episode_0181

It seemed like there was definitely a reason why no one was there.

After looking at it a few times, I realized that this was not a defensible terrain.

Wouldn’t it be better if I could build a wall here as I like?

Under the pretext of bringing supplies to the research institute, nothing could be placed on the road near the river.

It wasn’t that I couldn’t let go of anything at all, but… So there was no point in staying by this riverside.

The Jinju Citizens’ Union chose to defend itself in an unusual way.

Rather than protecting the area as a whole, the community left it up to each faction to take care of their own defense.

Since each force had different defenses, it naturally meant that the side with weaker defenses was a weaker force.

Since the marauders are gathered together, it will also include the fact that they cannot trust each other.

In such a situation, the risk factor was quite high for me to be alone and without any defense.

The rumor that one of the barricades was destroyed will spread quickly anyway, but we can’t just believe that.

It was clear that the key I had brought with me to avoid getting caught up in unnecessary trouble would not work in this situation.

However, since this was the only quiet place, it was easy to give up looking for other places.

Since there was no one he could trust, it was impossible to get involved with any faction.

“Hmm… ”

Still, there were a few buildings, so I thought there must be at least one good one.

It seems like you can secure it by locking the door, but it’s also easy to come and go.

However, it was not easy to find such a building.

First of all, most of the buildings here have glass doors and walls.

It would be better if there was a second floor, but there were many cases where there was only the first floor.

It was dangerous to stay in a building like this.

Of course I wouldn’t die, but I didn’t want to get caught up in trouble.

Imagine waking up without thinking about anything and someone else next to you rummaging through your luggage.

It’s probably a terrible experience.

“Hey, Kang Chan.”

“Yes!”

“Look for a two-story building with few windows around here.”

“Oh, I understand!”

“You probably know better than me. Right?”

“Yes!”

I chuckled as I watched Park Kang-chan running towards me with his military spirit up.

In times like this, it was easiest to hit someone else.

Honestly, I could jump with my feet, but it would be annoying and difficult.

“… Ugh.”

Every time I moved my body, I felt a dull pain.

It wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t fight at all, but it seemed like it would be uncomfortable for a while.

It was worth it since we continued to play without resting properly, but this felt a little worse.

No matter how much I almost became a beehive on the rifle… I thought I would be able to withstand it with my regenerative abilities.

“Well, I’ll have to refer to it next time.”

The last time I was kidnapped, I realized one thing.

The point was that I had to be aware of my body’s limitations.

Even back then, I didn’t know if I could survive being hit by a pistol, but I got hit once.

Now that I’ve figured out that I can withstand being hit by a rifle like this, I need to test my mettle periodically.

Being able to think without certain weapons is very helpful in situations like this.

Of course, I put the thought of how to conduct the experiment out of my head.

Well, even if you think about it for a long time, there won’t be any clever solution.

Honestly think about it. Anyone who hears that I want to be shot with a rifle to test my mettle seems strange.

also… Because I could have been suspected of having that kind of taste.

I thought it would be better to just remember this.

There are many opportunities in this world to accidentally get shot.

While I was gathering my thoughts and waiting for Park Kang-chan, I saw him beckoning me to come to him from afar.

It seemed like he was probably looking for a good building or was asking my opinion.

“Did you find everything?”

Park Kang-chan nodded.

After only a few minutes, I saw that he had found a decent building, and the kid seemed very smart.

And the people themselves don’t seem to be bad either.

Since there wouldn’t be much I could do if he returned to his own faction anyway, I thought I could just order him to do various things for a while.

If I go back, will I be ignored even more?

“Hmm.”

I looked at the building that Park Kang-chan had found.

I really liked the building itself. They were all three-story buildings, and the second and third floors seemed to be residential spaces.

Perhaps only the first floor was being used as a cafe, and traces of what used to be a cafe remained between the broken glass.

I couldn’t tell without going in, but it seemed like a nice place.

It seemed like if I just locked the door to the second or third floor, nothing would happen.

“I have to go here.”

“Trigram, are you okay? The building is not in good condition.”

“That’s it. It’s okay as long as there aren’t many windows on the second floor.”

There seemed to be a space where Ochu could be placed.

