2026-11-04 11:53:43A bubble broke against the rim. Axel drew his hand back.
Kil waited with his own cup. Axel wiped his palms on his pants and picked up the serving again.
“I could accept dying heroically fighting zombies. But if I die like an idiot from drinking some weird liquid…
“Even if there's a next life, I'll never forgive you, Kil!”
“Ugh! I'm going to die! Die!”
After taking a sip and setting his cup down, Axel rolled around on the ground in hysterics.
Kil stopped with the cup halfway to his mouth. Axel hadn't even swallowed a full serving yet.
“Oh? I'm still alive. It tastes… not that bad?”
Axel sat up and stroked his chin.
“There's no sugar or sweetener, so why is it a little sweet? Is that from the zombie? And this slightly bitter, refreshing flavor… kind of like mint?”
Kil drank his potion, then edged away from the newly appointed food critic.
“Hey! Why are you moving away, Kil? You can't blame me, can you? Who'd have thought this ‘strange, slightly thick liquid’ would actually taste pretty good?”
“You're making it sound suggestive, idiot!”
Kil glared at him, resisting the urge to hit him. Yet Axel's ridiculous commentary had loosened something in his chest. In his previous life, there had been no one to joke with on the front lines, no one he dared trust beside him.
“Now that we've drunk this, what do we do, Kil?”
“Sleep.”
“Huh?”
“I said, sleep and save your strength.”
They slept for ninety minutes, waking with the sun low over the rooftops.
Kil began a second batch over the fire he had banked before sleeping. When Axel got up, he stood watching in disbelief.
“I really got stronger?”
“At least ten percent stronger than before.”
“What? You even worked out the exact numbers, Kil? You're making more? Why don't we make it all and drink it at once?”
“Are you an idiot?”
Axel looked from his empty cup to the remaining ingredients. “I'm asking because it worked.”
“Medicine like this obviously has side effects if you take too much. To be safe, we'll stick to two servings a day.
“Late morning and early evening. The earlier dose was a trial run. Since it worked, we'll follow a schedule from now on.”
“Two a day. Fine. Next time, tell me the limit before I ask for more.”
He pushed his empty cup aside, leaving room for the new batch.
“Says the man who thought he was dying ninety minutes ago.”
Axel gave him a crooked smile. “I'd like to keep being wrong about that.”
Ignoring him, Kil finished the potion and sat down comfortably.
“After we drink, let's take a look around. We can start training and look for other food.”
“Other food?”
“Yes. Fruit or meat from other animals.”
“Other animals…” Axel murmured.
Remembering the crow-sized sparrows, he shifted uneasily. Kil spoke before he could object.
“Relax. They won't change that quickly.”
“How do you know? Huh? Why are you so sure they'll change?”
“Because the world has changed, too.”
Kil set the cup in front of him before Axel could press the question.
“Drink it before it gets too cold to swallow easily.”
“Uh…”
Axel eyed the bubbles, then braced himself and drank.
Axel swallowed and checked the cup for any remaining liquid. This time, he set it down himself.
“Seriously! How did you come up with this, Kil? I bet that stinky tofu dish inspired you!
“It smells awful and looks ordinary, but it actually tastes good!
“Holy shit! Why do so many people in this world come up with weird ideas?”
He swallowed the last drop of potion, his expression conflicted.
Kil remained silent for a while before speaking.
“Get ready. We're leaving soon.”
“Okay!”
Axel promptly readied himself, and the two set out.
***
On a street in the upscale residential district.
“Whew…”
Axel suddenly let out a long sigh.
“What's wrong?”
“Is this really the apocalypse, Kil?”
Axel scanned the deserted street.
“What do you mean?”
Kil glanced at him.
“I mean, aren't we supposed to rescue the prettiest girl at college or work? Then she'd be grateful and depend on us, and… ahem!
“You know what I mean, Kil.”
Kil kept walking. His friend could barely keep himself alive, yet here he was planning his love life.
“Hey, Axel.”
“Yeah?”
“Let me remind you: this is a cruel world. Don't treat it like a dating sim! What do you think the apocalypse is?
“Running around picking up girls? Spending passionate nights together? Making life more colorful?”
“Huh? It isn't?”
Kil missed a step, then caught himself.
“Honestly, I don't know whether saving you was the right choice.”
Kil sighed.
“Look, Kil! Someone planted carrots beside that house! There are peppers and tomatoes, too!”
Kil stopped. Axel had already wandered away from him.
“Look at those, Kil. Big, beautiful, soft, juicy… absolutely irresistible.”
“Stop talking like you're staring at something else!”
Kil's retort died. Something moved beyond Axel's shoulder.
Kil sprinted toward him and kicked him out of his crouch. Axel rolled across the pavement.
“What are you doing, man? If there's a problem—”
Axel got up, brushing the dust off himself. But when he looked at Kil, he fell silent.
SPLAT!
Kil's blade severed the zombie's neck. Its body crumpled where Axel had been crouching, and its head rolled onto the street, eyes still wide.
Axel stared at the claws beside his boots. “I checked the street. How did I miss it?”
“You checked the street. It came from the garden. We don't have the roof or the walls covering our backs here.”
“In other words…”
Axel sounded nervous. Kil immediately finished for him.
“Draw your weapons and get ready to fight!”
Axel pulled the round shield from his back and drew his sword at once.
Kil tightened his grip on the spear. More than a dozen zombies emerged from alleys and gardens, closing off the street around them.
As he assessed the zombies, Kil spared Axel a glance.
“There are only a dozen or so, fewer than before, but we're fighting in an open area. So make sure…”
Kil shifted his spear toward the nearest gap.
“Don't just defend! Kill them before they kill you!”
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