DaisukiDayoSenpai

Bronze WINNER of WPC#322: Male Lead: Zombie Invasion

Takemi Kazuichi might very well be the luckiest and unluckiest person in the world. He was an orphan, and he was severely bullied in school. Because of that, he became a hikikomori, a shut-in. When he turned sixteen, he was adopted by a rich couple who loved him as if he was their own son. Unfortunately, they died in a plane crash, and Kazuichi never overcame his bad habits of being a shut-in, largely because of his preying relatives.

Fast forward to four years later, Takemi Kazuichi still stayed in the house left by his late parents. He never bothered going to work or going out to socialize with people. For the lack of a better term, he was a rich hikikomori. He never even bothered to check the news or log in on any social media. All he did was live his life in solitude, devoid of any human interaction.

One day, as he came out of the shower, he heard a strange thumping sound by the doorway. "That's weird, I didn't order any delivery today." He told himself before absent-mindedly opening the door.

And what stared back didn't resemble a human at all. It was a zombie— or so that's what the first thing that came into Kazuichi's mind. Unbeknownst to him, the world had drastically changed, and he was the last one to know.

Shut-In Of The 'Dead'

The moment Kazuichi took his first step, his balance suddenly dwindled and he fell to the ground on all fours. An intense headache throbbed in his head as he felt extreme nausea.


It was the virus, it was finally kicking in.


Kazuichi felt like he was on drugs as his vision started spinning. Not like he took drugs before, but he could've sworn it would feel the same one way or the other.


Something seemed to come up his throat and he gagged, but all he vomited was saliva. His vision continued to spin as he tried to stand up.


A plethora of sounds filled his ears as he clenched his head in agony. Squirming, he grabbed both his temples and squeezed on his head as much as he could.


He tried to ease the pain, but he ended up hurting himself more in the process.


The sounds continued to fill his brain... but that wasn't the worst part of it.


The Woman