Chapter 48
Chapter 48
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: Utilities Restored
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The materials needed for the skill 'Self-Repair' each cost 50 points.
And right now, I had a total of 200 points from one main quest and two side quests.
'So that means I can just buy two materials and be done...'
Crystals for sale in the shop cost 100 points each.
When I thought about buying one more crystal, that left me with enough for exactly two materials.
'In that case...'
I first bought one material from the shop window.
It was the 'Lightning Wolf's Heart.'
━Ding
[You have purchased the 'Lightning Wolf's Heart.']
'Can't I take it out or something?'
I'd bought the material, but the actual item didn't appear in front of me.
Instead, only a purchase confirmation message popped up.
With no inventory or anything like that, I rested my chin in thought and reopened the quest window.
Survival quest.
Fortunately, just as I'd hoped, a 'Complete' button had appeared next to the 'Power' section of the survival quest.
I smiled at the smooth progress and pressed the button without hesitation.
━Ziiing!
A burst of intense light suddenly poured out from the crystal floating in front of me.
Like a flare gun had gone off, the light from the crystal instantly illuminated the entire food section.
The blinding brightness faded away in just a few seconds, as if it had never happened.
━Crackle, crackle.
Sparks like strange electrical currents began jumping inside the crystal.
━Ding
['Power' activation complete. Would you like to activate the various facilities?']
Dazed by the steadily progressing 'Self-Repair' system, I pressed the [Yes] button with a stunned expression.
Then.
Whirr.
Ding, ding, ding.
In the vast food section, where only the zombies' shambling footsteps had echoed.
For the first time in ages, traces of modern human civilization revealed themselves.
Edison's masterpiece, the electric lights, blazed to life, brightly illuminating the entire basement level 1.
The bright department store ambiance, once taken for granted before the zombie outbreak, had returned.
And Harrison's gift to humanity, the massive refrigeration system in the department store's food section, began operating again.
Cool air poured out from several open refrigerators, giving me goosebumps on my skin.
"This... feels like a real miracle."
I muttered to myself without realizing it, spinning around to survey the revitalized basement level 1.
Humanity's facilities, which had perished along with mankind, had come back to life.
Aside from the zombies milling around everywhere, it was no different from before the outbreak.
A strange, swelling emotion welled up in my chest.
'This isn't the time to get sentimental.'
After confirming the full effects of the base skill 'Self-Repair,' I headed straight up to the third floor.
"Huh? Uncle? Weren't you going out?"
As I reached the third floor, I ran into Yoo Ha-yeon, who was cleaning our living space.
A world apart from basement level 1.
A dim, shabby space lit only by makeshift lamps.
Maybe because I'd just come from a brightly lit area, it suddenly felt way too inadequate for my women to live in.
"I brought some gifts."
"Gifts?"
"What is it?"
At my words, Yoo Ha-yeon, who had been wiping the floor, and Ryu Da-hee, lounging on the nearby sofa, looked up at me curiously.
Lee Ah-rin, who was gaming, Oh Na-yeon preparing ingredients, and Han Mo-ah all turned their eyes toward me at once.
Rather than explain, I figured showing them would be better, so I silently opened the shop window.
What I bought, of course, was a new crystal.
"Wow... that's amazing."
"Is this the gift?"
"It's floating in the air?"
Fascinated by the mysterious sight of a heavy object hovering in midair, they all approached with curious gazes.
"Step back a bit. It might be dangerous."
"Eek, S-Savior... why would you bring something like that here..."
At the word "dangerous," Lee Ah-rin yelped and quickly hid behind Yoo Ha-yeon.
I warned the women to keep their distance and be careful.
Then I headed out to the third-floor parking lot, lured a few zombies from outside, and brought them back in.
Everyone jumped in fright and shot fearful looks as zombies suddenly entered our living space.
But that lasted only a moment. I silently approached the crystal.
I shoved the zombies in one by one, completing the quest for the third-floor crystal.
━Ding.
[Base level increased. You can acquire a base skill. Please select one.]
The skill for the second base, the third floor, had activated.
As expected, base level and skills weren't shared with basement level 1.
It would have been nice if they were.
But that would be way too convenient.
I selected 'Self-Repair' out of the three skills.
Then I bought the 'Undine's Spirit Stone,' the material for restoring 'Water,' from the shop window and activated it in the crystal.
"Kyaa!"
"Eek, it's... so bright!"
Just like in the basement earlier, an incredibly bright light enveloped the entire third floor from the crystal.
