Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Well, there’s no reason to escape anymore.

After Auril Gavis left, all the discharge procedures proceeded naturally as if flowing water.

“I think it’s okay to return to society at this point.”

The doctor said I was cured.

“Congratulations on your discharge from the hospital, Hansu-ssi.”

Team Leader Kang, who brought news from the police, didn’t say anything special either.

Of course, Hyunbyeol and her mother showed signs of bewilderment at such a sudden change····

“It went well, oppa. Really. It went so well.”

“Let’s go home… Let’s go home, Hansu….”

In the end, both of them were happy and said it was okay.

And in just one day, the discharge process was completed.

I finally got out of the hospital where I had been locked up for so long, and headed to my room with my mother.

“I stopped by last time and cleaned it up a bit, but… isn’t it really dirty? If I had known I would be discharged this quickly, I would have done everything in advance….”

“···Aren’t you going?”

“For the time being, Mom will stay with you and help you out. If it’s inconvenient, just come and go without sleeping—”

“Ha… Okay… It’s been over 2 hours, why are you going back and forth again… Just stay here.”

A world that will leave when the time comes anyway.

I decided that it would be more troublesome to kick her out for no reason, so I started living with my mother.

Still, there were many convenient things because I had my mom.

“Hansoo, the food is ready···”

When the time comes, the food will come out.

‘···How long has it been since you last had it?’

That food suits my taste very well.

“I’m thinking about buying that laptop.”

“I’ll give you Mom’s card, so use this.”

Money copying is also possible.

I didn’t write it because I felt uncomfortable.

“No, I’m not asking for a card. I’m asking if you could give me a ride.”

Anyway, after finishing cleaning up the house, I went straight to the electronics store and bought a laptop.

Five of the cheapest products available

“Hansoo… Is there a reason to buy this many laptops?”

“It’s a game that requires four or five generations to run properly.”

“···So that’s it?”

My mother looked like she had a hard time understanding, but that was because she had never played this game before.

The key to [Dungeon and Stone] is luck and hard work.

I have to keep retrying, when will I ever break a computer?

‘If you use the tool and run 4 on one computer… you can raise 20 characters at the same time.’

Actually, I played games like this for 9 years before.

Because it is a game that does not require detailed control except in some situations.

If you raise multiple characters like this and a certain essence or equipment comes out quickly, you will judge that there is a chance of clearing the level, so you will play by managing it more intensively.

‘Okay, setup complete’

I started playing the game in earnest after filling all twenty characters with Barbarians.

Click click click·

Tadadot tadadot taddot·

Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!

It was a difficult first floor section to automate, so my hands were very busy, but I held on by controlling the tempo by using the ESC skill here and there.

and····

“The character recruited a warrior as a companion.”

“The character recruited an archer as a companion.”

“The character recruited an archer as a companion.”

“The character recruits a warrior as a companion…”

After my first return, I started saving one companion at a time from the Explorer’s Guild and things got a little easier.

Even at this time, monitoring itself needs to be done well.

“When it comes to the lower levels of cancer, the best are the archers and the best warriors.”

Is it because it’s been a while since I played a game?

Even though it’s a boring low-level section, it’s quite enjoyable.

Of course, those times didn’t last long.

“The character who stepped on the trap died.”

“Game over”

As we passed the third floor, characters started to die one by one.

It’s because I played hardcore, raising 20 characters and letting those who were going to die die····

“An unbearable blow!”

“The character died”

There was nothing to regret in particular.

It’s a game that is impossible to clear by growing safely step by step.

Survival of the fittest

No, even these words are not enough.

Just as the pain that doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger

Characters who go to places where they would obviously die and are ‘lucky’ to survive become stronger.

“A fatal blow!”

“The character died”

“The character died in a raid by looters.”

“Game over”

“Character killed by troll”

“Game over”

Faster than any other character

***

“The soul of the character is infused with [the essence of the troll]”

“The character has entered the 5th floor of the Great Demon Realm.”

“I’ve got new gear”

“The total item level of the character’s equipment increases by +799···”

***

One week, two weeks, three weeks…

Time has really flown by since I was locked in this house.

“Hansoo! Eat!”

My mother took great care of me while I was stuck playing games all day long.

“What is this, oppa? It doesn’t seem to be a monster.”

“People, I’m trying to raise this character by doing things like pillaging.”

