episode_0259

Literally, the nameless kid I met on the street was a pretty good partner.

Not in a strange sense, but as a guide.

Not only was he suspiciously familiar with the surroundings, but he was also not very sociable.

How could not being sociable be an advantage, but in a situation like now where we happened to be together even though we didn’t know each other well, sociability was closer to poison.

That’s because the more sociable a person is, the less able he is to endure the kind of silence that has fallen between me and that kid.

Just like people who have no doubt that something terrible will happen if the conversation is interrupted, they tend to try to continue the conversation somehow, even by twisting their whole bodies.

The problem was the characteristics that the little boy and I had.

On one side is a human being who, despite the world being messed up, chose to go on a journey to somewhere instead of choosing the option of hiding somewhere to avoid zombies, and on the other side is a girl who is extremely delicate in a world that ends up becoming a den of zombies. Because I am living alone in my body.

To put it simply, it doesn’t matter which one speaks first, if the conversation continues, the atmosphere will inevitably become heavier.

But is there any reason to open your mouth?

It’s not that the silence is so heavy that I can’t bear it, but it’s just nice and quiet at this level, isn’t it?

And more than anything… In an era where you never know when and where people crazy about human meat might pop up, walking down the street while talking about Dorando was no different from wanting to experience the Pied Piper.

Of course, in this case, there is a 99.9% chance that zombie friends will flock here instead of rats or children.

‘Do you usually walk around like that?’

It won’t be easy to move around while crouching… Will it really be the final step of the decisive battle weapon ‘High School Girl’, which is said to be able to take on a tank with three people?

Core strength is no joke, really.

It must have been a moment when he was closely observing the back of a girl who was walking about five steps ahead of him and performing a stealth maneuver.

Did you find anything?

The girl, who had been moving non-stop as if to make up for her short stride, suddenly stopped right around the corner.

Then, he peeked his head over the corner and looked beyond, and then a troubled expression appeared on his face.

No, I wonder if there is something around the corner that makes me react like that.

Well, how many dozen zombies are holding on?

Out of curiosity, I quietly walked up behind the girl and imitated what the girl had just done. As soon as I did that, I was able to realize it.

This is why the girl was in trouble.

“Hey, nothing special?”

“Tsk… If I had known this would happen, I would have saved my life and used him as a slave.”

“Ah, what are you going to use by keeping a man alive, not a woman? Women can use it for sexual purposes, but men can’t do that.”

“If you’re asking him to do some chores and you feel like he’s not in a good condition, shouldn’t you use him as bait when hunting zombies?”

“What, are you a genius?”

Um…what can I say…they’re typical gangsters.

Looking at their attire, it looks like they were a biker gang that was active around here before the world went to hell… but after the zombie outbreak broke out, did they change their business to a modern-day magician?

The sight of the cycle parked nearby was quite brutal.

It’s not an ordinary motorcycle, but it seems like a lot of care was put into it because it has a lot of things added on to it.

So more…

“Do you like it?”

“···?”

I was still dissatisfied with the fact that my movement speed had decreased due to the introduction of a guide that wasn’t already there.

It even had a sidecar of a size that looked perfect for carrying a child next to it, and it looked like it had been prepared to be handed over to us.

So I said something as if I was admiring it without realizing it, but the movement of the two people who were working hard to loot the corpse suddenly stopped.

Then, to focus on farming, he quietly picked up the work tools that he had put aside for a while.

“Hey, who is there?”

“I know everything is there, so come out.”

The aluminum parts, whose ends were stained dark red, seemed to be used for actual work rather than just for show, and the appearance was very scary.

It wasn’t like they were hammering iron balls into some kind of pin, but it was more because they had rusty nails hammered into the end.

Of course, the brutality is limited to the tools, and the people holding them are not scary, but rather… I felt like I was looking at low-intelligence mobs, so it was a bit funny.

No, if common sense tells you to come out, will you come out?

Still, if you want to take over that motorcycle, you will need the cooperation of the owners, so why not start negotiations?

Tuk-!

“Ahhh…?!”

to···?

···Ah, that’s right.

It wasn’t just me, I was spying with a kid.

“What is it, kid?”

“Wait a minute… she looks like a girl?”

“Hmm, the boss was already telling me to get the girl…”

It wasn’t my intention at all, but in a way, I felt like I was being betrayed in a situation that felt like I was being pushed against myself.

The gaze of the little boy looking back at me was quite stinging.

