Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

My first night friend, the first person I killed when I woke up to this world.

Thanks to that, I was able to evolve into a civilized person in the labyrinth, and eventually met Erwen in the process and came all the way here.

By the way…

‘Is it because his name is Hans? He is persistent even in death.’

A portrait of him.

This was the first thing I threw away when I was organizing my bag after rooting. Is it like a cursed doll that comes back no matter how many times you throw it away?

“Hmm, it’s something I threw away in the labyrinth…?”

What is it, when did Amelia come again?

When I woke up, I could see that other colleagues were also listening to me while doing their jobs in their respective positions.

Being an explorer, everyone has their ears open.

“…Maybe this is the place where everything that disappeared in the labyrinth gathers.”

Soon after, Versil came up with a hypothesis like a wizard, but in fact, it was the first hypothesis anyone could come up with if they heard my story.

“Oh! That’s amazing! Then, can I find my old lost shoes too? They were my favorite shoes!”

“If you’re lucky.”

“Wait a minute, Gowland. According to your hypothesis, what are those things? I don’t think there are that many missing wardrobes or tables in the labyrinth.”

When Amelia raised a question, Versil couldn’t answer easily and blurted out her words.

“Is that so…? Why is this…?”

A contradiction in the hypothesis that it serves as a garbage dump in the labyrinth.

Surprisingly, it was the navigator Auyen who gave a clear answer to this.

“That… might be furniture from large ships.”

“A large ship?”

“I heard that when the 6th floor was first pioneered, subspace magic wasn’t very developed. That’s why ancient explorers said it was impossible to summon a ship like we do now.”

“Oh so?”

“They dug up trees on the island of beginnings and built their own boats on the 6th floor, and the story of how they used the boat by placing it on the 6th floor is the first history that navigators learn.”

“…How is that possible? If it’s not just going to the nearby islands, do you abandon the ship after using it once?”

“No. That part was solved using magic. It’s just that subspace magic wasn’t as developed as it is now, and it’s not like there was no magic at all.”

Although Auyendo does not know the principle in detail, it is said that it was a magic that made the ship automatically return to Raimine Island on the tide no matter where it was placed.

“You’re using the fact that time on the 6th floor continues even if the labyrinth is closed.”

“Yes. However, it is said that there were many cases of theft and disputes because of it. Oh, and of course, there were also frequent shipwrecks on the way back to the Island of Beginnings—”

“I see. Thank you for the good information.”

I’m sorry for Auyen who was talking excitedly, but I stopped talking at this point.

Long explanations are fine, but he should focus on the voyage.

“But for now, hold on to your height.”

“Ah…yes!”

“Erwen, you should stop watching here too.”

“……!”

“Has Einar stopped mopping?”

I hastily returned the distracted personnel to their original duties.

That would be the case, who knows whether a chest of drawers or a chair is floating on the sea?

Only one thing is important.

The labyrinth is closed and the missing items can be found here.

“Versil, if you see anything floating, keep picking it up. Treasures may be mixed in.”

“I understand.”

It was a family portrait of Hans A., which is useless now, but will not be known again in the future.

Number items, high-level material equipment, etc.

There must be countless treasures that have lost their owners in the long history.

Just like we had to return from Ice Rock, dumping all that equipment down the canyon.

‘Well, if you think so, it’s not a dump, but a grave? It’s full of all kinds of expensive grave goods.’

It seems to make some sense now.

Even when Berzac was summoned, I wondered why there were so many guys waiting in front of the tombstone.

It was something worth risking your life for.

‘Essence of new monsters, by-products, even treasures floating in the sea…’

How much will you get if you go back to the city and finish the settlement this time? While thinking that, Erwen, who was on top of the observatory, shouted at the top of his voice.

“Mister! It’s an island! An island has appeared!”

…isn’t it another 1st class monster?

***

As for the results, what Erwen discovered was indeed an island.

Um, is it a bit ambiguous to call it an island?

Anyway, one thing is for sure, it’s not a monster.

“…it looks like a temple.”

A building built with two cylinders is floating on the water.

I took a boat and looked around the island once, but there was only one entrance in front. Unfortunately, the inside is hidden by the shadow of the labyrinth and cannot be seen.

