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Translator: penny
Chapter: 9
Chapter Title: Survived Today Too
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I survived today too.
I opened the Status Window and tapped the [Point Shop] menu.
Category: [Medical] [Food] [Life Kit]…
I tapped the [Life Kit] category.
[Water Tank] Can be used for 300L of water per day. Price: 1,000pt
No matter the location, once installed, it provides 300L of water per day.
300L is the average daily water usage for one person.
Excluding drinking water, about 190L is used for showers, laundry, and dishwashing.
Since laundry isn't done every day, 300L is more than enough for two people.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙[SYSTEM] Purchased Water Tank.
I confirmed the Water Tank had been added to the [Inventory] menu.
In the game, it was hard to buy early on because of the price, but thanks to Yun-ji, I'm rich in water now.
Depending on your job, you might settle in one place to build a shelter or scavenge around with a vehicle. Being a celebrity manager was a first for me, so I had no idea what approach to take.
That's when Life Kits come in handy, especially when you're unsure about future developments.
Because you can store them in your Inventory and pull them out anytime.
In the game, communications cut out on the first day, and water stopped on the third.
'Electricity was probably on the fifth day.'
If it's the same as the game, water will be gone tomorrow, and electricity three days after that.
I need to buy a Life Kit for electricity before then.
[Generator] Can be used for 400kWh of electricity per month. Price: 2,000pt
A typical four-person household uses 420kWh per month.
We're only two, so this is plenty to run appliances comfortably.
It can even charge an electric vehicle, opening up more options for transportation.
The problem is needing to kill 2,000 zombies to afford it.
'Well, with Yun-ji around.'
Just making her cum gives 500 points.
The rest will probably come from rewards for playing with her body thoroughly.
Of course, I have no intention of using force.
The system warned me it would backfire on her Submissive trait.
We need to become existences the other can't do without—something like a 'sex partner' who spreads her legs anytime.
I was lost in these thoughts when the bathroom door opened.
"Haa, that feels refreshing. Oppa! Oppa, your house is so clean even in the bathroom. You must really live neatly."
"...."
I was speechless.
Yun-ji emerging from the bathroom was like a fish leaping above water, scales glistening with sunlight.
Her delicate features flushed with a delicious pink glow, her smooth jawline in perfect harmony.
I couldn't tear my eyes from the curves of her breasts and waist peeking through the T-shirt.
Even the plain men's trunks looked different on her.
Her snow-white thighs, sleek calves, and long, deer-like legs were art incarnate.
It was a body that could make even a corpse stand at attention.
"Oppa…."
Seeing me silent, she looked up with anxious eyes.
A face worried she'd done something wrong.
"Ah, sorry. I was lost in thought."
I hurried toward the bathroom.
"I'll be quick, so let's have dinner together. Pick anything you want to eat."
"Okay, Oppa."
Only once inside did I realize my dick was rock hard.
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'My body's improved.'
I'd heard it before, but that was always compared to regular people.
The reflection in the mirror now surpassed most athletes.
Solid deltoids, well-defined pecs,
And faint abs forming a king's crown—they suited me perfectly.
I liked how it was lean muscle woven together, not bulky bulk.
'The Dominant trait reshapes the body too.'
A strong male has to look the part from the start.
No female would fall for a scrawny guy strutting around claiming dominance.
The system assigned the trait and gave me a body to match.
And one more thing I liked.
'It's thicker and longer.'
It was above average before, but now it qualifies as a 'big dick' for sure.
I don't know about technique yet, but practice makes perfect.
With five Heroine slots, partners won't be an issue.
I lathered up with shower gel, rinsed clean, and sank into the tub.
'Haa, this is sex.'
Staring at the steam-kissed ceiling, I replayed the last two days.
Zombies… Status Window… farming… murder… rescuing Yun-ji. So much had happened.
Lying here in the tub, survival finally felt real.
Zombie Apocalypse Syndrome was never an easy game.
Early on, weak zombies and point floods let you steamroll, but once it turned into a true survival game, the ramped-up difficulty made players spit blood.
That's why survival guides proliferated, even community manuals.
Everyone turned the hardship into fun.
I recalled one fixed ID who posted daily survival reports, totally immersed.
From now on, I need that mindset too.
[I survived today too.]◇◇◇◆◇◇◇
After showering, I came out to find Yun-ji preparing dinner.
It was all frozen convenience store food we'd farmed, but it was our first proper meal in a day.
Trapped in the building, she'd only had water, energy bars, and bread from me.
No need to ask—she must be starving.
I tried to organize an open box, but she blocked me.
"Ah, um… that's… mine, so I'll sort it later."
Ah.
Come to think of it, she wasn't wearing the trunks I'd given her.
T-shirt box-tied into a skirt, bottomless fashion barely covered.
This was even hotter.
"The trunks uncomfortable? Want something else?"
I phrased it indirectly, and her face flushed red.
"Ah, no. I… put on panties."
"Panties?"
"They were at the convenience store."
News to me—convenience stores sell women's panties.
I wanted to check, but held back.
Forcing things until she's comfortable is a no-go.
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We started with the soonest-to-expire items.
Frozen fried rice, mini kimchi, sausages, and hot bars—nothing fancy, but we ate happily.
After cleanup, we sat side by side in the living room.
Tension released and last night's poor sleep caught up; fatigue hit hard.
But Yun-ji didn't seem sleepy.
"So, what do we do now?"
Sitting beside me, she fidgeted with her fingers.
Who knows what tomorrow brings? Better claim rewards before bed.
The mission to make her cum for 500 points.
'Kehehehe, without me, you'd have been fucked by your manager and eaten by zombies. So offer your body to me right now!'
'Hic… You said you'd protect me. Oppa, you're a beast too!'
…No such clichés.
I decided to be a 'gentle' bad guy.
"You asked earlier why I saved you, right?"
"Yes."
"Something's changed in me since the zombie outbreak. You don't have to believe what I'm about to say. It's too far-fetched."
This was groundwork to dominate her body and mind.
Skipping the game and Status Window, I talked about abilities to kill zombies and looters, survival items, help from an unknown existence (the system).
She needs to see me as 'special' to depend on me more and not refuse requests.
Even better if she doesn't refuse physical intimacy.
Yun-ji listened silently until I finished.
No expression changes.
She just took it in.
"So, Oppa doesn't know why people turn into monsters either."
"Yeah."
"Some existence gave Oppa abilities and told you to go to the media center and save me."
"Right."
"Why would that existence tell you to save me? There must be tons of idols in danger."
"No idea. Maybe because you were closest geographically, or something special about you. It didn't give the exact reason."
"Is having me around helpful for Oppa?"
"Helpful?"
"Yeah, with the world like this, we have to help each other survive. But I can't do anything for you. Just eating your food like now—that's gotta be a huge loss for you."
Her face darkened, so I brought up the Celebrity Buff.
I bullshitted that having her nearby lets me use special powers.
"Just me being next to you is enough?"
"Contact makes abilities stronger or unlocks new ones, it said."
"Contact?"
"What kind of contact between man and woman?"
"Ah."
No matter how inexperienced, she'd get it.
"That… existence tells you to touch me?"
"You could think it's a ploy to get at you, and I'd have no comeback, but it's not a lie."
"...."
"I said the rest only with permission after the kiss. I don't lie about that stuff."
"...."
"Well, with my current abilities, I can handle zombies for a while, so no rush…."
The quiet Yun-ji suddenly cut in.
"While Oppa touches me… I just have to stay still, right?"