How the zombified Siena bit the Crown Prince who was standing closest, and then the Crown Prince also became a zombie and started biting the other guests.

I had barely managed to escape, but everyone trapped inside the castle due to a barrier spell either became zombie food or turned into zombies themselves, plunging the capital into an emergency.

[Dash] Such an unbelievable thing…

“It’s unbelievable, but this is reality, Mr. Rus Kritcherun.”

‘I wish this weren’t reality, but just a dream.’

「Me too.」

Zero and I were on the same wavelength for once. Not that it was a pleasant feeling.

Rus, losing his composure, used a liedetection spell on me.

[Dash] 『Show me the truth.』

Of course, this unbelievable situation was true, so the spell showed a bright green flame, signaling the truth.

[Dash] It’s not a lie, damn it.

Rus, slamming his hand on the desk covered with research journals, ruffled his hair.

With a disheveled look, he asked me,

[Dash] What happened to the Crown Princess…?

It stung.

‘…I put her to rest.’

I had hit her head with Madam Canaria’s exboyfriend collection high heel.

Knowing that telling the truth might cost my life, I gave a vague answer.

“I don’t know. But one thing is certain, she is no longer human.”

[Dash] I see.

A wavering Rus collapsed back into his seat.

[Dash] …What do you want from me, Duke Keaton?

Finally, my request came out.

“I won’t beat around the bush. Rus Kritcherun, I would appreciate your help in reclaiming the capital from the zombies.”

I bowed respectfully, asking Rus to join forces with me.

‘I must approach this completely differently from when I dealt with Mihail.’

Rus was sensitive and fussy, looking down on Elizabeth, but deep down, he was tough with the strong and gentle with the weak, surprisingly tenderhearted.

So I figured that if I, who always acted haughtily, showed vulnerability and approached him humbly, even this prickly gray hedgehoglike guy might waver.

[Dash] Why… go to such lengths?

Indeed. Rus was taken aback, as ‘that’ Elizabeth Keaton, who was always arrogant, was now being respectful.

“You are desperately needed, Rus. The royal family has collapsed, and the capital is not safe from the threat of zombies. Though we’re surviving with magical barriers, we are essentially isolated.”

The empire’s celebrities had lost their lives attending the wedding.

The only ones who could quell this situation were the men who were candidates for the original work’s male protagonist, as pointed out by Zero’s quest!

‘I will recruit you into my party no matter what.’

“If we don’t stop this here, the empire, and on a larger scale, this world, will face extinction.”

[Dash] …I understand the seriousness of the situation. But I’m uneasy about you. I can’t trust you.
Rus glared at me again.

It was for the same reason as the wizards, including Merion. Because I, Elizabeth Keaton, was not a trustworthy person.

So I decided to pull out the card that would work best on Rus.

“You don’t have to trust me, Rus Kritcherun.”

[Dash] ……!

“But think again. It’s about saving people. What would Her Highness the Crown Princess have done if she had been unharmed?”

The protagonist of ‘Sienna Walks Only the Flower Path,’ Sienna Evergreen.

She was a sunlit female lead who wanted to walk the flower path just like the title.

Kind, affectionate, lovable person.

If a single wildflower withered, she would have been sad, so she wouldn’t have ignored this situation.

Rus knew that too, and his tightly clenched fist trembled.

[Dash] ……I know. If Sienna were alive as a human…… she would have definitely said to save people.

“You may know well, but I am different from her. Rather than pitying the lives falling to the zombies, it is closer to joining hands to survive.”

When I revealed my true intentions, Michael beside me raised an eyebrow.

But he did not vomit. He, too, had made a contract to stay with Duke Keaton for survival.

“Still, someone has to stop this monstrous situation. So please, help me.”

If you want to save the Sienna you loved.

Rus Kritcherun couldn’t have not known the words I swallowed in my heart.

Eventually, he will also participate in the zombie defeat party due to selfish desires.

When I begged earnestly, Rus found it harder to refuse.

[Dash] ……What do I have to do?

‘Done.’

I bowed my head in relief. Otherwise, the satisfying smirk that reached my ears would have been visible.

With a soft voice, I said to Rus,

“Come to Duke Keaton’s place. If possible, bring other wizards to fight together.”

[Dash] I don’t know if those people will hear the situation and even one will go out……. Okay, I’ll do that.

Ding.

At his answer, a cheerful notification sound rang in my ear.

[Congratulations on acquiring a companion!] [A new member will be added to the ‘Zombie Defeat’ party.] [Current party members: 3/5] [Sub Quest[Dash]Gather Party Members! Progress is updated.] [Current progress: Elizabeth Keaton (1/1), Michael Easter(1/1), Rus Kritcherun(1/1), ???(0/1), ???(0/1)]

Oh, it’s exciting.