A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

...if he says anything bad.

Kaguya Shinomiya never doubted the wickedness within people. She believed that those who appeared glamorous on the surface might harbor dark secrets, while those who seemed perfect might possess unique and perverse methods.

"President, what kind of person do you think he is?"

"Hmm? Ah, he's a pretty good guy, isn't he?" Someone who can be favored by Shinomiya's friends can't be bad, right? Although Shirogane Miyuki doesn't know who that person is yet, but... he can't say anything bad about him, and there's nothing to say anyway.

"I see." If the other party had spoken ill of her, the president wouldn't be acting this way.

This was a brilliant, subtle hint, and Kaguya Shinomiya breathed a sigh of relief.

"About the alliance..." Kaguya Shinomiya wanted to confirm the president's thoughts.

"Hmm? That matter." Shirogane Miyuki thought about it seriously for a moment. "We still don't know the specifics of the other party, and the information is insufficient. If we could actually go to Chiba Soubu High School to take a look, we should be more confident. There's no need to rush now, after all, this is an important matter."

He was as cautious as ever regarding such an important matter as the Shuchiin Institute, and besides, he didn't think that this matter could be resolved in just one meeting.

"The port cleanup will take time. Once the general direction is determined, the remaining details can be discussed later."

Once it's confirmed that the other party will exchange supplies with us, we can first clear out the zombies along the coast, which will take a few days. As for the quantity and ratio of supplies to be exchanged, we can discuss that later.

"As for food, there shouldn't be any major problems this week, barring any unforeseen circumstances." Pushing the black tea aside, he began his morning work.

"As expected..." Kaguya Shinomiya was well aware that the current personnel's skills were far from sufficient to ensure the efficiency of their outreach efforts; they were still in the process of working together.

The area near Shuchiin Temple had been thoroughly looted, making it extremely difficult to expand the area beyond that point.

"It seems they've arrived at just the right time. If the contract can be finalized, it will solve our immediate problem."

"No, that's true, but ultimately we still have to rely on ourselves." That was exactly what Shirogane Miyuki had planned. He signed the report on increasing the food rations for those going out, "We can intensify the training of our personnel."

"As expected of the president." Kaguya Shinomiya said to herself, thinking to herself that she would be of help if she could. She had studied Aikido, Naginata, and Kyudo, and had excellent results in all of these fields.

Like traditional samurai women, the pampered noblewomen who never left their homes were a phenomenon caused by the popularity of Confucianism in the Edo period. Even the princesses of the previous daimyo were depicted as weak and delicate in the literary works of the time. In reality, the princesses of samurai, who sound like rare extraordinary women, were actually very common in the Sengoku period and before.

The naginata is also a martial art popular among women of samurai families, and it is still gaining popularity in modern times.

However, Shirogane Miyuki, who actually adheres to male chauvinism, had previously stopped Shinomiya Kaguya from going out to face the zombies, even though she had shot and killed several zombies with her bow and arrow on the first day.

Kaguya Shinomiya watched as Miyuki Shirogane slowly yawned and said calmly, "Would you like me to make you some coffee?"

"Okay, please." This person is a heavy caffeine addict.

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“Let me show you around Shuchiin,” Hayasaka Ai suggested to the two people inside.

"..." Kasumigaoka Utaha was speechless, no, not just speechless.

After Karen Kikka and Erika Kose, Ai Hayasaka's two friends, left the room, she took off her mask again, as if the silly, gyaru high school girl she had just seen was an illusion.

"You really have it tough." Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't have much of an opinion about the other person's pretense. She just felt that the other person must have some kind of hardship, and it was not appropriate for someone she had only known for less than a day to gossip about her.

"No, I'm used to it," Hayasaka Ai said, without elaborating further.

"Standing, the overseas Chinese cut the gun and play with the handsome man."

This question made Hayasaka Ai tilt her head. "Didn't he tell you?"

“…If he didn’t bring it up, there’s no need for me to ask.” After a moment of silence, she pursed her pink lips. “I don’t want to become a ‘troublesome woman’.”

This is really something, "Ha, you've really had a tough time."

Hayasaka Ai repeated what the other person had just said.

Kasumigaoka Utaha always exudes an aura that keeps people at a distance, so she doesn't have many friends. Secretly, she thinks her personality is dark, heavy, and troublesome, and even harbors feelings of inferiority about it.

