Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 202 Blessing (2)

Dig two graves to embark on a path of revenge.

What Confucius said.

However, in the book I read, only the sentence was written, and the intention of the words was not shown.

What did Confucius really want to say?

The importance of commitment?

Or just how self-destructive and dangerous a choice revenge is?

As a 21st century me, there is no way to know, so I decided to interpret it in a way that touches my heart more.

Yes, Confucius knew.

When you try to beat someone, you have to be prepared to be beaten too.

‘But he didn’t seem to know that either.’

I licked my lips and stared at the kid.

The kid, who had been accused of personal attacks from the first page, was staring into the air in a state of fascination.

“What did you just say… what do you mean? I don’t understand…”

No difficult words were used.

So what I don’t understand is not ‘words’, but this ‘situation’ itself.

um isn’t it?

“Why why am I without a mother!!”

The kid glared at me and shouted, and I briefly asked back.

“So what?”

“No, but he passed away…”

The little boy flinched and blurted his horse’s tail.

To be honest, I was a little taken aback too.

I never thought I would answer ‘yes’ to this question.

Of course there were no problems.

“also.”

I nodded as if I knew that.

What about not having a real mother?

So what do you mean?

The same goes for Bjorn Yandel who grew up without a mother.

Moreover, due to the nature of the Yongin tribe, he is only younger in appearance, but he is probably older than me in real age.

There is no reason to stop punishing preemptive strikes.

“But that… how did you know…?”

“It smells.”

“It’s a tea…?”

“Yeah, if you’ve been properly brought up, you can’t lie like that.”

When I said it as if it were obvious, the child’s mouth made a grinding sound.

It’s a world without padlips, but even so, words related to family are bound to be sensitive…

uh isn’t this?

“Apologies, barbarian! You’re lying? I didn’t lie!”

The kid, who had recovered his mentality to some extent, burst into anger at the fact that he was accused of being a ‘lie’.

For some reason, as soon as I heard it, a corner of my heart felt cold.

How can you deny it with all your might?

Doesn’t that mean that he was so sincere when he said he was ugly?

If it was Bjorn Yandel, he would have been hurt.

But this too was not a problem.

A K-barbarian with Korean affection who gives words back when he receives something in return.

because that’s me

“I don’t even know you lied…”

I looked at the little boy with sympathetic eyes.

“There’s no way Daddy didn’t have—”

“Yes! Daddy! You crazy bastard!!”

The kid who cuts me off and screams.

Therefore, I also finished my personality at this point.

This should have conveyed the realization that he could be in big trouble if he messed around with the barbarian.

Besides, this is Yongin’s home ground—

‘Oh, but why is the elder still standing still?’

Feeling a sense of alienation, I looked back.

Then, I saw a Yongin elder who was watching me with interest.

“You’re amazing.”

huh?

“This is the first time I’ve made Penitaseauros-nim so angry.”

He’s an overly emotional kid for that.

Even at this moment, he is breathing heavily and looking at me.

However, I focused on other parts.

‘sir?’

The elder added an honorific title after the name.

In other words, this kid’s status is a considerable position within the Yongin tribe.

No, wait a minute…

“Could it be that she is a shrine maiden?”

dragon maiden.

A position similar to that of a shaman, the only barbarian.

Simply put, ‘blessing’ can only be used by him.

“Oh, didn’t you know?”

“·······.”

You should have told me.

Soon after, I turned my gaze away, and the little boy was glaring at me with a forceful eye unlike before.

“Why? Are you still thinking about apologizing?”

What lingered on his lips was an obvious sneer.

After thinking about it for a while, I finally decided to continue with my attitude.

“Why do I have to apologize, kid?”

“I heard you said you wanted to engrave a blessing?”

That’s it.

However, even if she is a shaman, is she not inferior to the chieftain, Mr. Yong? If OK comes out from there, he will have no choice but to engrave a blessing on me.

“That’s a matter for the Taego Dragon to decide.”

At my words, the little boy grinned.

“Oh my dad?”

“·······.”

I froze as I was laughing.

No, was it Mr. Yong’s daughter?

***

Clan priestess and daughter of Taegoryong.

In fact, it can’t be a tremendous status, but now I erased the option of apologizing from my head.

That’s not barbarian.

More than anything, if I apologize, it’s like admitting that I’m filthy ugly.

“······What are you looking at?”

“Isn’t it? Didn’t you look at it?”

