I don’t recall the original story ever showing the hero turning into a barbarian just because he chose Lyria’s route.

Maybe it’s because Karaham’s personality is completely different from the hero’s, and, with his appearance, he looks more suited to being a barbarian than anyone else. His bold personality and loud voice would be just what Lyria’s tribe would find appealing.

It was strange to think that something was happening that I was unaware of, caused by something I had done. Well, Karaham was supposed to have exited the story around this time anyway, so even if he became an honorary barbarian, it probably wouldn’t change the original storyline.

"And my sister-in-law is always looking out for our tribe in so many ways!"

"Pardon?"@@novelbin@@

"I heard that you and my husband are working to… eradicate illiteracy in our village? Anyway, since my husband said it was a good idea, our tribe is gradually accepting it! When I went home last summer, I almost thought I had come to the wrong place with all the new houses popping up! It was also my first time seeing water flowing inside houses, just like at the academy!"

"..."

I think I understand what’s happening. Karaham becoming an honorary Barbaracus was just bait, while behind the scenes, Lizzy is “civilizing” the northeastern plains.

After all, Lyria is the daughter of the Barbaracus chief, so someone like Karaham, practically her husband, would naturally have a voice among them.

And since Karaham can’t say no to his sister Lizzy, he must have agreed to all her ideas without question. Of course, I’d need to go see things firsthand to understand properly.

'If she succeeded, that means she achieved what even the original hero couldn’t.'

The conflict with the nobles near the northeastern plains at the end of part two in the original story stemmed largely from the failure to civilize the barbarians.

It’s likely that rather than forcing civilization on them as in the original storyline, the protagonist tried to negotiate in a way that preserved their culture.

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