Infected - Chapter 567



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Side story episode 54

Around the time when Polka Dot and Wolhwa were active.

In the safe zone under the mountain, Anna was shooting an arrow.

Even after getting married and raising a child, Anna shot arrows every single day without fail.

Even when she was full-term, she would brave the freezing cold and pull protests.

For her, shooting arrows was like a reason to live.

Is this a reason for living that even my husband and children can’t fill?

Boom!

An arrow flies through the air and gets stuck in the wooden board.

I didn’t draw a separate target.

I just put a dot in the middle.

Since it would hit the target as soon as I shot it anyway, I just had to decide where the arrow would land.

Boom!

The long-awaited applause.

It was Seungwoo, Siwon, and Yeju.

Anna let out an exclamation of admiration every time an arrow hit her target, but she didn’t seem to care.

How many more times did he shoot like that?

Boom!

“Wow!”

“Aren’t you guys going?”

Anna, who had collected the arrows, muttered as she passed by.

Yeju answered.

“It’s so amazing! How do you not miss a single step?”

“I can’t miss it. I’ve been doing this for decades.”

“Huh? How many decades? Hey, you’re really joking, Sister… .”

“Sister?”

Anna answered, pulling the trigger.

Boom!

This time it was a hit.

“Wow! This is really amazing!”

“How old do I look to you?”

“Well? Thirty? Around that age?”

Anna snorted in disbelief.

On the one hand, it was an expression that did not seem unpleasant.

“Are we causing any inconvenience?”

“No way.”

Of course that can’t be the case.

She was the one who calmly pulled the trigger even when zombies were running from all sides.

It wouldn’t be a nuisance if a few little kids were watching.

but…….

“Then that’s fortunate!”

“What do you want to say?”

“yes?”

“You three.”

The three people’s gaze turned to Anna.

“If you have something to say, say it quickly. Don’t be afraid to look around.”

Boom!

“Before that, I have a question.”

“What is it?”

“You’re such a good archer, why are you at the rear? You don’t make a sound like a gun, and your accuracy is 100% guaranteed.”

“Because I won’t let you go.”

“Who is it?”

“There you are. The biggest one here.”

“Oh, your sister’s husband?”

“I told you, you’re not my sister.”

Boom!

“Are you saying that because it’s not true?”

“If you say that, what does that make of my husband?”

“Oh, I thought the age gap was big. Back in the day, there weren’t many people alive and it was hard to meet each other, so just anyone could… … .”

“I liked it. One-sidedly.”

“… Yes? Really?”

“okay.”

“No, why? What is lacking, Sister?”

Anna, who was about to pull the trigger, lowered her bow.

“Hey, I’m not your sister. Aren’t you guys Gaon’s friends? I’m old enough to be his mother.”

At those words, the three people’s mouths opened wide.

They haven’t seen Gaon since the troops arrived in Seoul.

So there was a lack of information about the group.

“Oh, you’re old enough to be my mom… … ?”

“Yeah. I’m turning forty in a day or two.”

“oh my god…….”

Yeju muttered, covering her mouth with both hands.

“So call me aunt. Got it?”

Boom!

“Yes, Aunt!”

The three answered simultaneously as if they had made a promise.

“So what do you have to say?”

“How did you know we had something to say?”

“A woman’s intuition. You guys aren’t that close to me.”

“Ah… That’s true. Was it too obvious… … .”

Yeju frowned as she looked back at Seungwoo and Siwon.

“Auntie, I don’t have much patience. If you’re going to do something, do it quickly.”

“Give us some work too!”

“what?”

“Work. Anything… … .”

“What does that mean?”

Boom!

“I learned a lot of things by following Gaon around. I can do anything you ask me to do. This situation is also because of us.”

“Really? Then tell me what you can do.”

“… … .”

Yeju was as silent as if she had eaten honey.

The same goes for Seungwoo and Siwon, who were sitting behind them.

“What, it’s not there?”

Anna asked, lowering her bow.

