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'

I must... I must get out of here.

The only thing on the man's mind was to get out of there as soon as possible. He disregarded everyone else, only thinking of the very mission he assigned to himself. Right now, he knew that that was the only thing he could do, that's why he set himself up to go through with the escape although it ate away at his guilt.

If any, it would've been much better if he had died. However, he didn't want his master's sacrifice to be in vain. She disregarded everyone else, and now, everyone else was killed along with her pointless sacrifice.

Filled with determination, the man continued his escape, with the only thought of getting to the Kazuichi Stronghold to ask for help. For one, he had no idea why she directed him to that place. He had heard a lot of good things about it, but he couldn't be so sure.

The Pointless Sacrifice, And The Inclusion To The Stronghold Wars