>>281508320
Yeah if this was a visual novel I guess that'd be the entry point to Darin's route.
Still, I feel like the adults just threw Chihiro unprepared against a murderous zombie. Grandpa I can understand because he's senile and has brain damage from so much zombie venom, but Danichiro could have helped Chihiro with his extensive resources and probably if he was with him at Zoma, wouldn't have fallen for Darin's father tricks.
Chihiro's dad is calm and mostly a non-character, a true monk unconcerned by worldly affairs or his son eaten by his girlfriend. Dunno, if Danichiro who has combat experience as part of his training in the gentlemanly ways was easily incapacitated by Rea, he couldn't expect a teenage boy over his head with this to fare much better.
Still I really enjoy the concept of this author. Rather than the mindless rage monsters or cursed corpses that have become a cliché at this point, the author conceived venomous zombies who have a somewhat scientific background and who eat not out of hunger but out of love. I think that's really cool for a dark romcom/drama story.