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'

Before Kazuichi and his group formally addressed him, the man stood up and dusted himself off, causing his thick robe to slowly flutter as it snugly rested on his shoulders. For a brief moment, Arisu and Tris glanced at each other, thinking that one of them probably recognized the man. Incidentally, no one knew who he was.


Even Kazuichi was looking at him weirdly... well, it wasn't because he had no idea who the guy was— but because the guy had the gall to stay in the middle of the road like a non-playable character even though he was a human.


That's right, the man was actually uninfected, and he was crazy enough to linger in the open road despite the dangers of being attacked by wandering Hybrids.


Helping Out A Stranger