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

And Kushida Kikyo looked at Sakura like this with a sneer on her lips, which quickly disappeared.

The world is too kind for someone with such a timid personality to be able to survive.

"......" Horikita Suzune, who was walking in front, turned around and frowned, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"What's wrong?" asked Chiaki Matsushita.

"Will you guys go into the cabin or stay on deck?"

"Let's go to the deck." Maya Sato shouted with her hand raised. She wanted to see the sea view later.

Chiaki Matsushita looked around at the other students from the High School of Idolization who were standing in groups of two or three on the deck, and said, "Let's stay on the deck."

People from other classes were standing on the deck, chatting and laughing leisurely.

"Yes, there's more." Horikita Suzune calmly raised her hand and pointed behind them.

This made everyone start looking back.

"If you want to chat, just go ahead."

What she meant was that Ichinose was already standing in front of Uesugi Genshin, with her hands behind her back, talking to him and laughing.

Maybe there was a motivation to report on the class situation, but most of the conversation was probably just small talk.

"...!!!"

I see! ! !

Of course, after the boat started moving, they could no longer see Uesugi-kun.

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The sea is pitch black at night, but it is under the cover of darkness that fishing boats can successfully sail to the waters near Haneda Airport.

"Just drive the boat to Jonan Island later. I will come to find you after I'm done." Uesugi Genshin said to Yang No while standing at the bow of the boat.

After all, we can't turn on the lights, and if the boat is really parked on the sea, how can we find it?

"I understand." With the help of the faint light from her cell phone, Yang Nori assured Uesugi Genshin.

There were only the two of them on this trip. Originally, Uesugi Genshin wanted to call on Gui Longyuan and Tianze, but then he thought that this was a very simple operation and decided not to do it.

Carrying a waterproof backpack, Uesugi Genshin slowly went into the water. The sea was a little cold at night.

But he still managed to swim to the other side easily, and after a little time he bypassed the Self-Defense Force guards.

The further south you go, the less serious the guards are, and there are no searchlights. Is it to save electricity?

So when Uesugi Genshin stood in front of Azusagawa Sakuta again, Azusagawa Sakuta kept praising him for being so lucky.

"If you hadn't come today, I wouldn't be here."

"what happened?"

Uesugi Genshin walked side by side with him on the airport runway. With the help of the light from the terminal building, they could still see the ground clearly.

"I'm the one staying behind today. Kunimi is taking a few people out to look for supplies." Sakuta Azusagawa rolled up his sleeves, revealing the watch on his wrist and pointed to the time.

"Then I am indeed lucky." Uesugi Genshin said with a smile.

"Yeah." Azusagawa Sakuta nodded in agreement.

"By the way, how are you going to get the Self-Defense Forces to help call Mr. Spencer?" As they were approaching the Self-Defense Forces' base, Uesugi Genshin was somewhat curious.

Last time he met Eriri's father directly, and he didn't know how Azusagawa Sakuta did it.

"Those kinds of things can be done with bribery." As he said this, Sakuta Azusagawa pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and shook it.

He explained, "Cigarettes are hard currency here. Even for non-smokers like me, they are of high value and can be exchanged for other things."

Uesugi Genshin also thought it was great. "I don't smoke much, so if I can exchange this for something useful, it would be a good deal."

"Yeah." Azusagawa Sakuta agreed with Uesugi Genshin's words, "I think so too, and you can't smoke in front of your sister and Shoko."

He continued, "Not only cigarettes, but alcohol is also valuable here. Someone got a bottle of Longyin from somewhere and exchanged it for 10 bags of military rations from the Self-Defense Forces."

In the past, it would have been a huge loss. But now, if a person eats sparingly, he or she won’t have to worry about food for 10 or 20 days. In terms of value alone, it’s hard to say whether it’s a loss or a gain.

However, he once asked a smoker here, and the other party said that a cigarette could give him the courage to live. This was something that Azusagawa Sakuta could never imagine. He just expressed his understanding at the time.

His courage to live comes from his sister, best friend and Miss Shoko. If they are all gone, can he really survive in the end of the world? This is a big question mark.

"By the way, what's in that bag?" asked Sakuta Azusagawa, looking at the bag carried on Uesugi Genshin's back.

"This is a radio." Uesugi Genshin shrugged and said, "After all, I can't come here every time to contact you. Isn't it more convenient for both parties to have this?"

"You're very thoughtful." Azusagawa Sakuta praised.

