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

The daily food distribution was also based on the school uniform. Before, when people wore casual clothes, other people from who-knows-where would impersonate them.

Just then, Karuizawa Megumi's phone, which was on the table, rang. She picked it up and glanced at it.

"Hmm? It was Shinohara who gave me this message."

"Hey~, what's up?"

"Who knows?"

I initially thought it was nothing serious, but upon closer inspection, I realized it wasn't.

She hurriedly stood up and walked towards the door, saying to Sato, "It looks like Sakura from Shinohara Dormitory is moving out."

"Huh? Huh?!" Maya Sato, ignoring her surprise, stood up and strode towards the door.

Although Shinohara Satsuki was in the room next to theirs, the room was very soundproof, and they didn't hear anything.

When they went out, they saw Shinohara standing alone outside the door.

"Where is he?" Karuizawa Kei looked around.

"They just left," Shinohara Satsuki said angrily, one hand on her hip.

"So fast? No, if you've already left, why did you want me to come out?" But she still asked, "What happened?"

"It's just like what I sent you. Sakura went to live with Ichinose from Class B. I heard that everyone in Ichinose's class will leave here."

"Everyone in Class B?" Maya Sato exclaimed softly, covering her mouth.

"Yeah! It's so unfair! Why can everyone in Class B leave?" Shinohara Satsuki crossed her arms, sounding slightly annoyed.

No... you only bring this up now that everyone's gone.

Karuizawa Kei silently complained to herself, then asked, "What about Sakura? Why did she move out?"

Although we weren't close, the girls in Class D now live in three dormitories, so we see each other all the time and I still have some impression of them.

"that......"

Surprisingly, Shinohara did not voice any condemnation. "It is said that Sakura just encountered a perverted stalker, so Ichinose from Class B is asked to take care of her."

Ichinose from Class B explained in a very polite tone, and she didn't seem to have much of a problem with Sakura.

"A perverted stalker?!" Karuizawa Megumi exclaimed.

"Ugh, that's disgusting." Maya Sato muttered under her breath, rubbing her arms.

But Sakura is really lucky, at least she can leave here, right? Karuizawa Kei thought to herself.

They need to go back and eat that fish they're tired of eating.

The soy sauce was almost gone, and I haven't been willing to add any more these past few days, which has resulted in the food tasting rather bland, and even a bit nauseating.

"The one who was with Sakura just now, she seems to be from over there, she's a pretty girl." At this moment, Shinohara Satsuki revealed her purpose.

She wouldn't use the word "pretty" unless she was exceptionally beautiful.

But that's precisely why she emphasized it.

"So it wasn't just the guy with the knife," Karuizawa Kei remarked.

“Wouldn’t that make things easier to talk to?” Maya Sato noticed the key point.

Compared to that intimidating-looking man, the girl was obviously easier to talk to.

"Right~" Shinohara Satsuki said with a smug smile, "Kushida-kun just caught up with him."

She planned to ask the other students in Class D if they could leave, mainly the girls, as she didn't think the boys needed to leave.

"Hey~, isn't that great?" Karuizawa Kei said with a relaxed smile.

"Right."

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"Um! Could you wait a moment?" Kikyo Kushida called out to Ichinose, who was about to enter.

There were two other girls with Ichinose: one was Sakura Airi from her class, and the other was a girl who looked a lot like Horikita, which made it hard for Ichinose to feel any affection for her.

"What's wrong, Kushida-kun?" Ichinose Honami stopped and looked at Kushida Kikyo, who had caught up with her.

She had met Kushida several times and they had exchanged contact information. She was also on good terms with some of her classmates in Class B.

In the morning, she notified the students in Class D, and asked Kushida to pass on the message.

"that is......"

As she spoke, she looked at Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Ah, this is Yukinoshita from Soubu High School. She came here with Uesugi-kun."

So that person's surname was Uesugi?

"Hello, Yukinoshita-san." With a kind and friendly smile, Kikyo Kushida thought she had presented a perfect image.

"Hello."

The other party's cold response made her feel annoyed, just like Horikita.

However, she remained outwardly calm and asked Ichinose with feigned curiosity, "Ichinose, are all the students in Class B leaving the school?"

Although she had just heard it from Shinohara.

“Yes, that’s right,” Honami Ichinose said with a smile.

"I see." Kikyo Kushida's expression dimmed, becoming pitiful and somewhat sad. She lowered her head and said, "Only two people from Class D can leave."

"Huh? Two people?"

She only just found out about this, but since Uesugi-kun said that the food would be delivered later, it seems that everyone doesn't need to rush.

"Hmm, that guy was Uesugi, right? He came to our class, but only said two people could leave." Kikyo Kushida raised her head, her hand slightly clenched against her chest. "Um! Everyone in Class D is a good person and will behave well. Could we all leave together?"

"Are you from Class D?" Yukino Yukinoshita blinked her blue eyes and asked.

