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

Slowly stopping in front of the roadblock at the intersection, Uesugi Genshin didn't show himself, but the students from Sobu High School outside consciously moved the things away.

After all, everyone is familiar with this car; it's usually parked on campus, so you can tell at a glance that it's their vice president returning.

He bowed deeply and led the car inside.

Masumi Kamuro watched this scene, clicking her tongue in surprise. She hadn't expected this person to have such high prestige here.

I wonder what Sakayanagi will think when he finds out, after all, Uesugi invited him with the position of vice president.

Although she knew that such respect was not only due to the position of vice president, but there must be other reasons as well.

"The students of Soubu High all live here." As they passed the apartment building, Uesugi Genshin deliberately slowed down and introduced the place to the person in the back seat.

"So, will we be living here from now on?" Honami Ichinose asked.

“Yes. By the way, it’s four people per apartment,” Yukino Yukinoshita added. “If there aren’t enough people, you have to pay extra.”

"Money?" Horikita Suzune asked, puzzled.

“This is it.” Uesugi Genshin took out a game coin from his pocket. “It’s used as currency internally. Everyone gets a salary for working, and then it’s used for internal consumption.”

"I see, so contributions are quantified." Horikita Suzune nodded in understanding; she liked this system very much.

Earning something for one's labor is fairer than so-called equal distribution.

Just then, Uesugi Genshin saw a familiar figure coming down from the entrance of the apartment building ahead.

Yui Yuigahama is a gentle, naturally naive girl with short, bun-shaped hair and a hidden bust. She is an adorable and energetic young woman.

He slammed on the brakes immediately.

Before the people in the back seat could ask what had happened, Uesugi Genshin had already opened the door and called out, "Yui."

"Ah!" Upon hearing the car, Yui Yuigahama looked over and excitedly waved her hand, "Gen Shin, you're back."

She started running towards him, and Uesugi Genshin went to meet her with open arms.

Then he lifted up Yui, who had fallen into his arms.

Yui Yuigahama chuckled incessantly in mid-air, though she was also a little flustered, "Ughhhhh!"

After placing her back on the ground, Uesugi Genshin closed his eyes regretfully. "I'm sorry, with your weight, I can't stay in mid-air for long."

"Why did you have to talk about weight?!" Yui Yuigahama was stunned and immediately shouted.

"To imitate The Lion King!" Uesugi Genshin looked at the other person seriously, joking in a straight face.

Instantly, a picture flashed in Yui Yuigahama's mind: "Idiot, idiot."

She scolded him with her limited vocabulary while lightly punching his chest.

On the other side, among the group that got off the bus, Masumi Kamuro stared wide-eyed, pointing in that direction, "So that's how he smiles."

"Mmm." Yukino Yukinoshita tossed her hair and smiled gently.

That means you haven't seen enough, Hayasaka Ai thought to herself. The longer you know him, the more skilled you are at maintaining a poker face. This kind of expression is only shown in front of close friends and family.

"Where's Yumiko?" Uesugi Genshin asked, somewhat puzzled. If they were preparing lunch early, shouldn't Yui and Yumiko have gone to the cooking club together?

"As for Yumiko, she took Rumi-chan to the cafeteria for breakfast earlier," Yui Yuigahama replied to Genshin Uesugi's question.

After all, she was his younger sister, like a sister-in-law. Although Uesugi Genshin entrusted her to Shiwa's care, everyone usually took turns looking after her, so it was a case of everyone getting a share.

"If Yumiko knew you were back, she would be so happy," she said with a smile.

“I’ll go see her right away.” Uesugi Genshin nodded, as did the others.

Then he immediately ran to Yukino and said, "Yukino, here are your car keys."

Uesugi Genshin felt that rushing to see other girls would be neglecting her, so he gently kissed her lips.

This made Yui Yuigahama's eyes widen. She stared at Yukino Yukinoshita with eager eyes while Yukino Yukinoshita stiffly took a half step back, unsure of how to explain herself.

However, Yui Yuigahama quickly broke into a smile, then pounced on him and hugged him tightly, crying, "Yuki!!!"

"Wait, Yuihama-san." Faced with Yuihama hugging her tightly, Yukino Yukinoshita's hands froze in mid-air, unsure of what to do.

The culprit behind this has now disappeared without a trace.

Chapter 302: The Sightseeing Tour

Having finally managed to push Yuihama away, Yukino Yukinoshita was still struggling with how to explain what had just happened.

