You call this a love game?

The two of them were alright afterward, but Sakura Megumi, who had made a blunder, blushed visibly. She stood there helplessly, her lips trembling, unable to speak.

Bai Yu looked at her like this and couldn't help but chuckle. "Sakura-sensei, you don't actually think...?"

"I...I wasn't thinking anything strange!" Sakura Ji waved her hands frantically, steam practically rising from her head.

She stole another glance at the intimate posture of Shiraha and Takeya Yuki, and felt inexplicably choked up.

He was supposed to be her blind date, but now he's gotten along so well with her student. She was the one who arrived first, and she and Bai Yu were the ones who cleaned and ransacked the teaching building that afternoon—how did her student get to beat her to it...?

Sakura Megumi was completely baffled, but she couldn't hide the bitterness in her heart, which Takeya Yuki keenly noticed in her expression.

A sly glint flashed in the girl's eyes. She suddenly released Bai Yu and pounced on Sakura Ji, saying, "Ji-nee, come on over! We're family now."

"Wait...wait!" Sakura Megumi stumbled back two steps after being bumped, frantically catching the girl. "Yuki, calm down..."

She had no idea what the girl was talking about, such as "family" or anything like that.

"No~" Yuki clung to Megumi Sakura like a koala, then turned to Shiraha and winked, "Brother, Megumi smells so good, doesn't she?"

Bai Yu raised an eyebrow and nodded in agreement, "Yes, it smells very good."

Even from a meter away, he could clearly smell the faint fragrance emanating from Sakura Megumi. It was different from the scent of shower gel after a bath; it was her unique natural body fragrance, which she could release with a wave of her hand.

Hearing the two of them talk so boldly about her body, Sakura Megumi felt like she was on fire.

She stammered, "Yu...Yuki! Don't talk nonsense!"

Yuki Takeya pretended not to hear and continued to fan the flames, "Brother, do you know? Sister Ci's cooking is super delicious! Especially the curry!"

"Really?" Bai Yu looked interested. "Then I must try it if I have the chance."

"We can do it tomorrow!" Yuki Takeya excitedly raised her hand. "I'll help Sister Ci with the work."

Hui Feixuzawa Kurumi and Wakasa Yuri exchanged a glance and tacitly retreated to a corner to whisper among themselves.

"That girl Yuki...could it be that she's...?"

“Obviously.” Yuri Wakasa crossed one arm over her chest and unconsciously smoothed a stray hair behind her ear with the other.

These two people... no, these three people have a story. With Yuri Wakasa's sensitivity to human nature, her intuition told her that this matter was not so simple.

According to the man's introduction that afternoon, he claimed to be a blind date arranged for Ci Jie by her mother. Although it sounded suspicious, Ci Jie did not refute it, which means it was probably true.

Ci Jie, who had forgotten her date, was personally brought to the school by the other party after the disaster broke out. He even crossed the dangerous streets outside to find Ci Jie, which shows how deep his feelings for her were.

Furthermore, since it was arranged by Ci Jie's mother, in an instant, she imagined a dramatic and melodramatic storyline.

For example, childhood sweethearts... or marriage alliances between prominent families.

Ci Jie, a daughter of a prominent family, did not want to obey her family's arrangements to work alone. However, due to family pressure, she had to go on a date with the marriage partner arranged by her family. Ci Jie, who was determined to die rather than submit, was willing to be scolded by her family rather than see him. As a result, he came to her door. After spending an afternoon with him, she suddenly discovered his good qualities and decided to just give in to him.

Or perhaps they were childhood sweethearts who were separated due to some events. They were about to reunite after a long separation, but a disaster struck, preventing them from seeing each other again. In order to make up for the regret of their childhood, he risked his life to come to the school to protect Sister Ci. It was so touching!

Faithful love!

But now, everything has been disrupted by an outsider, a "green tea" (a manipulative woman), Yuki Takeya, who is the "other woman" who is disturbing other people's happy family!

