Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

Chapter 363 This is unfair

10 month 13 day.

cloudy day.

【92%, 6℃】

This is what the compact humidity meter shows.

"what……"

As I breathed, white mist appeared brightly before my eyes.

"I want to sleep in this bed too~"

"Don't worry, come one by one."

"Ah... so comfortable, is this the bed that capitalists sleep on every day?"

"No, I think they sleep in nicer beds than this."

It’s hard to imagine that another two weeks will pass, right?
They used to depend on others for their lives, but Ming encouraged them to move back to the electric bed. They disassembled the frame and mattress, and then put them together in a mess.

Because of Ming's presence, no one has to worry about food and medicine... They even managed to move small operating tables and endoscopes back.

Because they no longer have to worry about having enough food and clothing, they begin to be interested in other needs.

"Well, if you have the ability to bring it back, it's yours."

'Everything is yours.'

Ming can be mean sometimes, right?
That encouraged them. They were exhausted but didn't bring back much food. They would have to work harder tomorrow.

More and more like the president of the company.

However, he has no interest in exploiting his employees.

"Ms. Tokugawa."

Someone waved at me from a distance.

"Ok?"

I hesitated and put down the wood with insulation film in my hand. This was the material I had found to build the third wooden house.

"This...bed is for you and Kami-sama."

"That's right. After helping us so much, I don't have anything else to give as a gift to you and God-sama."

"Isn't the simple floor mat uncomfortable?"

"Well, a better bed will make the baby faster."

"..."

"Hey, you're actually joking with Miss Tokugawa?"

"Didn't you tell me to say that?! What about our future? The new population will only be Miss Tokugawa and Lord Kami... It's already like this, anyway, I'll give it to you and Lord Kami."

"..."

I'm not angry.

Rather, it’s a bit regrettable.

I don't seem to be able to have children? I don't know if it's because I haven't had sex enough, or if it's because I ate the monster's flesh and blood.

I heard that the men who were originally driven out were found by them with their bodies almost eaten up. No one knew where the rest had fled to.

They were very happy at first, but then a little lonely, saying, "What should we do with the population?" "Without men, what will happen when we get old? Will the human race be doomed?" "Why not just find a foreign man? There must be one in the hometown that God said!" The women who were originally worried about their livelihoods seemed to have really begun to have faith. They all regarded themselves as an indispensable member of the collective "humanity".

I also heard that a woman with medical expertise secretly found Ming, hoping that he would keep the seeds in cold storage.

I don't know how he refused.

But I will still be happy.

Ok.

I am not working for the whole of humanity, I am just living. It is more comfortable to live here.

What did Ming think? About future generations.

"..."

I picked up a small hammer and hammered the nails into the board, recalling the question I had subconsciously asked a few days ago.

'Ming, what if... I get pregnant?'

Although I appeared calm on the surface at that time, I was actually very nervous inside.

'What else can I do? Just give birth to the baby. You don't want it?'

After knowing Ming's thoughts, I felt a little sad. As a woman, I always feel incomplete without the ability to reproduce.

But I didn't want to hide it from him.

"The flesh and blood of the monster? Is it possible to restore it later?"

"If you really can't recover, you can adopt one. But I don't really care."

'...'

I am so happy.

So much so.

"Ellie, should we consider turning on the radio?"

'Our place is actually very small. Everyone can hear it.'

Well... you can't blame me.

After losing consciousness, I didn't pay attention to anything else. Alertness, safety, thinking... all were thrown away. Only warmth was left.

Wouldn’t Ming be the same as me?

If they heard it, they would think it was a declaration that they were already husband and wife.

Ok.

It may be a bit of a weird hobby. Just keep it as my secret.

Not long.

Ming returns with more insulation film.

"Have the other two cabins been covered?"

"Ah."

I nodded.

"It's a bit cold in the tent. Let's just let those who are in poor health go to our room. The two of us can stay in the tent for a day or two."

"..."

I have no opinion.

Anyway, as long as the quilt is covered, it will be warm next to him.

And I always sweat a lot, almost as much as practicing sword swinging.

10 month 20 day.

We've all been very busy lately.

Ming was busy leading people to retrieve materials while checking the monsters' conditions, reinforcing and repairing protective measures, such as barbed wire.

As for me, I stayed in the base camp to direct them to repair the houses. Of course, I did the physical work that was difficult for them.

10 month 20 day.

Night.

"Ellie, aren't you tired?"

"Ming, are you tired?"

I looked at him.

"That's not the case. After all, my physical fitness is not that of a normal person. But if you say so..."

