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

“Of course, I’m a real girl.” As she said this, Hayasaka Ai moved her gaze down three centimeters from Fujiwara Chika’s face. “And I do like men, that’s right.”

As she spoke, she glanced subtly at the person next to her, and then continued, "Also... I was just joking earlier."

"What do you mean by joking?" Fujiwara Chika was stunned by the information and her mind couldn't process it.

"Actually, I'm a maid." I might have to revert to that role from time to time.

"Huh? Isn't it SP?" Fujiwara Chika realized that Hayasaka-san had teased her, so she puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and pointed her finger, saying, "Okay, I got it. After all, Hayasaka-san is my friend at Shuchiin, so please be careful."

As she spoke, she gripped Hayasaka's hands tightly with both of hers, saying, "After all, Hayasaka-san is an important friend of mine."

"..." Hayasaka Ai looked down at her hand being held, and she suddenly felt that her life in Shuchiin was not so fake after all, and that there were still some real aspects to it.

So she entrusted the work to Kamuro, since the original plan was for him to take over part of her work.

As for the fact that Kamuro Masumi was originally from Advanced Nurturing High School, since it's just a message delivery and I'll be taking her with me tomorrow, there's no need for her to come along again.

"Did I miss something?" Shijou Tei knocked on the door and came in. He saw that there were quite a few people in the room, but his gaze went straight to Uesugi Genshin, and he nodded and greeted him in a friendly manner.

So-called male friendships deepen after revealing one's sexual desires.

“No.” Uesugi Genshin shook his head.

"Ah, senpai, you're back. You've worked hard." Iroha darted out from behind Shijou Tei and quickly stood beside Uesugi Genshin, putting her arm around his.

"Yeah, you too." Referring to the tour, Uesugi Genshin glanced out the window and casually asked Fujiwara and the others, "It's getting late. Are you planning to stay the night?"

The tripartite talks are scheduled for near noon tomorrow, so that they can return in the early morning without any problems.

Shuchiin is located in western Tokyo, and you have to cross a narrow river, making it much more difficult to navigate at night than the artificial island of Advanced Nurturing High School.

"Then I'll leave it to you," Shijou Tei said. He had arrived in the afternoon, but he hadn't expected to have to wait until evening.

"Huh? I was thinking of going straight back," Fujiwara Chika exclaimed.

“Secretary Fujiwara, don’t force me. The sea is very dark at night. I’ve already mentioned to Chairman Shirogane that if it gets too late, we can make do as we see fit,” Shijou Tei said responsibly.

"Huh, is that true?" Fujiwara Chika didn't remember.

"That's why President Shirogane entrusted it to me." Shijou Tei sighed helplessly. After all, he felt it was unreliable to let Fujiwara Chika go out alone, so he asked her specifically.

"I'm not that unreliable." Fujiwara Chika saw Shijo Tei's expression and guessed what impolite thing he was thinking. "I was just complaining and wanted to get back to Kaguya-san's side as soon as possible."

"So that was a complaint." Shijou Tei nodded calmly, with an expression that said, "Oh, I believe you."

"Ugh, really, no wonder Shijou-kun hasn't found a girlfriend yet, hmph~"

"Ugh—" This sentence dealt a severe blow to Shijo Tei. His fingers trembled as he raised his hand, trying to argue, "Ishigami, the accountant, doesn't he also not have a girlfriend?"

There was another person who could have been included as an example, but unfortunately, Silver is no longer one of them.

"Ah~ But Ishigami-kun already has someone he likes. Shijo-kun, who do you like?"

"..."

When Shijou Tei stayed at Uesugi Genshin's apartment, he asked in a deep voice, "Uesugi, how can I be like you?"

Uesugi Genshin's hand trembled as he drank his beer, and he turned to ask, "What's the same?"

“When I was touring with you all, I overheard people talking about you… apparently you have several girlfriends,” Shijou Tei said earnestly.

"..." Uesugi Genshin silently put down his beer can, trying to calm himself down, and said, "If a pretty girl suddenly confessed to you, would you accept her?"

To his surprise, Shijou Tei gave a different answer than he expected: "I'll accept it, and then try to get to know each other for a while. If it's not a good fit, I'll refuse... What's with that expression?!"

“It’s quite surprising. I thought you would be very picky,” said Uesugi Genshin, taking a sip of beer. After all, he was the son of the Shijo family.

"Although I said before that I like sagging breasts, I know that reality is not always like that, and there is a gap between ideals and reality." So Shijou Tei said that at least one is needed first.

"Then I think you don't need to worry so much. With your looks, if you just ask, I'm sure many girls would be willing to exercise their orbicularis oris muscles for you."

"Cough cough cough..." Shijou Tei choked on the sudden witty remark and retorted, "That's a prostitute, not a girlfriend."

