Yusuke opens his eyelids.
I saw the dark ceiling and the shadow on it.
Someone was glancing at this one. Long hair is flowing and his vision is wandering.
It's a city hall room.
A tremor ran from the core of my body, like a dust, at the same time understanding that this was the time I woke up to reality.
My body temperature was dropping too low. Unstoppable cramps spread and groans leak from the back of your throat.
When I turned around, my body fell to the floor. Roll to a stiff feel.
"Ha... ha..."
Yusuke breathes roughly as she slams onto the floor.
There was so much blood all over my body. Trying to loosen up body stiffness, fails. If I thought I couldn't move, I had my hands and feet tied.
(What is this...)
When I looked up, in the dark, there was the appearance of a deep moon.
He kneels right next to Yusuke Moruko and looks down at this one.
I had hard eyes to describe.
Like a catched up beast. Then it's like asking for salvation.
A pistol is held in his right hand.
I'm holding onto it.
Yusuke looked at it silently and then raised his gaze.
"... take this off."
The eyes of the deep moon are opened. There was a trembling voice.
"... Takemura-san? I... do you understand?
"What are you saying...? Just take it off..."
"Huh!"
The next moment, I was held strong. Wrapped arms tangle.
"Hey......"
"... ugh... ugh, ku"
Exhalation like a push to kill hits the neck. The temperature of the deep moon is transmitted to the cold body. So I also noticed that the deep moon was shaking hard again.
……
Yusuke gave up and pulled out the strength of his body. I slowly dig up my memories as I look up at the ceiling, unable to grasp the situation.
He was bitten by a zombie intelligence body in a staircase battle and fell in the central hall. On his left hand was a bandage wrapped around him.
(In the end, did you have an infection…. Even so, that dream...)
It won't just be a dream.
The strange feeling I was feeling on that spot is still inside me.
I've also figured out what the intellect was intended to do. Even if I'm no longer in the safe zone.
(Don't get tough)
Yusuke closed his eyes and rested his body during the restraint.
◇
When the deep moon subsided, the restraints on his hands and feet were finally removed.
My brother Ryuji and the girl I picked up in the garrison also showed up from behind the room. To Yusuke's safe appearance, Ryuji smiled painfully and the girl had her eyes rounded as surprised.
There is no other appearance of people. Just these four. Looks like one of the city hall rooms, but I didn't really understand the situation.
When Yusuke woke up his body, Deep Moon said worryingly.
"I'd rather be asleep yet...... I'm pale."
"Nice...... This one wakes up."
Yusuke leaned against the wall,
"... So, what's happening now? This is it."
Yusuke listened from the late moon as he climbed to the wall.
And I found out what happened while I was down.
"Did you shoot...? To those guys?
Yusuke asked in dismay.
The deep moon remains nagging, nodding.
Yusuke, who was bitten by a zombie, was about to be disposed of, and said that the late moon threatened him with a pistol and stood in this room.
The appearance of the two children behind him boiled Yusuke's thoughts.
"Oh, you idiot! I didn't give you a gun for that! What will happen to you..."
Yusuke's words disappeared into the butt blush.
The deep moon is depressed with a blue face.
My head is getting cold.
…… Because I made a mistake)
Yusuke dropped the tone of his voice,
"... after I couldn't move, were you seriously about to get killed?
The deep moon did not gaze and responded silently.
Maybe I don't really want to repeat that Yusuke was about to be killed by his people.
(Did they help you...)
Yusuke covers his face with one hand and sighs.
Conflict with the community is decisive when it comes to intimidating people with pistols. Shortly after a large number of humans died, he pointed a gun at his people. Exclusion is inevitable.
Even if Yusuke looks safe, the lump remains. The position of the late moon will not change.
(What to do...)
Numerous choices disappear when they float.
As for Yusuke, the hands bitten by zombies have been seen in large numbers. Doubt will remain.
After a while of thought, Yusuke decided on his belly.
It's tidal time.
Stand up, I said.
"Follow me. I'm gonna go talk to him."
