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Persistent bastard.
I'LL PROBABLY BE FINE.
I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE EYE CONTACT, AND I HELD MY BREATH TO PREVENT ANY AIRBORNE INFECTIONS...
YEAH, I'LL BE FINE...
...WELCOME BACK, SIR.
F-finally...
UH, YEAH. I'M BACK.
WH-WHAT... WHY DOES HE LOOK LIKE THAT?
BJOORN~ YOU'RE BAAACK~!
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS MESS?
Ugh, that stinks of alcohol...
IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN TWO HOURS SINCE I LEFT...
WHERE'S AYNAR...?
THE LADY WARRIOR IS SLEEPING ON THE LAWN OVER THERE.
GOOD GRIEF...
...YOU ALL REALLY ARE SOMETHING.
DID SOMETHING HAPPEN WHILE I WAS GONE? WHY DID YOU DRINK SO MUCH...?
HAPPEN~? NYAHA, NOTHING HAPPENED! I JUST DRANK 'CAUSE I WAS FEELING GOOD!
O-OH, IS THAT SO?
WHAT'S WITH HER...? DOES SHE GET THE GIGGLES WHEN SHE'S DRUNK?
...HEY, BJORN, NYAH.
?
WHEN YOU TURNED ME DOWN THAT DAY...
WAS IT BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE BARBARIAN CHILDREN, NYAH?
wh-what?
WHY IS MISHA BRINGING THAT UP...?
AYNAAAAR!
U OF ALL THE THINGS TO TELL HER!
ANSWER ME.
...THAT'S NOT WHY.
REALLY?
THEN YOU REALLY ARE...
SOMEDAY... YOU'RE GOING TO... D-DISAPPEAR...
NYAAAH...
WH-WHAT? DID SHE FALL ASLEEP?
FINALLY... EVERYONE'S ASLEEP...!
WHAT'S UP WITH HER NOW?
MISTER... NOW WE CAN—
IF YOU'RE DRUNK, JUST BEHAVE YOURSELF AND GO TO SLEEP.
UM... WH-WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THEM...?
...JUST PUT SOME BLANKETS OVER THEM OR SOMETHING.
MANNERS MAKETH MAN
WELL, THEN...
TIME TO GO.
02:37
IS THAT A GAMBLING HOUSE?
You think you can cheat us?!
You're a real card shark, aren't you!
IT'S THE SAME HERE AS IT IS BACK THERE...
Anywhere people live.
NO GUARDS, JUST AS I THOUGHT.
THEN AGAIN, GNOMETREE MAY BE A TOURIST ATTRACTION, BUT HARDLY ANYONE IS ALLOWED TO COME HERE.
you have to be a noble, at least.
RIGNARASIA.
ITS NAME MEANS “BLESSING OF THE EARTH” IN ANCIENT LANGUAGE. IT’S A ROCK THAT VIBRATES AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
THEY SAY THAT TOUCHING IT BRINGS GOOD LUCK, BUT THE ACTUAL HIDDEN PIECE IS SOMETHING ELSE.
“CLICK” THE INTERACTION BUTTON ON THE WALL DIRECTLY BEHIND IT.
I’M NOT WORRIED. THE INSIDE OF THIS CAVE REPAIRS ITSELF ANYWAY.
AND...
THIS IS PROBABLY THE REAL RIGNARASIA.
AFTER SOME TIME PASSED, I FELT IT.
THE EARTH DRAGON'S ENERGY IS IMBUED INTO YOU. (1/3)
MAGIC POWER INCREASES BY +10.
EARTH RESISTANCE INCREASES BY +20.
IT WAS A FAIRLY WELL-KNOWN HIDDEN PIECE—AN ABSOLUTE STEAL THAT ANYONE WHO COULD ENTER GNOMETREE HAD TO GET.
STILL, THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PART.
THE BLESSING ENGRAVED ON YOUR SOUL REACTS.
THE ADDITIONAL STAT GAIN INCREASES TO 30%.
WELL, TIME TO HEAD BA-
WOW~ SO YOU REALLY WERE A PLAYER?
FUNNY HOW PEOPLE KEEP CROSSING PATHS.
DON'T YOU THINK?
WH-WHAT'S THIS BASTARD DOING HERE...?!
HANS, WAS IT? I FOLLOWED HIM AROUND, THINKING HE MIGHT BE THAT BASTARD GM IN DISGUISE AGAIN,
AND WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT? YOU SHOWED UP INSTEAD.
