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

Thinking this, he tentatively blew a kiss in that direction, and then saw the other person make a "go away" gesture with their hand, which was quite amusing.

Suddenly, Uesugi Genshin remembered something Hachiman had mentioned.

Once, when he went to play baseball on the field with Mr. Hiratsuka on a whim, Mr. Hiratsuka would swing his bat and call out names like "Hatsushiba, Hori, Ritsuzaki, Fukuura..." as he threw the ball.

Then, one after another, they hit the served balls out of bounds.

Anyone with even a slight interest in baseball will recognize these as famous players from a certain baseball team.

Although the order is messy, the lineup is very classic, making it a good choice.

The only problem is... all the players being called out here are over 40 years old, and there isn't a single active player among them!

Even from this, Uesugi Genshin could tell that Hiratsuka-sensei's age was a serious problem!

At the time, Hachiman was still shaken, saying that although Hiratsuka-sensei looked very relaxed and it didn't seem difficult, the ball speed was surprisingly fast, which was a bit scary. He could totally go pro.

So heavy! Absolutely too heavy! She appears to be a woman around thirty years old.

Uesugi Genshin shook his head, dispelling the heavy thoughts in his mind, and said to Horikita Suzune beside him, "Have you seen your brother?"

"No," Horikita Suzune shook her head, "but I already told my brother in the email."

"That's good." Uesugi Genshin nodded. "Get in the car, we're about to leave."

"Ah."

After everyone boarded the bus, Uesugi Genshin glanced at the back seat. Kamuro, Eriri, Horikita, and Ichinose were all packed in. He began to wonder where Hayasaka should sit.

"It's so crowded," Eriri complained listlessly. Her listlessness was probably not due to the crowd, though; she hadn't looked very energetic since waking up this morning.

"Haha," Honami Ichinose chuckled sheepishly, "It's alright."

The back seat of the jeep was fairly spacious, and since it was mostly girls, Horikita Suzune didn't feel there was anything to complain about. However, she put her arm around Eriri's shoulder, making their bodies overlap slightly.

"Hmm..." Eriri felt like she was being treated like a child, even though she was the senior.

"Let's go." Uesugi Genshin turned around, said, and then started the car.

The campus of the Advanced Educational University flashed by outside the window until we drove onto the ring road leading out of the island, and then we were finally out of the school.

Along the way, the survivors would occasionally glance at the passing car, quite curious as to who was driving it; the car was indeed very eye-catching.

Once on the bridge and with the certificate issued by Horikita Manabu, the checkpoint was successfully passed.

At first, there were no zombies in sight, and the area was very peaceful because the fan-shaped area along the edge had already been cleared.

On the left, in the passenger seat, Yukino Yukinoshita meticulously unfolded a paper map of Tokyo, her fingers tracing its surface while occasionally glancing ahead.

In the safe zone far from the advanced educational institutions, the number of zombies gradually increased significantly.

Eriri, sitting in the back seat, heard a "Duang" sound as something flew by.

"what!"

"There's no need to make a fuss now, is there?" Uesugi Genshin said with amusement. "It was the same yesterday."

Another "Duang" sound was heard, accompanied by a swaying of the car body.

Eriri gripped Horikita's forearm tightly and said, "I was so tired yesterday that I can't remember anything."

"...No." Uesugi Genshin couldn't help but want to retort, "I'm the one who's more tired from taking you swimming across the entire ocean."

"Go left."

Hearing the sound beneath the snow, he almost turned on his turn signal in response, then suddenly realized that he didn't need to use it at all, so he turned the steering wheel.

“That’s right…” Eriri pursed her lips amidst another impact.

Well, can't argue with that.

After a bumpy ride along some relatively clear roads in Tokyo, we arrived at Shuchiin. Like the Advanced Nurturing High School, there were few zombies around.

Upon entering this safe zone, the two people in the front seats relaxed simultaneously.

"Are we there yet?" Horikita Suzune asked from the back seat.

“Yes,” Uesugi Genshin replied.

