Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

Chapter 361: Three is not enough?

9 month 13 day.

early.

"You don't want your combat uniform and boots anymore?"

I saw Tokugawa Airi packing her luggage and throwing aside the clothes she used to wear most often.

"The clothes are not important. I think holding the katana is enough."

She said it was unimportant, but the bag was full of private clothes, not only hers, but also Su Ming's.

Since when did it get to this point?
That is to say, underwear can be folded and stacked together.

9 month 13 day.

noon.

On the way out of Chiyo Ward.

"Pfft-"

When encountering low-level tentacle monsters, Tokugawa will take action.

When wearing a skirt and moving vigorously, it is inevitable to expose yourself.

But the exposure now is different from before, there are black safety pants covering the thighs.

"Isn't that natural?"

"It's not considered exposure if Ming sees me. There should be other men at Nogizaka and the others' base camp. Could it be that Ming is interested in me exposing myself in front of others?"

"……How can it be?"

"Really? You feel the same way as I do."

"?"

"Then, Ming can't be kissed by Nogizaka anymore. Even if you want to do something, don't let me see it. In exchange, only Ming can see my exposure, okay?"

"…Will someone really use exposure as a condition for a deal?"

"Yes. I am."

She wiped the dirt off the samurai sword and smiled.

"..."

Carrying a bag, I hurried on my way in an orderly manner.

Occasionally, when encountering monsters, if you can escape, then escape. If you can't, let Tokugawa Airi go first and Su Ming stay behind to cover your retreat.

After three days, we will make one last test to see if we can go out to sea, if we can kill someone, or try to leave Izu by various methods.

Obviously all ended in failure.

Could it be that Izu is still an area that they cannot see or control for the time being?
The small manned aircraft that was found flew over 5000 meters through the fog before being selected and destroyed. As long as it did not leave the fixed barrier of Izu, the barrier composed of fog, it would be completely fine.

The mission is to stay there for a year, and at a fixed time, either the monsters in Izu will get out of control, or some experiment of theirs will successfully control the monsters.

Is it possible to guide Izu's mother to fight against them?
Although he planned to leave Qiandai District and not try again, it did not mean that Su Ming really accepted his fate and planned to put all his hopes on a year later. No, there were only about 7 months left.

It's good to know the future is set.

No matter what we have done so far, in the end we have not been able to change the actual outcome.

If his idea was wrong, at most he would not be able to get the most perfect reward, but Tokugawa Airi would still be alive.

This way of thinking...

"Ming, your face is dirty."

Her blonde hair was swaying and her outstretched hand was small, white and tender.

【Favourability: 131】

[Description: She has a great deal of love for you. To her, you are the motivation for living.]

Maybe I am just being sentimental.

Faced with such a kind offer without any pollution, it is impossible to refuse.

To put it in a positive way, it is sentimental and affectionate.

To put it in a bad way, it's birth, and that's absolutely right.

Why did they become enemies?
I don't understand.

Anyway, we are definitely not enemies now, and I have no intention of doing anything mindless to forcibly change the current relationship, which would create another motivation for us to become enemies.

9 month 14 day.

noon.

I don’t know if it’s because Izu is too small, but I met Nogizaka again.

"I peed my pants because I was scared."

"Ha...really, I almost couldn't breathe. I thought I was going to die here."

Moreover, they met when she and her companions attracted a large number of monsters.

"There's no other way. We have to consider this. If we need to move our positions together, many people will die if we don't try to open up a new path in advance."

So, can you let it go first?

"Uncle, don't you have any sympathy? My legs are still shaking, and really..."

I was really scared and cried.

It is indeed shaking.

"My uncle said we couldn't get out, so Xiaohui and I came back to figure out how to live longer. None of us are particularly smart, nor are we particularly powerful."

"Those evolvers who gradually came to our base camp, although not as powerful as those before, can't control us with weapons. But they seem to have secretly united together, and I don't know what they are discussing."

