episode_0238

… That’s what I thought, but things didn’t work out the way I thought.

When I came to my senses, only a few hours had passed and I had forgotten that I was talking to this guy.

When I realized that fact, my mood had already relaxed, so I was dumbfounded.

Still, in a way, it could be said to be a natural thing.

Maybe it’s because I’ve known Noh Chang-hoon for so long that we feel like family now.

I also wondered if it would have been like this if I had twins.

Or maybe it would have been like this if I had an older brother or younger sibling.

Anyway, Noh Chang-hoon and I talked to each other as if nothing had happened.

The main topic of conversation was recruiting people to become captain.

They say you can leave the reconnaissance to me, but subjugation is not something I can do alone.

Of course, even if we couldn’t do it, a few dozen people had to come in groups.

Since Kang Si-woo directly mentioned that he was in the first team, the list should be carefully considered.

Maybe that’s why Noh Chang-hoon kept asking me questions whenever he had time.

What was it like the last time you teamed up with this student?

That person has this ability, do you think it’s okay?

He doesn’t have any ability, but he’s from there so I’d like to take him with me. Is that okay?

Well, questions along those lines kept pouring in.

Honestly, I didn’t want to answer.

So, it’s not that I really don’t want to answer.

Yes, if I were to explain it accurately, it was uncomfortable.

Anyway, no matter who I have as a colleague, what I can do doesn’t change.

All I had to do was use my regenerative ability to push deep into enemy territory and break the opponent’s head with a single blow.

Naturally, I wanted other companions more than those who could help me in battle.

Watching the day for me or cooking for me.

A companion who helps you survive, such as cleaning.

okay! It was better to have a human navigation colleague so that I didn’t have to memorize the geography of Gijang-gun.

As such, it was meaningless to ask me which kid I thought would fight better.

… I couldn’t not answer that.

Noh Chang-hoon asked me such a question with complete trust in me.

Of course, they trusted me that much, so I had no choice but to act sincerely.

Of course, it was difficult to give a plausible answer.

I had a pretty good fight with that student last time, but I lacked experience.

That person’s abilities seem to be good, but there is someone I know who has more versatile abilities.

Survivors from Gijang-gun or Gijang-eup are always welcome.

Well, I could only give a rough answer like this.

However, Noh Chang-hoon must have been satisfied with my answer, as he nodded repeatedly and wrote something in his notebook.

I didn’t know what on earth I was writing, but it was clear that it was important.

I looked out the window for a moment and remembered one thing.

It must have been past 10 o’clock, but the lights were on in the office.

“Hey, Changhoon.”

“Why.”

“Is it bright in here?”

“Didn’t I tell you last time? If there is nothing going on at Hyeonrimgwan, the lights are turned on in places where people are.”

“Oh, working?”

“Yes. Most of the limited electricity is used in places like this.”

“Was it a privilege only received here?”

“That can’t be possible. Electricity is being supplied to all command centers at fairly important bases.”

“I guess it’s the same in places like military bases, right?”

“I’m not sure about that. It seemed like they turned off the lights often to save electricity.”

I nodded slowly.

Well, even in the original work, electricity was very valuable.

Not only was it a question of whether there was a functioning power plant, but it was also a question of whether there was someone to manage it.

So most of the power plants were just junk.

It wasn’t that it didn’t work at all, but there was no time to send electricity to other areas.

But here, as history changed a lot, it seemed like it became possible to send electricity in this way.

“Are the facilities okay?”

“The zombie apocalypse occurred, not the post-apocalypse.”

“Well, zombies don’t care about buildings, right?”

“So there aren’t many broken power plants. However, it was left unattended because there was no fuel to run the generator.”

“I see. Then, will we use more wind power plants or hydroelectric power plants?”

“Didn’t you all know this story?”

Noh Chang-hoon said that and looked at my expression.

Of course, I knew to some extent.

But I didn’t know that I could use electricity for longer than I thought.

That’s why I asked again. I was wondering if there was something I didn’t know about.

Well, I was lucky if there was nothing I didn’t know.

In fact, it felt like things were getting better, so I felt good.

Now that I think about it, I remembered playing with Noh Chang-hoon at the military base.

I think it was probably just the two of us watching a movie on our laptop at that time.

Things are a lot better now than then, so I thought it would be okay.

