Chapter 118 – The Other Survivors Are Now

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Meanwhile, the winds of change were blowing through the group of survivors in the northern safe zone.

The largest group on the island with a total of 24 men and women.
In addition, five new survivors joined last night.

Women from the east. They were the ones Changjae rescued and sent.

“Please. Please accept us.”

Four shabby-dressed women and one boy. Those who look very tired from the long journey.

It was a composition that seemed to hold back their survival, but they had the goods that the existing personnel desperately needed.
It’s just a coin.

Chang-jae killed all the men they were forced to partner with, and thanks to this, all the coins the men had ended up in the hands of their partners.

The sum of the coins they possess is a whopping 4,000 coins.
The eyes of the survivors who were tired of living in poverty were opened.

“If you have that much coin… !”

At first, the existing survivors, who were reluctant to join, immediately switched their stance to the story that there was a coin.

They had to think about what to eat that day. If you had that much coin, you could solve all the problems of food, clothing and shelter.

“I can buy toilet paper as much as I want!”
“Then you don’t have to wipe with leaves anymore?”
“Rather than that, start with some panties to change into… !”
“Wait, sanitary pads first.”
“I hate being on the ground! Make me a bathroom!”
“Toilet too!”
“Bidet too!”

Some survivors, eyes glowing greedily.
The new entrants had no choice but to be taken aback by the unexpected reaction.

In the midst of confusion, Cha In-cheol, the leader of the group, shouted loudly as if shouting at them.

“Wait! Have you all forgotten what we talked about while watching the video?”

The survivors were startled and woke up at Cha In-cheol’s remarks.
The video he mentioned meant the announcement of the rankings notified to all survivors.

“Of the 100 survivors who landed on this island, half are dead. And half of those survivors are gathered here.”

The ranking announcement also revealed the number of survivors.
There are 54 survivors left.
There were 24 people in this group alone.

Also, there have been no deaths in this group yet. All but 4 of the initial 28 escaped survived.

“I know your heart. We live hard every day. However, the death toll is zero. All of us were able to survive, albeit with difficulty, because we lived to the fullest every day without being too greedy. It is because we have followed the basic ethics and rules that we must abide by as human beings!”

At Cha In-cheol’s speech, the surroundings became solemn.
His words were persuasive. This is because everyone has seen with their own eyes how Cha In-cheol worked hard to survive together.

And Cha In-cheol showed the results that his method was right. It was evidenced by the fact that no one died in this group while half of all survivors died.

At first, people who had doubts about Cha In-cheol’s leadership were influenced by his personality while staying together. Now, regardless of age, everyone was acknowledging Cha In-cheol as the leader of the group.

“If you are greedy, quarrels will arise and cracks will form in the group. As weak as we are, we can only survive here if everyone sticks together. A small crack will endanger everyone.”

That’s right, that’s right, voices sympathizing with Cha In-cheol came from here and there.
Cha In-cheol, who confirmed that everyone’s hearts were connected, greeted the new survivor with joy.

“Nice to meet you. I am Cha In-cheol. We welcome you to join us. Of course, you have to follow the minimum rules. Also, the coins you have are yours, so you can use them freely.”

In response to Cha In-cheol’s ideal response, the new women looked at each other with bewildered expressions. Of course, it was so dark that we couldn’t even see each other’s expressions properly.

Yoon Seo-hee, the eldest of the newly joined members and her mother who brought her son, came forward as the representative.

“Thank you so much. If you protect us, we will share all of our coins with you instead. There is little but something to eat.”
“Oh oh!”

Other survivors who were listening to Yoon Seo-hee’s words also cheered.

Pass all coins and supplies to the existing group. Instead, ask for protection. The story was something we all agreed upon on our way here.

For them, who thought that in the worst case, they might lose their supplies and coins and fall into slavery again, Cha In-cheol and the survivors’ reaction was very ideal.

If they had more time, they could have bargained and raised their position, but they were tired of walking late into the night to join them. I wanted to rest in a safe place as soon as possible.

“That is a thank you. You seem to have come a long way, but let’s talk about the details tomorrow, let’s rest for today.”

Cha In-cheol’s words were very grateful.

“Then is there a house where we can rest? If possible, it would be nice if each room was separate.”

When Yoon Seo-hee asked, Cha In-cheol answered with her embarrassed face.

“That’s true… We do not have a separate home.”
“… Yes?”

Only then did the newcomers realize why the surroundings were so dark and why over 20 survivors were gathered in one place.

Cha In-cheol’s group achieved the feat of survival with all 24 members.
However, they were just a group of homeless people who were taken for granted sleeping on the bare floor.

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In the end, the new members had to spend all night investing coins to make this place like a place where people live.

Dozens of tents were set up in the place where they slept on the grass. In a dark place where you couldn’t see an inch ahead, a light bulb was brightly lit like a night market. In addition, the flushing toilet, which received the most opinions, was created in two separate areas for men and women.