"No. This actually can't be transmitted to me. At most, it can be transmitted to the port area. There is a survivor base established by a friend of mine. If you have any questions, they will convey them to me. If I want to contact you, I have to come to Tokyo first."

This had already been discussed with Shirogane Miyuki. They had a department dedicated to managing communications. Although it was not that direct, it was still much better than coming directly to Haneda Airport.

After all, coming here involves certain risks, and no one can say whether there will be any changes.

I have to complain here that those Self-Defense Force members on the beach are definitely not the main force here. They are all like civil servants going to work, just doing their job perfunctorily.

"Yeah." Azusagawa Sakuta understood clearly that they were almost in front of the Self-Defense Forces' searchlights.

And Azusagawa Sakuta indicated that he would go to negotiate, which was basically a bribe, and then Uesugi Genshin finally met Eriri's father again.

"I'm glad to see that you're okay." Uesugi Genshin walked up to him and greeted him.

"Hahaha, you too, Uesugi-kun."

Eriri's father was still wearing a dark green suit, looking like an elegant British gentleman. Or rather, he was one, at least that's what one would think before knowing that he was actually a hidden otaku.

"How is Eriri?" Eriri's father still cares about his daughter very much, and the second sentence is to ask about his daughter's recent situation.

"This is a letter from Eriri." Uesugi Genshin took out an envelope and said, "She had a slight fever because of swimming, but she was almost fine when I left."

Being fine means that you no longer have a fever. After all, a severe cold is not easy to recover from, and it is common for it to last for a week.

"Ah." After a brief sigh, Eriri's father opened the envelope and looked through it. "It turned out to be the right thing to give it to you, Uesugi-kun."

"You're too kind." Uesugi Genshin said modestly.

"Well, let's make it short." Eriri's father immediately got down to business. "I have negotiated with a logistics officer of the Self-Defense Forces. There is no problem with the arms trade, but..."

He picked up the suitcase at his feet and opened it flat.

"We need gold to fill this up."

Chapter 333: The Siren's Song

"It's quite a bit." Uesugi Genshin complained softly.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that the other party wants less, but it is quite small compared to the gold they got.

A suitcase of gold weighs nearly half a ton, and just how to carry it is a problem.

If you are going to trade next time, you need to notify us in advance and arrange a time for handover.

This way you can put it on the trolley on the boat. You can't let him swim over with it, or he will sink to the bottom with him. Forget it.

"That's good." Eriri's father felt relieved. After all, as a middleman, if he had difficulty obtaining the gold and the deal fell through, the Self-Defense Force officer who had initially negotiated the deal would probably be angry, as if he was playing a trick on him.

They will definitely be angry, because corruption also requires a certain amount of courage.

"Then this will be considered a deposit." He picked up another small box, which looked like a military box, and that was indeed the case.

A standard SIG Sauer P220 was placed in the box, along with the matching magazine and bullets.

There were few bullets, mostly magazines and guns.

"That's quite exquisite." After seeing the equipment of the active Self-Defense Forces, Uesugi Genshin tilted his head and smiled, "Is there only one?"

In the past, pistols might have been more valuable because it was easier to buy a rifle than a pistol, but that is no longer the case.

Although pistols can better target living people, 99.9% of the current battles are not against humans.

"If you still want it, Uesugi-kun, I can go talk to him again." Eriri's father joked, "But it may take some time."

As long as the ultimate goal can be achieved, the officer doesn't care about a few pistols.

"Forget it, I don't plan to stay here any longer." Uesugi Genshin refused, "How many guns can the other party give us?"

"The other side clearly stated that heavy firepower cannot be traded." Eriri's father said. "But for rifles, we can give you 100 Howa Type 89 rifles and matching magazines."

"Too few, at least 200." Uesugi Genshin shook his head.

That was a box of gold, and getting only 100 of them in exchange didn't show the other party's sincerity.

"I'll go talk to him." Eriri's father promised Uesugi Genshin, "I think he doesn't want to make a fuss. 100 swords should be the number he can easily come up with."

It was originally just a preliminary negotiation, and he didn't expect that Uesugi-kun would be able to settle the gold issue so quickly.

And if the officer he was looking for also wanted gold, he should have shown more sincerity.

Uesugi Genshin thought the same way. This was actually a case of embezzlement, using public property to do one's own things. It would only make the bold ones die of overeating and the timid ones die of starvation.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Spencer."

"Well, leave it to me." Eriri's father assured calmly.

