Daily life in Zongman

It was simple, rough, and had no aesthetic appeal, but it was the best bathtub she had ever seen.

She looked at the excited Fujiwara Haru and said, "Fujiwara-kun, it's really great."

"Yeah, I think I made a good one too." It felt great to be recognized: "Futaba, take a bath first."

"Hey~ I'll go first, Fujiwara-kun." Futaba took a step back slightly.

"what happened?"

"So you like drinking bath water?"

"Ah? Who would drink it?"

"Pfft~" Futaba turned her head and chuckled: "Fujiwara-kun is so cute."

"Although it's a compliment, I'd rather you say I'm handsome. Cute isn't a word to describe a man, is it?"

"Sorry, sorry~ But there's something Fujiwara-kun needs to know."

"what?"

"Women should not take a bath during their menstrual period, as it can easily lead to various diseases."

"..." Fujiwara Haru was silent for a moment. He really didn't know this: "Is that so? Then wait until you get better before taking a bath."

"But being able to take a bath in a tub is also great."

"Don't breathe too hard when you talk. I'm going to take a break."

"Sorry, please wait a moment."

Fujiwara Haru, who had already reached the bedroom door, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I want to go to the bathroom, please." Futaba naturally made a suggestion that would have been very embarrassing in the past.

"Sure, let's go together."

After entering the bathroom, Futaba Rio waited and heard a sound from outside: "Shh~Shh~Shh~"

The water supply system in the temporary settlement was broken, so there was no way to press the flush button to cover up the sound.

But it doesn't matter.

When we first slept together in the tent, she was a little wary, but as time went on, she started to feel at ease. Now, with the exception of being seen showering, she seems to be able to accept most things.

Including the shameful sound of watering flowers being heard.

"Shhhhhhhhhhh"

The sound of water dripping echoed with the sounds outside, and a comfortable feeling washed over Futaba. After changing her sanitary napkin and taking care of her personal hygiene, Futaba rinsed herself with water from the bucket beside her and left the bathroom.

As she came out, she noticed something that had never happened before. Futaba was sure it hadn't happened before, as she was quite confident in her memory.

Fujiwara Haru's face was a little red and she was slightly bent over.

Futaba Rio's face also turned rosy. Her understanding of the knowledge of the two sexes was like her understanding of physics. She knew exactly what happened and why.

After returning to the bedroom in silence, Futaba took her change of clothes and went to the bathroom next door.

The doors and windows here were intact. She opened the door and entered, then closed it behind her. Futaba thought for a moment and didn't lock the door.

She believed him and was willing to believe that if anything happened, the locked door would be an obstacle.

After washing up, I sat in the bathtub with most of the water poured out.

The warm water enveloped her feet, dispelling the cold feeling. Futaba Rio felt comfortable: "Ha~"

As she washed, she thought about what she had just seen. Just now, Fujiwara-kun should have reacted, right?

She looked at her body, the body that had made her feel inferior in the past.

Rio Futaba was well aware of one thing: compared to other girls her age, her female characteristics had developed too quickly and too well. Without friends at school, she began to be gossiped about behind her back. After learning how those monkey-like boys looked at her, she began to hate her body and felt like she was dirty.

This causes her to deliberately reduce her food intake and nutritional intake, as she does not want to continue to develop further.

Until she met Fujiwara Haru, the boy's optimism and straightforwardness made her feel at ease. During their time together, they helped each other, understood each other, and finally came to trust each other.

Finally, there is the budding admiration.

She is very clear about her own emotions. As a science girl, she does not have the ignorance of a literary girl. Futaba is clearly aware of her own emotions.

She admired it.

Futaba washed carefully while analyzing her emotions.

It must have been the moment she was hugged, the perfect help at a vulnerable moment, that made her feel encouraged and cared for. It was at that moment that she developed a deep admiration for him.

The rational little witch confirmed the reason why she was targeted.

After confirming it, she did not use all kinds of knowledge to warn herself to abandon this sentimentality. Instead, she began to continue recalling and savoring it.

