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Dialogue TranscriptSurviving The Game as a Barbarian — Chapter 54201

RIAKIS, THE LORD OF CHAOS, HAS AWAKENED.

B-BJORN...?

I CAN'T... MOVE MY BODDDDDY...

MISSHA KARLSTEIN HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE [PREY].

MISSHA KARLSTEIN IS IMMOBILIZED.

MISSHA!

REMAINING TIME?!

TWENTY-FIVE!

SEVENTEEN!

TOO LATE, YOU BASTARD.

LABYRINTH IS NOW CLOSED.

YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO RAFDONIA.

UGH...

...?

OH...

I SEE.

I HAVE SURVIVED AND RETURNED.

AND SO HAS SHE.

54 THE RETURN

TWO DAYS LATER.

DUDE, HAVE YOU HEARD?

ABOUT THE LORD THAT APPEARED ON THE THIRD FLOOR?

OF COURSE I HAVE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DIED FROM THAT INCIDENT.

TCH, THEN I TAKE IT YOU ALSO KNOW ABOUT THE STORY OF A BRAVE BARBARIAN?

YOU BET I DO. LITTLE VALCAN!

AN ADVENTURER OF THAT CALIBER ON THE THIRD FLOOR? IMAGINE THAT.

YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. BEEP . . .

WHEREAS SOME TREACHEROUS BASTARD SUMMONED RIAKIS ON THE SAME FLOOR!

BY THE WAY, IS THE PERPETRATOR YET TO BE CAPTURED?

SO I HEAR.

THEN--

BJORN! MS. KARLSTEIN! I'M SO GLAD YOU TWO ARE ALIVE!

BEEN A WHILE, HAHA.

LIKEWWWWISE. HAPPY TO SEE YOU SAFFFFE, ROTMILLER.

I HEARD YOU GOT SEVERELY INJURED IN THE WITCH'S FORRRREST.

I AM SO SORRY. HAD I NOT SUSTAINED THE INJURY, YOU TWO WOULDN'T HAVE--

ENOUGH.

WHY DON'T WE ORDER SOMETHING FIRST?

OH, SURE.

YOU MUST BE STARVING.

ALRIGHT, HIKUROD.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU GUYS AFTER WE SPLIT?

SINCE YOU ALREADY KNOW ROTMILLER GOT INJURED, I'LL CUT TO THE CHASE.

WE BOUGHT EXTRA TIME BY ACTIVATING THE EFFECT OF GUARDIAN'S WRIST GUARD AGAIN.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD USE IT THAT OFFFTEN.

HE MUST HAVE USED THAT COMBO.

EMERGENCY RESTORATION ALSO RESTORES THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE EFFECT OF AN ITEM CAN BE ACTIVATED.

EAT YOUR VEGGIES!

WHOA, I HAD NO IDEA YOU COULD USE YOUR SPECIAL ABILITY TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR NUMBERED ITEMMMM.

ANYHOW, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO TREAT ROTMILLER'S WOUNDS AFTER GETTING FAR AWAY FROM THE ATTACKERS.

WE HAD GOTTEN A BIT TOO FAR. I COULDN'T DETECT YOUR PRESENCES WITH MY ABILITY.

WE STILL WANDERED AROUND THE FOREST IN THE HOPES OF LOCATING YOU...

...BUT RAN INTO THAT CRAZY WITCH AGAIN ON THE THIRD DAY.

WHAT?! OKAY, WHAT DID YOU DOOOO?

WHAT ELSE COULD WE?

WE FLED!

WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ADVANCE TO THE FOURTH FLOOR THROUGH THE PORTAL.

FORTUNATELY, WE WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT MADE IT.

THEY USED THE ENTRY RESTRICTION TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.

THE PORTAL TO THE TOWER OF HEAVENS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR CHANGES ITS COLOR ON A REGULAR BASIS.

ONLY THOSE THAT ENTER THROUGH THE SAME COLOR PORTAL SPAWN IN THE SAME TOWER AND CLIMB TO THE TOP.

THE TRIAL ON EACH FLOOR OF THE TOWER DOES NOT RESET ONCE IT IS CLEARED.

MEANING, THEY ARE SAFE AS LONG AS IT'S TAKEN CARE OF!

