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

"Aren't you leaving?" the Self-Defense Force member asked doubtfully.

"Waiting for someone," Uesugi Genshin said with a smile.

After waiting a short while, Eriri's parents came out this time. Mr. Spencer and his wife, Ms. Sawamura, came over together, carrying only a briefcase.

Most of the luggage should have been left over there. Uesugi Genshin just handed Eriri's father two gold bars, which would bribe the Self-Defense Force officer at the gate to turn a blind eye and let them leave.

Once everyone was present, Uesugi Genshin led the last few people onto Hayama's ship and headed towards the Advanced Education High School.

“Mr. Spencer, this is your reward.” Removing his mask, Uesugi Genshin asked Hayama to bring a small box. He had said that if successful, he would give the other party a 10% commission, and there were at least 100 gold bars inside.

"Impressive, Uesugi-kun." Eriri's father couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. He truly admired this peer of his daughter, who had managed to acquire so much gold in such a short time and kept his promise to give him a share.

"It's nothing serious," Uesugi Genshin said modestly.

Eriri's father put the box away without even looking at it. He was a smart man and thought that gold was neither important nor unimportant.

Gold that can be exchanged for something is valuable, so there's no need to pay special attention to it.

The two looked at each other and laughed, their laughter fading into the sea with the sound of the waves.

Chapter 373: A Large Army and Many Generals

"What are you going to do?" Uesugi Genshin walked up to Azusagawa Sakuta and asked.

"Do we still have a choice?" The question wasn't asked by Azusagawa, but by Rio Futaba, who was standing next to him. Her tone revealed a hint of surprise.

“Yes, there are a few places we can go.” Uesugi Genshin nodded.

"Well, let me hear it first." Sakuta Azusagawa was also somewhat curious that there were still a few safe places.

“The private Shuchiin Academy in the port area is a prestigious school with a long history. Some people have established a base there, and they are my allies. Their leader is my friend, and there are about a thousand of them,” Uesugi Genshin said, pointing north.

Then he pointed northeast, “The Advanced Education High School built on the artificial island, although it is named Tokyo Metropolitan, is actually a national school and a very well-funded school, so the facilities are excellent. The downside is that there are more people seeking refuge there, probably several thousand, and its leader, Horikita Manabu, is also my friend.”

This place is slightly safer geographically than the one in the port area, Sakuta Azusagawa thought to himself.

"Then there's Chiba." Uesugi Genshin pointed due east. "There's a survivor base established by a prefectural assembly member on a small hill. There are a lot of people there, probably several thousand. It's not a small place. By the way, that assembly member's daughter is my classmate."

These words made Sakuta Azusagawa raise his eyebrows. "I see."

“Yes, and she’s my girlfriend,” Uesugi Genshin added.

"..." Upon hearing this, Sakuta Azusagawa began to show great respect.

“That place is very nice. I plan to have Mr. Spencer and the others, as well as Miss Hirokawa, go there. Since all the students here don’t have their families with them, if some of them have their parents with them, there will inevitably be some criticism, which is not conducive to unity.” Uesugi Genshin turned to Miss Hirokawa and explained.

"Is that so..." Miss Hirokawa smiled wryly, thought for a moment about her daughter's possible isolation, and then said, "Indeed, we can't cause trouble for Uzuki."

"I will bring Uzuki with me tomorrow, and then you will meet your daughter, Miss Hirokawa."

"Ah."

Then Uesugi Genshin said to Azusagawa, "Finally, it's my place. It's on the coast, in a corner, and there are only about 500 people. We live in an apartment building, and the rooms aren't very spacious. It might be three or four people sharing an apartment or something. If you can tolerate that..."

"You put it that way..." Sakuta Azusagawa sighed and said with a wry smile, "Do we have any other choice? Please take us in."

There was no choice to begin with, and no one would choose a place that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

"Yes, if any of you want to go somewhere else, please let me know in advance," Uesugi Genshin said kindly.

“Understood, I will ask them about their intentions one by one.” Sakuta Azusagawa nodded, then pulled Genshin Uesugi aside.

"Are you asking about Makinohara Shoko?" Uesugi Genshin guessed his intention immediately.

"She's at Shuchiin in the Minato Ward right now, isn't she?" Sakuta Azusagawa asked with concern.

"Yes, but she just had surgery and is still unstable. She shouldn't get emotional. If you have anything you want to say, I can have someone pass on the message. But if you really want to visit her, I suggest you wait a few days."

“…” After a long silence, Sakuta Azusagawa shook his head. “Since she needs to rest, then forget it. I will wait until the day I can see her again.”

"it is good."

