< [Episode 10] Busan Station (4)
“50 people growing up in one generation? Do you think we’re chickens?”
“That’s just temporary..”
“What the hell is temporary temporary! I saw a lot of empty houses earlier! I looked around and came back, what the heck!”
People were coming in groups and making things difficult for Kim Da-bin.
They each voiced their complaints.
“No, at least you should make it so that everyone can sleep together. The kids should be able to sleep comfortably.”
“No, just give me a few empty rooms. I’ll just go in and sleep.”
“I’m sorry. According to our principles”
After seeing that, I moved immediately.
I passed Seo Ye-jin, who was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the living room, and grabbed the doorknob of the bedroom where Yoo Hye-rin was sleeping. The reason I went here instead of the front door was to use the new skill I had acquired by leveling up this time.
Door to the Absolute in the Corner of the House Lv. 1
-You can connect doors within the declared area.
It was a new skill function that appeared when reaching level 20.
‘To the 21st floor’
As I opened the door to the bedroom and went in, I saw not Yoo Hye-rin sleeping, but the 21st floor.
“Aren’t you guys just illegally occupying someone else’s house anyway? We have to help each other in this emergency situation. Do you think you’ve done anything wrong? Huh?”
Now, there were people who were shouting loudly and going beyond the limits.
I said to them.
“I’m going to fold it. The person who occupied someone else’s house without permission.”
The eyes of the people who were protesting to Kim Da-bin all turned to me. I opened my mouth while looking straight at the person who had just raised his voice in front of Kim Da-bin.
“I’m sorry, but if you are unhappy with the policies I have made, would you please leave my house?”
“What the-? You’re so young, and you’re getting what you want now—!”
There was no need for further explanation.
‘Exit, Sung Yoon-sik’
The man who was raising his voice threateningly toward Kim Da-bin was immediately expelled.
At that moment.
[Citizen Seong Yun-sik is expelled from the corner of the house and declared territory.]
Shush—
Seong Yun-sik’s body disappeared.
It is banished from the corner of the house.
If you get kicked out, you are very gentlemanly moved out of the corner of the house.
There were no injuries or life-threatening incidents during the forced escape process.
Of course, at this point in time, it would be difficult to guarantee one’s life if one were to go outside the confines of the house alone.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute’
I checked to see if he had been sent to an area with monsters. Fortunately, the alley he had been kicked out of was dark and empty of anything else.
He awkwardly touched the transparent barrier.
[Unauthorized person attempts to enter.]
“Excuse me, over there.”
Only Sung Yoon-sik’s trembling voice echoed through the empty alley.
“Oh, is anyone there? Over there—!”
After confirming the appearance, I asked others.
“Anyone else have complaints?”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
In the awkward silence that followed, I made eye contact with each of them for a moment before opening my mouth.
“As of this moment, we will cut off the electricity, water, and gas supplies to the households you are using.”
“yes?”
“No, what is that?”
“Where is this case!”
He looked at those who had specifically complained and said:
“Rather, I would like to ask, what exactly is the case here?”
It wasn’t my job to gather people together because I liked it.
“I want to ask you. Why did you come here?”
“Is it a coincidence that you came here right after we dealt with the giant?”
A large group of 157 people.
These people had more food and drink than the other survivors. It was natural, since it was essential for that number of people to gather.
Although there were no awakened people, it means that the group did not feel a lack of material resources.
Still, the reason they came here was obvious.
“You came here because you thought it was trustworthy, since it has the ability to slay even monsters like giants. So you came here for protection.”
It was a very noisy event.
The reason why everyone in the surrounding area was flocking to this place was because the battle with the giant was having a kind of publicity effect.
“There are hundreds of people coming to me every day with similar thoughts to you. Do you know what I mean?”
The moment we accept their demands, three problems will immediately arise.
First, vacancies will be consumed at a rapid rate, eventually making it impossible to accommodate new influxes or forcing them out onto the streets.
Second, existing citizens will become dissatisfied.
Lastly, thirdly, once you give it to them, they will keep asking for it.
“I will make this clear to you on this occasion.”
The tyranny of the powerful.
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Honestly, I think you could look at it that way.
But that doesn’t mean I want to try to understand their position.
My position is much better, so why should I do that?
“The basic rights and welfare that you want are not here. Look at the world. The government of the Republic of Korea has already failed, and I am not the government’s representative.”
The world today is too cruel a place to desire such romantic things.
“If you want to enjoy rights, you must first be qualified to have them.”
To be honest, it wasn’t a good look.
The other survivors were trying their best to adapt to the uncomfortable environment.
By dividing the sleeping area into three shifts to maximize the use of public facilities, by asking for advice from citizens who have already adapted to the area, or by paying the existing residents to move in.
I was adapting in so many different ways.
Even in the midst of inconvenience, there were many people who put children and the weak first and tried to overcome it together.
But instead of finding a way, they chose to just make demands.
I’m full.
I couldn’t help but be compared to those people.
“Go back to your assigned accommodations immediately. If you don’t want to lose any more.”
As soon as I finished speaking, people lowered their heads and started to leave in droves.
[Citizen Kim Da-bin’s trust level increases significantly.]