As a result, Yuri Wakasa's gaze towards the three people facing off became increasingly strange, as if a love triangle was about to erupt between them.

However, Ebisu Kurumi was clearly not keeping up with Wakasa Yuri's imagination. She simply thought that Takeya Yuki was seeking security and protection, and she didn't have the energy to think about love and romance right now.

Her only good friend and senior, who was also one of only two girls in their track and field team, stepped forward to block the monsters when the disaster broke out in order to cover her escape. She could only watch helplessly as her senior was bitten to death and assimilated, and she could do nothing. She wanted to die with him, but when she remembered her senior's dying words to her that she must live well, she couldn't bring herself to commit suicide.

Let's live our lives on this desolate land, carrying on the legacy of our predecessors.

Looking at the cozy little house in front of me, the warm yellow light barely illuminated the room. Soft blankets were spread on the floor, and the rows of blankets made me want to roll around on them. The spacious room meant I didn't have to worry about rolling onto the floor.

However, Sakura Megumi, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't bear it any longer and lightly flicked Takeya Yuki's forehead, "Don't make decisions on your own, hey!"

Although her face showed anger, there was little blame in her tone; instead, it carried a hint of helplessness and doting affection.

She knew that Yuki Takeya was just joking with her. After all, in this situation, one still needed a little hope. Whether it was eating delicious food or having a warm bath and a cozy bed like today, it could relieve the pressure in her heart to some extent. She hoped that Yuki could get better completely and return to her innocent and cute childlike self.

However, Yuki Takeya still didn't stop her 'matchmaking' plan, and ran up to Shiraha and kept chattering away.

"Brother, actually, Sister Ci is very good at taking care of people! Last time when I had a fever..."

"Yuki!" Sakura Megumi finally snapped, covering the girl's mouth with her hand and glaring at her angrily. "You should go to sleep!"

She didn't want to relive the embarrassing incident of catching a cold herself while taking care of Yuki who had a fever.

What a failure! She's clearly an independent adult, how could she be so stupid? So stupid that she wants to pinch her own cheeks.

She's not good at taking care of people at all... she doesn't have that quality at all!

Although her mother taught her some housewife skills when she was young, they were very basic and she had forgotten most of them over time. After graduating from university, she came to this school for an internship and has almost never left the ivory tower of the school.

She was surrounded by teachers and students, which made her relatively naive. Even though she was already a 23-year-old working professional, she wasn't much more mature than the students at that high school.

At most, it's just a difference in knowledge and experience that makes her seem like an adult, but not entirely qualified. That's why the head of the teaching department and her mother both felt that she wasn't a qualified teacher and couldn't do the job.

Treating students like friends... this method is indeed not a big problem, but not leaving enough distance is also a problem. Her personality makes it easy for her to get close to students without any psychological burden.

Yuki, in particular, really wanted to be addressed by her title at work—Sakura-sensei—rather than by her older sister, Ji-nee.

However, their close relationship made it impossible for her to force the girl to change, and most of the time she could only sigh helplessly.

When Bai Yu saw Sakura Ji suddenly start sighing, he assumed she was thinking about her family whom she had lost contact with, so he quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, has today's haul been tallied?"

He pointed to the pile of various supplies that had been collected from the supermarket, stacked in the corner.

Upon hearing this, Yuri Wakasa immediately came over, picked up a small notebook from the bedside table, and opened it. "I have already done a preliminary count."

Hui Feixu Ze Hu Tao also came over, curiously looking at the words recorded in the small notebook.

"We don't have much food right now. Considering that we'll burn more calories after exercising, we'll probably only have enough for about three days." Yuri Wakasa quickly flipped through her notebook. "As for water... there are water dispensers in every classroom, so we're not short on that. We can just bring some from the classrooms next door. We also brought a case of bottled water from the supermarket, 24 bottles in total."

"We also collected some daily necessities and medicines, so there's no need to worry about them for the time being."

After holding back for a long time, Sakura Ji raised her hand and said, "I found some first aid manuals for teaching purposes, which may come in handy."