"Ah, Shuchiin is just ahead." Ichinose Honami made a deduction upon seeing the obstacle in front of her. Despite having traveled a long way, she still seemed full of energy, like an energetic girl who couldn't be defeated by anything.

“Shuchiin.” Eriri murmured with a sigh. She remembered that Tomoya had said he wanted to come here before he left.

Upon seeing someone waving, Uesugi Genshin slowly applied the brakes, bringing the car to a stop at the intersection.

After showing the pass prepared by Hayasaka, the other party had the roadblocks removed, allowing them to drive to the gate of Shuchiin School.

I drove in along the familiar road I'd driven before and stopped in the same spot where I always parked.

"We're here. Although this isn't Soubu High School." Uesugi Genshin raised his arm, which could only bend because of the height of the car, and then stretched inside the car.

"Phew..." The people in the back seat breathed a sigh of relief. Kamuro Masumi was the first to open the car door and get out of the car while holding onto the door.

This made Eriri feel much more relaxed. She moved to the side, tilted her head, and leaned back in her seat.

After carefully folding and putting away the map, Yukino Yukinoshita opened the car door and got out of the car.

After Uesugi Genshin got out of the car, he saw Hayasaka walking in this direction and waved vigorously.

"..." Hayasaka Ai ignored the person's childish actions, but in the end, she was too embarrassed to reach out in return. It was too shameful!

"Who is that person?" Kamuro Masumi asked as she walked up to Uesugi Genshin.

"Your senior, get along well with him," Uesugi Genshin replied, waving happily.

"Senior?" Kamuro Masumi asked with some confusion.

"It's a bit slow. President Shirogane has been very worried these past few days," Hayasaka Ai said as she walked over. To be honest, these were all complaints from Kaguya-sama, and the "very worried" part was probably an exaggeration.

"Is that so?" Uesugi Genshin walked to her side. "Let's have a quick lunch and then head back to Chiba."

“Let’s do it this way,” Hayasaka Ai said calmly, nodding.

Then she walked past Uesugi Genshin, glanced behind her, and remarked, "Why are they all girls?"

"Ah, well. Because boys all have their own things to do," Uesugi Genshin explained vaguely.

Ayanokouji planned to come along next time, as he was the type who preferred to stay still rather than move. Ryuen, on the other hand, didn't want to be separated from his class and originally wanted Ibuki Mio or Shiina Hiyori to come along, but he gave up after explaining that there wasn't enough room in the car.

No, think about it carefully, why would Ryuen have Ibuki or Shiina accompany him? Isn't there also Ishizaki Daichi?

"..." Uesugi Genshin always felt that his reputation had been harmed in some way.

"Never mind." Hayasaka Ai sighed softly and said to the people behind him, "I'll take you all to the lounge first. You can also take a look around here if you're interested."

As she passed Uesugi Genshin, she casually remarked, "Chairman Shirogane would like to see you again."

"I understand." Then Uesugi Genshin turned to Yukino and said, "I'll go see Shirogane first, I'll leave them in your care."

"Ah."

He then walked toward the student council of Shuchiin University, with Masumi Kamuro silently following behind him.

"?" Hayasaka Ai turned to look at the purple-haired girl following closely behind, feeling a little puzzled. However, she didn't think much of it and said to Yukinoshita, who already knew her true appearance, "Wait a minute, I'll have the chef make something delicious."

Yukino Yukinoshita waved for the others to follow, then walked over to Hayasaka and they walked forward together, saying, "It's not like we're running out of ingredients."

"Didn't I bring some durable ingredients from the Shinomiya family's mansion a few days ago?" Hayasaka Ai said, spreading her hands.

"Excuse me, are you Hayasaka Ai?" Horikita Suzune, who was following behind, asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Hayasaka Ai looked back.

"...No, it's nothing." Horikita Suzune shook her head.

Confused, Hayasaka Ai looked at Yukinoshita.

"This is Suzune Horikita, the younger sister of Manabu Horikita, the leader of Advanced Nurturing High School," Yukino Yukinoshita introduced.

