Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 177

177 Angry Doppelganger (2)

Always think before you act.

The advice I gave Ainar the first day I came here.

Even then, it wasn’t like it was empty words.

In fact, this motto has saved my life in the midst of never-before-seen adversity.

So, in that sense… … .

‘Shit.’

Concentrate on the current situation after a brief complaint.

[I hope I can meet someone who knows me here.]

One piece of information that can be known from the first line.

At least he didn’t come here looking for me.

[This is a bit difficult.]

two pieces of information.

He is just as perplexed by this situation as I am.

However, the nuance is quite different from before.

It feels like there is one more reason not to be revealed.

‘I heard that Noark was locked down… … . So what kind of spy is he? Did you get it out before lockdown?’

Well, it’s hard to be sure yet.

There might be something hidden there.

There is only one thing for sure right now.

[Well, I guess I can just beat it up and erase the memory like it was back then.]

He has no intention of killing me in the midst of this.

Simply put, it means that you can put your mind to it.

‘As long as you don’t step on landmines by mistake.’

The memory-removing pills don’t work.

You just have to be careful not to get caught.

Then it doesn’t go to the worst case.

Therefore, the basic stance I should take now has also been decided. I have no intention of being incapacitated by simply taking the pill, but… … .

You have insurance so you don’t lose anything.

‘What did I say in the sewer?’

It was a few months ago, but I quickly remembered it.

When I accidentally reunited in the sewer, I was definitely the first to ask this question.

“… … Why do you want to kill me now? Would you have kept your promise?”

If the memories in the land of the dead are the last, the only question I can’t help but ask.

“You’re saying the same thing as back then.”

“… … at that time?”

When I blinked as if I didn’t understand, the woman shook her head and continued speaking.

“But his expression is much more relaxed.”

I laughed bitterly.

‘I feel relaxed… … .’

That would have been so annoying.

I said bluntly.

“The oath is still in effect. Don’t you want to pretend you didn’t see it and go?”

“Then eat this.”

The woman took a pill from her pocket and threw it at me.

Overall, it was dark and the skin was somewhat damp.

“It’s a drug that erases memories. If you just eat it, today would be nothing.”

I suddenly thought that taking medicine might be the cleanest way to solve the current situation.

However… … .

“How do I trust you?”

Also, it’s the last resort.

Because if you take the pill, you lose your mind.

Then what if this woman is greedy for my equipment?

What if I just opened it out of curiosity and somehow found a dragon killer sword in my subspace ring?

After all, it is also a landmine.

“Is there no other way for you?”

“Why are you saying there is no way?”

Hundreds of times compared to when we met in the land of the dead.

Even in the days of sewage, it has become several times stronger.

Above all, this is not a dark basement with no one to help.

A city on earth where law and society function.

“If I scream once, my colleagues will wake me up. You wouldn’t be able to handle it alone, would you?”

There is no reason to carry this woman.

“… … Now that I see it, it was arrogant, not leisurely.”

“Would you like to check it out?”

Despite my exciting words, the woman was silent.

I said it was rude, but I’m sure you know.

that things are so different from before.

“… … .”

An untimely heavy silence descended on the empty hallway of dawn.

It was the other side who opened their mouth first.

“Barbarian.”

A woman who takes a step forward and calls me.

Instead of answering, I turned my back.

Then, perhaps

Tadat!

I saw the body of a woman stretched out in two.

The ability of the doppelganger [self-replication].

「Amelia Rainwales has cast [Suragak].」

A clone that appeared from behind without a sound leaped forward, carrying its weight and swinging its feet.

The one that blew my entire head off last time.

I immediately raised my arms to protect my face.

Quang!

A tingling shock was transmitted through his wrist.

However, that’s all.

‘What is my physical resistance now.’

Well, it looks like you have some incontinence in your bones… … .

Actually, I don’t know that either. That’s because I don’t feel sick because of my pain tolerance.

“Behel—la ah ah ah ah!!”

Screaming the name of the ancestor, he thrust a fist the size of a watermelon into the face of the clone.

Pugh-!

As soon as the blow is accepted, the body smokes like firecrackers and disappears.

I hurriedly turned to the direction of the main body in preparation for a joint attack, but… … .

The woman just stood there quietly.

“How did know?”

Oh, I never thought I’d stop this.

I answered politely.

“sound.”

All of a sudden, all the sounds disappeared.

It’s a late night, but it’s clearly a foreign phenomenon.

Ainar’s snoring can easily pass through a wooden door.

