26 episodes looter (3)
“Einar, when something happens, always think of the worst first.”
Just look at what happened a little while ago.
What happened while turning the circuit of hope by accidental encounters with human explorers?
The world doesn’t just turn the way you want it to.
“The reason we were able to run away was because she let him go. You must have thought that if you wanted to, you could catch it quickly. So it is too early to be reassured.”
The words were too long for me.
Let’s just talk briefly.
“By now, she must be—”
“I’m sure they’ll be watching you from nearby.”
This Nimmy… … .
I thought it was coming at best.
Also, there’s another bottom.
Or maybe I have a problem with my intelligence.
“Bjorn!”
As Ainar and I put down our backpacks and prepare to fight, a woman emerges from the darkness.
The mask is still not worn.
“I’m sorry, Barbarian.”
… What’s with all these creepy b*tches?
“Still, the previous struggle was impressive.”
Hearing it, it’s a gnome’s ability or something, and it seems like he’s been watching us for a long time… … .
There is something that doesn’t make sense logically.
“… Why did you show up now?”
It took a few minutes to drink the potion and be able to move.
But why didn’t you aim for that time?
while waiting for an answer.
“Ahhh!”
As if the yellow hair was thrown off the floor, he got up and started running with all his might.
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Me and Ainar reacted late because we were paying attention to the psychopath b*tch.
but… … .
dump!
A thin needle-like thing flew in a straight line and pierced the yellow-haired neck.
Could it have been poisoned?
Despite the minor trauma, his yellow hair trembled like an aspen, and then he drooped.
This I realized.
This is not the time to be leisurely asking why.
“Einar!”
Long words between each other were not necessary.
The moment I just called your name.
As if waiting, Ainar pushes the ground and leaps forward.
I was also the same.
If you can’t run away.
‘Cause there’s no choice but to fight
Whoo!
Boon the Marauder easily evades Ainar’s Greatsword by bowing. And it blocks the mace that was shot down at the right time to dodge with a dagger.
Kaang!
this crazy… … .
How many replacement essences did you eat?
Of course, the dagger that blocked the mace was fine.
When the woman exerts force in the opposite direction, the body is pushed back as it is.
“Stop doing meaningless things, Barbarian.”
Well.
That sounds like a very difficult request.
even if it’s pointless.
“Behel-la!”
I am a barbarian
Of course, the mind has not yet escaped all the times of modern people.
Kaang!
I’m afraid every day, there is no sign of getting used to the pain, and I still think of the way to escape.
Nevertheless, one thing agrees with them.
Kaang!
If there is only one way left.
I choose to go beyond that.
without hesitation.
Kaang!
At the same time he collided with the dagger, he discarded the mace and attempted to tackle.
It didn’t budge as expected.
As a explorer, what is your physical ability so high?
Volmen’s voice comes out of nowhere.
But even if you can’t knock it down, it can bite and sag.
“Einar! Now!”
Before I could even shout, Ainar’s greatsword was already swinging in an exciting straight line.
For the first time, the looter year, who had been expressionless the entire time, showed his emotions on his face.
“… … !”
upset, or annoyed.
Well, maybe it’s anger.
Whoops!
Pain erupted from the back.
Did you stab your spine?
No, what about the armor?
Without even feeling a question, the power runs out.
“The character will fall into [Paralysis].”
I tried to grab hold of the pants dance somehow, but my body, which ran like a monster even after being stabbed in the neck, did not listen to me at all.
Whoops!
Then, in succession, the landing sound was heard again.
It sucks! With that sound, Ainar’s greatsword fell to the floor.
When he moved his eyeballs upwards, he saw that a dagger was deeply embedded in Ainar’s wrist.
I wanted to go here, but… … .
Ainar was in pain, but he did not stop.
“Aww!”
He loses his weapon and swings his left fist instead of his paralyzed right arm.
Seeing the fighting spirit, I feel like I know it all over again.
Why is a barbarian, who is no different from a large human in appearance, being treated as a monster by everyone?
However, the opponent was not good.
