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

“Yirgacheffe? Hmm, the owner of this tent has quite good taste.” Hayasaka Ai picked up the coffee bean jar on the four-cornered table.

As I shook it in my hand, the beans inside made a pleasant clinking sound.

"Is it very famous?" Uesugi Genshin poked his head into the tent to look inside.

"It has a peach and toffee aroma, and it also has a very fresh and bright taste in coffee," Hayasaka Ai explained.

"I see." Uesugi Genshin turned around and said casually, "Then take him back."

"..." Instantly, Hayasaka Ai's mood soured. "...I understand."

He glanced at the jar in his hand, and after a moment, put it in his pocket.

“Nothing’s very useful.” After inspecting another tent, Mai Sakurajima came over. “In fact, most of them are somewhat useful.”

"Is it tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away?" Uesugi Genshin shook his head, thinking it was a bit too naive to expect to find something good from the campsite.

"But I did find a fishing rod, and it's in pretty good condition?" Mai Sakurajima didn't know much about this and didn't dare to make a definitive statement, but the bag that contained the fishing rod was quite nice.

The owner of this fishing rod probably planned to fish nearby, what a pity.

“Hmm…” Uesugi Genshin tilted his head, “Let’s take it back too.”

I don't know what it's for.

There were also a few sleeping bags that looked nice but would need to be washed after we got back, a handheld lamp that looked like a work of art, and some other decent little items.

After a brief rest, they returned to the fishing port to join the blood-stained but spirited Ye Shan squad.

"A bit slow," Hayama Hayato said with a wry smile, standing beside a pile of corpses and watching the three approaching figures.

Holding up the bag he was carrying to show Hayama, Uesugi Genshin asked, "How's the progress?"

"Hmm..." Hayama Hayato did not answer, but looked at his teammates who were searching for the corpses.

He pointed to the pile of keys on the ground. "These are all there are now."

Uesugi Genshin looked down at the bunch of keys strung together on the ground, among which were undoubtedly keys to houses. "There should be at least one in there, right?"

Otherwise, how would the fishing boat get back?

“These are suspected.” Hayama Hayato pointed to several other keys that had been separated out. However, judging from their clothing, they should be the owners of one of the fishing boats, but it’s hard to say for sure.

“In that case…” Uesugi Gen casually beckoned to Hayasaka Ai and handed her the key. “Take the people from Shuchiin and try them out one by one, as soon as possible.”

"Are you kidding me?!" Hayasaka Ai's expression was anything but calm. She pointed forcefully at the boats moored in the fishing port. To be honest, there were an unusually large number of them, although most of them were quite small. "How long will it take to test this number?"

Uesugi Genshin waved his hand, "We'll only test the large ships."

Was he not clear enough?

"I understand." Hayasaka Ai planned to go back to the ship to find the two Shuchiin students she had called. Now that they were safe, there was no need for them to hide on the ship anymore. Let them play a little role.

"Hahaha..." At this moment, the old man's hearty laughter came from behind, "I found a fishing boat key."

"Huh?" Uesugi Genshin turned around and looked at his father in surprise. "Where did you find this?"

"The boat owner hid the key on the fishing boat; we found it after a short search," said Uesugi's father, shaking the key on his finger with a smile.

"..." Uesugi Genshin couldn't help but marvel at this luck, muttering to himself, "Isn't the ship owner worried about the ship being stolen?"

"Ha... on that note, the ship is quite new." It would be hilarious if it were really stolen. Japan's security isn't terrible, but it's not great either.

"How's the ship?" Uesugi Genshin asked, lifting his eyelids.

"Oh, very good, it's a trawler." This means it can catch a lot of fish.

"Go and see."

Uesugi Genshin took Mai to see the ship. It wasn't blue, but white, and it was fairly clean and looked quite new.

Once you go up, you can see the winch and fishing net behind it, which look ready to use.

He inserted the key, and the engine started smoothly. He nodded happily, "Great."

With at least one ship as a safety net, the effort put into this long and arduous journey wasn't in vain.

Then Hayasaka Ai brought news that was neither good nor bad.

They also found two boats, but one of them was a shellfish harvesting boat, which is also a type of fishing boat, but it had a steel trawl net at the back, which could only be used to harvest shellfish and not to catch fish.

