I Became a Hero in a Pandemic - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Hero Pandemic chapter 47: Nursing

Yumi´s POV

“Second floor……is it?”

“Probably”

There is a possibility that there is a ceiling, but it might be thought that there is something on the second floor here .

“It’s an option that we didn’t hear anything――――”

“No”

“Alright”

Haa, with a breath, I dropped my arm that was stretched to the retort food . And when I take out the burle that is attached to the package, I grasp it strongly and check its feeling .

“Kaede, do you think there is a zombie?”

“It’s near the base, so I’m afraid that living humans will go to the base”

Kaede is paradoxically saying that its a high possibility of being a zombie .

Certainly, living humans will normally head for the base . People who aren’t ordinary are thought to go to places where there are fewer zombies and places where goods may remain, even though they are not going to base . Even if they plunder it is not suitable here .

“So the only thing……”

“No, Yumi-san . It’s not the same, it’s not the only thing we have to do, the faster you do it……the easier it is”

Surely that’s what I thought . I was trying to justify myself by pretending to be driven .

If we don’t want to kill each other, we just need to find a place with no zombies . However, we wont do it because its quick .

“That’s right…… Let’s do it, so that we can live comfortably”

I dared to say so . I can’t help it because it’s such a world……if you think so, you will be crushed by guilt someday . It is not chosen and I choose it by myself . There is a big difference .

And once I choose it myself……it will be easier if it gets out .

My idea was transmitted to Kaede who nodded deeply .

“Well then to the second floor……!!”

*Pipipi*, a mechanical sound that encourages power saving . Of course, the source of the sound came from the refrigerator which wasn’t closed properly . It should have been closed, but apparently I used too less power .

“Close it properly”

“I´m sorry……”

In a hurry, pushing the door with subtle gaps, I can feel a mysterious elasticity . Apparently something was caught and it couldn’t be closed .

The door alarm stopped without any problem when I pressed the door switch to stop the sound .

When I searched for the cause without being bothered by the sound that stopped, I immediately understood that an elongated packet was the cause .

(Meat……? Maybe we could eat it)

The meat might be safe because it is in the partial rather than a chilled room .

I thought that it might be high-quality meat because it was wrapped politely, and when the package was opened――――a human’s hand was inside .

“Hii!?”

When I drop it involuntarily, it rolls and knocks against the foot of the table and stops .

It was undoubtedly a hand . It is precisely the part from a elbow, so it may be close to saying an arm . The fingers were slender and long, which proved to be a female hand .

“Tsu”

Kaede is also speechless, staring at the arm while opening and closing her mouth .

Both of us aren’t surprised even if there are arms and legs rolling around at this time . It is not unusual that limbs and internal organs are rolling on the ground in this present Japan . Even though there is something strange that there is a strange thing rolling around, but I don’t feel a sense of disgust even though I hate it .

However, if it is in the refrigerator, it is another story . In the world today, there is only food in the refrigerator . It was incomprehensible and unknown that an object of fear which is an arm came out .

At the same time, it proves that Kaede’s idea was wrong .

Kaede thought that ordinary people aren’t here and people who aren’t ordinary will never be here either .

But of course there are exceptions . There’s a reason why we can’t leave here .

The sound of the upstairs and the human arm who had been put in the refrigerator……there is only one answer .

“Zombies……are kept here”

“Such……!”

It might be misleading to keep a zombie . The resident here might be giving human arms to the zombie(s) and to let human who caught a cold eat porridge .

As a matter of course it is certain that it is not divisible so much as a loved one becomes a zombie, apart from whether it is right or wrong .

“……Let’s get out of here”

“I agree”

We concluded so .

The bait of a zombie which might be here might have been killed or it might be a human who died . It is not to be decided by imagination, but it is too risky to meet people who are diligently raising meat for those who have become zombies .

“Kaede……if Kaede’s important person becomes a zombie, what will you do……?”

“Well……I will kill……that poor thing . ……But surely, I don’t know until that time will come”

I closed my eyes . Imagine Kazuya who became a zombie in front of me .

“……”

I was thinking to drop the crowbar that I had in my hands, but grip it in panic .

It’s just imagination . I don’t need to kill Kazuya myself . I thought that I understood the feeling of the resident here a little and it might be a option to be eaten by Kazuya and become a zombie, too .

I do not like such a dangerous imitation, but I want to talk to the resident here .

“Are you okay?”

“Yes……thank you very much . Let’s go”

The two of us went outside and headed for the next house .

It was dangerous this time but fortunately, neither human nor zombies were met . But that was lucky . It happened that the residents were out of the house by chance .

Was it was a mistake to leave the base……I thought so, but neither of us said it .

I knew it was originally wrong . Just because I realized it strongly, my heart hasn’t broken yet .

Each hope takes a step in my chest . Even if the cliff is one step ahead, it is not possible for me to go back any longer .