I'm still alive

I called in a group of people who were organizing things and asked them to take a break. The children smiled excitedly and headed to the lounge when they asked for a moment's play with snacks. Women looked at me with wonder, looking at something urgent.

They needed an explanation.

But I couldn't explain. Should I say that a naked man is running a rabbit and coming here? I sighed with difficulty, and Kang Soo-ryeon, who was looking at it, comforted the women and said, "Maybe she noticed something."

There are a lot of wet wipes, so shall we wash them briefly?’

Then the women's faces lit up. I couldn't wash for a while because of the cold weather and insufficient drinking water. For a while? No, I haven't washed for a long time. So the women nodded violently and agreed. Kang Soo-ryeon walked to the lounge with the women, making eye contact with me.

I blinked and thanked. Then with a deep sigh, he checked the ammunition dump and the bayonet. There was a torrent of abuse coming from the mouth. You crazy bastard!

As I headed for the main gate of the mart, checking the ammunition dumps and the Great Sword, I could hear an old man running from behind. The old man also told me in a voice of annoyance and absurdity.

'For now, there's no one around but him. He came all the way to the front door with a run of rabbits.’

I gulped down my saliva. He's a real nutcase. As soon as I opened the glass door, I was horrified at the thought that I would see a hairy naked body over the security window. After thinking for a long time, I looked at the old man and said implicitly.

There's a back door. Should I tell him to come over there?’

The old man nods his head. It's a bit of a repulsion to get that kind of guy into the mart. And we have to pay attention to noise in case of conflict. We stood still in front of the security window and waited for a naked man to come.

And a moment later, I heard a careful knock on the security window. At the sound, I approached and answered with a slight lift to the security window.

'Come to the back door.'

And hurriedly closed the security window. As soon as I lifted the window, I saw a lot of hairy bare legs and the place. I shuddered and closed my eyes. Then slowly walked toward the back door, holding the blankets nearby in both hands.

I can hear the children laughing in the lounge. I slowly opened the back door and came out, hoping that the party would not come here for a while. The back door alley was very narrow and the side was covered with a high wall. As soon as the old man opened the door and came out, he pointed his shotgun forward and guarded himself from all directions.

And as I waited a moment, there was a man running from there in a hurry. I flung the blanket as soon as the man approached here. The man panicked for a moment when the blanket flew to him, and soon picked it up and wrapped it around his body in a hurry. And he looked at me trembling.

It looks really sneaky and mean. The hair is dyed yellow and the ears are full of piercings. And his first impression was literally zero points. The old man, too, raised his shotgun as soon as he saw the man. And I asked him.

What is it?

Many questions were asked about a word. What are you, why are you in contact with us, and what should we talk about? There was a lot of meaning in the words that I couldn't finish, but the man slowly lowered his head and mumbled his lips as if he had noticed what I meant.

Then suddenly he knelt down and began to beg.

'Brothers! Help me, please.’

We're in a quandary as we start to beg. I don't know what to do, so I only look at the man, and the old man spit on the floor with an irritated young face. Then he spits out cold voices at the man.

'Don't say shit and get to the point.’

The shotgun pointed at the man with a cold sound. Then the man raises his head and looks at us with trembling eyes. And look at me with mournful eyes appealing for something. The man gulps down and spits out words.

I haven't eaten for three days....... I have a younger brother and a younger nephew......... you're all going to starve to death.….’

Maybe it's an expected repertoire. I sighed deeply as if I knew it would be, and the old man frowned and frowned. Then he answered the man in a sullen voice.

So you want me to give you something to eat?’

The man nodded desperately and darted in the cold. However, his face brightened a little as if he had hoped for an old man's answer. But the old man's answer was as cold and cold as this cold.

What do you believe in?

The man who heard the answer stiffened on the spot like a snowman.

What do you believe in?

That's the answer I wanted to answer. We are all wary and afraid of those who wander around the city. It didn't matter whether they were the ones or the survivors. The difference between them and the survivors wasn't that big for us.

In the world where the end of the world is approaching, how evil humans can turn has been enough with experience. That's why we classify the world as only three things.

Him, survivors, us.

No one but us believes. This was the way to live in this world and the law of survival.

It is not difficult to distribute food to men. There was a pile of food that might be eaten up at any time, and handing out food with a short shelf life was no different from just giving food waste that could not be eaten.

But then what?

