NOVEL NEXT chapter 31
31 – Mass Layoff
The host’s favorite person.
I don’t know who the host was, but there was a certain person within the shelter who was liked by many people.
Euncheol and Haeun
Euncheol, in particular, was always chatting and would approach and talk to newcomers first.
A child that people can’t help but like.
I couldn’t turn those kids into demon beasts.
It must be finished this time.
But when nothing happened until all the men came out, I felt very disappointed.
-Everyone gather together!
I can hear my uncle’s voice…
Is there nothing you can do with your uncle’s abilities?
If this is not the case…
What on earth are you asking me to do?
I am so angry that I feel like I want to lock anyone up and beat them up like crazy. My characteristic is that I can’t sense anything different at times like this, so I get upset and just get irritated.
Finally, I sighed and went into the room.
The time spent with Hong Seol is only 30 seconds.
It may not have been activated because it only lasted 30 seconds. But there’s nothing you can do because you’re limited by time. And for a moment, Hong Seol and I made eye contact.
Hongseol looked at me and smiled brightly.
And isn’t it okay to hold my hand?
‘Huh…? Wow… Your hands are so long and soft. But why are my hands suddenly…
While feeling the touch of Hong Seol’s hand, I suddenly felt that Hong Seol’s hand was shaking.
‘You seem a little nervous…’
My face felt a little stiff. I felt like something was growing on my face earlier, but that doesn’t matter now.
The nervous face is also very pretty. Immaculate white skin and a flowing body line flowing from a slender neck.
And the chest that rises prominently.
‘I haven’t looked at it closely, but you have big breasts.’
As my eyes fell from her face to her breasts to her legs with her thighs slightly exposed, I felt my lower body getting hot.
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‘hehehehe… It’s f*cking delicious.’
“Hongseol…”
I finally couldn’t bear it anymore and wrapped my arms around her waist.
“Huh!?···”
I felt her body trembling.
‘Kyaha! Feel so good!’
And then he grabbed her chest tightly.
Her voluptuous breasts, which could be felt even through her clothes, strongly stimulated my hands and brain.
“Ahh…!”
She hurriedly tried to push me away with her hand, but there was no way.
‘hehehe wait just a moment, I’ll make you feel better.’
When she covered her mouth with her hand and tried to tear off her white shirt with her hand.
＜1St place. Eungyeon＞
“······Huh? Me? What are you talking about?”
‘There’s no way I’m the host, right? Those crazy idiots are going to run after you!!’
I immediately jumped out of bed and stood up, when the message rang again.
– Taing-!
It is the host.＞
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– Thump!
As soon as I heard the message, I heard something explode in my head.
– Full!
She lost consciousness for a moment and collapsed.
The ceiling of the room is spinning quickly.
‘f*ck this crazy world.’
I feel someone grabbing my legs and dragging me into the shelter hall. And I lay blankly staring at the ceiling for a while. I can feel people’s eyes looking at me with concern. It’s hard to see who it is, but it’s probably one of Eunchae, Kahi, or Euncheol.
‘Can’t I just stay with them…’
I felt awkward around many people around me. It’s only been a few days since I started living alone my whole life, so there’s no way I can suddenly get used to it. I hate seeing humans fighting with each other, and I hate it all.
It’s mentally exhausting to pretend to be a solemn shelter leader that doesn’t suit my body. It’s too difficult for a delicate person like me to take on.
I just want to live alone like I did the first time… No, with cute caterpillars… Then Ha-eun… Then Ha-eun’s mother… Then Eun-chae and Ka-hee… A delicious meal is only possible with couples. Second···
As I was thinking such useless thoughts, I gradually fell into sleep.
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“Hey!”
Haa…Haa…
I jumped up from the bed and took the dangrangquan pose. After confirming that there was no one around, I sat back down and stared blankly ahead.
‘Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, you must be having a hard time… Dirty bastard! Hit any spectator with a sword and fall to the ground!’
