Inuyasha: My job stats have no limits.

This was a bargaining chip they had agreed upon from the beginning, an obligation they were obligated to fulfill... If he helped with everything, it would only highlight their incompetence and uselessness.

Saya Takagi was aware of this, so she wisely chose not to ask Shirai for help.

Bai Lan was interested in slaying the undead and testing his sword, but before he could even begin, Saeko Busujima told him that he didn't need to worry about the undead for the time being, as the dojo had been mostly cleared out.

Everyone's physical and mental state has reached its limit, and they urgently need to rest.

And when everything settles down

It was already past midnight, and everyone sat slumped in the living room on the second floor, like salted fish who had lost their dreams.

Especially Takagi Saya, who was a porter, didn't want to move a single finger and barely ate anything.

Only when he glanced at the television news did he see a reporter reading a prepared script to the entire nation of Japan, the gist of which was that riots were breaking out in various places and that all sides were preparing to suppress them.

As for topics like undead bodies and zombies, they weren't even mentioned.

If it hadn't already affected the entire world, with streets filled with zombies, probably everyone would still be kept in the dark.

Even if you change the channel, the host is still reading the same script, at most informing you that it's not just Japan that's suffering such misfortune, but that the riots have spread throughout the world, and even America has been completely overrun.

Are you really that afraid and panicked?

Saya Takagi revealed a mocking smile:

"But that makes sense... Fear causes chaos, chaos leads to the collapse of order, and when order collapses, what will the world become?"

Apart from Bai Lan, who was still happily eating, everyone else kept their heads down, silent and not uttering a word, and a low-pressure atmosphere permeated the entire room.

Finally, Saya Takagi breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her eyes.

"The world is beyond saving... The epidemic has broken out and spread on a large scale all over the world, just like the Black Death in the fourteenth century. I remember that a third of the population in Europe died at that time."

“The ‘epidemic’ we are experiencing now is a concept even more terrifying than the Black Death. People who have died can still move and continue to become sources of the virus, spreading outwards. If we are not careful, we can be assimilated.”

At this point, Saya Takagi couldn't help but reveal a hint of despair: "This kind of despair is impossible to overcome... All we can do now is fight with everything we have to survive in this world!"

Is it really... beyond saving?

"It was Miyamoto Rei who said softly."

No one answered, but Saeko Busujima glanced at Shirai, then clapped her hands to draw everyone's attention before speaking in a clear voice:

"Whether there's hope or not, just ask the leader."

"That's right!" Takagi Saya suddenly realized, recalling the sword energy that Bai Lan had unleashed that annihilated dozens of corpses in one go. If it were him, he might know the truth!

Immediately, everyone's burning gazes turned to Bai Lan, who was eating.

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"I don't know!"

Bai Lan scratched his head. The anime's creator had been dead for who knows how long; how could he possibly know what the future held for this world?

He planned to pull off a big heist in this world, then pack up and leave... This kind of world on the verge of destruction is definitely not as comfortable as his own.

From this perspective, even kimchi with white rice tastes better.

"But there should be a solution. Maybe in the end, humans will invent some kind of dead body serum, smash it on the ground, and all the dead bodies in the world will evaporate."

"..."

Saya Takagi was speechless for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back:

"Even science fiction films wouldn't dare to use this kind of premise. How could a single vial of serum kill all the undead in the world?"

However, his words did dissipate a lot of the tense atmosphere in the room.

Saeko Busujima went to turn off the TV; listening to this kind of news would only further dampen her spirits and confidence.

She stretched, her graceful figure standing out through her school uniform.

"Don't think about all that right now. Our primary goal is to find a good safe zone and be able to survive. That's the most important thing right now. We can think about other things later."

The others thought about it and agreed that thinking so much would only make them feel bad, so they started talking about other things.

Saeko Busujima walked up to Shirai and said, "A bath can relieve all fatigue, Shirai. I've already filled the tub."

I still feel like I haven't eaten enough... Bai Lan muttered to herself. Maybe it's because there's not much energy in this world, and the only source of energy is food.

There was nothing left to eat on the table, so he had no choice but to give up. He wiped his mouth and went to the bathroom alone.

Not long after Bai Lan left, Shizuka Marikawa, who was drunk in the living room, also stood up in a daze.

"Ugh, I hate it, I feel all sticky... Where's the bathroom again...?"

