Zombies, Vampires, and...

"...Have you calmed down?"

Back in the reception room, Fang Zheng looked helplessly at the twin-tailed girl blushing furiously before him. Hearing his question, she lowered her head and nodded awkwardly.

"S-Sorry..."

"Even if it was our responsibility, you moved a little too fast..."

Looking at the cut on Rea's neck made by a utility knife, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly. He reached out and lightly tapped Rea's neck. The next moment, the torn wound immediately healed.

"Anyway, that's the situation... Do you understand now?"

"Yes, I more or less understand."

As she answered Fang Zheng's question, the girl stared complicatedly at the Blood Potion hanging beside her. Another reason she had failed to escape earlier was that she had flung away the Blood Potion she had been carrying during her escape. As a result, the "blood level" in her body had not been enough to support prolonged activity, causing her to collapse again shortly after seeing Fang Zheng and the others. With no other choice, Fang Zheng's group had carried her back and hung the Blood Potion on her again...

"I... I remember now. I really was... bitten by a zombie, and then..."

As she spoke, the twin-tailed girl looked complicatedly at her right hand. The bite marks on it were still clearly visible.

"Then, Miss, if you don't mind me asking... do you remember your name?"

"Of course... My name is Ebisu Sawakuru."

...What kind of name was that? But what caught Fang Zheng's attention even more was her name.

"Kurumi? How is it written in kanji?"

"Um... Kuru."

"Oh... I see."

Hearing Kuru's answer, Fang Zheng nodded. Tokisaki Kurumi's name was also pronounced Kurumi, so hearing Kuru introduce herself had genuinely confused him for a moment. Seriously, japanese people's terrible habit of writing names with kanji that sounded