There is no sunlight in the abyss.
In the deepest land cursed by the Earth Mother, in a space filled with only pitch black, the only thing that signaled the morning was the loud sound of an alarm clock. Instead of the warm sunlight tickling my body, a sharp ringing that rips my ears forces me to stand up.
The blue and high sky, the clouds like a ship floating there, the warm sunlight and the refreshing wind… . Things that you can naturally enjoy if you are on earth.
But in the abyss, there are only square dreams of square buildings, hard concrete, artificial noises and lights that mimic the sun.
Things that come from heaven give peace of mind, but things that come from humans only scratch the nerves. Probably because all the works that humans create are waste products.
The best thing is to put it inside, filter out only the unpleasant part, and filter out the waste products.
That’s why we stay away from artificial things while living among people.
“… damn it. Can you make the alarm clock a little quieter?”
I grabbed my stiff shoulders and stood up. For two days, the body that was abused by the dog king screamed, but if you let it go, that alarm clock will eat up the rest of your stamina. That’s the kind of noise that damages the body.
The alarm clock produced by the military is unified as a wall-mounted model. When you wake up, it means to get up and not lie down again. It is a country that does not tolerate laziness. I got up stumbling and got up on the chair and turned the cogs of the alarm clock in a set order.
One square to the left, four squares to the right, and two squares to the left.
With a chirping sound, the alarm clock subsided like a dying cricket. However, I didn’t want to go back to sleep in the current situation where my head was whining, so I shook my head and walked around the room.
One performance is certain, you bastards.
The room was small but had everything. In a good way, it means efficient furniture arrangement, and in a bad way, it means putting everything into a small space. Hold the cabinet with your left hand and extend your right hand to reach the sink across from you. Water from the faucet can be used to wash and drink, but the ration is insufficient for both.
But the next room is empty. The daily water ration will remain the same in the adjacent room. I gulped down the tap, thinking about washing my hair in the next room.
A narrow room where you can embrace the entire room with your arms wide open. Originally inhabited only by prisoners and laborers, Tantalus was narrow and poor. Still, he didn’t use a false wall as a prison, but that only made this stuffy air heavier.
However, it is important to remember that, thanks to the large-scale jailbreak that occurred a few days ago, there were not many people left.
“Let’s tear down the wall and merge it with the next room.”
What is a good place to live?
The answer is simple.
It is a place where resources are plentiful and there are few people.
The reason large houses are expensive is because the population density decreases.
Surprisingly, present-day Tantalus is… Satisfying the conditions of a livable world.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
I will tear down that wicked concrete wall and combine five rooms and live like a king. Five times the daily water ration. This should be enough to take a shower every day.
No, there is no need to be hung up on rations, right? I’ll have to go to the water tank and take a bath. A life like an emperor!
I left the room with a wicked smile. It was a time when he was rough closing the lockless door and planning a happy nursing life in the future.
“Woof woof!”
at that time. A familiar shadow appeared at the end of the hallway.
… why am i here
Aji, who ran down the hallway, sniffed his nose as if to confirm his identity, then circled around me. Indeed, it was no different from the appearance of a slaughter dog. I shook my head in fear.
“Oh, no. oh hey Be patient. Really no more, no more… .”
“bruise! I’m hungry!”
At Aji’s words, I was somehow relieved.
“Military, you crazy people… . Is this a food warehouse?”
You must eat to live. After pouring food out of your mouth and digesting it with your stomach, you have to burn the calories you get to move your body. It is so natural that there is no need to explain it.
And the military government that abuses everything in the world also abuses providence.
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Mental Education College Tantalus is not a place to keep people alive. It’s a place to kill.
Those who cannot be killed by the military’s ability, are afraid of aftermath, have to consume too many resources, or have a large political burden. Tantalus is the place where such people are wiped out as if they were leftovers.
And the method chosen to kill the isolated ones has historically been similar to that of the librarians.
“Shit. There are only a few cans left… .”
There is no food at all. Like the progenitor, Tirkanjaka, there were types of prisoners who did not die from hunger, and without food, only those types of prisoners would have survived at the age of five. That’s not what the military wants.
“But what about a prison of this size and a food warehouse of one pyeong? These guys are very intentional.”
I will never ‘stock up’ food. Such intentions were plentiful. Relying on supplies falling from time to time will make the prisoners desperate and anxious. And they will hunt each other to get resources.
“Maybe they gave me enough food to barely escape hunger. If you want to eat more, kill each other from now on, like this.”
But I didn’t tell you before. A good place for people to live is a place with resources but few people.
The size of the food warehouse was quite small compared to this large prison, but now there are only four people including me. Even vampires do not eat rice. You can make dog food for your dog. Actually, only me and the returner.
It’s too much for two people to eat. Even here, there are no workers of the Earth Mother who are diligent like the abyss, bugs and mold, so there is no need to worry about getting hurt.
“Zeep. I’m sorry, Aji. From now on, you should reduce the amount of meat you eat.”
“Mommy?! Wow! Wow!”
don’t bark I can’t help it. People take precedence over dogs.
Three cans of meat. Twenty-three canned beans. Starch and flour… . It’s rough, but somehow life can go on. And what, I know there are people here, so why don’t you provide supplies? If you think about it, you can have a luxurious meal.
“I have to meet a vampire tonight, so let’s eat well.”
On the first day I came in, I only skipped meals, but I think I will be there in the future, so I need to take care of my diet. I’ve been wanting to cook for a long time. I cracked a can of beans and poured them into the pan.
“Oh hey. Do you like beans?”
“bruise! good! Beans, good!”
“Well, is there anything you don’t like?”
