Chapter 40
Chapter 40
There was a dermatology clinic on the second floor,
and since it was a clinic specializing in skincare, it was different from the interior I had imagined.
"Whoa... Celebrities must have gotten treatments in places like this, right?"
I searched the dermatology beds just in case,
and cleaned out the interior thoroughly.
Perhaps because it was a hospital, there were also many mysterious medicines,
"Hmm... Just grind it all up!"
As I decomposed everything down to the last speck of dust inside the hospital,
I was able to obtain nearly 1,000 jars of Peanut Butter.
'Cr..crazy?
Do they value medicine highly...?'
I was momentarily flustered by obtaining a larger amount of butter than when I looted the pharmacy last time, but
"Ah... Right, I was on the 2x event, wasn't I?"
Thinking that, it felt about right.
Finally, when I entered the pharmacy on the first floor,
Keu-eo-eo-eo...
Since it was the first floor, it seemed people visited often, so the interior was a mess,
and zombies started to appear.
Shuk! Poong!!
After chasing the zombies away with the Fear Dagger and decomposing all the discarded medicine,
I was able to obtain another 1,000 jars of butter.
Looting one 4-story building gave me nearly 2,500 jars of Peanut Butter, as well as
various powdered drinks; it was truly the best farming.
I felt a sense of familiarity with the sight of downtown Daegu, which I hadn't seen in a while,
and looking at buildings I hadn't thought much of until now,
"That one is 2,000 jars...
That one is 2,500... Hehehe."
I had become a materialistic person.
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"Ugh... Haa... I'm exhausted..."
Eating Mutant arms whenever I was hungry,
I farmed like crazy,
and by the time the bright sun turned into the moon,
and even regular zombies started running,
"Kkamang-i, let's go home."
Keu-rwa-ahk!
I was lying on top of the giant Goejo.
Feeling the cool night breeze stroking my cheeks and hair,
I started to calculate today's earnings.
'Hehehe... It was hard work, but...'
[Kim Geum-seul's Peanut Butter Pouch]
31,727/100,000
"30,000 jars!! Keu-hehehe!"
I grinned foolishly at the number that made me feel full just looking at it,
and while laughing without much thought, I arrived home before I knew it.
Kung!
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"Good work, Kkamang-i. I'm counting on you tomorrow, too."
The little guy, having shrunk down, sat on my head,
Kyang!
and cried out cutely.
Teol-keok..
At the sound of Kkamang-i landing, Harang came outside, on guard,
but when she saw me, she smiled brightly.
"Huh? Honey! Where have you been to come back now?
You didn't go and fuck some woman again, did you?!"
Keu-heok...
Perhaps because she gets worried whenever I come home late at night now,
Harang started to search my body,
"I told you I don't do that anymore..."
I pulled her into my arms as she touched my body.
It's really fascinating.
We definitely use the same shampoo and body wash,
so why is the scent of her skin so sweet?
I sniffed like a pervert, getting lost in her scent,
"Honey!"
I came to my senses.
"Oh! Right.
I got seduced by Harang-ssi's scent, hehe."
Tuk
"Really..."
She tapped my shoulder lightly, looking embarrassed,
and I smiled and switched my Peanut Pouch to public.
Harang tilted her head and started reading the system window that appeared before her eyes,
"Ten... Hundred... Thousand... Ten thousand! 30,000?!?!"
She looked at me with wide eyes, seemingly shocked.
This expression is definitely the cutest.
Jjok
I gave Harang a light kiss as she was so surprised.
"I worked hard, you know?"
"Hehe~ My honey is the best!"
She hugged me even tighter.
'Ah... Is this the feeling my father felt on payday...?'
Although my father didn't receive a salary since he was self-employed.
'Anyway, I wonder if Father is healthy...'
Since Father was still the owner of the My Home,
it didn't mean he had passed away, but
even if I rode Kkamang-i to Ulsan,
if we missed each other, it would be a big problem, so there was a risk in just going to look for him blindly.
'Besides, I don't even know exactly where he went...'
He went to work on the GM24 convenience store,
but there are more than two of those convenience stores just around our house,
so there must be hundreds in that vast Ulsan...
"Honey? What are you thinking about so hard?"
When I didn't say anything with a serious expression,
Harang grabbed my cheeks with both hands, looking worried.
