episode_0288

Honestly, there was no better way than this for the current situation.

So I didn’t do anything wrong.

After spouting one last meaningless nonsense, I searched the room.

I really want to take all of these supplies, but that seems difficult.

I don’t know if I exist in this world too, but I wanted to give her a little when she came back.

Even if he wasn’t there, I might have something to write about again someday.

So I found a suitable bag and put only a few days’ worth of food into it.

Drink more water. I think it might be a bit difficult to drink water here.

Of course, even with all that, there was still a lot of supplies left.

There was still enough to eat for two weeks.

Even if someone comes to visit, you won’t starve to death.

A place like this… I don’t know who else will come to visit, but whatever.

“…I’ll be back.”

I deliberately left a greeting that I had never said before and walked on.

I’ll be able to do as much as I want when I get back to reality, but this will be my first and last time here.

Is that why? I don’t know why, but a pleasant breeze blew through the open living room window.

And with that pleasant wind as my companion, I ran down the apartment stairs.

After arriving at the first floor, I increased my running speed even more.

I wanted to finish the Pilgrim’s Progress before it was too late and get an explanation.

It is not too late to reveal your true colors, at least after you have obtained all the information you can.

Above all, it seems like there’s nothing around right now.

If not now, when will I be able to run with peace of mind?

So, I kept running, thinking I was getting some intense exercise.

It was rewarding to keep running like that.

It was a distance that I had to walk for another hour… but I could finish it in a few tens of minutes at most.

I wanted to run straight to the station, but I held back.

I still need to pretend to be normal.

So, before meeting people, I deliberately walked to the station with a nearby bicycle.

People looked at me and then turned their heads again, probably because I had put so much effort into it.

You probably thought I was an ordinary survivor walking around downtown Seoul.

It wasn’t that there weren’t a few long stares, but whatever.

Since people’s eyes are focused on my upper body, it seems like my appearance is the cause.

So, I stopped worrying and enjoyed the walk, not the walk to Gupabal Station.

Gupabal Station, where I arrived, was a bit cleaner than I thought.

I don’t know how they cleaned it up, but it still looks pretty much like it did before the incident.

Although it seemed like only a limited space was used, it was clear that at least care was taken.

What was the reason for cleaning so hard?

What is it?

The place where the Pilgrim’s Progress ends is, paradoxically, the place where initiation into church power begins.

They say that first impressions are important, so they must have cleaned it so diligently on purpose.

Our church has enough room to clean up neatly even under these circumstances.

It was no different from a kind of condescending gesture that roughly conveyed that meaning.

Well, people who haven’t seen this because they’ve been busy surviving don’t know.

I am someone who regularly cleans in a proper organization, right?

So, without much inspiration, I trudged deep into the station.

And within a few minutes, two men holding rifles came out just like at Sindorim Station.

I think they probably placed two people like this at each station… but the feeling was quite different from Sindorim Station.

The people at Sindorim Station wore civilian clothes, not military uniforms, but here they were wearing military uniforms.

It was also a full-fledged military uniform complete with a girdle, gas mask, and bulletproof hat.

The equipment was in better condition than the soldiers I saw when I was with Noh Chang-hoon.

You can guess how good they were trying to make a good first impression.

The man looked at me from top to bottom for a moment, then slightly extended his right hand forward.

Then, after giving a few hand signals to the colleague next to me, he spoke to me.

“Stop. Who are you?”

“He came to end the Pilgrim’s Progress.”

“Which station did you come from?”

“Sindorim Station. Deacon Dojun Ahn told me.”

“I see. A female survivor in her early to mid-20s from Sindorim Station. The leader is Dojun Ahn. Is that correct?”

“Yes.”

The man repeated what he said several times.

He then held the walkie-talkie hanging on his chest and spoke a few unintelligible words.

Meanwhile, another man next to him put a gun on his shoulder and smiled kindly.

Then he held out his hand and spoke.

“Nice to meet you. I am Kang Il-seok, an apprentice butler.”

“Ah, yes.”

“First of all, just in case you didn’t know, we don’t look at you negatively just because you did the Pilgrim’s Progress.”

“Yes, yes.”

“It’s one of the ways to survive… Just repent and say you won’t do it again.”

Kang Il-seok’s chat continued after that.

