episode_0006

We’ve arrived at Real Estate Street. Now all we need to do is grab the map.

There were posters stuck all over the windows.

6 pyeong monthly rent 280,000 won, deposit 1.5 million won, including home appliances / something like that.

But now these are all free?

Money became trash in an instant. In today’s world, bartering would be more efficient than currency trading.

What should I give to get one can of canned food?

” Come here. This store is the most intact. ”

The store had a torn-off door and broken windows, but other than that it was pretty good.

Ah, the standard for “it’s okay” is not the neatness of the civilized era, but rather the ability to gain something and distinguish something within it.

Because the map stuck on the wall was fine.

” Oh, the subway station is here. If I follow this, it’ll be a little easier, right? ”

” Hmm. But I guess I can’t just follow the tracks. ”

” What, I’ll just go as far as I can. So which line do you want to take? There’s a subway map here. ”

After hearing that, I looked at the route in detail. I remembered it because I had taken the subway back and forth between Yeoju and Ansan before. So I knew this was a big problem.

(It took too long..)

Yes, the area where my parents live doesn’t have very good transportation services.

Back when the world was sane, the subway had two lines for 30 stops, and then you had to take a bus that came once an hour for 18 stops.

The total time taken is about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

It takes an hour by car, but the transit route takes three and a half hours!

(Are you crazy enough to go this route?)

It’s not that there was no intercity bus terminal there, but it was limited to two buses per day…

So I have to walk along the route that the intercity bus takes. But of course I don’t know the way on the highway since I’m not a driver and I’ve never owned a car.

So, I’m trying to get a map.

I told Ha Seo-yeon this in a rough outline, distorting the details.

” Ah.. That’s definitely true. There’s a reason people are so obsessed with their cars.. Do you need a bicycle to travel on the highway? ”

Should I go there after all? I really don’t want to go there.

” If necessary, I should go.. ”

If that doesn’t work, I’ll use a gun. I’ll use it when the going gets really bad.

” First, let’s collect as many maps as possible. There are other ways to do this even if some are missing, but this will be the most reliable. ”

We walked around together and searched around here and there.

And then, in a corner of an alley, I found a locked door with a very, very suspicious lock.

There’s definitely something in this.

” Hmm… there’s no way I can get this with a clip… no way. Yeah. ”

” Should I open it with my gun? ”

” No, that’s a bit… ”

My hands were itching. I felt like opening it up like in the movies.

Ugh… I want to shoot. Should I shoot? Should I just shoot? It’s something I would never be able to do in reality, but I can do it now, right?

Should we try?

” I’ll just shoot one shot. ”

” What are you talking about! What if the monsters hear you and come?! ”

Oh, that’s right.

” Aren’t there any around here? ”

” You don’t know how loud a gunshot can be in this quiet city.. If possible, don’t use that. ”

No, this is a total piece of crap. This is a total suicide bomber.

” There’s a hardware store around here. Just go there and get some bolt cutters. Don’t do anything weird. ”

What a strange thing, this is romantic.

I followed Ha Seo-yeon, grumbling to myself like that.

I actually went into a nearby hardware store, looked around, got some bolt cutters, and went back into the locked room in question.

We cut the lock and went inside.

” Wow, the owner of this house was aiming to travel around the country? ”

There was a map of the entire Korea and a large number of detailed maps of various parts of the country.

It was even coated to keep it from getting wet.

” Oh, I found it here. ”

What I had in my hand was a map of the entire Gyeonggi Province. This map showed the locations of highways, cities, and towns. It also had various names of places marked on it, so it would be helpful to just refer to this.

” Oh, if you just pay attention to what says Highway 50, you can get to your destination. But this map alone won’t be enough. Let’s also look at a detailed map of the cities you’ll be passing through. ”

So we spent a long time digging through our stuff to find a detailed map.

It’s nice to have a lot of maps, but they’re all haphazardly packed into boxes, so I have to open them one by one.

” Huh..? ”

Then I discovered a strange map.

It was written like this in the corner of the map.

Shelter

The location is… between Immok-dong and Ojeon-dong?

Comparing the two maps, it seemed correct.

