[Zombie Bite allows you to transform humans into zombies at your will. If you bite a human, that person will become a zombie that will inherit your genes as an undead. Those converted individuals will follow every order you give to them without fail. All the zombies you transformed would become your slaves or zombified army, which you would use in the future.]
Those were the words my system displayed in front of me. The description of my skill echoed through my ears as I gawked at Asami's lifeless body. But even though that was the case, I still roughly had a minute left to complete this transformation.
And the only thing left now was Touma's consent to change his sister. I couldn't fully comprehend the limits of my ability, but I could always try to hope for the best.
I marched my way towards Touma and asked him everything that I needed to know. "Touma... Let's say your sister comes back to life.... but becomes a zombie. What would you do?"
From where I came from, people won't buy that idea. Zombified humans were already monsters in their eyes and never changed. But Touma proved me wrong.
"I don't care if Asami turns into a zombie! I want my sister back! She's the only one I have….. Please don't take her away from me….."
Touma continued weeping in front of Asami's frozen body. He tried quivering her arms, but Asami didn't move a muscle. That little boy refused to accept what had happened and hoped something could save his sister…..
And that something was me.
"Kid….. Merry Christmas…. Lucky for you I'm Santa Claus…... ZOMBIE BITE!"
I whispered and activated my system. The power inside of me heeded my call, which called out a window before me. After pressing the yes button, I leapt at Asami and bit her neck, injecting my genes into her body.
Touma allowed me to do what I could and observed the situation. That boy trusted me with everything he had and mumbled, "You can do it, Kawai…. Anything to save my sister."
Touma had accepted a deal with a devil, and that fiend was me. He didn't know what would happen soon, but resigned from the two siblings' fate to me. Instead of panicking eyes, Touma flashed me a smile, knowing that there was still some glimmer of hope left.
Within a few minutes, a notification appeared before me. The shaking hands of Asami caught my attention, with my virus breaching her body. A processing bar emerged at the side and eventually indicated my skill.
It wasn't long before Asami opened her eyes and stared at Touma's figure. I vaulted over the two siblings, stopping Asami from biting the poor kid. However, I hurriedly went to the side and crashed against the floor when my expectations shattered before me.
Despite turning into a zombie, Asami wrapped her arms around Touma and embraced him with all her might. That scene made my body jerk backwards and dodge the bullet beneath me. And that part cost me something that grated my patience and anger into the max level.
"GODDAMIT, THAT FUCKING HURTS LIKE SHIT!..... WHY DOES IT HURT SO DAMN BAD!"
After successfully saving Asami, all sorts of outlandish things happened inside my body, including this sensation. Within a few moments before, my body felt nothing besides pleasure. I made it a priority to fuel those lustful passions. But I might have gotten the full package, which activated my pain sensation.
"THIS IS NOT WHAT I'VE SIGNED UP FOR. IT FUCKING HURTS LIKE A KID WHEN I KNEW SANTA WASN'T REAL!"
While that happened, a blaring, high-pitch accent reverberated through my eardrums. I didn't have the strength to lift my head, considering what had happened to me. But it didn't take me a few seconds to know what had appeared above my head.
"YOU FUCKING RUNT! I AM NOT A MASOCHIST FOR YOU TO HURT ME, SYSTEM! GOD, FUCKIGN AAAGH! IT HURTS SO BAD."
I cried like a baby while hugging my legs and forming a fetus shape. Tears fell from my eyes as I wept about the searing pain travelling through my nerves. And this system made it worse and gave me the wrong medications that I needed.
[Congratulations, Kawai Fukuyo. You have completed your task and unlocked the level cap of your system.]
[Level Cap Quest: Add one member to your party! Your recruit must come from your skill, Zombie Bite. This quest will not accept pure human or zombie allies.]
[Level Cap Quest Completed!]
[You are now level 11. All status points increased by 1!]
[Zombie converted 1/2]
[Zombie Party: 1]
[Your extra ability: [Weapon Amplifier] would now turn into a different skill. That skill will also be transferred to your Zombie Slave!]
[Congratulations! Your Zombie Slave {Asami} learned a unique skill! [Shield]]
[Warning! You're the only one who has the ability to regenerate and cheat death. You still have your immortality with you, player Kawai. You and your party members will experience pain from now on. And you can still attach those missing limbs of your party members if that ever happens. As long as you provide them with your genes, your party members can regenerate to their original shape!]
[Shield: It is a magical force field that the player could generate while using mana. The more mana the player pours, the stronger the shield.]
'That's a decent ability Asami had gotten there! Why can't I have anything like that? I'm just a walking punching bag, craving for food!' I thought, and snarled at my system. 'Speak of the devil.'
[Since you've unlocked your level cap beyond our expectations, the system grants Kawai a small token.]
[Kawai can no longer crave any flesh and would live without having to eat one. The same applies to his members. They can eat human flesh to increase their stamina, but it will not be a requirement. Animal flesh will have the same effect but less compared to human meat.]
"WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?!" I yelled, and went back to my senses. "ONE MOMENT I FEEL PAIN, THE NEXT MOMENT YOU'RE SPAMMING ME WITH DIFFERENT INFORMATION! ONE AT A TIME, YOU MOTHER-FUCKING SYSTEM! AND IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GIVE ME THAT ABILITY! WHAT IS THAT, 'SMALL TOKEN'? FUCK YOU! THAT'S WHAT IT IS, YOU HEAR ME?!"
While I shouted at the empty block, I raised my middle finger and cursed the goddamned windows.
If this world were a role-playing game, I would spare some time to study this information. Well, I could pause at any time that I wanted and resume whenever I wished to play. But the apocalypse wouldn't give me the luxury of waiting. It was also the ticking time bomb that would explode in my face at any minute.
"I WILL COME BACK TO YOU LATER….." I growled for the umpteenth time, and focused on Asami's figure.
She was the star of today's show as I turned Asami into a zombie. My [zombie bite] worked, which only meant that Asami became my zombie slave. That title became visible on my system when those screens appeared before me.
However, I didn't exactly know what it meant, since we didn't have any slaves in this modern country. I was into that in a pornography set. But not in this apocalyptic world.
"How is Asami doing? Did she return to her usual self?" I asked.
"Yeah…. It's all thanks to you, Kawai…. You saved her…. Thank you," Touma replied, but looked around, wishing to ask me something.
"It's alright, kid! I've asked multiple questions within a day. And none of them surprised me."
"Well, who are you talking to earlier? There's…. nothing there but the street….. Did you have a deal with death?" Touma couldn't contain his curiosity as he asked away his question.
I shook my head and answered, "No. That was my conscience speaking to me. We haven't talked these days, you know?"
I continued shaking my head and added, "Anyway, don't consume any liquid from your sister, okay? So you won't get the virus. Always be ready if your sister turns against us. Even I don't know what I've done to Asami."
"I don't think…. that's going to be a problem, Kawai."
Touma and my eyes widened as the zombified body of Asami spoke to us. When the two of us gazed into her eyes, Asami giggled and stretched her arms.
"So this is how you feel when you're a zombie, Kawai? I can breathe freely without having asthma! It feels like I can run around a hundred miles with my feet!" Asami shared her thoughts as she caressed her brother's hair. "And most importantly, I got the chance to see my brother again…. thanks to you."
"It's nothi-."
Before I could even continue my words, Asami sent me a death leer in my direction. All the necrotic cells inside my body came back to life as I retraced whatever I said earlier.
"Okay, you got me…. You're welcome."
Right after finishing our sentence, another grumble disrupted our train of thoughts. We all stood from the ground and spotted the slime we witnessed before charging in our way.
"OH, NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN?!"