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

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I opened my eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling. After taking my medicine in the morning, I listlessly took off my coat, collapsed onto the bed, buried myself in the soft blankets, and felt as if my body was sinking into them, unable to move. Then, unsurprisingly, I fell asleep again.

What time is it now?

A question flashed through my mind, but it was really just a fleeting thought.

She wouldn't have kept her eyes open if she hadn't felt the urge to urinate.

"are you awake?"

Hearing the soft voice, Eriri turned her head to look to the side.

"How are you feeling?" Uesugi Genshin asked Eriri, who was lying in bed, as he sat down on a chair that had been moved from the dining table.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

"No need to be surprised, this has always been my bed, my room," Uesugi Genshin said helplessly, crossing his legs.

"..." This made Eriri blush even more; it was the first time she had fallen asleep in another boy's bed.

I pulled the blanket up to cover my nose and below, but surprisingly I didn't smell anything else; in fact, it smelled very nice.

"The blankets and sheets have already been changed, so there's absolutely nothing to worry about." Uesugi Genshin only then realized that someone came to clean his bedroom every day, and that the things on the bed had been taken apart and aired out. Moreover, different girls had been frequently seen at his apartment these past few days.

"I don't have that worry at all!" Eriri shouted.

After yelling, she suddenly felt something was off. Normally she should be worried, but not being worried really meant not being worried, and she couldn't figure out what kind of not being worried was.

"Don't shout so loudly, it'll disturb the people around you." At that moment, the door opened and Shiyu walked in, carrying a glass of water.

"Kasumigaoka..." Seeing a familiar face, Eriri felt a complex mix of emotions.

"Here, the water is warm." Kasumigaoka Utaha handed the water glass to Eriri.

Eriri lifted part of the blanket, got up and leaned against the headboard, taking small sips of water, her dry throat instantly becoming moist.

Shiyu sat on the edge of the bed, touching Eriri's forehead and feeling the change in temperature. "It seems she's feeling much better."

"My throat still hurts," Eriri said softly, holding her cup, a gesture that made her look like a golden kitten.

This made Shiyu chuckle, "I wish you were always this cute."

"Pfft..." Uesugi Genshin couldn't help but laugh out loud; the two of them were thinking the same thing.

"What...?" Eriri immediately glared at him angrily.

"Alright, enough joking around." Shiyu knew when to stop, took Eriri's empty water glass and placed it on the bedside table. "There's still some porridge cooking in the pot. If you want to sleep after you finish eating, you can sleep in my bed."

"Then...then..." Eriri stammered, wanting to say something but unable to get the words out.

Seeing this, Shi Yu teased again, "What's wrong? This isn't like you."

"None of your business," Eriri muttered.

"Well, you can just live with me and Kato, don't worry."

“…Hmm.” Eriri suddenly hugged Shiho’s waist, buried her mouth and nose in her clothes, and stopped talking.

Ah, just like a kitten.

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought to herself, then wrapped her arms around her and gently held her in her embrace.

Eriri opened her eyes a little and saw the person sitting on the chair next to her, looking at them.

"Go away."

Seeing Eriri wave her hand dismissively with a look of disgust, Uesugi Genshin put on an innocent expression.

So this is his room and his bed!

"Ah, do you think we can smell Eriri's scent when we're lying in bed at night?" Shiho said with a mischievous smile.

At night? In bed?

Eriri's mind went blank. With her rich theoretical knowledge, she immediately connected all sorts of scenarios to her mind. Feeling extremely embarrassed and annoyed, she immediately shouted.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!!!"

Chapter 305: Apartment Swap in Progress

Having not seen Eriri eat, Uesugi Genshin returned to the student council room first.

The lunch break is over.

The list provided by the student council was given to Hayasaka to coordinate with the logistics department, and Isshiki was asked to mobilize manpower from the organization department. In the afternoon, they began to move the food that was scheduled to be transported to Tokyo, which consisted of flour and other frozen foods.

As the student council's administrative officer, Isshiki is already very adept at issuing orders to various departments.

His confident demeanor made him seem like a true elite member of the student council.

If someone truly doesn't inspire trust, then issuing orders will only come across as meddling.

