episode_0196

Just as I told about what happened in Jinju, Changseong Jeong also opened his mouth.

A lot has happened in Jangyu over the past few weeks.

First of all, thanks to the information I told them about Busan, they immediately dispatched a patrol team.

However, the size of the patrol team and the number of people included were much different than I expected.

I didn’t know much about Kang Seong-tae because he just mentioned it as a patrol unit, but the scale itself seemed to be no joke.

How many dozen people did you say left?

The road to Busan wasn’t that short, but it seemed like they couldn’t let their guard down for even a few hours in this situation.

Because there were so many volunteers, it was even more surprising that they wanted to send a few hundred people.

Did you say they just couldn’t send everything because they didn’t have enough bicycles or something like that?

“Awesome… It does.”

“Because there are a lot of people. It’s not like I don’t have any relatives in Busan.”

It was said that everything went smoothly after that.

After the first patrol entered Busan, the first people they met were soldiers.

It seemed like he probably went not towards Seunghak Campus, but above it.

Well, since I also came down along the riverside, it was easy for me to get lost on my first trip.

“He said he tried to fix the road properly, but soldiers appeared and blocked him.”

“Ah, that. They must have been dispatched during the process of recovering Busan.”

“I don’t know how surprised I was when I heard that if I had made a mistake, I would have ended up in the military camp.”

“If you meet a military base… I probably had to go above Haeundae. Until the expo.”

“Luckily, the intermediate base is Seunghak Campus, so I almost followed along in my excited state.”

And after meeting Kim Dae-han and Kim Ki-jun there, it seems that Kang Seong-tae personally went to Hyeonrimgwan.

I didn’t know because he didn’t tell me, but I felt like he was second in command here.

So, after running into Professor Chang-Hoon Jeong, were you surprised to hear that you met the principal?

That professor really hates it when you talk about useless things.

You might not know if you started a small talk on purpose, especially if you met someone for work.

“After hearing the news that your brother was alive, weren’t you visibly embarrassed?”

“Oh, really?”

“I feel good because I feel like I am secretly caring about my family.”

“Ah.”

I thought it would be better to quickly move on from the topic here.

I have no acquaintances die in this world. Because I am not from this world.

So, whenever I heard that an acquaintance of mine had died, I felt something strange.

You wouldn’t know if someone as precious as Noh Chang-hoon or Kang Si-woo dies.

To me, it still feels like a story from a distant country.

There was a high possibility that they wouldn’t even be able to empathize properly.

Fortunately, Changseong Jeong moved on to another topic.

After the meeting at Hyeonrimgwan, Kang Si-woo seemed to have immediately dispatched a patrol.

Since we need to investigate the situation, only a few executives, led by Kang Seong-tae, are left.

So it seems that the number had increased considerably when we returned.

The second patrol team said there was no need to worry about anything else, and Jeong Chang-seong went directly.

This was a little surprising. To be honest, Changseong Jeong was like the leader of this force.

No matter how much the Jangyu faction revolves around the apartment complex, that hasn’t changed.

It was definitely strange that someone so important could move his body so easily.

Whatever the reason, I could understand it.

Even though my blood relatives were alive and well, I couldn’t just stay still.

So, even though he knew it was a bit strange, he went there himself.

Still, it wasn’t a problem. Usually, things like this are resolved only when leaders talk about them.

Probably, the people in the apartment complex didn’t object much either.

According to the explanation, Busan is now in a situation where three major powers have joined forces.

And one of them is taking the lead.

If you have a younger brother in an important position in that campus force.

I would have sent my brother to eat at least one more bean paste.

It seemed like they planned to move right after sending out the third patrol.

On the surface, it was about being able to receive military protection, but…

I could find out what the real reason was.

I guess it’s because of the pearls. They did it that way because they didn’t know when the marauders would attack.

But since he couldn’t tell the truth, it was clear that he had some rough reason for it.

I just thought he was really smart.

Military protection, Rani.

In this situation, nothing can sound as attractive as that.

In addition, the soldiers actually went so far as to exterminate the surrounding zombies, so no one would deny it.

What if our forces had been in ruins?

In fact, it was no exaggeration to say that it was the only normal city in Korea.

I spoke one last time to clear things up.

“So now that everyone has been evacuated, only a few people remain?”

