episode_0022

Replacement (2) ― Central Library 1st floor lobby

“Say! Right now!”

In response to Kang San’s scolding, Shin Jung-woo shook his head with a tearful look on his face.

“No, I don’t know! I don’t even know!”

“이 개새끼가!”

“San-ah! no! You’re so excited right now!”

Seong Ga-eul’s arms, which had been pulling at Shin Jung-woo as if he wanted to beat him up, were finally caught by Seong Ga-eul’s arms.

Unable to overcome her excitement, Seong Ga-eul’s body swayed as Kang San tried to shake off his grabbed arm.

“Ha… .”

Kim Eun-byeol, who was watching the scene from a step away, touched her forehead.

It was only when Seo Tae-san joined in that they finally succeeded in shaking off the relationship between the two, but Kang-san seemed to have no intention of ending it.

“I said please take care of me! You said you were confident! Give me a weapon too! You even gave them food! You said you were so confident!”

As the shouting echoed through the lobby, Shin Woo’s face became increasingly pale.

Lee Gyeong-min tapped Kim Cheol-soo and opened his mouth.

“How did Shinwoo come here?”

“Hey you idiot, I just saw it too, how do you know? Shinwoo’s arrival doesn’t mean what happened to the people who went to the shelter?”

I only found out by overhearing the whispering conversation between the idiot duo.

So, that guy is the group that went to the shelter?

Did they know each other?

But why was it torn into a shelter?

“The sea! Have you seen the sea?”

“… Look, I saw it.”

“Then fuck it! I should have brought it with me! Why did you run away alone!”

Mr. “, what the fuck are you telling me to do! Wow, everyone is dying because of these crazy monsters, and you’re asking me to die, what the hell!”

“You piece of trash!”

A sea that continues to come up and down in conversation.

There was something that gave me a little guess.

Gilgil casted [Identify Deficiencies] on Kang San, who was running wild.

[River Sea]

What Kang San lacks, what he desperately desires.

It’s a river and a sea, ‘mountain’ and ‘sea’ in the same name.

It’s family.

A deep smile crossed my face.

Is it your older brother or older sister? Did he die?

Oh, is it your younger sister?

Anything was good except the peppers.

Any female relative who looked like that would be class A even if she was ugly.

“Ssivaaal!”

He hit the lobby with a roar of anger that was overflowing even if he poured it out on Shin Jung-woo.

“Heo-eok- Heo-eok- Mr, haa… . Sorry, everyone.”

Kang San, who was out of breath, climbed the stairs with a small apple.

Puck- Puck-

As he was going up, he hit the wall with his fist as if he was venting his anger, causing quite a stir.

“Black― Black― Black―”

Shin Woo begins to shuffle with his legs giving out, and Seong Ga-eul and Seo Tae-san look at him with complicated eyes.

Only then did Kim Eun-byeol, who was walking towards them, turn her head towards me.

He looked very uncomfortable in his eyes and pointed his finger at me.

“Me?”

I burst out laughing when I saw him nodding his head as if it was obvious.

Ah, I didn’t sanction that bitch.

When Seong Ga-eul saw my smile, she was startled and grabbed Kim Eun-byeol’s arm.

“Uh, sister! Let’s go up and talk.”

“Huh? It would be easy if just those two people went up there, but why?”

“Oh, no! We’re going up. I have to look into Sani too, and I think it will be a long story. Taesan, let’s go quickly.”

“… Yes.”

Kim Eun-byeol looked at me with an uncomfortable expression as she was dragged up by Seong Ga-eul.

I smiled and gave Lee Gyeong-min a look.

“Ah, wow, shall we go up too? Cheolsu, let’s go quickly.”

“Fuck, they whisper to each other… Aren’t we in the same camp? Don’t rush me. I was already trying to go up.”

When even the idiot duo disappeared, only three people remained in the crowded lobby.

Jung Shin-woo, Yoon A-young, and I are constantly dragging our feet.

“Jji, tear it up, I have to kill you… , that, that, that eye color… ”

When I heard the whispering sound, I looked to the side and saw Yoon Ah-young trembling.

The hand that was holding Yoon Ah-young also continued to tremble as if it had a vibrator on it.

“Ayoungah.”

“Burr, burr, bastard bitch― Yes.”

