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

"what?"

"nothing."

"What are you talking about?" Yukinoshita Haruno walked over with a bright smile.

"It's nothing." "It's nothing."

Both of them shook their heads at the same time, and Uesugi Genshin asked in confusion, "Why are you laughing so happily? Is there some good news?"

"Ah~, do you think I'm happy?"

"So it wasn't." Looking to the side, Uesugi Genshin didn't know what to say, his forced smile barely visible on his face. "So what is it?"

"Ah... over at the armory..."

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"This way." The SIT representative looked bitter. "Ms. Yukinoshita, I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault." Waving her hand to indicate that she shouldn't mind, Yukinoshita Haruno and Uesugi Genshin stepped onto the second door and went in together to look at the room, which was now just rubble from the explosion.

"They're not holding back at all." Uesugi Genshin laughed in exasperation; this was the second time he had encountered the Self-Defense Forces behaving so inhumanely.

"...Why do they listen to the cabinet so much?" Yukinoshita Haruno muttered to herself, a thoughtful expression on her face. "As expected, it's Narita's side..."

"Not necessarily. Maybe they don't want their power to be in the hands of others." They'd see it as a disaster if weapons capable of equipping an entire regiment were left to languish outside.

With order broken down, who knows what those who gain power will do?

“Indeed.” Yukinoshita Haruno nodded, regaining her composure.

She returned to the doorway and encouraged the people outside, "Don't look at us like that. At least we've gained something, and our comrades didn't sacrifice themselves in vain."

This had a reassuring effect, and the four people from SIT relaxed and replied, "Yes."

"Go help Murai, we're going back today," Yukinoshita Haruno waved her hand, giving them instructions.

Murai and his group planned to exit through the back door, but before that, they needed to clear out the zombies outside that had been attracted by the gunfire.

They also found two trucks to load the goods onto.

"There's nothing more for us to do after this, so let's get some rest." Yukinoshita Haruno tilted her head and smiled at Uesugi Genshin, her bright eyes like sparkling gems, captivating and mesmerizing. He saw his own reflection in her eyes.

They really are sisters.

With a slight sigh in his heart, Uesugi Genshin smiled easily and said, "That's good."

Today was so tiring. It's been a long time since I've had such an intense battle. Although it was only two hours, it felt like a whole day had passed.

Yukinoshita Haruno stayed with him the whole time, and they were probably about the same level of exhaustion.

He waved to Hachiman standing over there; their business was over.

"Where are Mimori and the others?" Uesugi Genshin asked as they walked out of the building.

"They're sitting in the woods by the door."

"That's it..."

"This is your last chance to do what you want to do," Yukino Yukinoshita whispered, as if it were a hallucination in the wind.

“He is too…” Turning back with a smile, Uesugi Genshin slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

Yukino turned to look at him, her seemingly gentle lips smiling happily.

Hachiman silently watched the two of them from behind.

Ah... he's afraid of this person.

But Xuanxin seemed different. He liked her perfect exterior, her cruel heart that she didn't hide even when she was seen through, and her eyes that seemed to hide something deeper inside.

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We arrived at the busy ammunition depot.

"Where is Yang?" Kuriyama asked Mimori after putting down the large bear he was carrying.

"Ah, Miss Yukinoshita is at the helipad." Mimori sat on the ground, drinking the water she had brought, shaking the bottle, and pouring the last drop onto her tongue.

"Is that so?" Kuriyama glanced at the kid named Uesugi next to him and his companion, who were discussing something about bullets with the airborne troops. "I'll go see if anyone outside needs my help."

Mimori waved the back of her hand outwards, roughly meaning that anyone who wants to go can go.

Then he lay down on the empty ammunition box, probably thinking the box was cleaner than the ground, but was that really the case? That's questionable.

Kuriyama walked out of the underground warehouse, ignoring his teammates who were busy loading boxes onto the truck, and continued walking forward.

The helipad was just a short distance to the left ahead, and sure enough, he saw Yukino Yukinoshita alone there. Her profile, which looked much more mature than usual, cast a dreamlike shadow against the gentle breeze.

Looking at that beautiful figure and the somewhat lonely expression, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and licked his lips.

Just then, he saw the pistol she had placed to the side. Kuriyama held his breath and reached out to grab the gun.

"Is it Kuriyama?" Yukinoshita asked without turning her head.

"Heh..." Before he could finish laughing, a sharp pain shot through the back of his head, and then his vision went dark.

"Actually, I'd like to hear what he has to say."

"The villain dies from talking too much. I don't want to listen to his trash talk; it ruins my mood."

"I don't really want to hear it either, but if Hachiman wants to hear it, we can wait and see if he wakes up."

"never mind......"

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"Where's Kuriyama?" As she was about to leave, Yukinoshita asked, glancing at the group of people standing there.

Mimori, who was the first to be seen, shook his head. "I don't know. He said he was going out to help, and then I didn't see him anymore."

"Has anyone seen him?" Yukinoshita asked with a serious expression as she looked around at the others.

"I saw it, but it was about an hour ago," someone said.

Nobody knows when he disappeared.

"Could it be in the toilet?" Hachiman said, leaning against the wall.