After the kid’s shocking identity was revealed, the kid and I had a subtle fight in awkward silence.

and how long has it been

“You two do that.”

The elder arranged a reconciliation.

No, it is correct that both were scolded.

“Bjorn Yandel, what I said to the priestess earlier was very rude. The place where you are standing is the temple where our spirit dwells. Even if you are a barbarian, you need to respect it.”

The elder, who calmly and logically pointed out my mistake, moved his gaze to the kid who was secretly laughing.

“It’s the same with Miko-nim.”

“···me too?”

“Bjorn Yandel is a guest of the Great Dragon and a benefactor of the clan. It was rude to criticize him for his appearance when he first met.”

“You weren’t lying?”

“Sometimes there are moments when you have to be silent. Even if it’s the truth.”

The little boy lowered his head despondently.

But I didn’t feel any bitterness.

No, rather…

‘······what? Should I return it?’

To be silent even if it’s true?

He agrees with the statement that he is filthy ugly, but doesn’t that mean saying it is wrong?

“Then I have to attend the meeting, so I’m done.”

Soon after, the elder left me with my aching bones and went back to where I was earlier.

I was standing still, so I sat down on the floor.

The suffocating silence that began like that.

It was the little boy who spoke first.

“Let’s talk.”

“·······?”

“I heard you were an explorer? Any interesting stories?”

“······Why should I do it?”

The kid stared at me with an annoyed look at my question.

“Words have power. And I have the ability to feel the nature of that power.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Oh, so you have to get used to the wavelength you have so you won’t be able to engrave a blessing later. Maybe that’s why Dad sent you here early.”

It’s the first time I’ve heard of settings about the power or wavelength of words. However, there was something that caught my attention more than that.

“You speak as if a decision has already been made.”

“If it had been rejected, you wouldn’t have come to this room.”

“Then what’s the meeting over there?”

“Well? I guess he thought it looked too easy for me to do.”

Well, somehow, I think it might have been.

“Anyway, so say anything. You have to keep talking so you can read the waves. That way, when you engrave the blessing, your body will feel a little less burdened.”

Unlike the first meeting, it was too common sense, so I couldn’t adapt, but I obediently followed the request.

“Is there anything in particular you’re curious about?”

“Why did you become an explorer?”

“You sound strange. We were born as warriors. If we can’t fight, we will die.”

“You mean you had to do it because of taxes?”

What do you mean by releasing it?

“Because we’re not as good as you are.”

“Oh, I see······.”

The Yongin do not pay taxes.

It is because they made a big contribution in the war that took place thousands of years ago. On the other hand, other races are struggling with taxes every day.

“I heard that they usually lend money to pay taxes at the tribal level, but aren’t they barbarians?”

I laughed bitterly at the question as if I was really curious.

“Yes, we are not.”

When a dwarf becomes a blacksmith, the tax is reduced.

Beasts and fairies are financially able to help with agricultural and livestock work in ‘Gnome Tree’ with their unique abilities.

So, until the second year, I give out interest-free loans, so I don’t have to pay taxes.

But what about barbarians?

Giving a weapon is the end.

‘If I become the chief of the tribe, I’ll have to take donations and fix everything.’

Calmly, the barbarian was the most left behind.

Improvements are needed in many areas.

But did my expression look bad?

“······This is fine, so tell me then.”

The kid first changed the topic.

“Are you talking about that?”

“I heard you fought with your uncle… no, the dragon slayer?”

Oh that.

At least it was the only point of contact between the kid and me, so I slightly dramatized what happened at the time.

I removed the parts that were not special and could be disadvantageous.

The method of obtaining the essence of an ogre, or things that could be suspected of being evil spirits.

It was an interesting story even without that.

“Rioll Warb Dwalkie…. It’s a name I’ll remember for a while.”

Like everyone who heard this story, the kid listened to the Dwalki part the most.

To be honest, I was proud of myself whenever I received a reaction like this.

It’s because he feels accepted by other people as well.

“The sword… that’s how you got it. You’re really ignorant. Anyway, so? What happened after that?”

After talking about the dragon slayer, I naturally went into the part of finding a new colleague, and I heard a little interesting story here.

“You know what? Maybe my sister could have made it to the team.”

It seems to be referring to the 2-year contract system ‘colleague’ that Mr. Yong proposed…

“What kind of person is your sister?”

“He’s nice. I’m busy so I can’t see him often.”

No, I was asking how strong you are, not your personality.

It was something I was curious about, so I tried to ask a few more questions, but in the end I couldn’t.

