Chapter 151
“I told them you were a zombie. You don’t know how much blood those researcher bastards sucked out of you while you were sleeping, do you?”
“Mmm…”
I know.
He had only closed his eyes, but his five senses were perfectly fine, so he knew they were drawing blood. At first, he thought they were changing his IV, but since they inserted a separate needle for several hours once a day, he roughly guessed what it was.
But if he said such things, Seokjae would realize that he had been listening to all his monologues. Worried that he might be embarrassed, Muyoung held back his words.
‘But why is that selling me out? Wasn’t it natural to tell them?’
It was a fact that had to be revealed to develop a vaccine. It was also something he had prepared for the moment he realized he was becoming human.
‘The worst-case scenario would probably be being confined as an experimental subject for making vaccines, right?’
But he could handle that much. If Seokjae wasn’t there, it would be different, but if he continued to visit him like this, he could give as much blood as needed.
‘Ah, I wonder if Mom and Dad have returned from their overseas trip. Then they must be worried, so I’d like to make at least a phone call.’
As his expression became subtle when he found something that bothered him while obediently accepting the life of an experimental subject, Seokjae clicked his tongue and scolded him, perhaps misunderstanding something.
“Tsk, at least curse at me.”
“What?”
“Curse at me because I revealed your secret without permission.”
“Why would I curse at you? You had no choice. I don’t think hyung sold me out.”
Looking at Muyoung blinking his eyes gently, Seokjae thought ‘What should I do with this fool’ and soon made a groaning sound and ruffled his hair.
“…Damn it, yeah. You’re right. If I hadn’t been shot, I would have suggested writing a contract. It’s just that my head wasn’t getting enough blood, so that’s all I could think of.”
* * *
Even with a hole in his body, Seokjae’s quick hand movements shone. Having injured two people and created distance in an instant, he glared at the large men crowding in front of him.
“…You got beaten by a civilian?”
“Ugh, no, is that guy really a civilian? He’s faster than most guys!”
“If you got beaten, shut up quietly. You know you’ll be doing penalty runs when you get back.”
Rather than being angry that his subordinate got beaten, the blonde man was surprised that a civilian had such skills.
Seokjae had originally mastered all kinds of martial arts since childhood and possessed abilities that couldn’t be called ordinary civilian level. With the added experience of killing those who acted like beasts in human form, even professional mercenaries could become easy prey if they let their guard down.
They had come to the barricade but hadn’t entered beyond it, so they didn’t know that the inside of the city was a more cruel hunting ground than most battlefields. Therefore, the blonde man thought both Seokjae’s cruel hand skills and Muyoung’s tactics, though failed but not like an ordinary civilian, were both their talents.
“Tsk.”
He showed interest while also displaying annoyance.
“Hey, young master. Your family is looking for you. Won’t you come along quietly?”
“I was going to go quietly, but fuck, you guys acted like shit first.”
“This is unfair. We’re not the ones who shot. If you’re going to make complaints, I’d prefer you do it to those stupid soldiers.”
The Seokjae in the commissioned information was a rich family’s young master. Due to prejudices formed from mercenary work, the blonde man never expected that he would be angry because of his companions.
Seokjae looked at such a man with eyes like looking at a stupid creature while sweating profusely.
“Idiot, listen. Not that, huff… How dare you kick him? Twice at that?”
“Just because of that?”
“Why. Then… huff, isn’t that allowed?”
“No, it’s just unexpected? Anyway, to give you an answer, the money we received is for one person.”
In other words, people who weren’t rescue targets were none of their business. To them, Muyoung and the kids were just obstacles hindering the mission.
“You guys, take all of them too.”
Normally, he would have thought their choice was rational and respected it, but when Muyoung was involved, everything was an exception. And he was human enough to take care of Kyungho and Junwoo, who were the bridge that let him meet Muyoung again.
“Sorry, but we don’t move unless it’s prepaid.”
“Even when there’s a jackpot over there?”
“What?”
“One of those three… A jackpot that could make you sit on a pile of money the moment you hand them over to the country. Isn’t this level of information worth prepayment?”
Someone who could earn money if handed over to the country in the current situation. It was a hint that could be understood immediately if one wasn’t stupid.
“…What if I can’t believe those words?”
Sure enough. The man who understood the meaning in one go and hesitated for a moment asked while stroking his chin as if pondering.
“Then fucking hell, you’ll go back empty-handed.”
Seokjae held a jackknife to his own throat and grinned wickedly. The sight of someone bleeding from their abdomen, smiling while holding a knife to their own throat, looked insane to anyone.
In fact, if they delayed any longer, it would be dangerous even without cutting his throat with the knife.
Having flown over 16 hours and wasted dozens of days, they couldn’t return with just pocket change. And if the mission failed, it would damage their reputation too. Eventually, the man muttered curses under his breath and glared at Seokjae.
“You know that once the mission is over, you’re not a protected target, right?”
A threat that if it was a lie, he wouldn’t let it slide. That meant the negotiation had succeeded.
* * *
“Then we’re alive thanks to you, hyung. Thank you, hyung.”
Muyoung’s reaction after hearing the story of what happened after he fainted was gratitude. Still, Muyoung comforted Seokjae, who couldn’t shake off his uneasiness.