1. Right to delete characteristics (5 copies)
2. 1,000,000P
3. 10 Rare grade talent recruitment tickets
4. Stage 21 Pass
5. Right to independence of shelter
“They said the rewards were powerful, and that was true. Sheesh…”
Even in this situation, I feel ashamed that I have to worry about what would be a better reward… But there’s nothing I can do.
“Hmm – the right to delete characteristics… Is that good?”
It’s powerful from the start. If you have this, it will reduce the burden of buying even low-level characteristics.
And the second is one million points…
“I think this is the most likely choice…”
This has 5 mob stone rings… Isn’t it much better than number 1? But I may never be able to get something like the right to delete characteristics again.
The right to recruit rare talent from other shelters can be brought in regardless of the wishes of the shelter director as long as the person consents. It’s useful, but it doesn’t really appeal to me.
Is the Stage 21 pass any good? At least it’s an opportunity to live without the threat of magical beasts for a year… But even considering the point consumption, it’s a bit vague.
“What is this number 5? Shelter independence rights?”
Right to independence of shelter.
– Shelter upgrades are limited.
– All slots are fixed in their current state.
– Addition of shelter options is limited.
– The maximum number of residents is fixed according to the current number of residents.
– Stage clear reward points increase by 30%.
Other than increasing the clear reward… However, since the sphere upgrade is not limited, the attack spec is not fixed at all.
“It’s a 30% increase… If I just keep clearing the stages, at some point it will be better than number 2… Maybe that’s okay?”
But if you choose number 5, what will be the minimum population to maintain the suddenly created shelter? I wouldn’t have included such a strong reward in something that would cause problems from the very next stage. If you become independent, you will be free from those restrictions.
If that’s true, you no longer have to worry about saving people every time a stage ends. Isn’t that good enough? As time goes by, the cost of finding people will also increase. There are still a lot of shelter slots left, so it won’t be a big problem, hmm…
The more I watched, the more I wanted number 5.
“Should I ask people…?”
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The moments when new people came in and things got crazy suddenly came to mind.
“Ah-! I just choose! f*ck, I raised them all! Why! Let’s confidently choose alone in a secret room!”
….. Then, is it number 1, 2, or 5?
As soon as I finished thinking about it, I immediately chose it. Then, the shelter shook violently for a moment, and the whole place glowed brightly, and light particles formed a whirlwind.
– Whiooooo
“Please celebrate with some points~”
Anyway, it has become an independent space.
– Bang bang bang!
“Shelter director, you’re awake, right? Come out for a moment!”
Hmm – I can roughly guess what he’s going to say. Ah, I don’t want to go out. It’s dangerous outside the blanket. But there are times when adults have to do something even if they don’t like it.
When I came out to the shelter hall, everyone gathered around and stared at me.
“Hey, shelter director. Why did you choose number 5?”
“Even though there are a lot of spheres now, isn’t it too big of a loss to not be able to increase the number of spheres?”
“Just upgrading is one way, but wouldn’t it be better to increase the number?”
“Is there any reason to do stage 21? You can just skip the stage right away. I know what will happen within the shelter during the year.”
“If you were thinking about clearing, you should have also thought about the next life. Can you promise the next generation in a shelter that is limited to 24 people? There may be something like an item that lifts the population limit in the future, but you don’t know the future, right?”
‘Hmm… I see. This is why I was more annoyed when I was a host. ‘I kept swearing in my head.’
Everyone except Aksh*ta and Byung-cheol Yoon responded that they did not understand.
“What do you think about Aksh*ta and Byeong-cheol Yoon?”
“I will stay here. It is difficult to move.”
Aksh*ta says it is just there.
“I’m going to bet on the spirit. Whether I’m killed or eaten, this game… No matter how I look at it, I don’t think I’ll be able to clear it normally.”
Oh, I met a comrade who understands my heart.
“Well, things like caterpillars are a bit disgusting, but you’ll get used to it.”
