STGB Chapter 501

Episode 501 The Age of Exploration (2)

Plan B.

The moment I hear those words, ominous imagination fills my head.

but apart from that.

“How is it? Are all the questions you’re really curious about now?”

“Uh, roughly.”

The hostility toward Lee Baek-ho was further reduced.

It’s better to be honest and say what you want than to hide your plans behind a smile.

“If I ask you about Plan B, you won’t answer, will you?”

“This really doesn’t work. I should have a trump card too, right?”

Huh yes, that’s right…….

It’s a bit disappointing, but I can understand and move on with this level of secret.

It’s not like I opened everything to him.

Didn’t we honestly show each other as much as we needed? For now, that’s enough.

“So now I’m your enemy or ally?”

I answered without much hesitation.

“Well, I think a collaborator would be appropriate.”

“…a collaborator?”

“Yes, collaborator.”

Lee Baek-ho was curious as to exactly what he meant by these words. Well, it’s good to be clear about this.

“I’ll work with you to get you home.”

“Instead, I help my brother whenever he needs it?”

“It kind of feels like that.”

“It’s not bad. But what if there’s a conflict of opinions and things go wrong…?”

I shrugged my shoulders with a smile at the cautious tone that was not typical of Lee Baek-ho.

“Then it splits up at that moment. Is there anything special? I hope it doesn’t happen to me as much as possible, but like you said, people don’t know anything else.”

“……You’re very cool.”

“Uh. So, plan B or whatever you do in preparation for that time, do as you please. I will do the same anyway.”

It’s natural instinct to prepare for the worst.

And I think

A person who doesn’t do the obvious would be even worse as a partner.

“As a collaborator… that’s good. Let’s do it.”

Soon, Lee Baek-ho stretched out his hand as if he liked it.

What are you doing in a strange way?

Even though I hated it inside, I accepted the handshake.

“……Hyung, I just got goosebumps.”

“Don’t tell me. I’m the same.”

After a short handshake, we each sat on the sofa and smiled at each other.

“I must have been like this before.”

“I know.”

It was a feeling that was not as bad as I thought.

***

After that, I had several conversations with Lee Baek-ho.

Among them, the main theme was, of course, ‘hidden area’.

“Brother, tell me. What did you really do?”

“I don’t know. It seems that special conditions have been established, but I don’t know why it came to that situation.”

“Really? It’s unfortunate, but… even if you know it, it won’t mean much. A feat recorded on the Honor Stone can only be done once.”

“What is it?”

“Oh, didn’t you know? There are a lot of things you don’t know except for what you can learn from this real game…….”

Well, that’s what I can’t help.

I once lived in a library, but after all, it’s open knowledge that anyone can get.

“……It’s already time like this. Hyung, I’m going to go.”

After talking about this and that for a long time, it was time for Lee Baek-ho to log out.

“Hey, why don’t you see your face sometimes even in the city?”

“I’m fine. But I don’t think I’ll be able to for a while. I’m going to go outside for a while.”

“…If outside, do you mean outside the city walls?”

“Yes. I finally figured out a way out. I’ve been searching all over the city for this.”

Wait a minute, I think this is good information.

When I asked him to let me know, Lee Baek-ho nodded his head with a regretful look on his face.

“It’s hard to explain in words here, but before I leave, I’ll send a letter to my brother’s house. The way to get there is written.”

“thank you.”

Is this why there must be a stagnant person around?

I got my hands on an escape route from the kingdom that I had been curious about for a long time in an unexpected way.

So, back to the main point.

“But why are you leaving?”

“Auril Gavis. I think the old man is there for some reason.”

“……?”

“So I’m going to look it up. That old man probably has the answers to most of my questions.”

Come to think of it, I had to ask Baekho about this grandpa. In the current situation, I will answer more honestly.

‘Well… I wonder if I can ask that next time we meet?’

“Then I’ll go bro. See you next month!”

“Okay, if you find it, tell me the news.”

“Preload.”

So Lee Baek-ho left, and after sitting on the sofa for a while looking at the fireplace and hitting the fire, Hyeon-byeol returned.

“Is it later than expected today?”

“Then you think I’ll just go out and look at the number of people?”

uh… wasn’t it?

I thought it was like that because I came in almost immediately after leaving until now…….

“By the way… You look good?”

“huh?”

“It’s the expression that one worry has been resolved. Oppa’s expression now.”

“Ah… is that so?”

Just looking at him, it seems like he has a miracle.

Hyunbyeol smiled and lay down on the sofa as he neither denied nor affirmed.

I don’t know where to put my eyes.

“Hyeonbyeol-ah…? You’re wearing a skirt right now…”

“But? You have stockings.”

“Uh……”

Is that so?

Is it okay then?

Hyeonbyeol smiled as he froze still, feeling as if he could somehow understand it.

“Take care of everything. Come now.”

Soon, Hyeonbyeol took out a book from the empty space and started reading.

“…what is that book? Where did you get it?”

“You don’t know, oppa? It’s been a mess these days.”

“……?”

“You really don’t know. You know that GPs sell clothes and stuff that can be used in the community, right?”

“Oh you know that.”

Ghostbusters was surprisingly a community with real elements. There were several charging elements such as decorating the chat room and cosmetic items, and of course I had never used them.

“This book is like that.”