Afterwards, Uesugi Genshin told Eriri's father about the radio station, and Azusagawa Sakuta was responsible for maintaining contact.

It's not a good idea for Eriri's father to bring the radio in and use it. The risk is too high.

However, Uesugi Genshin also handed a pair of walkie-talkies to the two of them. After the frequency was matched, at least within the scope of this airport, they could communicate normally.

After saying goodbye to Eriri's father, Uesugi Genshin and Azusagawa Sakuta walked back along the same way they came, but the backpack containing the radio was carried by Azusagawa Sakuta.

"I also put some canned meat in it, as a gift." Uesugi Genshin said with his hands in his pockets.

"No wonder it's so heavy." Sakuta Azusagawa shook the backpack up, and finally changed it from carrying it on one shoulder like a street urchin to carrying it on both shoulders obediently.

There's no need to say thank you. Although I don't know if they can be considered friends, at least they are accomplices. It's a really strange relationship.

Because it was almost dark at seven o'clock in the afternoon, Uesugi Genshin came at around nine o'clock to be on the safe side, and now it was almost eleven o'clock.

"Is it a bit noisy over there?" While walking along the runway, Uesugi Genshin heard some faint sounds to his right.

If you listen carefully, it sounds like they are shouting slogans. Because the voices are somewhat orderly, they can't be singing a song.

"Ah, those cultists are doing team building over there, maybe they're chanting some kind of prayer."

"Huh?" Uesugi Genshin paused when he heard Azusagawa casually say something incredible.

"What's wrong?" Sakuta Azusagawa stopped and looked back at him.

"No, it's a little unexpected." After a sigh, Uesugi Genshin continued to walk forward, "The Self-Defense Forces don't care?"

"It is said that the members of the cult will provide erotic services to the Self-Defense Forces. In the eyes of the Self-Defense Forces, they are more like pimps." Finally, Azusagawa Sakuta added, "I heard it."

"Eh~" Uesugi Genshin sighed in surprise.

"There is no hope. People have no idea where to eat after the last one. When people need spiritual sustenance, this kind of thing will always arise." Sakuta Azusagawa stated slowly.

"It seems you are used to it. What do you think?"

The Self-Defense Forces don't care, so what about the refugees?

Giving Uesugi Genshin a surprised look, Azusagawa Sakuta seemed to be a little cold and pulled up the hem of his clothes. At the moment, he was wearing much thicker clothes than Uesugi Genshin. "Not really. Some people went to argue with them before, but they either disappeared or became strange and finally joined them."

He pointed his thumb in the direction of the Self-Defense Force station behind him. "The Self-Defense Force stopped caring about things here a long time ago, because at the beginning people came to the door to make trouble because of various trivial matters or supplies, and then the Self-Defense Force directly used force to drive the crowd away."

"It's just like raising livestock." Uesugi Genshin sneered at the actions of the Self-Defense Forces, taking in survivors but not managing them much, as long as they were kept alive.

Azusagawa Sakuta did not refute, but shrugged his shoulders. "In fact, people go missing here every day. Some family members who refuse to give up will post simple missing person notices. There are many young girls among them. It is said that someone saw the missing girl at the cult."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and looked at the ground where he was moving. "That's why Kuni and I will take turns going out to look for supplies, but one of us must stay behind."

To be honest, women are more likely to survive than men. Those who are young, beautiful and lucky enough have already become high-ranking officers in the Self-Defense Forces. The rest are willing to give up their self-esteem and exchange their bodies for something.

Although the food provided is enough to barely fill your stomach, if you really think that it will be provided every day and you finish it in one day, then you have to be prepared to go hungry for a day or two afterwards.

That's why they risk their lives to go out and look for food, and then hide quietly to eat it.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Self-Defense Forces occupied the water plant on the artificial island next door, so there was at least no shortage of drinking water. All one could do was drink from the tap. There were even some people who brought water cups home, so they could happily spend the whole day in a daze.

"......" Uesugi Genshin listened to what Azusagawa Sakuta said in silence.

"Anyway, if you're coming at night, try not to come up from the south. They gather there late at night," Azusagawa Sakuta warned. "Those guys are undoubtedly mentally ill bastards. It's not an exaggeration to say they're terrorists. No one wants to get close to that place. Even the Self-Defense Forces are not too willing to guard there now."

"Don't worry." Uesugi Genshin waved his hand calmly and said, "I don't want to cause trouble here. This is not Chiba."