episode_0097

One thing was certain.

I managed to survive. I felt someone lifting me up and taking me away.

I couldn’t hear the zombie’s moans, but it was a familiar male voice, so I was certain.

Mr. Yeji, Mr. Yeji, he talked about it and said that he didn’t know whether to like it or hate it.

It seemed like Kang Si-woo came to my rescue in time.

Honestly, I didn’t think it would be strange if he died.

Other people can’t help me because they don’t know where I am.

I can’t even lift a finger.

It would not be strange if zombies appeared right away.

So, I was literally repeating that he was dead, but I really didn’t know anything about people.

As more time passed while I was being carried like that, I was barely able to open my eyes.

My vision seemed to have cleared somewhat, so I slowly looked around to see who it was.

“strong… Siwoo?”

“It looks like you have come to your senses. I don’t know what happened.”

“Ah, heh. monster. I knocked it down… ”

“… You’re still alive. I think I passed a few hundred at best.”

“That’s it, because it’s ultimate.”

The voice was rough.

I tried my best to pretend to be happy, but my body didn’t listen properly.

I was seeing things and hearing hallucinations, and it hurt just to be held, so I let out occasional painful moans.

Still, I closed my eyes, thinking that everything was okay because I lived for now.

“Can I leave it to you? I’m in really bad shape.”

“Headquarters Road. I’ll take you to campus nicely.”

“How did you get here?”

“I rode a bicycle. It broke in the middle, so I started running from then on.”

“Did you manage to find it? I really thought I was going to die without moving.”

“You have a bag of secretions from the General. I have a rather good sense of smell.”

“That’s scary, that.”

Well, I can understand. I’ve encountered this type of variant while fighting zombies for 10 years.

Of course, it would be okay to set it up so that you can’t forget that unique body odor.

Even in the original work, it was said that he had keen senses.

Rather, I wasn’t as uncomfortable as I thought.

To be honest, we didn’t get along very well, so it felt like they were going to be carried around like a bag of rice.

But Kang Si-woo was now gently hugging me as if he were a princess.

“But, where are you going?”

“Do you want to leave in that condition? In filth and blood. Because I’m concerned about hygiene.”

“Ah, disinfection… Should I do it too? no. The wounds will most likely be healed.”

As we entered the appropriate building, Kang Si-woo carefully placed me on the floor.

To be honest, I felt like I could move now, but maybe that was my mistake and I had no strength.

All you can do is talk and breathe.

I couldn’t even simply turn my head because it was so painful.

“Hold your breath.”

“What? Ah.”

As water dripped down my forehead, the discomfort went away.

The visibility was much brighter than before and the water was cold, so it felt good.

It’s lukewarm, but I don’t know if it feels cold because the body temperature is high.

Anyway, Kang Si-woo, who poured the trickling water, squatted down and started wiping my body.

The only thing that needs to be cleaned carefully is the face and limbs.

The rest were just made to sit or lie down and washed off by pouring water on them.

“When I return to campus later, I can wash it again then.”

“Yuck. The smell of a corpse.”

“You’ll get used to it. Rather… How are you alive?”

“I know.”

“There was blood in my ears and my nose. The amount of bleeding must have been significant… ”

“Oh, I wonder if I know.”

He gave me a look that asked me if I would be here like this if I knew that, and I chuckled.

Then, he spit out the blood that was rising inside him and laughed again.

“Can you move it?”

“I can’t move. In the first place, if I had been able to move, I would have returned on the enemy ship.”

“… Enemy? By any chance, did you give that bike a name too?”

“If you’re jealous, take it.”

“Are you telling me to die?”

“If you are chosen, won’t you die?”

“Not some kind of Bucephalus.”

Kang Si-woo smiled as if he was dumbfounded and gently hugged me.

As if he was already familiar with this situation, everything went smoothly after that.

First, he took out a soft rope and tied it to my boat and his boat.

They say this is to prevent it from falling while riding the red road.

It felt strange as they seemed to be hugging each other from behind like lovers.

I know this guy hangs like this whenever he rides something, regardless of gender, but still.

Then he washed the baton, hung it on his belt, and got on the road.

“It may be a little uncomfortable.”

“Ugh.”

“I plan to step on it fairly quickly. Because I don’t want to get rid of corpses.”

“Who dies?”

“Do you know that your voice has been dying since a while ago?”

“Heh.”

To be honest, I didn’t know if I would still survive.

I felt like I would die if I lost consciousness, so I kept talking even though it was difficult.

So, I decided on an appropriate topic and started talking.

“Me, what is it? Did you think you might fall in love with the person who came to save you?”

“I would have done the same. Honestly, it’s like that in everything you do. however… ”

“Isn’t there someone you like? He… Because he’s a bad guy.”

“Ah.”

“In the first place, I covered it up because I didn’t want to be a bother. Although we get along well… I don’t like it.”

“I understand. If you get involved in something like that, you get tired.”

