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

"Tsk."

Without the blending of milk, the bitterness of coffee and the sweetness of sugar cannot blend well together.

"Is the milk expired?" Uesugi Genshin shouted over there.

"Yeah, it's been expired for three days." The substitute player, Hayasaka Ai, stuck her head out and replied.

"......" So, Uesugi Genshin put down the cup and pushed it aside with the back of his hand.

"..." Looking at the coffee being pushed over, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt funny. It seemed like she had done the same thing before.

Once when we were on a date in Shibuya, I pushed a piece of extremely sweet cake to someone else because I couldn't eat it halfway through and I felt guilty about getting fat. Then the guy on the other side generously ate it with one forkful. Actually, he didn't like cakes that were that sweet either. It looked like he was eating it forcefully.

Lifting the cup with both hands, Kasumigaoka Utaha also took a sip, "Hmm, so bitter."

"Is that so." With his elbows resting on the table, Uesugi Genshin was very happy that she thought the same as him.

"If you want to add sugar, add it yourself." Hayasaka Ai stuck her head out and shouted, even though it was he who asked her to make the coffee.

"I know." He shouted back. Adding sugar to coffee reminded him of a long time ago when he was a child. When he took medicine, he would add sugar to the medicine and hold his breath to swallow it. This is what children do.

"Gulp gulp" she raised the cup and took a few sips. Then she pushed the cup over and said, "Only half is left."

"Ha..." After taking a look at the depth of the cup, Uesugi Genshin turned his attention back to today's work.

In addition to the daily food consumption and reserve tables, the income and expenditure tables of each department, and the storage report of Xingang building materials submitted by the engineering team...

Ah, and the thing he asked her to help him with, Yukinoshita also solved it perfectly.

Anyway, he is truly a multi-talented student of Sobu High School.

He merely mentioned that he hoped to have some protective gear that would be convenient for outdoor combat, but he didn't expect that even the style drawings had been made, though they were a little different from what he had expected.

"This..." Uesugi Genshin spread out several designs and gave Yukinoshita Yukino a wry smile, "Isn't it a bit..."

It's a bit too fantastical.

Cosplay?

"Originally, they were from the drama club." Yukinoshita Yukino lifted her hair, indicating that they were making a fuss, as they were just professionals and amateurs.

"No, no, no, isn't this leather armor with chain mail a bit too much?" He pointed to the arm armor in a picture, "How do you make the chain mail?"

"It seems like they are planning to use staplers?" Yukinoshita Yukino was not sure.

"Are you serious? Are you serious?" Uesugi Genshin looked back at the design. He thought about updating the equipment when he saw materials piled up in the warehouse of the building materials company in Xingang, such as wood and iron sheets.

The thickness of the upper body clothes is enough to resist the scratching and biting of zombies. The real danger is the corners, such as the face, neck, ankles...

Unfortunately, zombies also have the instincts of wild beasts. Just like lions, when hunting even-toed ungulates, they will avoid the horns on their heads and bite their necks. Judging from their behavior, it seems that zombies also have the awareness of "ripping off" clothes before attacking.

So he wanted to complain about another design of neck protector, "Has this person watched too many Tokyo Ghouls?"

"?" Yukinoshita Yukino has never watched anime. No, to be precise, she has seen it, such as Doraemon, Detective and so on. After all, when watching TV, she can watch them by tuning to YTV channel.

The neck protector in the picture extends all the way to the lower half of the face, which indeed meets his requirement of not affecting his vision, but the style is too similar.

Including the pattern of teeth painted on the mouth, it cannot be said to be very similar, but it can be said to be exactly the same.

"Cosplay?" After taking a quick look, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but sigh. She knew about it because someone had read it and she had found this comic in his house.

"Isn't it?" he said.

"No, let's not talk about the style first. At least in my opinion, their functions... seem to be able to play the role they do." Not knowing how to comment, Yukinoshita Yukino's tone was uncertain. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with them.

"Ha..." Uesugi Genshin covered his eyes, looking at these unique designs with a headache, "Let them make them first, but! At least don't be so childish. We are not children anymore. Please convey this to them."

