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I returned home.

Fortunately, my family (including colleagues) knew about our situation.

This was because the intelligent and high-performance Ero Unit 1 had informed them.

“As expected of Ero Unit 1!”

“Thank you. I am happy if you are pleased.”

Yerin noona stared intently at Ero Unit 1.

Ero Unit 1 looked back at Yerin noona.

“You feel jealousy…”

“…Huh.”

Yerin noona sighed.

“Noona, if you like me, just say you do. Confess or something.”

“That’s not true.”

Ero Unit 1 immediately retorted.

“Yerin-ssi likes Kim Ji-won-ssi…”

Yerin noona covered Ero Unit 1’s mouth.

As expected, family feels good.

Being with family stabilizes my mind, and it feels like I’m finally in my rightful place.

Mom said.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“No. I’m fine.”

“Okay, that’s a relief…”

Tears welled up in Mom’s eyes.

Mom always worries a lot.

I was concerned that I might look like a mama’s boy to others, but it’s natural for parents to worry about their children.

Even if their child becomes a grandfather,

To parents, they are always young children.

“It’s okay. I’m glad everyone is safe.”

Lee Min-ah said.

“Don’t wander around outside carelessly.”

I could feel her concern for us in her expression.

They themselves are in danger, but they don’t know exactly where we were or what we were doing,

So they must have been even more anxious.

“Okay. But I brought back supplies.”

Because I kept my promise with Jang Mi-sun, she reopened the supply route.

“Remember, we earned our keep.”

Now, no one will say anything, right?

If they do, then it’s truly the day I leave.

I received a call from Jang Mi-sun.

Asking if I was hurt, if anything had happened.

It was that kind of obvious contact.

At first, I couldn’t understand why I was receiving such calls,

But after thinking about it carefully, I realized something must have happened to her.

The “her” I’m talking about is Jang Mi-sun’s daughter, Yoon So-yi.

It seemed she had escaped.

Is her destination me?

Or did she leave to find a new life with an unknowable end, escaping from an oppressive environment?

I hope it’s not the former.

That would be terrible in its own way.

“So, you’ve become terminally ill.”

“…Well, nothing can be done. And I can’t engage in that kind of relationship in front of my daughter. As a mother, that’s the worst.”

“You’re a warm mother to your family.”

“Mothers are always like that.”

“Tell me if you need it. I can help anytime.”

“…Even if it’s not an order?”

“That’s funny. I’ll take it as a joke.”

“Suit yourself.”

At the end of the cut-off radio, I heard, ‘I’m not joking.’

Did she like my junk that much?

Thinking of Jang Mi-sun’s sticky genitals, I got an erection.

I never knew a woman in her 50s could be so delicious.

“Hmm…”

Should I contact her?

It’s just a fleeting thought.

Since that day, a strange package has been arriving in front of the house.

Yerin noona said after seeing the package.

“What’s this package?”

“I know, are packages being delivered?”

“It’s definitely a Lupin delivery bag…”

“Let’s open it.”

“Okay.”

I opened the delivery box.

There was strange food inside.

“What is this?”

“Isn’t it something like red bean porridge?”

“…What is it.”

It was still warm, so it must have been made recently.

But it felt unsettling to eat.

“We should throw it away.”

It was a time when food was precious, but there might be poison or rat poison, cyanide, or pufferfish poison in it.

So, I threw it away at first.

The next day, and the day after that, strange food continued to be placed in front of the door.

“What the heck is this…”

“Hmm… I’ll go throw it away for now.”

When I threw the food outside, stray cats and dogs ate it.

It felt like symbiosis.

The world had been destroyed, and the cityscape had changed a lot.

Animals that escaped from the zoo are often seen, and moss and grass have begun to grow.

Humans may be inherently harmful to nature.

Humans are a part of nature, but at the same time, they are like a virus.

There’s a game about a war between races.

In that game, the insect race creates a sticky liquid on the ground when building bases.

The setting for that liquid is that it pollutes the soil.

I felt like human cement was just like that.

Only now, the animals looked free.

“Eat a lot!”

And the next day, food was delivered with a mysterious letter.

[Have you eaten? Do you not have an appetite? You throw it away every day.]

Yerin noona said while looking at the letter.

“…Something’s creepy about this, right?”

Mom also said.

