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

"Ha, I really should have worn another layer of clothing on top." She muttered to herself, rather annoyed, because the weapons were too violent, and the zombies' blood might splatter everywhere, including on her.

No wonder Hayasaka-senpai was wearing a raincoat.

The main battles took place on both sides, against zombies at the far ends. Amazusa Ichika killed three zombies, Kiryuin Kaede killed two, and Kamuro Masumi and Horikita Suzune each killed only one.

"Let's go to the left first." Uesugi Genshin planned to circle around the left side first, then go to the right side, clean up the corners as much as possible, and then go to the escalator.

Passing by some fruit and bread shelves, everything on them was rotten without exception. Especially the fruit; flies buzzed around the shelves, making me want to stay away.

At the end was a row of display cases, but due to the power outage, the display cases were no longer emitting cold air.

Besides vegetables and other vegetables, further ahead there are beverages such as milk and juice.

Tianze Yixia curiously took out a carton of yogurt, looked it over, and said, "Hmm, it's not past its expiration date yet."

"You can open it if you want to drink," Uesugi Genshin said, turning to the people behind him.

"I'm not thirsty right now," Horikita Suzune shook her head. "Let's talk about it when we rest later."

Her words resonated with the others, who agreed that it was only the beginning and that they had already replenished their fluids in the car.

So after Tianze put the yogurt back in its place, they continued on their way.

There were three zombies in the corner, probably because their location was somewhat hidden, so they didn't hear the sound from the exit and stayed quietly here.

When they attacked, Uesugi Genshin easily killed them in a few moves, taking the time to avoid splattering blood on the surrounding shelves.

After exploring the right side, I moved on to the left side. Nothing seemed different, except that there were restaurants near the windows, including a Chinese hot pot restaurant.

Inside a restaurant deep inside, a dozen or so zombies were gathered. The seats and tables inside were coated with blood, suggesting that a terrible tragedy must have occurred there.

The zombies charging at Uesugi Genshin varied in speed, so there was no need to hold back.

He used his sword strike on the first zombie, splitting half of its body in two.

The knife was smoothly drawn, then swung at the second charging zombie, decapitating it with a horizontal slash. The fragile cervical vertebrae were cleanly sliced ​​in a beautiful cross-section, and the zombie's head rolled to the ground.

In less than two seconds, he unleashed his third strike, and the third zombie was killed just like the first two.

On one side, Kiryuin Fuka used all her strength to smash a zombie against the wall, and a clump of blood instantly appeared on the wall and flowed down.

The space inside wasn't big enough for six people to stand, so Hayasaka and the other two stayed outside to keep watch for zombies coming out of other shops because of the commotion.

Sure enough, four or five beef bowls came out of the beef bowl shop next door.

Fully armed, Horikita Suzune stepped forward and struck him hard on his pale, ferocious face.

Nails and wire scraped a layer of skin off the zombie's face, leaving it looking bloody and mangled, but the fallen zombie never got up again.

The battle lasted less than a minute. All the zombies inside and outside were killed, and apart from their own faint breathing, there was no other sound.

Chapter 338: New Residents of the Shopping Mall

After making some quick adjustments, we continued onward.

Perhaps feeling emboldened, Tianze Yixia dragged the baseball bat on the ground, making a sharp sound as it hit the floor.

Kiryuin Kaede kept tapping the ground, but both of them produced unpleasant noises.

Fortunately, before the people could hold on any longer, the zombies couldn't resist and emerged from the corner.

No new zombies appeared until this 10-meter stretch of road was filled with corpses.

Then, one by one, they would check if each person was truly dead, and then kick them in the head.

If there's any commotion, just hit them with the stick again.

And those that were headless, without even needing confirmation, were definitely dead.

As everyone walked forward in silence, Tianze Yixia exclaimed in surprise, "Cat!"

The direction he was pointing towards was where a shadow darted out of a shop in front of him—a gray-brown tabby cat.

However, upon hearing Tianze's voice, the tabby cat seemed startled, its tail standing high, and immediately ran away from them.

