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Chapter 36 - Yo-han's Bizarre Vacation (4)
Chapter 36: Yo-han’s Bizarre Vacation (4)
TL/ED – Enuma ID
Leaning my back against the Auditorium wall.
I watched the people eating chocolate bars and whatever simple food they’d brought along.
They ate cautiously, eyeing each other. No one offered to share their food with anyone else.
Еn̊ ŭ mа̌.і ď
I didn’t particularly think they were selfish or bad for it.
When no one knew when rescue would come, food was precious.
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That was only natural.
If there had been a leader taking charge and putting people at ease, maybe there would have been a nicer scene of everyone sharing their rations, but.
I didn’t have that kind of ability, nor did I have the heart to look after others.
I’d sooner kill someone and take their food before starving to death.
E n̂ ǔ m а̃
It’s not like I’d ever been some saintly paragon of virtue in my everyday life.
I didn’t want to be the one saying we should help each other in a situation like this, insisting everyone share their food.
There was no grand reason behind it. It just wasn’t my style.
I’d take care of my own meals myself.
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I stood up from my spot, stretched, and spoke to Ellie.
“It could be dangerous, but we can’t just keep starving like this either.”
Еñ u m̂а . і̌d̊
She’d blown away a zombie, carried a person on her back, and demonstrated outstanding physical abilities.
‘…It was probably a breathing technique, right?’
Or maybe she was the type who looked surprisingly impressive undressed. It was possible that underneath that habit, she was packed with muscle.
In any case, the most useful person here right now was Ellie.
“Looking at the camp map, there’s a side corridor that leads to a convenience store, so I’m thinking of going to find food. What do you want to do?”
Before Ellie could answer my question, Soo-ah replied first.
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“I want to go too. If we’re going to get food, it’s better to have more hands, right?”
“This isn’t a joke. It’s dangerous, so don’t butt in and just stay here.”
Soo-ah answered without a moment’s hesitation.
“It’s because it’s not a joke that I’m coming along. Rather than staying here….”
Soo-ah glanced around the inside of the Auditorium, then looked away and said,
“I think being next to Ellie unnie and you, mister, would be safer.”
Ẽ ǹ ûm̂а̀
My eyebrow went up at the unexpected answer.
Separate from her rude personality and way of speaking, she seemed to have some kind of animal instinct? Good judgment, at least.
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It was true that more hands meant we could carry more.
She wanted to come, and I had no intention of stopping her further. However.
“If you trip, I’m leaving you behind.”
“Hmph! I wasn’t expecting anything from you anyway.”
Ë nǔ m̆ а . ĭd
Watching the scared, hungry, drained children, Ellie nodded.
“…You’re right. I’ll go too. And if someone trips, I think it would be better to help them.”
I tried asking the other survivors as well, but no one wanted to come along.
Too many people on an expedition would be dangerous anyway, so it didn’t matter.
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Ignoring the looks from the others that said, ‘Aren’t you just going to attract more zombies?’, I stood before the Auditorium’s side door.
“They seem to react to sound, so let’s not run unnecessarily and walk carefully.”
Е ń ŭ ma .і̇_d̊
I unlocked the door.
And stepped into a straight corridor where an eerie aura lingered.
Past the straight corridor, we arrived at the adjacent building.
Fortunately, there were no zombies in sight for now. However, fog had gotten in through some window or door somewhere.
An unpleasant, hazy fog hung in the air. Of course, visibility was still better than outside.
We arrived at the convenience store. I checked the interior.
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A few display shelves had toppled over, but for a convenience store that had been hit by a zombie attack, it was in decent shape.
“Ahhh….”
…I take that back. There was a zombie pinned under a toppled shelf.
Still, seeing as it was just blankly moaning, it seemed unable to move under the weight.
I whispered quietly, and Soo-ah whispered in turn.
“Let’s grab what we can and get out quick.”
Ē n̆ūṁâ .і̆d
“What should we get?”
“Skip anything that needs cooking. Grab whatever we can eat right away, and drinking water.”
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Ellie murmured softly.
“Let’s split up and grab things.”
Thankfully, Ellie didn’t say anything frustrating about needing to leave money at the register when looting a convenience store. She had at least that much flexibility.
Staying hydrated was important in a situation like this, and.
Е̂n.úm̂а̂ . ǐ d̄
“……….”
When I headed toward the refrigerator section where the water bottles were stored.
I found myself in a position where my eyes met the zombie pinned under the display shelf.
“Ahhh….”
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…As expected, something about this didn’t add up.
Fantasy magic zombies were a Wizard’s undead Familiars.
E n ǔ m̄ a.. і̌ d̂
Unless they simply wanted to cause a zombie apocalypse, there had to be a reason for scattering zombies in such large numbers.
Judging by how simply they moved, they weren’t being directly controlled.
Most likely, simple commands had been set and the zombies were let loose.
Given that they reacted to sound, the commands were probably set to attack living beings, kill them, and turn the corpses into zombies through the magic fog.
…Then what came next?
