Chapter 82 – 82. In Search of Family

A baby black snake that is wrapped around Saeyeon’s neck and has no intention of letting go.

I couldn’t see clearly because I was in a dark room. When I turned on the flash and looked closely, it seemed to be about 30 centimeters long, and since it was still a cub, it didn’t look very threatening.

At first glance, it seemed like just decoration.

“Ugh.. It’s cold and feels strange.”

Sister Saeyeon shivered with her tearful expression. However, she does not stop stroking the black snake from earlier.

Even though he said he didn’t like it, once he felt it, he started fiddling with it non-stop like an addict. I’m jealous.

“Sister, if it doesn’t work out, just… “

“Oh, no.. I’ll hold on a little longer.. I think I can do it, Inho.”

“Ah.. Yes.”

I put back the dagger I had drawn. If he said he couldn’t bear it, I was just going to slaughter it, but since he said he would endure it, there was nothing I could do.

I never tried to kill myself because I couldn’t have it.

“But looking at this guy, he’s cute, right? His eyes are bright and bright.”

“Hehe.. That’s right. Looks a bit stupid. Cute. Right, brother?”

“I see.”

Ayun and Hyuna were amazed as they stared at the black snake wrapped around Saeyeon’s neck, as if they weren’t that scared. But neither of them could touch it.

This is because the black snake hissed even when I brought my hand close to it. It probably means don’t touch it. She did not allow anyone to touch her body except Saeyeon, whom she recognized as her mother.

“That’s interesting. “I’m only open to my sister.”

“Even if it is recognized as the mother… It is surprising that the snake is so attached to the human body. “Am I smarter than I thought?”

I find that part a bit fascinating too. How can a snake that is less than a day old be so close to a person?

Although it had not been tamed yet, it was tamed on its own as soon as it was born. Even when Saeyeon told her to move from her neck to her arms, she seemed to understand and naturally wrapped herself around her arms.

From the moment she realized that she understood what she was saying, Saeyeon’s eyes changed strangely. She smiles little by little and seems to be becoming more sincere in playing with the black yarn.

You were crying because you were so scared earlier… I’m jealous. I also want to touch and play with black sand. Healing is needed.

“And. I understand what she says. Interesting. After all, she it’s not just a snake.”

“Very awesome. “Sister, can’t you tell me to go to my wrist too?”

“Uh.. Black Snake. Let’s go over to the other arm… “

“Hiss..!”

“Ugh.. Ah, they said it didn’t work..”

“Ah, haha… That doesn’t work.”

He doesn’t want to get away from Saeyeon. It might be separation anxiety.

“Sister, don’t you tighten it too much?”

“Yeah.. Not really.. It just feels like I’m wearing a slightly heavy bracelet.”

“That’s a good thing.”

I am glad to hear that it is not very uncomfortable to wear it. I think it will come off on its own as time goes by. Today is less than a day since you were born, so you probably want to stick around a little longer.

“Oh right. “Oppa, Junho’s team came earlier, but Yeongsikkun and his team he hasn’t arrived yet.”

“I guess I should go find it soon, right?”

“Ah.. That is..”

The women say that Yeong-sik and his group did not come and go look for them. I briefly told them what happened on the way.

The story was that the other three people, excluding Yeongsik and Park Seonhwa, were dead, and that they had encountered a ghoul whose intelligence was ridiculously high, that is, at a level similar to that of a human.

“I never thought three of us would die… Sigh..”

“What on earth are you crazy ghouls..”

“Those three people… They’re pitiful.”

“I know, right. I barely made it out of the auditorium alive, but I couldn’t last a few days… “

“It’s a pity that these are people I haven’t even talked to properly yet.”

“So… It’s scary…”

My companions and I were silent for a moment and hoped that they had gone to a good place. All we could do for those who had already died was to pray for their souls to rest in peace.

Fortunately, I don’t have a very deep relationship with them yet. If one of the victims was a family member or close friend, I would have been very depressed.

In any case, perhaps because it was the death of people we didn’t know well, we didn’t suffer as much of a psychological blow as we thought.

Maybe it was because they were people I hadn’t talked to much in the first place and they died before I could form a bond with them, so I felt more pity than sadness.

The survivors in the auditorium who were closer to them would probably be more shocked than us.

“First of all, I have to tell others the truth.”

“Huh. That would be good.”

“Oh, wait a minute.”

The women are leaving the house to talk to Junho and the rest of the group.

I paused for a moment to tell them that I still had more to say.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“What is it?”

“That’s what happened in the labyrinth I entered today, sister.”

“Huh?”

“I ran into my older sister.”

“What?”

I told him about Yoo Sae-ah, whom I met in the disturbing underground tomb.

“You’re alive. With Sae-ah.. And my parents… I’m glad..”

“Yes. He told me not to worry because he was fine. First, I gave him the skills and the survivor’s journal and told him to wait and not cross paths as I would pick him up.”

“Ah.. I’m glad.. But I’m relieved to hear that Sae-ah also obtained an S-class skill.. Really.. I’m really glad.. Thank you, Inho..”

“What. Sae-ah is having a hard time.”

Saeyeon’s sister is happy with tears in her eyes when she hears that her family is still safe. Hyuna and Ayun patted their older sister on the shoulder.

“Now that I think about it… “

I also implicitly brought up the story of my family to Hyuna and Ayun.

