I Reincarnated Into a Healing Game… and It’s a Zombie Apocalypse?! - Chapter 60

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Episode 60

9. The Farmowner doesn’t hide her power.

Nana’s group, having returned to Damian’s home, shared everything they had confirmed inside the Royal Palace with Brody and Wina without omission.

The existence of the Royal Imperial Ground, a royal-owned ultra-luxury golf course, the Life Stone, and the true nature of the place called the Farm.

Brody didn’t say a word throughout the entire explanation. He just sat quietly with his eyes closed.

After a long silence, a low and heavy voice flowed through the room.

“It was when we left Sweet Little Village and arrived at the capital. Seeing the ruined streets, collapsed walls, and empty town square, I thought, ‘Ah, this place is finished too,’ and despair washed over me.”

Brody slowly exhaled.

“Still, thinking I should at least recover His Majesty’s body, I headed to the Royal Palace. I naturally assumed it would be in ruins. But the palace was intact. So intact that it felt strangely unfamiliar.”

His eyes wavered.

“I felt so bewildered it made my head spin. Wondering what on earth was going on, I entered through the back door where servants came and went. But… inside, a banquet was in full swing.”

“What do you mean…?!”

“Outside, people were starving to death and screaming, but inside reeked of alcohol and meat. They were laughing and chattering, having thoroughly erased the tragedy outside. As if such hell had never existed in the first place.”

Deep disillusionment and fatigue crossed Brody’s eyes.

“But what was most devastating was that the host of that banquet was His Majesty the King.”

The color drained completely from Sam’s face. His empty eyes shook, lost and directionless.

“That’s a lie… Abamama held a banquet in that situation? That can’t be right. There must have been some reason. To reassure the people, or maybe…”

Sam desperately moved his lips, but his words trembled pathetically. Even he couldn’t believe his own excuses.

“Brody, if you saw all that, why did you hide it until now? Why!”

“I’m sorry, Your Highness. I was afraid that if you knew the truth, you would collapse… I couldn’t bring myself to speak.”

Sam clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles turned white. The sense of betrayal by his trusted father and the Royal Family tore at his heart.

Nana, who had been watching the shaken Sam, spoke calmly.

“Sam, I’m thinking of going to see the Royal Imperial Ground.”

“…!”

“To know for certain whether that place is really a playground for the high and mighty, or if there’s another plan hidden there as you say, I need to see it with my own eyes. If you’re curious, come with me. Words alone can’t change anything.”

Sam hesitated, moving his lips uncertainly, then made his decision after a moment.

“Alright. Let’s go together.”

Brody sighed deeply, then quietly raised his head.

“If you’ve made up your mind to go, I can’t stop you. But remember this. That place might not be a simple golf course, but where the true face of this ruined country is revealed.”

After a moment of silence, he added in a low, resolute voice.

“You’ll need to keep your eyes wide open and see clearly.”

“Don’t worry, sir. Do you think I said I’d go for no reason?”

Nana smiled crookedly.

“If my thinking is correct, that place will become my land.”

* * *

Under the autumn sunlight, the Royal Imperial Ground was unbelievably quiet and perfect.

On the well-manicured grass, precisely landscaped lilies and roses bloomed like waves, and around the golf holes, maple trees and exotic palm trees were exquisitely arranged.

In the central pavilion, tables draped with white linen and fine silverware were neatly arranged.

Filling the space within the field created using natural terrain were noble men dressed in wing-collar shirts with checkered vests, neat plus-fours (knee-length trousers), and knee-high socks.

In their hands were golf clubs precisely carved from walnut wood in elegant curves.

Behind them stood a line of boys silently following while carrying woods.

Cleanly washed and neatly combed hair, matching neat clothes.

But their eyes held no emotion whatsoever.

They were children selected from the Farm simply because their appearance was somewhat presentable.

“Hey. You, do you even know how much this club costs?”

“…”

“Ha, can’t even understand what I’m saying.”

He snorted and spun his golf club around.

“The price of this one club could buy three or four kids like you to clean the yard and still have change left over.”

Several nobles burst into laughter at those words.

Their eyes glistened with greasy laughter, and the air mixed with cigar smoke and mockery felt alien even on the field sparkling with the scent of grass and sunlight.

Then suddenly someone took a big swing and hit a feathery ball.

The leather ball that flew with a thunk soared straight into the sky and dropped with a thud next to a bunker dozens of meters ahead.

“Excellent! If I win today’s wine bet, we’re having Saint-Brieuc, right?”

The nobles burst into laughter and walked onto the fairway. The children silently organized the clubs and followed behind them.

* * *

“Just as I thought.”

In the forest near the field, Nana lowered her telescope and frowned.

“Those damn bastards…”

Beside her, Lucas gritted his teeth.

He looked ready to charge out right now.

Nana quietly grabbed his arm.

“Rushing in now won’t help.”

Sam stood silently with his head down.

His lips were tightly pressed together, his fingertips trembling slightly, and his complexion was pale as paper.

“What will you do?”

Ishanka asked quietly.

The nobles’ laughter, the children’s expressionless faces.

All of it was repeating helplessly before their eyes.

“What else. We need to catch them and destroy them.”

Nana gritted her teeth.

“…is what I want to say, but that won’t be the end of it.”

Lucas, a former knight, Ishanka who never neglected daily training, and herself. Subduing those people and bringing the children back wouldn’t be difficult from their current position.

But-

“Would it really end just by rescuing the children?”

Those people would just click their tongues in disappointment, immediately fill in new children, and start giggling while hitting balls again.

It wasn’t a problem that could be solved by simply rescuing the children. They needed to destroy this system itself that treated humans like livestock.

【Would you like to declare the Royal Imperial Ground as your new farm?】

She selected ‘Yes’ without hesitation.

【A Quest to make the Royal Imperial Ground your new farm has begun.】

【Conditional Quest: ‘What’s the Big Deal About Ball Games’ has been generated.</p】

While the nobles enjoy golf, use any means necessary to secretly interfere with their play and fill their anger gauge to 100%.

※The anger gauge can be checked in real-time using the skill ‘Eagle Eye’.

If discovered by the nobles even once, the Quest will immediately fail.

Upon failure, all activities in this area will be blocked.

Reward: Ownership of the Royal Imperial Ground.

Upon failure: Permanent banishment from the Royal Imperial Ground.>

Along with the Quest message, the skill [Eagle Eye] automatically activated and a gauge window appeared.

【Anger Gauge: □□□□□□□】

‘The conditions aren’t bad, surprisingly?’

She glanced sideways at Lucas who was beside her.

“Lord Warren.”

Nana opened her mouth with a slightly awkward expression.

“The explanation would be quite long and complicated, so it might sound absurd to you… I’m planning to turn this land into a Farm using my own methods from now on, so could you help me out a bit?”

Unlike when she had spun plausible tales about conversations with gods and trials to Ishanka and Sam, now she didn’t even have time to explain such things.

Lucas blinked for a moment, then quickly composed his expression and nodded.

“I don’t really understand what kind of work you’re doing, but if it’s about giving those bastards a bitter taste… Yes, I understand.”

Seeing that resolute look in his eyes, Nana smiled slightly and looked around.

“The Golf Course is surrounded by Forest, there are plenty of places to hide, and it seems like there’s no one on the course except for those Nobility members. Good.”

The corners of Nana’s mouth curved up crookedly.

Look forward to it. I’ll give you an absolutely unforgettable play today.

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