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

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't take the "kitten's" quirks seriously, but her impatience made her cross her arms and tap her arms unconsciously, even her school uniform shoes under her black stockings kept tapping the ground.

"Oh, the fence isn't very high, we can just climb over it." The girl next to me said lightly, speaking in a way that was completely unlike a girl's.

This prompted Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri to turn their heads and look, and they saw that she was indeed a very cute girl.

Her facial features were well-proportioned, her height was neither too short nor too tall, her skin was quite delicate, and her curves were well-defined. Her fair thighs, visible through her calf socks, were particularly striking.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the fence, which was over two meters high and almost three meters high, and affirmed with a mix of helplessness and difficulty.

"It's not that it's impossible, it's just that Sawamura can't climb it at all."

"You!" Eriri Sawamura was about to retort when she realized that she wasn't a little girl anymore, and she clearly felt the suffocating feeling around her disappear.

It turned out that the people nearby had overheard their conversation and started to gradually walk away from the surrounding area.

"..."

"..."

"By the way, what's your name?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked the girl next to her.

"Ah~ Are you talking about me? My name is Kato Megumi."

“You…” Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to remember something, but couldn’t quite place it, “Have we met somewhere before?”

"I don't think someone like me would know any famous people at school," Kato Eri said with a touch of self-deprecation.

“No, I think I’ve seen you somewhere before…” As the top student in her grade, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that she was not mistaken.

"Then...then I must have been following you the whole way."

"!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was startled at first, "Have you been following me the whole time?"

"Well, after all, it seemed like the senior was very smart in leading everyone to take refuge, but there was no other way, the auditorium was locked, so we ended up hiding here with the senior."

"...Really?" It was quite surprising that she hadn't paid any attention to the child the whole way.

"So what should we do now, Kasumigaoka-senpai?" She asked, her voice filled with doubt, but her face remained expressionless.

“I…” Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at the time on her phone, her expression softening instantly, her blushing cheeks looking charming. “Someone will come to pick me up, let’s wait and see.”

"Huh? Who's going to come pick you up? We're all trapped inside now!" Eriri Sawamura couldn't stand it anymore and complained.

"Then what will you do, Sawamura? Will your parents come to pick you up?"

"Ah, I can't get through to my parents on the phone." Kato Megumi's seemingly unintentional words ended the conversation, silencing the two women completely and stopping their argument.

"Kato, you..." Eriri Sawamura hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri looked at each other without saying or making any other move. They stood facing each other, quietly waiting for time to pass.

The zombies outside the fence finished devouring the fresh flesh and blood, and the dead students stood up again and became one of them, albeit with a limp.

All the zombies began rushing towards the tennis court fence because there were living people moving around inside.

They clung to the fence, their distorted faces pressed against the netting, and the stench of blood was so strong it was nauseating.

"How to do?"

"very scary!"

"Shouldn't it be safe to leave it alone like this?"

How are we going to get out?!

"Teacher, what should we do?"

People inside and outside the walls are a diverse bunch.

"It's okay, they can't get in," the teacher reassured everyone, but the fence was being banged against and seemed about to collapse.

Fortunately, the tennis court fence was indeed not something that a mere dozen or so zombies could push down.

Suddenly, people heard a roaring sound, which grew louder as a red sports car sped out from the building's blind spot, its red flames resembling a knight's chariot.

Although its sound did not distract the zombies that were lying by the fence, longing for the living people inside, the sports car was followed by zombies that heard the sound.

"That's it!" The people inside the fence were shocked. Where did that sports car come from?

The sports car circled around the playground and stopped next to a pool of blood. A disheveled man opened the car door and got out.

The zombies following the vehicle instantly found their target and pounced straight at him. The leaders were the fastest, as if they couldn't wait to have a meal.

He's finished.

That's what everyone was thinking.

The man bent down and picked up the blood-stained baseball bat from the ground, holding it in both hands.

"crack" "crack"

Like a top baseball player, effortlessly swinging and hitting the target.

"crack" "crack"

The people inside the wall looked over the zombies clinging to the fence at the distant scene, somewhat dazed.

"crack" "crack"

Watching him sweep his bangs back with one hand, revealing his forehead, and then casually swat another zombie to the ground.

Although it was a violent and bloody act, they saw a harmonious beauty in it.

As he stepped over the body of the last remaining zombie, ignoring the zombie's outstretched hand, he raised his baseball bat high, preparing for the final execution.

Everyone heard the crisp sound.

"Really?" someone murmured to themselves.

"so smart?!"

"What is he here for?"

"Ah, they're coming this way."

Uesugi Genshin walked toward the tennis court, which was filled with people, and everyone looked at his face more and more clearly.

He was very young, but his hair was too long, covering half of his face. He didn't look good at all; in fact, he looked somewhat gloomy and颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, dispirited, or decadent).

He twirled the baseball bat in his hand, loosened his wrist, and held the bat to the upper left.

The boy inside glanced at the zombie that was gradually approaching the fence and swallowed hard.

He decisively swung his bat, knocking the leftmost zombie heavily to the side.

The sound of the "bang" was so powerful that you could feel its force just by hearing it, and indeed, the zombie fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

The sound finally attracted the attention of the zombie next to him. Its seemingly "confused" turn of its head allowed Uesugi Genshin to clearly see the whites of its eyes.

