Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 551: The Secret Room (4)

Here’s a summary of what we got from this secret room.

‘An unidentified golden book containing the story of siblings.’

Well, I don’t know how to use this right now.

Except for this, the rest of the loot (?) was a different story.

‘Seven summoning books.’

It’s not just a book for summoning, it’s a book that you can’t see on the bookshelf.

There are more than 10 rare mimics in it.

Strangely, the monster’s picture wasn’t black and white, but it was painted over with blue, red, etc.

Like the monster picture part is displayed as ‘???’.

Seven books with such peculiarities.

‘Suspicious fountain pen.’

In addition, the fountain pen that Hamsik had on his desk was added.

“Hemsik, how do you use this fountain pen?”

[That, that’s…]

Hamshik, who had been hesitating for a long time, said honestly, saying, ‘Yes, because we are friends…’.

[If you use this pen to paint over the picture in the book… you can get the essence of that color.]

“what?!”

[Cow, don’t scream! Aren’t you surprised!]

No, then say it carefully so as not to be surprised.

A fountain pen that can get the essence of the color you want with a certainty…?

Can something like this exist in the world?

It’s a fraudulent item to the extent that you think so, but unfortunately, there were limits to fountain pens.

Grade 3 or lower.

And the number of times it can be used is only twice.

‘Yes, there’s no way this item can be used unlimitedly.’

Disappointment came over me, but thinking that the opponent was [Dungeon and Stone] eased it a bit.

The guy who expected it was just an idiot…

It’s crazy enough for this game.

‘This is unexplored territory…?’

It seemed like he knew why all the explorers had their eyes turned to the newly opened basement.

5th floor, 6th floor, 7th floor too.

When all of them were first opened, there must have been such a fraudulent hidden piece.

“More than that, Hamsik, how did you know about fountain pens? How many times did you use it before I came?”

[No way!]

“Hmm, after going through that, the explanation was very specific.”

[I just knew! Ever since I was born!]

Although he had never used it, Hamsik knew from the beginning what this fountain pen was for.

[Why are you putting that in!]

As I naturally put the fountain pen in my bosom, Hamshik had another seizure.

[That, that fountain pen is also something that should be handed over to a qualified person…!]

oh yeah

“But you said you could use it twice, didn’t you?”

[however…?]

“Wouldn’t it be okay to write it once and then give it to you? to someone who deserves it.”

[Muh, what nonsense—!]

“Or is there a rule that says it must be given intact?”

[Uh… it’s not like that…]

“Then there will be no problem!”

Okay, then the fountain pen problem ends here.

It seems that you can go out and use it once, think about the remaining number of times, decide where to use it, and then persuade.

So, in that sense, I slowly turned my attention towards the last loot.

“It’s a map…”

A map that seems to have drawn a condensed version of the entire first basement floor.

Several islands are drawn around the rocky island that was the starting point…

A fountain pen is also a fountain pen, but this map was also a great harvest.

That’s because the time to wander around to reveal the map has been reduced.

“There are two islands I haven’t been to yet.”

As a result of consultation with the navigator Auyen, one is a week’s distance from the library.

The answer came that the other one should go about a month.

“It’s been a month… It’s a much wider class than expected.”

“Yes…but, if there is one problem…the location of this island is the direction in which the rainbow was seen at that time.”

“So, does that mean there is a possibility that this island was on the other side of the rainbow?”

“Well… I can’t give you a definitive answer yet, but I’m guessing it’s not just an unfortunate coincidence.”

Well, I thought so too.

In that sense, this island will be called Rainbow Island from now on…

“Hamshik, do you know what lies beyond this map?”

[I do not know…!]

Hamshik, who was staring at the messy room in vain, answered with a pout.

He seems a bit sulky, but that doesn’t mean he’s lying.

‘Then you really don’t know…’

For now, it’s probably better to think that this map isn’t everything.

My curiosity only grew.

What will happen if you go outside this map? No, would it be possible to leave in the first place?

I think I know why people were so curious about the end of the world when they believed the earth was flat.

‘Anyway, you’ll know this later when you visit yourself…’

“Mr. Yandel, look at this part here.”

Soon, Versil pointed to a place on the open map.