"Got it." Yukinoshita Yukino nodded in agreement.

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After making an appointment with Liumei that her brother would make breakfast for her tomorrow, Uesugi Genshin sent everyone in the room away and planned to take a shower and go to bed.

Shiyu left very naturally, without looking back and without mentioning what happened before, so what on earth did she want to say?

"It's a headache." Wiping his head and shaking off the wet hair that was stuck together, Uesugi Genshin walked back to the living room.

"what happened?"

"Nothing. Why didn't you come to play just now?" Uesugi Genshin sat down opposite Sakurajima Mai and poured herself a glass of whiskey. She had already taken his glass and placed it on the table.

"That's not necessary."

There was no need to say anything. Mai Sakurajima had an expression as if she didn't want to talk. She tore the beef jerky in her hand listlessly. Her soft-looking lips opened a little, and she ate the torn meat shreds bit by bit, chewing them slowly in her mouth. She was very ladylike.

Shrugging his shoulders, Uesugi Genshin picked up the ice cubes placed next to him and poured them into the cup, making a crisp and pleasant "clang" sound.

It's not like she didn't see it. She watched Kasumigaoka walk out of the room cautiously, as if she was going to do something "shocking".

But looking at the relaxed look on the other side, it seemed that nothing had happened yet or that he had been interrupted. Thinking of this, an inexplicable feeling of anxiety surged up. What was this...

"I want to drink oolong tea."

"?" Uesugi Genshin looked at him in surprise and replied casually, "Well, I'll have a day off tomorrow anyway."

He got up and walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, squatted down, and took out the water of life inside.

According to the proportions he measured, a new glass of wine was placed in front of Sakurajima Mai.

"Ah, wait a moment." Uesugi Genshin ran back to the bedroom and came back with a box of matches in his hand.

He took out a cigarette, lit it, and flicked it over the glass, and a bright blue flame rose instantly.

"It's beautiful."

"Well, it's beautiful."

Only the bathroom light was on. The flickering light of the flame made the dim living room brighter. The two of them waited quietly for the flame to go out.

Chapter 159: Metaphor of Failure

"Brother, you can cook." Looking at Uesugi Genshin busy in the kitchen, Tsurumi Rumi sat obediently on the chair.

“Isn’t that a given?” Carefully assemble the French toast and bacon omelette together so you don’t have to wash two dishes.

"Why do you suddenly want to make breakfast?" Asked in a low voice, Tsurumi Rumi watched him turn around with two plates and put them on the table.

Carefully putting it down without making any knocking sounds, Uesugi Genshin wiped his hands with a towel at hand, "I can't always let Yukinoshita feed you."

You are my sister.

"I'm not a small animal." Tsurumi Rumi retorted calmly, which was exactly the same as Yukinoshita.

Uesugi Genshin used his clean hands to ruffle her hair. It tasted milky, maybe it was an illusion. "Hahaha... Of course, my sister is much cuter than animals."

Shaking her head in a disgruntled manner to shake off Uesugi Genshin's clutches, Tsurumi Rumi picked up the chopsticks, clasped her hands together, and said very politely, "I'm starting."

Taking a sip of whiskey, Uesugi Genshin chuckled, "How does it compare to what Yukinoshita did?"

After swallowing the food in her mouth, Tsurumi Rumi commented, "The taste is a bit strong." It was mainly a bit oily, completely different from the style made by her sister Yukinoshita.

Ah..., the taste here in Japan is really very light, Uesugi Genshin sighed in his heart. In fact, he has always had the stomach of a northerner from another country.

It's his fault.

Tsurumi Rumi then said, "But it smells very good." It's delicious.

"Hehehe... Is that so." Uesugi Genshin felt relieved, picked up the chopsticks and silently said "I" to him and started eating. This was a habit he had developed in this life.

"Hmm, delicious." Uesugi Genshin said pretentiously, worthy of him.

"It's very embarrassing." Tsurumi Rumi complained about this shameless behavior of praising herself.

"Ha ha ha ha......"

