episode_0115

Still, the reconnaissance continued, ending just before dusk.

Meanwhile, Noh Chang-hoon worked so hard on his strategy that he used up half of his notebook.

However, I was a little dizzy when I heard that most of those operations were discarded if the circumstances were not right.

No matter how much reality didn’t go his way, he worked so hard to come up with a plan.

I couldn’t understand that most of it might have to be discarded.

“I also don’t want to use my brain.”

“Huh.”

“It’s better to just destroy it like you’re told, hey.”

Noh Chang-hoon looked at me with cold eyes.

At this point, the look in his eyes suggested that he might have to turn his head even in normal times.

But I was confident. Anyway, you only need to move quickly when you need it, right?

Even in normal times, there was no need to be so exhausted.

If you can solve it with force, it’s best to do so.

“But, Yeji.”

“Huh?”

“Are you good at chopping firewood?”

“… Why is that suddenly happening?”

“I need to cook a meal when I get back, but I don’t think I’ll have enough cooking bottles.”

“So I have to chop the firewood?”

“If you could?”

“Okay, I’m asking for a friend’s favor. There’s nothing you can’t do.”

“Huh?”

Noh Chang-hoon opened his mouth blankly.

As if I didn’t know this would happen.

I carefully adjusted my grip on the baton and wondered how to hit this bastard to come to his senses.

So, now. What you’re saying is that I thought chopping firewood was a hassle.

“You are such a bad guy, Noh Chang-hoon.”

“No, I thought you would come up with some excuse to get rid of it.”

“So, when I was with you, was there anything that I left out because it was annoying?”

“That’s right.”

“If you know, you’ll do well, kid!”

I lightly tapped Noh Chang-hoon’s side.

This time, my fist didn’t hurt, so it seemed like I didn’t tighten my muscles.

Yes, he probably thought he was wrong too.

If you defended yourself, I was planning on hitting you harder.

So the two of us returned to the defense line in private.

There were still soldiers standing at the defense line, and judging by the change in their faces, it seemed like they had switched gears.

Noh Chang-hoon’s name has also changed, so this is certain.

But something was strange. They said it was almost time for dinner, so I thought they had eaten…

The soldiers were now putting energy bars and things like that in their mouths.

When I saw that, I got scared.

I thought the military was, after all, the military. There is something about soldiers not being treated properly.

“Did you come without eating?”

“Because there shouldn’t be any gaps during shift changes. Since there is a shortage of food, I usually make do with things like that.”

“Aha… ”

“Don’t worry. Because I eat properly in my spare time.”

“Thank goodness.”

“… Did you know I was going to feed you like that?”

“… huh? Of course not, right?”

I avoided eye contact.

Because I could tell what Noh Chang-hoon was trying to say even if he didn’t say anything.

Fortunately, I decided to just skip it this time and was able to come to high school not long after.

“Wow… ”

A different scene unfolded in high school.

Unlike the campus, there are a lot of people, so everyone is building something like a bonfire and cooking something.

Like hanging up something like a cauldron and cooking, or catching and cooking an animal.

It was exactly what I expected the Apocalypse to look like.

Of course, if you look closely at the cooking and eating areas, you can’t see any executives…

“Do you think the executives eat somewhere else? What’s the menu? They take care of themselves?”

“Yes. Anyway, fresh food has to be eaten before it gets soft unless there is a spider’s web.”

“Aha… ”

“Honestly, I thought I wouldn’t eat it, but there are quite a few people who eat it and say it’s so good. Thanks to you, we are good.”

“Why?”

“In the first place, executives are not allowed to go outside.”

“Ugh. That’s a funny joke, that.”

Even though I have relatively little connection with the military, I still remember this proverb.

So, did you say that our main enemies are executives?

Even though it became an apocalypse, it didn’t seem to change.

I laughed for a moment, then looked around again.

Noh Chang-hoon said that I needed to chop firewood, so I thought I would start cooking now.

But now it looks like the cooking is almost finished.

“Isn’t it okay to not chop firewood?”

“No, you have to beat it. Something to write tomorrow.”

“Aha.”

“It takes a while to make food, so I’m holding on until then.”

“What do you do?”

“I have to fly from now on.”

Noh Chang-hoon showed off his muscles.

I nodded slowly.

It was clear that it would not take much strength to lift those cauldrons.

Noh Chang-hoon immediately began helping the cooks carry the cauldrons.