"Neither do I."

I put my hands on her hips and straightened the black stockings.

"..."

Ming didn't take out his tablet to write or draw as usual, he just looked at me.

I don’t know how to think.

Words flowed naturally.

"bright."

"Ok?"

"This is how you put on socks. First, fold them up, then put your toes in first, then slowly pull them up...if you pull them up too fast, they might get caught. Then, bring them to the hem of your hips, and use both hands to push the hem of your hips to straighten the stockings."

"I don't wear them."

"Um... just wanted to talk to you."

"Teach me how to wear black stockings? Actually, this is... well, it's really new to me. This is the first time I've heard of it."

I'm not a fool either.

Mingdu is married, how could he have never seen his wife putting on socks in front of him?

No jealousy.

"They brought back the electric bed with so much difficulty, and in the end they wanted to give it to us."

"heard."

"Ming, my knife is rusty."

"what?"

"It's been too long since I last sharpened it. Maybe... I can't cut off their tentacles cleanly."

"In fact, we can exchange them for weapons made of better materials. Didn't we bring back a lot of them? They should be easy to use."

"..."

I didn't say anything, but leaned against Ming, put my hands on his chest, and felt his strong heartbeat.

“It jumps very fast.”

"What good man can be calm when his wife hooks her thigh on the tiptoes?"

Ha ha.

Isn't it okay at the beginning? It's like he doesn't treat me as a woman at all.

But not anymore.

The katana was really rusty. There were indeed many weapons of better materials, as Ming said.

But what I want to say is...

"I am Su Aili."

"I told you, right? There is no such custom of changing names in my hometown."

Pretend you didn't hear it.

For someone like me who grew up in a traditional Izu family, changing my name is like a ritual.

If my mother hadn't changed her name to Tokugawa, and I wasn't called Tokugawa, people would say that there was something wrong with my relationship with my father.

Changing my surname will prove that I have married into this family.

The ring still gleamed silver. The tent was whistling in the cold wind, and some cold air came in.

"Ellie, I won't help you explain if you fall asleep tomorrow."

I don’t know whether to explain or not.

Just looking for warmth.

10 month 21 day.

morning.

I like teaching Nogizaka swordsmanship the most.

"what!"

The reason is simple, she is motivated and can easily cheer herself up, which makes it convenient for me to be lazy.

"Ming's body is very warm."

"Well... I kissed his stubbled chin, which was very prickly. But he seemed to like me looking at him from below."

"He doesn't have any extra fat, and his shoulders are what you call straight shoulders. He looks very handsome in a suit, but he doesn't like to wear it, saying it restricts his movements."

"..."

"Ahhh! Stop talking! I'll practice. I'll practice like crazy!"

"We agreed that when I beat you... even if I want to defeat uncle Airi-chan, you won't say a word! You will just come and close the door quietly! You'd better keep your word!"

"...Well, I keep my word. As long as you can make Ming like you, I won't be jealous."

pity.

My body is not something that can be reached by swinging the knife a few times.

Even if he beats me, Ming is not that easy to defeat.

10 month 26 day.

Seven wooden houses were built. Less than 7 people could fit into three houses. But they needed a special research room and a storage room to store medicines or perishable food.

Ming and I have also tried the electric bed.

not good at all.

Squeak, squeak, they didn't assemble it tightly enough... The sound made by Ming would make me shy. But compared to lying on the floor, the electric bed is much better.

10 month 28 day.

Night.

“Huha…so cool!”

"It's so refreshing!"

I heard that a team member went out and met a man leaving here alone. He wanted to rob her.

But he was killed in return.

And there was something even better. Ming led them to successfully lead a large number of monsters into the traps prepared in advance, and dumped many monsters into the lake or the nearest sea like garbage using a simply modified cargo ship.

Even if the number is evenly distributed, each person can kill no less than 10.

It's a huge victory.

"Put on your clothes. Shoulder straps."

"Ah... Miss Tokugawa is jealous again."

Many people teased me in a friendly way. But I knew very well that some of them looked unkempt after being drunk, with their shoulder straps exposed, sitting cross-legged in an exaggerated way and not caring about exposing themselves. In fact... they just had a crush on Ming. He was the only man here.

Whether it is for population or simply for the sake of food and shelter, everyone has some ideas about him.

Ming is a conservative person who doesn't have such thick skin. I don't want him to be distracted by these impure emotions. So I will help the woman fasten her shoulder straps before he sits down.

"Oh, God is here."

