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

Those students who were deliberately assigned to classes were also victims; they could have lived "peacefully" in classes A and B.

"So you had planned to go to school there from the beginning?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked curiously. Otherwise, how would she know so much detail? Even if she found out later, she must have some regrets.

"It's true that I've thought about it, but I don't want to go looking for more excitement. I don't need a 100% chance of getting into a good school or a job. Wouldn't it be better to graduate peacefully, get married, and have children?"

Pouting from a hidden angle, Yukino Yukinoshita felt a pang of loneliness and jealousy. According to the original trajectory, even if she and he were in the same school, they would never have any interaction.

"It's fine as it is now," I suddenly had this unexpected, selfish thought.

Even she herself was startled.

"There seems to be someone ahead." Squinting at the figure that appeared to be moving ahead, Uesugi Genshin gently patted the hand that was still clutching his clothes, reminding Yukinoshita.

We're almost there. There aren't many zombies along this stretch of road, but it's still inland. We haven't reached the coastline yet, let alone the artificial island.

She quickly let go of her right hand, grasped it with her left, and looked ahead as well. "What do you think?"

"I don't know." Uesugi Genshin shook his head, slightly reduced the car's speed, and opened the glove box.

Yukino Yukinoshita then knew the rest. She picked up the gun inside and closed the glove box.

She placed the revolver on her lap, concealing it with one hand, her thumb close to the trigger for timely action.

All that could be seen were adults carrying various weapons, dressed in heavy clothing; if it were summer, they would all definitely suffer from heatstroke.

Uesugi Genshin made a small, sarcastic remark, then stopped in front of them under their equally wary gazes.

Anyone who sees this modified car would probably react strangely.

The glass was opened a crack, and he signaled his intention to communicate.

"Where are you going?" A middle-aged man stepped forward and adjusted his hat.

“Advanced Education High School.” Uesugi Genshin observed him through the gap.

Upon hearing this, the man replied casually, "Phew, that's where I'm from."

It seems that they have gained the most basic trust.

Then the middle-aged man said seriously, "Your arrival now is not a good thing."

He scrutinized Uesugi Genshin's face with a critical gaze, then sighed, "Alright, welcome. Do you know the way?"

"I know." Uesugi Genshin nodded expressionlessly.

"Well, it won't be so difficult to drive ahead." He stretched out his hand in a farewell gesture and then got out of the car window.

With the car window closed, Uesugi Genshin continued driving forward.

"What do you think he meant?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked casually, fiddling with her hair, her hand holding the revolver slumped in the middle.

"Who knows? But I still trust Horikita Manabu of Advanced Nurturing High School."

"Like believing in Miyuki Shirogane?" Yukino Yukinoshita had no idea where his confidence came from. "Did the previous report mention that you had encountered him?"

"You actually watched it?" Because of road safety, Uesugi Genshin was able to look at Yukino Yukinoshita. "Don't add unnecessary workload to yourself."

Wasn't it said that he would handle foreign affairs?

The detailed report is not listed in the simple summary, but in the full document.

"Just a little..." Yukino Yukinoshita wanted to say that she had just glanced at it, but that would be a lie, so she immediately stopped talking and turned her face away shyly.

"Take good care of yourself." With this as a warning that this wouldn't happen again, Uesugi Genshin turned to look at the road ahead.

After a long while, a soft muttering came from the side.

"I see."

It is good to know.

Soon the sea will come into view, with a long bridge spanning about one kilometer across the sea right in front of you, and in the distance, a huge artificial island.

"The environment is definitely better than Soubu, isn't it?" Uesugi Genshin slowed down again as he noticed the checkpoints set up on the bridge.

“After all, it was newly built in this century,” Yukino Yukinoshita said. Soubu High School, as a key school in Chiba City, has existed since the last century.

After the car came to a complete stop, Uesugi Genshin opened the door and got out.

The checkpoints were set up in a very formal manner, and there were only two cross-sea bridges that allowed access to the Advanced Education High School. This effectively blocked the entrance, creating a small kingdom of one's own.