"Ah... they've gone." Tianze Yixia couldn't help but sigh regretfully, her outstretched hand still hanging in mid-air.

"I didn't expect there to be stray cats here," Kamuro Masumi said with a sigh. There are some stray cats at Advanced Nurturing High School.

“It might not be a stray cat.” Hayasaka Ai replied, frowning as if lost in thought.

There's no point in discussing this; we just happened to pass by a cat cafe on the way.

Now I understand why there are cats here; they probably escaped from here.

Uesugi Genshin stopped in his tracks, and the people behind him also looked in the direction of the shop.

"Shall we go in and take a look?" Hayasaka Ai suggested, though she didn't think it was necessary.

Looking through the shop window, the entire shop was clearly visible, with no zombies in sight, which was why they were passing by.

The reason I stopped was simply because when I walked to the front of the store, I saw the cat cafe sign.

“No…” After hesitating for a moment, Uesugi Genshin shook his head.

But Hayasaka Ai had already reached the door, which was already open, "Anyway, it won't waste much time."

"Ah, does Uesugi-senpai also like cats?" Amasawa Ichika patted Uesugi Genshin on the back.

"Well, I prefer cats to dogs." Tilting his head, Uesugi Genshin followed Hayasaka, who had already entered the store.

The tables and chairs in the store were very messy, and some were even overturned on the floor.

However, compared to the previous store, the whole store was very clean, and there was no blood on the floor.

The overhead chandelier is very eye-catching, its golden color is magnificent, and the overall store also presents a warm color scheme dominated by yellow.

“There’s nothing here,” Horikita Suzune stated.

“Yes, that’s right.” Uesugi Genshin walked to the door of the storage room, which was half-open.

But he regretted it a little after he opened the door.

There were several cats behind the door, and they looked at him when they heard him open the door.

And upon seeing him, they scattered in all directions, darting out of the room from either side of his feet. One of them was even carrying a kitten in its mouth, seemingly trying to escape with its child!

"Ah—" came the girls' surprised exclamations from outside.

"Hey!" Kiryuin Fuka watched as the cats darted out and ran towards the shop's exit. She instinctively tried to stop them, but it was no use; they had already run out.

Suddenly feeling like he had done something wrong, Uesugi Genshin turned around and looked at the cat food scattered on the ground. The things in this storage room were mostly cat-related items.

“They’ve all run away,” Masumi Kamuro sighed as she walked up behind him, not even having a chance to stop them.

"Understood." Uesugi Genshin glanced around the shelves in the small room, intending to leave.

But a "meow~" sound made him stop.

"Is there one left?" Masumi Kamuro asked, looking inside in surprise.

"It shouldn't be, right?" Stepping into the room, Uesugi Genshin bent down slightly and found a small nest at the bottom of the shelf, where a kitten was kept.

Then, the room was instantly filled with six people.

"Is this a newborn kitten?" Tianze Yixia teased the kitten with a finger.

The kitten was drowsy and didn't want to pay attention to Tianze, just like a baby.

"It must be about a month old." Masumi Kamuro felt that it didn't look like a newborn kitten, because she had seen newborn kittens before, and they looked a bit like mice, while this one had already grown a bit.

"What should we do?" Horikita Suzune asked, looking up at Uesugi Genshin, her eyes glancing at the cat every now and then.

"Let's just leave them here," Uesugi Genshin shrugged. "Maybe those cats will come back later."

If you come back and find your child gone, you'll probably be very sad, so there's no need to take the kitten with you.

“Let’s do it this way,” Hayasaka Aiya agreed.

"Let's go." When Uesugi Genshin stood up, he found that Amasawa was petting the kitten's head and Kiryuin was scratching the kitten's belly. "Stop playing."

"Ah, what a pity," Tianze Yixia said in an unpleasant tone.

"Cat cubs are really cute," Kiryuin Fuuka said, propping herself up on her knees as she stood up.

“Really, I wish I could raise one,” Tianze Yixia echoed.

