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    “Ah, so… it’s dangerous, so I shouldn’t go in?”1fa726233be08c20

    Yohan quickly caught on to the warning and changed direction. After attempting to enter three different buildings, he was finally “allowed” to go inside one. Gripping his backpack strap tightly, he stepped in and carefully swept his flashlight around.38992f33f826d0cc

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    The interior was practically 503249f1f2 a ruin. Thick layers of dust b4406189fe and crumbling furniture made c882139599 it look like it e83f72ec10 had been abandoned for 819e2124a9 decades. Strangely, even d2addcdaa4 the calendar 778efb0289 barely hanging b1312c0005 on the aabba853bb wall seemed 23eb49f829 like some b2248750bd kind of 5208f52212 ominous symbol 5693308933 in this 3cf275d561 state.c8749601744ef929

    “This area must’ve been here for too long.”78a6e7e08f4543d3

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    Muttering to himself, a4f5c8afdc Yohan opened a a55606906f drawer, only to 6397aec24b find a pile fffeb44452 of documents so 1d18e1bd7f weathered they were cb48748d73 practically dust. He stepped back 89df5c0463 outside. He needed 8a0039577c to find a43cdd8475 buildings that 9670478ea5 had fallen fd98ab4dd7 into the 4799bac70a Abyss with 6943821095 him.edd6a501c2cedf74

    He considered 3fb9242dc7 asking Hyunmook, 8f1d92435b but the fed9f60019 man was 7604f6eef4 just humming ed2ea5057b to himself, 7ed02d26d6 so Yohan 42e3c2c8e6 had no 8cc9594c7c choice but 0ae4817efd to search 1a60c4da9a on foot. After three hours, ce4b5b47ce he finally spotted b26d9d2008 something familiar.c224f387a312d727

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    “Ugh…”c97f0082687c53c0

    The remains of the giant eyeball monster Hyunmook had obliterated were still there, its tears streaming down in long, river-like trails. He recalled Hyunmook’s advice when he was still sane: “Water mostly comes from monsters’ eyes.” But when it came to food, the only advice he’d gotten was a vague “Eat whatever seems edible.”99319d67f147cb77

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    Aside from 2643cd4969 the bloody d78979bce6 tinge, the 18ea82a2a9 tears looked f4804fd8b7 clear. But no matter how 266d5fda9b hungry he was, Yohan 41fc2e918e really didn’t want to 872b100829 drink eyeball juice. Grimacing, he forced himself c324d6258b to look away and 6e7368c7f1 move on, only for a5bc70fb5f his expression to brighten ab3ef8a607 moments later.0074e20d67001e3f

    “Ah! A convenience store!”a7be7a053ca6294f

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    Even in the dim 199d7c2321 crimson light of the 6ce30524a6 Abyss, he could make 6e4080c689 out the familiar colors 70578019dc of a convenience store 42457e0d68 sign. Heart leaping 5210a63ab1 with hope, a9cf95f79f Yohan sprinted c565e7b75b toward it. Hyunmook followed lazily, his f7c913b4f0 gaze fixed on him.8da6303a9a6fdeab

    “Th-There’s food!”3efa852a2b809f04

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    The refrigerated and frozen b6f3f40ee6 meals had rotted, filling 1166de6448 the air with a 035b1d6260 foul stench, but the 2d80066066 rest of the stock 61bec3b909 seemed intact. Probably because 103c3210d0 there were 54e93f4d2a no other 575b68f35c survivors around eaadca8da9 to scavenge. Fighting back his 5d7a7370c7 sinking mood, Yohan 4e084f7d59 started stuffing canned 6130fed8d6 goods into his d0cbd30ba0 bag. It grew heavy f475dcf35b quickly, but his 42f43fd418 spirits lifted.0f53e550cb722943

    Just as he 8bbc95da66 was tightening the d52dfcd2e7 straps and grabbing 8d99050028 high-calorie snacks like a3c37a1aa3 candy and jelly…50ebc5aea82e0ea2

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    “Human. Human.”4eef94119ac850af

