Episode 36 Guild (1)
“Hey! Mr. Yandel! Come to your senses!”
The car where Raven was shaking Bjorn’s shoulder.
The unconscious comrades woke up one by one.
“Miss Raven? What the heck is going on… … .”
“Bjorn! Is Bjorn dead?!”
“Miss! I’m glad you’re safe… … .”
Questions arising everywhere.
Only Raven could answer.
Well, she didn’t faint.
“The vampire is dead. Mr. Yandell is alive. Tarzin, I’m fine, so can you stop yelling?”
“Wow! Killing a vampire with one spell!”
She bit her lips as she listened to Murad’s exclamation. She felt inexplicably angry.
It wasn’t ‘Black Spot’ that killed the vampire.
If we consider her contribution, it’s not that she doesn’t have any merit… … .
“… It’s not me, it’s Mr. Yandel.”
“What does it mean?”
“It was Mr. Yandel who killed the vampire.”
Murad frowned.
“No, this guy?”
I’ve seen him praise him before, calling him ‘special’ and ‘great warrior’, but I can’t believe he killed a 5th-grade monster.
It was not difficult for her to understand those feelings.
‘If I had only heard it as a story… I probably would have felt the same way.’
Is it because we live far apart?
Unaffected by ‘sharing the pain’, she watched the whole story alone, unknown to anyone.
Yeah, literally.
I just watched.
What could a wizard do when his magic power was depleted?
“Everyone, thank Mr. Yandel. If it weren’t for him, no one would have opened their eyes alive.”
“Well, that’s true… but could you tell me more about what happened?”
Just as I was wondering how to explain it, Ainar joined the conversation.
“Then what happened to Bjorn! Shouldn’t we give him a potion?”
That is, if you have a potion, please give it to me.
Raven shook her head and answered.
“Potions… won’t mean anything. It looks like your body has already recovered most of the time.”
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If I had to guess, I would say that this man won’t be taking potions very often in the future.
Any minor injury will heal quickly.
“Then why aren’t you awake yet?”
“I don’t know that either. But… … .”
“There seems to be something! What is it? Wizard! Tell me quickly!”
Raven took a deep breath and answered.
“Probably… exhaustion.”
“… Exhausted? Didn’t you say earlier that your body was completely healed!”
Ainar placed a hand on her shoulder, his dirty hand covered in dirt and blood.
An expression as if the sky had fallen.
“What, are you two really a couple?”
“Ah, ah, no! Why is it suddenly like that!”
“Well, anyway, I don’t know exactly. I’m not a priest. I just know of a few similar cases.”
“A case? Miss Raven, is this a common occurrence?”
“It’s not common… but it does happen sometimes. There are cases where the body gets better, but the mind doesn’t recover and the person doesn’t wake up.”
This condition sometimes occurs in warriors who have suffered extreme stress that leaves a lasting impression, or who have just finished a battle in which they have given their all.
When I explained this, Ainar raised his voice.
“I’ve never heard of such a thing! And it makes even more sense! You’re too mentally exhausted to wake up? Bjorn isn’t that weak!”
Don’t be weak… … .
She strongly agreed with that statement.
A few hours ago, I would have laughed it off, but at least for now, I did.
That would be the case, because she was the only one who watched him struggle against the vampire until the very end.
but…….
No, that’s why my thoughts are even more solid.
“To be honest, I’m pretty sure that Mr. Yandell doesn’t wake up because of mental exhaustion.”
Too tired to get up?
This is beyond the realm of the weak-minded and the strong-minded.
It was a natural fight.
‘Perhaps if she had seen it herself, she wouldn’t have said such things to me.’
Perhaps today, he may have witnessed an incredibly precious scene.
“Wizard! Then when will Bjorn wake up?”
“Well, it could take a day at the earliest, or two days at the latest.”
“Then it will happen in a few hours! Bjorn is a great warrior!”
‘… Then why did you ask?’
Raven’s mood was once again uncomfortable, but for some reason, he didn’t feel like snapping or anything.
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It’s more like I didn’t have the energy to do that.
Actually, it didn’t sound as absurd as it used to.
“A great warrior… … .”
In the history of the Barbarians, there are less than ten who have been officially awarded that title by a king.
‘Well, it seems that it’s just used as a compliment among Barbarians these days.’
She collected her thoughts one last time before continuing.
The essence of the corpse golem and the essence of the vampire.
That too, a barbarian who ate the guardian’s things.
It was last month that you completed your coming of age ceremony, so this is your second time entering the labyrinth?
She opened her mouth as she looked at the sleeping barbarian, oblivious to the world.
“… Maybe, it really will be like that.”
Of course, for that to happen, we would have to survive dozens more crises like today.
***
‘Did you survive…?…?’
When I opened my eyes, it was midnight.
For some reason, Einar was putting a pillow on my lap, and as soon as our eyes met, he shouted, “Bjorn!!!” and woke me up.
“…Where are the others?”
“Everyone’s gone! By the way, Bjorn, are you okay? I was worried because you’ve been unconscious for three whole days!”
It’s been three days?
So, in terms of time, it’s already been 7 days?
My mind suddenly snapped, and I sat up straight. Then I checked my current situation.
There are no noticeable injuries.
Apart from being hungry, I’m generally in good health.
“By the way, Einar, what are these pants I’m wearing?”
In fact, the word pants is also a purified word.
A piece of cloth suitable for a handkerchief is wrapped around my lower body, covering only my important parts.
To be exact, it would be closer to a skirt than pants.
That too in a minimal size.
“Ah! That means the wizard gave me some leftover cloth.”
“… So, did you put it on?”
“Of course!”
I felt a sense of shame, but it was lessened because Ainar didn’t show it.
