CHAPTER 9 - Magic?!
Well… Ugh… This… Alright… Yeah, yeah, I admit it… I'm scared!! Did I shit myself from fear?! N-No, but I came close!!
Magical energy?! Magic exists?! Why do I have magical energy?!
"I know you can read my thoughts, so answer me!"
[Response: Unable to answer.]
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Go to hell!
I need answers!
I killed a zombie cyclops and pedophile rapist Goblins! Are there more creatures like that?! Do we have to defend ourselves from those too?! Are zombies not the only threat?!
"Goddamn it! What shitty luck! This is bullshit! Arghhh!"
Not only did I lose my mom and friends, but now I have to face weird creatures too.
At least I could survive a zombie apocalypse because they don't attack me. I can find shelter easily, but I can't defend myself from weird creatures!
I killed the Goblins because I'm strong and their bodies were weak! If I were a normal human who feels pain and doesn't regenerate, I'd be dead! Those damn Goblins did a ton of damage to me! Arghhh!! Damn it!!
What if weirder, stronger creatures show up?! What if Dragons or giants appear?!
Uwaaah! This day can't get any weirder!
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Ugh… Zei… Come on, Zei, the future's gonna suck, the sooner you accept it, the better.
There's nothing I can do to avoid it. Take a deep breath and try to calm down.
Ugh… Come on, Zei… Come on.
You've got a little sister now who's counting on you; you can't let her down.
Goblins are nothing to us; they're not a danger if we prepare properly. We'll figure out how to defend against the others later.
Alright… For now, the best thing is to calm down so we can think clearly about what to do in the future.
Zei, look, zombies aren't a threat to us; we're already zombies. Humans… well… We can wear sunglasses, and boom, they won't figure us out or hurt us. And if they're evil humans trying to rob or harm us, we can easily defend ourselves using our new magical and physical abilities.
I wonder if we'll be able to use magic.
Ugh… Well… Damn it. Seriously, God, did we deserve this fate?
"Magic, rapist Goblins, and cyclopes. Aren't zombies enough to kill us? Fufu. I'm so awesome that God had to send fantasy creatures to take me down."
Joking aside, this makes no sense!
I started washing my body in the river… Ugh… I need to relax… Magical energy… Do zombies have that too? If so, we're screwed! What if there are giant zombies?! Damn it!
Ugh… Zombies with magic.
Zombies that can improve over time.
Special zombies.
Powerful zombies.
Zombies like Kiasan or me.
Ugh… Well… This world's definitely going to hell soon.
Let's see, I'll need seeds to grow crops, water, and a small shelter.
Oh, yeah, and weapons!
"I was thinking of becoming a hero, but I changed my mind. I can't fight weird creatures. Once I get Mary to the shelter, I'll head far away and find a shelter for Kiasan and me. We'll survive on our own. We'll stay away from humans and only go out for food… Food…"
Now that I think about it, the Goblins' meat was… No… Ugh.
"Now that I remember, the Goblins' meat tasted… delicious? Weird… It tasted like fried chicken."
Yeah… I'm a zombie. Did I just say what I thought? Ugh, I hope I'm not turning into an idiot.
…I wonder… Can we eat other zombies? It'd be a last resort when food runs out.
I mean, we're zombies; it's literally in our nature to be cannibals. I'd rather avoid it, mainly because, well, I don't want to eat human flesh! But zombies are dead, and I want to stay alive. Eating zombies would be a last resort, but I'll do it if I have to.
Ugh… God…
"I don't understand anything."
How did this all start? Did some idiot scientist spill their drink on the computer and break the portal for traveling to alternate worlds, causing thousands of creatures from other worlds to come to ours, including zombies?
…Well… Now that I think about it, it's not a bad theory. It's very possible! I curse you with all my being, United States!
Why the United States? In movies, they're the ones responsible for this kind of thing, so I'm just going with my prejudices.
Zombies, fantasy creatures, magic… Ugh…
"Well, at least I won't die a virgin."
I still remember my first time with my first girlfriend. We were at her house, watching a movie, a sex scene came on, and… Well… She suggested we imitate the scene, and… Ugh…
Now that I reflect on it, my first time was at a really young age, and I didn't even enjoy it because I didn't know how to feel at the time. We just did it out of curiosity.
Or maybe I didn't enjoy it because I subconsciously realized I was more into older, mature women? I don't know.
What a lousy first time…
"Ugh… Waaaah…"
"Huh?"
Those growls.
A zombie, huh?
I turned to my right… Huh?
W-What?
"She's… beautiful."
And not only is she beautiful, she's a fantasy creature!!
A zombie Mermaid?! The stories are true, they don't wear clothes! And her fish tail is gorgeous!
Wow. Her breasts are enormous. Her nipples are huge too! Arghhh! I want to jerk off!
But I can't do that out in the open!
D-Damn…
W-Well, what if I just…?
"…No…"
No, no, no.
For a moment, I thought about touching her breasts, but that'd be sexual harassment. I'm not a creep.
I'm a gentleman, and I respect all women, even if they're dead.
Besides, if I get used to doing that kind of thing, I'm scared I'll actually go crazy. My mental health is at stake.
"…But I can touch her tail."
I approached her. It's a shame she's dead. I wanted answers.
I stroked her head. Her hair is so soft.
A real Mermaid… Wow.
"Hi, my name's Zei, but you can call me 'daddy.' Fufu."
Joking with a corpse is disrespectful, but I have to seize the opportunity.
"Can I touch your tail?"