"Didn't you say you weren't lovers?" Horikita Suzune, standing to the side, asked first. Although her expression was serious, the question she asked wasn't so serious. "And who is this?"

She looked at the girl with the light peach-colored bun hairstyle and witnessed the intimate scene between the girl and Uesugi just now. In fact, she already had a guess.

"Yes, when did Yuki and Genshin become so close?" Yui Yuigahama was also curious; they usually seemed like perfectly compatible partners.

“Um, Yuihama-san. Since your name is Genshin, then my name… well, never mind.” Looking into Yuihama’s sincere eyes, Yukino Yukinoshita stopped her own request and began to answer their questions, “It was last night.”

Her lips trembled slightly with shyness, then she took a deep breath and said, "I confessed my feelings."

Before anyone could react with surprise, Yukino Yukinoshita changed the subject and introduced Yuihama to the others, "This is Yuihama, who currently works in the cooking club."

"Yah-ha-lo~" Yui Yuigahama greeted the group without any shyness, "I'm Yui Yuigahama."

"Hello, I'm Horikita Suzune." Horikita Suzune, who was standing closest to Yukinoshita, politely returned the greeting.

"Hello, Yuihama-san, I'm Honami Ichinose." Honami Ichinose always felt a strange sense of familiarity with this cheerful girl.

"Kamuro Masumi." Kamuro Masumi was currently struggling with whether she should have followed him. After all, Sakayanagi's task for her was to keep an eye on that man, but he was going to see his other women. Should she follow him? Her mind was in a state of confusion.

"I'm Eriri Sawamura," Eriri introduced herself somewhat awkwardly, huddled inside her coat beneath the snow.

As for Hayasaka Ai, there's absolutely no need for an introduction. We're all already acquaintances, and we might become even closer in the future.

"Oh, are you all from Tokyo?" Yui Yuigahama asked casually.

“Yes, we are students from Advanced Nurturing High School,” Honami Ichinose stepped forward to answer.

Horikita Suzune tacitly agreed to leave this conversation to Ichinose, as Ichinose had a trustworthy personality among them.

“I’m not,” Eriri said curtly, somewhat troubled by being categorized as a student at an advanced nurturing high school.

“Yes, Eriri-san, no.” Honami Ichinose smiled apologetically.

"I'm from Toyonosaki Academy."

"Huh?" Eriri's words startled Yui. "Isn't that Kato-san's school?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was not at all surprised that Yuihama remembered Kato Megumi's school.

Since we were both in the cooking department, we saw each other all the time and could exchange a few words from time to time.

Of course, Yuihama can talk to anyone and seems to have a good relationship with them, demonstrating her outstanding social skills.

"Kato is here after all." Eriri relaxed, a relieved expression on her face. "Then, what about Kasumigaoka... is Kasumigaoka here too?"

"Ah."

With Yuihama's affirmative answer, Eriri couldn't help but smile, a smile that contained both the joy of reunion and the relief of not being alone.

If the apartment is meant for multiple people to live in, she wondered if she could live with those two, since they had lived with her in her family's villa before.

"Let's not chat here anymore. I'll park the car first, and then I'll take you to visit Soubu High School. You can also choose an apartment you like to stay in." Yukino Yukinoshita said to Horikita and the others, and then looked at Hayasaka, "Miss Hayasaka, please take Eriri upstairs to rest. You have the key, right?"

“I have it with me.” Hayasaka Ai nodded. She used to live with Yukinoshita, so she naturally had the key with her.

"Wait!" Eriri suddenly called out to stop.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at her in confusion.

"That's right, it's just that when we're choosing an apartment later..." Eriri wanted to live with Kasumigaoka and Kato, but the apartment was for three or four people, and those two probably already had other roommates.

Considering this, she hesitated somewhat about whether to voice her willful request.

"Don't rush with the apartment; we can decide on it together at the end. I'll leave choosing the apartment for last, and you'll be there then." Yukino Yukinoshita smiled understandingly, exuding a calming aura.

"As for the tours, Ms. Kasumigaoka and the others can take you around." She had also considered this aspect.

“…Hmm.” Eriri felt a little relieved, though she was still a little worried.

"Yuki." At this moment, Yui Yuigahama tugged at Yukino Yukinoshita's hem and whispered, "Yuki, Haruno is sleeping in your apartment bed now."

“…” Upon hearing this, Hayasaka Aiya looked at Yukinoshita, since she was sleeping on the floor and there was no question of her taking up a bed.

However, if a stranger is going to use your bed, it's polite to let them know in advance.