He immediately got over his embarrassment and appeared after the little boy.

“Hey, I’m sorry. I forgot we were together for a moment…”

“What, there was a group of people.”

“Tsk, it’s annoying.”

“Okay, let’s deal with the man quickly and take the girl back to the base. Zombies are coming in droves.”

Did you think I would be scared if you did that?

One of the gangsters dressed in special police uniform grinned unpleasantly and started hitting his palm with a stick until it made a clicking sound.

“Hey, you.”

“Me?”

“Seeing as you’re still talking nonsense, it seems like you don’t understand the situation very well.”

The guy who was laughing suddenly looked at me with a straight face and asked.

“By the way, are you Korean?”

“Oh, how did you know that?”

“As expected…”

After hearing my answer, the gangster shook his head as if he knew he would do that and suddenly turned his arrow towards the kid.

“Tsk, I had nothing to hang out with, so I hung out with a Korean… What a dirty bitch.”

“···!”

“Well, don’t worry. From now on, I will only deal with fellow Japanese people. I don’t know how big that bastard’s dick is, but if you eat it a few times, you won’t even remember it soon, right?”

No, that ten bastard…?

Does that make a quiet person a pedophile?

“Hey, tight.”

“What…?!”

“Has the will announcement finished?”

“What nonsense…”

“I guess it’s over.”

Then I have to search, right?

I immediately took out a sword from my inventory and held it as if throwing a javelin.

Then he threw it at the guy, and not only did the sword suddenly appear, but it was flying towards him at an incredible speed, so it felt a bit unrealistic.

The guy who was struggling to stop it somehow was unable to overcome the power contained in the sword and was thrown all the way to the wall and became stuffed along with the sword.

Kwaang!

“Ugh…!”

Did he look at that and decide that it was bad?

The guy who just a moment ago would have rather done something quickly and returned to base immediately turned around and started running towards the motorcycle.

“Yoyoyo, do you want to see the thief’s son? How dare you try to steal someone else’s motorcycle and ride it?”

Since time immemorial, a stick is the best medicine for thieves.

So the guy who still couldn’t get out of his taxidermy situation picked up the spilled aluminum pata and took a swing pose like he saw on TV one day.

Then, he swung with all his might and immediately threw a punch as if he had hit a home run.

It flew around spinning like that…

Kyaang!

“Kehehe?!’

The sound of the impact, which felt as if my stomach was being ripped open just by hearing it, spread in all directions.

No, how can you hit a person’s head and make such a clear sound?

Is it because there is nothing inside…?

With renewed admiration, I walked towards the guy lying on the floor.

Did he react to the sound of my footsteps?

The guy who had been hit hard on the back of the head and was struggling began to kick on the floor.

“Sa, save me… Ugh…”

At the same time, since he was begging for his life, I didn’t feel the need to listen any further, so I took out an extra sword from my inventory and slashed the back of the guy’s neck.

As soon as the sword struck like that pierced my skin, a crunching sensation of my cervical spine being crushed came up through my fingertips.

Was it only after appreciating the entire series of processes leading up to that point that he realized who he was trying to fool?

Before I knew it, the little boy’s face was as white as a sheet of paper.

Anyone can see that he is very scared.

I internally smiled bitterly at that sight.

Anytime you try to criticize others without hesitation, it definitely seems like you’re a kid.

‘Is this where we end with him?’

Well… Still, this was enough to pay for a box of cup ramen.

I immediately took out the promised part-time job from my inventory and threw it at the kid.

“Now, here is the promised part-time job.”

Then, after confirming that the little boy accepted it without hesitation, he walked briskly towards the motorcycle leaning against the wall.

It must have been the moment when I arrived in front of the motorcycle and was contemplating whether or not to remove the now useless side car.

I heard the sound of footsteps, which were quite heavy for a small child, ring out…

“Oh, it’s still a long way to go before the promised time?”

Before I could say anything, the kid grabbed the empty side car.

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“···? What is this?”

“No, I don’t even know my number card?”

“I am an international student.”

“If you’re an international student, shouldn’t you know better? I heard that it is mandatory for international students to get one these days.”

“Kuhm… So what happened to that?”

“Can’t you see this part here?”

The part where the finger of the little boy who said that was pointing was a series of numbers.

“If you look at it, you’ll see, but even though I look like this, I’m still an adult, right? So, I wish you would stop being such a brat.”

What…?

It wasn’t illegal, it was legal!?