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

"Let's forget about several times that," Hachiman sighed, leaning on his baseball bat and resting his face on the back of his hand.

“That’s true,” Hayama Hayato agreed with a smile.

"Is the armor flexible enough?" Uesugi Genshin examined the equipment Hayama was wearing; he had already seen Hachiman wearing it yesterday.

"It's alright." Hayama Hayato shifted from side to side. "In terms of the margin for error, it has increased somewhat."

Hachiman chimed in, "But to be honest, I really don't want to wear this for small-scale battles."

"Just get used to it." Their mindset has reached the point where they sometimes find protective gear troublesome.

Uesugi Genshin looked at Hayama again, "Has the area near the entrance been cleaned up?"

"It's about time to go in." Hayama Hayato turned to the side and pointed to the doorway.

Then the three of them walked together toward the side entrance of the shopping mall.

"This is the food area," Ye Shan explained, standing at the entrance. "We sell fast food like coffee and hot dogs."

Looking further in, several zombies were still swaying in the depths.

"Looks like there's a power outage," Hachiman said casually, standing to Uesugi Genshin's right.

They walked a short distance from the hot dog stand, but didn't get any closer because flies were buzzing around there.

"Maybe it's just a power outage." Hayama Hayato shook his head, disagreeing with his opinion.

"But no matter what, the cooked food and fresh food inside are basically all covered in flies, just like here," Hachiman said helplessly, pointing to the stall.

"Anyway, it's not your job to clean it up." Uesugi Genshin looked at Hachiman's expression and said with amusement, "Let the cleaning team move the corpses at the entrance and burn them tomorrow."

"Who will be on board?" Hayato Hayama asked, as they always needed a team to accompany the ship.

“By drawing lots.” Uesugi Genshin chose a very fair method. “I have something to tell you all when we get back to the meeting.”

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A light rain was falling outside the window. On my way back, a drop of rain fell on my face, and that was when the rain began.

The light rain caused the sunset and red clouds that were supposed to appear at dusk to disappear without a trace, leaving only a gray sky.

The conference room was set up with a U-shaped table made of desks. All the student council and executive committee members were sitting there, as was Hiratsuka-sensei, who was smoking by the window. Haruno, on the other hand, was sitting next to her younger sister, idly tapping the table with her fingers.

"In other words, we're going to rob a bank," Hachiman summarized succinctly.

"Still the same Shinomiya Bank, you're really something." Leaning back in her chair with her arms crossed, Haruno said, crossing her long legs.

The Shinomiya family is a very famous conglomerate in Japan, and it is incomparable to her family, which is a prestigious family confined to Chiba.

Uesugi Genshin looked at Hayasaka and asked her to begin her introduction.

He tapped the wooden stick to signal them to look this way, and then spread the map he had found on the mobile whiteboard. “The bank is near Nihonbashi. You can move it by boat via the Nihonbashi River. The road isn’t very good, so driving would probably be very difficult.”

"You don't expect us, these two mere teams, to do this, do you?" Hachiman asked, raising his hand as he rested his arm on the conference table.

"Is it possible?" Isshiki Iroha, the student council's general affairs advisor, asked innocently. After all, it was gold; if she could have it all to herself...

Hayama rejected the junior's somewhat greedy idea, saying, "Iroha, that won't work. Just the fact that it's in Tokyo is troublesome enough."

The Nihonbashi River is narrow and the arches are low, making it impossible for large ships to pass. Furthermore, gold cannot be transported solely by fishing boats, as this is too inefficient. They need a clean dock where large ships can dock, and they also need to clear a "beachhead" so that future operatives can directly storm the bank instead of having to start by hacking down zombies in the streets.

But they also have things to do here, so it's impossible for everyone to go to Tokyo for several days in a row.

“To be honest, the amount of gold we get isn’t a problem,” Yukino said. “All we want are guns, enough to equip our own people.”

"I wonder how much Mr. Spencer can get his hands on," Yang said, resting his chin on his hand as he looked at Uesugi Genshin.

“That depends on how corrupt the Self-Defense Force officers are,” said Genshin Uesugi, adding that it was uncontrollable. “But if they are not corrupt enough, then there’s no point in making the deal.”

The premise is invalid. Even a self-defense officer would do everything in his power to get the gold, unless he didn't want it.

