Chapter 153 – 153. Idol 4
First, I don’t know the details.
Even if there is no disease, is this recognized as a successful use of the skill and the skill level increases, or is there really a disease in our body?
Both are possibilities.
Because detection skills have improved even when there is no one around.
Or you can think of something like that.
Tiny little diseases in the body that we are not aware of, very small diseases that disappear on their own if left alone.
Because there could be countless such things.
I’m not a doctor, and I’ve never studied medicine, so I don’t know the details.
If you think about it, it makes sense. Even things like mild inflammation are diseases, right? That thing may have disappeared from the body.
Anyway, as long as the proficiency increases, it’s okay.
After all, the disease removal skill itself has no purpose. The only goal is to become a master for the next skill.
At the same time, if your health improves, of course it is good.
“Every day before going to bed, use disease removal to the limit. Until your skill level does not increase.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“There is no need to use it if your skill level does not increase. It is a waste of stamina. Even if it is annoying, always look at the skill window and use it.”
“Yes.”
I can’t believe you’re talking about skills like this while looking at the snow falling.
It would be nice if it was a little more romantic.
What can I do? I am this kind of guy.
And the story I’m going to tell from now on is completely unrelated to romanticism and is completely the opposite.
“Mina.”
“Yes.”
“Let me ask you one thing.”
“Say it.”
“Can you kill someone?”
“Murder…”
“Yes. When you go out and encounter someone, you have to use an attack skill to kill them or hit them with a weapon. I’m asking if you can do that.”
“If I say it’s unreasonable… It would be immature, right?”
“Well, in a world where everyone is abnormal, normal people are abnormal.”
“Ha.”
It won’t be easy to do now something that I should have thought about and prepared for about 4 years ago.
Still, we can’t put it off forever.
It’s a world where you die if you don’t kill.
Saying that you cannot kill is the same as saying that you will kill yourself.
“I have to do it. It’s not something I can just say I don’t like.”
“That’s right. As you know, there are only two ways to survive in today’s world. You can produce food on your own, or you can kill people and buy food with coins.”
“Yes.”
“And producing food on your own is quite difficult. It’s impossible to do alone. Whether it’s farming or raising livestock, it’s not something you can do alone. And as the number of people increases, the amount needed also increases. I think you know these things. .”
“Yes.”
“Shall I tell you a little about myself?”
Mina showed some interest in what I was saying.
Since I met Mina, I haven’t really talked about myself.
To this woman, I am just an unknown man who occasionally visits and gives her food.
I never asked Mina for anything in return.
The sex we had was a product of our mutual liking. It wasn’t coercion or quid pro quo.
“I’m not worried about food. I have a warehouse. There’s enough food there for the next few years, a self-sufficient facility, and the people who live there. Most of them are the people I saved. That doesn’t mean I’m a great person. I just saved people’s lives instead of killing them on a whim.”
If someone who doesn’t know them hears this story, it can only be a crazy person’s tirade, but Mina quietly listens to my story.
“And I don’t live there. My hideout is somewhere else. Not just one, but several. And there are other women. I might be disappointed, but I don’t want to lie. Shall I be honest? I have three, including you… No, I want to live with about four people.”
It was the same with SeAH, but I don’t want to drag this issue out.
And I don’t want to make lame excuses or lies. Because such little things later become small holes that cause the dam of trust to collapse.
“This house. I said something about my brother, but… That wasn’t true. It was just one of my prizes. I didn’t lie to you to deceive you. I just wanted to let you rest in peace. Now, I want to give you peace of mind.” I’m going to make an offer.”
He doesn’t seem very shocked or disappointed.
But she is from an idol background. Hiding her expression was something she did just like breathing.
I don’t want to guess what Mina is thinking.
“It’s one of three. You can either live with trash like me who dates many women, or you can go live at the distribution center I mentioned, or you can be disappointed in me and leave.”
Mina says nothing. She needs time to think.
I added something that could have been an insult.
“At least I hope you don’t choose the third one. Even if you are disappointed in me, I hope the distribution center stays. I don’t want to let you go like this.”
I am this kind of guy.
A guy who only cares about my greed until the end.
Still, I think I’ve done enough. And I think my feelings towards Mina were also genuine.
Even though there were a few minor lies, it was an unavoidable force majeure.
At least I think so.
The snow outside the window is slowly turning into sleet.
Not bad. If it rains sleet, it melts the accumulated snow.
It leaves footprints anyway, but it doesn’t leave footprints as clearly as snow.