To put it simply, you have to go in and see for yourself…

“What are you going to do?”

“What should I do? I came to explore, so I have to explore.”

Since the surrounding water depth was low, they all moved to a small auxiliary vessel and released the main ship.

Then, row slowly and go straight to the island.

“…It’s a strange space.”

As I got off the small boat and approached the entrance, I began to see the interior hidden in the shadows.

‘Visibility is about 5m.’

The first thing I could see right away was a wide staircase leading down.

The height and width seem to have been built with the use of something gigantic rather than a person in mind.

Of course, thanks to that, I was comfortable.

「The character casts [Giant].”

Stairs that you can walk normally even in [Giant]?

this is really precious

Kuung Kuung Kuung- I

stand in the lead and go down the stairs with the mindset that if anything happens, I will be slaughtered first.

and how long has it been

“It’s incredibly deep.”

I think I went down at least 200 stairs.

What are you doing here?

I’d like to think that this makes sense spatially, but I decided not to think about it. In a world like this, it would be meaningless to question reality.

coo-!

Still, I kept going down and eventually came to the end.

“Ugh… the smell of dust.”

A space with a faint smell.

Due to the short visibility, it was difficult to check detailed landmarks, but soon the surroundings began to brighten.

“……!”

The hall is illuminated as if someone turned on a switch.

The entire team flinched at the change, and soon after finding the enemy, everyone looked around in a daze.

“This is…….”

The ceiling was as high as the depth it had descended so far.

And huge bookshelves reaching up to the ceiling.

“What is it…? It looks like a library…”

The first thing that came to mind was a library, but there was a big difference from the usual one.

right size.

Each book is so large that you have to spread your arms wide. Not to mention the bookshelves with thousands of them.

“Oh! It’s heavier than I thought, isn’t it?”

Still, the weight of the book was enough for an explorer to lift without problems.

“Will you open the book, Mr. Freneline?”

“Oh sure!”

Soon after, Einar took out a book from the bookshelf and put it down on the floor and opened it.

But…

“It’s empty…”

What is it? Are these books just props then?

“Versil, you are examining the books here. Einar, you are helping Versil by your side. If a dangerous situation arises, be sure to protect him.”

For now, I left Ainar and Versil on the bookshelf and investigated the area a bit more.

A space in the form of a cylinder.

Around the rim, a curved bookshelf that seems to be custom-made is wrapped around it and continues up to the ceiling.

And…

“…I don’t know what it’s for.”

In the center is a stone slab shaped like a table.

And at the end opposite the stairs we came down, there is a large stone door between the bookshelves.

I’ve done a detailed search, but nothing I can find out.

‘First of all, it seems like a place to use this to do something…’

It didn’t seem like there were monsters or traps, so we split up and ordered each one to investigate, and soon there was news.

“Mr. Yandel, I found a book with something written on it!

Hu Learning the ancient language is helpful in many ways.

I hurried to where Versil was, and there was a book spread out on the floor.

A book with pictures on one side and text on the other.

“First of all, the picture looks like a wall mole, a 9th grade monster… I can’t read the text at all.”

As Versil guessed, the owner of the painting was a wall mole.

That’s what it was written on the side.

name.

habitat.

ability.

And the origin of the name, the characteristics of the ability, and the individual’s unique habits, etc.

“…It’s like a picture book. Is this the only thing you’ve found?”

“Yes. No matter how many times I turn, the other pages are all blank.”

“That’s right…”

“Your tone is a little subtle, isn’t it?”

“I just have something to think about.”

First of all, this book alone is worth a lot.

Raven, a history geek, would have been running around and making a fuss about great discoveries and all.

But I’m not interested in that at all.

Non-mage explorers focus more on other things than knowledge.

‘How did you write this.’

What can be done with this discovery?

Or, moreover, what is the reason these things exist here?

Rather than doing research, it must be an explorer-style exploration to try random things and find the results.

“Everyone gather around.”

For that reason, I immediately summoned my colleagues.

“Did you find out something?”

“It’s not like that, but I think there’s something worth trying.”

“Anything worth trying?”

Amelia tilted her head, but it would be easier to see than to say something like this.

Not sure if it will or not in the first place.