The owner of the cafe must have been walking around on a bicycle, and I saw an abandoned storage rack.

It was a building that looked like it needed more repairs than expected, but this was okay.

Still, I felt like I had to go in and make a decision, so I went inside.

“It’s pretty clean inside.”

Contrary to the impression that it would be like a ruin, the inside was quite neat.

There is some dust and some of the furniture seems empty…

Still, the first floor looked good enough that it could be used again if it was cleaned.

And when we entered the second floor, it was also very clean.

Here, neat meant that there wasn’t much that could be called furniture.

It seemed like all the furniture that could be carried was taken.

It was no different from the 3rd floor and the rooftop, so I felt like I would have to prepare a lot to actually live here.

Park Kang-chan began his explanation.

They took all the furniture from an uninhabited building and made barricades out of it.

So, most of the buildings were said to have no furniture.

What’s worse is that they tore down the entire apartment complex, took out the furniture inside, destroyed it, and used it as a barricade.

After hearing that the defenses had been so thorough, this building seemed to be in good condition with everything remaining.

“Me, sister. You will have to go to the city hall over there and get the furniture.”

“… Just looking at it, it seems like that.”

“Or, if you have something worth spending money on, you could buy it like a tent or something like that.”

“Can I buy it?”

“Yes. There is something like bartering here too. There are also cases where manpower is sold.”

“Explain.”

“If you need any supplies here, you can get them from the city hall.

City Hall now stores essential supplies there and leaves the rest up to the citizens’ discretion.

If you formally apply, supplies will be provided after review, but you will not need a place to sleep right away.”

“Yes.”

“In that case, you can go to a nearby power and trade supplies. They sell unused beds and things like that.

As I mentioned earlier, there are cases where prisoners are sold… It’s diverse.

Of course, you can take it by force, but if it is not a valuable force, you will not be given permission to subdue it.”

“Permission to subdue?”

Just hearing the name gave me a cold feeling.

Aside from losing my own weight, I felt like I needed to know what the consequences would be.

“So now, you can kill yourself and kill yourself. All subjugated forces become prisoners.”

“Isn’t that quite dangerous?”

“The forces that deserve subjugation permission have that reason.”

“It’s so bad, here.”

All they said was Jinju Citizens’ Association, but it didn’t give that feeling at all.

It seemed like the desire to overthrow this place was growing more and more.

But I didn’t think I could do that right now.

If you want to overturn it, you have to overturn it all, but that can’t be done if you just live your own life like this.

The best way is to stay still until you see an opportunity and then attack it all at once.

I looked around the second and third floors for a moment, then called out to Park Kang-chan, who was waiting below.

Park Kang-chan came up as if to ask what was wrong, and took the bucket I handed him, making a puzzled expression.

“Go to the river and get some water.”

“Well, what are you going to do… ?”

“To wash. I feel like I want to go into the river, but I don’t think I can.”

“Ah, ha… ”

“If you understand, please come back quickly.”

“Yes… ”

Park Kang-chan disappeared carrying a bucket with a sullen expression.

Perhaps because he realized that he would have to go back and forth a few more times, his expression wasn’t very bright.

To be honest, originally I would have gone and fetched water myself, but I couldn’t do that now.

“Did he go…? ?”

After confirming that Park Kang-chan had gone, I went up to the rooftop.

I didn’t notice it when I saw it earlier, but it seemed like these people didn’t bring a water tank.

No, I couldn’t have taken it.

The water tank was full of water.

It seems like they were collecting rainwater and using it as water, which was probably an attempt to save money on water bills.

“Hmm.”

When I opened the valve, water flowed out of the water tank.

First of all, it was clear and had no smell, so it didn’t look like it was spoiled or anything like that.

But it seemed clear that it was inedible. It can only be used for washing.

Well, that was okay. It was okay if I could just wash my hands.

After washing my hands like that, I even washed off the dried blood from my arms.

And then I dragged Ochu up to the third floor.

First of all, it was a ride, but since it also doubles as a warehouse, there was nothing I could do.

I took out my favorite food from Ochu. Things like cigarettes and alcohol.

I was really worried about how much I would do with these things here. I think it will probably go quite a bit.