I Am the Only Non-Returner - I Am the Only Non-Returner chapter 49

49 – Dehumanization

When I came out after washing up happily, everyone was standing in the shelter hall, and when they heard the sound of the door, they all turned to look at me.

‘Hey! ‘What kind of horror movie is this?’

“Um… When you get out of the shower, don’t turn your head like you’re supposed to. It’s really scary.”

Among the people who smiled bitterly for a moment, my uncle came up to me and looked at his arm and asked if he was really okay.

“It’s okay, really. Thinking about the advice the spectator gave me, I figured out the clue.”

“Then that’s a good thing…”

[I feel guilty for not being able to help in battle.]

[I am wondering if there is a way to send it into battle.]

‘Oh my gosh, just stay in the shelter.’

If I went out with that ability level, I would likely be executed.

“Since we’re here now, let’s have a quick meeting.”

At the meeting that started like that, we discussed the response to stage 20 and the equipment-related issues we had considered earlier.

As I expected, people did not express dissatisfaction with the equipment being focused on the people going out into the field and the singer.

[I am very concerned about the widening gap.]

[I feel guilty for leaving everything to the children.]

‘Mr. Byeong-cheon Yoon is worried… In fact, that may be the most normal mindset, but he is so thoughtless that other people feel strange. His uncle still feels sorry, but he did a great job during the parasitic bug, so he can take some of the burden off his mind…’

Since my uncle’s trait is for insurance, he was functioning in his own right, but he seemed to have a different opinion.

[I think it doesn’t matter what method it takes as long as the shelter is safe.]

[They feel great relief that there is someone to fight on their behalf.]

‘Isn’t it a natural reaction for couples to think like that? ‘I don’t think it’s particularly selfish.’

After the meeting, I entered the room, sipped coffee, and proceeded to purchase equipment.

“First, buy 5 Hrakling earrings.”

-375,000P

“This way, people who return after using the trait will also feel safe.”

This also had a bit of a bitter side to having to faint and live in a hurry.

As I proceeded with the purchase, five milky-colored, simple-designed earrings were placed in my palm.

“The color is mysterious… Oh, let’s buy three more mauve stone rings.”

I added one for Kahi and one for Hong Seol.

In fact, there are four boss-level turtles, so people other than me will have to raise their specs as well. For first clear.

-599,400P

I went outside and handed Gahi the mob stone ring.

mana: 225 (+2) (+110)

‘It’s not possible…’

“··· I guess it only applies to two of the same ring.”

“hehehehe~ That’s a shame. For a moment, I imagined wearing 10 rings like a wealthy man, but hehehehe.”

“hehehehe, other rings still apply, so there might come a day when I can wear all 10.”

“How many stages do I have to go to get all 10?”

[I remember the moment you put the ring on me.]

Kahi looked at the ring handed to her for a moment and then hops into Eunchae’s room.

“······”

I plan to personally gift the remaining earrings to Hong Seol, Suzy, Aksh*ta, and Nam Eun-cheol.

‘You can just spray it all at once, but giving it to each person will help increase bonding.’

I saw Hongseol chatting with Suzy in the corner of the shelter.

“Hong Seol and Suzy, please wear one of these.”

“Oh? Thank you. The number of wizards has increased so I thought I would get caught sooner or later.”

[I feel great satisfaction with the earrings you gave me.]

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“Wow… The shelter director is so pretty!”

[I want to quickly show you wearing the earrings you gave me.]

“How do you feel, Shelter Director? Is it a bit weird that there’s only one side? hehehehe”

“No, it suits you well.”

After hearing my answer, Suzy smiled brightly and played with her earrings.

‘I flip my hair over to wear earrings…’

When I looked at Suzy thinking she had a crush on me, I felt something was different about her.

[Looking at your expression, I think it’s not a bad trend.]

‘Huh?! ‘This fox thing!’

“Mr. Gyeon, no, the shelter director, I would like to talk to you separately for a moment.”

As if Hong Seol had decided something important, she spoke with a serious expression.

‘I was planning on talking to Hong Seol, but it went well. Even though she said it at the meeting, she would feel bad if there was discrimination in the same place.’

“Yes, please go to my room for a moment.”

As I entered the room with Hongseol, who lightly nodded her head, I could read Suzy’s thoughts as her eyes shook nervously.

[Hong Seol is anxious as to whether he might be trying to open his heart to you.]

‘Hmm… Is this 100% right?··· What do you like about me? Maybe it’s just because of the merit of being a shelter site.’

After tilting my head for a moment, I opened the door, went in, and looked at Suzy.

‘It would be better for me to bring up the story first.’

Immediately took out a mob stone ring and presented it to Hongseol.

She was startled for a moment and fiddled with her ring before speaking with a slightly flushed expression.

“Ah… Can I even accept this? It’s a large amount… And my contribution is still not enough.”

[It’s amazing how you prepared what I was going to ask for in advance.]

“···The lack of magical power is something I feel as well. Just wear one and battle with it. Then, give me feedback. I spent a lot of money today, so I’ll give you the other one later.”

“··· Thank you. I will try my best.”

[I feel a little fear as I look at your hands.]

[I usually think of you as ———.]

“Huh?”

A thin, shiny thread flowed from Hong Seol’s chest, connected with me, and soon disappeared from sight.

