episode_0169

The man seemed to have more status than I thought.

I was able to get a rough guess just by looking at the people gathering around the man eating.

It felt like they were preparing for an unexpected situation, but it also felt like they were being escorted.

There were other people who carefully handled the gun.

There were a few foreign workers, and they also looked at me carefully.

At this point, I had one question.

I wondered what kind of position it was that made everyone so restless.

“Hey, hey.”

“Why.”

A man who was trying to chew kimchi and chicken together grumbled.

But I didn’t care.

“Where are you from here?”

“… Were you curious about that?”

“Why. You might be curious. Ah, this is delicious.”

“I’m just the landowner.”

“Ah.”

It was definitely worth being treated like that.

It must have been there to some extent before the incident.

And then, even after the situation broke out, it seemed like it continued.

But the man looked like he was in his early 20s at most.

Also, the attitude towards men around you, what can I say?

It felt like I was dealing with a master.

I smiled meaningfully, as if I understood everything.

And he interrogated the man with his eyes.

The man quickly drank makgeolli and then slowly opened his mouth.

“… Grandfather.”

“I knew so. Somehow he treated me like a master.”

“Master… No.”

“Heh. Oh, this is delicious.”

I poured makgeolli into an empty glass and muttered.

The makgeolli was tastier than I expected.

The slightly savory yet tangy taste was very different from soju.

However, the man had an expression that he was not very pleased with.

I think the taste is slightly different from what I expected…

“I’m full, I’m full. You should also be thankful that you have alcohol.”

“I guess there’s no alcohol there?”

“It’s a special meal. You have to work hard to get a bottle of soju. Now that I think about it, it’s not like it doesn’t exist.”

“Really?”

“Yes. It seemed like they kept it all somewhere. You know, food doesn’t spoil easily now.”

“That’s right. I can’t believe makgeolli can be stored for more than a month.”

The man joked.

I finished my food and drank makgeolli.

It felt strange, like I was slowly getting drunk.

If Noh Chang-hoon had seen it, he would have probably nagged her.

I guess they said it was a good thing to go on a mission and have a drink.

But since I don’t have it now, I don’t mind doing whatever I want.

“The food is delicious.”

“The ladies at the restaurant are really good at cooking.”

“Oh… For us, the taste changes drastically depending on the cook.”

“Would you like to drink more?”

“Good.”

As the man waved his hand somewhere, the person he had seen earlier came holding a bottle of alcohol.

I smiled heartily and grabbed the bottle of makgeolli.

The man brought a gourd placed in the corner of the pavilion, as if he was intrigued.

And then you put makgeolli in there and start drinking it.

I wanted to eat that too, so I stood up and put away my empty lunch box.

I happened to have another gourd, and I was able to get water from a nearby pump to wash it.

While drinking makgeolli in the cleaned gourd, the man slowly opened his mouth.

“What forces were in Busan?”

“Uh, first of all, four main things. No, there were five.”

I started explaining.

The content was nothing special. Just how does the power structure in Busan work?

I thought that was all I needed to explain.

Originally, I tried to explain it appropriately, but I guess it was because alcohol was involved.

The explanation continued for a while as the words came out of my mouth slowly.

What happened in Jangyu and what happened in Busan.

In addition to his activities in Busan and eventually catching the count.

I heard you explained the story without adding a single exaggeration.

In the process, I drank makgeolli every time I felt thirsty, and it felt like I was slowly getting really drunk.

It’s not like you’re going to lose your mind because you’re drunk, but maybe your actions come out one beat slower?

It seemed like he drank it to that extent.

After listening to my entire story, the man nodded and spoke.

“My name is Lee Sang.”

More than “? That seems like a really cool name.”

“What is your name?”

“Yeji Lee. But why is it suddenly a full name?”

“I feel like I can do anything, so I want to know at least one name.”

“Hey, I saw the person well.”

I smiled and put down the gourd.

I thought that if I continued like this, I would eventually become a legend.

An autobiography has just been released and a movie is being made.

Yeji Lee and the others. I think it would be fun to do just that.

Now that I think about it, the atmosphere was a little strange.

Unlike before, I must say that there is a bit of tension.

Lee Sang was also looking at me as if I was pitiful, and I wondered if he was plotting something.

Of course, no matter what kind of trick they were planning, they could crush it head on.

Yeji Lee says one punch will kill everyone. Of course, I have to go to the brink of death too.

“If I say I will tie you up. Are you going to be tied up?”

Lee Sang immediately asked.

I thought for a moment, then nodded.

Anyway, no matter what you tie it to, it will be of no use.