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Since it's a holiday, there's no need to go to the dojo.

The morning exercise was done at home. The younger sister monopolized the game console while watching her brother flexing his muscles from time to time.

After sweating a lot and taking a shower, Komachi came over and brought the Kawasaki family to play games with him.

So, after entrusting his study in the United States to Komachi, Uesugi Genshin planned to go out for a walk.

When I got off the elevator, my hair, which was not completely dry yet, felt the bright sunshine and cool breeze, which was very comfortable.

"Ah..." What a leisurely morning.

I glanced at the nearest side, at the end of the road, and the obstacles were no longer simply piles of desks and traffic jams.

Instead, it was rebuilt and reinforced using materials from Xingang, and every small opening along the entire road was carefully blocked.

However, there are plans to expand the safety zone, so it probably won’t be long before it’s demolished again.

Walking into the campus of Sobu High School, he nodded amiably to the students who greeted him. Everyone “saw” him, which was probably due to the conspicuous knife on his waist.

The school did not become deserted because of the short vacation. Of course, not everyone was on vacation. There were still people setting up the stage in the playground.

Those who are supposed to cook still have to cook, but there are only one or two people left on duty in the cafeteria. Today we will mainly eat heated canned food, so it doesn’t require a lot of people, just one person watching over it will be enough.

After finishing his meal, Uesugi Genshin looked at the glass-blue sky and decided to go to the rooftop to get some fresh air.

I hope no one...

Although not many people knew that the lock on the central staircase leading to the balcony was broken, and it was not locked again later, so much time has passed and the news will spread.

I took out a bottle of Chivas Regal whisky from the small refrigerator in the empty student union room. This bottle of wine, produced in Scotland, is brown-yellow with red in color, clear and transparent, with a burnt aroma and a certain smoky flavor.

Because peat is abundant in the area, peat is used in the malt roasting process, which gives most Scottish whiskies a peat smell. They call it flavor: a unique peat-smoked aroma.

Yukinoshita might be setting up the stage in the playground at this time, and Isshiki is probably running errands for Yukinoshita, so there is no one in the student council room.

Walk up the stairs to the rooftop.

Silent and empty.

There were not many people there now, so Uesugi Genshin climbed to the top of the stairwell and lay down, ignoring the dust from the wind and sun.

Even though the sun above our heads is blocked by white clouds, there is still plenty of light.

Without human activities, the earth's air has become much fresher.

I took a deep breath of fresh air, squinted my eyes, and enjoyed this time of doing nothing.

......

Suddenly two people came up from the rooftop. Uesugi Genshin turned over and lay down, sticking his head out.

One of them was someone he knew.

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The moment she came in, due to the air pressure, the wind from the rooftop blew over and lifted her skirt.

She held down the half-floating skirt with both hands to prevent any water from leaking out.

A boy who looked very nervous stood opposite her, feeling his body trembling uncontrollably.

"Sakura Sakurajima-san!" he yelled.

"Yes." Sakurajima Mai replied. She probably guessed what he wanted to do as she was suddenly called to the rooftop.

"I I I... Huh... You, you..., hi, hiss..." He stuttered, no words coming out of his mouth.

He was also very nervous. In fact, the girl sitting opposite him, Mai Sakurajima, was an actress known by at least 70% of people in Japan. He naturally knew that everyone was very surprised at first that Mai Sakurajima came to Sobu High School.

Although people were surprised, their indifferent attitude towards others made people gradually stop taking it to heart. Not taking it to heart does not mean that they take it lightly.

He also wants to be young.

Then the words on the tip of my tongue became, "What do you like to eat the most?"

"Huh?" Mai Sakurajima was stunned at first.

Looking at the extremely nervous boy opposite her, she began to think seriously, "Hmm..."

"Sure enough, it's okay." Using up his last bit of courage, the boy hurriedly fled the scene.

He opened the door of the stairwell, without looking back, and walked away so quickly that he forgot to close the door.

"Pfft..." Uesugi Genshin laughed subconsciously when he saw this scene. He didn't think there was anything wrong with watching a joke.