“So you’re saying there’s nothing written on it?”

“No. It’s written. Originally, it was written by a person who wrote on a free bulletin board, but since it’s so popular, I consulted with the operator and started selling it as a book recently.”

“Wow…that’s interesting. So, is that fun?”

“Would you like to see my brother? I have some left over from the previous volume.”

“Oh give me.”

Soon after, I handed over a book from Hyeonbyeol and started reading it. It was a fantasy novel with a modern background, but it had its own suction power from the beginning.

But even so, it was difficult to concentrate.

‘……driving me crazy.’

Hyunbyeol is reading a book. Why does he keep wiggling his feet?

“Stretching. My legs are numb.”

“……Did I tell you?”

“No. That’s how it looks.”

……I can’t think of anything in front of him.

After that, I read the book with my back turned away from Hyeonbyeol, and only the sound of turning the book continued.

“brother.”

“…huh?”

“It’s that time soon, can I not go out?”

“Ah…….”

What is it, why is this novel so interesting?

When he came to his senses, it was time for the round table to be opened.

Therefore, after quickly asking Hyunbyeol for his understanding, he left leaving a farewell message and hurriedly entered the round table.

The navy suit he always wore.

And on top of that, the mask of the detective.

As time was running out, I hurriedly got dressed and walked through the hallway. Eight members entered the round table first.

“You’re welcome, Mr. Lion. Phisht.”

Starting with the clown who greets you in a friendly way, the fox crescent moon deer antlers clown queen butterfly wolf…….

‘Eight people?’

The moment I thought that one of the three newbies who appeared at the last meeting, the black mask, was nowhere to be seen.

Swoop.

A black mask appears through the door on the other side of the round table. Black Mask looked around the hall and found an empty seat and sat down.

“Nice to meet you Mr. Black……”

The goblin who sat next to me greeted me, but Black Mask crossed his arms without replying.

Something about him is that he’s got a lot of energy.

Swoop.

Anyway, I went to my empty seat and put my butt on, and the door to the round table closed with a bang, as if the time had come.

“There are 10 of us in all… It feels strange because there are so many people.”

As the queen muttered, the crescent moon answered in a gentle voice.

“Queen, you might be.”

“Are you saying it’s not Crescent Moon?”

The answer to the queen’s question was a wolf mask that had the title of ‘returning user’ among the three newbies.

“Haha! There were times when there were over 20 people when Master was there! Ah, really back then—”

“At that time, you were busy babbling at Master. Phisht.”

“…….”

“A clown like you now?”

“I guess the fish-sit fairy is charming. Seeing how she’s lost her mind because she’s fallen for the NPC. So, when will she come back to me? Will she get revenge?”

“Wow! Are you two enemies? It must be fun. Please call me when you fight!”

“Fishit! Of course, Ms. Butterfly.”

Oh, there are a lot of people, so there is no real mess.

Swoop.

When I looked at the fox, the fox looked at me and began to organize the situation.

“It looks like everyone has gathered, so why don’t we start soon…?”

“Haha, that’s right. We didn’t come here to chat, did we?”

When the situation calmed down, according to the unwritten rules of the round table, eyes naturally focused on the person sitting next to me.

That’s right, this seat is always first order.

“I guess it’s the first time that Mr. Queen is first?”

“Yes. I didn’t expect everyone to sit close together like that.”

The queen, who was sitting three spaces away from me, sighed and started the first turn.

“Isn’t that the topic I’m most interested in these days? I’ll talk about it. It was the great sage Diplan Groundel Gabrillius who created the Stone of Honor.”

The green light came on because the information was true and the majority of people who knew it did not, but objections immediately erupted.

“Does it matter who made it? Phisht.”

“Hehe I will. I’m not even a wizard.”

“In the first place, all the strange or mysterious things are related to that person.”

The queen also added information obediently, not showing a strong reaction, as if she expected an objection to come in.

“Then, how about this? There is a credible record that Gabrillius’ arrangement, the Hidden Peace, is hidden in the Stone of Honor itself.”

Hidden Peace…….

“This isn’t bad.”

The members realized that this was understandable, so the order moved on to the next one.

“The tribal conference will be held next month. And it has been confirmed that the human representative will come out.”

It would have been insufficient if it was simply the time when the tribal conference was held, but by correctly picking the human representative, the

crescent moon was able to finish the turn without any harm. .’

By the way, even the tribal chief didn’t know that tribal meetings were held, but how did he already know this

In fact, except for the barbarians, all other races have connections to the royal family. The other families of Melves do not receive the protection of their hometown for nothing. They coexist in a way that pushes from below and pulls from above

“Misha Karlstein of the clan I joined Anabada.”

It was the information that the fox, the third in line, brought out.

Although I was a bit taken aback by the sudden mention of the name, I didn’t say it was unpleasant.

‘It’s information that will soon be known everywhere. I must have thought.’

It wasn’t actually a wrong decision.

Objectively, the value of the information was low, but none of the members raised any objections.

Although I would say, Bjorn Yandel was such a hot name.

“Is that a woman…”

“Didn’t she… say she was working as an ally of that man? There must have been an incident.”

“Fisit… Mr. Fox is not easy either. It’s information I didn’t know about.”

After the fox’s turn, it was the goblin’s turn, and then the black mask’s antlers followed.

However, there was nothing shocking information.