Possessed a Healing Game, but It’s a Zombie Apocalypse - Chapter 1

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Episode 1

1. This damn shitty game.

Adrienne Rogueton.

The sole heiress of the Rogueton Count’s Family with the cute nickname Nana, and the protagonist of this game.

Once the wealthiest landowner family in the Iberta Region of the kingdom, but now a fallen noble lady whose family has declined and only owns a small farm in the rural countryside.

But she was supposed to succeed later on, restore the Rogueton Count’s Family, and live happily ever after with her romance target on a path of roses.

Yes. That’s how it was supposed to be. But.

What’s the point of that now.

When the world has gone to hell.

Who could have predicted that the game world, which seemed to have only happy endings left, would become a zombie-infested apocalypse!

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Song Nana was an ordinary office worker in South Korea.

She was a typical office worker grinding away at Jinda Dark Black Corporation, a company that was only a major corporation in name, carrying a heartfelt resignation letter in her heart that she would definitely quit this damn job someday whenever she looked at her salary that might never increase.

Her only hobby was a mobile game.

The farming romance game ‘My Sweet Little Farm’, shortened to ‘Masfarm’, was a so-called healing game with no bad endings where the protagonist starts with a small farm and later succeeds greatly to restore a count’s family.

For her, who dreamed of quitting her job someday to move to a quiet rural place and live leisurely as a farmer, Masfarm was the perfect game.

Perhaps that’s why. Nana quickly accepted both the fact that she had woken up inside Masfarm and that she had possessed Adrienne, the player character she had customized.

No, saying she ‘accepted’ it isn’t enough. When she realized she had possessed someone, her mood was actually at its peak.

If she had known a day earlier that she would possess a game character, she would have thrown her resignation letter at her boss’s face and said this to her coworkers:

“Goodbye, everyone! I’m quitting this shitty company and entering a game to find my happiness. It was disgusting to meet you all, let’s never see each other again!”

Nana looked at herself in the mirror with ecstatic eyes.

‘But my face is really pretty. Maybe it’s because I put my heart and soul into customizing it. No matter how much I look, it’s beautiful. I could stare at it all day.’

Then she suddenly came to her senses at the sound of someone knocking on the front door outside.

‘Is this my first visitor since entering this game? Let’s see, someone who would come around this time would probably be…’

She straightened her clothes and opened the door with half expectation and half curiosity.

“Hello, Adrienne. Today’s milk is especially fresh, so I brought some over. Try tasting it.”

A man with a physique built from ranch work and hard labor, a face like a large dog, always wearing a fresh smile.

Ash, the owner of Sweet Little Village’s only ranch, appeared.

Wow, amazing. He was so cute and handsome even on the game screen, but seeing him in real life was even better. As expected, 4D is the best. Handsomeness saves the world. Handsome guys are always thrilling. Always fresh. The best!

“Adrienne?”

Seeing Ash tilt his head with a question mark floating above it, Nana was moved once more and covered her mouth with both hands.

How can you be cute and handsome even when you look puzzled. Neighbors! This guy is my romantic interest! My romance target!

“Are you sick somewhere? Are you okay?”

At the sight of Ash slowly approaching with a worried face, Nana quickly came to her senses and grasped his hand that was reaching toward her forehead.

“No. It’s nothing. Thank you for worrying about me, Ash.”

When Nana firmly grasped his hand with both of hers, Ash’s face turned slightly red.

‘Look at him blushing just from holding hands. Ah, so cute. What should I do. I guess this type of guy is my preference.’

I’ll definitely succeed and make you the owner of a large ranch. Trust your big sister, okay? Your big sister is a possessed woman. That possessed person who has the merit of knowing all the game strategies and the future.

‘Besides, right before entering this game, I thoroughly studied methods to make money quickly on the Masfarm Community. I’ll have to work hard, but so what. Farming was originally my dream anyway. We can become rich. You and me, Ash. Ehehe.’

It was a moment when rough waves surged in Nana’s heart.

But before that, should I try some push and pull with my romantic interest?

“But Ash. Why don’t you call me Nana? I thought we were close…”

“Ah, no, that’s…”

“Was I the only one who thought we were close…?”

Nana made a dejected expression and slowly let go of Ash’s hand. She wanted to hold his hand tightly 365 days a year, but sometimes there are times when you have to let go. Like now.

“That’s not it!”

Ash’s face, as he grabbed Nana’s slowly falling hand again, was so red it seemed like it would burst into flames, but Nana pretended not to notice.

