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

"Hahaha..." Yui Yuigahama behind her smiled, trying to hide her laughter.

Uesugi Genshin glanced past the two of them at the secretary sitting at her desk, who didn't even look up. Hmm, still working hard.

The gaze returned to the two of them. "It's amazing you two managed to find your way here."

They were standing so close, even though she was wearing a skirt.

Chapter 153: I Just Want to Trouble You

There is only one girl in this room who will shamelessly expose her long legs, and that girl is Yumiko Miura.

Looking down at the person lying on the sofa, she played with her golden curls with her fingertips, and her long legs, which were sticking out from under her short skirt, moved forward alternately. As she moved forward, her skirt seemed to sway gently.

Compared to Yumiko Miura, who is alluring in a short skirt, Ai Hayasaka and Yui Yuigahama are both wearing pants. Yui Yuigahama is wearing Soubu High School track pants, while Ai Hayasaka is only wearing pants because she is going to fight this afternoon.

Seeing someone dressed like this at school would definitely upset me. A JK (high school girl) should look like a JK.

But now...

"Hmph~" Miura Yumiko let out a soft, disdainful sound and briefly shifted her gaze away from Uesugi Genshin.

I found this place simply because I went to the student council room next door and asked Yukinoshita. I thought she was in the student council room, but there was no one there except Yukinoshita and that junior named Isshiki.

Then I asked where Uesugi was.

Yukinoshita said that if you're not here at this time, look downstairs first. If you're not spacing out in the courtyard or feeding the horses at the back of the building, you might be on the rooftop enjoying the breeze. However, I suggest you go check next door first.

What?

Don't be fooled by Yui's cheerful smile and the way Yukinoshita speaks; she's actually furious!

"Well, get up first before we talk."

She then took a few steps away, twirled her hair with her fingers, and sighed as if in despair.

"..." Uesugi Genshin chose to turn over, facing the inside of the sofa, with his back to Miura Yumiko.

"Hey~" Seeing this, she grabbed Uesugi Genshin's shoulder and pulled him away.

When my hand grabbed yours, I instantly got goosebumps. "Go on, I'm listening."

"Yes, it's that thing about exchanging zombie ears for money."

"Ah~, about the bounty order, and then what happened?"

"They want you to accompany them." The rule requires a member of the executive department to accompany them, and logically, the minister is also considered a member of the executive department.

"Where's Hayama?" Even though his confession failed, Hayama Hayato was still Miura's best male friend. "Why don't you go find him?"

“Hayato, he’s very busy.” Miura Yumiko hesitated.

"Eh~, I'm busy too!" Uesugi Genshin didn't understand why Miura would ask him to come along. No matter how busy Hayama was, he would at least make time if Miura Yumiko asked.

"Busy with what? Busy sleeping?" Miura Yumiko didn't believe her at all and kept shaking Uesugi Genshin's body. "Stay with me for a bit~~~"

"Yes, yes, yes~" Uesugi Genshin sighed deeply, but still agreed.

He pulled his hand away from Miura Yumiko's, sat up, and smoothed the flattened hair at the back of his head. "Why did you bring this up? Are you short of money?"

"To be honest, money is never enough if you really want to spend it. I just thought I might as well take it." Miura Yumiko puffed out her shapely chest, patted it, and made a solid sound, since it wasn't hollow.

Thanks to her previous harrowing experience, she felt confident in her abilities and figured she might as well take the extra money. Besides...

Seeing that Miura seemed to have made up his mind, Uesugi Genshin didn't say anything, "That bounty poster is actually..."

Actually, it was meant to take care of people who went out to work, such as the guard team and the cleaning team, to prevent them from running away in fear if they encountered a lone zombie. If they rely too much on the execution department when facing zombies, then an accident really is an accident.

However, they couldn't be forced to train for combat, and they probably hadn't made up their minds yet, so they used a bounty to try and motivate them. Four copper coins were enough to add a meat dish to dinner. Watching the people at the next table eating Yamato stew while they were chewing on seaweed that didn't taste very good, the contrast would seem particularly jarring.

Meanwhile, Uesugi Genshin secretly arranged for Hayama and his group to instigate and encourage them, just like Miura said, "Why not take it if it's free?"

Those who can kill zombies one-on-one can also serve as reserves, which is also his purpose.

"What about Yuihama?" Is she going too? Uesugi Genshin walked past Miura Yumiko and looked at Yuihama, who was twisting her fingers behind her back.

"As for Yui..." Miura Yumiko looked behind her. Although she had pulled Yui along, she wouldn't force her. She knew what was more important.

"I'm going too!" Yui Yuigahama clenched her fist and waved it to encourage herself.

