Chapter 163 – 163. Picnic 1
The first night the four of us started living together in one place.
We bid each other good night in a strange atmosphere.
Feeling quite awkward and strange. This is so… It’s embarrassing.
“I’m going to go see where we’re moving tomorrow. So everyone, get some sleep. I’m going to sleep right away too.”
I nailed it in advance in case anyone was expecting it.
I don’t want to act like a dog in heat from the first day we live together, so I’m just going to sleep well today.
Was there anyone who had expectations? Under… This concerns me more than I thought.
What if we regret it less than an hour after deciding to live together?
Still, the regret only flashed for a moment and passed, and a greater sense of stability and comfort took hold.
Especially Mina. I felt uncomfortable leaving him alone in the apartment, but now I feel at ease.
It felt like a child that had been left at the water’s edge came home.
Lie down on the bed and ask me to sleep. Now. Let’s sleep and wake up. Then the sun will rise tomorrow.
You won’t be able to see the sun rise because it’s a bunker.
I wake up to the feeling of someone shaking me and waking me up.
It’s a really unfamiliar feeling. Someone woke me up.
After I woke up startled a few times, Seunghee didn’t wake me up either.
I don’t think it’s Seunghee. Who is it? Let’s embrace it first.
“Wow!”
Ah. This texture is Mina. Good. I can hug Mina as soon as I wake up.
When I pulled her to the bed, Mina screamed out loud, but she didn’t look that upset.
Since it was just a scream of surprise, I whispered softly in my arms.
“I was surprised. I was surprised.”
Ah… It’s perfect. Are you saying that mornings like this will come every day from now on?
“What? What’s going on!?”
Se-ah comes to my door in a huff and her face hardens slightly when she sees me holding Mina.
“Oh. Sorry. Are you starting? I’ll be out.”
“Ah! What are you talking about!”
“No!”
Mina and I got upset, reacting like parents who have discovered their child’s affectionate behavior.
“Well… It doesn’t matter if I do it…? Shall I close the door?”
“No. It’s going to happen. It’s going to happen.”
“That’s right. I just came to wake you up. That’s not it.”
Me and Mina desperately making excuses are so funny.
What is this excuse?
After having a quick bite to eat and getting ready, we headed out.
Cold winter. Cold morning air.
I was thinking about riding the electric wheel, but decided against it. You can’t get caught up in comfort from the start.
First, it makes you walk. It’s an age where skill is omnipotent, but basic physical strength is essential.
“Especially Seunghee.”
“Huh? Wow. Wow.”
Although he is a light-bodied child, he has only been out of the house, and since he came to live with me, he has barely gone out, so he has the least stamina out of all of them.
“Are you having a hard time?”
“No. Ha. It’s worth walking.”
“You shouldn’t have a hard time just walking this far without any luggage.”
“I know. I know. Oh, my. I wasn’t like this either.”
“You’ve been lounging around at home too much. You need to build up your stamina, Mina.”
“Yes?”
“Do you stretch every day? Do you do yoga?”
“Yes.”
“Sometimes I practice dancing too.”
“Uh… I can’t jog. I don’t have a treadmill or anything.”
“Seunghee and SeAh do that together every day.”
“Eh?”
“Why me?”
“Se-ah, you have basic stamina since you lived outside, but you need more. Don’t talk nonsense, all three of you, let’s work together.”
“Uh… Yes.”
“Oh. Are you asking me to do that… Girl group dance or something like that?”
“No. I’m not telling you to practice dancing, but to do physical training. I’m sure Mina knows more than the basics. Is that possible?”
“Yes. I will try.”
Seunghee is busy following us and Seah is grumbling. And Mina smiles as to what’s so good about it.
It’s really fun to watch. Women with diverse personalities. Will there really be no problems living together?
“Oh. And Seunghee.”
“Why me again?”
“You said you were a heal master, right? You haven’t told me that yet.”
“Ah… I see. Yes, I did.”
“Second skill. You can choose, right?”
“Yes.”
“Invisibility. Choose. Do you have enough coins?”
“Yes. About 340,000.”
“340,000?”
“340,000?”
Mina and Se-ah look at Seung-hee in surprise.
Seunghee tells the story of that night as if making an excuse. The story goes that when I called him and went out, there was a coin bag, and he ate it and got that much coin.
When I finished the story, the two women looked at me.
I’m not a bad person, so just by hearing that, you’ll be able to quickly guess what I did.
“Why? Are you disappointed?”
“No… No.”
“What is disappointment?”
“I hope you won’t be disappointed… But you’ll think it’s cruel, right?”
“Yes… A little.”
“It’s severe…”
Mina and Se-Ah’s reaction is clear. But I’m glad that it doesn’t seem like he’s hiding his feelings. Honestly, it’s better to express it like that than to be tired inside.
“If you go around with me, you’ll see a lot of things like that. I hope you won’t be disappointed no matter what you see.”
“Uhm…”
“What on earth are you doing walking around?”
“I told you. I’m ready to kill everyone in the world for the surrounding few. The method and process aren’t that important. Do you think it’s cruel to drag someone to death just to make it easier to get coins? Death is the same anyway. . When you die, it’s over. There is no such thing as a beautiful and clean death.”
They said they dragged him in and killed him… It cannot be helped because it cannot explain fascination.
Of course, I would be more disappointed if I told him that he was brought in through charm and killed. That just doesn’t work. This is probably a secret I will have to take with me until I die.
“I understand.”
“He’s strong. So, he’s survived until now. And he’s got that ability.”
“This is the path you must take too. You cannot avoid it.”
