## Chapter 55 – Preparation
I heard that Science is working as a school teacher now, but the rumors say she’s quite the elite.
She used to be a researcher at a famous research center, and even worked as a university professor for a short while.
Then, when Daegu International High School was established, she was selected as one of the first teachers.
Maybe it was about the money, but probably also because she thought she could gain a large network by interacting with students who would one day shoulder the future of this country.
Such was she, when she quietly said,
“It’s over.”
“Pardon?”
Science raised both hands and quietly said,
“There’s no way.”
After telling her about the coming typhoon and asking about ways to prepare for hypothermia, Science showed a pessimistic reaction.
“Isn’t there any way to prepare at all? I think you’re giving up too quickly.”
“That’s right, Unni. You’re smart, so there must be some way, right?”
Park Soyoung also rushed over and massaged Science’s shoulders, trying to cheer her up. But Science shook her head.
“Do you think it’s easy to be in the water for five days without falling into hypothermia? If you doze off, you’re going straight to hell.”
“I, is it that bad, Unni?”
“Yeah. Because it’s called hypothermia, the word itself sounds weak, so many people take it lightly, but the speed at which it leads to death is fast, and it’s surprisingly an all-rounder.”
“An all-rounder?”
“The range and judgment are hopeless. In this kind of nature, you can get hypothermia right away if you’re just a little unlucky.”
She said that there were cases of people dying from hypothermia after getting rained on and sleeping while hiking. And it wasn’t even winter.
“No one will survive. It’s all over now. Unless we have a boat, we’re done! If I knew I was going to die like this, I wouldn’t have licked that bastard’s asshole.”
Science is in despair.
She sniffles and now even sobs.
“Hwaaa. How did I survive… I survived by licking the asshole of a guy like that!”
“Mina, please be quiet.”
“Do you think I’ll listen to you? I have nothing to lose now! Get lost!”
I snorted briefly and asked Science,
“By any chance, if it’s not a boat, would a rubber boat be okay?”
“A rubber boat?”
I bought a rubber boat from the store window and put it on the floor. Science’s eyes widened.
She fumbled with her hands to unwrap the packaging and check the contents.
“I, is it a real boat?”
Since I was showing it anyway, I bought an inflating machine and inflated the rubber boat until it was full.
Science flopped down on it and soon started laughing like a crazy woman.
“Woohoo! Woohoo!”
“…Our Unni. She’s really something today. Her mood is like a crazy woman on a seesaw.”
“Would that be okay?”
To my question, Science answered as if I were asking something obvious.
“Of course! This is enough! It looks cheap, but it’s sturdy enough!”
Cheap, huh. I couldn’t help it. Because only daily necessities were open, there were no large, sturdy, proper rubber boats in the store window.
As I said before, it was the kind you’d find at a mart, Daiso, or convenience store.
Just the kind you’d find in the camping section of a large supermarket, or the kind they sell once in a while during the summer water play season.
There were only two types, and this one was the smaller size.
It was on sale for about 120,000 won, a 1-2 person size.
Small enough that your legs would be slightly raised above the boat when you lay down, and without a motor.
The daily necessities I could buy now were just about this much. Simple processed goods without complex circuits or boards.
But personally, I was satisfied.
Because Science wouldn’t run off to the sea with this, acting crazy.
“Haha! Excellent. Very cool! You’re the first useful man in my life!”
“That’s a compliment, right?”
I feel a bit strange.
“Of course! Right now, I’m willing to suck your dick for three hours!”
“Then suck it.”
“Hey, I was just saying that! I didn’t mean it!”
“I didn’t just mean it.”
“Uh…?”
“It’s three hours from now.”
“…….”
That’s how our group prepared for the typhoon.
The problem was the kids in the class.
According to Science, they were all going to die.
‘Let’s bring Park Jimin first and then think about it.’
I immediately sent Seohee Jung to tell them that the typhoon was coming. But Seohee Jung returned alone.
“Where’s Jimin?”
“He said he wouldn’t come.”
“Why?”
“He said he couldn’t leave everyone else to save himself. He said that if it rained, he would persuade the kids to stay on the plane. He said that the hull is big, strong, and heavy, so there probably wouldn’t be any problems.”
Then Seohee Jung snorted briefly.
“He always acts without thinking, but he’s quite cool. I hope the kids take after him.”
In other words, the problem with the kids in the class was solved naturally without needing to touch it.
‘So, now we just need to solve our side of things.’
I found a way to solve hypothermia, but there were still problems left.
I had to go all the way to the center of the forest, put the rubber boat there, and tie it securely to various places with ropes so that it wouldn’t be washed away by the waves.
‘There are enough coconut trees that are dense enough, so I don’t have to worry about the wind.’
The height of the coconut trees is well over 20 meters, so even if something is swept away by the strong wind, it will all be blocked from above.
The only worry is that the coconut trees will be uprooted, but even if that happens, they will be uprooted one by one from the outside, so there’s no way the center of the forest will be a problem.
In other words, I only need to worry about the waves, rainwater, and the resulting body temperature control.
‘The problem is how to get to the center of the forest.’
