Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 204

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Misha has been kidnapped.

Even in the city.

Hearing these words, it seemed like a huge thing had happened, but I calmly checked the rest of the circumstances.

If those words are true, isn’t it strange that Ainar was sleeping peacefully in the room?

“Are you kidnapped? Please explain properly. what happened Yes, from when it happened.”

“It happened yesterday!”

The incident occurred only a day ago.

It is said that Ainar and Misha had a simple meal outside that day and were on their way home.

But when I came home, what was this?

The prisoners in black were waiting for Misha.

“ah! Hearing it, it seemed like it was from Misha’s hometown!”

If it’s their hometown, they must have been sent by the family.

“… … therefore?”

“So what is it? The prisoners whispered something to Misha and forced her to take her away!”

Umm, can you say that I forcefully took it?

Once I asked for confirmation.

“Did Misha not say anything to you?”

“I’ll be back tonight, so I told you to spend one day alone. ah! I even told him to go out to meet Bjorn… … I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep, but I overslept!”

Without realizing it, I laughed out loud.

After all, I overslept. Anyway, before I left, I left a message. Why is this a kidnapping?

When I asked that question, a slightly impressive answer came back.

“Misha, who said that to me, had a face that Hansako didn’t want to go to! But what if that wasn’t kidnapping!”

Kidnapping because you took someone you don’t want to go is a common barbarian logic.

However, I am also a barbarian.

“Yeah, Misha must have been kidnapped.”

I know how pointless it is to argue with a barbarian over kidnapping or not.

“right? I was surprised yesterday, so I went to Aruru as well, but I was upset because she said it was nothing!”

“What did Raven say?”

“Bjorn, I told you not to do anything strange until you come and wait at home. That’s why we haven’t been able to report it to the Public Security Office yet!”

Okay, well done.

It is best to leave the barbarians to the barbarians.

If that doesn’t work, it’s best not to talk.

“therefore! What to do, Bjorn! Of course you have to go there, right? Isn’t Misha our colleague?!”

I knew there was going to be an accident when I broke into it.

I just cut it off.

“Misha is also a warrior. You have to give them time to do it on their own.”

“that… … . Right!”

“You said you came back today, so I’ll wait until night and if you don’t come, I’ll go find you by myself tomorrow.”

“i get it!”

Speaking in a barbarian style, Ainar readily agreed without being stubborn.

“But it’s morning, aren’t you hungry?”

“Of course I am sick!”

First, I had breakfast with Ainar.

Then I checked what had happened while I was away.

There wasn’t anything special about it.

The days were just repeated with water lilies, rice, and home.

It seems that Raven and Uncle Bear also decided to skip the regular meeting until I came out.

“Ah, at that time, Misha also admired Bjorn, saying that he was amazing. Even if it doesn’t seem like it, Bjorn is the centerpiece of the team, so without it, we can’t get together!”

“uh… … I did.”

A shame that comes from nowhere.

Well, that’s a hundred times better than gossiping behind the scenes… … .

I turned the topic.

“Did Misha pay for food?”

“Oh, but I used it all up.”

“… … I’ll leave the money behind, so eat well until the night with this.”

“Are you leaving? Without waiting for Misha?”

“Nothing changes even if you stay at home. i have to do my job Misha would like it too.”

After eating, I put Ainar in the room and went out.

The first destination was the horse tower.

“Oh, are you out? How is your body?”

“It seems that there is nothing wrong with the antidote given by Mozlan.”

“Good for you. I had a lot of trouble. Anyway, have you heard of Mr. Karlstein?”

“okay. If you don’t come by today, I’ll go check it out, so don’t worry.”

“Weren’t you worried from the beginning? Ainar-san is weird, he went to his hometown, so why are you so upset?”

I smiled bitterly and refrained from speaking.

Unlike Raven, I know the circumstances surrounding Misha and her family.

So I guess I’ll just have to be worried.

“More than that, you said you couldn’t pay because I wasn’t there? Let’s meet tomorrow.”

“What if Mr. Karlstein is late?”

“Then I will come back and tell you.”

After that, after briefly asking about their current status, they set a meeting place and time and parted.

Next we headed to Uncle Bear’s tavern.

“Oh, you are finally back. It was a lot of trouble.”

“Did nothing happen while I was away?”

“There is nothing to say. But shouldn’t that be on my side? Were you okay while you were in Bifron?”

“not bad. It was a comfortable place to live.”

Just like with Raven, we had a brief conversation with Ms. Bear and made an appointment by telling us the location and time.

“Now I will share the money.”

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I should have taken it first.”