“It’s not like that. I want to look good to you, and I also have something I want to give you as a gift, so I was saving it to call you that when I give it to you…”

Ash’s appearance, rambling and desperately making excuses to Nana, perfectly showed the characteristics of a large dog-type guy and a gentle man, just as written in the strategy guide.

“Um, Adrienne, when the flower festival is held in the village this May, would you… like to dance with me?”

Receiving Ash’s shy proposal, Nana’s mind was brilliantly resounding with fireworks and fanfare.

The May flower festival was the biggest festival held in Sweet Little Village, the game’s village, and a mandatory event where confession events exploded everywhere, something you must go through if you’re smoothly developing a romantic relationship with a romance target.

Imagining a happy future, she smiled brightly.

“Okay!”

The romance with her target was going smoothly, daily quest and essential story quest rewards were coming in nicely, and the game world was much more enjoyable than Nana had imagined.

But an unexpected disaster struck suddenly.

That day was also nothing special.

The familiar daily routine of waking up in the morning to tend to the fields and spending the afternoon solving the village NPCs’ daily quests one by one.

But suddenly Nana’s vision started flashing red, and soon a message appeared before her eyes.

【Due to an unknown error, the system will reboot shortly.】

The world went dark like darkness, then brightened again.

But after that brief moment, the ordinary world Nana knew disappeared without a trace.

It was one week before the May flower festival.

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Nana, who opened her eyes in bed, forcibly peeled off the sleep clinging to her eyelids and blankly stared at the sky beyond the window while lying down.

The sky that had been clear and sunny until just a few days ago was now gloomily tinted gray.

“Is it still the same? The error still hasn’t been fixed? How many days has it been, really.”

Nana squirmed under the blanket and pressed her ears firmly with her hands, trying to forget that day’s nightmare. The horrific screams from that time seemed to echo in her ears.

Several days had passed since the disaster swept the world, but rather than fading, the memories became increasingly vivid.

It started when the sky, which had always been clear and blue, was completely covered by gray storm clouds as if it had never been otherwise, completely blocking the sun.

The villagers were momentarily flustered when the sunny sky suddenly became dark, but soon didn’t pay much attention to it. Sudden weather changes were common in the countryside.

“Looks like it might rain. I hope it doesn’t rain too much.”

That was most people’s reaction.

But Nana felt an inexplicable eeriness from the suddenly darkened sky. And for good reason, with this message window that appeared before her eyes.

【New &$%W# is starting$#@$%#.</p】

Update 40%…>

Perhaps because the weather had suddenly turned dark, the broken text felt even more eerie.

Nana snatched the chicken feed that Uncle Jake had given as a bonus, as additional reward, stuffed it into her pocket, and ran to the farm without even saying goodbye.

【Update 70%…】

It seemed like less than a minute had passed since she confirmed it was 40%, but it was already 70%.

It’s not even a virus, so why is the update so fast?! If it had always been like this, wouldn’t that have been nice?!

Nana recalled the particularly slow game updates from when she lived as Song Nana and put more effort into her sprint.

【Update 80%…】

She could see the flower-shaped garlands placed at the Village Entrance. They had been brought there in advance for the May Flower Festival.

‘I need to hurry to the Farm, to the Farm and… Ah, I don’t know. Nothing like this has ever been posted in the community!’

Her mind was completely blank and empty. There was no guarantee that heading to the Farm would immediately improve the situation. But she couldn’t just stand here doing nothing either.

The young chicks nestled in Nana’s arms also seemed to sense the unease, quietly huddling their bodies together. They appeared frightened by the blackened, withered flowers and trees that she hadn’t yet noticed.

The update progress had somehow reached 99%. The moment she barely left the Village Entrance, a sharp warning sound that seemed to tear her ears struck her mind.

【Due to an unknown error, the system will reboot shortly.】

Soon after, her vision flickered with red light and then instantly went dark.

When it brightened again, the message that appeared before Nana’s eyes was jumbled with characters that were difficult to read.

【…100% new !$%#$$@ has been completed. Enjoy your @$#@ gameplay…#!$!&^%#@!】

In the moment when silence flowed as if the world had stopped

“Grwaaaaaaaar—!”

A bizarre howling sound tore through the quiet and echoed across the sky.

Soon after, a thick smell of blood that stung the nose and people’s screams filled the surroundings.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

“Aaaaah! What is that thing!”

It was the moment when the genre of the peaceful healing game had changed.

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