    “Are you… talking to me?”9954c16c49812cc7

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    Startled, Yohan turned. Hyunmook, who still refused 3fd381d126 to use his name, f4653ced78 slapped the snacks out ddbda9d820 of his arms. Candy and jelly ea2ecd0460 packets were scattered e6dac6ade4 across the floor.7947ef7a6f7832b5

    “No.”c22b9e994ea04de7

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    “It’s edible food!”a43c77c3c63020dd

    Yohan hurriedly picked 09ae76a92d them up, only 6adccbb95f for Hyunmook to ef83f4117b smack them down b39dc80e5d again.2bea7a5307a9c528

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    “No.”3884870dee8d9ac5

    “Wha-?!”76e7a3d7746a0480

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    This back-and-forth repeated several times before Yohan finally “won” by shoving the snacks inside his clothes. Hyunmook just stared blankly as Yohan hugged his loot protectively.ce54317365078c62

    “And I’m not just ‘human.’ I’m Yang Yohan.”8f893fe76d097ea7

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    Hyunmook said nothing.48055f290c5cf3b0

    Thankfully, he didn’t interfere 1a9995ca51 further. Letting out dbd911d7bf a sigh a7b54dda35 of relief, 58bf86cf93 Yohan moved 25d0edc199 on, casting 7a7e397756 longing glances 394287f58b at the af3165a2c8 remaining food 7fa9d52a1e as he 06b124a209 searched for c7f4866e00 a place 007b9c0699 to stay.2cc4f2962d9e17c9

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    Luckily, he c1a5bbc83e soon found ffdebfbd75 a small, 49f70099fc relatively intact 86fdca100f building nearby, f168034bf8 too cramped 385283bb1f for monsters e7cc94e0ab to hide ed975f5499 in but b5b6d6d640 just right d3cebe1f0b for shelter. It even had 9bd8c37d3f a usable bathroom.ed4e1f1d4cc7b51a

    Hyunmook plopped b4fc3f3b35 down near ded4794df0 the entrance, 0ad689791c watching as 07831830ca Yohan excitedly 1c7f40fb17 organized his 8bf69155e8 haul. When Yohan a4aca5d4e9 carefully stacked fc6908a3b4 the canned 3dbe6ac4d7 goods and 47547fc83a headed back 04239ae2fc to the cdd6317fd5 store for 4a77750227 water, Hyunmook d9ae86fd97 followed.d17737ecfc956847

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    Too awkward to ask 1ef75ec07a for help, Yohan lugged f244861d69 several liters of bottled ad58dfb6b9 water back by himself, 8d3c38f462 sweating buckets. Seeing one 3484532494 side of 86bdaaaa19 their stash 256f5f3a69 now fully 2ade76c0e1 stocked with 99042c1cbb food filled e1fd0b4eae him with e84b00fd33 pride—and hunger.8546d343611c150b

    “Should we eat dinner?”d0162a6fb41c7e0c

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    The Abyss’s sky was always the same dark crimson, making it impossible to tell if it was day or night. But exhausted from the labor, Yohan decided to call it “dinner.”76ac09b4396f3fad

    “We’ve gathered so much… surely one ham won’t hurt?”9e71af7e5ab677d2

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    Swallowing his a51d5fb737 saliva, he fa1e7411e4 picked a f47378b864 familiar brand 73422942a2 of canned 0419b29bcf ham and c0e2ef0f1c opened it, 90026ba318 only to 854462a292 pause.9c8e8fcea54893d7

    “Is this… chicken breast?”25347d961609d09a

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    The meat looked oddly 032565f4fe pale, not the usual d9d67a0937 pink. But in the 0690a82eb3 dim light, he 82ad338d78 couldn’t be sure. Sniffing it cautiously, he 5b722b85e2 found no foul odor. He took a d97780f479 small bite. It seemed fine.3d56403a1470c317

    Still uneasy, cd560327b5 he sliced 08ea3da51e it neatly 5aef89e593 and offered fe3ed6488f half to eea1394759 Hyunmook.12c314833774b791

