It's been 3 days since we've settled in the mansion.
"Ugh...And they live happily ever after? What kind of cheesy garbage is this?"
I closed the book I was reading and placed it on top of 3 other books. I got up from the couch and searched the bookshelves.
"Hmm, Garry Pokker.....Shoreluck Gnomes........The Tiny Prince....King of the Rings.......Why does your grandfather have the most random selection of books?"
"He likes to read anything, as long as it tells a story. Doesn't matter what year it came from. He's open to all sorts of things. I remember he had a collection of light novels too," Perci said while sweeping the floor.
"Even light novels?!"
"Yeah, there's that one light novel I borrowed from him too...I think it was called Black Eden."
I picked up a book and smiled.
"This is it......Confidence and Chauvinism by Bane Husten!"
"Another romance novel? That's the 6th one you've read so far.."
"I hate them! All of them finding the perfect guy, such a thing can't possibly happen in real life!" I gripped the book with a claw.
"But you're still reading all of them...." Perci said with a light grin.
"I can't help it. I still get hooked with these sort of storylines! It pisses me off!"
I've pretty much been reading books for 3 days straight...There isn't much to do. My bruise has been getting better...but it still hurts a lot. So I'm mostly just sitting around.
"Perhaps it's because you've had terrible experiences with love? It could be coming from a heart of bitterness," Perci said.
"I guess. That might be exactly why I read them. Deep down in my heart, I long for that sort of thing," I sighed. "But such things don't even happen in real life!"
"Love, huh. I haven't thought of that sort of thing in a while," Perci placed his hand on his chin.
"Speaking of which, didn't you try confessing to someone before? Or was that just Wolfis spouting nonsense?" I pointed at him.
"Yes. But I'd prefer not to talk about it."
Perci said that and walked away.
"What a bummer...was it really that bad?"
Perci has mostly been doing chores around the house and practicing savate in the basement, so nothing interesting is going on. Sometimes, he would leave the house just to hunt for some supplies, so I'm left here all alone.
Who knew the apocalypse could be so boring? It's basically living in quarantine. Like the KOBID-19 era.
Welp, it's better than running from the zombies, so I won't complain.
At night time, I would always treat the wound on his shoulder using the first aid kit before going to bed. The electricity has pretty much long been gone, so we had to use candle lamps as a light source.
"Ah. That stings."
"Of course it does, it's antibiotic ointment."
"Is it really necessary to do this everyday?"
"Yeah, so that it can heal faster."
"All right, I understand."
"There you go," I said, placing the dressing.
On the fourth day......he had accidentally walked in on me while I was peeing.
"EEEEEK! Get out, idiot!"
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Gentleman of the Apocalypse
Romance"Men are trash." This was Ori's absolute philosophy in life. Every encounter she's had with them always seems to end in disaster. It was because of them that her life had been filled with despair, to the point that she had become the most unpopular...