Oh, man.
"I was just wondering if Dad, who went on a business trip to Ulsan, is doing well.
I'm sure he's alive, though..."
"That's true... Even though Mother looks so bright, she has always worried about Father."
I was shocked by her words.
Mother had never brought up Dad in front of me until now,
but in reality, Mom must have been the one worrying about Dad the most...
Geudeuk..
Making excuses about surviving,
I felt so pathetic for just going around fucking women.
"Harang-ssi, I'm going to Ulsan tomorrow.
Please take good care of the house while I'm gone."
I took her hand and transferred 10,000 jars of butter, which her pouch could store.
"Okay... I'll make sure to protect Mother and Unni while you're gone, so you must find Father, okay?"
"Okay..."
Ttak!
Ow...
"Ha.. Harang-ssi?"
When I answered with a serious expression,
Harang smiled and flicked my forehead,
"Hehe, but why are you getting all serious already?
You're leaving tomorrow, aren't you?"
"Oh... That's right, isn't it?"
"Then you should tell Mother too!
Come on, let's go in. I'm hungry~"
Harang took my hand and led me into the house,
"That's true."
I followed her into the house with a gentle smile.
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The next morning,
I stood next to the now-giant Kkamang-i, being seen off by the three women.
Mom shed tears she hadn't shown until now,
and handed me a rather large Lock & Lock container.
"Son... Eat this on your way... And... I'm counting on you..."
"Why are you crying, Mom?
I'll find Father and come back soon."
"Yes... Thank you..."
I hugged Mom and felt her warm embrace.
To think that Mom's body, which had always supported me so reliably, was this frail...
How could such courage come from such a small body...
I realized anew how amazing Mom was.
"I'll be back, Mom."
"Yes... Come back safely..."
When I climbed onto Kkamang-i's back,
Harang and Eunmi were hugging Mom.
"Harang-ssi, I'm counting on you.
I'll be back as soon as possible."
"Okay, don't worry and go, honey!"
I smiled at her answer and looked at Eunmi,
"Eunmi-nuna... I'm sorry for leaving like this right after becoming family.
Please learn a lot from Harang-ssi."
"Yes... Come back safely, Geum-seul-ssi."
Seen off by the three women,
I stroked Kkamang-i's back,
"Kkamang-i? Let's fly straight in that direction."
Based on the map of Korea I got while looting the stationery store,
I guessed the direction of Ulsan and asked Kkamang-i.
Keu-rwa-ahk!
Flap!! Flap!!
The guy started flapping its wings strongly,
and our bodies began to rise into the sky.
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10 minutes after departure,
a big problem arose for us.
Kkamang-i could cross the sky at high speed, but
"Where is this..."
I couldn't figure out our exact location with the map I swiped from the stationery store.
We eventually landed on the ground,
"Sigh... Before finding Father, I'm going to get lost..."
I started to ponder for a moment on Kkamang-i's back.
Looking around, it was an unfamiliar street I had seen sometime before,
and it was swarming with zombies.
"Hmm... There are a lot of cars here...
Cars... How did people get around without navigation... Huh?"
I lifted my gaze, which had always been directed in front of me and at the ground, upward,
Eureka!!!
and I was able to discover a road traffic sign indicating directions in beautiful Hangeul.
"That's it! Just because I'm flying doesn't mean I have to go straight across; I can just follow the highway and the signs!!"
I stroked the back of Kkamang-i, who was playing with the surrounding zombies using Intimidation,
"Kkamang-i! I'm counting on you again!"
Keu-rwa-ahk!
We started flying along the highway, although it would take a little time.
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As we flew over the highway, countless cars tempted me to decompose them quickly.
"Keuk... It's a waste, but..."
Finding Father was the top priority right now, so I was able to shake off the temptation of Peanut Butter.
As we flew across the sky like that, we arrived at a rest stop.
Since Kkamang-i was also a living creature, it needed to rest as much as it had moved.
Kung!
I landed on the ground, stroking the head of Kkamang-i, who had worked hard.
"Thanks, buddy."
Keu-rak!
Kkamang-i flapped its wings.
The little guy, having shrunk again, sat on my shoulder,
and I took out a bottle of water, caught some in my hand, and moistened its beak.
