episode_0012

On the second floor there was an academy, a stationery store, and a beauty salon.

I checked the academy and hair salon yesterday and the stationery store today, so there wasn’t any problem.

I thought I could grab some ramen and some coffee from the beauty salon and see if there was anything to eat at the academy.

Before that, I headed to the convenience store to get some water, but I heard the sound of something rustling.

“…………………………..”

He took out his self-defense baton and was ready to hit his head at any time.

Now, if a zombie appears, you can kill it right away.

But it wasn’t a zombie. She was a young girl who looked to be in the second or third grades of elementary school at most.

The girl was covering her ears with one hand and hastily putting canned food and bottled water into her bag with the other hand.

There was a tag on the bag, which seemed to have the address of the house and the name ‘Lee Ji.’ written on it.

“……………………………”

“Calm down, kid. I’m not a bad person.”

Yeji Lee took out the flower from her arms.

Then he aimed it at me and crept back.

I felt like I knew where it came from.

One door was open. It seemed like they had shaken the door, causing the cleaning tool to fall and come in.

Thinking that he was a really smart kid, I held out my hand once again.

“Aren’t you nice? I’m not a bad person.”

“…….Who is your sister?”

“The person who lived here first. There were cleaning supplies on the doors, right?”

“Yes.”

“Your sister did that?”

“Aha…. More than that, sister.”

“Huh?”

“Why are you wrapping your stomach?”

Yeji Lee asked innocently.

Well, I thought it would be fascinating.

If it weren’t for the bleeding, I wouldn’t have wrapped my stomach. This is ugly.

More than that, I also had something I wanted to ask Yeji Lee.

Which parents. The lower grades of elementary school. Are you letting me out in a place like this alone?

“Where are your parents, Yeji?”

“……How did you know my name?”

“It’s written on the bag.”

“Ah.”

“So, my parents……”

“Mom and Dad are playing with zombies. They told me not to touch them because they were playing tag.”

“……..Playing tag?”

“Yes. Since I have slow legs, I told him not to play tag but to play kkakdugi. So I came here while mom and dad were playing tag.”

“………………………………………………. ”

I understood.

There was a high possibility that the game of tag was a death race that attracted all the surrounding zombies.

For some reason, I felt like the zombies weren’t chasing me even though I kept going in and out of the building.

Honestly, I wanted to help. Even a kid who doesn’t know anything has to carry food to survive.

I figured it would be okay since I had a lot of time left anyway.

“Want your sister to help you?”

“Yes. Well then, thank you.”

“Did you tell me to bring something in my bag?”

“Umm, mom told me to bring water and canned food. Not ramen.”

“That’s it. Bring some ramen too.”

“Yes?”

“Eon, you. Let’s go together. yes? Anyway, I can’t eat all of this by myself.”

“Ah……. Thank you!”

Yeji Lee smiled brightly.

Seeing her smile like that, I couldn’t help but smile too.

Of course, I felt a little sick of being the older sister, but I couldn’t help it.

If the little boy in front of me thinks I’m a strange person and runs away, I’ll get hurt even more.

“But, Yeji.”

“Yes?”

“Do you have auditory hallucinations?”

“Are you hallucinating?”

“No, I was covering my ears earlier.”

“I can hear strange sounds, but I haven’t had any auditory hallucinations.”

“Ah.”

also. Yeji Lee seemed to be suffering from post-zombie stress disorder.

If you can’t sleep because of the zombies’ moaning, it will keep ringing in your ears.

Subtle and slow. Then you won’t want to live.

Then you need something to block your ears or provide psychological comfort near your ears.

In my case, I was wearing a cat ear headset.

And coincidentally, Yeji Lee seemed to be coveting my headset.

Since his eyes were fixed right here, it was impossible to notice.

“Yeji.”

“Yes?”

“Sister, do you want a headset?”

“……Yes.”

“That’s it. you take it You just need to find another one at a large stationery store.”

“Wow…. You can’t hear the song, right?”

“Yes. It’s just a matter of covering your ears. I cut the line. You don’t like it?”

“No, I didn’t want the line to get in the way, so I was thinking about wrapping it or cutting it.”

“Now.”

Yeji Lee smiled brightly as she looked at the headset hanging around her neck.

Then he put the fruit in his arms and started to gather up the canned food and bottled water that had fallen on the ground.

After watching that, it didn’t work, so I just picked up Yeji Lee’s bag.

“Put in a lot, Yeji. My sister will listen to it.”

“Thank you!”

“Which side is your house?”

“Uh….. If you turn left from the main entrance of the large supermarket, you will see the entrance.”

“Aha.”

I saw it two weeks ago.

It probably took about 10 minutes to walk there.

It was obvious that it would be a difficult journey.

But I was so anxious that I couldn’t bear it. I’m not doing this because it reminds me of the kindergarten student I killed at the stationery store yesterday.

To be honest, no one will point a finger at me even if I pretend not to know and don’t care.

But my conscience is pricked tremendously. Later, when I moved and saw him dead, I really felt like I couldn’t bear it.

“Yeji.”

“Yes, sister.”

“I’ll tell you where to come in next time.”

“Yes?”

Yeji Lee tilted her head.

