Chapter 44: Busan Station (4)

Chapter 44: Busan Station (4)

[Episode 10] Busan Station (4)

“Fifty people together in one unit? Do they think we’re chickens?”

“It’s just temporary...”

“Temporary? What kind of temporary is that! There are plenty of vacant houses around! We’ve looked around, so what’s the deal!”

People were gathering in groups, making Kim Dabin uncomfortable.

Each of them expressed their dissatisfaction.

“No, at least the kids should be comfortable.”

“Stop it and just give us a few empty rooms. We’ll sleep in there.”

“I’m sorry, it’s our principle...”

When I saw that, I moved immediately.

Passing by Seo Ye-jin sitting in the center of the living room, I grabbed the doorknob to the bedroom where Yoo Hye-rin was sleeping. The reason for heading here instead of the front door was to use a new skill I got through leveling up this time.

Absolute Dweller’s Door Lv. 1

– Can connect doors within the homebound area.

It was a new skill that emerged after reaching level 20.

‘To the 21st floor.’

As I opened the door to the bedroom, instead of the sleeping Yoo Hye-rin, the 21st floor was revealed.

“You’re all illegally occupying other people’s houses anyway! In this emergency situation, we should help each other and live together. Do you think you can do whatever you want? Huh?”

There were some who were screaming and going too far now.

I said to them.

“It’s me. The one who’s illegally occupying someone else’s house.”

The people who were protesting to Kim Dabin now turned their attention to me. I looked directly at the man who had just raised his voice and spoke.

“I’m sorry, but if you’re unhappy with the policy I’ve made, would you please leave?”

“What-? You little, how dare you talk to us like that—!”

There was no need for a long speech.

“Expulsion, Sung Yoon-sik.”

I immediately expelled the man who was threatening Kim Dabin.

At that moment.

[Citizen Sung Yoon-sik is expelled from the homebound area.]

Swoosh—

Sung Yoon-sik’s body disappeared.

He was expelled from the declared area.

In the case of expulsion, it would move the person out of the homebound area without injuring or threatening their lives.

Of course, it was difficult to guarantee their lives after leaving the homebound area.

‘Absolute Dweller’s Eyes.’

I checked to see if he was sent to an area with monsters. Fortunately, the alley where he was expelled was empty except for darkness.

He awkwardly touched the transparent barrier.

[Unauthorized entity attempting entry.]

“H-Hey.”

Sung Yoon-sik’s trembling voice echoed emptily in the alleyway.

“I-Is anyone there? Hey—!”

After confirming his state, I asked the others.

“Anyone else have any complaints?”

Everyone was silent as a mute.

In the awkward silence, I looked each of them in the eye for a moment before speaking.

“As of now, water, electricity, and gas supply for the unit you are using will be cut off.”

“What?”

“No, what?”

“Why, this can’t be happening!”

I looked at those complaining and said, “On the contrary, I would like to ask. What exactly is this situation?”

I didn’t gather people in one place because I liked it.

“I want to ask. What is the reason for you all being here?

“Is it a coincidence that you all came here right after we dealt with the giant?”

A large group of 157 people.

They had plenty to drink and eat compared to other survivors. Of course, it was natural for such a large group to gather.

Although there were no awakeners, they were a group that were not lacking in material goods.

Nevertheless, the reason they came was obvious.

“You came here because you judged this place to be reliable, a place that has the ability to defeat monsters like giants, right? To be protected.”

It was such a noisy event.

Although he was crying with tears and a runny nose.

I reached out to the bald man in front of me and said, “My name is Kim Jae-hyun.”

“I’m Han Kyung-hoon.”

After a brief handshake with Han Kyunghoon, I asked.

“May I ask if Mr. Han Kyung-hoon came to me as the representative of that group?”

“What?”

“I’m asking if that opinion just now is agreed upon by others as well. About accepting Sung Yoon-sik back in exchange for everyone accepting the consequences together.”

“Yes, that’s right. It was a decision we all made together.”

I had been wondering when to let Sung Yoon-sik back in. I couldn’t take one person’s life to set an example.

So I was actually grateful that they had caved in first.

Also, the somewhat negative image of him was being diluted.

‘You need this level of solidarity to survive, right?’

They were a large group without any awakeners.

Just surviving in this world as such a group was proof of their ability.

There would surely be some use to them.

“Alright. I will grant Mr. Sung Yoon-sik his citizenship again. And I will provide electricity and water, excluding gas, to the public facilities you use.”

“Is that, is that really true?”

“I’m letting you off the hook just this once considering your camaraderie.”

“T-Thank you! Thank you so much!”

[Citizen Han Kyung-hoon’s trustworthiness greatly increases.]

When I think about the children in this group, I want to provide gas as well, but then it becomes a precedent.

They should suffer the pain of showering in cold water and sleeping on a floor without a boiler for a little.

‘Since we have electric mats, the children will figure out how to keep warm somehow.’

After Han Kyung-hoon left, Kim Dabin communicated with me telepathically.

[I think Mr. Jae-hyun is a very warm-hearted person.]

I also replied using the communication ring.

[Me?]

[Yes.]

Strange.

There doesn’t seem to be any warmth from the conversation just now.

[Thank you for your kind words.]

Could this be a form of flattery?

I spoke to Kim Dabin who was looking at me kindly.

“I’m considering placing a public facility in each of the 25 buildings, not just the 3 buildings currently assigned.”

“All 25 buildings?”

“Yes.”

At the same time, I had the illusion that the dark circles under Kim Dabin’s eyes deepened a bit.

“How many team members do you have, Dabin?”

“There are a total of 15 including Hye-rin and Hyeong-jun.”

“Would you be able to manage with 100 people? With 4 people per building, it should be manageable.”

Kim Dabin’s eyes widened in surprise when she heard that.

“A hundred people?”

“Yes. I will pay each of them 100,000 won per day.”

She smiled as if she was pleased.

It was the smile of capitalism.

“If it’s that scale, we should be able to run it stably. Plus, my influence will likely increase.”

It was then.

[The 21st floor.]

[Door opens.]

Two men and a woman came out of the elevator and approached us.

One of the men came forward as the representative and spoke to Kim Dabin.

“Hello.”

“What brings you here?”

“Do you need a medical team or something?”

“A medical team?”

The man introduced himself with pride in his voice.

“I’m Lee Sung-min, an associate professor of nephrology at Busan Paik Hospital.”

As more people gathered, people with different skillsets began to appear.