Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 289



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117. Next door issue (1)

Today too, the bulletin board is teeming with human trash.

A total of 3 people were blocked and the posts were deleted.

-Deleted History-

KIM_DONG_HUNG : A pretty boy taking a walk!

MORUS: Easy Human Stuffed Animals for Beginners Part 3

Anonymous1941: Nail collection.jpg

It’s very unfortunate, but the maximum time I can block with my blocking authority is only 24 hours.

Originally, the longest blocking period was over a week, but the Melon Mask put the brakes on.

However, for a community to last long, it ultimately needs to attract people.

As for this part, let’s hear it from Da-jeong, who has recently been at odds with Bang Jae-hyeok’s mother.

“Eventually, if there are only the same people in the same place, things will rot. Factions are formed without them knowing, and in the process of only playing with each other, the alienated ones become evil or leave. This problem is rare in places with many people. Think about the effect that the poop of one goldfish in a one-person tank and the poop of one goldfish in a three-person tank have on the entire tank. In order to solve this problem, there has to be an influx, but the problem is that the influx has to be good. If an idiot takes the place of an idiot, the result is the same.”

The reason Da-jeong and Bang Jae-hyeok’s mother have a conflict is because of Bang Jae-hyeok’s mother’s one-sided approach.

Bang Jae-hyeok’s mother is happy to see Da-jeong, who stays in her bunker all day and doesn’t come out, but also feels sorry for her and tries to become close to her, but Da-jeong finds the very attempt unpleasant and builds a cold wall around her.

So far, there have only been a few minor frictions, but who knows. These minor conflicts could develop into some kind of problem later on.

I told Bang Jae-hyuk not to have any contact with Da-jeong if possible, but Bang Jae-hyuk’s mother seems quite stubborn.

I think it would be better to wait and see and then take action myself.

Anyway, back to the bulletin board, it’s true that I don’t like new recruits these days, but there are some good new recruits too.

Anonymous 1936: There are about 10 refugees settled near my house. They are digging the ground, clearing the ground, and gathering wood and stones. I think they are planning to make a settlement here. What should we do?

Newbie – Anonymous1936 is one of them.

The charm that attracts me the most about this guy is his freshness.

He asks us questions that are all too familiar to us, and he expresses the same anguish we experienced at the beginning of the war, now that we are looking back four years after the war ended.

It feels refreshing, as if we are seeing ourselves right after the war.

Perhaps after the war, he enjoyed a stable life in a comfortable and convenient area.

The most likely candidate is a former high-ranking member of the Legion faction. Judging from the posts he made, he is believed to have formed a group of about 10 people, including his family, relatives, and trusted friends, and to have a fairly plentiful supply of weapons, supplies, and food.

I guess I’m not the only one who likes him. I noticed that users who don’t post often have been visiting his posts recently.

Anonymous 458: The issue next door is Keystone. Keystone~ Are you alive?

ROKA_hun: It would be a bit much. But if it were us, we’d make a surprise attack at night and wipe them all out.

Rkkara: Let’s go and play foot volleyball

Dies_Irae69: It depends on the size of your community. If you can afford it, then do it. If you can’t, then deal with it.

Berkut_break: Human coexistence is not that easy. Especially in times like these.

There are settlers in the next town.

This is something I experienced in the beginning too.

It wasn’t a very good experience.

As the bulletin board users said, there were too many problems to solve with just a game of foot volleyball, so we ended up wiping them out.

I think that was the best thing to do at the time.

At this point, when we have a group, it is an issue that we need to reconsider.

It was as natural for Keystone, synonymous with the “next-door issue,” to join the conversation as a sparrow visiting a mill.

As soon as he saw Anonymous1936’s article, he started writing a new article.

keystone: How to respond when a neighbor from next door comes.txt

I clicked on the text.

1. Kill.

2. Kill.

3. Kill.

I tried to compromise and I tried to be patient.

Think of it this way.

There’s only one hamster enclosure around the neighborhood you live in.

It’s a pen just right for one animal to live in.

One, two, or many appeared there.

Just think what those kids are going to do right now.

Even if they can’t find your bunker or hiding place, they’ll take everything you can get your hands on, including your water, your garden, your trees, your fallen leaves, your animals, and your fish.

If you don’t hold on, you might die.

But even if you endure it, you’ll die.

Keystone has a point.

