Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 191

191 Episode Bifron (1)

7 am on the 11th day of entering the labyrinth.

After we let the three of us out of the rift, we returned to the forest.

and… … .

“Hey, how about something to eat?”

“It would be better.”

It was then that we felt hungry and we all got together to cook and eat. But it’s human nature to get drowsy when we’re full.

“… For now, I will sleep today and do it tomorrow.”

Feeling exhausted, we set up a campsite and went to sleep without anyone telling us first.

It’s not because I just spent the night.

I wasted my mind playing the mafia game in the third chapter, and played many-to-many PK.

And the doppelganger boss fight.

Drooling-!

As soon as I close my eyes, the suma rushes in.

When I opened my eyes again, the whole day had passed.

[07:12]

I slept past 8 am, but when I checked the clock, the hour hand was moving backwards by an hour.

It means you slept for 24 hours.

“Uh, are you awake?”

“… Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“We just woke up.”

It wasn’t that he cared about me or did anything.

After taking out the water bottle and washing my face, there was a delicious smell nearby.

“When you wake up, you come, take out a bowl, and sit down. Oh, before that, wake up Ainard and bring him back. But when you wake up, I don’t wake up well.”

Afterwards, Ainar woke up and ate together, and then wandered around the forest to get things to bring.

“Don’t just follow me, check below. This is 10,000 stones per root.”

A medicinal herb that grows wild in the doppelganger forest.

“Mr. Yandel.”

Aww-!

A ‘Sealed Piece of Evil’ that is dropped with a certain probability when you break the Sealing Stone, which is now useless.

“How much does this cost?”

“It will cost about 1 million stones each.”

“Right. I will buy up to five as soon as they come out.”

I ate five of the seven pieces I finally got.

After that, you won’t see any effect.

「The character has taken a ‘sealed piece of evil’.」

“Permanently increases resistance by +1.”

For reference, the remaining two pieces were bought by Misha and eaten.

“to? I?”

“You didn’t make a lot of money anyway. Do not spare.”

“No, it’s not a bad thing… … .”

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Misha was looking at Ainar with a somewhat regretful look.

He’s also really an explorer, so he could be a little more selfish.

After all, Ainar has a lot of anti-magic power attached to the Essence he will eat later, so it is reasonable for Misha to eat it.

It’s not that I didn’t pay in the first place.

“Huh, but no matter how much I search, I can’t find it.”

“It’s okay for a day or so, so let’s look for more.”

There were no monsters, but the forest was so wide that it took a day just to find it.

However, we invested even the next day and searched the forest once more, and found what we were looking for.

“Everyone close their ears… not. Just stay away everyone. I will pick this up.”

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Mandragora, one of the ingredients of Elixir.

With Raven protecting herself with magic, pulling it out of the ground, all that could be done in the ‘Doppelganger Forest’ ended.

However… … .

“I’m really sorry, could you please give me a little more time? I want to see more of this place.”

“Why?”

“It’s a very personal curiosity.”

At Raven’s request, we decided to stay here a little longer.

Surprisingly, no one objected.

“Hey, Rift Gun Haerok? Not everyone who wrote that book knows that!”

“Hopefully, we might discover something more.”

Unexpected expectations in the eyes of the team members.

Well, it’s me, there are more hidden pieces that I’m not aware of, and it’s highly unlikely I’ll be able to find them now… … .

‘Where do you say this?’

When we first met in ‘Blood Citadel’, there was no word of regret. I was just beating the dwarf and me to help with my own research.

“Then where are we going to start?”

“First of all, the cave where it was.”

From the first chapter, Shadow Cave, to the boss room, the hideout of the usurper, we carefully … … .

So, all suspicious things were smashed and searched.

Again, there were no hidden rooms or items.

However, we encountered numerous questions along the way.

“Why was it an iron cage?”

“Isn’t it because we had to wait until all the other teams entered?”

“Then it makes sense to just set the time. Just like when we enter and exit a labyrinth.”

Why does ‘The Forest of Doppelgangers’ begin with being locked in a cage?

What is the [Memoir of Sacrifice] obtained from the altar, and why is it called ‘Sacrifice’?

After finishing the third chapter, why did the demigods turn into imperial soldiers?

No, in the first place, what is an ‘Empire’?

