Surviving the Game as a Barbarian - Surviving the Game as a Barbarian chapter 48

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after a moment of silence.

The dwarf, who had been hesitant about what to say, opened his mouth after contemplating.

“That’s right… … ?”

A reaction that is both bewildering and surprising.

“What are you so surprised about? You must have at least one of these!”

“But that… Was your personality like this?”

Well, I don’t know what he knows about me.

But the main welding would be enough.

If you have a little time like a dwarf, you can get a feel for the level of my equipment just with this sneakily leaked information.

‘If this is enough, no matter how short my career is, I don’t think I’m going to play around with it.’

Of course, the notice clearly stated ‘Equal distribution’.

But I still remember clearly.

The expression on that dwarf’s face when he said that he would get only a rift stone instead of giving up all the loot in the Bloody Citadel.

‘After all, no matter how good people look, explorers are explorers.’

If you look shallow in a place like this, there is no bottom and no end.

Therefore, I sat down on the seat opposite him, omitting the question of whether I could sit down.

and spit it out

“Hikurod, you should buy the alcohol. Thanks to me, you got the Numbers item.”

A statement that shows off your abilities and reminds you of debt.

“What? Ha ha ha ha! Is that so?”

Even the dwarf laughed out loud, but he didn’t deny it.

That’s right, because I was the one who made the biggest contribution to ‘Blood Citadel’.

“Well, that’s not wrong either! It’s late, but I’ll buy you a drink. Let’s talk while drinking!”

“good night.”

It seemed like it would take a while for the food we ordered to come out, but we naturally drank the alcohol that came out first.

And we started talking in earnest.

It was the dwarf who started the rush.

“When I found out it was you who submitted the application, I was very surprised. What the hell happened? Could it be that there was some kind of treasure hidden in the crack? Surely that wizard girl must have looked around?”

Unsurprisingly, questions abound.

Haha, looking at my current self, that would be a natural question.

I don’t think I have enough loyalty to give you an honest answer.

“Well, that’s pretty much it.”

“What does that mean? Please tell me more!”

“As you said, there was a treasure there. That’s it. Don’t ask any more.”

As soon as I cut it and drew a line, the dwarf ate his mouth.

It seems that the more I asked, the more difficult it was to get an answer.

“I don’t know what kind of treasure you got, but you are very lucky too.”

Are you lucky?

In the first place, it was this guy who benefited the most from ‘Blood Citadel’ and returned.

I even suffered to death.

Didn’t he just go out with only one person and take out the number’s items?

‘I wonder what was dropped… You can ask about that later.’

The meal I ordered came out soon, so the rest of the story went on while filling my stomach.

First of all, start with this.

“So, did the team members get together?”

“I don’t really like anyone, so it’s the first time I’ve met you.”

“Right.”

After nodding my head, I went straight to the point like a barbarian.

The real purpose for which this place was created.

“So what do you think?”

Will Hikurod Murad accept me as a team member?

“Um, that’s… Actually, it’s great that you came out just to check if you were right. Aside from saving the team, I just wanted to talk to you. Oh, I wrote it down because it is on the 3rd floor, but I think I will go up to the 4th floor if people gather well… … .”

needlessly long

At first, it would be enough to say that you didn’t intend to accept me as a member of the team.

“So, have you changed your mind now?”

When I asked with a staring stare, the dwarf answered, stroking his stern beard.

“Heh heh, you could say that. After all, who would look at you today and think you’re a beginner? If it wasn’t for the part where it would be difficult to find the rest of the team if a beginner joined in the first place, I wouldn’t even have to worry about it!”

As for making excuses like this, I wish I hadn’t said this in the first place.

But the lack of a head for such a drug is probably one of the charms of this dwarf race.

“Then is the story over?”

“Ha ha ha! You can still see it.”

As soon as he picked up his drink, the dwarf followed suit.

“I wish you well this time.”

A team was formed.

There are still only two, but… … .

That’s it, I guess I’ll just have to pretend that we’re discussing it together in the future and choose according to my taste.

***

“Hikurod, didn’t you say how many people applied earlier?”

“Did you?”

“Who were they?”

“it? you don’t care Because they were kids who were in the 8th grade and had only been in less than a year.”

what? do you want me back?

After thinking seriously, the dwarf opened his mouth as if he had remembered something.

“ah! Turns out I didn’t ask for that! How did you get promoted so quickly? It would be difficult to get rank 7 with just one corpse golem essence, right?”

“One corpse golem essence?”

I muttered and mumbled late.

That’s right, he passed out then, so he doesn’t know, I ate vampire essence.

Well, but can I just tell you the story?

When internal conflict deepens.

“Aha! Right!”

Suddenly, the dwarf shouted Eureka.

