I Reincarnated Into a Healing Game… and It’s a Zombie Apocalypse?! - Chapter 51

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Episode 51

 

Nana had affection for Sweet Little Village.

 

Even if it crumbled, she had the heart to rebuild it, and the life she had started here was precious to her. That’s why she decided to reconstruct it.

 

But Sam was different.

 

He had no special feelings for this village. He had stayed only to hide his identity and because Brody was there, not because he loved the village enough to settle down.

 

“If it weren’t for your farm, I would have died long ago. Even if I had survived, I wouldn’t have been able to function properly as a human. So think of this as repaying a debt.”

 

“Sam, how unusual for you to say something so reasonable and admirable. Our Sam who always just trolled around has changed.”

 

“…Right. I’m so pleased that your evaluation of me has gone up even a little.”

 

Sam seemed to have reached some kind of enlightenment.

 

“Then you tell Uncle Brody and let him know when we’ll be departing.”

 

“But it’s a bit surprising that you readily accepted the proposal? From what I’ve seen of you, it seemed like you didn’t want to leave this farm.”

 

“As you said, outside the farm is more dangerous than outside the blankets, so I want to live only within this peaceful farm…”

 

But even if she didn’t want to go, she had to. A reason that made it unavoidable had arisen.

 

Nana swallowed a sigh and glanced at the System Message window she had hidden in the corner.

 

The message alarm sound that had been quiet for a while rang out on an early morning when she was heading to the livestock barn to milk cows.

 

Ding.

 

【System Update Notice</p】

A new version has been applied!

 

Update details:

 

-Harvest Storage expansion and functionality improvements

 

-Reservation system and settings updates

 

-Main Story and Quest activation

 

This update provides new opportunities and challenges. Please make full use of the activated features to enjoy a more fun and satisfying game.

 

Have a pleasant play!>

 

What caught Nana’s attention was the very last item.

 

‘My Sweet Little Farm’, which she believed she had possessed into, was a charming farm management game as its name suggested.

 

Therefore, the main story and quests in the game were centered around the user’s farm and village.

 

But now this world had become a zombie apocalypse. Forget the farm – the village itself, which should have been the core stage of the main story, had turned into ruins. How could the main story proceed in this state?

 

‘Don’t tell me this is another error?’

 

The world had already been destroyed by an error, so if another error occurred, it would simply be the end of the world. While Nana was lost in thought, a new message popped up.

 

【The Main Story is activated due to the version update.】

 

Then, regardless of Nana’s will, her vision became distorted.

 

* * *

 

A corridor stretching out in a long line. This place, with its gray and gloomy atmosphere, was like a massive underground prison.

 

Thud, thud, thud.

 

The sound of someone walking down the corridor.

 

Screech, screech, screech.

 

And the sound of something being dragged across the floor.

 

“Let go of this! Let go, I said!”

 

The thing being dragged across the floor shouted at the hooded figure gripping his hair.

 

But the hooded figure, like someone who couldn’t hear anything, showed no reaction and silently continued dragging what he held in his hand.

 

“Damn it… Hey, you bastard. Let go of this! Is stealing a few pieces of bread because I was hungry such a big crime? Is it a crime big enough to deserve this treatment?!”

 

He struggled and cursed, but the one gripping his hair showed no reaction. Now he began to plead.

 

“My lord, please… Stealing bread isn’t such a big crime… I, I was just trying to survive… Aaah!”

 

Suddenly, the strength left the hand that had been gripping his hair tightly. No, to be precise, it had thrown the head it was holding forward.

 

“I have brought him. Lord Regent.”

 

Though he was dazed from having his hair pulled and his whole body hitting the floor, he could clearly hear that one word.

 

Regent? The kingdom’s regent?

 

While the Fallen Man was confused, the two exchanged words.

 

“What about this one?”

 

“A pure human.”

 

“Can you be certain?”

 

“He grew up eating scraps in back alleys. Investigating the background of something like this is easier than breaking a baby’s wrist.”

 

The regent burst into a satisfied laugh.

 

Then he slowly approached the one lying on the floor.

 

“Re, Re, Lord Regent, no, Your Majesty. P, please spare me. If you s, spare me, I won’t say anything about this place or about Re, Lord Regent Your Majesty. If you wish, I can become your hands and feet. So please…”

 

How dare such a lowly subject try to negotiate with him. The sight was so impudent and amusing that the regent’s lips twisted into a sneer.

 

The Fallen Man forced a servile smile. He thought the regent was considering his proposal positively.