“I really don’t know what there is to be sorry about, so I hope you won’t feel bad about it.”
“That’s…”
He had treated him like merchandise, even if briefly. Moreover, the problem was that when they handed the three over to researchers, the government learned that new cells were found in Muyoung’s blood.
Since he had given a higher amount as reward money than what the government offered, if Muyoung wanted, he wouldn’t have to be tied to vaccine development or anything.
But if that happened, it would be difficult to live comfortably in this country from that moment on. The government, knowing he was the key to the vaccine, wouldn’t just sit still.
“Where are the kids now?”
When Seokjae’s face continued to be dark despite the comfort, Muyoung asked about the kids’ whereabouts, both to change the subject and satisfy his curiosity.
“Ah, those guys went home long ago. They asked me to contact them when you wake up.”
“That’s a relief…”
“Relief, my ass. You’re stuck here unable to go home.”
Seokjae informed him of reality, wondering if Muyoung was being so carefree because he didn’t understand his situation. However, far from being surprised, Muyoung just continued to smile.
“I thought so?”
“You thought so?”
“Still, hyung will stay with me—”
Before he could finish saying “right?”, suddenly the door burst open and a man in a suit entered.
“Young master!”
It wasn’t just one person. As someone wearing thin silver-framed glasses entered, burly people who looked like bodyguards wearing sunglasses rushed through the open door behind him.
“I told you today is Madam’s birthday!”
“So what. I only need to participate in the evening anyway.”
“That’s the party schedule, and I told you several times that the family members want to be together from morning…”
The men in black suits filling the hospital room, the title they used to address Seokjae, and the current situation where he was missing his mother’s birthday morning meal because of him. As all this information entered his mind, dry saliva automatically went down his throat.
“Do I care? If I hadn’t come today, some other bastard might have been the first to see Muyoung wake up.”
“Ah, did you wake up? Hello. Young Master Kang Muyoung.”
“Ah, yes, yes… Hello…?”
Though it was definitely their first meeting, Muyoung awkwardly bowed his head looking at the face of the man who seemed happy as if he knew him well. And he secretly tugged at Seokjae’s collar.
“Hyung.”
“Hm? What’s wrong. Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
“It’s not that…”
When Muyoung gestured, Seokjae obediently bent his upper body. Muyoung whispered in his ear that came close. He didn’t see the face of the man with silver glasses who was surprised at Seokjae’s appearance of wordlessly accommodating him.
“Do I need to get splashed with water or something?”
“What?”
“To… your mother.”
What kind of strange thing is he suddenly saying? Seokjae, who raised one eyebrow, belatedly understood Muyoung’s quietly heard mumbling and burst into hearty laughter.
“Hahaha!”
“D-don’t laugh!”
“Ah- you’re really cute. You didn’t want to let go even with gun-wielding guys in front of you, but you’re scared of getting splashed with water?”
“Well… it doesn’t matter if I’m hated by those people, but hyung’s parents are different. I don’t want to be hated by people who care for hyung.”
When Muyoung said this while fidgeting with his fingers, the hospital room suddenly became quiet. Even the man with glasses next to them was covering his mouth. When Muyoung looked puzzled at this, Seokjae sighed while pressing his forehead with his hand.
“…You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you.”
“Huh, huh? What?”
Seokjae looked at Muyoung with annoyance, as if he was being mischievous for saying something that made him want to kiss him right away when there were so many people around.
‘Sometimes he’s like a fox, not a dog.’
He didn’t care who was watching, but Muyoung was shy. If he did something like kissing in front of strangers, he would go under the covers for at least several hours and not even look at him.
Crack. Seokjae, who endured the overflowing desire with the pain of cracking his fingers, sighed deeply once more and said.
“Don’t worry because there’s no one who could dislike you. Even if there were, you’ll never meet such a person for the rest of your life.”
“What?! No, no. What are you saying in front of others. Hyung…!”
Perhaps thinking that what he said was the usual sweet talk between lovers, Muyoung quickly whispered and felt embarrassed. Looking at him, Seokjae just smiled broadly.
‘If there were, I’d just drown them in the sea before they appear in front of you.’
If their love continued, Muyoung would never know for the rest of his life. That the freedom he didn’t lose even when he was in a place overrun with zombies, he completely lost after escaping.
Also, that the situation where Muyoung was confined in a pure white room and had to only look at him until the vaccine was made was actually enjoyable.
But it didn’t matter if he knew. Even if he tried to leave his side someday, since they had returned to a world where money and power worked, there would be no way to escape from his embrace.
“That aside, you’re already thinking about greeting my parents. That’s fast. I’m fine with it though.”
“What?! No, I just thought of it because such scenes always appear in dramas! I, I absolutely didn’t mean it that way—”
“Yeah, they always get married in the end too. Where do you want to do it? Belgium? Sweden?”
“That, that, that’s, I don’t dislike it… but isn’t that too fast?! First, we need parents’ permission… no, that’s not it!”
Seokjae looked with satisfaction at Muyoung, whose face was getting redder and redder at his words, finally having completely entered his cage.
<Even Zombies Have Fandoms> Main Story Complete
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
Thank you for transkating!
That was a cute and funny story. Thank you for translating.