Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 498 Quest (3)

Properly brewed tea and formal refreshments.

An awkward silence ensues for a while with the table set for service prepared by Auyen.

It was Misha who spoke first.

“This……”

“Huh?”

“They’re sweets from Lubart’s Bakery……. They’re not bad here either, but Nielon’s Bakery is cheaper and will suit your taste better…….”

Why are you talking about sweets all of a sudden?

I thought it was out of the blue, but I thought it was a small talk to open up a conversation and gave a rough answer.

“Is that so? Auyen buys these on his own, so I don’t know. That’s right. Who is Auyen—”

“I know. Auyen Lockrove… Sailor.”

“…Is that so?”

“…….”

The conversation that had started for some reason ended shortly thereafter.

‘It makes people nervous for no reason.’

It was better to be whipped first, so I decided to get to the main point at this point.

“Misha’s presence today means that you’ve finished your thoughts, right?”

“…huh.”

“So how did you decide?”

When asked directly, Misha hesitated for a long time before answering.

“Your newly created clan… I’ll join.”

“Really?”

“Uh…”

The tension was relieved with a small nod of the head.

I was preparing my mind thinking that he would refuse because he kept squirming. “If it

‘s

okay with you and… your colleagues…”

“Why shouldn’t it be okay? Ah, did I say that I didn’t get along with Erwen? Don’t worry. We’ll be able to get along like before. Now he’s much better too.”

“Oh yeah……?”

“Since the words came out, how about calling them now?”

“Uh uh…?”

“I didn’t even say hello properly last time. Now that we’re going into the labyrinth together, it would be nice to have such a time…”

Misha put on a puzzled expression for a moment, but soon nodded and replied that she would.

So, leaving Misha behind, he went upstairs alone and brought Amelia and Erwen down.

And…

“…….”

“…….”

Unsurprisingly, an uncomfortable, suffocating silence settled in the living room.

and how long has it been

Amelia sighed and opened her mouth.

He had no choice but to go to my eyes asking him to do something…

“Yandel. You stay upstairs.”

…huh?

“If you want a solution, don’t talk nonsense and follow me. If you’re here, you’ll only get in the way.”

For some reason, I was kicked out from the start.

***

Amelia and Erwen and Misha.

The conversation between the three ended after about an hour had passed.

Amelia knocked on the closed door and said it was okay to come down, so I ran back down to the first floor.

The situation in the living room was completely different from what I expected.

“…….”

“…….”

Neither was it a harmonious atmosphere, nor was it a violent one. It’s just a mess as if a typhoon has passed.

“Hey… Emily? What happened to this?”

When I asked blankly, Amelia replied as if it was nothing special.

“After a long conversation, the three of us decided to get along.”

“Uh, that’s great… I didn’t ask about that now. Something… seems like things are broken?”

“Oh that? Never mind. My hand just slipped while we were talking.”

How could my hand slip so that the living room on the first floor could turn into such a mess?

As I was looking around, Erwen, who met my eyes on the way, averted my gaze.

“…That’s right. My hand slipped.”

Yes, it will come out like this, right?

Lastly, he stared at Misha and shot a questioning glance at him, but Misha also kept his mouth shut and did not respond.

‘Still, no one seems to have been hurt, so is it okay…’

I decided to stop questioning the living room in depth.

Because I have that kind of eye too.

‘There was a bit of trouble, but the conversation seems to have ended well.’

To predict in more detail, Misha and Erwen were at odds, and Amelia would mediate well in the middle.

“I… I’ll go up first.”

Soon, Erwen headed to his room as if he were running away, and Misha also got up.

“Then me too… Enough…….”

“Huh? Where are you going? Are you just staying here? There are a lot of empty rooms.”

“That’s… I thought about it, but I thought it would be better to live separately… It would only make each other uncomfortable… I heard that Einar is like that too…? ”

uh that’s right

Einar says that the Holy Land is very interesting these days, and he spends his days as the first elder by sticking to it every day.

“So… can you let me go?”

I let go of the wrist I was holding.

Misha gently touches the affected area with her hands, as if it was a little painful.

“Then……”

Soon after, Misha opened the front door and left, and in the end I couldn’t hold on to that figure that seemed to draw a line.

“…What were the three of you talking about?”

Frustrated, I asked Amelia, but I couldn’t get a proper answer this time either.

“It’s a secret only for women, so you don’t have to know.”

No, that’s why I don’t feel anymore.

What were the three of you really talking about?

***

The day after Misha’s visit.

Another unexpected guest came from the wind in the morning.

“…Raven?”

“Can I come in?”

“Oh sure.”

After Erwen’s essence experiment, Raven, who was busy with overdue work, visited after a long time.

“Is your house smaller than before?”

“Oh, is this your first time here?”

After giving them a brief tour of the house, they started talking in earnest while enjoying refreshments served by Auyen.

“You didn’t come just because you were bored, what did you come for?”

“For what? You say that?!”

“It must have been because of the Magic Tower.”

“Haa…….”

He sighed deeply, but unexpectedly, Raven didn’t say anything out loud.

He, too, knows the circumstances.

The process was a bit drastic, but I was just doing what I had to do.

Most of all, the case itself ended amicably.

So…

“What kind of magic did you use?”

This is probably the real purpose of the visit.

“I don’t understand why the Mage Tower lord would make such concessions. To be honest, I thought there was only war left…” “You

came here because you were curious about that?”

“…….Come with me.”

After thinking about it for a while, I confessed all the transactions I had with the owner of the mage tower.

I wanted to hear his advice on this part.

“Lurendel Garlin Barrett… the Mage Master gave up so much to protect him?”