I started explaining slowly.

I bolted all the doors in this building. So, when you shake it to remove it, it makes a sound.

Next time, don’t come in by shaking the door.

So, there is a passage between buildings. If you open the emergency exit on the side of the vacant lot, you will find a PC room.

Once inside, you can safely go to the convenience store and stationery store.

After saying that, I made eye contact with Yeji Lee and smiled.

“Do you understand?”

Yeji Lee nodded.

Then he held a bag of ramen, one in each hand, and hesitated.

I wanted to carry more, but I felt like I couldn’t because I didn’t have enough hands.

Honestly, it was wiser not to be greedy.

If you get greedy, sad things will happen.

Still, I wanted to help you be greedy today.

So, I thought it would be better to first go out through the door that Yeji Lee came through earlier.

And it would be better to head to Yeji Lee’s house as quickly and quietly as possible.

“Don’t take the lead. Yeji.”

“Yes?”

“No matter what happens, stay behind me. That makes it easier to run away, right?”

“Uh, what about you…?”

“Ah, I’m strong so I don’t get hurt easily. Got it?”

“Yes…….”

Yeji Lee rolled her eyes as if she was anxious.

But I was really okay. It must hurt like hell, but it won’t kill you.

And being sore as hell was better than being mentally ill.

I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t met Lee Ye-ji, but I couldn’t help it when I met her.

I felt like I would be quite shocked if I left him to die.

So, in order for me to survive, I had no choice but to send Yeji Lee home safely.

After setting the bar, I decided to use my left arm, which was the least damaged, as a shield and walked forward.

“…………………………..”

“Stay tight. If something happens, hide.”

“Yes.”

There were hardly any people in the shopping mall. It was natural.

However, it was surprising that there were hardly any zombies to be seen.

I know that at the beginning of the incident, they probably went up to the upper floors to prey on the survivors.

Still, more than two weeks have passed and I was wondering if it would slowly come down.

And as if my ominous premonition had come true, the zombies standing blankly on the telephone pole saw me and started running towards me.

“Yeji, hide behind your sister.”

“…….Yes!”

There are three zombies. It wasn’t a very small number, but it wasn’t a large number either.

He struck the head of one zombie that was charging at him with his self-defense stick and raised his knees to counter the tackle of another zombie.

I smashed the zombie’s head and finished it off, but I couldn’t stop the last zombie from biting my left arm.

Still, it was okay. Because it was bitten so badly, it was able to endure this much pain.

The situation ended with the zombie’s head being smashed by the self-defense stick swung horizontally.

Yeji Lee buried her face in my back and was shaking quietly.

“It’s okay, Yeji. I will protect you no matter what happens. Let’s go.”

“Yes……”

My left arm was throbbing, but for some reason it felt good.

My mind was clear and I was proud. It seemed like it was because I did what my conscience told me to do.

So, I walked through the shopping mall during lunch time, taking Lee Yeji with me.

Fortunately, there weren’t that many zombies and there were no mutations.

I have now learned how to deal with regular zombies, so I was able to kill them all with just a few more bites.

Then we came to the entrance to the apartment complex.

“……………..”

“Why, Yeji.”

“Sister’s left arm……”

“Ah, it’s okay. Don’t die. Rather, where is your home?”

“Over there. I have to go left… can’t I just look to the right?”

“Why?”

“Dad is playing tag over there.”

“Ah.”

My sister will watch and tell me, or something like that.

Let’s go home safely first.

Various words lingered in my mouth.

It was because I didn’t know what to say in this situation.

If I go there and see that it was Yeji’s father. What will happen to Yeji?

In the end, this was all I could say.

“Ugh, my sister will come see it. Let’s wait for Yeji in a safe house.”

“Yes… I think I should tell my mom… Can I let her into the house? ”

“Is your mom at home?”

“Yes. When dad comes home tired, he plays tag on the other side. All you have to do is play the gong.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Fortunately, there were no zombies on the way to Yeji Lee’s house.

But I wasn’t happy.

I couldn’t help it because my father boasted about how good he was at playing tag.

I can’t believe I’m being chased by so many zombies. There was little chance of him being alive.

Still, I walked to Yeji Lee’s house to send her home properly.

Not long after, Yeji Lee was shouting loudly and pounding on the window.

“Do you live on the first floor?”

“Yes. My mom has trouble with her legs, so there is nothing I can do.”

“So you said you didn’t have to go in?”

“Yes. mom! ladder! Ladder!”

The window opened, and a woman in her early 30s in a wheelchair lowered the ladder.

Yeji Lee threw the ramen to her mother and climbed up the ladder as if she was excited.

I also climbed halfway up the ladder and bowed my head to say hello.

And I could see it. A woman whose legs are below the knees is embarrassed and uses sign language.

Yeji Lee was very excited and praised me.

I couldn’t stand it anymore and put down Yeji Lee’s bag as if throwing it.

“Yeji. I’ll bring my dad. Where did you say you were playing tag?”

“It’s on the right from the entrance. It’s a huge playground there.”

“Good. See you later.”

I forced myself to smile brightly.

Then, as if running away, he climbed down the ladder and quickly ran to the entrance of the apartment complex he had seen earlier.