Once the light faded, bubble-like water droplets formed inside the crystal.
"All good now. Everyone, let's go to the bathroom."
"...The bathroom?"
I looked at the women with a pleased smile.
They all tilted their heads in confusion.
But their questions vanished completely when they reached the third-floor bathroom moments later.
Whoosh!
Their eyes sparkled and mouths dropped open at the clear water gushing from the faucet.
"It's clean... How is this possible?"
"O-Oppa...! What is this...!"
"No way... Savior...!"
Lee Ah-rin, the quickest on the uptake, tugged at my sleeve with sparkling eyes.
Like a kid who'd just gotten her dream birthday present, she bounced excitedly.
"Does this mean we can use clean water freely now?!"
At Lee Ah-rin's shout, the other women gasped in surprise and waited for my answer.
Grinning smugly, I replied.
"Yeah, now you can shower and do dishes just like before. And besides..."
"A-And...?"
Gulp.
They all clenched their fists, hanging on my unfinished words.
"You'll have to draw it from downstairs, but you can use electricity freely too."
At that, they all gaped in shock, shoulders trembling.
Lee Ah-rin was, naturally, the most thrilled.
"E-E-Electricity...!"
She had been using solar power at her house not long ago.
More than anyone here, she had missed electricity the most.
"Yahoo━!!!"
Unable to contain her joy, Lee Ah-rin jumped around and threw herself into my arms.
Starting with her shout, the women, who had been frozen in excitement, began chattering eagerly.
"D-Does that mean we can use hot water freely now?!"
"If there's water, doesn't that mean the toilet works too?!"
"Let's make a bathtub! The bathrooms are huge since it's a department store! We could even make a big one!"
Until now, they'd been boiling huge amounts of bottled water from the food section to wash uncomfortably.
But now clean water flowed endlessly, and electricity was available.
Making a hot tub wasn't impossible.
Their excitement was short-lived.
"But how do we make a bathtub?"
The women, thrilled about their comfortable new life, fell silent at the immediate problem.
A bathtub.
Easier said than done—they had no knowledge of how to install one.
My women stared blankly at me.
Their eyes seemed expectant, hoping I'd have the answer.
'Ah... I don't know either.'
Not wanting to disappoint their joy, I averted my eyes and scratched my cheek.
"I can do that━!"
An unexpectedly confident voice rang out from somewhere.
It was Lee Ah-rin.
Unlike the others who had quieted down, she raised her hand high with sparkling eyes.
I asked her skeptically.
"You can do it?"
"Yes! For some reason, thinking about how to make a bathtub made all these methods pop into my head—I know them in detail now!"
Along with her bold declaration.
━Ding.
['Lee Ah-rin' uses trait 'Wikipedia.']
A system message appeared, explaining her confidence.
'So that's what her skill does.'
Unlike Ryu Da-hee's invisibility, which I'd seen with my own eyes, I hadn't figured out how to use Lee Ah-rin's trait no matter how hard I tried.
But now, through this unexpected event, she'd mastered it.
Thrilled by the flashing knowledge, Lee Ah-rin pulled out her notebook and scribbled furiously.
She finished the list in seconds and politely handed it to me with shining eyes.
"Savior! If it's okay, could you get these...!"
She wanted me to fetch them.
Probably materials needed for the bathtub project.
I chuckled, took the memo, checked the contents, and nodded.
I stroked Lee Ah-rin's head and kissed her cheek.
"Good girl. As expected of my woman."
"E-Ehehe..."
Lee Ah-rin, who had been excited, suddenly turned shy, her cheeks flushing as she glanced at me.
Then she snuggled into my arms, rubbing her face against me.
"Savior is the best! I love it so much! It feels like Christmas today!"
Overjoyed at being able to use her desired facilities and receiving my praise, she clung to me, acting cute.
The way she subtly groped my body felt like seduction, so I grabbed her ass hard.
"Hyaat...!"
Lee Ah-rin let out a lewd moan at the pain from her ass, her cheeks reddening.
"U-Um, Savior..."
"Yeah? What?"
"I, uh, have one more favor to ask."
Her face looked like a switch had flipped; she hesitated, lips twitching.
She gently rubbed her hand on my chest, tickling it.
"Since I did such a good job... h-how about a reward?"
"A reward, huh..."
"Yes, l-lately you've been so busy, Savior... we haven't done it much."
Breathing heavily, Lee Ah-rin hesitated, embarrassed to say it outright.
