After night fell.
Lynn finally completed the reincarnation of over 4,000 Cursed Children into his Peerage.
"Hah…"
Even Lynn couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Among them, the last one to reincarnate into his Peerage looked a bit familiar.
Hmm…
She was a character who appeared in the original story.
Kayo Senju.
Lynn gently patted her head.
Kayo Senju looked up at him, her expression flat and emotionless.
"Thank you, Lord Lynn, for giving me a new life."
Her tone was calm. Although she was expressing gratitude, there wasn't the slightest trace of emotion in her voice.
Lynn kept his hand on her head, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.
Midori Fuse and Kayo Senju.
Both were characters who had appeared in the original work.
Lynn had previously asked Kisara and confirmed that she had just left the Tendo family and established the Tendo Civil Security Corporation.
Which meant, the current Black Bullet world timeline was far earlier than the original plot.
The fact that Midori Fuse and Kayo Senju appeared as Cursed Children in the Outer Area only further supported this.
He lowered his head slightly and met Kayo's calm gaze.
Even though she had reincarnated into a devil and the Gastrea virus in her body had been eliminated, she still showed no emotions.
But…
She must be happy.
Lynn lowered his gaze to the status window on her back.
Name: Kayo Senju
Level: Low-Class Devil
Race: Devil
Owner: Lynn Valefor
Strength: i0
Agility: i0
Durability: i0
Magic: i0
Inherent Skill:
[Dolphin-Type Gastrea Factor]
— Intelligence Enhanced
— Memory Enhanced
...
She hadn't reincarnated into a special-type devil.
Lynn thought about it.
But that was expected.
Although Kayo Senju appeared in the original series, she wasn't particularly special.
Among the various Gastrea types, the dolphin-type virus wasn't anything remarkable.
Additionally, unlike Midori Fuse, who possessed the ability to sense fate, Kayo didn't have any special extras beyond basic stat enhancements.
A standard Low-Class Devil, nothing unusual.
Kayo silently stared at Lynn's face, as if trying to engrave it in her memory.
Then, she calmly placed both hands on her stomach and said, "Hungry."
Lynn: "…"
Why does this feel like I just picked up a kitten?
Shaking his head, Lynn ordered someone to prepare food.
But then…
He glanced around the shelter, which was packed with heads, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
Mahiru… can you handle this?
Lynn was slightly worried about her condition.
Even if she was a devil now…
Feeding over 4,000 hungry devils wasn't going to be easy.
...
Some time later.
Mahiru lay slumped over a table, completely exhausted.
Her hands were shaking!
Her spatula was practically emitting smoke.
Utaha couldn't help but say, "Master, we can't keep going on like this, right?"
Mahiru was clearly overwhelmed, even though they had helped her out as much as they could.
This barely kept things running.
But…
If it continued like this…
Lynn also fell silent.
They definitely needed to come up with a logistical solution.
But actually.
It was quite simple.
Train these girls into the strongest logistical corps.
After all, they were all Low-Class Devils. They'd experienced hardship and weren't that delicate.
Letting them manage logistics for now was the best short-term fix.
The most urgent matter was finding a wide enough location to accommodate them all.
Just as he was deep in thought, a message came from Saeko in the group chat.
Busujima Saeko: Master, I've found a military base in the Zombie World. Judging by its size, it should be sufficient for the time being.
Busujima Saeko: Also, there's plenty of supplies here. Even if we stop restocking, it'll last us for a while.
Busujima Saeko: I also ran into a few survivors while searching for the base.
Busujima Saeko: [Image].jpg
Lynn glanced at the message from Saeko and nodded slightly.
Then he opened the image.
In the photo, there was a high school girl with multicolored hair.
Behind her stood a tall, dark-skinned woman carrying a sniper rifle.
And a pink-haired girl.
Lynn raised an eyebrow.
Minami Rika?
As for the high school girls behind her, Lynn wasn't too familiar.
"Huh?"
Shizuka suddenly exclaimed.
"It's Rika!"
Upon hearing the name, Mahiru, Utaha, and the others exchanged glances.
They all recognized the name.
After all, their group had taken over her house at the train station in the Zombie World.
Thinking it over…
Lynn sent a message.
Sigma Man: That dark-skinned woman is Minami Rika. Bring them all to the military base.
Since he'd taken over their home, it was only right to offer help now that they'd met.
As for the four high school girls and the pink-haired girl.
One more or one less didn't make much of a difference.
Besides…
They were all women. They could also help take care of the loli devils.
Zombie World.
After receiving Lynn's message, Saeko looked toward Minami Rika and the others.
"It seems the Master has agreed to take you in. Let's head to the military base."
"Oh? The Master?"
Minami Rika slung her sniper rifle over her shoulder and smiled flirtatiously at Saeko.
But deep down, her eyes were filled with fear.
Rika understood all too well.
Saeko was terrifying.
She had personally witnessed Saeko slicing through all the zombies on the street with a flying slash and even cleaving a house in half!
Was that something a human could do?
But even though she still couldn't fully believe it, the sight was burned into her memory.
Haa—
She exhaled.
Was it really the right decision to follow her?
This 'Master'—just what kind of person was he to have such a monster under his command?
The four JKs next to her weren't thinking that deeply.
"Yay! We get to live together!"
The girl with purple twin-tails jumped up happily.
The brown-haired JK quickly grabbed her. "Kurumi, keep it down. You'll attract zombies."
"Eh?"
"But didn't Saeko already clear them all out?"
"You're really calling her by name like you know her!"
The girls bantered playfully while the pink-haired one simply watched calmly.
Soon.
Under Saeko's lead, the group arrived at the military base.
"It's huge!"
The JKs were stunned.
"It feels like we could live here forever."
"But…"
"We should clean up the inside first."
Saeko drew her sword and slashed forward.
She deliberately controlled her strength, making sure not to damage the base's infrastructure.
"No matter how many times I see it, it's unbelievable."
"Saeko, you're seriously a superhuman!!"
Rika clicked her tongue and set up her sniper rifle. "I'll do my part too."
Not long after.
The zombies in the military base were completely wiped out.
Saeko didn't leave a single corner unchecked.
Then.
She placed the teleportation coordinate Lynn had given her in advance.
A few moments later.
A flash of light illuminated the military base.
Lynn and Shizuka appeared together.
"They're here!"
Kurumi Ebisuzawa shouted.
"It's really teleportation magic!!"
Rika was stunned as well. Her tone turned complex.
"Ever since the zombie outbreak, this world just keeps getting more and more incomprehensible."
But just as she finished her thought, her eyes widened.
A blonde giant waved enthusiastically and shouted, "Rika! Long time no see!"
(To be continued.)
Minami Rika (IMG)