Bai Yu nodded and stacked the cans of food together. "Tomorrow we need to continue cleaning the first floor, especially the area near that small supermarket. We need to try to bring up more food. Leave the zombies to me, you guys just need to handle the transport. We also need to reinforce the defenses of the stairwells to prevent any wandering zombies from coming up. We need to create a safe zone."

Yuki Takeya had somehow snuggled up to Shiraha again, tilting her head as she asked, "Brother, is the outside world... all changed like this?"

The activity room suddenly fell silent, everyone paused for a moment, even Yuri Wakasa's pen, which was recording tomorrow's plans, stopped in mid-air.

Seeing the girl's uneasy expression, Bai Yu reached out and ruffled her hair. "I can't be sure either, but as long as we're alive, there's hope."

Despite saying this, he himself was not sure what the situation was like outside. At least the city was basically completely occupied, and there were probably only a few survivors still struggling to hold on.

Preliminary assessments suggest that the source of this disaster was definitely not just the 'corpses' in the trucks; even airborne transmission may have led to infection in some individuals. Those who were not infected through airborne transmission simply had stronger antibodies and survived the initial crisis.

He didn't believe that these weak zombies could cause a city to fall so quickly; there must be some other reason that led to their increased infectivity.

After comforting Takeya Yuki, Sakura Megumi's mood began to sink again.

"Those...those who were bitten, really all..."

She still couldn't believe that her mother had left her like this, without any warning, so suddenly, and the two would never see each other again, forever separated by death.

Even if she were given the chance to go home now, she wouldn't have the courage to face everything.

“Sakura-sensei.” Noticing the change in Sakura Megumi’s emotions, Shiraha stood up and walked to her. “The most important thing right now is to protect the people in front of you. Your dearest student is here, and besides, our cooperation this afternoon didn’t go very smoothly, did it?”

Hui Feixuze Hu Tao suddenly slammed his shovel into the ground, the iron shovel making a crisp sound. "That's right! We've even cleaned up the school building! What are we afraid of!"

Yuri Wakasa closed her notebook and chimed in, "Kurumi is right, at least we're safe now."

Yuki looked around at this person and then at that person, then suddenly lunged at Sakura Megumi, "Megumi-neechan, don't be afraid! Yuki will protect you!"

Sakura Megumi staggered from the impact, her eyes welling up with tears. She gently hugged the girl and looked up at the crowd.

"Thank you... thank you everyone..."

Chapter 121 Sakura Megumi's Attitude

The next day.

After a thorough rest and regaining their composure, the group stood in front of the corridor on the first floor.

The glass door at the main entrance on the first floor is broken. Yesterday, they just found some tables and chairs and put them there to barely block the way. Now, quite a few zombies have climbed over and are wandering around the corridor.

Compared to the night, there seemed to be more zombies in the school during the day, especially in the morning when a group of zombies would rush into the school, as if they were preparing to continue attending school. However, since they couldn't get into the teaching building, they all crowded around the school gate and wandered around.

Fortunately, their school building was located a little further back, so apart from a few zombies that occasionally wandered onto the playground, the overall number of zombies was not very large.

But the premise is that you can't make a big commotion, otherwise if the zombies at the school gate hear you, they will definitely all come running.

For this purpose, they specially prepared a set of 'protective gear', which was 'armor' wrapped around their limbs and chest with rolled-up books. It had a high degree of protection, but the disadvantage was that it lacked flexibility and the joints could not be covered. However, it was enough.

The thick books provided protection, ensuring that even if a zombie were to bite down, it would be unable to penetrate them.

As a member of the track and field team, Ebisu Kurumi also carried a pair of knee and elbow pads, which came in handy and effectively prevented knee injuries.

Compared to the four women who were almost 'fully armed', Bai Yu's protection was much simpler.

Apart from a little 'armor' on the forearms and lower legs, the rest of the body was bare.

This is not only confidence in our strength, but also confidence in our system.

