Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 301



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120. The Creator’s Melancholy (1)

It’s not my hobby to look at someone’s chest.

I tend to express my likes and dislikes as they are, and I keep my distance from people who don’t suit me.

It means that it is different from Kim Da-ram.

But even though he is Park Gyu, there are often people who cannot tolerate being cursed.

For example, Kim Da-ram.

There are also great people who are cursed on a global scale.

At least everyone who contracted satellite equipment would have known that among those vilified celebrities was the Creator of our world.

Melon mask.

He is a problematic figure.

The unprecedented catastrophe of destruction only temporarily clouded this human nature.

The famous “breakout” of the melon mask came around the time when the hot summer was over and the cool autumn was coming.

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A genius, a psycho, a rich lunatic, and a conman.

These are representative nicknames that describe the melon mask.

Let’s skip over how and in what way he did business and became successful.

It’s not that important and it’s not a topic appropriate for the apocalypse.

Simply put, Melon Mask is a person who has been successful in business since his college days with a genius idea and has continued to rise until he reached his mid-40s.

None other than in the land of opportunity, the United States.

It’s not just the many brilliant business ideas he’s come up with that have made this man famous.

Various eccentricities are also part of the character of Melon Mask.

The most representative example is killing social media.

Before the war, several posts by Melon Mask were deleted from a large SNS site for inappropriate reasons.

For someone like me, it would be something I could just laugh off, but Melon Mask wasn’t a generous person like me.

Just because a few of his posts were deleted, Melon Mask spent trillions of won to take over the SNS and slowly destroyed the SNS community with his own hands.

For example, changing the name of a SNS service to something suggestive of sexual expression, such as “Seggs.com,” cluttering the screen with excessive advertisements, or suddenly demanding a fee and limiting the functions provided previously.

Eventually, “Seggs.com,” which was acquired by Melon Mask and renamed, closed down.

Trillions of dollars were burned just because a few internet comments were deleted.

Although it is an unconfirmed rumor, it is said that while numerous investors and SNS users were sighing, Melon held a lavish party on a luxury yacht and watched the site’s closure in real time.

This lunatic created Viva! Apocalypse!

Well, Viva! Apocalypse! is a service that displays the positive aspects of Melon Mask – its outstanding creativity and genius execution – more than its negative aspects.

In fact, bulletin board users including myself were able to endure until now without losing laughter and hope even after the war in the small world called Viva! Apocalypse!

Well, those who couldn’t hold out are already dead.

It’s a well-known fact that Melon Mask is currently living in space with a giant sloth.

Unlike us, he can live safely without the threat of erosion, without the threat of monsters, without the danger of tiresome marauders and plagues.

If the space shelter’s own ecosystem rotates and supplies food, Melon Mask might live longer than me.

And he says this while being the leader of a huge community called Viva! Apocalypse!

To be honest, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the person with the best fortune in all of humanity.

however.

MELON_MASK: I want to go back to Earth.

Melon Mask’s seizures have begun.

MELON_MASK: It’s been so long since I’ve been with a woman. I miss the smell of a woman. I miss a woman’s skin, her voice, everything. It’s so cold here now. It just feels cold.

MELON_MASK : I can’t take it anymore. I’ve reached my limit of being trapped here!

There is a way for Melon Mask to return to Earth.

One of his modular bunker modules contains a makeshift spaceship that can be used to return to Earth.

All you have to do is get on board and press a button as all the settings for heading to Earth have already been completed.

All that’s needed is the biometric information from the Melon Mask to access the rocket system.

Well, it’s a good thing that Melon Mask is coming to Earth.

Maybe before the war, but now there aren’t many people left who would stop someone who wants to die quickly.

The problem is that if Melon Mask dies, many of the features on our bulletin boards may become dysfunctional.

I don’t know exactly what’s going wrong since I’ve never worked at Melon Mask Company, but according to Vivabot, Melon Mask’s absence could have a fatal impact on the survival of Viva! Apocalypse!

Maybe that’s why.

She made a rare appearance on the bulletin board and opened a notice chat room to discuss current issues in front of everyone.