"You want to finish it all in one gulp? You've finished all the girls, but what about God?"

"..."

They discussed what they had done today. The mood was high. From time to time, someone would run to Ming's side. Although I could pull up the woman's shoulder straps before Ming came, I would not do anything that might bother Ming after he came. Mom...she would go to the kitchen when Dad was chatting with his colleagues.

me too.

10 month 28 day.

late at night.

Ming was still having a celebratory party with them. Alcohol was a good thing to liven up the atmosphere and ease emotions at times like this.

But someone must be on guard.

Me and Nogizaka.

"Would you like to practice fighting with me?"

Normally, if I asked this question, Nogizaka would definitely grit his teeth and demand to duel with me, and then cry after losing.

But not today.

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She took a look at her clothes, and sat there leaning on the samurai sword I gave her.

"Nogizaka?"

"..."

When I got closer, she just looked back at me, then turned back to look at the slightly foggy night.

"Tokugawa."

You didn't call me Airi-chan. There was an indescribable tremor in his voice.

"..."

I walked up to her.

Staring into her eyes, they were full of confusion and hesitation. There were traces of tears, as if she had cried.

"What happened?"

"..."

She shook her head woodenly, opened her mouth several times but failed to form any words. Then she suddenly took out a portable radio from her pocket and put it in my hand.

I know this thing. It's a signal-enhanced version that a few women with professional knowledge have been tinkering with for a long time. I hope Nogizaka will always carry it with her and try her luck to see if there is any signal received from a higher place outside.

It should have displayed [8888] invalid code.

But not now.

【98.5Mhz】

"Zizi..."

I turned the volume knob, but there was no correct human voice. There was only inaudible noise, and I couldn't tell whether the people inside were talking or just noise.

"You...lift it up, stand higher."

After hearing her words, I took the radio and stood on the lookout platform which was specially made of wooden ladders and iron wires.

[Izu… life is unknown… if… everyone hears]

[Please go to Chiyo-ku Port immediately...Shige]

[Port... confirmed, safe. ]

"You heard it too, right? There are people outside... The officials are still here!"

"I-I don't know what to do!"

"I want to tell my uncle, but he's busy. If I tell him about this... everyone will be shaken."

"Even if the port is safe, how are we going to get there...how many people are going to die?"

"I don't know what to do..."

"..."

She was shaking violently, as if her already vague hope had suddenly become extremely strong.

How should I answer?

I know.

What the radio said may be true, it is very safe outside. But that is for "humans", but I and everyone here are no longer considered "humans".

Rather than saying they came to save us, I believe...something happened and they want to settle accounts with us.

"Nogizaka, you didn't tell anyone about this, right?"

"No, I just wanted to tell my uncle first, but..."

"Well, don't tell anyone for now. I'll talk to Ming myself."

10 month 29 day.

early morning.

"Radio? Something must have happened to them."

"It's impossible to be kind all of a sudden."

Ming has the same idea as me.

"This is the only way. I will go to Chiyo District to take a look myself."

Haven't the monsters over there become stronger?

I wanted to say that, but I couldn't.

11 month 3 day.

The temperature dropped sharply again.

【81%, -1℃】

Even I started to feel cold, let alone others.

A few days after Ming left, the situation changed... not unexpectedly. Nogizaka was not the only one with a radio.

Now everyone knows.

"Didn't Lord Shen say that there were terrible things in the harbor? He's been out to sea before, and he couldn't do anything about it. Wouldn't we definitely die if we go there?"

"Yes, just wait here. Since there are people here, they will definitely come here, right?"

"..."

At the beginning, everyone was determined to wait until Ming came back.

"But the radio said that the port has been cleared. Does that mean the scary monster has been dealt with by the authorities?"

"What if they are trying to confirm whether there are any survivors in Izu, and if there are none, they will just launch a nuclear attack? Wouldn't we all die here?"

"..."

Then, with the occasional news coming from the radio, I began to waver again.

11 month 4 day.

noon.

Ming is back.

"I'm going to be honest with you."

"They are not here to rescue anyone. There are no ships or planes to pick up people at the port. There are only cannons hundreds of kilometers away from the coastline."

"..."

Although no one immediately questioned Ming's words, I could still see the cracks in trust from the whispers and glances.

If you can survive without God, why should you listen to Him?

Life is your own. Do you all think this way?
11 month 4 day.

Night.

"Thanks for your hard work."

I wiped Ming's back. There were one or two shallow scratches on it.

"What on earth do they want to do? Do they want to destroy it now that they can't get it?"

"..."

