Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

[I… I like skinny guys.]

[Hey!! It means that you don’t have the charm of a man!!]

When I was shipwrecked in the witch’s forest, I misunderstood my colleague’s contract offer as a confession, and said that.

I was relieved by that statement.

Isn’t there a saying that there are no friends between a man and a woman?

It was thought that if their tastes were this clear, they would be able to remain as colleagues without any inconvenience even if they stayed together for a long time.

But…

[Come quickly and sit down. If you don’t eat and sleep like that, you’ll hurt your body.]

Misha’s attitude toward me gradually changed.

He stopped by every morning to wake me up and we ate homemade dishes together.

They even gave away meat side dishes.

To be honest, I feel like I have a girlfriend rather than a colleague.

At first, he sacrificed his life to save me, so I wondered if he would repay the favor in this way, but…

“…Yeah. I like him. As a man.”

yeah that was it too

“Did you know?”

“I wasn’t sure.”

To be precise, I had been ignoring it for that reason. Didn’t you mention it yourself? I didn’t face this problem, saying that everything could be my illusion.

Knowing that, there is only one option.

“That’s right…….”

Seeing Misha facing me while trembling, I can feel how cowardly I am.

If I had faced this problem earlier, I would have been able to solve it in a different way.

I could have pushed it away with my round words.

Unless Misha’s feelings grow to the point where Dwalki tells her not to look away.

yes it must have been

“So you… what do you think?”

Now you have two options.

Come in and light a blazing fire.

Or put out the fire before it gets bigger.

The answer has already been decided.

“I…” I am

a demon and a player.

He wasn’t Bjorn Yandel, and he still hadn’t given up his hope of returning home.

But because I can’t say that.

Because Dwalki had said that it was cowardly to wish for the truth without showing one’s true self.

I opened my mouth openly.

“I consider you a valuable colleague.”

Misha’s answer came after a while.

“Yeah… I can’t do that, huh?”

“It’s the same with anyone else. I can’t afford that. We don’t know when we’ll die. Besides, I haven’t finished my coming-of-age ceremony for less than a year yet.”

In many ways, it is a time when survival should be the top priority.

And Misha has to keep exploring with me.

If the emotions of a man and a woman are intertwined, it will be difficult to make a rational decision when faced with a choice.

This will put both of us at risk.

So…

“I want you to consider me as a colleague as well.”

Even now, face reality and draw a line.

However, if we wrapped up cancer with the words that we were for each other, would the essence be selfishness?

Misha flatly rejected my offer.

“hate!”

“……what?”

“Why should I do that? In the first place, I didn’t even intend to reveal my feelings today. You bad barbarian senile! You impostor! I asked as if I would accept it!!”

Misha shouted in annoyance and thrust her fist into my stomach.

Fuck!

Cold damage to the heart.

Mischa continued shouting as if her anger was not resolved.

“Who first asked me to accept me? I know. That you’re not in a position to do that! But! It’s not too cruel to not even like it!”

puck! puck! puck! puck!

Cold damage that stacks quickly.

As I was saying something, Misha put her hand on my stomach helplessly.

“I… I don’t even want much. I think I’m over-indignant enough right now. So, can’t I just stop saying that? Huh? Why are you trying to take that away from me… .”

Tremors were transmitted from the place connected to Misha.

Her face was not visible because her head was lowered, but it was not difficult to guess her expression.

I kept my mouth shut. I thought I was not qualified to offer any consoling words or actions. The silence passed endlessly, and the trembling soon stopped.

“…….”

Misha stepped back and glared at me with red, swollen eyes.

And…

“Be aware that there will be no food tomorrow.”

He left without saying a single word.

I stayed like a mangbuseok and looked at the back.

Sigh.

When I entered the inn, the owner sitting at the counter looked at me and clicked his tongue.

“Today, you did something wrong.”

I knew it without saying it.

trudge trudge.

I climbed the stairs and opened the door.

Bjorn Yandel’s room was still cramped.

For some reason, it reminded me of Lee Han-soo’s empty room.

It was time to admit it.

It wasn’t that he was weak because he added

“…….” .

I knew I was weak, so I just didn’t want to attach affection.

***

Next morning.

Misha, who had said there would be no food tomorrow, visited and woke me up.

With a healthy lunchbox full of carrots.

“Chew and eat. Okay?”

Because of the sins I committed, I chewed and swallowed them all.

It didn’t take long as I forgot to breathe and ate. However, seeing me rolling her eyes awkwardly after the meal, Misha opened her mouth first.

“It’s not bad as it is now.”

“But…”

“But what about that? You don’t have the right to decide. So don’t be pressured. I’m just doing what I want to do.”

Conclusions that would have been made by going home and staying overnight.

There was no room for me to interfere.

Misha was more mature than me.

Saying this resolutely means that you don’t want this relationship to become more uncomfortable.

Well, what Dwalkie wanted wasn’t such an ambiguous stance.

“i get it.”

“Okay then, we’re not allowed to talk about this from now on, okay?”

“I will.”

With this, this issue has been settled.

No, to say that, nothing has changed from before, but anyway.

“Wash and come out. We should go out soon.”

