March 7th: “I’m so jealous of you guys!
Not only do you get to visit Saeko’s world, you even get all these extra benefits.
Meanwhile I’m stuck on the space station.
😭
Aqua: “…”
She simply smiled without saying a word.
After all, unlike certain goddesses, she’d actually been working hard.
Saeko Busujima: “@Adrian, Lord Adrian, we’ve come up with a new plan.”
Adrian: “Let’s hear it.”
Saeko Busujima: “Now that my strength has increased so much, I don’t have to fear the zombies anymore.”
Saeko Busujima: “After everyone saw what I could do, we unanimously decided to follow me and build a safe haven of our own. 👑 We’ve found a villa and are using it as our base.”
That decision caught Adrian by surprise.
Still, he approved of it.
Adrian: “That’s actually a good choice. The more people gather in one place, the easier it is for conflicts and unexpected problems to arise.”
Exusiai: “True enough. People’s hearts are impossible to predict.”
March 7th: “Ugh, sometimes the way important people think is just impossible to understand.”
Saeko Busujima: “Seeing all of you support us makes me feel much more at ease.”
Saeko Busujima: “@Adrian, Lord Adrian, there’s one more important thing. I discovered that killing zombies now earns me points. It’s roughly one Apocalypse Point for every three zombies. There’s also a special mission called End of the Apocalypse.” ☣️
Adrian: “End of the Apocalypse?”
Curious, Adrian opened the group interface and noticed a newly unlocked feature called Apocalypse Companion.
He tapped it.
A prompt appeared.
Apocalypse Companion: End of the Apocalypse
Time Limit: None
Companions: Unlimited
Objectives:
Kill zombies to earn Apocalypse Points.
Eliminate the zombie virus from the world to receive additional Apocalypse Points.
“…!!”
So there was even a companion mission like this?
Adrian: “In that case, Saeko, you’ve got every reason to keep getting stronger.”
“The last thing, and probably the most important one, Lord Adrian… Rei and the others are all hoping you’ll come back again.” 👉👈
“…Including me.”
Adrian: “…”
He wasn’t an idiot.
That was about as subtle as a flashing neon sign.
But…
Why didn’t you tell me while I was still there?!
His teeth ached with frustration.
Holding himself back had been exhausting!
Just wait until next time.
You’re all getting a proper lesson.
Prepare yourselves for the fury of SP!
Aqua: “? That’s weird.”
March 7th: “Yeah, I think it’s pretty weird too.”
Exusiai: “Adrian… someone’s already waiting for you.”
Even Exusiai herself wasn’t sure what she felt as she typed those words.
She couldn’t help remembering how he’d carried her through the sky…
And how he’d accidentally seen her completely naked.
The memories left her mind in complete disarray.
😳
Adrian: “Don’t worry. If I get the chance, I’ll definitely come back.”
It was a promise.
And an unspoken message to Saeko.
You’re all mine now.
Saeko Busujima: “I’ll be looking forward to it.”
The conversation had just about wrapped up.
Ring, ring, ring!
Adrian’s phone suddenly rang.
He picked it up.
The caller was Yukino, whose contact he’d only added not long ago.
📱
“Calling me at this hour?”
Raising an eyebrow, he answered.
The instant the call connected, Yukino’s voice came through.
“Mr. Adrian, could you come to my apartment? My address is… Building… Unit… Room…”
“Please come as quickly as you can. I’ll be waiting.” 😰
Beep.
The call ended.
A question mark practically appeared over Adrian’s head.
“That was Yukino Yukinoshita? The school’s untouchable ice queen?”
He glanced out the window.
The sky was already growing dark.
She was inviting him to her apartment at a time like this?
A less-than-wholesome thought flashed through his mind for an instant.
He dismissed it immediately.
Yukino Yukinoshita wasn’t that kind of girl.
That much, he was absolutely certain of.
Thinking back, her voice had sounded unusually urgent.
Something must have happened.
Something frightening.
Or perhaps she’d run into real danger and had called him for help.
Without another thought, he threw on his jacket and headed out.
With vector control reinforcing his movements while he manipulated the wind at the same time…
The two abilities combined let him sprint at what was practically teleportation speed.
⚡
The reflective barrier around him completely canceled out air resistance.
To pedestrians, he didn’t even leave an afterimage.
All they noticed was a sudden gust of wind rushing past.
…
Yukino’s apartment wasn’t far from his own.
Less than three minutes later, Adrian stepped out of the elevator and arrived at her door.
Ding-dong.
He pressed the doorbell.
Hurried footsteps immediately echoed from inside.
Someone approached the entrance.
Judging by the pause, she was probably looking through the peephole.
The door didn’t open right away.
A few seconds later…
Click.
The lock turned.
The moment she confirmed it was really Adrian standing outside, Yukino let out a long sigh of relief.
“So I guessed right. Something happened, didn’t it?”
At that moment…
The way Yukino looked was, to put it simply, breathtaking.
Her long black hair hung loose, still damp from a shower.
Her smooth shoulders and slender, fair arms were completely exposed.
The only thing covering her body was a bath towel wrapped tightly around her.
😮
Noticing the heat in Adrian’s gaze…
She instinctively tightened her grip on the towel, pulling it closer around her chest.
Even someone as emotionally reserved as Yukino couldn’t help feeling embarrassed.
She glared at him.
“Stop looking at me like some kind of criminal.”
“I really will call the police.” 😒
“…..”