"..."
The silence didn't last long; the first to regain their senses was Akira.
Smelling the scent of grilled meat in the air, he covered his mouth with his hand, bent over, and began to vomit.
"Oeekkk..."
He expelled his dinner.
Although Kencho, Shizuka, and Beatrix didn't react as dramatically as Akira, their faces turned pale. After all, it was the first time they had seen a person killed by someone else, not by zombies.
"Cough Cough Cough... Hah Hah Hah..."
Akira stopped vomiting due to his empty stomach, wiped his mouth, and looked at Eiji.
"Why did you kill them?"
"..."
Completely indifferent to the angry stares of the others, Eiji remained silent without any intention to answer.
"It's true that Higurashi and his companions did wrong, but we don't have the right to determine their punishment... What you did, Kamiki, is no different from murder."
Struggling to stand, Akira approached Eiji and stared directly into his eyes.
"Oh."
Eiji responded nonchalantly.
"You!!! Do you know what you've done?!"
Seeing him so indifferent, Akira grabbed his collar and shouted loudly in front of him, eyes glaring.
"Oi, Akira. Stop—"
Sensing the tense situation, Kencho wanted to stop his friend's foolish actions, but before he could finish his sentence, Eiji already took action.
Brushing Akira's hand off his collar, Eiji clenched his fist and punched the other's stomach.
"Ugh."
Akira felt as if he had been punched by a professional boxer, holding his stomach and curling up like a shrimp, his head hitting the ground as Eiji stepped on it.
"Release Akira!"
Kencho rushed to help. However, Eiji raised his hand, and a gravitational force appeared behind him, throwing Kencho until he crashed into a fence.
"Stop, Beatrix. Kamiki is not serious. If he were, Akira and Kencho would be dead."
When Beatrix wanted to draw her sword from its sheath, Shizuka stopped her. She didn't want the situation to escalate further.
"Uwoooohhh!!!"
With determination, Akira tried to lift his head from the ground while yelling. Unfortunately, the power disparity between the two sides was too great. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't free himself from the foot that was stepping on his head.
"Mhm!"
The pressure on his head increased, his face stuck to the ground, and he couldn't open his mouth at all.
"Let me give you a piece of advice, naive one like you, Tendo Akira. Forgiveness is granted if your situation is not under threat. Haven't your opponents aimed a knife at you? You'll be the one to die if you hesitate. Sometimes, there are people who can't help but repeat their actions even if given a chance."
Eiji only heard indistinct sounds from the protagonist beneath his foot. Even for someone as emotionally detached as him, he would feel unhappy after Akira repeatedly disrupted his actions.
Just because the other party is the protagonist, does he have to comply with all his words?
He's been patient with Akira's selfishness several times.
"Does everyone have to obey your words? Who do you think you are? Realize your place, Tendo Akira." Eiji said coldly.
"I beg you, stop, Kamiki-kun. If this continues, Akira will die. In his place, I apologize for his reckless actions. We should be grateful to you for saving the village."
Shizuka tried to mediate the situation, bowing to apologize and thank at the same time.
Seeing this, Beatrix followed suit and bowed to Eiji.
"I'm not an unreasonable person. Don't let Tendo Akira cause trouble again. Not everyone is patient like me."
After saying that, Eiji lifted his foot from Akira's head.
"The day is already late, and everyone is tired from the zombie attack. If there's anything you want to discuss, do it tomorrow."
Leaving this statement to Shizuka, he melted into the ice in the village and set up a tent near the river.
"Are you okay, Akira?"
Beatrix laid Akira down, checking on his condition.
"I'm truly helpless... I couldn't even save Higurashi..."
With tears, Akira blamed himself for failing to stop Eiji.
"Fool. They deserved it. If not for Kamiki-kun, who knows how many villagers would have survived. Not everyone deserves a chance to repent." Shizuka said earnestly.
"Shizuka-san, your words are too harsh."
"I'm just stating the truth. Don't let Akira provoke Kamiki-kun again just because of someone like Higurashi."
"That's true."
After a moment of thought, Beatrix agreed with Shizuka.
Kencho came, his whole body aching from crashing into the fence. He helped carry Akira to a still-intact house.
On the other side, Shizuka and Beatrix called the villagers waiting on the crossing bridge.
After hearing that all the zombies had been eliminated and the fire had been put out, the villagers cheered and returned to the village.
Although this incident did not cause any loss of life, some houses were damaged due to the fire caused by the dynamite explosion.
Villagers whose houses were damaged had to spend the night in the houses of those whose homes were unaffected.
Inside the tent, Eiji lay in a sleeping bag, contemplating his previous actions.
"Azure opens wormholes randomly connected to other worlds. Without leaving coordinates, the percentage of returning to a previously visited world is less than 1%. It's truly surprising to return to the Zombie 100 world."
He didn't have a deep connection to the Zombie 100 world. So, he didn't feel nostalgia or any other emotions.
"Let's make this world my last stop. It seems my luck hasn't been that great lately."
Considering his previous experiences, Eiji decided not to travel to other worlds for a while.
...
The next day.
Eiji opened his eyes, rubbed them, sat up, and saw the bright light outside the tent.
There were also the bustling sounds of villagers, as well as the sounds of hammers and saws.
Exiting the tent, he washed his face at the riverbank.
The cold river water in the rural area dispelled his drowsiness.
"What do you want?"
Six Eyes provided 360° vision like the Byakugan. Without turning, Eiji knew the woman behind him.
"Good morning, Kamiki-kun. I brought breakfast for you."
After a brief pause, Shizuka explained her presence.
"Oh."
Turning around, Eiji saw her carrying a tray with white rice, miso soup, grilled fish, and green tea.
Waving his hand, a small table and chair appeared out of nowhere. At least, from Shizuka's perspective.
"Just put it there."
After that, Eiji took a toothbrush and toothpaste from the Storage Ring and started brushing his teeth.
"..."
No matter how many times she saw it, Shizuka didn't understand the principles behind items disappearing and appearing out of nowhere.
Placing the breakfast on the table, she gazed at the back of the young man, who seemed more at ease than her, with a mix of curiosity and fear.
All the abilities demonstrated by the other party had surpassed science and could no longer be explained using common sense. However, it was hard for her to believe in the existence of magic or superpowers.
If magic or superpowers truly existed, why had they never appeared in public?
In the 21st century, information spreads easily and quickly. Shizuka didn't believe the government could suppress all information about magic and esper powers; there must always be leaks.
She was very curious about Eiji's abilities; numerous questions filled her mind. However, considering his cruel temperament, she didn't dare to take reckless actions.
"..."
Unaware of the complexity of Shizuka's thoughts, Eiji sat in a chair after brushing his teeth, then enjoyed the warm breakfast provided by the villagers.
"Ittadakimasu."
Although the taste of breakfast wasn't as exquisite as the dishes from the Gojo Family's servants, he quite enjoyed it.
"Not bad."
Note: The novel Reincarnated in the Nakano Family With Sign-In has concluded.
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