Chapter 52 - Meeting of the whole group (1/2)
(Continued POV Kurisu)
I put myself on the side of the bitten man, in doing so the others observe me with curiosity. Without paying attention, I take out the syringe of the antidote, but the subject I want to treat shivers and says while he sees me.
”P-please ... I'm afraid of death. Let me convert and then you can do whatever you want.”
It seems that he misunderstand my actions, but that is not his fault, since there should be no cure for the virus or disease that is transmitted through zombie bites.
”This is not to kill you ... it is to prevent you from becoming a zombie.”
With my words everyone looks at me more seriously, or rather the antidote in my hands. Then many sigh probably thinking that it is a lie to make the man accept the injection that will end his life, even the bitten person doubts what I say.
Since time is something essential, I bend down trying to take his arm and apply the antidote.
”Although this antidote can cure a bitten person, the time that has passed after he was bitten is still very important for it to take effect ... so I need to do it no- Kyaaa!”
The man does not listen to what I say and withdraws his arm and even throws me backwards so I fall on my own rear hurting myself a little from the impact.
”Is it really what you say Kurisu-san?”
Yuriko-san asks me when I try to get up, it seems that after hearing me insist, she takes my words seriously, I turn to where she is and I nod. Then she looks at Saeko-san as if she also wants her to confirm what I say.
”Until now I have not seen that antidote be used on someone, but since it is something that Alex-san gave to her in case of emergency, I think what she says is true and that should work to prevent people from getting transform”
”Alexander-kun? ... that child is increasingly mysterious... why you all are standing watching what happens? Did not you hear? That antidote does not work indefinitely, quickly, immobilize he”
”Yes, Yuriko-san!”
”Yes ma'am!”
After obtaining confirmation from Saeko-san too, she orders the men to hold the person bitten. Several persons have to intervene for they can finally prevent he moving, but being restricted by others then him resorts to screaming while crying.
”Nooo! Please! I-I don't want to die !!”
”Calm down, if I wanted to kill you it would be much easier to shoot you in the head than to go through all this just to give yourself an injection.”
Although I know that I try to cure him, seeing him act like this makes me feel as if I am really doing something wrong to him. That is why I speak to try to calm him down, it is a pity that he does not seem to hear any reason now.
With the subject immobilized, I can finally administer the antidote. When I see that all the liquid is emptied from the syringe, then I back off, but for safety for himself and the others, they decide to continue immobilizing it for longer.
Apart from the people who hold that person, the others after receiving Yuriko-san's orders take positions to monitor the place since all the noise could have caught the attention of zombies that were hovering nearby. So she walks to where I am, I have an idea of the reason she is coming, but unfortunately I cannot resolve her doubts.
”Do you know where get the Alexander-kun the antidotes? Or if they are producing them somewhere? ”
”No, I don't understand very well how he got them, but for your second question, if you think that behind Alex there is an organization or something else, I can assure you that thought is wrong, He and I arrived in this city alone and we have no one behind us, if you want to know more about how he get the antidotes, you should ask him ”
Although I know more or less how he gets the antidotes, I don't know if she would believe me, and I don't want to reveal Alex's information without him knowing, it's better that she herself asks.
Yuriko-san remains watching me for a few seconds as if assessing if what I say is true, then nods and changes her attention from me to the subject that was bitten. She probably expect to see if the antidote really works.
With the passing of time, that person seems to finally calm down, so the people who held him release him, then he sits and remains motionless in the following minutes. Everyone's attention in the kitchen is focused on him, even me and Saeko- san are not an exception, the reason is simple, we want to see if in fact that liquid injected in him can prevent he from transforming into a zombie.
I don't want to doubt Alex's words, but it is inevitable that I feels uncertainty about what might happen, maybe those antidotes only work in his body ...
Time is still running, but the person does not seem to have any changes. Spending 10 more minutes and Yuriko-san to see that the subject remains as human, makes someone treat the man's arm with first aid to avoid the slight bleeding that he had .
It is decided that if after a few minutes of continuing to observe him for safety, if nothing strange happens in the end, he will be taken with Shisuka-san to she give him a better medical treatment.
The man realized that what I said before was true, kneels with his head hitting the ground repeatedly while thanking me with tears in my eyes. It is a relief that this time he cries for happiness, a little nervous for his actions I ask him to get up, it didn't feel good to have an injured person doing that.
”If you want to thank someone, please tell that to Alex, he was the one who gave me that antidote ... but I must tell to you all beforehand, these antidotes are not many, so you better be careful and try not to be bitten by the zombies ”
”... it is better that everyone do not have strange ideas, that antidote can save you from a zombie bite, but the only thing that will allow us to survive in a world full of them, is a team to count on in order to deal with they.
You've seen how the situation is out there, it's not easy to stay alive alone, so think well about your actions if you don't want to end up having to fend for only yourself in the streets of a city infested with zombies. ”
”Fufufu, in addition Alex-kun will return soon, when he does, his plant is probably hungry, it has a big appetite and simply swallows everything he gives it as food... although probably if you touch his woman you don't have to worry about that plant ... what awaits you can be much worse ”
”Hiii”
When talking about the antidotes, many of the men look at me with eyes of greed and desire for them, that makes me fear a little for what they can do ... Alex said that if people knew about the antidote, they could act this way, but I didn't think that people within our group did it, it seems that I was naive.
When I step back for those looks, Mizusu-san and Niki-san take my sides holding their weapons while watching those men, I also took my rifle while see them. Although I don't want to have to shoot a person, I will defend myself as Alex asked me ... Alex, because you haven't returned yet.
While the restlessness grows within me, Yuriko-san's words are heard loudly and reaching most men who seem to recover their senses. So to complement her, Saeko-san also speaks, but what she says only affects the last group that joined us.
Only that her words more than make them think about what they are doing, make those 5 men tremble while a shriek escapes from their lips ... I really don't know what Alex did to they react like that, but it seems that what he did, has to do with his plant.
The others also look with doubt on the reaction of that men, they also do not understand the words of Saeko-san, most likely the only ones who know why they act that way, be those who went to other place with Alex while Scythe dragged the guy who was passed out when we are in the mall.
Well, I do not want to know what happen that time , it is better for my mental health to remain oblivious to those things ... I have that very clear, since I know that he can sometimes be very extreme with what he does.
With things returning to normal ... or almost, now those 5 look at me with fear. I try to find out why I can cause them fear, since I haven't done anything to them, then analyzing Saeko-san's words and I realize that she referred to me as Alex's woman.