Hruday was holding a smartphone, humanity's best yet worst invention, like a knife. Hruday was now reading a forbidden-banned book that was called "Laws of Power," infamous throughout the internet.

He had text-to-speech software to use, and although its voice was shitty and shaky, at least it saved his eyes from the strain. He was happy for this convenience, as he would abuse his eyes for entertainment.

and now that he could basically sit around doing nothing, he was feeling luxurious as if he were a VIP. he chuckled himself

Although he didn't feel the hype, it seemed useful, so he kept reading but never read it in full. But he was going to complete it from start to finish.

"Never outshine the master," huh!? It's so true. We had to learn the hard way, lol. But as he read, his thoughts started to get darker.

After two hours, as he was fully immersed in the book, he didn't notice Roy coming in. "Hruday, food is ready; don't refuse; you need to recover."

Hruday paused the audio and sat up, thinking, "This is good. I need to recollect and let it settle down."

He ate his food, chewing thoroughly and commanding his brain to absorb every good nutrient. He thought, "We should prepare our food inside our house just in case, perhaps for the future when I feel there is a power struggle."

"So who are my enemies, zombies? The main threat is humans. Haha, I am already using it without realizing it. I guess these laws are kind of common."

"But if I don't clear the zombies, it will be okay. Although these guys act like barriers, they are hindering me, but they are also helping me from outside and inside power threats. So what can I do to not make them a hindrance?"

"Well, I could store them in a building, but what's the point of it? I am getting sidetracked. I need to... What was it that I wanted to do?"

"Yes, the survival manual. I need to print it out and give it to everyone. I hope we still have a sheet of paper."

hruday skimmed through everything from the app that he had installed on day one, called Survival Manual It had everything from electricity-generating windmills to medical treatment procedures

It had everything from electricity-generating windmills and car hijackings to emergency medical treatment procedures.

Hruday was really excited by what he could do, but he also felt a little bit scared of medical emergency treatments. The process of learning how to stop gun wound bleeding is what made Hruday sensitive. He took a moment to think if there were any alternative ways to stop bleeding.

after selecting the parts to print out for everyone

Meanwhile, Roy was giving a speech about letting his anger out. He mocked those who left without saying anything, hiding in their apartments. He said, "Look, a child came. You guys who call yourself adults put tails between your legs. You went into hiding like rats."

"Then what will you guys do after, huh, starve to death rotting away? Then we have a so-called department head scout leader who came and ran into hiding and into the storage. Wow, what bravery!"

"Very genius, letting others die fighting and starve to death while you hoard others' supplies coming out if it is safe."

"If we were like you, you guys wouldn't be alive. What am I doing wrong to save you? We should have let you die rotting away, huh?" Roy said as he heard a low comment.

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hruday who was busy hearing his book, heard a commotion He woke up, starting to look for a weapon Then he looked out the window and saw Roy giving a speech. hruday thought, "Ahh, shit, he is going to ruin all my future workers' shit I need to intervene."

Then, when he saw Michael coming up to the stage, he thought, "No, it's good They need to hurt their ego so that I, the good guy, come to a common ground and cool the hot metal hammering the way I want."

Meanwhile, Michael thought, "Oh shit, this guy is going all out. I need to calm him down before he ruins everything." Here comes the good cop.

Michael came up to the stage, calming Roy. "Drink this; go take some rest," he said, signaling for Mark to take him.

Then the scout leader, trying to take advantage of the situation, said, "Look,

"This is what happens when you give power to brats. Look how they are."

Michael said, "Shut the fuck up, you hypocrite. You don't have the right to talk about this when you tried to keep all the food in the storage room for yourself."

The scout leader tried to respond, but Michael cut him off. "Shut him up; his scout leader fumes in anger and feels embarrassed He thought to himself, you are going to pay for this".

Michael continued "Look, guys, I know what Roy said is harsh. He was enraged because his best friend almost got infected because somebody ran, trying to hoard all the food." As he said this, everyone looked at the scout leader, directing their anger and frustration.

"But I understand you guys; hiding isn't bad. In fact, I recommend hiding if things go south, but we shouldn't run when things are solvable."

The crowd murmured, some agreeing, others still visibly upset. Michael could feel the atmosphere was still tense, and the scout leader's defiant expression didn't help.

Just as the tension seemed ready to boil over again, Hruday, still bandaged and looking pale, entered the room, leaning on the doorframe for support.

Hruday: "He's right, you know."

Everyone turned to look at him, surprised to see him out of bed.

Hruday: "Michael is right. We need to be smart about this. Running and hiding won't save us in the long run. Working together will."

He took a moment, catching his breath, before continuing.

Hruday: "I know some of you are scared. Hell, I'm scared too. But fear can't be our leader. We have to face these challenges head-on. And that means no more hoarding, no more running at the first sign of trouble."

The room was silent, the weight of Hruday's words sinking in.

Hruday: "We need each other. Now more than ever, why run away and ruin everything when you can change it just by giving it all we can? So let's stick together and do this right."

Michael, seeing the impact of Hruday's words, stepped back, letting his friend take the lead. The scout leader looked down, his defiance melting away.

Scout Leader: then what we all die for is giving everything we have for nothing."

hruday said, "No, I will personally tell you if you guys can't judge the situation to run, then let's run and save ourselves Remember, we doing all this for ourselves In the end, we are far more important than others We shouldn't sacrifice ourselves for nothing."

scout leader commented lightly "Huh, as if you would."

"I would say only sacrifice if you are infected, really love someone or there is something bigger than you at stake Even if you are infected, you aren't obliged to sacrifice; it's up to you Just don't lie to others and kill others in vain Tell us we will try our best to stop this by squeezing the heck out of it. In fact, I was thinking about what we could do."

Hruday: "Good. Let's make sure this doesn't happen again. We have enough enemies out there without fighting among ourselves."

The tension eased, and people began to nod in agreement. Michael placed a hand on Hruday's shoulder, guiding him back to rest.

Michael: "Alright, let's get back to work. We've got a lot to do."

As the group dispersed, Michael looked at Hruday with a mixture of admiration and relief.

Michael: "You sure know how to make an entrance."

Hruday: "Just doing what needs to be done."

"you know I could have taken care of it." Michael said hruday replied ya you would have but I was already coming so it felt awkward and weird to go back so I did this anyways man, you saved the day."

haha I sure did Now let's go Michael said as he supported hruday a little

hruday said "Man i think all the pain is catching up to me now Fuck, my back hurts like hell Did I fall on a sharp stone or something?"

ya that's why your head bleeds like that

Today, we need to remove all the stones on the ground and make it smooth Michael, no man, if we say that now that scout leader will make a fuss

hruday said that the scout leader is becoming a problem.hmm

Then Hruday walked towards his apartment with Michael and was silently guilty Roy hruday said Roy, you did right; they were really annoying but next time, control your anger a bit

Michael interjected, saying he was so worried about you, man Michael said chuckling he must really love you as he looked into Roy's his eyes saying gay gay all out loud