episode_0012

Central Library (1) ― Incheon Central Library

After a brief greeting, the group entered the library.

The half-broken picture frames and blood stains decorating the walls made me imagine a library right after the apocalypse.

Kyeong-min Lee, who was still supporting me, noticed me looking around and answered.

“I also cleaned up this one. Originally, the floor was just red with blood stains.”

“You must have had a hard time.”

I answered roughly and looked ahead.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t get much benefit.”

“No, it’s okay. There’s still food left to last a few days. As long as you’re safe, that’s all.”

Kang San was explaining what happened to a woman named Ga Eul when Seo Tae San tapped Kang San on the shoulder.

“Oh, Taesan.”

“First, I’ll take Cheolsu first. Kyungmin Lee! You too, come quickly.”

“… … yes yes? Me?”

“Yes. What are you doing clinging to the new guy like a cockroach? I told you to tell me right away if you get hurt, right?”

“Ha, haha. Sorry, bro.”

With an awkward laugh, Lee Gyeong-min limped up the stairs with Seo Tae-san.

Goodbye, you idiot.

It smelled like shit, but I was a little thankful.

By the way, aren’t there many people left in this big building?

As far as I can tell, the number of people present was too small for it to be a group occupying one building.

Even though we continued to watch the stairs that Seo Taesan and his group climbed, there were no more people coming down.

“I… Mr. Guwon?”

I heard Kang San’s question.

“Yes. Is the story over?”

“Haha… Well, Gaeul asks me to come over for a while.”

Behind Kang San, who was smiling as if he was embarrassed, was Seong Ga-eul, who was quietly glaring at me with his arms crossed.

Hmm, the atmosphere is strange?

Seong Ga-eul’s eyes were similar to the eyes of the owner when she was interviewing at a local convenience store.

“Okay, what’s going on?”

“… You came from Hanmaeum Apartment?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I know the rescue team went there too, but why did you stay in the apartment?”

What are you so curious about?

The large eyes were full of doubt and questions.

“Have you seen a lot of zombie movies?”

“… … Yes?”

“In the original zombie apocalypse cliche, everyone who goes to the shelter dies.”

“… Are you talking about a movie?”

“Yes. Is there a problem?”

“… Huh.”

When I asked Ga Eul with a question in her mind, she burst out laughing with a shocked expression on her face.

“Well, autumn… I checked everything… ”

“San, you stay still. Regarding Yoon Ah-young, I did as you said. Things like this need to be checked thoroughly.”

“… Yes.”

Now that I think about it, where has our Ayoung gone?

At some point, it disappeared like a ghost.

Seong Ga-eul took a step towards me with her arms crossed.

My eyes kept falling on the chest that stood out more due to the crossed arms.

Now that I think about it, the clothes were completely inappropriate for this situation.

A pink blouse, a flowing white tennis skirt, and black shoes.

Although it was painted black and had blood stains in the middle, it did not obscure the essence itself.

Well, I mean, it sucked so much.

“It’s quite a distance from Hanmaeum Apartment to here, but your clothes look very new?”

“Yes. I’m friends with zombies. When I said hello, they said goodbye, right?”

“… … Yes?!”

At the expression on his face that asked me what kind of nonsense he was talking about, he smiled brightly and continued speaking.

“I know very well what the situation is. You must be suspicious of everything. I think it is very natural to be wary of strangers you meet for the first time.”

I said again with an expression that I understood everything.

“Please give me time to build trust. Of course, I will endure everything, whether you attach a monitor or take similar measures before that.”

“… I guess I was too nervous. I apologize for that.”

I smiled as I saw Seong Ga-eul slightly lowering her head.

The round neck was opened for a moment, exposing her pale upper chest.

Fuck, fuck… I’m tired.

“Hahahaha, Gaeul is very shy. Let’s go up first. There are people and places that need to be introduced.”

Now that the situation was roughly over, Kang San hurriedly grabbed my arm and started climbing the stairs.

In the back, Ga Eul was looking at me with a reluctant look in her eyes, as she still hadn’t answered her question.

If a guy like Kang San had looked at me like that, I would have torn him up right away, but his beauty made me forgive everything.

It’s okay if she’s beautiful.

Oh, of course, assuming it gets fucked by me.

“It consists of 5 floors above ground and 1 underground floor. The first basement floor was originally a cafeteria, but since the electricity went out, it’s dark so I can’t use it. You can’t go.”

The second floor was also said to be unused as it currently has no purpose.

“There was originally a large reading room on the 3rd floor, but everyone gathered together and pushed it all out.”

The third floor, which would have originally been filled with countless bookshelves and books, had turned into a large empty space.

In the right corner, there was a long table filled with dry goods and snacks, and in the center there was a long desk and chairs.

“We originally ate together on the first basement floor, but now we eat here. Meals are twice a day. 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.”

“Ugh, ugh, it hurts! Taesan! It hurts!”

“Hold on, you bastard. You keep screaming like a sissy. Are you Guan Yu?”

Seo Taesan was observing Lee Gyeong-min’s sprained foot by moving it around.

And next to Kim Cheol-soo, whose arms were shaking, another woman was moving busily.

“… Who is that?”

