Chapter 83
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 83
Chapter Title: It's Shitty
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A little time passed like that, and Yuri noona and the others came back to their senses.
I stowed the shotgun back in my inventory, drew my longsword, and checked out the interior of Martco's second floor.
'Oh. It's cleaned up nice?'
I could definitely feel it—the number of zombies had thinned out noticeably.
Originally, thanks to my massacre, there had been zombies packed densely enough that you could see about thirty at a glance, but now it was down to around twenty-five.
Looked like Junsang had led the extermination team and hunted them down diligently.
'The escalator area still has a bunch, but this is definitely going smoothly.'
Even without me stepping in, they could probably clear the place completely in a month at this rate.
Satisfied, I led Yuri noona and the girls toward the safe zone.
"Fewer numbers than I thought..."
"This'll be our base from now on."
"Oh my. Chanel bags just scattered on the floor..."
"Why? Want one? Take it if you do. Not that luxury brands mean much anymore."
Hyejin’s eyes sparkled for a moment before she shook her head.
Just a fleeting interest, it seemed.
'Gotta raid the luxury section later and get the girls some pretty clothes.'
Thinking that, I swung my longsword at a zombie lunging toward Sua.
Since the zombies weren't filling my field of vision as densely as outside, pushing forward was way easier.
And slicing through zombie flesh and bone with the longsword gave a satisfying sense of heft.
'Shotgun's great, but steadily taking them down one by one like this is fun too.'
Excluding sex and limited content, there wasn't much else to enjoy, so I had to savor stuff like this.
I sliced through the zombies charging at us in an instant and arrived at the safe zone.
"Boss!"
The first to greet us was Minjun.
The big burly guy beaming at me was a bit much, but thinking of him as a loyal subordinate made it tolerable.
For a split second, Minjun's gaze shifted to Yuri noona and the girls behind me.
'Pretty, right?'
I chuckled at his wide-eyed stare.
"You rascal. Why? Like what you see?"
"Ahem...! They suit you perfectly, boss. Not that I'm harboring any ulterior motives or anything..."
"I know, dummy. What lunatic would mess with my women?"
If it were anyone else, I'd have lopped off a limb by now, but I could let this slide with loyal Minjun.
Plus, my girls weren't your average beauties.
As my conversation with Minjun continued, Yuri noona, Sua, and Hyejin stepped forward to greet us.
"Hello. I'm Shin Yuri, Yuseong's girlfriend."
"I'm Lee Sua, Slave Number One."
"Uh, um... I'm Kim Hyejin, a slave..."
Sua still took pride in being Number One slave.
Unlike Hyejin, she declared it boldly without shame.
Her expression said there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
I pulled Yuri noona close and draped an arm around her shoulders.
"Anyway, that's the deal, so take good care of them. Protect them thoroughly like the others."
"Girlfriend...? Ah, yes sir! Got it! Shall I show you to your rooms?"
"Yeah. They must be beat after breaking through that zombie horde. The others inside?"
"Yes, all three are doing well. They'll probably be awake if you head in now—lunch was just thirty minutes ago."
"Hear that?"
I glanced sideways, and Yuri noona nodded vigorously.
"Yeah! So we follow him and rest today, right? What about you, Yuseong? You had it the worst coming here..."
"I've got stuff to handle separately. You girls go rest first. Sua, Hyejin—you need it too after that headache earlier."
"...Yeah, still feeling a bit queasy. We'll head in first then."
"Going to rest before Master... Mmm..."
"Then, beautiful ladies, please follow me."
Minjun, getting into the mood, gestured dramatically as he guided Yuri noona and the girls.
Wasn't he in theater back in college?
I smirked at the guy acting all theatrical, clearly thrilled by the pretty girls.
"Overdoing it."
"Ahem...!"
Minjun flushed red like he'd been caught.
In this world, people were turning more extroverted just to cope.
I didn't scold him for finding fun in little things like this—it kept you sane mentally.
