chapter 4
“I think he entered from the other side to pick up the conch.”
It seemed certain that it was being swept away by the rising tide, as it moved little by little towards the sea.
I hurriedly picked up the phone and dialed 119.
“hello. This is an emergency. Now people are being swept away by the sea. I think I couldn’t get out of the low tide while I was swimming. I’ll take a picture of the location, so send a rescue boat there. There is no time. This time.”
#
The peaceful campsite quickly became noisy with ambulances, police cars, and paramedics.
Among the campers and locals at the campsite, I made phone calls with the coast guard rescue team to find out the location.
After a while..
As the Coast Guard rescue boat reached the water’s edge while cutting through the high tide, people’s worried exclamations and sounds of relief began to be heard from here and there.
A drowning man is picked up by paramedics and coast guards waiting in advance and loaded into an ambulance.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, breathing has returned, but he is still unconscious.”
“phew…’
I don’t know how fortunate I am to have passed the emergency.
As the ambulance leaves the campsite with the worried young wife and the drowning man shaking their feet, the people around them say a word.
“That’s why people shouldn’t be greedy.”
“Wo, the seawater is so scary, I almost got into trouble.”
“By the way, how did you know and saved him that he was swept away~ Did he report it to the police?”
“Yes, yes… I also just had a swim on the rocky island side.”
“Thanks to you, I saved a person’s life~”
I put behind the burdensome voices of the locals and relayed the details to Musong.
“Song, thanks to you, I saved someone.”
[no. You are the one who acted]
[People around you and locals are increasing their affinity for you]
[Successful acquisition of 1 point for empathy and crisis response]
[Successful acquisition of 1 point for safety and life protection]
[Succeeded in refilling 5 of Galaxy’s operating fuel]
“uh! The fuel gauge score is quite high this time?”
[Life protection of intelligent life forms is the highest happiness substance and has strong efficacy]
“Ohh!
[Cathy’s quest proceeds as a reward for this]
“Are you Cassie? What is it?”
[A super-powerful android pet robot that is also my butler. I will carry out the mission of keeping you safe and protecting you, and I will serve as your messenger.]
“Ohh. okay? I wonder what it would look like.”
As soon as I finished my words, the bulky and bulky car air freshener that was placed on top of the glove box inside the Moosong began to transform.
I’m sorry. rattle.
The lid opened up, and legs came out from underneath, and the head and body hidden in the body of the air freshener came out.
“Oh, this… how could it be.”
“Kyung.”
Surprised, Doongdungi starts barking repeatedly.
Cathy’s transformation was silver-grey in color, resembling the body of a four-legged dog and cat, and had the sleepy facial expression of a sloth.
“A cute little guy like this is responsible for my safety?”
jump.
Cathy is already sitting on my shoulder with a light motion like a butterfly.
Is it the size of a parrot the size of an adult forearm? I couldn’t believe it, and I laughed for some reason at the thought that it was nonsense.
[If it harms you or creates anxiety or fear, it will transform into a weapon at your command]
“You transform into a weapon under my command?”
[Yes. I only act by my command and your orders]
“Ohh! You mean that?”
I wanted to check it myself and was curious.
“Cathy, there seem to be too many rats around, so please take care of just one.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Cathy, who was sitting on my shoulder, levitated into the air.
What surprised me even more was that he started transforming in the air.
Cathy’s head and legs change into wings, sharp claws like those of an eagle are created, and Cathy transforms into an attacking flying body in an instant and stays in flight in the air.
Along with Musong’s explanation that Cathy can transform into any shape.
As if it had found its target, it fell vertically into a shallow bush.
Immediately, my jaw dropped at the sight of Cathy picking up a field mouse and strangling it with its sharp claws.
It’s a pet robot that moves only on my command.
It makes me happy, but also terrifying at the same time.
[do not worry. Because I will never act without your orders]
“Yeah, good. You have a good name. I hope there will be more caches in the future.”
Cash means money, right? is not it?
anyway,
Cassie, who returned to her original form after completing her mission, is so cute.
“Kathy, you two should get along well with Lee and Doongdung. Understand?”
Dreaming dreaming.
Cassie opens her big, round eyes and stares blankly.
you mean you know?
Seeing that Doongdoongyi turned away without any reaction, he seemed a bit nervous.
‘It’s the first time, so I’m going to eat it. It’ll get better with time.’
Cassie, who has returned to her original form, is sitting next to Doong-doong.
The two of them don’t seem to get along, but they go well together.
#
the next morning.
Yesterday, I had a good night’s sleep because I went through a lot (?) during the day.
Even though it was just a cheap rooftop made by piercing the ceiling of a sh*t car, the wind was blowing moderately, so it seemed like I had a pleasant sleep.
‘I didn’t sleep for a long time, but I’m not tired at all.’
I sat with my upper body upright on the rooftop, and the morning sea came in at a glance.
Yesterday, the sea almost took a person’s life away, but the morning scenery is very calm and serene.
Seagulls peck their beaks on the bottom of the drained shore.
Doongdungi, who was playing with such a seagull, came into sight.
“ha ha ha.”
Seeing seagulls for the first time must have been strange.
Stretching my arms as much as I could, I came down to the rooftop and boiled water.
“Let’s have a morning coffee that everyone else eats. The scenery is so nice.”
Although it is not expensive coffee beans, it is Americano in a disposable plastic bag, but I could feel the flavor of coffee outdoors, perhaps because it was a coffee I had while traveling.
“hehehehe, it tastes amazing.”
It is much cheaper and delicious than the blindly expensive franchise coffee.
I must have smelled the coffee from afar, so Doongdoongi came running and waggled his tail beside me.
“Doongdungah, are you hungry?”
“Kong.”
