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

“We can survive in this apocalypse, even if it may last a long time, even if the government may not be able to do anything, and in the end we can only rely on ourselves.”

"But in any case, I will do my best, so please trust me."

No, it wasn't just the leader; Yukinoshita made a clear mistake.

Hachiman Hikigaya doesn't have telepathy, and he can't just barge in and interrupt her persuasive speech, as that would greatly diminish the results of her efforts.

The word "unity" is always added after "leader" because a leader who is simply a group of opportunists is just a bunch of fence-sitters.

Unity will reinforce this idea and dilute the boundaries between me and you.

Right now, they've only been temporarily convinced. They're observing and scrutinizing Yukino Yukinoshita's every move from the sidelines, and they'll waver at the slightest sign of trouble.

If it were him, he would use more fancy language to coax them, using lofty words like "everyone," "together," and "unity" to make them feel like they are their leader rather than the one in charge.

However, he certainly wouldn't do something so public, so it seems that Xue Zhixia can only do this for the time being.

Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath and, seeing the enthusiastic response from everyone after his speech, decided to add fuel to the fire.

The knocking on the door interrupted the sounds inside.

"Please come in." Yukino Yukinoshita's cool voice came from inside.

"Excuse me." Hachiman Hikigaya opened the door and walked in. Yoshiteru Zaimokuza, seeing the room full of people, couldn't help but adopt a serious posture, his hands pressed tightly against his trouser seams.

"what happened?"

"President Yukinoshita, as per your orders, Genshin Uesugi has led a team to bring a truckload of fish from the Chiba City seafood market. Today's food problem has been solved."

“...Is that so? I understand.” Yukino Yukinoshita’s gaze seemed to pierce his heart.

This is a white lie, or rather, it can't even be considered a lie.

Shouldn't the credit be claimed by a cold-hearted superior?

Then, those who use violence are expected to be competent.

Finally, I just hope that someone can slack off properly...

"So it was already..."

"The vice president is indeed impressive."

Who is Uesugi Genshin?

"It seems we can trust her."

"Are we going to eat later?"

The people around them started discussing it amongst themselves, and for now, they were willing to believe in Yukino Yukinoshita's abilities.

"Then please go back and reassure the students in your respective classes. As previously arranged, each class and club should stand by in the designated classroom."

After clearing the school building, she assigned seats to each class and selected temporary representatives who were ordered to stay in their rooms and not wander around, though they weren't entirely useless.

Just as Yukino Yukinoshita was making arrangements, very loud footsteps came from the corridor outside. Such a commotion must mean that something had happened.

Hachiman Hikigaya went straight out and saw an unknown person running in the corridor. He waved to the person.

The person saw it and immediately ran to the calm-looking person who was probably one of the relevant personnel.

"What's wrong?" Just in case, Hachiman Hikigaya took a few steps to greet him, to prevent the bad news he might bring from affecting the people inside.

"Keep your voice down."

After catching his breath, the man placed his hand on Hachiman Hikigaya's shoulder. "Hayama-kun..."

"What happened to Ye Shan?"

"There are zombies at the school gate. Hayama is making sure no zombies get in. Someone might bring zombies in through another gate."

"???" Hachiman Hikigaya was a little confused. How could this happen?

"That's what he said."

Yukino Yukinoshita was already standing beside her. After giving her brief instructions, she walked out of the classroom first.

"I remember a student council member went to help?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked another question.

After all, he and Xuanxin were both unknown figures in the school, so mentioning their names wouldn't make a difference.

"Someone said they wanted to lure them away, but I don't know how things went."

Then there's no need to worry. Xuanxin can definitely ensure his own safety.

Whether or not he is lured away is not a problem; he can definitely complete the task on his own.

As for Hayama...

"I understand, I'll go check it out now." Yukino Yukinoshita was truly a doer; she went straight to check the scene.

"Hachigaya-kun, could you please go find Hiratsuka-sensei?"

Although it is a question, it carries a commanding tone that does not allow for refusal.

"I see."

Hachiman Hikigaya quickened his pace and left. Yoshiteru Zaimokuza glanced at Yukinoshita's cold eyes and Hachiman's retreating figure, then hurried after him.

"Hachiman, Hachiman".

"what happened?"

"Isn't things in a very bad situation now?"

"Stop talking, you idiot."

It's really bad; a collapse could happen at any moment. Hayama, that "hypocritical" good guy, and Yukinoshita don't seem to have much fighting ability.

If zombies were actually brought into the school and caused a riot, it would have a devastating effect, like a central explosion.

There are only two people at the peak of the school's fighting ability. Compared to the guy who makes people feel more at ease, Hiratsuka-sensei is slightly inferior.

One is very skilled with weapons, while the other is more adept at hand-to-hand combat. Surely no one can actually crush a skull with one hand?

"Then how do we find Hiratsuka-sensei?"

"Phone, phone."

