episode_0162

The five days passed by in an instant.

Kang Si-woo gave me the time to stay with Noh Chang-hoon…

Honestly, I feel bad for holding on to someone so busy like that, right?

So I let him go and told him to just go about his business since it was okay.

Fortunately, Noh Chang-hoon also received similar vacation time, so this is the worst situation I can think of.

So, it seemed like work wasn’t paralyzed or anything like that because of me.

Of course, because of that, my guilt increased even more.

Instead of being able to enjoy a proper vacation, I spent my time taking care of myself.

Of course, he didn’t seem to care that much.

Anyway, he seemed to feel comfortable and happy to be with me.

And because I said there is no one you can rely on as much as me.

I put down the pen.

Just because I was sore from not being able to work, it didn’t mean that I didn’t enjoy my time with Noh Chang-hoon at all.

In this notebook, I have written down the things I have done so far that I liked well.

No, I also wrote down the unfinished work.

It was fun, but there were some things I couldn’t do, and some things I wish there were more people around.

So that I can do it again when I have more time.

“Come out!”

Noh Chang-hoon’s voice was heard outside.

After replying briefly, I picked up my baton and went out of the room.

Noh Chang-hoon looked at me, then avoided his gaze as if embarrassed.

I almost knew what he was thinking when he raised his voice.

Even if they saw it, they probably thought I was sleeping.

As if my thoughts were correct, Noh Chang-hoon spoke straight away.

“What were you doing?”

“I was writing various things in my notebook. Things I want to do together after returning from Jinju.”

“Ah.”

“There are things we want to do alone, and there are things we want to do together.”

“Okay.”

“… ”

Noh Chang-hoon saw the look in my eyes and sighed.

And then he asked the question I was expecting.

“What happened I wrote down.”

“First, a bicycle trip. and… Group board game. Gather a few people together.”

“Do you want to do this with my subordinates? They are really good at board games. I just said that because I had nothing else to do.”

“Oh, good.”

“Instead, you will have to deal with being teased for being your sister-in-law.”

“Kek. That’s a little bit different.”

“Bicycle travel is… If the background is here, wouldn’t it be better to give up?”

“Ah.”

I smiled sheepishly.

Currently, the world was in a situation where restoration of roads was not possible.

At least citizens manage to clean up around their houses, but that’s as far as it goes.

Most of the roads were blocked by obstacles or had broken floors, making it quite uncomfortable.

Still, it wasn’t completely hopeless.

When civilization begins to recover, the roads will return to their original form.

But by then, Noh Chang-hoon and I would have returned to reality, so it was actually better to give up.

I was dazed for a moment and then spoke.

“It would be nice if I could ride red clay and five cucumbers as is.”

“Damn.”

“Ah, why.”

“That’s not something that can burn.”

“Let’s fight now?”

I flicked my baton threateningly.

But Noh Chang-hoon didn’t seem to care.

Well, I didn’t really intend to swing it either. It’s just a joke involving force.

Now, there are so many pranks like this that everyone just ignores them.

The same goes for people walking next to me whispering that it’s nice to see it.

The same goes for Kang Si-woo walking calmly. Everyone says they don’t care anymore.

I waved my hand slowly.

“You two seem to be getting along well today as well.”

“Well, it’s always good. Right, Changhoon?”

“Yes. Our relationship is always good.”

“So, is the meeting over? It’s a three-line summary, right?”

“No. The general meeting begins now. So I came to bring Yeji.”

“Oh?”

I opened my mouth blankly.

Usually I didn’t participate in the meeting at all.

In most cases, I tended to invest my time in other things rather than meetings.

Kang Si-woo also knew this, so he didn’t often tell me that he would participate in meetings.

Although I occasionally participated in meetings, it was only when the scale was small.

“Why did I come to get you for no reason?”

Noh Chang-hoon stroked my head.

I said, taking his hand away.

“What is the purpose of the meeting? They say they are putting me in an annoying position.”

“This is an explanation of Jinju’s forces.”

“Ah.”

“It was an event that Yeji could not miss, so she came in person. However, I think Changhoon was faster.”

When things happened like this, I couldn’t do anything.

It’s an operation centered around me, and I can’t be left out of it.

You’ll probably be bored for a few hours, but whatever.