"Besides us, who else can we recruit?" Hachiman asked, turning his head.

“Shuchiin should be fine, right?” Uesugi Genshin said, looking at Hayasaka.

“The Shirogane president of Shuchiin would be very happy to get involved, especially if they could get their hands on guns,” Hayasaka Ai replied, emphasizing the guns rather than the gold.

Based on her past experience, the Silver President would think that food is more important than gold, and there is no need to take risks to act specifically for gold.

“Advanced Educational High School is also in Tokyo, and they have many ships there.” Uesugi Genshin thought for a moment and decided to bring Horikita Gakuya along.

He glanced at Yang Nai, who noticed him and gave him a half-smile, half-smile as she rested her chin on her hand.

She wore a smart black blazer over a white blouse with lace trim at the collar, and a knee-length pencil skirt that ended two centimeters from her knees. Her elegant long legs, accentuated by the long skirt, were encased in dark brown pantyhose with a denier of at least 60.

I always say I'm used to going bare-legged.

Of course, this doubt only lasted for a moment. The reason Uesugi Genshin looked at her was because he was thinking about how the Chiba Self-Rescue Committee was doing.

However, Yang Nai did not answer, but continued to look at him with a smile. The two remained locked in a stalemate until everyone around them was watching them.

Ok.

Uesugi Genshin turned his head away and stopped looking at Haruno. He knew pretty well that Haruno's pride made her somewhat reluctant to run back to her parents for "help" right after arriving.

Then we'll just rely on these three "schools".

Chapter 314: The Kind-hearted Senior Shiromaru

"Then it's decided."

Uesugi Genshin rested his hands on the table and looked at the two people sitting on the left side of the executive department.

"The Hachiman Squad will set off with me tomorrow."

This is the result of the draw, and tomorrow Hayama will continue to lead people to the shopping center to assist the cleaning team in cleaning up the piled-up corpses.

"And I also need someone who can talk a good game to play the bad cop for me."

As he spoke, he looked at Hachiman as if addressing him by name.

"What does 'playing the bad cop' mean?" Hachiman always felt it was a bad term.

"Ah! You mean a kind of mask in Chinese opera, right?" Yang Nai exclaimed in surprise, "Like Noh."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yang Nai smiled and said, "Don't look at me, I haven't learned that much. This must be Chinese slang."

"Sister, when did you learn Chinese?" Yukino blinked and asked her in confusion.

"A long time ago," Yang Nai said with a laugh.

"..." Yukino knew her older sister was being mischievous again, but she didn't know whether she really didn't want to talk or just wanted to tease her.

"It's just that when I'm not comfortable saying bad things, I need someone to say them for me," Uesugi Genshin explained from the side.

"Me?" Hachiman pointed to himself. "So, you mean you want me to be the villain?"

“Yes, yes.” Uesugi Genshin made a gesture that said, “You got it right.”

The negotiations with Shuchiin were also discussed between Yukino and Ishigami, the Shuchiin's accountant; he and Shirogane were not involved.

After all, they are mainly responsible for raising and spending money, not for managing it. And those who manage money tend to be quite meticulous about how much they have, which is, after all, their job.

This time, the purpose of the trip is to facilitate a joint operation. The reward for that operation, namely the percentage of the ten tons of gold stored in the Shinomiya Bank, needs to be carefully discussed.

"I'm the secretary, not the accountant," Hachiman complained helplessly. With his science grades, he wouldn't even dare to take on the job of student council accountant. "Besides, I'm a thug. This kind of negotiating job isn't suitable for me, is it?"

He went there as the team leader. If the other party knew that he, as the student council secretary, was also in charge of this, it would be a bit beneath him, since he hadn't stepped down yet.

"The key is negotiation." If he were sitting in a swivel chair, Uesugi Genshin would probably be spinning by now. "As for the other candidates..."

What he needs is someone who can stab the other side in the heart, someone who can keenly find the other side's weaknesses so that his side can gain the upper hand.

"..." Hachiman rested his chin on his hand, looking away with a troubled expression.

"Ha, I guess I'll go after all," Yukino sighed and said.

"Huh?" Hachiman's eyes widened because he was almost ready to agree, just like before, if they followed the procedure.

