[{"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-321":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},1327441,1764,"Chapter 321: Role (1)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-321",321,"\u003Cp>Jerome Saintred, Captain of the 1st Royal Knight Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young knight in his mid-twenties who ascended to the position left vacant after the Blood Knight murdered the previous captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn't heard about the ancient shelter beforehand, the plan would have been disrupted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brushed his short silver hair back and descended the dark stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the man was in the basement of the Lord's Castle, not in the eastern district, which had become a battlefield, was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offer to help the Lord subdue the rebels in exchange for overlooking the city was just an excuse to enter the city with his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The royal family's goal was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fragment of Records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Jerome didn't know much about this item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since he had received orders, he had to somehow obtain it and return to the royal palace—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's steps stopped as he was going down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had found a body lying face down on the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause of death was a head injury, presumably from a blunt weapon. He was practically naked, stripped of all his equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the time of death was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No more than 30 minutes ago.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's expression hardened as he bent down and touched the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had infiltrated the castle before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their target was most likely the Lord, who was hiding below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then was the intruder still down there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerome quickly ran down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soon saw a wide passage and an open stone door. But all that awaited him beyond the door was the corpse of a middle-aged man with a large build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one was also crushed by a blunt weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’m a step too late.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerome bit his lip in frustration, but he quickly examined the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the most important item, the Fragment of Records, was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the marks on his neck, it seemed like it had been forcefully removed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can’t believe there was competition.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was momentarily flustered by the unexpected situation, but he quickly turned around and retraced his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too early to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He couldn’t have gone far in 30 minutes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auril Gabis said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Once a timeline has been observed, it can’t be changed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it might be impossible to completely change the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if there was an error in the observation itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if I could make Amelia believe that her sister had died? And if I could make her live in hiding for twenty years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t it be possible to save her then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shiver ran down my spine, but I soon encountered a major obstacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My sister died in my arms that day.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia had witnessed her sister’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen it with her own eyes, just like Dwarkey in Lalkas’s Maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I possibly deceive her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t even imagine it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be easy to make Amelia, who had killed countless people since she was young, mistake her sister’s life or death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, it will work out somehow.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like I was back to square one, but I wasn’t as lost as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Lord had said in his will…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that the Fragment of Records would activate when I finished what I had to do here. In other words, it meant I still had a role to fulfill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what was my ‘role’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed the door of the alchemist’s workshop open with my shoulder and entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the door was already open…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probability is just a number. I had decided to live my life to the fullest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, aak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw an old man cowering in a corner of the workshop, startled by my sudden entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Marpa Ipaello, the owner of this workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man started to avert his gaze as I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked suspicious…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and then I noticed a unique brooch on his robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you an alchemist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man flinched at my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t need to hear his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step closer, wary of any hidden escorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man backed away, making excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, it’s a misunderstanding! I wasn’t trying to steal anything…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he looked like he had been caught red-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trying to steal something while everyone was distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I’ll give you half of my money if you keep this a secret—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need for a long conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he had even dismissed his escorts to steal something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alchemist, as expected of a non-combatant, couldn’t do anything as I dashed towards him and smashed his head with my hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, you even have a subspace pocket?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have time, so I just looted his subspace ring and then hurriedly searched the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I soon found what I was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lethe’s Blessing prototype.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A consumable item with the insane ability to erase all your memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Okay, I got the first item…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to meet Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hadn’t set a meeting place or time since there were no phones in this world, but it wasn’t a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six hours had passed since I fell asleep, so she would probably be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…running for her life.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to hurry—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly turned around at the voice, and a silver-haired knight was standing at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand over the Fragment of Records.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, this guy again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Traitor, Ricardo Liuhen Praha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordsman who was once known as the ‘Sword Saint’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had seen him fight, or fought him themselves, all said the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That his swordsmanship was on another level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aura emanating from his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t anything special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aura, minimized to conserve energy, had a sharp aura, but that was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like the ‘Knight of Light’s’ Aura, which had a mountain-like presence, or the ‘Knight of the Moon’s’ Aura, which could freely change its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…his sword was considered to be superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because of the Aura, but because of the ‘way’ he wielded it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aak! Sp, spare—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the hundreds of explorers who were blockading the eastern district could withstand a single blow from his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have to run…! Aak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cut down those who blocked him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and those who dodged found him already waiting for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rough-looking sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t a single trace of the fancy techniques that knights pursued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Amelia couldn’t take her eyes off it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Em, Emily… we, we have to run…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swordsmanship honed to its peak, focused solely on taking lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you guys doing! Come on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clan Leader Pelic Barker gathered his members and prepared to escape as the one-sided massacre began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia couldn’t just stand by and watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had spent the past few months with them for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pelic Barker.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia threw a thin needle at his neck as he turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Uh, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body froze, only his head turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia lifted him onto her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell are you doing…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan members pointed their weapons at Amelia, but it wasn’t a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You traitor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never considered them as companions in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia beheaded the one who was closest to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as expected…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the enraged explorers hesitated and then ran away, leaving their captured leader behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, I’m out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an expected reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were facing the ‘Traitor’, who was approaching them while slaughtering everyone in his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason for them to risk their lives for their clan leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike these two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Let go of him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment her younger self spoke…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…she heard a whooshing sound from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia twisted her body to dodge and then used the momentum to kick his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword fell to the ground, and she saw a young girl clutching her sore wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her sister, Laura Rainwales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amelia, let’s run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura grabbed her younger sister and ran away, and Amelia just watched them go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a tightness in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew why they had stayed behind to try and save Pelic Barker, even though the other clan members had run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of the curse Pelic Barker had cast on Laura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unfair Contract].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a contract filled with unfair clauses, but the main point was this: Pelic Barker would receive all of Laura’s life force the moment he was fatally injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why they stayed behind to fight her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reason they ran away as soon as they failed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sister had accepted her death and tried to save her younger sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A three-year age difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they were young, her sister seemed like a giant, but now she knew…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…that she was only seventeen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have been tired, and she must have wanted to give up and run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia carried Pelic Barker, who was stiff as a log, and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towards the man who was mercilessly cutting down hundreds of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, emotion appeared on the man’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have been intrigued by the sight of someone running towards him while everyone else was running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And carrying a grown man on her shoulder, at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aura surrounding Amelia’s dagger turned black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was [Abyssal Power], a transformation ability she obtained after absorbing the essence of the 4th-grade monster, Grabanich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When activated, all her resources, including spirit power and dragon power, were replaced with Soul Power, and their potency was doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same for Aura, which used mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ability was a godsend for Amelia, who had a low mana pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black Aura returned to its original color as soon as she got within a certain distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of the [Flameless Spirit] ability possessed by Ricardo Liuhen Praha, the Traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It nullified all abilities within a certain radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…[Unfair Contract] was also nullified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia threw Pelic Barker to the ground, and Liuhen Praha immediately cut him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was severed in two with a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been worried, but [Unfair Contract] didn’t activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We’ve overcome one hurdle…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia felt a sense of relief since she hadn’t seen how Pelic Barker died when she escaped with her sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t have time to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tadat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly retreated after achieving her goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the man, who had been slaughtering dozens of people without saying a word, immediately chased after her, finally speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the details, but I can tell you used me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have understood the situation, and he sounded angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a word the barbarian had taught her suddenly came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a pleasant word…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…but Lafdonia didn’t have a word that concisely expressed that feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What a strange language.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia unconsciously muttered the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ki, kimochi…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it a word of gratitude to someone who had helped 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