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

Hearing this, Uesugi Genshin completely understood Horikita Manabu's approach. After all, his classmate was a mature student who had undergone two years of school training, while his juniors who had just entered the school were still clueless. He could use his classmate right away.

Nan Yunya also gained a foothold in the new power class by leveraging her base of second-year students and her early advantage.

But it's a completely different story in the first year. Without a qualified leader and unable to get close to the center of power, they are pushed aside.

"So, did you decide to switch sides with me because of your own ambition?" Uesugi Genshin asked directly.

I heard that there are few people here, and it is only composed of students. As long as you have the ability, you can quickly stand out and gain enough status.

"No." Shiina Hiyori shook her head, clenching her fists at her chest. "Ryuen-kun, I'm mainly concerned about the class."

"Shiina, no need to say anything more." Stopping her from continuing, Ryuen Sho looked at Uesugi Genshin in front of him, raised his head and smiled, "You're right, I did come to find you because of my own ambition. Although my martial arts are not as good as yours, they are by no means weak."

“Ryuen…” Ibuki Mio, standing behind Ryuen Sho, hesitated, wanting to speak, but ultimately remained silent.

“Force is not the most important thing. Just like you said, I will make up for it in terms of force. The most important thing is loyalty.” Uesugi Genshin stood to the side, showing Ayanokouji beside him and them.

"Only someone like Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is worth recruiting."

"Ayanokouji?"

Where did this person come from to receive such praise from that man?

Long Yuanxiang began to scrutinize the man in front of him, whom he had just ignored.

Chapter 259: The Mad Dog of the Execution Department

"Which class are you in?" Long Yuanxiang asked.

Since they are wearing the uniform of a highly advanced educational institution, they must be students here.

He remembered all the famous or prominent people from classes A, B, and D, but he didn't recognize this person.

“Class D.” Kiyotaka Ayanokouji stepped forward and answered indifferently, showing no regard for Ryuen.

A man who believes in violence is nothing to fear, because he and those standing beside him are the greatest and strongest force of violence in the school at this moment.

“Ayanokouji… Kiyotaka?” Ryuen Sho muttered the name, but as expected, he had no recollection of it.

"Don't move!" Ryuen Sho shouted behind him, then began to stride forward, his steps unwavering, charging straight toward Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

"Heh..." Uesugi Genshin smiled with his eyes closed, not believing it.

He made way for them, and the two began fighting on the road.

So complicated.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka thought to himself, "Just hurry up and resolve this." This was his plan.

He dodged to the side when Long Yuan kicked him straight, but Long Yuan immediately engaged him.

This is not a martial arts movement, and it is completely different from the Uesugi system. Uesugi's fighting techniques are entirely for the purpose of using the sword: how to coordinate with the sword, how to protect the sword, and how to fight without the sword.

Uesugi Genshin also realized that Ryuen's fighting style was completely that of a thug, or rather, a unique fighting style honed through countless street fights.

If it were the last century, someone like Long Yuanxiang would probably have shone brightly.

In the new era, it's a bit of a pity, but young people are always forced to grow up in the end.

As for the current apocalypse, people are more willing to obey trustworthy authorities.

After receiving several attacks from Ryuen, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's fist slammed heavily into Ryuen's ribs, and Ryuen Sho, seemingly oblivious to the pain, pounced on him again like a vicious dog.

In this case......

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was no longer going to hold back, using both hand and leg techniques to force Ryuen Sho to retreat continuously under attack.

At the same time, he constantly shifted positions, searching for the best angle to attack; this is a boxing technique.

But despite several attempts, Long Yuanxiang still didn't give up and charged forward.

"Do you think you can win?" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka asked.

"Aaaaah!" With a roar, Long Yuanxiang threw a punch, only to have it caught by his opponent. "You think you can't lose?"

After glancing to the side and thinking for a moment, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji replied, "At least for you, I can't imagine it."

"Hmph, is that so?" Long Yuanxiang kicked again, but his opponent seized the opportunity and punched him in the face.