“I need to know what you can do before I give you a job.”

“Just order whatever you want!”

“That won’t do. Go back.”

Anna averted her gaze coldly.

This is a war where people live and die.

It was something that could not be started or experienced with just determination or willpower.

Of course, who would start a war without knowing about it?

At least I wanted to give the next generation a choice.

When the war with the Nameless Church ended.

The group suffered from trauma for a longer period of time than expected.

Because I killed too many people and lost too many comrades.

The competition for survival against the virus that we faced without any preparation took away many things.

Anna didn’t want to pass on that pain.

“No matter what you do, war is where countless people die. Go back to where you were, go to Seoul, or go somewhere safe and live comfortably.”

“That can’t be.”

“I didn’t say I would listen to your stubbornness.”

Anna’s eyes turned venomous.

But Yeju did not back down.

“Let me do it. Please.”

“No. If an unprepared person takes up a weapon, it’s not a weapon. It’s a bomb.”

“You don’t have to take up arms.”

Boom!

“Aren’t you going to pick up a weapon? Are you trying to joke around with someone who’s armed with a gun?”

“… … .”

“Don’t make me repeat the same thing over and over again. And if you really want to do something, prepare first. If you want to be helpful, put in the effort.”

Yeju had nothing to say.

Gaon said that Anna’s generation suddenly lost everything.

He said he had to face the virus without any preparation, and when he opened his eyes, the person next to him had turned into a zombie.

Anna overcame all that and survived with dignity.

And yet, he still hasn’t put down his bow.

Compared to that, they had nothing to boast about.

Maybe it would be better to just stay still.

It was when Yeju, who had finished thinking, turned around with slumped shoulders.

“We can do it too.”

Seungwoo, who hadn’t said a word, suddenly stood up from his seat.

“… … ?”

Anna, who had collected the arrows, looked him up and down.

He was a little kid who didn’t even have calluses on his hands.

“At first, we just ran away, but after meeting Gaon, we also did our assigned tasks. Do you know how hard it is to shoot and kill someone you know? Even if we weren’t close, we were still in the same safe zone and ate from the same pot.”

“Hey, what’s wrong? Stop it… … .”

Seungwoo raised his voice, ignoring Siwon’s persuasion.

“The guys that adults are dealing with now. We fought those guys in the military. We fought with our lives on the line to help Gaon and Seonwoo even a little. That was our first time fighting hand-to-hand. If it were other kids, we would have run away in fear, but we’re going to do it again. We’re saying that we’re going to think about it a few times and muster up the courage to say it.”

Anna looked at him intently as he spoke, the blood running down his neck.

I felt strange.

It’s like seeing myself from a dozen years ago.

Everything was arbitrary, and once he made up his mind, he never gave up.

Anna sat on the bench, put down her bow and arrows, and became lost in thought.

All three are not young.

An age when, depending on the circumstances, one may become a parent or lead a battlefield.

It didn’t seem like something that could be done just by refusing outright.

Of course, I should talk to my companions about it, but it was something I thought about at least once.

War isn’t necessarily about stabbing each other with guns and swords.

Seungwoo continued talking.

“You’re telling me to go to Seoul like this? Gaon and Seonwoo are probably fighting fiercely in some unknown place. Yes, survival is important. I know that we need to teach that to ourselves. But I don’t think it’s right to leave our friends on the brink of death and tell them to live by themselves. Don’t you think your aunt would have thought the same way?”

“Hey, Han Seung-woo.”

“Why? Let me say what I want to say.”

“Then say it nicely. Why are you so angry?”

“No, that’s not it… … .”

Siwon comforted Seungwoo, who was excited, and then approached Anna.

“… I don’t want to force it if we are not qualified. However, I have not been doing nothing all this time. So, as my friend said, please think about it one more time. If you still say no, I will step down without complaint. Even that decision must have been made out of concern for us.”

“Are you older than him?”

“No. We’re friends.”

Anna nodded silently.

There were also some people who suddenly came to mind.