Hachiman Hikigaya had already taken out his phone, scrolled through his concise contact list, and found his teacher's number.

I remember adding it because of the scheduled meeting, which is also one reason why I might add the teacher's contact information.

And they prayed, "Please never contact me again," but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

The last time I received an email was because I was called to the office for a talk because of my essay, "Youth explodes, and normal life goes to hell."

"Hey, teacher."

"Oh, what's wrong, Hachiman?"

"Hayama got into an argument with students who were leaving at the school gate, and almost brought zombies in with them."

"Hey! What did you say?"

Hearing the voice, Hachiman Hikigaya instantly imagined a teacher who was leisurely smoking a cigarette, but then suddenly exhaled it with a "poof" and became serious.

"Where are you now?"

"I'm moving a body in that room on the fourth floor right now."

As the person on the phone spoke, the voices coming from the stairwell overlapped with the voices on the phone.

A woman wearing a red tie, a black vest, a white shirt, black trousers, and a white coat ran down the stairs.

"Ah, teacher..."

"You're here, Hachiman, what did you just say?"

"It's Ye Shan."

"Okay, I understand." Hiratsuka Shizuka interrupted Hikigaya Hachiman, just wanting to confirm if she had misheard anything.

"I'll go take a look." With that, she grabbed the handrail and continued down the stairs.

Watching her anxious figure, Hachiman Hikigaya remained silent for a moment.

"Wait, I'm going too."

"No, you don't..."

"I feel more at ease when I'm with the teacher."

As she spoke, she overtook Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had stopped, and walked in front.

"Let's just wait there for a while."

"Hey~, Hachiman~, I'll come too." Yoshiteru Zaimokuza really didn't want to stay here, so he followed along.

"You guys are really something." Hiratsuka Shizuka rubbed her forehead, looking troubled.

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"Hurry up, come here." Hayama Hayato shouted at the boy running on the playground.

A group of zombies lay sprawled not far behind him, tripped over by the small gate of the playground. They were piled up there like bloated mountains of flesh, or like swarms of earthworms crawling out of dung balls.

The boy ran over as fast as he could, bringing along the few zombies that were crawling up along with him.

The playground has no fence, or rather, no inner fence; the area between the playground and the special building is open and unobstructed.

Therefore, once you enter the playground, there is no difference from entering the school campus.

"Hayato, what should we do?" Tobe Sho asked Hayama Hayato anxiously.

“Hobe, I’ll take care of drawing them away.” Hayama Hayato chose the same approach as the other man.

"Hey! Don't do that, Hayato, it's very dangerous!" Tobe Sho shouted, trying to dissuade him.

"No, this is my responsibility." Hayama Hayato took the blame upon himself.

If he had done a good job, this situation wouldn't have happened.

That classmate named Uesugi Genshin acted as bait himself, and who knows what will happen next? This is the consequence he caused.

"Don't go near, lest they notice you."

After the boy ran over, Hayato Hayama jumped down with a wooden stick, hoping to divert the zombies' attention to himself.

His stamina as the ace of the soccer team was on full display; he moved nimbly, narrowly avoiding the zombies.

All that's left is to gather them together, spin them around, and you can take them out of the school.

Thinking this, Hayato Hayama looked to his right and saw a horde of zombies on a street outside the small gate of the playground.

"Varied......"

He was somewhat surprised that the situation outside was so bad. In this state, it was a problem whether they could even get out or not. They couldn't afford to attract more people from outside in.

Hayato Hayama started circling the playground. There were always some who moved slowly and some who moved nimbly. The fast ones followed closely behind, while the slow ones were almost walking in a small circle, but the range they could move was getting smaller and smaller.

Is bringing them to the tennis courts the only option?

Meanwhile, Hiratsuka Shizuka and Hikigaya Hachiman had arrived at the playground, drawing some of the zombies' attention there.

"Teacher, and Hachiman, what brings you here?"

"What are you talking about, Hayama? Hurry up and get rid of them."

The number of more than ten birds did not seem to be a problem to Hiratsuka Shizuka, or rather, the playground environment made her feel very safe.

After losing sight of three or four other animals that couldn't keep up with Hayato Hayama, they immediately set their sights on the two closest animals.

Is it like this again...?

Hachiman Hikigaya followed in Shizuka Hiratsuka's footsteps, and together they faced the zombie attack.

The teacher always rushes to the front, and one can't help but worry that she might be forcing herself, as she has a strong sense of responsibility to take on everything.

Xuanxin is even more reassuring. His strategies and tactics are impeccable, and he places greater emphasis on the strength of the group, as if they have formed a solid battle formation together and are advancing forward. Even if there are unexpected events, he will use his abilities to weaken them to a level that the team can handle.

The teacher is like a protective mother hen, while Xuanxin prefers to use the strength of the team to solve the problem.

My arms were a little stiff, and the fatigue from the afternoon only worsened after a short rest.