After taking a few steps back, he charged forward again.

Aren't you going to give up yet?

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji decided to go for the kill. He charged at his opponent and struck him in the side of the chest, expelling the air from his lungs.

"Well......"

Facing the fallen Ryuen, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka rode up to him and beat him mercilessly in the face.

"Hey!" Ibuki Mio and Ishizaki Daichi tried to step forward to stop them.

"I told you not to come any closer!"

Having given up struggling, Ryuen Sho lay down on his back, and upon seeing this, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka stopped punching.

"Oh, I see. I understand why that man said you were worth recruiting." With his face bruised and swollen, Long Yuanxiang started to smile bitterly, then burst into laughter. Because of the pain in his ribs, his laughter was intermittent and extremely pathetic.

So? Ayanokoji Kiyotaka got off him and stood up.

"Um, I'm very sorry." Shiina Hiyori stepped forward and bowed in apology for Ryuen's sudden attack.

"It's alright." He gripped his wrist and rotated it. For Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, the battle just now wasn't even a warm-up. The injuries he sustained were less than the cut Uesugi had given him on the calf. Speaking of which, his calf was still a little tingling.

"I'm very sorry." Shiina Hiyori bowed deeply to Uesugi Genshin as he stepped forward.

"It wasn't your fault." Uesugi Genshin smiled helplessly, then looked at Ryuen, "..."

"I give up." Long Yuanxiang sat up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "But I'm not bad either, right?"

"What do you want to say?" Uesugi Genshin asked.

He knew that if Ryuen were alone, he could fight Ayanokouji to the very end.

But his eventual decision to surrender was a valuable one.

Then Long Yuanxiang looked at him and said, "Since what you need is loyalty, I can provide that too."

"Loyal dog?" Uesugi Genshin tilted his head. He lacked some imagination, or rather, Ryuen would never give him that feeling.

"How could that be? I'm a mad dog." Long Yuanxiang gave a self-deprecating sneer, his face softening considerably from the pain. "But as long as our interests align, I will bite all your enemies to death."

He looked intently at Uesugi Genshin, then silently lowered his head.

Getting this person to make a request is harder than killing him; this is already the limit of what Longyuan has gone to do.

But we share common interests...

In other words, as long as Uesugi Genshin doesn't betray the group, then Ryuen Sho will never betray it.

This is less about loyalty to him and more about wanting everyone to live a good life.

Only third-rate bosses would casually abandon their subordinates, and Ryuen Sho still wants to bring Class C along.

In that case.

“Okay.” Uesugi Genshin nodded in agreement. “Class C will go with the others.”

"I am extremely grateful." Shiina Hiyori, who was standing to the side, quickly bowed and thanked her, her gray hair swaying lightly back and forth.

Looking at Ryuen, he pointed to Ayanokouji, "You'll join the Executive Department then, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka will be your direct superior."

"The Execution Department?" Based on the previous intelligence, it seemed to be similar to his work here. Long Yuanxiang stood up, nodded in agreement, and said, "No problem."

He took out his phone and snapped a picture of Uesugi Genshin. Seeing Uesugi Genshin's puzzled look, he explained, "I'll let those guys in the class know who their new boss is."

“Ah~” Uesugi Genshin nodded knowingly.

"When it's time to leave, or if anything else comes up, just have someone call me." Ryuu Yuki turned to leave. "Since you don't have a school cell phone, just find someone from Class C. Ishizaki, Ibuki, and Shiina, you've already met them."

After saying that, he left, and Ishizaki Daichi and Ibuki Mio followed him away.

Seeing Shiina Hiyori politely waving goodbye to Ryuen, Uesugi Genshin glanced at her and asked, "Aren't you coming with us?"

“No.” Shiina Hiyori shook her head. “I was originally dragged here by Ryuen-kun at the last minute. I guess they thought I was more approachable. Ryuen-kun and the others came by themselves, as if they were looking for trouble.”

There was another reason: Ryuen heard that Uesugi had only chosen two girls from Class D before leaving, so he wanted to see if his charm would work.

