Chapter 1963 – [Kimchi Season Also Comes to the Zombie Apocalypse World]

The exact name of the mayors’ union headed by Yu Hansol was the Yeongdeungpo Mayors’ Association. Perhaps that’s why it is a survivor community that gathered together people and materials from the surrounding commercial districts around Yeongdeungpo Station.

Of course, since there are other survivors accepted from the outside, the distinction has virtually disappeared, and they are now simply called the Market Alliance.

Once they had taken over the entire area around the station, they blocked the roads with buses and vehicles to prevent zombies and intruders from entering, and restricted entry by creating a separate cave-like passage through container boxes obtained from unknown sources. If you see a safety mark on a construction site, it seems like it was taken from there.

And, unexpectedly, there was an abundance of supplies and such. It looks like heavy equipment was used rather than manpower to build barricades, so it looks like there was oil or something like that.

“There are a few people who run a gas station. We bring in oil and stuff from there and use heavy equipment when necessary. Usually, we use it for building barricades or construction, but sometimes it comes in handy when zombies come.”

“Ugh, I can’t stand killing zombies with heavy equipment!!!!!”

Although it’s dull, it’s easy to take on dozens of zombies with just one excavator. If you hit just a car, you’ll die in droves of zombies, but what about heavy machinery?

Afterward, the place Yu Hansol guided us to was a park located behind the station… No, it was a place currently being used as a field. I went out pretending to know if this place was related to Eden.

“Oh? This place?”

“The boss seems to know this too. This is a field where we farm using the seeds you gave us. We don’t have a greenhouse or anything, so we don’t have anything to grow right now, but the harvest is good in the spring and summer, so we are feeding people.”

“Then it is worth giving seeds. I gave them strong children.”

“We are just thankful.”

Hey, it looks like Eden did a lot of her work even while I was away.

If the seeds were given by Eden rather than someone else, it is natural that the yield rate or something like that would be significant. The scale itself is not that large, but at least if you work diligently, it will be possible to replenish food for the survivors.

However… Apart from that, I can’t say it’s relaxing. You can’t say that you can relax in a world like this with limited farming areas.

“It’s almost lunchtime. Would you like to eat first?”

“Well, first, it’s important to find out about the food culture here. It’s better to try it and judge.”

“It’ll be okay.”

As he said, the only meals here were rations. However, in this situation, providing rations to everyone was actually evidence of leisure, so there is nothing to say.

The menu that came out… Wasn’t that abundant. Perhaps because it was winter, I wanted to use up my limited resources by adding water to rice to make oatmeal and adding a little protein to it. In short, it’s eggs and chicken added.

Of course, it’s not that much, but if the portion size for one person includes a piece of shredded chicken, would it be a lot? However, relatively many people received food without complaint.

“Wow, there’s a lot of meat today.”

“So, what kind of day is it?”

No, even if they put in a lot just to show us, at this level… It’s a little worse than I thought?

Eden noticed this and asked Yu Hansol with a slightly stiff expression. She said she would provide some support, but the question is because it is actually more serious.

“Well, I think this isn’t enough.”

“No, but it’s fortunate that we don’t have a shortage of things like rice or wheat. Actually, it’s because there are a lot of survivors who have joined us these days, but usually we only get rice. To save money, we make oatmeal.”

“Hmm, I guess it’s true that it’s still lacking.”

“Well… A little bit.”

Don’t act weak. It looks like you need help.

It would probably have been a bearable situation under normal circumstances, but it seems that a lot of survivors have flooded in recently. The following article: The 10,000-strong survivor organization is one of the best survivor organizations I’ve seen in the post-apocalyptic world, so it’s natural that food is in short supply.

This needs to be supported. No, is it normal for someone who works hard to go hungry?

“I came with the full intention, so don’t worry. If you need anything, I’ll give it to you. Materials? That’s obvious.”

“Oh, oil or something like that…”

“Don’t worry about that. Solar power would be best in this situation, and I will help you with that.”

“Thank you!!!! I mean, boss, grandfather?”