“Okay, that’s settled then. Yui and I will both go.” Miura Yumiko turned to look at Uesugi Genshin.

"Yes, yes, I understand." Uesugi Genshin stood up, walked to the table, knocked on it, and called to the secretary who had already stopped working.

"What's wrong?" Pretending to have just finished her work, Hayasaka Ai calmly raised her head.

"Remember to go to Yukinoshita's place later and have the documents I need delivered to my apartment tonight."

"Huh?!" Hayasaka Ai was shocked. Did this person even want to take over her own nighttime hours?

It's obvious that it's not as simple as just delivering a gift.

So it was true that she was busy. Miura Yumiko thought to herself.

"Actually, it's nothing much." Uesugi Genshin turned around and explained, "Yukinoshita has handled most of the complicated work, and there's very little that belongs to me."

Most of the work actually falls to the executive department itself, but now that there are people doing it for them, their workload has been reduced considerably.

"I see." Yui Yuigahama nodded.

"Then let's go." After saying that, Miura Yumiko raised her head and walked towards the door, completely ignoring her surroundings.

"Wait a minute, are you going to go wearing a skirt?" You have to look like you're going to fight. Uesugi Genshin, with half-open eyes and a hint of helplessness, stopped Miura Yumiko.

"Ah, yes." She realized what she had done and looked down at her exposed legs.

"That's why I said, Yumiko, change into your sweatpants first before coming over," Yui Yuigahama said reproachfully, even though she had already changed long ago.

"Well, what does it matter?" Miura Yumiko casually twirled her blonde hair around with her fingertips, as if trying to entice someone's gaze and showcasing the allure of her thighs.

"...Anyway, after you've changed, let's meet at the dojo."

There's a small warehouse at the dojo where they usually keep spare weapons.

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"Hachiman, what are you doing here?" Uesugi Genshin stared wide-eyed at his friend who was squatting at the warehouse entrance.

“This is the one.” Saki Kawasaki walked out, holding a studded baseball bat.

"Sashi Sashi, I think this one is better." Hina Ebina, carrying a baseball bat in each hand, also came out.

"They're all the same, aren't they?" Kawasaki Saki glanced at the weapon in Ebina's hand and retorted.

It was probably the same situation as with Miura. After understanding, Uesugi Genshin turned to look at Miura Yumiko and Yuigahama Yui and asked, "Did you two agree on this?"

"Well..." Yui Yuigahama smiled shyly.

“It’s not really an agreement,” said Miura Yumiko, arms crossed.

"Ah, Yumiko and Yui, you've arrived." Hina Ebina greeted them, while Saki Kawasaki frowned, turned her head away, and remained silent.

Uesugi Genshin walked over to Hachiman and squatted down. "What about your work? Are you really not busy with anything?"

"I've been asked to do this." Hachiman shrugged. "Yukinoshita and Isshiki are helping with the organization department, and the vice-minister is in charge of the publicity department."

"Deputy Minister? How come I didn't know there was a deputy minister in the Publicity and Publicity Department?"

"It's your wife, isn't it?" Hachiman continued, "The department has praised her work efficiency and quality, so I've entrusted her with most of the important tasks within the department." It probably won't be long before I can be a hands-off manager.

"Ah, you mean Shiho." Hachiman, like him, had dumped all his work. "Wait, didn't you still have today's action report to submit?"

"..." Hachiman fell silent for a moment. "I'll give it to you after I finish writing it tonight."

"..." Uesugi Genshin also fell silent. So you're going to drag it out too? And it's not for him, but for Hayasaka-kun.

Then I'll have to ask Hayasaka to work overtime with him.

Exactly!

Chapter 154: Feeling the Same as You

"Wow, this looks pretty dangerous." Miura Yumiko held the baseball bat and touched the twisted nail on it with her index finger.

"Of course... that's how it is." Hina Ebina looked at her with a smile from behind.

“Aside from not being very good-looking. By the way, Uesugi.” Miura Yumiko called out in that direction.

"What?" Uesugi Genshin, who was talking to Hachiman, stopped and looked in the direction of Miura Yumiko.

"Do we really have to use this?" After taking a few steps forward and getting away from everyone, she waved the baseball bat in her hand. "Don't you have a bundle of knives? How about using that?"

Saying it so casually, Miura Yumiko genuinely felt that a beautiful girl like her should use a more aesthetically pleasing weapon, rather than a grotesque, non-mainstream studded baseball bat. As she spoke, she glanced at the sword at Uesugi Genshin's waist.

He looks so handsome no matter how you look at him.

"Hmm... you probably don't know how to use this." After a moment's thought, Uesugi Genshin drew the entire sword from his waist, walked over, handed it to Miura, and took the baseball bat from her hand.

