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Chapter 200
Chapter 200
Episode 200 Master Key (5)
Nickname ‘Elfnunalove’.
A player who publicly uses the name ‘Ghost master’ more often and only rumors about his identity.
He slowly opened his eyes and checked the time.
“…….”
It was just past midnight.
The place is a private laboratory located in the upper level of the Magic Tower.
As usual, he sat down for a while to organize his thoughts.
‘How will he come out now?’
Today, as soon as he enters the community, he places a permanent ban on one player.
The target is ‘Sergeant Lee’.
It was a user from Korea who used the unusual nickname Lee Byeong-jang.
‘I’m sure they’re going to run amok to find me and kill me by now.’
He also didn’t want to pretend to be with ‘Lee Sergeant’.
‘Byeongjang Lee’ is not only the person closest to the ‘key’, but also a player with stronger power than anyone else.
……Among those from Earth.
‘……It’s because you didn’t listen to it in words.’
I was a little worried that I might have plucked the nose hair of a sleeping tiger, but it was something I had to do.
The last appeasement he had before hitting Young-gu Ben.
Wasn’t it Byeongjang Lee who rejected this?
Of course, I understand your situation, so I’ve left it alone until now, but I can’t be considerate forever.
Now he too will have to make a choice.
‘…Still, I feel sorry for him.’
His thoughts, which continued in his thoughts, naturally led to a man.
A Korean user who used the nickname ‘Elfnunna’.
‘Looks like he’s a fan of his too.’
He knows that he has encountered many Korean users so far.
how small their numbers are.
The proportion of Koreans among the players is less than 1%.
It was not in vain that ‘Lee Byeong-jang’, who was anxiously looking for someone from the same town, asked at the end for some time to say a few words.
‘When you think about it like this, you’re a very funny person. If we miss the trend that much, we should work together to break the game and think about going back.’
The man smiled and rose from his seat.
Even so, his crystal ball was vibrating, indicating that he had been contacted.
“To call first at this hour, it seems that something happened there too. Soul Queens.”
[yes. I was getting ready to leave work, but I found a strange access record.]
“Strange access record?”
The man straightened his posture.
She said that she had as much understanding of this space as herself, so it must not be a trivial phenomenon.
[I have access records, but I don’t know who they are. And most of all… The access time is listed as around 3:00.]
“It means you entered the community in the middle.”
[yes. So I thought that was too strange…]
“Could you give me some time to think about it?”
The man cast a spell on himself while maintaining the call. His own combination magic ‘Meditation’ created by adding several spells to ‘Thought Acceleration’.
One person immediately came to mind.
“The Watcher of the Round Table.”
[ah! The suspicious person who disposed of Ben a year ago!]
Nickname ‘0720’.
I found out about his existence a year ago.
I heard from all the guides helping the newcomer enter the community that he had no memory of helping him enter, and later entered his inner world and saw him wearing a costume here, so he hit Ben because he was suspicious.
Because they usually wear modern clothes.
It was judged that he was a spy of the royal family who had secretly infiltrated here by obtaining pills from somewhere. Either he or a player from somewhere other than Earth.
‘……More than anything, it was the appearance of an old man.’
Players are mostly young.
That’s natural.
Aren’t they the ones who enjoyed this perverted game?
Apparently, it is not easy to see an old man over 70 clearing this game.
“Perhaps it’s a meeting the Watchers of the Round Table created to avoid our prying eyes.”
[But didn’t you judge that the remaining members were normal?]
“Yes. It was like that then. But just in case, could Soul Queens go in instead of me and check it out?”
[……It must be a private chat room.]
“Don’t worry about the invitation code. It may take a few months, but it’s not impossible.”
[Yes, that’s it……]
Soon after, Soul Queens replied that they would, and with that, the man also tried to end the call.
For more details, you have to go in next month and check again so that you can give instructions.
There is nothing you can do right now.