Whoo!
The woman who avoided the fist with her flexible movements did not stop there, but grabbed Ainar’s wrist and twisted it… … .
Koo!
I just threw it down on the floor.
Ainar immediately touched the ground and tried to stand up, but he kept slipping and falling.
The tendon-stretched arm was trembling.
Seeing that, the woman sighed coldly.
“Give up. There is nothing you can do unless you have been poisoned by the basilisk’s paralyzing poison.”
It’s like a death sentence coming down.
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My head turns white and my eyes get dark.
Equipment, skills, experience… … .
There is a stark difference in every aspect.
Even when Amman rolls his head, he can’t think of any way to turn the situation around.
That’s when the word “death” was engraved in my mind.
“I wish I could have listened to you like that.”
The woman bent over, grabbed my trousers, and loosened my stiff hands.
And he said sarcastically.
“Barbarian, swear today that you won’t set foot on anyone. Then I will spare you.”
… what?
***
After a brief silence followed.
The woman opened her mouth.
“I was thinking of making this offer from the beginning, unless I ran away right away. Barbarians owe something.”
I could instinctively feel that this was the only way to live, but… … .
I can not understand it.
Desperately raising her head to look, the woman briefly explained.
“As far as possible, I don’t want to kill a barbarian with my own hands.”
With my own hands… … .
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Maybe that’s why I just watched when I fell for the yellow hair?
Do you want to be able to blow your nose without touching your hand?
“Bjorn… word of the looter. Believe it, don’t… … . They just want to play with us.”
But even if you say that, you don’t have a choice.
I’m just kidding and being fooled.
It’s no different for me anyway.
He asked, spitting out the blood that had risen to the tip of his neck.
“If you turn down the offer, what do you think… … ?”
“Of course he kills. Because that was the promise in the first place.”
“It’s a promise… Who the hell are you with?”
“That’s not for you to know.”
It had the same tone as usual, but somehow it sounded a bit harsher.
“Choose. I’ll give you a little time—”
“A warrior, I will swear with honor.”
No time needed.
It’s not like there aren’t any other options.
“… Surely, you are a little odd.”
The psychopath who looked down at me for a moment with a strange gaze sprayed something.
Chewy gain, this familiar pain.
It is a potion without seeing any more.
「You have taken the recovery potion (top).」
“The character’s paralysis state is removed.”
The muscles that have been hardened are loosened and the strength of the body begins to enter gradually.
“Female barbarian, what are you going to do?”
The woman looked away from me and asked.
Ainar gave an answer after a brief silence.
“… refuse.”
“Right.”
The woman did not ask again.
He just nodded his head slightly.
However, I felt it more clearly in that action.
He didn’t take out his weapon, nor did he pose a threat, but… … .
Now, this woman will kill Ainar.
And to prevent the consequences, there was only one thing I could do.
“… Ainar, make an oath.”
“Bjorn?”
“Didn’t you say you would follow me completely?”
“Even so, the oath of a warrior is… … .”
Shiba, what are you going to do to protect your pride?
“Pnelin’s second daughter, Ainar!!”
Ainar stiffened at my shout.
I lowered my voice, looked into her eyes, and spoke calmly.
“Trust me now. This is the right choice.”
After a brief silence, Ainar struggled to open his mouth.
“… i get it. I will swear.”
“Thought well.”
After that, he made an oath to Ainar, and he healed him by using up a psychopath year potion.
Are these real sticks and carrots?
The feeling of being forced to choose by force was the same as it used to be.
It’s so damn disgusting, it’s fucking disgusting.
“… What floor is it?”
As soon as the treatment was over, she turned her back and asked the woman who was about to leave.
To this endless question, the woman tilted her head for a moment and gave a brief answer.
“8th floor.”
It wasn’t even the 5th floor.
Somehow, he was very strong on the subject of a searcher.
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Maybe if I had 10 more, I wouldn’t have been a match for this year.
However… … .
shruck.
As I watched the psychopath disappear from my eyes like smoke, I made a promise.
Next time, it will be different.
