On the upper floors of the school, countless students stared in disbelief as a pitch-black jeep barreled across the campus.
Any zombie that got in its way was sent flying like a deflated soccer ball.
The jeep smashed through the front gate without slowing down and escaped the school grounds.🚗
Once it reached the main road, Shizuka Marikawa mentioned that a friend of hers kept weapons at home, so they headed in that direction.
Now that they were finally out of immediate danger, everyone had a chance to catch their breath and talk.
“So… um…” Saya Takagi finally couldn’t hold it in anymore.
“Who exactly are you two? Angels? Or… people with superpowers?”
She’d been dying to ask.
The glowing halo above Exusiai’s head was impossible to ignore.
😇
It floated in midair, following every movement of her head.
Combined with the abilities both of them had shown earlier, Saya’s curiosity had completely exploded.
Exusiai narrowed her eyes into a cheerful smile.
“I’m not an angel, and I’m not a psychic either. I’m a Sankta. Just call me Exusiai.”
Adrian nodded.
“I really am an esper. And I’m Saeko’s friend. My name’s Adrian.” 🔮
“I’m Saya Takagi.”
Saya introduced herself, though her mind was anything but calm.
One was an incredibly powerful esper.
The other looked like an actual angel but claimed to be… a Sankta.
Just how had Saeko met people like this?
“I’m Rei Miyamoto.”
Rei’s voice was noticeably subdued.
“My name is Shizuka Marikawa. Though… Mr. Adrian, you seem to know me somehow.”
Still driving, Shizuka looked puzzled.
She was sure she’d never met him before.
So how did he know her?
Adrian glanced toward Saeko.
She immediately understood.
“I told Mr. Adrian about you,” Saeko said calmly.
“Oh, I see!”
Shizuka accepted the explanation without another thought.
Saya, however, looked back and forth between Adrian and Saeko for a few moments.
She had a feeling there was more to the story.
Still, she wisely kept quiet.
“Before anything else,” Adrian said, turning to Saeko, “we need to make a plan.”
“First, you need to understand something. We can only stay here for five days.” ⏳
“We don’t have the power to eliminate every zombie anyway. The outbreak has already spread across the entire world.”
“We can help you for a while, but after that, you’ll have to rely on yourselves. Build your own safe zone. That’s the only way you’ll survive.”
There was something he left unsaid.
With everyone else around, it wasn’t the right time to mention it.
Adrian suspected the Apocalypse Chat Group wasn’t sending them here out of pure kindness.
The higher their mission completion rate, the more likely they were to receive rewards.
🤑
That was the biggest reason he’d been working so hard.
If there were benefits to gain, of course he’d be motivated.
Saya frowned worriedly.
“You can only stay for five days? Are you leaving for somewhere else after that?”
Adrian didn’t answer.
Instead, he looked at Saeko.
Her eyes remained steady.
Five days.
She’d already accepted that they couldn’t depend on Adrian and Exusiai forever.
Turning to Saya, she asked, “Do you still want to find your parents?” 🗺️
Saya bit her lip before nodding firmly.
“Yes.”
“Then that’s our plan. We’ll stop by Teacher Shizuka’s friend’s house to collect weapons, then we’ll go find your parents.”
“After that, we’ll locate a safe place and establish a base of our own.”
That was Saeko’s decision.
Throughout the entire conversation, Rei Miyamoto never said a single word.
Something felt off to Adrian.
He looked around the inside of the jeep.
Then he suddenly realized…
Someone important was missing.
Wait… where’s Takashi Komuro?
Curious, he casually asked,
“So… only you girls made it out? What about your boyfriend? Didn’t he come with you?”
Saeko brushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
“I don’t have a boyfriend.”
“There’s never been anyone who’s caught my interest.”
Her standards were high now.
Ordinary boys no longer stood a chance.
Especially after meeting someone as powerful as Adrian.
“I don’t have one either.”
Saya crossed her arms proudly. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
“Most guys just think with what’s below their waist. Idiots.”
Shizuka, on the other hand, sighed dramatically.
“And I’m just an old maid… boo hoo…”
Adrian almost blurted out a comment.
Old?
Maybe.
But “big” was definitely the first thing anyone noticed.
As for age…
Who cared, as long as she was that gorgeous?
Only Rei stayed silent.
Her face was filled with grief.
She bit her lower lip, keeping her head down.
Seeing her like that, Saya let out a quiet sigh and gently patted her shoulder.
“It already happened.”
“Takashi Komuro… and Hisashi Igou… they’re both gone.” 😭
“The living have to keep moving forward.”
“…”
Adrian was stunned.
He already knew Hisashi had died.
But Takashi Komuro?
How had he died?
It was another reminder.
Reality was reality.
Anime was anime.
The two shared certain events and characters, but they weren’t bound to follow the exact same story.
After learning that much, Adrian wisely chose not to dig into Rei’s wounds any further.
He leaned back, closed his eyes, and appeared to rest.
In reality, he opened the chat group.
March 7th had already tagged them several times.
March 7th: “@Adrian @Exusiai @Saeko Busujima, how’s it going? Come on, say something already!” 📱
Adrian: “We’ve arrived. We rescued everyone, and we’re on our way to pick up some weapons.”
March 7th: “Thank goodness!
You had this young lady worried sick!
☹
“…”
Adrian couldn’t help laughing.
She’d actually turned a screenshot of Pom-Pom into a reaction meme.
Classic March 7th.
“…..”