Chapter 834 – [Side Story] 14. Utopia 1
Now, the remaining time in this world belongs entirely to Hayul.
The child who waited for me. An infinitely foolish and foolish child.
No matter how inhuman a country may be, it cannot turn a blind eye to such dedication and ignore it.
Actually, it would have been nice if I had done better then. It’s funny to do this now though.
Anyway, water spilled from the cup. I contain it.
This would be impossible for the average person, but not for me. You have the ability to do that, right?
So let’s look back. Back to the time when water wasn’t poured. With a lot of regret.
First, all humans outside of Korea were wiped out.
It is better to eliminate variables that pose even the slightest risk. Because there is no need.
And I travel around Korea. And select the necessary personnel.
The selection conditions are simple. A family with a child. All you need is that one thing.
I will create a safe world for Hayul.
It will make you hang out with your friends and smile brightly. Even if it’s only half a world.
Hayul has no memories of living in a normal world.
By the time he knew about the world, the world was already ruined and a mess.
For that child, the world is a place where it is natural for people to kill and kill each other.
Of course, later on, because we lived in a safe ark, the risk converged to almost 0, but the basic concept is still the same, right?
A child who does not know true peace.
She is a woman who knows that using skills is basic and that when a person dies, she disappears and spits out her coins.
Then I will create her utopia for her. In some ways, it could be seen as Ark 2.
But the place I’m trying to create will be a world with a little more freedom.
We will create a place that is not much different from the world before it collapsed.
Okay. Maybe it can be seen as a mini SG City.
The narrow land of Korea. We search thoroughly to find families with children and gather them together.
It’s been almost four years since the world fell apart. Around the same time as when I discovered Seung-gyu.
Therefore, there are not many families with children.
It’s hard to take care of one’s own life, but if there’s a child involved, the difficulty level of this damn world goes up drastically, right?
That was the reason why I thought Seunggyu was great.
It’s not just a matter of responsibility. How can parent who have children not think about their children?
Of course, there will be some parents who give up easily. No, it’s hard to call them parents.
Because they are humans who just happened to become parents.
However, in this world, parents who have not given up on their children and have survived until now should be recognized for their ability.
It’s amazing. So now you have every right to enjoy happiness.
While wandering around like that, I found a family.
Rural village. There is no human being within a few kilometers.
There is only one family left. She is the child’s father, who looks to be in his mid to late 30s, and the child’s mother, who appears to be slightly younger than him.
And she is a girl who looks a little older than Hayul.
The father and mother are working in the field, and the child is rummaging through the grass with his small hands in a place where there is a lot of grass.
Then the child discovered something. She smiles brightly and raises her hand.
“Mom! Let’s kick it!”
Four leaf clover in hand. And a proud expression.
“Wow! Did our zinc find a four-leaf clover? Look. Let’s see mom too.”
“Baba. Isn’t it pretty?”
A child running to her mother, clutching it with both hands as if she were holding the most precious thing in the world.
Oh my. If I do that, I’m sure I’ll fall.
As expected, the child stumbled and fell. But fortunately, she was right in front of the child’s mother and was able to catch it before she fell.
“Ayeon, you can’t run like that. You have to be careful, okay? Don’t run, come slowly.”
“Slowly? Can’t I run? Should I go slowly?”
“Yes. You shouldn’t run. It’s dangerous.”
“Why?”
Why so suddenly? The mother of the child who was attacked. But she smiles and replies, as if she is used to such attacks.
“The last time Zinc was running, she fell and had to kneel here, right?”
“Uh! Immediately! So, I’m wearing a band. A shark band! But I don’t have a princess band! I’m wearing a princess band!”
Ah. Cute. Pass. I am fully qualified to be Hayul’s friend.
Well, of course, I passed even though it wasn’t cute.
He appeared in front of them.
The child’s mother was shocked to see me suddenly appear and immediately hugged her child.
And the father also hurriedly runs over and blocks the path of the mother and her child.
Okay. This is family. These are parents.
“Congratulations. You won. Now you will be rewarded for your hard work.”
Then he opened the gate. The child’s father becomes even more wary of the gate that suddenly appears.
In an unusual atmosphere, the child looks like he is about to cry.
The child’s mother hugs the child even more tightly.
“You don’t have to be so guarded. If I want to kill you, I already killed you earlier. So just pretend you’re being fooled and go in. You won’t regret it.”
They have no right to choose. And that kid’s dad knows that too.
The public has probably never seen anything like a gate.
If you had seen it, it would be a miracle that you’re still alive. There’s no way a guy with a gate would have left an ordinary person alive.
People who only have one skill. I have already confirmed everything through emotion.
The father has superpowers, and the mother has cured the disease. I think all homes with children are similar.
It seems like about half of the people chose to have the disease released.
A man hesitates but enters the gate with his wife and child.
And I follow in.
Then, I see the faces of the child’s father and mother with surprised expressions at the scenery beyond the gate.
“This is where you will live in the future. It is a high-end townhouse and currently 37 families are living there. Oh, 38? Anyway… Follow me and I will introduce you to the CEO.”
A couple with an absurd expression. And just a child being held tightly by its mother.
So they follow me.
As I walked in front of a house, Hayul, who was playing with his friends in the yard, saw me and came running towards me.
“Kyaa! Uncle Jellie!”