***
“Ainar, are you okay?”
“… I am OK. You can get up on your own.”
Ainar pushed my hand away and stood up on his own.
I wondered if I was disappointed, but maybe the person who is disappointed is not me, but myself.
Because barbarians have an honest side.
“… … .”
Ainar with complex eyes decided to leave it alone for a while, and first checked my condition.
First of all, from this… … .
shudder.
Take off the armor and check the back, and you will see a hole the size of a dagger.
The piercing surface is very clean.
… Maybe ‘Auror’?
Nimi.
Only on the second floor, even in such a vast land of the dead, do you really come across such a monster? What kind of dog is this!
All I can think of is that I need to get stronger even one day soon.
Going home and whatever, that’s the only way to protect me in this dog-like world.
“Bjorn, what are we going to do now?”
“… Go down to the first floor.”
The land of the dead is not a bad hunting ground.
But I have no intention of staying in this crazy b*tch roaming around. You might come back if you change your mind.
“is it… i get it.”
Ainar, who was exhausted, followed my instructions without asking any questions.
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Mental care is not my specialty, but… … .
After that, once you get down, you should say something.
The face of any world is crumbling.
“Follow me.”
Avoiding most of the avoidable battles, he moved along the marker.
About 6 hours have passed since then.
We were finally able to return to the portal that led down to the first floor.
thud-!
This time I landed fine, while Ainar rolled on the floor.
very badly too.
But she got up slowly, as if nothing had happened without moaning.
“… Aren’t you sick?”
“sick.”
“But why… … .”
“As a non-warrior, it’s not worth the pain.”
… The situation is much more serious than you think.
Is it so disgraceful to swear as if begging for your life?
Well, it was in the game as well.
“I, Ainar… … ?”
“Why are you calling me?”
“The surviving warrior is the strongest. It doesn’t end with one defeat, but it opens up the possibility of winning later!”
“It’s hard to understand if you say it too long.”
Although he deliberately spoke cheerfully, Ainar’s voice was still gloomy.
“However, I think I somehow understand what it means to be a strong surviving warrior.”
“Is that so?”
“To overcome such humiliation and the urge to commit suicide at any moment, it must mean that you are a strong warrior. Bjorn, just like you.”
No, I don’t have any of that… … ?
Self-determination, no samurai.
It wasn’t meant to be that way in the first place.
But there’s no need to deny that you’ve been caught at all.
“Einar, you can do it.”
“I don’t know if I’ll be able to get through this pain… I will try.”
“Yes, one day I will repay my disgrace.”
With sincere support, we resumed moving. And after deciding to camp in a suitable place, I slept in Ainar first.
“I’ll wake you up in two hours.”
“… I will take care of you this time.”
take care… … .
Half right and half wrong.
[07:39]
In terms of time, it is the morning of the third day.
I haven’t slept in over 20 hours.
Besides, after going through a lot of things, the mental fatigue is enormous.
But even if I had closed my eyes, I wouldn’t have been able to sleep for a long time anyway.
“… … .”
It’s not like I’m being driven by extreme impulses like Ainar, but… … .
Because it felt the same as dirty.
It is similar to the pain of drinking a potion.
No matter how many times you experience this kind of feeling, you never get used to it.
hard.
Yesterday, when I was saved by the blonde group, it was similar to today.
The priest looked into my eyes and refused treatment.
The swordsman threw the potion like a toy as if it was a waste.
Even while watching it, I took the potion and ate it while lying down like a dog.
Of course I had to be happy to survive, but… … .
The emotions that are difficult to describe have also risen.
“Whew… … .”
He let out a long breath, as if brushing off his thoughts.
What the hell am I doing now?
It’s not like me to be swayed by emotions and suffer.
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Maybe it’s time to slowly pull it out.
I closed my eyes and remembered the advice given to me by a person I admired as a child.
‘Remember, you are nothing. You can never be that special.’
A magic spell that always made me a little bit better.
Yes, let’s use even this feeling as raw material.
As always.
That would be a little more efficient.