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"Here, pull the bolt to chamber a bullet. You also need to release the safety on the right side of the gun and adjust it to burst fire. Once you're ready, aim with the sights. Align your eyes, the front sight, and the target, then fire."

At the dojo, Uesugi Genshin was explaining the basics of aiming and firing to the club members, each of whom had a gun.

The disassembly and maintenance of the firearms are matters for later.

His plan was to first teach the group leaders, and then have the group leaders assist the team members in teaching the members of each team.

The same applies to actual combat. Ayanokouji already knew how to do it; all he needed to do was bring Hachiman, Hayama, and Azusagawa.

Sakuta Azusagawa was also sitting in the dojo. Yesterday, Genshin Uesugi had introduced him to several places he could go: Shuchiin, Advanced Nurturing High School, and the Chiba Self-Help Committee.

In the end, he chose to come to Chiba Sobu High School with Uesugi Genshin, which was understandable, since the two were already quite familiar with each other.

Therefore, the fourth squad of the Execution Department was formed by Azusagawa Sakuta, along with some of the people who had come with him, and Uesugi Genshin recruited people from the Security Department and other places.

This was done because the remaining boys at Minebara High School were not enough to form a squad, but many of them were experienced in combat. When they were trapped at Haneda Airport, they often swam across Tokyo Bay to scavenge in coastal buildings. Among them, Azusagawa's good friend Kunimi Yuuma served as the vice-captain.

As for the other people Uesugi Genshin knew, Rio Futaba was assigned to Yukino's accounting department by Uesugi Genshin, since she was a science whiz and was even teased by Azusagawa as the "little science witch".

As for Azusagawa's younger sister, Kaede, to be honest, Azusagawa's salary is more than enough to support one or even two people. Just like when Utaha supported Eriri for several days when she first arrived, there's absolutely no need to worry about that.

The same goes for Kunimi Yuuma. His girlfriend, Saki, can choose to find a job if she wants, or not if she doesn't.

After training, Uesugi Genshin called out to Haruno, "About the bullets."

He had asked Yang Nai about the bullets before, and the Chiba Self-Rescue Committee had indeed moved a lot over, several hundred thousand rounds.

So when it came time to divide the spoils—no, to distribute the bullets—at the Advanced Nurturing High School, Uesugi Genshin didn't take a single one; he left them all to Shirogane and Horikita.

"I understand." Yang Nai indicated that it was no problem at all. "I will go back myself."

"I don't need to come along, do I?" Uesugi Genshin asked, tilting his head.

"..." Yang Nai looked him up and down, a nervous smile on her face. "Of course I'll come along."

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"It's been a long time. I'm so glad to see you both still in such good health." Uesugi Genshin was sitting in the reception room, leaning over to greet Yukino and Haruno's parents.

Yang Nai sat down beside him, a smile on her face.

Yukino didn't come this time mainly because she had a number of things to take care of at school.

Uesugi Genshin explained this a little, because Yukino's mother specifically asked why Yukino didn't come. Was this a mother's resentment?

Yang Nai then revealed the purpose of her visit, but this time she was on Uesugi Genshin's side.

“No problem.” Yukinoshita’s mother gently covered her lips with her folding fan. “It’s a small matter. Compared to that, Uesugi-kun actually managed to get a batch of guns from the Self-Defense Forces at Haneda Airport. That’s impressive.”

"Hahaha..." Yang Nai laughed when she heard this, "The gifts for Mom and Dad are also guns."

Upon hearing this, Representative Yukinoshita quickly glanced at the gift box in the small bag next to her. It should have been opened immediately, but her wife had put it aside first.

He took it out, opened it, and saw a pistol inside, along with his wife's, making a total of two.

"You're so thoughtful." Even he had to admit that with a handgun, he no longer needed to worry too much about his wife's safety.

Although there was no need to worry in the first place, his wife's bare-handed skills were no less than his own, and once when she was young, she even threw him to the ground.

Furthermore, he has an extremely strong personality. If he were to have an affair someday, his wife would probably shoot him dead.

Thankfully, this will never happen!

"And please take good care of the others who came this time," Uesugi Genshin said, bowing slightly.

"Oh?" Yukinoshita's mother opened her folding fan, obscuring the lower half of her face, revealing only her imposing eyes. "Could those people also be related to someone close to you, Uesugi-kun?"

"..."

"Hahaha..." Yang Nai let out a string of silvery laughter, "Mother, you are too worried."

“Of course Mom is worried.” Yukino’s mother closed her fan and said to Haruno in a half-joking tone, “After all, Uesugi-kun is a very charming boy, and there must be many girls who like him.”

"Don't worry, this man threw all those love letters in the trash can and didn't accept any of them." Yang Nai straightened up and patted Uesugi Genshin on the back.

