Chapter 41 – Episode 41. Perfect Colon
The sun has set, and inside the darkened station.
Lanterns placed here and there were lit.
And it wasn’t until quite late at night that I finally met a person called the captain.
The emotion I felt when I first saw the captain was ‘disappointment’.
Still, I imagined the image of a person called the captain and created it in my head.
Not at all, not even one corner fits the image in my head.
A middle-aged man with a skinny and pitiful appearance.
That’s all.
Is this guy really the boss?
‘This person is the one who shoots matchless against monsters alone? Really? It doesn’t look like that at all…’
Well, in terms of that, I also don’t look like someone who has four beauties as servants.
Anyway, seeing how people came out and welcomed it, it seems that the captain was right.
The captain brought a young woman with him.
A woman trembling with anxiety while looking at the people around her with a lot of intimidation.
The captain said to Dong-sung, who came next to him.
“That XX high school is there, right? This is the person I saved from nearby. He says his name is Ayeong. It’s still a little unstable, so please take care of it.”
“No, did you go that far?”
The captain who speaks with a laugh at the absurd words of the same sex.
“Looking back, I’ve come a long way. I don’t think there’s anyone around here who can be rescued.”
“You have to take care of yourself a little. Everyone here believes only in the captain and lives…”
At the words of the same name, the people around him also cheered and worried about the captain.
Oh, what an uncomfortable and warm atmosphere.
I mean, I don’t like this kind of atmosphere.
Anyway, the women took A-young, and when the captain saw me, he said in amazement.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen your face. Are you the one who was rescued by the rescue team?”
Before I could say anything, the same sex came forward and told the captain.
“Ah, they are not the ones who came here to entrust themselves. This is a guest who stopped by to find someone.”
“A person?”
The captain with a surprised reaction.
After hearing a rough explanation from the same sex, he nodded and told us.
“You are wonderful people. Wandering around this dangerous world to find someone… My name is Kang Yun-soo. It is called the captain here. Anyway, I hope you find the people you are looking for.”
“Ah.. Yes thank you.”
We chatted briefly, but I could tell that he seemed like a really nice person.
Dongsung said to the captain.
“Captain, you look very tired. I hope you can wash up quickly and rest early today.”
“I’m tired too… But I still have some work to do. Oh, are Mr. Jeongsik and Mr. Kangtae’s food collection team back?”
“Ah..”
The darkening face of the same sex.
“… It looks like he hasn’t returned yet. Whoa. All right. If you’re not back by tomorrow, we’ll have to organize a search party. Where else are you having an accident, or did you have an accident while having an accident..”
The captain talking with a hardened complexion.
I think the guy named Kang Tae who appears in that story is the guy I know?
I don’t know the formal name.
If you organize a search party, you might find it quickly.
They’re all gathered in the building right across the street.
While I was thinking about this, the captain gave a small sigh, but he told me.
“I have issues to deal with, so I guess I’ll have to go in. It’s late at night. How about resting here today and leaving tomorrow? It is dangerous to travel at night.”
Ohh, I was wondering how to find out if the captain is a hero or not.
Give me another chance like this thank you
“Ah, can I? It was a car that was a little worried because it was too late. Then I will take care of you for today.”
The captain who received my greeting said to Dongseong.
“The two of you here, and even Ayoung, whom I saved today. Please arrange for the three of you to stay in the station staff room.”
“All right.”
“Then please. Rest in peace.”
After greeting him, the captain went into his office.
If Harujong went outside, he would be quite tired.
It seems right that he is definitely a great person.
Dongseong looked at the back of the captain for a moment, then spoke to the woman next to him.
“When Ah-yeong comes, please send her to the station attendant’s office. I will sleep there today.”
Dong-sung, who delivered the words and guided us to the station staff room.
The station attendant’s office was right next to the office space where the captain was.
Upon entering, the bedroom is comfortably furnished.
Dongsung said.
“All survivors who come here for the first time rest here on the first day in the station staff room. It means that you have to rest as much as possible before you have to live in a tough tent in the future. It’s the most elaborately decorated and comfortable bedroom. See the curtain in the middle? Men can sleep inside, and women can sleep here. There is one more woman who was rescued for the first time today, so you two should sleep together.”
Dongseong looked at Jisoo and talked, and Jisoo nodded his head instead of answering.
Dong-seong went outside, leaving Ji-soo and me alone in the station attendant’s room.
I said to the index.
“Sleep with the woman who said she was new here today. I’ll sleep on the other side.”
“Yes, Master-“
“Don’t say that you are the master standing where other people are. Aren’t you thinking?”
At my cold words, Jisoo gasps and takes in a breath.
“Sorry, sorry. So, what should I call it then?”
“Just call me brother. Why? Do you want to call me Chinta oppa as usual?”
“Oh, no…”
Jisoo lowers her head.
I turned coldly and pulled back the curtains.
Beyond the curtains, the bedroom is comfortably decorated just like where Jisoo is.
I have no intention of sleeping alone here today.
Why do I have to leave the cradle of rest and sleep in such a cold place?
I’m glad. No one to sleep with
If there was someone, I would have had to sleep here without moving. Like the exponent.
After sitting with Jisoo for a while, a woman named Ahyeong came inside.
They looked at us and greeted us as if they had already heard the story from the outside.
The anxiety I saw earlier seems to have faded quite a bit, whether it was because of the warm hospitality of the people.
They looked very tired, so I said goodbye to Ji-soo and Ah-young and went inside the curtain.
After a brief crackling sound, the lantern goes off. Darkness descended into the station staff room.
