Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 371

371 Episode Black Star (4)

Kang Hyun-byul.

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My ex-girlfriend who was 4 years younger than me.

While we were preparing for each other’s jobs, he confessed first, and we dated for about 3 years.

Well, that’s not what’s important right now.

Whoops.

He raises his gaze again and faces Hyun Byul.

For some reason, your gaze on me is cold.

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Maybe that’s why… … .

“Does it snow there in this situation?”

“Hmm… … .”

No, what do you mean by the way your eyes go?

I hurriedly came to my senses and set out to deal with it.

“Don’t get me wrong. I just checked it out.”

“Confirm?”

“The basic outfit here follows what you think you are.”

“then… Is this what I think I am?”

“It’s like that.”

If you want to have another outfit, you must purchase it with GP.

That’s how I got the short-sleeved tee for the tracksuit I’m wearing now.

I guess basic clothes are a little uncomfortable—

“Then what about your brother?”

“… … ?”

“What was your basic attire?”

“uh… … .”

It was a navy blue suit that fit snugly to the body.

As a commemoration of employment, my ex-girlfriend… So it was the clothes he bought.

.However… … .

“This is what I’m wearing right now. This was the basic attire.”

It’s kind of embarrassing to say that.

If you said you were wearing it in the yard where you broke up a long time ago, doesn’t it look like your heart is left behind?

“… Hmm, if you’re an older brother, that’s the answer.”

Fortunately, Hyunbyul showed no doubts and readily agreed.

However, I have a little question here.

“Is it me? What is me?”

“What are you asking sensitively? I just meant to look comfortable.”

“That’s right?”

Aww, I can’t really spread my flag in front of him.

Is it because there are so many sins committed?

“by the way… Do you have anything to say to me?”

“… A long time. Hyun-byeol!”

“Is that the end?”

“uh… … .”

What more should I have?

Oh, you didn’t ask that.

“So how did you get here?”

Hyeonbyeol quietly looked at me at my question, and then sighed as if resigning.

“I still haven’t fixed that habit of running away.”

I just pretended I didn’t hear.

“That’s Okay. Now that I’m here, I want to know what’s important to all of that… … .”

“right. What does the past matter? The saying that now is more valuable than gold… … .”

I felt a chill somewhere.

“Why stop? without continuing.”

“just. I think the first thing to do is to apologize.”

“… … .”

“I’m sorry about that. This is the truth.”

When I apologized after erasing the playfulness from my voice, Hyunbyul looked at me with slightly startled eyes.

“Something… It’s changed a bit. brother is.”

“It must be so… … . But are you accepting an apology?”

“It’s okay if it’s an apple. As I said before, what does that matter now? That’s not something anyone should apologize for… … .”

“that… right.”

After a few words, there was an awkward silence.

Indeed, it is worth it.

In real time, it’s like reuniting with an ex-girlfriend who broke up a year ago in a different world.

“Anyway, I was really surprised. I never dreamed I’d see you here.”

“okay? I thought we would meet someday.”

“… yes?”

“I have been thinking about it ever since I woke up here. My brother must be somewhere in this world. I thought it was a bit reassuring.”

“relief… … ?”

“It’s about disappearance. I was very surprised to hear it. I don’t think it was a bad idea… … .”

Oh, it could have looked like that.

It’s been over a year since we broke up like that, but I’m also grateful that you took care of me.

“therefore… How did you come here?”

This is the third question I’ve already been asked because the conversation keeps falling into the three thousandpo.

“If you look at cancer, you are far from the game… … .”

Fortunately, this time, Hyunbyul gave the correct answer.

“that… After breaking up with my brother, I got a little more interested. How the heck is it so much fun that you fell for it?”

There is something new about feeling.

When we were dating, I used to argue that I could play such a game on up to three computers.

No, wait.

“then… Did you break the original?”

“Hey, how do you break it? Later, after my brother disappeared, I happened to find out that there was a cheat version, so I did it.”

“then… How many times did you wake up?”

“30 times.”

“30 times… … ?”

30x is a pretty high magnification ratio.

It’s a world full of kids who couldn’t break that and played at high magnifications.

“Looks like you worked really hard… … .”

“No, I thought it was a ten plate, so it broke? It was easy because I came from playing the original version. There are things I learned from watching my brother play games in the past.”

“ah… … .”

Come to think of it, when I found something like Hidden Peace, I had to explain it to Hyunbyeol and brag about it.

He was such a smart kid, he must have remembered everything.

“Why is your expression darkening all of a sudden?”

“… Can you see that?”

“It’s okay. How long have you been together?”

I pondered for a while and then answered honestly.

“It’s nothing. I just wanted to listen to things that I wouldn’t have been interested in thinking about now without complaining, every time… … .”

Even while talking, something was awkward, so I blurred the tail of my speech.

It was after a short period of time that Hyunbyul’s answer came back.

“… … Brother, you have changed a lot.”

“Because a lot of time has passed.”

“that… Yes, yes… … .”

There was an awkward atmosphere again, but that time was short. When asked if I knew what happened next to my disappearance, Hyunbyul told me what he knew.

To recap, this is how it goes:

A month later, the company filed a missing person report, and the police came to you and found out about it too.

and… … .

“I met my mother… … ?”

“yes. At the police station.”

“What did that woman say… … ?”

“You didn’t talk to me directly.”

“But something happened.”

“… … .”

“Tell me because it’s okay.”

I wondered if Hyunbyul was worried about my words, and he carefully opened his mouth.