Thinking positively, it’s been a while since I was able to see Hyeonrimgwan’s classrooms?

Well, it still seemed very boring.

And my expectations were not wrong.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we started with a story about Jinju’s forces?

It was even more boring starting with other important things.

The most important issues in each department clearly had to be dealt with now.

But to me, it was just a Korean language class with all kinds of technical terms listed.

Fortunately, that too seemed to be coming to an end now.

Above all, I was able to endure it because Noh Chang-hoon kept giving three-line summaries.

“The next item to talk about is the operation we plan to carry out in Jinju. Yeji Choi.”

“Yes.”

Yeji Choi began drawing a map of Jinju on the blackboard.

The map was drawn without hesitation, as if it had already been practiced several times.

I looked at the drawn map for a moment, then focused on Kang Si-woo’s words.

Kang Si-woo condensed what he said earlier.

So, the pseudo forces moved north.

A large number of saints who were looking for an opportunity to escape the power deserted.

And although the majority of those saints remained in Busan, some fled to other areas.

“According to survivors who fled from Jinju, Jinju is dominated by marauders.

Although there are some anti-looter forces, the reality is that they have been routed indiscriminately.

Usually in these situations, the marauding force must pillage elsewhere to preserve its position.

At that time, we also received information that some saints who had fled from Busan had joined the group.

If that happens, it will be obvious where to attack.

The goal of this operation is to obtain more accurate information before it is too late.”

Kang Si-woo then explained why I had to go to this operation.

To be honest, I couldn’t understand everything completely, but I could roughly understand it.

Each force said that they would be sure to monitor spaces where they could enter and exit to prevent zombies from coming from outside.

In such a situation, it was impossible to enter the depths of Jinju without being detected, so the idea was to deploy a saint from the beginning, assuming that they would be discovered.

A saint who knows well about the power of Busan and is looking for a position to support.

A marauder force that needs more people with force and another place to plunder.

As the two interests coincide, each faction will be intent on finding the saint.

Kang Si-woo explained that since saints have a means of recognizing each other, they cannot disguise other women.

Since I had to be able to return from Jinju alive, in reality, there was no one else but me.

Only after explaining all the prior knowledge did Kang Si-woo begin to talk about power.

“Jinju is currently divided into large and small factions, but there are three largest factions.”

Kang Si-woo divided the map into three.

But something seemed to be splitting strangely.

The pearl was first divided in half, and then the other half was divided one more time.

Kang Si-woo said as he painted the largest northern area with blue chalk.

“The largest force is the Jinju Citizens’ Union. It is said that if you are not a citizen of Jinju, you will be made a slave.

However, Jinju citizens are treated to the extreme, with supplies being distributed first.

Because of this, the number of sub-forces belonging to it is the largest.

Their goal is to plunder areas other than Jinju, and they are relatively neutral toward other raider factions.

He is said to be good at mobile fighting, often using bicycles, and he also likes to use long-range weapons such as bows and slings.”

He continued by painting the southeastern area with yellow chalk.

“The second largest faction is Hamodan. here is… This is a fairly unique group of marauders.

After restoring the city’s facilities to some extent, you will receive protection fees.

However, they take protection money even if you don’t want it, and they are expanding their power at random, so you need to keep a close eye on them.

In fact, it would be easier to think of it as a group of gangsters. Of course, there are soldiers, so they have the most guns.”

Si-Woo Kang, who drew white chalk on the last remaining area, spoke indifferently.

“The third largest force is the cannibals.”

There was further explanation after that, but honestly, it wasn’t necessary.

Even before that, everyone was able to properly understand the seriousness of the situation.

As if the cannibals weren’t expecting it, people started murmuring.

Kang Si-woo slowly calmed the people down.

After explaining the operation once again, we began to receive opinions on how to handle them.

Various opinions were presented.

Some said that we should only defend ourselves, while others said that Jinju should be liberated.

Although other powers did not know, there was also an opinion that cannibals should be eradicated.

Since everyone was busy during the meeting, there were no fights or fights.

However, the meeting became more and more intense, and eventually Kang Si-woo had to calm people down several times.

I sighed deeply.

After listening to the story, it was clear to me that they would have to suffer tremendously.

But since I was the only one there, there was nothing I could do.