“Huh! My thoughts were short! Seriously, with that kind of equipment, it’s good enough to be promoted to level 7!”

Ah, uh, um… … .

It’s a plausible guess, but… … .

“… Well, that’s it.”

Now that this has happened, I decided that only I would know this fact.

After all, the team hasn’t been officially formed yet, and someone might join the team in the future.

It’s said to be all-in-one.

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Maybe someday this will be the trump card.

‘It’s regenerative, thanks to the immortal imprint, it’s enough to just say it.’

The most important thing was over, but after that, we had a lot of conversations over a glass of wine.

Among them, there was also a question as to why the dwarf had left the original team and formed a new team.

“You know, didn’t I just leave the team this time around?”

“It did.”

I heard that he had applied for a leave of absence from the team, wondering if he might be able to enter the rift.

“But when I go back, it means that I like the warrior I temporarily saved to fill my void!”

The dwarf then vomited his anger towards his former colleagues in a voice that seemed to burst out of anger, but I could not empathize with him at all.

‘Isn’t it because I left the team for personal reasons in the first place?’

The biggest victim is the former team leader.

I have to go into the labyrinth again right now, but I must have been busy because the dwarf suddenly said that he would take a break.

But I don’t know if that warrior had a problem.

rather better?

‘Even if I was the team leader, I wouldn’t accept such a selfish person again. I don’t know when this will happen again.’

Of course, it was an idea I kept in my mind.

“Oh my gosh, aren’t they really ignorant?”

“Yes. From what I’ve heard, it seems like people who don’t really know what loyalty is!”

In such a case, I learned that it was just unconditional affirmation.

Let me give you a rough guess and ask if you have any questions.

“I don’t know how good they are, but if you know what you’ve got this time, I’m sure you’ll hit the ground and regret it!”

“What did you get this time?”

“The number item!”

“Ahh! Come to think of it, it is too! When we meet later, I must tell you about it and let them know how foolish they are!”

Is that situation already pictured in your mind?

The dwarf who took a large sip of alcohol burst into laughter.

Okay, so this should be natural, right?

“So that’s what I’m saying… … .”

I took my luck carefully.

“What did you get this time?”

“Um, haven’t I told you yet?”

“I didn’t!”

It’s something I’ve been curious about since we met.

I know all number items that can be dropped, but what I cleared this time wasn’t an unprecedented rift.

Perhaps a unique item has appeared.

Like the mysterious box that Raven left open in the boss room.

‘Come to think of it, you didn’t ask what was in it.’

When we meet next week, we decided to ask about it too, and while we were waiting for an answer, the dwarf grinned and put his thick arms on the table.

“That’s what these wrist guards are from there.”

Well, I can’t get a feel for it just by looking at the appearance.

“What is your name?”

“As the guild appraiser said, something called ‘Guardian’s Wristguards’—”

“Girl?”

did that come out?

“… Yes? Is it something you know?”

“Oh, no. I was just surprised by the cool name.”

“Heh heh heh! After all, I have something in common with you! I thought so too!”

No.3112 Guardian’s wrist guard.

A number item belonging to the 3,000th generation, which could have been obtained only from cracks on the 4th floor or higher.

Second to the effect, how much did this cost?

“I checked the price through the central exchange and it seems to be around 50 million stones.”

Nimi.

is this a game?

What ball did this dwarf bastard do there?

“Ha ha ha! They said that it was the old price, and it could be more expensive as there are almost no items for sale! Of course, I have no intention of selling it, but I do!”

“… … .”

“Uh, hey, why haven’t you said anything before?”

“It doesn’t matter. just… little… I was surprised, so I did.”

To be honest, I was so surprised that my stomach filled with alcohol and meat in an instant made my stomach ache unbearably.

“I understand. 50 million stones? I thought I was going to faint when I first heard it, but you must be too.”

Does this mean giving back and receiving in words?

Now that I see, the splint I had done earlier was nothing compared to this dwarf cub.

“Don’t be too shy. If you keep on exploring, won’t you get at least one numbered item someday? Of course it won’t be as good as what I got! Ha ha ha.”

Avoiding the gaze of the smiling dwarf, I slowly lowered my hand under the table.

slurp-

No.9425 It was the hand that wore the ring of the Frost Spirit.

***

Guards of Retribution? 50 million stones?

I decided to think as positively as possible.

It’s a minor issue that I’m going to vomit all the time because my stomach is twisted. Anyway, it’s good if my teammates are strong.

‘… Let’s just focus on building a team.’

The first thing I did when I set my mind on it was to raise the dwarf’s explorer rank to the next level.

If you want to get a good team member, you first need to look like an attractive team.

There is a huge gap between the team leader being level 7 and being at level 6, which no words can fill.

