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

Hikigaya Hachiman faced the only zombie in front of him, swinging the baseball bat.

The weapon's strike accuracy is not good enough, but you only need to swing it based on inertia.

Thanks to the battle in the afternoon, he no longer took these zombies seriously. As long as he concentrated and left enough space to move, he could always kill them one by one.

"Ah!"

The zombie was knocked to the ground, blood splattered, and the baseball bat was covered with a new layer of blood.

After defeating the last one, Hiratsuka-sensei began running towards the slow-moving zombies.

Seeing this, Hikigaya Hachiman moved towards Hayama Hayato. After losing Hayama Hayato's figure in the zombies' sight, he was attracted to him as expected.

"Hikigaya!"

"Take care of yourself." Hikigaya Hachiman shouted back at Hayama Hayato who was calling out to him worriedly.

After seeing him deal with the zombies so neatly, Hayato Hayama felt relieved and followed their actions to lure the zombies to the appropriate location.

Finally, after cleaning them one by one, all the zombies were eliminated, including some zombies that entered the playground again from outside.

The crisis was finally resolved when no more zombies entered.

When they got back to the special building, people were pouring in.

"Hayato, are you okay?" "Yes, Hayato."

"Everyone, I'm fine." Hayato Hayama comforted, and the sun's smile was encouraging.

“…” It seems that I have nothing to do.

Hikigaya Hachiman scratched his head, picked up his weapon and planned to go first.

"Just stay here quietly."

Suddenly, a hand grabbed my shoulder and I felt a soft weight on my arm. It was Mr. Hiratsuka.

"Teacher, you are the one. Don't rush to the front all the time."

"I am your teacher."

"So if you are injured, what should we do?"

"I'm not strong enough to do that. That kind of thing will never happen. I don't need to worry." Shizuka Hiratsuka assured him by patting her chest. She patted it so hard that Hikigaya Hachiman looked away.

"No, I will be worried, so don't do this again next time." He felt that he should still talk it out.

"..."

Without looking at her expression, but stopping her words and movements, Hikigaya Hachiman broke free from her restraints, took a few steps forward, turned around and spoke to Hiratsuka Shizuka who was standing there in a daze.

"Teacher, please trust us a little more."

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"How are you?" I sent a text message to someone who had not returned yet, just to give it a try.

There was no reply, after all, his phone was out of battery.

A “bang” reply came suddenly.

He only sent one picture, which seemed to be taken just now.

The screen was a little shaking and blurry, but you could clearly see that the picture was the backs of two Sobu High School girls running, and zombies could be seen in the corners of the surrounding street background.

“?”Isn’t your phone out of battery?

But it seems that there is no problem. By the way, will he be able to come back in time for dinner?

Chapter 44: So what are you doing?

"It's safe here for now."

He pulled the rolling door down with all his strength so that they were no longer in the sight of the zombies who were out of sight.

This shopping mall or large supermarket is an old building with a very quaint rolling door design.

The force is released at the final moment of closing, rather than hitting the ground, reducing the possible loud noise.

However, the "rustling" sound of metal friction may still attract the attention of some zombies deep inside.

Anticipating this, Uesugi Genshin pulled up Miura Yumiko and Yuigahama Yui, who were already exhausted and sitting on the ground.

"Move a little to the side, out of their sight."

"Yeah." Miura Yumiko responded reluctantly and stood up with her hands on her knees.

Yuigahama Yui also grabbed her right hand, but it seemed that she had no strength left, so Uesugi Genshin pulled her up with the strength of one hand.

"Hahaha..." The heavy breathing relieved the lack of oxygen accumulated along the way.

They kept running on the road and happened to pass by several schools. The zombies there followed them in groups like a relay race.

There are indeed many schools near Sobu High School, and the area is full of schools.

The result was that they kept running away from Sobu High School for several kilometers. Another result was that the zombies became more dense as they went forward.

So Uesugi Genshin took a fancy to a supermarket that was relatively spacious and quiet enough. The capital English word on the supermarket should be its name, which means: Big A.

In addition to the name of the supermarket, there is a line of small words below, which contains English phrases for discounted food.

He chose this place because he knew that this building must have multiple exits, and hiding in a roadside shop would probably be a dead end.

The first floor sells clothes and some household items, while the second floor is full of food seasonings and the like.

Apart from the girl's suppressed breathing, the supermarket was very quiet.

Even though their hearts were pounding, they covered their mouths to slow down the rapid expansion of their lungs.

There was a dense sound of footsteps, the friction sound of shoes dragging on the ground.

I wonder if it’s because there are no living people in front of them that makes them less aggressive, or if it’s because their bodies don’t support them running fast?

he does not know.

Uesugi Genshin looked around, searching for possible weapons. The wooden stick in his hand might be enough to deal with a few zombies, but if there were more than a dozen, he would have no choice but to run away.

Besides, the noise of the battle will definitely be more intense later, and it is impossible to estimate the number of people who will come.

He took off his shoes and threw them inside. They were heavy but not too heavy, and the noise they made was not loud either, which should be just enough to attract the attention of the zombies in range.

He put his face close to Miura Yumiko's and was stared at by her emerald eyes.