Hell, I was enjoying the show too and felt like cheering him on.
As I waved to Yuri noona waving back while following Minjun, I returned the gesture.
"Come soon~."
"Got it."
Once Yuri noona, Sua, and Hyejin were out of sight, I headed toward Junsang, who'd been staring at me intently since earlier.
From when I'd started talking with Minjun, he'd hung back at a distance, looking like he had something to say.
As I approached and spoke, he greeted me not with his usual cheer, but a serious expression.
"Welcome, boss. Good work."
"Yeah, whatever. What is it? Why stare holes through me?"
"Well... there's an urgent report for you."
He even lowered his voice calmly as he began his report.
By the time he finished, my rising fury turned into sheer disbelief.
Kurrrrunch—!!
A small crack spiderwebbed across the floor under my foot.
"Ha... So that bastard tried to rape Hyunah?"
"Yes. He denies it, but the circumstances point to it clearly. Luckily, I spotted him right before he could act while on guard duty and subdued him on the spot. Hyunah doesn't even know what almost happened."
"Right... I see..."
Gulp—
Junsang swallowed hard watching me.
Was I looking that murderous?
Couldn't check a mirror right now, but I could guess from his reaction.
'Good thing I sent them ahead to rest.'
No need for Yuri noona to see me like this.
I patted Junsang's shoulder in praise for protecting Hyunah preemptively.
"Good work, Junsang. Thanks to you, I avoided a shitty mess. Or wait, not really? Why do I still feel like shit?"
"F-First, calm down..."
"Calm?"
"Th-Than this, shouldn't you see the perp first?!"
"...Yeah. Right. Lead the way."
Was I that scary?
His cracking voice as an adult momentarily cooled the rage boiling to my scalp.
Yeah, the fucker's at fault, not Junsang.
I should praise the guy for doing his job perfectly.
But that could wait.
I wasn't in the mood for nice words right now.
Following the trembling Junsang, we arrived at the makeshift prison where those three executed guys had been held last time.
The difference? It looked reinforced now, sturdier somehow.
No idea where they got the materials, but planks and nails made it impossible for a normal person to break out.
The guard at the door saluted but blanched white at the sight of me with a yelp.
Junsang shoved him aside and turned to me.
"H-He's inside. Bring him out?"
"Do it."
At my order, Junsang unlocked the cell and dragged out the bastard who'd ruined my mood.
Soon, a man with arms and legs bound in rope was hauled out.
"Urgh...! Damn it!"
Curiously, the face of the dragged-out guy was one I recognized.
'This jerk...'
"...The one you're thinking of, boss. He was in the general group of our extermination team."
"B-Boss...?!!"
The perp's identity was none other than an extermination team member.
The one who'd been the most excited about getting a slave the other day.
Even as a general group guy, I'd assigned him fifth pick for his hard work.
In disbelief, I covered half my face with a hand and let out a hollow laugh.
"Haha... Hey, Junsang."
"Y-Yes sir...!"
"Take that quivering guard and go somewhere for a bit. Keep everyone away from here."
"Y-Yes sir...! Hey, get up quick!"
Junsang grabbed the guard and vanished fast.
I looked down at the piece-of-shit bastard, paler than the guard, and smiled.
"Hey."
"Boss...! There must be a misunderstanding! Junsang—he—"
"Haa... Shut the fuck up."
Crunch—!!
"Eh?"
The sound of bone and flesh pulverizing.
The dumbfuck didn't realize at first and slowly looked down with a blank expression.
When he saw his leg completely mangled, he started wailing in a shitty voice.
"Aaaaaaaaaah!! My leg!! My leeeeg!!"
I had no interest in excuses from the trash that pissed me off.
Right now, I just wanted to unleash all this rage on the provider.
I shoved a nearby rod into the howling trash's mouth.
"Guhk...!!"
"Told you to shut up. Can't trash understand human speech?"
For a while, a man's agonized screams echoed near the prison.