◇
When Yusuke and the others showed up in the hall, tension ran to the crowd who were there.
For surveillance purposes, procurement squad faces also remain.
Distanced, confronted.
"Hey."
…………
The president had the look of being taken aback.
He ran his gaze at Yusuke standing in nature and seemed convinced that he was human, that he was not zombified.
"... you're safe"
"Thanks to you. I heard the story."
The president speaks to the sarcastic voice of waving the blanket on the late moon behind him.
After a while, I opened my mouth.
"... I'm sorry. On that occasion, I thought that was the best. I didn't know it would help..."
That's it, the president's complexion changed. You must have remembered the other infected people you disposed of.
Yusuke waved,
"No, you don't have to apologize. The decision to dispose of it was also good. There's just something I haven't said either."
"What?"
"... um, yeah..."
Yusuke looked around as he thought, his eyes closed to Sasaki, who stood between the walls.
"Lend me that."
Yusuke pointed to the shotgun that Sasaki was wearing on his shoulder. It was used by the killer who stood in the West End Building. Bags are also placed at your feet. I guess I'm going to use anything I can use in this emergency.
Sasaki runs his gaze at the president as he would like. I can't decide whether or not to give it to Yusuke, who is suspicious.
said the president.
"... why? What do you use it for?
"I want a weapon on hand first. I have information about our future survival. Instead of teaching it."
"... no..."
The president is unable to respond immediately to a complicated situation.
Yusuke went on like he was sick of it.
"I also did my pistol. I also did the rifle. I also brought the boat. One shotgun is cheap. You're one of them, right?"
Companion, to the word, the president opened his mouth after being distressingly silent.
"... will you reconcile with that"
"Oh. And bullets."
"... ok"
Sasaki approaches.
When I received my shotgun and bag, a sharp gaze ran towards the late moon standing behind me. I guess you're checking for a pistol. The deep moon stays with its eyes down.
Yusuke checked the gun operation, then eagled the cylindrical ammunition out of the bag and put it in his pocket. Insert the two of them from the insert under the engine section and pull the pump. Bullets are loaded.
"Well..."
The surrounding gaze gathers.
The air in the hall is solidified by Yusuke's different atmosphere.
"You've already used it."
Yusuke stepped back and kicked the deep moon, pushing it forward.
"Yikes!?
The deep moon breaks the balance and falls to the floor.
"What...?
Get up with your hands and look up at Yusuke in a confused manner.
"What are you doing!?
A sharp voice rose. One step out of the circle of people is a boy named Late Moon Childhood Friend.
Yusuke did not answer and moved slowly, keeping the shotgun diagonally. From the Deep Moons and City Hall humans, each takes a distance.
"... what are you going to do"
Yusuke replied with a good laugh to the president's words following this one.
"I told you it was used. That's it for you to put your shoulders in. It's a mess already. I don't even know when I'm gonna be wiped out. Doesn't that make sense? I'll do it myself. All you have to do is hang in there."
"What are you talking about...?... No, you think you can handle this on your own? Or are you demanding something? Speak plainly. I'll respond as best I can."
"Nothing, nothing. That's all I need."
Yusuke slapping the shotgun hard,
"... are you serious? Alone."
"Oh."
"... it's suicide. You're just confused by the shock they bit you right now. Stop acting so fast."
Yusuke smiled.
"I told you there was something I didn't tell you earlier."
…… Oh. "
"Here's the thing"
Yusuke approached the window and fired a shotgun towards the road in front of City Hall. Along with a strong recoil, the sound of an explosion shivers the eardrum.
A zombie who was near the road looked up at this one. After looking around pretentiously, I walk to the front door of the government building.
(... do you realize there are people around you after all)
Pull and reload the pump and think while loading the pocket bullets.
Zombies don't respond to zombie sounds. Likewise, it did not respond to Yusuke's sound.
But if there are other people nearby, they seem to be able to attract them properly. I guess it captures signs not only of the sound, but of something else as well.
In time, the fire doors on the stairs became noisier.
A distracted zombie wandering on the ground floor came up in a noise.