 

“Your Majesty, you say. Such an honorific can only be used for royalty.”

 

“…! But Lord Regent Your Majesty, no, Lord Regent’s authority is higher than royalty… No, I was wrong! Just please spare me!”

 

“To be able to wag your tongue like this in such a situation, you’re quite a lively sacrifice.”

 

Sacrifice? The Fallen Man hurriedly looked around.

 

Though it was so dark all around that he couldn’t tell if it was day or night, by the candlelight on the floor he could immediately tell what the lines drawn on the floor were made of.

 

Something he had seen very familiarly while living in back alleys. It was blood.

 

“I, I, I am…”

 

He reached out his arm to cling to the regent again. But when the regent muttered some incomprehensible words, the lines drawn on the floor writhed and rose up to attack him.

 

“…!”

 

Centered on one line drawn in blood, countless lines attacked and wrapped around the Fallen Man.

 

The regent, who had been watching this with benevolent eyes, twisted his lips into a smile.

 

“Now… complete… loyal… undying army…”

 

The sound echoed with a buzzing noise like static, then the vision flickered and turned red.

 

【Warning! Warning! The barrier protecting this world is being twisted.】

 

Just before her vision went dark again, another message window appeared.

 

【An unknown error has invaded the system. Rebooting shortly.】

 

Clang-.

 

With the sound of a tin bucket falling to the floor, Nana’s vision returned to reality. Her mind was filled with confusion.

 

What was that just now? Those strange scenes?

 

And that message window that appeared at the end.

 

That was the error message Nana had seen just before this world turned into a zombie apocalypse.

 

‘My Sweet Little Farm’ was a game that provided peaceful and warm healing, just like its name.

 

This game, which had no typical villains or bad endings, was characterized by flowing toward happy endings without major crises or conflicts, whether in the main story or stories related to romance characters.

 

What did that mean?

 

The intense scenes Nana had just witnessed were stories that had never appeared anywhere in Masfarm.

 

“What on earth… is this…”

 

What was that darkened underground chamber? Sacrifice? Who was that regent person who performed some strange magic?

 

‘Or am I dreaming right now?’

 

Nana wondered if she had fallen asleep standing up and pinched her cheek hard.

 

“Ouch!”

 

It hurt so incredibly much that tears welled up in her eyes. This meant it was reality.

 

【Welcome to Main Story Entry.</p】

Player: Adrienne Rogueton

 

You have opened the door to the Main Story.

 

You will perform Main Quests necessary to explore the deep secrets of this world and discover hidden truths.>

 

【 Main Quest: ‘New Journey’ has occurred.</p】

Safely arrive at the Capital City, the heart of the Kingdom.

 

Success Reward:

 

-Massive Experience Points

 

-5 Million Gold.

 

The Capital City is currently in a dangerous and unpredictable situation. A starter package will be provided free of charge to help Adrienne Rogueton, who lacks combat skills due to her profession.>

 

Although the system occasionally angered her with nonsensical talk, it never lied.

 

This meant that this update had really happened and she would have to head to the Capital City whether she wanted to or not.

 

The Kingdom’s Capital City, Coron Maures, was endlessly far from Sweet Little Village. It was a distance that would easily take two months even by carriage.

 

In the past, magic circles that could instantly teleport to the Capital City were installed in major cities of each region, but only a few could use them due to the expensive cost.

 

But that was also a story of the past. Now that the world had become a wasteland due to the zombie apocalypse, there was no way the magic circles would work properly.

 

Moreover, the strange scene that had unfolded before Nana was shouting, ‘You thought this was just a simple healing game, but there was actually this backstory!’

 

The fact that they deliberately showed her such a scene must mean this was the core of the Main Quest and she should go solve it.

 

It was a clichéd scene commonly found in countless fantasy genres, so it was certain.

 

It was truly maddening.

 

‘I’m just a small citizen who wants to live quietly farming peacefully on a farm!’

 

To think she had to leave behind the safe and cozy farm life and head to the dangerous Capital City. Just thinking about it gave her a headache.

 

At that moment, a System Message popped up as if answering her complaints.

 

【You are the savior and hero who will save this world. Fighting, our Farmowner who will bring peace to this world.】

 

“Damn it.”

 

A heartfelt curse word slipped out without her knowing. Ah, really, if only she could speak properly.

 

Fine, let’s just open the starter package. Anyway, since it’s the Main Story with a Main Quest, she couldn’t just ignore it and move on.

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