EP.8 The Real Privilege Is Looks
Yeon Dohee,
She's a 24-year-old woman, the same age as me. She became my close helper after I came to this world.
"I think it's about time to start preparing for the apocalypse."
After reincarnating, I spent about two weeks just adjusting.
I carefully checked how the social structure was organized, how the system worked, and how similar this place was to where I used to live.
Thanks to the goddess's consideration, I got a small studio apartment as soon as I reincarnated.
Because of that, the adjustment period wasn't too long.
If I'd started from absolute zero, it would have taken at least half a year to adjust.
In the end, reincarnating into a civilization similar to my previous Earth made it possible to adapt quickly.
Of course, this world has a cyberpunk feel and is a bit more advanced than the old Korea, but the style isn't so different as to feel alien.
"Damn... two billion won... In my old life, I could have worked myself to the bone my whole life and never touched that kind of money, but thanks to dying while jerking off, I get to handle it now... That was a truly worthwhile session... No regrets..."
After about two weeks, I'd mostly adjusted.
That's when I used the lottery numbers the goddess gave me and secured about 2 billion won in capital.
"But fuck, what good is that if I don't know anything..."
That's right. I knew nothing.
I was completely clueless about professional survival.
I was just a guy who played zombie games in my room.
The apocalypse content I enjoyed was games, novels, webtoons, and movies.
And in those stories, it was always the same: After the apocalypse breaks out, the protagonist starts from zero and struggles to scavenge supplies.
They'd observe the situation from home, loot the local convenience store, and if they got bolder, raid the nearby supermarket.
That was the typical storyline.
But my situation was different I got 2 billion won right from the start, and about four months to prepare for the coming zombie apocalypse.
Tens of billions in capital, four months to prepare, and the target is the apocalypse.
It seemed I'd have to prepare on a grand scale.
But I had no clue what to do to get the goddess's praise.
[Let's say you have tens of billions, but a zombie apocalypse is coming in a few months. What would you do?]
So I posted a question on a community forum.
[So you can't stop the zombie apocalypse with that money?]
L [Right, you can't stop it.]
[You need a bunker. Build a bunker, stock up on food, supplies, and women.]
L [Women? You need to stock up on women too?]
L [Of course! It's the apocalypse, you gotta have sex with women.]
L [Well, even during war, people have kids...]
[Solar power, medical supplies, purification systems, amenities, weapons you need to prepare a lot.]
L [Wow... there's so much to prepare... This is basically a professional field...]
[These days there are lots of bunker companies, so if you have the money, just hire one.]
L [Oh! Bunker companies! I think I've seen those before.]
As expected, the power of collective intelligence is great.
Bunkers, survival supplies thanks to the internet warriors, I figured out what I needed to prepare.
Not just bunkers, but things like solar panels were mentioned.
In the end, building a survival environment that costs billions is a job for professionals.
You have to leave expert work to the experts.
So I looked up bunker companies and decided to hire one.
And that's how I met
'Holy shit... she's insanely pretty... Even prettier in person.'
Yeon Dohee.
I'll admit, my decision was purely selfish.
The company itself wasn't that big, just a startup.
But during my research, I saw a photo of the company's CEO, and her looks were stunning.
Yeon Dohee... she was insanely beautiful.
Of course, it wasn't just because she was pretty that I wanted to hire her.
At first, I just wanted to meet her and check her out in person.
But after meeting her, it wasn't just about talking I really wanted to hire her. She was even prettier than in the photos. Absolutely stunning.
She had model-like height, long jet-black layered hair, and an incredibly alluring vibe.
For the record, I like that kind of allure.
Her skin was so white, almost porcelain.
Big, slightly cat-like eyes, framed by thick lashes and straight brows she looked so chic.
She's supposed to be my age, but I wanted to call her "noona."
Her features were a bit exotic, not fully mixed-race, but she looked like she had some foreign blood.
And most importantly
'Her chest... her chest is just...!'
It was huge.
Her boobs
No, to put it plainly, her rack was enormous.
Honestly, this has nothing to do with anything, but I have to say it.
With a rack like that, I felt like she could build my bunker strong and safe.
I really meant it, in my heart.
But that was just my feelings.
No matter how much I died jerking off, I couldn't commission an apocalypse bunker just because I was horny.
In the end, I had another reason for hiring her.
"...."
Yeon Dohee stared at me for a long time, as if she were looking into me.
'Huh...? Why is she staring like that? Was I too obvious checking out her chest? Or is it because I'm too handsome after reincarnating?'
Saying it's because I'm too handsome is a bit much.
But not totally.
To be precise, it's not totally an exaggeration now.
Before reincarnating, I had an average face.
But when I came to this world, the goddess gave me another perk
She upgraded my looks to above average.
According to the goddess, it was to help me adapt quickly.
It makes sense.
Even I was so captivated by Yeon Dohee's goddess-level beauty that I was considering hiring her.
So I went from average to above-average looks.
When I first met Yeon Dohee, I was full of confidence from my new appearance.
So, half-crazy for the goddess-like Yeon Dohee, I was acting cocky.
After staring at me for a long time, Yeon Dohee quietly said,
"Did you come from another world?"
She mentioned another world.
"Another world...?"
I was flustered.
Another world? Does she mean another country?
No, normally you'd say a different country, not another world.
"Yes, another world. Not another country in this world, but another dimension."
Yeon Dohee saw right through me.
She clearly defined what she meant by "another world."
Apparently, when she was young, Yeon Dohee suffered from something like a spiritual illness.
It was pretty severe.
Her parents, who passed away two years ago, tried everything to cure her.
After years of struggle, she got somewhat better, but it was never fully resolved.
At some point, her father confessed a secret.
He told her he was from another world a case of someone from another world coming here through a portal.
Her mother knew about his background.
It was such a rare thing, they planned to tell Yeon Dohee when she was older.
But when she fell ill, and nothing else worked, her father thought maybe it was because he was from another world.
So he told her the truth earlier than planned.
Of course, it's not certain whether her illness was really because her father was from another world.
But through that event, she learned about the concept of other worlds, and about traveling between worlds.
"A shrine maiden who helped me the most said this: If I work with machines, I can manage my spiritual power more stably."
Although her symptoms eased, Yeon Dohee's spiritual illness never fully disappeared.
But there was a way to use the spiritual power from her illness positively by working with machines.
Conversely, if she didn't work with machines, bad luck would build up.
She'd get sick, and because of her strong "peach blossom fate," she'd suffer because of men.
Once she started working with machines, her health improved a lot.
Now she's actually very healthy, but the spiritual power is still inside her.
Because of that, she says she can sense unusual energies.
She said that's how she knew I was from another world.
'Even I'm a reincarnator, and this beautiful woman is talking so confidently and openly... I want to trust her... but still, you never know...'
I wanted to believe her. Honestly, I really did.
I hoped I had some amazing connection with such a beautiful woman.
So I really wanted to believe her.
That made me even more suspicious, looking for something I could trust.
You never know maybe her goal was to steal my organs.
"If you want proof that you can trust me, Mr. Taesik..."
While I was being so creatively suspicious, Yeon Dohee gave me definite proof.
"Your face, it changed a lot when you came over, didn't it? I can sense something different about your face."
She pointed out exactly that my looks had been upgraded from average to above average.
'That's perfect proof...!'
I had to believe her. Of course I did.
And so, I gained a reliable helper.
A ridiculously pretty, big-breasted helper.