At noon, in a shopping area, there was a person standing. Standing in front of a large and tall iron gate.

The man in a t-shirt and pants of medium size gave a square to his right hand. He was about to hit the iron gate in front of him.

However, just before he could land his punch, the man stopped. He thought about other ways he could get into the territory he wanted to loot.

"I guess my punches won't work,"

said the man. He has great strength. However, he knows which action is more appropriate to take to solve a problem.

The area the man want to enter is the metal shop. Unlike the material shop next door, this shop had a closed gate.

The shop, which has a large number of materials, mainly metal and iron, is surrounded by a three-meter-high wall. It was a wall that was too high for ordinary people to climb over it.

However, this does not apply to men who have super powers. He took steps back to jump.

After feeling ready, the man ran with tremendous acceleration and when the distance between the wall and his body was felt to be the right amount, he jumped.

A two-meter high jump was generated. He floated for some time until he finally hit the wall. His right hand reached for the top edge of the wall and his left hand held his body from colliding with the wall.

The force generated by the jump was so great that the left hand supporting his body made a hole in the wall. A normal human hand wouldn't be able to withstand that impact.

The man climbed the wall he was holding on to. He was now at the top of the building which was useful for protecting the place inside from outside intruders.

"Wao, it's so crowded inside!"

He said in response to what he saw.

Inside the iron shop, there were at least twenty-one zombies hanging around. The characteristics of some of the zombies there are quite the same, they use construction clothes.

Originally they were construction workers who worked in the shop beside him, the building materials shop. However, when the outbreak occurred, the survivors fled to a more closed shop, namely the metal shop, the neighbor.

They should have survived the zombie outbreak. However, because one of them was bitten and managed to enter, the place became a new zombie den.

That's how fatal one bite from a zombie is. A bite that can turn a worker who generally has a strong physique into a zombie. This leads to spread around and eventually they all become zombies.

Tanaka noticed that there were some abnormalities. It was three zombies reflecting sunlight.

The three zombies had outer shells covered with metal. A metal the man didn't know what type it is, but it could reflect light quite strongly.

The man with powers of mysterious origin descended inside. Then he cleaned the place from the zombies that were hanging around.

“…Now, there are only three of them!”

Thanks to his very special abilities, Tanaka is ignored by the zombies even if he attacks them. Tanaka had already cleaned up all the 'normal zombies' that were inside.

However, he still left three zombies in iron armor. The weapon that Tanaka used was bare-handed. This made him wonder.

"Can my punch kill them?"

After that question, Tanaka tried to hit him.

That is a loud clatter of metal. The sound provoked other zombies in the vicinity to go to the source of the sound. However, since the source of the sound disappeared quickly and there was no target for them to attack, the zombies returned to their activities.

"Demn hard!"

Tanaka feels pain. It is the first time he can feel pain since he first woke up from hibernation.

Even though it hurt, it was just a bodily reaction that Tanaka felt briefly. It wasn't a pain that would continue to be felt until it had a huge impact like when a normal person hit a solid object with great force.

The head of the iron armored zombie was slightly crushed and blood is flowing from between the crushes. The iron armored zombie that Tanaka had hit was no longer moving, indicating that he was dead.

"Are they new mutations?"

Tanaka muttered questioningly. Previously he knew that there was an iron type mutation which had a large body. However, he had never heard of a normal zombie with metal armor like this one.

"I've never heard of this iron zombie mutation. I guess I should look for more info,"

said Tanaka. He who is curious wants to find out the origins of this iron zombie mutant.

Tanaka knows several types of mutants who have iron armor. The most famous is 'Tank Mutant'.

Tank Mutant has the power equivalent to a tank. The origin of the name 'Tank Mutant' itself comes from its immunity to attacks of several types of bullet caliber. Only anti-tank cannons and tank-destroyer weapons can penetrate his super-hard armor.

There are also mutants with iron armor who are less well known, but more dangerous than the Tank Mutants. It is the 'Dragon Mutant'.

This one mutant has a very large size. At least they were the length of a heavy truck and the height of a two-story building. Their armor was extremely tough and they could destroy most any man-made fort. Luckily the number of mutants is less than the Tank Mutant.

There is another iron armored mutant called the 'Jeep Mutant'. They have a fairly tall body and high agility. This type can move at high speed in many terrains. This is the reason why they got the name 'Jeep Mutant'.

The three examples of mutants above are creatures that are not similar to zombies. Their origins are still a mystery and they are thought to be the source of this apocalypse.

"It's likely a natural mutation, right?"