Just in time the door was opened.

“You said you quarreled, but you got along well?”

Entering inside, Mr. Yong grinned at us as we chatted.

Thanks, I was able to figure out one thing.

You didn’t tell the elder what I told him earlier. If I had heard about home education, I would never have made that face.

“So what are the results?”

“It’s out.”

Well, then you just have to tell me the results.

“How’d it go?”

“I decided to listen to your request.”

“Right.”

I nodded and glanced at the kid.

I was thinking that what he said might be true. The result came out, and the hour-long meeting was just because of pride?

‘Isn’t this the reason why I asked a strange question in the first place?’

That was when even such reasonable doubts arose.

Mr. Yong muttered softly.

“There is only one condition.”

“condition?”

“It was confirmed through the Church of Leatlas that you received the oracle. You will probably one day reunite with the Regal Bagos… the dragon slayer.”

“Okay, so go ahead and talk.”

“If you can kill him then, bring me his heart.”

“······Heart? Why do you need that?”

Since it was a meaningful condition, I first asked why,

and then the answer came from the kid.

“It’s because of me. I was the one who cursed my uncle when it happened.”

“If it’s a curse…”

It was a curse that became acceptable but not acceptable.

So Regal Bagos had restrictions on using dragon words and couldn’t properly handle the dragon slashing sword he obtained by betraying his clan.

“Wait a minute, but wasn’t that a curse left by the previous generation’s Taegoryong?”

“It’s known in the world. It was actually our daughter who put the curse on it.”

“······That’s right.”

It feels like hearing the secret story of the Yongin people.

But that’s not what’s important right now.

“So what does a curse have to do with why you need a heart?”

“As a reward for the curse, my time stopped just then. I became unable to step out of this temple for the rest of my life.”

“If I had his heart, would I be able to return to normal?”

The kid didn’t answer my question.

Only Mr. Yong muttered lonely.

“At least we believe so.”

Suddenly, I had such a thought.

I wonder if this was the reason why he said he would put a two-year colleague in me in the first place.

Follow me, kill the dragon slayer when it appears, and bring me the heart.

‘But then how old is he?’

At first, I thought I was a few years older, but now that I look at it, I don’t think I’m a few years older. Because the death of the former Taegoryong happened more than 30 years ago.

Apart from that, his words and actions don’t match his age, but he looks young…

‘······It could be because she only lived in the temple.’

“So what are you going to do?”

“Okay, if I’m going to kill the dragon slayer, I’ll be sure to take out the heart and bring it back.”

“That’s all right.”

It was not a particularly difficult condition, so I skipped further negotiations and accepted the offer.

So now it’s time to prepay the reward.

“Then when will it be possible to engrave a blessing?”

“You can do it tonight if you want.”

The kid said in response to my question.

“But before that, I have to ask you this first. What kind of blessing do you want to receive? You need to know that so that you can prepare.”

“What are the blessings?”

Once I asked for confirmation.

Judgment that there may be a difference between the game and reality.

“Didn’t you know? I thought you asked for this because you knew of course.”

“I only know one thing for sure.”

“Yes? Then I’ll have to explain the rest.”

The little boy gave a troublesome look in his eyes, but explained each one in detail with his mouth.

Listening to it, there was no significant difference from the game.

“The first is the Earth Dragon’s blessing.”

Blessing of the Earth Dragon.

When this blessing is inscribed on the body, the additional stats obtained from the essence increase by 20%.

Synergy is very good even for me, who has an important stat.

In fact, I wonder if there is a type with bad synergy here.

“The second is the Volcano Dragon’s blessing.”

Volcano Dragon’s Blessing.

If the first was stats, this was a series that increased the performance of all skills.

My memory is about 30%.

In other words, when this is selected, the size of the [Giant] state increases and the performance of [Iron Leather] and [Swing] greatly increases.

“Lastly, I have the sea dragon’s blessing.”

Dragon’s Blessing.

Unlike other blessings, this was the only blessing in which a fixed value increased.

The effect is +100 soul power.

If you consider that your soul power increases by 10 every time you level up up to level 5, you will get a sense of how high the number is.

If you choose this, the duration of [Enlargement] will increase several times at once.

You probably won’t run out of MP until you eat a few more core essences.

“Okay, the explanation is over. Then what do you want to do?”

Which of the three will you choose?

Afterwards, the little boy took care of me by saying that he could give me more if he needed more time, but I firmly refused.

“Do this.”

I already have something set.