Created a Reverse Harem in a Doomed World (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 71

Days passed as I carried out investigation quests with collaborators and grueling strength-building quests with my party members.

‘…It’s even more unsettling precisely because nothing’s happened yet.’

I’d expected another zombie horde to attack by now, yet not a single one had shown up this way.

“Butler, doesn’t something feel off? It’s far too quiet outside.”

With hundreds of thousands of zombies in the capital alone, even a top-tier magical barrier seemed suspiciously inadequate.

“This is all thanks to your bravery in vanquishing the zombies, my lord.”

“That was ages ago…”

The servants of Keaton Manor, from the butler to the head maid, kept trotting out that same story endlessly, as if boiling down bones for broth.

‘It’s already been several days since we buried the zombie corpses with the help of the staff.’

Though the zombies avoided approaching the bodies left outside the barrier, I felt it improper to leave them exposed too long, so I’d buried them recently with Luce’s help.

Since the identities of those buried in the open field near the manor were unknown, I erected plain wooden plaques—bearing no names—as tombstones.

Michael had carved the plaques. Judging by his skill—from crafting wooden clubs before to now making wooden headstones—it seemed woodworking was his hobby.

Exactly ten nameless graves were made, each marked by a neatly carved wooden plaque.

〈May you rest in peace.〉

A priest’s presence is essential at funerals to mourn the dead, but since none were available, Michael took on the priest’s role as well.

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