Get out of the way.
Drive around at the gunpoint of the shotgun and head to the fire door. Sasaki's got a spare rifle in his hand, and he's watching this one. The muzzle is down, but you can always shoot.
(Do you still have the ammo over there...)
Looking sideways, turn the case handle of the cuddle door to unlock it. Kick it open rampantly and take a few steps back.
To the shadow that appeared at the door, I pulled the trigger.
A shovel of bullets flew and blew out some of the zombies. Make sure every body twists and flies and falls down the back stairs.
Exposure to overwhelming violence.
The other one showed up.
Now he lowered the muzzle and blew his knee off. Zombies fall to the floor to relax.
I grabbed that collar neck and dragged it out of the cuckoo door. Turn the case handle on the door and close the lock so it doesn't come in any more.
Now, there was a scream behind me.
The fallen zombie is crushed in the leg, knee-to-toe, like it's connected by skin. Still, the viciously distorted look remains unchanged, crawling with only the upper body, trying to make its way to the center of the hall.
Ignore Yusuke standing right next to you.
"Ooh. I don't know."
The zombie tries to grab the floor with both hands and crawls cursorily, with a trace of blood on the floor.
Yusuke slowly followed.
The ambient motion is disturbed.
It's like a mess.
Fighting humans take weapons, but they don't move, they stare at us.
As the zombie progresses, the circle of people goes down.
Just coming to the center, Yusuke stepped on its head and stopped moving. It is held against the floor and the zombie's neck is distorted.
Its eyes are shimmering, but it is not Yusuke, who stomps on himself, but is directed at the person in the hall.
Neither does Yusuke have a hand.
"You see?
I waited still for the meaning of the sight to penetrate around.
"Before"
Yusuke continued.
"I've been bitten before. To the zombies."
"... what?
The president's faint voice.
"This is the second time I've been bitten. A long time ago... even shortly after this pandemic happened, it bit me. But I wasn't one of them."
"... the second time...? He bit you and you were safe...?
"Oh. Don't ask me why I didn't become a zombie. I don't know either. It's just... well, I guess I'm infected for once. Since then, I've been ignored by zombies. Like this guy."
With that said, Yusuke slapped the zombie's head on the floor with his feet. The noise is bitter and dull, but the zombies stand as if they don't know it and starve at their surroundings.
To that appearance, Yusuke said in a tone that included freaks.
"They think you're one of them?
The president's voice leaked.
"Unbelievable..."
"Trust me. What makes you think I've ever been able to move outside City Hall all by myself? Because you have the courage? Because you're capable of acting? No, it wasn't a threat or anything to me."
…………
"Just a motorcycle and let's get out of the city where the zombies are at last. You don't normally think about it. If that's what zombies ignore, it's like a walk."
The president stands silently.
And the surroundings.
"Anybody come here for anything. Give it a try. I know this zombie isn't special."
Sasaki approached me on a cautious footing.
The zombie reacted immediately. Staring at Sasaki, even his arms began, like a trapped beast. I don't even look up to Yusuke standing up there.
Sasaki stops his leg and looks at the president. It was a mixed look, mixed with suspicion and conviction.
The president opened his mouth.
"... ok. That's... hard to believe..."
"Okay."
Yusuke lowered his leg and pulled the trigger. The back of the zombie's head blows up with the explosion. I screamed.
The president stared at the zombie who stopped moving.
Then he tightened his mouth and raised his face.
"... but why now? Why have you been so quiet?
"Well, I didn't want to be taken advantage of."
"... to be used...? Is that all?"
"Oh."
So Yusuke turned his gaze to the late moon.
The deep moon trembles as it crawls to the floor.
Her face is bright blue.
I guess I can't keep up with the events that keep me up.
It also has kids nearby and that childhood boy.
Yusuke continued.
"He also demanded food. Before I got here, when I helped out in the supermarket. But, hey, I'm sorry I got run over. So I kept my mouth shut."
Yusuke laughed,
"Give me your body instead of food."
"... ugh! Holy shit!"
