Chapter 75 - 72 New Camp (1/2)
Our group spending time on the roads of the city looking for a suitable place to settle and finally we found it, we chose what looked like a company that was dedicated to the sale of construction materials, so it had ample space where we could park cars and It was surrounded by solid walls.
Soichiro's group and mine got out of the vehicles to clean up the place, apart from the guys who have followed me since the high school, also as before I brought a captain with all his squad to follow my orders.
As usual, people who use weapons are responsible for killing the surrounding zombies while those with firearms only watch, of the former the only ones who join the fight are those who have High caliber rifles to get rid of any evolved zombie they discover.
Without many problems after a few tens of minutes, the company's facilities and a little the surrounding area all zombies are eliminated. The exterior is mainly treated by Scythe and Haruna-san's dog and the soldiers along with us take care of the interior.
I had to talk with her before and have her order the dog to follow my orders, so while it seemed to be a bit moody about separating from her I brought it with me.
”Damn dog, you shouldn't complain about coming to help. These days you have been fed by my precious crystals, you know ?”
Sitting in a car hood I complain to the dog that comes and lies down after that the area is safe. Our compatibility is not as good as the one I have with Scythe, every time I go with Haruna-san to hang out, the first thing it does when it sees me is to roar.
If it were not because it is something useful and above all that if something happens to it Haruna-san would be sad, I would have already cooked it to see how good is the meat of an animal that has exceeded the third limit ...
Also, another difference it has with Scythe is that it doesn't bring me the crystals of the zombies that kill, it just swallows them selfishly.
”You don't like dogs, Alex-san?”
Saeko who is carrying what looks like a lunch box asks me when she sees me arguing with Haruna-san's dog. Maybe she is right and partly that is since I never was a person with much interest in them, but I didn't hate them either, so my dislike should only be with the one I still have yawning on my side.
”I don't like or dislike them I think ... but with this one here, it must be because the feeling between the two of us is mutual. Do you like dogs, Saeko-chan? ”
”Mmm… I don't dislike them, but previously when I approached a dog or other animals they avoided me, so I think it was I who didn't like animals”
They say that the animals are very sensitive, so they probably felt the somewhat fierce personality that was hidden inside her and that is why they should not want to approach her.
”... they didn't know how dumb they were when they lost your love, so don't pay attention to that Saeko-chan”
”Fufufu, I don't care about that anymore. Now I can pet Scythe and you, Alex-san”
It's a good thing that doesn't affect her, wait… did she just call me an animal indirectly? Well, it doesn't matter, it's very nice when she runs her fingers through my hair.
Saeko puts the lunch box in front of me and then rests with both hands on the car hood, in the next second with a small jump she climbs and crawls until getting behind me to wrap me with her arms.
”Lately you have been paying close attention to Shisuka-san and you have not spent much time with Kurisu and with me, Alex-san. Kurisu-san may not have complained because she is busy trying to do things on the plans, but our group didn't go out much so I didn't have a chance to be with you and I was bored inside the camp”
”I'm sorry about that, Saeko-chan, but I was planning on going to the labs these days. And since I had thought Shisuka would come, I thought it was better for her to get a little stronger.
Besides, soon you will have more time to have fun killing zombies, thought that after getting what we wanted from the laboratories we should also start with the extermination of zombies in the city.
Although we can get rid of this group of zombies evolved now, if we give more time to those who are in the city, we might then not just one group that is formed between them and as each day they become stronger, it will even more dangerous to give them time to continue evolving ”
”... clean the entire city of zombies? That would certainly be very good, but ... do you think we can do it with just us?”
”I thought about that and I have an idea ... as you say, eliminating all the zombies in the city will be difficult, but at least we must try to reduce their number drastically”
”Well, I will help you with everything I can”
I lie on Saeko's b.r.e.a.s.ts and take the lunch box to eat, so she happily begins to stroke my hair as usual.
This mission had ignited the alarms in my head, this type of zombies was very dangerous and unfortunately eliminating this one does not mean that they will not arise anymore, so the only solution to reduce the risk is to do what I said to Saeko.
But to carry out my plans, I need first to take care of this problem and we cannot allow many other teams of survivors to be eliminated. Also, we must continue to build a good relationship with the other groups as these will be essential in the future.
”A-Alexander! W-We're done checking the whole place and it's safe now.”
When I enjoyed the food and the feeling in my neck, the voice of a girl interrupts my moment of happiness. I know the voice, but the tone with which she spoke to me puzzled me a little ... besides, she rarely addressed me by my name.
Normally she would call me with things like pervert, brat or the combination of both words, besides it would be with a tone of anger and not that of nervousness now.
I direct my eyes to the direction where the sound came from and there was Rei along with the others who were walking here. She has been acting this way since we rescued Haruna-san and Iruka-chan...
I am not stupid and I can only interpret this reaction as two things, one is that she now fears me and that is why she is nervous. The other is that somehow she developed an interest for me ... and for her next actions, this is the most likely.
Rei walks to the car where I am too, then she climbs up and approaches me discreetly, she arrives about half a meter away from where I am crawling just like Saeko before and when our eyes meet her face becomes red. In the next moment, it seems that she cannot get closer because of shame and sits at that distance from me...
I can't understand how this happened, I haven't done anything to get this reaction from her... I can only say that people's destiny and mentality is a total mystery ... is that, or she is masochistic.
Honestly, this is a bit awkward for me. First because of all the girls here she is the only one I really didn't think about developing a close relationship, not even as friends! The other problem is the guy who looks at me as if I stole his girlfriend ... technically he is right, but in my defense I did nothing and things just happened.
”Is something wrong Alex-san?”
”... I was just thinking that destiny is a mystery”
”Hmn?”
”No, don't pay attention to me Saeko-chan, I'm just rambling. Now we just have to wait for Yuriko-san to finish delivering the radios.”
”Yes, but since there are several camps they have to go to, it will probably last a while”
When I say my thoughts out loud, Soichiro and Gloterus arrive after the people in my group and tell me, the latter came as I had promised to help him with his revenge. He, although showed us the fury he felt for the leader of the zombies that attacked them, still retains enough sense and patience and don't request go stupidly throughout the city looking for it, honestly that surprises me a little.
”What happens?”
”I was thought that you would be more upset and asking us to hurry to find the zombie that ended your camp, so I'm a little surprised to see you so calm.”
Seeing that my vision was on him, Gloterus asks me. Since I didn't think it was anything bad and I was curious about his actions, I answer him honestly hoping to get an answer to the doubts I had and then in the next second they are resolved.
”No doubt I am furious with that zombie, but I am not going to waste my life or that of other people uselessly either. Besides, now my group you can say that it is now yours, I am no longer the one who gives the orders.”