How To Be Misunderstood as a Villain in a Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter 8. The lives of others (2)

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We came down to the hotel lobby. This is because I had to go to the desk to meet the man.

Camilla did not disguise herself as a man. She instead wore a scarf around her head, put on her horn-rimmed glasses, and added dark circles under her eyes. She said it was easier to disguise it by making it look ‘more’ painful than hiding it.

“Is it still okay? “When you came here, you dressed up like a man.”

“It’s not like I remember the faces and names of all the hotel guests anyway. It’s not that tricky. If that happens, you won’t be able to do business. Since you’ve already received the money, you probably won’t care. “Anyway, there are really a lot of people.”

The overall appearance was similar to yesterday, but there were more people.

In the PC room in the lobby, people are craning their necks and hitting the refresh button repeatedly. It looks like the price is being checked in real time. There was a long line in front of the . Some people were seen scanning the QR code to determine if the Continental Credit was genuine.

The lobby and entrance were crowded. Many people leave and return to the hotel. Although their ages and appearances varied, many things were similar. First of all, almost all of them are couples. Most people are men and women, but there are also same-s*x couples.

Behavior is also similar.

The women leaving the hotel could not walk properly. I couldn’t see because I was sobbing, and I couldn’t open my legs properly because of the pain.

The men walked faster, but they still looked empty. He dragged his feet, looked ahead with a vain look on his face, and muttered the same thing.

“It’s not just us. Everyone does. “But you can live with this.”

On the other hand, people entering the hotel hesitated when they saw those leaving.

“Do you really have to do it? So you really went so far as to film something like that?”

People who whisper to their lovers saying

.

“Then, what should I do? Sleep on the street and become a zombie? Just do the same thing you normally do. All you have to do is wear a mask. “Who cares about us?”

, The other person responds bluntly.

“This is the person you were supposed to meet, right?” “Yes.”

People who cooperate rather than cooperate with each other based on a relationship of benefit.

“There’s nothing we can do. You have to go either here or to that cult’s shelter. “Do you want to do that?”

These people threaten people who don’t want to go.

On the other hand, there were also people who moved quickly. People hunker down and scurry away to their desks. These are guests who have money to pay for lodging, so they don’t have to take videos.

One of them almost bumped into Camilla. She jumped forward. The person on the other end said, ‘I’m sorry.’ She bowed, bowed, and hurriedly passed by.

“Thank you.”

Camilla smiled.

“Is there any place other than here? So this won’t be the only hotel. So it doesn’t look normal.”

Camilla answered my question.

“There used to be a lot. Really. But now it’s almost all gone. The only places left are villas for the rich or powerful, back alleys, or shelters run by cultists of the Goddess of Hunger, but none of these are places for people to go. “It’s worse than here.”

“What happened?”

“Good and trustworthy people were the first to be killed. Then, a good but suspicious person suffered. Now there are only people left here who are not good, not good, and don’t trust others let alone help them. But isn’t it a little unnatural that all those people suffered from all over the country in less than three weeks?”

I stopped walking. Camilla nodded her head.

“Did the syndicate do this?”

“The Liberation Front analyzed it that way. We captured evidence and made propaganda out of it, but no one listened. Because the Syndicate is a group of political thugs in the Elsa government. The Syndicate fostered distrust and created a new order that made people dependent on themselves. Just like Römer did with Elsa.”

What Camilla said came to mind. I left the bag bomb far away, so there was no terrorist attack here. Those words took on a completely different meaning.

“If a bomb exploded in the Hamptons….”

Camila, who heard me muttering to herself, pressed her eyebrows together.

“Elsa is a house of cards. Even though all the components hate each other, they are barely holding on. The Liberation Front failed to provide a new alternative, and the Syndicate rules the world with its own order. If the bomb had exploded, even that little bit of order would have disappeared. It may feel cool on the inside, but… “You can’t do that.”

I think I know the answer. I think Camilla would have given this reason.

“Because people die. Right?”

Camilla smiled softly and she held my hand tightly. At that time. A bell was heard.

– A rattle. Rattle.

People were buzzing. The expression on his face wasn’t good. Most people frowned.

“Hey, it’s them again.” “These guys are driving zombies.” “It’s disgusting.” “Real believers aren’t like that.”

I went outside to see what on earth was going on. Camilla was a little hesitant, but when she saw me following, she followed along.

A strange parade was passing by in the middle of the road.

There were more than 30 people. He had a gas mask on his face, and he had things like tin cans hanging around his body. It was similar to the scrap metal robot design that often appears in old animations, but it was cruder.

The steel plate joints and joints were wrapped with plastic wrap and vinyl, and tied tightly with twine. He wasn’t holding a gun, but instead he was holding something that looked like a blue dragon and moon sword. A large Chinese sword blade was hung on a long iron pipe.

– Repent. Repent of your sins. The time of hunger has come.

The monotonous sound of prayer rang out on the recorded tape. The epicenter of the sound was a shopping cart in the middle of the procession.

