Ark, We Are the Undead

The little girl took the scholar's hand, her smile pure and innocent. "You're the new big sister, right? I'll show you around." The scholar smiled warmly and let herself be led along.

"This is the school. I heard it used to be a nobleman's house. After we chased them away, Mr. Gleb let the students come here for lessons."

"That's the market over there. It has lots of good things Mr. Gleb invented. Um... I don't have any money, so I can only show you around."

"And there's more! I'll sneak you in to see Mr. Gleb's research institute! It's so impressive!"

The scholar watched the patrolling zombie disappear into the distance, then looked toward the market. A zombie with its head on fire was standing on a display platform, with a price tag stuck to its body. What a strange little town, where humans and zombies lived together.

"They're undead. I hope they didn't scare you." Gleb pushed open the door.

An ordinary chemistry lab, perfectly normal in every way... Wait, everything was alive?

He held out his hand. "I'm Gleb, the governor of this town."

The scholar shook it. "Precious, an ordinary scholar."