Chapter 39 – Episode 39. Leader
I lay down on the mattress with Jisoo.
Ji-soo, as if embarrassed, keeps his head down without making eye contact with me.
It’s meek.
It’s an attitude that makes me wonder if it’s completely subservient to me, but I don’t think so.
It must have been an act that conformed to the atmosphere as much as possible.
If it changes all at once, it’s not exponential.
But it doesn’t matter.
I plan to slowly dye myself with sticks and carrots alternately.
Because there is plenty of time ahead.
Very slowly
Jiyoon and Sieun were sent to the shower booth.
The two of them, who heard Jisoo’s naked actions from inside the cradle of rest, went into the shower booth with very embarrassed faces.
What are you ashamed of when you’ve done a lot?
As I lay on the mat, I thought about what I had heard about the “Captain.”
First of all, the attack of the garbage guys is not the will of the group of survivors across the street.
It was just the dogma of scumbags blinded by sexual desire.
The guy who died at the end of Jisoo’s machete after spitting up information to me was said to have been with the captain and the one who had been acting together since the monster situation first started.
A handful of people who were exercising in the morning at a small gym in the neighborhood faced a monster avalanche as it was, and they said they had to fight the goblins that invaded the gym.
In the middle of the fight, while people were dying from being stabbed by poisonous needles and stabbed by goblins’ daggers, the ‘Captain’ alone showed off his strength and killed all the goblins.
‘I’ve been filming Musou by myself since the beginning… What kind of job did you get? Am I really a warrior?’
Afterwards, he led the survivors out into the streets and killed the goblins on the streets, and in the meantime, he joined forces with the people to catch even the hulking monster. It is said that the current survivor group was created as survivors began to gather around him.
I can say it’s pretty amazing when I’ve heard it this far, but it’s not so special to say it’s me.
However, in the words of the guy who followed that, I could get a glimpse of the captain’s outstanding man.
-Vs, the captain didn’t die even if he was hit by the goblin’s stinger. I’ve been stung three times, or even more than that, from what I’ve seen, but I’ve killed the goblins, not caring at all.-
He was hit by a goblin’s sting, but he didn’t die.
It’s definitely not out of the ordinary.
Jisoo and Sieun were all killed by the goblin’s poison needle.
Does it have some kind of poison immunity skill?
While I was thinking about this and that, Si-eun and Ji-yoon finished taking a shower and entered the cradle of rest.
“Did you wash everything?”
“Your brother.”
“Then, Jiyoon, tell Jisoo about the current situation. Didn’t you say that earlier?”
“Yes, brother.”
Ji-soo, who was in my arms, got up and moved to the corner with Ji-yoon.
I said, pointing to the seat next to me.
“Lie down.”
Shi-eun came and lay down next to me, and I hugged her.
“Oh, oppa. I haven’t even dried my hair yet…”
“Are you okay.”
I can feel the fragrant shampoo scent on my still wet hair.
Nice
I continued to think while hugging Shi-eun.
Is the captain of the station really a ‘hero’?
Possessing such a prominent power in the beginning means that there is a high possibility of being a hero.
Seeing that he doesn’t budge even after being poisoned, it seems that he has some kind of great skill.
Furthermore..
-Dae, the captain is a personality. If there were people who looked dangerous, he would personally step in and save them, and he would never be kicked out of the group of survivors even if he didn’t have the power he had.-
-Why did the guys who are under such a personality do this?-
-That, that’s…-
The captain is a great personality.
The trash gangs that attacked us were also beaten and reformed.
It doesn’t look edifying at all to me.
In any case, the survivor group created the rules to follow, and through thorough management, they created a perfect group that would never be exploited as a powerless person.
Because of the strict discipline and tight management, the Gangtae gang, which had accumulated over and over again, occasionally raided a group of survivors that every eye found, slaughtered a woman, and was caught by me.
-If you don’t fit into such a tight life, you just want to come out, right?-
-Ha, but it’s dangerous outside… It’s safe inside…
Seriously, they were real garbage.
Well done you trash bastards.
Anyway, the captain I heard from their conversation is a really great person.
A talented person with the ability to lead people and a great personality.
It just suits the image of a warrior, doesn’t it?
But how do you find out what the other person’s job is?
It’s not like he has the word “Hero” Written on his forehead.
I can’t just directly ask, “Are you a hero?”
“.. I don’t know. Let’s meet tomorrow and think about it.”
“Yes?”
Shi-eun, who was in my arms, looked at me in surprise and asked, and I closed my eyes while holding her head tightly.
It was a day in which many things still happened.
I’m tired.
I fell asleep with Shi-eun in my arms.
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OO station.