I could tell that Ming was a little impatient, but he quickly calmed down.

"It was so reckless. I told them the truth directly."

"No, even if you don't tell them, they will be misled by the radio."

"We have to think of a way. If this continues, we'll have to break up."

In fact, I don’t understand why Ming has to control them.

what.

It's not incomprehensible.

I just felt a little lonely. I was wearing a naked apron... and no one even looked at me.

You clearly said that you should respect the fate of others and give up the desire to help others, so why don’t you do this?

11 month 6 day.

Mr. Ming tried to get them to be more cautious.

But I don’t know when the rumors started spreading.

"Really? I saw it with my own eyes the day before yesterday. The monster didn't even attack him...it just passed by him."

"No evolver is as strong as him. He can make fire with his hands..."

"They didn't let us go to the port, even though we heard it on the radio. Did he really go to the port? The radio didn't even say anyone went there."

"..."

"If you want to be the emperor, you can only rely on him and listen to him here. When the woman beside him gets tired of you, it will be our turn."

"Hey! How can you say that about God-sama?"

"But that's what's going on! The authorities are here but they're not taking any action, and they're still here. And... don't you find it strange? Monsters will look at him more. Don't you feel it yourself? Even if you stand with him, the monsters will always attack you first. Not him. I've never even seen a monster attack him."

"How else can it be explained that he dared to go to the lake alone with a boat full of so many monsters?"

"..."

I saw Nogizaka in the corner.

She hugged her knees and looked at me silently.

"You and uncle kept this from me before?"

"Ah."

"Is what uncle said true?"

"Ah."

"So there is no future, right? No one wants us to be alive. I...I want to see with my own eyes who are the people who want to kill us."

"You're going to the port with them?"

"Anyway, I can't beat you no matter how much I practice. And my uncle doesn't like me either."

"I can lose to you in a duel now."

"No, you don't accept me... Airi-chan is just worried that uncle will be sad because of being betrayed all of a sudden, and hopes that at least with me here, things will be better, right?"

"..."

I can't speak.

"No. Just let Airi-chan tell me, and then... Uncle should only need Airi-chan. Asshole... I, I was so shameless and took the initiative, I was touched, kissed! And she was still a cook until she died! Asshole uncle! Stinky uncle! *Stubborn uncle!"

"Isn't it you who always catches Ming and touches you?"

"Isn't that the case with Airi-chan? If you succeed, you're a winner, and if you lose, you're a loser."

"…Isn't it good to be alive?"

"Where can I still live? If Airi-chan is not lying, Airi-chan, please...stay with uncle. I don't know why, although uncle always looks strong, I always feel that he is weak in some way and needs care. Ha, maybe I am...just overwhelmed by maternal instinct. It's not love at all."

Tears streamed down her cheeks, which she quickly wiped away.

"..."

I looked at that smile mixed with tears, and for the first time I felt... it turned out that Nogizaka really liked Ming. It wasn't a lie.

11 month 6 day.

late at night.

What surprised me was that Ming did nothing and said nothing more.

Instead, he took me to the city, to the monsters, and asked me to stand on the rooftop and watch him walk among the monsters with disgusting tentacles.

"They are right. Low-level monsters do ignore me. The reason... I don't quite understand."

What do you want to express?

Do you think I would be suspicious?
"That is to say, I am not actually from here. I..."

Can't understand.

I didn't want to listen. I suddenly got angry and grabbed Ming's collar.

"Am I the same to you as they are to me?!"

"..."

Maybe because he had never seen me get angry, Ming was a little dazed.

"You, don't ever think that I won't believe you."

"I swore, I said, I love you."

"Whatever you want to do...I believe I will help you."

I let go of my hand and looked into Ming's hesitant eyes.

Ask the next question.

"bright……"

"Ok?"

"Are we going to die?"

"It's not that bad. I won't persuade them if they want to go. They will understand when they get there. I'm not a good person either."

"Don't lie to me. I know...if the situation isn't that bad, at least I'll be perfunctory by wearing an apron."

"..."

He sighed helplessly.

Why do you protect me like a child?
Have you completely forgotten?
Apart from being a wife, I am also my most capable partner, the closest partner whom I can trust with my back.

"I don't want you to die."

"I want to live, and live with you."

Why do I want to live so much?

Even though I know the truth is very cruel, I can't resist it at all.

Why am I not entitled to grow old with the one I love? This is not fair.

Why am I not entitled to receive normal medical treatment in society, restore my fertility, and give birth to my loved ones? This is really unfair.

(End of this chapter)