"You are?"

Since it was clearly not an action team that was out on the move, the person closest to the car asked loudly.

This time, Uesugi Genshin did not choose to seek refuge, given his identity would obviously require a troublesome investigation.

“I’m here to learn from Horikita. We met at sea before, and I’m a representative from Sobu High School,” Uesugi Genshin said with a smile.

"Okay, okay." The man hadn't expected such a visitor; it was the first time. "Wait a moment, I'll go report."

"Okay." After saying that, Uesugi Genshin leaned against the car door and sat sideways on the car seat, waiting quietly.

This unguarded and open behavior put everyone at ease, as the person in question didn't seem suspicious.

However, some precautions still need to be taken.

"Representative?" Yukino Yukinoshita smiled. It was clearly a spur-of-the-moment decision, no, maybe it was premeditated when they set off from Soubu High School.

But it represents one thing...

He is the vice president of Zongwu High School, so does that mean he has all the final say?

Calling someone an envoy or messenger is perfectly fine; you can use any name you like.

"What are you laughing at?" Uesugi Genshin turned his head and looked at Yukinoshita's beautiful smile.

"It's nothing." Really, it's nothing.

"......" Hmph~

He withdrew his smile, moved his lips slightly, and said softly, "Yukinoshita, have you noticed?"

"Hmm," Yukino Yukinoshita said, glancing in that direction, "Their faces..."

Their faces were clearly malnourished, some even a waxy yellow.

The people we just met didn't seem to realize that they were prioritizing food for those who were out.

No wonder that person said it wasn't a good thing.

He probably looked at his healthy face and realized that he would start to go hungry when they arrived.

After waiting for a long time, there was nothing he could do. The campus of Advanced Nurturing High School was very large, and Uesugi Genshin had foreseen this, which was why he chose to sit down and wait instead of standing foolishly outside the car.

So he was just spacing out, and only realized what was happening when Horikita Manabu approached.

The other person actually chose to walk, which is extremely energy-efficient!

No wonder it was so slow.

Both of them were dressed formally for this meeting.

Speaking of which, he was wearing it last time too; it was the other person who wasn't wearing it.

"I heard you wanted to see me?" Horikita Manabu, with a serious expression, pushed up his glasses and walked over with his little tail following him.

The little tail is a cute girl with purple hair tied in two buns on the sides.

It seems to be a kid who secretly likes Horikita Manabu; Uesugi Genshin has a slight recollection of him.

As a third-year student, Akane Tachibana looked at the man sitting lazily in the car and almost puffed out her cheeks. The student council president had immediately gotten up and rushed over after hearing this. This guy was so rude.

Moreover, his cold eyes make him look like a bad person.

"Hmm." Uesugi Genshin stood up; he had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Since the other party didn't want to speak, Horikita Manabu continued, "After I met you at sea, I was thinking of sending someone to look for you. You were planning to fish at sea at the time, weren't you?"

"Yes, as a supplement to our food supply." He nodded in acknowledgment. It was an obvious fact, considering they were all in fishing boats at the time, and it would be a waste not to make good use of such a large area as Tokyo Bay.

"Anything to add?" Horikita was momentarily speechless, as if he had been choked by him. After a while, he stepped forward and extended his hand. "Anyway, welcome, Uesugi-kun."

Chapter 252: Shock Under the Snow - A Hundred Years

"Is it raining again?" Uesugi Genshin stretched out his palm, caught the raindrops falling from the sky, and let them drip onto his hand, becoming a raindrop.

It only stopped recently, is it not finished downloading yet?

"President, an umbrella." As the secretary, Tachibana Akane took out an umbrella that she had prepared beforehand and handed it over, but Horikita Manabu blocked it with his arm and refused.

Looking at Horikita Manabu, Uesugi Genshin pointed to his car and suggested, "Let's go inside first."

I've said my piece; getting caught in the rain here isn't very comfortable.

