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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Countless eyes.
They stared at him, afraid to even breathe too loudly.
He flicked his sword in the air.
Swish!
Blood flew off, and the blade became clean.
He sheathed the sword and turned around.
Shing Click
He squelched with each step, treading on puddles of blood and scattered intestines.
Blood from his cheek dripped onto his lips.
The metallic taste filled his mouth.
As he walked, they scrambled to make way for him.
The circle surrounding him became a C-shape.
He gathered the blood in his mouth and spat. Then he walked through them.
The carpet of intestines ended, and the road appeared.
Thud. Thud.
Stepping onto solid ground felt better.
The supermarket building.
He raised his head and looked at the building.
People were leaning out of the windows on the second and third floors, and from the rooftop.
Faces etched with horror.
Faces filled with shock.
None of them wore their usual expressions.
One by one, the faces disappeared.
Even the women who hadn’t seen his rampage had seen it now.
They had witnessed him mercilessly slaughtering people.
He felt a weight on his heart.
They would be afraid of him now.
He might never again see the friendly faces that had greeted him with smiles.
He felt a tinge of bitterness.
With that feeling, he walked towards the shutter.
Rattle-
The shutter rose.
People were standing there.
Hoon, the inline skaters Tae-young and Jun-hyuk, Han-tae.
And Soo-hyun.
They were all looking at him.
A woman came down the stairs.
It was Jung Eun-seo.
Her expression…
He couldn’t read it.
Ding
The elevator across the hall opened, and people stepped out.
Ye-eun, So-eun, Hoon’s wife, and the woman who lived on the 10th floor.
They hurried over.
He climbed the stairs and entered through the shutter.
Hoon followed behind him.
Rattle-
The shutter closed.
The women who had exited the elevator stood behind the others.
They all watched him, standing neither too close nor too far away.
No one spoke.
Why wasn’t anyone saying anything?
They had just seen everything.
He slowly opened his mouth.
“…Is everyone okay?”
As he spoke, droplets of blood fell from his chin and hair.
Soo-hyun’s lips moved strangely.
She seemed sad.
A woman stepped forward.
It was Jung Eun-seo.
The woman whose brother had died.
The woman who had lost her only remaining family to the Cockroaches.
Jung Eun-seo looked at him, observing him as if trying to memorize his eyes, face, nose, and lips.
Then, she cupped his face in her hands and kissed him.
He felt the soft touch on his lips.
He was slightly startled and froze.
A tongue entered his mouth.
He unconsciously opened his jaw.
Her tongue grazed his teeth and slipped inside.
The taste of blood.
The blood remaining on his lips entered her mouth, and the metallic taste intensified.
But Jung Eun-seo didn’t seem to mind.
Her tongue persistently licked his lips and twined around his own.
She pulled away.
Blood.
On her nose, around her nostrils, and on her lips.
The blood smeared and left red marks.
Jung Eun-seo said,
“…Thank you.”
She took a step back, glanced at the others, and lowered her head.
Then, as if fleeing, she pushed through the crowd and walked towards the elevator.
The others took a step closer to him.
The inline skaters…
Jun-hyuk, Tae-young.
They approached him, their faces bruised and battered.
With slightly tearful eyes, they placed their hands on his arms and shoulders.
They didn’t say anything.
They just nodded.
Hoon also approached him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
So-eun, the married woman, the woman from the 10th floor.
They stood a step back, their hands clasped tightly together or neatly folded, watching him.
Their eyes seemed slightly teary.
Soo-hyun and Ye-eun.
Why were they about to cry too?
Soo-hyun came closer and took his hand.
Ye-eun also looked at him, her eyes glistening with tears.
Ah, right.
They must have been terrified.
Over a hundred men had swarmed them, beating people and demanding women.
Of course, they would be scared.
Perhaps in that moment, humans were more terrifying than the human beast Malignant Entities.
Their hands, and Soo-hyun’s cheek resting against his chest, were stained with blood.
A single tear rolled down Ye-eun’s cheek.
He reached out and wiped it away.
Blood smeared on her cheek.
He said,
“Don’t cry. It’s okay now.”
Ye-eun, her face stained with blood, sniffled, forced a smile, and nodded.
He looked at Jun-hyuk and Tae-young.
One of them had a cut near his eye that was bleeding slightly.
Jun-hyuk’s nose was bleeding.
He wondered if it was broken.
Still.
“I’m glad you’re all safe.”
Jun-hyuk’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
Then he nodded.
“Yes, Sung-hoon. Thanks to you.”
There were no cheers, no accusations, no sadness or fear.
Those who were smiling, smiled, and those who were crying, cried.
They all gathered around him.
He had been able to fall asleep, but he woke up again.
He opened his eyes, feeling his consciousness slowly return.
Hair tickled his cheek.
Soo-hyun was lying next to him, on his right.
He smiled, wrapped his arm around her, and caressed her breast.
Then he kissed her forehead.
He felt her warm skin against his lips.
“…Mmm.”
Soo-hyun stirred slightly and made a small sound.
She was waking up.
He gently pulled his arm out from under her head.
Soo-hyun whined slightly.
But she quickly quieted down.
Perhaps because of his movement, Ye-eun, who was lying on his left, also stirred slightly.
Ye-eun, asleep with her arm around his.
Sleeping with her head slightly raised seemed to be her habit.
He kissed her lightly and slipped his right hand between her legs.
