Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian - Chapter 408

Episode 408 Dilemma (5)

Regal Bagos, the Dragon Slayer.

Few people know about my bad relationship with this guy.

Excluding the members who were a team at the time, a few high-ranking officials of the Church of Leatlas and the leaders of the dragon tribe were all.

Of course, Erwen has no idea about it.

The only thing he knows is that a wizard named Dwalky was changed in the labyrinth.

‘Does the two of them have a bad relationship?’

Well, that’s a bit odd then.

When the Marquis shared about the hidden mission to help Lavien and defeat the dragon slayer, he didn’t show this kind of reaction—

‘……Hmm, I guess he didn’t look good at that time either.’

No, thinking about it, I actually didn’t look good.

Seeing his stiff lips, Amelia asked if he was sick, and he hurriedly left, saying it was nothing.

Well, at that time, I didn’t ask too deeply, but…

‘I’ll have to check.’

I can’t just watch my colleague’s mental breakdown.

Therefore, after asking Jun for his understanding, he left immediately and calmed down Erwen.

And listened to the situation.

“I’m sorry. It was so suddenly…” ”

I’m not trying to get an apology. I’m just worried about what happened. What the hell happened to that son of a dragon slayer?”

“That’s……”

Erwen opened his mouth after hesitating for a long time, as if his mouth didn’t come off easily.

“It was when I was 10.”

“When I was 10 years old…”

It was about 13 years ago.

In other words, it must have been about a year after the end of the war between the Barbarians and the Elves.

As soon as I heard it, something immediately came to mind.

“Could it be that… is it related to blood?”

Terror in the holy land of fairies.

The culprit was the dragon slayer Regal Bagos, and I heard that the number of fairies killed at that time exceeded a thousand.

And if my prediction is correct…

“…Yes, then my parents passed away. In front of me… while protecting my older sister, me, and younger brother…” ”

… It was.”

Erwen lost his parents that day.

My uncle adopted all three of them as adopted children and took care of them with love, but even so, the vacancy could not be filled.

Even so, Erwen persevered.

It was thanks to Daria, the eldest, trying to fill the position somehow.

But…

[That lady was born with the second most fate after you.]

The cruel reality took away even Daria.

Although not a dragon slayer, coincidentally the culprit was an Annihilator who was one of Orculis’ members.

“Damn it.”

“I’m sorry. I got scared as soon as I heard the voice. Obviously, that person is an enemy… I have to fight to not lose anything more precious… Again… Again, they’re trying to get out of me. I’m afraid they’ll take it away…”

Erwen’s panic was understandable.

“Ha, how pitiful…? Now that I’m stronger… So I promised myself that I’d take revenge when we met someday, but now it’s like this…”

Originally, that’s what trauma is like.

emotion over reason. No, to be precise, the memory of that time precedes and fear rushes in.

“It can’t be that he looks pathetic. The pathetic thing… Rather, it’s on my side.”

“Yes? Ha! How pathetic! There’s no way! What a wonderful person you are!”

Uh… Well, everyone’s standard is different.

I actually thought I had been with Erwen for quite some time, but I didn’t know about this past at all.

No, I didn’t even want to know the truth.

[Actually, I know… that I have a problem…]

When I first learned about Erwen’s symptoms of anxiety.

It would have been different if it had not been simply dismissed as the effect of stats.

[Did you suffer? I know. How does it feel to lose something.]

When I returned to the city after losing Dwalki.

If I had thought more deeply about the meaning of those comforting words, I could have figured out what the real problem was earlier.

But…

“Mr……..”

But it’s not like I’m dying like this.

If the problem is a problem, wouldn’t it be possible to get rid of the problem?

“Erwen.”

When I called my name, Erwen looked up at me with moist eyes and held my hand.

It’s like waiting for something to happen.

Yeah, I guess you wanted me to say that too.

“Don’t be too nervous. Annihilators, corpse collectors, or that damn lizard.”

“……?”

I muttered quietly as if I had promised.

“Because one day I will kill them all.”

“………to?”

…huh?

This is not the reaction I was thinking of.

“What is it that you don’t believe me?”

When I opened my eyes, Erwen shrugged.

“Is that so? I believe in

you !” The answer was

somewhat

draining, but I wasn’t too worried

.

It seems that he has calmed down a bit now.

***

After I sent Erwen, who had calmed down, back to the team’s location,

I put my thoughts

together for a while.

Regal Bagos, the dragon slayer.

There are as many as four people on our team who have a bad relationship with this

bastard. Needless to say, Ravien and I, who are from the dragon tribe, and I are enemies with Erwen as it was just confirmed.

And… ..

‘Amelia said the same thing.’

Of course, Amelia is a bit different from the three of us,

because she’s more of a one-sided resentment from the Dragon Slayer.

Once upon a time, she found a dragon slayer pup falling through a portal, robbed her equipment, and gave her a drug to lose her memory. [If he had regained his memory, he would have been hot enough by now that he couldn’t kill me.]

If

there was one part that surprised me at this time, it was at that time. It was

at that time that the first vine was cut.

Did he help me?’

A relationship that can only be described as truly bizarre.

I smiled

and headed

to the place where

Jun was. Aaaagh!”

“Because I believed then that you had confessed all your sins and regained your pure heart. No, it’s because I was deceived.”

“I didn’t lie!”

“Then why didn’t you tell me about the dragon slayer? It looks like he’s waiting at the base too.”

“That’s…!”

“I can still see the evil in his eyes—”

“I didn’t know! I didn’t know! People like that don’t tell me what I’m doing where and when!! Aaaaaaagh! kill! Kill me!!”

