133 The Mistakes (2/2)

\”Yes. Yes, there is. If I were to tell him I was infected he would have left me to die and I had no power to protect myself. I just wanted to live, is that really such a bad thing?\” Natsumi was looking at him furiously.

\”Mr Harclaw would you really leave her to die?\”

\”Yeah, I actually would but that would depend on the context in which she told me. Since I wasn't able to survive I don't know if this was the right guess or not but I think even if we were infected there should have been a way to cure ourselves\” Ms Snow actually looked surprised.

\”How so?\”

\”Well if we were to think about this as a regular virus outbreak it would mean there was a source. Since everyone in the school was infected it is safe to assume that the source is actually our own school. Meaning we were actually at ground zero. That would also explain why zombies were trying to stop us from leaving the school premises. Because if we did we would have cleared the game you might say. Anyway, if we assume that school is ground zero that might mean someone was researching the virus.

The only person capable of doing something like that is our biology teacher / School Nurse Hina. So we can also assume that she would have an antidote but maybe she wasn't able to take in time or she might even be the patient zero herself. Another possibility would be her still being alive and already working on the cure.

Anyway even if she didn't create the antidote we should have been able to create one ourselves with her data. I mean sure we definitely do not know much about biology but the A.I chip should have been able to with the right data. That is, of course, assuming there really was a cure. So if Natsumi told me she was infected we just would have made our way to the infirmary but I am not gonna lie if the infirmary was too dangerous I would just burn the whole forest down before escaping the school. So yeah, whether I helped her or not would depend on the context. I am no saint so I would definitely not have risked my life for hers but that doesn't mean I would leave her to die if I could do it without killing myself in the process\”

Linri explained his thought process slowly and clearly. He actually wanted to know if he was right or not and that was the reason why he explained it in such a way.

\”So you are saying your last actions were not a way to take out as many zombies with you to the grave as possible?\”

\”Who would do that? I was just trying to head to the infirmary. The last explosion was just a mistake. I actually couldn't throw the backpack far enough because I was too tired\” Linri said with a flush. He was actually embarrassed that someone saw that. He definitely was not some meathead who would explode himself with the enemy in a dire situation. He would actually join their side instead. Fuck loyalty! As long as he stayed alive none of that matters.

\”Marvelous. You actually guessed most of the plot for the scenario. So Ms Fujisaki is there anything you want to add?\”

\”No...\” Natsumi added dejectedly. Maybe she really was wrong in her decision but he didn't have to be such a jerk about it.

\”You see if you had actually told Linri about your situation maybe there was a way that you could have survived. However, from the moment you were bitten you had already given up. Let this be a lesson for you. Never give up no matter how desperate the situation might seem, there is always a way out. That is the most important quality a person might possess. But don't worry it's not like Mr Harclaw here never made any mistakes either. Let's go over them, shall we?\”

\”Mr Harclaw your first mistake was not 'helping' her. It was never a mistake in the first place. You were supposed to help each other. She was a healer and a buffer so she could have helped you fight against zombies easier without wasting as much prana as you did. That was your first mistake as in you didn't as for any help. The second mistake was the fact that you ignored the zombie chasing her. He was a fellow student staying next to your own room so you should have been able to recognise him but you didn't even inspect his corpse. If you had spent the time you would have noticed this fact and wouldn't have gone to the dormitory. Your third mistake was not trying to reach the school personnel with your phone. You should have stayed together with the corpse and not leave immediately afterwards. Fourthly, it was the way you treated Ms Fujisaki. Maybe if you were more kind with her she would have told you about her situation. The fact that you yelled at her at the chemistry lab certainly didn't help either. As for the fifth, it was the fact that you didn't try to stock up any food or water source. It was a smart idea to hide in the rooftop for safety but what would have happened if you needed to stay there for extended amounts of time. Next...\”

Ms Snow went on to keep explaining each and every one of his mistakes. At this point Linri was sure that she was just nitpicking to ease Natsumi's heart but who knows. He certainly took a mental note of the things she said. Even if she was nitpicking he was not going to waste this opportunity to correct his mistakes.

Now that he thought about it Linri could not remember a fight he came out unscathed. He was a mage and as a mage, he was supposed to be wasting his enemy before the other person even reached him. Be it when he raided the Albion research facility or the combat simulation just now, he always let his opponents get close to him and relied on his attributes to dodge. That was not a proper way for a mage to fight.

Maybe he can ask help from the old pervert, Richard. He was a mage, right?

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A man got out of the airport and hailed for a cab. His eyes were blood red and they seemed to be hiding something deep inside.

\”Where to sir?\”

\”Autumnfall Highschool\”