Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

attered, and the sensors were also broken.
I walked carefully so as to not get cut.
Now, where would the zombies start jumping out…

“Hmm? The computer at the reception desk is on…?”

While it was a very old type, it was still a computer.
I had never seen a computer in NSO before…
There was only one icon on the desktop, which read ‘Entry Reception.’
I used the mouse to click around the screen, but nothing happened.

“I guess we have to click this icon then.”

“Yes, let’s try that.”

Click…gyun!

In the next instant, we were warped to a different place.
It was a…nurse station!?

“Oh! The matchmaking finally finished! Hello there!”

A large man who was at least 2 meters tall waved his hand at us.
What power…
On top of that, his equipment was made with weathered leather and furs, which made him look like a veteran Adventurer.

“Oh! I forgot to introduce myself! My name is Oliver! I’m with the New Gloria Warriors! They call me Greataxe Oliver! But just call me Oliver! We will be comrades for now! Haha!”

And his voice was so loud…!
In any case, he had introduced himself, so I better do the same…

“I go by Kyuji.
So you can just call me that.”

“I am Annemarie Gothnoir! Just call me Anne!”

“Anne! And…Kyuji? Are you that old bowman people talk about!?”

“Ah, yes…I think so.”

“Indeed! It’s an honor to meet you! I would have rather fought you in a duel.
So it is unfortunate that this is a place of cooperation!”

Comrades, cooperation…
While his passion was overwhelming, I did not miss those words.

“Um, cooperation…?”

“Ah! I should explain! Though, I’m not really good at it, so it would be better if you read the manual over here.
But to put it simply, 7 players are supposed to fight off the zombies that try to enter this nurse station.
And if you survive for a certain amount of time, then you get the stamp!”

Hmm.
I didn’t know if there were more detailed rules, but he did summarise it well enough.
It was the typical zombie siege then.
Super markets were maybe the more popular setting, but hospitals were up there.
It had both medicine and food.

“And since there are seven of us including the Unisons, in 20 minutes, the battle for survival will begin! So you should read the manual and learn the rules while you can!”

“Thank you.
By the way…where are the other three players? I don’t see them in the nurse station…”

“Ah, my mates have gone off to explore the rest of the floor! This is the 10th floor, which is the highest floor.
So we can assume that the enemy will climb up the stairs from below! We must first know where the stairs are and think of the best way to fight them.
And if necessary, set up some traps! Also, there are special rules concerning items, so we must prepare for that as well!”

“I see.
You sound like you’ve fought in this hospital many times already?”

“Not at all! This is my first time! But I’m a pro gamer! While this may be a different game, one zombie shooter is much like another! Haha! And so you have no need to worry!”

Apparently, I was quite lucky with the players that I encountered.
I had been a little overwhelmed at how strongly he came off at first, but I knew now that he really was a good gamer.
And yet he had said that it was ‘an honor’ to meet me.
And I had just enough pride to not want to let him down.

With these siege battles, if one person fell, the whole thing could collapse.
And so I had to understand all of the rules first.
Oliver seemed like the kind of person who wouldn’t care too much if you caused trouble a little, but that was why I had to be careful.

“Now, with 20 minutes, I can practice swinging 1000 times! Because it’s about quality, not quantity, so I can’t rush it!”

…Still, he was a strange person.

“This is so exciting, Mr.
Kyuji! While I did say that I’m no fan of zombies and splatter, it is rather exhilarating to mow them down in hordes! Hehe…I can’t wait to use my weapon!”

Anne was already swinging her iron ball around.
…She was also quite strange.
I kind of hoped the other three were a little more…normal.