“Never eat it, Ji-won. Don’t pick up just anything to eat.”

“…I’m past that age, Mom.”

“I’m just worried!”

“Okay, Mom.”

Yerin noona said, looking at me.

“Just say ‘Okay, I understand~’ Just say it like that. Why do you always quibble…”

“Noona, I think you’re becoming a boomer.”

“Don’t you listen?”

Mom chuckled as she looked at us.

“Ji-won has two moms.”

Upon seeing this, Ero Unit 1 said.

“Yerin-ssi has a crush on Kim Ji-won. There is a clear differ-”

“Stop it!”

Yerin noona’s face turned red.

Mom said.

“If the world wasn’t tainted by the apocalypse, would you two have become a couple?”

I playfully retorted.

“There’s no problem with becoming a couple now.”

At those words, Mom and Yerin noona were silent for a moment.

Yerin noona shouted in a burst.

“That’s not true!”

Mom said.

“W-well, is now not a good time?”

What does she mean by that?

Mom averted her gaze with an embarrassed smile.

“Um… I’ll go throw away the food for now.”

“Be careful going.”

“Yes.”

I always went to the place where I threw away the food and left it there before returning.

From afar, a stray dog was quietly staring at me.

“Puppies, Daddy’s here.”

I threw out a joke and put down the food.

At that time, I felt a strange gaze.

I looked around.

Old buildings and convenience stores, moss and vines growing on the buildings…

I had a chilling feeling that someone was watching from somewhere in the dark window.

“Well… I can’t assume that there are no people in this neighborhood.”

Someone might be watching me.

They might be competing with wild animals, aiming for the food I throw away…

“Whoever it is, please eat. I won’t eat it.”

I left those words and returned to the shelter.

The next day, another package had arrived.

Along with a letter.

[So you’ll eat it.]

This time, it was food like pumpkin porridge.

It smelled good, and the condition wasn’t bad.

Who on earth is bringing me this food?

I stirred the contents with a spoon to check.

“What is this…”

There was an earring inside.

“…What’s with the earring?”

I took the earring for now.

I was reluctant to eat the food, so I went to throw it away as usual.

On the way back to the shelter, Ero Unit 1 was standing in front of the door.

“Why are you here?”

“The heat detection sensor detected the movement of someone other than you.”

“You mean someone’s here?”

“Yes.”

“Who?”

“Not identified. However, they were following you.”

A chill went down my spine at that moment.

Ero Unit 1 added.

“I will take care of the food disposal for the time being.”

“O-okay… I think you’d be better at it than me.”

Ero Unit 1 wouldn’t be defeated.

The next day, the food arrived as usual.

“Shouldn’t we check the CCTV?”

“I mean, to see who’s leaving it…”

I checked the CCTV footage.

And everyone was stunned.

“…What is this?”

A dog was carrying the box in its mouth, placing it in front of the door, and disappearing.

“Does that make sense?”

Ero Unit 1 said while looking at the screen.

“It is clearly a trained dog.”

Yerin noona said.

Her words were filled with force. She doesn’t seem to like Ero Unit 1.

“Who doesn’t know that? I’m saying, who would train a dog to bring food?”

Ero Unit 1 nodded silently.

“I will stake out and check.”

I hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous? Maybe someone isn’t targeting this place…”

Yerin noona interjected.

“What would they get by targeting here?”

At those words, Mom also nodded.

The next day, Ero Unit 1 staked out on the rooftop as promised.

I was next to her as well.

“It’s a little cold.”

“Body heater function is activated.”

Ero Unit 1 came next to me and hugged me.

Her body was definitely warmer.

Body heater.

It’s a considerable function.

The soft, smooth skin was conveyed to my whole body.

I felt even better for some reason.

“Impressive.”

“If you wish, other services are also available.”

Ero Unit 1 had a slightly seductive expression.

“…Where did you learn that expression?”

“Your aunt often makes that expression when she looks at you.”

“…Aunt.”

Aunt is definitely a pervert.

“What kind of service is it?”

Ero Unit 1 held out her hand with a seductive expression.

A whirring vibration rang out from her hand.

“A pleasant service.”

She smiled seductively.

I received a pleasant service on the rooftop.

With her hands and her mouth…

Ero Unit 1 is a really great girl.

In many ways.