Exits 1 and 2. It is a small station with only two existing stations.
In the direction of Exit 2, all kinds of junk were brought and piled up, and a moving path was made in the middle so that they could be used only in case of an emergency.
The official exit is Exit 1.
Since all entrances and exits are made there, it is easy to identify individual movements and stand guard.
As it is a small station inside, it is not spacious.
The escalator and stairs leading to the ticket gate and the place to take the skytrain.
It was also blocked off in preparation for any intrusion.
In the space where people usually buy tickets and pass through the ticket gate, several tents were densely packed.
In the space where there was a small convenience store next to the station attendant’s room, there is a desk, chair, and a small camp bed.
Only the light emitted from the small lantern placed on the desk brightened the dark space.
A skinny middle-aged man sitting at a desk chair in a space decorated as an office and examining documents written with a ballpoint pen.
“Kang Yoon-ah is 22 years old, Lee Jun-seok is 38 years old, Lee Jin-woo is 7 years old… Is that all?”
A young man standing next to the skinny man lowered his head and said,
“Yes, that’s all. There are only three of us today. I came in too late, so I took a break right away. It would be better to meet tomorrow.”
“Yes, you did well. How do they relate to each other..?”
“One female college student. And the other two are father-son relationships.”
“Hmm… That’s great though. To have endured until now with a young son. Jobs… Oh, but both adults have activated jobs. A swordsman and a cook… That would be quite helpful.”
“I will put you in the right place according to the job.”
“Are you sleeping in the station attendant’s room?”
“Yes, it is the first day we arrived. You should give it a good rest. We will be setting up tents tomorrow.”
“All right. Are there any other special issues?”
“Uh… More and more people are complaining of headaches.”
“Um… That’s a problem. What the hell is going on…”
“Women, among them younger women, are complaining of more severe symptoms than men.”
“What did Jun-goo say?”
“Anyway, since there are no medical facilities, he says he can’t figure out the exact cause. Since the environment is the environment, he can only say that it is a stress headache..”
“Hmm..”
The middle-aged man sighed deeply and said.
“First of all, we have to wait and see. Even the only doctor here doesn’t know the exact cause… First of all, I get it. Please let Dongseong get some rest too. It was late at night.”
“Aren’t you taking a break, Captain?”
At the word captain, the middle-aged man frowned and said.
“That’s right, don’t call me the captain. He seems like a really great person.”
At the words of the man called the captain, Dongseong smiled and said.
“Aren’t you a great person? You manage this large group of survivors all by yourself.”
“You are alone. I can do it because people like Dongseong help me. Even the little kids came and said, “I’m embarrassed because it’s the captain’s captain’s street.”
“Isn’t that an expression of respect?”
At Dongsung’s words, the captain smiled and said.
“Then I will go in and rest. The captain is also… Oh, I forgot to tell you. Mr. Kangtae’s collection team left to collect food.”
“You left food gathering? When?”
“Um… It was evening, so I think it was around 6 or 7. Well, food collectors move freely. That’s no big deal…”
“Hmm?”
“Even Jung-sik hasn’t been seen since that time. Well, it disappeared after the guard duty hours, so there’s no particular problem, but I didn’t report it.
“Mmm…”
The captain’s brow furrowed.
Jeongsik is a person who has a skill called ‘Eagle Eye’ and is key to the boundary duty.
It is the policy of the survivor group that if you do your job properly and report thoroughly, then basically do not touch other times.
But if you don’t see it with Kangtae’s collection team without a report…
“… I wonder if something is going to happen again. As expected, pretending not to know about the last few outings seems to have become poison. I pretended not to know because I felt sorry for living a frustrating life at such a young age, but I can’t. I need to educate them firmly.”
“… The captain is working so hard. You’re going to embrace them and cover them…”
“What can I do? They’re all the same person. If they continue to be educated, I think they will have the right idea.”
“.. Please.”
After bowing, Dong-seong went out.
Left alone in the office, the captain sighed and looked up at the ceiling.
The more people gather, the more things to be concerned about.
It’s hard, but it’s also rewarding.
However, it is also true that it is tiring because there are always one or two people who want to get into an accident out of their control.
Add to that the unexplained headaches circulating among the survivors.
‘No, the cause is unknown. I have some guesses, but…’
The captain stared at the ceiling, sighed heavily, and shook his head.
‘I’m too stressed out.’
The captain rose from his seat and looked at the station attendant’s office next to his office.
Those who arrive at the survivor group for the first time are allowed to rest in the sleeping area prepared in the station staff room on the first day to rest comfortably.
The three survivors who arrived today will also be resting in the station staff room.
‘There was probably one female college student. ‘
The captain walked slowly to the station attendant’s room.
