The Daily Life of the Demon King

Chapter 206 - 206: Unexpected Events Following One After Another

When Alex's group returned with the children from the school, the barricade builders noticed the commotion and came over to find out what had happened. What struck Alex most was that among the rescued children was the child of one of the men. The man hugged his daughter tightly, tears streaming down his face.

Alex felt mixed emotions. On one hand, as a logical thinker, he understood that this man now had a reason to live and strive for his daughter's safety. On the other hand, his kind nature rejoiced at the reunion of a father with his child in such a grim world.

The same thing happened with Takashi. After reuniting with the mother he had believed lost, the boy, who had previously looked like a depressed teenager, hugged her and wept openly.

Alex actively helped settle the children, with Rebecca just as involved. When the children were taken care of, those responsible for cooking started distributing food to help them recover.

Earlier, when Rei mentioned that there were food supplies stored in the bunker, Alex had hoped there would be enough. However, reality turned out differently, and he was relieved he had decided to evacuate the children early.

"Here's the list of medications we urgently need," Shizuka said, handing Alex a piece of paper.

"No problem. We'll head out now," Alex replied, scanning the list.

"Can't wait to see what a hospital looks like during a zombie apocalypse!" Rebecca exclaimed enthusiastically.

Alex smirked and patted her on the head. He pondered who to take on this dangerous mission. Looking around, he saw that Rei and Saya were busy, while Brunhilde had taken on the role of temporary leader, coordinating everyone. Alex didn't want to put Shizuka in danger, so he settled on Saeko.

"Will you come with us to the hospital?" he asked, placing a hand on her shoulder to get her attention.

"Of course. My skills will be useful for this task," Saeko replied with a soft smile.

Alex nodded and motioned for Rebecca and G.I.R. to follow him. Before leaving, he checked with the survivors to see if they needed anything from the hospital. After updating the list, the group headed to the exit.

At his motorcycle, Alex opened the weapons compartment, pulled out a shotgun for Rebecca, and handed it to her. Saeko peeked inside, curious, but quickly lost interest upon seeing only firearms.

"My favorite husband! You always know how to please a girl," Rebecca joked, grinning as she kissed Alex on the cheek.

"No explosive or incendiary rounds. Stick to acid or shock rounds at most," Alex said firmly, pinching her cheek.

"Buzzkill," Rebecca sighed, stuffing the rounds into her pockets.

Alex pinched her cheek again as she grumbled about how he always ruined the fun. He might have let her use explosive or incendiary rounds if they weren't headed to a hospital.

At that moment, he noticed Saeko standing idly behind him, watching.

"Do you want something too? Or are you only comfortable with a katana?" Alex asked with genuine interest.

"I'm not used to firearms," Saeko said with a faint smile. "I've spent my life training with a katana at my family's dojo. Even the katana you gave me is already a priceless gift."

Alex nodded, respecting her choice. He appreciated that there were still people who preferred melee weapons over firearms.

Meanwhile, G.I.R., their trusty robo-dog, leapt onto the motorcycle and reached into the weapons compartment, pulling out a flamethrower. Alex didn't stop him and instead grabbed a pair of black spheres, each the size of a fist, and slipped them into his inner pocket.

Rebecca noticed immediately, recognizing the incendiary grenades Alex had designed to burn and obliterate everything in their path. She glanced at G.I.R., who was already inspecting the flamethrower, and Alex pondered how to discreetly retrieve armor for G.I.R. and MIMI from his inventory without raising questions.

When the preparations were complete, Alex headed towards the minivan they had used before. The van was spacious enough to carry a large amount of supplies. The girls settled inside, and Alex was about to follow their example when he suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Wait!" Takashi called out, rushing towards Alex.

Alex stopped and turned to face the boy.

"What's going on?" he asked calmly, watching Takashi approach.