Took.

Therefore, the book Versil found was placed on top of the central stone slab.

And maybe 3 seconds passed?

“…sometimes you’re wrong.”

The moment Amelia opened her mouth in the silence.

Shaaaaaa-!

The stone slabs began to emit blue light.

Meaning that something has changed.

And this means that it is a dangerous situation in [Dungeon & Stone].

Therefore…

“Bjorn! Over there! The stone gate is opening…!”

I rushed in the direction Misha pointed out and stood in the front, shouting urgently.

“Prepare for battle!”

Colleagues bowing in a spirited posture at the shouts like infidelity.

Time passes in such heavy tension.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds……

Within 4 seconds, a monster quietly appeared through the crack in the door.

[Take—]

……It was a wall mole.

[Squeak!]

That’s just one.

***

The first monster I met after exploration was a level 1 monster.

So everyone, including me, was wary of the existence that would come out of that stone gate.

But…

“Wall mole…?”

One level 9 monster.

“Don’t relax. Something more might come out.”

Even as I said that as a leader, I felt a sense of loss of energy. However

, it didn’t take long for that feeling to turn into an understanding.

I see.’

When the ‘wall mole’ written in the book was placed on the stone slab, ‘wall mole’ appeared from the stone gate.

Is this a coincidence?

Erwen’s arrow was shot as soon as he called

” Erwen.”

Do you understand what I’m trying to say?

I don’t know, but it’s not important right now.

[…!]

The wall mole that was running towards us with gunpowder steps died without making a

sound .

One level 9 magic stone that fell with the glow.

The essence didn’t come out as much as the beginner’s luck buff didn’t explode.

Even if it came out, it would be thrown away, but anyway.

Deed de de de de de de de deed!

The stone gate was closed again as soon as the monster was defeated.

And…

“uh! Mr Yandel! Hey there!”

There was a staircase leading up to the second column of the huge bookshelf.

It was an intuitive progression for [Dungeons and Stones]

.

However, before going up the stairs, I first checked the book I put on the stone slab.

“All the pictures and letters are gone…” This means that

a book that has been written once cannot be recycled.

After throwing it on the floor, I went up the stairs,

and then I suddenly thought,

‘Can’t I just go upstairs and take out the book?’

If you have an idea, it is the spirit of a barbarian to execute it.

Soon after, I used my tall height to hang on to the railing of the bookshelf on the third floor that had not yet been connected, and climbed on top of it.

However, the book in the bookshelf did not budge even if I applied strength

. You can’t take out the book even if you do.’

Still, if you just go all the way to the end, what will come out?

I was suddenly curious, but I decided to check this later when the progress is blocked or when I have time.

There are still many things to do here.

“Everyone, take out the book and find the one

with the picture.” The whole hung up, searched the bookshelves, opened the book, and hung together, and within a few minutes the harvest came.

This time, it was a book with two monsters on it.

One was an 8th grade nightfly.

“Oh! I know this guy too! Isn’t it an entity with the same abilities used by the vampires we met at Blood Citadel?”

The other was McGuri, whom we met many times while coming here.

“…How is it? What is it written on?”

“You’ve worked hard to say there was an official name already.”

As it was the first monster discovered, everyone was curious about what would be written about McGuri… ‘Let’s

see what the name is. …….’

I immediately froze as I read the text at the top.

“… Huh? Bjorn, what’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”

Einar approached me worriedly.

Versil, who was nearby, asked the same question.

“…… Mr. Yandel? Is there a problem?”

I didn’t answer,

“McGuri.”

“Yes?”

“Even in this book, McGuri’s name is written.”

“…Yes? What do you mean by that? I’m sure that name was given by the captain…”

That’s why it’s strange.

“It’s such an amazing coincidence…? The same name… ..”

Auyen muttered in a timid voice as I looked at the book.

It wasn’t a point of view that I couldn’t understand.

Certainly, it made much more sense to think that way.

But…….

Name.

Habitat

.

I couldn’t do that until I got past the explanation and arrived at the origin of the name.

[……… Bjorn, the son of Yandel, the first explorer who entered the archive on the first basement floor, was the first to discover it and gave it that name.]

No. what the hell is this again