"Why is it you?"

At dusk, Digennaro heard a series of explosions and wondered aloud, "Hmm? Gunshots? Firecrackers?" Without hesitation, she grabbed her ram's horn and ran toward the source of the sound. Her logic was simple: she only knew of her brother and his companions being here, no one else. Surely, the noise was their doing. She needed to check.

...

Alan stood in front of a special shop. The screen displayed four options:

[1. Randomly obtain a voice message left by your girlfriend for 120 coins.]

[2. Randomly access a chat history with your girlfriend for 120 coins.]

[3. Randomly obtain a cherished photo of you and your girlfriend for 220 coins.]

[4. Randomly unlock a five-slot storage for 20  coins.]

A buzzing noise filled Alan's head. Girlfriend...

A memory he had buried deep within surged to the forefront: the moment when his girlfriend was bitten by a zombie, and he had to end her life with his own hands.