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When I was asked to stop by one more time, I had the idea that this group had cleared away the past and reached a new level, but I never thought they would have changed so drastically.

As soon as I walked in, I couldn’t hide my surprise.

Is it because we have known each other for a long time? It seems that yesterday’s incident has made the residents determined to unite and forge their own path in life.

People were sitting together on the street, listening to Mr. Lim’s education.

Next to each person was a makeshift window with a kitchen knife taped to the pole of a broom.

“Zombies are not as strong as you think.”

The merchants’ eyes were full of firm determination.

I could feel that everyone was focusing on every word and action that Mr. Lim said.

However, zombies aren’t as strong as you think?

Both his speed and strength were as strong as that of an adult man, but it seemed absurd to say that he was not strong.

A little lying isn’t a bad thing when teaching fearful people, but I was a little surprised that Mr. Lim told a lie.

When I stood still after seeing that, Dayoung, who followed me, asked me a small question.

“You came all the way from Gangwon-do, so you must be good at catching zombies, right?”

“That’s right. I caught a lot of zombies.”

Then, as if it was not easy to get to the point, he pursed his lips several times.

“Do you have anything to say? say it. It’s okay.”

“You know…”

“Yes.”

“…Can you help me a little bit?”

I was worried that I might take it badly, so I hurriedly added an afterword.

“So, since it’s too dangerous to kill zombies yourself… I need at least some fighting method…”

Even after speaking, his eyes were shaking as if he was anxious.

He looked up at me slightly, but when our eyes met, he hurriedly avoided my gaze and only straightened the hem of his clothes.

“Hmm… Then what if Dayoung does me a favor?”

“…Please?”

Seeing as he bit his lip as soon as he heard the request, it looks like he made some kind of big decision.

Dayoung hesitated for a moment, then clenched her fists and answered.

“Like.”

He opened his eyes clearly and looked at me.

I didn’t mean to ask for something that big.

I thought it was cute because he was so determined for the request I was going to make.

“Show your cuteness~! In a quiet voice, oppa~ Can you help Dayoung a little bit? And.”

“Yes?!!!”

His eyes widened and he quickly covered his face with both hands.

“Ugh… Really?”

“Uh~! That’s enough. Is it easy?”

“Ugh…shhh…it’s easy…”

“Will you… do it? Ooh…don’t laugh?”

The moment I put my hand down, I saw a red face.

“Oh…Oppa…! Hmm… Da-young, just a little bit… Ugh…!!! You won’t say anything if I help you just a little bit?!”

He was slowly acting cute, and as I watched him with a happy smile, he closed his eyes tightly and spit out the rest of his words.

Isn’t half of it closer to rap than cuteness?

Anyway, since it was cute, is it cute?

Seeing as my hands and feet were itchy, it seems that the cuteness was right.

“Ah~ That’s cute~~ Okay~ I’ll help you~ Go over there and call your father.”

“…Thank you!!”

Her short hair couldn’t even hide her reddened nape.

The neckline is very pretty.

Dayoung, ripe as a red tomato, ran towards Mr. Lim as if running away.

*

As soon as Mr. Lim, whom Dayoung called, came to me, he bowed his head 90 degrees and expressed his gratitude.

“Thanks to you, people and I came to our senses. Thank you for your grace like Hahae!!!”

Is this what it means to interpret a dream rather than a dream?

I don’t tend to believe that humans can change.

It feels awkward to express gratitude to me for enlightening me.

I roughly held out my hand and Mr. Lim sat down on the chair across from me.

“You seem to have a more cunning side than I thought?”

“…Yes?”

Mr. Lim did not understand what I was saying and asked back stupidly.

“They say zombies are weaker than I thought. I didn’t know you were a person who knew how to deceive others.”

“…Aren’t you weaker than you think?”

There was no lie on Mr. Lim’s face.

Instead, they looked at me with a puzzled expression, as if wondering what nonsense I was talking about.

“Weak?”

“Yes. Especially since most of the market merchants here are older, they are slow to run…”

“Are you saying that happened on the first day?”

“Yes. Except for the first day, all I did was kill zombies clinging to barricades… .”

The movements of the elderly zombies I encountered yesterday were no different from those of young bodies in their prime.

Speed and power.

Since it does not get tired due to its characteristics as a zombie, it is actually much stronger than a person with the same spec.

It appears that the photosynthesis theory is true.

A growing zombie…

Other hypotheses that can be considered positive show differences depending on the individual…?

The fact that there are individual differences means that there may be stronger ones as well.

In some ways, there wasn’t much of a difference.

In the end, it means that no matter which hypothesis is correct, a strong entity can exist.

“…The zombies I met were not weak. I think it would be correct to think that for some reason I have become stronger since the first day.”

“Is that really true?”