“That’s true.” On this point, Uesugi Genshin agreed, as one should definitely cherish a member of the opposite sex who is someone they want to marry. “However, I think you could practice your smooth-talking skills first, just in case.”

"...That makes sense, so how exactly do we do it?" With a serious expression, Shijou Tei sat up straight and asked humbly.

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"Ah, what an adorable kitten!" Fujiwara Chika looked at the kitten in the little girl's hands, her heart melting.

"Want to touch it?" Tsurumi Rumi lifted the little jay up.

"Oh, is that alright?" Seeing this, Fujiwara Chika carefully reached out and scratched the cat's chin. "Ah, actually, I also have a dog."

"Yukino-neechan doesn't like dogs," Rumi succinctly reminded her.

"Oh, by the way, are you Yukinoshita's younger sister?" She had just met Yukinoshita's older sister, a very beautiful woman, and this woman was just like Yukinoshita, so she must be the younger sister.

Three sisters...how wonderful.

“No, she is Genshin’s younger sister, Tsurumi Rumi.” Yukino came out of the kitchen carrying a glass of juice.

"Uh, she's Uesugi-kun's sister?" Fujiwara Chika kept looking back and forth between Yukino and Rumi's faces, not even noticing the kitten scratching its own fingers.

“My brother is my brother, but Yukino is also my sister,” Rumi added, then put the kitten away.

“Is that so…” Fujiwara Chika said with a nonchalant smile, “Actually, I also have a younger sister.”

"What kind of person is she?" Out of politeness, Liu Mei asked another question.

At that moment, Fujiwara Chika's face froze, because the first thing she remembered was that she had recently discovered that her younger sister had broken up with her boyfriend.

Then she found out that Moeha's crush was actually... President Shirogane!!!

"N-nothing, it's nothing," Fujiwara Chika replied evasively. "Ah, hasn't Hayasaka-san returned yet?"

Let's not talk about my embarrassing sister.

Chapter 357: Tripartite Meeting

From the apartment balcony, you can see the coastline across the park and the people on the beach operating searchlights.

The lights shone on the pitch-black Tokyo Bay, and could be seen clearly even from a great distance.

However, it would be a waste to cover the entire coastline with nighttime security personnel. At night, most people stay in their apartments obediently, and in the early morning, some people will patrol the territory of Soubu High School.

At least the current situation is not particularly dangerous, so there is no need to worry too much about attacks, and the zombies are kept outside the walls.

Just as Fujiwara Chika was wondering when Hayasaka would return, Hayasaka Ai arrived right on time.

Although Fujiwara Chika didn't mind sleeping in the living room with Hayasaka Ai, Yukino decided to take Rumi to sleep in her sister's room and let the guest sleep in her room.

"Ah~, it's been so long since we sisters slept together, hasn't it, Yukino-chan?" Haruno said with a smile from the bed.

At this moment, the Yukinoshita sisters sandwiched Rumi in the middle, forming a "川" (river) shape, which is probably a sleeping position that most families would experience.

"Just this once, sister. There won't be another chance." Yukino pulled Rumi's blanket up a little higher and then turned off the bedside lamp.

"Oh, do you really think so?" Yukino chuckled. "Who knows what the future holds?"

Ignoring her older sister, Yukino touched Rumi's forehead and said gently, "Goodnight."

Goodnight, Yukino-neechan and Haruno-neechan.

"Okay, goodnight, Rumi-chan."

Meanwhile, Fujiwara Chika was chatting with Hayasaka Ai in bed.

"Go to sleep early, I've set an alarm, but I won't see you off tomorrow," Hayasaka Ai said with a headache to the energetic Fujiwara Chika.

"Huh?! Aren't we friends?"

"It's a joke, I'll watch you board the ship." After all, it's her who's making the arrangements, and she'll need to get up early tomorrow.

"Hehe, Hayasaka-san is the best." Fujiwara Chika moved closer to Hayasaka and hugged her tightly.

"..." So soft, that was Hayasaka Ai's first impression. With a touch like cotton candy, she deeply understood why Kaguya lamented her figure every time Fujiwara stayed overnight.

She sighed and said, "Go to sleep."

"Good~"

After seeing off the people from Shuchiin in the early morning, it was almost time for them to prepare. Whether to sail a cargo ship or a fishing boat, Uesugi Genshin thought for a moment and decided to sail a fishing boat. He didn't plan to take many people with him.

The only people on the ship were Yukinoshita Haruno, Hayasaka Ai, Horikita Suzune, and Kamuro Masumi, accompanied by a small group from the executive department.

The task of the executive department today is to clean up the zombie corpses in the shopping mall. They will go there again in the morning to conduct a thorough investigation, and in the afternoon, they will protect the cleaning team and move more corpses away for cremation.