Yoon Ah-young, who had become a gentle sheep again, stroked her head as if to calm her down.

“We shouldn’t say things like that to people who will become our believers.”

“I’m sorry… .”

“You can’t kill a dog just because it makes a mistake, right? A good owner needs to be seen once or twice.”

“But, oh, the way you looked at your brother was so disrespectful. Always, old girl, bitch! Hey, he’s 10 years older than me!”

If this is done in front of Kim Eun-byeol, there will probably be a bloody storm.

This is too critical a level to speak in a naive and overbearing manner.

“Shh— Oppa will take care of everything, so just be patient, okay?”

“Yes, yes. I can hold it in well!”

“Okay, then shall we practice?”

“What, what?”

“… Raising a puppy.”

I caught a glimpse of the man who grinned at the innocent question and was chomping at the bit.

“Huhuhuhuh― Keuung―”

Fuck you, you even eat your nose.

Tap- tap- tap-

The closer I got, the more the rotten me vibrated.

Should I leave this behind?

I glanced at Yoon Ah-young with a fleeting concern, and she just smiled with an expression that said she didn’t know anything.

Yeah, you just stay by my side.

“Black― Black―”

“Mr. Shin Woo.”

“Black― … Who are you?”

The tired face checks on us.

Only the road where tears flowed from a face full of black grime was clean.

Jung Shin-woo, who was wary while looking at me, looked at Yoon A-young and his cheeks blushed.

And I almost thought differently for a moment as my uvula gulpted down, but I held back.

“Write this first.”

I handed him a handkerchief that I had found in my apartment with the intention of throwing it away.

Shin Woo, seeing the handkerchief taken out of the inventory, asked with surprised eyes.

“Are you an awakened person?”

Of course, this bastard knew. Because the time has come for the existence of the Awakened to be exposed.

Moreover, that bastard was a survivor from the shelter.

It meant that he came from the only place in the world where people came and went.

“Yes, luckily that happened. I don’t know the details of the situation, but it seems like you didn’t even have meals, is that correct?”

Growling-

With perfect timing, Shin Woo’s belly clock rang.

Look at that miserable behavior.

That bastard looked like he would chew ants even if they were given to him right now.

Shin Woo’s mouth opened blankly as he shook the bag of ramen he had taken out of his inventory.

“Um, can I speak comfortably? I’d like to make some deals… .”

“Well, tell me anything. I can say everything.”

He waved the ramen as if to lure Shin Jung-woo, who immediately bent down.

Seeing Shin Woo who never deviates from ramen even for a moment, I thought of a suitable place.

‘The believer’s room… The thought of that bastard going in makes me feel really dirty. Well, where do we go?’

I needed a quiet place.

After carefully examining the mini-map, I was able to confirm that the first floor was also quite spacious.

I tapped my finger on the management office in the left corner and started walking towards it.

I could hear Shin Woo shuffling, following Yoon A-young’s light footsteps as if she was going on a picnic.

Clap-

With the sound of the door being locked, Shin Jung-woo ran towards the ramen I had thrown.

Squeak-

I couldn’t open it all at once, so the yellow noodles fell down along the expanding bag.

Like a dog, Shin Jung-woo picked it up with one hand and quickly chewed the large part.

“Kkkk-”

Yoon A-young whispered to me after seeing Shin Woo-woo pounding his chest as if his throat was clogged.

“I’m really pitiful and inferior!”

“Yes. So we have to help those poor people survive.”

“Oh, you are so kind, brother. He looks like the prince from the story.”

He cleared his throat and looked away from Yoon Ah-young’s eyes filled with love.

The effect of fanaticism seemed too strong.

If I am a prince, then Shin Shin-woo is an emperor?

I also had the ability to look at my appearance objectively.

Crack-crack-crack-

Shin Jung-woo’s head, which continued to make the sound of chewing ramen, was pushed hard with telekinesis.

Shin Jung-woo’s body fell backwards with a crashing sound.

“CNU.”

“Yes, yes!”

Shin Jung-woo, who was momentarily distracted, quickly laid down.

Still, I felt quite sorry for hiding the remaining ramen in my arms.

“I want to eat more.”

“If you give it to me, I would really appreciate it.”

Look at that situational judgment that immediately falls flat on your face.

