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

In short, let's just get through this summer first.

Upon arriving at the first dormitory building, we found it filled with students from the Advanced Education Institute.

Because many people had died at the school, and several people shared a dormitory, this building housed all the students in the school.

They walked to the elevator. The first floor was deserted, and both elevators were stopped at the upper floors. They only slowly descended when Uesugi Genshin pressed the button.

Students at advanced higher education institutions generally don't wander around, and if they don't have anything to do, they usually stay in their dormitories.

To be honest, if you have internet access, you can stay in a room for a very long time without ever going out.

Here, we only have the school's network, and all we can do is contact each other, post things, or share things.

However, Japanese laptops come with optical drives because CDs are so prevalent. Games, anime, action movies, and the like are still traditionally packaged and sold on CDs, although there are also online (DL) versions, which might make downloading and updating more convenient.

Since the shopping center at Advanced Educational High School sells these kinds of things, it's okay for people not to go downstairs now.

Not everyone wants to borrow books from the library like Hiyori Shiina does.

"Ding"

The elevator arrived at the first floor, and the doors slowly opened with a crisp ringing.

The three went inside, and Yukinoshita pressed the button for the floor.

Sakura went with them first, and then left everything to Yukinoshita.

After all, it's not convenient for him to go into the girls' floor.

As they ascended to their destination floor, the elevator doors opened, and Yukino Yukinoshita led the way, looking at the room number on the first door.

Then they started looking for Ichinose's dormitory.

Uesugi Genshin lazily followed behind, walking along the side and looking at the scenery in the distance, where he could see a small part of the artificial island and Tokyo Bay.

Throughout the entire time, Sakura Airi kept her head down, following beside him, occasionally glancing up to steal a look, but immediately lowering her head again.

Her timid appearance makes you want to hug her and give her a good rub.

“Found it, this is the one.” Yukino Yukinoshita said to them, pointing to a door.

"Then let's knock on the door."

It was Xue who knocked on the door. It was so strange for a boy to knock on the girls' dormitory door when there were girls present.

A voice came from the intercom by the doorbell, "Who is it?"

But the next second, the apartment door opened.

They must have seen what was happening outside through the internal surveillance cameras.

"Ah~~, you're here so soon. I thought you'd be arriving around the same time." Ichinose Honami, wearing a white dress, warmly welcomed everyone by opening the door wide. "Come in, come in."

"No, no need, we won't go into the dorm," Yukino Yukinoshita said on her behalf.

"I see." Ichinose Honami glanced at Uesugi Genshin beside her and smiled apologetically. "That's true, our room is quite messy."

That's a really high EQ response.

Even if girls' dormitories are generally messy, that has absolutely nothing to do with Ichinose-san, at least Uesugi Genshin couldn't imagine it.

He was grateful for Ichinose's words, which made him feel very comfortable.

So, Ichinose is really a nice girl.

"Wait a moment, I'll go get the key." With that, she gently closed the door a crack and then ran inside.

"Ichinose-san, who's that outside?"

A girl's curious voice came from inside.

"Friend, I'm sorry, I have to go out for a bit."

"Well, go ahead, go ahead."

"Be careful on the road."

After what seemed like a conversation, Honami Ichinose put on her shoes in the entryway and ran out.

A key was threaded through her slender fingers. She shook it and laughed cheerfully.

"Let's go see the dormitory where Uesugi-kun will be staying."

“Yes,” Yukino Yukinoshita replied.

They went back to the elevators, but both of them, whether the one they had just ridden or the other one, remained in their original positions.

They got back on, and after Ichinose Honami pressed the floor button, the elevator went up again.

"I just cleaned that dorm room, so Uesugi-kun can use it directly," Ichinose Honami said casually with a chuckle.

"Thank you, you've gone to so much trouble," Uesugi Genshin said, bowing slightly in thanks.

"No, that dorm wasn't empty for very long, only a little over a week. There was one person living there originally, but that person moved out and moved in with other people." Ichinose Honami said it was a minor matter, while explaining the situation of the dorm.

The elevator stopped, and led by Ichinose, they arrived at a door.

As Ichinose opened the door, Uesugi Genshin looked behind him again. This time it was higher, and the view was much wider.

After the door opened, Honami Ichinose stood by the door, reaching her hand inside. "Please come in."

The dormitory room, though small, has everything you need: an entrance hall, a corridor, a bathroom, a bedroom, and a balcony.

This includes an air conditioner on the desk, a portable stove and refrigerator in the hallway outside, and a television in the bedroom.

Yukino walked to the bedside and reached out to touch the sheets. Just as Ichinose had said, the sheets had just been changed, so it seemed she could rest now.

"So this is how the dormitories at Advanced Nurturing High School are structured," Uesugi Genshin remarked as he looked around the room.

"Yeah, the dorms are great." Ichinose Honami nodded, then asked curiously, "Uesugi-kun, what will our accommodations be like when we get there?"

Looking back into her pure eyes, I saw only simple curiosity.

"Hmm... the apartment over there is a 2LDK unit, and four people are required to live together."

Compared to here, it's a bit better. Just now, from the sounds I heard in Ichinose's dorm, there were at least three people there, including herself, so the living space was still quite cramped.

"I see." Ichinose Honami placed her hand on her chest with relief, causing Uesugi Genshin's gaze to unconsciously shift away.

It's just a dress, yet it still manages to accentuate her beautifully shaped body—it's almost too revealing.

Even viewed from the side, its shape is impeccable.

She turned her back and around, her skirt billowing as she twirled in a beautiful circle. "That might be even better than here."