Before it could react, he quickly stepped forward and killed it.

Then one by one, the zombies became ridiculously silly at this moment, each one being killed before it could even bare its teeth, as orderly as chopping vegetables in a kitchen.

Those who reacted and rushed forward were no different; they were easily knocked away to the right.

After a long silence, a loud commotion erupted as everyone marveled at the scene before them.

"Amazing!"

"Who exactly is this guy?"

"Finally saved."

"So...so handsome!"

Finally, all the zombies could no longer get up. Uesugi Genshin looked back and, after confirming that none of them could move, leaned on his baseball bat.

"Is Kasumigaoka Utaha here?" The voice was clear and bright, containing both the cuteness and melancholy of a boy and the composure and maturity of an adult.

Judging by the face alone, it's hard to match the voice.

“I’m here.” Kasumigaoka Utaha stepped out from the front of the crowd.

"Ah, I've come to pick you up."

Chapter Sixteen: You're just leaving like that?

"Are you alright? You came so fast." Kasumigaoka Utaha was overjoyed, her bright smile stunning everyone who saw her.

"Nothing's wrong." He himself was indeed fine.

However, if you get a closer look at Ms. Hiratsuka's Aston Martin, you'll see that the front of the car is deformed and the headlights are broken.

He tried his best to avoid a direct head-on collision on the road to avoid damaging the hood and windows, and instead tried to hit the side of the car, but that was about it.

Engine damage will bring the car to a stop, a broken windshield will impair visibility, and without it, the margin for error will be greatly reduced.

The bloodstains on the front of the car and the bits of flesh on the headlights indicated the horrific scene on the road.

"Wait a minute, I'll go over first," Uesugi Genshin said to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Because the zombies had been lying on the fence, no one dared to approach it, creating an open space. Kasumigaoka Utaha then stepped out of the crowd and stood in the open space.

Genshin Uesugi casually tossed aside the baseball bat, took a few steps back, and made a sprinting motion with both hands.

Then, he started to run up, taking small steps forward, then suddenly jumped up, grabbing the top of the fence with his right hand, pushing off with force, and stepping on the top of the fence with his left foot, his body already over the fence.

His figure was as agile as a leopard, and his clothes fluttered as he ran, revealing his face which had been hidden by his bangs. He was fresh and handsome, and the people in the front row were stunned, probably because of the contrast that made them feel excited.

As expected of Kasumigaoka Utaha's friend, I can't help but feel this way.

With a "thud," Uesugi Genshin landed on his feet, regained his balance, and stood up straight.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"No." Kasumigaoka Utaha's smile only grew wider. A beauty like her is as lovely as the word "poetry" in her name.

Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her waist like a slender willow. She stands in the spring breeze, her makeup complete; a smile from her could cost a fortune.

"Hey, you're not Feng Zhiqi's student, are you?" Ishikawa-sensei, who was still sitting upstairs, asked.

Uesugi Genshin looked at the adult sitting high up, who was very conspicuous. "Ah, hello, I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha's friend. I'm here to pick her up."

"Friends? Kasumigaoka, is this true?" Ishikawa-sensei asked Kasumigaoka Utaha for confirmation, though the doubt in her tone was unmistakable.

“Yes, Ishikawa-sensei. This is my very good friend and also my writer colleague,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said loudly, her tone full of pride as if she were introducing someone to everyone.

"Hey... it's the same as Kasumigaoka." People whispered among themselves.

The entire school knows that Kasumigaoka Utaha has debuted as a novelist. Although most people don't know or care much about the specifics, her outstanding talent is widely recognized.

Her classmates have even more to say. As the top student in the grade, the teachers turned a blind eye to her sleeping in class and not doing any homework.

Ishikawa turned his head and said, "I won't let anyone open the door. There are a bunch of those monsters lying outside. Who knows what dangers might come if the door is opened?"

A conservative approach, a very safe and secure method.

"That Ishikawa guy..."

"Those outside are all dead, aren't they?"

"I guess they're not opening the door after all."

"How are we going to get out of here?"

"Are we just going to wait for rescue like this?"

Uesugi Genshin said it was no problem, "It's fine, we can just climb over the fence."

Ishikawa mumbled something and stopped talking.

"Blooming fresh Γ∧ Fearful poke forgiveness! [Unintelligible characters] ...

"Ah, Aki-kun, it's so good to see you alive." Uesugi Genshin sighed as he looked at the bespectacled otaku he had met a year ago who was walking out of the crowd.

"Me too! Although those zombie-like things outside were terrifying, I still managed to survive. I'm so lucky! But seeing Zhan Xian here is amazing. I didn't expect Teacher Yi to be so amazing. She's supposed to be a writer, but her athletic ability is so strong. It completely overturns my impression of writers. Zhan Xian is truly remarkable!"

Uesugi Genshin stepped forward and embraced the acquaintance: "Hahaha, I am the monk of the Shinto Munen-ryu school."

Actually, it's fake. They just talked about cutting paper and stuff, which they probably wouldn't understand. At least they've heard of "Menkyo Kaiden" (a type of swordsmanship), which is the standard stage for someone who can be called a swordsman.