"Really...why don't capable people come out and find a solution? It has to be Xiaohui and me."

"Can't there be more people like uncle in the world?"

"..."

The younger jk’s body was very close to mine.

Tokugawa Airi also saw it.

"Nogizaka, you can actually choose to hug me."

"?"

Then, she pulled him away.

"You are very good and courageous."

“What… Ugh, Airi-chan is jealous at this time. I thought it was a hallucination before death.”

"I'm not jealous, but have you forgotten? Your companion is still on the other side. Ming, go save her."

"Eh? Xiaohui...ah, wait, have you and uncle started using nicknames?"

"Well, thank you for the book."

"Don't thank me! I feel like crying even more... woooo."

"You are already very good and courageous. Ming will feel the same way."

“Wuwuwu! Damn it, Airi-chan’s breasts are obviously not as big as mine… Damn it…”

"Nogizaka, I can choose to comfort you, or I can choose to throw you out. You don't seem to be afraid anymore, so how about throwing you out?"

"do not want!"

"..."

Su Ming didn't know what they were talking about. But Nogizaka's companion and best friend... were in a very miserable state. Her left leg was crushed by the collapsed colored steel tiles and she couldn't move.

He pulled her up, her cheeks covered with tears, and carried her on his back.

Just a few steps away from the shop surrounded by tentacle monsters.

"Uncle...thank you."

Ok?
If Su Ming didn't have good hearing, he probably wouldn't be able to hear what she was saying on his back.

Is it really true that I can’t get rid of the title of uncle?
I am only 26 years old!

9 month 14 day.

Night.

After a long time, the four of them gathered around a clean low table, eating instant noodles.

"Uncle finally changed his mind and plans to go back?"

"Okay~"

"..."

Upon learning that Su Ming wanted to go to the base camp, not only did Nogizaka smile, but even her companions looked at Su Ming in surprise.

9 month 14 day.

late at night.

Su Ming and Tokugawa Airi were still in good physical condition, but Nogizaka and the others were obviously extremely tired.

So I had no choice but to continue walking.

I found a relatively clean place nearby to sleep. Mattresses are not something people would fight over in the end times. If you are willing to look for them, you can find them everywhere.

that is.

Su Ming didn't understand why four people had to sleep in the same bed.

'Fear.'

Even though Nogizaka explained it this way, it still felt strange.

It’s so wide, but we have to squeeze together.

"Ming, is my baby cafeteria really that small?"

What they didn't understand even more was why Tokugawa Airi suddenly asked this question in their ears after they fell asleep.

"well enough."

"Not as good as Nogizaka. She's a C, and I'm probably only a B."

"Why do you suddenly care about this?"

"It just occurred to me, um... that is, which one does Ming like? Slender or plump?"

"As long as it's you, it's fine."

"..."

I thought these words would end the ambiguous topic.

She really didn't say anything else.

But what happened instead was that Nogizaka's hand, which was subconsciously placed on Su Ming's belly, was removed and replaced with hers.

I could hear the hot breath of Tokugawa Airi mixed with a hint of sweetness in my ears.

"Ellie?"

Spicy balls.

Forget that she is not completely uninterested in those things as she said. Rather than being enthusiastic or not, it is better to say that she is happy to be "acknowledged" as an attractive woman by herself. Including confirming it through that kind of thing.

But now there are two younger JKs around me, although they are asleep.

"Well... sorry to have made you laugh."

"I seem to be a little shy."

In the end, she didn't really do anything. Her slightly warm hand was just placed on Su Ming's belly.

What exactly is this awkward feeling like?

I thought something was going to happen, but nothing happened. I felt her burying her in my neck, and she was giving me a little bit of a sexy vibe. I was totally out of control, wasn't I?
"..."

She noticed it too.

"Want to change places?"

I can't change it. Nogizaka hugged me too tightly.

"Then I'll be gentler. As long as I don't wake you up."