OH, THAT CAT GIRL SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT ON A LITTLE.
WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO KILL HER AFTER ALL?
SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED? THE GODDAMN HANS EFFECT!
YOU'RE THAT EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE OTHER DAY.
DID YOU FOLLOW ME HERE?
BWAHAHA!
WOW, I'VE GOTTA HAND IT TO YOU!
IMPRESSIVE. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. YOU'RE STILL DENYING IT, EVEN NOW?
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH BULLSHIT.
IF YOU'RE AN NPC, HOW DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS A HIDDEN PIECE HERE?
OKAY, I KNEW YOU'D ASK THAT, ASSHOLE.
I AM A BENEFACTOR OF THE DRAGONS.
AFTER I RECOVERED THE DRAGON SWORD FOR THEM, I BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS WITH THE PRIMORDIAL DRAGON "LAPHYR."
His daughter is fond of me, too.
...Probably.
...HUH? WHAT THE HELL? THAT'S THE "TRUTH"?
BUT THE DRAGON SWORD? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO FUCKED UP THAT DRAGON WANNABE? HOLY SHIT!
REVEALING THIS COULD PUT ME IN DANGER...
BUT THE RING'S LINK IS ALREADY BROKEN ANYWAY.
IF IT GETS ME OUT OF THIS SITUATION, IT'S WORTH IT.
HMM, FAIR ENOUGH...
YEAH, WITH A FEAT LIKE THAT TO YOUR NAME, THEY MIGHT HAVE TOLD YOU.
...BUT HERE'S THE THING.
WHY ARE YOU ANSWERING SO READILY?
LAST TIME I ASKED IF YOU WERE A PLAYER, YOU GRITTED YOUR TEETH AND REFUSED TO ANSWER ME.
SUDDENLY YOU'RE AWFULLY FRIENDLY, HUH?
THIS FUCKING BASTARD...!
HELLOOO~
NOT GOING TO ANSWER?
I ASKED WHY YOU'RE SO FRIENDLY NOW.
HA, YOU BASTARD. YOU WENT BACK TO BEING RUDE IN NO TIME, HUH?
MANNERS
HUH?
MAKETH MAN, THEY SAY...
HEY, AT THIS POINT, WOULDN'T THE POLITE THING BE TO PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW AND LEAVE?
FUCK...!
BWAHAHA!
WHAT? SERIOUSLY? YOU REALLY WERE A PLAYER?
OH, RIGHT. YOU REALLY WERE JUST CURIOUS!
WOW, SO YOU'VE SEEN THAT MOVIE!
DID YOU SEE THE SEQUEL, TOO?
I DID. BUT SHOULDN'T YOU APOLOGIZE FIRST?
OH, SORRY. I JUST REALLY LOVE THAT MOVIE...
I SEE. I LIKE IT, TOO. JUST THE FIRST ONE.
OH, DO YOU NOW~?
BUT WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING SO CASUALLY TO ME?
...HUH?
I ASKED WHY YOU'VE BEEN SPEAKING SO CASUALLY TO ME. EVER HEARD OF MUTUAL RESPECT?
BLOODLUST...?!
Out of nowhere?!
YOU THINK A FELLOW PLAYER WON'T FUCKING DIE IF I STICK A KNIFE IN HIS GUT?
SERIOUSLY, DEALING WITH THIS GUY IS GOING TO DRIVE ME INSANE.
...I'M NOT USED TO HONORIFICS?
OHH~ SO YOU'RE FROM THE WEST!
THEN LET'S BOTH SPEAK CASUALLY. SOUND GOOD?
THAT SNAPPED ME BACK TO MY SENSES.
WAS THAT TALK ABOUT THE SEQUEL MEANT TO FIND OUT WHEN I ARRIVED?
AND WAS HE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I'M FROM?
MAYBE I WAS JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS, BUT—
I'D BETTER KEEP IT SECRET THAT I'M LEE HANSOO.
HE MIGHT BE HELPFUL,
BUT CHANCES ARE, THIS GUY IS MORE LIKE A MONKEY'S PAW.
BUT ABOUT ME BEING A PLAYER...
OH, QUIT WORRYING! I WON'T TELL ANYONE.
ANYWAY, IT'S A GOOD THING YOU ANSWERED HONESTLY.
Since we ran into each other again,
I WAS GOING TO KILL YOU BEFORE YOU JOINED THE ROYAL FAMILY IF YOU REALLY WERE AN NPC.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN NPC BORN WITH A DESTINY.
...WHAT?!
