I’m In A World Infested By Zombies… But I Have Special Perks As A Formerly Isekai’d Person!

Chapter 5: Suspected of Being Unemployed

“So, what were you doing?”

The girl observed Hayato’s body from head to toe, a look of suspicion on her face.

Hayato, back at his home, had changed into casual clothes for ease of movement.

A navy hoodie, a heathered gray sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and thick sneakers.

Three years had passed since he was summoned at the age of 18, but he could still wear his clothes.

His immediate concern was that the renewal period for his driver’s license, which he had obtained just before his summons, was approaching, but it seemed unlikely that he would be able to go through the renewal process.

Thinking about the harsh world, Hayato sighed.

“My name is Kumakura Hayato. I graduated from Kirigaoka High School three years ago, and I’m now 21 years old.”

Hayato, who was asked by the girl, first claimed to be a local high school graduate.

Kirigaoka City had no notable industries, nor was it a famous resort area, so saying that he graduated from Kirigaoka High School would make it clear that he was a local Kirigaoka citizen.

Hayato hadn’t received his graduation certificate, but he had been summoned in February of his third year of high school, after the end of the semester tests, and he had enough attendance days.

Even if he couldn’t attend the graduation ceremony, he should have been considered a graduate.

“So, what were you doing?”

The three years since Hayato graduated from high school were a blank period.

For now, he would probably be considered a NEET.

It was a harsh world.

“I’m Shiraishi Yui. I’m a third-year student at Kirigaoka High School, so I might be your junior.”

The girl also introduced herself.

But observing Yui, who claimed to be a junior, Hayato had doubts.

This was because the clothes she was wearing were the uniform of Kirigaoka North Middle School, which Hayato had also attended.

Furthermore, Hayato estimated that Yui’s height was less than 150 centimeters.

Yui, who was given a suspicious look, let out a groan, “Guh.”

“I just wanted to try on my middle school uniform again. I’m 18 years old, a third-year high school student, and an adult!”

Hayato directed a further suspicious gaze at the girl who called herself Yui in the first person.

“……So, Yui-chan is?”

“I18, an adult!”

Yui protested vehemently against Hayato’s treatment of her like a child.

And she immediately went on the offensive.

“So, Hayato, what were you doing for the three years since you graduated from high school?”

Was this Yui’s retaliation for Hayato calling her by the familiar “-chan” suffix? She called Hayato by his first name, a sign of disrespect.

Furthermore, she pursued him like an interviewer asking, “What have you been doing since you graduated?”

Hayato, cornered, made a face of agony.

“I understand that you couldn’t do anything about it because of the zombies three years ago.”

Seeing Hayato’s face of agony, Yui stopped her pursuit.

Civilization had completely collapsed about a year ago, but zombies had been appearing all over the world since Hayato was summoned to the other world three years ago.

Even if it was difficult to go to college or get a job, it could be said that it was still an unavoidable situation.

It was as if Yui was offering a helping hand.

“Well, it’s not really because of the zombies.”

Hayato’s blank period was due to the people of the other world who had summoned him without his consent.

If they had asked for his consent beforehand, Hayato might not have agreed.

Who would want to work for a black organization with a 100% mortality rate, where you would be expelled if you managed to slay the Demon King?

“I worked for a black organization for three years and was discarded. As a result, I have a tendency to distrust people.”

Hayato, who was presumed to be a NEET, asked Yui to change her perception of him.

Then, he looked up at the ceiling and sighed deeply.

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

Yui apologized to Hayato, who seemed to be speaking from the heart.

The look in Yui’s eyes was one of pity, as if she was looking at a man forced to work 100 hours of overtime per month in the food and beverage industry.

Which was more evil, the Black Empire of the Other World or the Black Corporations of Japan?

Hayato, who compared the two evils, eventually regained his composure and spoke.

“So, I want to consult with the adult Yui.”

“What? Just so you know, if you touch Yui, you’ll get infected.”

When Hayato called her an adult, Yui put up a preventive line.

The zombie virus could be transmitted not only by being bitten by a zombie but also through sexual intercourse.

Hayato’s knowledge of zombies was based on the knowledge of the other world.

But even on Earth, civilization hadn’t completely collapsed in the two years since the zombies appeared, and various properties of the zombies had been investigated and shared during that time.

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what is it?”

Yui responded to Hayato with a tired attitude.

In a few hours, at most by tonight, Yui would turn into a zombie.

Talking to Hayato was better than listening to the moans of zombies knocking on the door.

Perhaps Yui was considering the conversation as a reward to him for driving away the zombies.

For Hayato, on the other hand, she was the first survivor he had met since being sent back from the other world.

Yui had information about the three years that Hayato had been away from Earth, and she had been isolated after being expelled for being infected with the zombie virus.

There was no one more convenient to get information from than from her.

In a large evacuation center, he could get a lot of information, but Hayato was opposed to the idea.

“I don’t want to be used by others anymore.”

Hayato’s bear-like physical abilities, his ability to remove viruses with sacred magic, and his spatial storage.

If these were known, it was not difficult to imagine that he would be treated like a workhorse.

Hayato didn’t want to sell himself to a provisional government or a large group; he wanted to live freely.

Yui, who had been expelled, was a convenient partner for Hayato, who wanted to live that way.

“If I remove the virus before you turn into a zombie, will the adult Yui pay me a fee?”

“……Huh?”

Yui’s reaction, which showed that she didn’t believe him at all, was within Hayato’s expectations.

Hayato took out a spear from his spatial storage in front of Yui.

Of course, it was a clean spear, different from the one he had used to stab the zombies.