episode_0148

Unfortunately, there seemed to be no survivors at Silla University.

Still, it wasn’t like I gained nothing at all.

Some food and drinking water. And a space to sleep comfortably tonight.

There were even words of encouragement and information left behind by survivors.

I read the notes for a moment.

I don’t know his face, and I’ve never heard his voice.

Everyone was wishing blessings on the person using this hideout.

Meanwhile, Kang Si-woo was examining the map on the wall of the hideout.

The map showed the route the survivors had taken.

It seemed that the survivors at Silla University also maintained close relationships with nearby survivors.

Since it was an intermediate base, there was also an indication that they would gather there and move to another place.

Did you say the final destination was Jinrye? It seemed like he was trying to make a comeback by going to a rural area with few people.

I looked around the hiding place for a moment.

In fact, it was a bit ambiguous to even call it a hideout.

All they did was take out all the desks in the classroom that were not being used and put a lot of beds and blankets inside.

However, its defense seemed to be superior to that of other buildings.

The door is an iron door, and there is a desk in the corner that can be used as a barricade.

Since it was on the first floor, I could have escaped through the window if I had to.

“I like this one the most.”

I took down all the curtains on the windows.

If I did this, I wouldn’t have trouble sleeping due to the nocturnal variant.

Noh Chang-hoon also showed a satisfied expression.

They probably thought it would be okay for me to show signs of sleepwalking since there was nothing to bother people around.

Kang Si-woo continued to look at the map and then slowly opened his mouth.

“If we move further now, time will be uncertain, so we will not leave this area.”

“I know that.”

“Yeji, please watch the hideout in the meantime. Changhoon and I will bring some more food.”

“Huh?”

I thought about all the food in my bag.

I also thought of the cup noodles and various snacks piled up in the corner of the classroom.

The food was sufficient. There is enough drinking water. I wondered if there was a need to bring more food.

“Because Yeji is not alone. You need to hold on strong, but aren’t you short on food?”

“Ah, ah. That’s right.”

When I thought about it, Kang Si-woo was right.

I was able to recover from quite a few injuries, but that was only when my stomach was full.

After a serious injury, I could almost see the weight loss.

Now I understand what it means to ask to see the hiding place.

I guess he was telling me to rest comfortably and fill my stomach in preparation for the next battle.

“Then can I eat all the cookies? Cup ramen or something.”

“Be careful not to pretend. Don’t put it in your mouth and look at it like last time.”

“Well, why. what. They say that as long as it isn’t visibly damaged, you won’t die if you eat it.”

Noh Chang-hoon made a pitiful expression.

But it seemed like he couldn’t really refute what I said.

The expiration date in this world has now increased overwhelmingly.

Even if it is fresh food, it does not rot easily once it is infected.

Even if meat is certain to spoil if left at room temperature, it will be fine for about a week at room temperature.

And it was hard to pretend.

Although I eat a lot, that’s only because I eat diligently with small mouths.

It’s not like you take a big bite or anything like that.

Anyway, that’s how the decision was made. I quickly brought in bags of snacks.

“It sounds delicious.”

“Now that I think about it, Yeji really liked snacks, right?”

“Yes. I’ve been eating a lot of snacks for a long time. Playing games or watching videos.”

“You must have liked that time?”

“No, it’s not good!”

“… Yes?”

“Uh… ”

I quickly closed my mouth.

Kang Si-woo smiled awkwardly. Noh Chang-hoon guessed the reason and sighed.

I had nothing to say. A life that kills time without going out of the room.

I couldn’t say it was better than this hell.

As soon as my thoughts reached that point, I felt a moment of nausea.

Still, it didn’t go to the point of nausea.

I just put my arm on my stomach and held it with my other hand.

Fortunately, I was able to calm down before long.

Anyway, the life I wasted is now in the past.

I was so dumbfounded that I smiled a little faintly, but whatever.

Honestly, I wasn’t dissatisfied with this or anything.

In this world, I was living very passionately.

I didn’t waste time endlessly blaming someone.

I worked as hard as I could and built healthy relationships with others.

It was different from before.

It wasn’t a shocked response asking if he was still alive.

It wasn’t a mocking response asking what on earth they were doing.

It was not a reaction mixed with sighs and complaints.

Wherever I go now, people welcome me.

So, we can leave the past in the past.

I still get goosebumps when I think about the past, as if I had been poured ice water.

I took a long, deep breath. And then he let out a long sigh and laughed.