“Let’s think about it. What can you do?”

“… Really?”

“Okay. So don’t be so serious and go back and do what you have to do.”

Just as Anna was about to stand up again, holding her bow.

“Oh, what is it? I was wondering where it was, and it’s here.”

A familiar silhouette approached, carrying a long rifle.

It was Yeonhee.

The three friends were completely frozen by her appearance.

Unlike Anna, who pretended to be indifferent but looked at him with affectionate eyes, Yeonhee’s gaze was so sharp that it felt like it would stab him.

“Huh? Sister. What about the doctor?”

“You guys will figure it out. I said I was taking a day off.”

“How are things?”

“They’re stuck like moles and won’t come out. Oh, you little bastards. We need to gather them up and set them on fire.”

“The words are… … .”

“Where is Jaejung’s brother?”

“I heard you’re with someone called Sanhara.”

“Dunten? Hey, you guys, pay attention to each other.”

“Sister. It’s already been ten years since we met. Ten years. It’s time for us to be apart.”

“Hey, when did you act like you were going to die when you couldn’t see me… … .”

Yeonhee, who had propped her rifle against the wall, sat down next to Anna.

Then he gestured towards his three friends.

“What the heck, those guys?”

“Gaon is my friend, but he keeps harassing me.”

“What? These kids… … .”

As Yeonhee started to emit a murderous aura, the three friends all turned away from her.

Seungwoo, who had been spewing out evil words, couldn’t even open his mouth.

“I wish I had something to do.”

“What are you doing now?”

“Just play. Watch me shoot arrows.”

“Hey, Kim Ga-on must be really tired. You’ve been holding out until now with those attention soldiers?”

“Well… It seems like you’ve been through a lot. You even fought in close combat, so you must have gotten really angry.”

“So what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know. I was going to ask, but then you came.”

Yeonhee, who was nodding, turned her gaze to Anna’s hand.

“Oh my, girl. What’s with your hand? Why are you working so hard these days?”

“What the heck… … In the past, it was normal to walk around with a band-aid.”

“Hey, we were young back then.”

“You’re still young. What are you talking about? When I see Min-young naked, she still looks like she’s in her 20s.”

“Oh, anyway, don’t push yourself too hard. It’s not like Oppa is going to put you in the lead anyway.”

“What am I going to do?”

“Think of the kids.”

“I have a duty to protect the safety zone before my duty to raise the children.”

“Anyway, speak well.”

Yeonhee’s gaze, which had been licking her lips, turned back to her three friends.

“Hey, cuties.”

“yes?”

Seungwoo, whose eyes met mine, suddenly stood up from his seat.

“Why aren’t the rest of you getting up?”

At those words, Yeju and Siwon also jumped up.

“Get lost… … . What do you want to do? Who do you want to help?”

“Gaon and Seonwoo are fighting like that, so I feel like I have to do something.”

This time Seungwoo mustered up his courage and spoke.

“Oh, there is loyalty.”

“Without loyalty, you’re a corpse!”

“Hey, why is your attitude different when you talk to me?”

Anna asked, her brow furrowed as if she was in annoyance.

“Yes? Me, me?”

“Yeah. You. You said something like you were going to kill me earlier.”

“…sorry.”

“What do you think? Where can we use them?”

“well…….”

Yeonhee tilted her head.

Now, I can tell a person’s true nature just by looking at their appearance.

At least none of the three were the physical type.

“What are your strengths?”

“Us? Ah… … .”

Seungwoo looked at his two friends with an embarrassed expression.

Then Yeju answered.

“We are very sociable! We can quickly become friends with people we meet for the first time.”

“Are you sure?”

“yes!”

“We’re not that close right now.”

“We’ll be friends soon!”

“Look at him. He’s got a lot of personality.”

Yeonhee chuckled and tapped Anna on the shoulder.

“Does it seem like you have something to do?”

“Really? What is it?”

“Those guys… … .”

Yeonhee brought her lips to my ear and started whispering something.

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