Two wooden statues were placed inside the cart. While I was frowning, a procession approached the hotel. Judging by the unstoppable gait, it seems as if he has made a deliberate move.

– Repent! Do not sin! If you give in to your instincts, you become a zombie. If you give in to your desires, you will become a zombie! Reflect on your sins!

The wooden statue came closer and closer.

The one in front was a female angel with wings. From afar, she seemed to be looking up at the sky and chanting. She is a naked angel, with her head raised to the sky and her breasts covered with her folded arms and hands.

However, she was bizarre.

Her chest was empty. No, it wasn’t just empty; there was no skin, leaving her ribs exposed. So, that angel was carefully covering her missing breasts.

Her lower abdomen was even more strange. The front and back were completely open. From the genitals to the shape of a triangle. Even though it was a wooden sculpture, its appearance was unnerving.

But the most bizarre thing is the face. His face was smiling, but his mouth was wide open. Her gums were protruding and her teeth were sharp, as if she were trying to bite the sky.

Behind the angel, there was another statue of a naked man.

Her eyes had no eye sockets, and her nose was cut off, leaving only her teeth and gums exposed. The lower part of the male statue was present, but the part corresponding to the testicles was missing.

Her face was also a little different. Unlike the woman who was smiling, the man was crying. However, the protruding gums and sharp teeth were still there. The difference is that the man appears to be looking at the ground and growling.

“Camilla. “What on earth is that?”

A sight you can’t take your eyes off. I asked Camilla. Camilla whispered.

“They are heretics. They claim that it is the real statue of the Goddess of Hunger. But the ‘real’ goddess of hunger doesn’t look like that. Like that… “It’s not ugly.”

“What about the male statue in the back?”

“He who lusted after the goddess of hunger, so they say. But that too is heresy. There is nothing like that. The goddess is not like that. “I don’t believe in the denomination to my core, and I don’t know everything about its doctrines, but that’s not really true.”

“Repent!”

The person standing in front shouted. Seeing that the sound extends beyond the sound box, it seems that he has a very good voice.

But he points at me shamefully.

“Repent, young man! Repent! The Goddess of Hunger spoke. He said that He would take upon Himself the sins of this world, so He told us to bury more sins in the ground.

Oh, mother! Our mother! He said he would walk underground with our poison in his heart! Take a look! “See the miracle!”

Someone was busy handing out pamphlets. I put down my hand, and Camila, who hesitated, accepted it.

“I heard you hate these people.”

“… This piece of paper may not seem like a big deal, but taking a picture of it is incredibly difficult. I know because I tried it. Wait for a sec. This… ?”

Camilla’s eyes widened. Familiar faces were there. These are the same people we saved at the resort.

“… You know this couple, those people? “An elderly couple who worked at the resort for a long time.”

“Andy. That’s right Andy. I heard you like that sandwich….”

The pamphlet reads, “Miracle! The severed limbs are put back together! The Goddess sends a pair of her angels for the persecuted! (Big media is hiding the truth! Open your eyes!)”

The people who looked up at the sky and opened their arms were clearly the ones we had saved.

“… A tendon stuck? “Is that possible?”

I could hear whispering here and there. There was also a close-up photo in the pamphlet. It was the wound we had treated and cleaned.

“Isn’t it synthetic?”

“It must be a manipulation. “This kind of thing is easy these days.”

“… “I guess so?”

Even Camilla had suspicions. It seemed a bit strange even to me.

“Believe!”

Rumble, rumble. The sound of boiled fire. I wonder what the level of this human’s vocal cords is.

“Have faith! If you are blinded by doubt, everything becomes suspect. However, if you open your heart just a little bit, if you can let in just one ray of light, there will be light… !”

Wow!

Someone sprinkled water on the gas mask man. There was a bloody smell in the air. They were employees who ran out of the hotel.

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“Is that really water mixed with blood?”

I heard a scream. People backed off. Camilla and I also backed away a little. Hotel employees pointed their pistols.

“Get out. “Don’t interfere with business.”

“Listen carefully!”

The heretics aimed an iron pipe with a Chinese sword attached to it. The person standing in front let out a blood-curdling cry.

“He who drags others into the abyss of sin is worse than he who commits sins alone!”

Crash. The safety device has been released. The heretics have increased their days.

“Hey.”

I got caught between the heretics and the employees. The heretics raised their spears, and the staff frowned.

“Where on earth did you meet these people?”

“These people are our believers! They came to us crying out for miracles! They said those who were held as slaves in the resort were liberated under the relief of a pair of angels of the Goddess! They were a dashing bachelor and a beautiful young woman. !”

Large. You have eyes to see.

“They were God’s warriors, dazzling to look at! They are the standard-bearers of the apocalypse who will defeat all these disasters, the messengers of the end, and the ones who put an end to them!

But all four horsemen are not together yet. “The four of us are not together yet.”

