Life Howling - Chapter 21

I felt something when I don’t remember putting anything inside it yet. What’s this? Is this… a wire? no? what is this?

I put my hand deep inside to pull it out. What was inside surprised me.

“is this… the necklace I had?”

It was the necklace that I purchased.


***


I wore the necklace and the bracelet that was inside. I could feel the difference in the amount of Divine Power that was flowing inside me. 

Ha. They should create a new religion with this. I should just go become a fulltime healer, and make money that way.

A miracle bringer, even with a title like that who’s to say I’m not the one?

But… I’m not the type of person who’s into that stuff.

“haha. All I do these days is fight and worry about making a living. Some life I’m living now.”

Main characters in Japanese manga and anime that do stuff like this don’t even worry about money. So, why am I always worrying about money?

Even though I learned about this because of that…

Stomach rumbles.

My stomach started talking to me as I was staring down at the floor where my Holy Bag and other items were put down.

I didn’t have anything to eat there, did I? I should take something eat next time. I mean, fighting in that damn forest took all day.

Next time, I might not be able to come back so soon.

I changed my clothes to a normal denim jeans and a long-sleeved shirt before going outside. Searched my pockets for some cigarettes, bit down one with my lips and walked through the warm street.

Yeah, I’m going to treat myself today. That’s right. I’m going to eat as much as I can today. Something extremely tasty.


***


“Tsk Tsk.”

Leaving a well-known steakhouse in Itaewon, I picked my teeth with a toothpick. The skies were already welcoming the darkness while I stared into the crimson heavens. 

Let’s see… I’ll need to pack some dry foods if I don’t want to starve, right? With that thought in mind, my steps automatically headed towards the mart.

I swept the whole place, almost. Starting with the dry foods, calorie balanced stuff, and to the chocolate bars. Of course, I didn’t forget to get the water bottles. These were the only things I decided to take since I didn’t need to pack a first aid kid thanks to my Divine Power skills.

Food and drinks is what I mainly purchased. I didn’t think I’d need to get anything else because my Divine Power increased enough that it sped up my recovery. Hunger was something I still didn’t have control over.

“Is that…”

I saw something while walking past the tool section. 

A Nail Gun.

A took that shoots nails. There’s a chargable one and a lever-based one. Both of them could make a great weapon.

Long-distance… 50 meters is overdoing it, but it could be deadly to anything within that distance.

I think it could even pierce through bones if you got shot within 10 meter radius. I wonder what it’d be like to have a flail in one hand and have a nail gun in the other?

Honestly, purchasing a gun would be the best option…. but Korean laws make it extremely difficult for people to purchase or own firearms. It can’t be helped.

Next time I get to the white room, I should check to see if I can purchase guns with points…

I heard it doesn’t cost that much to purchase a gun in the United States. 

I should just be satisfied with this for now.

I tossed the Nail Gun into the shopping cart along with about 500 of its nails. It was rather heavy but having the Holy Bag with me made it all better.

I wonder if other people had any luck taking stuff with them into that game. Wait, maybe they haven’t even thought that far out yet.

After purchasing what I thought necessary, I left the mart. The starts already clouded the skies. It was time for me to start getting ready.

It was something that was required of me… if I wanted to survive.

hah, what a fucked up world this is.

It’s hard enough making ends meet, but now I have to worry about keeping my ass alive too. Just what kind of bullshit is this.

Wait, is it strange that I’m rather calm about this whole ordeal? I mean… there’s a clear difference between me and Hye-Won.

Blah, whatever. It’s not like I cared for things like that. I never did, ever since both of my parents passed away long ago.

What’s so bad about being different from everyone else?

Fuck. all that matters is I’m happy.

I dump everything into the bag and began heading home. I wonder if I can make it through this round? No, I must make it.

These kinds of thoughts filled my head.

My grandmother was laying in bed sick. Forget the hospital, I didn’t even have money to buy her meds from the local pharmacist. Some people have enough money to throw away, but I didn’t have that kind of luxury. There was someone who was shaking in cold, underneath the blankets in a freezing room. Is there even a god? Is there a meaning to our existence?

-Someone’s question.

10 bottles of 2 liter water bottles, 20 bottles of 500ml water bottles, a nail gun, 500 nails, and 30kgs of chocolate bars and dried foods.

I put on strong military boots. I threw away the hockey plates.

I placed enough chocolate bars and dried foods into my backpack. The rest were in the Holy bag.

In one hand, I had the flail, and in the other, was a Nail Gun. 


I looked at my watch. It was already reaching 2am. 

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

As soon as the long hand reached “12,” I found myself back in the white room again.

yeah, just as I expected.