[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian":3,"chapter-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-266":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Game as a Barbarian",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1327602,1764,"Chapter 266 Bug (5)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-266",266,"\u003Cp>Bug (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed at my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe you remember me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he was surprised that I recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was a brief encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We didn’t even properly introduce ourselves, and we were both too out of it to have a proper conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those kinds of memories are hard to forget.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, how could I forget?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Partslan. Give him a potion.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s for when we can’t use divine power.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have plenty anyway. I’ll pay you back later.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tsk.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy, who was the swordsman of the team that saved me, threw a potion at me with a disgruntled expression at his leader’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rare experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How often do you feel humiliation and gratitude at the same time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected of a barbarian, this part is good. A warrior’s code is to never forget a debt, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled in satisfaction, interpreting my words as he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t bother correcting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was true that I felt grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s a bit strange. I didn’t expect you to still remember me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There aren’t many people who can crawl that far with a body like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said so and then looked me up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe you’re really Bjorn Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he had already deduced my identity from my appearance without even needing an introduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, I don’t know if I should call this an advantage or a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I was chuckling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Raven approached me from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while, Mr. Partslan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who…? Ah, Miss Raven?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was as surprised as the swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, they knew each other?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right… that’s right. I heard you joined that team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a clan now, not a team. By the way, wow! I didn’t know you and Mr. Yandel knew each other, is this fate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fate my ass, we don’t even know each other’s names.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordsman chuckled and revealed his name as I interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Malmaln Partslan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a strange name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s one of the few families that still use the central region naming convention. Just call me Partslan. Everyone does.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Family? Are you a noble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noble, my ass. Maybe thousands of years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately understood what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a few cases like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who were nobles or royalty before the world ended…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but became commoners after entering this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they didn’t have titles, they still maintained their legitimacy by choosing a head of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what were you doing in front of our boat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partslan then got to the point after the introductions were over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered honestly since we weren’t really doing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were just looking around the island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partslan, who knew Raven and was aware of my fame, didn’t doubt us and readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nervio Fertia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he activated the magic circle engraved on the boat and unsummoned it, storing it in his subspace pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a trivial action, I was quite concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But where’s the team you were with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re exploring the island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like they’re looking for something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I don’t think we’re close enough to talk about that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, he’s already being prickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he drew a clear line, I could roughly guess the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They left the boat on the shore and then sent one person to retrieve it…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have been looking for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, most summoning engravings had a cooldown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were probably planning to leave on the boat as soon as they judged that there was nothing to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The fact that he unsummoned it means they found what they were looking for.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what were they looking for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a hunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I had also come to the 6th floor for that reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If that’s the case, my plan will be disrupted…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I subtly controlled my expression to hide my frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could it be that it was the same for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yandel, how long are you guys staying on this island?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partslan asked me subtly, his voice nonchalant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard, he’s testing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we’ll be staying here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Staying here? There’s nothing much here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s our first time here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, but it wouldn’t be bad to at least visit the next island… well, whatever. It’s up to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partslan, who was speaking with a hint of hope, quickly corrected himself, as if realizing he had crossed a line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, who are you to decide where we go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, if you’re staying on this island, we might see each other again. Then I’ll see you later, Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partslan then ended the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intentions were obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to tell his companions about us and discuss the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partslan turned around as I spoke briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed curious as to why I suddenly called him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t just let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, this was something that had been bothering me since earlier…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not just Yandel, it’s Viscount.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I repeated myself as he tilted his head as if he misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said Bjorn, son of Yandel, Viscount.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t try to act friendly with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he still think I was that ground-dwelling barbarian?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll be going. Ahem! Vi, Viscount Yandel…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven sighed as Partslan hurriedly ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Mr. Yandel, did you really have to do that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew what she meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That I was being too harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I puffed out my chest confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You weren’t expecting me to use honorifics, were you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even make him call me ‘Viscount Yandel-nim’, and I even let him use informal language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she’s asking if I really had to do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raven, I don’t understand you. What kind of noble is this lenient?