“Yes. Now, if we move, it will be the end.”

“So, how did you pack your luggage?”

It seemed like there wasn’t much to carry.

No matter how much stronger people are now, there are limits.

So I thought they might use some kind of cart or something like that, but it seemed like I was right.

“I was pulling a cart. Although it was inconvenient, I used something like a shopping cart.”

“Ah… ”

“There’s not much that’s as good as that, right? Well, it might be a little tiring to drag it along.”

“Of course.”

“So, Yeji, what do you plan to do now?”

“It’s me, whatever. I have to go to Busan to report. You can wait and go together.”

“Is that so? I think I heard that time was running out.”

“Ah, that’s about it.”

As long as we left today, there was no need to worry about the deadline.

This was my third time taking the highway.

I wasn’t stupid enough to wander down a path I’d already taken twice.

If you put your mind to it, you can go in half a day. Just like today.

After organizing my thoughts up to that point, I spoke to Changseong Jeong.

“So when is the departure?”

“We leave in a few hours. It will be about three hours later.”

“Uh… ”

“Is there a problem?”

“No, I just thought it would be boring.”

“Is that so.”

Changseong Jeong smiled as if he had no choice.

Since we had already promised that to everyone, we couldn’t delay it.

So, the moment Jeong Chang-seong said that maybe we should part ways here, I remembered one thing.

“I have a place to go and return for three hours. clock… It would be nice to be there.”

“I’ll lend you mine. It’s quite old, but it runs well when you wind it up.”

“Uh… ”

The watch that Changseong Jeong handed over looked very old.

It looked like it had been used for at least several decades, but it still looked like it had been very well maintained.

I didn’t even know how many times I changed the watch strap.

It must have been such a precious watch, but it was very burdensome that he gave it to me so easily.

No, whatever.

There was nothing to lose.

The only place I can go is, at best, the officetel where I stayed.

I was just wondering if I should relive my memories there.

Wouldn’t it be a good way to pass time?

“The bag is over there, so if you have anything to bring, take it with you.”

“Ah.”

As if Changseong Jeong had read my mind, he handed me a carrier bag.

It didn’t seem like he meant to use it.

If that were the case, there wouldn’t have been a need to get it from the corner.

I could have just taken it out and put it down when I realized there wasn’t much to take care of.

“For your information, I have already sent all my luggage there.”

“Ah… !”

“The album and the picture frame… There was only one seat left so I decided to take it.”

“Yes, I see. Then I can receive it without any burden.”

“I hope you have a great time. You must have returned to your hometown after a long time.”

“… Ahaha.”

He probably heard from Professor Chang-Hoon Jeong that I came from Jangyu.

No, after hearing all this, he may have come to respect me even more.

The only thing I did was work hard, but these expectations were a little burdensome.

But what can I say… It didn’t feel that bad.

After saying hello to Jeong Chang-seong, I left Jangyu Middle School.

Riding a bike while holding a suitcase in one hand wasn’t that difficult.

Perhaps because my body was so strong and strong, I didn’t feel anything special.

Or maybe it was because I always carried the baton with one hand.

“There… I think we should go together.”

The bunker that I discovered in the PC room was a survivalist’s shelter, and I wanted to go there alone with Noh Chang-hoon when everything was over.

If there are any survivors there, they will explain what happened.

If no one is there, I’ll just say that there are places like this and move on.

… If there’s a body, we’ll have to mourn.

“Wow… ”

I took in the scenery of Jangyu that I had not seen in a long time.

It’s been a few months since I came to Busan, and a lot has happened in that time.

And since I wasn’t from here in the first place, I couldn’t memorize the directions.

Even now, I only know the approximate direction, but I’m wandering around.

But even so, the feeling of familiarity remained.

I wandered around for a while.

This apartment complex was where Yeji Lee and her parents lived.

This intersection was where I risked my life to chase the zombies.

Over there… This must be the apartment where Noh Chang-hoon and Gong Gong-seul met.

What did you do after I got out of there?

“… Youth dementia? No, that’s not it.”

Since there was so much work to do, it was clear that I had forgotten.

Fortunately, I was able to remember it not long after.

Go back to the hideout, you’ve done everything.

After being immersed in memories, I headed to the officetel where I lived.