"I'll go find weapons, you guys stay here." He uttered each word softly, and his breath could blow to the tip of her nose.

chocolate?

She nodded to show that she understood. Uesugi Genshin looked at Yuigahama Yui, who also nodded.

With the forefoot touching the ground and trying to reduce the sound of his footsteps as much as possible, Uesugi Genshin walked to the shelf. The supermarket should sell some sporting goods.

He believed that just as he could definitely buy ping-pong balls in the supermarket "over there", he could definitely find baseball bats in the supermarket "here".

Of course, if he had a machete that was one meter long, no, half a meter long, he could try using it.

After all the zombies he could see disappeared, he began to move, walking lightly and exploring inside stealthily.

Yumiko Miura and Yuigahama Yui, who stayed behind, kept their eyes on the aisles on both sides, wondering if zombies would suddenly appear.

Most of the people in the supermarket had been bitten, and not many were intact. It's a place with such a large flow of people.

The zombie crisis broke out in the afternoon before people got off work, so objectively speaking, there were not many zombies here. Those who could escape had already escaped. This was also the origin of the bloodstains on the ground at the entrance of the supermarket.

Walk quickly but quietly inside, trying to avoid being exposed to the zombies' sight for too long, so that even if they follow the direction of the disappearing figure, they will not be able to see you.

My steps became faster and faster, and finally I saw the sports equipment displayed in the corner of the first floor.

He circled between the shelves and shook off the little tail following him.

He squatted in front of the shelf, looked at the material of the packaging, and started to open it.

It's made of wood, but you can't ask for too much. Be gentle when you hit it later.

He gently put down the disassembled baseball bat and threw the long wooden stick beside it. He had been running all the way with this in his hand and had no free time at all.

In an empty space, he threw his hair back, opened the black hairband in his hand, and tied it into a ponytail behind his head.

This time, he was very careful and made sure that no stray hair was sticking out, leaving only the hair hanging down on both sides.

The result is out. Today, Sobu High School will eat fish...

So what is he doing?

After tying his hair, he let out a long sigh, picked up the baseball bat and knocked it on the ground, making a noise in the corner and attracting them over.

The sound of "thump thump" echoed in the empty supermarket, as if something had awakened in the silence.

As the sounds of footsteps and groans continued, groups of zombies appeared in sight.

They staggered and hurried forward one by one, and the first few had already run close to him.

"Heh." He tightened his grip on the baseball bat, and his hand joints made crackling sounds.

He kicked the ground and charged towards the leading zombie with the momentum of a lion hunting its prey, with both offensive and defensive forces being different.

Then the "bang" sound began to be heard in an orderly manner in the supermarket.

Yumiko Miura and Yuigahama Yui listened to the "bang bang" sounds coming from the air and held each other's hands tightly, as if giving each other some comfort.

The tempo of the symphony gradually slowed down, and the intervals between sounds became longer and longer, until no sound was heard at all.

They didn't know how much time had passed and they had no idea what the outcome was. Now there was no way they could find out.

Unease arose in their hearts, along with despair. If even he died, what would they do next?

The crossed fingers turned a little white due to the force, and the shoulders were pressed closer together to feel the comforting body temperature of each other.

Then, the sound of unrestrained footsteps was heard, and a pair of dyed white shoes appeared, and the figure that appeared at the same time seemed a little strange.

"You..." Miura Yumiko was a little uncertain, "Who are you?"

"You are such a joke." Uesugi Genshin complained in a normal voice, proving that the crisis had been resolved.

"Ah~ That's great, you're safe." Yuigahama Yui blinked, unable to hide the joy on her face.

"By the way, I don't know your name yet." In fact, she knew it roughly.

"Uesugi Genshin."

"I'm Yumiko Miura." She introduced herself properly.

"Hello, I'm Yuigahama Yui." Yuigahama Yui also said cheerfully.

Nowadays... do JKs really greet each other this way...

"By the way, is it safe now?" Miura Yumiko confirmed again.

"Well, it's completely safe."

The light reflected through the glass was already dim and unclear. The lights in the supermarket were not on, and everything seemed a little dim, but there was light in the girl's eyes.

"I see." Miura Yumiko smiled with relief.

"Thank you anyway." She thanked him sincerely.

"You're welcome." Perhaps in their hearts, they have already become good people.

If you want to save people, you have to save them all. At that time, he followed Ye Shan and said that he would go. But if he failed to bring Miura and the other person back, what would Ye Shan think? Uesugi Genshin didn't know.

Would he blame himself for not saving his friend and instead keeping himself safe?

It doesn't matter, but there's no need. As long as he has the ability, he doesn't mind doing it well, because that's Hayato Hayama.

From a practical point of view, it is worth it to gain the favor of Hayato Hayama.

"Next, let's wait for Mr. Hiratsuka to drive over to rescue us." This was what Uesugi Genshin planned.

"Mr. Hiratsuka..." Yumiko Miura repeated the name of their class teacher.

"It's impossible to walk back at this distance. Instead of looking for a car, why not wait for Mr. Hiratsuka to drive over?"

Ye Shan, who knows what happened, will be able to handle the school's affairs, so they should just stay here honestly.