“Just call me Paraiso. It’s easier to call me by my first name.”

“I understand!!!”

Afterward, we were able to meet executives of the Mayor’s Union.

First, the representative of the mayor’s union is Yoo Han-sol, and the vice-representative is Park Moon-young, the former mayor of Yongsan-gu. However, in addition to those two people, there were other executives, so there were also faces I had never seen before.

First, an old man with quite a bit of experience. And a middle-aged man… Who looks like he hasn’t done anything difficult. There are many different things.

The other side is okay, but the pretty side is a bit annoying. My intuition tells me that this is not just a survivor, but a politician or something along those lines. At least the mayor of Yongsan-gu is a better person.

“First, let me introduce you to everyone. This is the worst president of a unified Korea who has supported us not only with the zombie vaccine but also with many other things.”

“Thank you, everyone.”

The older man looked rather crooked at my introduction, while the middle-aged man responded outwardly favorably. Of course, the intention is a little different.

Eventually, the older man looked at me with a frown and asked about my age. On the one hand, it feels old-fashioned.

“No, how old is the President? Even for that job, isn’t he too young?”

“First, I am at least old enough to have a daughter who will turn 30 the day after tomorrow. I just look young.”

“What?”

“This young lady next to me is my biological daughter. Isn’t it strange for someone in her 50s to become president? But it’s a bit unfair to get criticized for looking young.”

“Hmm, keuhmm!!!!”

Are you discussing your age in front of me? Consider yourself lucky that your past life doesn’t bother you.

If I start pushing the age of my past life, how many people can beat that? Even if he is a transcendental person, a guy who has been around for thousands of years is still above middle level.

“This is Kim Jae-hwan, the head of our market union’s commercial association. He is the representative of the merchants.”

“Oh, I see. Nice to meet you.”

“Hmph, but why did you come here? You’ve been doing well so far, but now you’re here to help me?”

“Well, I would like to tell you that I have finally made up my mind and have come to make kimchi.”

“What?”

“Honestly, isn’t it rare to be as fearless as a soldier who gave up on promotion? Similarly, I am now at the end of my term of office. In such a situation, I came to help people by robbing a private priest… Moreover, I heard that the children here don’t know kimchi.”〈 Br〉

“What does that matter?”

“Culture is connected to people, but food culture is connected to food. How will children who do not know kimchi later inherit the Korean soul food called kimchi? So, I am here to provide support and help. In fact, kimchi itself is like an excuse.”

“Hmm…”

In fact, it’s the opposite. Kimchi is the main thing, but support is second… Well, for the sake of communication, let’s actually avoid it.

“Don’t even the elders know? Can kid who don’t know the taste of kimchi really be called Korean?”

“Big, that’s…”

“For the first time in a while, let’s have a cup of boiled pork with kimchi. We have prepared everything for that.”

“Well… Then there’s nothing we can do. Do whatever you want.”

If you have a just cause, you can’t refute anything, no matter how old you are.

The person we ended up having a conversation with was a middle-aged man. Someone asked about this, and Yu Hansol told me a little bit about it.

“He is a political figure. He is a member of the National Assembly from Yeouido… And he is a pro-government figure.”

“That’s pretty much it. I’ll take care of it.”

It is said that this government abandoned the people and ran away. In that situation, are you pro-government? I’m not a guy on a throwaway boat.

First, he greeted me with a very friendly smile, seemingly like a man who had thrown away his conscience. I greeted him in a friendly way on the outside.

“Oh, nice to meet you, President Choi. My name is Representative Jang Hae-joon, and I am in charge of dismissing the Yeongdeungpo Mayors’ Association.”

“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you.”

“Nothing else, I have a lot to talk about with President Choi, so I would like to ask you to give us a separate seat. How do you think?”

“Well, first, we should do what we have to do and then talk about it. We also have a purpose for coming here. I think it’s better to leave that for later.”

“Haha, yes, yes. Okay, I’ll see you later.”

