The Only Woman in a Zombie Apocalypse Vol. 1 Chapter 23 - It Wasn’t Supposed to be a 19+ novel (2)

Dohun handed her the shopping basket and bags, and Dayoung lay down on the bed. She needed to go wash up, but her eyes kept closing. 

 

After tossing around, she suddenly sat up. If she stayed like this, she’d probably fall asleep. 

 

Since she had to prepare dinner too, she decided to go wash up. She packed underwear and a change of clothes into a small bag, grabbed her shower caddy, and headed out. 

 

As she pushed the curtain aside and stepped out, Jiseok called to her.

“So you were in your room. Going to the bathhouse?”

“Yeah. Wanna wash up before dinner. Why?”

“Wanted to give you this.”

“What is it?”

 

Jiseok held out a large shopping bag, and Dayoung set down the bath basket and bag she was carrying before accepting it. 

 

It was heavier than expected, causing her to wobble, so Jiseok quickly took the shopping bag back.

 

“Oppa, what’s in this? It’s so heavy, I got a shock.”

“I went scouting today and found an untouched accessory store. Brought some back. The brands are different from the ones in the mall.”

“It must’ve been heavy. Did you carry this while scouting?”

“On the way back. I picked out the pretty ones, though.”

“Jiseok oppa, thank you so much! I’ll definitely wear them at dinner tonight! But can you put them in my room for me?”

“Sure.”

 

Jiseok placed the shopping bag in Dayoung’s room, and Dayoung picked up her bath basket and bag, heading to the third floor. 

 

The accessory store in the mall wasn’t high-end, but since no one else used it, Dayoung took charge of managing it. Though ‘managing’ just meant wearing whatever she liked. 

 

In real life, Dayoung’s skin wasn’t sensitive, so she could wear cheap accessories without issue, but in this world, her skin was more sensitive than expected. 

 

Fake or silver accessories made her itch and turn red and swollen. So she only wore gold—but the accessories Jiseok brought her were luxury brands. 

 

To think I’d get to wear Chanel in my lifetime! 

 

Humming to herself, Dayoung headed to the bathhouse.

 

“Going for a bath?”

“Yeah.”

“Makes sense. You worked up a sweat, after all.”

“…How did you know?”

“Jihu mentioned cleaning up the adult store on B2 today. Said the noises were pretty loud.”

“…”

 

How? In this huge mall, there were barely 15 people left. Why did I always get caught? 

 

No matter how much they all frequented the same places, it shouldn’t be this easy to get caught.

 

“Ugh… Why does everyone know? Why are there no secrets  here is there…?”

“Hmm. Want me to tell you a secret spot?”

“??”

“The women’s bath.”

“Stop teasing me…”

 

“Ah, by the way, I heard Dohun was making a sex room…? On the second basement floor. Is that true?”

“…Kim Dohun…”

 

Dayoung gritted her teeth and called Dohun’s name. 

 

Minho, amused by her anger—something he’d never seen before—chuckled and prodded further.

“Dayoung, I heard you even brought a costume. Halloween’s still four months away, though.”

 

“Dayoung noona!! Noona, is it true you’re wearing a costume today?”

 

While talking to Minho, Hanyeol from the management team ran over and asked. 

 

What kind of nonsense was this? 

 

Flustered, Dayoung nearly bit her tongue.

“A costume… me?”

 

“No…? Dohun said so. He said you brought a costume. Said there might be a party tonight…”

“…That…”

 

“Kim Dohun, that bastard lied again, didn’t he? I was an idiot for believing it. I got so excited!”

“Well, I did bring clothes…”

 

“You did? So, like Dohun said, there really is a party tonight??”

“Maybe…?”

 

“No way. Noona, what are you wearing? I’m already excited. See you tonight, noona!!”

 

As Hanyeol ran off, Minho covered his mouth, his face red from holding back laughter. 

 

Dayoung sighed as she watched him.

“Just laugh. I’m not even surprised anymore…”

 

“Pfft—hahaha! Kim Dohun’s seriously insane, right? Wow! He really went all out. Dayoung, you should really learn how to say no. A costume party tonight? I’m looking forward to it too.”

“It’s not really something to look forward to… Ugh.”

 

With a deep sigh, Dayoung headed to the changing room. 

 

Soaking in the hot bath left her feeling refreshed, both mentally and physically. 

 

In the real world, she couldn’t visit bathhouses every day, and she didn’t even have a bathtub at home. In this zombie-infested world, using a small bath daily was tough, but being able to soak like this occasionally—it was something.

 

Thanks to the management team purifying the water from the outdoor water park and refilling the bathtub once a week, Dayoung could soak in the tub at least once a week to relax her body. 

 

How fortunate that the shopping mall had a water park attached. 

 

Since the water tanks were larger than those in a typical mall, the group could use water comfortably.

 

Being able to shower every day. Having three meals a day and being able to wash up whenever they wanted—wasn’t this place the ultimate paradise in this novel? 

 

Dayoung returned to her room and spread out the outfits Dohun had brought on the bed, staring at them. 

 

These weren’t just ordinary costumes—they were sexy outfits. She had to wear this skimpy piece of fabric? 

 

Just as she was lost in thought, Dohun’s voice came from outside the curtain.

 

“Dayoung noona~”

“Yeah. Just a sec.”

 

Dayoung hastily covered the costumes with a blanket and stepped out.

“Noona~ You know about the party tonight, right?”

“Party? The one where I have to wear a costume… alone?”

“Ding dong~ Correct! It’s after dinner, in the basement bar on the first floor. Oh, and the sex room is pretty much ready. We took out all the male equipment and left only the female stuff, costumes, and lingerie. Oh, should I bring you the lingerie? It’d probably be sexier if you wore it there instead of changing into it. I’ll go get it right now~ And if you don’t like any of the costume outfits I brought, you can go pick something else now.”

 

Dohun’s pretty face, smiling brightly as he spoke, seemed even more hateful today. 

 

It wasn’t even a group costume party—she had to dress up alone. 

 

And in a sexy costume at that! 

 

Dayoung thought again about the outfits spread out in her room. 

 

Should I go down and pick something else, like Dohun said?

“…Am I really the only one wearing one?”

 

“Why? Are you embarrassed? Should we all just wear underwear, too? Nah! On second thought, a lingerie party would be more fun later.”

“You… instead of managing the mall, you’re just thinking about that?”

“Of course. I’m a hot-blooded 22-year-old. And it’s not just me—every wolf here is probably thinking the same thing.”

“Sigh… I guess I’ll have to go back down and get it.”

“Then let’s go down together. I’ll help you carry the underwear.”

 

B2 Floor. In a corner, an adult shop had been set up. Though not much time had passed, the inside of the store had completely transformed. 

 

What had once been a cluttered, neglected space for months was now neatly organized. The central display had been replaced with a large bed—an embarrassingly large bed.

 

One wall was lined with neatly hung costume outfits, while the opposite side displayed female pleasure devices. 

 

Dayoung, feeling awkward for no reason, turned toward the costumes. She was looking for something less revealing than the outfit she had brought, but the one she’d seen earlier was gone. 

 

The more modest options—uniforms and school outfits that could be worn normally—had all disappeared.

 

“There were so many earlier… Why are there only these left?”

“I put away the less revealing ones.”

“…What?”

“I only displayed the cutest and sexiest ones in your size, noona.”

“I have to… wear this?”

“If you look carefully, there are some less revealing ones too.”

 

Dayoung examined each of the hanging outfits one by one.