But…
“Soul Queens, do you remember the player ‘Elfnunna’?”
For some reason, the man who came up with that nickname asked without even realizing it.
[Oh is that him? He came in a few months ago, but I remember him clearly because he was unique. I was very impressed with the nickname, and most of all, the others.]
“What if you were impressed?”
[I couldn’t see any space in the inner world. It was the first time in my life that I had such a thick mental barrier while doing this job.]
“…I see.”
The man felt something out of place.
The fact that the mental barrier is exceptionally thick is a part that can be accepted as a variation depending on the individual.
Soul Queens had a short period of time as guides.
But I feel like I’m missing something.
In the ‘meditation’ state, the ‘intuition’ level also rises, so the man did not dismiss the feeling as just a mood.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
After asking for understanding, the man checked the typeface he had written in his head.
To be precise, it was the details of the people who had sent the letter at the time of Elf Nunna’s entrance, as the Soul Queens said.
‘They’re all newbies.’
I thought that maybe I took the pill later, so I tried to expand it every 3 months, but the results were the same.
None of the players went beyond the 5th floor.
But can the mental barrier be that high?
“……Bjorn Yandel?”
One name stood out in the eyes of the man who expanded the scope and confirmed it.
Rarely, a barbarian who chose a shield.
So, the explorer who sent a letter in case it was ‘him’, but suspected that he did not come in.
“Soul Queens.”
The man gave new instructions.
“Research about the user Elf Nunna. What posts did he leave, how much GP did he get, and what information did he purchase. Even if he restores everything that was deleted.”
I needed to check it out.
***
The morning after community.
Amelia woke me up.
“……What’s going on? From morning.”
“Morning? It’s already noon.”
That barbarian might wake up late.
He asked, pouring a glass of water down his stuffy throat.
“So what’s the matter?”
Amelia usually appeared in the evening.
When we parted yesterday, we decided to see each other around that time.
But why did you come to me in broad daylight?
The answer that came out of Amelia’s mouth was simple indeed.
“I feel like I need to talk and go.”
“You mean you’re leaving.”
“Okay, so you can stop searching now.” Judging from the way he speaks, it doesn’t seem like he’s
leaving
because he found ‘Auril Gavis’…….
“Looks like you have something to do.”
Amelia made no answer.
But even that was enough for me.
Isn’t this a woman who went to the city every day and was busy doing something?
[At Noark, just before the blockade, I sent a few people up to the surface. The goal is to kill one explorer! Isn’t it amazing?]
Maybe the assassination operation the clown said is about to start today.
I had no intention of intervening.
It’s not something I can stop doing.
No, rather…
“Are you going to come and find him again later? If necessary, I can talk to you.”
I brought out a well-intentioned offer.
That’s because he’s the type that’s sensitive to Eunwon.
I decided that it would help if I erased the debt once.
“There’s no need to. It’s going to be difficult to find him this way anyway.”
“Right.”
In response to Amelia’s refusal, there was no need to make a proposal again.
The conversation ended so neatly.
“Then see you next time.”
I said goodbye briefly and Amelia stared at me quietly.
“See you next time, what does that mean?”
Oh, that’s what I was curious about.
Well, it’s because I was the one who dropped the school saying, “Please, let’s not get entangled in the future.” It must have sounded a bit mean to him.
I answered honestly.
“Somehow, I think I will meet you again.”
How many times have we already met by chance?
I don’t know how long it will be before I can go back home, but I’m sure there will be one more encounter.
“…Strange guy.”
After that, Amelia disappeared from sight as usual.
So now it’s my turn to start my day today.
Teeing-!!
First, I pressed the call bell next to the bed.
“Did you call?”
Like a right-hand man, Squidward appeared in less than a minute.
First of all, after issuing the order to stop the search, we had a simple lunch and went out together.
It’s a walk every day after dinner.
There’s nothing else to do in Bpron.
“Go to the distribution center.”