"Ouch!" Uesugi Genshin thought that Haruno was deliberately hitting him so hard.

"I see." Yukinoshita's mother stopped the conversation as if to say, "Then I'm relieved."

This was probably a warning; Uesugi Genshin was well aware of this in order not to upset his daughter.

After chatting for a while longer, he and Yang Nai prepared to say goodbye.

Since we weren't considered guests, and there was no escort service to the door, Yang Nai joked, "Looks like you're not exactly an outsider in my house anymore."

"Really?"

"What? You should thank me a little. I just helped you cover it up."

“Yes, yes, thank you very much. Is there anything I can do to repay you, beautiful Ms. Haruno?” Uesugi Genshin extended his palm to Haruno.

"Hmm... well, I'll think about it later." Yang Nai put her hands behind her back, clearly pleased, and her steps became more lively.

When they left, Uzuki and Eriri were sitting in the back seat. Eriri's eyes were a little red, probably because she had just been crying, while Uzuki's face only showed the joy of reunion.

"If you want to visit, you can tell me anytime." Uesugi Genshin glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "There will be a convoy to contact you and exchange supplies later. You can travel with the convoy. As the vice president, I will just give you a heads-up."

"Yes!" Uzuki laughed happily.

"Okay." Eriri turned her head to look at the window, with an awkward expression.

"Well, if I have time, I'll drive you over directly."

Then Yang Nai slapped the back of her hand. Uesugi Genshin turned to look at her. Yang Nai's eyes were already narrowed, with a hint of mockery, as if to say, "If you do this, I won't cover for you next time."

Uesugi Genshin gave an awkward laugh.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, brother." "Of course I'll do my best!"

The two people in the back seat replied, completely unaware of what was happening.

"Cough cough..."

Chapter 374: Good Brothers

"Wow~~~, having the whole shopping mall to myself is so awesome!" Shout Hobe Sho shouted, standing at the entrance of the shopping mall with his arms outstretched.

"The Ministry of Revenue is so noisy, shut up." Yumiko frowned, smacked her lips, and gave the Ministry of Revenue a sharp look.

Then she grabbed Iroha with one hand and Ebina with the other, saying, "Let's go up to the second floor first."

"Hey, aren't we coming together?" Tobe Sho looked at Hayama, Yamato, and Ooka and asked in surprise.

"Huh? We're going to buy girls' things." Yumiko turned around after taking a few steps and looked at Hobe. "What are you doing following us? We only need people to carry the things."

As he spoke, Uesugi Genshin noticed that she glanced in their direction and saw Ebina waving at Kawasaki and Komachi, so he looked at Hachiman.

Hachiman also realized something. The two exchanged a glance and understood that the person who was carrying the items was indeed referring to them.

"When did Yumiko and Iroha-chan become so close?" Tobe Sho muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled.

“After all, it’s an apartment building.” Hayama Hayato said with amusement, because Iroha kept turning back to look at him, clearly she had no choice but to be stopped.

"Really?"

Although all the mid- to high-ranking commanders from other executive departments came, very few brought their relatives or friends.

None of the members of the Hikigaya squad had girlfriends; only Sagami brought his older sister.

Yamato originally had two girlfriends, and they even had a fight before. I guess that's why he chose to go shopping alone with his former friends who were also active-duty soldiers.

This is also why Tobe Sho asked Yumiko and the others. They used to be a group in the class, and it was rare for them to get together. He thought they would go shopping together as a group.

"Does Orimoto-neechan want to come along?" Komachi asked Orimoto Kaori with a smile.

"Okay, okay!" Orimoto Kaori followed along with great interest.

This caused Tamaki, who was standing next to Orimoto Kaori and had originally wanted to say something, to open her mouth wide and utter "ah ah," as if she were mute.

Just now, his cheeks were slightly flushed as he secretly glanced around, trying to gauge what was happening next to him, while vaguely making small talk under the guise of being a classmate, preparing to invite them to go shopping together.

"I'll be going now, let's talk again next time," Kaori Orimoto said to him.

"Oh, oh." Yu Sheng's lips twitched slightly as she answered, but she quickly regained her spirits and walked towards Ye Shan, standing there and sullenly blowing on her bangs.

Hachiman's lips twitched as he watched, feeling a sense of déjà vu, as if he had been rejected by a girl in the same way during his middle school years.

"Hurry up and catch up if you're carrying things," Yumiko called back from about ten meters ahead.

"Brother, what are you doing over there?" Komachi asked with a mischievous smile, as if she were being bossed around.

“…” Uesugi Genshin responded briefly, then said to the others, “Don’t waste resources, don’t be ostentatious, and be mindful of the time. Don’t get separated from others. You all know the rest, so I won’t go into detail.”