A Korean Office Worker Who Became a Nuisance Villainess in a Zombie Story - Chapter 114
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“No! My money!”
Lime reflexively cried out, reaching toward the coin wedged in the gap.
He pressed his body against the Storage Room door as if to crush it, then struggled to pinch the coin out with two fingers.
“Ugh, why won’t it work, this thing…”
When it wouldn’t budge, he inserted his long index fingernail and picked at the gap with tick-tick sounds. Dirty water dripped steadily from his hair and chin as he lay sprawled on the ground.
‘Since he’s already soaked, he could’ve at least washed himself.’
“Ugh, ugh…!”
“If you get out of here, I’ll give you money. Can’t you just stop?”
Cherry pleaded while watching Lime’s rear end thrust toward us.
“It’s disgusting…”
I couldn’t agree more.
How much longer do I have to watch that wiggling backside?
His pants had slipped down, revealing acne-covered back skin, underwear, and the cleft between his buttocks…
‘Ugh.’
No one wants to know more about this. Let’s stop here.
“Blech.”
Being shorter, Yujein had an even closer view of that filthy rear. She covered her mouth with her hand, her complexion turning green, and turned away from Lime in disgust.
“Ugh.”
Like a cat catching a whiff of its owner’s feet, she opened her mouth, fidgeted, then—deciding she should still help others—lay down beside him.
“Maybe… maybe you could try using a fork or something…”
I really should praise Yujein’s patience.
But it was futile, and only Lime’s fingernail broke.
“Why don’t you just trim it short while you’re at it?”
“Argh!”
Frustrated, Lime punched the door beneath the floor with his fist. Dust scattered as the door shuddered.
Until that moment, I’d been watching without much thought.
There was only old Cheese beneath that Storage Room, after all.
Clang!
Only when the Storage Room door suddenly swung open from inside did I recall what had happened with the Troublemaker in the past, and I flinched.
‘Back then, the basement door opened like that and zombies came pouring out.’
The difference was.
Then, Praha, Cyprus, and Dazling were right there to handle the situation, but now they weren’t.
It was pure instinct that made me grab Cherry’s wrist and pull her behind me.
“Kyaaaah!”
“Wh-what…? What is this!”
The first zombie to poke its head out immediately grabbed Lime’s ankle beside him. It dragged him in while opening its mouth. Instead of the panicking Lime, Yujein pushed the zombie’s head back.
“Run away!”
“Grrrrgh!”
Starting with that, zombies began revealing their presence one by one. From the sound alone, there were far more than just one or two.
“Wh-what, what, what is this…?”
“Th-there’s a gate in the basement!”
“Move aside!”
Crash!
Tangerine burst through the door and kicked away the zombie still clutching Lime’s ankle. Yujein, too panicked to even think of channeling divine power, threw her entire body against Lime to roll him to the side.
The blade sang through the air as Tangerine’s sword cleaved through the zombie’s skull.
“Kyaaaah!”
“Ick!”
I stepped back lightly to evade another zombie that reared its head as if it had been waiting for this moment.
Yujein was now closest to the open doorway.
‘It’s fine. Yujein is a saint.’
Just as Cyprus, who bore God of Light’s seal upon his chest, was never attacked by zombies, Yujein would be safe too.
In that brief instant, I found reassurance in that thought.
Until the zombie that had lost its target set its sights on Yujein.
Yujein, who had been just as reassured as I was, reacted a beat too late.
“Grrrrgh!”
“Ah…!”
In the moment the zombie’s teeth were about to sink into Yujein’s exposed calf—she wore a one-piece dress.
Smack!
Tangerine barely grabbed the zombie’s head and wrenched its neck backward. In that same instant, another zombie’s jaws clamped down on Tangerine’s shoe.
“Grrrrgh!”
“Tangerine!”
“I’m fine!”
Why?!
Why wasn’t it attacking Yujein?!
There was no time to wonder.
Without hesitation, I grabbed the teddy bear head from the floor and shoved it into the zombie’s mouth. Meanwhile, Cherry rushed over and dragged Yujein backward.
“Woof!”
“No!”
I barely caught General before she could lunge at the zombie, and threw her into Yujein’s arms.
Me, Tangerine. And on the other side: Yujein and Cherry.
The zombies that had lost their target set their sights on Lime, who was still sprawled on the floor muttering “Uh… uh…” in a daze nearby.
“Aaaaagh!”
Lime was dragged away again by the ankles, and just as Tangerine drove her sword into one zombie’s crown—
I saw another zombie squeeze through the gap and turn toward Yujein and Cherry.
“Run!”
What happened after that, I don’t know. When I came to my senses, Tangerine and I were separated from Cherry and Yujein by the Storage Room door.
