Chapter 18. Trust (6)
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The day got so hot that we put up a screen on the rooftop. Since it was difficult to do alone, she asked Camilla to join her. Surprisingly, “Yes.” And she followed obediently. She also did the work silently.
It’s breathtaking.
Camilla hasn’t dealt with me since I brought Leticia. She never came to visit me and even when I did she would send me away saying she wasn’t in the mood.
Feeling like avoiding conversation?
We did everyday things, like exercise, work, or reconnaissance, without missing a single thing. Things like exchanging simple greetings or washing my dishes together are the same. However, other than that, I feel like I have built a wall when it comes to communicating.
It is still the same today. As soon as things were over, Camilla headed for her exit, as if it were a given.
“John, I’m going down.”
I got between Camilla and her exit.
“Camilla. “Can I talk to you for a moment?”
“What story?”
It is the nuance of reluctantly listening. This is really dangerous.
Camilla is clear about her likes and dislikes. The fact that such a woman comes out so politely means that she is really holding back.
If it explodes, the result will be quite catastrophic, and Camilla herself does not want that. So, little by little, she feels like she is losing steam.
“Ah. This is what I talked about with Cassandra. You brought reagents and experiment tools this time. “The intention is to use that tool to cultivate ‘our’ virus and spread it to the zombies out there.”
Fortunately, Camilla responded. If it was an ordinary story, I would cut it with a knife and say ‘later’, but if it was an absurd story like this, it would be a little different.
“What do you mean?”
“The idea is to re-infect the zombies out there with the Cro virus inside ‘our’ bodies. Therefore… “
I told her a story that I had discussed several times with Cassandra and, although I didn’t necessarily mention it, with Leticia.
Cassandra was in the Disease Control Department and Leticia was in the National Military Police. This means that although their positions are different, they are people who were on the front lines fighting viruses and zombies.
When all zombies see a living creature, they try to eat it. Actively. In other cases, it is a little less so, but they still perceive it as something to eat and attack it.
However, zombies of the same species usually do not attack first. This means that although zombie magpies may eat live magpies or zombie crows, it is rare for them to bite zombie magpies.
This is true even for humanoid zombies. There are some strange ones like the military police zombies, but most of the time, the same zombies fight with each other, but they don’t immediately eat them. That is, unless the opponent bleeds or gets covered up.
“That’s why I thought, ‘Could it be that zombies know how to at least distinguish?’ I’ve never seen a zombie digging up the ground or chewing a rock because it was hungry. That’s probably because I know I can’t eat it. Look at those guys out there too. I gave him a little training and he caught up pretty well. At least it means you have intelligence. “At the level of animals.”
Is it because the explanation was too long? Camilla seemed a little overwhelmed.
“So what do you want to say? Are you going to infect the zombies out there with the Cro virus inside your body?”
“Yes. “Exactly.”
“What does that mean?”
“Cassandra said that, right? It is said that the Chrovirus within our bodies produces pheromones. I thought that if zombies and we emit the same pheromones, they might think we are one of their kind. It’s the same as wearing a military uniform. “They grab guns and try to shoot each other, but if they’re wearing the same clothes, they won’t shoot.”
Camilla seemed to understand what that meant. I don’t even want to be friendly. Even though she only has neutral level zombies, it makes a huge difference to her quality of life. It’s so annoying how she sneaks into the base, and how annoying it is for her to watch out for the intruders from outside.
“So, Camilla, this is a repetition and amplification of what we have done so far. We threw away the clothes and blankets we were wearing to imprint our body odor on those guys. I saw some effect. In the end, it’s the same thing. What do you think about it?”
Camilla responded immediately.
“Do your best.”
“Hey, is that it?”
“What do you want me to say to you?”
“Say nothing.”
Camilla’s face distorted. I opened her arms in sincerity.
“It’s true. Just say something. “Whatever.”
“Anything?”
“Yes.”
“Now you’re saying that three human women aren’t enough, so you’re going to do it with zombies?”
Wow.
I didn’t expect it to be this poignant.
Camilla seemed to have made up her mind and lifted her forehead.
“Do you know what I felt? When I went out on a solo mission, I brought a tall, handsome, and well-built man and said, ‘I felt sorry for this guy, so I picked him up. She slept with me too. ‘I’m going to feed you.’ How do you think that makes you feel?”
No, I didn’t say that much. Camilla is trying to stay calm, but she is so excited that her words become faster and faster.