It gave the impression that he would be annoyed if something crossed the line, but he was moderately greedy. It’s because they didn’t force it on me for no reason.

On the one hand, that seems to be the source of the political power that has survived to this day and serves as a representative of the survivors’ organization in its own way. A politician is only halfway there if he is good at walking the tightrope, so if you think about that, he seems like a guy who is greedy but knows how to control it.

“What should I say… He has a long name.”

“Is that so?”

“Those types are annoying, but they are helpful in their own way. Maybe they can be useful in the survivor community?”

“Yes, it is quite useful in agitating people or gathering people when necessary. Although he secretly wants to become the representative of the coalition…”

“Because it’s a test, you either ignore it or overwhelm it. Even tightrope walking has to show some potential, or you just give up. It’s a problem that arises because you’re still indecisive.”

“Is that so?”

“Later, if he tries to cross the line, take the death penalty and push him to the point where he really gets killed. Of course, not to the point where he struggles and causes trouble. Then, he will continue to be properly organized from now on, so it will be okay.”

“Hmm, that’s very helpful. Is that a political story you experienced while serving as president?”‘

“Uh, no, it’s just that the techniques have improved since I looked at the human group.”

How many times have I experienced people like that?

Anyway, we ended up talking briefly. Now that I know how things work here… The only thing left is to take action in earnest.

Afterward, gather people from the market association. We told them that we were here and that we were going to make kimchi.

“Thank you to all of you who gathered here today. Not only that, but the President of the Unified Korea of ​​the other dimension and his daughter, who have been helping us all along, visited our world. They visited our world out of pure kindness and brought us the resources we need. …”

After the Yongsan-gu mayor explained various things, I came out in front of people. There are only a few tens of thousands of people, not all, but the majority, as they are away for various reasons.

Their eyes gathered various reactions. Expectations, doubts, fears, hostility… It is my job to respond to their emotions.

“Nice to meet you, everyone. The president of a unified Korea is said to be the worst. There are many reasons why we came to visit you, but at least we are here to help. It is easy to go beyond another level and help just because we are in the same Korea. Because, first, we wanted to prepare an event for you.”

Damn it!!!!

Eventually, as the dimension splits, various ingredients begin to flow through the open dimension gate. Of course, most of them were ingredients for making kimchi.

Not only cabbage, radish, etc., But also pork, which is an ingredient for boiled pork to be eaten later. This is a welcome issue as it provides food ingredients that can be eaten just by looking at them.

“It’s winter, and it’s kimchi season, so let’s make kimchi together. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had proper kimchi, so I think you’ll be interested.”

“Wow!!!!!”

“Kimchi!!!! Kimchi!!!!!!”

Although kimchi is the soul food of Koreans, it is not easy to store. No, if you have a kimchi refrigerator, it would be crazy to store kimchi for a year in a place with poor electricity supply.

I don’t know if they bury it in a crock pot somewhere… But if that’s even possible, would it be post-apocalyptic in the first place?

Now that I think about it, there was a game like that. It’s a zombie apocalypse game set in Korea, and in the game, the price of a gun is similar to the price of a bag of stir-fried kimchi.

On the one hand, since it is a game, there are some permissive aspects, but on the other hand, kimchi was so important to Koreans that it was understandable even if it was just a joke. Especially, like now, when you have been suffering for several years and have barely stabilized, you are slowly reaching your limit.

“Then, shall we go make kimchi?”

“Dad, I need to prepare something else first…”

“What else?”

“If there are too many boatmen, the boat goes up the mountain. It is also a problem as each person has their own way of making kimchi.”

“Ah!!!!!!!”

“There are people in the world who actually do things like ‘putting oysters in kimchi.'”

“Is oyster kimchi delicious?”

“It’s not something to worry about since you eat everything well.”

I think our Eden is the apex predator. Because I eat everything I can. At best, we may not know if we reach our human limits, but we even have the power of gourmet food, so we can eat things we couldn’t eat. It’s truly beyond imagination.

… Still, I hope Planet Eater doesn’t end up like Bloodier!!!!!