Chapter 11. Do your best in each position (1)

<11. Everyone does their best in their respective positions>

Overall, Hampton’s jewelry store felt more like a neighborhood gold and silver store than a department store luxury store.

A place where gold watches, silver chains, etc. Are crammed into cabinets like fish at a fish market.

Of course, it wasn’t completely the same.

First of all, what was in the decoration cabinet was not an actual jewel, but a colored print.

A transparent bulletproof glass plate was placed between employees and customers, and employees were wearing bulletproof vests, bulletproof helmets, and face shields.

There are even firearms displayed on every shelf in the back. I couldn’t tell if this was a jewelry store or a gun store.

“What brought you here?”

A middle-aged man asked a question in an emotionless voice.

“Oh, I’m planning to get the jewelry appraised and sell it. “I have other business as well.”

“Shall we take a look?”

The man held out a silver tray under the bulletproof glass plate. He placed the jewel he had brought and pushed it back.

There was no need to say that counterfeit products were mixed in. There was nothing good to say, and more than anything, it was impossible because the man was picking out fakes like he was picking out stones from grains of rice.

But the man went out of his way to divide the fake goods into high and low. Even though I don’t know much about jewelry, the upper group was quite elaborate, while the lower group was a mess.

“This is the real thing. This one is fake, but a lot of work went into it, and the one below is not worth much. Would you like to sell to us? For your information, if you purchase items from our jewelry store, we will give you a better exchange rate.”

Without realizing it, my face crumpled.

This is a technique frequently used by banks. ‘If you open a savings account, I’ll give you more loans.’ It’s called breaking, and although it’s something you shouldn’t do, it’s one of those things that not many people don’t do.

But I never thought I would see it here.

“Do you have a chastity belt? For men. “The size is extra large.”

Of course, Camilla suddenly intervened.

“Please wait a moment.”

Without a word to say, the man rushed in through the back door. It was a fairly thick bulletproof door.

“Huh?”

Camilla herself was even more surprised.

“Why are you surprised?”

“No, I was just joking. Why is this real?”

The man really brought something incredible. She’s the kind of person who gets quite embarrassed when she happens to pop up in an internet window ad.

“The core material is gold and the lock is made of platinum, so even if it touches the skin… “

From Noble mtl dot com

No. I don’t want to know that.

When I glanced at Camilla, she completely turned her body away. Seeing as she didn’t even turn her head, she must have been really embarrassed.

Then you tried to make fun of me. You too, have a taste.

“But what is this?”

I pointed to the accessories that came with it. There were two sapphires with rings made of gold, and one sapphire that was slightly larger and had a thinner and longer gold string.

“This is a women’s bikini. “This is being sold as a set and not sold individually.”

“… Yes?”

Camila, who was intrigued by the word bikini, looked behind her and turned her body in surprise.

It was truly bizarre that a woman could kill a spider with her bare hands and treat something like that as if it were a bug. Is she that surprised? It’s just an ornament.

“You mean to wear it over a bikini? “It must be pretty.”

“… “I’m just talking about putting this on your naked body.”

She looked at the man blankly, wondering what kind of nonsense he was talking about. The man looked at me for a moment and then she explained in a kinder voice.

“So, this pair of small rings is worn on the nipples and the large jewel is used to cover the area. A gold string can be used to connect small and large jewels, and the overall structure is similar to a slingshot bikini. Anyway, do you want to buy it?”

For just a moment, I thought of Camilla ‘wearing’ this, or rather ‘wearing’ it, lying on the beach. But in order to do that, I also have to wear ‘that’ next to it. It is a one-sided exchange that is disadvantageous to me.

“No. Just gold bars and Römer currency would be good. And I don’t know if it can be exchanged for this as well. “Do you have a note?”

She wrote ‘Cassandra’ on the note her man gave her and handed it over. Her man doesn’t move much.

“They told me to contact you here.”

“Your name?”

“John.”

Camilla, startled, turned to look at me and blushed when she saw the hideous thing still on the shelf.

This time, I tried to squint, but seeing that the area under my eyes continued to turn black, it seemed like I was just imagining something.

Huh, so why are you bragging when it doesn’t work?

“Let’s do the calculation first.”

Her man handed over her two 1kg gold bars and a wad of rolled-up Römer currency. She stuffed it into the zippered pouch without difficulty.

1Kg is worth about 80 to 90 million won, and looking at the Römer banknotes, I think the jewelry I brought is probably worth a little over 200 million won. If you really want to ask.

Of course, money will gradually become less valuable, so it doesn’t mean much, but with this amount of money, you won’t be short of money to buy the things you need while traveling between the city and the non-protected area. For now.

The man pushed open the cover of the display case. She pushed something that looked like a dashboard, and a beep sounded, and the bulletproof panel blocking the display case opened. It seems to have been hidden so cleverly that you wouldn’t even realize it was a door.

“Please come inside. “Be careful not to get shot.”

Both Camilla and I left our rifles in the car. I only brought a pistol. I went inside, being careful not to drop my equipment. As soon as I entered the bulletproof door, I saw all kinds of jewels.

“It’s bigger inside.”

Embarrassingly, the man didn’t respond, and Camilla and I just shrugged our shoulders. After walking about 20 meters down the hallway, I saw a door lined with red silk.

“Please wait inside.”

“… “You can trust me, right?”

“That is also what we would like to ask you.”

The man did not hide his discomfort. She thought it sounded pretty good, so she went in. The room was dark and click, she turned on the light.

“Wow.”

It was a completely different world. Antique wooden floors and wooden walls, polished and well-finished furniture, ceramics that resemble the curve of Camilla’s back… ? What are you thinking? Anyway, it was a pretty nice living room.

“You can have as much refreshments as you want.”