“No, you have to do all of these things in a place where you are sure there is no confusion. Besides, it’s not that you couldn’t come to play.”

“Thank you for understanding. Then I will go.”

After leaving the tavern, I was a little worried.

There’s quite a bit of time until dinner, so what are you going to do now? After organizing my thoughts for a moment, I went to the library.

It’s hard to find a better place to pass the time than this… … .

Because there are people who need to report survival.

“… … Bjorn Jandel.”

As soon as I arrived at the library, Ragna looked at my face and stiffened.

“Long time no see?”

I smiled and asked casually.

And I tried to explain why I didn’t show up for 20 days.

However, before that, Ragna’s mouth opened.

“I heard. He was exiled to Bifron for breaking control and entering the labyrinth because it was not enough to use his powers in the city.”

Oh, I knew.

After all, I heard at the round table that it was a story that became quite famous as it was a political discipline.

“I am glad that you came back safely. And I’m sorry.”

“Are you sorry?”

An apology that doesn’t make sense at all.

As I tilted my head, Ragna spoke cautiously.

“I asked the butler if he could help, but he said it was an unavoidable problem… … .”

I still don’t understand.

Why are you apologizing and what is a butler?

When I asked about it again, Ragna kept her mouth shut, as if she had made a mistake.

So I didn’t dig deep.

Because I can’t tell you about it anyway.

‘… … First of all, they seem to be talking about their family.’

The waning interest in Ragnar rises again.

20 wizards with at least level 5 or higher.

The scent of the rich that oozes from the clothes and the staff.

And even the butler I just mentioned.

As a librarian, there were times when I was worried, but from my point of view, he is a noble nobility.

However… … .

‘That’s a bit strange, too.’

I’ve been curious about it in the past.

There is no noble family with the last name Peprok.

If so, what is his true identity?

“… … Are you going to read the book?”

“Oh yeah. I will.”

Perhaps the staring gaze was burdensome, Ragna turned the topic around.

So I just went in to read a book.

‘Well, I’ll find out later when I get a chance.’

It’s not like he did any harm to me.

It wouldn’t be good for me, as a stranger, to dig into the family affairs that I don’t want to talk about.

Whatever he is, the relationship now isn’t bad.

‘… … By the way, I couldn’t find the Chonghaerok series today.’

I sat in one seat and read a book until it got dark outside the window, then I slowly cleared my seat and got up.

The other day, I accidentally found a general history book here, and I searched it occasionally, but again, I couldn’t find it this time.

“Are you going?”

“There is someone waiting.”

“… … okay.”

After returning to the inn, I had dinner with Ainar. And I asked him what he was doing today.

“today? After taking a nap, I was bored, so I went to the Holy Land.”

“In the Holy Land?”

“Teaching young warriors is fun. It reminds me of the past.”

To me, he doesn’t seem to have changed much from the old days, but… … .

Well, only the fighting power has increased tremendously.

“Let’s go together next time. Everyone wants to see you. Haven’t you been gone for 20 days already?”

“Okay, let’s go together next time.”

After declaring that he would become the chief of the tribe, Nagi, who visited the Holy Land in his spare time for early education, agreed without much hesitation.

I need to raise my clan’s support in advance.

“Fufu, the young warriors will be delighted.”

Since he was a barbarian, the meal was already over by the time we talked like that. However, we did not go up to the room and waited on the first floor, which also serves as the restaurant.

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Misha hasn’t come back yet.

‘Did something really go wrong?’

As the night grew, I became more and more worried, but fortunately, after an hour or so, Misha appeared. Contrary to her usual preference for bright colors, she was wearing black.

“uh? Bjorn?”

“It’s Missha!! Misha is back!!”

Ainar immediately runs and hugs Misha.

“oh! don’t do it I don’t feel like that!”

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Misha sighed and removed Ainar.

And he came and sat in front of me.

“… … I’m sorry. Originally, I was going to wait in front.”

“done. I am not a child How about that one? I heard from Ainar that something must have happened.”

“Ah, that… … .”

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Misha glanced at Ainar with her tail curled up.

“Ainar, you go up and sleep.”

“Eh? why?”

“Write.”

“I get it! Can’t you go to sleep?!”

After uploading Ainar first, we chatted.

“Then why did I call you from my hometown?

“that is… … One of my brothers died and I had to attend. First of all, I am still a member of that family.”

“It’s for a funeral.”

Contrary to his worries, it didn’t seem like he was forced to take him.

However, there was one question.

“It’s a little strange. At this time?”

Not immediately after the labyrinth is closed.

But is it a funeral at this time?

Doesn’t that mean that there’s an event worthy of death in the city?