Night vision allowed Su Ming to see clearly how rosy Tokugawa Airi's cheeks were now.

She wasn't used to doing these things in front of other people.

Even though he appears calm most of the time, he has normal human thinking and can be shy.

Oops.

The more he felt Tokugawa Airi's light movements, the more syllables seemed to escape from the corners of his lips and hot air came out.

The more it cannot dissipate.

Wait.

The eyes behind Tokugawa Airi, Xiaohui... opened her eyes, right? Although she closed them again immediately.

9 month 15 day.

early.

"Let uncle see it! The efforts of a younger girl! The way to survive!"

After a night's rest without any worries, Nogizaka regained its energy.

Repair the drone. Take on the important task of clearing the way.

"Eh? Airi-chan, why are you holding the sword in your left hand? Are you practicing dual swords?"

"……Um."

"Please teach me too! Can I take you as my teacher?"

"I will not accept disciples with ulterior motives."

"I don't have any ulterior motives! I have already accepted it! Accepted the cruel reality... this love that cannot be conveyed."

"I don't accept disciples."

"I can kneel down and kowtow, is that not okay?"

"Well, I'll consider it."

"Eh? Just kowtow? Airi-chan really hates me? I really won't give the cook to uncle so easily again! I promise!"

"..."

Although the carefree Nogizaka didn't notice it, whenever Su Ming turned her head and met Tokugawa Airi's gaze, her eyes would twitch slightly. She looked away slightly.

And Nogizaka's best friend, Xiaohui, would also avoid the sight and lower her head.

What's going on?

"Is it that my hand makes you feel more... than that with me?"

Even Tokugawa Airi came to this conclusion inexplicably. What other reason could there be for holding the knife with the left hand? It was just that the right hand was sore, too sore, and couldn't hold the knife.

9 month 17 day.

noon.

In the suburbs far away from the city, the electric grid that Su Ming helped repair is still there.

It is unrealistic to simply build barbed wire and high walls to isolate monsters.

Once they are sure their prey is inside, barbed wire will not be able to stop them.

But if they don't find prey, and they encounter a net that will cause them pain, they will either leave or unconsciously circle around the wire, but will never come out. It looks like it has been repaired again, and it is higher, and the power is much stronger than when Su Ming left last time. "Well... everyone says that compared to electric lights and the like, the wire mesh is the top priority."

"Once they come in, everyone will die. So the electricity generated is prioritized here."

"My uncle might be shocked."

“There are a lot more people.”

"There were only about twenty of them at the beginning, and now the number has almost tripled. It's just... some annoying guys."

"Not everyone can lick the younger JK's thighs with their eyes over and over again like uncle."

"?"

Who has licked with eyes?
9 month 17 day.

Night.

Is that a coincidence?

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"Izuku is done."

"We can still huddle together for warmth now, but it won't be long before the ammunition runs out. Without electricity and food, we will have to rely on each other to survive."

"You don't really think that a kid like Nogizaka can protect you forever, do you?"

"I won't force you. If you want to follow us, just come over here. If you want to continue waiting for that little girl in Nogizaka who you don't know if she's dead or alive, just wait to die there."

"When you are really at your wit's end, begging us will be of no use."

"..."

Several men stood in the spacious shed and shouted at other survivors, creating anxiety.

Someone actually stood up and stood beside them. Let's split it in half.

"shameful!"

"Do you really believe they will protect you? Have you forgotten everything that happened before?"

"Nogizaka is truly standing with us no matter what! Ordinary people and evolvers simply cannot be on the same side! Forget what you said before, that you would rather die than go back to your previous life?"

"But, what the Evolver said is right. Nogizaka is just an ordinary person. Sooner or later... he will die. What's wrong with wanting to live?"

"..."

Nogizaka, who was standing outside the tent and listening with Su Ming, looked a little lost.

"I can't help it. They are right. If it weren't for my uncle, I would have died."

