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4. Mokdong Settlement (1)

Mokdong settlement was a fairly large settlement.

Of course, it is because the basic framework is a sports stadium, but there are also watchtowers built around it using various materials.

They also stacked containers with a crane to create an entrance.

After confirming the man’s identity, the guards allowed me and the man to pass through.

Perhaps because it was my first time coming to this settlement, my heart was pounding nonstop.

When Mr. Du-sik and I arrived at the square inside Mokdong Settlement, we heard quite a loud noise.

The lawbreakers who swear and the people who surround them

And a man and a woman with an inexplicably peculiar atmosphere were standing there, looking at each other with expressions on their faces, not knowing what to do.

” Hey! What’s going on? ”

As the old man approached, shouting loudly

” Brother, are you here? ”

A man carrying a long polearm on his back approached.

Short hair and iron-plated protection on shoulders and arms

And the man’s legs were wearing protective gear that seemed to be made of leather.

” Hey, Chunsik, what on earth is going on? ”

” Yes, that’s true, we escaped from the orcs just like you said.

But on the way to the settlement, I met these guys right in front of me and was in danger.

At that time, I was able to escape the situation thanks to two children named Kang Hyun-sik and Seo Yeon-seo from ‘Garam’. ”

I looked in the direction he was pointing and saw two rather handsome and pretty people standing there.

The man had black hair tied back in a ponytail and at first glance he had purple eyes.

A long coat with white lines on a blue background, with a sky blue vest and white dress shirt underneath.

And he was wearing gray suit pants and dark brown boots.

In contrast

For women, light blue hair and eyes tied towards the left shoulder.

A robe with gold embroidery on white that looks quite luxurious.

Inside, she was wearing a white shirt, a navy cardigan, and a gray miniskirt.

Below, she was wearing white socks and gray Rita shoes with brown heels.

‘They’re both pretty, right? Especially the guy… Huh? Why am I looking at the guy more than the girl?’

A woman who had been standing still, perhaps conscious of my gaze, began to walk towards me with brisk strides.

*****

” Hey! What are you looking at? ”

Compared to her sweet voice, which sounded like rolling jade beads, her speech and actions were quite rough.

” I haven’t seen anything… ”

As I turned my head away, she came closer to me.

” Don’t lie! Our Hyunseok was watching?! I know everything, you bastard! ”

The moment I heard that, I felt an inexplicable sense of annoyance.

” What?! Why am I being ignored! ”

” Why? I can tell right away! Those eyes were aimed at Hyunseok! ”

It was ridiculous.

Me as a man? Even though I’ve become a woman, my tastes are definitely women’s. Of course, that’s true.

” Hey! Why am I targeting that guy! This is ridiculous! ”

” Look closely! That high nose, those thick lips, and those really cool looking eyes!

Our Hyunseok is so handsome, so of course a rascal like you would run after him! ”

When I looked at the man according to her words, it was exactly as she said.

‘No…what are you trying to convince me of…’

” That guy’s not my type?! So don’t find fault with him! ”

” Don’t lie! Do you think I’ve only seen it once or twice? You’re a piece of shit…! ”

While she and I were fighting like that, Mr. Doosik and the rest of the people didn’t know what to do, and then a man approached them.

” Yeonseo, stop it! Sorry, our Yeonseo is a bit jealous haha… ”

” Hyunseok, I’ve told you over and over again that you should cut off that kind of nonsense right away! ”

” Okay, okay, I got it. Okay, let’s go over there for now.

Sorry. I’ll treat you later, so skip it. ”

When I saw him smiling at me like that, I felt a strange ticklish feeling in my lower stomach.

Embarrassed by the ticklish sensation, I felt my face getting hot and just lowered my head.

” Hussleen…! ”

I heard something strange, but when I came to my senses, the two were already far away.

Of course, as they walked, the woman continued to swing her arms and legs and was dragged along.

*****

After the two of them left, a man named Chun-sik, who had been talking to Mr. Du-sik, approached them.

” Charlotte, are you okay? ”

” Yes? Yes, it’s okay. More importantly, you were saying that those two saved other people, right? ”

” Yes. But who is that lady over there..? ”

” Oh no, I didn’t introduce myself! This is Charlotte, the person who saved me when I was being chased by orcs.

Charlotte, this is Seo Chun-sik. He’s a friend who works as a deputy leader in the strategy team I lead. ”

” Nice to meet you. ” / ” Thank you for helping me, brother. ”

After we finished exchanging our names, we walked to where the leader of the Mokdong settlement, a man named ‘Kang Han-cheol’, was.

Of course, I felt like someone was staring at me while I was walking.

As I walked for a while and looked around the Mokdong settlement, I noticed a large building quite far inside.

” This is where our settlement leader, Kang Han-cheol, is. ”

” Well, it may be big in size, but inside it’s basically just a residential area. ”

As he said, when I went inside, there was a room where children could run around and play.

There was also a room where the women gathered to cook and mend clothes.

In addition, compared to what the old man said, that it was no different from a living area, such as a dormitory or archives room, it was a full-fledged place.

As I climbed the stairs and passed the conference room on the third floor and arrived at the room that said Kang Han-cheol, I heard the sound of a loud argument.

” So please let me do —–! ”

” No matter how many times I say it, it can’t be done. It’s too dangerous! ”

” But you saw it! ”

The two men and I stood in front of the door, smiling bitterly, waiting for the conversation to end.

After a few minutes, a woman ran out with a ‘bang! ‘ sound.