The man turned her body around and left. For some reason, there were gummy bears in different colors in her refreshment section. She didn’t really like it, but it was the first time she had it in a long time and it was delicious.

“Hmm, this tastes like cola, this tastes like grapes. “By the way, Yohan, what did you show me just now?”

Camila, who was happily eating various things, asked a belated question. When I told her the story, she looked around her drawing room again, puzzled.

“Well, if you are a doctor and a researcher, you can make good money. Do rich people meet in places like this?”

“Okay. I will meet you wearing that chastity belt and bikini. If you want me to fill it, fill it up. Instead, you wear that too.”

To my question, Camilla answered right away as if she didn’t even think twice.

“… Why don’t we just call it a draw?”

“Okay. Wow, the world is in such a state that there is a demand for something like that. I can’t believe it. Oh my god.”

Camilla continued to waver and fanned her hands. Then she suddenly says fit and she laughs.

“Why?”

“… No. Just. Reminds me of the past. In the days when money was so desperately needed, I had to struggle because it never came, but now the world has become one where such things are no longer needed. “I wonder what I did.”

“What the heck, I met him.”

“Wow, I feel it.”

Camila popped her plum-flavored candy into her mouth. She giggled and looked around her room, when she saw a pile of lollipops. It occurred to her that she could eat whatever she wanted, so she grabbed a handful and put it in her pouch.

“Did you like the lollipop?”

Camila’s pronunciation was a little muffled as she rolled her candy around in her mouth. She was cute, with her protruding cheeks just like a squirrel.

“I used to eat it often, but I haven’t had the chance to eat it lately.”

She peeled off the lime flavored candy wrapper and sucked a piece into her mouth. Although she found it a little sour, she liked the tingling sensation on her tongue.

As she was looking around at the wonderful furniture, I also felt strange.

Camilla, Cassandra, and Leticia must have had ordinary days. The owners of this room will probably do the same.

It is not as easy for people to twist the inertia of the life they have lived so far than one might think. It is natural to believe that just as it was yesterday, it will be the same today and tomorrow.

I think there is some degree of inertia in not thinking about zombies and infectious diseases as a big deal.

In any case, the country of El Zara has taken control of all communications and media, imposing what she calls ‘quarantine measures’. Although that isolation is laughably brittle.

“Is it meaningful to divide unprotected areas and protected areas?”

Camilla thought quite deeply about the question that was suddenly asked.

“Well, the Liberation Corps said this. “The reason we divided the two areas was not for the zombies, but for the people the government needs to take away.”

“What do you mean?”

“John, you saw it too. People in non-reserve areas are not protected at all. Elsa: The government only cares about the people on the reservation.

We constantly tell them that the world is safe, build high walls and spread ghost stories to constantly scare them about how dangerous it is out there, and if you don’t want to be like that, follow our control.

The funny thing is, if nothing else, the government is not saying anything completely wrong. It’s right to quarantine zombies.

But if the areas are really divided like that, shouldn’t there be no zombies in the protected area? The government is helpless in that regard.

It’s the fault of animals crossing over without boundaries, it’s the fault of careless individuals. “It’s something you always say.”

Camilla took out another piece of her candy, as if she wasn’t afraid of gaining weight. I also peeled off another piece of candy and ate it.

Maybe because I joined the party, a lot of useless thoughts came to mind. In a way, the government is also a gathering of civil servants and office workers. Those people are probably trying to maintain a certain inertia as well.

Thinking about it like that made me feel a little funny. In an unprecedented disaster situation, it is the same for everyone to be blind, but people believe that the government should do the job, and the government pushes ahead, saying that this is the answer regardless of whether it works or not.

In preparation for such times, we need experts, intellectuals, and flexibility. Above all, citizens must follow suit.

However, the Elsa government is pushing back forcefully by using the military police.

“John.”

Camilla suddenly chewed the candy. Then she released the safety catch on her pistol.

“Why?”

“I think we should be armed.”

Camilla stayed close to the door, and I hid using the desk as a screen. Smart. Someone knocked on the door.

“Mr. John? This is the employee from earlier. “Can I go inside?”

It was that middle-aged man. Camilla and I nodded at the same time. Camilla aimed her pistol at the door. I lowered myself lower and shouted.

“Come in!”

The door was opened.

“Don’t worry.”

A familiar voice. Cassandra came in followed by a middle-aged man. She wore a white gown, carried a large bag on her back, and held a briefcase in one of her hands.

However, even the white gown she wore on the outside and the black knit on the inside could not hide her large breasts.

“It’s been a while. John. You there If you feel comfortable aiming, you can keep aiming like that. Cassandra is not afraid. But if you shoot Cassandra, you too will be shot to death.”

Camilla looked at me with her questioning eyes. I nodded and lowered my pistol. Camilla also lowered her gun.

“… It’s been a while. Cassandra. “I have a lot of baggage.”

“Yes. I got off work. I also brought some materials. But I have to tell you something first. Cassandra was under surveillance.

Bippoppippo The military police are always watching, so I don’t have much time. Long story short, you need to save Cassandra.”

“Why us?”

Camilla did not let down her guard. Cassandra looked back and forth between me and Camilla.

“… No wonder. She was a pretty girl. “Something was strange.”

“I don’t think that’s important.”

“No. It’s important. You and him have similar virus patterns. “To the extent that it can be considered almost identical.”

Camilla didn’t seem to understand what that meant. I asked cautiously.

“There is a virus in our bodies?”

Camilla covered her mouth. Well, I was calmer than I thought. Because almost all plays end in infection.

“Well, it’s a lie… It is a lie….”

Camilla stuttered her words. Cassandra shook her head slowly.

“It is clear from the blood sample test results that have your name on it. If you want a reexamination, I can do it. If you get me out of here. But provisionally, you are carriers of the Cro virus.”

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