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

“…” Hachiman, standing to the side, was speechless. He had never said that, never said anything cute. Genshin could lie without batting an eye. No, this could only be considered a simple polite remark.

"Ah, so my brother mentioned me? Oh, Komachi is so happy~, that my brother told his friend about me."

In reality, Hachiman was always praising his capable younger sister; he was just using a slightly different adjective.

"No, please give me your guidance."

Please take good care of your brother.

"No, no, I am the one."

It wasn't just polite talk; it was a desire to get to know each other better. Komachi really valued this friend that her brother always talked about. Even the senior Zaimokuza, who was also her brother's friend, didn't receive the same treatment from Genshin.

Later, Uesugi Genshin met two members of the Kawasaki family. He looked at the honest Kawasaki Taishi and the really cute little Kyoka, whose older sister was not there.

And... Hachiman's first love!

"Hello!" Kaori Orimoto greeted enthusiastically.

"Your girlfriend?" Uesugi Genshin immediately turned to Hachiman and asked.

Two unanimously uttered "no" sounds came from the air, along with two strange male voices.

"I... I'm a middle school classmate of Hachiman's, from the Seaside High School." Kaori Orimoto said, scratching the back of her head, looking somewhat troubled.

Hachiman glanced at Genshin's subtly raised eyebrow and his heart skipped a beat.

Does this guy know something? How could that be! It's impossible; it's his dark history, which he's kept very well hidden and hasn't told anyone.

"So you're childhood sweethearts."

Is this how childhood sweethearts are defined?!

"Really? Does that count?" Kaori Orimoto, on the other hand, started to think carefully about whether it counted or not. She was really easy to be distracted.

"Let's go to your room." Before things got bad, Hachiman decided to move immediately; he had a pretty good feeling about it.

"Okay, goodbye." Uesugi Genshin waved and followed Hachiman out of the room.

"Okay, goodbye, Brother Xuanxin."

"Ah... goodbye~"

Upon arriving at Genshin's room, Hachiman closed the door and said, "Really? What are you talking about?"

"Haha, I'm trying to help you."

Hachiman retorted, "No, are you an elementary school student? Don't do unnecessary things."

"Yes Yes."

"It's really surprising, though. I didn't expect her to go looking for you, even though she was..."

These words sent a chill down his spine. "You really do know something, don't you?"

"No, but you'll understand once you see it. It's the reason you became like that." Uesugi Genshin didn't want to use the culprit or the mastermind to describe it, because Orimoto Kaori and Miura Yumiko were similar in some ways. They were the same type of person, very kind people.

Just as the two sat down to chat, there was a knock on the door, and Hachiman, who was closer to the door, said, "Please come in."

The door was opened, and the youngest sister of the Kawasaki family, whom we had just met, ran in first, followed by a tall person, Kawasaki Saki.

Kawasaki Kyoka rushed into Hachiman's arms. Children are always clingy to adults. "Hachiman-chan!"

It was probably their first formal meeting. Kawasaki Saki introduced herself first. Although she was somewhat calm, her usual aloof aura had been suppressed, and she was sending out a friendly signal.

"Hello, I'm Saki Kawasaki."

"Hello, Uesugi Genshin, my brother has been taken care of by you." Uesugi Genshin stood up solemnly and bowed.

"No."

"......" Xuanxin! He just said that!

Kawasaki Saki first handed one of her plates to Uesugi Genshin, then placed another plate in front of Hachiman, saying, "Your food."

"Oh, thank you."

"No, it was just something I did on the side."

"How's the cooking team doing? Are they busy?"

"It's alright, but preparing meals for several hundred people is still a bit of a stretch. I've already applied to Yukinoshita and they can hire some temporary staff."

"That's good."

Uesugi Genshin glanced at the atmosphere between the two with satisfaction and decided to go eat aside, taking the little one with him as well.

"Ouch." The sound of someone falling to the ground.

The sound startled Hachiman and Kawasaki Saki, who both looked to the side to see Uesugi Genshin lying on the ground and Kyoka sitting on his stomach unharmed.

"It's so heavy!"

"It's not heavy at all!"

Do even little girls care about their weight?

"Hahaha, it's not heavy, not heavy at all. Okay, get up."

Seeing that they were just playing around, Hachiman and Saki Kawasaki turned their attention back to them.

Even after Uesugi Genshin quickly finished eating, they continued chatting.

Isn't this very popular? Hachiman.

Ah~~~

With a subtle sigh, Uesugi Genshin placed the empty plate on the table and got up to walk towards them.

He slammed his wallet on the table as if taking it out of his pocket to pay, with an expression that said, "I can't take it anymore, I'm not going to bother you anymore," and said, "Hachiman, I'm going to find Hiratsuka-sensei."

"Oh, oh?" she replied at first, then suddenly paused, "Isn't this your room?"

When he came to his senses, Genshin had already left. Turning his head to look at Kawasaki Saki, he saw her looking down at the table with a sharp and serious gaze, which made Hachiman Hikigaya also lower his gaze curiously.

"Snapped!"

Then, with lightning speed, Hachiman Hikigaya covered the square "piece" in plastic packaging that Genshin had left on the table with both hands.

Oops! ! !