“Now that I think about it, it’s unfortunate. You knew how to speak even if you were shy, right? Maybe I could have figured out something by catching it… … .”

The whole team discussed the topic Raven posed, but none of them were able to come up with a proper answer.

Therefore, the crack exploration ends at this point.

“I’m sorry everyone. Because of me, it flew for two days without meaning.”

“Don’t apologize. Aren’t you our team’s wizard? It was a legitimate request. It was us who agreed to the search.”

“Yeah, right. And it felt like I was doing a real exploration, so it was fun, right? Is that Ainar?”

“uh? Am I bored?”

“Please, keep an eye on it. yes?”

Ainar puts on a gloomy expression when Misha, who she has been following like an older sister recently, gives her a pint glass.

Raven, who was watching, grinned.

“Thank you everyone. But thinking about it, I don’t think there was anything to be sorry about. Selling just one mandragora root is enough to pay for hunting for a few days, right?”

“Finally, our wizard is back to normal.”

“Is it the way it was? Urikfried, what does that mean?

Uncle Bear shrugged his shoulders and avoided answering, and Raven did not inquire deeply, except with a questionable expression.

“You have entered the 4th floor Tower of the Sky.”

On the afternoon of the 14th, we returned to the labyrinth through the portal of the boss room and continued our exploration. It took about 6 days to reach the 5th floor.

After that, he took the ‘Hellfire Gorge’ route as originally planned and immersed himself in finding ‘Milla Road’ pretending to be devoted to hunting.

Oh, by the way, just looking for the black moss, it’s been a breeze since then. I didn’t even have to tell you to try the detection magic first.

Because Raven, who had fun in the previous expedition, used detection magic every 5 minutes throughout the expedition.

“… He didn’t come again.”

As a result, a total of three Mila Roden could be hunted, but all were futile.

Actually, I don’t think this is common.

There is a 20% chance that the distortion magic will succeed and Mila Loden’s body will remain.

‘I must have crossed the water this time.’

With five days left until the closure, he did not bother to visit Mila Road.

If you go in anyway, you won’t be able to do anything.

Zep, I should have gotten the ‘Orb of Fire’, I was planning to attack an area I hadn’t been to before.

「You have defeated Stoneburn. EXP +4”

「You have defeated the Fire Dead. EXP +2”

「You have defeated Red Mud. EXP +3”

「You have defeated Hell Flame. EXP +5”

Still, the hunt itself wasn’t bad.

It was the only advantage of the failure of the Noark subjugation.

As more than 90% of the clan occupying the field disappeared, the entire 5th floor was infested with monsters.

Of course, this won’t last long.

In a few months, there will be clans that have repaired the damage, and there will be many clans that did not enter because of the unstable situation in the first place.

Soon, more time passed.

“The character will move to Rafdonia.”

The day of return dawned.

***

Sunlight warms the skin.

As usual, he stood there idly, enjoying the warmth for a moment. As I looked around, I saw explorers everywhere taking actions similar to mine.

‘Now, let’s go see.’

As soon as we headed to the checkpoint that matched our level, we saw our colleagues who had come first.

Except for one.

“Looks like Abman is still there.”

“Ah, I’m just here. with someone else.”

It is a strange sight every time I see it.

No matter how wide the square is, how can you not find your way here?

“Haha, isn’t the line short this time?”

“It’s not that you came quickly, but that this time there were few explorers who entered the labyrinth.”

“Hey, who said what?”

Anyway, after waiting in line together, it was our turn.

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Manastone exchange income was much less than before.

“It is 708 million stones.”

Divided by five, it is 1.41 million stones per person.

The income is almost 4 times higher than last time.

But it was unavoidable.

I couldn’t even enter the hidden world, and the nature of the doppelganger forest where I invested time made it difficult to obtain magic stones.

“Is that the end?”

“Yeah, you worked hard this time too.”

Since he wasn’t making an unreasonable amount of income, the staff didn’t even look suspiciously at him.

However, the car that wants to leave after finishing the exchange.

“Oh, wait a minute!”

huh?

“… Is there something wrong?”

The staff hastily stopped us.

And he spat out like a rapid-fire cannon.

“Team Apple Narak and team leader Bjorn Yandel. Are you right?”

“By the way?”

“… You’ll have to wait here for a while. The same applies to the members of the team you are with.”