“Elegant, cruel”

Hyunbyeol would sometimes come and sit on my bed, watch me play games, and talk about games.

Like a class president who has been ordered to help a child who is not adjusting to the class.

“Oppa, then I’ll go! I have to go to work tomorrow too. Goodbye to Mom too!”

“Oh, okay, Hyunbyeol! Be careful!”

Anyway, as those days continued, I became accustomed to my daily life with my mother.

At first, I felt uncomfortable because it was obvious that I was changing clothes, so I locked the door and took everything with me, including my underwear and top and bottom, when I went to the bathroom.

‘I’m going back anyway, so why bother?’

Right now I’m just taking it easy and not thinking much about it.

However, since I was playing games all day and night without even those inconveniences, I couldn’t help but have various thoughts.

In short, it’s like you’re getting dizzy for no reason.

[Contrary to what you said, it seems like you like this place quite a bit.]

I keep thinking about what that old man said, etc.

The parts that I told myself not to get confused anymore keep coming back to my mind.

‘Is this really… a dream?’

Was the witch who told me not to come back really just an illusion created by my subconscious?

Now I’m tired of worrying about it, but I can’t stop thinking about it.

So I took the time to organize it.

[Han Soo-gun, no matter what you believe, this is definitely reality. Even if it is different from where you were.]

According to Auril Gavis, this is a kind of parallel world.

[There is no such thing as a ‘cheat mode’ in this world.]

There was no cheat mode, so I was the only one dragged to another world in Lapdonia.

[If you want to go back there, there’s no reason to persuade you.]

Auril Gavis wants me to return to Lapdonia.

[I hope so]

The only way back is to desperately wish for it.

This is also the reason why I spend every day in my room as a shut-in to clear the game.

“I may not be able to come back again”

“Do you really want to enter?”

After seeing that phrase again·

If I could just press the ‘Yes’ button then my wish and will would be proven.

‘Maybe… it could really be another reality…’

I no longer take the drugs that made me dizzy, but that only makes me more confused.

Is it because the evidence is becoming clearer and clearer?

If this isn’t a dream world,

Ugh ugh ugh

The taste of this warm home-cooked meal that is stuffed into the throat like cow’s udder is also explained.

Jiik·

The same goes for the number of X marks drawn on the calendar exceeding 60.

I have never seen a dream like ‘Dream Waterfall’ last this long.

The motivation is also explained.

[Don’t open the abyss gate]

The witch of the earth who once told me that might have wanted to send me to another world where I might open the gates of the abyss someday.

yes····

‘The discomfort I thought was a dream is now all explained.’

I’m not talking about Hyunbyeol and her mother’s goodwill. The police station and the hospital were all a bit unnatural.

Should I say it’s not realistic?

To put it concisely, it felt exactly like that.

but····

‘Auril Gavis·’

If that old man intervened, this would also be explained.

It was that old man who made the wizards make the same expressions that ordinary people would make when they saw magic.

Grandpa may have influenced me from behind the scenes or brainwashed me with magic to make things convenient for me.

As if the doctor suddenly declared a complete recovery the next day.

‘If I believe that I am in a dream world, then that old man will be thankful.’

Oh, of course, I just kept thinking about it in my spare time and organized it, but my goals didn’t change or anything.

Even if a truly enormous force intervened and brought us to the ‘reality’ of a parallel world,

So what do you mean?

Nothing changes

No, it has become clearer.

Friends and colleagues are all there.

I will live there

If you do that, you might even have a family there someday.

Yeah, so····

Tadadot tadado tadado·

Click click click·

I move the mouse and press the keyboard to get back to where I am as soon as possible.

“The character died”

“Game over”

Dead·

“The character died”

“Game over”

Die again

“The character died”

“Game over”

Overcoming the numerous obstacles created by [Dungeon and Stone]

“The character died”

“Game over”

I will use all my knowledge to increase the number of floors I can reach.

“The character died”

“Game over”

Oh, of course, the process wasn’t stress-free.

“Ahhhhhhh!! Why are you giving him the heel there!!”

The party I raised so well was completely destroyed, and I screamed in the empty room.

“Whoa····”

I’m so engrossed in the game that I have no time to sleep, so it’s hard to stay sane, so I open a can of beer and drink it.

“Hansoo, it’s time to stop playing that game···”

“There are people in here!”

