episode_0002

What should I do now? Where should I go? How can I shake it off?

First, I have to get rid of that thing. I don’t think I can handle it, and I don’t have the courage to do so.

There’s no way I could commit murder. But… isn’t that not human..?

Looking at his empty stomach, he’s probably already dead… Should I go and give him eternal rest?

” Haa… Haa… ”

No, come to your senses. What are you going to do with your bare hands?

Run away. Anywhere.

Yeah, go to the police station right in front of you….

I unconsciously reached out to open the door, but the door itself was broken.

Inside, there are a lot of broken things. There are a few corpses.

Should I be relieved by the less splendid sight outside…? Or should I despair that it’s the same here…?

Let’s hide for now. Let’s hide and gather our thoughts. I’m too confused right now.

I just picked a random room and went in without even knowing which room it was inside.

Is this a shooting range? A storage facility? Whatever it is, there are no bodies.

Only then was I able to catch my breath as I sat down on the chair near the door through which I had entered.

Considering how many shocking things I’ve encountered, I think I’m doing okay. Maybe my survival instincts were stimulated by encountering that zombie thing earlier and my sanity returned..?

” But this police station… ”

It was a whole 4km away from home.

I ran all the way here…? I shouldn’t be in good physical shape to do this…?

Considering that I ran 4km without stopping, my physical condition wasn’t too bad. If I had done that with my body yesterday, I would have collapsed already.

” Is this body good even in this part… ”

Should I like it…? It seems like it’s a gain for now…

Yes. First of all, I understand that you have excellent stamina to run away. That alone is an advantage.

Yeah. Let’s think positively. There’s no harm in feeling bad about yourself in this situation.

” Is there anything to gain from this..? ”

First of all, survival comes first. Run around outside to your heart’s content so you know how desperate the situation is.

The police station is like this, so we have to assume that no rescue team will come.

So, I have to protect my body.

Let’s look for weapons. If it’s a police station, a baton. And if we’re lucky, maybe a gun..?

With that thought in mind, I started to search around the police station.

I opened shelves scattered here and there, opened large boxes, checked under desks, and searched through every room.

After searching through six rooms like that, I saw a sign for the next room to search.

” Repository.. ”

Could there be something here? The only useful things I’ve found so far are a chocolate bar, scissors, and a cutter knife.

The rest is trash, documents listing various incidents, documents listing meeting minutes, etc.

” Anything that can be used as a weapon please.. ”

Oh, should I find something like a mop and use it..?

With that thought in mind, I opened the storage room door.

And then closed it again.

” Huh..! ”

There was a body.

It’s not just any corpse. I’ve seen many corpses during my search so far, but this one is badly damaged.

I only saw it briefly, but its body was torn apart as if it had been chewed by an animal.

It’s okay. I was just a little surprised. There’s something I need to do here. I have to go in.

I opened the door and saw the body again.

And I confirmed that the body contained what I was looking for.

A baton was slung around his waist, a revolver was clutched in his languid hand, and bullets and cartridges were strewn around the body.

” That’s..! ”

Must get it. Must get it.

There are so many bullets scattered around that I don’t know how many there are, but I have to collect as many as I can.

There’s something like a basket nearby, so let’s put it in there.

…..You won’t suddenly get up and run at me, right..?

No, even if it happens suddenly, if your limbs are still broken off, it won’t be much of a threat.

He pulled out the baton hanging from the corpse’s waist and took the revolver in his hand.

And he swept into the basket all the bullets and shells he could find.

All the items were stained with thick blood that you couldn’t tell what their original color was, but if you find a wet tissue and wipe it off, it’ll be okay.

” If I don’t have wet tissues, should I just use toilet paper…? ”

I hope that never happens.

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I looked around, but there were no toilet paper, let alone wet tissues, so I went into the bathroom with the intention of actually using the toilet.

Luckily, there was water in the basin. The water was a little cloudy, but it should be fine for cleaning purposes.

I cleaned the baton, revolver, and ammunition. I was especially careful with the revolver. If I soaked it in water, it might become unusable.

If you want to use this gun for a long time, you have to take care of it. How do you take care of this?

I filtered out the cartridges mixed in with the ammunition and counted the remaining cartridges.