As soon as the sound disappeared, I realized he was about to make a surprise attack, and as I took a step, I noticed even the means.

[Self-replicating], which I was subjected to once.

‘The radius where clones can be summoned is 5m.’

It must have been a little too far to summon them behind me. Since it was an enemy we had fought twice, it was possible to counter this way.

“The suggestion I made earlier is valid. Pretend you didn’t see it and just disappear to do your job.”

I repeated what I said earlier.

Then, as expected, a different answer came back.

“… … How can I trust you?”

I smiled and gave it back.

“Is there any other way for you?”

I don’t know what he wrote, but the duration was rather short, and Ainar’s snoring began to be heard again from a few seconds ago.

Now, if you really just scream, your friend will come out—

profit.

Then the door opened.

“Bjorn? Who the hell are you talking to… … .”

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Misha, rubbing her sleepy eyes, reveals herself through the crack in the door.

“I’ll explain later, so go inside.”

“Ouch!”

Before everything opened, I reached out and closed the door.

“Hey! You crazy!!”

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Misha banged her head in a frenzy, but she can’t help it.

Because that’s not what’s important right now.

“hey! open it! Open it! It’s a girl outside! Erwen? I hope he’s here again!!”

I closed the door with my body and stared at the woman quietly.

The words in his eyes were extremely simple.

‘Now what?’

The answer came back after a while.

“If I said I would go back, would you believe me?”

Simply put, it means that you are not worried about retaliation.

I answered without hesitation.

“Believe.”

After all, isn’t she the woman who saved me by believing only one vow in the past?

Actually I didn’t report this woman.

I even tried to block Misha with my whole body.

“If you do this, you will know. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing I just don’t want to get involved with you.”

“… … yes.”

The woman muttered in a slightly bitter voice.

But it wasn’t the answer I wanted.

“So what is the answer?”

“I will go back.”

“I wish you would promise not to come back to me.”

“It didn’t come. However… … If you want, I promise you that too.”

With that said, I also lowered my tension a little.

It’s a world where mere promises can’t be given a grand meaning, but that’s not the case for everyone.

[If possible, I don’t want to kill a barbarian with my own hands.]

[Because it was such a promise in the first place.]

A woman who saved me even in the land of the dead because of someone’s promise.

The weight of the promise must be extraordinarily heavy.

‘At the time, I was called a psychopath, but it turned out that it wasn’t exactly like that… … .’

“Go then, human woman.”

“… … .”

At my words, the woman quietly nodded her head.

Then he turned his back and started going down the stairs.

Again, again.

The farther away the footsteps went, the more relief grew.

I’m really glad it ended without a fight.

It’s because I haven’t finished all the settings yet to withstand the Auror.

City, colleagues, whatever, if I was going to see the real end, I would have had to see blood too.

“after… … .”

I thought I would be able to sleep properly when I saw him leaving, so I headed for the stairs.

again.

The woman was in a situation where she stepped down the last stairs and went down to the first floor.

But did you feel popular?

“… … Not a human woman.”

The woman swung her back and looked at me.

and… … .

“Amelia Rainwales.”

He left a word and disappeared like smoke.

For a moment, my head went blank.

“No, what… … .”

If that’s the case, doesn’t it look like we’ll meet again later?

smart.

Once I knocked on Ainar’s room.

There was only the sound of snoring, but the door did not open.

Unlike Misha’s visit, which was opened by the fear of knocking.

“hey! Who was that woman outside!”

“He’s a junk trader.”

“What?”

“Okay, let’s go to sleep. tired.”

“uh? huh? uh… … uh? ruler? here? why?”

I laid a pillow on the floor and lay on the floor.

I really didn’t want to do this, but… … .

“It is. Blood, I can’t help it when I’m tired. Oh, oh, come up and brag. Don’t… … .”

“Still, that’s a bit… … . I will just sleep here.”

“yes? Well then, why did you come here?”

uh… … .

I feel like I’m afraid of being alone today.

***

Time passed and it was the day to enter the labyrinth.

[10:30]

1 hour and 30 minutes left before the portal opens.

Raven arrived as soon as the appointment time came.

This means that everyone is gathered in one place.

“Fortunately, no one is late this time, right?”

First, they put on the bonding magic, and then they all moved together.

For reference, the starting point was Uncle Bear’s pub.

If you have to wait nearly an hour, I think it’s more convenient to just take it from here.

“… … There are definitely fewer people than usual.”

The road to the Dimension Square was quiet enough to be heterogeneous.