Nothing in the world was more poisonous than goodwill. The kindness I did just to help others may turn upside down and stab me in the heart.

What if this guy who used to eat takes it for granted? Or what if we covet what we have and do some sort of thing? All negative thoughts covered the head and, perhaps because of that, the body naturally rejected.

I took a gun and said just one thing.

'Go back.'

Facing my cold gun, the man shook his legs and soon rose from his seat. And he looked at me with a face that he didn't know why he was doing this to himself. The expression was so unfair and pathetic that I sighed unconsciously.

But there is no room. I soon hardened my face and glared hard at the man. The man then shakes his body as if he had given up and wraps the blanket tightly. Then he answers in a small voice, with his head down.

'I'm sorry.......’

The man who said so turns back and starts trudging along. I aimed at the figure with a gun, but I had a bitter taste. The old man breathed out a small breath with a relaxed face, as if he felt the same way as me.

And as I slowly lowered the gun, suddenly there came a dull sound of words.

'Yongpal......'

There was a giant man walking. He looked over 190 centimeters tall and his whole body was full of muscles. And he was wearing an apron that he could use in a butcher shop, and there was dry blood on it.

At first, I thought it was a variant, so I raised the gun and aimed at him. Yong-pal stared blankly at the giant man and was startled when we aimed the gun. And rushed to us in a hurry, begging us, and blocking the gun with his body.

He's my brother....... please......'

Younger brother?

That big guy?

Apparently he has a brother and a nephew. But I didn't know that the person who said he was younger than me would be such a big person. How can a family be this unbalanced? We began to automatically guard in front of that huge pile.

But the big man scratched the back of his head, blinking his cow-like eyes whether the gun was aimed at him or not. And like a stupid person, I'd say, "The dragon arm.........' looks at this man in front of us.

Yong-pal then blames that giant man with a low voice.

I told you not to come out....! What are you doing? Get in there quickly!'

The dragon-pal, who said so, once again clung to us and pushed the gun away with his hand. And said the scruffy face, frowning in tears.

'He's my brother, but he's a little short. Please don't shoot me because I'm going to be quiet.'

While Yong-pal was pleading for us, another voice came in.

'Uncle......'

We turned our eyes to the man in the giant after the sound. Then something small from his back came down to the floor. He seemed to have someone on his back, but he didn't find them because they were so big.

It was a child who came down to the floor. The child was skinny and pale. And because of the cold, my body was shaking and stuck close to a giant man. Yongpal means that his brother and nephew, who were mentioned by the man, followed him here in search of Yongpal.

Yongpal's lips quivered when he found his nephew. And then again and again, he turned back and ran, pleading not to shoot at us. And he tried to get out of here quickly, taking care of his nephew and older brother, as if he had shown his weakness.

But the nephew whined silently, looking at his uncle who hastened him.

Uncle, I'm hungry.….’

Yongpal suddenly stopped when he heard his nephew. Then he gave a little sigh and stroked his nephew. And whispered in a small voice.

They're saying there's nothing to eat. I'll find another place quickly. What?'

And he took care of his whining nephew and his brother, who looked at him absent-mindedly, and tried to get out of here quickly. The back of a small man looked exceptionally small. The old man, looking at the figure, slowly lowered his gun and said to me,

'This is how it's going to be... We're the only bad guys.

I nodded quietly and accepted. In fact, he was right to think badly about his first impression. In fact, I couldn't believe that I had a younger brother and a nephew. However, the old man and I were speechless as they appeared like this.

As the old man said, we were the only bad guys.

The old man turns his head and makes eye contact with me. And slowly exchanged glances, looking at me without saying anything. And then he put his tail up and laughed and said to me,

'Looks like some sprouts, right?’

I smiled quietly and nodded, too. At first, you're a jerk. Earlier, you were a scab. But what I'm showing you now is a man who cares about his family and is responsible for it. Maybe most similar to us. Feeling strange homogeneity, I put my gun down to the floor completely.

And the old man quietly called up the dragon-pal.

'Hey.

Then Yong-pal stopped with a start. And with a wary face, he hid his nephew behind him and looked at us. The old man, who saw it, spat on the floor, perhaps in a rude manner.

'Your nephew looks hungry.’

At the old man's question, Yong-pal nodded slowly. He said he starved for three days. How can a child survive such a long period of time while adults are struggling? The old man continued his speech, nodding his head as if he had waited.

