[{"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-306":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},1327426,1764,"Chapter 306: Rainwales (4)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-306",306,"\u003Cp>Was my recruitment offer that unexpected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked at me as if trying to figure out my intentions. However, unable to find any other motive, she spoke in a somewhat bitter voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m… a looter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s only natural since you’re from Noark. But I know better than anyone that you’re different.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Amelia had let me and Ainar go back then when we first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same when we met in the sewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf, Rotmiller, Misha, and even Dwarkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had given everyone, not just me, the precious ‘Lethe’s Blessing’ and tried to find another way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I firmly cut Amelia off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can just create a new identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that easy. If you’re with me, people will definitely try to find out my identity—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh, she’s so talkative today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I said I would take care of all those restrictions. Then you can join my clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… impossible, that’s why I’m saying this. It will be troublesome for both of us if you try to force it—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Geez, you’re hedging your bets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hedging…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever, I’ll take care of it, so you just have to answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A binary choice of ‘yes’ or ‘no’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia hesitated for a moment and then sighed as I simplified the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha… why do you always make things difficult for me…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what’s your answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay. If it’s a situation where there’s no problem with me being by your side…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia trailed off and avoided my gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did she dislike her unconscious action?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked at me and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll become your companion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quest was accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quest Name: Save My Sister!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Objective: Sister’s Survival (0\u002F1), Resolve Identity Issue (0\u002F1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: Amelia Rainwales (SSR) Recruitment Ticket\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, I guess that’s the gist of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was organizing the quest, Amelia took the bottle of alcohol from the table and chugged it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you didn’t drink because you don’t get drunk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m thirsty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she sounded very macho, saying that while chugging alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia frowned as she put the bottle down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t help but ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you not like alcohol?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can this taste good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I was just checking. I don’t like alcohol either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard that it tastes like a sweet drink if you’ve been through a lot of hardship, so I just asked, just in case. I’ve been through enough, but it still tastes the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Enough with the nonsense, let’s get to the point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia sat down across from me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said you wanted to hear about Nibels Enche? I’ll tell you. I might be able to think of another way after hearing your opinion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, and one more thing. I’m telling you this beforehand, but I’ll only become your companion if you keep all the promises you made. Got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I told you to join my clan, not become my companion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia flinched at my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s also… right, I see. I, I thought you meant the same thing. If they’re different, I’ll correct my answer—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, ‘companion’ sounds better than ‘clan member’ anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you making fun of me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s perceptive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia looked at me suspiciously, but she couldn’t say anything since she didn’t have any proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was time to change the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just tell me. Everything I don’t know, including Nibels Enche.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia dismissed her playful attitude and started talking as we returned to the main topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nibels Enche was the name of the man who saved my life that day. ‘Iron Mask’ is his nickname in Noark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least one of my questions was answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m her lifesaver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huhu, no wonder she’s been so soft on me since we came to Noark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been debating whether to tell you this. I came here to change the past, but it feels like everything is happening as it’s supposed to, no matter how hard I struggle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have to say much since I had already experienced it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you said you weren’t giving up. Enough, tell me. When did we… no, when did you meet Nibels Enche again after that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the exact date. But if I remember correctly, it was about three weeks from now. The location was…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then had a long conversation with Amelia and learned everything I needed to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn’t hold back or try to test me, she answered all my questions honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was our first real conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, of course, that didn’t mean I immediately found the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anything else you’re curious about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I think I’ve heard everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see, then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry. Honestly, I don’t know yet. I need more time to think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia seemed disappointed when I said I didn’t have any ideas either, but she didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, it’s not like you would have a solution right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That sounds like you weren’t expecting anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Strange. If that were the case, I wouldn’t have even told you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, so you trust me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…To some extent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To some extent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, I would have thought it was a sly answer, but I felt a strange sense of accomplishment because it was Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know how it is, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just brush off your parents’ compliments, but when someone who’s usually prickly praises you, you feel acknowledged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, it’s my turn now since you don’t have any more questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you surprised about? It’s only natural for me to… be curious about you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right. Go ahead. What are you so curious about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought she would ask about my world, but she didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really has no unnecessary curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that’s convenient for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, everything you might be curious about is what I already told you. But since you’re curious, I’ll tell you from the beginning. When I opened my eyes, I was in a mansion that felt very familiar. Ah, it’s a long story to explain why it felt familiar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, tell me. We have plenty of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then told her everything that happened in the spiritual world I visited last month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I mentioned the names of the big shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain of Orculus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ruin Scholar, Belvev Ruinjenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the mysterious man called ‘Kagureas’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kagureas? I’ve never heard of that name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, even Amelia didn’t know anything about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the other two were a bit different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The captain of Orculus was there… There were rumors that he might be an evil spirit, but I can’t believe it’s true. Then you’re also from the same place as the captain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that’s not it. Not all evil spirits come from the same dimension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the Ruin Scholar the same?