"I want to go with you," Takashi began seriously. "I know I acted like a complete idiot. I was just afraid to face reality. At school, I had to kill a friend who had turned into a zombie and watch my former classmates tear each other apart. Even when I was told my mom was okay, I was scared to find out she had become one of those creatures."

Alex raised an eyebrow in surprise. Even Rebecca and Saeko turned around, looking at Takashi as if a ghost was standing before them. Alex, however, noted to himself that mothers always had a profound impact on their children. He was glad that Mrs. Komuro had helped her son pull himself together.

"Sorry, Takashi, but we're heading to a pretty dangerous place," Alex explained calmly. "There could be too many of the dead. Saeko and Rebecca are experienced enough to handle confined spaces. If you want to help, it's better to practice shooting with Kouta. This guy might seem harmless, but he's had military training. You can see his comrades trust him, and he frequently goes on expeditions. Once you learn, I'll take you with me or send you with other groups."

Takashi looked a little disappointed but nodded, understanding that Alex was right. A spark of determination lit up in his eyes.

"Thanks for saving my mom again," he said with a faint smile.

"Anytime, kid," Alex replied, giving him a friendly tap on the head.

Takashi shook his head and walked back to talk to his mother and find Kouta. Meanwhile, Alex, ignoring Takashi's gratitude, got into the vehicle. He started the engine and headed toward the hospital for the supplies. As he drove through the iron gates, he waved at the people on the street, signaling that he was leaving.

Turning on the music, Alex quietly hummed the melody, sinking into his thoughts. He pondered what to do next: if they finished quickly at the hospital, they might try to stop by the police station in

Apart from junk in bags and old phones, they found nothing noteworthy, although Alex and Rebecca thought the phones might be useful in the future. After finishing with this floor, they moved to the third.

During another search, Alex heard a shuffling sound, as if someone were dragging their feet across the floor. Rebecca immediately perked up — she was clearly excited about the possibility of encountering an unusual zombie.

Saeko, in turn, unsheathed her katana and took a combat stance. A figure appeared from a distant room: a thin, twisted zombie in hospital clothes, with a metal neck brace. The creature stared at them, and its mouth began to stretch, as though about to tear open.

"Damn it! Get in the room!" Alex ordered, grabbing the girls and pulling them back into the room.

Rebecca didn't have time to protest when the air was torn by the deafening scream of the zombie, shattering glass throughout the floor. The girls' ears felt as though they were blocked, and it seemed like blood would start pouring from them. Alex, wasting no time, assessed the distance and made a decision. To avoid facing the screamer directly, he decided to break through the walls.

With a sudden movement, Alex covered his face with his hand and began smashing through the walls, aiming for the source of the sound. His power left a trail of holes, like a tunnel. Finally, he reached the room where the zombie had emerged, and without hesitation, grabbed its head and slammed it into the wall. The dull thud reverberated through the room, and the Screamer fell silent forever.

Rebecca and Saeko quickly followed Alex, using the openings he had made.

"Damn screamer," Rebecca muttered, kicking the immobilized body. "I almost went deaf. My ears are still ringing!"

"I never thought I'd crave silence this much," Saeko added wearily, putting away her katana.

"I'm more worried that this screeching bastard didn't attract all the zombies in the area. If it did, we'll be stuck here for a long time," Alex remarked, lighting a cigarette and shaking his head in annoyance.

While Rebecca examined the body of the Screamer and G.I.R. gathered data for further transmission, Alex approached the broken window and looked outside. Saeko followed him, standing next to him and also glancing down.

"We're lucky," Saeko said with a light smile, looking at Alex.

"Don't I know it," Alex replied, then, looking at her, asked, "How about you? Did it get easier after you talked about it? Or do you still feel like you did something wrong?"

He gently placed his hand on her head and lightly stroked her hair.

"Actually, I do feel better," Saeko confessed, leaning slightly into his hand. "I realized that I don't have to pretend to be someone else anymore. I want to be myself."

"That's the right way," Alex said approvingly, continuing to smile. "If someone can't accept you for who you are, then those people aren't worth being in your life."