“After talking about heritage for a long time… I asked the police if there was any way to report the death before the disappearance period expired.”

“under… … .”

I was expecting it, but it feels really bad.

How much money I have saved up.

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Maybe I was stupid

hard.

As I was giving my chin strength without realizing it, Hyunbyul gave me comforting words.

“Yeah, I still have five years. It was not an accident and there was no evidence that he was the target of a crime, so it was not treated as a special disappearance.”

“What is different?”

“Special disappearances can be inherited even after one year.”

“I see.”

That’s a little comforting.

Even thinking about it that way, it was kind of funny.

eating.

Should I call it Hyunbyul-like comfort?

Looking back, in the past, instead of empathizing with mere words, I found positive aspects and comforted them logically.

He has a fairly large stake in the formation of my current personality.

“So what next?”

“I don’t know. Three months after my brother disappeared, I was also brought here.”

“What… … ?”

I was genuinely surprised.

Although the time was twisted by the fragments of the record, three years and nine months have already passed since I became Bjorn Yandel by simply counting the time.

And because the time ratio is 5:1… … .

‘It’s been 9 months since I went missing in reality.’

In other words, it would be that Hyunbyeol survived in this world for over two and a half years.

“But why did you only come to the community now?”

“Because I am not an explorer. It must have been that I didn’t see it very well.”

“I am not an explorer… … ?”

“yes. Does it make sense to fight such a monster in real life just because you’ve played a few games like that? I just got a decent job and made money.”

“Seeing you say that, you look like a human being.”

“Doesn’t it look like your brother?”

I was speechless at Hyunbyul’s question.

I was worried about whether I could tell you about Run’s personal information.

But, did you feel that hesitation in that moment?

“Yeah, you don’t want to tell me.”

Hyunbyul’s eyes widened.

The eyes I saw several times while we were dating.

I was embarrassed by those eyes and I had to somehow relieve my mood, but now I don’t have to.

To be honest, you’re male now, aren’t you?

Hyunbyul, who has always been rational, cannot be unaware of that fact.

“Line, did you draw it first?”

“okay.”

“… like. I won’t ask about that in the future. okay?”

Like Hyunbyul, he calmly convinced me.

But, was it still a little sad?

“Instead, don’t even think about listening to me. Even if I die, I won’t tell you.”

Zep, yes, this is correct. There was no objection, so I nodded without regret.

Hyunbyul bit her lips at this.

“You really don’t seem curious.”

“When I hear that, I have to tell it too.”

Instead of joking around, I answered honestly.

Hey, does he know exactly when I entered? Even if you tell me only the race, the number of candidates will drop drastically.

“… … .”

“… … .”

As they looked at each other, silence continued.

“… Let’s sit down for a while.”

“… Yes, it would be better.”

Standing all the time was kind of like that, so I sat down on the sofa provided first.

Once we sat down, there wasn’t really anything to talk about.

So I just started with something light.

“Isn’t this your first time with the community?”

“yes.”

If you had a normal working life in this world, how could you have received an invitation? I was curious about it all of a sudden, but I swallowed my curiosity.

“Can I give you some GP if you need it? It is also possible to exchange it for cash on the exchange with this.”

“That’s Okay. Because I can earn that much on my own. Besides, when it comes to cash, the real thing will always move, so wouldn’t it be possible to reveal the identity?”

“that… right.”

In fact, I just said it to open up a conversation, and I was thinking of stopping it if I was going to cash out GP.

“brother is… You must have become an explorer, right?”

“It did.”

We decided not to say anything that could reveal each other’s identities, but I meekly admitted.

The conversation itself will not continue until you reject such a topic.

“But why are you laughing?”

“Just. my brother… I can’t imagine the bloody fighting with monsters.”

“It happened because I did it.”

“It must have been difficult.”

“you?”

“I am just fine. Rather, the working life here is more comfortable, right?”

After all, he’s the smartest guy I’ve ever met.

You must have quickly adapted to this world—

“Really. The computerization was not done properly, so it was easy to make initial capital.”

If it’s capital, does it mean that you have embezzled it now?

“Perhaps because the formed market itself is weak, we started to roll money in earnest, so the rate of return was pretty good.”

“… … .”

“brother.”

“… yes?”

“In that sense, why not stop looking at each other and just merge?”

“Haha, let’s join… We were already—”

“No, we’re not going to start over, let’s join forces. I’ll help you from behind.”

“Help?”

“The next goal after being financially free was to get power. And recently I got a pretty high line of people. I will use that power to push you.”

“What’s the price?”

“Isn’t that obvious? Instead, when I go back later, my brother hugs me. My goal is not to go back either.”

“It’s a return… … .”

As I wiggled the tail, Hyunbyul’s expression changed as if he felt something else.

“brother… Do you want to continue living here?”

I couldn’t find any reason to deny it.

“There is nothing waiting for you even if you go back after all your hard work.”

“… … Mother!”

“yes? our mom?”

“If my brother stays here, all the deposits will go there!”

Oh, that’s what it was.

“Oh, sure, that’s kind of motivating.”

As I said with a smirk, Hyunbyul raised her voice.

“Don’t try to go over like that! Brother, are you really going to live here?”

“Why are you so excited? There is nothing I can’t live without. Isn’t that Do I have more friends here?”

Hyeon Byul’s lips hardened at the words he tried to lighten the mood.

And after a long time gap.

“… … … … friend? brother?”

Hyunbyul shouted with a shocked expression.

“… … .”

uh… … .No matter what country, such a reaction is a bit hurtful.