In the meantime, I did not have coins, so I distributed daily necessities that I could not use.
There was a fuss about getting each other first, but it was a level that could be laughed off.

“Oh oh! It’s warm water! What a miracle! What a miracle!”
“Let there be light! Whoa! It’s dazzling!”
“If you want to get a sanitary pad, please come. Two for each person.”
“Do you give men too?”
“How can I not get some water to drink?”
“There must still be some left over from the stream.”
“I drank that and had diarrhea all day!”
“At that time, we decided to solve it with the water collected in the vinyl.”
“I can’t wait until then!”
“It’s cremation! I endured for a week without this!”
“I am first! It looks like it will come out right away!”
“Stand in line. It goes back according to the number of people.”
“Restroom! It’s a flush toilet!”

With the coins brought by the new survivors, the group ushered in a new era. Because there really was no such thing as a primitive era before.

“Thank you. Thanks to that, I think we can barely live like human beings.”
“What… We live by helping each other…”

Jinyoung and her mother Yoon Seohee couldn’t hide her embarrassment even as she answered that.
I couldn’t have imagined that the new site would be so underdeveloped.

She’s been looking for a safe place to live with her son. When she thought about living in a place like this, her future was bleak.

Meanwhile, the two women who escaped with Yoon Seo-hee were also distributing items bought with coins to others.

Na Yoon-jung is tall and has strong eyes.
And it was Kim Seo-young who had a passive atmosphere with her warm impression.

There was a long line in front of the two.
The sight of men and women in shabby clothes standing in line to receive food from her was like refugees in a war zone.

“Looks like you’ve come to volunteer for something. Is not it?”
“Yeah, it seems similar…”

Next to them was another woman handing out toilet paper with a dark expression.
Another escapee was Seong Ji-yeon.

Na Yoon-jung glanced at her and clicked her tongue in displeasure.

“To pretend to be a victim. Did you put an iron on her face?”
“Don’t do it, Yoon Jeong-ah.”
“Why? Aren’t you pissed off? Have you already forgotten what happened to you?”
“Still.”

Na Yoon-jung quarrels with Seong Ji-yeon, who is still. And Kim Seo-young, who is sweating and trying to stop such a friend.

Seong Ji-yeon silently shared her daily necessities despite her criticism of herself.

“I’ll pretend to be with you until the end, right? Shameless.”
“Yoon Jeong-ah.”
“…”
“How about saying something? Or do you not know how to say sorry?”

It wasn’t that Na Yoon-jung was arguing with Seong Ji-yeon for nothing.

Seong Ji-yeon is an early member of a predatory group that has been capturing other women.
Even when her partner, her uncle, killed people and she harmed other women, Sung Ji-yeon stood by.

So, from Na Yoon-jung’s point of view, Seong Ji-yeon was a race that deserved to die just like the men. But she couldn’t understand why her assailant had run away with them pretending to be her victim.

“Sleep, calm down.”

Yoon Seo-hee, the eldest member of the fugitive group, intervened.

“Sure!”
“Are other people worried?”

As Yoon Seo-hee said, the existing survivors who came to receive the goods were watching them with worried expressions.
Fighting is forbidden here. However, since she couldn’t argue with the grateful people who shared her daily necessities, she had no choice but to look at them with puzzled eyes.

“Is your sister not angry? Like that… Did she suffer like that?”
“Isn’t that the kid’s fault?”

Na Yoon-jung gets angry.
Yoon Seo-hee calmly gave advice.

“Wasn’t Ji-yeon forcibly brought to this island too? After all, Jiyeon is also a victim. And since she can’t stop men on her own, she must have been watching. Didn’t we even live thanks to Jiyeon? Do you remember?”
“… I don’t know. No matter what my sister says, I don’t think I will ever forgive her.”
“I won’t ask you to forgive me right away. Still, let’s watch it slowly for a while. Understand?”

Fortunately, the fire of the fight was extinguished with Yoon Seo-hee’s mediation.
Others who were watching beside her also stroked her heart.

“Thank you. It’s hard for women to intervene in quarrels.”

The group’s leader, Cha In-cheol, could do nothing in the women’s fight. It was because there were several times when a man intervened and the matter escalated.

“More than that… I think you have some circumstances, but if it’s okay with you, can I listen to your story? If you’re tired, it’ll be fine later.”

At Cha In-cheol’s words, Yoon Seo-hee pondered for a moment.
But the answer was fixed. She and her party decided to commit themselves to this group. As long as the coins have already been used, there is no way to return them. Then, basic information sharing had to be done.

“… Yes. I will tell you.”

Yoon Seo-hee decided to confide everything she experienced on this island to Cha Ji-cheol.
Falling on an island with her son, being captured by another group, being caught,
And even a story about a young man in military uniform who saved them.