He thought that once he returned home, everything would be as before, his heart would feel much more grounded, and he wouldn't feel so lonely.
He could find childhood friends to brag with, claiming he had gained impressive superpowers, just like in the zombie movies they watched as kids.
He thought the villagers would praise him as they used to, commend him.
Because he could use his abilities to ensure that the villagers no longer had to worry about zombie invasions.
They'd say, here was the only renowned university graduate from their village, truly promising, able to protect everyone even in an apocalyptic world, encouraging village children to learn from him!
In reality, he became the villagers' enemy before even entering the village.
Even before reaching the village, the villagers began to guard against him, because standing behind him were the zombie colleagues he brought back.