If I could only demonstrate my strength, I would be invincible.

… It seems like I was too drunk and made a reckless decision, but whatever.

It was no joke that you could get out of any situation.

“I feel sorry for you who believe in people like this.”

“No, why?”

“There must be a certain degree of trust in people. Hand over your weapons and eat the food we give you.”

“That’s because you’re confident you can win them all?”

“What if we are really cannibals? It’s really a stranger, but you’re the first to worry me like this.”

“They said that was my charm.”

Lee Sang laughed as if it was absurd.

Not only everyone, but also other people around them were laughing.

To be honest, I felt embarrassed at this point, but I wasn’t lying.

You said you were an idiot. So is Kang Si-woo.

Anyway, maybe because I was drunk, my head was spinning.

It’s not to the point where I can’t do anything, but my thoughts jump out in strange ways.

Lee Sang looked at me for a moment, then held out his hand.

“Congratulations, Yeji Lee. You passed the last test a little while ago.”

“… Ah?”

“To put it simply, we decided that there would be no problem if we kept him alive.”

“… What kind of test was it?”

“Are they deceiving us, or are they sincere?”

“If it was a trick, what were you going to do?”

“I was planning to use it as fertilizer. There is not enough fertilizer for the fields.”

“That… It’s scary.”

But no matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem like there was anything special about the test.

We just ate food and drank alcohol and that was it.

In the end, I couldn’t hold back my curiosity and asked.

“But, what was the test content?”

“It’s different for each person. I’ve been there for as long as a month.”

“Oh, then I’m done very quickly! Yes, there is someone as harmless as me.”

There were astounding looks from those around me, but I ignored them.

Anyway, if you go somewhere, you just have to go to Seoul.

Wouldn’t it be nice to build up friendship?

But after seeing that reaction, I felt like I could understand why I passed the test.

I said with a sigh.

“Did I look stupid?”

“Yes. That’s a lot too. I thought it was a 5 year old girl.”

“Woo, it’s not that bad!?”

For a moment, I remembered that I had forgotten the multiplication table, but I shook my head and dismissed it.

And he immediately went out to refute the above statement.

“I am pure. That innocence works.”

“Yes, even stupid things are pure.”

“… What if I cheated? What if you have a malicious heart?”

“Then you will end up distrusting humans.”

“Ah.”

When I saw the sincere expression on my face, I was so tired that I couldn’t even speak.

No, no matter what. Is it okay to judge people like that?

Honestly, I wasn’t stupid. It’s because it’s annoying to use my brain, but if I try to use it, it works out well.

Also, I lied and said I was from Busan.

“Ah. And you’re not from Busan, right?”

Lee Sang spoke in a confident voice.

I quickly shook my head, but it seemed like I had already been caught.

Lee Sang sighed and ran his hand down his face.

“If you use dialect like that, I will easily fool you.”

“You, you were deceived.”

“You may not be a native of Busan.”

“I see… ?”

“Okay, let me know if you need anything during your stay. Whether it’s information or an object.”

“Yes, yes… ”

“The accommodation is reasonably empty, so I go there. I draw water and you clean it.”

“I understand.”

“If you need anything else, over there. Talk to uncle Sangcheol.”

“Uncle Sangcheol?”

“There was someone who brought makgeolli earlier.”

“Ah, ah.”

A person with dark skin and a straw hat waved his hand.

He introduced himself as Park Sang-cheol, and he seemed like the typical neighborhood idiot.

The same goes for wearing blue sweats.

I thought I would probably see him often in the future, so I immediately said hello and memorized his face.

While I was doing this, Lee Sang slowly explained the situation in the community.

The story was simple.

It was only a matter of time before they started bragging about being cannibals, and help from outside forces was absolutely necessary.

You can endure it to a certain extent, but there is a limit or something.

So, I wanted to ask for help from a relatively nearby place, but at that moment, I came.

“I’m so stupid, I don’t know what will happen.”

“Hey!”

“Still, there are expectations, so try your best.”

“Woo… Then, there’s nothing to do right now, right?”

“I don’t have it?”

I smiled faintly.

“Then give me the baton first. Because I don’t have one, I’m a little anxious. And, alcohol too!”

“ character. Bring your own alcohol and drink it yourself. It was a waste to throw it away anyway.”

“Heehee.”

I received the baton from Lee Sang and held it up.

And as Park Sang-cheol taught me, I brought several bottles of makgeolli piled up in boxes.

There wasn’t anything to snack on, but it didn’t matter.

This surprisingly suited my taste well.

It was nice to drink so much, but when I came to my senses, I saw an unfamiliar ceiling.