[{"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-305":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},1327425,1764,"Chapter 305: Rainwales (3)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-305",305,"\u003Cp>Amelia was a strong woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because she could use Aura and had several high-grade essences. I had never seen her afraid of anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she was trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shouldn’t be afraid of anyone, no matter who her father in that kitchen was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is it trauma?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a similar experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was engraved in my subconscious, regardless of my will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That it was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn’t answer my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I grabbed her trembling wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally came to her senses and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I’m sorry. I didn’t hear you… What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I asked if you were okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so you’re not okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia spoke again after the noise from the kitchen subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I showed you something unpleasant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t see anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I did, I wouldn’t have thought it was unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew, those bitches make me so angry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man then emerged from the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a sturdy build, but he was only about 170 centimeters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And contrary to my expectations, he had a very ordinary face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Owner, you were a bit too harsh today, weren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harsh? They’re ungrateful bitches. Enough with the depressing talk, let’s drink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sat down at a regular’s table and started chatting and drinking, and Amelia watched him from the corner for a long time before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That man was my foster father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foster father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a common story here. Children who lose their parents need a place to stay, and there are many people in the city who are willing to take them in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many people…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could already guess the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be out of some noble motive, like wanting to provide a home for orphaned children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia clearly said it was a ‘common story’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And common stories are usually hyperrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a kind of symbiotic relationship. The children receive protection until they’re old enough to work, and the foster parents get cheap labor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All rights to adopted children belonged to the foster parents in this city, and those rights were absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least until the children grew up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t even kill their foster parents or run away. It would set a precedent. They would be labeled as ungrateful and face retaliation from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But my sister and I were better off. We were healthy and rarely got sick. So we were able to stay together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How old were you back then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five. My sister was three years older than me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said it wasn’t that bad at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike when they were with their injured and weakened father in the labyrinth, they received proper meals and weren’t cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they were still made to do chores, even at that young age…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it wasn’t that hard. Everyone lived like that. I even thought I was lucky to have my sister to rely on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia thought back then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that their lives would begin when they grew up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it didn’t go well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It was all because of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened when Amelia was nine years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drunkard tried to strangle her while she was helping out at the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she spilled food on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sister stepped in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia’s sister saw it and ran to the kitchen. She grabbed a kitchen knife and then slowly approached the drunkard from behind and slit his carotid artery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found out later that no one in the bar, not even the explorers, sensed her approaching him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the drunkard didn’t die that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was treated with a potion in time. But the incident revealed a young girl’s talent to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone from the Lord’s faction came the next day. They said they would cover up the incident if we handed her over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, her foster father refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he used all his money to pay the drunkard’s medical bills and apologize, resolving the situation himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did that for one reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the rational choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sister became a ‘runner’ from that day onwards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He judged that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…he could earn much more money if he raised her properly since she was talented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, she was talented. She started receiving a share of the loot after just a year in a looting team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her foster father then thought…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that Amelia might also be talented since they were sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also became a ‘runner’ soon after and was practically sold to a looting team. And I was also acknowledged for my talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia briefly glossed over the rest of the story, and I didn’t pry further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could imagine what kind of life the Rainwales sisters had lived as ‘runners’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on each other as the only family they had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, that’s how my sister and I ended up in the Necromancer’s faction, and we’re still working at this bar while we’re in the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia finished her story, having explained her childhood and adolescence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, are you satisfied now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, it’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already heard the rest when we were making plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sisters’ hopes of being free when they became adults were crushed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…by a common tragedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and it was past noon, and the number of people entering the bar gradually increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Um.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl approached our table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in her early teens, with red hair and long curls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a bruise on her face, and her hair was messy, as if she was trying to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you like more drinks…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something the staff usually said if you stayed at a bar for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant to order more or leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia couldn’t even look her in the eye and avoided her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Amelia Rainwales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, it must be awkward to face her younger self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew what was going to happen, so she must be feeling guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia tried to leave, but I stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t miss this opportunity to see Baby Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid, how old are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirteen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, thirteen twenty years ago…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re thirty-four.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia glared at me as I muttered. It seemed like she was annoyed that her personal information was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirty-four…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baby Amelia looked confused, but she maintained a bright expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s how you smiled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I was just saying you should smile more often. It looks good on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, okay…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Adult Amelia, who had a sullen expression, Baby Amelia looked flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I stopped teasing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, we’re leaving now, so bring us the bill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly paid and left the bar, worried that I might not be able to handle the consequences if I stayed any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as soon as we returned to the inn…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Maybe you were right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Amelia muttered bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remembered something. We had a similar conversation before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so that was why she was making that expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought she was mad at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amelia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, right, Emily. Want a drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said so and took out some alcohol from my subspace pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all from the looters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, thank you. It’s pointless for me to drink anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of your essences?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it meant that she couldn’t get drunk because of her high Poison Resistance and Mental Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why did you drink at the bar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because… it would be suspicious if I didn’t drink at a bar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re contradicting yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be so serious. What’s so hard about having a drink? I’m lonely drinking alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia asked as I poured myself a drink,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Why do you even want to drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We still have things to talk about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, do you think I would really be doing this just to drink?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I had heard a lot about her childhood at the bar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I had something else I wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, we had already come out to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Things to talk about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you pretending not to know? We don’t have any secrets anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Don’t act friendly. It’s disgusting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then I won’t, so tell me. You didn’t tell me anything about ‘Nibels Enche’ when we were making plans. I also heard about Auril Gabis being there for the first time yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia had refused to communicate with me back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cooperated, but she didn’t want to share everything and rely on each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging by how she even told me about her past today, it seemed like I had gained her trust to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What would change even if I told you? You think we can’t change anything anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, that’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still thought the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said yesterday that it was too late to give up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I didn’t cry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, just let it slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you? Anyway, I’m going to help you seriously since you’re not giving up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that I’ll help you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’m not saying it’s not part of the reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So there’s another reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to put you in debt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Amelia knew my weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to put her in debt to silence her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also seemed to have a good heart and a lot of experience, so she was reliable in some ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in short…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honestly, our first meeting wasn’t great, but I like you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, don’t misunderstand. I don’t mean I like you romantically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t misunderstand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahem, I cleared my throat and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, I know what kind of person you are now. You always try to repay your debts. So if possible, I also want to save your sister. You’ll do me a favor if I do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A, a favor? No, what kind of favor are you thinking of…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked at me with wary eyes and stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, is she scared of me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is going to cause a misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amelia Rainwales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step closer and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t originally planning to reveal my greed this early…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wouldn’t hurt to mark my territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I succeed in saving your sister and resolve all the restrictions even after we return to our original time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Resolve the restrictions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then join my clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn right, quests should have rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>",1755,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","58faa672b4a3918e9bec7996522f4519d44623b49a3ab7efde953af66c6229dd","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-306","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-304",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]