“Ah, this is librarian Eunbyeol Kim. Feel free to call me librarian.”

I was also taking care of the injured, so I wondered if he was a doctor.

Looking at the classic treatment method of fixing the shaking arm with a book and tying it with tape, it was clear that he was not a doctor.

If you put pressure on it with tape like that, it would actually be worse.

Well, it wasn’t any of my business.

Roughly speaking, after completing first aid, librarian Kim Eun-byeol approached us.

Perhaps because of her glasses, she was a woman with an intelligent image.

If you were to guess your age by your face… Early third generation?

“They said they were looking for food, but they started talking more.”

“Haha, I’ll go a little further tomorrow.”

“That’s it. Don’t die. Anyway, I’m Eunbyeol Kim. I look older, so I’ll speak comfortably.”

“Wow, I would be grateful if you could do that. I am Han Gu-won.”

“Salvation? Are you from a Christian family?”

“Oh, that’s not it.”

“Thank goodness. I’m not religious. Especially in situations like this. Anyway, let’s get along well.”

After finishing the tour much more comfortably than in the fall, I arrived at the fourth and final floor.

“The 5th floor is the rooftop, so you don’t have to worry too much. uh… By the way, how old are you?”

Oh, I’m asking too quickly.

Even in this situation, I opened my mouth, once again admiring the great Confucian order in Korea where age is important.

“Me? Twenty-seven.”

“… Wow, you don’t look like that?”

“You’re giving an obvious compliment. Still, thank you.”

“Hahaha, I’m 23 years old. Leave it alone, bro.”

Looking at Kang San smiling warmly, I thought that this bastard must have been shot in the head.

Are you saying that you are going to punish me, the new member who is now the leader of the group?

It was something I couldn’t even think about.

“Well, I’ll take it easy then.”

“Phew, I can breathe a little now. The 4th floor was originally a digital data room, but it was moved out and made into a private space where people can relax.”

“Personal space?”

“Well, there’s nothing that big, it’s just a place where you can sleep. The general data room is used by men, and the digital data room is used by women.”

“Is there anyone I haven’t seen anymore?”

“No. The librarian is finished. Originally there were a lot more… There was a little difference of opinion, so we left for the shelter.”

I looked at Kang San, who was speechless, and summed up the situation.

So, there are a total of 8 people in this camp, including me.

It’s so trivial.

Well, first of all, you can only make useful people among these people into believers and farm the others.

If my telekinesis level increases, I will definitely be able to levitate others and myself at the same time.

Then, all you had to do was catch the human you saw flying around as if you were fishing.

“Hmm… I can take this place as my brother’s seat.”

It was clearly a space full of traces that someone had used.

A blanket and books that seemed to be used as pillows were strewn about in a small space that was blocked off on both sides by bookshelves.

“That… I don’t have any blankets. I can’t help it.”

“I’m not the kind of person who distinguishes between hot and cold rice.”

“Haha, I’m glad. Brother, then I will come down and see you on the 3rd floor at 4 PM. Oh, the clock is up there.”

Finally, Kang San pointed at the clock hanging in the center of the wall, waved his hand, and disappeared.

I’m sure it’s to give me time to prepare here and there.

“Good. Let’s get started.”

I checked the skill again in the status window and then executed the skill.

[Sanctuary Declaration Lv.1]

[The cult leader needs the territory of his followers. Found a religion and declare a sanctuary. (Caution) This skill can only be used once.]

[Execute Sanctuary Declaration Lv.1!]

[Do you want to set ‘Incheon Central Library’ as a sanctuary?]

When I nodded, a warning window popped up like a pop-up.

[‘Incheon Central Library’ currently has an overwhelmingly higher proportion of non-believers than believers. Do you really want to run it?]

Oh, I see.

[A small religion is born at ‘Incheon Central Library’! Please name your religion!]

Ha, the most worrying moment in RPG has come.

Fuck, the most annoying thing is having to come up with a name.

The good news is that there will be no duplication of religious names.

Well, I had no intention of coming up with such a great name.

I just combined my name with the apartment I lived in.

“One Mind Salvation Church.”

[The religion ‘One Mind Salvation Church’ is born. The leader is Han Gu-won. The birthplace of religion is ‘Incheon Central Library.’]

[Sanctuary Management tab has been activated!]

[The cult leader’s power within the sanctuary is amplified! The efficiency of all skills is doubled and the minimap is activated!]

[Exclusive skill Sanctuary Declaration Lv.1 is changed to Subordination Amount Lv.1!]

… …

* Tip: You can manage your sanctuary using the Sanctuary Management tab!

As the flood of messages cluttered my eyes, a familiar interface appeared in the upper right corner of my field of vision.

“Wow, this is… It’s awesome?”

It was a minimap that I often saw in games.

The overall appearance of the library and the overall location of the people in the library were visible.

Currently, everyone except two people were gathered on the third floor.

One is me in the general data room on the 4th floor.

And one of them was Yoon A-young, who was quietly holed up in the women’s bathroom on the 4th floor.

In an instant, I felt my telekinesis and mana specifications doubled.

Now, there was no one in the library who could stop me from where I am now.

I checked the status window and walked towards the women’s bathroom.