Chapter 136. Cheongpyeong
“I’m sorry! There must have been some misunderstanding!”
“Hiccup… Huh?”
“My deepest apologies, once again.”
I sprang from the chair and bowed ninety degrees, offering a swift apology.
The sooner an apology, the better.
Though it felt quite late already.
At least I hadn’t killed or tortured any of them.
I hadn’t crossed the final line from which our relationship could never recover.
First, I told the woman with the anxious eyes and the struggling man to calm down, then explained the situation from start to finish. I told them I was from Seoul, why I had come here, and that I had simply entered this campsite intending to stay for a day.
“We’ve been attacked a few times by other humans, so I thought this was another one of those situations…”
“But I only rushed you because you were throwing stones!” the man retorted, his face a picture of injustice.
I probably would have felt the same way.
“My apologies again. I completely misjudged the situation, assuming it was an attack. I’ll untie your ropes immediately and leave.”
“So ‘sorry’ makes everything okay? You cause all this trouble and just expect to walk away?”
“I’m truly sorry. Then, as a small token of my apology, I’ll leave some of our Food Supplies.”
“What’s the point of Food Supplies out here in the countryside? There’s food everywhere if you just step outside.”
“Then what can I do to make amends?”
It seemed Food Supplies held little value here.
In the city, women sold their bodies for food, and men preyed on others’ lives.