Moreover, Yui Yuigahama's older sister, Yui Yui knew this before she explained it, because in her opinion, the always smiling Haruno was quite scary.

“Well…” Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment and then decided to throw out this difficult question. She looked at Yuihama and asked, “Yuihama-san, do you have a key to Genshin Apartment?”

"there is."

"Let Eriri-san sleep in his bed."

Anyway, I'll have to change the sheets later. The bed has been empty for a few days, so there should be some dust on it. I'll just change them while I'm at it. For now, I'll just make do with what I have.

"..." Eriri tugged at the collar of her coat. She had no objections; at least it was better than Yukinoshita's option. She didn't want to sleep in a stranger's bed either.

From a young age, we are taught not to touch strangers' things; this sense of politeness and boundaries must be maintained.

“Then there’s no problem.” Hayasaka Ai shrugged, then took the key from Yuihama.

“This is the key to my apartment. The key to Genshin Apartment is hanging on the wall in our entryway,” Yui Yuigahama said.

"Understood." Hayasaka Ai nodded and led Eriri toward the apartment building entrance.

"I'm going to drive now." Yukino Yukinoshita briefly separated from the group to drive the car that was blocking traffic in the middle of the road into the school.

Yui Yuigahama and Honami Ichinose walked towards the school together.

After Yukino Yukinoshita parked the car, she walked over to the group of people standing at the school gate.

"Chiba Municipal Soubu High School," Masumi Kamuro read aloud, looking at the inscription on the school gate. "That's why it's called Soubu High School."

"I'll take care of things here. Yuihama-san, you should go to your club." Yukino Yukinoshita said to Yuihama, since she still had work to do.

"Then I'll leave it to Yuki." Yui Yuigahama nodded, then looked at Ichinose and smiled, "See you later, Ichinose-san."

"Okay, see you later," Honami Ichinose said to her with a smile.

"Everyone, we might see each other at the cafeteria at noon. I work in the culinary department. By the way, we're having seafood ramen for lunch today." Yui Yuigahama revealed the lunch menu, then whispered as if she were telling a secret, which was probably her little joke.

Seafood ramen, Masumi Kamuro thought to herself. She hadn't had ramen in a long time, so she was quite interested. "Hmm, I'm looking forward to it."

As for Horikita Suzune, she didn't have much of a particular desire for it, although she was quite interested in ramen.

After Yuihama left, Yukino Yukinoshita led the group around the school. "That's the multimedia building over there. It's mainly used as a supermarket now. They sell common supplies there, as well as snacks and drinks. But the prices might be a bit high. Unlike the cafeteria, where you can get a full meal for the same price, since satisfying your appetite isn't the most important thing."

"Oh, oh." Ichinose Honami nodded with interest; she hadn't had any snacks in a long time.

"That's the special building. It used to be mostly used as classrooms for clubs and such, but now it's also the office building for various departments. The student council office is here." Yukino Yukinoshita led the three into the special building for a tour.

Students she encountered on the street all bowed their heads in respect when they saw her.

"Miss Yukinoshita is highly respected here," Horikita Suzune remarked, noting how similar it was to her brother's side.

"That's because I'm in charge of most of the school's internal affairs, as well as communication with various departments. Besides..." She turned her head and laughed jokingly, "their salaries are also approved and disbursed through my side."

"I see." Masumi Kamuro then remembered that Yukinoshita was the accountant here.

"Where's the student council president?" Honami Ichinose asked curiously. Since Uesugi-kun is the vice president, there should be a president here.

“The student council president is a third-year student, Shiromaki-senpai,” Yukino Yukinoshita replied, pointing to the school building across the glass. “She should be teaching in that building.”

“We gathered some younger children and taught them. Shiromai-senpai is kind-hearted, and she is in charge of those children.”

"..." Yukinoshita's words made all three of them grasp the key point.

"Doesn't the student council president here directly manage the school?" Horikita Suzune then confirmed.

“No.” Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head. “How should I put it, Shiromaki-senpai is a very gentle person.”

Gentleness is a word of praise, but in this context, it represents a flaw.

"I see." Masumi Kamuro understood. Shiromai-senpai was the student council president simply because she was the student council president, and there was no other meaning behind it.

"So there are children here?" Honami Ichinose clearly noticed something else.

“Yes, mostly elementary school students.” Yukino Yukinoshita stroked her hair, her face full of pride, and then smiled brightly. “Gen Shin’s sister also goes to school there.”

"Sister?" Masumi Kamuro stared wide-eyed in surprise.