[{"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-7":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},1327584,1764,"Chapter 7","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>Give and Take (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm snoring right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very image of a mighty savage, all conked out after an arduous day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Um, is this a bit over the top?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm a little worried, but I hear laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Really, they're a strange race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess it went well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess my racial advantage outstripped my acting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perception of barbarians as simple and stupid is quite helpful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why I stuck to my role as a barbarian, even disregarding the problem of evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the proverb goes, hide your dagger behind your smile[1].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if hiding a dagger within your laughter, use the preconceived notion of your innocence as a weapon to slit the other's stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sounded a bit like middle school syndrome[2].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, to summarize, it means that it's better to keep your true thoughts close to your chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nodding off sideways, scratching my stomach as if asleep. All for the sake of realism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I'm listening intently, paying full attention to the uncle's movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you show this much of a gap, if the other party does have some kind of scheme, he should take action soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or you can just try to sleep for real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn, time to change shift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, um Really, I didn't even get a wink of sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dont relax your guard too much just because the goblins havent appeared till now. They are wicked and sly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because he has his doubts, uncle exhorts me to stand up straight during my watch, and lies down comfortably on the floor like the last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in less than five minutes, he falls asleep again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointment creeps in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just went to sleep. What the hell have I been doing for two hours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it because I've met him for the first time today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I decided he was reliable, I couldn't sleep at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had known this would happen, it would have been better to sleep alone while watching out for the goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, I could have slept at least a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm bone-tired, dead on my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I feel even more drowsy because uncle is sleeping next to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it's my turn to keep watch, so I diligently concentrate my mind on chasing away the siren song of the Sandman. But suddenly, a voice breaks through my focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bjorn, get up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" I didn't sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say that after you wipe the drool around your mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I rub it with the back of my hand, it really came away moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So if you sleep standing up, your nose doesn't get stuffy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like I really did nod off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if just for a short while, with only ten minutes left of my shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart is pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there is something that needs to be done before I can indulge in self-blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I apologize frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just pretending to be a barbarian, I am being serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being night friends is relationship based on trade. But although he provided me a safe environment during the night, I couldn't return the favour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's natural to apologize in that case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I don't want to become the kind of person I hate the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Fortunately, there weren't any problems while I slept, so it's no big deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you. You can sleep more if you want. I will keep watch one more time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I can't do that. It's your turn, go to sleep. Give me the watch back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have blamed me, but he forgives me instead with a friendly smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So without further ado, I go back to my seat and squat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, sleep eludes me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All adventurers, including uncle, are so exceptionally respectful. Is it normal to trust someone you see for the first time with your life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't their guts a bit too great?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whichever way you slice it, to me this all looks like a bunch of bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, I kept snoring, just like the last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm sorry, uncle, but somehow, you've started to look more and more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That far too good impression of yours reminds me of a scammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle who mentioned that there was no need to get another member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who didn't even bother to say anything about the smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's already pretty good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, you didn't blame me for sleeping on my shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You even refused my offered price of letting you sleep one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, maybe I'm just a crazy bastard, and in fact, this guy is just that kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to me, kind bastards are the most suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was these bastards who stabbed me in the back every time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was the old me, now would have been the right time to be vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't make the same mistake twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you have even the barest modicum of intelligence, that is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn't it be better to just quit this and break up at this point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was thinking that, I kept snoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had it been?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, but foreign sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backpack buckle? Waist belt? Or the heels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way to sense where exactly the sound had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although my head understood that, the body of a barbarian interpreted it with instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the killing intent they talk about in martial arts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goosebumps broke out on my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my eyes at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You woke up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the old man was smiling happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his two-handed hammer bathed in goblin blood and flesh, lifted high above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fucker\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avoid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body that had been raised from birth as a warrior reacted far faster than my rational judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already rolling to the side before my brain had given the command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As something smashed with a loud noise just in front of my nose, I was using the recoil to quickly rise up and fix my posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle, whose surprise attack failed, had a bewildered expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than asking why, I dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-, wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you trying to make an excuse or something? You didn't mean to? Were you playing a prank? In that case, it was indeed a little, no, really funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, how fucking stupidarethose barbarian bastards, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smash' with the shield accurately hit his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, humans were different from goblins, with a much stronger physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man staggered, but did not fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaaaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer in his hands fell to the floor with a resounding thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nose was already red and swollen with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, are you in pain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most probably, but I don't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because right now I want to be a bastard who doesn't care about that kind of thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, once again\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-, stop! Wait, I can explain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, after getting repeatedly slugged in the face with a shield, finally fell to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of the game, he was incapable of further combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it was now possible to hold a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, I was wrong! Save me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have you decided to ask for forgiveness already?