“Don’t worry about anything strange. That person was originally ill. He was a person who had to call a priest every day for treatment.”

“It sounds like he wasn’t like that when he was a hierarchical monarch.”

I asked bluntly.

“Then who are you? Seeing the dark expression on his face, the older brother who usually took good care of him?”

“… … Maybe you are someone you don’t know. I never talked about it.”

“okay?”

Judging from the fact that he didn’t talk about it, he must be one of those who bullied and ignored Misha in the same way.

If so, why does he have such a gloomy face?

“Now that I see, it’s not just the funeral, but something else happened there.”

“… … How did you know that?”

what anew

I thought he would be angry if I told him I could see clearly just by looking at his face, so I turned around a little and said.

“If it’s for a funeral, there’s no reason to send Ainar.”

“Why are you really so quick to see things like this?”

“… … say something What happened?”

“that is… … .”

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Misha took a deep breath and continued.

“father… … . No, he’ll bring you back again.”

Why is everyone so anxious because they can’t leave me alone?

***

The head of Karlstein wants to see me.

I wonder if I might have gotten some new clues about the Frost Spirit Ring… … .

“Anyway, that’s it. You don’t have to go there. I already cut it off and turned it down.”

Since it has already been sorted out by the Missha Sun, it seems that this issue does not need to be taken care of any more. Did I say that if you want to meet, don’t ask me to come and visit you in person?

If there is no news, it must mean that it was not a big deal.

‘If you really come… … . Let’s hear it and think about it then. It seems that only troublesome things will happen if I go for nothing.’

So, with this, this agenda ends.

“Ah, the more I think about it, the hotter it gets. What the hell does that person think of me? Now, even if I call a funeral or whatever, I won’t go again.”

After that, I went to my room and slept after talking with Misha, who once again burned my resolve for independence.

and the next afternoon.

“It’s been a really long time since we’ve all been together. How have you all been?”

Team Apple Narak all gathered in one place.

The place is the three-story pub that has been meeting since the first meeting.

The goal is the final settlement that has not been done yet.

“I heard it back then, but I want to hear it one more time. What is your total income?”

“Including the ‘Fox Flame Knot’ sold a few days ago, it is 159 million stones.”

“Is it the sum of all the hard work paid by them?”

“yes. I thought about it, but in the end you killed all the people there, right? It’s funny to say that now that I’m here and claiming that I’ve been paid for my hard work before. So, only the price of the test tube was subtracted in advance for my share.”

Well, if it wasn’t for that, it’s a loot that would have been in our hands after the battle.

‘Still, I’m surprised. To be honest, I thought you’d claim it was yours.’

He looks a bit toxic too.

At least compared to when we first met.

“Anyway, here is the summary of the final settlement. It would be convenient for everyone to see this and talk about it.”

Raven looked at the documents he had made along with the receipt and started the settlement in earnest.

Gemstone income is equally distributed.

Exploration and battle income are equally distributed.

However, medicinal herbs harvested from the doppelganger forest are classified as special loot, so Ravens are 40%.

Potions are not sold, but are classified as common items.

As it was organized into documents for easy viewing, the complicated settlement was carried out in a cool way.

and… … .

“30 million stones… … .”

Although there were some errors, a huge sum of 30 million stones per person was held in their hands.

Income that can be said to be an all-time high.

But now it was time to vomit.

“Okay, then, all that remains is to settle the personal loot. Actually, I have some free time these days, so I’ve summarized this as well. As is customary, we set it around 70% of the average price, so it will be much cheaper than buying it.”

Raven looked at each one in turn and said.

“First of all, Karlstein. 2.1 million half troll leather boots with ‘acceleration’ and ‘size adjustment’ enchantment. 2.7 million titanium necklaces engraved with “cold reinforcement”. A total of 480,000. But I have to subtract Mr. Karlstein’s share here… … . You only need to pay 3.84 million stones.”

“Ugh… … .”

“Mr. Einar has 1.5 million expandable backpacks… … . This is the end. Just give me 1.2 million stones.”

“Ugh.”

“Urikfried has 2.1 million subspace quivers. 550,000 steel breastplates… … . But why did you bring the breastplate?”

“… … I will give him dimension adjustment magic and put it on Cheol-woong.”

“Not a bad idea. It seems like it would be cumbersome to wear it every time you summon it. Anyway, you just have to pay 2.12 million stones.”

Except for Raven, who did not choose any personal loot, everyone put the fixed amount of money on the table without saying anything.

And my long-awaited turn came.

“It’s finally Mr. Yandel.”

How much will I really vomit?