At first glance, he noticed the image of two peeled bananas on the plastic packaging, but if he wasn't mistaken, this thing should be...

He was careless!

This is a blatant attempt to cover it up! Doesn't it feel like an admission of guilt?

At this point, one can only hope that the other person doesn't recognize the item. After all, she's the eldest sister who's always been family-oriented, so she probably doesn't have that much experience.

With a glimmer of hope, he looked up and saw Kawasaki Saki's sidelong glance, tinged with a hint of disdain.

Wow~~~

"We don't need this kind of thing." After saying that, she went to pick up Jinghua, who was running over.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly stuffed the items on the table into his pocket.

Hmm? Kawasaki, what did you mean by that just now?

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Knight's Mercy

When he returned to the student council room and saw Yukino Yukinoshita, she sternly rebuked him: "Where have you been?! I've been looking for you."

Uesugi Genshin scratched the back of his head. "Ah~, I, Hiratsuka-sensei, had to go out on business. What's wrong?"

"Hello~, Uesugi-senpai."

"Hello, Isshiki-chan." Uesugi Genshin greeted his polite junior with a light smile.

She sat on the sofa, seemingly unconcerned; she was probably just there to help.

"Communication has been cut off." This is why Yukino Yukinoshita is so anxious.

The two had been out for almost an afternoon, and she couldn't get in touch with them during that time. She couldn't send important messages or communicate with them, and this inconvenience exacerbated her anxiety and unease.

"is it?"

Uesugi Genshin had already lost his phone, after all, he had expected that the communication wouldn't last long, but he didn't expect it to happen today.

The idea of ​​leaving a clean reputation in the world was irrelevant to him, since he usually used a computer! Losing his phone was no big deal; it wasn't worth worrying about at all.

Yukino Yukinoshita stood up and pulled out a map that had been scribbled all over. "There are still students waiting for rescue outside."

She may be indifferent to people, but she respects life.

Uesugi Genshin gave a wry smile instead, "Let's take care of ourselves for now."

"You..." Yukino Yukinoshita stormed toward the man, but suddenly fainted.

It hurtled straight towards the ground, knocking one person down with it.

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When Yukino Yukinoshita opened her eyes again, it was still daytime, and the sensation on her back was on the bed or the school ceiling.

"She's awake." A boy was sitting next to her bed; she recognized him.

Uesugi Genshin was wearing Sobu High School's green tracksuit, with the zipper almost fully pulled up, revealing a bit of the T-shirt collar. He was wearing the school uniform jacket over it. He sat on the chair by the bed, hunched over, looking at the induction cooker and the steaming pot on the table in front of him, as well as the kettle she had left in the Service Club and her teacup.

"How long have I slept?"

Not mentioning the word "dizzy" at all—that shows how high their self-esteem is. It's quite endearing that they want to downplay their embarrassment.

"Not long."

These words relieved her, but she immediately regained her temper.

"Only one day."

"Varied......"

"What about the students? ... "

"You take your position too seriously, which isn't good. I heard from Shiroi-senpai that you've been working until late at night or early morning these past few days. Look, you've collapsed."

Yukino Yukinoshita is the type of person who takes her tasks very seriously. This makes her stand out when most people can't do it as well or there are people who want to slack off. Everyone thinks that there's no need for her to work so hard.

"That's not the reason." Yukino Yukinoshita lay weakly on the bed, trying to refute, but her voice was indeed weak. "I know my own body. I didn't force myself."

She didn't push herself; the work wasn't beyond her limits, at most it was just a bit tiring, not enough to cause her to collapse.

"Do I have a fever?" She tentatively placed her hand on her forehead, then checked, "Where are the other students?"

Even though the usually warlike girl had become a delicate, sickly beauty, she hadn't changed. When she saw Yukino Yukinoshita, she was still glaring at him, waiting for his reply.

"Ha~, 7% of the people have fainted from high fever, including Hiratsuka-sensei, Shiromai-senpai, and Hachiman. Hayama is in charge of things now." Uesugi Genshin poured water from the kettle into a cup and handed it to Yukino Yukinoshita.

After taking it, Yukino Yukinoshita continued, "What are you doing here?"

Uesugi Genshin smiled wryly and shrugged. "At least let me rest for a bit. I told them we can't keep picking on every little thing."

"There isn't enough food."

She had calculated the food reserves; with a total of 300 people, it was already a tight situation. If no one led the way to find food, they would run out of food today.

"There's still food. It's okay to go hungry for a day. Just think of it as a diet. As long as you keep drinking water, it's not a big problem."

Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita's eyelids gradually lowering and then quickly lifting again, Genshin Uesugi said understandingly, "Anyway, you should get some sleep first. I'll go out and take a look around. At least it will help to calm people down."

"Ah."

By the time I could only open my eyes, the room was already quite dark. I woke up because of the sound of someone pulling the door.

He turned to watch Uesugi Genshin lock the door to the room.

Why is it locked?

This remark caused Uesugi Genshin, who hadn't noticed Yukino Yukinoshita waking up, to glance in her direction.

"Hmm? Because it's safe, why?"

"..." Yukino Yukinoshita didn't speak, she just stared at the ceiling.