How To Be Misunderstood as a Villain in a Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter 21. The Art of Deceiving One Another (12)

In the car on the way to the helipad.

Virginia sniffled. It was so hot that she opened the windows wide and unbuttoned her coat, but it didn’t cool her down.

The adjutant, who was spying on Virginia through the rearview mirror, thought at the same time, “Even an angry face is beautiful,” and the order, “To save fuel, absolutely prohibit the use of air conditioning unless we are engaged in combat.”

The adjutant was grateful for the order. The uniform clung tightly to her body, revealing Virginia’s body as it was. It was a beautiful body that I really wanted to touch, even though it was the same woman.

Of course, Virginia didn’t notice the adjutant’s sticky gaze at all.

‘also.’

‘I got hit.’

Just the word ‘got hurt’ was enough to make her feel excited, but now the word ‘again’ was added to it. Virginia simply could not tolerate it.

What on earth does he have? Does he have a cause as great as Virginia? Is he prepared to fight for what’s right? Is he capable of envisioning a better future?

No. He’s just a crazy dog ​​driven by instinct. And that dog is stealing, biting, and ruining Virginia’s things.

‘John? John? That must be a fake name! You! You always…! Where the hell did you come from!’

Virginia wasn’t one to go around telling everyone about what she had done. The more you hide a defeat, the more effective it is.

‘There’s no such thing anywhere in the world!’

If he was an agent of Roemer, Virginia could not have not known.

Could he be an agent from Minsk?

The possibility of that is extremely low. From my own interrogation and questioning of the mercenaries in Minsk, it seems that the situation there is also seriously bad. But it makes no sense that there are agents who can fly and crawl like that, but they are not being used at all.

Elsa lottery party?

That possibility was also eliminated a while ago. It was the result of an interview with a former agent of Elsa’s Secret Service who came to see her voluntarily.

‘There was no such man in the Intelligence Bureau, Your Majesty. If there had been one more such man, Elsa would not have lost her country. Unless there had been internal strife.’

Then where on earth did he come from? Across the ocean? The people there are of a distinctly different race. That can’t be. Besides, the ocean side is Roemer’s territory… .

Beep, beep, beep. No caller ID. I ignored it. A short text message arrived.

– This will be our last contact.

Beep beep.

“This is Virginia.”

– You chose a good husband, Virginia.

Her father’s voice was quite bright. It was an expression used to pretend to be bright when someone was being scolded. Virginia clenched her fists.

– Thanks to that, all the marriage proposals fell through. And that’s not all? There was chaos in the other in-laws’ houses too. How could you have such a shameful daughter!

– If you had married a handsome actor or singer, I wouldn’t be this angry. But why did you have to marry a prostitute like that? It would have been better if you had just left him to die in the bombing in Minsk during the war!

Tick ​​tock.

A hand seemed to move in Virginia’s head. Click. Click. The gears slowly turned, one by one, everything meshed together.

“Senate President Helford Römer!”

– What did you say!

“Senate President Helford Roemer! I am Virginia Helford, Acting President of Elsa!”

– Ah. Oh. No. Acting is right. But Helford is not. You are banished from the Helford family.

Virginia’s lips trembled. It seemed as if she was holding back laughter or suppressing tears. The aide couldn’t hear the conversation, but he wondered if he should stop the car.

– The informal conversation is over. You are no longer my daughter, nor a member of Helford. You sly snake-like b*tch, you must have planned this too.

– That’s why I sent away all the people I had attached to you, and dragged Minsk into the war. That way, Roemer would start another war with Minsk! What you want is war! You scourge that rides a white horse and brings death!

Senate President Helford pressed on almost breathlessly, as if he knew all too well what Virginia was up to.

“I knew it.”

Virginia asked back with a mocking laugh.

“I knew what I was going to do. There were countless opportunities to stop me along the way, but you didn’t. Instead, you encouraged me. After all, what Roemer wants is unification. Isn’t that right, Father?”

– Don’t show off your illiteracy and address me properly!

