yet??”
A snack that will definitely pique your interest if you are an explorer..
However, in addition to the news that everyone knows, there was a story that was slowly and unknowingly spread by wealthy people..
“Oh, you guys know what? That's what I heard from one of the survivors... … . It is said that one person's performance was particularly important in the Dzarwi Clan's survival.?”
“By one, do you mean Vice-Captain McGrane the Iron Man??”
“No, I heard it was an explorer from the third floor who happened to be there..”
“Hmm, is there anyone among the third floor explorers who is worthy of that? what is his name?”
“That's what it means…….”
Bjorn, son of Yandel.
Barbarian entered the 3rd floor in just 3 months.
The unbelievable bravery he showed while saving countless people from danger was sometimes spread without a single mistake, and other times it was spread with a bit of exaggeration..
However, each story ended in one thing..
“The wizard who told me the story didn't hesitate to say this about the barbarian..”
“What do you mean??
“Although he is still young and has not achieved the feats of a hero, he is sure to follow his footsteps, so he borrows the name of a hero who was braver and greater than anyone else.…….”
Alien name.
Another name that can only be obtained by explorers with both skill and reputation..
“It would be fair to call it a small Balkan..”
That tinnitus was always heard everywhere..
***
「The character's reputation has increased by +1.」
「The character's reputation has increased by +1.」
「The character's reputation has increased by +1.」
「The character's reputation increases by +1.…….」
「…….」
「…….」
「WARNING: Increased chance of special events occurring for your character.」
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