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

Boys nowadays really admire these heroes at the end of their lives, like Yukimura Sanada.

The Shinsengumi? The Mibu Wolves?

"Not at all. I think people with the word '誠' in their names are all very powerful people, such as 'Makoto', 'Ise', oh, and 'Kojou'." The pronunciation of 'sei' is the same.

"You...you look like a good person, but you're actually a pervert!" A very hidden Sawamura Eriri complained, "I don't know who Issei is, but isn't he the male protagonist of the anime released in recent years?"

Issei? Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head.

"That kind of... that kind of erotic anime for you otakus to watch?"

"Hmm. By the way, Sawamura-san, you've seen it too." Uesugi Genshin asked back.

"Me? No, I haven't...never seen it." It was obvious from her somewhat arrogant expression that there was a problem.

"Oh, but it turns out we are the same age. Come to think of it, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Kato Megumi." Kato Megumi stroked Sawamura Eriri's messy head with her hand.

"Hmph, Sawamura Eriri."

"Okay, Kato, Sawamura."

"Then Uesugi-kun, why did you want to go back to Sobu High School?"

"There are still students there." This made the three people in the car even more confused.

"Here, navigation." Sawamura Eriri handed the phone over, and Kasumigaoka Utaha caught it, then held it up for Uesugi Genshin to see.

"Well, it's in Chiyoda Ward. We should be there soon, but we have to take a detour." The road conditions ahead were not very good. Several cars rear-ended each other, blocking the entire road.

He put the car in reverse gear while trying to avoid the trunk hitting the zombies following behind.

Sawamura Eriri complained: "Huh? Just now at Toyosaki, you abandoned a bunch of students, and now you want to go back to the school in Chiba because of this?"

"To be honest, Toyosaki is a bit difficult to deal with. When I left Sobu High School, the situation had already been stabilized. It is by the sea, away from the crowds, and is safer."

"Isn't it safer at home?" Kato Megumi was a little confused.

“Many may spread despair, but one person has no hope.”

The three of them heard a different meaning in this sentence, and the atmosphere in the car instantly returned to the end of the world.

"Home will be safer, but it also means being trapped there, unable to do anything except stay alive. One person can only do one person's job. If two people are needed, they will be overwhelmed. If three people are needed, they will be unable to do everything. Therefore, people are always the most important."

"A certain brave and fearless senior once said: If you save the land and lose the people, you lose both the people and the land; if you save the people and lose the land, you gain both the people and the land."

"Who said that?" Eriri Sawamura muttered softly.

"Well, if we can organize the surviving students and build a safe zone based on Sobu High School, there will be a lot of potential in the future."

"Eh? Then why don't you take Kasumigaoka-senpai back with you?"

"It's still a bit dangerous, whether it's on the road or in the school now." Uesugi Genshin turned the steering wheel and knocked down the zombie with the headlights. The zombie's hand scratched across the side of the car window, and with a sharp sound, the car still inevitably made a bang.

This allowed Uesugi Genshin to push his hair back so that he could see more clearly.

"I'm fine." Kasumigaoka Utaha said, leaning close to his chest, her slender fingers clutching the clothes on Uesugi Genshin's chest.

"No, it's not safe. There's no need to take the risk."

In the end times, it is safest to hide at home, provided that you are at home or close to home.

"After saying so much, it all feels like bragging." Eriri Sawamura curled her lips, her eyes fixed on Uesugi Genshin's uncovered face.

"Humph, in these troubled times, the government is overwhelmed and the only right thing to do is to save itself."

"This is truly a critical moment for survival, but Sobu has Hikigaya Hachiman to guide the strategy, politics has Yuki no Shimoyuki to keep the world at peace, martial arts has Uesugi Genshin to stabilize the world, and even the charm has Hayama Hayato who can soothe people's hearts."

"In Sobu High School, we have already upheld the righteousness of the student council president, and are waiting to save Sobu High School from disaster and save Chiba City from collapse."

