episode_0118

Since everyone has encountered a variant at least once, they did not balk at what he said was a bit arrogant.

Rather, it is a natural reaction.

When Su-ah and Byeong-gan nod their heads in agreement, Na-young shrugs as if it were her own business.

“Hee~ My oppa is kind of amazing!”

“Hey, why are you showing off?”

Even though he didn’t say it like that, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter because it was nice to see that he was proud of me.

Let’s praise Nayoung by stroking her head and smiling heartily.

As if they couldn’t lose, Dayoung and Sohyeon joined in and a sudden praise session began.

“I think it’s great too!”

“Ajji is the best!!!”

A barrage of blatant praise.

It’s a little cringy, but… honestly, it felt good.

“Hmm… I understand, so I’ll leave it at that and have another meeting.”

“Oh, I’m so embarrassed!”

“I told you to stop?”

Sohyun was shocked for a moment, but she calmed down under my glaring gaze, and we returned to the meeting atmosphere.

“But do you know where the military is?”

“Maybe Yeoreum knows?”

Let’s answer Dayoung’s question by looking at Yeoreum,

Yeoreum, who had been avoiding my gaze, eventually nodded as if she had no choice.

“I know…. I have a military background, so there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”

“Oh, you were a soldier?”

“Uh… So I think it’s not the military anymore.”

In fact, as Yeoreum said, most people who have served in the military do not like the military.

I also voluntarily enlisted, thinking that being a soldier would be better than working hard… .

It wasn’t a good memory.

Hierarchical structure.

Numerous absurdities and evil practices created over a long period of time.

Not all of those individuals were evil, but the military made everyone feel like a villain.

“Still, it certainly seems necessary.”

“… … .”

Yeoreum couldn’t deny the need, so she expressed her opinion in silence.

From the beginning, the opinions were 5 to 1.

Any further conflict of opinion seemed unnecessary.

“I think I’ve roughly finished organizing my opinions.”

When I look around, everyone is nodding.

“Take off the ox horn as soon as possible. I will visit the military tomorrow.”

“…I was a little scared when my brother said he was going.”

Dayoung, who had been in favor up to this point, suddenly showed concern.

I appreciate your concern, but the truth is, unless you have a gun, keeping yourself safe isn’t that difficult, and it’s probably not dangerous enough to worry about.

“It’s okay. Since I don’t have a gun, it won’t be a big deal. Do you trust me?”

“I believe it! I believe it, but… .”

“It’s okay~ Don’t worry.”

*

The next day, even before departure, Dayoung could not hide her anxiety.

“Be careful…? Okay? Can’t you get hurt?”

“Okay, it’s okay.”

I’m not going somewhere to die,

In fact, considering the risk, it seemed much less than catching a variant.

I don’t know how corrupt the military group may be, but they are people who can communicate.

“You don’t have to go with me…?”

“Uh. I thought it would only be a distraction.”

Sohyeon expressed the idea of taking her as a radar, but in the end, it was decided that only Yeoreum and I would go to the military.

If something happens, you have to have the ability to protect yourself.

“Don’t worry, just rest well~ I’ll be back~”

“Yes! Master!”

Finally, I waved goodbye and started the car.

Arrived in the city center after passing the mountain path.

The building has broken windows here and there, giving an idea of the terrible devastation… .

To be honest, it was a scene that I had become very familiar with by now.

“Seoul, why did you become a soldier?”

“Me?”

“Uh. Honestly, she’s pretty enough to be a soldier, but why would a girl like this really want to be a soldier?”

A question that is half sincere and half flattering.

I felt a subtle change in Summer’s stiff expression, as if she wasn’t feeling too bad.

“There’s no real reason, it’s just that my father was a soldier.”

“You were a military family.”

Becoming a soldier following one’s military parents was something that could often be found.

People say that they followed their parents and became soldiers because they respected their parents who sacrificed their lives for the country, but the reality was a little different.

If your parents are generals, you get a free pass for promotion, right?

“Then your father…?”

“He died in an accident, not after zombies, but before.”

It may have been a blessing in its own way for him to pass away without seeing anyone.

However, the position of the child left behind was different, and Yeoreum’s expression was full of sadness.

“Who is your mother?”

“My mother also died in a car accident along with my father.”

“It must have been difficult.”

“Yes… .”

Yeoreum slowly began to tell us about her past.

It was an ordinary, if ordinary, family.

A father who was an officer, a mother who was a housewife, one daughter and one son.

“I think everything was fine except for my father being stubborn.”

“How can all fathers who are soldiers have the same personality?”

“So?”

Even when he thought about it, he burst out laughing as if it somehow felt like that.

“Ah, turn right here.”

Noncommissioned officer -> 3 officers -> Officer

While I was drawing a happy future by following the route pushed by my father with one star,

Suddenly, her parents died in an accident, and from then on, the military was not a friendly group for Yeoreum.