The woman named Ah-Young appears to be very tired. Soon, the sound of her snoring was heard.
I got up from my seat and summoned the door of rest toward the curtain.
When I opened the door and entered, Si-eun and Ji-yoon greeted me.
“Brother! Are you here?”
“Okay, how have you been? Did you wait too long?”
“No. I’ve been talking to Si-eun unni. But this place… Where is it?”
“I’m still in the survivor group. I decided to stay here for the night. Jiyoon’s parents… I couldn’t find them here. It seems that you do not belong to this group.”
Jiyoon lowered her head with a darkened face at my words.
“.. Are you okay. I can’t help it. I hope you are safe somewhere. Maybe..”
Si-eun wrapped her shoulders around Ji-yoon’s sullen shoulders, and I stroked Ji-yoon’s hair a couple of times.
Jiyoon asked me with a bright expression as if she was trying to shake off her regret.
“Oh, did you find the person you are looking for?”
Ah, come to think of it, they just think I’m here to find someone.
Someday, when the time comes, I’ll have to tell you all about it.
I nodded and said.
“Once I found it… But I still don’t know if that person is the person I’m looking for. So, let’s try to find out.”
Si-eun and Ji-yoon tilt their heads at my words.
“You know? How?”
I walked slowly
The cradle of rest I summoned is a huge square measuring about 10m in width and height.
If it’s that big, it’s the size that includes the captain’s office right next to the station attendant’s office.
That means… I can just walk to the captain’s office.
I walked slowly
When I went through the curtain, I saw Ji-soo lying down and a woman named Ah-yeong.
I passed the two and passed through the door of the station attendant’s office.
It’s very quiet and dark, probably because everyone went to sleep.
I moved to the office where the captain was.
As I pass through the door of the office like a ghost and go inside, I see the captain sitting at a desk scribbling something and the figure of the same sex standing next to him.
Ji-yoon and Si-eun, who followed me, saw the two and asked me.
“Brother. Who are these people?”
“It’s a person called the captain. The young man next to him seems like an aide.”
“Ah, what they said yesterday…”
When I nodded, Ji-yoon and Si-eun tilted their heads and approached the captain closely.
You two must think the same as me.
I thought that this person was the leader.
“Is the person you are looking for the captain of this place?”
“Well… It’s like that for now, but I don’t know if the person I’m looking for is right. To find out.”
While we were talking, Dongseong said to the captain.
“I will go and get some rest. Captain, please get some rest.”
“All right. Don’t worry about me, go ahead and get some rest.”
“Do you really need to rest right away? You should know how important the captain’s health is!”
The captain sent Dongseong away with a kind smile.
The boss who was left alone in the office.
He sighed and looked at the papers on the desk one by one.
“Food supply is a problem. It’s said that there are quite a lot of it now, but it will run out someday.. There is no way to produce it.. The coming winter is also a problem. I’ll need more winter preparation. I need to talk to the collectors…”
The captain who muttered to himself in a low voice while examining the documents.
What a great person.
Looking at the hard-working captain, Si-eun said.
“He seems to be a very responsible person. What a person.”
“Right, sister? Looking at the appearance, I wondered if the captain I heard yesterday was correct.
I have a similar idea.
Could this man really be a warrior?
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t tell if he’s a hero or not.
Should I just ask directly tomorrow?
For some reason, I feel that this man might be able to answer.
Because he is such a good-natured man.
As I was thinking about it, I saw the captain washing his face dry with his hands and leaning back in his chair.
You look very tired.
I don’t think I can get a clue as to whether or not this man is a hero just by watching from here.
Rest now. I have to go to sleep too.
“Soon we will go to sleep. You should be here-“
Jump up
Oh i’m surprised
Why are you waking up all of a sudden
The captain jumped up from his chair and sighed.
“I’m so stressed out…”
Yeah, it seems.
So go to sleep
I was about to move with Jiyoon and Sieun, but I had no choice but to stop when I heard the captain’s continued words.
“That woman.. Was pretty..”
Huh?
What?
Did I hear wrong?
Yes?
Why are you licking your lips?
What?
When I look back at Jiyoon and Sieun, they are also looking at me with wide eyes.
“What, what?”
Two people shaking their heads at my words.
“That, well. Did I just say that the woman was pretty? Suddenly?”
“Muh, what kind of woman are you talking about… No, that’s not the problem. Why did you suddenly say that?”
I don’t know either.
Those who asked me…
While we’re confused,
The captain walked slowly out of the office.
Me, Ji-yoon, and Shi-eun also quickly followed the captain.
“Oh, where are you going?”
Yeah I don’t know
However, I was able to confirm the captain’s destination soon.
Station attendant’s room.
The place where Jisoo and Ayeong are lying.
By the way, the place where I should lie down.
No, why are you going there?
The captain looked around.
There is no one around.
Except for the three of us staring at what he’s doing right in front of the captain.
Except for the guards standing outside, everyone seems to be sleeping here, where only silence flows.
The captain took a small metal case from his pocket.
What I took out from the carefully opened case was a fairly large needle-like needle.
Shi-eun looked carefully at the needle in the captain’s hand and said quietly.
“Isn’t this… A poison needle? Goblins sting…”
It looks right to me.
I’ve seen the poison stings of goblins quite a few times, so it’s impossible not to know.
A few picked up are in the Cradle of Rest.
But what are you trying to do with it?
The captain slowly rolled up the sleeves of his shirt.
Then he mercilessly stabbed his own arm with the stinger he was holding.
Okay.
I wanted to be such a perfect human being.
This is kinda crazy
Properly.