"It's right to want to live."

"..."

Su Ming paused, "It's right to want to live, but it's wrong to betray you while enjoying what you brought back."

"You don't need to be kind to these fence-sitters. If they are a psychological burden to you, you don't need to kill them yourself. Just let them leave."

9 month 17 day.

late at night.

No one in the base camp would have thought that Nogizaka would not only return safely this time, but also bring back Su Ming, who was like a god descending from heaven.

Even if most ordinary people have never seen Su Ming, they have heard of Su Ming from the survivors who were here before.

"God-sama is back?"

"Ah, as expected... Nogizaka and Kami-sama have a close relationship, right?"

"..."

Nogizaka, who was standing next to Su Ming, looked a little embarrassed and clasped his hands unconsciously.

Although she didn't say it, Su Ming probably knew it. At her age, if she wanted to gain leadership among those older than her, she would have to find an ambiguous backer that everyone would believe in. Obviously, she was the most suitable person.

The ordinary people who had been standing very close to those evolutionists who were creating anxiety, quietly returned to their original camp.

"Don't you want to go with them? Go ahead."

"Why did you come here again after seeing Lord God coming back? Do you have any shame?"

"..."

However, the original camp seemed reluctant to accept it.

Those evolutionists who might have some strength looked at Su Ming with a guilty conscience. They had naturally heard of the legend of Su Ming.

"All of you, and those who were standing next to them, get out. Leave here."

"..."

"Why? We just wanted to help them in case Nogizaka didn't come back."

They might have something else to say, but they saw an illusory knife appear in Su Ming's empty right hand.

Everyone was silent.

Not to mention a level 5 evolver, even in the normal world, no level 10 evolver has ever been seen who can condense a sword with bare hands.

They walked away dejectedly with their tails between their legs.

The survivor who just wanted to agree with them was still looking at Nogizaka eagerly, hoping to gain sympathy.

"Let's go. I'm human too."

"Well... since you think they are more reliable, go with them."

9 month 17 day.

late at night.

There were originally 70 to 80 people in the base camp, but now only half of them remain.

"Master Shen, where have you been all this time?"

"Did you see anything?"

"Compared to them... you are the only one who is most like, no, the savior."

"..."

Who gave himself this title, Lord God or something like that?

"It's me. Didn't my uncle come to save us like a god at that time?"

"..."

It was Nogizaka after all.

"And then, I'm sorry..."

"Only by relying on my uncle's name can I barely become a half-baked captain. Only then will people believe in me."

That's okay.

Rather, very smart.

"But I didn't lie. That was my first kiss."

"Even if my uncle never wants me in his life, I will..."

Are you drunk too much?

His face turned red like this after drinking half a can of beer.

9 month 17 day.

late at night.

By the time Su Ming left the welcome party surrounded by everyone, Tokugawa Aili had already made the bed.

They vacated the best shack and left it to Su Ming.

The bedding and other things were also freshly washed and dried.

"Ming, do you have any plans?"

Perhaps because Su Ming was looking at a map, Tokugawa Airi sat beside him and asked questions calmly.

"That's about right. I plan to find a way to get them out, at least to kill the low-level monsters. At least make this area safer."

Reduce the amount of food that thing in Chiyoqu eats, and finally force it to become extremely hungry and follow him out to confront those people.

It’s as simple as you can think of.

Of course, there was another reason. Su Ming didn't want the mother body to continue to grow steadily. How could he really just stay there and wait without doing anything? A difficult task couldn't be that simple.

Maybe, that thing will starve to death... and then succeed. Speaking out this naive idea might make Tokugawa Airi laugh.

"Although there is no precedent for Hokushin Ittoryu Gaiden, if possible, I will teach them some basics. See if there are any with some talent."

By the way, did Tokugawa Airi really keep her word?

When we are alone, there are really no safety pants. Only hip-wrapped white stockings.

