Possessed a Healing Game, but It’s a Zombie Apocalypse - Chapter 26

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Episode 26

 

【Opening Emergency Quest exclusive item shop.</p】

-We’ve prepared potions for the unconscious Sam. The potions will take effect just by sprinkling them on him even while unconscious.

 

Open period: Until Quest completion.>

 

【Items for Sale</p】

-Grow Strong Health Potion: Increases health when consumed. 1/500 gold

 

-Grow Strong Mana Potion: Increases mana when consumed. 1/700 gold>

 

Wow, what a really kind explanation. Surely not all explanations are like this, right?

 

【-Better Than Rice IV Potion: A good potion that raises the stamina of patients who can’t eat because they’re unconscious. 1/2000 gold</p】

-New Flesh Healing Ointment: Apply to injured areas to heal 2x faster than average recovery speed. 1/600 gold>

 

Nana’s mouth fell wide open at the item list spread before her eyes.

 

Hahaha. Look at these scammers. How is the IV potion 4 times more expensive than the health potion? Since it’s a potion needed right now, they’re openly price gouging!

 

I should have checked when the harvest sales were coming in nicely. They gave me generous prices so they could rip me off at times like this. These scammers called administrators!

 

Nana considered just splashing cold water on his face to wake him up and feed him porridge like she originally thought for about 10 seconds, but Sam’s life gauge bothered her.

 

His health bar was already precarious, and if she used uncertain folk remedies and the gauge dropped drastically, the 1 million gold would… No, she’d feel heartbroken with guilt for reducing Sam’s life gauge.

 

Rather than uncertain methods, it would be better to spend some money for something reliable. Nana reluctantly opened her wallet. 1 million gold when the Quest is completed. She could make this much investment. This much…

 

【You have purchased 1 Better Than Rice IV Potion.】

 

As soon as the potion entered her inventory, Nana immediately uncorked it and poured it into Sam’s mouth. Despite being unconscious, Sam drank the potion well. The 2,000 gold investment was worth it.

 

【Current Sam’s Life Gauge: ■■□□□□□□□□</p】

Sam’s condition: Gains satiety from potion effects. Sam’s stamina begins to fill up. Slowly beginning to escape malnutrition.

 

*The gauge is based on health. When stamina increases, health also rises but very slightly.>

 

At the phrase that the gauge was based on health, Nana glared at the system window with sparkling eyes.

 

“Good, I found a clue.”

 

She immediately opened the shop and put 10 ‘Grow Strong Health Potions’ in her cart at once.

 

500 gold each. Cheaper than the IV potion, but 5,000 gold total.

 

The moment she confirmed the total amount, Nana’s eyes trembled slightly.

 

“People come first… Life is more important than money… But money is important too. Ah, I’m tearing up.”

 

Consoling herself desperately, Nana poured potions into Sam’s mouth one after another.

 

“Good! One down, let’s go for double!”

 

Games are ultimately about efficiency. After raising the gauge significantly with a potion barrage, once she restored his consciousness, she could feed him rice or porridge. The IV could wait until after!

 

But—

 

【Current Sam’s Life Gauge: ■■□□□□□□□□</p】

Sam’s condition: He’s bloated from drinking three potions. Sam is full. Feeding him more could cause potion poisoning. If poisoned by potions, the gauge will decrease by -1. Be careful.>

 

“What?!”

 

Nana froze. Potion poisoning?

 

She’d never heard that this game had such a system!

 

Her knees hit the floor with a thud. She’d used 3 health potions but the gauge remained the same.

 

‘5,000 gold… my gold…’

 

【Potions can only be used 3 times per day. Drug abuse is not good.</p】

Sam’s current life gauge has filled up about 25%.

 

If you keep nursing him steadily, he’ll wake up someday. Good luck!>

 

The system’s kind encouragement message dealt the final blow to her heart.

 

It was a moment when the system she thought was an ally felt like an enemy.

 

But.

 

“…Fine.”

 

Nana gritted her teeth and slowly raised her head.

 

Fire ignited in her eyes again.

 

“Good. If it’s not a simple problem, I’ll solve it more simply. Who am I? A Korean game user who instinctively finds fast and efficient strategy routes!”

 

At that moment.

 

Click—

 

“Employer. I’m back…”

 

“I’ll find the loophole in potions and efficiently maximize the gauge! System, you underestimated me!”

 

At Nana’s monologue that suddenly began blazing intensely, Ishanka quietly looked inside the door,

 

then closed the door and left.

 

‘…She’s talking with the gods again.’

 

It didn’t seem like the right timing for him to join. Moreover, this time it looked quite serious. No, it looked quite manic.

 

And the unconscious Sam was truly fortunate not to see that sight.

