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

"Um, um, Mr. Hiratsuka, me too. I'm a little worried about my family, too." Another middle-aged bald male teacher next to her also spoke up quickly, as if afraid that she would not agree.

"I understand. I will stay here to take care of the students." Shizuka Hiratsuka continued to repeat her previous answer.

"Yes, yes, please...please." The middle-aged male teacher kept bowing.

"please."

Then they looked at each other, and walked out of the building together.

Watching them leave, Hiratsuka Shizuka turned around and looked at Uesugi Genshin, "Aren't you going with them?"

"Following them is like deserting."

"You...don't say such things." Shizuka Hiratsuka took a deep breath of the cigarette in her hand and exhaled, and the smoke covered her face.

Uesugi Genshin knew clearly that there was a saying that it was difficult to be both loyal and righteous since ancient times, which talked about the difficulty of making a choice, and he had chosen loyalty before.

"I know, I will come back." Uesugi Genshin shook the car keys in his hand, and it was unknown who he was talking to.

Shizuka Hiratsuka said nothing and continued smoking the cigarette in her hand.

"Teacher Hiratsuka!" At this time, Hachiman's voice came from behind.

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Hikigaya Hachiman was following Yukinoshita Yukino and Jonghyun towards the student council room.

"Really no movement?"

"Zombies and the like are fake, right?"

"Isn't the person on the radio the teacher? He can't be fake, right?"

No one jokes about their career, that's what the student was trying to say.

"Why don't we go out and go home quickly? We can't attend classes anyway." Someone encouraged.

"Eh? But, but..." The person in the conversation was hesitating, and in his heart he was actually mainly worried about being blamed by his parents.

"What's the point of staying here?"

At least it's safe, Hikigaya Hachiman replied in his heart.

Before the final result, no one knew whether he was a brave man or a fool, and the price was his life.

The cost and reward are the most important things to think about clearly, Hikigaya Hachiman tugged at his collar.

They go out and leave school in order to go home, and they go home because they feel that home is relatively safe, and it is indeed correct to think so.

If his home wasn't far away and he couldn't ensure Komachi's safety, he would have gone home and waited for rescue.

But is the school unsafe? As long as the passage is blocked, if "they" are really dead, it will be safe enough.

It's just a matter of moving from one relatively safe place to another potentially safe place, but the stakes are incredibly high.

Now is not the time to risk your life in a fit of anger... young man.

The three of them continued to move forward through the stagnant crowd, but there was a person who was pushing through the crowd and going in the opposite direction of them.

"That's..." Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the girl who was walking with her head down, and his pace gradually quickened, but was only hindered by the slightly crowded crowd in the corridor.

"..."

Her figure was getting closer and closer. The girl with silver hair and green eyes walked straight past Yukinoshita Yukino and Jonghyun.

When approaching Hikigaya Hachiman, she was blocked by the crowd on her left and bumped into the shoulder of Hikigaya Hachiman who was already dodging.

No apology, just a glance and then he continued walking forward.

But in an instant, that glance made her realize something, and she grabbed Hikigaya Hachiman who was passing by her.

"what happened?"

"Are you...from our class?" She was wearing the short-sleeved school uniform of Sobu High School, with her jacket tied at her waist and her skirt the length of a Tokyo JK. She looked like a bad girl, and her aura of "don't come near me" was diluted by the worry and impatience between her brows.

For less than a second, Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes were fixed on the teardrop mole under her right eye.

"Ah, I am indeed in Class F."

"Have you met Mr. Hiratsuka?" the girl asked immediately.

"The teacher is checking the roadblocks. What do you want from her?"

"My brother and sister..." The girl named Kawasaki Saki muttered, not intending to answer Hikigaya Hachiman.

This whisper made Hikigaya Hachiman's heart pause for a moment.

Chapter 13: It’s okay even if the car crashes

"teacher."

Hikigaya Hachiman walked towards Hiratsuka Shizuka, followed by Kawasaki Saki.

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

Unlike Hachiman who had his hands in his trouser pockets and had an expressionless face, Kawasaki Saki was visibly anxious.

It seems that Hachiman's cute sister Komachi and Kawasaki Saki's brother Kawasaki Daishi are junior high school classmates in the same school and class.

Then the matter became clear, but Uesugi Genshin was still worried.

"Where's Yukinoshita?"

"I told her everything I could think of that might be of concern to her, so it should be fine."

He said so, but there was nothing he could do about it. It felt like they should be united, but they were falling apart due to their own reasons.

Uesugi Genshin is going to Tokyo to save Kasumigaoka Utaha, Hachiman has his most important sister, and Yukinoshita Yukino may be taken away by her family at any time.

"hope so."

Apart from that, he didn't say anything. After all, at this stage, Yukinoshita Yukino's stiff attitude towards people, which had not yet changed, was a little worrying.

Rather, I am really worried that the isolated environment in the class, which can be called "cold violence", allows her to express herself without any scruples. An angular cone can pierce leather, but it is not smooth enough.

Now all we can do is trust that she can maintain the situation steadily until the two of them come back.

"Teacher, my sister goes to a nearby middle school and I want to pick her up. Her younger brother seems to be in the same school as my sister." Hachiman turned sideways and the figure of Saki Kawasaki appeared.

"Do you guys... understand the current situation?" Hiratsuka Shizuka complained. She felt that Hikigaya Hachiman should be very clear, "It may not be safe outside. Even if it is like this, do you still want to go?"

"Ah."

"I must go, my younger brothers and sisters are all in school." Saki Kawasaki showed her eagerness as the eldest sister in the family.

"Brothers and sisters?" Hiratsuka Shizuka took a puff of her cigarette. "Are your brothers and sisters in middle school?"

