episode_0308

What was my original plan?

The idea was to show Reiko the sights I had seen and naturally make her decide to change the route.

Of course, there is a possibility that Reiko will choose the option of pushing forward as is, even after seeing the ‘thing’ that is standing in the middle of the path we must take forward.

Although such a possibility exists, personally, I thought the likelihood of the situation turning out that way was very low.

That’s because ‘it’ was something that everyone could not help but feel uncomfortable about.

Sure enough, as soon as she got down to where I had been sitting earlier, Reiko’s face turned white as she saw the scene seen between the trees.

“What on earth is that…?”

Then he asked me that question in a trembling voice, as if he had a hard time believing what he was seeing.

“I don’t know either. In the first place, this is my first time doing something like that.”

“···Is it my illusion that the zombies around me seem to be guarding ‘that’?”

As expected, it didn’t just seem that way to me.

I thought maybe I was mistaken about something… but if even Reiko, who is basically a cool-headed person except when she is being tormented by Masochly with a shallow erection, says this, I think there is a high possibility that it will be seen that way in other people’s eyes as well. That’s right.

As I was thinking that in my heart and responding by saying that I could see it that way too, Reiko bit her lip.

“Is it better to change the path?”

“Do you want an honest answer?”

Reiko seemed to ponder my question for a moment, but eventually nodded.

Then he started waiting for my answer with a slightly anxious expression.

“I don’t know if there is a similar saying in Japan, but there is such a saying in Korea. Sometimes it may be faster to go back.”

“Are you referring to ‘Wujikjigye’ from Sun Tzu?”

“···?”

“···???”

“Uh… that’s probably right.”

Wow… I don’t know much about what happened, but it seems like we got along, so I guess that’s the end of it.

“Why do you think so?”

“Of course…”

“Of course?”

“It’s a feeling.”

“···Is that really all?”

“Yes.”

Reiko frowned as if to say, ‘At best…?’ But regardless of Reiko’s reaction, I tend to trust my intuition quite a lot.

Especially… when it’s related to something bad.

That’s because whenever my spine felt like this, the worst situation would inevitably unfold.

It’s been like this all my life, so wouldn’t it be strange to think that this time it would be different?

However, that’s just my perspective, and Reiko’s perspective may find the explanation insufficient…

“Isn’t there such a thing in the first place? Do not touch dogs, children, or pregnant women.”

“···?”

“Pregnant woman…?”

“Oh, I guess you didn’t notice because of the distance.”

Well, my eyesight has long surpassed that of ordinary people, but Reiko is not.

In addition, sitting at the desk all day looking at documents may have worsened her eyesight, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Reiko didn’t notice that ‘that’ belly was swollen like a pregnant woman’s.

With that thought in mind, I added the words to take a closer look at her lower abdomen, and Reiko’s eyes immediately narrowed.

How long has it been like that?

It seemed like he was having a hard time focusing for a while, but finally he came across a scene similar to what I had seen.

Reiko’s complexion, which was already pale, was now pale enough to be slightly worrying.

“There are definitely a lot of things that make me uncomfortable.”

“Right?”

“Go back and talk about changing the route…”

Did you mean to share it?

However, Reiko’s remarks did not last until the end.

It was because of a sudden event.

Poof!

“Huh-eo…!”

The head of the special female-shaped entity that was facing the floor turned towards us, as if it had sensed our presence.

At that moment, a gasping sound came out of Reiko’s mouth.

Aaaahhh

The pregnant monster, who was glaring at us with bewildered eyes, suddenly screamed.

An even more shocking thing happened after that.

“···What the fuck.”

What kind of Queen of Blades are you?

What on earth is this…

*****

What happened?

I don’t know if it was because of the monster’s sudden scream, but I felt a little dizzy.

I’m sure my mind is fine, but I feel like something keeps interfering with my thoughts.

“First of all… it jumps out.”

It was in the midst of this that the voice of the man, Suhyeon, flowed into my ears.

I feel dizzy, like I hit my head hard somewhere, but is this guy okay?

The moment her thoughts, which had been repeatedly breaking apart regardless of her will, finally reached them, what she felt was a hand carefully embracing her.

It was right after that that the surrounding scenery began to pass by quickly, as if time had sped up.

“Uh, where are we going?”

“For now… I plan to get as far away from the group as possible. Dragging them all there is no different from telling people to die.”

As Su-hyeon said, the zombie wave that occurred along with the screams of the female-type entity was extremely terrifying.

No, even saying it was terrible was not enough.

I was so distracted that I couldn’t check it properly, but when I combined the scenes that passed my eyes while moving in Su-hyeon’s arms, it seemed that there were not only regular zombies but also a couple of people who were presumed to be special entities.

Of course… it could have simply been a large person who became a zombie… but even so, it doesn’t seem like it would be easy to deal with.

No, even if that is the case, it is a special entity that commands special entities.

Is there something different about feminine entities?

Or perhaps… is that entity special?

There was a good chance there too.

That’s because, unless Su-hyeon or she was mistaken, the female-shaped entity’s stomach was greatly swollen, like that of a pregnant woman.

I don’t know what’s inside, but that’s what it looked like on the outside.

“Queen…”

Thanks to that, what came to mind was none other than that word.

“Queen?”

“Didn’t you feel that way?”

“After hearing it, I’m sure… that’s true.”

And if the female-shaped entity I just saw was really like the queen of zombies, what kind of being is this monster carrying so preciously in her womb?

Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind and a chill ran down my spine.

“The family members, the family members will be okay, right?”

“It will be okay. The distance is quite long, and since the tracking began, they have been deliberately leading the group in the opposite direction.”

“Phew···.”

“The problem is, of course, us.”

No matter how much Soo-hyeon cut down the stalker with a single sword, would it be a bit burdensome to deal with two special entities at the same time, and even against someone who has no information at all?

Su-hyeon’s face as she spoke with a bitter smile was so serious that it was hard to believe that she was the same person as the light-hearted man she always was.

“This… As Reiko said, it seems like the female-type entity mentioned earlier is like a queen bee in the world of zombies.”

suddenly?

“There has been one more bird.”

It’s not like they’re talking about ordinary zombies… and the increase of one more probably means a special entity.

There are not two, but three special entities.

It must have been a moment when I was reflexively biting my lip in response to a sudden crisis.

Did he somehow manage to see that even while he was busy running?

The sound of laughing as if the wind had been knocked out actually penetrated the wind and flowed into my ears.

“You don’t have to worry too much.”

“···?”

“No matter what happens, I will protect Reiko.”

Those words would have sounded quite romantic if it weren’t for the desire for exclusiveness in his eyes as he quietly looked down at me, who was trapped in his arms.

As I was receiving gazes that were overwhelmingly filled with desire instead of affection, I felt like my lower abdomen was pounding and my heart was tightening…❤️.

“In that sense… would you please give me a kiss as encouragement? I think I might gain some strength then.”

“Haha… You are really the same person, whether in a good or bad way.”

“Of course I was jokingㅡ”

“···Just close your eyes.”

In a situation like this, if you ask for something like that with that kind of expression and voice, you have no choice but to listen.

Okay, so this is all I did.

There was absolutely no other reason.

never.