When I opened the faucet, water gushed out. It is a kitchenette with only one fire pit, but the capital seems to be alive. Soak dried beans in compressed cans with water. The dry beans swelled up in an instant.
It is an item that has been cooked with vegetables since it was canned. Baked beans that are roughly edible even after being properly soaked will come out, but the monotonous taste is easy to get tired of. It’s a pity it ends like this.
I made a dough out of the coarsely scooped out flour and spread it out. From there, only enough to be used for the pie was removed, and the rest was put together and covered upside down with a tray.
“bruise! bruise! bruise!”
In the meantime, the beans soaked in water swelled up to the fullest. Aji was excited and kept messing around the pot.
It was so huge that I couldn’t even imagine being in that small can. I didn’t even know if I had soaked the beans or if I had harvested the beans by planting the seeds first.
“bruise! grown up! I have more to eat!”
“okay. okay. Envy you.”
The military is not good at anything else, but military food is amazing. I have compressed beans that can be eaten for several days in this little can. Also. Countries that are always serious about war are different.
Spices are a luxury. There’s no way that’s going to be in jail. All they have is salt and dried cabbage. I don’t like it, but let’s be lucky to have cabbage. The military is a people who seriously contemplates whether to put even vegetables that are needlessly bulky and low in calories into luxury items.
Wash the vegetables and set them aside. Then Aji sighed and said.
“I hate grass!”
“Don’t worry, you won’t.”
great. Boil slowly. In a pot with dried beans, add salt and vegetables and bring to a boil. In the meantime, put the dough into the oven next to the oven. In the meantime, dilute it with starch water in a pot that is boiling moderately. The water with a little seasoning gradually thickens and turns into edible food.
Now all that’s left is to wait.
It was a tedious waiting time. As I was looking at the boiling pot, I heard a crackling sound from the side. A little boy, ten times more impatient than me, was chasing his tail and spinning round and round.
Every time that happens, dust rises and hair flies. I frowned and bruised.
“hey. hey. blow the hair Back outside.”
“I’m hungry! I’m hungry!”
“I can’t eat your hair even if I’m hungry.”
Since he is human, he has no tail, hair, or hair, so why does he fly so much? Aji paused for a moment after hearing my words, but it didn’t last long. I’m tired and my body shakes. I can’t stand the smell and I feel like I’m going to bury my face in the pot at any moment.
“wait!”
“I’m hungry, I’m hungry, I’m hungry!”
I can’t. Now the eyes are slowly consuming me. I quickly took out a ladle and stirred the stew.
The debris of crushed beans and floating vegetables swirl. The dregs mixed in while making canned beans gathered at one point. I collected them together with a ladle and scooped them up. A stew of a ladle full of debris, floats, and legumes such as bean husks.
I put that one scoop in an empty canned tin. Then he took the chime out of his pocket.
Little girl-.
“bruise! bruise!”
Aji, now fully aware of the meaning of the bell, blinked and lowered her posture. You can see Aji’s lips glistening with saliva. I set the can of dog food on the ground.
“ruler. eat.”
Aji immediately fell to the ground and ate the dog food, yum and yum. I watched Aji eat with warm eyes.
Also, dogs are very good animals. You can eat what humans left behind.
Feeling better, I hummed and continued cooking.
The drowsy broth had a sweet taste. The starch that sticks to the tongue makes you feel full just by holding it.
great. now i have to eat
Wipe the dusty table moderately and put the pot on it. I also took out the oven-baked dough that had not yet turned into bread. All they have is canned beans and a lump of flour, but this is somewhere. If I like it, that’s Sura-sang.
Shall I feel I sat upright at the table and prayed to Mother Earth. Thank you for your daily bread, and watch over me in this cursed land.
ruler. Shall I eat
“bruise.”
When I opened my eyes, I saw a dog eating sick with me.
what is this
“Uh-huh. oh hey What are you doing sitting at the table?”
“bruise! Give me food!”
Seeing that he is sticking out his front paws, it seems that he is also asking for a bowl. You must have served canned food as a dog food bowl, right? I glanced down and saw that it had already been eaten. This reckless puppy was looking over the human table even after eating all of it.
huh. write it He said he couldn’t give me dog habit. It’s just trying to sit on top of a human head. I said sternly.
“Come down when you say good things. This is the table where people eat.”
“bruise.”
bang!
The forefoot hit the table, and the iron table rose three centimeters from its place. Over the field of vision, you can see the cooked beans flying in the sky. My dishes and utensils also float in the air.
Coogong, coogong.
Falling pots and bowls create a unique harmony. It’s like a symphony played only with percussion. Beyond that, a nibbling puppy is staring at me.
With trembling hands, I lifted the tin cans from the floor. The floor was so clean that they licked it so well that it was hard to believe that it had just been made and worn at the factory. Use this as a dog food bowl, and put a ladle full of stewed soybean soup… .
“bean.”
I also added a bunch of beans. Then, after shaking the chime once, he pushed the dog food bowl full of beans in front of Aji. Aji immediately put her face in the can and shuddered.
Aji, who had been muttering for a while, raised her head and shouted with a bright smile.
“bruise! tasty! Beans are delicious!”
“huh. Only this time. I know it won’t happen next time.”
Dogs are f*cking animals. A bunch of dirty, stupid hair that eats what humans eat, literally f*cking humans.
It’s like a f*cking dog. He thinks he’s on top of people’s heads.
let’s see Even though he is the king of dogs, his essence is a dog. Someday, surely, when all these hard times are over and I finally train you. From then on, don’t treat me like a dog.
I will prove to you what it is to be the lord of all things!
Beans taste normal.
Aji eat whatever you want