“Don’t run. You’ll fall.”
Not only Hayul, but also the friends I was playing with came running to me.
These guys made a complete fuss. I tell those kids.
“You guys were touching the dirt, right? Wash your hands, and then I’ll give you the jelly.”
Children rushing into the house, squealing.
Children for whom washing hands has become the most important routine in the world.
Seeing those children, the couple who followed me had expressions that left them speechless.
“What on earth are we doing here?”
The child’s father speaks in a very polite way.
It’s natural.
This place feels completely different from the messy, ruined world they have experienced so far.
You can almost see hope rising on their faces.
The hardships, difficulties, and frustrations I have experienced so far. But the hope that I didn’t let go of.
The spark of hope coming to life.
“I told you. It’s your place to live.”
“No… How can such a peaceful world… Is this a different world? Have we come to a different world?”
Hmm. It’s a fresh idea. If you saw the gate for the first time, you might think so.
They may think that the world they live in is a world where something is wrong and that this is a normal world.
Okay. It could be so. This guy has a richer imagination than I thought?
“No. It’s the same world. It’s just a little special place. Ah, there it is.”
Yu-jeong brings the children out after washing their hands. He looked at me and smiled happily.
“Ah. Is Seongcheol here? What’s behind him? Newcomers?”
“Uh. As you can see, there is one child and his parents. What about Seung-gyu?”
“It will come out right away.”
At the same time as those words, Seung-gyu comes out, following in the children’s footsteps.
“Oh. Are you here? Are you new?”
Seung-gyu greets me brightly.
Now it is Seung-gyu and Yoo-jeong who speak similarly to Seon-gyun.
Age doesn’t mean much anymore in relationships. That’s why I was able to easily change the conversation.
Rather, it was easy to talk to them.
It’s hard for Seunghee and other women who have treated me with respect for over a thousand years to talk to me.
Because it is a habit that has already hardened.
“Now. This person is Kim Seung-gyu, the representative here. Ask this person for more details. He will assign you a house and slowly tell you things you need to pay attention to while living here.”
“Seongcheol. Why don’t you tell us everything about that in advance? You brought these people here without even asking if they would live here, right? As if you were semi-threatening?”
“Do I really need to ask? Of course, I will live there. You don’t want to live here?”
I just heard my poor answer, but there is no reason to refuse just by looking at the children playing peacefully.
Because it has been like that until now.
Most parents who have raised children would immediately agree with that one look.
“Why… Are you treating us like this?”
A little bit of anxiety in the words.
That kind of reaction is actually normal.
If you suddenly come and give me such unconventional treatment, I can’t help but be suspicious.
Couldn’t this be an attempt to do something bad while reassuring people like this?
But those feelings are not that big.
If that was the intention, I wouldn’t have brought him here so nicely.
“I told you. It’s a reward for your hard work. It’s a reward for living safely and protecting the child until now. So don’t doubt it and accept it. It’s definitely a good thing. If you want, send it back to where you lived before.”
“Ugh. Is it okay to say that? I’ll do it. While you’re here, please go and look after Dohyeon and Jaehyun. They’re having a hard time because of Lena and Ga-in, who you brought here.”
Seung-gyu seems frustrated and intervenes. Hehe. Actually, this is what I was aiming for.
It’s annoying to explain or explain everything in detail. I wouldn’t know if I were explaining it to a pretty girl.
But why Lena and Ga-in? They’re not the type of kids that will cause any trouble, right?
“Where is it? No, I’ll just look for it.”
There aren’t that many people here anyway.
A neighborhood with less than 40 households. There are usually about three or four in one house.
There are still many empty houses. So you should get a little more.
The more people there are, the more difficult it will be to manage, but Seung-gyu will take care of that.
Because he is a person who can do that.
“Mister! Jellie!”
Oops. I forgot the jelly. I almost got into big trouble.
These kids have even washed their hands, so if you don’t give them jelly, there will be an uproar.
“Here.”
Open the storage and distribute the jelly to the children. Peel the skin to make it easier to eat, one by one.
Hayul and the other children are happy after receiving the jelly.
Jelly was a memory just for Hayul, but now she shares it with other children as well.
Hayul will get something bigger. She is no longer just jelly.
As I was handing it out to the kids, I could see their eyes staring at me.
The family I brought with me a little while ago. A child being held by its mother.
He can’t take his eyes off the jelly being distributed to other children.
But I can’t bear to speak, and my expression gets worse. Oh my, you’re so cute. I feel like I’m going to cry at any moment.
“Hey, here.”
I opened one of her jelly beans and gave it to her mother.
Then she said thank you and gave it to her child.
Her child’s expression brightens. This may be the first jelly she has ever received.
Although jelly has a long shelf life, there is no place in the world like jelly.
A child suddenly puts a piece of jelly in his mouth without knowing what it is.
I probably wouldn’t have put it in my mouth like this right away if I hadn’t seen other kids eating it with excitement.
Anyway, I chew the sweet, soft jelly that came into my mouth.
The child with the happiest smile in the world.
You look great. It definitely looks good.
Seeing a child like that made me miss Si-eun.
My child Although she is still awkward, she still knows to some extent that I am her father.
When I finish here and leave, I will have to stay in Se-Ah’s world for a while.
I also need to spend some quality time with my daughter.