'It's not a crime to be young. Right?

The child is innocent. What is the thought of looking at adults before the end when a young man suddenly came? Yong-pal can't answer the old man's question, and he bows his head down. The nephew glances at us with a wary eye, glued close to the dragon's arm.

The old man, who was looking at the figure, said, pointing his thumb at me.

You've been watching us go into the mart, right?’

Yong-pal nods his head with a gloomy face as if he had sinned and said, "Yes.........' Then the old man points at me again as if he knew everything.

So you've seen all the kids, right? Actually, his future dream is to be the head of an orphanage. That's why I take care of my kids.’

I looked at the old man with a sudden look at what he was talking about. But the old man blinks his eyes, making small gestures as if telling me to shut up for a while. I sighed small and closed my mouth once and looked at the dragon arm.

Yong-pal looked at the old man with a face that he didn't know what he was talking about, and the old man twitched his tongue and pointed his finger at Yong-pal's nephew.

Feed them, educate them, and let them live safely.’

Yong-pal's face begins to brighten up after hearing the old man's words. As if he had met a savior, Yong-pal looked at the old man and nodded wildly. But the old man shouted in a determined voice, cutting off the flow.

'Instead.'

Then pointed his finger at Yongpal and his brother, and said in a cold voice.

'Not the two of you. Leave here.'

At the sound, the nephew hugged his uncle, shouting 'No!' in a small voice. However, Yongpal was hardened as he was. Perhaps I can say cold. But nothing was more heartless than this reality.

I noticed the old man's intentions and closed my eyes tightly. The old man was testing them.

Everyone wants to look good. Whether it's a reputation around you or a chained ethics, everyone in society wants to look good.

That's why everyone has a decent wrapper. But no one knows whether there is a dirty hypocrisy in it or a truly clean morality.

The old man wants to know the inside story.

A primitive test that stimulates human nature. In front of the exam, a man called Yongpal stiffened. And he was looking at the old man with ever-shaking eyes. We waited and waited for his choice in a calm manner.

After a while, Yong-pal bit his lips and squatted in front of his nephew as if he had finished making up his mind. Then he makes eye contact with his nephew and holds his nephew's hand with both hands. Yongpal said in a quivering voice to his nephew.

"Kyungwook, you know my uncle likes Kyungwook, right?'

The nephew nodded slowly. Then Yong-pal smiled brightly and wiped the tears from his nephew's eyes with a blanket and wiped them off again. Then again, holding his hand tight, he said.

See that old man and the old man over there? If you stay with them for a while, I'll be sure to pick you up with something to eat. What?'

Maybe it was a promise without a promise. All these nearby items have long been robbed. They walk around and the weather gets colder. The chances of those two surviving in this rough city were boundless at zero percent.

But Yong-pal, he kept smiling with his eyes full of hope when he said he could save his nephew. He also persuades his nephew, who shakes his head saying no, and explains the last thing he can say quietly.

And then turn toward us at the moment and kneel down. Then he leaned down and spoke quietly.

'Brother, old man. I will never forget your kindness. Thank you very much.'

And Yongpal slowly rose, pushing his nephew's back. The nephew was walking here helplessly, staring ceaselessly at his distant uncle. I looked at the old man and he was smiling thickly. And whispered to me.

'It was hard to stand guard, wasn't it?

'I know.'

I smiled gladly and slowly surrounded the gun. Then I walked towards my nephew, who was coming this way, held his hand tightly and dragged him. I held the child's hand and whispered softly to the old man as I headed for the back door of the mart.

'I'll be there first. Follow me slowly.'

The old man nodded his head. a dragon arm slowly backing away And his brother was also bowing his head in succession along the dragon's arm, thanking us. When I took the child's hand and opened the back door, Yongpal and his brother were walking around backwards.

Then came the old man's voice calling them.

'Hey.'

I opened the door and went inside with the child. A warm breeze blew like his warm heart. And by the time of closing the door the old man's voice came through the door like the wind.

'Let's have a meal together.

I closed the door. Kang Soo-ryeon and the children were looking at me at the door whether they had heard the sound. I stared at them in silence and stroked my head over the child's hand holding my hand tightly. You have a good uncle.

I saw Kang Soo-ryeon and said,

Can you make kimchi stew again?’

Kang Soo-ryeon nodded quietly.