The boy got furious. Stand up and come this way.
On that face, Yusuke pointed at the gunpoint.
Stared at by a zombie-blown gun, the boy stops moving, as it was in gold bondage.
"……………"
"What the fuck? If you're complaining, say it."
"You...... oh man!
The boy stares at Yusuke as he bites his teeth to the point where he is about to bleed.
"Hmm...... He still seemed to be grateful to me. It's like feeding a dog. Bullshit."
The president shut up in agony.
Then I told him to squeeze it out so he could do the pain.
"Right...... That's who you were."
"Yes."
The ambient air caught my wrath.
To Yusuke, who acts alone outside City Hall, there has been some fear of emotion directed to him so far. Turns out that's something that really doesn't get attacked by zombies, so it flipped.
"I was on my own..."
"How many people do you think are dead! Because of him..."
Yusuke looked strange and turned to you.
"My fault? It's not my fault."
"No, you, other people, you could have protected me!
"... uh, I mean, are you telling me to kill the zombie outside?
"It's gonna be easy!
"... I knew it would happen. He told me to come clean the zombies by myself for the safety of this place. I know. I know."
Yusuke glanced down at the shotgun in his hand and said.
"... so come on, what do you think will happen when I'm the only one pushed to the end, killing the zombies outside?
……
"You're gonna be indistinguishable. You and them."
That intelligent body dream was not Yusuke's memory.
But it was definitely Yusuke himself who was acting in his dreams.
And the sight of that massacre.
Now I know.
An unidentified disgust I felt when I spoke on the radio with the killer who stood in the West Office building.
That's homophobic.
"I wonder why I have to kill them and help you, so..."
That man's words.
"I think you'd still be contributing to the human race."
The man was out of balance.
Yusuke continued, approximating the clichés that spread around him.
"I'm telling you, I don't have time to mess around here. They'll be back."
"... what do you mean"
Looking into the president's eyes,
"There are a few of them that suck. That was a small hand check. Now I come in earnest. If you don't want to die, just run."
"... how do you know.... No, you said it before. There's something wrong with the zombies. Is that it?
"Oh. There is a man who works of wisdom in the eyes of man. I don't know what you're gonna do. Hey. If they're after me, they're after me."
The words had a slightly bewildered atmosphere.
Yusuke was wounded in the battle to protect City Hall.
The president has a difficult look,
"... I can't travel very much right now. Protect here."
"We're going to be wiped out."
They stare at each other.
There, there was a voice.
"Takemura..."
Kudo.
"Just one thing, let me hear it..."
"What?"
Kudo had the same look I had in mind, I said.
"When you went to the logistics center, you fought with me. Desperate...... Even then, you were safe. You knew that?
"It's obvious. Otherwise, who's going?"
"... you know you're fine with it just yourself, and only one person decides to look high, and you're following me...?
"That's right. That's what I'm telling you.... Oh, and I was also interested in how far humans can fight zombies. Let me see. That was a lot of help."
……
Kudo, containing anger, approaches.
Yusuke, like earlier, pointed a shotgun at its face.
…………
Kudo stopped for a moment and stared at the gunpoint.
But he took his steps again. Gazing at this one, he slowly walks over to reach the gun as he exposes himself to the muzzle. Then quietly, I turned the end of the barrel to the right.
Yusuke looked at them as if they were taken aback.
Impact on cheeks.
He was being beaten.
Yusuke steps on his feet and regains his posture.
…………
After the fever, the pain spreads.
Yusuke glanced at his cheek wonderfully, then stared at Kudo.
I thought you were a dick.
Kudo threw up and turned his back.
…………
Yusuke looked back at the president when he silently dropped it off.
The president has a complicated look at how there was something to feel about interacting with Kudo.
"... I'll just be ready"
That's the end of the conversation.
The president scolds me and the people in the hall are scattered.
Cold air spreads.
There was a deep moon and eyes on the lid.
He stares at the people around him, supported as he pleases.
Yusuke silently took his gaze off, picked up the bag, and left the hall behind.