Possessed a Healing Game, but It’s a Zombie Apocalypse - Chapter 18

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Episode 18

3. Why Are You Coming Out From There?

【Special Item: Enjoy Even in Games. Karaoke Set!</p】

Ta-da-da! You have grasped tremendous luck in your hands. What is it, you ask? It’s obtaining this karaoke set! Were you tired of the monotonous daily routine? Then use the karaoke set! This item with a state-of-the-art amplifier will make your songs resonate throughout the world. Enjoy to your heart’s content!

Effect: Audiences who hear the song will gather.

The audiences will dance to your song.

*This is a special item that appears randomly from draws. This item cannot be sold.>

‘When I drew this item, I thought this game was heading down the path of ruin.’

‘Heading down the path of ruin’ was like a user’s lament whenever strange items that didn’t match the historical accuracy or the game were updated.

But who could have imagined it would really be ruined? And that it would be ruined in this way.

Anyway, it was fortunate that this item wasn’t just a burden. At least in this situation, it could be a useful item.

Nana secured the speaker firmly to a tree so it wouldn’t fall over, then picked up the wireless microphone included in the karaoke set.

“Let’s move now.”

As soon as Nana’s permission was given, Ishanka’s upper body bent slightly, then he firmly supported the back of Nana’s thighs with his arms and supported her back with his other hand, lifting her up and leaping to a nearby tree in one bound.

“Whoaaa- I’m flying through the sky… I’m, I’m falling!”

She had steeled herself mentally before he leaped to the opposite tree, but when her feet were actually floating in the air, she became terrified. Nana unconsciously wrapped her arms around him tightly.

“You won’t fall. It’s okay.”

After landing on the opposite tree, Ishanka comforted her to reassure her, but Nana only hugged him even tighter as if he were her only lifeline.

‘No matter what I say, it seems useless. Rather than her struggling in fear, it would be better to just go like this.’

True to his efficiency-focused personality, Ishanka quickly reached a conclusion, readjusted his position so Nana wouldn’t be uncomfortable, and quickly moved to the next tree, then to another tree beside it.

His legs landed stably on the final tree. Now he just needed to put Nana down. It was when he was about to lower the hand that was holding her legs. His gaze suddenly fell upon Nana’s round head.

Her coral-tinted pink hair was like a ripe apricot. It was a color that seemed like juice would come out if you took a bite.

When he lowered his gaze a little more, her white and soft cheeks were slightly visible between Nana’s hair, and he could faintly feel Nana’s breath near his chest.

Only then did Ishanka notice.

‘We’re too close together.’

Things he hadn’t paid attention to while concentrating on crossing from tree to tree were now becoming conscious one by one.

If it had been another woman, he would have separated immediately after crossing all the trees. But strangely, he didn’t feel that way about her.

No, rather, he didn’t dislike how she was clinging to him tightly as if he were her lifeline.

Ishanka turned his gaze away from Nana and looked at the opposite tree. Ishanka’s eyes narrowed slightly. Even by eye measurement, it was too far to leap there in one bound. He had no choice but to go down once as Nana had said.

But if he stepped on the head of a zombie down there and leaped quickly, couldn’t he reach there?

It was the moment he was about to lift his foot, rationalizing to himself that it would be more efficient than the trouble of going down and coming back up.

“Huh, sorry. It’s my first time being suspended so high up.”

Ishanka’s dream of making the impossible possible ended when Nana came to her senses.

“…It’s fine. If you’re scared, that can happen.”

He released the hand that was holding her legs. Ishanka felt inwardly disappointed by this.

Although they had come quite far from their original location, zombies were still swarming below. Nana, who had been looking down, gripped the microphone with a determined expression.

“Ishanka. What I’m about to do will actually cause me tremendous mental damage, you know? Absolutely, absolutely don’t let out even the ‘l’ in laugh, okay?”

Only after receiving several confirmations from Ishanka did Nana take a deep breath and press the microphone switch.

When the microphone turned on, a song list spread out before Nana’s eyes. Nana selected the song she had been thinking about.