ALTHOUGH IT WAS QUITE A CHALLENGE TO DO NOTHING FOR MORE THAN TEN DAYS THERE.

CHALLENGE?! DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF SH** WE WENT THROUGH?

FUNNILY ENOUGH, WE ACQUIRED AN ESSENCE AFTER CLEARING THE FIRST TRIAL.

WHAT?

IT WAS THAT OF TIER-7 MONSTER MIMIC.

I TOOK IT.

WHAT THE HELL. ARE YOU FREAKING SERIOUS?!

MIMIC IS A RARE TIER-7 MONSTER...

THAT GUARANTEES A DECENT YIELD ONCE AN ESSENCE IS DROPPED.

WHILE IT ISN'T USEFUL FOR BATTLE, THE ACTIVE SKILL TREASURE VAULT GRANTS ACCESS TO PERSONAL SUB-SPACE STORAGE.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS...

...IS THAT IT HOLDS VARIOUS RANDOM ITEMS WHEN TREASURE VAULT IS FIRST ACCESSED.

ALRIGHT, WHAT DID YOU FIND INSIDE?

ABOUT TWO MILLION MANA STONES, THREE HIGHEST-TIER POTIONS...

...AND TWO NUMBERED ITEMS, IN THE 8000S AND 9000S.

WHAT THE F***?

JEEZ, WHAT'S WITH YOU? THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR.

I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST TOO ASTONISHED.

WHY ARE THEY SO DAMN LUCKY?!

EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NUMBERED ITEMS, WE DECIDED TO SELL THEM SINCE WE HAVE NO USE FOR THEM.

ROTMILLER'S SHARE IS TO BE DEDUCTED BY THE VALUE OF THE ESSENCE HE CONSUMED.

BUT THAT'S AT LEAST 10 MILLION STONES RIGHT THERE.

EVEN IF YOU SPLIT IT...

I SEE... I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.

B-BJORN? WHY DO YOU KEEP BREAKING UTENSSSSSSILS?!

OH, I'M HAVING TROUBLE CONTAINING MY STRENGTH DUE TO THE ORC HERO ESSENCE.

HUH? I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU DO THAT UNTIL TODAYYYY--

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN EVERYTHING ABOUT ME.

WH-WHAT? WELL, IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THATTT...

I MIGHT HAVE...

SEEN WHAT?

A-ANYWAYS. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU TWO? I DID HEAR THE RUMORS, BUT...

OH, ACTUALLY--

I WILL EXPLAIN.

SINCE THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE SHOULDN'T MENTION.

TO SUMMARIZE IT...

BRIEF EXPLANATION

*PLEASE READ EPISODES 44 TO 53 FOR DETAILS!

I SEE...! SO THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED...!

MS. KARLSTEIN. CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING A PACT WITH A SOUL BEAST.

I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HEARTBREAKING IT MUST HAVE BEEN UNTIL THEN.

BUT WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT WAS THANKS TO BJORN?

I-I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETURN ALIVE IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR BJORN! THAT'S WHAT I MEANNN!

AHAHA, BUT TO THINK YOU ACTUALLY GOT THE ORC HERO ESSENCE FROM CLAN DZARWI... WAIT. BUT 2 MILLION STONES FOR PROTECTION?

WE ARE PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MISFORTUNE, SO LET US TAKE CARE OF HALF.

I'M ABOUT TO GO BLIND BY THE GENEROSITY OF THE KIND DWARF!

THAT IS THE MOST GLORIOUS AND ADMIRABLE STORY I'VE HEARD IN MY RECENT YEARS!

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. NO ONE WOULD DARE TO QUESTION YOUR REPUTATION IF THEY HEAR ABOUT THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT.

LITTLE VALCAN.

HUH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY LITTLE VALCAN?

SO YOU HAVEN'T HEARD?

THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE KNOWN AS THESE DAYS!

BJORN'S MONIKER, COMPARING HIM TO THE BARBARIAN HERO VALCAN OF THE PAST.

LITTLE VALCAN.

MONIKER... BUT IT'S A BIT PREMATURE.

GAINING RENOWN IN THE GAME IS OBVIOUSLY A GOOD THING.