Before I knew it, there were tears in the corners of my eyes.

Plus, I now had two friends I could count on.

So, I looked at Noh Chang-hoon first.

Next was Kang Si-woo.

They both realized that the atmosphere was unusual, and they both had blank expressions for a moment.

Then, Noh Chang-hoon understood the situation and wiped away my tears.

Even though I cursed him out and called him an idiot, it was okay.

I grumbled.

“Am I a kid?”

“Aeji. Then.”

“Chet.”

“I’m waiting quietly inside. Don’t waste your energy at important moments.”

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

I was silent for a moment, then spoke again.

“Anyway, I like it better now. I like it better now. The future is going to be better.”

“That’s nice to hear.”

Kang Si-woo made a strange expression.

It was an expression that cannot be clearly defined in words.

I nodded, sat down and opened the bag of snacks.

And I took a sip of the bottled water next to me.

Meanwhile, Kang Si-woo and Noh Chang-hoon finished preparing to leave.

It was clear that they would probably come looking for food with high calorie content.

Well, there’s chocolate or something like that.

I thought for a moment that I wanted some milk, but then shook my head.

“Well, I guess you want to eat something?”

“Huh?”

“When Yeji wants to eat something, she makes that blank expression.”

“My, when I.”

“If it is the type I can get, I will get it, so please tell me.”

“How can you not do that with milk?”

“That’s definitely true. Unless you are in a place where there are spiders, it is difficult.”

“Then, um… ”

I thought for a moment.

When it comes to something delicious, it was obvious that Noh Chang-hoon would bring it.

Since she knows my tastes, Yeji will bring me various things that she says she likes.

So this time I wanted to order something a little different.

I just wanted to eat something a little sour.

Since I rarely had a chance to eat something sour, I suddenly felt the craving.

“Something sour?”

“Sour… I did it… ”

“Yes, yes. Why, there is jelly. If you suck on the side, it tastes sour, junk food.”

“If there is, I will bring it.”

“Uh… ”

I noticed something strange going on in the atmosphere.

I felt like it was fine to eat anything that was sour, and that it didn’t matter.

However, Kang Si-woo was showing enthusiasm as if he would come to visit even from the end of hell.

There has never been this much enthusiasm, even in the original work.

It felt like something out of a scene where someone is determined to kill someone.

Noh Chang-hoon must have noticed that, too, and sent me a signal with his eyes.

Of course I didn’t know anything, so I retorted with my eyes and asked why they were asking me that.

“I will go.”

“Uh, uh. Yes.”

“Let’s go, Mr. Changhoon.”

Kang Si-woo went out of the building with an expression full of motivation.

Because Noh Chang-hoon was also accidentally dragged out, the classroom immediately became quiet.

I quietly ate the snack. It was advantageous to eat as much as possible.

Even though Viscount still adheres to human fighting methods, his physical abilities are superior.

Noh Chang-hoon’s strength. Kang Si-woo’s speed. And you could say it’s a combination of my regenerative powers.

So I had to protect the other two.

To begin with, among the three of us, no one is as tough as me.

“Now that I think about it, I’ve never worried about gaining weight.”

I filled it with cookies and munched on it.

It wasn’t that I was the type of person to avoid eating in the first place, and whenever I had the chance to eat, I ate until I was full.

It was definitely surprising to see that I hadn’t gained weight in four months.

No, I guess you worked that hard.

“… ”

Yeah, whatever.

It was okay to stay in hiding alone. It’s okay to eat sweets.

But the problem was that it was so boring.

Even if I can’t do it, I’m sure I’ll have to be alone for a few hours.

If we had gone together in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened…

“… A, C.”

As expected, when I tried to sit still and eat snacks, I got a little sore.

If there was just one more person, we could have talked, but now that I was alone, I was even more bored.

Besides, I got completely tired of looking at the things in the room after a few minutes.

Eventually, I started talking to myself.

I used to talk to myself a lot in the past, so it wasn’t a problem.

Back then, whenever I got angry while playing a game, I said to myself,

I used to grit my teeth and say that the same team in the AOS game wasn’t human.

As I thought about this and that and talked to myself, time started to pass very quickly.

However, I was very embarrassed that Noh Chang-hoon and Kang Si-woo discovered this.

He was clearly very distracted, so he must have seemed like a crazy person.

Even if it didn’t look like that, shame is shame, so I quietly kept my mouth shut and lowered my head.

Fortunately, Kang Si-woo seemed to accept it positively.