“Hikurod, go to the guild today and raise the explorer rank first.”

“… suddenly?”

“Don’t you have 50 million stones worth of equipment? If you apply for a review, the guild will definitely take it seriously!”

“But, it’s too sudden—”

“So you don’t like it?”

“No, it’s not like that… … .”

“Then go now!”

I even watched the submission of an application to the guild with me, in case I would go the other way.

For reference, it took 6 days for the evaluation results to come out, a little later than the expected time, but fortunately, the promotion was successful.

It was also at this time that the applicants’ documentary specifications rose significantly.

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More than ten applicants came in every day.

And it was a time when I was thinking happily while carefully examining the specifications of the dwarf and the applicants.

“Oh, wizard?”

The wizard’s application form arrived unexpectedly.

Of course, he wasn’t a magician belonging to the Tower, but he was a magician from the 8th grade who worked in guilds or public institutions… … .

Still, a wizard is a wizard.

“Hey Bjorn, isn’t something wrong? How can a wizard support a team like this?”

“Obviously, it’s kind of weird. If we wanted to, there would have been a lot of better teams than us.”

“Well, then what should I do?”

There are some questionable parts, but we decided to meet and communicated with the guild.

And this morning.

Finally, an appointment place and time were set.

“Won’t you ask me to give you half of your share? They say all wizards have high noses… … .”

I don’t know what makes him so nervous.

Raven, who was a member of the Tower, claimed his share without being pushed by the slightest bit.

“What are you so worried about? If you make a request like that, you just say it’s okay and leave.”

“That, right?”

Is it because it’s the first wizard you meet as a team leader?

While I was waiting for the dwarf who was teasing him by dropping his plump legs from time to time, a man in a robe entered the tavern.

And he looked at us and waved his hand.

“Oh, Barbarian! Dwarf!”

Shiba, is that also a landmine?

How can you upset someone with that short greeting?

A catastrophe is already expected, but just in case you don’t know, we decided to wait a little longer.

“Ha ha ha! Nice to meet you, are you the wizard you’re going to meet today?”

“What is the probability of meeting a wizard by chance at a certain time and in a certain place?”

At the young wizard’s question, the dwarf looked at me in bewilderment.

Ha, really, why are you sighing like this?

“… It means you are right.”

“Wow, it was! ha ha ha! Anyway, nice to meet you, my name is Hikurod Murad!”

“I think it’s an odd name. I am a Reor Warb Dwalkie, an 8th-level magician of the Lafdonia royal family.”

“… La, is it the official recognition of the Royal Family of Lafdonia?”

No, what are you surprised about?

“It means not a guild, but a wizard who does administrative work in a public institution.”

“Ah, that’s right?”

The dwarf wizard who keeps talking confusingly is a problem, but the dwarf who is being beaten up one by one is getting annoyed.

“Ha ha! Even though you’re a barbarian, you’re very knowledgeable. What’s your name?”

“This is Bjorn, son of Yandel. Please sit down.”

For a while, I was supposed to just watch, but it was frustrating, so I decided to lead the conversation from now on.

That would be a way to save each other’s time.

“Dwalkie, I read your application carefully. But I have a few questions that I would like to ask. Are you okay?”

“Of course.”

“Do you have a labyrinth pass?”

“If it weren’t for that, would you have come to me?”

Well, just say there is.

“One more thing, why would you want to be an explorer if you could make enough money just living in the city?”

It is rare for a level 8 wizard to go on an expedition.

For a simple reason.

I don’t have the skills to work in the middle class or higher. However, even if you explore on the lower floors, it is not worth the money.

The income earned by working for a public institution is much higher.

Considering the difficulty of obtaining a pass and the risk involved, it is not worth the money in many ways.

“Hmm, is this an unexpected question?”

Dwalky, who tilted his head for a moment, continued.

“Simple. I want to be a great explorer, to honor our Baron Martoin.”

Aspirations that are proudly revealed with a face full of pride.

The dwarf, who was quietly listening to this, became cold.

“Am I a baron? You must have been an ear, aristocrat? No, you were a noble… … ?”

nobility.

In fact, ordinary people never meet for the rest of their lives, the most powerful people in Rafdonia.

Seeing if the dwarf’s reaction was quite satisfactory, Dwalky burst out laughing and proudly opened his mouth.

“Huhuhuhuh, Aunt Enka, who is my mother’s sister, is the third brother of Baroness Martohan.”

“… … !!!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the dwarf took a deep breath as if he was about to faint, and Dwalkie patted his shoulder as if he understood.

There was a kind smile on his lips.

Seeing that smile, I thought.

“Don’t be too nervous. I have no intention of treating anyone badly with my status.”

Is this baby, really crazy?