"Yes, I'm Kikyo Kushida from Class D. Um... is there a problem?"

"..." Uesugi-kun had said that most of the people in Class D were problematic bombs. Although she didn't know the details, just hearing that he only picked two people was enough to tell her something.

She could understand why someone like Sakura, who was next to her, was assigned to Class D; her timid personality was a big problem.

But it's alright, at least you can tell she's a kind and good girl.

This Kushida... for some reason, made her instinctively wary.

Although she is very similar to Ichinose and Yuihama, both being sociable girls, she doesn't feel as comfortable as those two.

"I'm sorry, I'm not responsible for this. If you have any questions, please talk to my companion." To save face for Ichinose, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't point it out directly, but instead chose to refuse tactfully.

"A companion? Is it that boy named Uesugi?" Kikyo Kushida covered her mouth, shrank her shoulders, and pretended to be very scared. "He's very strict."

It means that even if we contact him, the result might still be the same.

“What he said is the final conclusion, and I cannot change it.” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded and looked at Kikyo Kushida. “I also advise you not to have any expectations.”

This means they've refused.

Kikyo Kushida understood immediately. So, the school records that Uesugi mentioned did contain information about her middle school days?

"I understand, thank you very much." She continued with the perfunctory gesture, bowing deeply and solemnly.

"No need, I haven't done anything to deserve thanks," Yukino Yukinoshita said in a tone that kept people at arm's length.

Although things have changed, she is still the same Yukinoshita.

“No.” Kikyo Kushida smiled gently and shook her head. “What you said is enough.”

After saying goodbye to Ichinose and Sakura, she turned and walked back to the elevator.

Once inside the elevator, she was all alone.

"Ah~ah~"

I was hoping that at least I could let her leave this place alone.

So, in the end, they still can't break up with Horikita?

Living in the same dormitory, she was on tenterhooks every day, worried that her roommate would reveal her middle school experiences to everyone.

He always acts so arrogant.

Disgusting woman!

And that bitch named Yukinoshita too.

......

No, let's think about it another way. Why not just keep staying and kick the other person out?

"!" Thinking of this, Kikyo Kushida revealed a cruel smile.

The next second, the elevator doors opened, and she immediately reverted to her flawless, adorable disguise.

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"W-How is it, Kushida?" Upon seeing Kushida appear around the corner, the three immediately went to greet him.

All that could be seen was Kikyo Kushida shaking her head with a heavy expression.

"I see." Shinohara Satsuki lowered her eyes in disappointment.

"They said it was a boy named Uesugi who was in charge, but they actually double-checked when they heard we were in Class D."

As she spoke, a sorrowful expression of unbearable memories appeared on her face. She wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes with the heel of her hand and sobbed softly.

"How awful!" Shinohara Satsuki shouted angrily.

Karuizawa Kei echoed her sentiments, though she disagreed inwardly, because she felt the other person was right to do so.

She knew very well that she was worthless in Class D; she was nothing more than a parasite, a weak creature incapable of living alone.

After Hirata-kun died, she lived each day with extreme caution.

Every time I take a shower, I always wait until everyone else in the dorm has finished showering before I do it.

To avoid them seeing the scars on my body.

What if I get bullied again... haha~

Finally, amidst a barrage of condemnations, Karuizawa Megumi and Sato Maya returned to their dormitory, exhausted.

There was no sign of Matsushita at the small table in the room, but the shower had stopped, leaving only the gurgling noise of the washing machine.

Karuizawa Kei judged that Matsushita was probably taking a bath.

Well, it's been so long, the fish should be cold by now.

Cold fish... is even harder to swallow.

The pungent, fishy smell that penetrates deep into the nasal cavity is something you never want to experience again after just one time, but it's part of their daily routine.

She walked forward, intending to return to the table, but Sato stopped her.

"What's wrong?" she asked, turning around.

"That's not a Panasonic shirt, is it?" Maya Sato whispered, pointing to the shirts on the washing machine.

Turning her head to look, Karuizawa Kei muttered to herself, "Now that you mention it..."

She walked over with Maya Sato, and the black shirt was carefully folded on the washing machine.

Having lived together for so long, they knew very well that Panasonic didn't have solid-colored clothes like that.

And... they seem to remember this outfit.

With a guess in mind, Karuizawa Kei gently picked it up, and the clothes were unfolded.

It's exactly the same!

She and Maya Sato, who shared the same thought, exchanged a glance. What... was going on?

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"Sakura from next door moved to Class B," Karuizawa Kei casually remarked at the dinner table.

"Sakura-san?" Matsushita Chiaki, who had changed into a pink cardigan, looked up with slight surprise as she broke off a piece of fish with her chopsticks.

"I was even encouraged by Yamauchi and the others to turn down the chance to leave." Putting down the fish bones she had devoured, leaving not a single piece of meat, Sato Maya leaned back against the edge of the bed, twirling her loose hair with her fingers.