There were six live rounds in the revolver, seven live rounds in the basket, and five blank rounds.

Normally these things would be kept very carefully, but what on earth happened…?

I put these in a bag I found in the storage room and thought about it.

If you look at the CCTV… oh… the power went out…

It’s quite inconvenient to lose the essence of civilization.

In the end, I had no choice but to keep wandering around, updating my destination.

They say that food, clothing and shelter are essential for people to survive.

So, clothing stores, convenience stores, marts, department stores, restaurants, houses, villas, apartments.

The point is that everything must be taken into consideration.

First of all, the only thing I have to eat is a chocolate bar… Should I eat that first?

” Ugh… what does it taste like… ”

It’s not to the point where it’s inedible, but it tastes a little strange.

I wonder if it was stuck in a corner and got hurt..?

Even though I’m hurt, I have to be satisfied with this for now. I was hungry because I kept running to get here.

It’s better to eat and then die, even if you die.

… This is still not enough. Let’s look for a convenience store or mart nearby.

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I left the police station and went back out onto the street. The zombie-like thing I had seen before coming in was gone.

There was a mart over there, right?

After walking for about 10 minutes, I arrived at the mart.

The exterior of the mart was a mess. Most of the windows were broken and the displayed items were scattered on the floor. There weren’t many items, though. Most of them were damaged.

Sigh… I didn’t expect it, but when I saw this sight, I sighed. Should I find a good one among them? How desperate must they have been to cause this chaos?

Hmm… everything else is fine, let’s start with the food…

” Krrrr, krrr ”

I quickly bent down.

The sound was heard from this place.

(It’s okay. I have a weapon now. But..)

There was hesitation in using the gun. Guilt over hurting someone? No. That wasn’t a person.

That’s not the problem, the gun itself is the problem. The gun is so loud that if you shoot just one of them, you might attract other monsters that might be nearby.

(This is on hold. So, with this..)

A baton. Let’s break that guy’s pot with this.

” Krrr ”

I approached it slowly, following the sound. The monster had no lower body and was crawling using its two arms.

The head that needed to be hit seemed to be a human head, but the eyes were completely black with the border between the pupils and the whites of the eyes being vague, and the mouth had sharp teeth open and drool was dripping.

First of all, you shouldn’t just charge in. I’m not good with a baton, and I’m not good at fighting either.

Besides, since I’m a short woman, even if my partner doesn’t have a lower body, the difference between them and me isn’t that big based on just their upper body.

And I wasn’t used to this body either. My chest was slightly protruding and it was hard to hold on to it and jump around because my center of gravity was different.

” So, we have to finish it in one breath. ”

Pick up a can that’s rolling around nearby and throw it behind the monster.

The can piece that had flown to a relatively good location made a rather loud noise as it hit the floor.

” Krrr!! ”

It is now.

I took a few steps without making a sound, reached the back of the monster’s head, raised my baton over its head, and struck it with all my might.

Am I strong enough? Or is it that my opponent’s stamina has been weakened?

The monster’s head split open like a ripe watermelon, and at the same time, a lot of blood spurted out at me.

” Ouch..! ”

I didn’t think of that.

Ugh… dirty…

The smell of blood vibrates all over my body. If I do this, I’ll sound like some kind of brutal murderer.

I looked for bottled water at the mart, but even that wasn’t easy to find. Hmm… I guess there’s nothing I can do.

If fresh water is this precious, is washing clothes a luxury? Should I go to the river?

Eventually, I started searching the mart while covered in blood.

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After searching for about two hours, we were able to find several items.

There was one flashlight, eight AAA batteries, one lighter, a pack of 2L water, seven cups of ramen, 30 wooden chopsticks, one portable gas burner, five butane gas canisters, and one carrier.

Where did you get these precious things? I can only say that I was really lucky.

This was stuck in a corner somewhere.

The contents were inside the carrier, but there was a body next to it.

That body was pretty intact compared to the ones I’ve seen. Yeah, except for the neck being bent at a 90-degree angle.

Anyway, since we got these as a reward for expending our psychic power, let’s go to the department store or clothing store now.

Because the smell of blood is stinging my nose and it’s unpleasant.