It was the part where the giant island was located, to be precise, the part where the cave we stayed in was located.

“Do you see the picture shown here?”

“This… I think it refers to the portal tombstone.”

“Does it look like that too?”

The pattern of the tombstone drawn in the cave area.

However, there is a very intuitive mark under the pattern.

“An arrow pointing down…”

What does this really mean?

‘B2 floor.’

Everyone who looked at the map seemed to have the same thought, but no one said it.

One time when silence continued like that.

“…then would you like to take a look here?”

Versil moved her finger on the map to point to a new location.

The first to find out the location was Auyen.

“This is… the village chief’s island…”

“Yes. There are only two tombstone markers on this entire map, and one of them is here.”

Soon after, the moment Versil pointed to the spot, he felt out of breath.

Should I call this good news?

Or should I say bad news.

“At least I found a way out.”

The arrow drawn under the tombstone pattern was pointing upwards very clearly.

***

I found an exit.

No, strictly speaking, I found a place that was “presumed” to be the exit.

This alone was good news for those of us who seemed to be wandering in the open sea without any clues.

but….

‘It must be the village chief’s island…’

This fact takes my breath away.

After all, in order to return to the city, it means that, like it or not, I have to run into the village chief someday.

“So, can we go back to the city now?”

“Okay! Waaaaaaa!!”

Some of the crew burst into cheers with excitement just having found the exit, but unfortunately, there were several problems left to escape.

“By the way… is it really possible to escape? At that time, even on the island of giants, the tombstone did not work…”

“I guess that too. Just like when we came down, there must be some condition to be fulfilled.”

As some intellectuals say, finding an exit is not the end. Before that, you must first figure out how to activate the portal stele.

Breaking through the village chief will be the next problem.

but….

“rainbow! An island that is in the direction of that rainbow! Isn’t there a key to something on that island?”

Here are a few things you might want to try. Well, we didn’t just come down here and suck our fingers.

‘The most likely is Rainbow Island, but even if it’s not there, I’ll be able to figure it out naturally if I attack all the other islands.’

In that sense, I asked Hamshik one more thing.

“Hemsik, what kind of monster is on the topmost bookshelf?”

How far do you have to level up to clear this library island?

Hamshik’s answer to this question was simple.

Taking the explorer’s standard as an example, I didn’t say what grade it was, but…

[Toll-Lapupa, Kashan, Leviathan, Frahel, Ridgar…]

After all, you have to get the 1st grade at the end.

Still, I’m glad there’s only one, not several?

“What if I catch them?”

Hearing my question, Hamshik spoke to me again in a solemn voice.

[I do not know.]

“Is there any ‘entitlement’ you speak of or not?”

[Again, I don’t know. I have no memory of it.]

Yes, this is all I ate, so find out what’s left for yourself.

“Hemsik, what should I do to get out? Can we go out to that portal over there?”

I think I’ve finished all the investigations, and now I have nothing more to gain from this place.

However, Hamshik, who heard me, tilted his head.

[huh? Can’t you leave once you come in?]

“……what? What if I say that now—”

[Beep! It’s a joke! Let’s go over there!]

oh, i was really surprised

When I was laughing out loud because I was dumbfounded, Hamshik looked at me with a smile, wondering what was so fun about it.

[Beep…! Isn’t it common sense to play pranks with friends!]

Seeing that you like it so much, I can’t even get mad at you.

He smiled and led his crew outside.

The stone gate was still wide open, emitting light, but when Ham-sik came out last, the light disappeared and the door closed.

“But Hamsik, do I have to open the door like that every time I go in?”

[however?]

“I think I heard that this is where you live. Wouldn’t it be inconvenient to be like that every time you go in?”

[well? Normally, I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all! I was organizing the books, but I couldn’t go in because you guys came!]

Ah, that’s why you couldn’t even enter the house and wandered around and got caught by us.

It must have been because we went to sleep at that time that we only wandered around at night.

“I’m going to go hunting again after sleeping, what are you going to do in the meantime?”

[caliber!]

“How about organizing the books?”

[When there is no one… I will do it when you leave and there is no one.]

“why? Oh, I’m not saying to do it now, I’m just curious. It’s revealed to us anyway, so can’t we just do it?”