"Then you can teach me." With a matter-of-fact air, Miura Yumiko took the knife and examined it in her hand.

"It's not that easy to learn. You need to practice for several hours every day for about a week before you can even get the basics down." Uesugi Genshin put his left hand into his pocket.

"Hey~" After hearing this, she rubbed the lacquered surface of the scabbard and said, "It's really beautiful."

Then, with a very awkward movement, Miura Yumiko drew her katana and swung it lightly, saying, "It's still so heavy."

There's a gap between imagination and reality, and she doesn't deny that she's overconfident and lacks practical skills. She glanced at the person next to her and said, "Yui, why don't you give it a try?"

"Wow~ Wow!" When she caught it, it wasn't very secure, and she almost dropped it. Yui Yuigahama hurriedly gripped it tightly with both hands.

Looking at the blade reflecting the sunlight, she couldn't help but swallow, then weakly swung the knife, as if afraid of throwing it away.

"Yui, that won't do," Hina Ebina said, covering her mouth with a laugh. "You need to use more force."

"I'll stick with the baseball bat. Swinging the knife always feels like it's slipping out of my hand." Miura Yumiko handed over the scabbard.

Yui Yuigahama took it and nodded, saying, "Yumiko is right."

"Sword and sheath." Hina Ebina watched Yui sheath her sword and, still caught up in her own thoughts, blushed. "A samurai's weapon is also...♂, isn't it?"

"..." Uesugi Genshin secretly nudged Hachiman's waist with his elbow, letting her continue her fantasies, which might lead them back to the homosexual culture of monks appreciating chrysanthemums. Ah, looking back now, that era was truly decadent.

However, there was no need for Hachiman to stop them; before Miura could even speak, someone else spoke.

"So when can we leave?" Kawasaki Saki looked annoyed, though she seemed to have this expression most of the time, and it didn't seem to change much. The key point was that her tone sounded impatient.

"Well, well, Sashi Sashi, shall we go now?" Ebina asked Yumiko and Yui, coming back to her senses.

"Okay." If she didn't cross the line, Miura Yumiko didn't plan to argue. She also didn't take Kawasaki Saki's attitude to heart. At least they worked in the same place and knew what kind of person the other was. They were already quite familiar with each other.

However, Kawasaki Saki, who was called Saki Saki, became a little shy and fidgety, still not used to being called by a nickname, especially in front of everyone.

"Let's go then." Uesugi Genshin took the sword handed to him by Yuihama and put it back at his waist.

Across the road north of Sobu High School, next to the seaside avenue, is Minami-Takahama Park. Beyond the park is a cluster of residential areas. Now, it's probably best to stay within the park.

The trees in the park completely isolate the inside from the outside, blocking the view and also obscuring the sound.

After climbing over the erected barriers and entering the park, several bloodstains remained on the ground; the bodies had long since been taken away and cremated.

"Let's walk a little further in." Uesugi Genshin suggested that they should be able to find zombies through the other entrance, leading the way inside.

On the edge of Zongwu High's territory, you can always find some wandering zombies. They will wander into the vicinity unconsciously, which is the purpose of the wall.

The group followed along and walked a little further in, listening to the rustling of leaves and the chirping of birds, and for a moment it felt like a spring outing.

Unfortunately, it wasn't. Uesugi Genshin stopped in his tracks. He sensed something around the corner and patted Yui Yuigahama on the back, urging her to take a couple of steps forward.

Yui Yuigahama tried her best to put on a brave expression, but she was actually anxious and nervous, and her hands began to tremble slightly.

Although I had moved those guys' corpses, it was different from killing them, and a sense of tension suddenly arose.

Turning the corner, a tall, thin zombie appeared in the field of vision, wearing a half-red, half-white shirt. The red of the shirt was obviously dyed. Only one shoe remained on its feet, and the other foot was covered with a layer of grayish-black substance, blood, bits of flesh, and dirt, and maybe something else, who knows.

"Just swing it at its head, like hitting a baseball. Don't worry, I'm right here," Uesugi Genshin whispered in her ear.

Her ears flushed crimson. Yui Yuigahama mustered her courage, raised her baseball bat, and slowly approached, with Genshin Uesugi close behind her.

"Ugh..." The zombie let out a suppressed roar, turned this way and saw the long-lost living people, and began to run towards Yui Yuigahama.

A glimpse of the figure beside her brought her a sense of relief. She kept her eyes fixed on the zombie's slow approach, then slammed her baseball bat down with a loud "Hey!"

Several iron nails, imbued with kinetic energy, embedded themselves into the zombie's skull, scraping against it and causing blood to splatter out.