‘The second tab is unlocked? What actually happened just now?’

“Yes?”

“Oh, no, no. Is there anything else you want to talk about?”

“··· No, I’ll tell you again later.”

[I feel relieved that my fear of you has greatly diminished.]

‘Thank goodness…’

This change of heart from Hong Seol, who is virtually the only partner in the field, is very welcome.

“Then…”

Hongseol lightly bows her head and heads out.

“I have to give it to Euncheol and Aksh*ta too.”

Of course, Euncheol was overjoyed, but Aksh*ta’s reaction was a bit ambiguous.

[I’m not sure if this is enough to survive.]

‘He appears to be a guide on the outside, but he seems to be very anxious on the inside.’

“We plan to continue to supply equipment necessary for survival in the future, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“Ah! Yes! Thank you!”

‘You are going through a lot of hardship alone in a foreign country.’

The reason I didn’t move to the shelter in my hometown at the beginning of the game was probably because I thought Korea was better.

I returned to the room and purchased Vogt’s growth elixir.

-510,000P

“She? She’s really small.”

A translucent brown bottle the size of a thumb held in the palm of one’s hand was half filled with liquid.

Seup- Hu-

I opened the lid, poured it straight into my mouth, and swallowed it.

“Oh? Surprisingly it tastes like grapes?”

As I lay quietly on the bed waiting for my body to change, I immediately felt burning heat all over my body.

“Ugh… It’s so hot… I guess I’ll get a little kick, right?”

After a while, the pain disappeared as if it had never happened before, and I called up the status window.

Silver Dog (Lv.9) (19)

Health: 65 (+2) (+15)

mana: 295 (+2) (+15) (+110)

Strength: 329 (+3) (+15) (+276)

Agility: 82 (+3) (+15) (+31)

– Status ailment resistance +7%

– Spirit affinity +1

Points held: 3,825,399

“Wow… My strength has decreased a bit due to the decrease in points, but the rest of my abilities have all increased compared to the previous stage. Even my level-up stats have increased significantly.”

The available magic power will drop a bit as I distribute the magic power to protect my arms when striking in the battle in the afternoon, but it seemed like it would be enough to clear it.

“If my physical ability is this much… I think I can just go alone.”

Gahi will take care of the boss monster, Suzy and Euncheol will confuse one of the four turtle monsters to attack the enemy, and after I kill one, I will beat up the remaining one in a 1:1 ratio. Hong Seol kills the remaining one after striking him in the air.

“During the morning stage, I took quite a bit of damage from the winged monsters. Should I appoint someone to greet me instead of sheltering on the rooftop?”

Ultimately, the problem arises because we cannot deal with those attacking the shelter with burst fire, so it was a pity that there were not enough people to take charge of the attack in the field at a time like this.

“Ah! By the way, sphere upgrade”

I have so much to do that I feel overwhelmed.

I went straight to where the spheres were.

Blue sphere

– Attack speed/attack power +50%, explosion range +30%

– Synchronized spheres can fire howitzers at designated enemies.

Do you want to upgrade? Y/N (Cost: 7510P)

“Hmm… I don’t want the specs to drop anymore… Let’s just upgrade 10 things for now.”

-75100P

– Jijijijijing!

“…Huh? This is it?”

A brightly shining red jewel-like object was embedded in the blue sphere at the top, and other than the slight enlargement of the gun port at the top of the sphere, there were no other changes.

“???”

Blue Sphere+

– Attack speed/attack power +70%, explosion range +40%

– Synchronized spheres can fire howitzers at designated enemies.

– At least 1 out of 5 shots is sure to hit.)

“Wow!”

The damage was 20% and the explosion range was only increased by 10%, but I really liked it.

“I couldn’t even hit the flying guys well, but now I guess I can deal with the air as well? Then, Hongseol’s burden will be lessened, and I can have him deal with boss-level monsters right away.”

After all, upgrading the sphere is the answer!

“There are fewer deaths than expected? This must not have been easy? Hmm…”

I don’t think it would be easy to manage the durability of the shelter compared to the difficulty of dealing with them directly, but I was surprised to see that there were fewer deaths than I expected.

“It might have a characteristic that strengthens the shelter. Or something that deflects attacks?”

I guess I can say that I have all the characteristics that seem to exist in my head.

Or, you could try stretching your body like you did in the front shelter.

After going to the rooftop, lying down and feeding the larvae, I went straight out of the shelter and ran as fast as I could.

“hahahahaha. The effect on stamina and agility is definitely big. You can really feel it.”

Even though I ran at an all-out sprint for over a minute, I didn’t feel out of breath, and my running speed seemed to be more than twice as fast as before.

“Wheeyu~ At this rate, I should be able to achieve 6-7 seconds for 100m.”

With my current abilities, I felt like I could avoid any attack.

“I need to carefully control the amount of magical power I use when attacking monsters.”

Roughly speaking, I don’t think it should be done this way: 120,150.

“Is there anything else I’m missing? I think there was something…”

I feel uncomfortable, as if I left the window open at home.

“Ah! Aksh*ta!”

I wanted to experiment, but you shouldn’t immediately blow up the boss with the singer trait.

In the end, we were able to eat only after calling people back and completely revising the plan.