[…I’ll do it when I’m not there. So don’t force it.]

Well, in that case, I have nothing to say.

After completing the exploration of the secret room, we returned to the library and resumed our camp.

And as soon as the next morning came, the hunt began immediately.

“You have defeated Mimic.”

“You have defeated Mimic.”

“You have defeated Mimic.”

“You have defeated Mimic.”

“I killed Mimic…”

First of all, the first thing I summoned was the mimic summon book I got from the secret room. However, unfortunately, no essence was dropped even after catching more than 10 of them.

Only when the essence comes out to root the item in the [Treasure Warehouse].

‘It’s surprisingly calm.’

Is it because he knows that the best Mimic is worth about 30 million stones anyway?

I don’t feel very sad about it.

This isn’t the only summon book I got this time.

So, I read all the rest of the summon books.

“…drake?”

In the book marked with ‘???’, Drake, a 4th grade flying monster, was summoned.

What, I was nervous inside to see what would come out.

Is it just really 100% random?

I don’t know, but all he dropped was one magic stone.

“So now all that’s left is a colored book.”

Five summon books containing painted monsters.

As a result of reading all of them, these books had something in common.

The red essence of the monster was dropped from the book with the monster picture painted in red, and the blue essence from the one painted blue.

‘The problem is that all of them except for one that was rated 3 were rated 5 or lower.’

The 5th grade or lower was discarded without any worries, and the 3rd grade essence was passed over to Armin Exploration Team because there was a requester.

and….

‘I’ve already finished it.’

As a result, all the summon books brought from the secret room were consumed without much profit.

Well, the main dish, ‘fountain pen’, remained, but…

‘It would be right to write this after seeing the angle until the end.’

I wanted to use this to extract the essence of Bellarios right away, but I made my decision as rationally as possible.

It’s not like we’re just hunting today.

There is also the possibility of eating essence with natural bread, but already using it felt like a very hasty waste.

thus….

“You have defeated Stone Winter.”

「You have defeated Mecarote. EXP +7”

「You have killed the Frost Guardian.」

“Vol-Herchan has been defeated.”

“I defeated the mechanical giant…”

“…”

Eat breakfast and hunt.

Eat lunch and hunt.

How many more days of hunting before going to sleep after dinner?

Day 99 after entering the labyrinth.

‘The labyrinth will open again in the city tomorrow.’

The time has come for newbies to come in.

***

“Vice-captain, did you hear? The news!”

“Ah, that’s…”

Arua Raven, the vice-captain of the Royal Third Magic Corps, smiled bitterly.

Basement 1, Archives.

Wherever you go in the city, these days it’s just that story.

After all, shocking rumors have recently started to circulate in the city.

Bjorn Yandel is still alive and well there.

And, she got two single numbers.

The rumor that was first leaked from demons, whose authenticity has not been confirmed.

“Vice-captain… is the rumor really true?”

“It doesn’t matter whether the rumors are true or not. We just need to do our job well. I will wake up first.”

Raven dismissed his subordinate’s question, finished the meal first, and returned to his office.

Are the rumors true or not?

There is no point in worrying about it.

Either way, what she wants is the same.

I hope the rumors are true.

Then you won’t have to worry like you’re sick every day.

“Haa… If it’s real, it’s annoying as it is.”

B1.

An unexplored area where nothing has been revealed.

What mysteries and unknowns will exist there, and what great exploration is Bjorn Yandel and his colleagues on?

“Whoa…”

She sighed and shook her head.

A uniform that I’m so used to.

And the badge of the magic corps on the top of her chest.

Today, this outfit felt cramped and intrusive.

“Okay, so let’s do our thing…”

After repeating to herself a little bit what she had said to her men before, she went about her business again.

and that evening.

“Vice-captain! This is a direct official letter from the royal family!”

She had her royal official mail sent to her.

She was full of all sorts of rhetoric and difficult words, but as she was accustomed to her official duties, a three-line summary was possible.

1. The royal family is going to explore the first basement level.

2. That’s why we need talent with exploration experience.

3. You are perfect.

After reading the official document, Raven stood up from her chair as if she were jumping like a live fish.

And she hurriedly began to pack her things.