“……….”
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Forget it. What mattered right now was grabbing water.
Maybe they just wanted to cause a zombie apocalypse.
After grabbing the water, I knelt on one knee and looked down at the zombie.
‘…Should I take care of it for now.’
Or, since it happened to be one that couldn’t move, I could do a quick examination or run a test.
I did have two Grimoires, after all.
Е ńú m̆ а
How about testing with <The Lesser Key of Solomon> this time instead of <De Vermis Mysteriis>?
Magic that dealt with the dead. Necromancy.
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<The Lesser Key of Solomon> did contain knowledge about Necromancy as well.
More precisely, among Solomon’s seventy-two demons, there were some well-versed in Necromancy and the summoning of the dead.
It was included like an appendix of sorts.
I pulled <The Lesser Key of Solomon> out of my bag.
Е̊ n̆u m ä. і d̀
Yes, just for a brief moment. I took it out for just a moment.
But apparently, that was enough for them.
The body of the zombie that had been lying still under the toppled shelf began to tremble.
“Ah, ahhh… f-found it!”
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My eyes went wide at the words that came from the mouth of a zombie that had only been making simple sounds until now.
‘What?’
Е̊ n ů m ӑ_
My guess had been right.
The Necromancer, the culprit behind all of this, had given commands to the zombies he’d scattered across the campground. He had implanted behaviors for specific situations.
Just as I had predicted, they reacted to sound, attacked people, and increased their numbers through the fog he’d spread.
And with those increased numbers, they searched for <The Lesser Key of Solomon>.
The mystical is drawn to the mystical. A near-suicidal move by a Wizard consumed by desire, all for that one thing alone.
But against absurd odds, the net he’d cast had caught the treasure.
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…!!
The fog churned and howled.
Found it…founditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfounditfoundit!
The Lesser Key of Solomon.
At the appearance of the <Lemegeton>, the zombies filling the campground all screamed in unison, and the building shook.
Unlike its sluggish state until now, the zombie pinned under the display shelf let out a shriek and wrenched itself free.
Еnu.mа
With its lower half severed, it flopped its upper body wildly.
“Ahhh…!”
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It lunged at me.
“…!?”
Caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, I was knocked back and fell over from the zombie’s charge, but.
‘What the hell…!’
Wе b.n̆ о̂ v̌ e l̈ Е̌ nu ṁ а̀
I immediately struck the zombie’s temple with my elbow and shoved it away.
Smack!
But that wasn’t the end of it.
“Ahhhhhh…!”
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The staff room door at the back of the convenience store swung open, and zombies poured out from inside.
They crashed through the toppled shelves and rushed straight at me.
Е̇ n ū m̊_а̊ .і d̃_
My eyes narrowed. My expression went cold.
‘This is my limit… I’m calling it.’
And faster than I could summon Grizzly.
“Yo-han ssi!”
Black hair whipping through the air, Ellie came running.
She stood before me as if shielding me. Fluid as water.
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“…!”
She threw a low kick at the legs of the first zombie that lunged.
CRASH!
The zombie’s knees shattered, both legs snapping clean off.
The briefest of openings.
In the instant the legless zombie hung suspended in midair.
Ẃ ě b̃ṅ o v е̃.l̀. Ӗn_ü m̂a
Ellie’s fist struck the zombie’s abdomen.
WHAM!
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She sent it flying, knocking over the other zombies behind it.
BANG! CRASH! BOOM!
Ellie’s hands and feet moved in a blur, demolishing the zombies that had been closing in on me.
I watched Ellie’s back.
Ёn̄ u m̈а̄
I’d thought she was strong, but she was far stronger than I had imagined.
And what was equally surprising.
Was that someone grabbed my arm to pull me to my feet just then.
It was Namgung Soo-ah. My eyes widened in surprise.
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‘Wait, what the, seriously, she’s helping me?’
As if reading my thoughts, Soo-ah propped me up with an expression that was equal parts fear and smugness.
Е̄n u m̊а́ .і̆ d̊
“Can you feel the difference in character?”
I made a quick judgment call.
“Thanks. Run.”
I didn’t know how things had gotten to this point, but one thing was now crystal clear.
What the insane Wizard who’d turned the campground into this mess wanted.
Was <The Lesser Key of Solomon> that I carried.
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There was no time to hesitate. I got up immediately, grabbed my bag, and ran with Soo-ah.
Ellie was strong, but the zombies would keep coming.
We had to run so that Ellie, who’d been protecting us, could pull back.
Once Soo-ah and I got clear.
Ellie smashed one more zombie’s head and immediately followed behind us.
Her base speed was on a different level, so she caught up in no time.
Én̄ u mа . ïď
The three of us sprinted like mad toward the straight corridor connected to the Auditorium.
THUD THUD THUD THUD! CRASH! AHHHHHH…!
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The sound of zombies swarming toward the building, smashing through windows, their screams ringing out.
“Ahhh…!”
A zombie that had been lingering stood blocking the entrance to the corridor.