"Once we have restored the decline of Sobu Highland, we can encourage the three armies, conquer the new port of Takahama in the south, block the municipal districts in the east, connect to the capital in the north, and connect to the sea in the west. We can take advantage of the bay to gain the benefits of fishermen and merchants, make alliances abroad, and improve government at home. If there is a change in the world, we can lead the best troops and elite soldiers to "go to Kyoto". Who among the people dares not to welcome us with food and drink? If this is true, then the hegemony can be achieved and Chiba can prosper."

(In fact, it is not the correct direction, it is a little tilted, southeast and northwest are more appropriate, but it is simpler to understand it as south is down and north is up)

"......Hmm" Sawamura Eriri felt that her brain was not enough. This second-year student's remarks were obviously empty promises, and the promises looked quite delicious. Just like the politicians her father always criticized, no matter what the truth was, they would first give her a big promise. If she couldn't do it, no one would blame her.

"Hmph~Bai Ye? You're already in the late stage of chuunibyou." She pouted and turned her head away from looking at Uesugi Genshin, but unexpectedly rubbed Kato Megumi's chest, which inadvertently made her even more annoyed.

"Pa, pa, pa." Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was sitting on Uesugi Genshin, clapped in cooperation.

"Oh, I see. I didn't expect Uesugi-kun to be so amazing. He actually thought of so many things. His grades in liberal arts must be very good."

"... Very good, second in liberal arts. Well, this is indeed the original idea. Whether it can be realized requires me to go back first."

We have people now, more than a hundred of them; we have a powerful general, Hachiman Hayama, who can be used; we also have Sobu High School. If we don’t go back quickly and ensure the safety of Sobu High School, we will have to survive alone in the end times.

"The wind rises and the clouds fly. My power spreads across the country and I return to my hometown. How can I find brave men to guard the four directions!"

What is this? Is it a dialect? The people in the car were a little confused.

"Ah, by the way, why does Uesugi-kun keep his hair so long? Doesn't it block your view?" Kato Megumi asked again.

She had to lift her hair up a few times because of visibility issues, and to be honest, it didn't look good at all.

"I originally wanted to tie my hair into a bun, but I tried to tie it up when I went out to play. When we were about to go back, Kasumigaoka said it looked awkward, so she let my hair down. After that, I didn't pay much attention to my hair."

Originally, according to my previous habit, I planned to let my hair grow long and tie it up.

That's the thing. He thought he looked good when he looked in the mirror, but outsiders didn't think highly of him. To be honest, it was a big blow to him.

"Eh, is that so? I think Uesugi-kun..."

Then she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha's expressionless gaze, which was so calm that it was even a little scary.

Because of the angle, Uesugi Genshin couldn't see it, but Kato Megumi could see it clearly.

"Uesugi-kun, this may not be suitable."

"Well......"

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

Chapter 20: Villa on the Hillside

Chiyoda Ward is the very center of Tokyo. To be honest, the roads are not easy to walk on. Even though it is not entirely a commercial area, there is often chaos on the streets.

The car that crashed into the lamppost was on fire, and the "pedestrians" gathered around a person who had fallen to the ground, and when others passed by from a distance, they ran over and knocked him down.

The car that rear-ended the other car blocked the road. Some people got out of their cars to argue and knocked on the windows, asking the people in the car in front to talk back, but there was no response. Who knows what will happen next?

There were also some sections of the road where riots were blatant, with people chasing each other on both sides of the road and even in the middle of the road, and the streets stained with blood, which was shocking.

The inside and outside of the car seemed like different worlds before the car stopped.

Uesugi Genshin never let go of the accelerator for a moment. Living people would subconsciously avoid the car when they see it, so there is no need to worry even if the zombies hit it.

Eriri Sawamura felt very relieved when she saw Uesugi Genshin's decisiveness without even blinking after the collision.

Finally, we got away from the crowded streets. There were one or two zombies wandering on the roadside, while on some streets there was not a single moving object.

"We're almost there." Kasumigaoka Utaha held up the navigation on her phone and saw that the destination was only two streets away.

There is an uphill slope in the distance.

"Ah..." Eriri Sawamura turned her head and looked out the window.