You got the wrong person! This is a person with no aesthetic sense at all. Is it gross? How can you say that when you see that plump body line?
Anyway, for two people. Hongseol just looked at me blankly. As what he did to Hong Seol replayed in his head, he quickly turned his face away.
‘I’ll have to formally apologize later…’
No matter how infected I was with parasites, it would be true because I did it. Now, let’s wrap things up.
Filled with a refreshing mind for the first time in a while, I leisurely looked at people’s faces one by one and spoke.
“Leave only those who will remain, and the rest go somewhere else. I won’t catch you.”
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There were people who were very surprised, like the initial Gang of Six, and there were also people who accepted it calmly, like the people who had just complained. The people who had been staying far away from the shelter for a long time, came to me and spoke one by one. I’m going to move it.
Corpse collectors Song Soo-bin and Heo Na-yeon were the first to express their intentions. Song Subin has such characteristics, so of course she wants to go to places where there are a lot of people. It’s a bit unfortunate that I didn’t get to see Na-yeon transformed into a beast…
It was unfortunate, but there was nothing we could do.
And the two people disappeared from the shelter at some point. After that, Kim Sang-hyuk, Lee Woo-cheol, Lee Jung-rak, Seong Chi-soo, and Jang Jin-woo came together to express their intentions, and although it took some time, all five people disappeared through a portal.
‘I see that only those who came alone are left…’
For some reason, I felt a strange sense of kinship.
‘What on earth did these people do for an hour after returning? ‘It’s not what I want to do.’
A total of 15 people remained. The original group of 6 members, the chef and his wife, 3 obstetrics and gynecology members, Nam Nam-cheol, and the new members Hong Seol, Aksh*ta, and Yoon Byeong-cheol were like this.
‘It’s nice to be just 15 people away.’
And Ahn Eun-hye’s magical powers were lifted immediately after my parasite exploded. Her face changed completely in just a few hours. I wondered if she had fallen into a bad light because she had been falsely accused and faced great danger, but instead her expression had brightened and her behavior had changed to be polite.
Life was beautiful. What did you feel? You never know. Perhaps because a large number of people had suddenly left the shelter, I took a moment to admire the empty shelter, with a different air than before, and then flopped down on the sofa.
“Wow, it’s nice to have a lot of space.”
“Cluck, so much happened in one day. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Uncle, you worked hard too. It’s thanks to you that I caught the parasite, right?”
“hehehehe, Eunchae and Kahi were the first to say they were suspicious. That’s why I was able to prepare people in advance. After that, I just said what I saw.”
How do they know that I am the host? I must have been so angry inside that it didn’t show.
The uncle cited the example of Lee Sook-im and said that if the host had been someone else, he might have been able to find her sooner. I was so glad that the kids noticed that I was holding it in.
“Are you okay, sir?”
“Oh, the condition is really good.”
“···Thank goodness.”
I felt sorry for Eunchae and Gahee for not knowing that I was the host. I didn’t say I was sorry for choosing the reward on my own. I just wanted to stay like this for a while and look outside. Without even thinking about it.
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After idling for an hour, I got up and was eating the meal prepared by the chef and his wife. Jinsol joked that it was easier because there were fewer people. Maybe it’s an effort to put my mind at ease.
After eating and taking a shower, I ran into Hong Seol. Hongseol raised one corner of her mouth and slowly approached. For some reason, I wanted to run away. The fact that I was shown an infinitely ugly side is still vivid in my mind.
When I stretched out my hand in front of her, she came within reach and I…
“I’m sorry…”
“Oh! Of course. You’re not thinking it was a parasite, are you?”
…It’s a bit… But isn’t it a fact?
“······ I’m sorry.”
“Eye! I was just joking. You’re the type of person who can’t distinguish between such things.”
“Huh? Ah… hahahaha, it’s a bit like that.”
“Huh, okay then. Good night~ Forget about the parasite thing. Just, no one is blaming you.”
… He was a good person.