“What are you eating? Ah… Because there are blue crabs that I caught yesterday… It’s good. Breakfast is crab ramen. Doongdoongi eats a little food and waits.”
“Kong.”
I went to Sol Cam often, so it was fortunate that I had two Coppels.
“Let’s boil the blue crab first.”
First, the blue and white crabs that were caught were boiled and scooped out, and impurities floating on the top were removed from the broth, leaving only the broth.
Then, after boiling the ramen, the broth was discarded, and the broth and blue crabs were added.
The combination of red crab and ramen is delicious.
After tasting the soup, I sprinkled the ramen soup moderately and seasoned it with saltiness.
bubbling.
I didn’t forget to season it after adjusting the heat of the mini burner to low because the contents overflowed in the small copel.
“nice! Soup can be so refreshing. It’s amazing, it’s amazing.”
I turned off the burner right away because I like curly noodles rather than thick ones.
Before eating crab ramen, I scooped up a crab and soup and placed it in front of Doongdung.
Of course, Doongdoongi took off the sharp claws to make it easier to eat and split the body.
“Eat a lot of dungdoonggi.”
“Kong.”
“Slurp. slurp. hahahaha.”
Why is it so delicious when you only eat ramen without any side dishes?
Seriously, it’s not inferior to being called ramen of life.
I laughed and was happy throughout the chopsticks.
‘What makes me laugh with just one ramen? Heck.’
“Turn it off.”
I finished the ramen ingredients in the blink of an eye and picked up the blue crab.
I sold the body cut in half, and the salty broth and flesh of the ramen were sucked into my mouth.
“The taste is really…”
Next, he ate the crab flavor inside the claw and sucked it in like a child.
The doggy underfoot is also sucking on the tongs.
After disassembling one blue crab, the blue crab was also moved in the same way.
It was more uncomfortable to eat than blue crab, but the taste still needs no explanation.
“It’s fun to eat, too. Ugh, full.”
[Successful acquisition of 1 wellness point]
[Succeeded in refilling Galaxy Operation Fuel 1]
“Wellbeing.. that’s right. Wellness isn’t a big deal. Whew. I have nothing to do, so I need to sleep again.”
I felt hungry because I had a light breakfast.
After eating crab ramen, I went up to the rooftop again and got a good night’s sleep.
The nap was a separate nap.
It seemed that some time had passed, and I opened my eyes.
I didn’t want to get up, so I closed my eyes and felt the wind permeating into the rooftop, but my eyes were opened by another sharp sound from Doongdungi.
“What is this sound? sounds like a cat? Dung-dung-ah, Dung-dung-ah.”
When I hurriedly came down the rooftop in a hurry, Doongdoongi rushed at me from one side.
“why are you like this?”
I could feel it.
It means that Doongdungi is scared.
“Who did you fight with? Are you a stray cat?”
It was sleepy, but the thing that quarreled with Doongdungi was the sound of a cat.
“You, don’t go anywhere, just stay here. Understand?”
Regardless of what I say, Doongdoongi moves at a brisk pace.
“Dungdungah, where are you going? floating…”
I belatedly realized that Doongdoongi was leading me, and I was busy moving my steps to the place where Doongdoongi guided me.
The place where Doongdungi led me was in the woods not far from our site.
I was able to dig my way through the ankle-high bushes and find a silver-brown stray cat breathing intermittently.
“How did this happen?”
There were no scratches on the exterior, and it was as skinny as when it first found it.
A stray cat of the same age as Doongdoong could clearly see his ribs protruding whenever he breathed.
I returned to the site holding a stray cat and said urgently.
“Musong, I need to go to the animal hospital. Hurry up.”
[Driving in autonomous mode to an animal love hospital located 25 kilometers from here]
“We don’t have much time, so let’s go quickly.”
I don’t know what happened, but it was something that might have passed the golden time.
Because the cat’s breathing was getting shallower and shallower.
cloud and old paper
Since it was a weekday, there was no traffic jam.
Moosong, who drives autonomously, but operates himself more safely and quickly than any exemplary driver.
It overtakes the cars and runs well.
suddenly,
What happened to this guy breathing thinly on his lap? The thought lingers in my head.
‘It’s still too early to despair. please.’
“Are you far away?”
[Arrives in 1 minute]
“Doongdung, I think you can stay in the car..”
“Kong.”
Doongdung is looking at a stray cat with worried eyes.
“Cathy, take care of Doong-doong.”
profit.
It is Kathy who answers by spraying air freshener on the dashboard.
Moosong stopped in front of the veterinary hospital located in the town, and hurriedly went inside holding a stray cat.
#
The doctor who looked at the cat opened his mouth.
“Oops, it looks like he’s poisoned with rat poison or pesticides.”
“What should I do?”
“First of all, you need to do gastric lavage before the drug spreads throughout your body. Otherwise, the organs will melt.”
“Please treat me quickly.”
“I think he’s so thin that he’s suffering from malnutrition… isn’t he a cat?”
“Yes, I found it collapsed at a campsite by the seaside and brought it.”
“Then it’s very likely that he picked up and ate other food that had rat poison on it.”
“ah······.”
“Unexpectedly, there are a lot of rats in the campground, so there are cases where tuna cans and food are coated with rat poison. I don’t know how much health will recover even if I wash my stomach and get an intravenous drip.”
“If you eat well, take medicine, and exercise, you will be healthy. Take care of me, please.”
“all right. It’s an abandoned cat, but your love for animals is extraordinary.”
“I have a stray dog in the car, so I want to take care of his health and give him a parasite shot. A prescription for nutritional supplements.”
“Yes, bring me. I will try my best too.”
I went back downstairs, left Doongdoongi, who had been waiting quietly, with the nurse, and headed to the campsite.