"If you want fewer people living here, you'll need to pay more taxes, that's how it is right now," Yukino Yukinoshita added.

But generally no one would do that. They could have had a nice meal, but because of fewer people living there, their already tight salaries would shrink even further. Only those in high-ranking positions or high-salary departments would dare to do this.

The three people in the executive department were like that.

Genshin Uesugi lived alone, Hayato Hayama also lived alone, while Hachiman Hikigaya lived with Yoshiteru Zaimokuza and Taishi Kawasaki.

But this situation will change soon, right?

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Hachiman Hikigaya knocked on the student council door, and after hearing "Come in" from inside, he said, "I'm coming in."

So he walked in.

"Ah, it's Hikigaya-senpai."

A greeting came from a younger junior. Iroha Isshiki was standing at the table next to her, brewing black tea.

Instead of the desk that should have been occupied by Yukinoshita and Genshin, another person was sitting at it.

While waiting for her drinks to arrive, Yukinoshita Haruno stopped reading the document.

She leaned forward slightly, cupped her cheek with her hand, and looked towards the door, staring at his face.

"Is there something we need to discuss?"

This is exactly the demeanor of a student council president.

Speaking of which, this person was originally the student council president of Soubu High School, during the years she was still studying at Soubu High School.

"Um, it's about AEON. What are your plans?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked her about her future strategy.

"Hmm... how exactly should I do this?" Yukinoshita Haruno leaned back in her chair, shrugged dramatically as if joking, and crossed one leg over her shoulder.

“Personally, I agree with the plan to first enclose the area with building materials,” Hachiman Hikigaya said.

In comparison, the follow-up plan to build a straight passage along the road is somewhat unrealistic.

Although the route there is simple, just a right angle, it is still a few kilometers long and takes a lot of time and effort. Instead of wasting time on this, it would be better to completely enclose the part of Xinhang with a wall and connect it with Zongwu High School.

That's what they're doing right now.

"Well, let's not rush this. After all, we haven't even dealt with the zombies on the outskirts yet." Yukino Yukinoshita waved her hand, chuckled, took a sip of the black tea that Isshiki handed her, and continued, "What's the situation at the power station?"

"Let's clean it up for now." It was done yesterday.

"Hmm, it's a wonder you've been ignoring that area all this time. What would you do if the power really went out?"

The power station in Mihama Ward is located on the east side of the Shinmino Peninsula, which is inland across the water.

“But we don’t have anyone to maintain the power station either,” Hachiman Hikigaya said, spreading his hands.

"Then Xiaojing will bring people back this afternoon." With a relaxed posture as if the problem had been solved, she lazily took another sip of tea.

Not to mention small power stations, there are even people like the Chiba Self-Rescue Committee who maintain nuclear power plants.

"Would it be alright to just write a letter explaining the situation?" Hachiman Hikigaya clicked his tongue slightly.

"Don't worry unnecessarily. Father and Mother aren't the kind of people who are old-fashioned." Yukino Yukinoshita sat up straight as she placed the teacup on the table.

And they probably don't even know that they're temporarily managing Soubu High School for Yukino-chan.

As for the power station, we can have some students learn there later.

It is foreseeable that the General Armaments High Command will have a batch of high-paying positions, as some technical skills are required.

"Yes, yes, you're in charge. Acting Chairman." Hachiman Hikigaya indicated that she was in charge of everything.

"Hmph, all talk and no action." Yukino Yukinoshita rested her chin on her hand and began to play with her phone.

"Hikigaya-senpai, tea." Iroha Isshiki prepared his portion in a disposable cup.

"No need, I'm leaving right away." Even as he said this, he still took the cup, blew on it to cool it down, and took a small sip.

"Speaking of which, senior, when are you coming back?"

Isshiki's casual question sparked a wild thought in Hachiman Hikigaya: "Well, it'll probably take another two days."

"Eh~~~, is it going to take this long?"

Putting down her phone, the screen, which had only displayed the date and time, immediately went dark again. Yukino Yukinoshita let out a short sigh and turned to look at the sky outside the window. "It won't be long."

The feeling of slowness stems purely from a restless mind.

Chapter 263: Who's the Easy-going Person?

"Matsushita, does she take a shower during the day?" Sitting at the small table in the room, Karuizawa Kei expressed her confusion to Sato Maya, who was sitting opposite her.

"That makes sense." Sensing something amiss, Maya Sato briefly paused eating.

Even though lunch had already been prepared, Matsushita went straight into the bathroom and turned on the shower as soon as he walked in.

The washing machine is also running; isn't it common for everyone to save up their laundry and wash it together?

Since I don't usually go out, the frequency of changing clothes has decreased significantly. If I were alone, it would take a long time to accumulate enough clothes to wash, so I simply washed them all at once.

Of course, everyone washes their own underwear by hand.

"When she came in, was she wearing something around her waist?" Maya Sato thought for a moment and said casually.

"I didn't notice." Karuizawa Kei shook her head.

Today they were all wearing school uniforms. The girls' school uniforms at Advanced Education High School were all the same: burgundy suit jackets with gold trim, two gold buttons, and pockets on the left chest and both sides of the hem. The upper edge of the pockets was dark red, and there were four gold buttons on the cuffs.

Below is a white pleated skirt with wheel-shaped pleats, and two dark green stripes of different thicknesses along the hem.

Although the standard color of the shirts inside is white, schools can actually customize different styles of school uniforms.

Karuizawa Megumi usually wears a blue school uniform shirt, while Sato Maya usually wears a light orange one.