Saeko's eyes brightened as she looked at Alex. His words gave her determination. She made a firm decision in her heart and decided to follow that feeling wherever it might lead.

Glancing at the street for any signs of approaching zombies, Alex and Saeko returned to Rebecca. In the meantime, it seemed Rebecca had decided to play surgeon: the robo-dog had already gotten a mask, gloves, and tools, while Rebecca eagerly dissected the zombie.

"Come here, miracle doctor," Alex shook his head and pulled Rebecca away from the Screamer's body before she went too far.

Rebecca crossed her arms, puffed her cheeks, and looked at Alex with puppy eyes, hoping he would let her go. But Alex didn't relent and, without ceremony, threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"Hey!" she protested, slapping him on the back to express her indignation.

Climbing to the fourth floor, Alex suggested splitting up to finish the search faster. If they didn't find anything useful here, they would leave the hospital. Alex took G.I.R. with him and headed to the end of the hallway, while Saeko and Rebecca decided to start from the other side.

Alex and G.I.R. carefully examined each room, but found only signs of chaos: blood on the walls, pieces of flesh, and destroyed rooms. Meanwhile, Saeko and Rebecca came across a strange room.

Rebecca was the first to enter and froze, staring at the blood-stained wall. Strange hieroglyphs and phrases were scrawled on it, as if written by the hand of a madman.

"Hey, handsome!" she shouted, calling to Alex. "This is definitely something for you. You're the smartest, you know how to deal with this kind of thing."

Hearing her voice, Alex stopped his search and quickly headed in their direction.

Alex and G.I.R. exchanged a brief, silent glance and made their way to the room where Saeko and Rebecca had hidden. As soon as they entered, Alex immediately noticed the walls. What he saw made his face darken. He recognized the hieroglyphs instantly.

Written in blood on the wall was: "I see him. I see him. I see the light." Below was an unfinished phrase that confirmed Alex's worst fears: "Convergence will come and we will be made whole"

"Am I the only one who thinks this was the place where some psycho was kept, who escaped during the apocalypse?" Rebecca said doubtfully, frowning and raising an eyebrow.

"Unfortunately, it's not that simple," sighed Alex, rubbing his temples. "The situation is much worse than it seems at first glance."

"You know something, don't you?" Saeko looked at him closely. "You've got that look on your face like you'd rather not have seen this."

"Yes, I do, but now is not the time to explain everything," Alex turned away from the wall, his voice becoming more serious. "If we find more of these inscriptions, I'll tell you everything. But for now, we need to leave this place. Everything here needs to be destroyed."

Rebecca immediately understood where Alex was going with this. She remembered the one time he decided to burn a place to the ground: it had been when he was investigating the Arasaka cases and their connection to the avatar of Nyan-Nyan in Night City.

As soon as G.I.R. heard the words about fire, he got excited. His mechanical paw immediately reached for the flamethrower, which he aimed at the wall.

"Hold on, cleaner," Alex squinted, stopping him. "You'll have plenty of time to get rid of the heresy. For now, take photos of all this madness."

G.I.R. disappointedly lowered the flamethrower, kicked the nearest shard in frustration, but complied. After finishing with the photos, he approached Rebecca and wrapped his paw around her leg, seeking comfort.

"Oh, my poor baby," Rebecca laughed and bent down to stroke his green-furred head.

Meanwhile, Alex took a black sphere from his pocket and dropped it on the floor.

"We need to hurry," he warned, looking at the girls. "This thing has a rather... destructive nature."

Saeko, not understanding exactly what he meant, hurried to follow the others. G.I.R. followed, tapping his flamethrower as he walked.

When they stepped outside, Alex stopped and looked back. A few seconds later, the fourth floor of the hospital erupted in bright flames. The explosion shattered windows, and fiery tongues shot out, seemingly consuming the remnants of madness hidden inside.

"As always, dramatic," Rebecca smirked, watching the flames.

To be continued...