They continued walking at a leisurely pace; what had just happened was merely an interlude in their operation, and they still had three or four hours to complete their plans for the day.

The execution team just needs to evacuate around six o'clock, which is dusk, the so-called hour of twilight.

Because the shopping mall has no electricity, they rely on outside light to move around. When the sun is tilted at a certain angle, the entire shopping mall becomes dark, and the risk of moving around at this time becomes much greater.

"Squads, report your positions." Hayasaka Ai was confirming the progress of each squad via radio.

Finally, he summarized the findings and reported to Genshin Uesugi, "The Hikigaya team has completed 80% of the progress. The Hayama team encountered some trouble; a horde of dozens of zombies was blocking their way, and it took them a bit of effort to deal with them. They have only completed half of the plan."

"What about Ayanokouji and the others?" Uesugi Genshin asked.

"Two-thirds complete." A steady, average progress.

"Let's retreat for today." It seems we won't be able to complete our planned tasks today.

Although it's a little past five o'clock now, without lights, some of the deeper parts of the shops—places where natural light doesn't reach—are already so dark that it's affecting operations.

“Okay, then I’ll tell them that,” Hayasaka Ai replied, then walked to the side to continue communicating via radio.

"Let's go back," Uesugi Genshin announced to the others, and then they walked back the way they came.

As they passed a clothing store, Uesugi Genshin called out to the others, "Wait a minute, I need to get two pieces of clothing."

"Did Uesugi-senpai get this for his girlfriend?" Amazawa Ichika tilted her head and looked into the store.

"How could that be? I got it for myself." If it were for his girlfriend, it wouldn't be clothes, but rather something like lingerie.

After glancing at the brand, he casually picked up a few plain-colored T-shirts and carried the clothes and hangers in his hand.

Masumi Kamuro silently walked to the counter, took a leather bag, and helped him pack the clothes.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Horikita Suzune asked, looking at the clothes in his hand.

"Because I'm almost out of clothes to wear." Turning his head, Uesugi Genshin replied calmly.

"Didn't Uesugi-senpai go home?" Amazu Ichika asked, her fingers brushing over the clothes. Many of her clothes belonged to other people because she hadn't brought her own and had left them at the White House.

“That’s not the reason.” Uesugi Genshin shook his head, denying Amasawa’s statement. “They were all taken.”

"Ah~" Tianze Yixia said meaningfully, "So that's how it is."

She was very clever and immediately guessed what the so-called "being taken away" meant. "If it's a bit bigger, it can be worn as pajamas."

As she spoke, she gestured with her hand at the base of her thigh.

"The hem can also cover some private areas."

Seeing Kiryuin looking at a piece of clothing, Amaze Ichika teased, "Well, Kiryuin-senpai's words can't hide anything."

After all, not every girl has such long legs.

Chapter 339: A Few Things Happening on Campus

The window frame rattled and creaked, and a stronger wind began to blow.

The curtains fluttered in the wind, and the documents that were half-reviewed were turned into a mess.

"curtain!"

Feeling the curtains brush against the back of her head again, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally couldn't stand it anymore, got up, went to the windowsill, and closed them.

"Oh dear, it's quite cool here." Shiina Hiyori sighed regretfully, looking up as her pencil tapped lightly on the paper.

It's not time to turn on the air conditioner yet, but opening the windows has made the room much cooler.

"Stop complaining." Kasumigaoka Utaha sat back down and handed the stack of documents she had just finished reading to Shiina Hiyori. "Write summaries of all these departmental reports and send them to the student council."

"Okay." Since there were only the two of them in the room, Shiina Hiyori didn't ask why she was asked to deliver it.

Everyone else was sent to the ice rink in Newport to set up the stage; staying in the office is probably easier...maybe.

At least for those who don't want to move, mental work is much easier than physical work, and it also avoids unnecessary social interaction.

"How's the new kid doing?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked casually while handling the work of the Organization Department.

She crossed her plump legs as if exhausted, her pale, translucent skin, from toes to ankles, calves, and thighs, was only concealed by 80D black pantyhose so as not to be too dazzling.