"Advanced Educational High School, huh?" Hayasaka Ai seemed to be thinking about something and stopped talking about the school that had been mentioned on the radio earlier.

Of course, I had heard of it before. After all, it was an experimental school founded by politicians with ulterior motives, and various forces had also intervened in it.

"Hello, my name is Ichinose Honami." Ichinose Honami gave a friendly smile, giving off a very approachable vibe. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Hayasaka."

"Hello." Hayasaka Ai nodded. Wow... she's even bigger than Fujiwara Secretary!

"I am Eriri Sawamura," Eriri introduced herself simply.

"Hello." Is this person of foreign descent? Hayasaka Ai could tell at a glance why Eriri had blonde hair and porcelain-like skin.

"Eri might have a bit of a cold and fever. Do you have any cold medicine or fever reducers?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked Hayasaka, as if she had just thought of something.

Although she had asked Tachibana Akane when she was at Advanced Nurturing High School, the medicine there was very scarce, and people usually just toughed it out on their own unless it was particularly serious.

Out of consideration for her, Ju Qian brought over a single cold pill, which was at most the kind of medicine she would take in the morning.

Upon arriving at Shuchiin, Yukino Yukinoshita remembered something and asked again.

"I'll go get it in a bit," Hayasaka Ai said readily after hearing this.

"Thank you for your help," Yukino Yukinoshita said.

Eriri, standing behind her, also said shyly, "Thank you."

"It's nothing," Hayasaka Ai said with a smile. "We can just use the vice president's name when the time comes."

As she spoke, a mischievous smirk played on her lips.

"..." Knowing who Hayasaka's vice president was, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

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“I see.” Shirogane Miyuki nodded. “Horikitaki Manabu is quite a nice person.”

“Yes, to be honest, I admire him a lot.” Uesugi Genshin said, taking a sip of the silver-brewed tea, the tea leaves of which they had obtained from the Shinomiya family mansion.

“Yes.” Shirogane Miyuki nodded in agreement. “But the intelligence from the Self-Defense Forces was a great help.”

He didn't pay any attention to the situation over there, even though he was in Tokyo.

"This can hardly be considered intelligence. At most, we know that the Self-Defense Forces are not taking any action and are fighting amongst themselves."

At best, they learned that the Self-Defense Forces currently want to maintain the status quo.

The biggest gain from this trip was meeting Eriri's father.

"Don't hesitate to ask if there's anything I can help you with." Shirogane Miyuki, who was resting his hand on the sofa, clasped his other hand together. "As for the gold, you can ask Kaguya or Hayasaka-san."

"I will," Uesugi Genshin nodded, and he planned to ask Hayasaka later. "If there's anything, I won't stand on ceremony with you."

"Hmm." Shirogane Miyuki glanced at the clock beside him. "If you're going back after dinner, then I won't see you off."

"No need," Uesugi Genshin shook his head and smiled. "See you next time."

"See you next time."

After speaking, Uesugi Genshin stood up, while Kamuro Masumi stood behind the sofa where he was sitting, listening to their conversation, acting like a servant.

She followed Uesugi Genshin out of the room, and then closed the door behind her.

"Are you done talking?" After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Hayasaka Ai, leaning against the window in the corridor, asked with a flat expression, as if she were asking about something trivial.

“Yes.” Uesugi Genshin walked up to her and smiled.

"Let's go eat then." Hayasaka Ai nodded and prepared to start walking forward.

Then I saw that person looking around, as if checking if anyone was around.

"!" This made Hayasaka Ai a little wary.

"Ai-chan, what's wrong?" Uesugi Genshin asked, seeing Hayasaka with her arms crossed.

"No, what do you want to do?"

Chapter 294: He actually knew very well

"Ah~" Uesugi Genshin grinned mischievously, raising his eyebrows, but Hayasaka immediately straightened his face.

However, even if you make that expression...

Thinking to herself, Hayasaka Ai stretched out her palm, shaking her head in distress, and said, "...Don't do that."