Yes, you can prepare better snacks than what you ate back then.

So I thought for a moment and called Noh Chang-hoon.

“Why.”

“Can we use things like electricity in our accommodation?”

“… You won’t be able to use it at all. I didn’t use it because I had nothing to write about.”

“Okay, then after everything is finished, I can use electricity to my heart’s content for the first time in a while, right?”

“… What?”

“No, I thought it would be okay to just hang out for a day. Watching movies on my laptop… The lights are on until late at night… ”

“… ”

“Well, unless there is a lack of electricity to the point where even that is not possible.”

“No, it’s not enough.”

“Okay, then let’s pack some supplies and play together.”

I don’t know when it will happen, but it didn’t seem like there would be time.

So, when I’m done with work and have time.

When we don’t have to work, we can apply for vacation.

Then, even if we take a break, there won’t be any problems in the community.

After thinking about that, I fixed my eyes on the book again.

I read almost all the books Noh Chang-hoon asked me to read, and I wanted to finish them all today.

And tomorrow, I can do the other studies Noh Chang-hoon tells me to do.

I could say that the schedule fit neatly together.

So I continued reading the book, but Noh Chang-hoon suddenly put down his writing utensil.

I was watching it because I suddenly wanted to do something, but he got up from his seat.

Then he went out, saying he would go to the principal and come back.

“… Principal?”

I wondered for a moment who that person was.

Noh Chang-hoon was wondering if there was someone he could call principal.

No, if you had said professor, I would have understood.

I guess I’m there because I have some business with Professor Chang-Hoon Jeong.

Well, you thought so.

“… Ah!”

Now that I think about it, there was another person named Jeong Chang-seong.

He was the principal of Jangyu Middle School, and my name was similar, so I remembered it.

Really, it was a bit like I was wondering if I had youthful dementia.

Also, I keep forgetting people’s names.

It’s not enough to just remember faces.

“… Hmm, maybe I should take something to get better hair.”

Why?

They say that eating things like walnuts or almonds can help.

I don’t know if there are still any left, but I thought it would be a good idea to eat some.

I feel like my memory is failing… Above all, there were more than one or two things that caught me off guard.

I slowly put my hand on the back of my head.

“Ugh.”

I don’t even wear a headset when I sleep anymore, but I always had one on.

It would be better if you remembered when you put the headset on.

I couldn’t remember when I put the headset on.

When I came to my senses, I was often surprised because I was wearing a headset.

“I guess I should eat something to really improve my memory.”

I grumbled and turned the book again.

I felt like if I only had to read it for about an hour, this awful book would be over.

So I started reading the book with more concentration.

How many minutes did I read the book with concentration?

When I came to my senses, I realized that Noh Chang-hoon had still not returned to the office.

“What.”

I frowned as I closed the book I had just finished reading.

I had an unknown feeling, and I couldn’t stay still.

In other words, it was the look in my mother’s eyes as if she was looking at my father who was drunk and staying out all night.

It doesn’t mean that Noh Chang-hoon actually got drunk and stayed out, but that was the case anyway.

So I put the books on a nearby desk and slowly walked out of the office.

Finding the way wasn’t that difficult.

All I had to do was walk around the dark Hyeonrimgwan and find a place where light leaked out.

Not long after, I found a classroom with light leaking out.

It was near Professor Chang-Hoon Jeong’s office, and there was a new sign posted there.

“It looks like this place is there.”

The name was written in neat font on A4 paper, and the Chinese characters appeared first.

And underneath it, the name Jeong Chang-seong was written in small size.

So I stayed still for a moment and then slowly knocked on the door.

As soon as I knocked, I heard the familiar voice of a middle-aged man.

“Please come in.”

“Excuse me.”

I said that, opened the door and went inside.

There were quite a few familiar faces inside.

There were a few of the patrols I saw in Jangyu, and Kang Seong-tae was there too.

Those people were standing in a little corner, and it looked like they were escorting someone.

And I could tell who those people were guarding.

“It’s been a while, Yeji.”

“It’s been a while.”

Without hesitation, I grabbed Changseong Jeong’s outstretched hand.

Then we shook hands for a while and looked at his expression.

He must have enjoyed his life in Busan, and his complexion was quite bright.

It was different from what I saw in the principal’s office, so I felt a little good.