At least he was more useful than Lee Kyung-min and Kim Cheol-soo.

“Do you see the woman next to me?”

“… Yes, yes. I can see it.”

“Our Ayoung is also an awakened person. I can tell right away whether what you say is a lie or not.”

As if responding to my words, Yoon Ah-young put both hands on her hips and frowned as if she was making a scary expression.

Well, that actually has the opposite effect.

When I saw Yoon Ah-young immediately return to her original state when I lightly touched her waist, I opened my mouth again.

“You’re talking to us. From what happened here to why I went to the shelter. And everything related to the river and sea.”

“Yes, yes… My name is Shin Woo. I’m a college student. Ga, Kang San and Ga Gaeul, we were friends from the beginning. Well, we came to the library to study… ”

Without any hesitation, Shin Woo started talking about things I didn’t know about.

Starting with the fact that we were able to avoid the zombie wave in the beginning because we were gathered in the rooftop lounge.

Kang San risked his life to save Seo Tae-san, who was on the verge of being overtaken by zombies.

Even in that hell, survivors gradually began to gather in one place, and the library was secured as a base for Holy Ga-eul.

“Wait a minute, tell me that part in detail.”

“Yes, yes! Gaeul noticed that zombies were sensitive to sound and used her smartphone to lure them out of the building.”

“Okay, explain it better next time. It was just great. I’ll give you one more ramen.”

“Thank you!”

The campers are repairing the suddenly visited hell.

Throwing out the occasionally visible zombie corpses, wiping off the blood, and checking the food in the canteen.

“In the beginning, there were so many things to do even if I worked all day long. But when I started to relax a little, people started to become dissatisfied.”

The story of Shin Woo-woo that followed was somewhat obvious.

Slowly, as I get out of the panic, I start to think about other things.

I’m worried about my family, I’m hungry, and my bed is uncomfortable.

However, it is said that he could not openly criticize Kang San and his group, who had contributed so much.

In addition, it was fortunate that social contacts such as smartphones and computers were still alive.

However, as time passed, a group of people who were dissatisfied with Kang San and his party heard the emergency martial law announcement and rose up.

With the claim that they were heading to the Incheon shelter.

“Well, but Kang San thought it was an opportunity.”

“Opportunity? Why?”

“Well, I received a call that San’s younger sister, Bada, is in a shelter.”

It felt like all the scattered puzzles were finally coming together.

The reason why Seo Taesan held on so well but didn’t have a single weapon worthy of a weapon.

“The story ended with the decision that instead of joining that group, I would distribute useful weapons and appropriate food.”

“Wait a minute, if it’s your younger brother who dies like that and can’t survive, you can go there yourself, right?”

“ Ga Eul and Taesan were secretly opposed. The distance is too far, and I can’t miss the stable camp… .”

Hmm, in a way, it was the correct answer.

But looking at the luminous Kangsan today, I don’t think I would have been convinced by that.

Shin Woo, who avoided my eyes due to the long eye contact, hurriedly supplemented his explanation.

“Until then, this damn thing, ah, I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, talk comfortably.”

“… I thought this shit would end soon. Even though Ga-eul said it was nothing out of the ordinary, shelters were set up and the military was working hard to announce through loudspeakers that people should come to the shelters. U, there’s also fun content coming out on YouTube and DC.”

So, I thought this would pass soon.

If that’s what you mean, it makes sense.

The library camp, which had already passed the crisis, handed over its weapons to the group tearing into shelter.

In a safe shelter protected by soldiers, Shin Woo, a member of Kang San’s group, joins Kang Bada.

“I met the bar and the sea at the shelter… Well, I haven’t been able to contact you since then. Suddenly, the internet doesn’t work and phone calls don’t work.”

“And the shelter collapses?”

“Yes. There are so many varieties of rice. Ah, it was morning… ”

After calming down Shin Jung-woo, who was stuttering rapidly as if it was a memory he didn’t want to recall, I spoke again.

“When did you see the Awakened?”

“There was a little boy by the sea, and he was an awakened person.”

“How did you know you were an awakened person?”

“I only took care of the sea while people hissed that I was a ‘preliminary infected person’. He said both his parents died in the chaos. Well, the sea only told me. That kid… ”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by what he said again.

No, do you have that skill?

“Joe, they say they can understand zombies.”