The guy who had a seizure with his limbs tied tightly suddenly shut his mouth.

Jun approached and violently grabbed his cheek and opened his jaw.

Then, blood began to flow

. ” Oh

… it seems that virtue is still lacking to find the light.”

Jun bit his lips bitterly and then raised his holy power and healed the guy’s injuries in an instant.

“……Ah no Hey hey hey hey!”

“Don’t worry. I will be by your side to help you regain your pure heart and find the light without fail.” ”

……Devil! this devil! It’s a devil!!”

“…That’s it.”

Jun didn’t erase his benevolent smile despite the insulting words and quietly picked up an awl.

Then…

“Ah! Did you come

?”

After finding me, I

quickly put a gag on his mouth .

Except for the fact that there are more troops on standby at the base than we expected.”

“……A lot of troops? How much?”

“According to Lee, it’s almost twice as much.”

“What? Double?”

Wait,

this is a bit serious

. Did you trick us?”

“No. They were not the ones who would tell lies, risking their lives for loyalty. It’s just… they must have been so sincere.”

Well, that makes sense.

“But according to that logic, isn’t it possible that he was the only one who got it wrong?” ”

Yes, it is. Undeniable. But… this friend also said that he guessed after being contacted. It is normal for regular contact to be sent from the home base. If the dragon slayer is there, it is highly likely that his troops will be there as well.”

“…….”

“What do you want to do? For now, we’ll keep digging for information, but if the enemy has twice as many troops as expected, our mission is more likely to fail.” ”

Even if we succeed, we’ll take more damage.

” .”

Then, what should I do?

No matter how much damage the original plan is pushed forward? After

thinking for a while, I made a decision.

“Stop the interrogation I gave you and call the team leaders.” “You

mean to hold a meeting

.” ”

Because you might come up with a good idea, saying that it would be better if

we were able to fight each other.

*** During the expedition, there were countless meetings with the leadership.

It was scary to share all the information obtained during the interrogation process, so many words came out

. Didn’t you say that the size of the dragon slayer’s army

was small and medium-sized ?” Aren’t we also less than 30 people?”

“Yes. Unlike the little ones we met around here, there’s a good chance that each one of them is an elite team.” ”

So you’re saying you’re giving up on the mission?”

“No one said anything like that. Let’s see if there are other options. That’s probably why Mr. Shuitz called us all.”

“…….”

When my name as the head of the expedition was mentioned, Kaislan calmed down as well.

Authority derived from force is always respected in any situation. ” Anyway

, even if we succeed in the mission, the damage will increase, so can’t everyone do better?”

I asked straight away, and various opinions immediately began to come in.

“How about ambush nearby and slowly reduce the number?”

“No. If we do that, we won’t be able to meet the time we promised with the main unit.”

“Besides, at that point, no matter how ignorant they are, they’ll find out how things are going. After that, the surprise advantage may be lost, making it even more difficult. They’ll start preparing.”

“Then Carla, do you have a better way?

“……How about going undercover? If you use the person under interrogation, you might be able to succeed unexpectedly.”

“But the moment we fail, everyone will be killed. Of course, the mission will fail. The risk is too great. I’d rather—”

Starting from an ambush, infiltrating, luring and killing, various opinions came out, but there was no such good plan that everyone would agree on.

But humanity is synonymous with collective

intelligence.

“It will be easy if you use the enemy’s Message Stone.”

Eventually, after putting our heads together, we came up with a plan that everyone agreed on.

Well, even that quickly split into two branches

. I guess Can we target the base after that?”

Should we deal with the dragon slayer first?

Because that’s our mission.”

Or should we prioritize the mission more?

Both had their pros and cons.

In the former case, if you succeed, you can catch two rabbits.

But…

” It’s not the time to hang yourself. Do you think they’ll get hit without even contacting the rear like the ones they’ve met before? Even if they die, they will know our existence and die.” “

Besides, there is no guarantee that the surprise attack will succeed. If they react calmly, our damage will increase.”

“Yes, that’s what I was about to say! Even if you win, everyone will be exhausted and tired, so is it possible to hit the base in that situation?”

If things go wrong, the mission itself will fail.

On the other hand, the latter can definitely succeed in at least one mission.

“Come on, calm down the excitement. In the end, isn’t it for Shuitz to decide?”

Soon, as Jun mediated the atmosphere of rising voices, his eyes focused on me.

‘Ha, I’m worried.’

It really hasn’t been easy to choose for the first time in a long time.

Of course, I knew in my head that

choosing the latter was the right thing.

If it weren’t for the ‘dragon slayer’, I would have chosen the latter without any hesitation.

Tuk-tuk.

Unknowingly, I knelt As soon as I tapped, the team leaders gulped. ”

Looks like

Shuitz made the decision.

”

It was not an issue.

I spoke out the decision I had made:

“We focus on the mission.”

After all, it is premature to be greedy for dragon slayers.

“Well thought of! After all, if the mission is successful, the royal family will reward you enough!”

“It’s a reward…”

I laughed,

but did I sense something out of place in that laugh

? Came

.

_

_

_

_ Because it depends on it.”

“…….”

“If you fight even one less time, the number of survivors will increase.”

So I gave up my greed.

That’s all this decision.

“So, did you get the answer?”

“.. ….Yes, quite enough.”

Seeing Aqlava nodding her head with some docile eyes, I even relieved my last regret

.

It doesn’t have to be today.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t sad.

[We’ll meet again, Yongin.]

The promise that day will definitely come true.