Chapter 26 Bai Lan is a good boy

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Bai Lan lay comfortably in the bathtub, hot water overflowing from the edge and splashing onto the tiles.

All the exhaustion in my heart seemed to be relieved at this moment.

He took a deep breath and submerged his entire body in the hot water, leaving only his head above water.

Taking a bath in Japan is actually quite complicated. You have to wash your body outside before you can get into the bathtub. This is to prevent the water from becoming cloudy, since the bath water is shared.

So, according to custom, the head of the household goes first, then the elders, and finally everyone else...

However, by now, these so-called regulations can be completely ignored.

Bai Lan leaned against the bathtub, head bowed in thought.

"The 'Swordsman' class has reached level three in just two days, and I estimate the 'Survivor' will be around level three by tomorrow morning... The 'Holy Grail' is still only level two..."

"The speed is already very fast... Now I just need to see how long I can stay in this world."

This is a very important question.

Only by determining the specific time can we better manage our time when traveling to other worlds next time.

"Ugh... I'm so thirsty."

Just as Bai Lan was pondering with her head down, Shizuka Marikawa's muttering came from outside the bathroom, and then the door was pushed open.

Her long, golden hair, which had been tied up, now cascaded down like a waterfall. Her figure under the yukata could only be described as lewd. Holding a bottle of sake, she completely disregarded the fact that her white, fleshy body was exposed.

Upon seeing Bai Lan, a silly smile appeared on her flushed face.

"Oh, it's Xiaobai. Did you come in to scrub my back?"

"...How much did you drink?"

After a moment of silence, Bai Lan asked the school doctor in front of her. She hadn't drunk much, so she couldn't have asked such a question.

They couldn't even tell who went into the bathroom first.

"Not much, just half a bottle~" Shizuka Marikawa chuckled, holding up the bottle in her hand.

"Rika and I usually drink a whole bottle!"

"If I didn't see you like this, I might actually believe you drank a whole bottle of wine."

"Oh my, how dare a mere newbie look down on me!"

Shizuka Marikawa puffed out her cheeks and angrily pounced on Shirai: "Shirai, you have such audacity!"

When that plump body squeezed into the bathtub, it splashed up a lot of water, and the water level rose quite a bit.

"Tsk, you're so fat, hurry up and get out of here, it's so crowded..."

Bai Lan pushed Ju Chuan Shizuka away with a look of disdain, but naturally received a smiling reply in return.

"Hey, no! And besides, I'm not fat!"

"Honestly, Xiaobai has absolutely no sense of language. You should be complimenting a girl on how beautiful she is!"

Like a spoiled puppy, Shizuka Marikawa hugged Shiraaki with a shameless grin, regardless of whether her owner was disgusted or not: "I want to scrub your back! Then you can scrub my back!"

"Idiot, stop messing around and get some rest!"

"mean!"

Shizuka Marikawa pouted, but showed no intention of leaving. Instead, she sat cross-legged in the bathtub.

"Hey, what's this?"

However, her eyes quickly lit up. Ignoring Bai Lan's helpless expression, she dipped her little hand into the water and began to play with it.

Damn it, Supreme Bone, kneel down before me!

Now is not the time for you to show off!

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"You like Ah Bai, don't you?"

Rei Miyamoto, who was drinking water in the living room, suddenly heard a voice behind her.

She was startled and almost spat out her water, but after hearing what was said, a blush rose on her pretty face.

Saeko Busujima leaned against the door, quietly watching Rei Miyamoto.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Saeko Busujima said casually.

"But that's normal. For a normal girl, liking Ah Bai is the right thing to do. After all, Ah Bai is too handsome. He looks out of place when he walks with his peers. Just based on his appearance, he can be considered an anomaly."

At this point, she changed the subject.

"However, Miyamoto-kun, Shiro is actually a good boy."

"What I want to say is, if you like someone, please don't betray this burning feeling in your heart, especially in the current environment, this feeling is the most sincere, and of course, the most inviolable."

"Who would let down their seniors!"

Almost instinctively, she retorted, even forgetting to control her volume. After realizing what had happened, Miyamoto Rei immediately covered her mouth in panic, looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one had come out because of it.

"They didn't deny it."

"..." Miyamoto Rei was speechless for a moment. She had intended to hide this burning emotion in her heart and not want to say it, but she didn't expect that Saeko Busujima would easily trick her into revealing it.

Since she had already said it, she decided to just go all out.