The man in the gas mask said something I couldn’t tell if he was pleading or lamenting.

“We hold meetings on Saturday and Sunday evenings. There you will be able to vividly hear their testimonies! This is a legal meeting approved by the National Military Police, so if you are interested, please join us at any time! It is a square, everyone!”

Now all the heretics were shaking their spears and shouting.

“Please remember Deer Square! We will not cause any inconvenience. We will cut down any zombies that come. We will ensure your safe return home and provide lodging and food! Please listen to us! Please. “

At that time.

Weeeing!

– Disband! There, disperse!

A police car approached, waving its flag. Inside, instead of uniformed police, were soldiers wearing military uniforms and armed with rifles.

– Get back on the road quickly! Do you want the parade to stop? I gave them permission at best, but they are doing things like this!

The heretic dripping with blood pointed at the employees.

“One day, when you are overcome by greed, when you cannot overcome hunger and bite your own bodies, that day. “You will be left with nothing but teeth and gums!”

Weeeing! Wow!

The heretic pointed at me this time.

“Young man! Young man! You who have ears to hear! Deer Square! Please come! By all means! Before all four knights gather, we must realize!”

Tang. Suddenly, the military police inside the car fired blank bullets. No one was surprised because he raised the muzzle of his gun in the sky and shot as if he wanted to show off, saying, ‘I shoot.’

The heretic retreated. The parade started again.

Those strange clothes were at least waterproof, and blood flowed along the path they passed. Camilla looked at them with distraught eyes. She whispered into her ear.

“Angel, shall we go?”

I see him pinching his thigh instead of answering, making him a very naughty angel.

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“Welcome. I heard the story. “It’s busy, so let’s talk inside.”

Fernando took us into an inner room.

I was worried that he might crush my fingers after locking the door, but he smiled and opened the door a little as if to tell me not to worry.

“Let’s sit down first. Would you like a cup of tea? “This is a good black tea that was also exported to Römer.”

“Please give me a drink.” “I am okay.”

Camilla and I had different answers. Camilla shrugged her shoulders.

“Just lukewarm water. “I took medicine for her body aches.”

The room inside seemed like a converted conference room. Quite luxurious wooden walls and decorations, even marble floors. After a while, Fernando brought a cup of black tea, lukewarm water, and a small plate.

“Lemon slices marinated in honey. “If you add it to water, it will help with body aches.”

Can’t bear to refuse that, Camilla put the piece in the cup. There was no popping sound. Slippery honey slowly flowed down the side of the glass and reached the water. But it didn’t mix in the end.

On the other hand, my tea leaves were brewed very well. When I gently stirred it with a spoon, the wide-open leaves rose and sank repeatedly. The scent is also very subtle. Fernando drank coffee.

“You asked about high-end products. “Items that people don’t find often, so the transaction volume is low and the market price is not well established.”

“That’s right.”

“We do handle such products, but they go through a slightly different route than regular products. Luxury items like jewelry or expensive alcohol only have a limited number of people who can afford them. And they don’t do business without a trustworthy person or intermediary. “You can guess why, right?”

I thought I knew.

The other party is probably ‘people in the city center.’ People who have a lot and are safe from zombies, but still want more.

People who are at high risk of being degraded just by setting foot in a ‘shabby’ place like a hotel. So, we will seek business partners through these agents.

“I think I understand. How do I contact you?”

Fernando nodded in response to my question. He wore gold rings on all his fingers. The tattoos on his knuckles were noticeable. His left hand is K.I.S.S. The right hand is K.I.L.L. He is a man with old-fashioned tastes.

“In these cases, the normal laws of supply and demand do not apply. There is a lot of supply, but there is little demand. So, you have to adapt to the needs of the consumer. Let’s take an example. This is a story from a long time ago. In one case, refugees drove into a human-free zone in large trucks and looted high-end boutiques.

But there was no one to buy the expensive item, so I sold it to the hotel for a low price and left. The hotel kept the items, found a buyer who could pay the full price, and sold them little by little, making a large profit. That’s how market logic works in a disaster situation.

In this case, we will not intervene. However, we will provide a ‘meeting place’. To put it more simply, we arrange meetings through the application.”

The taste is old, the appearance is goofy, but the explanation is academic. This person was a salaryman. It’s a strange incongruity. Is he a guy who doesn’t know where to go, or is he someone who adapts well to wherever you put him?

“Yes, if the market continues in the future.”

Camilla looked at the man with a grin. Fernando laughed.

“The market will be strong.”

“How can you be sure?”

In response to Camilla’s question, her man massaged her hand. She said, ‘Excuse me for a moment.’ She went away, and after a while she came back.

“I’m sorry. This is a bit long. Continental’s ‘manager’ said he was worried about whether or not he should give you ‘internal network access’. However, he said that if you understand the market order, you can issue it. So this is kind of a partnership thing.”

I guess that’s what they’re saying, saying they’ll even give you an interview just to install an app.

This hotel is quite…Interesting.