Mina and Se-Ah’s expressions darken slightly.
It’s a natural reaction. They say you have to take off your human mask, but not many people would be willing to do so.
“I took a picture. It’s transparent. Can I try it?”
“Of course. But you know that, right? If you use a skill, your stamina drops?”
“Ah… I see. Oh, my…”
“Try it.”
“Huh? Still… I’m still barely keeping up…”
“Use it.”
“Yes… Transparent.”
Seunghee’s body disappeared. Se-ah is calm because she has become invisible, but Mina is quite surprised to see it.
“Wow! It’s gone!? Really?”
She is a woman who has been incarcerated for four years, so she knows very little about these things. Everything looks so exciting.
“Solve it.”
“Yes? How?”
“Say release.”
“Release.”
Mina appears again and touches Seunghee as if she is curious.
When Se-ah tapped Mina, Mina turned around, and Se-ah also used her invisibility.
“Wow! Se-Ado? It’s really amazing! How can they do this?”
I handed Seunghee the recovery potion that I took a sip of.
Seunghee takes it without saying a word and pours it out in one bite.
Only then does he look like he’s going to live a little longer.
“Can I learn this too?”
Mina asked me, and I nodded.
“Of course. Once you master disease removal, you will learn invisibility as soon as you do.”
“Why is everyone starting with transparency?”
Seunghee also looks at me curiously in response to Mina’s question.
Even as we talk like this, we keep walking.
I thought for a moment and said.
“This will be a skill lecture, but listen carefully. Invisibility is the greatest survival skill. And the best means of attack.”
Seunghee and Mina walk quietly and listen quietly. Se-Ah didn’t seem to be listening that carefully, perhaps because she had heard it once.
“Everyone saw the skill list, right?”
Three women nodding their heads.
“Most single-target skills require you to ‘specify’ an opponent. However, since invisibility is invisible, you cannot specify it. That alone drastically increases your survival rate.”
Women nodding their heads as if they understood.
“It’s the same with attacks. It’s easy to approach the opponent as long as you pay attention to your sound and presence. Above all, you can catch the opponent’s surprise. It’s the best means of attack. Even if you don’t have any other attack skills, you can kill them secretly. Besides, look at this. What would it be like if I held it?”
I pointed to the crossbow hanging on my backpack.
Everyone looks at it and says ‘Ah’ and looks like they realized something.
“There is no need to approach. By the time you hear the sound of the crossbow bowstring, the bolt will have already been inserted. Of course, assuming it hits. Invisibility is overwhelmingly a fraud. There are almost no destruction laws or alternatives.”
“Then what about guns? Aren’t guns better than crossbows?”
When Mina spoke, everyone made an expression of ‘Really?’
I shook my head at them and said,
“No. No gun.”
“Yes?”
“The first thing I tried after the world ended up like this was to get a gun. Skills? What do you need? One shot from a gun is all you need. Even though our country has difficulty supplying guns, there are no guns at all. It’s not like there aren’t any, there are shotguns for hunting and there are pistols held by police officers, and there are groups with lots of guns in our country, right?”
“Ah. Army!”
“Yes, the military. It doesn’t need to be emphasized that a gun is the most lethal weapon. I haven’t served in the military, but I never thought I couldn’t shoot a rifle or something like that. So I went to get one. At a nearby military base. But There were no guns, no soldiers, no one.”
“Yes? Really? Why?”
Everyone looks at me with curious expressions, as if this is their first time hearing this.
“I don’t know. I don’t know either. The military base was literally empty. It was as if the people living there had suddenly disappeared somewhere.”
“Isn’t it just there?”
“No, that’s not true. It was the same everywhere else. Furthermore, it wasn’t just military bases. We searched gun stores, police stations, gangster offices, anywhere that could possibly be found. That’s the conclusion. Gunpowder weapons no longer exist.”〈 Br〉
“Huh? Really? Not just guns, but everything?”
“Yes. Grenade, machine gun, tank, whatever, there is not a single weapon of mass destruction that we know of. And no one knows why that happened.”
“How… Is that possible?”
“I don’t know. But I can guess. Do you all remember that first day when this world was destroyed?”
“Ah…”
“Ugh…”
“Hmm.”
Everyone lets out various groans and closes their mouths.
Speaking of colorful moans, it’s kind of erotic. No… Is it my heart that is dirty?
“All players over the age of 70 will be deleted. There will no longer be an influx of new players. I can still remember Toshi without a single mistake. Now, let’s think about it. There must be some people. There must be some people who can do something like that calmly. They can make everyone disappear in an instant, but what is their purpose?”
Three women with no answer.
“I think they’re watching us with interest and chewing popcorn. This is my conclusion after thinking about it for a long time. What’s the most boring situation for them? Gunpowder weapons. Doo doo doo pi yung pow. And nuclear missiles. Is this world destroyed?”
Have you ever thought like this? Everyone’s reactions are refreshing.
“They are the ones who make deleting people very easily. And they are the ones who can give these ridiculous abilities. It wouldn’t be a task to get rid of all the gunpowder weapons in the world. That’s my guess. And when I think about it so far, I think this is correct.”
“I see…”
Mina’s answer. For some reason, my voice is weak.
“Well, it’s not that bad. If I had a gun, it would have been so horrible. No one would have dared to come out like this. Do you go outside knowing when and where you will be shot? So, I don’t think you need to think about guns. We have to find another way.”〈 Br〉
“Another way?”
“Okay. Since I don’t have anything to do while I’m on my way, I’ll tell you more about what I think.”