Mikoto thought his life would be normal, he thought he could get by even with times being so hard. But his hopes just got crushed when this world was taken over by parasites, monsters that takes human bodies as their medium, making them their cannibalistic puppets. This virus has no name, but people would call them zombies for its similarities to the fictional creature and the severe apocalypse this caused

At least he would hope it was fictional, but fearfully, it's obviously the same thing. Miraculously, he survived this far without a job and was only able to loot abandoned groceries and convenience stores

Time skip

He's out looting again and is riding his bicycle home, a cig placed between his lips. The street was pretty empty, survivors have moved out, but he didn't since this place was isolated enough and only few of the zombies spots him, he could easily knock them down with a swing of his bat

"I hope mom and sis are doing alright... I miss them"

He thought to himself, starting to feel a little homesick. He doesn't even know how his family is doing since he couldn't find a way to contact them