Ellie charged ahead first.
Е ń u m а
“Keep running!”
She drove her fist into the zombie’s head. Its body spun a hundred and eighty degrees and slammed headfirst into the ground.
We reached the Auditorium door.
Ellie grabbed the handle to open it, but.
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Click. The door was locked.
“We’re back! Open up, please!”
Е ṅũ m̄ǎ
“Th-the situation seems off right now. Are you sure everything’s okay?”
For the first time, a hard edge entered Ellie’s normally gentle voice.
“Open this door right now before I break it down!”
A flurry of confused sounds came from inside. Then the door opened.
We rushed in, pressed ourselves against the door, and slammed it shut, locking it. The instant we did.
WHAM! BANG! CRASH! BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!
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The sickening sound of zombies piling onto the door and pounding against it echoed through the room.
And then, as if by some trick, they suddenly went dead silent.
Ellie took a deep breath and spoke in a trembling voice.
“Whew… d-did they give up?”
“No. They think they’ve got us caged.”
I furrowed my brow.
We b ñ о v̊.е̊l En̊u m̊ а
Now that I knew what they were after, I could roughly predict what would come next.
This was someone who’d pulled all of this just to get what he wanted.
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Now that he’d found what he’d been searching for.
He intended to come in person. With whatever preparations he deemed necessary.
And the survivors, oblivious to the situation, crowded around us and raised their voices.
“Wh-what the hell is going on!?”
Е́ n̂ u̇m̆ǎ
“What did you people do!?”
“Why did you have to go out there and make things even worse…!”
Well, I understood. They were confused.
But I had neither the time nor the inclination to explain.
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I pulled a handgun from inside my coat.
“Quiet.”
Е̇ṅ.ū ṁ а̂
“Huh? WHAAAAT!?”
A gun? Why a gun!?
Startled by the sudden appearance of the handgun, people stumbled backward and shut their mouths.
I laughed to myself at the sight.
‘Man, guns really are something else.’
It felt like having a win button that could end any argument.
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No matter what logic the other side had, no matter how loud their voice was, one click of the index finger and they had nothing to say.
Ellie approached me in a panic and said,
“Y-Yo, Yo-han ssi! That’s…”
I whispered quietly to Ellie.
“It’s obviously fake. Just a well-made toy.”
It was obviously real. Loaded to the brim with seventeen rounds.
Е́n̈ ûṁӓ. і d̀
But the fact that I had no intention of firing it was sincere.
When I tucked the gun back inside my coat, as if to show I had no intention of using it.
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The people started to say something but then stopped and closed their mouths.
In any case, once the situation settled for a moment.
The children ran to Ellie and clung to her, and Ellie stroked their heads with a gentle hand.
“Ellie unnie!”
Е̊ n̈ u̇ m а
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I brought bread, so let’s eat together.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Ellie pulled several pieces of bread from under her habit and handed them out to the children.
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“There isn’t a lot, so share nicely.”
Soo-ah ate the bread she’d grabbed for herself too.
Ŵёb̂ n̊ o v̊ еl Е̌ṅ ů m̂ а̌
Munch munch!
I had no bread. …Well, nothing I could do about it.
I was supposed to take care of my own food.
There had been an unexpected incident, sure, but I was the one who’d failed to grab any provisions.
I’d be low on energy, but going a little hungry wouldn’t kill me….
And then Ellie smiled and, as naturally as could be, held out the last remaining piece of bread.
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“Yo-han ssi, here you go.”
She offered her own share as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
It was a Red Bean Bun.
I glanced at the Red Bean Bun, then looked at Ellie and said,
“…You grabbed it, so you should eat it, Ellie ssi.”
“No, I’m fine. Yo-han ssi, please ea…”
Е̊ n̈u̇ m а̊. і̀ d
Grrrumble.
Just then, a small sound rang out. It came from Ellie’s stomach.
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…There was really no reason to be embarrassed about it.
But Ellie seemed embarrassed. Her face flushed slightly.
I said again.
“I’m fine, so please eat.”
Ẇ е̄ b̀ n̂ о v̇ е̊l̃ Е n̄ū m̊а
Thinking about it, she’d been fighting zombies, so she was probably hungrier than me.
But once again, as if it were the most natural thing.
“Then let’s split it.”
Ellie tore the Red Bean Bun in half and held it out to me.
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“………….”
I stared at the half of the Red Bean Bun in Ellie’s hand for a moment, then took it and brought it to my mouth.
Ẇеb̈ ṅо̌ v̊ è l É n ů m̆ ä
“Thank you.”
I was hungry, and the Red Bean Bun was perfectly tasty in its ordinary way.
Then my eyes happened to meet Soo-ah’s.
Soo-ah glanced around to read the room, then held out a piece of bread with a bite mark in it.
“Here, I’ll give you a quarter.”
“…A quarter, huh.”
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I took it since she was offering. Soo-ah put on that smug expression again and said,
“Where’s my thank you?”
I let out a small sigh and said,
“Yeah, really. Thanks.”
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