"Possibly," one person echoed.

After all, no one will wander off in this environment.

"Go find him, he's leaving soon!" Yukinoshita Haruno suppressed her anger.

The group had no choice but to split up and search around. The encampment had been cleared very cleanly, with only a few zombies remaining in the corners.

Traveling together as a group, there's no need to worry about accidents happening again.

They finally found him in a toilet, but he had already turned into a zombie.

Hachiman swung a stick at the back of his head as he lunged at him, and the others arrived one after another.

Murai asked Yukino, "What should we do?"

Does that mean we have to bring the body along?

"Ha... take it with you." Yukinoshita Haruno covered her eyes and sighed in distress, as if she was thinking about how to explain it.

Some people behind her gaped in astonishment, wondering how to explain themselves.

"Someone come and put his pants on first." Pointing at the corpse, Yukinoshita Haruno instructed, referring to the person standing closest to him.

At this moment, Hachiman had already quietly moved far away, standing beside Genshin.

The bodies of two others were never found; we don't know where they died, and there's no time to look for them anymore. It's 5 PM now.

The convoy left with Kuriyama's body and his infected, zombie-turned-teammates bound.

The two of them drove one car and tried to drive the car away.

Both military trucks and vehicles in the convoy are now fully loaded.

They exited through the back door first, and then the convoy drove through the residential area together.

Despite being considered unable to drive, Uesugi Genshin and Hachiman still rode in Yukinoshita Haruno's car.

"We didn't find the gun, but you can take some ammunition." Yukinoshita Haruno gripped the steering wheel and glanced sideways at Uesugi Genshin, who was leaning against the window looking at the zombies outside.

“Okay.” Uesugi Genshin did not refuse. Whether it’s 5.56mm rifle bullets or pistol bullets, they are basically universal. As long as a gun is found, they can be used directly.

I didn't count them exactly, but each truck carried at least 200,000 rounds of ammunition, not to mention the eight other vehicles in the convoy.

He moved several boxes of grenades to the trunk, and now there are also ammunition boxes on the back seat.

“Then I’ll take everything from this car.” Uesugi Genshin pointed his thumb behind him.

“Mm,” Yukinoshita Haruno readily agreed.

The car fell silent again. Uesugi Genshin looked out the window at the sun, which slowly descended, turning orange-red and dyeing the clouds on the horizon red. Just as it was about to set, they finally returned to Chiba.

Chapter 212: The Quintessential Quintuplets

Seeing the sign standing tall by the roadside proclaiming "Chiba Specialty Peanuts," Uesugi Genshin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you relieved?" Yukinoshita asked as she drove.

“Ah.” Uesugi Genshin laughed. “That way, even if something happens, we can walk home.”

"Don't jinx it," Hachiman complained from the back seat, looking lingeringly shaken.

Uesugi Genshin understood, and then laughed, "Hahaha, that's right."

Even if you're just one step away from home, you can't completely relax.

The return trip was much faster than the outward trip because I was already familiar with the route; I just needed to go back the way I came.

After all, there are no police in the apocalypse, so they won't give you a ticket or revoke your driver's license.

Aside from some gaps that are not wide enough for trucks to pass through, the people in front have to stop and move some abandoned vehicles.

This didn't take up much time.

If returning to Chiba was a relief, then getting off the national highway was a complete relaxation.

We were just a little bit away from the Chiba Self-Rescue Committee, just as the sun was just a little bit away from setting.

A magnificent red spread across the sky; this was the perfect moment...

"The time of twilight."

“Yes,” Yukinoshita Haruno chuckled.

"Looks like we're going to have to stay here," Uesugi Genshin said to Yukinoshita Haruno with a wry smile.

"Maybe Mother will even request to see you by name," Yukino Yukinoshita said, as if joking.

"Really?" Hachiman asked from the back seat.

“After all, things at the base can’t be kept from Mother.” Yukino Shino shrugged as she kept driving. “But today’s events are quite troublesome. She probably won’t have time to see you, and she’s not so tactless as to disturb your rest.”

“We’re responsible for killing, not burying,” Uesugi Genshin said.

Nodding in the back seat, Hachiman agreed that they did not provide after-sales service.

"Don't worry, this little thing won't bother you. And if you want to see your mother... there should be a celebration banquet or something, it just depends on whether you want to attend." Mother always handles things perfectly, even if this operation is a complete failure, she will find another excuse.

"No need." "Never mind."

Uesugi Genshin and Hachiman both refused, saying that for them, a victory celebration where no one knew them was a form of torture and a place for meaningless socializing.

Rather than attending a victory celebration, it's much more relaxing to lie in your lover's arms.

It's fragrant and soft, a hundred times better than any so-called victory celebration banquet.

The distant buildings were bathed in the nostalgic glow of the setting sun, and even the empty buildings looked serene and beautiful.

They finally returned to the base as darkness fell. Yukino had originally planned to rest on the national highway even if they couldn't make it back in time, as the barriers on both sides of National Highway 16 blocked out the dangers outside.

As the people at the gate let them through, they entered smoothly. When they passed by, Uesugi Genshin saw that the guards at the gate were all smiles.