HOWEVER, I'M IN A DIFFERENT REALITY.

YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1. YOUR REPUTATION INCREASED BY 1.

WARNING: YOUR CHANCES OF TRIGGERING A SPECIAL EVENT HAS INCREASED.

A DRASTIC INCREASE IN FAME IS SURE TO DRAW UNINVITED ATTENTION.

CONGRATULATIONS, THOUGH. YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A NAME FOR YOURSELF, AND GOT A TIER-5 ESSENCE!

I'M SURE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING FOR YOU, MY FRIEND.

...THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT.

ALRIGHT, THEN. SHALL WE MOVE ONTO THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCUSSSSION?

OF COURSE. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT LOOT DISTRIBUTION.

WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED A REWARD FOR REPORTING THE PRIESTESS OF KARUI.

WHOA, REALLLLLY?

THAT WAS 3 MILLION STONES, SO--

Bjorn and Missha's <Adventure Report> + Team Profit Allocation 2.44 m + Reward for Reporting Priestess of Karui 1.2 m + Half of Protection Payment to Clan Dzarwi 1 m + Sale of Equipment Found on 3 Followers of Priestess 3.11 m + Mana Stones Discovered after Separating 800 k = Total Gain: 8.55 m Stones - Repair Cost of Equipments 600 k - Healing Service by Priest (Regenerating Bjorn's Arm) 300 k = Net Profit: 7.65 m Stones

WE WOULD SPLIT IT FIFTY-FIFTY UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT...

REMEMBER THE PROMISE?

FINE, TAKE IT ALL, YOU HEARTLESS BARBARIANNNN.

A FEW DAYS LATER.

ARE WE DONE YETTTT?

THE LABYRINTH IS TOUGH, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF IN THE CITY AS WELLLL.

WE GOT ALL IMPORTANT ONES TAKEN CARE OF, THOUGH.

GOT THE ITEMS REPAIRED, BOUGHT CONSUMABLES WE HAD USED UP, AND EVEN TOOK A LOOK AT THE AUCTION.

WHAT A RELIEFFFF.

WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE SHE'S LINGERING AROUND...?

IS SHE STILL UPSET ABOUT THE PROFIT?

SINCE I TOOK IT ALL...

BUT IT'S BETTER FOR ME TO TAKE CARE OF THE MONEY.

7.65 MILLION STONES IS NOT A LOT, CONSIDERING WHAT IS TO COME IN THE FUTURE.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON MISSHA'S DEVELOPMENT FROM ESSENCES TO WEAPONS AND EQUPIMENTS.

BECAUSE SHE IS MY MAIN COMPANION NOW.

BJORN? WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THATTT?

BJORN? LITTLE VALCAN?

BUT HE LOOKS LIKE AN ORDINARY BARBARIAN.

I'M GOING TO HEAD BACK NOW. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL, UHM... I THINK I'M GOING TO VISIT MY CLAN.

YOUR CLAN?

YEAH. I MIGHT BE THERE UNTIL TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER.

I SEE.

WHY DOES SHE SEEM UNCOMFORTABLE TELLING ME THIS?

I AM A LITTLE WORRIED, BUT IT IS HER FAMILY. IT ISN’T A BUSINESS I SHOULD MEDDLE IN ANYWAYS.

YOU’LL BE FINE.

TH-THANKS. I THINK I’M FEELING A LITTLE BETTERRRRR.

BUT YOUR VOICE SUGGESTS OTHERWISE.

CHEER UP.

OUCH! YOU LITTLE UNCIVILIZED BARBARIANNNN!!

MUCH BETTER.

I’M GOING TO BE BACK IN TWO DAYS FOR SURE,

SO MAKE SURE YOU EAT PROPERLY UNTIL THENNN. OKAYYY?

OKAY.

EAT YOUR VEGGIES, NOT JUST MEATTTT. I'LL SEE YOU LATERRRR!

FEEL INDEBTED, AND WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT I DID FOR HER?

SHE'S ACTING LIKE MY MOM...

...NO. LIKE MY EX-GIRLFRIEND.

THE FIRST TASK IS TO LEVEL MISSHA UP.

WE'VE ARRIVED IN DISTRICT 7.