However, Hayasaka Ai believes that sometimes being a little troublesome makes the other person like you more, and the trouble is actually because she loves you.

When she encounters problems one day and can handle everything on her own, that's when she'll no longer need the other person.

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Chapter 107: Look this way, you bastard!

He bent down, poured water onto the car's hood, and then wiped it with the clothes that had been taken off the corpse on the ground.

Seeing the several dents and chips caused by the impact, I felt a pang of heartache.

"Hmm..." Even with a bumper, it only prevented some of the damage.

The road was much more difficult to travel than the first day! The streets were blocked by zombies and wrecked vehicles.

If there were a direct highway, Uesugi Genshin could drive from Tokyo to Kanagawa in half an hour. Even to Kamakura in Kanagawa, this short distance took a full four hours.

Those were three exhausting hours...

He glanced around at the ground. Although he couldn't remember how many zombies he had dealt with, it was clearly far fewer than this number. There were probably more than a dozen that had been thrown down from the sky.

The horrific, convoluted scene was thoroughly examined by Uesugi Genshin, who had sheathed his sword, as if he had cleaned out all the zombies in the building.

...Is it Fengbin and Xianggan? If so, he thought about it carefully. Did that blonde girl really have that kind of courage, given her slender figure?

He squatted on the ground and looked back at the apartment door, which was covered with a layer of newspaper so that he couldn't see what was inside.

The main entrance is a high-end apartment building with access control. As expected, I'll take the same old route: the parking lot and the emergency staircase.

Thinking this, the door opened.

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There were hardly any TV channels with a signal, and the few that did have programs were mostly survival-related science programs. Feng Bin and Xiang tried to find some solace by repeatedly switching between several channels.

Nakago Ranko, who was curled up on the sofa, accidentally kicked her with her foot. Toyohama Kazuka didn't take her eyes off her, her face expressionless, but she reached out and scratched her.

"Wait, pfft hahaha..." Nakago Ranko suppressed her laughter and lightly kicked Toyohama Kazuka.

Because they shower every day, thankfully the water supply is still running and their feet don't smell at all, so the two of them played a game of slapping their feet with their hands without any worries.

"clap clap"

"Hey, Kazuha, stop changing the channel." Anong Yae stopped her companion, whose right hand was still unconsciously pressing the remote control. The flashing lights from the continuous channel switching made her dizzy.

"Ah, sorry." Toyohama Kazuka gripped the remote control in her hand. Checking how many TV stations were still struggling was a routine for her every day. Although they were just replaying old programs, it seemed that only Nippon TV was still holding on.

They were airing the old drama "Tokyo Love Story" a while ago. Are people still alive feeling sad? They're playing these melancholic classics.

Tune in to a food show that talks about how to make delicious food with limited ingredients such as canned goods, and then turn the volume down to the lowest level that a person can hear.

Fengbin and Xiang stopped watching TV, but Anong Yae started watching it with great interest.

After all, she and her sister are both very caring. They usually handle most of the main tasks for their group, although her sister also has responsibilities for the entire building and...

There was still sweat on the yoga mat on the ground; my sister had been exercising there not long ago. It's a daily routine, and she does it in the afternoon and evening too. She didn't have this habit before.

This yoga mat didn't belong to my sister; it was found in an empty house. It was about 80% new, and I guess the resident probably only used it a few times before leaving it to gather dust.

Not just the older sister, but all of them in Sweet Bullet picked up the basics of being an idol again and started practicing dance every day. To be precise, the older sister's physical condition was probably not as good as the five of them at the beginning.

Idols often have to jump around on stage for at least an hour, so strong lung capacity is a basic requirement, and their bodies definitely need to be able to keep up.

I just don't know when we'll need it again. This building has been completely cleared out; there isn't a single zombie left.

Bored again, Fengbin and Xiang picked up their phones from the table, leaned to the side, and rested their heads on Ranzi's big buttocks. The fleshy buttocks were very plump and peach-shaped, making them a comfortable pillow. Ranzi's body fragrance was also pleasant, but she couldn't smell herself.

This action prompted Nakago Ranko, who was also looking at her phone, to reach down and pat her back, as if scolding her for making such a big movement, even though the soft flesh bounced back up.

That was all. The two of them lay peacefully on their phones, one using a pillow and the other using a body, both staring at their phones without blinking.

Fingers tapped on the screen, the occasional tapping sound from long, unkempt nails—one of the few sounds in the living room.