If there's anything she really can't handle on her own, she'll readily bring it back and ask Yukinoshita for help.

At least Uesugi Genshin and Yukino Yukinoshita both thought she was quite good as an executor; the fox borrowing the tiger's power actually reflects the fox's abilities.

Meanwhile, Uesugi Genshin reviewed the records of the Executive Department's operations over the past few days.

Basically, the project team worked together to clearly demarcate the boundary of Zongwu High-tech Zone using building materials, marking out this trapezoidal territory of approximately 4 square kilometers.

Many border crossings were handed over to the garrison for guarding, which immediately increased the garrison's personnel requirements to more than fifty people.

There are about twenty people working day and night, taking turns in shifts.

They used the few walkie-talkies they could find that were tuned to the same frequency as emergency communication devices. Because there were so few, they were usually given to one person, and anyone in the vicinity would relay any news to that person.

For now, we can only address this issue by starting with specific examples and gradually expanding our reach. Once the electronic equipment from Shuchiin arrives, this problem will be solved.

Furthermore, Mai Sakurajima established departmental regulations, and every day she would get the entire department together to train and practice the use of weapons.

It seems that most of the brave people at Zongwu High School ended up here, though it's also possible that some were attracted by the good pay.

Also, at the end of the first half of the seaside Matsukaze Road north of Soubu High School, Yukinoshita Haruno and her team cleared out some of the zombies in the vicinity.

Right next to it is JR's Inagekaigan Station, and because it's a train station, there are quite a lot of zombies there.

So far, only the surrounding area has been barely cleared; the interior of the shopping center hasn't even been entered.

But just thinking about it, you know there will be a lot of zombies inside. I just don't know if there are any living people left.

This is a huge project, and we'll need to focus all our efforts on it from now on.

Finally, there's the power station across the New Port Peninsula. It seems Yang Nai hired someone to maintain it, which was an oversight on their end.

However, since it was in an uncontrolled area on the other side, we could only clear out the zombies in the power station first, then seal it off, and people would need to be transported back and forth by boat.

Some students are learning from this professional, and later Zongwu High School will be able to maintain it themselves.

Aside from these, only the "miscellaneous tasks" belonging to the General Military High-level Executive Department remain.

"I've had the publicity department post the apartment relocation announcement on the bulletin board." Yukino Yukinoshita handed over the reviewed summary of the report.

Uesugi Genshin took it and casually flipped through it, saying, "I'll be busy then."

"Let's sort out our apartments today. Horikita-san, Ichinose-san, Kamuro-san, and Eriri-san don't have a place to stay yet." Yukino Yukinoshita sent another document over.

“We’re not in a hurry,” Honami Ichinose laughed, sitting in the student council room.

“No, we still need to clean it. Although the Ministry of Health cleaned it once at first, it’s been almost a month, so it must be covered in dust. You can use the bedding I’ve aired out here for now.” Yukino Yukinoshita tapped a few sheets of paper in her hand and looked at Ichinose and the others on the sofa opposite her.

"As for Eriri, it's already decided. She will live with Uesugi Genshin said casually, waving his hand. "However, there are already four of them with Mai and the others, so it's hard to squeeze in another person. She might move out."

He then handed the executive department's documents to Masumi Kamuro for her to re-file. Hayasaka was not present, so she temporarily took over Hayasaka's work.

He doesn't ask anything and quietly does his own thing, which is in stark contrast to Isshiki, who occasionally tries to speak and act cute. He truly is Sakayanagi's loyal dog.

He himself has no objection to the term "loyal dog".

Uesugi Genshin knew that Kamuro Masumi was with him; this was a task given to her by Sakayanagi.

Honami Ichinose, sitting on the sofa, wanted to observe how the student council was operating, as a further investigation.

Horikita Suzune, who was sitting very close to Yukinoshita, flipped through the previous reports of the Executive Department, trying to figure out what had happened here before.

Hayasaka and Isshiki returned together to report that all the supplies had been loaded onto the ship and they were ready to depart.

"Then let's do it the day after tomorrow." Uesugi Genshin made the decision. Yukino Yukinoshita had no objections, nor did Hayasaka Ai.