In a time of destruction, outsiders are always potential enemies. At best, they are competitors.

But what he says isn’t necessarily true.

Not all groups have the fighting power and are prepared to kill people at any time.

There are plenty of survivor groups that aren’t suited for combat.

Even in Fox Games, which has zero combat power, they are shamelessly surviving in this age of destruction.

Everything must be judged fluidly.

Bulletin board newbie Anonymous1936 also had different thoughts from Keystone.

Anonymous1936: Is it really necessary to kill?

His question is a device that vividly reveals the duality of why we like him and why we feel frustrated with him at the same time.

Anonymous 1936: They say it’s close, but it’s only about 1.5km. We mostly stay at home and go out once a week. Our base has a well-camouflaged outer wall, so it’s not visible from the outside, and we do simple farming inside the outer wall. We go out when there’s a market opening nearby or when there’s a wandering merchant on the radio, but we usually go out at night.

Anonymous1936 The most decisive factor in reaching that conclusion, as I thought, was his lack of confidence in combat.

Anonymous1936: We’re all a group of relatives. If we lose even one, we’ll all be sad. Unless they’re harassing us or a threat, I don’t think we need to attack them first. We didn’t talk about this, but there’s a pesky mutation running around. One big boar the size of a truck.

He was worried about the battle itself, but he was also extremely reluctant about the damage it might cause.

However, the greatest influence on the process of forming the Anonymous 1936 was probably the old yardstick that has now become as worthless as currency.

Anonymous1936: We know too. How people live now. We know that the whole world is like the plank of Carneades, where I have to kill others to live. But the situation we are in doesn’t seem like a single plank floating on the ocean.

Anonymous1936: I appreciate what keystone said, but I definitely think there is another way.

He still retains the values ​​of the past.

Something we have lost or are almost losing.

To this Keystone replied as follows:

keystone: You guys are around, don’t they know?

keystone: Do you know what a blessing that is?

As soon as I saw that article, I left a precious comment.

Knock knock

SKELTON: Hmm······.

It’s the procession of a nobleman.

Keystone, who hates me, deleted the article as soon as it was posted.

Anyway, Keystone’s point is correct, regardless of his cowardice.

Keystone then released a photo of his body in a new post.

keystone : The price of kindness.jpg

His tanned, skinny but muscular upper body bore deep scars.

It appears to be a scar from a scythe or similar cold weapon.

It’s shallow but looks quite deep.

In some cases, it is a wound that can lead to death.

Especially if he had tetanus, he would not have been able to escape death.

keystone: At first glance, you seem like the type who wouldn’t even listen to me if I spoke, so I won’t say anything more, but listen carefully.

keystone: You can’t protect everything.

keystone: You can’t have everything.

keystone: Do you know that even a little morality is a luxury?

keystone: That in itself is greed.

Keystone left after those words, but their conversation remained a hot topic on message boards with few topics to talk about for quite some time.

“What do you think about Skeleton?”

That was the topic the Defender siblings asked me when they came to my bunker.

I have a feeling that Da-jeong is wearing prettier clothes and lighter makeup than usual, but let’s focus on the question here.

“hmm······.”

It’s a difficult problem.

Keystone’s statement is mostly correct, but I think Anonymous1936’s statement also has some merit.

Especially if the Anonymous 1936 group is a group of people who are not accustomed to fighting, unlike us, they could lose everything during a hasty attack.

It would be neat if we could kill them all, but if that’s not possible, wouldn’t it be better to find another way?

“What do you guys think?”

I asked back.

Well, I expected the answer.

“We have to kill them all.”

The defender said,

“Keystone is right.”

Defender’s younger brother responded.

As expected.

It is a firm and unchanging conclusion, just like the Defender siblings.

As I remained silent with a bitter smile on my face, Da-jeong let out a deep sigh.

“Ha. By the way, I’m really annoyed these days.”

I know what you’re trying to say.

“That person named Bang Jae-hyuk’s mother. Why does she keep trying to act friendly to me? I understand that she wants to be friendly with me since I’m the only woman here, but I have no intention of becoming friendly with her at all.”

She stared at me, then typed something on her tablet and showed me what it was saying.

– You know I hate people, right?

Well, that’s the kind of personality he had.

Rather than being picky about people, I got the strong feeling that he didn’t really like humans themselves.

Besides, his personality is not something you can just say good things about.