Kim Da-bin, who was watching the scene, sighed and said.
“Thank you, Jaehyun. I survived thanks to you.”
I smiled and used the communication ring on her.
[Thank you. It’s something I should do.]
“uh?”
[I should be the one giving the thanks.]
Kim Da-bin tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
It must be disconcerting that my voice keeps being heard even though I’m not opening my mouth.
He continued to use the ring of communication towards her.
[Are you curious?]
“Oh, yeah”
[Maybe Dabin can do something similar.]
“Yes? Me?”
[You know telepathy? Think about it like this: Think about the person you want to talk to and then say it out loud.]
At that moment.
[Oh, like this?]
Kim Da-bin succeeded in using telepathy.
[Well done. You will learn the exact terms and conditions of use and restrictions as you use it.]
[Oh, thank you!]
It felt a little strange to have a conversation using only telepathy when it was right in front of us.
That was when.
“I, I..”
When I looked back, I saw a balding old man milling around with an anxious look on his face.
Looking closely, I saw that it was one of the people who had rushed in earlier.
“Do you still have more to say?”
As I came out strongly, the man stammered and spat out his words.
“I know I’m really shameless, but the guy who just got kicked out… Could you forgive him just this once?”
I answered, looking straight at the man who was speaking with caution.
“Why should I do that?”
“It was because Yoonsik’s voice was the loudest, but that was everyone’s opinion. In reality, it’s everyone’s responsibility, and I don’t think Yoonsik should take the blame for everything alone. If you give me a disadvantage, I’ll gladly accept it. So please, just this once, have mercy…”
Certainly, expelling Sung Yoon-sik was an excessive action.
Being kicked out alone was practically a death sentence at this point.
‘I was going to accept it back anyway.’
[Unauthorized person attempts to enter.]
Fortunately, Sung Yoon-sik was still knocking on the door without going anywhere.
It was different in that he was crying sadly with tears and a runny nose,
I said, extending my hand towards the bald man in front of me.
“My name is Kim Jae-hyun.”
“My name is Han Kyung-hoon.”
After shaking hands briefly with Han Kyung-hoon, I asked.
“Let me ask you. Did Mr. Han Kyung-hoon come to me as a representative of that group?”
“yes?”
“I was just asking if the opinion that others agreed with was the opinion that instead of accepting Sung Yoon-sik back, everyone would suffer disadvantages together.”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s something we all decided together.”
I was already worried about when I should accept Sung Yoon-sik. I couldn’t take someone’s life for an example.
But I was grateful that they bowed and came in first.
Also, the image that had been negatively entrenched to some extent was being diluted.
‘Yeah. I guess this level of solidarity is necessary to survive?’
They were people who formed large groups without any awakening.
The fact that they survived in this world and formed a group like that was proof that they had some sort of ability.
There will definitely be some useful corners.
“Okay. I will give Mr. Sung Yoon-sik citizenship again. And I will provide electricity and water, excluding gas, to the public facilities you use.”
“Is that really me?”
“I’m going to let you off the hook just this once, to show you your camaraderie.”
“Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!”
[Citizen Han Kyung-hoon’s credibility increases significantly.]
When I think of the children in this group, I want to let out some gas, but that doesn’t seem like a punishment.
At least you won’t have to suffer the pain of taking cold showers and sleeping on the floor without a boiler.
‘There’s also an electric blanket, so the kids will be able to sleep warmly!’
After Han Kyung-hoon left, Kim Da-bin spoke to him telepathically.
[Jaehyun seems like a really warm-hearted person.]
I also responded to him using the Ring of Communication.
[Me?]
[yes.]
weird.
I don’t think there was any part of our conversation that I felt warm-hearted about.
[Thank you for your kind words.]
Isn’t this also a kind of bean pod?
I spoke to Kim Da-bin, who was looking at me with warm eyes.
“The public facilities are currently located in three buildings, but we are considering placing one in each of the 25 buildings.”
“All 25 dong?”
“yes.”
At the same time, it seemed as if the dark circles around Kim Da-bin’s eyes were getting darker.
“How many people did you say are on Dabin’s team right now?”
“There are 15 people in total, including Hye-rin and Hyung-jun.”
“Would you be able to operate it by increasing the number of people to 100? I think 4 people per building would be enough to manage it.”
The moment she heard that, Kim Da-bin looked at her with rabbit eyes and asked back.
“A hundred people?”
“Yes. I will pay you all 100,000 won per day.”
She was smiling happily.
It was the smile of capitalism.
“I think I can run it stably at that scale. Also, I think my voice will be strengthened.”
That was when.
[It’s the 21st floor.]
[The door opens.]
Two men and a woman got off the elevator and approached here.
One of them, a man, came forward as a representative and spoke to Kim Da-bin.
“hello.”
“What brings you here?”
“Do you need a medical team or something?”
“The medical team?”
The man introduced himself in a proud voice.
“My name is Lee Seong-min, an associate professor in the Department of Nephrology at Busan Baek Hospital.”
As more people started to gather, people with abilities of different meanings also started to appear one by one.
<[Episode 10] Busan Station (4)> End
