[{"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-449":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},1327519,1764,"Chapter 449: Expansion (2)","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-449",449,"\u003Cp>When I returned home after meeting Ragna, I found two unexpected guests waiting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! Mister, you’re back! Your friends are here waiting for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friends…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head and entered the living room. Two men, who had been enjoying refreshments on the sofa, stood up and greeted me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that… is that really Bjorn Yandel?! It really is Bjorn Yandel…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hikurod Murad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s been a while. I heard you were alive, but it’s still hard to believe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a reunion with familiar faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I had seen the dwarf before, when I secretly visited his forge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rather shocking experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tsk, tsk… I explained everything so nicely because you looked rich, but to think you were just window shopping.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect to be scolded for just browsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s good to see you both. I was planning to visit you soon. Sorry for the delay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha! Don’t apologize, my friend. I heard you’ve been busy lately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, news travels fast when you’re a celebrity! I hear everything even when I’m stuck in the forge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a bit uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew about everything, from my visits to the families of the fallen explorers to the promotion ceremony, and even my recent meeting with the other survivors in Commelby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even read about our reunion in the newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why we waited to visit you. I wanted to come sooner, but Lotmiller stopped me. He said we should wait until things calmed down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded at Lotmiller in gratitude and sat down on the sofa. Erwen, who had been watching our reunion, approached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What can I get for you, Mister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just water, please. Cold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Erwen went to the kitchen, the dwarf leaned closer and whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you know how surprised I was? I came here, and not only was the Blood Spirit Marquis here to greet us, she even served us tea with a smile!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah, so this is your first time meeting Erwen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lotmiller nodded, and the dwarf shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve met her once before. She came to see me after our team disbanded and asked about you, worried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I think I heard about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back then, I never imagined that little fairy would become such a famous explorer… You never know what the future holds, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I, who had seen her potential, hadn’t expected her to grow so quickly. And I certainly hadn’t expected her to earn the title of ‘Blood Spirit Marquis’. ṝÅ𐌽ôβÈs̈\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lotmiller spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you met Miss Carlstain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, I was wondering when he would bring that up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you seen her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once, after you were declared dead. I went to see her because I was worried, but she refused to meet me after that. And then she disappeared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hikurod, what about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same here. I thought she might have come to see you, considering how widespread the news is… I hope nothing bad happened…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trying to be tactful, but I knew what he was worried about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Misha was safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I didn’t know if she was safe, but she was alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m looking for her too. I’ll bring her back, so don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, if you say so… But… could it be because of the Blood Spirit Marquis?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Why are you bringing up Erwen all of a sudden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, there are rumors, you know… that you two are…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s still obsessed with gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said firmly, and he sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? That’s good to hear…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were strangely unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Good to hear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, it’s your choice, of course. But you’ve spent more time with Miss Carlstain, haven’t you? And it’s what Dwarkey wanted… I also thought you two were a good match—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf’s teacup shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen emerged from the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, the teacup is broken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile on her face, she brought the cold water I had requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s your water, Mister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Erwen placed the glass on the table…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…the shattered fragments floated into the air, defying gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so did the spilled tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There, all clean now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erwen cleaned up the mess with her spirit magic and then left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf, his teacup the only one missing from the table, didn’t say a word as he watched Erwen leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have a loose tongue, but he wasn’t oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should have been more careful. We’re just guests here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Haha, you’re right. I-I made a big mistake…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled awkwardly, as if he had just dodged a bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, he’s so nosy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was awkward, so I changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, how have you two been? Hikurod, you don’t seem to be working at the forge these days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? How did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I visited your forge before. You didn’t recognize me because I was smaller back then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! You came to my forge? And I didn’t recognize you? Just because you were a bit shorter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sounded incredulous, but it was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I just said it bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was surprised.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, well, business has been good lately—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not that. I was surprised that you kicked me out, saying I was scaring away your customers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I’m glad to hear that business is good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blushed, as if I had just revealed his darkest secret, and then he chuckled awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, it’s embarrassing that you saw that…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not blaming you. It’s not a bad thing to earn money. I just thought you had changed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I guess I have. It’s a bit pathetic, isn’t it? A former explorer who gave up on his dreams and became a merchant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, I didn’t mean to be that harsh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was curious, so I listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you see, Bjorn, I have a new dream. A bigger dream than wielding a hammer and forging metal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dream of earning a lot of money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something like that. It costs a lot of money to sponsor an orphanage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You’re not saying…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t do much yet, but I recently started sponsoring two orphanages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, now I feel bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed inwardly, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, I’m going to earn a lot of money. No matter how ugly it gets. I don’t have many options left, but those kids do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want them to achieve the dreams I couldn’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s my new dream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed… bigger today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled awkwardly, seemingly embarrassed by his sudden outburst of passion, and I was speechless. I just drank my water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Lotmiller spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just… taking a break.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an even more unexpected answer than the dwarf’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This responsible man was unemployed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about your academy? You were teaching explorers tracking skills, weren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, I’m not cut out for business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it went bankrupt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to offer my condolences when the dwarf stood up abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Lotmiller! It’s your fault that the academy—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it, Murad. That’s not why we’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“B-but…! He’s a Baron! If we just ask him—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said stop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lotmiller’s voice was low and firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so cold and authoritative that even the dwarf gulped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a chill run down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What’s with that voice?