That was Tomoya Aki's home. Before she could react, the scenery outside the window flashed by.

When they drove into a residential area that was obviously more expensive, they were completely relieved by the quiet streets.

"Ah, we're here, at my house." Eriri Sawamura screamed in surprise.

The smile on her face, as happy as a child, and the girlishness like a lily, is something that can make people's hearts beat faster.

Following Sawamura Eriri's voice, the few of them looked and saw a tall wall, which indeed gave a sense of security.

The brown bricks and stones blocked the view, making it impossible to see what was inside, let alone buildings like houses.

It stopped steadily in front of the main entrance. There was a doorbell next to the metal gate that allowed the person living inside to open the door.

Uesugi Genshin looked around and found that it was safe. "Sawamura-san, please ask someone to open the door."

"Yeah!" She opened the car door and moved down from Kato Megumi's body. That somewhat subtle look somehow made Uesugi Genshin couldn't help but smile.

She trotted to the doorbell and pressed it a few times.

"Which one?"

"Mom! It's me!"

"Eri! You're back!" Sawamura's mother said in disbelief and surprise.

"Yes, Mom, I'm back. Please open the door. I'll ask my friend to drive the car in."

"Ok."

Then the door opened.

"Then mom, see you later."

"Ok."

Then Eriri Sawamura squeezed into the car easily again, looking petite and cute.

"You, what are you laughing at?"

"No, nothing." Uesugi Genshin opened his eyes, which were narrowed into slits due to smiling, and calmed his expression.

"Humph~"

Uesugi Genshin stepped on the accelerator and drove the car in. After the car entered, the door slowly closed and the street returned to calm again.

"Sawamura, your house is quite big."

"Well, of course."

Even when you go in, you can't see any residential buildings at first glance. Instead, there are countless trees on both sides of the road. It is rare to have so much green space in Chiyoda Ward, the center of Tokyo, where every inch of land is valuable.

Driving along the road, we saw a gray villa with about two floors.

It should be a three-story building, but the third floor is identified through the window on the triangular roof, so it is hard to say whether it is an attic or a third floor.

The light grey and dark grey grid-like wall is very nice. In front of the villa is a small garden. Should I call it a small garden? It is full of green plants and bushes, without any flowers.

As we got closer, we saw Sawamura Eriri's mother standing in front of the white gate of the villa. She was a woman wearing a kimono.

After seeing her mother, Eriri Sawamura's face lit up as if to say "Wakuwaku".

Uesugi Genshin drove around the small garden and parked the car steadily in front of the villa.

"Mom!" Eriri Sawamura came down more eagerly, and her rough movements rubbed Kato Megumi's body, causing her to let out a soft "ah".

She ran over and hugged her mother tightly.

Sawamura Eriri's mother looks very young and very similar to Sawamura Eriri. She has black purple hair, a princess hairstyle with two ponytails, and wears a red and white striped kimono. She is a very beautiful person.

However, although it may be rude to say this, we have figured out the genetic origins of Sawamura Eriri's body shape and flat chest. Her golden hair and blue eyes are inherited from her father.

"Eri, are you okay?"

"Yeah! Is mom okay too?"

"Yes."

Kato Megumi also got out of the car, but Uesugi Genshin and Kasumigaoka Utaha were a little slower.

"Kasumigaoka, you should get down too." Uesugi Genshin said to Kasumigaoka Utaha who was sitting on her.

"Yeah." But she didn't move after she answered.

"Don't call me Kasumigaoka, call me Shiyu, Makoto-kun."

"Hmm? Ah... I understand, Shiyu." After hesitating for a moment, Uesugi Genshin agreed.

It always feels a bit awkward to call friends who are not close by their names directly, but for those who are close, sometimes they will use more abbreviated names or pet names.

He has always called Kasumigaoka Utaha by her surname. Today's change proves that the relationship between him and Kasumigaoka Utaha has become better.

"Ah."

"Help me put on my shoes."

As she spoke she crossed her feet, the shift in weight causing her hips to press down hard.