A faint buzzing sound came from the phone. Feng Bin and Xiang were the first to react, their bodies tensing up and their heads lifting up from in front of the phone.

Their ears peeked out as they carefully discerned the source of the sound. It was definitely not from their house, but... from the street.

She looked at Anong Yae, because only she could meet her gaze, and there seemed to be surprise in the other's eyes as well.

The sound was the engine, the roar of a car engine. Even in the quiet city, the noise from a large-displacement engine could still reach the ninth floor of the apartment building.

Although it's not very clear, the noise is probably caused by the animal trying to avoid something, and it's the result of switching between the accelerator and the brake.

Could it be!

Her pert buttocks wiggled as she curled up on the inside of the sofa, straining her neck to peer towards the balcony.

To be honest, apart from the first few days, not a single car has passed by their building in recent days.

so......

"Could it be!" Feng Binhexiang quickly stood up from the sofa, not even bothering to put on slippers. Her delicate pink feet slapped the floor as she hurriedly ran towards the balcony.

The people inside the room also realized what was happening, including Mai Sakurajima, who had just changed into clean clothes and was carefully drying her hair with a towel.

All I could see was Toyohama Kazuka desperately tiptoeing, trying to lean out and look down.

Then, excitedly, she grabbed the wall with her hands, kicked the ground with her feet, and cheered like a girl in love.

"Huh? Is it really my brother?" Before even looking further, Nakago Ranko understood immediately upon seeing Toyohama Kaori's behavior and confirmed it.

“There’s no mistake, it’s that guy.” Toyohama Kazuka turned around and smiled brightly. Yes, he was still wearing the hair tie she had given him. The ponytailed youth was indeed Uesugi Genshin.

He casually chopped down several zombies that had followed him downstairs, then carefully wiped the blood off the blade.

...He slowly bent down to inspect the front of the car.

...Indeed, it was neither too fast nor too slow.

"Hey~ Hey~" Feng Bin and Xiang jumped up and down anxiously, waving their hands down. Afraid of attracting the zombies in the distance and causing more trouble, she suppressed the volume of her voice, but as a result, no one below heard her.

Watching him slowly pour water onto the front of the car.

Look this way!

I haven't noticed yet...

Ahhh! ! !

As he slowly began to examine the corpses on the ground, Toyohama Kazuka finally couldn't contain her anger and turned to run downstairs.

My sister is already dressed in the living room and is considering whether to put on another coat, which has been washed clean of bloodstains, since she's still in her loungewear.

Ignoring the others, Toyohama Kazuka pushed her way through the four people surrounding her. Hirokawa Uzuki hurriedly called out, "Kazuka..."

The next second, Feng Bin and Xiang skipped and hopped to the entrance, still putting her shoes on properly.

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The person who appeared before Uesugi Genshin was the energetic and lively Toyohama Kazuka.

What came into view was the blonde girl I hadn't seen in a long time, still wearing that familiar side ponytail, as if a very long time had passed.

He chuckled cheerfully, raised his hand to his chest, and waved to the person opposite him.

He had been wondering if they had already left and gone elsewhere to seek refuge. With that thought in mind, he wasn't sure if coming here would lead him to the people he hoped to find.

But... was it just his imagination? What was with that gritted-teeth expression on the other end?

“Feng…” Uesugi Genshin called out as they were almost face to face.

Then a calendar slapped him across the face.

"Hmm~" He reached out with both hands to catch the calendar that was about to fall off his face. He used very light force, and his nose was spared. The calendar was quite thick.

However, her arms were grabbed by the other person's small hands, and her body began to be shaken.

"Ah~~~ Ah~~~" she moaned mischievously, her body swaying from side to side.

"Too slow! Too slow! Idiot!"

This is a true and direct expression. Unlike Kasumigaoka Utaha, who secretly wipes away tears, with only slightly reddened corners of her eyes, this person has a rather fiery temper.

Without offering much explanation, she removed the calendar from her face, revealing the girl's luminous blue eyes.

He silently placed his hand on her head and stroked it. He didn't know, didn't know that he could still be so important in someone's heart.

After Toyohama Kazuka stopped what she was doing, lowered her head and stopped talking, Uesugi Genshin was finally able to look toward the apartment door.

The man was standing there.

It reminded him of a poem.

"It was just a fleeting moment when our eyes met."