"Waaaah…"
"I'll take that as a 'yes, daddy.'"
I stroked her tail… Ugh… It's soft and rough at the same time. Her scales are so… weird… Do they have some kind of use?
And speaking of tails, I don't see her private parts.
Sorry for this, but understand my situation. It's my first time seeing a Mermaid, let me satisfy my thirst for knowledge.
Let's see… The tail can't be removed, and I don't see any holes in it.
Weird. Don't they go to the bathroom…? Oh, I remember. Waste turns into magical energy.
That explains why she doesn't have an anus. But no vagina either? Don't they reproduce?
Yeah, fantasy creatures are definitely weird.
"Cool… Hmm… I guess I should end your suffering… How many points…? Right, the points! Show me the points!"
[Response: 724 points.]
Great… Last time I had 242 points. I've gone up a lot… Well, the Goblins were dangerous and hurt me. I also killed a lot of zombies yesterday during the trip… Upgrade my strength.
[Increase strength: 500 points.]
[Strength upgraded.]
[Strength level 4.]
[Increase strength: 1,000 points.]
[Current points: 224.]
It went up 500 points… That's fair.
I started punching the air… Hmm… I don't feel that different.
I guess the results will show later.
"Show skills."
[Strength level 4.]
[Regeneration level 5.]
[Agility level 4.]
[Steal level 1.]
Huh?!
A new skill?! Awesome!
"Zei, are you done?!"
I'm coming, my love, commonly known as "Mary"!
Fufu. They'll be shocked when they see her.
I picked up the Mermaid in my arms. Wow. Her chest is touching my arm. Well, it's gravity, don't blame me, okay? I'll enjoy it, but it wasn't on purpose.
"You're already dead, so it doesn't matter."
I looked at her breasts one last time and blushed. What perfect breasts you had! Arghhh! Damn apocalypse, you took the life of such a perfect creature!
"Ugh… It's a shame she's dead."
I headed toward the temporary camp. Fufu. I hope they don't get too scared.
"I got fish for dinner!!"
They turned to look at me and were shocked when they saw the Mermaid.
Well, Mary got really scared, but her son seems super excited.
Kiasan's expression didn't change, so I don't know what she felt.
"What is that?!"
"Mom, it's a Mermaid!"
Damn!
The Mermaid tried to leap to attack them, but I hugged her tightly, keeping her from escaping.
Hey, easy, baby, they're not on the menu.
"Listen to what I'm going to tell you."
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I explained about magical energy and my theory that more fantasy creatures are in our world.
It was hard to believe, so I showed them the notifications to make them believe me.
"…Are there more of those green things?"
"They're called Goblins. And yeah, there are probably more… There are also cyclopes and Mermaids… We need to be more careful."
I set the Mermaid down and put her head on the ground.
"Sato, close your eyes."
"W-What are you going to do to her?"
"She's a zombie."
"Don't do it! Mermaids are good!"
Thanks to kids' movies, he thinks they're good. Mermaids kidnap people and drag them to the bottom of the sea… Or so I heard in a story.
"…Look, a flying Unicorn!"
"Really?!"
Sato turned around, and Kiasan pierced the Mermaid's head with her sword. Well done, Kiasan, you caught on to my plan without me even telling you. So smart!
"Where?!"
I grabbed the Mermaid and ran off with her.
"Sorry."
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Wait… Her tail is… Maybe…
It's worth a shot.
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"Wow! It really tastes like fish!"
"Murderers!"
"Hey, we had to confirm her tail was 100% fish."
Yeah, we were eating her tail… Well, just Kiasan and me. Mary and Sato can't eat it because they could get infected.
"I-It's… d-delicious."
Kiasan and Mary didn't object to eating her tail, but little Sato threw a fit, cried, and screamed, trying to stop us from eating it.
I had to pretend I needed to eat because I was fully turning into a zombie, which scared him and made him stop crying.
Sorry, but food doesn't go to waste. Besides, we ate her fish part, it's not cannibalism… right?
"In this world, it's eat or be eaten… Literally. We needed to confirm Mermaids are edible. We might need that info in the future."
"B-Besides… i-it can't… i-infect us."
"Exactly. We're zombies. You guys stick to your boring eggs. Fufu."
"But… doesn't it count as cannibalism?" Mary said.
"Nope. Mermaids are another species, not human. And we ate her fish part… In this world, one day, food will run out, and we'll need to think of something to avoid starving."
I know what I did seems cruel… Honestly, I didn't eat her tail to see if it tasted like fish. I ate it because I had a theory that eating a species different from mine would give me abilities.
When I ate the Goblins, I got a skill called [Steal]… To be honest, I still can't use it… I don't know how to use it… I'll learn later.
[Steal] is a skill that, as the name suggests, lets me steal easily. It steals a random object from my enemy… If I use it on a woman, could I steal her underwear…? Uwaaah! Get out, perverted thoughts!
"Nothing…"
I didn't get any skills… Do I only get them in a fight? That sucks.
But well, at least I ate something delicious.
…This world's going to hell completely. Who's responsible?
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(Pov - ?)
Day 3 in this weird world.
No trace of the Demon King.
No trace of my God Snelm.
And only Undead around.
What a shitty world.
"Fufu. Well, well, well. Look who we have here!"
An Undead Elf. Well, well, well.
And you're supposed to be one of the most perfect creatures in the world? You were defeated by mere Undead.
"Oh, what a disappointment. I expected more from you."
She lunged at me, and I destroyed her head with a simple fireball.
"Well, back to investigating."