"It'll be fine if my older sister helps me with the student council work." Yukino said, looking at her older sister sitting next to her.

"Eh—" Haruno called out lazily, "No way, I've already been tired enough. Yukino-chan gave me more than just an accounting job."

It's about the entire student council!

"Sister," Yukino called out, her voice pleading.

"I understand!" Haruno sat up abruptly. "Then I'll go in Yukino's place."

The best way to escape office work is to travel.

She disliked the student council work because it was both troublesome and tedious.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, sister." Yukino readily agreed, her speed surprising even Haruno.

"Ah! Could it be...?"

Before Haruno could speak, Yukino looked at the people in the room and said, "It's decided then."

And so it became a fait accompli.

"..." Yang Nai burst out laughing. It turned out that her younger sister was also playing a little trick on her.

"The meeting is adjourned," Uesugi Genshin announced, then gestured to Shiromai-senpai, who had moved a chair to her left and was sitting on the edge of the table, saying, "Shiromai-senpai, I have something to tell you."

"Huh?" Shiromaru was surprised. To be honest, she was only a figurehead student council president. If no one had objected, she would have wanted to step down.

She thought this time, like before, there wouldn't be any problems, but things turned out differently than she expected.

Before leaving, Hayasaka Ai whispered in Uesugi Genshin's ear, "Go back to the apartment before you finish eating."

After everyone else left, only Uesugi Genshin, Yukino, Haruno, and Shirokai Jun remained in the room.

Yang Nai was simply staying to watch the show; no one was going to bother her anyway.

"Is there something you want to say, Uesugi-kun?" Shiromaru asked cheerfully.

Seeing his senior's optimistic attitude, Uesugi Genshin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, there is a very skilled doctor at Shuchiin in Tokyo. I was thinking of having you learn medicine from him, but of course, it's okay if you don't want to."

This was something he had agreed upon with Shirogane. Ever since he learned that there was a world-class doctor at Shuchiin Hospital, he had had this idea.

"Ah." Shiromaru covered his mouth, but quickly put it down, a gentle smile on his face. "Okay."

"Senpai Shiromai, don't push yourself," Yukino said with concern from the side. Medicine is an extremely difficult subject to study, and Senpai Shiromai probably didn't plan to become a doctor in the first place. It felt like they were taking advantage of her kindness by deciding her life's trajectory on their own.

"No, I really hope I can help everyone." Shiromaru clasped her small hands together in front of her chest and said firmly, "No, I should thank Uesugi-senpai for giving me this opportunity. I don't have Uesugi-senpai's high combat power, nor do I have Yukino-senpai's strong decisiveness. Perhaps this is one of the few things I can do."

After saying that, she chuckled foolishly, but her smile was dazzling, which is why everyone liked her so much – her unique and approachable charm.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Yukino said, bowing her head.

“Please.” Uesugi Genshin said the same thing.

"Yes, yes, leave it to me." Shiromai patted her chest and replied, then looked at Uesugi Genshin again, "So, shall I come along this time?"

"Let's skip this one." Uesugi Genshin shook his head. This time it was a bit rushed, and it was the first time he had set sail. He wasn't sure if anything would go wrong. "I would appreciate it if you could help me gather some information. Are there any other people who would like to study medicine together?"

If someone comes from a family of doctors or has a history of becoming a doctor, they probably won't be so resistant to learning it.

"I understand." Shirokumi clasped his hands together and agreed. "However, we don't have any medical books here. If we can learn some beforehand, we can get started quickly when we go there."

"I'll have Hayama go to the library tomorrow."

Mihama Library is a place that Sobu High School sometimes uses for community events; everyone knows it.

"Okay, then there's no problem," Shirowari said with a smile.

"Xun is so kind," Yang Nai muttered softly from the side.

From these poignant words, Uesugi Genshin could also sense her concern for his junior and friend.

Indeed, she is just too kind.

Chapter 315: Inviting someone to dinner means you want something in return.

"Hey," Yang Nai asked from the roadside, "I've been doing all the work for you, how much are you paid?"

"Speaking of which, what is your position, older sister?" Yukino asked, turning her head.

"Hey~, are you ignoring me?" Yang Nai quickly stepped forward and stood between the two.

Uesugi Genshin felt the softness of the other's arm, unintentionally—no, it was intentional.