VIVA_BOT014: Melon Mask has most of the authority in the company, including Viva! Apocalypse!. He is the type of person who doesn’t trust anyone, so he keeps the master keys to all the important sections. As you may remember, there were no changes to Viva! Apocalypse! before Melon Mask was rediscovered. This is because the features were already prepared, but they couldn’t be released because Melon didn’t approve them.

VIVA_BOT014: If that person becomes a space missing person or disappears as a shooting star, Viva! Apocalypse! will have difficulty even doing basic maintenance, just like the PaleNet you all know.

VIVA_BOT014 : Viva! Apocalypse! The end is coming.

So how can we save Viva! Apocalypse!?

However, the answer was a bit odd.

VIVA_BOT014: For this reason, Korean board members should make Melon Mask feel good.

“hmm?”

I don’t understand.

You were doing well, but suddenly you started asking for a melon mask.

I wondered if I was the only one who had similar thoughts, as several users in the chat room raised similar questions.

Rkkara : ?????

Anonymous458: You’re doing well. Why are you bragging about your long-term career?

tntn_Orthopedics: It looks like you didn’t bring any antidepressants with you when you came into space?

Anonymous424: What should I do? Should I just crossdress and go there?

SKELTON: (Skeleton suggestion) Beatbox?

…

…

Vivabot soon answered.

VIVA_BOT014: I know you’re all confused, but you all know how lonely it is to be alone, right? Our Melon Mask. How much he loved to party and be the center of attention. But after a day or two with Bumpy, he’s starting to break down. And there’s no hope that the world will get better, right?

Well, that might be true.

That there is no hope for the world to get better.

Perhaps the direct reason behind Melon Mask’s depression is the problems his headquarters is experiencing.

But I think it was Necropolis that touched the heart of that ego-bun Melon Mask the most.

The Necropolis, created by a genius who can turn a melon mask into a melon mask if you borrow Valentine’s mouth, is so popular that it is on a scale that cannot be compared to Viva! Apocalypse!

Even now, Valentine is trying hard to contact the creator of the Necropolis, but the mysterious creator of the Necropolis is still hidden behind a veil.

This may be the fundamental reason why Melon Mask wanted to put everything aside and come to Earth.

VIVA_BOT014: Now, Dongtan Mom and Emgu are no longer here, but the Korean bulletin board is still a place that produces high-quality content that stands out among other bulletin boards around the world, as befitting a nation of excitement. The CEO of Melon Mask has always been generous with his praise. In a way, the fact that Melon Mask has been able to endure until now may be because of the help of the members of the Korean bulletin board.

VIVA_BOT014: I know these are difficult and tough times, but I ask you all to please take care of us.

So Vivabot made a sudden request to us and ended the chat room.

Of course, she didn’t forget to send a private message to this Skelton, who was the hidden manager and had another identity as Twelvesquare.

Message from VIVA_BOT014: Skeleton~

SKELTON: (Skeleton color)

Message from VIVA_BOT014: ? Why are you doing this? All of a sudden?

SKELTON: (Skeleton pledge)

Message from VIVA_BOT014: Huh? No way?!

SKELTON: (Skeleton’s eyes flash)

Message from VIVA_BOT014: Did we just get along? Did we?

SKELTON: (Skeleton nods)

Message from VIVA_BOT014: As always, Skeleton! You always play a role when it matters.

SKELTON : ······.

Message from VIVA_BOT014: I was going to give you one if you didn’t have any materials, but if Skeleton is this motivated, I guess there’s no need for someone like me to train you. Skeleton is a hero to all of us.

SKELTON: (Skeleton Spider) What material would you like to introduce?

Message from VIVA_BOT014: Oh, nothing special. The CEO of Melon Mask suddenly mentioned you in a company-wide group chat.

SKELTON: Mgu?

Message from VIVA_BOT014: Yes. I had a dream that your slanted······ house collapsed.

SKELTON: I’ve had that dream too. Well, anyone who’s seen that apartment has had that dream at least once.

Message from VIVA_BOT014: I see. Anyway, I’ll leave this one up to Skeleton. It’s tight, but what will happen in a week? Seriously, Melon Mask, this guy. I’m really nervous, right?

SKELTON: You can trust and leave it to me.

It’s difficult, but it’s worth it because it’s difficult.