In fact, up to this point, we hadn’t really talked about each other’s families. It is a topic that has been tacitly avoided because talking about it only makes it gloomy.

But now I had to go save Saeyeon and my family her her her, so I asked them both. If you’re going to save it, it’s better to save it all.

“Hmm.. I’m not close to my family. It’s been a while since I saw my mom. Her father also went away a long time ago. To be honest, do you feel like you really need to go see him? Even if you have them, they’re old people who will only say frustrating things. Ugh, I’m done.”

“Ah…”

Ayun brought up the story as if it was no big deal. But the family life seems incredibly bleak. It felt like the family had already broken down before the disaster.

I don’t know what to comfort you. To begin with, Ayun didn’t really want to be comfortable. Saeyeon just hugged Ayun tightly without saying a word. Ayun smiled awkwardly and comforted Saeyeon.

“Hyuna..?”

“I just need to find her mother, her, her… She is in Gimhae.”

“It’s next to Busan in Gimhae-myeon.”

“Well, that’s… I’m a little scared to go there.”

“Huh? Ah…”

Hyuna was already thinking about what could have gone wrong. She seemed to think that it would be better for her to simply believe that she was alive.

‘Well… ‘

I also felt vaguely afraid because I didn’t know if my father and mother would be alive and well. If she went to visit her hometown and found it completely destroyed and in complete disarray… She would feel an indescribable feeling.

“Then, since we know for sure where Saeyeon and her family are, our goal is to head towards Busan, right?”

“Uh…Is that okay…? I wonder if everyone is in danger because of me..”

“I don’t mind, sister. If you’re going to go, it’s better to go quickly before night and winter begins.”

“Well, me too…” ” But if I’m going to Busan… I’d also like to go to Gimhae… “

“Huh. OK. And my hometown is Mulgeum anyway, so I guess I can just stop by on the way…”

“No, brother. Where is the water line again?”

“Uh… I’m on the way to Busan.”

“Huh… This is my first time hearing about this town. “Oppa, are you from the countryside?”

“Hey! City, countryside… Isn’t it? Is it the countryside..?”

Haha! What do you think? “I hope everyone is alive.”

“I know. Hehe… “

We laughed about trivial things. If you don’t smile, the mood will be so bad.

If you feel too sluggish, your mind will become tired. Low morale can cause serious problems.

“First of all, the four of us are in favor of Train to Busan… I guess I’ll have to listen to what the rest have to say.”

“Good.”

Hehe. It’s called Train to Busan. “It reminds me of that movie from long ago.”

“Ah, that movie about taking the train to Busan.”

“It would be nice if we could take the train too. Right?”

“But then I saw that all traffic had stopped. “Should I just walk?”

“Ugh.. As I was walking, winter and night began..”

“We’d better leave as quickly as possible. I guess I’ll have to grab a car and go.”

We chatted and gathered Junho, Seunghee, Lee Heejung, and the rest of the group.

“Ah, Inho.”

“Mr. “Are you hurt?”

“I’m fine. Cough..”

“Uh.. Cough..?”

“Oh, it’s just a slight cough. “It wasn’t a bite.”

“Haha..”

“But Yeongsik and his companions have not arrived yet… “

“That’s it.”

I explained the situation. When Yeongsik said that the three members of his team would now never be able to return, the three survivors in the auditorium shed tears.

They found it difficult to bear the news of the death of their colleagues, with whom they had developed a sense of camaraderie. However, I couldn’t wait forever for the tears to stop.

“Well, first of all… I’m sorry, but what is the survival level of the three of you right now?”

“Ugh.. I’m level 4…”

“I am level 5..”

“Well, that one.. Ugh.. It’s level 4 or 3.. Wow…”

Mira Yu with ability seal was level 4, Ji-yeon Kang with polar retardation was level 5, and Su-yeon Kim with humor therapy was level 3.

“Ah…”

Of these three, except for Kang Ji-yeon, the other two have not yet met the qualifications to enter the infinite labyrinth.

“For now…”

I summoned Yeong-sik and Park Seon-hwa, who had been placed in the infinite labyrinth. I opened the door to the labyrinth and told them to go inside and get out, and soon they both came out.

“Seo, Seonhwa unnie…!!”

“Suyeon..”

The seven survivors in the auditorium were reduced to four today. They hugged each other and rejoiced that each other was safe.

There was no further mention of the dead. Everyone seemed to know that talking about it would only make them sad.

“Okay, first of all… Since everyone is here. “I would like to tell you about my future plans.”

Feeling that the situation was roughly settled, I said I would go down to Busan. For movement, I mainly chose one more person and moved to the pair, and the remaining people expressed the opinion that it would be better to organize the infinite labyrinth.

In response, the Han father and daughter, who were the only family members left in the first place, said they had no objection and agreed, while Park Seon-hwa said it did not matter because they had already confirmed the deaths of their family members . And it was the same for Lee Hee-jeong. She had no other family other than her only remaining brother.

Now, the only ones left were Yu Mira, Kang Ji-yeon, and Kim Soo-yeon.

“Well, my parents are in Incheon.”

“Really? “I’m from Incheon too?”

“Uh? “I’m also from Incheon.”

“Hey.. All three were from Incheon.”

I think I should stop by Incheon before heading down to Gyeongnam.

What is the situation in Incheon right now?