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

Since the state is the state, everyone is probably trying to take a break and watch the situation.

‘… … But what is this?’

When I arrived at the Dimensional Square, I was frozen.

A completely different situation unfolded from the quiet road.

“Everyone, please line up!”

Ten times more civil servants than usual.

And I see the army.

A single knight and four soldiers are arranged in hundreds of groups.

‘… … Are you trying to control the entrance to the labyrinth?’

I thought about it all of a sudden, but luckily it wasn’t.

“Come on, take it.”

As soon as I stood at the end of the long line, a public official quickly approached me and offered me two items.

One was a video recorder, and the other was… … .

Well, I honestly don’t know at all.

“What is this necklace?”

“It’s a dog tag for our explorer.”

“Identification tag… … ?”

“Yes.”

The official explained a few caveats along with saying that you should never lose it.

Although the editorial was long as it was an official administration, it was very simple to interpret.

‘If you lose it, you’re fucked.’

If you don’t have this dog tag, you will be killed.

Conversely, even if you kill someone without a dog tag, you won’t be charged.

‘It was quiet, so you were decorating something like this.’

Seeing that he spoke only before the labyrinth opened, it seems that security was maintained very thoroughly.

As a resident of Lafdonia, it’s not bad for me.

“Rain, Bjorn… … Are we okay?”

“Why not? It means that the army will protect us in the labyrinth.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Still, one thing is certain. Rumors that there are portals in the underground city are true.”

We chatted and waited, and after about 5 minutes, the portal opened.

The army was the first to enter, and then it was the turn of the explorers waiting in line.

“… … If you do this well, you may not be able to enter.”

“Ah, Urikfried, too. I hope something like that happens.”

Raven said no, but as time passed, her expression hardened.

A portal that gets smaller in proportion to the shrinking line.

I was rather happy with this situation.

‘Well, I don’t need to say anything like this, right?’

Originally, I was going to confess an anecdote of the past and write an experience copying bug.

The bear I watched for a month was a person who puts a great value on trust, and Raven was reliable in a different way.

What happened with a special appraiser was key.

[If you tell me, how many times more will you benefit from this than the money you gave us? Again, I cannot tolerate that.]

He never does anything good.

So, I tried to share this method and continue to accumulate free experience points from this entry.

However… … .

“What are you doing! Hurry in!”

“If you’re not going in, get out of the way!”

In the current situation, it seems possible to induce that situation naturally.

It’s a dreadful situation for me to look at.

It was great that there were quite a few explorers blocking the road in front of them, probably because they were afraid when they saw the army.

“This is it! Everyone please back off!”

“What! uh, what does that mean! I waited over an hour!”

Entry ended when there were about 10 left in the queue.

“Wow, are we going home like this!!”

“Huh, I really didn’t know I was going to be able to go in.”

“It’s because Urikfried said something strange.”

“… … Are you blaming me for this?”

“After that, it’s done. So, are we all going back now?”

Everyone seemed to have resigned themselves to reality.

Well, it’s sad to hear a barbarian.

Why don’t you just give up on something like this?

“Bjorn, what are you talking about? Keep looking ahead.”

“Now.”

Eventually, the portal’s light began to fade.

‘The gate will be closed soon!’ The timing when the same shouts came from all over the place.

“Everyone get up.”

“yes?”

I didn’t have time to explain, so I turned on [Giant] first.

A body that grows rapidly.

“Wow, what are you doing! It is illegal to exercise your supernatural powers in an unspecified location—!”

It’s fine if you pay the fine.

didn’t do much

If it wasn’t for injuries, about 300,000 stones.

‘This can be taken from the public money.’

I immediately put you in my arms.

And then I started running forward.

“there! What are you doing!”

“Stop!!”

The cries of the officials were completely ignored.

After all, if you do this, you will end up paying a small fine.

There’s no reason not to go in either.

How much does it cost to hunt for just one day on the 5th floor!

“Damn!”

“You, please! Are you just going in?”

“Behel—la ah ah!”

Could my cry have been answered?

Ainar, who was wearing his left arm, chuckled.

“Ha ha ha! It’s also Bjorn!!! Great warrior!!”

Yeah, that’s how we barbarians look.

Koo! Koo!

I sprinted through the empty square with a satisfied smile.

🥺🥺🥺-

The light of the portal has been reduced to the size of a person and shakes unsteadily.

Then the light flashed and hugged us.

“You have entered the first-floor crystal cave.”

it’s safe

***

“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 value increases by +1… … .”

“… … .”