Then, from the speaker installed far away, the intro flowed out with booming sound quality. The song was loud and noisy from the intro, and thanks to the item’s effect, even zombies with dull hearing flinched and began moving toward the direction of the song.

‘I have to pull this off to complete the sub quest. I can do it. Who am I! I’m Song Nana, the queen of company dinners who won first place in the company talent show! I fed our whole team beef with this one performance!’

Now, give me the music!

The intro ended and finally the singing part began. The song she chose was her favorite song, So Chan-X’s Tear-X, famous for its high notes.

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“This seems to be the place.”

Ishanka, who had arrived in front of the World Tree, carefully set down Nana whom he had been carrying. She roughly finished the last chorus and ran quickly toward the World Tree.

‘Aaaahhhhh! Damn system, I’m going to kill you!’

To return to the earlier situation and explain, Nana’s song drew more aggro than imagined. The zombies quickly flocked toward the tree with the speaker where high notes were blasting out.

And that wasn’t all? Due to the effect imbued in the item, the zombies that gathered around the speaker began doing shoulder dances to the beat.

It looked just like a club. If there had been psychedelic lighting too, it would have been a perfect club itself. Except the scene was a bit grotesque.

Taking advantage of the zombies flocking densely around the speaker, Nana and Ishanka were able to safely come down from the tree.

But what embarrassed her more was Ishanka’s consideration. It was when she was running toward the tree they needed to cross while singing the lyrics floating before her eyes at the top of her lungs to lure the zombies.

“It must be hard to sing while running.”

Before Nana could even respond, Ishanka lifted her up and instantly climbed the tree, jumping between trees.

Thanks to this, they broke through a 30-minute walking distance in just 5 minutes, but singing at the top of her lungs while being carried in someone’s arms was more embarrassing than expected. For the first time since possessing this place, Nana wanted to return to her original world.

【Sub Quest: ‘I Can Hear Your Voice’ has been completed. Experience points are given as a reward. All job skill levels increase by 1.】

Is this all the compensation for my shame? And you have more to give! Like hidden quest hints, hints.

【Don’t rush. You have already obtained the hint. Try stepping away from the World Tree you’re hugging now.】

If the hint is lame too, I won’t let it slide. Grumbling, when she stepped away from the World Tree she had been hugging, Nana’s face, which had been scrunched up with all her might, instantly relaxed.

“Huh?”

Just moments ago, the World Tree and Ishanka had been in her field of vision, but now Nana’s eyes could only see an empty white space.

“Is this the spatial movement I’ve only heard about? Or are they giving hints here?”

Nana reached toward where the quest window should be to check.

“What? Why isn’t this working?”

No matter how many times she touched the quest window, nothing appeared before her eyes. Nana tried the skill window and status window just in case. Like the quest window, the other windows wouldn’t open either.

‘Seeing that nothing responds, this doesn’t seem to be the in-game world.’

It was when she took a step to examine exactly where this place was. She felt something catch at her feet with a clinking sound.

Looking down, transparent panels like acrylic boards were scattered all over the floor. Nana picked up the closest one and examined it from various angles.

“What is this? Something’s written on it? Ishanka Aibanu Nanuk. Difficulty level: Maximum. To meet him first, you must meet his corrupted younger sister, and to meet her…”

When she read that far, someone approached Nana.

A suddenly changed background, an empty white space, at this point what should appear is.

“Yo.”

A muscular bald uncle…?

“Long time no see.”

“Do I know you?”

No matter how much Nana searched her memory, she had never seen someone whose six-pack and biceps were so clearly visible under a tank top.

But wait, usually at times like this, doesn’t a transcendent being appear? That uncle’s muscles do seem to transcend humanity though.

“To be chosen by the World Tree. You’re worthy of being the human we selected.”

“We? Then you are…”

“Haha. Do you recognize me now? As expected…”

“You’re the administrator!”

Nana, whose eyes had rolled back in anger, instantly grabbed the bicep uncle’s collar… no, the tank top straps with both hands tightly.

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