Although they are my colleagues, the Defender siblings have bad personalities and their moral standards are significantly lower than those of my other colleagues.

If the order in which we met was opposite to that of the Incheon Hunters and if there had been no connection through the Internet, they might have all died by my hand.

“······I don’t know senior Bang Jae-hyuk very well. I know Young-jae, but I’ve never really talked to him. He seems a bit timid, don’t you think?”

The Defender stood coldly with his arms crossed against the pillar.

Although not as affectionate as Da-jeong, he also seems to be wary of the small frictions that arise among our group.

He looked at them and said.

“I’ll go to Bang Jae-hyuk and talk to him. Or I can talk to Bang Jae-hyuk’s mother directly. In the end, please don’t let us run into each other. Isn’t that right?”

Dajeong smiled brightly.

“As expected of Skeleton!”

She glanced at the Defender.

The Defender lifted his back from the pillar and glided silently toward the exit as he always did.

“I know a place with some good equipment. Let’s go get it together when you have time.”

The Defender left first.

Da-jeong looked at him.

I foolishly thought she would go with me, but she remained in her seat and sent me a burdensome look with her wide-eyed gaze.

The makeup she wore in particular was combined with the darkness, creating a stronger charm than usual.

Anyway, suddenly Da-jeong and I were the only ones left in the bunker.

“Skelton’s bunker is always amazing when I see it.”

Before the atmosphere could become awkward, Da-jeong looked back at my bunker and opened her mouth.

“It feels like something has changed. But it doesn’t feel like it has.”

Her gaze turned to me as she looked around at the various objects with stories that filled my bunker.

“Does the woman you’re meeting look like this?”

“Are you meeting a woman?”

“Yeah. Skeletons are popular, right?”

“······.”

Not very popular.

Twelve Square. Aren’t you a global hero?

Well, the woman.

I don’t know.

“I think it is a national loss for a man like Skelton to remain single.”

Hong Da-jeong stares at me with eyes that are different from usual.

When our eyes met, she smiled faintly.

“Aren’t you lonely?”

Now I know what she wants.

It is an approach as a man and a woman.

Although it was not mentioned directly, the direction it is pointing to is clear.

Well, not to brag, but I kind of expected it.

It is something I have secretly hoped for, deep in my heart, in a hidden desire.

How many men would turn down a beautiful woman for one night’s pleasure?

However, I felt like it wasn’t yet.

It’s not because I’m a monk or have a noble personality like Guan Yu.

I might have a relationship with Da-jeong here, but what happens after that is not yet accurately calculated for me.

I have seen one incident change many things in an instant.

In particular, the actions of a user named Anonymous848, who has never posted again, gave me a lot of insight.

“······It’s not that lonely.”

I spoke calmly to Hong Da-jeong, who was leaning toward me and staring intently.

“There’s still a lot to do.”

“okay?”

Hong Da-jeong is quick-witted.

In our short conversation, he quickly read the rejection hidden in my words.

“As expected, Skeleton. He is the model of our bulletin board.”

She smiled bashfully and got up from her seat.

I let her go.

I could feel each person’s regret in each footstep, but this was the right choice here.

“There. Skeleton.”

Dajeong said at the entrance.

“I’ve felt this way for a while now. Do you have a girl you like?”

“······that.”

“Oh, I don’t want to listen now.”

Da-jeong walks up the stairs with her ears covered.

Beyond the creaking sound of the heavy iron door opening, Da-jeong’s low voice faintly but clearly resonated in my heart.

“I’m a raccoon.”

The sound of the bunker door closing was heard along with light footsteps.

As soon as she disappears, a familiar silence returns as promised.

I stare into the darkness, my long-time roommate in my bunker, lost in thought.

well.

I don’t have any particular favorite girl.

There are a few faces that come to mind, but that’s about it.

The important thing is.

“······.”

I guess I still don’t have any special feelings for her.

The reason I recalled the anecdote of Anonymous848 is because it is part of the result, not the process.

Everything will change, but I don’t think that change will come quickly.

Moreover, faster, more visible changes awaited us.

Early in the morning, I looked at the ridge toward the golf course with Bang Jae-hyeok.

Bang Jae-hyuk wiped the dew from his goggles and pointed toward the golf course.

“Over there. Over there.”

A group of refugees appeared in my territory.

They set up camp around the golf course.