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'

Ominous silence filled the area around the outskirts of what was once the West Yamanashi Stronghold. The mountain of eliminated zombies just added to the dreary atmosphere surrounding it.

Cautiously, Arisu and Kazuichi stopped short in their tracks, wondering why something so unusual was present in that area. For all they knew, the West Yamanashi Stronghold had already been abandoned for weeks now, and no human dared to stay near it.

"What is that? Do you see it, Kazuichi?" Arisu pointed at the mountain of corpses.

Kazuichi instantly noticed it. Amongst the pile were dead bodies of Hybrids and Omega Zombies. Whoever killed them claimed them as its price and piled them up to save them for later. It's like watching a human-like squirrel store its acorns in a single place.

A Sudden Attack In The Outskirts Of West Yamanashi Stronghold