"Since we're at a rest stop, shall I take a look around..."
With the 'might as well since I'm here!' mindset, I decomposed all the parked vehicles,
and went inside.
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The inside was already full of zombies that had infiltrated, so I took out my weapon and caught them,
Kyang!!
Keu-eo-eo....
When Kkamang-i cried out cutely, the zombies were busy running away as if terrified.
"Wow... This guy is really amazing, isn't he?"
I tickled the chin of the guy who had taken care of the annoying stuff,
Keu-reureung~
and Kkamang-i cried while scratching its neck as if it felt good.
Thanks to that, I was able to farm the interior comfortably.
I thought I might be able to find something in the convenience store or restaurant corner,
but the inside was already looted, and all I got was Peanut Butter.
"Sigh... Is farming really impossible now..."
I came back out to the wide parking lot,
"I'm counting on you, Kkamang-i."
Keu-rwa-ahk!
I climbed onto the back of the giant guy and headed to Ulsan along the highway again.
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As we followed the road, looting every rest stop along the way,
we were able to pass through the tollgate of Ulsan Metropolitan City by the time the sun set.
"This is Ulsan... Come to think of it, my aunt and uncle lived in Ulsan..."
I wanted to see them since I came to find Father,
but I didn't know their detailed address, so there was no way to find them.
"I'm an outsider here... I don't know a single place...
So the most important thing is to meet a local and ask about Father's whereabouts..."
I headed to a place with many tall buildings first,
bought a building without an owner there,
cleaned the interior neatly, and then applied buffs.
[Ulsan Metropolitan City, OO-dong 155-6]
My Home Owner: Kim Geum-seul
Current Functions
Absolute Protection (13 days 23 hours 59 minutes)
Power Supply (13 days 23 hours 59 minutes)
Water Supply (13 days 23 hours 59 minutes)
The building I purchased was a commercial house consisting of 3 floors and a rooftop,
and the first floor was a cafe that had been completely looted.
"Now that I have a place to sleep... I need to block the common stairs so intruders can't get in..."
Since I could enter through the rooftop thanks to Kkamang-i,
I used the Construction skill to block the door with a wall entirely, and I just got rid of the stairs too.
Since people could enter up to the second floor,
I changed all the glass windows on the second floor into solid walls.
Once the building was completed so that outsiders couldn't invade from the ground,
I felt relieved.
"And to let them know that a new guest has arrived, this is the best!"
I opened all the windows on the third floor and turned on the lights,
making the light leak outside.
Keu-eo-eo...
Keu-aa-ahk!!
As soon as the zombies and Mutants saw the only light shining in the middle of the dark night road, they flocked to my building,
Tung.. Tu-deuk... Tung!
and started attacking the wall of the building.
"Hehe, auto-hunting start!"
I manipulated My Home to purchase Auto-Repair and Attack Reflection buffs,
Tung! Keu-aa-ahk!
Kung.. Keu-eo-eo-eo...
and made the zombies and Mutants take reflection damage every time they hit my building wall.
Mutants seemed to have intelligence, so they ran away when they were on the verge of death,
Keu-eo-eo...
Teol-seok
but regular zombies just attacked blindly and died, dropping Peanut Butter.
Not long after, piles of jars containing small amounts of butter started to accumulate around my house.
"If I collect those, I'd gather quite a bit, but..."
That pocket change was bait to lure people out.
"I'm not going to find them, I'm calling them, hehe."
I took a Mutant arm out of my inventory and chewed it up, crunch, crunch,
Kyang!
"Ah, right, Kkamang-i, you eat too."
Kkamang-i also started eating canned food.
"Now... Please get hooked quickly, citizens of Ulsan...
I hope you help me find my father..."
That night, I fell asleep in an awkward space, breathing in the air of Ulsan.
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Since I had left the window open,
the bright morning sun warmed my body,
"Ugh.. Is it morning... Ahhh... Haa..."
I stretched and got up from the sofa.
"Whoa..."
I was overwhelmed by the sight of Peanut Butter piled up like a mountain under the building.
"The bait should be enough..."
Waiting for people to get hooked quickly,
"Kkamang-i, let's eat."
Kya-ra-rang...
I enjoyed breakfast with Kkamang-i, who was flapping its wings with sleepy eyes.
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