Tanaka muttered in response to the other two zombies. He took photos of the two zombies from every possible angle.

After Tanaka finished taking photos, he took the crowbar and killed the remaining two zombies. Tanaka was too scared to use his punch again.

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After killing the two zombies, the place is now clean of zombies. There were only ex-humans and ex-zombies lying around. In short, it's a corpse.

"But, how can these zombies mutate?"

Mumbled Tanaka not yet realizing that he was in a place called the 'Iron Shop'.

As Tanaka looked around, he found parts of screws, nails and other small metal items scattered around. This made Tanaka think of something.

"This is likely the cause of these zombies mutating,"

Tanaka made a hypothesis. Just in case, he secured all the small metal parts into sacks that would later be loaded into the box-truck.

Tanaka now fills the space in the truck with tons of iron poles and frames that he will use as the 'bones' of the walls. This is what is important for a building to stay strong.

After he finished 'robbing' the items in the iron shop, Tanaka moved to the weapon shop which was still closed. Archery shop.

......

...

The truck is moving towards the North. Right now the truck was at a point very close to the Fire-Nebula Camp's base.

A high school girl was relaxing on the stairs connected to the second floor. She uses her schoolbook as a manual fan.

Tanaka saw it, Yuki who had been in a relaxed sitting position now stood up and waved to welcome Tanaka who came. Tanaka replied with a honk and obviously Yuki's reaction is panic.

"Tanaka-san!"

"Ahahaha..."

Yuki responded to Tanaka's horn somewhat angrily. The sound of the horn will obviously lure nearby zombies to go closer to the source of the sound, the truck.

However, that only applies if there are zombies still left around. Most of the zombies had been exterminated by Tanaka as he went outside and strolled around.

"Welcome back, Tanaka-san!"

Yuki welcomes.

"Well, I'm home,"

Tanaka continued. He got off the truck and then closed the gate with Yuki.

The wind that blows during the day brings the atmosphere of late spring feels cooler. The two people who were in the cheapest boarding house in the area are unloading their things.

The sunlight directly above them cast a short shadow from where they had set foot. Yuki arranged the items that had been unloaded from the truck.

"Tanaka-san, isn't this an arrow!"

Yuki opened one of the boxes. Inside, there was a bow with several sets of arrows.

"Yup, we still don't have firearms yet. Those are ranged weapon for you when you're in camp alone,"

Tanaka brought the thing because he was worried about Yuki who would most likely always be left alone.

"Tanaka-san... Thank you!"

Yuki suddenly hugged Tanaka from behind. Tanaka who was currently facing the sand container suddenly felt something soft on his back.

'So soft!'

Tanaka thought quickly. Besides being soft, Tanaka also felt a warm and chewy taste.

There is a certain protrusion of the soft object. It feels tougher, but still doesn't feel too hard.

"Yu-Yuki!"

Tanaka was confused. The hands that wrapped around Tanaka's waist could really be felt and seen.

Yuki at that time only thought of one thing. The thing that will change Yuki's life.

'I have to make Tanaka-san feel satisfied!'

That's what she thought.

If she can't work like a survivor should work, then she chooses to work like a wife works. This is Yuki's decision.

The sudden hug lasted for about a minute. Tanaka who is still a virgin couldn't resist the strength of the hug. He feels tensed.

Yuki, on the other hand, enjoyed the time when she hugged Tanaka's body, which was hard and full of muscles. It was a sensation that felt new to Yuki and she loved it.

However, after that Yuki came to her senses.

'What did I do!'

[Pftttt... hahahaha...]

Yuki realized that what she was doing right now would definitely confuse Tanaka. Yuki, who wanted to make Tanaka feel lighter, actually made the opposite result. Now, Tanaka was feeling tense in a special sense.

"Tanaka-san, I'm sorry!"

Yuki immediately apologized and went upstairs, to the room, with the bow she had taken. Tanaka fell silent, frozen on the spot with feelings he still couldn't explain.

Yuki's door closed. The sound was a bit loud until the zombies who had been attracted by the sound of the truck horn approached.

"What was that?"

Tanaka was still trying to analyze the occurence that happen earlier.

......

...

"Huff, it's finally over!"

It is evening. Tanaka has now finished laying the foundation for the wall to be built. He had removed the front fence, dug and laid the foundation frame which was a series of iron and chicken claw shaped foundations.

All preliminary preparations have been completed. Thanks to Tanaka's strong and tireless body, he was able to complete the construction preparations alone.

Tanaka looked towards Yuki's room door.

"She's still not out either."

