After they got out of the house, the old man sat beside the driver's sit. For some reason, he looked suspicious. Nakamura started to drive the car.
"Tell me your names. It is hard to work together without knowing the names." Said the old man.
Nakamura and I introduced ourselves. As Mamoru-san was depressed, she did not talk. So, I introduced her.
"Hmm. Now its my turn. My name is Hanzo Yukimura. Call me anything you want." He said while lighting a smoke again.
Nakamura coughed a little because of the smoke. But I was thinking something completely different. I was looking at Mamoru-san. She looked depressed a lot. She sat in a position by holding her legs. I felt sad for her. But somehow, she looked very pretty.
"Where are you headed now?" asked Hanzo.
"We did not decide yet, but at first we have to get out of this city." Replied Nakamura.
"Oh yeah? Then let's go to Hyogo at first. I have to take care of a person there." He replied with a sadistic smile.
I thought about going to Hyogo and saw that it might be good. Because my sister's office is the way to Hyogo. Since she left for work, we might find her there.
After driving for an hour:
We were still going. I became depressed because we couldn't go to the route to my sister's office. The route was filled with zombies. No matter how hard we would try, it won't be possible to go to her office. Our car was going. At our right side, there was a railway track. But suddenly I saw that the railway track broke and a train was upside down beside the track. There were some zombies around the train. I was terrified because it was the same train my Rumia-nee uses.
"Stop the car!" I shouted. Mamoru-san was surprised because she didn't see me shouting before.
I quickly got out of the car and ran towards the train in a safe direction. I was about to enter the train but Nakamura stopped me.
"Do you wanna get yourself killed?" he pulled my collars.
"Let me go, that's the train Rumia-nee uses to go to her work." I said.
"Don't you see that we crossed her office. She might have gone to that station near her workplace. Why would she be on the train if the train crossed her workplace?" asked Nakamura.
"Rumia-nee is not a fool. I know her. She didn't get off the train because there were zombies on the station." I said even though I was not so sure.
"Calm down, man. It's not like you to lose the cool." He said while holding me tightly. But I could not calm down. She's me last family. I was struggling to get off.
Suddenly I saw a thing which caught my attention. I jerked off Nakamura and went near that thing. It was Rumia-nee's hair clip. This was lying far from the train. I saw the zombies. My sister was not among them. So, I got sure that Rumia-nee escaped safely. I let out a huge breath of relief.
"What is it?" asked Nakamura. I saw that Mamoru-san was also standing there.
"It's Rumia-nee's hair clip." I replied.
"Are you sure?" they asked.
"This is the one mom I bought her at her bought her at her birthday six years ago. I remember it perfectly." I replied.
"Then she's safe." They said.
"I hope." I got up and went to the car with them.
"Don't go off like that, you scared me." Mamoru-san made a sad face.
"You two are the only person whom I can trust." She said.
"Okay." I replied.
"Nakamura, from the looks of it, my sister went that way. We'll go to Hyogo in that route." I said.
"Ok man." He said.
Hanzo looked a little bit disturbed.
After driving for a few minutes:
"Umm, I need to go to the washroom." Mamoru-san whispered in my ears.
"Ok. I'll tell Nakamura to stop by a convenient store. You can use the bathroom there." I replied.
After I told him, Nakamura stopped in front of a convenient store. Nakamura's little brother was still asleep. Mamoru-san went to the washroom. We were lucky because there was nobody inside the store. Nakamura was taking some baseball bats. Hanzo took a bear can and started to drink it. I silently went to the register box and took all the money in it. It may come in handy later.
Suddenly my eyes were stuck on the screen of the monitor of the computer. It's the CCTV footage. It was Rumia-nee. It seems that she's taking out a young man from the car and put him in the back seat. Then she started driving. I quickly remembered the vehicle number. This happened at 11: 30 am yesterday.
"What happened?" Mamoru-san came out from the washroom. She was a little bit worried to seem my intense face. I explained the situation to everyone.
"Okay, let's find your sis at first." Said Nakamura.
"Tch-" Hanzo went out of the store and got on the car.
"What's wrong with him?" said Nakamura angrily.
"Forget it. He's like that. Anyway, I have an important thing to say." I became serious.
"Tell us."
"Listen, Hanzo-san may not have noticed Tsubomi-san. If he comes to know about her, then it will be a difficult situation." I said.