Well, it’s a bit funny how the warriors are so awkward with each other in these areas.
“There’s nothing to be ashamed of. Bjorn is truly a great warrior!”
Well, I didn’t mean to sexually harass you.
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“… So what happened after that?”
I changed the subject to forget my shame.
I was curious about everything that happened after I lost consciousness, especially regarding the loot.
“Number item? Murad took that, and the rift stone was taken by the wizard.”
“what?”
It was a series of surprises from the beginning.
The fact that I’m alive now means that I’ve absorbed the bastard’s essence… doesn’t that mean that the vampire has dropped all three of his drops?
What kind of celebration is this?
“Oh, that’s right! There was no dice rolling or anything when distributing the crack stones. The wizard insisted that I should take this to make up for the loss… … .”
Ainar continued to speak as if making excuses.
“Murad said it was okay, but I said no! But then the wizard said something strange.”
“Strange words?”
“Anyway, Bjorn, you got the biggest one, so he said you can’t say anything about taking the crack stone.”
‘From what I hear, it seems only that woman knows that I ate the essence of a vampire.’
I nodded my head quietly.
There was no regret at all about this distribution of spoils.
Whatever the reason, the wizard fed me the essence of the corpse golem. In addition, considering the cost of the potion he poured into me, the wizard ended up taking almost all the losses.
If you are greedy for the crack stone there, you are just a thief.
Einar seemed to think a little differently, though.
“Well, I told you to wait until you woke up before deciding, but I couldn’t help it! After waiting for over half a day and not waking up, everyone just left through that portal!!”
“You don’t have to blame yourself. Wasn’t it inevitable?”
To be honest, I can only imagine the expressions on the faces of those who were held captive for half a day by Ainar’s stubbornness…
I think it would be better to just praise them here.
“Thank you. I feel secure because you’re here.”
“… Of course! Aren’t we colleagues!”
I checked my luggage, which I assumed Einar had collected.
A backpack, a mace, a few pieces of scrap metal that used to be my shield… … .
‘But if I sell it, I’ll get the money for the iron.’
After packing everything I saw into my backpack, I took out food and water and quickly filled my hungry stomach.
And I checked the time.
11:20 p.m.
‘There’s less than an hour left until the stairs close.’
“Bjorn! If you’re done eating, why don’t you hurry up and leave? There’s not much time left!”
“That can’t be.”
I stubbornly refused.
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I desperately want to leave this horrible place right now… … .
You’ve worked so hard, shouldn’t you take everything you can?
I also want to investigate the boss’s room.
‘The wizard took the Necronomicon, so only one is left.’
I guess I’ll have to move quickly.
***
“You have entered the Crystal Cave on the first floor.”
“The labyrinth is closed.”
“The character moves to Lapdonia.”
***
I exhaled, feeling the sunlight on my skin for the first time in a while.
‘It’s barely safe… … .’
Time was tighter than expected.
It took less than 10 minutes to climb up the ladder and find the hidden item in the ceiling of the outer wall watchtower… … .
It was tough going to the boss room.
‘… In the end, it was all in vain.’
When you said you’d wait for half a day, did that actually mean the wizard would be doing some research?
‘Well, it’s stranger that I just passed by that woman’s personality.’
The walls are broken here and there.
A torn picture frame.
Even a box of a shape I had never seen before, left open.
‘There was definitely some kind of extra reward, but I swallowed it all by myself… ‘
When I ran to the boss room at full speed, there were already traces of a thorough investigation.
However, rather than being angry about being scammed, I was more curious about what the item was.
That makes sense, isn’t it a variant crack that has never been cleared?
Even I, who have been playing for 9 years, don’t know about this element?
My curiosity as a gamer is growing rapidly.
‘I won’t give it to you just because you asked for it… so I’ll just have to ask you subtly when I meet you later.’
Anyway, I searched the area thoroughly to see if there was anything the wizard had missed, and I found that I was extremely short on time.
In fact, the stairs closed as soon as I got out of the crack, so it was actually quite precarious to say the least.
If I wasn’t careful, I almost ended up capturing the boss mob and being trapped there forever.
“Kenic’s fourth son, Serum! Your scars have grown! I’m jealous!”
“It’s nothing! Karak, the third son of Panun!”
As I was briefly gathering my thoughts, the voices of the Barbarians could be heard here and there.
Fortunately, I haven’t found it yet.
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I ducked down to avoid being noticed and headed to the 9th-grade explorer-only currency exchange.
Luckily, we arrived early so the line wasn’t long.
There were no barbarians to bother either.
When I handed over the magic stone, the civil servant exchanged it for currency like a machine, just like last time.
“It’s 231,520 stones.”
230 thousand stones.
It’s a small amount compared to all the hardships I’ve gone through, but…
‘That’s not all.’
Two essences were absorbed during this exploration.
Moreover, after disposing of the actual goods, you will earn a profit several times that of the magic stone.
‘How come the magic stone always becomes wealth instead of stock?’
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad about this.
He was about to pick up his pockets with a bitter smile.
“That’s a lot of money for a 9th-grade explorer.”
The civil servant took back the bag he had put down and looked at my face with a meaningful look.
“What’s in the backpack on your back?”
What do you have?
There’s nothing I can’t answer for you, but… … .
“…Why do you ask that?”
For some reason, the back of my neck feels cold.
Looking around, I see guards quickly approaching from afar.
It looks like he pressed something like the emergency call button that was supposedly hidden under the bank desk.
“Is it interest?”
“yes.”
I raised my arms to show my willingness to cooperate with the authorities, but after exchanging a few words with the officials, the guards forcibly tied my arms together.
Shit, I barely made it back alive and what the heck is this?
“Barbarian, go over there and talk for a moment.”
Instinctively, I felt that something was fucked.