” Over there, this. ”

” Sister. ”

” Yes? ”

” You said you’d call me Unnie, right? ”

The moment I saw that serious face, my body froze slightly because of that nightmare face.

” Uh.. Sister.. ”

” Yeah! Good job, Dacheon~. ”

This feels like I’m being trained… right?

” Hmm. Is this a shelter map? It’s close to the mountain? There’s one on the way to Yeoju too. ”

” Yes. So I’m thinking about stopping by sometime. ”

” Hmm… It’s hard to say for sure, but if you insist on going, you should approach carefully. You don’t know what kind of person the other person is. ”

That’s a hundred percent right. But I have a gun, so maybe it’s okay.

” I’ve packed all the maps I need to take, but where should I go now? ”

” Bike Shop ”

Ah.. there.. it was a bit creepy, but considering the benefits of a bike, I really had to go.

So we headed to the bike shop.

I saw a convenience store in the middle, so I searched the warehouse to see if there was anything there, but I couldn’t find anything because it was a small convenience store.

Surprisingly, even the money that was of no use now was all gone.

Even the coins, everything.

(No, why are you taking this away?)

” Hmm… Well? Maybe they all have some use, so they took them? In the case of bills, they can be used as fire starters, and coins can be thrown behind the monster to draw its attention. ”

Come to think of it, I also used an empty can to direct attention a while ago. That was quite useful.

Because the mindless monsters were perfect for cooking and eating.

” Haa.. I still feel sad. I guess most convenience stores are robbed like this? ”

” There are a lot of things that have been shaved, but there are also a lot of things that have changed. The air should be bad to begin with, but it’s pretty good considering that a nuclear war broke out. But don’t be too sad. There will always be opportunities. ”

Ha Seo-yeon didn’t seem that disappointed. I guess I felt more disappointed because I had some expectations.

I walked and walked until I arrived in front of the bike shop.

…. I still can’t hear any sobbing.

” You never know when that sound will come out. Dacheon, you always carry a gun in your hand. You have to shoot it right away if it happens. Are you confident that you can hit it well? ”

” If I wasn’t confident, I wouldn’t have carried this around. ”

A weapon is only a weapon if you know how to use it. A weapon that you don’t know how to use is just a plaything.

” Okay. Let’s go in. ”

So we went into this shabby place to explore and shop.

” The bikes we need are inside. There was a sign that said “bike shop,” but I couldn’t see any bikes when I looked around outside. Maybe they’re inside. ”

We looked around from the bare first floor.

I don’t know if this place was meant to be an exhibition, but now it’s just empty.

Have the exhibits already been raided? Well, if you say, “Take it,” anyone would take it.

As I went inside, I saw a freight elevator and stairs.

The elevator was long gone and we went down the stairs.

I could see stairs going to B1 and 2F, and the sign next to it said 3F President’s Office, 2F Lounge and Conference Room, 1F Exhibition and Sales, B1 Repair Room, and B2 Warehouse.

Our destination was underground.

The basement was dark regardless of day or night, so I took out a flashlight and shined it in front of me.

I went down the stairs and opened the door.

Inside, there were a number of messy parts on long shelves, some rolling around on the floor.

Compared to the empty first floor, there were various parts here.

There were a few bicycles, but their chains were off or the wheels were off.

If you want to use these, you will have to assemble them yourself.

” I guess I can get some bike maintenance gear here.. Let’s take a look. ”

” You never know when a monster might appear, so shouldn’t you find a bike quickly? ”

” That’s true, but I have free time right now. And I won’t take care of it in detail. I just need to take things like spanners and WD. ”

When you say WD, you mean WD 40? It’s like a lubricant.

… She’s a high school girl and she knows this stuff.

So we took a walk around the spacious repair shop.

I was able to get a spanner that could be adjusted to fit the bolt size and two cans of WD 40. Now I’ll never have to worry about lubricating my bike chain again.

We were satisfied with the repair shop to this extent and went to the warehouse.

Here, strangely, it was designed so that you couldn’t go straight to the B2 floor and had to pass through the B1 floor.

Is it because it’s a warehouse that they put up security? Well, even if they did, it wouldn’t mean much in this world right now.

So we arrived at the iron door leading to floor B2.

And then I heard.

” Sob… sob… sob… ”

The monster is in here.