“Rationery… you mean?”
“Are there any problems?”
“No. I will guide you to a nearby location.”
The destination of today’s walk is one of the 12 distribution centers in Bifron.
When we arrived, there was a long line.
Lines every morning to receive food rations supported by the city.
It was difficult to see just a few days ago.
Originally, each faction occupied the distribution center and monopolized it.
“According to the word, at least minors can take it as they please without any conditions.”
“Okay, keep doing it like this.”
I looked at the line of children with satisfaction and soon turned my back. And I looked around the city, moving as my feet touched.
Then, I saw a familiar little boy.
On the first day we arrived in Bifron, the same kid who took us to the inn to give us directions.
“Come here.”
“yep!”
As soon as our eyes met, the little boy who had been quietly stepping back came up to me and stood at attention.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m on my way back from the ship distribution center…”
“You’ve gained a little more weight than then.”
“Yes……”
Was it because he became the number one person in Bipron?
He hadn’t done anything harmful on that day or since then, but the little boy shuddered.
I just called it because I was happy.
Is this the solitude of the absolute?
“How are you today?”
“I read books in my free time. Hey, in the library that Yandel-nim made…” It’s
not a library I made, it’s more like revitalizing a library that was gathering dust.
There are so many books that have been used as kindling, though there are still many more empty bookshelves. I gave instructions to collect all the books called books and fill them in, so it will get better with time.
“I swear every time I won’t do anything like that! If I need money, I register at a labor camp and am earning steadily!”
The kid started making excuses for not even asking if I was nervous when I looked
at
him .
He gave me one,
“Keep living like that. If you make money while beating others up, you will have a problem with your head, and then the day will come when it will disappear.” “…
Yes ?
”
Oh yes…….”
He didn’t seem to understand what I was saying at all, but I didn’t speak for a long time.
Being an old barbarian is not a good thing.
After
that, I continued my walk with Squidward.
Distribution offices, libraries, residential facilities, labor camps, etc.
There was nothing to do other than looking for Aulil Gavis, so I touched on some of the irrational parts, and the city definitely became more lively than when I first came. The biggest thing was that the tyranny of each faction
disappeared .
If not, it will go back to normal.’
With that in mind, I led Squidward towards the sewer.
“Why am I here…”
Squidward looking at me with a strange voice trembling.
If anyone sees that, they’ll know I’m trying to kill you and bury you here.
“Wait a minute . I’m going to the city, do you need anything?”
“…Yes?”
Squidward, who rarely repeats the same words twice, asked with a puzzled face
. …?”
“Didn’t I tell you? There is a passage leading to the city.”
“That that that that that that that… that can’t be?”
“Why are you stuttering? Is there something wrong with your head?”
“No…”
Squidward, who must have only thought he would be freed in a few days, lowered his head with a miserable face.
But did he think of bluffing too late?
“Anyway, I don’t need anything—”
“no! Yes!”
“Yes? Tell me.”
Squidward asked me to do one thing as I was going to the city.
It was skewers from a shop in District 9.
“They’ll be cold by the time I get them?”
“That’s fine!”
I smiled and nodded. It was
obvious what he was thinking. He
must have been checking to see if he really had a means to get back to the city.
”
Then you can go back now.”
.And I went towards the secret passage that Amelia told me about.
Then the car.
Geeying.
Just in case, the message stone I always had in my arms rang, not in a subspace.
It was the one I received from
Mr. ” They said it would take
a month or two, but it took just two months.”
When I pressed the protruding button at the bottom, a voice came out through it.
[Tear the paper that was given to me at that time.]
”
I wonder how it turned out.”
[The elders decided to see you and decide. .]
“I see.”
I tore the paper stuck in the subspace as instructed.
‘They decided to see for themselves and decide…….’
It wasn’t the ‘YES’ I was expecting, but I wasn’t too worried
. Making things happen even if they can,
because that is the spirit of K-Barbarians.