“While Minsk and Elsa are at war, Roemer will not send troops. When the capital of Elsa is desecrated and the border of Roemer is reached, then he will advance, saying he will start a movement to restore it. You know that I want to kill you. You know that I will do anything to get it!”

– To call someone like you my child!

“You raised me like this. No, you didn’t raise me. You put me in Minsk and made me pour bombs on my friends and neighbors with my own hands! Your son? A soldier, I suppose!”

The adjutant rolled his eyes as the soundproof wall was installed. He could see Virginia shivering.

‘Maybe I should give him a sedative, but was there any sedative in the first aid kit? Or some pills?’

– A disobedient brat will be separated from the pack. I will now cut off all ties to you. I will officially announce that you are not my daughter. Come on, let’s see if you can still act like that cool acting president without the names Helford and Roemer!

The call was disconnected.

It was the moment Virginia had been waiting for. Everything, everything she had been building up to this moment, was now.

But the timing wasn’t right.

‘It’s too early.’

I anticipated everything. I considered everything. That one guy ruined it all.

Virginia would never, never, never forgive him.

* * * * *

We arrived at the air wing helipad. Two helicopter squadrons were standing by, ready to go. An officer ran up and saluted. It was 1st Air Wing Commander Conlon.

“Rest. Is the battalion ready?”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“Okay. I’ll board helicopter number 1 myself. I was told in advance, so you should know that too.”

“I know. But Your Majesty, I have something to tell you.”

Virginia frowned. Conlon looked tense. Being ‘isolated’ in any way was not a good thing.

But it was something that had to be said.

“It will only take a moment.”

* * * * *

“Hey, you guys worked hard.”

I clapped my hands slightly, as the video recording was over. People outside the camera were eagerly throwing food toward the zombies. It was probably a coincidence that all of the food had Cybele’s seafood bibim sauce in it.

“Thank you, John.”

A very healthy male believer stood before me. He said he was the leader of the ‘believers’ here before I came. He said it had been a long time since he had been infected with my cro-virus, but this was the first time he had seen me in person.

“I should be thanking you. But I think it would be best for you to leave this place quickly. It seems dangerous. You’ll quickly realize that this is not Orkhon City.”

It’s true. We filmed the video in the small town of ‘Ria’, 100km south of Orkhon. It’s said to be a place famous for its carbonated water and hot springs, with lava flowing down there.

“I will be happy to do so. Thanks to your coming here, we now have a car, plenty of food, and a lot of medicine. So, Baptist, would you please come with us or take us in? I beg you.”

I’d like to do that too, but I don’t think it’d be possible now that I’ve taken a lot of Virginia pills. I’ll have to take care of myself for the time being.

“Um, no. Sorry. The baptist is….”

If I tell these people to stay away because my life is in danger, they won’t listen, right?

“This is my share of suffering, so I will drink this poisoned cup. In return, you will receive life.”

This sounds a bit plausible. I think I answered correctly because both the man and the woman who heard me shed tears.

“Okay, I can’t help it. But before you go, please give us one more blessing. I have prepared a warm bath for you. If you immerse yourself in it, the water will be sanctified enough… We will drink it and wash ourselves with it.”

This is much better. I don’t really like sleeping with anyone, and it’s not fun to do it properly, but it’s confusing when four or five people show up. On top of that, sometimes men try to barge in, so it’s hard to stop them.

So, the idea of ​​group bathing was born. Water alone is enough to infect, and being in warm water naturally makes the body warm, and a wet and moist body is attractive enough. It is the perfect condition for sharing love with each other.

“Yeah.”

* * * * *

“It wasn’t Orkon City?”

Virginia opened her eyes wide. Air Captain Conlon explained eagerly, even showing her a satellite map.

“An officer who had lived in Orkhon since childhood assured me, ‘This is not Orkhon. There is no place like this in Orkhon.’”

“Then where was this taken?”

“There is a city called ‘Ria’ 100km away. It is a resort famous for its hot springs, so it seems to be around there. Here, look at this tourist attraction photo. The layout of the buildings and the location of the streetlights are almost the same. Furthermore, the video seems to have been shot a long time ago. Based on this, we can assume that the place where the man named Yohan is currently is… .”