Even without that, I’ve been missing out on a lot of time to nurture my soul lately, having been busy expanding my network, expanding my territory, and going on various overseas trips.

Every human being has a desire for creation and art.

Even I, who was called a professor, am no exception.

I also have a creative desire.

“Chick-ch …

Beatbox.

This is one of Park Gyu’s few hobbies.

This time, I tried out some new, hot techniques that I had learned by watching Western videos, breaking away from the techniques I had previously learned.

“Keut- Guk! Keut- kkeu- kkeu- kkeu- gurgling- kkureuppa-.”

While I was giving a passionate performance with sweat beading on my forehead, I heard someone knocking on the door.

“What is it?”

The identity of the intruder was confirmed through the CCTV hidden at the entrance.

It’s Cheon Yeong-jae.

“Huh? You were my senior?”

“What’s going on?”

“No, I heard some strange sound from inside.”

“Isn’t that a fun sound?”

“What the hell is fun? I thought there was a monster inside?”

“······.”

I don’t want to talk to anyone who doesn’t know art.

But there are so many people who don’t know art.

“What? A skeleton?”

This time, Da-jeong came to visit.

“That beatbox again?”

“?”

“Oh, you never get tired of it. I thought it was a concept, but you really do it for real?”

“What brings you here?”

“Can’t you come?”

“······.”

“That’s what you’re getting at. Did you see that? Our bulletin board? The chat room log that Vivabot posted?”

It seems that Hong Da-jeong also checked the notice, albeit belatedly.

“Oh. I know.”

“What, are you preparing anything?”

“No. There isn’t any.”

“Well, we’re also trying to prepare something.”

“what?”

“Visiting Emgune Apartment.”

“Emgoo?”

“You liked the Melon Mask, right?”

Was it like that?

Now that I think about it, I think I did mention the name.

But that Emgu probably hasn’t had the experience of exchanging messages directly with Melon Mask like I have.

“Emgoo, that guy. It’s been 10 days since he posted anything. I don’t think he’ll die on his own. I think he’ll only die if the apartment building collapses. Did the apartment building really collapse?”

“It’s not an entirely impossible story. But how are you going to investigate it?”

“I’m going to try flying a drone. There’s an airfield over there, right? I’m thinking of flying a rather large one. Ha Tae-hoon has also agreed to cooperate.”

“That big drone before?”

“I can’t carry that. It’s well over 500kg. I’m thinking of flying a medium-sized drone that’s not that big, but big enough to need a runway and stable enough to fly. Since it’s big, it has a long range and a good camera, right?”

Although my feelings toward Hong Da-jeong have been slightly negative lately, seeing her chatter with enthusiasm right in front of me made me think that it was a good idea to bring her along.

The appearance is cute and above all else.

“For the melon mask?”

To my question, Da-jeong smiled brightly and nodded.

“But he’s our leader, right? Even though he’s a bit of a weirdo.”

As expected, you care about and love our bulletin board.

Although he is not a 100% pureblood user, he has the confidence of a 98% pureblood user.

I will respect that.

“Is Skeleton preparing anything?”

“me?”

“Yeah. Skeleton is the kind of person who never misses events like this, right?”

What should I answer?

I’m a surprise person.

I like to surprise people.

If my beatboxing was like a frog in a well, this time I absorbed the techniques of top-class North American beatboxers like a sponge and reinterpreted them as my own.

So, my past self and my present self are completely different.

“Well, I’m thinking about it.”

“I see.”

Dajeong nodded, scratching her chin.

As she was leaving the bunker with light steps, she suddenly turned to look at me.

“You’re not planning on uploading something like beatboxing, are you?”

“?”

“I think it would be better not to do it.”

Hong Da-jeong spoke as if giving advice and left the bunker.

“······.”

People have misconceptions about me.

The professor is very rational and gives up quickly.

But how could someone who gives up quickly reach the top?

I’m stubborn too.

The point is that there are some areas where there is no compromise.

The oppressed creators showed their desperate performance to Vivabot that day, expressing their anger.

VIVA_BOT014 : Ha······.

“?”

VIVA_BOT014 : ······.

I don’t think the reaction is good.

“······.”

Tata tata

SKELTON: (Skeleton notices) Glance