The pile of corpses lying on the first floor had attracted a large number of flies, making people reluctant to go near it.

"Be careful not to throw the snack bags into the sea," Hachiman nagged at his teammate who had taken off his gloves and was eating potato chips.

The ocean won't degrade the plastic, and then it becomes the world's garbage.

"Yes, Captain, would you like some?"

"..." Hachiman paused for a moment, then took off his gloves and decided to accept his subordinate's offer.

He turned his head and glanced at Qin Ye, who was learning how to drive the boat in the cockpit. He thought it was great; now there was one more person who knew how to drive the boat, even if it was a fishing boat.

The breeze from the sea was refreshing, and if he had to say, his hair felt very clean after washing it with sea salt shampoo. He pondered for a moment whether there was a connection between the two.

Meanwhile, Horikita Suzune approached Uesugi Genshin with a box in hand. "This is a bento I made. If you don't mind..."

"Thanks, Suzune." Uesugi Genshin smiled at her, then placed the box on top of another box, or rather, on top of a pile of boxes.

"..." Horikita Suzune turned her head forward, looking at the calm sea, feeling rather discouraged, as if doing so would cheer her up.

"It seems you haven't been going to the cafeteria much lately, and have been cooking for yourself instead," Uesugi Genshin asked. "Cooking takes a lot of time and money on ingredients, so it's best to eat at the cafeteria."

"Because it's cheaper, the cafeteria has leftover fish that's very cheap, and I also bring my own ingredients and seasonings from outside, so it basically doesn't cost much," Horikita Suzune said.

However, she changed the subject, "Well, I'll consider what you said, but Ichinose usually eats dinner with the disciplinary committee members or people from her original class. I don't really want to eat in the cafeteria by myself."

"I can have lunch with you." Ichinose often comes over, so we can eat together then.

However, as for dinner... he has to go to work at the student council, so unless he makes a special effort, he won't have much of a chance to eat with Suzune.

After thinking for a moment, Uesugi Genshin gave up and, just then, saw the artificial island ahead. He turned around and called out, "We're here."

The artificial island, visible to the naked eye, was in Tokyo Bay, but it wasn't long before they returned to Tokyo.

"Understood," Hachiman called out from the other end.

"Hey Hachiman, can I borrow your bag for a second?" Uesugi Genshin walked over with his own bento box, glancing down at Hachiman's bag. "You only have one bento box?"

"We all live together, after all." Hachiman rolled his eyes and asked, "Can you finish this?"

"I will finish it." Luckily, each portion was not large.

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The meeting was held in a specially reserved conference room, and they were the last people to arrive.

Seeing that Shirogane Miyuki was already seated, Uesugi Genshin greeted him, "Good morning."

"Good morning," Shirogane Miyuki said, turning his head and smiling.

The only people Uesugi Genshin recognized next to him were Shinomiya Kaguya and Dragon Ball Momo, one being the vice president and the other the representative of the martial arts faction.

After giving a polite nod in greeting, Kaguya Shinomiya turned her gaze to Hayasaka, the two exchanging glances.

The table was quite large, but there were only nine seats, so only three people could sit on each side. On Uesugi Genshin's side, it was Haruno and Hayasaka.

Without delay, Horikita Manabu saw that everyone had arrived, with Tachibana Akane and Nagumo Masa sitting next to him, and then, as the host, announced that the meeting could almost begin.

First, Kaguya Shinomiya distributed information about Shinomiya Bank, which she had collected at her home.

Yes, later she went to her own villa again, with the people from Shuchiin, and found the information about Shinomiya Bank there, although it was only a part.

"The Shinomiya Bank is an old building that existed when Nihonbashi was built," she explained.

"Although it has a long history, it has undergone several renovations, but the basic structure remains unchanged. I have visited it before."

Kaguya Shinomiya's words put everyone at ease, and even Miyuki Shirogane, who knew about this, was affected by the atmosphere.

"You've never been there?" Uesugi Genshin tilted his head toward Hayasaka and asked quietly.

“I’m not an employee there, so I don’t need to accompany you on the tour.” Hayasaka Ai turned her head and covered her mouth with her hand as she explained, “I was in the car arranging the itinerary for the afternoon’s visit to the Shinomiya family’s company.”

"Oh."

Kaguya Shinomiya, who had stopped, glared at Soubu High School, or rather, at someone there, and then continued, "The building has four floors in total, one floor underground, and an underground parking lot. Armored trucks usually come in and use the underground passage to enter the bank."

"So you mean we don't need to go in through the main gate?" Horikita asked seriously.

“Yes. Although it’s not a vault, we can indeed enter from underground.” Kaguya Shinomiya smiled at first, then her expression turned serious. “However, due to the power outage, the bank’s underground access control requires a backup power source to enter, and a high-security access card is needed. Also…”