Now we don't know if it will work or not.

"He's just looking for trouble." Ayanokouji Kiyotaka put his hands in his pockets and watched Ryuen walk away. It seemed that Ryuen would be under his command from now on.

"Yes, so I'm very sorry." Shiina Hiyori apologized again, but all the apologies she made today were on behalf of Ryuen.

"It's nothing," Uesugi Genshin said with a smile. "Shiina-kun, are you going back to the dorm?"

"Yes, I haven't finished reading the book I borrowed from the library yesterday." Shiina Hiyori is also a student who doesn't have a job and can only stay in the dormitory, but she loves reading very much. She was assigned to Class C only because she is not good at sports and is extremely unsociable.

"Books? Uesugi is quite the up-and-coming novelist, isn't he?" Kiyotaka Ayanokoji casually brought it up.

"Really?!" Shiina Hiyori gently covered her mouth and exclaimed softly, then she excitedly moved closer, "Then Uesugi-san, you must have read a lot of books."

There's a common perception that only by reading enough books can one write a decent novel.

"Yes, I've read 'Crime and Punishment,' 'And Quiet Flows the Don,' 'Resurrection,' and so on, but my favorite is 'In Search of Lost Time.'"

Recalling the books I read in my previous life, because there was really no entertainment back then, this was basically all I could do.

"I've read all those books!!!" Shiina Hiyori was even more excited now.

She moved closer again, so close that her chest could brush against his. A fragrance different from that of Tianze Yixia wafted over him, a light and elegant scent that perfectly matched her image.

"Shiina-kun really enjoys reading."

"Yes!" Shiina Hiyori looked up at him with her fists clenched on her firm chest, looking incredibly cute. "There's no one around to discuss novels with."

After all, it's Class C. In Japan, ordinary students generally don't study seriously, let alone read books.

"Um... can I talk to you about novels sometime?" Shiina Hiyori asked, because novelists in real life are so rare, let alone someone so close at hand.

“Sure.” Uesugi Genshin smiled gently.

"That's great~" Shiina Hiyori breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and laughed, "I didn't expect Uesugi-kun to be such a gentle person."

"..." This made Uesugi Genshin fall silent, as he recalled what had just happened.

"Speaking of which, where are Uesugi-kun and Ayanokouji-san going?" Shiina Hiyori suddenly realized she was too close and quickly took two steps back, calmly changing the subject.

“Um… Ayanokouji is taking me to find someone,” Uesugi Genshin explained.

"I see. Did I disturb you?" Shiina Hiyori asked softly, her expression still showing a gentle smile.

"No, it was really enjoyable chatting with you, Shiina-kun," Uesugi Genshin said, indicating that it wasn't true.

“Just call me Hiyori,” Shiina Hiyori suggested, then placed her hands on her stomach. “Then I won’t bother you any longer. See you later, Uesugi-kun.”

"Well, see you later."

Uesugi Genshin and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka watched as Shiina Hiyori left.

“Isn’t that wonderful?” Ayanokoji Kiyotaka exclaimed.

"Are you playing a prank?" Uesugi Genshin asked, closing one eye as he looked at the other person.

“That’s what ordinary friends would do.” And he thought Uesugi must really like the other person’s legs.

"Really? You think we're friends?" Uesugi Genshin asked, tilting his head in confusion.

"...I don't know." After thinking in silence for a while, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka shook his head and said.

"Ha... I'm leaving." With a deep sigh, Uesugi Genshin began to walk forward.

"Ah, this way." Kiyotaka Ayanokouji pointed in another direction.

"..."

The two continued walking, passing by the Beech Tree Shopping Center along the way.

As its name suggests, it is named so because it is surrounded by beech trees.

It used to be a place where students often came to visit on weekends. You could find all kinds of coffee shops, electronics stores, and clothing stores here.

However, it has now been transformed into a large warehouse to store various supplies and miscellaneous items that are currently in use or may be needed in the future.