"Now that you say it. Maybe she got up. But she isn't able to move because of the ropes we used to tie her." Said Mamoru-san.
"She is even hungry. She didn't take any food for a long time." Said Nakamura.
"Then let's get her secretly." I said.
"Yeah. It's risky but we need to save her." Said Nakamura.
We all silently went to the car. Hanzo was looking at a magazine and smiling with a very dirty look.
"What a pervert old geezer." Whispered Nakamura.
"Shut up!"
Our guess was correct. Tsubomi-san was awake. We carefully took her out of the car and went inside the store. She was trying to move a lot but couldn't because of the ropes.
"Use the cylinder." I whispered.
"Yeah, I couldn't save my granny but I'll save my friends." Mamoru-san held the cylinder on Tsubomi-san's mouth.
After a few seconds she became unconscious. Now it's time to make her eat. But her body rejects human food. So, I signaled Nakamura with my eyes. He understood what I said and went to bring a raw fish.
"What is he doing?" Mamoru-san was confused.
"He went to bring raw fish. It is edible for zombies. They can not eat normal food." I replied.
"But how did you-" She couldn't finish.
"Now's not the time. I'll explain you later." I said.
"But how are we gonna find her? She can not chew the fish." Nakamura came back with a big fish.
"But before that…. Let's take her to the washroom first. She's leaking out her excretions." I said.
"Perverts! Don't look that way. Hurry up." Mamoru-san started to pull her towards the washroom. We helped her.
After that Mamoru-san managed everything and made clean. We waited outside the washroom.
"Hey bring me some new dresses from the car. Her dress is spoiled. And also bring some bandages. She's hurt. And DON'T LOOK THIS WAY." Mamoru-san.
When we went to the car to get some clothes, Hanzo asked, "What are you doing with clothes?"
"Mamoru-san was injured in different places of her body while resisting during her grandmother died. So, we are taking some new clothes and bandages." Replied Nakamura.
"Whatever." Hanzo again looked at the magazine with a dirty look.
We came back with some clothes and bandages. Mamoru-san took them and closed the door of the washroom again. Nakamura looked worried.
"No need to worry, she'll not wake up before at least seven hours." I said.
"Hey, I finished her dressing. I also bathed her." Mamoru-san came out with Tsubomi-san.
"Well now it's time to feed her." Said Nakamura.
"Firstly, what we have to do is to brush her teeth." I said.
Both of them looked at me with a poker face after hearing this.
"Please do as I say." I requested.
They bought a brush and some paste on it. Mamoru-san brushed her tooth.
After some time:
I took a piece of raw fish that I divided form the fish in my mouth and chewed it. Then I took Tsubomi-san in my hands and...…
"WAIT!" Both Mamoru-san and Nakamura shouted.
"What are you doing?" they asked.
"I will chew the fish and give it to her from mouth to mouth. This will make it easier for her to swallow it." I replied.
" But…." Mamoru-san was looking embarrassed.
"I will do it." Nakamura said. We both were surprised by his words.
"But it is risky. And the fish is raw." I said.
"No. I'll do it." He said.
"Yes, let him do it." Mamoru-san said.
I couldn't go against them. So, I gave Tsubomi-san in his hands. He took a piece of raw fish and chewed it. Then he held up Tsubomi-san and both of their lips joined. The food went in her mouth and Nakamura used his tongue to make her swallow it. This continued again and again until the fish was fully finished. It was a big fish so it took a lot of time to feed her. Mamoru-san was really embarrassed. I bet she wet herself.
But I didn't waste the time. All of them were distracted. So, I secretly took a raw fish and went to eat it in a corner. While eating it, I felt a weird feeling in my head as if I knew Nakamura for a long time, but it can't be possible because I just met him few days ago.
After eating the whole fish in the corner, I got out of there and went to the washroom to wash my mouth. While washing my mouth I saw the mirror. My face was a lot different from before. Those were some eyes I never had. The color of my eyes became as clear as water. I got out of the washroom quickly.
"We need to wash her mouth." Said Nakamura.
"Yes, you also wash your mouth." Mamoru-san said to Nakamura. Both of them took Tsubomi-san again in the washroom and washed her mouth.
Somehow Nakamura looked very happy and relieved. I never imagined that he would look so happy.