We didn’t go straight down because we needed to survey the overall situation of Duo-2 District from the building’s rooftop.
The building had five floors, so it didn’t take long to reach the rooftop.
The three of us looked down at the area below from the rooftop.
“……”
“……”
“……”
Then all three of us clamped our mouths shut as if in agreement.
“Uuuuuuuh…”
“Graaah.”
“Uuuu… uuuuaaaa…”
Amid the gentle sunlight, the streets were packed with nothing but zombies.
The vibrant and sophisticated buildings of Duo Street were smeared as if splashed with paint, stained with blood or covered in remnants of shattered objects and food.
‘Horrible.’
The corpses of people bitten by zombies were scattered here and there, making it painful to look at.
Zombies with parts of their bodies damaged were slowly patrolling the shopping area, emitting strange cries since they couldn’t see any humans as prey.
The people who had turned into zombies were indiscriminate in their gender and age. Everywhere, there were already cold bodies lying around.
“Ugh.”
I thought I had seen everything in Huangcheng, but an even more horrifying sight was here.
Only the stench of death filled the street devoid of life.
“……Horrifying.”
“……I had no idea it was this bad.”
Neither Michael nor Luce retched like I did, but they too wore grim expressions.
“To think the capital of the Empire, Agatha, would collapse so quickly… It’s no wonder we haven’t heard anything from Chaterys, which has a Magic Tower. If people died this quickly, there wouldn’t be time for communication.”
Luce, muttering to himself, looked back at me.
“What would you like to do, My Lord?”
I didn’t misunderstand the weight of the question.
This was a shopping district, the glamorous commercial area of Duo-2 District that served the nobility.
“……Obviously, we have to secure food first. The zombie outbreak hasn’t been ongoing for that long, so there should be plenty of usable items.”
Many things were available at the grocery stores that catered to the nobility.
From sugar and pepper categorized as luxury items to various spices and even fruits preserved by magic, the shopping district of Duo-2 had them.
‘I criticized the original setting for being ridiculous, but now I’m so thankful.’
In large grocery stores similar to supermarkets, preservation magic would surely be cast on seafood and meat as well.
I took out a spatial bag from within my robe.
It was the largest capacity spatial bag taken from the treasure chamber of my ducal house.
I showed it to both of them and instructed,
“Michael, Luce. From now on, both of you will accompany me to gather edible ingredients into this spatial bag. Whether it’s groceries, spices, seasonings, or snacks, as long as they are not spoiled, take everything. It’s even better if they’re preserved by magic.”
The pocket space I brought had enough capacity to accommodate a quaint three-story mansion.
So even if we scraped together food haphazardly, there wouldn’t be any issues.
Mihail and Rus, who had listened to my words carefully, nodded.
“We understand. We’ll bring whatever is edible.”
“It’s also food I’ll eat, so make sure to bring ingredients that are delicious and in good condition.”
“Alright. I will also be moving and gathering ingredients.”
“So we’re moving separately?”
Rus answered in place of Mihail’s question.
“That won’t work, Mr. Holy Knight. Although it’s pocket magic, the mana drains while using it, so there’s a time limit.”
“How many minutes do we have? The usable time to hide from the zombies?”
“Probably an hour? Anything more is difficult.”
An hour’s time attack. That was more than enough.
“Then let’s start right away…”
“Since His Grace has always said that he would find living people, we should conserve magic for finding survivors.”
‘Ah.’
Unexpected consideration shook me from an unexpected place.
“Right? Your Grace.”
“…Naturally.”
「Were you moved?」
‘Be quiet.’
Ignoring Zero’s words, I nonchalantly lifted my head and added arrogantly.
“The person who will be the next Tower Master should demonstrate at least this much capability. Thanks to you, I can confidently gather food.”
“Hey, Your Grace. You can just say thank you at times like this.”
“Rather than wasting time talking, let’s move. The food for the people of the duchy is in our hands.”
“Prickly, aren’t you. Understood.”
Who’s the real prickly and sensitive one here?
I found it a bit absurd, but I held back.
“Rus, it’s time to work as the food detector as promised.”
“Ugh… Understood, yes.”
Rus looked around and chanted a spell.
『Within this street, remaining intact food, lift your heads and look at me.』
Thin threads like spiderwebs densely wrapped around Rus.
“Oh… what is this?”
“This is the result of casting area magic for food detection. It’s threads made from mana that only His Grace, the duke, and you, Mr. Holy Knight, can see. If you follow these threads, you’ll find intact food.”
“Zombies can’t see this thread of mana, can they?”
“Not at all.”
Then we could peacefully collect food for an hour.
“Then let’s go.”
“Wait a moment. I’m setting up a timer.”
Rus cast another spell.
『Before an hour passes, notify me in text that time is almost up. Silently. Quietly.』
A silver mana, the color of Rus’s eyes, swept over our bodies.
“It’s done. A signal will be sent before the hour is up, so let’s leave this shopping street then.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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