Chapter 23: New face.

“It would be okay to stay until the situation outside calms down…”

Early in the morning, I opened my eyes after briefly closing them and was preparing to leave again, and saying goodbye to the people at the orphanage, who I had grown fond of.

“Come back anytime if you’re having a hard time, I’ll be waiting.”

The director, giving a bitter smile and saying his last goodbye, and Yu-jeong and So-jeong, unable to hide their disappointed expressions,

“I haven’t seen you eat anything, take these with you.”

‘It’s really okay, I’ll just take the thought.’

The grandmother, trying to give me hard-boiled eggs and sweet potatoes, is grateful for the thought, but I really don’t need it.

“Ahem, hem…”

The grandfather and the ex-detective ajusshi, standing a little apart with their hands behind their backs, seeing me off while clearing their throats for no reason.

The puppy, who barked at me madly on the first day, is still baring his teeth and guarding, but no longer barks since I’ve been living without any incidents.

‘Thank you for everything.’

After finishing my last greetings and leaving the orphanage, which I had grown fond of even for a short time, I stepped out into the street.

I couldn’t tell the people at the orphanage, no, I couldn’t, but as a last farewell gift, I was planning to gather all the zombies in the surrounding area and drive them away to another area as far as possible.

I hope that sweeping and cleaning the surrounding area will help them survive at least a little.

A little past the orphanage, I was just thinking about gathering the zombies lurking around.

‘Thump thump thump thump!’

I was about to grab the gun and be on guard at the sound of hurried footsteps coming from afar, but I lowered the gun after seeing the protagonist of the sound.

“Huff… Haa… I got permission from the director, I’m going with you too.”

The person saying she would come with me out of the blue, panting and catching her breath, was Rebecca.

Judging from the fact that she came with a heavy travel backpack and an M16 rifle, it seems that she came out on purpose, so is that why she wasn’t seen when I said goodbye earlier?

“I know you’ve been holding on alone so far, but you can’t just keep living alone, right?”

I’m grateful for the thought that you followed me because you were thinking of me, but unfortunately, I can’t be with Rebecca.

‘Thank you for being considerate, but I’m going alone.’

I’m sorry to Rebecca, but since I’m a zombie, there are several inconveniences that arise when working together.

“Why? I was going to G… You!…”

I didn’t want to waste time going around in circles with useless words, and without hesitation, I slightly lifted the right side of my pants and showed the bite mark to show a clear reason why I couldn’t go with her.

‘Do you know now why Dodol was wary?’

Originally, I was going to keep it a secret until the end and just move on, but…

If it’s Rebecca, who I’ve seen so far… should I say it’s a gamble, but it’s worth believing her once.

“I. I…”

Rebecca, who was frozen on the spot and stuttering, I thought it was too much?

I put my hand on the gun in preparation for the worst possible situation.

‘I hope this is a sufficient reason.’

Rebecca might go back to the orphanage and tell the truth as it is, but…

Anyway, I’m not going back to the orphanage anymore.

I didn’t want the relationship to fall apart at the end, but if that’s fate, so be it.

“I don’t care what you are! Because it’s certain that you saved me, I won’t be afraid of you or resent you.”

The words that came out of Rebecca’s mouth when I was about to organize my regretful feelings were unexpected to me.

“If you really don’t need me… I can’t help it, but if not!”

Since I’ve already revealed that I’m a zombie, there’s probably nothing wrong with telling her one more minor ability.

“Huh? Why suddenly?…”

I approached Rebecca and grabbed her shoulders with both hands.

Rebecca, not resisting at all until the moment I brought my face close to her, closes her eyes.

I, towards that Rebecca…

“Ha-yeon.”

“Huh?…”

“That’s my real name, I can’t be with you, but can you be satisfied with this instead?”

I let her hear my name and voice for the first time to her, who was bewildered with a blank face.

“If there’s a connection, we may meet again someday.”

“Huh?.. Huh?…”

Then really goodbye, Rebecca!”

I waved my hand at her, who was still unable to escape from the shock, and slowly moved forward, concealing my appearance among the surrounding zombies.

Before long, I could see Rebecca turning back towards the orphanage, and with this, the short meeting with her has ended.

“Ggrrr….”

“Ugh….”

Back among the familiar zombies, I’ve returned to my original place.

In fact, the reason I told Rebecca that I was a zombie was my personal whim.

‘Can’t I… be like you?..’

The guy who was once the boss of the warehouse gang,

“Sa. Save me! S. Saint!! I will never look at you agai…”

And even the cult leader of the fanatic gang,

“I’ll be waiting in hell.”

“Aaaagh!.. Saint! Please have mercy!…”

After all, after knowing that I was a zombie, the emotions they had about their own situation and me weren’t very good.

Maybe even while telling Rebecca that I was a zombie, I was unknowingly expecting something in a corner of my heart.

“Well, the result wasn’t bad, so.”

I got enough of an answer to my actions.

I’m already satisfied.

“Now should I go see if s*ave unit number 1 is doing well?”

I hope everything is okay.

‘No Entry Except for Authorized Personnel’

I’ve come back again, but there’s no response.

The steel door is slightly dented, but it’s still well closed and the lock is intact.

It doesn’t seem like s*ave unit number 1 has escaped.

“In this case, I should say the magic spell…”

‘Knock knock! Knock knock!’

“Do you wanna build a snow man?~”

There’s really no need to make people feel awkward…

“Okay, bye…”

‘Kaaa!’

Um! He’s doing very well.

‘Clunk’

I unlocked the lock and flung the door open.

Soon after, s*ave unit number 1, who had been in a state of neglect due to not being able to bask in the sunlight for several days, vigorously attempted to escape outside…

‘Thwack!’

“Yeah, where are you going? Lure.”

I grabbed the s*ave, who was running out, and continued to cast the spell’s activation word since my stats were superior.

“Kyaaaa!!”

“Huh? Again! Lure.”

“Kaaa!!”

Again! Lure!”

“Kak!”

“Lure!”

Whew, I’m glad I succeeded in 4 tries.

“You’re lucky? If you hadn’t been caught on the next turn, you would have had to stay here and spend one more night.”

“U22.”

Well, now that I’ve recovered my s*ave, shall we go to the next destination~