As those days continued, it was obvious that both my mother and Hyunbyeol were growing tired.

“Mother… Can’t this continue like this?”

“But you were the one who said that clearing that game and not having anything happen would help me come to my senses.”

“Yes, I did. But as the days go by, my condition seems to be getting worse… Maybe I should stop by the hospital and get some medicine…?”

“I’m sorry, Hyunbyeol… It’s all my fault….”

“No, Mother. I will help you from the side.”

Suddenly, I opened the door to go to the bathroom and heard a conversation in the living room, and I felt like I was really being taken advantage of…

That didn’t change anything.

Kwak···

I just do my job and that’s it.

Like a barbarian·

“The character died”

“Game over”

“The character has entered the 7th floor Dark Continent.”

“The character died”

“Game over”

“The character has entered the 8th floor, Land of Dawn.”

“The character died”

“Game over”

“The character has entered the 9th floor star tomb.”

“The character died”

“Game over”

“The character is on the 10th floor···”

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“Gate of the Abyss”

“Would you like to enter?”

“It’s here aaaa …

When I stood in front of the monitor and shouted, Hyunbyeol, who was lying on the bed reading a book, frowned and came over to me.

“···Why are you yelling all of a sudden?”

“I’ve arrived! I’ve arrivedoooo!!!”

“······Are you awake?”

Soon, as I nodded slightly, Hyunbyeol’s expression became very strange.

“It seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve seen my brother this excited.”

“Then aren’t you excited? You’ve wasted months locked in this room!”

Hyunbyeol was speechless at my reaction.

“My brother is also cruel and wasteful.”

“···huh?”

“If ordinary people thought about it, what I did was a waste, oppa.”

uh····

“Of course I never thought of it as a waste, but…”

When Hyunbyeol, who had always been strong, showed a weak expression, even the country had nothing to say.

I acknowledge that you have helped me in many ways for several months.

To be honest, I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel close to you while talking to you—·

“Do I have to press it?”

“···what?”

“That ‘YES’ button over there. Can’t I just… not press it?”

“Hyunbyeol-ah…? What are you talking about? Don’t press it.”

When he asked calmly, Hyunbyeol’s voice became wet.

“That’s right, oppa… You think that if you just press that one button, you’ll go back to your original world.”

I never believed that I was in a game, but now that the time has come, maybe I should have thought about it?

I had that thought for a moment, but it turned out to be wrong.

“Do you hate us that much?”

Hyunbyeol was sad

In my own choice

“Is the time we spend together just making things so hard for you?”

Actually, that’s not true.

It was fun and comfortable in its own way.

In a way, these daily routines were my long-time dream.

No, to be exact····

‘Because it was something I once wanted.’

My dream has already changed.

Something more precious has emerged, something more earnestly desired has emerged.

therefore····

“You could just start over here—·”

“I have to go back”

Even if it is inconvenient, I clearly convey my intention.

“······”

At the same time, a heavy silence arose.

“Hyunbyeol, I’m sorry. When I get back, I’ll really, really help you out. Okay? I told you that I have to go anyway to send you back from over there.”

Hyunbyeol sighed as he awkwardly smiled and said jokingly.

“···Ah, really, what are you talking about? Like an idiot. I don’t know anymore. Do it yourself, oppa. I just told you not to press it because I was annoyed..”

After that, Hyunbyeol lay down on the bed with a very sad expression and opened the book, and I sat down on the chair again and looked at the monitor.

and····

Click·

When you carefully press YES, another message is displayed.

“I may not be able to come back again”

“Do you really want to enter?”

From the player’s perspective, the production was deemed unnecessary.

But something is strange.

“······”

Unlike back then when I clicked without any hesitation, my hands don’t move easily.

“Why? Don’t you press it? Are you afraid I’ll get hurt? It’s already too late.”

Hyunbyeol, who was crying at me with a very twisted voice

“Why are you two talking like that in the room? Come out and eat! The food is ready!”

The smell of warm food wafting from the kitchen.

[Contrary to what you said, it seems like you like this place quite a bit.]

Now I also admit what my grandfather said.

However, the time of hesitation was not long.

Lee Han-soo, who wanted to hold everything in both hands as a child, has now grown up.

“I may not be able to come back again”

“Do you really want to enter?”

Click·

“yes·”

It’s time to wake up from the dream.