But her breasts grinding against me and trembling thighs made her desire obvious.
I grinned and scooped her up in my arms.
"We'll do it till you pass out today, then from tomorrow, you'll work hard, right?"
"Y-Yes...! I'll work hard!"
Already aroused at the prospect of sex, Lee Ah-rin clung to me, kissing my neck.
"Ah━! Y-You promised to do it with me next after Mo-ah!"
"Uu, I'm jealous of Ah-rin unnie."
"...I-I'm okay whenever Seo-ho wants..."
"Oppa, we haven't done it much lately either..."
The other four women eyed Lee Ah-rin in my arms jealously and started whining.
'I'd love to if they want it.'
But giving in every time they asked would flip the hierarchy.
They were my possessions, after all.
Holding them was my prerogative—and the reward I gave them.
Grinning, I pinched Lee Ah-rin's thigh lightly.
A lewd moan escaped from Lee Ah-rin at my neck.
"If you're jealous, do as well as Ah-rin. I'll reward you plenty then."
With that, I left the finger-sucking women behind and took Lee Ah-rin to the bed, pumping her womb full of cum to her heart's content.
"Haaang━! Yes...! S-Savior's cock...! It's been so long, hyaa...! The best...!!♥ Haaan...!♥"
Splurt, splurt, splurt━!!
The moment I tossed her on the bed and yanked off her pants, her pussy was already soaked. I shoved my erect cock straight in without waiting.
Her drenched pussy hole swallowed my massive cock in an instant.
Then it was just Lee Ah-rin's rough moans, the sound of my hips slapping her ass cheeks.
And the squelching of her love juices echoing through the third floor.
Splurt, splurt, splurt.
"Haguuuung♥"
Bent over the bed, getting pounded from behind, Lee Ah-rin clutched the pillow tight and screamed in ecstasy.
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Two days had passed since Chae Soo-ah was dragged to the department store's second floor.
Today, too, she spent the day naked on the cold sofa, shivering from the chill.
But right now, the cold wasn't her worry.
One more night.
After this night passed and the sun rose.
The terrifying time that inevitably followed was her greatest fear.
"Oh, you're awake?"
"H-Hiiik...! Seo-ho..."
Chae Soo-ah, lying on the sofa staring blankly at the ceiling with dead eyes, tears streaming down, bolted upright at the sudden voice.
Unlike Lee Seo-ho approaching with a smile, Chae Soo-ah's face went deathly pale the moment she heard him.
"Come on, time to eat a ton again today?"
In front of him was the same huge cart from yesterday.
She knew what was under the cloth covering it without looking.
"Urp...!"
Just seeing it made her want to vomit yesterday's massive meal.
Clamping her mouth shut, she barely held back the nausea.
Crawling on the floor, she reached Lee Seo-ho's feet by the cart and grabbed his pant leg, pleading.
"S-Seo-ho...! I-I still haven't digested yesterday's food...! Sniff, please, just skip today? I-I can't do it anymore...! Hic."
Tears streaming from her despair-filled eyes, she looked up at him.
Unable to hold back, she leaned against his leg and sobbed.
"Really, sniff, anything but eating, sniff, I'll do whatever you say... S-So please..."
This time, she clutched his coat hem and wrapped her arms around his legs.
The soft, warm feel of Chae Soo-ah's skin pressed against Lee Seo-ho's thighs and calves.
"I can't do it anymore... Sniff, really, I can't... Hic."
Chae Soo-ah burst into childlike wails.
She had truly reached her limit.
Not just food going down her throat, but the horrifying future of becoming a human pig from overeating.
The pain of endless food even after her stomach was full.
And the despair that this would repeat tomorrow.
Everything was crumbling her mind.
Desperate, she begged him however she could.
Only Lee Seo-ho could end this torment.
"Anything?"
Lee Seo-ho grinned satisfied at Chae Soo-ah's broken state.
He unwrapped her arms from his legs, squatted down to meet her eye level.
Then roughly grabbed her naked breasts.
"Hyaat...!"
Knead, knead.
He toyed with her soft, springy breasts and thick nipples like playthings, drawing pleasant moans from Chae Soo-ah.
Lee Seo-ho grabbed her cheek with his free hand, lifting it to force eye contact.
"You'll really do anything?"
Pleased, Lee Seo-ho asked the terrified Chae Soo-ah.
Unable to endure the food torture any longer, Chae Soo-ah.
With hollow, despair-filled eyes shedding tears, answered.
"......Yes. I'll do anything."