"Yes." Taking off his glasses and wiping the water off them, Horikita Manabu had no objection to this, and the two reached a consensus.

Seeing the president get into the man's car, Akane Tachibana quickly followed suit from the other side.

Yukino Yukinoshita has already put the revolver back in the glove box. Exposing it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings, wouldn't it?

"Did you drive this car from Chiba's place?" Horikita Manabu asked casually from the back seat.

"Yes, it's very sturdy, isn't it?"

"Hmm," Horikita Manabu agreed, his response being rather brief.

Yukino Yukinoshita in the front seat realized that he was a taciturn person, and the other person noticed her glance towards the back seat.

"And who is this?" Horikita Manabu looked directly at him without flinching; he didn't like beating around the bush.

“Our school’s accountant.” Uesugi Genshin extended one hand toward Yukinoshita.

Horikita nodded to indicate that he understood. The accountant was the second most important position in the student council after the vice president. The fact that this girl with a cold face reminded him of Suzune showed his high status at Chiba Soubu High School.

"What do you want from me?"

Unexpectedly, Horikita Manabu spoke up directly in the car. Uesugi Genshin glanced at the speed limit sign they passed and nodded.

"Shall we talk now?"

"Is there any inconvenience? There's nothing important about the school that I don't know about. If you want to ask me anything, just tell me directly; that's the fastest way."

This car is a private environment where they can say whatever they want.

Uesugi Genshin went along with his idea and said, "I plan to go to Haneda. What do you know about that place?"

“They broke their promise.” After a moment of silence, Horikita Manabu spoke as if opening a floodgate of memories, “They sent two transport helicopters on the agreed-upon date.”

"At first, they said that women and the elderly should go first, and men should stay last."

"It's nothing unusual," Uesugi Genshin glanced in the rearview mirror. "There's nothing wrong with letting the vulnerable go first."

"As a result, when they had transported 400 women, and our elderly people were also about to board the plane, they were refused, and it was said that the elderly should wait and that the able-bodied people should go first."

"Although it's cruel, it's still understandable," Uesugi Genshin commented, adding that the world is gradually returning to its dog-eat-dog nature.

The elderly don't have many years left to live, and with the current severe shortage of medical resources, even a minor illness could lead to their death, so a decrease in their priority status is unavoidable.

As he said before, to judge whether a group is orderly, you only need to look at how many elderly people and children are in it.

"Well, then there was an elderly couple who were seriously ill and in urgent need of treatment. After much persuasion from their son and us, the Self-Defense Forces finally agreed to take them with them. But the next day, they never showed up again."

“It’s completely different from what we agreed on before!” Akane Tachibana, who had been sitting quietly next to Manabu Horikita in the back seat, couldn’t help but speak up. “We told everyone that we would be saved, and that’s what we told everyone else.”

At that time, the Self-Defense Forces personnel never showed up again, which put the chairman under tremendous pressure. Some unreasonable people even came to cause trouble and said some hurtful things to the chairman, which was really excessive!

Horikita Manabu remained silent on this matter, and continued, "There are some men who sent their wives and lovers on helicopters first, thinking they would be reunited soon, but they never got to see them. So we helped them organize some people to go directly to Haneda to take a look, but we found that we couldn't get in at all."

"The reason given was that it was already overcrowded, and entry was only permitted in special circumstances. It was only with great difficulty that we managed to contact some people inside, and we learned that the airport had recently stopped sending people out on planes. When the news first came out that there was an evacuation point at Haneda Airport, survivors from all over the country flocked there by all sorts of means. In just a few days, the artificial island at Haneda was already packed with people. Now that people can't be evacuated, and people still want to come in, it's even more than the airport's capacity."

"What was the reason?" At first, there were passenger planes coming and going, but they stopped flying later.

“I don’t know either.” Horikita Manabu shook his head. “Furthermore, when we asked if the people who went in earlier could come out, they refused immediately when they heard that they were women, and even drove them away.”

"This..." Yukino Yukinoshita also opened her mouth slightly but didn't know what to say, probably because she was also startled.