Tangerine gritted her teeth, nearly bitten on the elbow as she tried to close the door.
“It’s impossible to close!”
“Yujein! Get out through the window!”
I shouted to Cherry and Yujein, who were being steadily cornered by the dining table and zombies blocking their path.
Cherry wrenched the window open as if shattering it, rolling Yujein out through the opening. She even carefully brought along General, who growled protectively beside his mistress.
While that happened, Tangerine and I whacked the zombies emerging from the ground like we were playing whack-a-mole.
“Secret Hill! We’ll meet at Secret Hill!”
Cherry shouted at us before vaulting through the window and disappearing.
The advantage of zombies! They can’t hear you no matter how loudly you shout rendezvous points at them!
“Princess! Did the Saint and Cherry get away?!”
“Yes!”
“Then shall we go too?!”
While I barely subdued a single zombie, Tangerine cut down dozens and even stacked corpses into a barricade, all while shouting this.
Her warm hand gripped my forearm.
“Now it’s just the two of us left!”
“I know…!”
“Run, Princess!”
Tangerine’s orange eyes gleamed as she spoke.
“Huff, huff….”
I ran frantically, following her lead.
“W-where are we going?!”
“Don’t worry, Princess! I know exactly where I’m taking us!”
Tangerine dispatched the occasional zombie that lunged out to block our path, leading me into a secluded alley.
No zombies here, but nowhere to escape either—a dead-end alley.
She pushed me inside, then poked her head back out to check if any more zombies were pursuing us.
“Huff….”
‘There’s no way out. If zombies swarm in here, we’ll be trapped with nowhere to go.’
As I nervously looked around the alley with no exit, Tangerine spoke.
“We’re safe now!”
“I-I suppose so….”
Unlike me, who was gasping for breath, Tangerine seemed relaxed. Almost serene.
The moment I saw that expression, I blurted out my question.
“Why was Yujein attacked just now?!”
She’s a Saint, she uses the power of the God of Light—why would she be attacked? Even Cyprus doesn’t get attacked like that!
“Did they all escape safely?!”
Yujein, Cherry, General!
One is the best damage dealer but fragile, one is Schrödinger’s zombie, and one is a dog!
But Tangerine didn’t seem to be listening.
She looked me over from head to toe, then smiled—a playful smile. Blood dripped from the sword she held at her side.
“It’s the first time we’ve been alone together like this….”
Tangerine scratched her forehead with the hand holding the bloodstained sword as she spoke.
“Princess, did you know?”
“Know what?”
“How close I was with your brother.”
“What…?”
A drop of blood fell from the blade’s tip to the floor. Tangerine’s smile as she lifted her head was the same as always, but her tone was measured.
Unlike her usual demeanor.
“There’s quite an age gap between us, so he essentially raised me. I cultivated my dream of becoming a Knight by watching him. I wanted to become a soldier loyal to the Empire like him, and someday have my name inscribed in the Imperial Family’s hall of honor.”
“….”
“When my parents opposed it, wanting one of us siblings to have a safer profession, only my brother supported my decision to become a Knight. He said that because he walked the path first, my choices shouldn’t be hindered.”
It was an abrupt topic to bring up in this situation. Yet for Tangerine, it seemed like a story she had already mulled over countless times.
Her words flowed without hesitation—like someone who had long anticipated the day she would tell me this.
Tangerine wiped the blood from her blade on her clothes and stepped closer, one measured pace at a time.
“I think I was living carelessly. Though my life was always close to death, I never truly believed my loved ones would die, that it would be my brother… I was simply peaceful and happy.”
“….”
“I hear the Crown Prince himself severed my brother’s neck.”
Tangerine lifted her head and stared directly at me.
“My family died protecting the Imperial Family that day. And I couldn’t even receive their bodies.”
“….”
“The Crown Prince, the Grand Duke, the Princess, the Saint… none of them have experienced loss as profound as mine. You can only understand how sorrowful this is by experiencing it yourself.”
Tangerine’s voice dropped to a murmur.
I found myself backing away instinctively.
After only a few steps, my back touched the wall.
Tangerine continued.
“So I wondered.”
“…Tangerine.”
“Who would the Crown Prince grieve for most?”
And finally, she had found the answer. Tangerine’s blade, gleaming with a clear smile, pointed directly at me.
“Don’t move. I’ll end this in one stroke.”
The blood-stained blade tip aimed precisely at my throat.
Dead-end Alley.
I asked, watching the unwavering blade.
“…What if I move?”
“Then I’ll have to do it in multiple strokes.”
Though the outcome wouldn’t change anyway, so I could rest assured—with those whispered words, Tangerine brought her blade down upon me.
[Return to Island]
– Yusara, Tangerine (Survived)
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