Twenty-six year old Tanaka muttered.

He was still a bit confused about Yuki's hug earlier. He didn't know what that meant.

Is it a thank you?

Was that another indication of Yuki's strange nature?

Was it an invitation from Yuki to do 'that'?

"... Aghh, stop thinking about that you damn brain!"

Tanaka forcibly stopped the workings of the brain's memory for a moment. He didn't want to continue his adult thoughts mixed with Yuki taking part in it.

"She's still in high school dude... high school!"

Tanaka reminded himself of the importance of laws that were either still in force or not in the country. That is the law regarding the age limit for a person to be able to legally engage in sexual activities.

Tanaka is a law-abiding person. Or that what he should have been when he wasn't a hikikomori yet.

"Well, whatever your motives, Yuki, I'm very grateful!"

Tanaka does a high five with his own hands. He pointed it at Yuki's door.

"But please don't do it again!"

Tanaka recalled that he could easily get out of control. He hoped that Yuki would not make such a strange act again.

~~~

[Yo, are you good?]

Something greeted Yuki. The incident just before was currently making Yuki feel extremely embarrassed.

"What's the good you talking about you damn bastard!"

Yuki replied in annoyance. She who was feeling embarrassed right now is being disturbed by something else inside her.

[Hahahaha, to think you would make such an act. It really made me couldn't help but laugh. How virgin are you that you don't know the right time to do it!]

The other one continued to annoy Yuki. The high school girl who heard that felt even more embarrassed. However, she then slightly shifted her mind to be more calm.

"Shut up. I don't know what it is either. It's just that suddenly my body immediately wanted to hug Tanaka-san!"

Yuki continued. She tried to calm herself by saying that.

After a few minutes, Yuki finally calmed down. She now recalled roughly what was the reason she suddenly did that.

"Tanaka-san cares too much about me. Could it be, I fell in love with him!"

Yuki guessed. Her face reddened.

[No way possible. You're just too eager to have sex with that guy. You just want to feel your virginity lost in someone you think is suitable!]

Taking advantage of Yuki's unresponsiveness, she tries to manipulate Yuki's nature.

"No, it's not like that. Ughh, shut up you bastard. I'm feeling embarrassed right now!"

Yuki replied. She was disturbed by the sound that haunted her.

However, something inside her body actually became silent according to what Yuki requested. This actually confused the girl.

"...Hey, are you really being quiet?"

Yuki was now really confused. She never expected that 'she' would be completely silent.

It was mid-afternoon. Yuki now went to the bed and hugged the only pillow there.

As the hug tightened, Yuki felt even more strange. She felt hot in certain parts of the body and now she was in the most dangerous condition.

"Fuu~ Tanaka-san~"

Yuki is in her prime. She started rubbing the pillow against her crotch.

The heat she felt is getting worse. However, that feeling did not make Yuki tormented. On the contrary, it made her even more excited and comfortable.

[See, I told you you're just lusting!]

Something else cut in in response to what Yuki do right now. Yuki who realized it immediately stopped what she the act she did. For instant, she sat on the bed.

"No, I'm not... Well, maybe just a little,"

Yuki wanted to refuse. However, in the end she admitted.

Yuki fell silent because she realized that she was exactly what the other said. She let go of the control of logic and left everything to her lustful desires.

[Soon you have to 'devour' it like I said earlier, Yuki. You don't know when that guy will bring another girl here and when that happens, you won't stand a chance!]

"..."

The only thing on Yuki's mind right now is Tanaka. The only man Yuki knew after the apocalypse.

The only man who is kind to her besides her father.

The only man she wanted to meet for now.

......

...

"Yosh!"

In the evening, a girl in only underwear is standing outside the room. She didn't care at all about the possibility of other people watching since she knew that there was no one but her and Tanaka.

Yuki sighed.

She was planning to carry out a 'Night Raid'. This is her way of dealing with uncontrollable lust.

This is also her way of repaying Tanaka for wanting to protect and care for the girl. Or so that what she thought.

The door swung open slightly. The room lights are off making the whole room look dark except for one particular area.

"Eh?"

It is the area in front of the laptop desk. Someone was there until the moment Yuki noticed.

"Tanaka-san, I want my--i..."

Yuki, who was about to carry out a night attack, is confused at the sight in front of her.

It was a man in a strange sitting position in front of the laptop. He was holding something in his crotch which she could already guess what it was.

Tanaka is masturbating while Yuki is about to attack.

It's going to be a long night. Or so that what the two members of the Fire-Nebula Camp would feel.