Sitting on the edge like this, with knees bent, it was easy to see... Not only that, but she was not wearing shoes, and the hazy white socks clearly showed the cute shape of her toes. Tokugawa, who was so decisive in killing at first, had such slender feet.

"I exposed myself on purpose."

Tokugawa Airi spoke calmly, but the slight blush on her cheeks betrayed her mood.

The earrings that should have just been worn are round silver earrings.

Her blonde hair was also tied into a single ponytail.

"Just now, I thought Ming would fall into Nogizaka's trap."

"..."

What trap?
Take the drunk Nogizaka back to her sleeping place?

"She was really drunk, she wasn't pretending."

"She is older and whiter than me."

That’s true. Nogizaka didn’t practice as often as Tokugawa, so his skin color is indeed a little whiter.

But do you still care about the size?
"No. Ming's return here so soon proves...what he said is true."

What? What did you say?
"As long as it's me, it's fine."

Her face turned extremely red.

The toes in the white socks were also slightly clenched.

what?
Is the aftereffect so strong?

Hasn't it been two days?

"Be busy now, I'll watch from here."

"When you're done, you can do that with me, okay?"

"..."

Wait.

Not good.

How can someone be shy and say such weird things at the same time?
"..."

Su Ming looked at her, holding the blueprint with various routes marked on it.

"Why do you want that?"

"Because, I want to do that with Ming. Well, just...want to."

"..."

Not only her, but also my brain has become strange?
There is nothing much to see on the map. At most, you can just choose where to start expelling and destroying monsters.

The scenery around me is more beautiful. It should be okay to be lazy for once.

"Ming, aren't you going to study the route?"

"No."

"..."

Looking at her straight, her face became redder and redder. Perhaps she was too shy and unconsciously covered the key marks.

"I...have never done that."

Explain it more carefully.

In this case, there is no reason for us to become enemies, right?
She will live until she appears in the Snow Country.

But this world... can it be saved with the method I'm thinking of now? The reason for her appearance couldn't be that she gave up the mission and solved it herself, right?

Well, no.

Anyway, I didn't think of giving up before the one-year deadline. It's not necessarily useless. If they could control it, they would have set up various observation posts here long ago. There must be some reason why they can't come in. It's not a completely controllable matrix.

As for Tokugawa Airi...it's not that I don't find her cute and I like her.

Besides, it’s better to look cute now than to become an enemy, right?
"Ming, I want more."

"..."

But she is really not an ordinary person, right?
An Shiyao had already fallen asleep. But she seemed to have just gotten into the mood, with blurry eyes.

How can the route map be as beautiful as her white silk feet?
-

the next day.

"I understand!"

"In fact, it's because I can't satisfy uncle, so uncle doesn't consider me at all!"

"Uncle, wait and see! See the motivation brought by the extreme jealousy of the younger JK!"

"..."

Su Ming didn't know what Nogizaka meant by saying these words as he stared at the bright dark circles under his eyes.

"..."

But her best friend tugged at Su Ming's clothes.

Explain in a very low voice.

"Last night, Nogizaka...I listened to it while crying all night."

Is there such a thing?
"uncle."

"Ok?"

"If... Sister Ai Li is not angry, you can... have the best of both worlds."

Did she muster up the courage to say that?

His face turned red.

It seems that she has a very good relationship with Nogizaka. After all, they are close friends who have been through thick and thin together.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Is your leg feeling better? I'll go out later and look for a suitable crutch, medicine, etc."

"Thank you uncle for your concern. I feel much better now."

"Take good care of your injuries."

"..."

When Su Ming walked away a little, he heard the inexplicable murmur again.

"Two feet is not enough... three feet is even less possible?"

Can you just pretend you haven’t heard of it?
Why is my hearing so good?

Pretend not to have heard of it. Don't know. She and Nogizaka should just be grateful... well, grateful. If they have the chance to return to normal society, they will change.

(End of this chapter)