It wasn’t like the guard came up to me with a terrifying face and arrested me, but it was enough to make me feel that something was wrong.

Was this the same for our team’s wizards?

“Hey, shouldn’t we start by explaining what’s going on?”

Raven spoke aggressively on behalf of me, who was afraid of PTSD.

And then.

“Checkers, are they these?”

“Ah, yes! That’s right!”

A knight entered the checkpoint.

Raven’s face turned cold.

“… Why is Mozlan here?”

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Mozlan.

An executive body made up only of knights from aristocratic backgrounds, and a notorious group.

“Bjorn.”

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Misha, who had previously watched Dwalky being arrested in front of her eyes, also trembled.

However, the article was surprisingly friendly.

At least than the high-pressure bastards I saw back then.

“Nice to meet you. Elmerasne of the Mozlan Enforcement.”

Although he speaks comfortably like his boss, this is a characteristic of aristocrats, so it’s only natural.

This is on the soft side.

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Most of all, don’t you feel comfortable shaking hands?

First of all, it means that they are not very hostile to us.

“… Bjorn, son of Yandel.”

He sighed in relief and responded to the handshake.

However, not all anxiety has disappeared.

Why did the checker arrest us, and for what purpose did Mozlan find us?

“hello.”

“Hmm, how about a lady?”

“My name is Arua Raven of the Artemis School. I’d like to hear why Sir Elmeras came to us.”

The knight answered Raven’s question with a smile.

“There is only one reason for the checker to catch the explorer. A wanted order has been issued to you.”

It’s a news that is no different from the blue sky.

“yes? What… … .”

“Don’t be too surprised. Looking at the details of the punishment, it doesn’t seem like it’s that serious.”

“No, what more reason than that?”

The knight replied with a smirk.

“The manifestation of supernatural powers within the city. And the crime of entering the labyrinth without permission, violating the instructions of the managers.”

Ah, that… … .

All of us, including Raven, kept their mouths shut. There were so many things going on in the labyrinth that I completely forgot about it.

At first I thought it would end with a fine.

“I don’t understand at all. Would it be normal to be fined for that?”

Without realizing it, I asked a little questioningly.

No matter how much you think about it, there is no reason to drop to the Wanted Order, and even less reason for Mozlan to intervene.

If so, how did this happen?

“Isn’t the situation the situation? It is not a simple misdemeanor, but it can be interpreted as a violation of the royal family’s orders.”

Yeah, that’s it.

I almost understood the situation.

Looking at it, Raven seemed to be the same.

“… They’re going to take the explorers’ reins.”

“What are you going to hide from the wizard? That’s right. It’s only been a day, but your stories are already spreading among the explorers.”

“Are we talking?”

“They should have just jumped in instead of following instructions, but they said it was stupid to wait. From the above, I decided that if it ended with a simple fine, something similar would happen again.”

Simply put, a worker bee white system.

Punishing one person and instilling awareness in the minds of a hundred people.

“If the explorers’ control is loosened now, bigger things may happen, so please understand.”

He seemed to know why he chose me.

It gained quite a bit of fame and became a hot topic due to unauthorized entry, so he must have judged that the story would spread easily.

“So, what are we going to do?”

When we got to the point, the article corrected one thing before answering.

“To be precise, it’s you, not you.”

I am the only one being punished.

The rest will end with fines.

Hearing the situation, it seems that he is the one who got caught up in the situation, and he said that there is no need for everyone to suffer because it is a punishment for showing off anyway?

“Oh, reasonable! Yes, that makes sense!!”

It broke my heart to see Ainar so happy.

Raven didn’t even come forward saying it was unfair.

Uncle Bear was relieved that he would not fit in with his wife.

Am I the only one who can represent me?

It was a time when such a human distrust thought lingered in my head.

“Hey, knight? If it’s a show-off anyway, can I take the punishment instead?”

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Misha is the only one who comes forward for me.

“What do you mean?”

I smiled and pushed Misha away.

The heart is grateful, but it is impossible for that to be the case.

To be honest, I was the culprit in this case.

Besides, from what I’ve heard, the punishment doesn’t seem to be that severe… … .

“done. I will take responsibility. So go ahead and tell me What am I going to do now?”

The article spit it out as if it wasn’t a big deal.

“I want you to live in Bifron for only 20 days.”

It was a fixed-term exile.