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had only seen Lotmiller angry once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During Team Misfits’ last expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been furious at himself for reaching his limit as an explorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he was using that tone on someone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why they say it’s scary when kind people get angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There must be a story behind this…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to ask the dwarf later, when we were alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awkward silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to get to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hikurod.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Ah, uh… What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a business proposition for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A business proposition…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an important matter, one that I would have brought up myself if they hadn’t come to see me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re making me nervous… Tell me about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to expand my clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want your forge to be our exclusive supplier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! You’re talking about the offer that only large guilds receive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, he was delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, then it’s time for the next step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s sign the contract.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? A contract? But we’re friends… do we really need that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s better to be formal when it comes to business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… that’s true… But aren’t you being a bit hasty? I need to review the contract…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be so sensitive. What’s there to think about? Just sign it. It’s just a formality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… Alright…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly drafted the contract and had him sign it with his thumbprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had secured a reliable fence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder what his expression will be like when I bring him the Rose Knights’ equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>______________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day after the dwarf and Lotmiller visited,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put on my old equipment, the one I had received back from Bear and Ainar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It feels strange calling it my ‘old’ equipment…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, it was my first time wearing a full set of armor since returning to this time period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has equipped Adamantium Large Battle Shield.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Total item level increased by +1,750.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 5th-grade metal shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has equipped Laithium Breastplate.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Total item level increased by +270.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My trusty breastplate, the one I had repaired countless times and repurchased whenever it was beyond repair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has equipped Idium Greaves.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Total item level increased by +400.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greaves I had obtained in the Doppelganger Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has equipped No. 8,667 Outlaw of the Wasteland.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Total item level increased by +315.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character has equipped No. 8,820 Iron Wall.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Total item level increased by +310.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boots that doubled Physical Resistance and Magic Resistance for 3 seconds when activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why did Bear have this? It’s making me feel strange…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My special magic underwear, enchanted with ‘Auto-Repair’, ‘Shape Shifting’, ‘Acid Immunity’, and later ‘Cleanliness’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also known as the ‘Egg Guard’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, I don’t really need it anymore with [Unification]…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a sentimental item, so I had always kept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I got the ‘Soul of the Deceased’ and the ‘Orb of Fire’ back from Raven, so I just need to get the necklace from Misha…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like I was collecting Dragon Balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at my reflection in the mirror and was glad I had refused their offer to repay me for the equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were in perfect condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already grateful that they had kept them safe, but they had even repaired the damage from the Stormgush incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The repair costs must have been significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Misha only took the necklace…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, that was the most valuable item I had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Alright, everything’s in order…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left the house after checking my equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was my first time going out in full armor since returning to this time period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much combat in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I usually just wore the breastplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked for a while and reached the outskirts of the 7th District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate that connected to the other districts was closed, and a guard on the wall looked down at me, as if demanding a password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, can’t he tell just by looking at me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roared like a true barbarian, and the gate opened without any further identification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked through the forest path I had taken with my fellow barbarians after the coming-of-age ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, son of Yandel! Bjorn, son of Yandel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The strongest warrior, inheritor of the Giant’s name!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians I encountered along the way stopped what they were doing and followed me. Their instincts told them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That something interesting was about to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waaaaaaaaaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, son of Yandel, has returned!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time I reached the barbarian residential area… a collection of haphazardly built huts… there were hundreds of warriors following me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So the rumors were true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians who had been staying in the residential area had also heard the news and were waiting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked forward, and they parted like the Red Sea, pounding their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If humans saw this, they would think it was some kind of festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached the chieftain’s hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ainar was standing in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she really was staying here, receiving training to become the next chieftain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Is the chieftain inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I greeted Ainar and asked, and she stepped aside, allowing me to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s letting me go in directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached the entrance of the hut, and the curtain was pulled aside, revealing a giant barbarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chieftain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had ruthlessly beheaded ‘Olm, son of Kiduah’ on the day I first woke up in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re late, Bjorn, son of Yandel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chieftain himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at me, a massive axe resting on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you had forgotten about us after becoming a noble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s really big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had returned to my original size, and yet I still had to look up at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget about you? Never.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed heartily, seemingly satisfied with my answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome back, warrior of the tribe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his arms and embraced me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bjorn, son of Yandel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he asked me a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t the usual kind of question you would ask someone you hadn’t seen in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t ask where I had been for the past two years and six months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t ask if the royal family’s announcement was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t ask if I was in any trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t exactly appropriate, considering the circumstances…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was a barbarian too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have something to tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at him and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the position of chieftain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted my challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“B-Behel—ladaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—layaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behel—laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the barbarians roared in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_________________________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Bjorn Yandel」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: 7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical: 1,390.55 \u002F Mental: 521.3 \u002F Ability: 2,197.65\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Item Level: 7980 (New +1,695)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total Combat Power: 6,104.5 (New +423.75)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorbed Essences: Orc Hero - Rank 5 \u002F Ogre - Rank 3 \u002F Bion - Rank 3 \u002F Stormgush - Rank 3 \u002F Vol-Herchan - Rank 3 \u002F Deep Sea Giant - Rank 3\u003C\u002Fp>",2452,"2026-06-05T19:32:49.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","9ec87811e2c9b03a759abdf404454b8aaf6c12343eb501973ba6de55e6964e0f","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-450","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-448",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]