Surviving The Game As A Barbarian [EN]: Chapter 703

“By any chance… what kind of materials are you talking about?”

“Ah, there’s a note here that summarizes the remaining materials. Would you like to take a look?”

“Yes, I’ll take a look.”

After the GM handed over the notebook, Lilis Marone, who had raised her hand, took it and read it for a while before nodding.

“With this, we don’t have to worry about the materials, right?”

“Huh? Is that really true?”

“Yes. I knew the magic circle was broken beforehand, so I brought as much as I could when I came out. The only thing missing from the list is the Pompura spores… If you need the spores because of their magic stabilization properties, you can replace them with Rafion’s wind crystal, right?”

“Yes, yes! That’s right! Wind crystals will do!”

Oh, I didn’t expect that. From what I’m hearing, it seems like we can start restoring the magic circle right away.

But the problem is… ‘What should I do?’ The options have increased, but it’s not easy to decide which one to choose.

After all, the city doesn’t feel safe. I know why Baekho tried so hard to return to the city as soon as possible.

[Once the preparations on the Noark side are complete, they will advance to the capital, Karnon, and kill King Lapdonia.]

Whether Baekho is in the city or not, some kind of ‘event’ will occur. ‘He said it was a year away more than nine months ago…’

Maybe about three months left from now? Anyway, because of those things, even though we can go back, it’s not easy to choose to go to the city.

But… ‘Staying here is also unsettling.’ In some ways, outside the wall feels even more dangerous than the city.

A monster could appear that is so dangerous that the Noark side can’t even touch it and lose thousands of people. Should we stay outside the wall?

Or should we go into the city? In the end, we have to choose one of these two options…

“Havelion, if we start restoring the magic circle right away, how long will it take?”

“It won’t take long. A lot of time has already passed, and natural restoration has progressed considerably.”

“Tell me the exact time.”

“We can finish it within a week.”

Hmm, I see.

“Then start right away. If you need help from Bersil or Marone, ask for it anytime.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Even so, I ordered the magic circle restoration to begin immediately. Whether we head to the city or stay outside the wall, it’s right to fix the magic circle first.

“Then, let’s end the meeting here for today. Everyone, feel free to rest!”

It was earlier than expected, but I quickly ended the meeting. After all, the options have already narrowed down to two, right?

Before choosing which one to pick, there was someone I needed to talk to first.

“Sven Parav.”

A holy knight from the Leatlass Church, and a goblin mask.

“Yes…? I didn’t do anything?”

The moment I called his name and approached, he started defending himself as if it was a habit. Looking at this, I wonder what kind of guy he is…

Surprisingly, this guy has a very unique talent.

“I didn’t come to blame you, so don’t worry.”

“Then… is it because of ‘that’?”

“Yes. Is that ‘feeling’ still there?”

Sven Parav has a ‘precognitive’ ability close to ‘intuition’. Of course, it’s not an unconditional intuition.

Only when it comes to ‘future crises’ that he experiences, he can sense them with near-divine accuracy. So, what about this time?

“I… I’m not sure yet. Nothing has activated yet…”

“…I see.”

“If I feel anything like that, I’ll come running to tell you right away.”

“Okay, I understand.”

I feel a bit disappointed that I can’t get help from his intuition in making a decision, but at the same time, I feel a little relieved. ‘Not yet…’

Yes, at least not yet. The time when the things written in that record will happen. ***

One day, two days, three days, four days… Time passed quickly, and it was exactly seven days from that day.

“It’s all done. Now, if we activate the magic circle, we can return to the city right away.”

The news that the magic circle restoration was complete came from the GM. By the way, the GM’s expression when delivering the news was very excited.

It seems like he’s moved by the fact that he can finally return after this long journey…

“Yes…? What are you talking about?”

“It’s as you heard. We’re not going back to the city right away.”

“…Huh?”

As the person who dragged the GM, who had been living like a recluse, out of the wall, it would be a lie to say I’m not sorry. But still, it can’t be helped.

“If you’re not going back… what are you going to do?”

“We’ll keep waiting here.”

“Can I ask for the reason?”

“I can’t tell you yet. I’ll answer you when it becomes clearer.”

I continued the ‘waiting’ state without even properly explaining the reason. One day, two days, three days… One week, two weeks, three weeks… A truly boring time where we did nothing but ‘wait’.

But for me, those times felt like the calm before the storm. Even if I’m not as accurate as Sven Parav, I could feel it intuitively.

Thump- It feels like something will happen even tomorrow. Swishhhhhh-! An ominous feeling that something is about to happen. About a month passed in that state, and we reached the second month.

Swishhhhhhhhhhhhhh-! The gentle breeze suddenly turns rough. And at the same time, the sky darkens. Whoooooooom-!

Dark clouds gather and form a huge cloud, as if the end of the world is approaching.

“Is it going to rain?”

“…I don’t think it’s that…”

“Does anyone know about this climate change?”

With such a sudden change, the surroundings quickly became noisy. I looked for one person among the members who came out of the barracks. Sven Parav.

It wasn’t hard to find him. When I opened the barracks and went inside, I saw him trembling under the blanket like someone with a cold.

I could tell right away.

“L, Lord Baron…”

Finally, Sven Parav’s ‘intuition’ was activated. But, the problem is…

“W, we have to get out of here…! N, no… if we get out of here, where…? There’s, there’s nowhere to run…?”

This seems to be the first time I’ve seen this guy so mentally broken.