His innate immunity to all poisons granted him the ability to avoid infection by the zombie virus. These protective measures were also prepared to avoid getting injured and causing trouble in treating wounds; otherwise, he would have gone into battle unprepared.

Bai Yu flexed his wrists to make sure the book straps wouldn't hinder his movements. He turned to look at the four people standing guard behind him and lowered his voice, saying, "Remember the plan, prioritize ensuring the safety of our escape route!"

Sakura Ji nodded nervously, gripping the baseball bat tightly. Her 'armor' made her look clumsy, and her steps made a slight rustling sound.

Yuki Takeya hid behind her, holding up a tabletop she had taken off the table as a shield, but her eyes were shining as she stared at Shiraha in front.

"I'll lead the way." Bai Yu gestured. "Kurumi will be in charge of the right side, and Sakura-sensei will protect Yuki and Yuri. If there is any danger, retreat to the second floor immediately."

Hui Feixu Ze Hu Tao took a deep breath, gripped the round shovel, nodded, and her metal knee pads gleamed coldly in the morning light. Her twin ponytails fell naturally down her back, making her look much more capable than usual. She had made ample preparations.

Bai Yu gently pushed open the half-closed fire door. In the corridor, three zombies were wandering aimlessly. One of them was wearing a security guard uniform, and half of its face was already rotting. When they heard the noise, they all turned their heads.

"action!"

Bai Yu took a step forward and swung the fire axe he found in the office with great force. A flash of silver light appeared, and the head of the first zombie fell off, black blood splattering on the wall.

Walnut followed closely behind, her shovel precisely striking the eye socket of the second zombie.

"To the left!" Yuri Wakasa suddenly reminded him.

Sakura Ji hurriedly turned around and saw a third zombie rushing towards them.

She instinctively swung her baseball bat, but the movement was too big and she bumped into a fire hydrant next to her. The zombie took the opportunity to pounce on her, its rotting face almost face to face.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a javelin pierced the zombie's head from the side. Bai Yu released his grip, pulled out the javelin, and the zombie, losing its support, immediately collapsed to the ground.

He glanced at the still-shaken Sakura Megumi, "Are you alright?"

"N-nothing..." Sakura Ji was so frightened that her ahoge (cowlick) drooped, and her voice trembled slightly. She looked down at the zombie corpse that was so close to her, which looked like rotting flesh that had been decaying for months. The pungent smell of the zombie filled her nostrils, and the bloody scene made her stomach churn.

"vomit--"

She finally couldn't hold it in and vomited.

Fortunately, I didn't eat much in the morning, and all I vomited was a few strands of clear liquid.

Yuri Wakasa, who was behind her, quickly handed her a tissue and gently patted Sakura Megumi's back to help relieve her discomfort.

Sakura Ji took the tissue and wiped the liquid from her lips, turned her head away and took a few deep breaths, barely managing to recover.

"Thank you... I feel much better now."

"Let's continue. Let's start by checking the nearest classroom."

Before leaving, Bai Yu thrust his spear into the heads of the three fallen zombies, then struck them twice more in the chest. Only after the spear pierced through them and showed no further reaction did he leave, relieved.

The team cautiously advanced, and the sun had already risen without them noticing. Sunlight streamed in through the window glass, illuminating the textbooks and schoolbags scattered on the floor. Half of the blackboard newspaper was still unfinished in the classroom, and the chalk lay quietly on the ground.

It was as if time had suddenly stopped...

Apart from the zombies lying on their backs outside the teaching building, trying to grab the sun, they were practically the only ones in the entire building.

Sakura Megumi looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar scene, and her chest tightened.

She recalled that at this time yesterday, she was still troubled by the blind date her mother had arranged, and was even being reprimanded by the dean of students at school. But now, the world had turned upside down...

"We've arrived." Bai Yu's voice pulled her back to reality.

The small supermarket's roller shutter door was half-open, and it was pitch black inside, so you couldn't see what was going on.