The people from Shuchiin tried to sail it out to sea, and it sailed around the island. It was perfectly fine.

Those who are still free are quite pleased to see this, because they can eat fresh seafood, right?

Aside from the fact that the students from Soubu High School had absolutely no idea how to fish, they could learn. Among the people from Shuchiin, there were reportedly some who had experience operating fishing boats.

Then came the matter of his father's departure, and Uesugi Genshin said a proper goodbye to him.

"Take care." With mixed feelings, Uesugi Genshin stood opposite his father.

"I'll come back again if I have the chance," Uesugi's father said, patting him on the shoulder in a relaxed tone.

"No, it's quite far." He shook his head and said, "Everything is fine here. You just need to take good care of Mom."

He didn't mention the stupid little brother at all.

After saying that, still worried, he added, "If it's not very safe where you are, come to my place. The food I brought you should last for more than a year. If nothing happens here, I might come to Hokkaido to see you, at the latest within a year."

“You are the one who should be.” Uesugi’s father grinned. “You know where we live. If anything happens, we’ll go to Hokkaido. At least we can accommodate you and your girlfriends there.”

"You're quite the talker." Uesugi Genshin was quite confident in himself and believed that things wouldn't come to a standstill and he would be left with nothing.

"Ms. Sakurajima."

“Uncle, just call me Mai.” Sakurajima Mai stepped forward and bowed slightly.

"Yes, Mai. Please take good care of my good-for-nothing son," Uesugi's father said, bowing his head.

"No way!?" Mai Sakurajima quickly returned the greeting to her elders, saying, "Please don't worry, we will come to Hokkaido to see you in the future."

The term "useless" is too modest.

"Hahaha..." Uesugi's father laughed happily, his neck held high.

“Maybe I’ll bring a few babies,” Uesugi Genshin joked, holding out his palm.

Her cheeks flushed bright red, and Sakurajima Mai slapped him hard on the lower back.

"pain......"

Uesugi's father smiled even more broadly, "That's good."

He looked forward to it.

Watching the departing ship, Uesugi Genshin felt a pang of sadness. Who knew if this was a final farewell? No one knew what the end of the world would bring, so it was all just a possibility, he consoled himself.

"Should we go back?" Hayama Hayato asked, leading the group of people over.

Uesugi Genshin lifted Hayasaka Ai's arm, glanced at the women's watch on her wrist under her speechless expression, and said, "It's only 10 o'clock. It's rare for you to come out."

"What?" Hayama Hayato didn't understand.

Picking up the map he had been using, Uesugi Genshin spread it out, and those who were qualified to look at it gathered around.

He took off his gloves and pointed to a corner of Kisarazu City on the map, the base of the 1st Helicopter Brigade of the Ground Self-Defense Force, "Let's go take a look here."

Chapter 180: The 1st Helicopter Regiment

The 1st Helicopter Regiment was stationed on the Egawa coast in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, meaning that the Kisarazu garrison was located on the coast.

The regiment plays a support role within the Self-Defense Forces in the Kanto region, primarily providing air support within the theater of operations for the 1st Airborne Brigade and Special Operations Group in the Kanto region.

Sometimes they also participate in various civilian search and rescue missions for natural disasters, such as typhoons, tsunamis, forest fires, or earthquakes.

The organization includes a helicopter fleet responsible for transportation, as well as a combat-capable flight squadron using Black Hawk helicopters purchased from the United States. There is even a special helicopter fleet dedicated to transporting royalty, high-ranking government officials, and state guests.

Hachiman once saw a helicopter fly overhead in Chiba City, and Uesugi Genshin also heard the sound of a military helicopter, which probably flew over from here.

The Gangcheon coast is very close to here, especially if you are coming from the sea, it is very convenient and you can get there in less than 10 minutes.

That's why he said he wanted to go and take a look.

"The 1st Helicopter Regiment?" Hayato Hayama pondered, looking down.

“Yes.” Uesugi Genshin pointed to the location on the map. “Go there and see if the Self-Defense Force guys are still there, and see if we can get some guns while we’re at it.”

"A gun?" Hayama Hayato repeated, nodding and saying, "It's worth a try."