“If he finds out… I don’t want to make fun of you too much. Oh, shit. I suddenly miss you.”

There was silence for a moment as I spat out one more lump of blood onto the road.

But I felt like I was going to lose my mind if I didn’t say anything, so I started babbling.

Since I was also experiencing visions, I thought a story about officetels would be good.

So we started talking right away.

I was sleeping alone in an officetel, and my younger brother came to rescue me.

I think he came because he was thinking of me and my friends while running away in a hurry, but there was a zombie in the next room.

Of course, all those people died. That wasn’t the end.

“I think I went out to rescue him. Ugh, I went out. Hold a kitchen knife.

Sister, sister. Because I’m scared when they call me that, so I can’t stay still.

I went out like that, but it was already late. Are you late? No, I could have lived.”

“… That’s what happens in the early days. I think that if you get bitten, you will become a zombie like me.”

“My parents went on a trip, so I was playing with my friends at home.

But, my mom called and said that my dad was chasing people around.

Then, the phone call from my mom got cut off, and the kids came to their senses and ran away, ending up here.

Everyone said they couldn’t leave me behind because they knew me and that I would take them with me.

So we came to the officetel, and everyone died fighting.”

“My younger brother is… How?”

“Killed all his friends and committed suicide.”

“… Rest in peace. You must have gone to a good place.”

“My sister said I was losing my mind and told me to take off my headset and listen to what I said.

In the process, there was a lot of blood on it, and it seemed to stay there even after I washed it.

So, I can’t get dressed. Sounds stupid, right? I think I unconsciously feel safe only when my limbs are smooth.”

Kang Si-woo was silent for a moment.

So why are you suddenly not talking?

I joked that my words sounded like words, and then let out a long sigh.

At some point, my body became so hot that I couldn’t stand it.

Radar was not turned on. Simple high fever.

Because of this, it was very difficult to maintain consciousness.

The hallucinations that had only been vague before appeared more vividly.

Even though there was no monster right now, I felt pain as if a monster was squeezing my entire body.

“Well, when people say… Please listen. Siwoo… ”

“… I was listening.”

“Like this, huh? I’m driving with a girl. You shouldn’t be like that.”

I was talking nonsense as if I had drunk a lot of alcohol.

After suddenly acting like a brat, he explained about Yeji Lee.

Then, he joked that Captain Han Daewi’s name was funny, and told a story about how Beopbong saved his life.

It was truly a stream of consciousness.

Meaningless language that comes out of the inexplicable instinct to speak somehow.

Kang Si-woo listened carefully, except for the advice that he should save his strength once in the middle.

“Now I just have to step on it for 15 more minutes.”

“What is it? It’s fast.”

“Because you talked about it for that long. So, can I ask you a question?”

“Uh, do it. Hae-ae. It’s a huge privacy crisis.”

“From earlier, Yeji’s hair looked white. It looks like silver hair.”

“… Yes?”

“There is no doubt. When a virus mutates, parts of the body may change in unique ways.”

“Well, what?”

“Like Kim Yeon-hwa and her father, she also has a red eye glow.”

“No, before that. Before that, before that. My eye color too.”

“He looks like he has gray hair. The eyes are red. So, I thought it was very pretty.”

“Ah.”

long straight hair.

White hair.

I feel like I shouldn’t cut my hair.

Someone smiles and says my sister is pretty because her hair is long.

All of those things clouded my head.

Like making fruit milk by putting fruit or milk in a blender and blending them.

Thoughts, fantasies, and auditory hallucinations mixed together and made it impossible for me to maintain my sanity.

I thought that if I lost consciousness like this, it would be the end, so I fumbled with Kang Si-woo’s stomach and held on as much as I could.

But it seemed to be of no use.

My forehead was still hot as if it had been burned, and a sweet smell was coming out of my mouth.

If it weren’t for the end of fall now.

If you didn’t get soaked just by washing your body.

The heat was such that if I hadn’t been wearing clothes that exposed my arms and legs, I would have died by now.

The temperature was barely enough to keep me sane, but it was no longer possible.

It was very difficult to open my eyes, so I just buried my face in Kang Si-woo’s back and laughed.

“Why are you smiling?”

“I won’t die. Didn’t I realize it right before I died?”

“Then I’m glad… ”

“He said it was pretty, my hair.”

“Yes. That’s right. Even now, my hair is still white, so it’s beautiful. Although it seems like my hair is slowly turning black.”

An inexplicable feeling of satisfaction rose up.

So I smiled brightly, then slowly raised my head and said.

“Our Hyun Seo-gi said that my sister’s hair was the best in the world. If you get a girlfriend, you’ll definitely meet a girl like me.”

It felt like a puzzle of forgotten memories had been put together.

A two-week puzzle at an officetel.

Now, one piece has been put together again.

I don’t even know why I said that.

Still, I closed my eyes, hoping to find out more later.

Well, it’s hard to stay conscious now.