I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 29

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Current level: 61.

Distribution points: 9.

There wasn’t much to think about.

5 points into Spirit for 7 Accelerate charges, and the rest into Strength.

Hmm…

It would take about 10 hours to fully recharge 7 Accelerate charges.

Current time: 8:34 a.m.

…Shit.

How was I supposed to kill time until evening?

…Should I just go back to the house?

Ah, shit. Let’s just go back.

Watching Netflix for a few hours was one thing.

After watching four movies in this cramped parking lot office, unable to even stretch my legs, my whole body felt stiff.

Forget it.

I’d just go back to the house.

It was better to take a nap and recover.

…Ah, damn it.

If I went back to the house, I would have to come all the way back here again.

This was so annoying.

I hated being annoyed more than anything.

I put my ear against the door; they were still growling, looking for me.

It would probably take them at least an hour to crawl back inside.

…Shit.

I’d just watch one movie on Netflix.

I plugged in the charger and scrolled through Netflix, absentmindedly watching a boring movie, then just turned it off.

I couldn’t watch this, shit.

After watching four movies yesterday, everything felt boring.

It was pretty quiet outside.

Some time must have passed.

I grabbed my sword and carefully left the office.

Quiet.

…Good.

They must have gone back inside.

Let’s go.

As I entered the alley, I heard a scream echoing from somewhere.

Aaaaagh-

…Someone else got attacked.

I opened the gate and went inside, and Soo-hyun greeted me cheerfully.

“Oh? Oppa! You’re back early!”

“Yeah. I came back early. I’m planning to go back later tonight.”

She had been hammering nails into what used to be furniture, building something in the yard.

A barricade.

She wanted to turn this house into a fortress.

“Soo-hyun, you’re quite handy.”

Soo-hyun smiled at me.

“I have nothing else to do, might as well do this. I would have been playing games, but I don’t even feel like going inside.”

Oh.

I sat on the steps and looked at Soo-hyun.

She said she was a shut-in.

“What games do you play?”

“WoW.”

“Why aren’t you playing? Is it not fun anymore?”

I’d seen rumors about WoW not being fun anymore on YouTube and other places, but I’d never played it.

I didn’t really play online games.

I played Dungeon Fighter Online a while ago, but I mainly played RTS games.

Age of Empires, the new one was quite fun.

I also enjoyed the Total War series.

Many people said they weren’t good, but they were perfect for me.

Soo-hyun said,

“You know, because of all this… raids aren’t happening anymore.”

…Ah.

Raids.

People weren’t logging in to participate in raids anymore.

Judging by Soo-hyun’s expression, she must have played with those people for a long time.

“Can you still connect to the game?”

“Yeah. But I don’t know for how long. Don’t you play any games, oppa?”

I shook my head.

I was already playing a life-or-death game, leveling up my status window, what other games did I need?

“No.”

“Hmm…”

Soo-hyun glanced at me and then started hammering nails, tap, tap, tap.

“You don’t usually play games?”

“No, I used to be a gaming nerd. I mostly played strategy simulation games. These days… it doesn’t feel right to play games.”

Soo-hyun glanced at me and hummed.

“That’s good. It’s better to have similar hobbies to get along.”

…Get along?

There was a certain nuance in her words.

Soo-hyun…

She was slightly chubby with ample breasts, so she felt good in my arms… her personality was also quite nice…

And she was petite…

I rested my chin on my hand and smiled.

“…It’s good to get along.”

Soo-hyun just glanced at me and didn’t reply.

She just smiled and continued hammering.

Then the door to the next house opened slightly, and Ye-eun and So-eun came out.

“Oh? Sung-hoon. You’re back early.”

“Yeah. I came back early.”

So-eun whispered something and bowed to me.

It was probably a greeting.

Even though we had just seen each other at breakfast.

I smiled at them and gestured towards the house they came out of, asking,

“…How are things?”

Ye-eun nodded and said,

“Unnie seems to be feeling better now. She’s still a bit hesitant to go outside, though.”

“…How about the baby?”

Ye-eun and So-eun smiled brightly.

“She’s so cute.”

…Hmm.

I stood up from the steps, made way for Ye-eun and So-eun, and glanced at the door of the house.

It seemed like Ye-eun and So-eun frequently visited that house because they were fond of the baby.

The new mother seemed to be calming down thanks to their frequent visits.

…Not bad.

“Sung-hoon. Grandma said she’ll make bibim guksu for lunch. You’ll join us, right?”

“Bibim guksu sounds good.”

I smiled, and the girls smiled back.