Fortunately, this forest is now like a playground to me, and I can easily solve even unknown long distances with one item.
[You have purchased a ‘Compass’.]
The compass needle spun around and stopped.
I marked the direction with a name pen and immediately went down to the entrance of the rocky mountain.
‘That’s the direction, huh?’
Anyway, the rocky mountain, the center of the forest, and the place where the kids are, are all in a straight line.
I just had to keep the needle fixed on the mark and go straight into the forest.
Rustle. Rustle.
I marked each coconut tree that blocked my way.
Once the typhoon starts, it will always be dark and difficult to find the way, so this was a precaution for that.
How long did I move while resting and eating? I started to hear people’s voices.
‘Is it the kids in the class?’
I peeked out of the bushes and saw the kids working.
‘It’s even more amazing up close. It seems much more developed than before?’
I could see thousands of fish drying along the edge of the forest, showing how hard they had worked day and night.
There were more than 50 kilns for smoking in front of them.
Beyond that, there was a salt field for producing sun-dried salt, and next to it, a shallow pit was dug in the sand to store dozens of fish caught by fishing.
So that they could eat sashimi at any time.
‘It’s like looking at a huge production facility.’
The precisely divided work environment was also impressive, but the kids working on it were like robots.
Their movements were concise and they worked like machines.
‘Success must also include effort. The genes inherited from their parents haven’t gone anywhere.’
What’s bitter is that they were focusing so hard on development without knowing what was going to happen in the future.
When the typhoon hits, all the things they’ve worked so hard to build will be swept away.
‘That’s why typhoons are called natural disasters, disasters sent by the heavens.’
It was a moment when I felt the difference between knowing and not knowing the future a little more keenly.
‘Well, that’s not the important thing.’
I raised my head. The sunset was setting and dusk was falling everywhere.
I quietly approached the edge of the forest.
Nails were hammered into each coconut tree along the edge of the forest, and a long string was passing over them. And dressed fish were hanging from the string.
Swish. Swish swish.
I picked up the drying fish and sold them to the store window.
‘Looking at it roughly, there seem to be 2-3 thousand fish, but 2/3 of them will be hit by the typhoon before they even dry.’
Then they’ll be thrown away.
What a waste?
‘If they’re going to be thrown away anyway, I might as well use them.’
I secretly took the fish.
Of course, it wasn’t as easy as I thought to steal them because the kids were working everywhere, but I had the right ability.
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[Danger Detection]
Grade: Legendary
Description: Displays danger elements in color. Consumes stamina when activated.
-〉 +10 Stamina Consumption Reduction (Cannot be enhanced)
-〉 +10 Ability Enhancement (Cannot be enhanced)
-〉 +10 Range (Cannot be enhanced)
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An ability that displays danger elements in color.
Especially since it was enhanced recently, its utility has greatly increased.
[Enhancement successful.]
[All enhancements have been completed and a special ability has been added.]
[The sensory range of living things is displayed.]
Purple was added to the red that was displayed, and in the case of animals, a yellow area was displayed on the ground like in a game.
Sometimes in a fan shape, sometimes in a circle.
‘It seems to express the range of sight, hearing, and smell.’
For example, if I approached a crab walking on the beach and put my foot in that area, the crab would immediately turn purple and run away from me.
In other words, I could now confirm not only the direct danger to me, but also whether each individual recognized me.
Anyway, that’s why stealing things was very easy for me.
Swish. Swish swish swish.
“What. Why does it seem like the number of fish has decreased so much?”
“It must be your imagination. Who would touch that? You can’t even eat it right now.”
“Is that so?”
When someone appeared, I hid for a while and then swish swish swish again.
Every time my hand moved, the cash soared quickly.
100,000 won.
200,000 won.
500,000 won.
As I worked so hard, I realized that my earnings had already exceeded 1 million won.
‘I should only do this much.’
If I take too much, there may be problems later in some way.
I turned back with a satisfied face.
‘By the way, the atmosphere among the kids in the class is strange.’
As I was stealing the fish, I noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
It was quite different from when I looked through binoculars. I had often received information about this atmosphere from Seohee Jung, but it was quite different from before.
I turned my gaze to one side.
There, Han Dokyun was pointing his finger at a girl.
I approached to a distance where I wouldn’t be noticed through the darkness that was thickly laid over the surroundings, and quietly listened.
Smoked fish fell and rolled on the sandy beach, and Han Dokyun trembled and shouted.
“Yoon Chaeyeon! Can’t you do it right?”
“I, I’m sorry. I just accidentally….”
“No, how many times is that mistake! Huh? How many times?”
“Sorry….”
Yoon Chaeyeon.
The daughter of a world-renowned soccer player and a promising swimming athlete in Korea.
Her popularity is due to her skills, but also to her appearance.
Her beautiful brown, healthy skin tone, well-proportioned arms and legs, and pretty face, as if she had a tan, had a strange charm that produced many fans.
But she had a fatal flaw.
“Did she make another mistake?”
“Yeah. She tripped while running and dropped all the smoked fish she was carrying.”
Yoon Chaeyeon was a natural klutz.
She often made mistakes.