Fine hair and a soft warmth greeted his touch.
He gently caressed her.
A faint moan.
It felt good.
But…
He chuckled softly and sat up.
He couldn’t sleep.
Having two women nestled against him felt nice, but he couldn’t sleep.
It was a bit cramped for three people in a queen-sized bed.
He would have to sleep in Ye-eun’s room next time.
It was a king-sized bed, so it would be fine for three people.
He stretched his legs towards Soo-hyun.
He could see Soo-hyun’s breast.
He took her nipple into his mouth, sucked gently, and then got out of bed.
“…Ahh.”
Cute.
He stood next to the bed, looking down at the two women.
The naked women were fast asleep.
It was a strange sight.
As if wanting nothing more than to please him, they had opened themselves to him, showered with him, and taken turns pleasuring him with their mouths.
He had eventually come inside Soo-hyun and in Ye-eun’s mouth, and afterwards, the three of them had continued to caress each other for a while before falling asleep.
It was a nice scene.
It was, but… damn, he wanted to sleep.
His eyes stung from waking up and falling asleep repeatedly.
He scratched his head and yawned.
Clothes and bras were scattered on the floor.
Carefully avoiding stepping on the bras, he opened the dresser drawer across from the bed.
He put on shorts and a t-shirt and went outside.
Since he was awake, he might as well have a cigarette.
It was still the middle of the night, and the hallway was quiet.
Well, not completely quiet.
He could hear faint moans in the distance.
A woman’s moans, so faint he might have missed them if he hadn’t been listening carefully.
It was the woman who originally lived on the 10th floor.
She and the real estate inline skater, Jun-hyuk, had seemed to be getting along, and it seemed things had progressed.
Perhaps seeing him beaten up by the Cockroaches had made her want to comfort him.
Anyway.
As long as they were happy.
The men didn’t seem to have any objections to him being with multiple women.
It made sense; Hoon was married.
Tae-young was living with his girlfriend from the inline skating club, and Jun-hyuk, judging by the moans he’d just heard, seemed to be doing quite well.
Stinky, no, Han-tae…
He was probably too young in the women’s eyes.
That left him.
Whichever woman they chose was their decision.
The men seemed to have accepted that.
He smiled and walked to the window at the end of the hallway.
Click.
Exhale-
The cigarette smoke billowed out the half-opened window like a waterfall.
It was a strange experience.
Even if the women had chosen him, all three of them in the same bed?
Perhaps it was because of the terrifying experience they’d had.
An overwhelming fear followed by sudden relief?
Exhale-
He didn’t know.
Since the apocalypse began, he had always been surrounded by dozens, hundreds of human beast Malignant Entities.
A hundred or so Cockroaches were nothing to worry about.
He chuckled.
He was certain.
A part of him had become numb.
Contemplating the threesome that had happened earlier, he finished his cigarette and turned around.
Hmm.
He was completely awake now.
He would get some fresh air.
He climbed the stairs to the rooftop.
He opened the metal door, and a gust of wind blew in.
The lukewarm, yet refreshing summer night breeze brushed against his hair.
He took out another cigarette and lit it as he walked towards the edge of the roof.
It was the apocalypse.
But the electricity was still on.
That meant there was a nightscape.
The city lights spread out before him, combined with the stars in the clear night sky after the rain, created a nostalgic scene.
He leaned against the wall, looking at the nightscape, and lit his cigarette.
Click.
“Ah.”
Hmm?
A voice.
He turned his head.
A woman was standing at the edge of the roof.
She was standing in the shadows, making it hard to see who it was.
“You’re not sleeping?”
Ah.
That voice.
It was Jung Eun-seo.
He chuckled and took a drag of his cigarette.
Exhale-
“I woke up. How about you, Eun-seo?”
Jung Eun-seo’s shadow turned.
She was looking down at the street below.
“I… can’t sleep.”
Couldn’t sleep…
He exhaled a puff of smoke and walked towards her.
“Those people are all gone, right?”
Jung Eun-seo nodded.
“Yes. They cleaned up the bodies too. Well… they left the… intestines… and things.”
“Tsk.”
He stood next to Jung Eun-seo and looked down.
She was right.
Under the streetlights, the intersection looked like someone had spilled red paint all over it.
Unpleasant lumps were scattered across the paint.
He chuckled and turned his back to the scene.
“Can I have one too?”
He handed Jung Eun-seo a cigarette and a lighter and asked,
“I didn’t know you smoked.”
“I quit. But I want one today.”
Jung Eun-seo lit the cigarette and handed him back the lighter and pack.
He took them and said,
“How are you feeling?”
Exhale-
Jung Eun-seo exhaled a long stream of smoke and said,
“Refreshed and relieved. Sad, and I miss my brother. I hate people, and I like people.”
She turned to look at him.
She was smiling.
“I think I’m losing my mind.”
He smiled.
“Not at all. That sounds pretty normal.”
Jung Eun-seo stared at him intently with a slightly strange expression, then smiled faintly and said,
“I’m sorry about earlier. Downstairs… I don’t know why I did that. I hope you weren’t offended.”
He smiled and shook his head.
“It’s okay. Not at all.”
Jung Eun-seo nodded gratefully and turned back to look outside.
The cigarette smoke dissipated from her lips.
He also leaned against the wall, exhaling a long stream of smoke.
They stood there, smoking in the rooftop breeze.
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Nice chapter 👍