After eating, I simply washed my body and went out with Misha. Then, I headed to the meeting place, met my colleagues, and headed to Commelby together.

The atmosphere in the carriage was quite heavy.

“Do you think this is the first time we’ve all been together like this?”

The dwarf tried his best to speak brightly, but strictly speaking, not everyone came together.

Now, even if I wanted to, I couldn’t.

“…Let’s finish our business and go home.”

After arriving at Commelby, things got better.

Repaired equipment and sold what was to be sold. And finally, I went to the central government office and drew up a contract to transfer the house left by Dwalki to the dwarf.

It was for a simple reason.

The dwarf said he would buy it.

“…Why do you go that far? I’m sure Dwalkie wouldn’t want that much either.”

“Ha ha! Originally, it was my dream to have my own house. Didn’t I make a lot of money this time?”

“Well, that’s enough to worry about, so hurry up and sign it.”

A government official put the signature in front of a notary, and Dwalki’s house became the property of the dwarf.

For reference, the appraised value of the house confirmed through the administrative office is 24 million stones.

However, I was told that 20% would be sold cheaply when sold through auction, so I only received 5 million stones per person.

“Then let’s go back and have a drink.”

After finishing our business and returning to the residential area, we headed to the tavern. And the final settlement was made.

All income, including magic stones, was divided by four.

Whether it’s the cost of repairing equipment or the cost of consumables used in the labyrinth. For that reason, there may be slight errors in each,

but …… ’25 million stones ……’

A huge sum of money was squeezed into the hands.

He’s a dwarf. He only has ten million stones left to buy a house.

Oh, for reference, it was agreed that the dragon sword and the ‘controlled wish’ I used in the labyrinth would be acknowledged as my share.

“The fact that the essence of a vampire disappeared and the essence of an ogre appeared, so it must be a valuable treasure that such a person would wander to find.

“I’m not shameless enough to be greedy for that much. If it weren’t for you, the dragon sword is also something he would have brought back.”

It was something I was very grateful for.

If you want to convert these into money and divide them into four, it won’t be enough even if you go bankrupt several times.

“Now let’s drink.”

After a few more drinks, I quietly got lucky.

“I guess I’ll have to talk about the team soon.”

A seat on the team has become vacant.

However, I did not plan to fill the position, but I was going to say that I would leave the team with Misha.

But…

“I have something to say to everyone about that.”

The dwarf was one step faster than me.

“I’m quitting my job as an explorer.”

“what?”

“I’m sorry for bringing this up at a time like this. But I hope you understand, as it was a decision I made after thinking about it all day yesterday.”

Rottmiller asked at the dwarf’s declaration.

“If you quit this job, what are you planning to do in the future?”

“I’m going to open a blacksmith shop. That’s why I bought that friend’s house.

Somehow, he said he was going to buy Dwalkie’s house.

The plan was to renovate it and set up a smithy.

“Becoming an explorer was more like running away from reality. I gave up on my dream just because I didn’t have the talent and because I needed money to live on right now. That’s why I don’t want to do anything I’ll regret. That would be an insult to that friend.”

No one dared to speak out against the dwarf’s resolute words.

I’m just rooting for his future.

“…I hope that your dream will come true.”

“Oh, blacksmith, so you’re going to be the boss now? I’ll be sure to visit you later.”

“If I have to go to the blacksmith, I can go to your shop from now on.”

“Okay, that’ll work! Seriously, just thinking about it makes me happy! Hahaha!”

After the dwarf’s resignation became a fait accompli, it was Rotmiller who took over the conversation.

“Murad, don’t feel too sorry for that. I was planning to leave the team anyway after this expedition.”

“What? You? Why?”

“I felt myself lacking. That’s all.”

The dwarf didn’t say anything in response.

But did you already anticipate this reaction?

Rottmiller continued without expression.

“Actually, I told Bjorn in advance. I never imagined at the time that it would end like this. I’m sure I’ll have a lot of money. I’m going to have time to develop myself.”

“…I believe that with your diligence and perseverance, you will be able to achieve whatever your goal is.”

After the dwarf’s heartfelt words, the eyes of the two focused on me and Misha.

We must be wondering what to do.

I briefly outlined my future aspirations.

“The two of us will form a new team. And rise to even greater heights.”

“Yeah, I thought you would say that.”

“Miss Karlstein must be having a hard time.”

“……Well, it’s not my karma. There’s nothing I can do except this.”

We all raised our glasses and toasted together. It was our

last drink together as team Banpun.

We celebrated and cheered for each other’s future, and we had a farewell time snacking on memories.

As always, it’s time . went on mercilessly, and soon the dwarf and Mischa got drunk and banged their heads on the table.

“I’m going to have to finish the table soon.”

I smiled bitterly as I looked at Rotmiller.

At the end of the drinking party, it was the two of us who always took care of things.

At the end It’s a team half-punish finish.

It was the moment I stood up thinking about that.

“I have something I want to ask you, Bjorn.”

Unlike usual, Rotmiller lowered his voice and called me.

As if he had waited until the two of them fell asleep.

” ……Tell me.”

I stared at him under strange pressure, and Rottmiller asked me back after a while.

“Are you a demon?”

The biggest task remained for the safe dismantling of Team Banpunyi. .