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably. People from our world started being summoned around this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see… This is amazing. I’ve never even heard rumors about the Ruin Scholar being an evil spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that sense, can you tell me about them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know much, but if that’s what you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia hedged her bets before sharing information again, but her stories were surprisingly useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I didn’t know much about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much information about the captain or the Ruin Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a difference in our level of common sense since Amelia was a Noark native and had interacted with Orculus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you’re also summoned there every 15th?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably. He said he would resolve the fairness issue, so I’m a bit curious about what happened. Ah, do you have any questions for him? I can ask him when I go there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’ll think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We disbanded and went to bed since we didn’t have anything else to talk about. It felt like a long day since I had stayed up all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Amelia asked another question after we lay down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, what was your world like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was asking all sorts of questions, unlike usual, and I answered them diligently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Democracy, science, cars and airplanes, missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation became longer since I had to explain everything, but it wasn’t boring or annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was my first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking about these things in this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike usual, when I had to think carefully about every word because I had to hide the fact that I was an evil spirit, I didn’t have to do that with Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was an interesting story. Although I already knew most of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You knew? How?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are many evil spirits in Noark who reveal their identities. You hear all sorts of stories if you live here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see… Wait a minute, then why did you even ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia trailed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a long silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me, you fell asleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t pretend to be asleep. I know you only sleep half-way, like a dolphin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what they call ‘the student surpassing the master’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know she would use one of the two ways to piss someone off on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you really asleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, she’s even snoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is ridiculous. Is she acting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know, but I closed my eyes without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want to disturb her if she was really sleeping soundly for the first time in a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Goodnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around and lay down, facing the wall, and soon fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>____________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed quickly after that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, was it really fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, it was very boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spent all my time in the inn, avoiding going out because I didn’t want to create any variables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, but that didn’t mean it was a meaningless time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, go wash up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? We’re not even going out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You smell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We talked all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About various things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My world, Amelia and her sister’s memories, and episodes from the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I learned more about Amelia as we talked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the biggest gain was finally hearing about her essences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did she not explore properly? I don’t understand how she only reached the 8th floor with those specs.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia’s specs were much better than I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, she was probably even stronger than that Dragonslayer bastard if it weren’t for his Arc sword and ‘Dragon Speech’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And she even has the Guide trait.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could navigate, and she was a powerful damage dealer who could use Aura to cut down even monsters with high Physical Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her only weakness was her frail body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could just tank for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right. How did it go today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They refused, as expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia, who had just come out of the shower, answered as she dried her hair with a towel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, maybe we offered too little…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our attempt to buy the Rainwales sisters from their team failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about them? Do you think they’ll change their minds if we offer more money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I don’t know. But it’s not a good idea to do that. If they realize we’re obsessed with them, they’ll try to use us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true. Everyone here is cunning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we succeeded in approaching them naturally. They were actually the ones who showed interest in us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They asked if we wanted to join their team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although things were going according to plan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…neither of us looked happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because all of this had already happened in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s so… predictable that it’s suffocating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We also joined that team in the original timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after experiencing various things, we faced that incident five months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are you going to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’ll join the team as planned. It’s a bit frustrating, but it’s the best way to be near them when that incident happens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then let’s do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t think we could change the past like this, but I didn’t have any better ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to follow Amelia’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least until I came up with a better one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, so in that sense…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[23:55]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I checked the time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia spoke as she saw me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, come to think of it, it’s today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drank some water and lay down on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, that’s awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s still five minutes until I have to go. And it’s just a brief moment here anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We then chatted for a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because the other person was Auril Gabis?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was a bit nervous—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second hand on the clock ticked, and my vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That Sprite was delicious.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder if he’ll give me another one if I ask.\u003C\u002Fp>",2127,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.065Z",1,"novelbin.me","6803dd7cc4b98d7c23de6b2aa958e96a031a39e8cc175cd33ba1066fdcb8cd4b","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-307","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-305",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]