” Araya! ”

I heard her name being called, but she just glanced at me and the old man.

” Glad you’re back, Uncle ”

” Araya, what’s going on? ”

” It’s nothing. I’ll go down first. ”

The woman quickly bowed and left the room, then disappeared, making a sound as if she was jumping up the stairs one step at a time.

” Just go in. It won’t be a big deal. ”

Guided by a man named Chunsik, the old man and I entered the room of Kang Hancheol, the leader of the settlement.

*****

He has slicked-back hair that looks like it has a lot of white hair, and a fairly large burn on the right side of his forehead.

A man with a goatee who looks like he hasn’t maintained his beard for quite some time.

This person was Kang Han-cheol, the leader of this Mokdong settlement.

He is a former firefighter who enjoys helping people and has done a lot of volunteer work.

He gathered people together and became the leader of the settlement.

” Yeah, you said you had quite a bit of trouble conquering the tower? ”

He opened his mouth while looking at the various documents on the table.

” There was a bit of a problem, but I’ll take a day off and go right back to the game. ”

” Phew, that’s right, otherwise it won’t work. ”

As he said that, he raised his head and looked at me and Mr. Dusik alternately with a rather surprised expression, as if he didn’t know I was there.

” Ahem, I made a bad show in front of the guests. So who is that lady over there? ”

” This is Charlotte, the girl who helped me. ”

” My name is Charlotte Maniegne. Please call me ‘Charlotte’. ”

” Okay, I got it. Chunshik, you go out now. ”

” Yes, thank you for your hard work! ”

Seo Chun-sik left the room with Kang Han-cheol’s gesture that he could leave.

” First, sit down. Unfortunately, in these times, the only thing we can offer you is water. ”

He lifted the plastic container filled with water and poured it into three glasses, then placed two glasses in front of me and the old man.

He sat down in his seat, motioning for us to sit down as well.

The one who broke the quiet atmosphere of the office, where only the sound of sipping water could be heard, was Mr. Dosik.

” Brother, why did Ara run away like that? ”

” Haa… Don’t be ridiculous. You saw them on your way here, right? Those gangsters.

It’s because of them. He said he gathered people because he knew where those guys were. ”

” Hey, I told you not to do that… ”

” I guess I already told you. Ha, I really should have just kept quiet at times like this. Who did I take after to be like that? ”

” Well, she’s my brother’s daughter, so she takes after him. ”

Kang Han-cheol glared at Mr. Do-sik for a moment as he spoke, but soon smiled and said,

” Yeah, she’s my daughter. That’s why I’m worried. So you’re going to rest today and go conquer the tower right away starting tomorrow? ”

” Yes, of course, if Charlotte here is okay with it. ”

Hearing those words, Kang Han-cheol looked at me and said, ‘The world is really at its end.’

” No matter what, you’re taking a kid like this? Hey, Doosik, no matter how strong people become with their abilities and all, a kid is still a kid!

That’s similar to your daughter…! ”

” Brother! ”

The old man’s cold voice cutting off Kang Han-cheol’s words was full of murder.

” Oh, I made a slip of the tongue. I’m sorry. The point is, no matter how capable anyone is in this day and age, a kid who isn’t even an adult… ”

No, I didn’t listen, but for some reason I felt annoyed at his words that continued to treat me like a child.

If it were a normal day, I would have definitely let it go, but with the stabbing pain and tickling sensation in my stomach starting a while ago, I felt like I was losing my patience.

” Excuse me, sir! I’m twenty-two years old, aren’t I? ”

At my words, the two men opened their eyes wide.

” What? Twenty-two?! No, you’re two years older than my kid! ”

The man named Kang Han-cheol jumped out of his chair and came towards me, seeming quite surprised.

” No, twenty-two years old with this height and this appearance?! Huh! ”

” Zugiyo…! ”

I was angry at his continued surprise even after hearing my age, but I gritted my teeth and tried to suppress it as much as possible.

” Brother, please sit down first. ”

” Ahem. ”

Kang Han-cheol coughed and returned to his seat.

” Even though she looks like this, Charlotte is stronger than me. I can prove it. She was able to kill two giant orcs. ”

” Haa… Doosik, did you catch me today? You keep bringing me surprising things! ”

So the two of them talked about putting me on the top attack team.

” So you said Charlotte? How about you, Miss? Are you going to join? ”

” Yes, well, I didn’t really have anything to do anyway. I’ll go see Uncle Doosik and help him out. ”

” Okay, then first, Dusik, you will guide me to the outsider’s quarters. ”

” Let’s do that. I’ll take the rest and finish talking. Then let’s get up. ”

So, Uncle Dosik and I got up and went to the door.

” It was nice meeting you. Leader Kang Han-cheol. ”

As I was leaving the door, I turned my head to greet him and he greeted me back.

” Haha! He’s the one who saved this guy’s life, and since I don’t care about formalities anyway, I can just call him uncle! ”

After meeting Kang-cheol like that, I followed Mr. Du-sik’s instructions to the accommodations prepared for outsiders and went straight to my room to lie down.

Because I had been feeling a stabbing pain in my stomach since a while ago and the ticklish feeling that hadn’t stopped since I met that guy, I was out of my mind.

But a voice that shattered my hopes was heard from the room.

” Hey, you little shit. Talk to me. ”

Oh, really, the heavens are so heartless. That strange woman was in the room earlier.

Why are you doing this to me, seriously!!!