"No, my sister is in preschool."

"......I'll drive you there. You are my students after all." Shizuka Hiratsuka shook off the cigarette ash with her slender fingers.

Is this okay?

Hikigaya Hachiman didn't say it out loud, this is the best way for him and them. But if something happens in the future of Sobu High School, can Yukinoshita solve it alone?

But if they really went by themselves, ah, if they ignored Kawasaki's little sister and took Komachi directly back to Sobu High School...

Hikigaya Hachiman thought so, but in his heart he laughed at his own idea. He silently said to himself that if necessary, he would agree to act together.

"Oh~ Teacher, what should we do?" The first-grade girl who had been standing behind Ye Shan spoke.

She asked the question naturally, as if the question she asked was unintentional, just like asking her mother at home what to eat today, and there was no deep meaning.

Looking at the ribbon at her collar, she was undoubtedly a first-year student. Kawasaki Saki looked at her with somewhat sharp eyes, although they were no different from her usual look, just like Hikigaya Hachiman's unique and dejected dead fish eyes.

"Ah, this is Isshiki Iroha, the club manager of the soccer club I'm in. He's here to help too." Hayato Hayama took over the conversation for Isshiki Iroha.

This school girl is really good at pretending to be cute... But even if her cuteness is deliberately pretended, it can't hide the fact that she is cute.

To be honest, she does have a cute face, and although her behavior seems a little deliberate, she is still likable.

Speaking of personality, Uesugi Genshin knew that although some parts of her were troublesome, her spirit of deliberately appearing cute could not help but make people love her.

If I stand on the stage and shout, "I am your school idol - Iroha!" it won't seem unnatural.

And in terms of not staying in the safe room, Isshiki Iroha is indeed brave, and Uesugi Genshin also knows that she likes Hayama, who is liked by everyone.

This is also the reason why she went to the football club to be the club manager, everything is for Ye Shan.

The cute and weak expression on her face and the little devil in her heart can make the boys in the class go around in circles. She should be very sociable. But if she really has the spare time to tease boys, then the girls in her class must dislike her more or less in their hearts.

"Hello, seniors." She bowed obediently with a harmless smile. She had flaxen shoulder-length hair and eyes as brown as acorns.

Uesugi Genshin saw Hachiman frowning, and as expected, he saw through Isshiki Iroha's true nature at a glance.

People are complicated. Even Uesugi Genshin himself can point out that he has many shortcomings. If you only listen to his shortcomings, everyone will say that he is really a bad person.

So Isshiki Iroha is already very powerful, following Hayama to help the teacher. No matter what the reason is, she has already started to take action.

Like Saki Kawasaki, with her bad girl aura, it is hard to imagine that she is the eldest sister in the family who took on the responsibilities of the family early and cared for her younger siblings.

Isshiki Iroha may have a calculating little devil side, but she is essentially a kind and proactive girl.

"Every corridor is blocked now. As long as we don't move around, there shouldn't be any problem." This is also the reason why Hiratsuka Shizuka would help Hikigaya Hachiman.

Another reason is that it is located in Chiba Prefecture. It is quick to go and come back, and the journey is less than an hour, so there shouldn’t be any big problems, right?

"Ah~" Isshiki Iroha was about to say something.

"Isshiki." Hayato Hayama stopped Iroha Isshiki and told her not to speak, then said to Shizuka Hiratsuka, "We're all right here."

This is Hayama. He will help those who should be helped, just like he is now guaranteeing Shizuka Hiratsuka. He also wants to help the students of Sobu High School because they are in great need of help.

"Then teacher, I'll leave first." Uesugi Genshin shook the car keys in his hand.

He nodded to Hachiman and said goodbye, "I hope you are safe."

"Yeah." Hachiman nodded in response.

"Isshiki Iroha?" Uesugi Genshin said to Isshiki behind Hayama, "Since you are a first-year student, why don't you go to the student council and help the student council president and Yukinoshita organize the first-year students together, okay?"

"...Huh, me?"

"Yeah, aren't you a first grader? It's really brave of you to stand up now, so can I ask you for help?"

"Well, I can try." She gave an answer that could not go wrong.

Uesugi Genshin asked Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was extinguishing her cigarette, "Speaking of which, Hiratsuka-sensei..."

"what happened?"

The next sentence made Hiratsuka Shizuka's heart tighten.

"If I smash your car so badly that you can't even drive it back, will that be okay?"

"You...you! What are you going to do to my car?!" Shizuka Hiratsuka asked desperately.

"What if the road is blocked or zombies are blocking the road? Shouldn't we step on the accelerator?"

"This, this is my beloved car..." Shizuka Hiratsuka changed her previous calmness, her mouth hummed, and her face was full of heartache.

"Hey!" She made a decision, "It's okay, go ahead and hit it when you think it's necessary."

Shizuka Hiratsuka's heart was bleeding. This was her most beloved car. When she bought the car, she fell in love with the red Aston Martin at first sight.

It follows the golden ratio design of classic aesthetics, has an elegant and refined appearance, and the engine sound is particularly orderly and pleasant, so it has always been her favorite car.

So at the end, she added, "Try to drive back as much as possible...", her voice as soft as a mosquito's.

"Hey! It's okay to throw it outside."

As expected, Mr. Hiratsuka was very hesitant. Uesugi Genshin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm leaving."

He turned and walked towards the exit, ticking the car keys in his hand.

The time now is as precious as the golden fifteen minutes of an avalanche. He must race against time. He has already wasted time.

After he left, Shizuka Hiratsuka put the cigarette butt into the cigarette box she carried with her, took out the key ring, and flipped to find another car key.

"How many brothers and sisters do you have?"

"3."