Exusiai: “Adrian’s amazing!
He can shoot lightning and fly!
😮
March 7th: “Wow! What’s it like to fly?”
Exusiai: “Super flashy. Super cool!”
Aqua: “This goddess can fly too, you know.”
March 7th: “Really?
Aqua: “Ahem. Well… not right now.”
March 7th: “Uh…”
Saeko Busujima: “Exusiai, Adrian, thank you both so much for your help.”
Exusiai: “Haha, don’t mention it. Those zombies are disgusting, but they’re not that tough. One shot, one kill.”
Exusiai: “The only downside is that I’m running low on etched rounds. I didn’t bring many.”
Adrian: “You could probably use ordinary firearms instead. They’re similar enough to your gun, and they’ll kill zombies just fine. Plus, you won’t need Originium Arts.”
Exusiai’s gun looked like a firearm.
But in reality…
It was closer to a staff designed to channel Originium Arts.
Combined with etched ammunition, it could unleash devastating attacks.
Still…
Against zombies…
Regular guns were more than enough.
If Adrian remembered correctly, the home of Shizuka Marikawa’s friend was practically a miniature armory.
Exusiai: “A gun that’s similar to mine? Now you’ve got me excited!”
Another thought suddenly crossed Adrian’s mind.
There was something he needed to warn Saeko about.
Adrian: “@Saeko Busujima.”
Saeko Busujima: “What is it, Adrian?”
Adrian: “Saeko, there’s something important I need to tell you.”
Adrian: “Don’t trust strangers too easily. Make sure your friends don’t either. And don’t let anyone play the saint, especially Shizuka Marikawa.”
Back then, she’d almost agreed to Koichi Shido’s proposal.
Anyone with eyes could tell there was something seriously wrong with that man.
Saeko Busujima: “I understand. If I run into someone like Koichi Shido, I’ll kill him without hesitation, just like you did. I’ll also make sure Teacher Shizuka and the others don’t let their guard down.” 🕶️
Adrian: “Good.”
Adrian didn’t dislike genuinely selfless people.
What he hated were fake saints.
A real saint was willing to sacrifice themselves for others.
A fake saint sacrificed their own people to save strangers.
🤨
The difference between the two was fundamental.
Not long afterward…
The jeep pulled into Shizuka Marikawa’s friend’s driveway.
Mentally exhausted, Rei Miyamoto had fallen asleep. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
Since she was sitting beside Adrian, her head had unconsciously drifted onto his shoulder.
😳
Meanwhile, Adrian had his eyes closed, quietly resting.
“We’re here!”
Shizuka called from the driver’s seat.
As she turned around, she spotted Rei leaning against Adrian and a strange look flashed across her face.
Adrian opened his eyes.
Rei woke up as well.
“…”
Their eyes met.
Silence.
“!!”
Rei immediately shot upright.
“S-Sorry! I accidentally fell asleep.”
“It’s fine.”
To Adrian, it was hardly worth mentioning.
He got out of the jeep.
Rei followed behind him.
Looking at his back, she remembered how warm and reassuring his shoulder had felt.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Realizing where her thoughts were headed, she quickly shook her head and hurried after him.
The group entered Shizuka’s friend’s house.
“…?”
Saya Takagi stared at crate after crate of guns, ammunition, and even grenades.
🤯
A giant question mark practically appeared over her head.
“This…”
“This is what you meant by ‘weapons’?”
“Are you sure your friend’s house isn’t an actual armory?!”
“Umm…”
Shizuka mumbled sheepishly,
“They all belong to my good friend, Rika Minami…”
“…”
Your friend is an arms dealer or something?!
Saya screamed internally.
Meanwhile, Exusiai had already picked up one of the rifles, examining it with great curiosity.
🤩
After getting a feel for it, she couldn’t help sighing sincerely.
“So it really isn’t a Laterano gun. How fascinating.”
After saying that, Adrian led the two of them outside.
The three women left inside looked at one another.
“They’re really close, aren’t they?”
Shizuka said enviously.
“Yeah…”
Saya rubbed her forehead.
“I seriously have no idea how Senior Saeko met those two extraordinary people.” 🤔
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t remember Saeko ever displaying supernatural abilities.
When she’d killed zombies before, she’d relied entirely on swordsmanship.
That wasn’t a superpower.
“…”
Rei glanced toward the closed door before lowering her head again.
“Hmm…”
Watching Rei sink even deeper into her gloomy mood, Shizuka seemed to realize something.
Once they were outside, Saeko finally asked,
“Adrian, where are we going?”
Adrian smiled.
“Remember the objective for our apocalypse mission?”
“I know!”
Exusiai raised her hand with a playful grin.
“We’re supposed to kill as many zombies as we can.” 😏
“Exactly.”
Adrian nodded.
“I have a feeling this apocalypse mission works a lot like a survival game. If we kill enough zombies, we might earn some kind of reward.”
“So that’s your theory.”
Exusiai’s eyes lit up.
“Then let’s get moving! I can’t wait!”
“I understand.”
Saeko tightened her grip on her katana.
“I’ll do everything I can.”
She had briefly considered switching to one of the firearms inside the house.
It would probably make clearing zombies much faster.
But after thinking it over…
She gave up on the idea.
😑
She wasn’t confident she’d be any good with a gun.
“…..”