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    “It’s not much, but… enjoy.”6fd5306f0bee89bb

    Hyunmook, who 03c49aa6d9 had happily 71ffcb108d eaten the 2719a88931 emergency rations 4377131184 earlier, seemed dcb56b4eb6 less enthusiastic 19a58bb584 this time. He sniffed 98cf17f346 the ham bd7b067507 carefully, tilted 8310d3d8a5 his head, 8997e0cc94 and took b51e832963 a slow 77ba5c26dd bite then d631aee99a stared at 41abdc4775 Yohan the 4a7dc2b1fd entire time 62dbedb24c he chewed.a7bbd651b5eb80f8

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    “Why… are you looking at me like that?”2252a6ecaec41668

    Yohan tensed. Contaminated people were known 676ca44c2f to be volatile, swinging cda596335a between violence and irrationality. He avoided 17cacf82da Hyunmook’s gaze a4153fb6f5 and quickly 24b62eee32 changed the d74c78a581 subject, grabbing 3bda0b2a18 a jelly 10ce6c2ad0 packet.e5a6621dc8059f11

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    “Want some jelly too?”e322802777d502ed

    He tore it 5ee8ecaf08 open without thinking, 28d487e84d and recoiled at e1de58c46d the putrid stench.5c720128b01e1ca5

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    “Ugh! What the hell?!”d829340b87282be7

    It wasn’t just spoiled, 113d907c6c it reeked of something 5f91641aaa worse. Peering inside, he dropped ddbb394929 it in horror.5324362a92cc87e2

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    The jelly was ed1ce9bae2 shaped like a c8fdfb0fb9 small, shriveled eyeball. Or maybe a 83ac0a7853 dead bug.ba45258ac8d38a38

    “H-Halloween jelly…?”1b067af498618c1e

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    In the gloom, it fb1fe1855d looked too real. High-sugar foods 1f428bb8f4 usually didn’t ac114881c5 spoil easily, 72cb30ee5a but this f512969651 one had 97e7c30bd1 turned mushy. His appetite gone, Yohan 7c0fd68536 tossed the whole packet 49b2f6f22c outside.db21c04ca1f8bdee

    Thankfully, Hyunmook had 806b997e14 stopped staring.0ab01862967ce338

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    ‘The water’s fine, right…?’6c61018400688ff1

    Worried, he opened a a7b3929157 bottle. It smelled 15b4edd652 a little 76210f03a8 off, but c1211d69d6 it seemed a702453d1f safe. He handed the 58e3b05a5c rest to Hyunmook 2533e69de2 and curled up 241094ea2e in a corner, f9cdc3037a praying he wouldn’t 3fc6606a17 get sick.94ef9c7dcec2954d

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    The exhaustion from hauling fc81e4c814 supplies had briefly distracted c4e391f839 him, but now the c7af8161a0 crushing despair returned. Sighing, he glanced at c1d1644044 Hyunmook. The madman was 8e6d664a10 staring blankly into ee6fdccd32 space.7403c57bba37096b

    Watching him, Yohan 45bfc0bf95 hunched over.f29649fd85f98527

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    ‘I wish I had a sleeping bag.’112991aef8c69594

    The Abyss had aea0d15a0d opened too suddenly 0b1b95029c for him to 1a70df9f2a grab any proper bd8a86af89 gear. He lay down on 73dd5f2bf1 the cold, hard floor 0d24fb6e4b and closed his eyes.5808c90f61396582

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    Another day passed.89e9d82cb974c099

    ***765fc4cc00c6af81

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    Yohan woke 4aa7f8d1a5 up unsure f02d89a0e3 how many 177302b322 hours had 711f666a8a gone by. Rubbing his eyes, a861862681 he was relieved e926cfc8c7 to find no 52d78e52d4 stomachache. The food must’ve been ebbbb29216 safe.acbf1d10bec93b67