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, well, you’re not wrong… but this has never happened before. What the hell happened between you two…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Raven seemed to think it was a personal vendetta, it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, I was more grateful than anything for him saving my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was one thing, and this was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raven, there’s a big difference between me telling someone to speak informally and them speaking informally without me telling them to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My companions and acquaintances didn’t change their way of speaking even after I became a noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I told them not to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about Partslan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t something a barbarian should say…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he spoke informally as soon as he saw me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, so you did that to show off your noble authority? You’ve really become a noble now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not a noble, I’m a clan master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means I represent you guys wherever we go. But you’re saying I should have just smiled and let it slide because he’s someone you know? Even though I barely know him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly, we would probably encounter that team again since our goals seemed to overlap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why I activated Noble Barbarian Mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I judged that it wasn’t good to be underestimated from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’m sorry for being sarcastic. I was short-sighted this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven apologized, hanging her head low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of her strengths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To admit her mistakes and apologize sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough. I’ve forgotten about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I magnanimously let it slide, as expected of a barbarian, and then asked what I was curious about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I didn’t know, Raven, do you dislike nobles?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No? Not at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was being quite sarcastic earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, could it be that they were close?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she was angry because I was bullying him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked again, thinking it was a plausible guess, but Raven shook her head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, that’s definitely not it. In the first place, I’ve only met Mr. Partslan a few times at banquets…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, then why were you so angry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasn’t angry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you were different from usual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven couldn’t answer my question easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because she was uncomfortable talking about it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but rather because she didn’t seem to know the reason herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just… a bit. I don’t want you to be like that, especially… no, what am I saying? Ah, I don’t know either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I think I understood what she wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would also feel strange if Ainar suddenly changed and acted arrogantly. Damn right, a barbarian’s charm lies in their innocent heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, both of you, stop it! What’s with that weird atmosphere?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Misha, as if she didn’t like the awkward air, intervened, and the topic naturally changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are we going to do now? There’s still a lot left to see on the island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I’m done sightseeing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had roughly finished measuring the island’s size…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and we had also confirmed that there were other people here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Competitors who might have come to this island for the same reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what are we going to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered Raven’s question briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re going inside the island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We couldn’t just back down because there were competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parune Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a popular hunting ground, located closest to the Starting Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although all the monsters were below 8th grade…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…it had a significant financial advantage because of the large number of insect-type monsters that appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if you only looked at the profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erwen, fire! Fire! Fire! Quickly!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye, yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk, tsk, tsk! Ugh! I think I swallowed one!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Ainar! A magic stone just came out of your mouth! Did you crush it with your teeth?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 8th-grade insect-type monster, ‘Krungbi’, whose body was bigger than a human face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the swarm of bugs it summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although magic stones poured out whenever Erwen, who handled fire spirits, or Raven unleashed their AoE spells, no one was happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s more disgusting than I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard, even though I thought I had a strong stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sticky fluid that covered my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sickening smell of burning bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phew, I didn’t want to know that this kind of smell existed in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know there were this many monsters… it’s because there are no other people around… Kyaak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t talk! It went into my mo— Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although my companions were experiencing the worst moments of their lives in real time, they didn’t say they wanted to go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like Bjorn was right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. There’s definitely something on this island. Otherwise, those people with a good boat wouldn’t have come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, we weren’t going to stalk them and find out what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already knew what it was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and in the first place, there was no one in our clan who was so immoral that they would agree to such a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, we decided to search for it ourselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assuming that something was hidden on this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Thanks to that, it won’t seem strange even if we find it later…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was Partslan’s team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hidden piece on this island was an event that involved the entire island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A total of 11 people if there’s no one else besides us.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t over the 15-person limit for the highest difficulty, 11 people was still a burdensome number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s probably why he tried to kick us out. It would be much easier for them to progress through the event without us.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was a bit curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he even know about this hidden piece?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there a player among his team members?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was he a player himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll get a sense of it when I meet him—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when, as I was thinking…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Erwen stopped us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone is fighting over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed towards the center of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had much better hearing than us, so she couldn’t have misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like Mr. Partslan’s team is hunting. Hmm, if we encounter them here, they might misunderstand and think we followed them—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. They’re not hunting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes? What do you mean they’re not hunting—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen’s eyes sharpened as she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the sound of people fighting each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that PK was taking place.\u003C\u002Fp>",2035,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","84c4d03d8c364bba4b8e33796c5145918d14f2861479e0490b42ca668207db4c","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-17","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-16",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]