I watched it for a while, and then, with the help of a nearby cook, I headed to the place where the firewood was piled up.

And then I realized.

“This is heavy heating.”

There were so many pieces of wood scattered around that it would be embarrassing to call them firewood.

For some reason, when I arrived, it seemed like there were no trees planted for ornamental purposes.

It looked like a nearby tree had been cut down with an ax to use as firewood.

Then, I guess they broke it up and left it in a place where there would be no moisture.

Fortunately, I was able to intuitively know what to do.

“What I was thinking was something different.”

that… Hey.

Chopping firewood is something we often think of in creative works.

I thought it was about chopping something similar to a log, but when I actually tried it, it was worth it.

They didn’t even give me anything like an axe or a military shovel, and there was even a stone that could be used as a stand to show off your spirit.

Everything was good except that I whined for a while because I didn’t have the hang of it.

To what extent it was good, it made me wonder if I should carry a hatchet as a secondary weapon.

I carefully stored the firewood that I had cut into appropriate sizes and went outside.

There were more people gathered outside than expected.

There were all different ages and genders, but there was one thing that seemed bittersweet.

Even though he was a child, he had a weapon attached to his body that could protect him.

Yes, Yeji Lee and Jinhyuk Kang were strange examples.

But still.

“A, C.”

It was quite uncomfortable.

Although I am not the culprit who caused this situation.

The fact that even children were holding weapons was more cruel than I thought.

It catches my eye, and just looking at it takes my breath away.

In the end, it seemed like the meal wouldn’t go down my throat at this rate.

So I washed my hands and looked around to see if there was anything I could do to help.

And soon after, Noh Chang-hoon was seen wearing an apron with a bear on it.

“Pushup.”

“Don’t laugh.”

“Wow, it’s cute. Whose gift is this?”

“Your gift?”

“… Huh?”

“It’s a gift for Yeji Lee, that kid.”

“Ah, ah.”

Noh Chang-hoon put down the table he was holding.

And not long after, the cooks brought all kinds of rice balls.

The rice balls were made from quite a variety of ingredients.

It was clear that ingredients near their expiration date had been seasoned with salt or something like that.

To be honest, it was at a level where I wouldn’t have even paid attention to it.

They put everything together and served it as rice balls or bibimbap.

You could tell just by looking at the soldier’s expression when he caught a glimpse of the rice ball.

If you see him sneaking out combat rations, he will be confirmed dead.

But in this situation, I don’t even have this, so I guess I can’t eat it.

Immediately, people started lining up quickly.

The younger children were looking at the food tray while sucking their fingers, and the older children were also fixated on this side.

In just two months, everyone became accustomed to this diet.

When I saw that, I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I walked up to Noh Chang-hoon and said,

“I have nothing to do?”

“If you are not hungry, do you at least help with food? Did you wash your hands?”

“I washed it.”

“It’s finally time for a pretty person to help me with food. Until now, I was the only one who had a hard time.”

“That’s right! A pretty person deserved to come out.”

“You don’t deny that it’s pretty, right?”

“Heng, why do I refuse praise?”

“Okay.”

There was one more reason why I decided to eat.

Now that I see it, it seems like people are scared of Noh Chang-hoon.

The soldiers knew that our lieutenant was not that scary, but it didn’t seem to be the case for other people.

It was frustrating for me to watch because discipline was automatically established.

It’s inconvenient because even children have to be careful.

So, I grabbed an apron nearby, put on plastic gloves, and started helping with the distribution.

To be honest, serving food wasn’t that difficult.

Not only was there one person who strictly followed the military discipline, but several cooks also stuck by my side and helped me.

All you had to do was give people different numbers of rice balls based on their age and gender.

As if people were already used to it, the food was served soon after.

It was so bad that all the bowls containing the rice balls were empty.

“… Ah.”

When I thought about it, it didn’t seem like we had anything left to eat.

The moment I wondered if I had to starve like this.

Noh Chang-hoon quietly raised his hand and pointed to a corner.

There were a few more bowls of rice balls there.

It was even covered with plastic to prevent it from getting damaged.

“Ah, haha… ”

“I wonder if anyone is not an insectivore.”

“Insectivore? Baby, if anyone sees me, they’ll think I’m just eating without doing anything!”

“Then. No?”

“Today, I scouted with you twice. Is this still insectivorous?”

“I don’t know.”

“Woo!”

Since we both knew it was a joke anyway, the atmosphere didn’t get heated.

The conversation continued like that for a while.