The feeling of being cared for and admired is not a bad thing. It is a comfortable emotion, Futaba Rio, I like this feeling.

Come to think of it, did Fujiwara-kun react to the sound he heard just now, or did he react physically because of the connection he made with it?

Futaba looked at her body, knowing full well that it would attract attention.

So, do you need to eat more to supplement your nutrition?

Futaba Rio picked up a basin of gentle water and poured it down her neck. The water flowed down her body, gathering in various places, and then fell into the bathtub. The rain outside the window stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and the white moonlight poured in, coating her skin with a layer of cold white.

Two full moons appeared in the window.

He muttered to himself, "Well, if I'm not in good shape and something unexpected happens, it can be fatal. I have to stay in good shape."

61. First meeting, fragrance formed.

It has been raining continuously. It seems that it is the rainy season in this area recently. The rain is not heavy, but it keeps falling.

Futaba's menstrual period passed smoothly after three days. At this moment, the two of them took advantage of the moment when the rain stopped to pack up their things and prepare to continue moving towards the surface of the layered city.

Fujiwara Haru folded the quilt, compressed it as much as possible, and put it in the corner of the trunk of the car.

A robot with pointed legs approached from a distance, making beeping footsteps. Robots were very rare on this floor. Fujiwara Haru had seen more robots on the sixth floor before, and only occasionally on the fifth. Now on the fourth floor, this was the first robot he had seen in many days.

When it got closer, he took a step forward, blocking Futaba with his axe, "Hello, what's going on?"

The robot stood in the distance, bowed slightly, and said in a mechanical voice: "Good afternoon, both of you. I am running low on battery. I would like to request a moment to recharge. I will be rewarded."

Fujiwara Haru put the axe at his waist: "Charge it, sure, no need for payment, just hold out the charging cable."

The robot popped out a wire and connected it to the interface inside the car. Fujiwara Haru started the car, and the robot sat on the ground beside it and charged quietly.

The two continued to carry supplies for the temporary settlement. When Fujiwara Haru folded the tarpaulin and brought it over, the robot sitting nearby offered a hand: "I can help with stacking."

"Thank you." He handed the items to it and watched it go to the back of the car, stack them neatly, then turned around and continued to carry the supplies.

Then the two of them moved the supplies down from upstairs, handed them to the robot, and it was responsible for stacking them on the car.

After working for half an hour and confirming that nothing was left out, Fujiwara Haru looked at the robot and asked, "How much is it charged?"

"The current battery level is 21%, which is enough for me to reach the next charging station. Thank you very much."

The robot put away the charging cable.

"Wait, I'm not rushing you. I just want to confirm approximately how long it will take so I can allocate my time. You can continue charging until it's full before leaving."

The robot tucked the charging cable back into its body and bowed slightly. "Thank you very much. The current charge is enough for me to travel for two days. I have plenty of time, so I won't delay your journey."

As it spoke, it opened the space in its abdomen and took out a storage disk. "There are songs that were once considered classics, as well as some that I composed. Please be sure to accept them."

"No payment, just a little electricity."

Electronic voice: "Please accept this."

Without further ado, the robot took it, bowed slightly again, and walked away.

Futaba walked over and said, "It seems like it wants to share its playlist, or perhaps it wants us to listen to the songs it created."

Fujiwara Haru looked through the storage disk and tried to insert it into the car's interface. The car screen popped up "Connection successful".

Actually, he had wanted to download some songs from the sixth tower before, but the truth about the world's past and the fact that the artificial intelligence wanted to disappear made him have no energy to pay attention to downloading songs.

He sat in the driver's seat, made sure that Futaba Rio was seated as well, put the car in gear, and the car started moving forward.

After operating on the screen, the song came out from the loudspeaker and surrounded the car.

"?~?~?~"

It is a soothing song. The MV of this song appeared on the screen, with vast green fields, rushing rivers, and occasional migratory birds flying through the sky. This song seemed to be produced a long time ago.