“I was immature too… .”

“Even so, it must have been a bit much.”

“Thank you for getting angry, but please don’t curse. It’s annoying.”

He hugs his lower abdomen tightly, as if he’s sorry for making him say bad things.

“Did you bring it here for no reason? Aren’t you stressed?”

“It’s okay. I’m more concerned about worrying at home.”

So Yeoreum became disappointed in the military after her parents passed away.

He said that after the zombie outbreak broke out, he completely changed his mind.

Well, it is said that the soldiers whose hometown is Chuncheon are alive and well, but they were ordered to wait and do nothing… .

“Sangsu said you almost deserted. What does almost desertion mean? Is it desertion or not?”

“First of all, it’s not desertion. I received the dispatch order. Since I didn’t return, it was ultimately desertion… .”

“Still, I sent it to you.”

Considering that they ordered us to go out, isn’t that still a good thing?

“At that time, the captain was a good person. The problem is that the captain doesn’t seem to be still there.”

“Ah. Really?”

“… If it were him, he wouldn’t have done human testing.”

Aren’t coups a military tradition?

This time too, the military appears to have faithfully implemented that tradition.

“Is there anything you can tell about the person who seems to have become the new battalion commander?”

“Probably… I think it’s the head of the operations department.”

“Operations Manager?”

“…He was a bit of an unpleasant person.”

Yeoreum’s body trembled slightly, as if she was shaking just thinking about it.

“Did you do something bad?”

“He didn’t commit a crime, but he was the one who opposed the dispatch.”

“What? When to go to Chuncheon?”

“Yes.”

Judging by his distorted expression, it seemed like it wasn’t just that.

He may not have committed any particular crime, but he was clearly an unhappy person somewhere.

“It’s just… kinda okay.”

I felt a complex emotion that cannot be described in words.

For example, should I say that it felt like I was being asked to explain why cockroaches are disgusting?

If you look at the cause, there are no things that are that disgusting, but cockroaches are disgusting.

Because it’s just a cockroach.

Maybe that guy has that creepy feeling too.

“I think it’s slowly coming to an end.”

“Yes. We’re almost there now.”

The closer I got to the military base, the more I could see zombie corpses everywhere.

There were traces of zombie hunting until relatively recently, ranging from zombies that had been neglected for a long time and dried up like mummies, to fresh ones that had just been caught.

“They also use spears.”

“There are a lot of great swords, so I will sharpen them and use them.”

I drove slowly, looking in all directions to get a little more information.

So we arrived in front of the military guard post.

As soon as I got out of the car, I heard an unfamiliar man’s voice.

“Stop!!! stop!!! Raise your hands!”

When I raised my hand to show that I had no intention of arguing, he asked again in a slightly more polite tone.

“Where are you from?”

Even if you ask me where I’m from… .

I can’t tell you where I live, so do you even know what I’m talking about?

“…What should I say?”

“I don’t know.”

A guard guarding a guard post.

Considering that I had found a person who wasn’t a zombie, my reaction was calmer than expected.

“I came here to meet the battalion commander.”

Of course it is impossible.

Can not be done.

Don’t talk nonsense.

I expected that kind of reaction, but surprisingly, I got a different reaction.

“Are you competent?”

“That’s right.”

After hearing my answer, the soldier took out his radio and started communicating.

“Battalion Commander, this is the guard post.”

[Report.]

“Two capable people said they would like to meet the battalion commander.”

“Human composition is 1 male and 1 female.”

[Send them in.]

“Yes!”

what…? Does this work?

why? why?

“Wow….”

“You shouldn’t be surprised… .”

Even Yeoreum, who was once a member of this unit, stood with her mouth wide open.

There’s a lot going on… .

As soon as permission was given, the soldier opened the cage without any hesitation and let us in.

They didn’t even take away the weapons.

They didn’t seem at all worried that we would attack them.

“Please wait a moment and a soldier will come to guide you. Until then, please wait here.”

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Yes…. Well. Let’s do it.”

The soldier answered while scratching the back of his head.

From the beginning until now, I still didn’t feel any particular agitation.

“Why are you so calm?”

“Yes…?”

Rather, for the first time, he shows confusion at my question.

“Do people come here often?”

“Ah~! Are you sure you didn’t come after listening to the broadcast?”

“A broadcast?”

Rather, it was a situation that made me question myself.

The soldier sees me answering without knowing anything, so he brings a radio and plays it.

Jijijijik

The radio, which I thought would only hear harsh sounds, began to blare.

[2nd Logistics Support Brigade – Guryong Unit operates a shelter. Survivors, use any available vehicle to locate… . 2nd Logistics Support Brigade – Evacuation center at Guryong Unit… .]

How come I never thought to turn on the radio?