I CAN JOIN A MORE EXPERIENCED PARTY SINCE I'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS, BUT WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE MISSHA WITH ME.

SO I'LL STICK AROUND IN THIS TEAM FOR A WHILE...

...UNTIL HER SOUL BEAST CONTRACT LEVEL IS HIGH ENOUGH AND SHE GETS DECENT ESSENCES.

NOT TO MENTION NEW WEAPONS.

THE EXECUTION SHALL BEGIN!

SH**. I KNEW THINGS WERE TOO PEACEFUL.

BUT THERE AREN'T MANY SPECTATORS TODAY.

NOT EVEN THOSE THE BREAD BREAKERS.

I WANTED TO SEE WHAT AN EVIL SPIRIT WOULD LOOK LIKE. BUT HE'S NO DIFFERENT ON THE OUTSIDE.

YOU'RE RIGHT. EVEN THE BLOOD IS RED JUST LIKE THE REST OF US, TOO.

...EVIL SPIRIT?

DON'T YOU FIND IT DISGUSTING THAT THEY'RE WALKING AMONG US?

TARIKAN, SON OF RIYEN?!

GOSH, SO HE DID NOT BUY A WEAPON WITH THE MONEY I GAVE HIM.

I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO WASTE HIS LAST CHANCE...

...TO ENTER THE LABYRINTH.

?!

DID HE RECOGNIZE ME?!

B...

I COULD HAVE ENDED UP THERE.

I'M NEVER GOING TO SHOW COMPASSION EVER AGAIN.

BJORN, SON OF YANDEL?

...?

BUGGER OFF. I'M NOT IN A GOOD MOOD.

PSST. DON'T BE THAT WAY. I'M IN THE SAME SITUATION AS YOU.

?!

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? AMERICA? ASIA? EUROPE?

WHAT THE HELL IS IT THIS TIME?

Chapter Summary

Bjorn and Missha survive the chaos of Riakis's awakening and return to Rafdonia. Two days later, rumors spread of hundreds dead on the third floor and a brave barbarian called Little Valcan. Reuniting with their party, they trade stories of escape, a Tower trial, and a lucky Mimic essence with a fortune in loot. After settling profits and debts, Missha leaves for her clan while Bjorn witnesses the execution of an evil spirit and is approached by a stranger who seems to know his secret.

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Chapter Analysis

Season 2 kicks off not with a triumphant return but with the heavy silence after catastrophe, and that choice says everything about where Bjorn Yandel is as a character. Having survived Riakis's awakening on the third floor, Bjorn comes back to Rafdonia visibly changed. The reckless, profit-obsessed barbarian who once charged headfirst into danger is now quieter, more watchful. He listens more than he boasts, and his reunion with his party feels less like a celebration and more like soldiers checking who made it out alive. His bond with Missha Karlstein especially deepens here. After being chosen as prey and frozen in terror before a Lord of Chaos, she clings to him not just as a protector but as proof she survived, and Bjorn, for all his gruff pragmatism, actually softens enough to carry that weight without mocking it. Plot-wise, The Return does brilliant double duty as both cooldown and setup. The labyrinth spitting survivors back to Rafdonia, the rumors of hundreds dead, the whispered legend of Little Valcan — it all sells the scale of what just happened without needing a flashback dump. The party exchange is pure gold for longtime readers, trading escape stories about the Guardian's wrist guard, the fourth floor tower, and Rotmiller's absurdly lucky Tier-7 Mimic essence. That Treasure Vault reveal is a perfect Barbarian-style reward: ridiculous, game-breaking on paper, but earned through sheer suffering. Settling loot and debts grounds the fantasy back in the series' beloved dungeon-economy realism. Emotionally, the chapter is about survivor's guilt and the cost of fame. Everyone lived, but no one feels victorious. That mood makes the final beats land harder, from the chilling public execution of the evil spirit Tarikan to the stranger who steps out of the crowd seemingly aware of Bjorn's secret. The art shines in those contrasts, juxtaposing warm, cramped tavern reunions full of expressive, exhausted faces against vast, terrifying panels of Riakis and the cold ritualism of the execution. It is a premiere that reassures fans the grit, humor, and tension are all intact, only the stakes are now personal.