“First of all, 3.1 million stones in IDium gaiters. No. 8667 Wilderness Outlaw 3.3 million stones.”

“Wait, get rid of the wilderness outlaw. I plan to keep this as a team item, not my personal loot.”

“… … Team items?”

“Isn’t it something that can be useful when you meet that guy on the 5th floor? I think it would be better to have it for that time.”

“Hmm.”

Raven looked at me like an IRS employee looking at a tax evader.

But in the end, the conclusion was ‘YES’.

“It is understandable. I feel like I’m getting something. Then we move on to the next.”

Raven moved on to the last part without even feeling the relief that the money was solidified.

It can be called the flower of this settlement.

“The essence of Manticore. And the mark of the No.2988 Guard Corps.”

“·················ogue.”

“First of all, the average exchange price of Manticore Essence is about 50 million stones, but the test tube value has already been subtracted and the value is calculated using the guild’s official price.”

“So, what is the official price?”

“32 million stones.”

Nemil.

Then, as is customary here, I put a 70% discount on it, and after paying the money anyway, I will get 20% back as my share, so if I subtract a fifth… … .

“For the value of Manticore, you can pay 17.92 million stones.”

Nevertheless, it is still expensive.

“… … What is the proof of the Guard Corps?”

“The average price on the exchange is 52 million stones.”

This is not much different from the game price.

Similarly, if a discount is applied, the final value of 29.12 million stones comes out.

“Then, if you add up the IDium gaiters, the total will be 48,776,000 stones.”

Raven smiled and continued.

“Did you usually save some money?”

“… … .”

I kept my mouth shut.

And looked at Ainar.

“yes? Why are you suddenly looking at me?”

“Einar, how much money did you borrow from me… … ?”

“Are you taking it away? … !!”

No, you get it back.

***

This expedition was indeed a record-breaking one.

However, after paying everything I had to pay, it was not enough even after all the money I had collected so far was wiped out.

Even with the money lent to Ainar, the amount was too large to pay all of it.

Of course, there was no problem.

“Einar, while you’re paying back the money, please lend me some more.”

“Yes… … ? Dealing money with colleagues—”

“Oh, I’ll pay you back.”

“Ah, I see… !”

“Misha, I wish I could borrow some from you too.”

“Hey, how short are you?”

The shortage of 13 million stones was filled with credit loans from Ainar and Misha.

As a result, he became a debtor.

When are you going to pay this back?

Should I hope to meet even a looter in the labyrinth?

“I am rich now!!!!”

Lending me money and feeling depressed for a while.

Ainar, who had been taking care of Misha and me because she had no living expenses until a few days ago, really started to spend a lot of money.

Hmm, is it a bit too much to call it Pung Pong?

Although they lavishly bought snacks, they were so cheap that it was difficult to consume them conspicuously no matter how much they ate.

“Bjorn, what should I do with this money?”

“Once you have it. Will you come back next time and set up your equipment?”

“yes.”

“uh! me too! I’m going to refit my gear too!”

“Hold on this month. Some of them will be crafted, but they won’t be completed until the labyrinth is opened anyway.”

As the settlement was delayed, I decided to put off spending money in earnest until next month.

Since a huge amount of money came in, I was planning to get something that could be used up to the 7th floor even if I matched one or two parts.

Of course, I can’t say that it’s all there.

“Still, I made a lot of money, so don’t spare it too much and use it wherever you want to. Isn’t that the money you earned for that?”

“yes? All right, is it okay?”

What does he think of me?

Growth is important, but I don’t intend to make you give up your entire daily life.

“You seem to have something you want to do?”

“Yes.”

“Why are you watching? You spend your money.”

“No, it’s not necessarily like that… … .”

“… … ?”

As I sent a questioning gaze, Misha carefully opened her mouth.

“Hey, can’t we just move here?”

“… … What?”

“Now that I’m making good money, I wondered if it would be better to go to a better place… … . I can’t even cook here. ”

Hmm, somehow they looked at us.

After thinking for a while, I decided to do so.

It was because this inn was starting to feel cramped.

Besides, missha rice is much tastier than restaurant rice.

healthy as well

“Then let’s figure out where we’re going to move. I have to prepare to enter the labyrinth right now.”

“yes!!”

After that, the daily routine continued for a long time.

A peaceful time to gather together to plan an expedition, to visit Rotmiller again to take an interrupted guiding class, and occasionally stop by the business district to check if there are any items to purchase.

As always, those days passed by in a flash.

and… … .

“If everyone gathers, let’s start slowly.”

We met at Uncle Bear’s tavern just like last time.

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

Time to enter the labyrinth.