She carefully got out of the blanket and closed the balcony door so that Mina could keep covering herself.
Chilling energy. It’s cold.
A cold feeling that I can’t even remember the warmth I felt when I was in the same blanket with Mina just a moment ago.
Will I ever be able to feel that warmth again?
“You’ll need a lot of time to think, right? Think slowly and carefully until next time I come.”
I said, picking up the clothes I had taken off.
Then Mina throws off the blanket and I come over and hug her.
“Bad person. There is only one choice, so what should you choose?”
The warmth delivered from the naked Mina.
I didn’t know I’d feel it again so soon.
“Now you’re telling me to come and leave? Go and live somewhere else? I have to say something that makes sense…”
Mina buried her face in my chest and cried slightly.
“She has another woman? She’s already been thinking about that. Whatever. It doesn’t matter. She’d rather be together.”
Same with Se-ah and Mina… I don’t know.
I never thought it would be this easy. How does this happen?
It must be largely because the world is ruined.
Because it completely destroyed all existing moral concepts and values.
Anyway, it’s a good thing for me. Because I passed two of the three hurdles.
Now the last thing left is Seunghee.
I just need to get her permission.
“Thank you.”
“Bad person.”
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay. Why are you sorry? It doesn’t matter if you just say it confidently. I just cling to my brother anyway.”
“You don’t have to think about it that way. You and I are not in a one-sided parasitic relationship. It’s a symbiotic relationship in which we sufficiently help each other.”
“I… Did something for you.”
“Just being in front of me is helpful to me.”
It’s a bit of an unfamiliar phrase, but… It’s not wrong.
Because I truly think so.
And it seems that those words worked better than expected.
Well, who doesn’t like it when someone tells them that they are precious?
Me and Mina got dressed.
If I stay like this, I’m really going to catch a cold.
After I got dressed and the temperature in the living room had returned to a certain level, Mina called me to cancel the disease again.
“You said you have insomnia… Right?”
“Yes.”
“It was said that this skill will reach the next level as its proficiency increases.”
“Yes.”
“If I raise all of these skills, will I be able to cure my brother’s insomnia?”
A cure for insomnia. It is an exciting word.
Is that really possible?
“I hope so.”
“I understand. I will work hard to improve my skills every day.”
“Don’t overdo it. Use your stamina for skills. If you use too much, you’ll get exhausted.”
Just in case, I bought about five stamina potions and gave them to Mina.
“Don’t use it all the time, drink it only when you’re not feeling well. As you increase your skill level, you may overdo it without realizing it.”
“Okay.”
While wearing the parka, something came to mind.
“Book. I couldn’t go out to get it.”
“It’s okay. You can come next time.”
“Okay. I’ll definitely be back soon.”
“Come here often. I get bored when I’m alone.”
“Okay, but I can’t help it. I’m busy killing people.”
Did I say it too provocatively?
I should think about it and tell you.
“Take care of yourself.”
I stroked Mina’s head.
Mina quietly hugs me again.
Why does this woman like to be hugged like this? What… It’s good for me.
After holding her like that for a while, she took out her skill list from her backpack and showed it to Mina.
“What is this?”
“Skill list. You probably looked at it when you first chose to remove diseases.”
“I couldn’t see it clearly.”
“Okay. So, take a good look now. The skills at the top are the skills you can choose when you master disease removal. And the skills that are added as you go down. You can roughly guess which skill it is just by looking at the names. Look at that and think about what would be good.”
“Ah… Yes.”
“It’s a funny story, but now that I’ve decided, I have to constantly think about how I can kill people well. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
“So, look at the skills and think about them. What would be good? Come and talk with me next time.”
“Okay.”
“Okay then. I’ll come next time.”
“Yes.”
Mina hugged my neck and kissed me lightly.
If he looked like a newlywed husband coming home from work earlier, he looks like a husband going to work now.
When I left the apartment, the sleet had already turned into just rain.
When it rains, it means that the temperature goes above 0 degrees.
Maybe that’s why it didn’t feel that cold that day.
The snow that had piled up a few inches was hit by the rain, turning into wet snow.
At this level, it won’t be noticeable even if you step on something. Because the rain will sweep everything away anyway.
There are probably still more people coming to Baekma Village, but I have stopped going.
Let’s go to Seunghee. Let’s go to her and tell her everything honestly and get her permission.
It has already started, and I have received positive responses from two people, so there is no need to postpone it any longer.
Let’s resolve what needs to be resolved quickly. That way, it will be easier for me to move around.