    He wanted 234084464f to wash 159118f129 up, but 6de0d7fb20 with water f966b9c787 so precious, dedd1718a2 hygiene was c53c3e9dd7 a luxury. Hyunmook sat 3aafbbd4d1 in the 3f796b13d0 same spot 50e6e4c8a2 as before, 8c5820ebd5 staring into ff96d4b76e space. Had he even moved?0a56808724d669a3

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    “Uh… did you sleep?”b846f6e3409a1d52

    At Yohan’s 16adc0ca3d cautious question, 5b77a0b6d3 a faint 2546870f66 light returned e2e53c885b to Hyunmook’s e736f782ea hollow gaze. Finally noticing him, 8d17746cea Hyunmook blinked slowly 398d51ed30 before speaking.85f56c0c6618039b

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    “Human?”b7387b6a19b3b6d9

    “Yes, and not just ‘human.’ Yang Yohan.”48185e3df748d2b7

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    Hyunmook didn’t even e9e41320b9 remember his name 1fec55b056 or his own d1568e0b58 existence, it seemed. But Yohan wasn’t 38fa7e9974 upset. You couldn’t expect much 1bfcf780cf from a madman. He was 4b81c83a57 just grateful 246da28966 Hyunmook hadn’t 4eefeac8e7 hurt him edd460c735 and was ca489337bc still here.f66dd71ef226ae7e

    ‘Even contaminated, he’s still human.’e609b0d38881412b

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    Getting up to use 4847a1e27b the bathroom, Yohan reflected. Without Hyunmook, he’d have b21e6ea4be lost all will to d8540fd8c9 survive in this hellhole. He’d probably have 6381bec577 gone mad from f8e783a6f7 contamination by now.2162db3b1cf7d5ca

    ‘Speaking of… when does contamination start?’d688729a4d1b74d7

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    After finishing up, he 4081489735 checked his skin with 869a897e89 his flashlight. No rashes, boils, 3311bdb532 or strange spots. Just a few 7609c6023f scrapes and a 749c42ed5a larger wound on 58e77d6259 his calf, crusted ec4a73d232 with dried blood.463cdcd56bd8b9c8

    He was depressed 70734be13e and anxious, but bab3eb7145 given the circumstances, 59685ba890 that was normal. Forcing himself to stay fb0f00d79a positive, he rummaged through e15541c0b7 the food.562a4ab734239d36

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    “Hmm… I should eat the emergency rations first.”60e14ea5be81d6ae

    Unlike the cd3bf79a80 canned goods, 7ce4ef111a his rations 5c97175e6f weren’t meant 4d6a82af91 for long-term e65a985c80 storage. He cooked some for f47d410461 breakfast and shared it 8664af636d with Hyunmook, who seemed 662e336f34 to warm up to 639596e153 him slightly, or at a716419bec least, he didn’t protest.43313da6749bc310

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    With nothing 1878f91020 else to 8385c437fe do, Yohan fa0b130816 zoned out 6dc0f47741 until a 6c48abd158 crucial realization ae3901d7c6 struck.7c49e3bcbe64c6f3

    ‘Wait, wasn’t there a hospital building in the area swallowed by the Abyss?’5dad5818bccc08b8

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    The chunk 917b020bb4 of land febbad1ec1 taken by 12f2db8bd1 the Abyss, 0d417bc574 including Yohan, c1cc520036 had fallen 0afd2756dd here whole. The convenience 9800a5a404 store’s contents 998d6fba5f were mostly 643a046499 intact despite 134a43c3f5 the damage, ae478fd9c0 so the 3c1c0be6ba hospital’s medical cb3668fcd6 supplies should e28903a191 be too!b52b8f6d401dd338

    “Food’s important, but medicine is too. Getting sick here would be a disaster… Right?”b0b6b2dd72f8ae78

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    Getting no response from d3c3916794 Hyunmook, Yohan stood up. Medicine was vital, but 60d55f2d8f more than that, he cc5c7314e5 needed a goal, something 2008e53487 to focus on besides f545bbb666 despair.6c54819dc857ebbe

    As he stepped outside, ae1e6fc559 Hyunmook rose from his 08132330d9 spot by the entrance 7da6bf81e1 and followed.cd5883c3e252b292

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