Of course, after a while, I heard it in one ear and let it out in the other.

It shines brightly, but the eyes are somewhat unfocused and only the words that appear are repeated.

Is there any meaning in listening to a person like this?

Still, it wasn’t all meaningless information.

I could roughly understand how this pseudo-group worked.

layman. Apprentice Butler. butler. Well, it’s like a class system that I’ve seen somewhere that starts like this.

Whether or not they did the Pilgrim’s Progress, where will the gathered survivors be housed and accommodated?

And there’s even an explanation of the noble sacrifice that’s strange to hear.

Yes, the explanation of this noble sacrifice was most important.

So, I deliberately asked him to explain it again, and Kang Il-seok was very excited and started chatting.

“In order to protect paradise, we need to help the fable of the reborn saint, the religious leader.”

“Hatching?”

“The hatching is correct and the fable is also correct. It is right for the leader to fable to a higher level… and it is also right to be reborn.”

“Ah, yes…”

“So, I think you can think of it as the same word, whether it’s hatching or fable. Anyway…”

“So there’s a lot of work to be done to help the fable?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right. Now, the leader and speaker are planning to hold a fable at Gyeongbokgung Palace.”

“I see.”

“A noble cross will be created under the sacrifice of the zombies who serve the religious leader and our believers!”

After that, Kang Il-seok continued to talk nonsense.

He sat down on a chair in the subway and started talking for tens of minutes.

It was clear that he was doing this because he thought I was interested in doctrine.

But you can’t refuse anything, right?

So, I roughly listened with one ear and let it go with the other and came up with a plan.

First of all, it was necessary to go from Gupabal Station to Gwanghwamun.

What should I do after seeing the fables and fables that are told at Gyeongbokgung Palace?

But the problem was that I had to go before that idiot noticed me.

If I remember correctly, it was probably about 20 minutes by subway from Gupabal Station to Gwanghwamun.

If you walk, it will take approximately three to three and a half hours.

I don’t know how long it would take by car, but it was likely to take less than I thought.

If I run at full speed, my speed is similar to that of a car… Uhm.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t just run away.

It’s not the middle of the night and there are still people around?

Rather, I am a suspicious person. It’s better to say it that way.

No, wait a minute.

When I thought about it again, there was no need to run.

No matter what happens, all you have to do is quickly go to Gwanghwamun and collect information.

I don’t know if there’s nothing I can gain from this.

It seemed like there was a lot you could gain just by nodding your head well.

So, I chimed in hard and pretended to listen carefully to what Kang Il-seok said.

How many minutes did I have to suffer like that?

Besides Kang Il-seok, other people also seemed to view me favorably.

It’s been a while since someone passionate came and said it felt good or something.

Thanks to this, I felt good because things seemed to be going well.

“Me, Mr. Ilseok.”

“Yes, sister. Do you have any other questions?”

“I don’t have any questions… I just need something…”

“Ah! What do you need!? If we can give it to you, we can give it to you!”

I laughed to myself here.

Since I already saw the friendly gaze of people around me, I knew I could get everything I could.

So, I deliberately pretended to be pitiful and continued speaking.

“I lost my warm clothes before I came here. I also lost my bike…”

“Oh my…”

“So can I just get a hoodie and a bike that I can ride?”

“Of course I can give you a hoodie! But why do you need a bicycle?”

Kang Il-seok stared at me as if he were puzzled.

Yes, of course you can’t help but wonder.

Even if it’s cold and you need a hoodie, you don’t need a bike right now, right?

But I knew that would happen, so I came up with a suitable excuse.

“I want to go to Gwanghwamun as soon as possible and accompany that noble sacrifice!”

“Sister…!”

“So how can it not work…?”

“Deacon! How about we help you with this as much as we can! No, we have to help!!!”

“…Uh.”

“Do you know how long it has been since such a faithful person came here!?”

Looking at the reactions, it seems like everyone was fooled… something was a little strange.

For some reason, everyone started jumping here and there so enthusiastically.

Since this person is worth it, I heard him say something I couldn’t ignore… calling for a car.

I wanted to run away, but there was no way I could run away in this situation.

If you’re going to give up the operation and run away, you can do that.

But giving up the operation is not an option, right?

In the end, all I could do was wait and read the various brochures and bulletins that people gave me.