It was common for her to enter the men’s restroom thinking it was the women’s restroom, and it was common for her to wear her school uniform skirt under her panties or drop her smartphone.
She replaced at least 10 smartphones a month because the screen was broken.
“Be half as good as Oh Seyoung! Or Kim Sujin! Or at least Goblin, huh?”
“I, I’m trying to do well too.”
“I’m saying that because you can’t! Because you can’t!”
Han Dokyun hit Yoon Chaeyeon’s head nervously.
Those around didn’t care much about the sight.
Something that would never have happened before.
There was almost no physical violence between them because it could easily become a family fight.
But the atmosphere was changing. A hierarchy was slowly forming among the kids in the class.
The kids who were good at their jobs and had expertise were praised, treated with respect, and ate well, but on the other hand, the kids who didn’t were increasingly ignored.
Yoon Chaeyeon fell into the latter category.
Han Dokyun slapped Yoon Chaeyeon’s cheeks and said.
“Hey. If you can’t do anything well, you should give your ass like that bitch.”
Han Dokyun’s gaze was directed at a female flight attendant working naked.
Lee Hyunji, who couldn’t even wear a single thread of clothing anymore because she was always told to be ready to be fucked at any time.
White liquid was flowing out of her crotch in real time.
In fact, it was always wet and never dry. Because she was always fucked and cummed inside.
“Ha, Han Dokyun. Even so, you shouldn’t say that.”
“If you want to be treated well, you should produce results! You can’t even do one person’s worth! Would I! Treat you! Like the same! Person!”
Slap slap Han Dokyun hit Yoon Chaeyeon’s breasts from side to side.
Yoon Chaeyeon pressed her lips tightly in resentment, but couldn’t say anything.
Because that was the situation now.
Because there was no one here who would take her side even if she got angry.
“Chaeyeon. Let’s do well? If you keep making mistakes, I’ll really turn you like that.”
Explicit words poured out without hesitation.
And the kids took such treatment for granted.
“Well, her body is strong, so she can handle all seven men alone.”
“Why don’t we just make her do it from today?”
“…….”
Not a noble life determined by family, background, and connections, but a commoner’s life where value is recognized only by physical ability, skill, and performance.
The atmosphere in the class was flowing in that way.
“Enough, right?”
But there was one person who wasn’t swept away by that atmosphere.
“Park Jimin, you stay out of this.”
“Why would I?”
“Can’t you tell where to interfere and where not to? Do you need to get hit to come to your senses?”
Then he raised his hand, but Han Dokyun couldn’t move his hand. Because Kim Taehoon was seen over Park Jimin’s shoulder.
No, more than that, he was surprised to see something.
“Han Dokyun. Why don’t you just back off if you don’t want to get hit?”
Kang Hyerin approached Park Jimin and gave him strength in her eyes. For some reason, Kang Hyerin was defending Park Jimin.
‘Were they close?’
That wasn’t information in my memory. Han Dokyun, seeing the club in Kang Hyerin’s hand, stepped back hesitantly.
“Y, you’re lucky, you crazy bitch.”
“Yeah, fuck off.”
Park Jimin raised his middle finger, and Han Dokyun gritted his teeth and turned his body away.
And he shouted, venting his anger on the innocent sandy beach.
“Anyway, where did Han Jiwon go again? Han Jiwon! Are you slacking off and sleeping again!”
Han Dokyun stepped back and Park Jimin was seen taking care of Yoon Chaeyeon.
“Chaeyeon, are you okay?”
“Yeah. Sniffle.”
‘…Park Jimin, you haven’t changed. Even if the surrounding environment and atmosphere change, you’re always the same.’
Seeing Park Jimin’s face, I wanted to go and talk to him.
But Kim Taehoon always followed him, so it wasn’t time yet.
‘Someday, the day will come when we can be together again.’
I smiled at Park Jimin, who was putting his arm around Yoon Chaeyeon’s shoulder and smiling, and stepped back.
‘I made good money, so let’s go back.’
I still had a lot to do.
I had to go back and decide where to avoid the typhoon, and I had to install the rubber boat there.
As I hurried along the marks I had left, I had to stop walking.
Swish.
Someone appeared through the forest where the pale moonlight shone sparsely.
Water-colored hair. Lazy face. A baggy and large hoodie compared to his physique.
And almost closed eyes.
“Han Jiwon?”
To my question, Han Jiwon yawned lazily and waved his hand as if to say hello.
‘Did he know I was coming and waited? How?’
No, more than that, how long has he been waiting?
There was a clear mark on his cheek from being pressed by the hoodie, as if he had been waiting for quite a long time.
“Hey kids, come eat!”
“Dinner’s ready!”
I hid in the darkness at the sound of bustling footsteps coming from outside the forest.
The kids disappeared far away, and Han Jiwon, who had dozed off for a moment in the meantime, shook his head from side to side.
Then, with slightly widened eyes, he said intermittently.
“Status window, quest, points.”
“…….”
“Ability, player.”
And he said to me with conviction.
“You too, right? Awakening.”
It was the moment when the first kid other than me who had awakened the status window appeared.