 

Otherwise, he would never have wanted to open his eyes for the rest of his life.

 

* * *

 

Meanwhile, while Nana was caring for Sam with utmost devotion(?), Ishanka decided to build a completely new house to replace the one that was smashed to pieces.

 

Of course, fixing the house by himself would take a long time, so he worked together with the labor force called zombies. Though they were said to be zombies without intelligence, construction was also a concentration of simple labor.

 

First, Ishanka made blueprints and showed them to Nana, and Nana gathered the zombies and assigned each their tasks.

 

Zombies erecting the framework.

 

Zombies hammering.

 

Zombies transporting and stacking bricks.

 

Zombies mixing and applying mortar, etc.

 

The sight of rotting, groaning zombies laboring instead of tearing people apart was quite unfitting, but the supreme labor force of zombies that neither ate nor slept worked tirelessly day and night as long as Nana didn’t withdraw her commands.

 

Thanks to this, the house seemed like it would be completed faster than the expected period. Ishanka finished the final work and returned to the livestock barn.

 

Upon entering, he didn’t forget to glare at the SSS-grade daily milk cow that always sat arrogantly, the one who had caused the house to be destroyed.

 

Of course, the cow glared back at Ishanka too.

 

What, why what. If you’re jealous, become SSS-grade yourself. Living is so hard. I want to bury my face in a cozy pile of hay. I’m a cow that even gets jealous looks from humans★.

 

If Ishanka could have known the cow’s inner thoughts, he would have immediately butchered it for a beef party, but even as a divine incarnation, he couldn’t know animals’ inner thoughts. It was fortunate for the cow.

 

When Ishanka opened the door, Nana’s ominous laughter and strange-colored smoke flowed out.

 

“Hehehe. No matter how advanced the system is, they couldn’t have thought of this.”

 

Did you think I’d obediently spend money on potions according to your intentions? Says who!

 

“…What is that bizarre-colored drink?”

 

“Ah, Isha, you’re back? This is… a healthy mix potion that raises both stamina and health in one shot!”

 

It looks like it would send you to the gods’ side in one shot.

 

But Ishanka’s mouth and brain weren’t an unfiltered highway enough to voice such thoughts.

 

Moreover, surprisingly, Nana’s words were true. While caring for Sam, Nana had mixed the potions bought from the item shop in various ways to test which combination would fill Sam’s life gauge fastest.

 

“I thought mixing the Grow Strong Health Potion with the Better Than Rice IV Potion would double the effect, but it wasn’t that simple. Since both potions serve similar roles, it wasn’t 1+1=2 but just 1 and 1 mixed together. So it was like adding water to water. But when I added a liquid that acts as an intermediate medium to this mixed potion, it created an effect where 1+1=4!”

 

“So what was this liquid that acted as the intermediate medium?”

 

“This right here. Manager Kim’s milk!”

 

“…Who is Manager Kim?”

 

“The cow in the livestock barn. I named her Manager Kim. Her eyes look just like that annoying Manager Kim.”

 

Even without knowing who Manager Kim was, it was clear Nana really disliked this person. Considering she said they resembled that ugly cow.

 

Anyway, the potion in Nana’s hands had an absolutely hideous color, but its effects were truly amazing.

 

When feeding the Better Than Rice IV Potion and Grow Strong Stamina Potion separately, it would take two days of feeding to maybe raise half a gauge, but that potion raised 2 gauges at once.

 

However, since the gauge filled quickly, if she didn’t space out the doses by a day, he would get drug poisoning.

 

But even so, Sam’s life gauge had already filled up by five in just 4 days. Nana poured the freshly made hideous… no, healthy mix potion into Sam’s mouth.

 

【Sam’s current life gauge: ■■■■■■■□□□</p】

Sam’s life gauge has filled to 7. His consciousness is returning.>

 

Along with the system window’s notification, Sam’s eyelashes fluttered and his jewel-like green eyes slowly opened. He looked around slowly with a drowsy face as if just waking from sleep.

 

“Are you conscious?”

 

“Where is this…?”

 

“Our home… well, not really, it’s temporary lodging. The house is currently under construction.”

 

“…No wonder it smells a bit like manure.”

 

“Is that the only thing you can think of to say right after regaining consciousness?”

 

Should I just punch him? Nana recalled a fact she had forgotten.

 

Sam was popular enough among users to be called Masfarm’s idol, but the reason she had no interest in him and always bickered whenever they met.

 

“The bed’s so hard my back is killing me. Well… anyway, thanks for saving me. Though the basement and here are pretty much the same.”

 

It was because of his obnoxious mouth that only picked nasty things to say and his bratty attitude. The nickname “prickly kitten” came from users who liked Sam, but to Nana he was just a foul-mouthed little brat with no manners.

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