If we could get our hands on a gun, at least we wouldn't have to engage in dangerous close-quarters combat.

"Gun..." Yu Sheng felt a surge of excitement in his heart, even though he kept a calm expression. After all, boys have little resistance to this kind of thing.

"A gun... not bad." Tobu Sho even flashed a smile, revealing eight teeth.

"Then, it's settled." Putting away the map, Uesugi Genshin didn't ask the others for their opinions. Since Hayama had already agreed, there was no need to confirm it.

He didn't even ask Mai and Hayasaka; they were directly involved with him, so there was no need to ask for their opinions.

"But don't get your hopes up too high." He made it clear beforehand that he wasn't optimistic about what else might be there. "There might be nothing there at all."

"That's another matter." Hayama Hayato shook his head as if he didn't care. "There's another problem: there are three ships, how are we going to get them?"

He was saying that there were only two people who knew how to sail, so one boat needed to be left behind.

"Um, I can drive." Hu Buxiang volunteered and raised his hand.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you just learn this?" Ooka said, though he didn't really want to complain.

"That's what I mean, just hope you don't run into someone." Yamato also didn't have high hopes for Tobe Sho's newly learned skill.

“But,” Hobu Sho said, spreading his hands in defense, “isn’t it a waste to leave a ship here? Why come back when we can sail away in full? And then we’ll need a whole crew to come with us. That’s a waste of manpower.”

Yes, that makes sense and is based on evidence.

At least in terms of manpower, staying on the ship is practically like being on vacation, watching the sea and feeling the wind. Uesugi Genshin would rather have them clean the streets, so that their combat power can be used to the maximum extent.

“Actually, you’re the one who’s thinking positively, aren’t you?!” Yu Sheng pointed at him.

"There's definitely no problem," Hubu Xiang assured, patting his chest.

Uesugi Genshin and Hayama Hayato exchanged thoughtful expressions, feeling that it was worth a try.

"Can you swim?" Uesugi Genshin asked tentatively.

The answers I received were mostly yes, since the school offers swimming lessons.

Even Mai Sakurajima, who skips school for work, can still swim. Ai Hayasaka certainly can too; how could a maid in the Shinomiya family not know how to do something like that?

So Hubu Xiang boarded the boat he had been longing for, and to be honest, he sailed quite well, navigating normally along the coastline.

The other two ships were piloted by Shuchiin's men, with Ooka and Yamato and their men on those two ships respectively.

After passing the Ryugujo Onsen Hotel, which looked quite nice, it took another three or four minutes. After passing the mouth of the Koga River and the Kuzuma coast, we finally arrived at Egawa.

Here you can hear the sound of seagulls circling in the air; at least they are still living creatures. But what is in the garrison?

Instead of parking at the edge of the vast airport runway, it continued forward and eventually stopped at the southernmost end of the settlement, where the buildings were concentrated.

There were no protective facilities whatsoever, and they even found a protruding platform specifically for docking ships, allowing them to enter without having to climb over the not-so-high wall.

"Mai, Hayasaka, and I will go in and scout ahead," Uesugi Genshin and Hayama said.

"Don't we need to bring more people?" Hayama Hayato hesitated.

"This is more convenient; nobody will know what's inside."

With a large number of people, the search must be conducted separately. However, in case of any situation or danger, alerting the enemy, or being forced to evacuate by boat, some people may not be able to return in time.

This is a contingency plan in case anything happens. We'll just go in and take a look. If there's a large group of zombies wandering around, we'll have to come back and come up with a new plan. It's still about reconnaissance.

The three of them walked alone on the smooth asphalt path. Hayasaka Ai looked at the buildings on both sides, her expression incredulous. "It's unexpected. I thought you would come in to investigate alone."

Compared to him, the two of them were no match for his fighting prowess, so he hadn't expected to call both of them. He even considered calling just her, since the other one seemed to have a rather distant relationship with him...

"What are you talking about?" Uesugi Genshin turned around. "You guys will definitely come in handy."

Hayasaka Ai glanced at Sakurajima Mai, who remained expressionless and vigilantly surveying the surroundings. "What if we encounter danger?"

"If you die, I will avenge you." Uesugi Genshin turned his head back. What a stupid question.