"?~?~?~"

Raindrops dripped onto the car window, and Fujiwara Haru turned on the wipers. As the car moved forward in the rain, songs from a thousand years ago echoed through the car, accompanied by the sound of rain as they journeyed through this deserted, layered city.

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The communication tower they were looking for this time was in good condition. The two left the fourth floor of the layered city and descended to the third floor.

This layer was even more severely damaged by the war. There are almost no intact buildings left, and broken large war machines can often be seen on the roadside.

Fujiwara Haru looked out the car window, checked the map, and searched for his target - the third-floor main tower.

Due to the poor road conditions, the car speed was very slow. Coupled with the slippery weather caused by the rain, Fujiwara Haru did not dare to drive on the steep slope of the ruins. When encountering a traffic jam, he usually chose to take a detour.

It took three days to find the base tower and try to activate the console, but failed.

It was pitch black inside the main tower, and it looked like it was also damaged. We could only look for the communication tower.

Three weeks passed as we drove, searched for the communication tower, took a detour, arrived at the communication tower, and discovered that it was damaged and needed to be replaced.

The map of this level shows that there are 72 communication towers, 31 of which have been confirmed to be damaged. Fujiwara Haru wondered if in the Fourth World War, in order to cut off the enemy's attack route, the people in the past destroyed all the communication towers on this level.

But that should be impossible. After all, the communication tower is also one of the huge pillars supporting this stacked city. Together with other solid pillars, they hold up this stacked city.

After breakfast, the two of them continued to search for a way down in this layered city while listening to music.

In a trance, Fujiwara Haru felt as if she saw someone. She was standing at the intersection in front of her, motionless.

In this apocalyptic world, in this layered city, are there any people other than the two of them?

The brakes were applied and the car stopped at the intersection. The figure swayed and sat down on the ground, with a bag of things scattered on the street.

She opened her mouth slightly and said, "I was so scared. I thought I was going to be hit to death."

Ishii, her name, was exchanged between the three of them as Fujiwara Haru and Futaba took her back to her residence.

"Is this it?"

"Right here, park the car next to that control console."

"I didn't expect that there are still people in this world." Fujiwara Haru parked the car at the place Ishii said.

"I didn't expect to run into someone here." Ishii got out of the trunk and walked to the console. "Sit tight."

I gave her an OK sign.

Ishii pulled the control console, and the originally flat ground began to slowly descend. Here was an open-air elevator.

As the elevator sank, the ground gradually rose. When it was higher than overhead, the space beneath the elevator became visible. It was an airplane graveyard, a vast underground base littered with wrecked aircraft. Among the remains lay a nearly completed aircraft.

On the surrounding walls, you can see some numbers and the name of this aircraft base.

"Welcome to my home."

The elevator stopped and the car started to enter the base. Ishii operated the control panel, making it return to the ground, covering the entrance to the base, and then jumped down before it rose.

"Stay here tonight. I can provide hot water, light, food, and a warm bed." Ishii led the way, carrying a bag.

"Thank you. I was just worried about where to stay tonight." Fujiwara Haru walked in front of Futaba, carrying a backpack and an axe, and followed her to a corner of the base.

There are some container-style huts here, two of which look like they are frequently used, and they should be Ishii's residence.

"The left side is the bathroom, and the right side is the room I live in. You can live in the room to the left of the bathroom. That room is empty and has a bed."

Ishii pointed, then lifted the bag in his hand, which contained many fruits: "I'm going to cook dinner, you can go take a bath, see you later."

Fujiwara Haru nodded: "See you later."

He seems to be a really good person, so maybe I don't need to be so vigilant.

Then, while Fujiwara Haru was taking a bath, she saw Ishii standing at the door. She had green hair and green eyes, and she was still wearing the white coat she had worn in the afternoon. With her glasses, she looked like a true scientist.

She walked straight in, stood in front of Fujiwara Haru, and squatted down.

"Hey~ So this is what the male body looks like. This is the first time I've seen its full appearance."