“It’s not even our first meeting. When I was driving to the Hamptons, aren’t you the girl who came next to you and made a fuss as if you were showing me off? He’s also an officer in the National Military Police. I still have my cell phone. “With just one phone call, the National Military Police could come here in a truck.”
And he wore tight tights and shot a smoke bomb, allowing us to escape. I think it would be better to talk about it later. There is no way that pouring a cup of cold water on a burning forest will extinguish it.
“Is what I’m saying strange?”
“No. “It’s all right.”
“Then why did you bring me here?”
This. It worked for Cassandra. Will it work for Camilla too?
“… I thought it was better for us. Me. You. Cassandra. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier. “The situation was so bad that we had to make a decision quickly.”
“Am I in that cage too?”
The back of my head feels tingly.
“Camilla?”
“I understand.”
Camilla lowers her head.
“I understand your feelings. You didn’t like me very much from the beginning, right? I reluctantly accepted the one I approached first because I liked it, and then when other people came, they also accepted me in the same way. “You were really special to me, but I guess you weren’t.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I was full and overflowing with just you… “
Blinking her eyes rapidly, Camilla lowered her head. She ran down her stairs, nudging me with her body. I quickly followed Camilla down the stairs. For some reason, I felt like I couldn’t catch it unless it was now.
“Wait a minute, Camilla?”
“Get out of the way!”
It feels like the ceiling and floor are turning upside down. Camilla performed a skill on me. She huffed and stretched out her arms. Camilla’s body is captured. She just hugged her.
Boom.
I fell to the floor in the hallway alongside Camilla. I barely managed to hold on to Camila as she desperately tried to get out of my body. My back felt like it was going to explode as I fell to the floor, but I gritted my teeth and held on.
“Let go of this!”
“Now, wait a minute!”
I thought my physical strength had become quite strong, but I guess not. Camilla tries to shake me off with just the strength of her arms. Her legs wrapped around her lower body. Her lower body was pressed a little too tightly, but there was no time to argue with that.
“No, I told you to let go!”
Camilla is embarrassed and doesn’t know what to do. Desperately, I turned my body around and crushed it on the floor. Even in the darkness, a spark could be seen sparkling in Camilla’s eyes. She tries to lift me with strength.
“Let go!”
I desperately hugged Camilla. I felt like if I gave her the distance she would beat me with her fists. If that happens, I don’t think it will end with just one or two broken ribs.
I was just as scared as when I saw Virginia running towards me. Even when I lay down in the trunk of a moving car, I didn’t get this excited. But I think this will probably be resolved.
“Don’t go.”
I barely whispered to Camilla. It wasn’t something he said into my ear in a romantic way, but he barely let it out while panting.
“Go, don’t go. “Camilla.”
Camilla clenched her teeth and shook off her arm. She was released. It’s wrapped around her lower body, but Camilla is lifting my body as much as she can, so her strength is gradually loosening.
“Drop, drop, go!”
Camilla is also trying her best. But so do I.
“No!”
“Because you are precious!”
Camilla’s arms lost all strength. While he was saying “Uh-uh-uh,” Her lips came closer. It was a little too fast.
“Evil.”
Her face hit. Her forehead appears to be split open and her nose appears to have been torn off. Are you glad you didn’t hit your teeth?
“Hey, John. You blood blood… “
Camilla’s embarrassed voice. Her face is covered in blood. It feels like something is flowing from my nose. The next moment I slapped her ass and she jumped up.
“Phew, I’ll get tissues.”
“Zakamakhan (wait a minute).”
Her nose and mouth were tingling, so she couldn’t speak properly. Still, I was able to hold onto her ankles.
“I’m getting a nosebleed, let go of this!”
“Your seat is here, your seat is here.”
No. I did my best. It’s amazing that he even said this while his mouth was numb. I patted my chest.
“Haeusang here (always here).”
If you’re grinning while your nose is bleeding, you’ll look like a dork. But, if it’s not now, I think I’ll lose Camilla forever. It’s better like this.
“… Looking at me… What should I do? How… “
Camilla sat down again. She took off her top without hesitation. And she wiped my face.
“Ah, ouch. It hurts.”
I tried hard and pressed that part even harder. Stars twinkle before her eyes.
“I wanted to hit him, but it worked out well.”
Camilla wasn’t very sound either. She had a lump on her forehead and her lip was torn open, causing her to bleed.
“You bastard.”
Camilla’s clothes covered my face. Something soft touched her lips, which were covered by her clothes. These are Camilla’s lips.