CH 102.2

Chapter 102.2 – Surviving the Harsh Reality, Origin

「But, this is so boring.」

I was the first one to walk from the school hallway to the shoe box. No student would run shoulder to shoulder with me.

I guess I won’t get squeezed by escaping students like in the movies.

Listening carefully, I can hear the buzzing of a lot of people from a distance and even vibrations so maybe there are similar commotions going on in other classes.

If there are a few more victims and the panic spreads, this place will probably be full of students running for cover too.

In a moment of panic, people might not be able to think that it would be safer to run outside. However, not even an evacuation announcement has been made yet.

Did it mean that there were no students like me who had prepared for situations like terrorists attack or zombies attack during class?

That makes me a little sad and I wonder if I’m really a “normal high school student”.

「Oh well, that’s convenient.」

It is dangerous to be blocked by a panicked crowd.

I quickened my pace, trying to be both stunned and proud of my victory after I had fled to a safe distance.

Zombies bite people and people who are bitten become zombies and the damage will spread in no time.

A school, a densely populated place, will quickly become a danger zone.

It is often said in zombie stories that the students must stay in school and group together but I think that’s insane

We should get out of the school the soonest time possible even if it is only for a minute or a second faster.

I ran out of the shoebox and ran to the back gate of the school but there are already zombies there.

It was as if the entire school was surrounded, giving the impression that the escape route was blocked.

「Tsk, here too!」

A balding, thin-haired physical education teacher, whom I recognized, was bitten by a zombie while wearing a red jersey.

Perhaps a zombie had also been at the back gate and got him there.

I jumped straight up onto the school wall, using my umbrella as a probe.

I thought I could just climb over the wall and run outside but….I guess I’m unlucky.

There were zombies Roaming the streets on the other side of the wall as well.

There were only a few of them so I thought I might be able to get through but I doubt it so I looked around.

「Stop! Don’t come any closer!」

I heard a man’s voice. Is he talking about me?

Then, bang! A sound of firearms being shot resounded.

At the other side of the back gate of the school, a police on a bicycle was repeatedly firing at the zombies approaching before him.

He shoots them easily. Perhaps it was only in fictional stories that policemen never shoot until they are all dead because if they do, they’ll never be able to advance in their careers.

Of course, the zombies wouldn’t care about the pistol-equipped officer. The officer was pushed down and bitten as it was.

Since they were zombies, he should have shot them in the head. However, he shoots their legs which is pointless.

「Ah, this route can’t be used.」

More shots rang out and all bullets were probably consumed.

It’s too risky to go to a place where strong zombies that are former police officers and former physical education teachers are. And it’s even riskier to do it for a gun which I don’t even know if there’s even a bullet left.

This is not a game.

「But wait.」

Thinking about it, that police has a gun so he’s definitely not just passing by.

He probably came from the nearby police station after a report of a suspicious person was seen at the school.

That would mean that there were no zombies from the nearby police station to here.

Then, the source of that outbreak must have been the area around the school.

I’m curious about the cause of the zombie outbreak but I am neither a police officer nor a detective.

I’m just a high school student who wants to survive. I should get out of this danger zone before I start trying to figure out what caused it.

If the zombie outbreak is in the vicinity of the school, there is a good chance that I will survive as long as I can get out of that enclosure.

「Hey, Sawatari-kun!」

「Hmm, shut up…..」

Don’t talk to people when they are thinking.

「I’ve been trying to talk to you for a while now!」

「Ah, yeah…..」

Two girls came from within the premises of the wall.

It was Sentani, the class president, a girl with glasses, long braided hair, and big boobs, who was talking to me.

Sentani is a true class president type which is very rare nowadays. A glasses girl with long black hair tied to braids.

I naturally learned her name as I admired her distinctive appearance and her big boobs that are aggressively pushing out of her school uniform. However, I’m pretty sure I’ve never spoken with her before.

And yet, I was surprised that Sentani remembered my last name. I should have at least remembered her name, not just her surname.

Following silently behind Sentani, the class president, was Shijima Kagee*, an unusual and quiet beautiful girl who stood out in the class.

TN: Her name is “shadow painting” in Japanese, in short Silhouette. You already know what will happen to her as the goddess said it already. After reading this arc, I thought she should have been the only FMC.

She’s the only girl in the whole class whose full name I remember.

The reason why I remember her full name is because she’s a petite girl with glossy black hair(flat chest!). Her presence is a bit misty and she’s thin. She’s picturesque even if she’s just sitting somewhere. That’s because she looked just like the heroine of my favorite novels.

I would like to say that 3D is crap but because of Kagee, I think 3D is also quite good.

However, that’s all. I have never talked with Shijima Kagee nor do I think I have to talk to her.

To me, all real women are objects of appreciation. I’m not an interloper nor do I think I can be.

「Sawatari-kun, which place should we run!」

After Sentani, the class president, came along the men and women of my class.

Apparently, these guys were chasing after me for taking the initiative. This is a very troublesome situation.

I’m usually a loner, I don’t have any friends in my class, and I have never talked to any of them.

I don’t think they should rely on me at times like this.

No, wait.

In this situation, it would be better to be with a certain number of people.

The risk of being attacked by zombies, which will be exploding in the school, is increasing over time, and if I can guide them well, I can use them as meat shields.

「Sentani-san, we can’t go out of the back gate or even over the wall because there were zombies.」

「Then, which way should we escape?」

The big-breasted Sentani asked in an annoyed, high-pitched voice, as her big boobs jiggled and swayed.

I thought to myself, “How would I know the safe way out?” but I remembered the policeman earlier.

The call probably came from the staff room.

If so, there was a good chance that the staff room was still functional. There are items there that can be used for escape.

「Let’s head for the staff room!」

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