Could he mean...?
THAT LADY WAS BORN WITH A DESTINY SECOND ONLY TO YOURS.
WHAT IS THAT?
OH, IT'S JUST A THING. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
OH, JUST SO YOU KNOW,
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE A NOBLE NOW, DON'T GET TOO DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY.
WHY NOT?
THE ROYAL FAMILY HAS NO INTEREST IN OPENING THE "GATE OF ABYSS." IF ANYTHING, THEY'RE GETTING IN THE WAY OF IT.
YOU KNOW HOW ONE OF THE SIX TREASURES WENT MISSING, RIGHT? THOSE BASTARDS MIGHT BE BEHIND IT.
THE ROYAL FAMILY? WHY WOULD THEY...?
Ugh, quit pestering me.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THAT INFORMATION?
THIS BASTARD WOULD’VE TOLD ME FOR SURE IF HE KNEW I WAS LEE HANSOO.
Always changing his tune.
ANYWAY, WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
SEEING YOU RISK YOUR LIFE FOR NPCS, I'D SAY YOU'RE PLANNING TO JUST LIVE HERE.
BUT JUDGING BY HOW FAST YOU'RE GROWING, MAYBE NOT...
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I WANTED TO STAY?
You think I'm a psychopath...?
WHAT'S THERE TO DO? SOME FUCKERS CHOOSE THAT.
I DON'T CARE AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GET IN MY WAY.
...SO, WHICH IS IT?
...I DON'T KNOW.
AT FIRST, MY GOAL WAS TO GO BACK HOME.
BUT LATELY, I WONDER IF I REALLY NEED TO RISK MY LIFE AND GO THAT FAR...
BECAUSE OF THAT WOMAN FROM THE RED CAT TRIBE?
...IT'S LIKE LOOKING AT MY OLD SELF.
YOU SEEM TO HAVE SOME POTENTIAL, SO HERE'S A LITTLE ADVICE—
DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE NPCS.
YOU'LL REGRET IT. I GUARANTEE IT.
WELL, THAT ANSWERS ALL MY QUESTIONS. I'LL BE GOING NOW, OKAY?
...GOOD THING I DIDN'T FIGHT HIM.
If that had hit me...
OH, RIGHT.
JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, NEXT TIME WE MEET, WE'RE STRANGERS. GOT IT?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IF WE HAPPEN TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER, DON'T ACT LIKE WE'RE FRIENDS.
I DON'T FORM ATTACHMENTS IN THIS WORLD.
AFTER ENJOYING THE REST OF OUR VACATION,
WE RETURNED HOME.
AT LAST, THE DAY HAD ARRIVED.
I WANTED TO SEE HOW STRONG THE ROYAL FAMILY'S FORCES WERE...
Is the army going after Noark still not here?
Was it all a lie?
How much longer do we have to wait?
WHY IS THERE STILL NO SIGN OF THE ARMY?
DON'T TELL ME...
AS IT TURNED OUT, THERE REALLY WAS NO ARMY.
WHAT'S GOING ON? ARE THEY WAITING FOR THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY INSTEAD OF TODAY?
FOR NOW, I'LL HEAD HO-
WH-WHAT'S HAPPENING?
AN EARTHQUAKE?!
HM?
THE KNIGHTS AREN'T FAZED?
THEN THAT MEANS...
I THINK I KNOW WHERE THE ROYAL ARMY IS.
HURRY BACK!
AAAAH!
THEY'RE RAIDING AN EMPTY HOUSE.
THE WAR HAD ALREADY BEGUN.
「BJORN JANDEL」 LEVEL: 5 PHYSICAL: 607.62 (NEW+46.74) MENTAL: 502.19 (NEW+38.63) ABILITY: 2175.55 (NEW+203.35) ITEM LEVEL: 2567 OVERALL COMBAT INDEX: 3927.11 (NEW+288.72) OBTAINED ESSENCES: CORPSE GOLEM~RANK7 ORC HERO~RANK5 OGRE~RANK3 MANTICORE~RANK5 BAYON~RANK3
Surviving The Game as a Barbarian Chapter 166 follows Bjorn as he dodges a pursuer only to find his companions drunk and faces a drunken confrontation and a secret midnight hunt. Misha tearfully asks if he rejected her because she cannot bear barbarian children and warns he will someday disappear. Later he claims the Rignarasia hidden piece in Gnometree, is confronted by the evil spirit who confirms he is a player and warns him about the royal family, then returns to find the expected army missing as an earthquake strikes.