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've got a quick judgement, but maybe not a wise one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the conversation I want right now is not about forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I got greedy for mana stones I was just going to knock you out and steal them. Believe me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Believe you? Yeah, that won't wash with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had such an overflowing love for humanity, I would've had a few more friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shield! I was going to take that shield too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I slowly raised the shield, the uncle quickly added something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the main reason why I don't believe in humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone lies so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just compounding to their tangled web of lies, without bothering to do it properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the shield?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Because the barbarians have good quality arms. I was thinking of selling it once I got back to the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, most of the weapons that barbarians receive during the tutorial are comparatively expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the weight of steel in them is significantly higher than average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at my shield, one could tell it was made of pure steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, killing somebody just to get this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, when I think about it, it's not completely incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bullshit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was still hiding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be honest. Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when I was dealing with the fallen goblin, I crushed the man's chest with my foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep fear was engraved in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But maybe because this bastard had tried to kill me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, I didn't feel anything in particular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same way you know not to look into the eyes of a cow when slaughtering it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's okay to just ignore it, or something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was thinking about ending the conversation at this point, uncle called out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hea-, heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unexpected word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I looked at him with eyes that demanded an explanation, uncle continued his words with a resigned expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" A barbarian's heart sells for a high price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I don't know for sure, but they say it's an ingredient for some new magic potion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I understood the motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was just a goblin to this man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Difficult to catch, but once you catch one, you can get a huge reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you act now instead of when I first slept?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" I have to sleep too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, it's better to both sleepandearn money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought uncle was cautious, but it was just a bug from seeking extreme efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ive told you everything, so please forgive me\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I couldn't help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forgive me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy who had just been about to pull out my heart and sell it as an ingredient was now saying something like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I'd reacted just a little late, I wouldn't have even gotten a chance to beg for my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, everybody wants to live. I should've known it was going to be like this. At least he had good attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, it is right that you should pay the price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastards I hate the most are the ones who do whatever they like and then dodge the responsibility afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will give you everything I have! Even if I don't have that much right now, if I can just go back to the city \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't believe you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that respect, what was the difference between this guy and a goblin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't ever be friends with a goblin, but at least with this guy there had been a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only that was different, and therefore he was worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is just an emotional opinion, and I don't make choices based on my emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn't always happen, but at least I try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will probably meet countless people like you in the future. They'll all say the same thing. Then should I forgive them each time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forgiveness is a very scary word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A decision you make with a gentle heart often comes back like a dagger to stab you in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know that fact better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this time, too, I have no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mistake in this primordial world would not only scar my heart, but even threaten my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Im sorry, uncle. I don't think I can do it. Because I've been stabbed in the back far too many times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, no! Absolutely not! I'm different!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, the goblin said the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I was just arbitrarily interpreting whatever I'd seen in his eyes, but anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, what do you do next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kkkkk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raise the shield high with both your hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike the last time, it pauses for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that hesitation doesn't last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if some unknown force is pulling your arm down\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, no, please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered the shield with all my might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch. After the sound of cracking bones, came a sullen silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achievement complete\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condition: First kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: Permanently increases Mind by +1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not turn away from what I had done, and instead accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a day had passed since I entered this game world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I killed someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what I received in return were a large hammer, shoulder pauldrons, leather boots, a compass, a knife, a pocket watch, a water bottle, a backpack, a blanket, some herbs and bandages, a potion, six days' worth of food, and 32 rank 9 mana stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Editor's Notes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] (Chinese, lit. hide a knife behind a smile) is one of the thirty-six stratagems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2] 2 don't lie, we know you know what chuunibyou is.\u003C\u002Fp>",2181,"2026-06-05T19:32:48.785Z",1,"novelbin.me","5b3604d12332faef9f4a835279321a33083b7f2f067463e93468bb5f6cb8f9ca","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-258","surviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-chapter-257",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-game-as-a-barbarian-cover.jpg"]