Mr. Lim asked desperately, but that did not change the reality.

“Yes. The strength and speed of an adult male. But the good news is that it’s simple. Since it runs in a straight line, anyone with a little bit of skill will be able to catch it easily.”

“…Can we do it?”

“You don’t know, right? Actually, I don’t think I can do it…”

“Ah…”

In despair, Mr. Lim lowered his head.

“So I decided to help. I prepare today and make my way to the mart tomorrow.”

The moment he heard what I said, he raised his head and grabbed my hand with both hands.

Looking at the burdensome look in his eyes, I feel like he will shed tears if I leave him alone.

“Thank you!!! teacher! Really… really…!”

“…I understand, so stay away.”

*

First of all, I had to throw away that useless window.

What I felt while coming here with Nayoung was that it was not as easy as it seemed for an ordinary person to calmly stick a spear into a zombie’s head.

When a predator lunges at you with its mouth open, it is inevitable that your body freezes.

If you don’t throw up or cry, you’re a noble person.

So, defend rather than attack.

Merchants needed shields, not spears.

“Bring everything from home that can be used as a shield.”

“Anything is fine. Any item that is as sturdy and spacious as possible for its weight is fine.”

-What did that young man teach us?

– Still, since you came from a long way, you must have caught a lot of them.

– is it?

When he saw me suddenly appearing and pretending to be the leader, he muttered a few times and seemed to have decided that it would be a good idea to follow him. The merchants dispersed to their homes without a word.

As I said, I brought anything flat and brought it with me.

From the silver table that was used at home to the tray that was used for baking bread, one man even took off the door of the refrigerator at home and brought it with him.

It looked a little dull, but it seemed quite sturdy.

The moment I saw the refrigerator door, a good idea occurred to me.

If the shield is so heavy that you can’t lift it, shouldn’t you just drag it around?

All you have to do is put wheels on the bottom and push it around, then support it with your body when a zombie approaches.

“That’s good. If you have a cart, please bring it with you.”

“Do you want to run wheels?”

“Yes. You won’t be able to carry that around.”

“A bachelor likes fine hair, right?”

Other people looked at it too, and it seemed like the door panel looked reassuring.

We asked the man who came with the door panel and each of us took off a refrigerator door from each house.

I took the wheel off the cart and nailed it to the door I brought.

They say that if you have a lot of hands, the work is easy.

As people gathered their heads together, good opinions began to come together one by one.

“Can’t the refrigerator doors be linked together with a chain?”

“Adopted!!!”

“Should I put some rubber packing on the other side of the wheel?”

“Adopted!!!”

As the sun began to set, 10 pairs of refrigerator door shields, which looked quite sturdy, were created.

The doors were connected with chains, spaced one meter apart.

There was a wheel on one side of the door, so when it was tilted at an angle, it could be moved, and when it was slightly tilted, the rubber bark on the edge scraped against the floor, providing friction.

They felt much more secure than when they only held one spear, and even their faces began to show confidence.

We started our final lesson towards them.

“What you need to do is simple. Never back down.”

“Zombies will definitely rush at you, but the moment one of them staggers back, everyone is in danger. Just imagine it, right?”

The merchants nodded their heads vigorously at my words.

– If one person runs away, everyone dies!

– Cancer.

– But who caught the zombies?”

– Isn’t that what that young man is doing?

– There’s Mr. Lim, too. Let’s do it with Mr. Lim and Mr. Kim.

“The attackers are me, the bakery man, and Dayoung’s father. There will be only 3 people like this.”

At that time, a sturdy middle-aged man raised his hand.

“…I can do it too.”

“Mr. Ha…”

Looking at Mr. Lim’s eyes of emotion, he seems to be a trustworthy person.

Plus, the scary looking thing looked like it would be good at stabbing.

“Then there are 4 people including that person.”

Strong men stood in the center of the shield, and women stood on the outside.

Before the sun went down, I practiced blocking zombies by headbutting them several times.

At first, I was pushed back, but after repeating it several times, I guess I got used to it.

This should be enough to stop it as long as it doesn’t pour out all at once.

“The decisive battle is tomorrow. Please eat in moderation without harming your condition, and see you tomorrow morning.”

After I finished speaking, the merchants did not disperse immediately.

He took a step towards me and said one word at a time.

“…Thank you.”

“That’s right~ If it wasn’t for the young man, I would have taken a spear with me…!”

“Then~ I’ve known Nayoung since she came to save me~!”

These people…raise this flag???

I felt like if I left them alone, there would be a big problem, so I quickly dispersed them.

“Hurry up and go to sleep!”

“The bachelor is very shy~?”

When I left it alone, it looked like I was looking at someone like a tsundere.

You also have to be moderate in your illusions.

I feel like I’m going to break out in hives because of the cheesy thank you.

“Ah heh!”