A knocking sound came at the door, and he called out, "Come in."

"Excuse me." It was Hachiman who walked in.

"What kind of outfit is that?" Uesugi Genshin asked, looking at his clothes with a smile.

"Don't joke around." Hachiman, whose black coat was stained with red and white, turned around. "By the way, you have one too."

He was currently wearing the equipment of the Execution Department, designed and made by the original members of the Drama Department. It was mainly leather armor with chainmail overlays in key areas, covered by a haori, and his neck and lower half of his face were also covered by a mask.

Being tackled by a zombie is just as dangerous, but at least you don't have to worry about possible scratches or anything like that. After all, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, so this increases your margin for error.

However, this haori isn't very clean now. It's washed every day, but the bloodstains on it keep accumulating. This is the price of wearing white.

The same goes for weapons; studded baseball bats inevitably splatter everywhere, not just blood, but possibly brain matter as well.

"I..." Uesugi Genshin was about to open his mouth.

"Don't worry." Hachiman shrugged and looked at him with a reassuring gaze, "I know you. It's just some protection on important parts. It's not as exaggerated as what we do. If you don't wear it, then all my efforts will be wasted."

In other words, I put a lot of effort into making the clothing design more practical so that you can wear it.

"I use a knife." If he were forced to use his limbs to attack by zombies, then all these years of his life would have been for nothing.

Uesugi Genshin said this casually, and reluctantly accepted Hachiman's offer, but with reservations.

"Yes Yes."

"What are your thoughts on the apartment?" Uesugi Genshin asked him, raising an eyebrow.

“Hiratsuka-sensei, if possible, let her live alone,” Hachiman said, looking away.

"Is this what you thought, or what she said?" Uesugi Genshin couldn't help but ask curiously.

"She only said she couldn't live with me," Hachiman simply recounted what Hiratsuka-sensei had told him.

After all, a forbidden relationship with a student is too controversial, given the age gap. People will have their opinions, so it's best to keep a low profile.

“As for Hiratsuka-sensei, it would be good to arrange a separate apartment for her.” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded and said that given Hiratsuka-sensei’s contributions and status, she was already receiving a salary equivalent to that of the student council president.

Even if we charge her rent, it doesn't seem like it's enough to cover the costs. Yukino Yukinoshita did a quick calculation and realized that she really couldn't follow the rules.

Clerical positions with very high security generally have low salaries, even for positions like student council president, and the salary also depends on the specific tasks performed.

Just like Shiromaru-senpai, who not only leads the Ministry of Education but is also the manager of the health room.

Only when someone receives three salaries is they roughly qualified to live in an apartment alone.

However, she used most of her salary to take care of those children and didn't spend much on herself.

"Then let's not keep it for now." Uesugi Genshin understood this well. If it weren't for the head of the executive department and the operation bonus, he wouldn't have the confidence to live alone. Hayama felt the same way.

For them, the most important source of confidence is the executive department, not the student council.

"Yukino-chan~" came Yukinoshita Haruno's voice from outside the door. She pushed the door open and entered without knocking.

After all, this place has been her office for the past few days.

"That's so mean! I saw my sister this morning, and then she just turned around and left. What does that mean?"

Upon returning from the operation with the Executive Department, Yukino's first act was to confront them and demand an explanation.

"So you saw it." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed. "I'm sorry, sister."

"Seriously, if I didn't see it, you'd just pretend it never happened, right?" Yukinoshita Haruno joked.

"Yes."

"Ah, she actually admitted it. Who did she learn this shamelessness from?" With that, Yukinoshita Haruno shifted her gaze.

"Don't look at me." Uesugi Genshin said, resting his chin on his hand. "Yukino used to be like this too."

"..." Yukinoshita blinked slightly, her gaze fixed intently on him. "Speaking of which..."

"Speaking of which, Mother has been saying she wants to see you. It's about time she went, otherwise she might have come directly here, hahaha." She smiled, but her eyes were icy cold.

"Go and come back quickly, it can be done in half a day." Uesugi Genshin avoided Haruno's gaze and said to Yukino.