After Ye-eun and So-eun went inside, I asked Soo-hyun,

“It looks like you’ve boarded up most of the windows. Anything else you need?”

Soo-hyun paused her hammering and thought for a moment.

“…There are a lot of things I need. But I’d like to go to the hardware store myself if possible. There might be things I need that I haven’t thought of.”

…Hmm.

That made sense.

I nodded.

“After I’m done with the supermarket, I’ll clear the area around the hardware store. I’ll let you know when it’s safe, and we’ll go together.”

As I went up the stairs, I said,

“I’m going to rest. See you at lunch.”

“Bibim guksu!”

Soo-hyun cheered, raising her hammer.

I was lying on the blankets, reading manga on my phone, when someone knocked on the door.

Was it lunchtime already?

I opened the door, and it was the large man.

“Ah, sir. Grandma said lunch is ready.”

Oh, food.

I left the rooftop room and asked as I went down the stairs,

“Did you bring back anything?”

The large man smiled and said,

“Yes, sir. I was surprised to see all those scary things dead in the supermarket. My wife finally ate something after I brought back new clothes and snacks. She loves chocolate.”

Hmm.

I wasn’t really interested in his wife’s preferences.

I nodded and smiled.

“That’s good.”

“Yes, sir. All thanks to you.”

I entered the main house, and Grandma greeted me warmly.

The large man received two bowls of noodles and repeatedly thanked her as he went downstairs.

Those noodles were probably made with the ingredients he brought back from the supermarket.

He brought back the ingredients and was still thanking her profusely. Seriously… his diligence was admirable, but it would be difficult to survive with that kind of personality in this situation…

…This situation…

Lunch was quite lively.

The Bibim-guksu was delicious.

Slightly spicy, sweet, and savory, it was easy to slurp down.

…A meal like this in the apocalypse…

Definitely… rare.

Most of the survivors in this neighborhood were probably too scared to even step outside.

This house was an exception.

Well, not bad.

8 p.m.

I ran into Soo-hyun as I was about to leave.

“Oh? Oppa, where are you going?”

“Where are you going?”

Soo-hyun’s eyes widened as she said,

“To your room. Where are you going?”

“…The supermarket.”

Soo-hyun frowned and said,

“The supermarket at this hour? It’s dangerous. Just go tomorrow.”

No, my Accelerate was fully charged.

It would be a waste not to use it, you idiot.

I needed to level up.

“Stay inside. I’ll be back soon.”

“No, really. Don’t go. Okay?”

Hmm…

Just a few days ago, she was asking me to bring back all sorts of things, implying that I should go…

Quite…

Hmm… the atmosphere during the day, and now this.

…Cute.

I smiled, pulled Soo-hyun into a hug, and caressed her breasts.

Then I whispered in her ear,

“I’ll be back soon, so wash up and wait for me.”

“Ugh!”

She playfully hit my chest.

Not too hard.

I smiled and went down the stairs.

I heard the rooftop room door close behind me.

Smiling, I left the house.

As I walked down the alley, I heard a scream.

Kyaaaaagh-

I seemed to be hearing screams quite often these days.

Probably someone who went to a store for supplies, got discovered, tried to escape, and then got caught.

Almost every store was filled with human beasts.

It wasn’t my business, I couldn’t protect everyone, and it had nothing to do with me.

I walked towards the supermarket, feeling relaxed.

The lifting belt Soo-hyun made for me fit comfortably around my waist; I felt like a gunslinger from the Wild West.

Aaaaagh-

Oh, another scream.

I smiled, hearing the echoing scream.

A Wild West gunslinger… I liked it.

I arrived at the supermarket and peeked inside past the squid shop.

Everything was as I left it.

Hmm, the bodies’ hands and feet were a bit mangled and twisted.

The human beasts must have trampled on them when they rushed out.

After checking beyond the squid shop, I stepped onto the display and climbed over.

Now, let’s do this.

I had to be careful from here on out.

I peeked outside through the door next to the display.

Nothing.

They had returned to their original positions.

But I couldn’t be sure.

I couldn’t end up like those idiots in horror movies who got their arms bitten off because they were careless.

I drew my sword.

Shing-

Carefully, step by step.

I went through the door, carefully checking the packing station, the pile of boxes, and the area around the restroom.

The supermarket was bright.

The floor was littered with products and snacks from when I provoked them earlier.

Other than that, it was the same.

…Now, let’s try this.

…The provocation.

“…Inhale!”

I took a deep breath.

And shouted,

“Unlimited power!”

…Shit, I forgot.

To come up with a cooler line.

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