“Do you know anything about her?”

“…I don’t know. In the past, we didn’t have anything to talk about because we were in different ranks. After entering the military, I hardly ever worked in the Mage Tower.”

“Still, you’re the same wizard, but you probably know more than I do. Anything is fine, so try it.”

“That……”

Raven hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Lurendel Galinbarrett is the magician who has published the most papers on the Barbarian’s Heart. The Triten School itself is very interested in that research.”

“Hmm, is that why you wanted my heart?”

“Maybe. If it’s that woman, there’s a high possibility that she put in such a request because she genuinely wanted to study Mr. Yandel’s heart.”

“And that research is highly likely to be important enough for the owner of the Mage Tower to be interested in it.”

“It’s probably like that…… Otherwise, there’s no reason for that mage lord to make such concessions and go around cheaply.”

“…Raven, could you please recognize me?”

“Um… Okay. I’m a little curious about this part too. I’ll investigate on my own and if something comes out, I’ll share it with Mr. Yandel.”

“thanks.”

So the conversation on this topic is over.

Since Raven came, I asked this too.

“Raven, by any chance. By any chance… is there a case of gaining ‘knowledge’ in the labyrinth?”

“Knowledge…?”

“Yes, knowledge. For example, suddenly being able to write and read ancient languages that you couldn’t even read originally….”

In my example, Raven kicked off the table and stood up.

“Ancient language! Are you able to read the ancient language?!”

“Oh no… the ancient language is just an example—”

“What’s the example! That’s what it sounds like!”

That’s why these quick-witted guys are.

Even if I looked around, I couldn’t believe it, so I just admitted it coolly.

“Yes, I can read the ancient language.”

“To what extent…?”

“Well? I haven’t checked yet…”

I blurted out my words, and Raven pulled out a book written in an ancient language from subspace and made me read it.

But…

“Mahniarsus earnestly asked for his wife back, but Capracadach refused. The reason was that he could love her more than she did… No, what kind of book is this? ”

“It’s okay, so keep going.”

“…was the reason. So Mahniarsus drew his sword and thrust it into his heart. Capracadah reached out even as he was bleeding. All he could do was that…”

Raven’s expression darkened as he worked hard and read the book out loud.

“This is a book that I can’t read properly without a dictionary…….”

Hmm, that’s right……

I know that this guy belongs to the axis of learning the ancient language diligently among wizards.

“Muten Abiyur Bukratch.”

“…what did you just say?”

“I could speak the ancient language,” he meant.

Saying that, I shrugged my shoulders, and after a while, the reaction came back.

“……Would you like Mr. Yandel?”

Raven raised her fern-like hand as if it were not a simple threat.

“Kia ho ki ki h qu yeh.”

“……?”

“Ah, this means I don’t want to be hit—.”

“Who do you know as an idiot!!”

……In the end, one hit.

Well, the flesh was swollen on the side of the hit.

“Ah really…… Why is Mr. Yandel such a human being?”

“I’m sorry. Anyway, back to the original story. Have you ever heard of a case like this?”

“… As far as I know, there is none. But… what happened to Mr. Yandel? ”

“Something like that.”

“……Can you hear me?”

Raven asked cautiously, and I gladly told him about what had happened there.

We’re not friends now like we used to be, but isn’t that the girl who helped me even though she knew I was a demon?

I also needed the wizard’s knowledge.

“What happened there is not simply a made-up story. No, it must have happened in the past! A clear causal relationship between the hierarchy ruler and the witch!”

After hearing my story, Raven couldn’t hide his excitement.

“This is a great discovery! This proves the hypothesis that the labyrinth is not from another dimension! There is a possibility that the dimensional coordinates of the labyrinth use the time axis instead of space!”

Of course, I was in a nonchalant position.

Space or time doesn’t make sense.

“Is that so?”

“Versil Gowland! What does she say? That woman is a wizard too! He must have made such a great discovery, so he must be researching it, right?” “No, he wasn’t

very interested

either

?

”

I couldn’t understand it at all?

“That can’t be… How can a wizard do that? If I had been there…”

Raven, who had raised her voice as if it was nonsense, suddenly stopped talking.

“If I were there?”

“…No. It’s a meaningless story anyway.”

The atmosphere suddenly calmed down.

For some reason, it felt like the conversation topic had to be changed, so Raven brought out news that would make him happy.

“Oh, that’s right! And I have another news to tell you.”

“…news?”

“Misha is back.”

Afterwards, he briefly told the story of reuniting with Misha and deciding to join the clan again

. What’s going on again?

“…Really? That’s great.”

“I’ll give you the address, so stop by. Misha will be happy to see you too—.”

“Later.”

“… Huh?”

“I’ll just leave. I have something to do in the unit.”

Raven left

the

house with a darker expression.

Tracking progress, gathering all the clan members to discuss plans for the next expedition, etc. Most

of them were routine tasks, but the day wasn’t always filled with daily quests like that.

Just like today

. Welcome.”

A total of 31.

No, now I visited the mansion after being invited by Viscount Gudrix, one of the members of the ‘Melves’, a coalition of heterogeneous nobles consisting of 32 families

. Nice to meet you, baron. I’m Viscount Gudricks. I’m sure he’s busy, but thank you so much for accepting the invitation!”

Viscount Gudricks, befitting a dwarf bloodline, used a more lively tone than other nobles.

However, since he’s still a noble, the introduction was long, so after all, I paid attention first before moving on to the main topic. “So why did you call me?”

”

I have a request to entrust to Baron Yandel on behalf of Melves.” This

was the first Melves-only quest.